2007-05-22 15:54:45 · 15 answers · asked by Christina D 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Life is Beautiful
It's a Wonderful Life
Session 9
The Fountain
The Village
American Psycho
The Straight Story
2007-05-22 18:21:55 · answer #1 · answered by Skatermomof5 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heh! As you can see, different kinds of people will give you different lists of the greates movies ever based on the type that they like. What is usually as the "definitive" list of the greatest films ever is the one composed by the American Film Institute:
http://www.afi.com/Docs/tvevents/pdf/movies100.pdf
My favourites, that I also regard as some of the best ever made (in no particular order), are:
Roman Holiday
Sabrina
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Casablanca
Citizen Kane
Singin' in the Rain
Sunset Boulevard
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Best Years of Our Lives
The African Queen
The Thin Man
Vertigo
Rebecca
Grand Hotel
Dial M for Murder
A Streetcar Named Desire
However, the number one movie on the AFI's list is Citizen Kane, Orson Welles' 1941 classic, which he directed, produced, wrote and starred in at the age of 25. The rest of the top ten, in order, are: Casablanca (#2), The Godfather (#3), Gone With the Wind (#4), Lawrence of Arabia (#5), The Wizard of Oz (#6), The Graduate (#7), On the Waterfront (#8), Schindler's List (#9) and Singin' in the Rain (#10).
Chances are you'll find most of the ones you considered to be some of the best in that list. If you didn't, they probably emerge in this list of the 400 films nominated for the above list.
http://www.afi.com/Docs/tvevents/pdf/movies400.pdf
Just so you know, the films in the final 100 were selected by over 1500 people "in the business" who each had to select any four of the 400 to be included in the final list.
2007-05-23 04:17:14 · answer #2 · answered by Barbarian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Shawshank Redemption
Sophie's Choice
The Deer Hunter
My Left Foot
Psycho
On the Waterfront
Bladerunner (Director's Cut)
Dr. Strangelove
Braveheart
King Kong (Original)
Don't Look Now
Citizen Kane
2007-05-23 00:10:19 · answer #3 · answered by R.H. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Godfather 1,2,3
Jaws
Titanic
The Notebook
Goodfellas
The Princess Bride
Point Break
The Matrix Series
Lord of the Rings Movies
Star Wars Movies
Braveheart
Scream
Lethal Weapon 1,2
Saw 1,2,3
2007-05-22 23:37:59 · answer #4 · answered by Dancing Girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Shawshank Redemption
2007-05-22 23:12:49 · answer #5 · answered by KTANK81 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here's a few:
Back to the Future
Pirates of the Caribbean I,II,III
Star Wars (All 6)
Lord of the Rings (All 3)
Indiana Jones (All 3)
The Matrix (All 3)
Jurassic Park
Monte Python and the Holy Grail
2007-05-22 23:17:18 · answer #6 · answered by Marty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Usual Suspects
2007-05-22 23:00:08 · answer #7 · answered by Walker Boh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anchorman, Dodgeball, Borat, Zoolander, Just Friends, Terminator, The Burbs, WHEN HARRY MET SALLY!
2007-05-22 23:36:39 · answer #8 · answered by Creme de la Creme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man on Fire
Toy Soldiers
Seven
Schindler's List
Scarface
2007-05-22 22:59:08 · answer #9 · answered by Melissa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An old one, but still the best to me " Gone with the Wind "
2007-05-22 23:04:39 · answer #10 · answered by poopski 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋