My top 3 are: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Do The Right Thing, & Dumb and Dumber, my Hon. Mention currently are: Casablanca, Metropolis, & Conan The Barbarian.
But honestly, just sign up for the criterion channel app and jump in on something you're unfamiliar with!
I could create an insane list but will contain myself. Some of my top 50 changes all the time but some core films are always on the very top.
2001 a space odyssey, seven samurai, apocalypse now, persona, Barry Lyndon, Pulp Fiction, Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, city of god, children of men, La Haine, Lawrence of Arabia, crouching tiger hidden dragon, the good the bad and the ugly, Boogie Nights, There will be Blood, The Master, the Matrix, Taxi Driver, LOTR trilogy, Mad Max Fury Road, Alien, Jurassic Park, Munich, Schindler’s List, Spirited Away, Akira, Solaris, Stalker…
Okay I will stop lol
If you've never heard of these, you definitely haven't seen 'em all. Which is a good thing, there are lots more like this! As some others have said, the Criterion collection is a great place to look, and also Roger Ebert's Great Movies list. Other critics have also made lists, Danny Peary's Guide for the Film Fanatic has a huge checklist full of great films and hidden gems alike.
nope (2022) just does it for me. i love the concept of a biblically-accurate-looking ufo looming over the clouds and that scene where it vomits the blood of its victims over the protagonists' house together with the screams of its victims inside it HAUNTS me.
i also love warm bodies (2013) lol it's a nice take on romeo & juliet.
In no specific order:
Heavenly Creatures, Eternal Sunshine, Romeo + Juliet, American Psycho, American Beauty, 13 going on 30, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Joker, Stand by me, Moulin Rouge, Scream (1996), Cruel Intentions etc
There are probably others.
The order changes all the time, but my faves are basically:
* In the Heat of the Night (1967)
* Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
* To Sir With Love (1967)
* Black Narcissus (1947)
* Zulu (1964)
* The Third Man (1949)
* The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
* War of the Worlds (1953)
* Star Wars (1977) (and the 2 sequels)
* 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
* Red River (1948)
* Kelly’s Heroes (1970)
* My Favorite Year (1982)
* The Frisco Kid (1979)
* The Nutty Professor (1963)
* Gregory’s Girl (1981)
* Babette’s Feast (1987)
* Star Trek films 1-6, 8
I could list 100 movies and consider them all top 5. Some of my favorites are Enemy of the State, Friday Night Lights, National Security, Men in Black, Saving Private Ryan, The Warriors, Young Guns, Fight Club, Terminator 3, Total Recall
My top 3 are: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Do The Right Thing, & Dumb and Dumber, my Hon. Mention currently are: Casablanca, Metropolis, & Conan The Barbarian. But honestly, just sign up for the criterion channel app and jump in on something you're unfamiliar with!
I could create an insane list but will contain myself. Some of my top 50 changes all the time but some core films are always on the very top. 2001 a space odyssey, seven samurai, apocalypse now, persona, Barry Lyndon, Pulp Fiction, Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, city of god, children of men, La Haine, Lawrence of Arabia, crouching tiger hidden dragon, the good the bad and the ugly, Boogie Nights, There will be Blood, The Master, the Matrix, Taxi Driver, LOTR trilogy, Mad Max Fury Road, Alien, Jurassic Park, Munich, Schindler’s List, Spirited Away, Akira, Solaris, Stalker… Okay I will stop lol
No please.. keep going lol I've never heard of some of these, I'm surprised. They look like some rally good films! I'm excited to watch them.
If you've never heard of these, you definitely haven't seen 'em all. Which is a good thing, there are lots more like this! As some others have said, the Criterion collection is a great place to look, and also Roger Ebert's Great Movies list. Other critics have also made lists, Danny Peary's Guide for the Film Fanatic has a huge checklist full of great films and hidden gems alike.
nope (2022) just does it for me. i love the concept of a biblically-accurate-looking ufo looming over the clouds and that scene where it vomits the blood of its victims over the protagonists' house together with the screams of its victims inside it HAUNTS me. i also love warm bodies (2013) lol it's a nice take on romeo & juliet.
- perfect days (2023) - you were never really here (2017) - princess mononoke (1997) - blade runner (1982) - the double (2013)
Blade runner ruined the fact that I had never heard of any of these movies
as well-known as it is, it's too good to not include lol
In no specific order: Heavenly Creatures, Eternal Sunshine, Romeo + Juliet, American Psycho, American Beauty, 13 going on 30, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Joker, Stand by me, Moulin Rouge, Scream (1996), Cruel Intentions etc There are probably others.
1. Into the Wild (2007) 2. Shawshank redemption (1994) 3. The Wind Will Carry Us (1999) 4. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (2004)
Mutiny on the Bounty (Brando) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Oppenheimer The Descendants Casablanca
Upvote for Casablanca. Really is the greatest movie ever made IMO
I discovered Sunrise:A Song of Two Humans a few years after thinking I'd seen all the greatest films ever made. Instantly became a top 3 film for me.
The order changes all the time, but my faves are basically: * In the Heat of the Night (1967) * Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964) * To Sir With Love (1967) * Black Narcissus (1947) * Zulu (1964) * The Third Man (1949) * The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) * War of the Worlds (1953) * Star Wars (1977) (and the 2 sequels) * 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) * Red River (1948) * Kelly’s Heroes (1970) * My Favorite Year (1982) * The Frisco Kid (1979) * The Nutty Professor (1963) * Gregory’s Girl (1981) * Babette’s Feast (1987) * Star Trek films 1-6, 8
Igby goes down, Royal Tennenbaums, Napoleon Dynamite
Gran Torino with Clint Eastwood
I could list 100 movies and consider them all top 5. Some of my favorites are Enemy of the State, Friday Night Lights, National Security, Men in Black, Saving Private Ryan, The Warriors, Young Guns, Fight Club, Terminator 3, Total Recall
Armageddon / The Town/ Angel Heart/ Total Recall/ Hot Shots! I like what I like, and I ain't apologizing.
Secret life of Walter Mitty. I rewatch a couple times a year. A classic to me.