(click the voter's name to link to his/her site/blog/other, where applicable)
(ranked)
- Dawn of
the Dead (George Romero, 1978)
- Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)
- Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
- The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
- Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
- Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky, 2000)
- Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997)
- Dazed and Confused (Richard Linklater, 1993)
- Carrie (Brian De Palma, 1976)
- Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn (Sam Raimi, 1987)
- Ed Wood (1994)
- The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982)
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
- Aliens (James Cameron, 1986)
- Harlan County, U.S.A. (Barbara Kopple, 1976)
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (John Hughes, 1986)
- Blazing Saddles (Mel Brooks, 1974)
- Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)
- Night of the Living Dead (George Romero, 1968)
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)
- Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)
- Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
- The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
- Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
- Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky, 2000)
- Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997)
- Dazed and Confused (Richard Linklater, 1993)
- Carrie (Brian De Palma, 1976)
- Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn (Sam Raimi, 1987)
- Ed Wood (1994)
- The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982)
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
- Aliens (James Cameron, 1986)
- Harlan County, U.S.A. (Barbara Kopple, 1976)
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (John Hughes, 1986)
- Blazing Saddles (Mel Brooks, 1974)
- Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)
- Night of the Living Dead (George Romero, 1968)
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)
(ranked)
1) Citizen Kane
(Welles, 1941)
2) L'avventura
(Antonioni, 1960)
3) 2001: A Space
Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968)
4) The Searchers
(Ford, 1956)
5) Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
6) Psycho (Hitchcock,
1960)
7) Withnail & I
(Robinson, 1987)
8) Le charme discret
de la bourgeoisie (Buñuel, 1972)
9) Singin' in the
Rain (Donen & Kelly, 1952)
10) Don’t Look Now
(Roeg, 1973)
11) Madame de...
(Ophüls, 1953)
12) Aleksandr Nevskiy
(Eisenstein and Vasilyev, 1938)
13) Rashomon
(Kurosawa, 1950)
14) A Serious Man
(Coen and Coen, 2009)
15) Céline et Julie
vent en bateau (Rivette, 1974)
16) Topsy-Turvy
(Leigh, 1999)
17) The Godfather
(Coppola, 1972)
18) Playtime (Tati,
1967)
19) This is Spinal
Tap (Reiner, 1984)
20) Gremlins 2: The
New Batch (1990)
(alphabetical)
·
2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, '68)
·
Bonnie and Clyde (Penn, '67)
·
Breathless (Godard, '60)
·
Casablanca (Curtiz,
'42)
·
Chloe in the Afternoon (Rohmer, '72)
·
Citizen Kane (Welles, '41)
·
Double Indemnity (Wilder, '44)
·
Hoop Dreams (James, '94)
·
Life of Brian (Jones, '79)
·
M (Lang, '31)
·
Make Way for Tomorrow (McCarey, '37)
·
My Neighbor Totoro (Miyazaki,
'88)
·
Rashomon (Kurosawa, '50)
·
Safety Last! (Newmeyer & Taylor, '23)
·
The 400 Blows (Truffaut, '59)
·
The Best Years of Our Lives (Wyler, '46)
·
The Shining (Kubrick, '80)
·
The Silence of the Lambs (Demme, '91)
·
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (Sergeant, '74)
·
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Nichols, '66)
(chronological)
Our Hospitality
(1923, John G. Blystone & Buster Keaton)
Stairway to Heaven/A Matter of Life and Death (1947, Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger)
Singin' in the Rain (1952, Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly)
All That Heaven Allows (1955, Douglas Sirk)
The Last Picture Show (1971, Peter Bogdanovich)
Jaws (1975, Steven Spielberg)
Annie Hall (1977, Woody Allen)
The Brood (1979, David Cronenberg)
Phantasm (1979, Don Coscarelli)
The Shining (1980, Stanley Kubrick)
Dragonslayer (1981, Matthew Robbins)
Stop Making Sense (1984, Jonathan Demme)
Come and See (1985, Elim Klimov)
The Return of the Living Dead (1985, Dan O'Bannon)
Aliens (1986, James Cameron)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988, Hayao Miyazaki)
Reservoir Dogs (1992, Quentin Tarantino)
Lone Star (1996, John Sayles)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, Michel Gondry)
Toy Story 3 (2010, Lee Unkrich)
Stairway to Heaven/A Matter of Life and Death (1947, Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger)
Singin' in the Rain (1952, Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly)
All That Heaven Allows (1955, Douglas Sirk)
The Last Picture Show (1971, Peter Bogdanovich)
Jaws (1975, Steven Spielberg)
Annie Hall (1977, Woody Allen)
The Brood (1979, David Cronenberg)
Phantasm (1979, Don Coscarelli)
The Shining (1980, Stanley Kubrick)
Dragonslayer (1981, Matthew Robbins)
Stop Making Sense (1984, Jonathan Demme)
Come and See (1985, Elim Klimov)
The Return of the Living Dead (1985, Dan O'Bannon)
Aliens (1986, James Cameron)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988, Hayao Miyazaki)
Reservoir Dogs (1992, Quentin Tarantino)
Lone Star (1996, John Sayles)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, Michel Gondry)
Toy Story 3 (2010, Lee Unkrich)
(ranked)
The Birds
(Alfred Hitchcock, 1963)
Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)
All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950)
Night of the Living Dead (George Romero, 1968)
Manhattan (Woody Allen, 1979)
Rosemary's Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968)
The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949)
Sullivan's Travels (Preston Sturges, 1941)
Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
Carrie (Brian De Palma, 1976)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)
North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
The Last Picture Show (Peter Bogdanovich, 1971)
The Rules of the Game (Jean Renoir, 1939)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (John Ford, 1962)
The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)
Heat (Michael Mann, 1995)
The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
The Big Lebowski (Joel Coen, 1998)
Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)
All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950)
Night of the Living Dead (George Romero, 1968)
Manhattan (Woody Allen, 1979)
Rosemary's Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968)
The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949)
Sullivan's Travels (Preston Sturges, 1941)
Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
Carrie (Brian De Palma, 1976)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)
North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
The Last Picture Show (Peter Bogdanovich, 1971)
The Rules of the Game (Jean Renoir, 1939)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (John Ford, 1962)
The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)
Heat (Michael Mann, 1995)
The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
The Big Lebowski (Joel Coen, 1998)
(ranked)
1.
The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
2. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
3. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
4. Nashville (Robert Altman, 1975)
5. There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
6. E.T. (Steven Spielberg, 1982)
7. Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962)
8. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
9. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
10. Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982)
11. Carrie (Brian De Palma, 1976)
12. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
13. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
14. Badlands (Terrence Malick, 1973)
15. All That Jazz (Bob Fosse, 1979)
16. Persona (Ingmar Bergman, 1966)
17. Dawn of the Dead (George A. Romero, 1978)
18. The Man Who Fell To Earth (Nicolas Roeg, 1976)
19. Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008)
20. Fargo (Joel and Ethan Coen, 1996)
Other remarks (optional): This poll has prompted a great deal of consideration, reconsideration, revision, contemplation, distraction, soul searching and general obsessive behavior over the past few weeks. I wanted to draft a list that represents both cinema's endless possibilities and the films that have meant the most to me. While no list of my favorite movies is complete without any movies by Herzog, Truffaut, Tarantino, Carpenter, Cronenberg, Polanski and many others, I ultimately had to accept that something had to be #21. So here are 20 movies that have expanded my understanding of the medium and the world around me, in addition to being moving, brilliantly made and hugely entertaining.
2. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
3. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
4. Nashville (Robert Altman, 1975)
5. There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
6. E.T. (Steven Spielberg, 1982)
7. Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962)
8. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
9. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
10. Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982)
11. Carrie (Brian De Palma, 1976)
12. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
13. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
14. Badlands (Terrence Malick, 1973)
15. All That Jazz (Bob Fosse, 1979)
16. Persona (Ingmar Bergman, 1966)
17. Dawn of the Dead (George A. Romero, 1978)
18. The Man Who Fell To Earth (Nicolas Roeg, 1976)
19. Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008)
20. Fargo (Joel and Ethan Coen, 1996)
Other remarks (optional): This poll has prompted a great deal of consideration, reconsideration, revision, contemplation, distraction, soul searching and general obsessive behavior over the past few weeks. I wanted to draft a list that represents both cinema's endless possibilities and the films that have meant the most to me. While no list of my favorite movies is complete without any movies by Herzog, Truffaut, Tarantino, Carpenter, Cronenberg, Polanski and many others, I ultimately had to accept that something had to be #21. So here are 20 movies that have expanded my understanding of the medium and the world around me, in addition to being moving, brilliantly made and hugely entertaining.
(“in
no particular order”)
Singin' In the Rain
(1952, Stanley Donen)
Viridiana (1961, Luis Bunuel)
Pandora's Box (1929, G. W. Pabst)
Rocco and His Brothers (1960, Luchino Visconti)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974, Tobe Hooper)
Rififi (1954, Jules Dassin)
Girl Shy (1924, Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor)
Stagecoach (1939, John Ford)
Cat People (1942, Jacques Tourneur)
Chimes At Midnight (1965, Orson Welles)
The Mask of the Demon (aka: Black Sunday) (1960, Mario Bava)
Nightmare Alley (1947, Edmund Goulding)
My Brilliant Career (1979, Gillian Armstrong)
I Know Where I'm Going (1945, Michael Powell & Emeric Pressberger)
The Unknown (1927, Tod Browning)
Onibaba (1964, Kaneto Shindo)
The Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933, Mervyn Le Roy)
A Touch of Zen (1969, King Hu)
The Bad Sleep Well (1960, Akira Kurosawa)
La Pointe-Courte (1955, Agnes Varda)
Viridiana (1961, Luis Bunuel)
Pandora's Box (1929, G. W. Pabst)
Rocco and His Brothers (1960, Luchino Visconti)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974, Tobe Hooper)
Rififi (1954, Jules Dassin)
Girl Shy (1924, Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor)
Stagecoach (1939, John Ford)
Cat People (1942, Jacques Tourneur)
Chimes At Midnight (1965, Orson Welles)
The Mask of the Demon (aka: Black Sunday) (1960, Mario Bava)
Nightmare Alley (1947, Edmund Goulding)
My Brilliant Career (1979, Gillian Armstrong)
I Know Where I'm Going (1945, Michael Powell & Emeric Pressberger)
The Unknown (1927, Tod Browning)
Onibaba (1964, Kaneto Shindo)
The Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933, Mervyn Le Roy)
A Touch of Zen (1969, King Hu)
The Bad Sleep Well (1960, Akira Kurosawa)
La Pointe-Courte (1955, Agnes Varda)
(chronological)
Seven Chances (1925, Buster
Keaton)
His Girl Friday (1940, Howard Hawks)
Double Indemnity (1944, Billy Wilder)
The Third Man (1949, Caroll Reed)
Sunset Blvd. (1950, Billy Wilder)
Singin' in the Rain (1952, Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly)
Diabolique (1955, Henri-Georges Clouzot)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955, Nicholas Ray)
North by Northwest (1959, Alfred Hitchcock)
Psycho (1960, Alfred Hitchcock)
David Holzman's Diary (1967, Jim McBride)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Stanley Kubrick)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968, Sergio Leone)
The Godfather (1972, Francis Ford Coppola)
Jaws (1975, Steven Spielberg)
Star Wars (1977, George Lucas)
Halloween (1978, John Carpenter)
Apocalypse Now (1979, Francis Ford Coppola)
Blade Runner (1982, Ridley Scott)
Pulp Fiction (1994, Quentin Tarantino)
His Girl Friday (1940, Howard Hawks)
Double Indemnity (1944, Billy Wilder)
The Third Man (1949, Caroll Reed)
Sunset Blvd. (1950, Billy Wilder)
Singin' in the Rain (1952, Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly)
Diabolique (1955, Henri-Georges Clouzot)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955, Nicholas Ray)
North by Northwest (1959, Alfred Hitchcock)
Psycho (1960, Alfred Hitchcock)
David Holzman's Diary (1967, Jim McBride)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Stanley Kubrick)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968, Sergio Leone)
The Godfather (1972, Francis Ford Coppola)
Jaws (1975, Steven Spielberg)
Star Wars (1977, George Lucas)
Halloween (1978, John Carpenter)
Apocalypse Now (1979, Francis Ford Coppola)
Blade Runner (1982, Ridley Scott)
Pulp Fiction (1994, Quentin Tarantino)
(ranked)
1. The Rules of the Game, Jean
Renoir, 1939 --Kael famously said that great movies were rarely perfect movies.
This one sure as hell is.
2. Vertigo, Alfred Hitchcock,
1958 -- This Proustian film on memory, mortality and obsession is still the
richest and most daring thriller ever made.
3. The Godfather, part II, 1974
-- A breathless epic, a true yarn, and also perhaps the definitive cinematic
history of American corruption.
4. Last Tango in Paris, Bernardo
Bertulucci, 1972 -- The great movie, and one of the few movies, about the
baffling irresolution of sex.
5. Weekend, Jean Luc-Godard, 1967
-- I can't imagine one of these lists without Godard, and this is his most completely
realized film. A disturbing vision of the apocalypse that's every bit as angry
as anything the director ever made.
6. Touch of Evil, Orson Welles,
1958 --Yes, Welles made another picture that was more important to cinema, but
this film is thematically more mature, deceptively subtle in its bluntness, if
that makes sense, and more fun. This picture plays as a spirtual sequel to
Citizen Kane.
7. Metropolis, Fritz Lang, 1927,
--Lang's loony, loopy sci-fi fantasia has a power that's almost ineffable.
8. Carrie, Brian De Palma, 1976
-- The great symbolic film about an American teenager is also the greatest,
purest, scariest and most powerful American horror film ever made.
9. Seven Samurai, Akira Kurosawa,
1954 -- Any fifteen Kurosawa films could be on the list, but I went with the
definitive action epic.
10. E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial,
Steven Spielberg, 1982 --Proof that a blockbuster can treat audiences with
respect. A tender, heartbreaking film about a family in flux that's not nearly
as sentimental as its reputed to be.
11. The Passion of Joan of Arc,
Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1928
12. The Wild Bunch, Sam
Peckinpah, 1969
13. Anatomy of a Murder, Otto
Preminger, 1959
14. Shock Corridor, Sam Fuller,
1963
15. Blue Velvet, David Lynch,
1986
16. The Treasure of the Sierra
Madre, John Huston, 1948
17. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, F.W. Murnau
1927
18. Stalker, Andrei Tarkovsky,
1979
19. The Last Temptation of
Christ, Martin Scorsese, 1988
20. The Pianist, Roman Polanski,
2002
Matthew
Butcher:
(ranked)
The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985)
Le Samouraï (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1967)
Only Angels Have Wings (Howard Hawks, 1939)
A Story of Late Chrysanthemums (Mizoguchi Kenji, 1939)
Fallen Angels (Wong Kar-Wai, 1995)
The Manchurian Candidate (John Frankenheimer, 1962)
Les Vampires (Louis Feuillade, 1915)
Branded to Kill (Suzuki Seijun, 1967)
A Woman Is a Woman (Jean-Luc Godard, 1961)
High and Low (Kurosawa Akira, 1963)
Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, 1973)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Sergio Leone, 1966)
The Exterminating Angel (Luis Buñuel, 1962)
M (Fritz Lang, 1931)
Our Hospitality (Buster Keaton, 1923)
Yi Yi (Edward Yang, 2000)
The Big Clock (John Farrow, 1948)
Paths of Glory (Stanley Kubrick, 1957)
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