best/classic movies of all time?

Question

I'm looking for sum ideas for movies to add to my collection. Want suggestions for excellent classic movies, not just any old dross.
Films similar to Shawshank redemption, Schindlers list, One flew over the cuckoo's nest etc.

Answer 1

Jacob the Liar (starring Robin Williams similar to Schindler's)

Sophie's Choice (starring Meryl Streep)
mother during the Nazi era en route to concentration camp must make a choice of who is to live her daughter or her son and what becomes of her life subsequently.

The Color Purple (starring Whoppi Goldberg,Oprah Winfrey)

The Man who broke a Thousand Chains starring Val Kilmer
True story

Cinderella Man (starring Russell Crowe)
(not a classic yet but based on true person)

Gladiator (starring Russell Crowe)

Men of Honor (Starring Robert Dinero and Cuba Gooding)
Inspired by true story

Remember the Titans(starring Denzel Washington)
true story

BraveHeart (starring Mel Gibson)

Just to name a few that you may or may not already have.

If you want something further back then get
To Kill A Mockingbird

Answer 2

1. CITIZEN KANE (1941)
2. CASABLANCA (1942)
3. THE GODFATHER (1972)
4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
5. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
7. THE GRADUATE (1967)
8. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)
9. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)
10. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
11. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
12. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
13. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)
14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
15. STAR WARS (1977)
16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
17. THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)
18. PSYCHO (1960)
19. CHINATOWN (1974)
20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)
21. THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)
22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
23. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
24. RAGING BULL (1980)
25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
27. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)
28. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
30. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)
31. ANNIE HALL (1977)
32. THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)
33. HIGH NOON (1952)
34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
36. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)
37. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946)
38. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
40. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
41. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
42. REAR WINDOW (1954)
43. KING KONG (1933)
44. THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)
45. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951)
46. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)
47. TAXI DRIVER (1976)
48. JAWS (1975)
49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
50. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
51. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)
52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)
53. AMADEUS (1984)
54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
56. M*A*S*H (1970)
57. THE THIRD MAN (1949)
58. FANTASIA (1940)
59. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)
60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
61. VERTIGO (1958)
62. TOOTSIE (1982)
63. STAGECOACH (1939)
64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
66. NETWORK (1976)
67. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)
68. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
69. SHANE (1953)
70. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)
71. FORREST GUMP (1994)
72. BEN-HUR (1959)
73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)
74. THE GOLD RUSH (1925)
75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)
76. CITY LIGHTS (1931)
77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
78. ROCKY (1976)
79. THE DEER HUNTER (1978)
80. THE WILD BUNCH (1969)
81. MODERN TIMES (1936)
82. GIANT (1956)
83. PLATOON (1986)
84. FARGO (1996)
85. DUCK SOUP (1933)
86. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)
87. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
88. EASY RIDER (1969)
89. PATTON (1970)
90. THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)
91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)
92. A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)
93. THE APARTMENT (1960)
94. GOODFELLAS (1990)
95. PULP FICTION (1994)
96. THE SEARCHERS (1956)
97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
98. UNFORGIVEN (1992)
99. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)
100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)

Answer 3

Well there are way too many to list, but here are a few of the ones I reccomend.

Dead Poets Soceity, American History X, Trainspotting, Elephant, Last Days, Super Troopers, Oceans 11, Oceans 12, Italian Job, Gone in 60 seconds, pulp fiction, resevoir dogs, snatch, lock stock and two smoking barrels, green street hooligans, garden state, the last kiss, inside man, silence of the lambs, red dragon, hannibal, hearts of atlantis, hero, house of flying daggers, taxi driver, raging bull, psycho, Murder!, schiendlers list, scoop, scenes from a mall, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, millions, the mask, dumb and dumber, the number 23, 300, 1408, punch drunk love, waterboy, billy madison, office space, scarface, phone booth, a good year, Seven, zodiac, oceans 13, shawshank redemption, usual suspects, lord of the rings series, The departed, forrest gump, the green mile, magnolia, the sixth sense, One flew over cukoos nest, good will hunting, fight club, training day, heat, the breakfest club, the shining

They are all wonderful films that I beleive everyone should see.

Answer 4

How green was my valley (old but good)
You may already have most of these:
Usual Suspects
Black Hawk Down
Pulp fiction
Killing Zoe
Reservoir Dogs
Crash
Goodfellas
Godfather set
Platoon
English Patient
Hotel Rwanda
Man on Fire
Scarface
American History X
These are some that you may not have?
Chopper
Love, Honour & Obey
Scum
Human Traffic
Twin Town
Going off Big Time
Lock, Stock
Layer Cake
Wolf Creek
Romper Stomper
Once were Warriors
The Commitments
Shirley Valentine
The Notebook

There's probably loads more that I'll keep remembering but hope that keeps you going

Answer 5

Rebecca, "Excalibur" may fit your collection nicely. I have seen the film multiple times during the course of seven years, and I never seem to grow tired of it. "Excalibur" is collectible in that it is by far the best version of the Arthurian legend. It is a 1981 film by John Boorman, and it is guaranteed to move you to tears and also be inspired. "First Knight" and 2004's "King Arthur" doesn't even come close to this.

And since now that you've mentioned the word "classic," I will recommend a set of films that are "classics" but not in the sense of the word from your question. Almost all of BBC's productions of the English classics are collectible. Works like "Pride and Prejudice," "North and South," "Wives and Daughters," etc. are very collectible because they have a broad appeal and at the same time, not like your Hollywood film. If you get these for your collection, you will never ever regret getting them because they are mostly VERY rewatchable, and can be enjoyed by the whole family.

Answer 6

Some of my favorites:

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Dog Day Afternoon
All the President's Men
Alien
Taxi Driver
Raging Bull
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Network
Do the Right Thing
JFK

Answer 7

The Italian Job - the original version from the 1960's starring Michael Caine, Noel Coward and Benny Hill - one of the few car films my Mum (who hates cars) can sit through

Answer 8

The Seven Year Itch starring Marilyn Monroe.

Answer 9

Dog Day Afternoon

Answer 10

modern cases(Charles Chaplin), Mr. Deeds is going to city(Gary Cooper), Out of the previous(Robert Mitchum), None besides the indisputable fact that the Lonely heart(Cary grant), sunset street(William Holden), The seventh Seal(Max Von Sydow), the guy Who Shot Liberty Valence(John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart).