The 10 BEST movies of all time

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Years ago I actually did a bracket on a poker forum I belonged to. There was a nominating process and the the top 64 movies duked it out. That was for "favorite" not "best" and Shawshank Redemption destroyed all comers.

[Writehooks]

1. Goodfellas
2. The Outlaw Josey Wales
3. Casablanca
4. Treasure of the Sierra Madre
5. Seven Days in May
6. The Manchurian Candidate (Sinatra version)
7. Citizen Kane
8. Fail Safe
9. A Bridge Too Far
10. The Wizard of Oz

[pokerplyr80]

I'm surprised to see The Shawshank Redemption didn't make many lists. And i'm equally surprised that Rounders didn't take the title on a poker forum.

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Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

I'm surprised to see The Shawshank Redemption didn't make many lists. And i'm equally surprised that Rounders didn't take the title on a poker forum.

To be honest, I'm surprised The Shawshank Redemption made ANY top 10 lists. Its OK, but definitely not in the company of some of the greatest all-time films.
My list in no particular order...

1. The Shining
2. Goodfellas
3. Once Upon a Time in America
4. Gangs of New York
5. Jaws
6. The Sting
7. The Exorcist
8. Carrie
9. Stand By Me
10. Aliens

Honorable mentions...

- American Graffiti
- American Beauty
- Evil Dead
- Dracula (1931)
- The Ninth Gate
- Wizard of Oz
- Apocalypse Now
- True Romance
- Christine
- The Godfather
- The Godfather II

[tedzan]

My personal Top 11 (in alphabetical order), each of which I have seen numerous times

American Graffiti
Casablanca
Dr. Strangelove
Great Escape
Guns of Navarone
Jaws
Johnny Guitar
High Noon
On The Waterfront
Shane

and,
The Stratton Story...…True life story of Monty Stratton (Chi Whi Sox, 1934 - 1938), portrayed by Jimmy Stewart.

Jimmy Stewart, after his outstanding WWII service (Army Air Force....retired as a Brigadier General), was quite disappointed with the way his acting
career was going (1946 - 1948).
Jimmy returned to his hometown in Indiana, Pennsylvania, where he worked with his Dad at their hardware store. In 1949, he received a phone call
from MGM requesting him to play the leading role in this movie. The Stratton Story was a huge success at the Box Office, grossing $4.5 Million.
Jimmy Stewart returned to Hollywood...and, the rest is history.


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