My Favorite Movies
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| 1 |
The Shawshank Redemption (1994, R)
Excellent cast and the story was played beautifully. Will soon become part of my personal collection. |
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| 2 |
Forrest Gump (1994, PG-13)
I love Captain Gump, "That's muh boat." |
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| 3 |
Of Mice and Men (1992, PG-13)
Sinise captured this story perfectly. Malkovich is perfect for tendin' dem rabbits! |
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| 4 |
Haakon Haakonsen (Shipwrecked) (1990, PG)
One of my absolute favs of all time. Love pirates, love Gabrial Byrne....it did NOT disappoint. |
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| 5 |
The Usual Suspects (1995, R)
Great twist at the end. Kevin Spacey is excellent. |
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| 6 |
Stand by Me (1986, R)
One of my favorite movies of all time. |
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| 7 |
The Goonies (1985, PG)
"Heh, if you hit the wrong note, we'll all B flat!" |
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| 8 |
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986, PG)
Not one lesson! |
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| 9 |
Willow (1988, PG)
Excellent imagination and story telling. Val Kilmer is perfect. |
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| 10 |
Old Yeller (1957, G)
I always love me a faithful doggie. Really sad, but a keeper. |
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| 11 |
Ghost Busters (Ghostbusters) (1984, PG)
Who you gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS!!!! |
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| 12 |
National Velvet (1944, G)
A girl's love for horses and her horse's trust in her take them to far lengths. Good performance by young Mickey Rooney. |
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| 13 |
The Black Stallion (1979, G)
A boy and stallion are deserted on an island in the middle of nowhere. They gain a bond between them that is a winning combination. Excellent performance by Mickey Rooney. |
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| 14 |
Gremlins (1984, PG)
You must never forget the 3 rules of keeping a gremlin. Gizmo is so cute. |
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| 15 |
Mystic River (2003, R)
Excellent cast = excellent movie. |
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| 16 |
The Client (1994, PG-13)
Can't go wrong with Tommy Lee Jones. Also, a great start for Brad Renfro. One of my all time favorites. |
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| 17 |
Face/Off (1997, R)
Travolta plays the perfect bad guy/good guy. |
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| 18 |
Braveheart (1995, R)
Great movie! Plain and simple, great movie. |
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| 19 |
The Patriot (2000, R)
Great performances by Ledger, Gibson and Isaacs. |
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| 20 |
The Godfather (1972, R)
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| 21 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) (2001, PG)
My favorite so far in the world of Harry Potter. |
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| 22 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002, PG)
Love the vision and direction of Chris Columbus. My favorites end with him. |
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| 23 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, PG)
I like the vision of the first director much better, but I love the story too much to be a hater. |
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| 24 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005, PG-13)
Love the directors view of the world, but I'd still rather have Columbus. He just knows how to capture the magic of the book. |
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| 25 |
Con Air (1997, R)
Why couldn't they just put the bunny back in the box? Excellent action film for any occasion. |
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| 26 |
X-Men (2000, PG-13)
Love the movie, love the theme music, ablolutely love Jackman as Wolverine. |
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| 27 |
Men in Black (1997, PG-13)
Gotta dig the music video with the dancing aliens. |
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| 28 |
Under Siege (1992, R)
Tommy Lee Jones and Steven Seagal just kick ass! |
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| 29 |
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, PG-13)
Sean Connery was excellent as Indie's father. Didn't care for the story at first but Connery really opened my to it. |
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| 30 |
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, PG)
The feast with all the little snakes and chilled monkey brains never fails to give me the creeps. |
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| 31 |
The Fugitive (1993, PG-13)
It wasn't me it was the one armed man! |
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| 32 |
Ocean's Eleven (2001, PG-13)
Absolutely love this movie. Good for any occasion. |
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| 33 |
Speed (1994, R)
Superb action film even with the super low budget. if you look carefully you may spot some cameras in the shots. I also like Reeve's beefed up body, he totally has my vote. |
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| 34 |
Swordfish (2001, R)
Great cast. Travolta, Jackman, Berry, Cheadle and even new guy Vinnie Jones. A can't miss flick. |
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| 35 |
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998, PG-13)
I love the whole cast and the score is excellent. It became an instant hit with me. |
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| 36 |
Into the West (1993, PG)
One of my favorite movies of all time. |
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| 37 |
Miller's Crossing (1990, R)
Something about the gangster thing gets me. |
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| 38 |
Maverick (1994, PG)
Like ma pappy used to say... |
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| 39 |
Sahara (2005, PG-13)
Steve Zahn and Matthew McConaughey make an excellent comedic/action pair. |
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| 40 |
Batman Begins (2005, PG-13)
Christian Bale is sooo hot. Liam Neeson also plays the perfect bad guy. |
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| 41 |
Grease (1978, PG)
Travolta, You're the one that I want. Ohh, ohh, ohh, yeah! Great bode and excellent voice. A classic. |
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| 42 |
Chicago (2002, PG-13)
Gere really surprised me with his voice and dance skills as well as Zellwegger. Jones and Queen Latifa also add to the winning equation. |
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| 43 |
Sixteen Candles (1984, PG)
Long Duck Dong all the way! Instant classic. |
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| 44 |
The Breakfast Club (1985, R)
A pixie sticks and cheetos sandwich doesn't look so bad after seeing this movie. An instant classic. |
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| 45 |
The Man from Snowy River (1982, PG)
Absolutely love this movie. Great love story. |
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| 46 |
Return to Snowy River (1988, PG)
Still lovin' this story. |
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| 47 |
A Knight's Tale (2001, PG-13)
The soundtrack is amazing. |
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| 48 |
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, PG-13)
Dang we're in a tight spot...HE HE HE. |
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| 49 |
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005, PG-13)
One of the best if not the best Star Wars fillms to date!! |
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| 50 |
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980, PG)
Looking back even puppet Yoda is fantastic. Yoda all the way! |
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| 51 |
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983, PG)
A can't lose sequel to The Empire strikes Back. |
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| 52 |
Seven (Se7en) (1995, R)
Kevin Spacey plays an excellently sick bad guy! A superb cast and vision. |
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| 53 |
Good Will Hunting (1997, R)
Amazing story. |
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| 54 |
The Land Before Time (1988, G)
This is the only Land Before Time worth seeing. All the other 20 or so are just not of the same magic! |
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| 55 |
The Iron Giant (1999, PG)
Great animation and characters. |
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| 56 |
An American Tail (1986, G)
I grew up with Fievel and his adventures. I love this movie. |
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| 57 |
An American Tail - Fievel Goes West (1991, G)
I like Sheriff Wylie Burp. |
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| 58 |
Life Is Beautiful (La Vita è bella) (1998, PG-13)
Fantasticly clever foreigh film. I think everyone should see it at least once. The end always gets me. |
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| 59 |
Dirty Dancing (1987, PG-13)
Nobody puts Baby in the corner! |
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| 60 |
Gladiator (2000, R)
Took me a long time to see this and when I did I know why it was so praised. |
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| 61 |
Ringu ( Ring) (1998, Unrated)
I saw this first and I like it more than the American version. (The Ring) |
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| 62 |
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980, PG)
Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones are a great pair. "Darlin', I like the way you sing!" Absolutely superb. |
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| 63 |
The Court Jester (1956, Unrated)
One of the absolute most funny movies ever! You can't go wrong with Danny Kaye. |
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| 64 |
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005, PG-13)
Great the first, second, and every other time after. I highly recommend this one!! |
