My Favorite Movies
My favorite films, in no particular order
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| 1 |
Frida (2002, R)
Engrossing biopic, with creative visual featuring the paintings of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo |
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| 2 |
The Hours (2002, PG-13)
Brilliant psychodrama |
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| 3 |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, PG-13)
For Home, For England, For The Prize |
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| 4 |
The Joy Luck Club (1993, R)
Poignant multi-generational drama |
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| 5 |
Ben-Hur (1959, G)
De Milles Epic masterpiece |
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| 6 |
Terms of Endearment (1983, PG)
The truth about mothers and daughters |
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| 7 |
Tootsie (1982, PG)
hilarious role reversal comedy |
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| 8 |
Gone With the Wind (1939, G)
Epic civil war romance |
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| 9 |
The Nightmare Before Christmas (2008, PG)
Spectacular visuals |
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| 10 |
Doctor Zhivago (1965, PG-13)
Epic war time romance |
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| 11 |
Lost In Translation (2003, R)
Quirky comedy about culture shock |
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| 12 |
Ordinary People (1980, R)
Riveting pyschodrama about the aftermath of a suicide |
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| 13 |
The Ten Commandments (1956, G)
Cecil B. De Mille's epic biblical masterpiece |
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| 14 |
Dances With Wolves (1990, PG-13)
Beautifully filmed modern western |
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| 15 |
Papillon (1973, R)
Suspensful escape from a French penal colony |
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| 16 |
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005, PG-13)
Lush adaptation of best selling novel |
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| 17 |
Chicken Run (2000, G)
Hilarious animated satire |
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| 18 |
The Big Chill (1983, R)
Baby boomer angst |
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| 19 |
An American Werewolf in London (1981, R)
I feel a bad moon arising, innovative cgi |
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| 20 |
Chocolat (2000, PG-13)
Irrisistable romantic comedy |
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| 21 |
Out of Africa (1985, PG)
Elegant bio pic |
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| 22 |
The Silence of the Lambs (1991, R)
Eerie adaptation of the best selling novel |
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| 23 |
The Agony and the Ecstasy (, Unrated)
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| 24 |
Chinatown (1974, R)
Great modern film Noir, Nicholson and Dunaway sizzle |
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| 25 |
An American in Paris (1951, Unrated)
Entertaining musical starring Fred Astaire |
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| 26 |
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987, R)
From the Delta to the DMZ, Robin Wiliams keeps the troops in stitches while the war rages on as DJ Adrian Cronaur |
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| 27 |
Citizen Kane (1941, PG)
Gothic, slightly flawed drama, deserving of its great film status |
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| 28 |
The English Patient (1996, R)
Engrossing romantic drama, beautifully filmed |
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| 29 |
Beauty and the Beast (1992, G)
Great Disney classic with wonderful musical score |
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| 30 |
To Kill A Mockingbird (1962, Unrated)
Riveting drama about social justice, based on classic novel |
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| 31 |
The Wizard of Oz (1939, G)
"There's no place like home," great line from the wonderful children's classic |
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| 32 |
All the King's Men (1949, Unrated)
Engrossing drama about the rise and fall of a politician, Powerful lead performance by Broderick Crawford |
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| 33 |
Gaslight (1944, Unrated)
Taut psychological thriller, great performance by Ingrid Bergman |
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| 34 |
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958, Unrated)
One of Ingrid Bergman's most moving roles in this epic war-time drama |
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| 35 |
Niagara (1953, Unrated)
Beautifully filmed suspense thriller featuring Marilyn Monroe in her first starring role |
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| 36 |
The Blue Max (1966, Unrated)
Riveting romantic war drama featuring specacular aerial battle photography |
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| 37 |
The Lion King (1994, G)
Great character devlopment and musical score |
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| 38 |
Jesus of Nazareth (, Unrated)
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| 39 |
El Cid (1961, Unrated)
Memorable film about a little known historical feature, excellent production values |
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| 40 |
Shadowlands (1993, PG)
Moving story about the love of author C.S. Lewis' llife |
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| 41 |
Julia (1987, PG)
Intriguing film based on the short story by author Lillian Hellman |
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| 42 |
Gallipoli (1981, PG)
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| 43 |
The Birds (1963, PG-13)
One of Hitchcock's most entertaining thrillers |
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| 44 |
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971, PG-13)
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| 45 |
Once Upon a Time in the West (C'era una volta il West) (1968, PG-13)
The ultimate spaghetti western |
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| 46 |
Apollo 13 (1995, PG)
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| 47 |
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) (1964, Unrated)
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| 48 |
Fargo (1996, R)
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| 49 |
Lilies of the Field (1963, Unrated)
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| 50 |
Metropolis (Metoroporisu) (2002, PG-13)
One of the best anime films ever made, beautiful animation, intriguing story line |
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| 51 |
Miracle on 34th Street (1994, PG)
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| 52 |
The Reivers (1969, PG)
Fun, nostalgic, thrill ride through Mississippi, based on the William Faulkner novel |
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| 53 |
The Bounty (1984, PG)
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| 54 |
Radio Days (1987, PG)
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| 55 |
The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, PG-13)
Greatest fantasy film ever made |
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| 56 |
Matewan (1987, PG-13)
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| 57 |
The Wings of the Dove (1997, R)
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| 58 |
Chariots of Fire (1981, PG)
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| 59 |
Remember the Titans (2000, PG)
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| 60 |
The Blues Brothers (1980, R)
Hilarious comedy about an ex-con and his borther "on a mission from God," featuring a great soundtrack |
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| 61 |
The Robe (1953, Unrated)
Powerful historical drama about the events surrounding Christ's crucifixion |
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| 62 |
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, PG-13)
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| 63 |
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987, R)
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| 64 |
La grande séduction (Seducing Doctor Lewis) (2004, Unrated)
Enchanting, delightfully comic, foreign language film |
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| 65 |
Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso) (1988, R)
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| 66 |
The Great Debaters (2007, PG-13)
Compelling, true story, about a Texas debate teacher whose students made history |
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| 67 |
To Catch a Thief (1955, Unrated)
Great film with mystery, suspense, romance and beautiful scenery |
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| 68 |
Torn Curtain (1966, PG)
Tense, cold war suspense thriller |
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| 69 |
Elephant Walk (1954, Unrated)
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| 70 |
The Sundowners (1950, Unrated)
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| 71 |
August Rush (2007, PG)
Enchanting film about the healing power of music |
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| 72 |
Seven Days in May (1964, PG-13)
Tense cold war thriller featuring a great cast |
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| 73 |
Call Northside 777 (1948, Unrated)
Intriguing suspense thriller about a man convicted of crime he did not commit |
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| 74 |
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957, Unrated)
One of the best westerns of all time, excellent script, great final shootout |
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| 75 |
Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas) (2006, PG-13)
Moving, powerful, historical drama of an amazing act of grace and humnity during WWI; a Christmas truce |
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| 76 |
Geronimo - An American Legend (1993, PG-13)
Beautifully filmed, moving, western based on the life of the great Apache warrior Geronimo |
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| 77 |
The Secret Life of Bees (2008, PG-13)
Moving adaptation of the novel, that explores race relations in 1964 in the deep South |
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| 78 |
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957, Unrated)
Wonderful biopic of Chalres Lindberg's historic tranatlantic flight |
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| 79 |
WALL-E (2008, G)
Heartwarming futuristic animated film about a lonely robot who finds love unexpectedly |
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| 80 |
Appaloosa (2008, R)
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| 81 |
Pinocchio - Walt Disney (1940, G)
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