I'm sitting at about 100 right now, but I like this list because it gives me something to work from if I want to watch a movie. I was also surprised about Meet the Parents and I don't think anyone needs to watch anything by Michael Moore, but the list is very good.
I got a laugh out of seeing the puppet master on there. I thought it was the horror movie where the puppets come to life and kill people with their drill heads. I was mildly disappointed when IMDB revealed that it is actually a foreign movie with the same name.
Is there a book of the 1001 worst movies? I'm willing to bet I've seen a lot more of them
Many of the movies on the overall list are partials: I've seen parts of them. I made judgment calls as to which I would count as 'seen' (for example, Godfather 1) and which I only saw bits and snippets of and thus can't count as 'seen' (for example, Shaft and Dirty Harry). Many of these, in addition, I've only caught because they were watched in school in lieu of having an actual class. To that end, here's what I've got:
26. Phantom of the Opera (1925)
75. Duck Soup (1933)
122. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
123. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
126. Gone With the Wind (1939)
146. Dumbo (1941)
195. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
315. 12 Angry Men (1957)
388. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
415. Goldfinger (1964)
473. The Jungle Book (1967)
527. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
550. The Godfather (1972)
587. The Godather Part II (1974)
595. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) (I actually knocked this one off in the Wii launch line; someone brought the DVD)
607. Carrie (1976)
610. Rocky (1976)
612. Network (1976)
617. Star Wars (1977)
663. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
667. Airplane! (1980)
680. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
685. Tootsie (1982)
696. Return of the Jedi (1983)
716. Ghostbusters (1984)
721. The Breakfast Club (1985)
727. Back to the Future (1985)
764. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
784. The Naked Gun (1988)
792. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
793. Rain Man (1988)
855. Groundhog Day (1993)
860. Jurrasic Park (1993)
869. Forrest Gump (1994)
870. The Lion King (1994)
890. Toy Story (1995)
926. Titanic (1997)
937. There's Something About Mary (1998) (only because it had Brett Favre in it)
953. The Sixth Sense (1999)
959. Gladiator (2000)
964. Meet the Parents (2000)
974. Spirited Away (2001)
42 films. Considering my age of 22, I wouldn't say that's too bad.
You've never seen LOTR or The Matrix?
Dang.
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Also, Wages of Fear has not dated well at all. The suspense scenes are still pretty good, but my god the dialogue and acting is downright awful. The sexism alone puts me off completely.
That list is missing a few good films, and some of the ones on their I don't completely agree with. I've always called myself a movie buff, but I've only seen 177 of the ones on that list. About one third of them I've never heard of.
Where the hell was Tora Tora Tora, Bullitt, The Guns of Navaronne, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Oceans 11 -- the original, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind? And if Meet the Parents is worthy of that list, surely The Russians are coming the Russians are coming, and The Party should be there. Both were better, classic comedies.
Many of the movies on the overall list are partials: I've seen parts of them. I made judgment calls as to which I would count as 'seen' (for example, Godfather 1) and which I only saw bits and snippets of and thus can't count as 'seen' (for example, Shaft and Dirty Harry). Many of these, in addition, I've only caught because they were watched in school in lieu of having an actual class. To that end, here's what I've got:
26. Phantom of the Opera (1925)
75. Duck Soup (1933)
122. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
123. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
126. Gone With the Wind (1939)
146. Dumbo (1941)
195. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
315. 12 Angry Men (1957)
388. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
415. Goldfinger (1964)
473. The Jungle Book (1967)
527. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
550. The Godfather (1972)
587. The Godather Part II (1974)
595. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) (I actually knocked this one off in the Wii launch line; someone brought the DVD)
607. Carrie (1976)
610. Rocky (1976)
612. Network (1976)
617. Star Wars (1977)
663. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
667. Airplane! (1980)
680. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
685. Tootsie (1982)
696. Return of the Jedi (1983)
716. Ghostbusters (1984)
721. The Breakfast Club (1985)
727. Back to the Future (1985)
764. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
784. The Naked Gun (1988)
792. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
793. Rain Man (1988)
855. Groundhog Day (1993)
860. Jurrasic Park (1993)
869. Forrest Gump (1994)
870. The Lion King (1994)
890. Toy Story (1995)
926. Titanic (1997)
937. There's Something About Mary (1998) (only because it had Brett Favre in it)
953. The Sixth Sense (1999)
959. Gladiator (2000)
964. Meet the Parents (2000)
974. Spirited Away (2001)
42 films. Considering my age of 22, I wouldn't say that's too bad.
You've never seen LOTR or The Matrix?
Dang.
Matrix 1 is one of the 'snippet' movies I don't feel I've seen enough to count.
LOTR I have not seen at all and have no intention of altering that status because I'm not interested.
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And they added the last of the LOTR movies. You know, the least tolerable of the trilogy.
Fellowship is clearly the best.
Will: I'll take The French Connection over Wages of Fear any day based on the endings alone. Could they have made WoF end in a worse way? I don't believe so.
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41 Le Passion de Jeanne d' Arc
110 Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
123 The Wizard of Oz
134 Fantasia
138 Pinocchio
140 The Bank Dick
142 The Lady Eve
146 Dumbo
215 Kind Hearts and Coronets
221 The Third Man
225 Rashomon
278 The Seven Samurai
316 The Seventh Seal
345 Black Orpheus
367 Spartacus
397 The Nutty Professor
421 Dr. Strangelove
437 The Sound of Music
466 Le Samouraï
473 The Jungle Book
479 Once Upon A Time In The West
488 2001: A Space Odyssey
491 Night of the Living Dead
519 Gimme Shelter
527 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
571 The Exorcist
586 Blazing Saddles
590 Dog Day Afternoon
593 The Rocky Horror Picture Show
595 Monty Python and the Holy Grail
605 Jaws
612 Network
617 Star Wars
618 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
636 Grease
652 Life of Brian
653 Apocalypse Now
655 The Muppet Movie
657 Mad Max
663 The Empire Strikes Back
667 Airplane!
669 Raiders of the Lost Ark
680 E.T.
693 A Christmas Story
696 Return of the Jedi
710 Amadeus
711 The Terminator
714 This Is Spinal Tap
715 Beverly Hills Cop
716 Ghostbusters
727 Back To The Future
729 Brazil
744 Aliens
768 The Princess Bride
780 Akira
784 The Naked Gun
785 Big
787 Grave of the Fireflies
790 Die Hard
792 Who Framed Roger Rabbit
797 Batman
799 Crimes and Misdemeanors
804 Do the Right Thing
805 Roger & Me
806 Glory
815 Jacob's Ladder
829 Delicatessen
836 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
837 The Silence of the Lambs
843 Strictly Ballroom
845 Reservoir Dogs
848 Unforgiven
855 Groundhog Day
860 Jurassic Park
865 Schindler's List
869 Forrest Gump
870 The Lion King
871 Clerks
875 Pulp Fiction
876 The Shawshank Redemption
886 Babe
888 Braveheart
890 Toy Story
894 Clueless
897 Se7en
901 The Usual Suspects
907 Independence Day
911 Trainspotting
912 Scream
915. Princess Mononoke (I'm ecstatic this made the list.)
926. Rushmore
936. The Thin Red Line
937. There's Something About Mary
941. Magnolia
943. The Blair Witch Project
948. Fight Club
949. Being John Malkovich
950. American Beauty
952. The Matrix
953 The Sixth Sense
959 Gladiator
962 Requiem for a Dream
963 Amores Perros
964 Meet the Parents
966 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
967 Traffic
968 Dancer in the Dark
969 Memento
974 Spirited Away
978 Moulin Rouge
983 The Royal Tenenbaums
985 The Pianist
989 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
991 Lost In Translation
993 A Very Long Engagement
994 Fahrenheit 9/11
995 Sideways
119. I've seen most of the older ones thanks to random Criterions.
Reminds me I need to see Down By Law eventually.
I'll add in the other films eventually; I took the short way out.
It had been a life goal of mine to see all the movies on IMDb's Top 250, but now I've got this to deal with.
I was at 92 seen from IMDb's list, and I've got 105 seen from this one.
78. King Kong (1933)
110. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937)
123. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
136. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
138. Pinocchio (1940)
146. Dumbo (1941)
237. The African Queen (1951)
324. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
363. Psycho (1960)
381. West Side Story (1961)
388. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
415. Goldfinger (1964)
421. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
449. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
454. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
480. Planet of the Apes (1968)
488. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
491. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
527. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
536. Dirty Harry (1971)
550. The Godfather (1972)
561. American Graffiti (1973)
571. The Exorcist (1973)
580. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
583. Young Frankenstein (1974)
586. Blazing Saddles (1974)
587. The Godfather Part II (1974)
591. One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
593. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
595. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
605. Jaws (1975)
617. Star Wars (1977)
618. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
629. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
636. Grease (1978)
638. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
646. Alien (1979)
652. Life of Brian (1979)
653. Apocalypse Now (1979)
654. The Jerk (1979)
655. The Muppet Movie (1979)
662. The Shining (1980)
663. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
669. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
680. E.T. The Extra-Terestrial (1982)
682. Poltergeist (1982)
683. Blade Runner (1982)
684. The Evil Dead (1982)
693. A Christmas Story (1983)
696. Return of the Jedi (1983)
711. The Terminator (1984)
716. Ghostbusters (1984)
721. The Breakfast Club (1985)
727. Back to the Future (1985)
738. Stand By Me (1986)
743. The Fly (1986)
744. Aliens (1986)
745. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
754. Top Gun (1986)
762. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
768. The Princess Bride (1987)
784. The Naked Gun (1988)
785. Big (1988)
790. Die Hard (1988)
792. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
793. Rain Man (1988)
798. When Harry Met Sally (1989)
806. Glory (1989)
817. Dances with Wolves (1990)
823. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
836. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
837. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
855. Groundhog Day (1993)
858. Philadelphia (1993)
860. Jurassic Park (1993)
865. Schindler's List (1993)
869. Forrest Gump (1994)
870. The Lion King (1994)
875. Pulp Fiction (1994)
876. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
886. Babe (1995)
894. Clueless (1995)
897. Se7en (1995)
901. The Usual Suspects (1995)
903. Fargo (1996)
907. Independence Day (1996)
912. Scream (1996)
926. Titanic (1997)
927. The Big Lebowski (1998)
929. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
937. There's Something About Mary (1998)
939. Ringu (1998)
948. Fight Club (1999)
950. American Beauty (1999)
952. The Matrix (1999)
953. The Sixth Sense (1999)
959. Gladiator (2000)
964. Meet the Parents (2000)
969. Memento (2000)
978. Moulin Rouge (2001)
983. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
985. The Pianist (2002)
989. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
991. Lost in Translation (2003)
994. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
It's depressing that it'll be such a long time before I can see them all, if I ever can. I mean, hell, if I watched one every single day it would take me two and a half years (not to mention thousands of dollars in rental fees).
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The thing I was disappointed over, and you're not going to believe this, is that Ed Wood doesn't show up. I feel that along with the cavalcade of great films on that list, every so often you need to see a really bad movie. Cleanses the palate and makes the good films seem that much better.
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I think #3, Birth of a Nation, is public domain and free to download. All you need to watch of that movie is the last thirty minutes to get a sense of it, though.
Most of the responses in here are 'I agree with 989 of these 1,001 movies on this list.' It's a good list; quit blubbering about 12 Monkeys. I thought 12 Monkeys was lame. Really lame. Really .
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Most of the responses in here are 'I agree with 989 of these 1,001 movies on this list.' It's a good list; quit blubbering about 12 Monkeys. I thought 12 Monkeys was lame. Really lame. Really .
I'd say that's a highly-pretentious silly list that misses quite a few recent "must-see" poignant films, like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, for instance.
I think all "10XQ must see/must do" lists are pretty worthless, though.
I'm not saying the movies listed aren't good, but to suggest that these are the 1001 movies you should see before you die is a little absurd, not to mention the absurdity of suggesting a project averaging around 2000 hours (over 83 actual days of doing nothing but watching movies).
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Okay, actually 114, and fixed. And that list needs more Kevin Smith than just Clerks. At very least, Chasing Amy.
There's some awfully weak movies on that list for Gremlins to have not gotten some love.
And Spaceballs for that matter. Shoot, that whole list needs more Mel Brooks. There's a lot wrong with it, but it's not bad.
The classics are pretty good, aside from lacking Charade.
Oh come on. The Constant Gardener? I liked that movie a lot, but out of the tens of thousands (hundreds of thousands?) of movies in existence, I seriously would not consider that a "must-see before you die" movie above others.
I think the author(s) were trying to avoid having too many recent films, and wound up going the other way, listing entirely too many movies from the 20s and 30s.
I think the author(s) were trying to avoid having too many recent films, and wound up going the other way, listing entirely too many movies from the 20s and 30s.
I agree fully.
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It also has a notorious lack of non-American flicks. Okay, Straw Dogs is on it, but that's a UK flick. What about Lilja 4-Ever? I'd consider that a must-see. The Inheritance is pretty damn good, too.
Hmmm only 83 for me, guess I have a lot more to add to the Netflix queue.
1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937)
2. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
3. Fantasia (1940)
4. Pinocchio (1940)
5. Dumbo (1941)
6. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
7. Ben-Hur (1959)
8. West Side Story (1961)
9. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
10. Goldfinger (1964)
11. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
12. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
13. Planet of the Apes (1968)
14. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
15. Dirty Harry (1971)
16. The Godfather (1972)
17. The Exorcist (1973)
18. Chinatown (1974)
19. Blazing Saddles (1974)
20. The Godfather Part II (1974)
21. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
22. One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
23. Jaws (1975)
24. Taxi Driver (1976)
25. Star Wars (1977)
26. Annie Hall (1977)
27. Grease (1978)
28. Halloween (1978)
29. Alien (1979)
30. The Jerk (1979)
31. The Muppet Movie (1979)
32. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
33. Airplane! (1980)
34. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
35. E.T. The Extra-Terestrial (1982)
36. Poltergeist (1982)
37. The Evil Dead (1982)
38. Gandhi (1982)
39. Return of the Jedi (1983)
40. Amadeus (1984)
41. The Terminator (1984)
42. Ghostbusters (1984)
43. The Breakfast Club (1985)
44. Back to the Future (1985)
45. Aliens (1986)
46. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
47. Akira (1988)
48. Big (1988)
49. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
50. Rain Man (1988)
51. Batman (1989)
52. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
53. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
54. Groundhog Day (1993)
55. Jurassic Park (1993)
56. Forrest Gump (1994)
57. The Lion King (1994)
58. Pulp Fiction (1994)
59. Braveheart (1995)
60. Toy Story (1995)
61. Heat (1995)
62. Clueless (1995)
63. Independence Day (1996)
64. Scream (1996)
65. Princess Mononoke (1997)
66. Titanic (1997)
67. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
68. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
69. Three Kings (1999)
70. American Beauty (1999)
71. The Matrix (1999)
72. The Sixth Sense (1999)
73. Gladiator (2000)
74. Meet the Parents (2000)
75. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
76. Spirited Away (2001)
77. Moulin Rouge (2001)
78. The Pianist (2002)
79. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
80. Lost in Translation (2003)
81. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
82. Sideways (2004)
83. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
I can guess why Blair Witch Project is on there, but honestly would anyone here recommend going to see it now? It's unique and all but once the hype died down nobody that I talked to really enjoyed it that much. I think it's more of an example of how to hype a movie than a great film that is worth watching. Plus it gave me a huge fucking headache.
I can guess why Blair Witch Project is on there, but honestly would anyone here recommend going to see it now? It's unique and all but once the hype died down nobody that I talked to really enjoyed it that much. I think it's more of an example of how to hype a movie than a great film that is worth watching. Plus it gave me a huge fucking headache.
I would put it on my list for a number of reasons that I never seem to be able to sufficiently defend to anyone.
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I can guess why Blair Witch Project is on there, but honestly would anyone here recommend going to see it now? It's unique and all but once the hype died down nobody that I talked to really enjoyed it that much. I think it's more of an example of how to hype a movie than a great film that is worth watching. Plus it gave me a huge fucking headache.
It has the best effect if you don't know anything about it.
It was also probably the best marketed film ever.
It's never as good on a second viewing, but it's still a classic.
Also, I love the source material.
(Still have the Blair Witch Dossier over here somewhere.)
Of course, half the movies on here from the last 15 years or so could be easily cut - it's not like there's a shortage of great (or distinctive, or culturally relevant) movies from the last two or three decades.
I can guess why Blair Witch Project is on there, but honestly would anyone here recommend going to see it now? It's unique and all but once the hype died down nobody that I talked to really enjoyed it that much. I think it's more of an example of how to hype a movie than a great film that is worth watching. Plus it gave me a huge fucking headache.
It has the best effect if you don't know anything about it.
It was also probably the best marketed film ever.
It's never as good on a second viewing, but it's still a classic.
Also, I love the source material.
(Still have the Blair Witch Dossier over here somewhere.)
Actually...I disagree. It has the best effect if you know as much about it as possible EXCEPT that it's not true. They marketed it very loosely as based on real stuff. They had a fake-real documentary on the Sci-Fi network and they had the Blair Witch Dossier, both of which fleshed out the Ruskin Parr story and all the stuff that supposedly happened in the police manhunt for the children including the seance with the psychic they brought. Having read all that actually gave you a heightened experience. Of course I knew that none of it was real anyway, that would be silly, but if you could suspend your own disbelief, the more you knew about it, the more of an impact the film had in my opinion.
Basically, even if you take the film at face value, it's pretty interesting to see how people can fall apart just by nature of being lost in the woods together. It's kind of a Cube-lite. Isolationism-in-a-crowd and the paranoia that entails.
I can guess why Blair Witch Project is on there, but honestly would anyone here recommend going to see it now? It's unique and all but once the hype died down nobody that I talked to really enjoyed it that much. I think it's more of an example of how to hype a movie than a great film that is worth watching. Plus it gave me a huge fucking headache.
It has the best effect if you don't know anything about it.
It was also probably the best marketed film ever.
It's never as good on a second viewing, but it's still a classic.
Also, I love the source material.
(Still have the Blair Witch Dossier over here somewhere.)
Actually...I disagree. It has the best effect if you know as much about it as possible EXCEPT that it's not true. They marketed it very loosely as based on real stuff. They had a fake-real documentary on the Sci-Fi network and they had the Blair Witch Dossier, both of which fleshed out the Ruskin Parr story and all the stuff that supposedly happened in the police manhunt for the children including the seance with the psychic they brought. Having read all that actually gave you a heightened experience. Of course I knew that none of it was real anyway, that would be silly, but if you could suspend your own disbelief, the more you knew about it, the more of an impact the film had in my opinion.
Basically, even if you take the film at face value, it's pretty interesting to see how people can fall apart just by nature of being lost in the woods together. It's kind of a Cube-lite. Isolationism-in-a-crowd and the paranoia that entails.
Well, yeah, that's a better example.
In some ways, that documentary's creepier than the actual film.
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Also, Fantasia's on there? Guess I'm up to 52.
All I know is that most of the movies on it that I've seen I have no intention of watching again.
Yeah, I almost missed "Lola Rennt" for this reason. Damn Germans and their made-up moon language!
Fellowship is clearly the best.
Alongside such illustrious films as Independence Day? :P
Is there a book of the 1001 worst movies? I'm willing to bet I've seen a lot more of them
You've never seen LOTR or The Matrix?
Dang.
See also: French Connection
This is what I've seen from the list:
56. Frankenstein (1931)
66. Scarface (1932)
75. Duck Soup (1933)
78. King Kong (1933)
86. It Happened One Night (1934)
89. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
90. A Night at the Opera (1935)
110. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937)
114. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
122. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
123. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
126. Gone With the Wind (1939)
131. Wuthering Heights (1939)
134. Fantasia (1940)
138. Pinocchio (1940)
144. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
146. Dumbo (1941)
152. Casablanca (1942)
188. La Belle et la Bête (1946)
195. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
239. An American in Paris (1951)
241. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
245. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
274. Rear Window (1954)
296. Rebel without a Cause (1955)
317. An Affair to Remember (1957)
330. Touch of Evil (1958)
334. Vertigo (1958)
340. North by Northwest (1959)
363. Psycho (1960)
373. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
388. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
389. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
397. The Nutty Professor (1963)
406. The Great Escape (1963)
415. Goldfinger (1964)
422. A Hard Day's Night (1964)
437. The Sound of Music (1965)
444. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
449. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
467. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
473. The Jungle Book (1967)
480. Planet of the Apes (1968)
485. The Producers (1968)
488. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
500. Easy Rider (1969)
517. M*A*S*H (1970)
525. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
527. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
531. Harold and Maude (1971)
534. The French Connection (1971)
548. Deliverance (1972)
550. The Godfather (1972)
558. The Sting (1973)
562. Papillon (1973)
563. Enter the Dragon (1973)
570. Serpico (1973)
571. The Exorcist (1973)
583. Young Frankenstein (1974)
584. Chinatown (1974)
587. The Godfather Part II (1974)
591. One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
593. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
605. Jaws (1975)
607. Carrie (1976)
608. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
610. Rocky (1976)
611. Taxi Driver (1976)
617. Star Wars (1977)
618. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
624. Saturday Night Fever (1977)
636. Grease (1978)
640. Up in Smoke (1978)
646. Alien (1979)
654. The Jerk (1979)
655. The Muppet Movie (1979)
657. Mad Max (1979)
662. The Shining (1980)
663. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
664. The Elephant Man (1980)
667. Airplane! (1980)
669. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
670. Das Boot (1981)
680. E.T. The Extra-Terestrial (1982)
681. The Thing (1982)
682. Poltergeist (1982)
683. Blade Runner (1982)
685. Tootsie (1982)
693. A Christmas Story (1983)
696. Return of the Jedi (1983)
702. Terms of Endearment (1983)
707. Once Upon a Time in America (1983)
708. Scarface (1983)
710. Amadeus (1984)
711. The Terminator (1984)
715. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
716. Ghostbusters (1984)
721. The Breakfast Club (1985)
727. Back to the Future (1985)
743. The Fly (1986)
744. Aliens (1986)
745. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
748. Children of a Lesser God (1986)
749. Platoon (1986)
754. Top Gun (1986)
761. Raising Arizona (1987)
762. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
764. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
768. The Princess Bride (1987)
769. Moonstruck (1987)
773. Fatal Attraction (1987)
777. Bull Durham (1988)
780. Akira (1988)
783. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
784. The Naked Gun (1988)
785. Big (1988)
790. Die Hard (1988)
792. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
793. Rain Man (1988)
797. Batman (1989)
798. When Harry Met Sally (1989)
814. Goodfellas (1990)
817. Dances with Wolves (1990)
819. Pretty Woman (1990)
823. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
825. Total Recall (1990)
827. Boyz 'n the Hood (1991)
835. Thelma & Louise (1991)
836. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
837. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
838. JFK (1991)
843. Strictly Ballroom (1992)
845. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
848. Unforgiven (1992)
855. Groundhog Day (1993)
858. Philadelphia (1993)
860. Jurassic Park (1993)
869. Forrest Gump (1994)
870. The Lion King (1994)
871. Clerks (1994)
872. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
875. Pulp Fiction (1994)
876. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
886. Babe (1995)
888. Braveheart (1995)
890. Toy Story (1995)
892. Heat (1995)
894. Clueless (1995)
897. Se7en (1995)
901. The Usual Suspects (1995)
903. Fargo (1996)
907. Independence Day (1996)
911. Trainspotting (1996)
912. Scream (1996)
916. L.A. Confidential (1997)
919. Boogie Nights (1997)
926. Titanic (1997)
929. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
937. There's Something About Mary (1998)
941. Magnolia (1999)
942. Beau Travail (1999)
943. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
944. Three Kings (1999)
948. Fight Club (1999)
950. American Beauty (1999)
952. The Matrix (1999)
953. The Sixth Sense (1999)
959. Gladiator (2000)
964. Meet the Parents (2000)
966. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
967. Traffic (2000)
972. Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
978. Moulin Rouge (2001)
989. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
991. Lost in Translation (2003)
994. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
Where the hell was Tora Tora Tora, Bullitt, The Guns of Navaronne, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Oceans 11 -- the original, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind? And if Meet the Parents is worthy of that list, surely The Russians are coming the Russians are coming, and The Party should be there. Both were better, classic comedies.
Really?
I think that's one of my all time favorites. And it would appear that most people agree with me.
LOTR I have not seen at all and have no intention of altering that status because I'm not interested.
Yeah; a lot of people are really into being emotionally manipulated with transparent dreck written by hack authors.
Will: I'll take The French Connection over Wages of Fear any day based on the endings alone. Could they have made WoF end in a worse way? I don't believe so.
110 Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
123 The Wizard of Oz
134 Fantasia
138 Pinocchio
140 The Bank Dick
142 The Lady Eve
146 Dumbo
215 Kind Hearts and Coronets
221 The Third Man
225 Rashomon
278 The Seven Samurai
316 The Seventh Seal
345 Black Orpheus
367 Spartacus
397 The Nutty Professor
421 Dr. Strangelove
437 The Sound of Music
466 Le Samouraï
473 The Jungle Book
479 Once Upon A Time In The West
488 2001: A Space Odyssey
491 Night of the Living Dead
519 Gimme Shelter
527 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
571 The Exorcist
586 Blazing Saddles
590 Dog Day Afternoon
593 The Rocky Horror Picture Show
595 Monty Python and the Holy Grail
605 Jaws
612 Network
617 Star Wars
618 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
636 Grease
652 Life of Brian
653 Apocalypse Now
655 The Muppet Movie
657 Mad Max
663 The Empire Strikes Back
667 Airplane!
669 Raiders of the Lost Ark
680 E.T.
693 A Christmas Story
696 Return of the Jedi
710 Amadeus
711 The Terminator
714 This Is Spinal Tap
715 Beverly Hills Cop
716 Ghostbusters
727 Back To The Future
729 Brazil
744 Aliens
768 The Princess Bride
780 Akira
784 The Naked Gun
785 Big
787 Grave of the Fireflies
790 Die Hard
792 Who Framed Roger Rabbit
797 Batman
799 Crimes and Misdemeanors
804 Do the Right Thing
805 Roger & Me
806 Glory
815 Jacob's Ladder
829 Delicatessen
836 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
837 The Silence of the Lambs
843 Strictly Ballroom
845 Reservoir Dogs
848 Unforgiven
855 Groundhog Day
860 Jurassic Park
865 Schindler's List
869 Forrest Gump
870 The Lion King
871 Clerks
875 Pulp Fiction
876 The Shawshank Redemption
886 Babe
888 Braveheart
890 Toy Story
894 Clueless
897 Se7en
901 The Usual Suspects
907 Independence Day
911 Trainspotting
912 Scream
915. Princess Mononoke (I'm ecstatic this made the list.)
926. Rushmore
936. The Thin Red Line
937. There's Something About Mary
941. Magnolia
943. The Blair Witch Project
948. Fight Club
949. Being John Malkovich
950. American Beauty
952. The Matrix
953 The Sixth Sense
959 Gladiator
962 Requiem for a Dream
963 Amores Perros
964 Meet the Parents
966 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
967 Traffic
968 Dancer in the Dark
969 Memento
974 Spirited Away
978 Moulin Rouge
983 The Royal Tenenbaums
985 The Pianist
989 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
991 Lost In Translation
993 A Very Long Engagement
994 Fahrenheit 9/11
995 Sideways
119. I've seen most of the older ones thanks to random Criterions.
Reminds me I need to see Down By Law eventually.
I'll add in the other films eventually; I took the short way out.
It had been a life goal of mine to see all the movies on IMDb's Top 250, but now I've got this to deal with.
I was at 92 seen from IMDb's list, and I've got 105 seen from this one.
110. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937)
123. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
136. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
138. Pinocchio (1940)
146. Dumbo (1941)
237. The African Queen (1951)
324. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
363. Psycho (1960)
381. West Side Story (1961)
388. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
415. Goldfinger (1964)
421. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
449. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
454. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
480. Planet of the Apes (1968)
488. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
491. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
527. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
536. Dirty Harry (1971)
550. The Godfather (1972)
561. American Graffiti (1973)
571. The Exorcist (1973)
580. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
583. Young Frankenstein (1974)
586. Blazing Saddles (1974)
587. The Godfather Part II (1974)
591. One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
593. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
595. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
605. Jaws (1975)
617. Star Wars (1977)
618. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
629. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
636. Grease (1978)
638. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
646. Alien (1979)
652. Life of Brian (1979)
653. Apocalypse Now (1979)
654. The Jerk (1979)
655. The Muppet Movie (1979)
662. The Shining (1980)
663. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
669. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
680. E.T. The Extra-Terestrial (1982)
682. Poltergeist (1982)
683. Blade Runner (1982)
684. The Evil Dead (1982)
693. A Christmas Story (1983)
696. Return of the Jedi (1983)
711. The Terminator (1984)
716. Ghostbusters (1984)
721. The Breakfast Club (1985)
727. Back to the Future (1985)
738. Stand By Me (1986)
743. The Fly (1986)
744. Aliens (1986)
745. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
754. Top Gun (1986)
762. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
768. The Princess Bride (1987)
784. The Naked Gun (1988)
785. Big (1988)
790. Die Hard (1988)
792. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
793. Rain Man (1988)
798. When Harry Met Sally (1989)
806. Glory (1989)
817. Dances with Wolves (1990)
823. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
836. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
837. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
855. Groundhog Day (1993)
858. Philadelphia (1993)
860. Jurassic Park (1993)
865. Schindler's List (1993)
869. Forrest Gump (1994)
870. The Lion King (1994)
875. Pulp Fiction (1994)
876. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
886. Babe (1995)
894. Clueless (1995)
897. Se7en (1995)
901. The Usual Suspects (1995)
903. Fargo (1996)
907. Independence Day (1996)
912. Scream (1996)
926. Titanic (1997)
927. The Big Lebowski (1998)
929. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
937. There's Something About Mary (1998)
939. Ringu (1998)
948. Fight Club (1999)
950. American Beauty (1999)
952. The Matrix (1999)
953. The Sixth Sense (1999)
959. Gladiator (2000)
964. Meet the Parents (2000)
969. Memento (2000)
978. Moulin Rouge (2001)
983. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
985. The Pianist (2002)
989. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
991. Lost in Translation (2003)
994. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
It's depressing that it'll be such a long time before I can see them all, if I ever can. I mean, hell, if I watched one every single day it would take me two and a half years (not to mention thousands of dollars in rental fees).
Ehhhh.
It has its good points, but it's also pretty rough around the edges. An admirable effort, certainly.
It's a fun flick. Jarmusch + Tom Waits is win. Roberto Begnini will never cease to annoy me, though.
Most of the responses in here are 'I agree with 989 of these 1,001 movies on this list.' It's a good list; quit blubbering about 12 Monkeys. I thought 12 Monkeys was lame. Really lame. Really
oh phew thank god.
I think all "10XQ must see/must do" lists are pretty worthless, though.
I'm not saying the movies listed aren't good, but to suggest that these are the 1001 movies you should see before you die is a little absurd, not to mention the absurdity of suggesting a project averaging around 2000 hours (over 83 actual days of doing nothing but watching movies).
There's some awfully weak movies on that list for Gremlins to have not gotten some love.
And Spaceballs for that matter. Shoot, that whole list needs more Mel Brooks. There's a lot wrong with it, but it's not bad.
The classics are pretty good, aside from lacking Charade.
These lists serve only to stir shit up.
I agree fully.
And this reminds me. Where's Ghost Dog?
Also, I want to see Haxan... but, I'm kind of scared to.
I hear it's somewhat twisted.
2. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
3. Fantasia (1940)
4. Pinocchio (1940)
5. Dumbo (1941)
6. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
7. Ben-Hur (1959)
8. West Side Story (1961)
9. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
10. Goldfinger (1964)
11. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
12. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
13. Planet of the Apes (1968)
14. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
15. Dirty Harry (1971)
16. The Godfather (1972)
17. The Exorcist (1973)
18. Chinatown (1974)
19. Blazing Saddles (1974)
20. The Godfather Part II (1974)
21. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
22. One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
23. Jaws (1975)
24. Taxi Driver (1976)
25. Star Wars (1977)
26. Annie Hall (1977)
27. Grease (1978)
28. Halloween (1978)
29. Alien (1979)
30. The Jerk (1979)
31. The Muppet Movie (1979)
32. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
33. Airplane! (1980)
34. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
35. E.T. The Extra-Terestrial (1982)
36. Poltergeist (1982)
37. The Evil Dead (1982)
38. Gandhi (1982)
39. Return of the Jedi (1983)
40. Amadeus (1984)
41. The Terminator (1984)
42. Ghostbusters (1984)
43. The Breakfast Club (1985)
44. Back to the Future (1985)
45. Aliens (1986)
46. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
47. Akira (1988)
48. Big (1988)
49. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
50. Rain Man (1988)
51. Batman (1989)
52. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
53. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
54. Groundhog Day (1993)
55. Jurassic Park (1993)
56. Forrest Gump (1994)
57. The Lion King (1994)
58. Pulp Fiction (1994)
59. Braveheart (1995)
60. Toy Story (1995)
61. Heat (1995)
62. Clueless (1995)
63. Independence Day (1996)
64. Scream (1996)
65. Princess Mononoke (1997)
66. Titanic (1997)
67. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
68. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
69. Three Kings (1999)
70. American Beauty (1999)
71. The Matrix (1999)
72. The Sixth Sense (1999)
73. Gladiator (2000)
74. Meet the Parents (2000)
75. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
76. Spirited Away (2001)
77. Moulin Rouge (2001)
78. The Pianist (2002)
79. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
80. Lost in Translation (2003)
81. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
82. Sideways (2004)
83. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
I would put it on my list for a number of reasons that I never seem to be able to sufficiently defend to anyone.
It has the best effect if you don't know anything about it.
It was also probably the best marketed film ever.
It's never as good on a second viewing, but it's still a classic.
Also, I love the source material.
(Still have the Blair Witch Dossier over here somewhere.)
6. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919)
14. Nanook of the North (1922)
26. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
30. Metropolis (1927)
32. The General (1927)
40. Un Chien Andalou (1928)
42. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
55. Dracula (1931)
56. Frankenstein (1931)
68. Freaks (1932)
75. Duck Soup (1933)
78. King Kong (1933)
82. Triumph of the Will (1934)
86. It Happened One Night (1934)
92. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
95. Modern Times (1936)
110. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937)
114. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
122. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
123. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
126. Gone With the Wind (1939)
134. Fantasia (1940)
136. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
138. Pinocchio (1940)
141. Citizen Kane (1941)
143. The Wolf Man (1941)
146. Dumbo (1941)
152. Casablanca (1942)
195. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
201. The Bicycle Thief (1948)
217. Adam's Rib (1949)
219. White Heat (1949)
241. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
273. Animal Farm (1954)
274. Rear Window (1954)
278. The Seven Samurai (1954)
300. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
302. Forbidden Planet (1956)
310. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
314. The Ten Commandments (1956)
316. The Seventh Seal (1957)
321. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
330. Touch of Evil (1958)
334. Vertigo (1958)
341. Some Like It Hot (1959)
349. Ben-Hur (1959)
363. Psycho (1960)
367. Spartacus (1960)
368. Splendor in the Grass (1961)
381. West Side Story (1961)
388. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
389. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
396. The Birds (1963)
397. The Nutty Professor (1963)
406. The Great Escape (1963)
415. Goldfinger (1964)
419. My Fair Lady (1964)
421. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
422. A Hard Day's Night (1964)
437. The Sound of Music (1965)
449. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
453. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
459. The Graduate (1967)
473. The Jungle Book (1967)
480. Planet of the Apes (1968)
488. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
491. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
495. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
496. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
500. Easy Rider (1969)
516. Patton (1970)
517. M*A*S*H (1970)
525. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
527. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
534. The French Connection (1971)
536. Dirty Harry (1971)
544. Cabaret (1972)
548. Deliverance (1972)
550. The Godfather (1972)
556. Pink Flamingos (1972)
558. The Sting (1973)
563. Enter the Dragon (1973)
570. Serpico (1973)
571. The Exorcist (1973)
583. Young Frankenstein (1974)
584. Chinatown (1974)
586. Blazing Saddles (1974)
587. The Godfather Part II (1974)
591. One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
593. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
595. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
605. Jaws (1975)
607. Carrie (1976)
617. Star Wars (1977)
618. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
635. The Deer Hunter (1978)
636. Grease (1978)
638. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
646. Alien (1979)
652. Life of Brian (1979)
653. Apocalypse Now (1979)
654. The Jerk (1979)
655. The Muppet Movie (1979)
662. The Shining (1980)
663. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
667. Airplane! (1980)
669. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
671. Gallipoli (1981)
675. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
680. E.T. The Extra-Terestrial (1982)
681. The Thing (1982)
682. Poltergeist (1982)
683. Blade Runner (1982)
684. The Evil Dead (1982)
693. A Christmas Story (1983)
696. Return of the Jedi (1983)
708. Scarface (1983)
710. Amadeus (1984)
711. The Terminator (1984)
714. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
716. Ghostbusters (1984)
721. The Breakfast Club (1985)
727. Back to the Future (1985)
737. Manhunter (1986)
738. Stand By Me (1986)
743. The Fly (1986)
744. Aliens (1986)
745. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
749. Platoon (1986)
754. Top Gun (1986)
761. Raising Arizona (1987)
762. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
764. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
768. The Princess Bride (1987)
770. The Untouchables (1987)
780. Akira (1988)
783. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
784. The Naked Gun (1988)
785. Big (1988)
787. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
790. Die Hard (1988)
792. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
793. Rain Man (1988)
797. Batman (1989)
798. When Harry Met Sally (1989)
804. Do the Right Thing (1989)
806. Glory (1989)
814. Goodfellas (1990)
817. Dances with Wolves (1990)
819. Pretty Woman (1990)
823. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
835. Thelma & Louise (1991)
836. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
837. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
845. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
848. Unforgiven (1992)
855. Groundhog Day (1993)
858. Philadelphia (1993)
860. Jurassic Park (1993)
865. Schindler's List (1993)
868. Hoop Dreams (1994)
869. Forrest Gump (1994)
870. The Lion King (1994)
871. Clerks (1994)
872. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
875. Pulp Fiction (1994)
876. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
886. Babe (1995)
888. Braveheart (1995)
890. Toy Story (1995)
894. Clueless (1995)
897. Se7en (1995)
901. The Usual Suspects (1995)
903. Fargo (1996)
907. Independence Day (1996)
911. Trainspotting (1996)
912. Scream (1996)
915. Princess Mononoke (1997)
916. L.A. Confidential (1997)
919. Boogie Nights (1997)
926. Titanic (1997)
927. The Big Lebowski (1998)
929. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
934. Pi (1998)
937. There's Something About Mary (1998)
939. Ringu (1998)
943. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
944. Three Kings (1999)
948. Fight Club (1999)
949. Being John Malkovich (1999)
950. American Beauty (1999)
952. The Matrix (1999)
953. The Sixth Sense (1999)
959. Gladiator (2000)
962. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
964. Meet the Parents (2000)
966. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
968. Dancer in the Dark (2000)
969. Memento (2000)
973. Le Fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain (2001)
974. Spirited Away (2001)
978. Moulin Rouge (2001)
982. Mulholland Dr. (2001)
983. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
985. The Pianist (2002)
989. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
991. Lost in Translation (2003)
994. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
995. Sideways (2004)
Actually...I disagree. It has the best effect if you know as much about it as possible EXCEPT that it's not true. They marketed it very loosely as based on real stuff. They had a fake-real documentary on the Sci-Fi network and they had the Blair Witch Dossier, both of which fleshed out the Ruskin Parr story and all the stuff that supposedly happened in the police manhunt for the children including the seance with the psychic they brought. Having read all that actually gave you a heightened experience. Of course I knew that none of it was real anyway, that would be silly, but if you could suspend your own disbelief, the more you knew about it, the more of an impact the film had in my opinion.
Basically, even if you take the film at face value, it's pretty interesting to see how people can fall apart just by nature of being lost in the woods together. It's kind of a Cube-lite. Isolationism-in-a-crowd and the paranoia that entails.
Well, yeah, that's a better example.
In some ways, that documentary's creepier than the actual film.