If you had to pick 10 movies?

Question

Pick 10 movies that you think everyone should see in a lifetime. Like ones that are thought provoking, or enlightening, moving, have a powerful messege, things like that. ((you can put just a few if you can't think, or more if you want))

: D Thanks

Answer 1

Color Purple
whats love got to do with it
one flew over the cukoo's nest
deliverance
a time to kill
monster
texas chainsaw massacre
set it off
mean girls
final destination

Answer 2

1. The Lion King
2. Billy Madison
3. Mr. Deeds
4. Big Daddy
5. Toy Story (2)
6. Holes
7. Zoolander
8. American Idol (haha thats not a movie)
9. When a Stranger Calls
10. The Luck of the Irish

Answer 3

Rank Rating Title Votes
1. 9.1 The Godfather (1972) 240,315
2. 9.1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 284,318
3. 9.0 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 137,334
4. 8.9 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) 75,633
5. 8.8 Pulp Fiction (1994) 244,616
6. 8.8 Schindler's List (1993) 165,845
7. 8.8 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 176,411
8. 8.8 Casablanca (1942) 109,808
9. 8.8 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 122,975
10. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 219,445
11. 8.8 Shichinin no samurai (1954) 61,017
12. 8.8 Star Wars (1977) 215,250
13. 8.7 12 Angry Men (1957) 56,597
14. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) 71,934
15. 8.7 Goodfellas (1990) 131,429
16. 8.7 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 150,975
17. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 255,156
18. 8.7 Cidade de Deus (2002) 79,163
19. 8.6 C'era una volta il West (1968) 38,846
20. 8.6 The Usual Suspects (1995) 171,233
21. 8.6 Psycho (1960) 88,847
22. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 103,827
23. 8.6 North by Northwest (1959) 59,055
24. 8.6 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 151,670
25. 8.6 Citizen Kane (1941) 94,942
26. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 208,225
27. 8.6 Memento (2000) 161,507
28. 8.6 Fight Club (1999) 215,703
29. 8.5 Sunset Blvd. (1950) 31,089
30. 8.5 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 51,874
31. 8.5 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 65,627
32. 8.5 The Matrix (1999) 237,715
33. 8.5 Taxi Driver (1976) 89,317
34. 8.5 American Beauty (1999) 184,224
35. 8.5 Se7en (1995) 161,143
36. 8.5 Apocalypse Now (1979) 110,024
37. 8.5 Vertigo (1958) 56,897
38. 8.5 Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) 110,804
39. 8.5 Léon (1994) 107,536
40. 8.5 The Departed (2006) 126,261
41. 8.5 American History X (1998) 122,328
42. 8.4 Paths of Glory (1957) 26,084
43. 8.4 Chinatown (1974) 46,364
44. 8.4 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 52,267
45. 8.4 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 122,007
46. 8.4 M (1931) 23,224
47. 8.4 Laberinto del fauno, El (2006) 70,708
48. 8.4 The Third Man (1949) 31,924
49. 8.4 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 116,180
50. 8.4 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 18,976
51. 8.4 Alien (1979) 108,085
52. 8.4 The Pianist (2002) 69,184
53. 8.4 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 103,263
54. 8.4 The Shining (1980) 98,080
55. 8.4 L.A. Confidential (1997) 109,828
56. 8.4 Double Indemnity (1944) 21,245
57. 8.4 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 37,257
58. 8.4 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) 55,720
59. 8.4 Untergang, Der (2004) 41,354
60. 8.4 The Maltese Falcon (1941) 32,861
61. 8.4 Boot, Das (1981) 46,883
62. 8.3 Leben der Anderen, Das (2006) 23,139
63. 8.3 Requiem for a Dream (2000) 102,378
64. 8.3 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 126,990
65. 8.3 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 168,809
66. 8.3 Metropolis (1927) 22,809
67. 8.3 Aliens (1986) 105,433
68. 8.3 Forrest Gump (1994) 168,096
69. 8.3 Raging Bull (1980) 52,325
70. 8.3 Modern Times (1936) 19,586
71. 8.3 Sin City (2005) 140,396
72. 8.3 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 46,923
73. 8.3 Singin' in the Rain (1952) 34,657
74. 8.3 Rashômon (1950) 22,708
75. 8.3 Rebecca (1940) 20,856
76. 8.3 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 134,055
77. 8.3 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 102,391
78. 8.3 Ratatouille (2007) 32,542
79. 8.3 The Great Escape (1963) 36,561
80. 8.3 All About Eve (1950) 21,890
81. 8.3 Some Like It Hot (1959) 42,169
82. 8.3 Amadeus (1984) 60,956
83. 8.3 Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957) 20,196
84. 8.3 On the Waterfront (1954) 24,293
85. 8.3 Touch of Evil (1958) 19,806
86. 8.3 The Elephant Man (1980) 32,082
87. 8.3 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 23,304
88. 8.3 The Prestige (2006) 84,908
89. 8.2 Jaws (1975) 84,084
90. 8.2 Vita è bella, La (1997) 64,255
91. 8.2 The Sting (1973) 40,489
92. 8.2 Strangers on a Train (1951) 19,603
93. 8.2 City Lights (1931) 14,492
94. 8.2 Full Metal Jacket (1987) 86,563
95. 8.2 The Apartment (1960) 20,179
96. 8.2 The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 50,559
97. 8.2 Batman Begins (2005) 136,924
98. 8.2 Braveheart (1995) 153,150
99. 8.2 The Great Dictator (1940) 20,223
100. 8.2 The Big Sleep (1946) 17,793
101. 8.2 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 20,450
102. 8.2 Blade Runner (1982) 117,049
103. 8.2 Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 39,907
104. 8.2 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 64,408
105. 8.2 Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988) 26,242
106. 8.2 Notorious (1946) 18,765
107. 8.2 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 138,783
108. 8.2 High Noon (1952) 20,964
109. 8.2 Million Dollar Baby (2004) 74,922
110. 8.2 Fargo (1996) 102,779
111. 8.2 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 135,060
112. 8.2 Unforgiven (1992) 55,231
113. 8.2 Ran (1985) 21,507
114. 8.2 Donnie Darko (2001) 119,802
115. 8.2 Salaire de la peur, Le (1953) 7,208
116. 8.2 Back to the Future (1985) 119,165
117. 8.2 Cool Hand Luke (1967) 25,701
118. 8.2 Oldboy (2003) 45,223
119. 8.2 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 102,457
120. 8.1 Mononoke-hime (1997) 38,228
121. 8.1 Annie Hall (1977) 38,594
122. 8.1 Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) 21,441
123. 8.1 The Green Mile (1999) 112,410
124. 8.1 The Sixth Sense (1999) 156,651
125. 8.1 Yojimbo (1961) 17,366
126. 8.1 Gladiator (2000) 165,438
127. 8.1 Ladri di biciclette (1948) 14,404
128. 8.1 Ben-Hur (1959) 35,747
129. 8.1 The Incredibles (2004) 84,008
130. 8.1 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 7,133
131. 8.1 Life of Brian (1979) 57,949
132. 8.1 Finding Nemo (2003) 88,938
133. 8.1 The Deer Hunter (1978) 52,049
134. 8.1 The Killing (1956) 13,674
135. 8.1 V for Vendetta (2005) 114,684
136. 8.1 Children of Men (2006) 74,080
137. 8.1 Diaboliques, Les (1955) 7,298
138. 8.1 Die Hard (1988) 107,176
139. 8.1 It Happened One Night (1934) 14,211
140. 8.1 Platoon (1986) 64,809
141. 8.1 Notti di Cabiria, Le (1957) 5,596
142. 8.1 Grindhouse (2007) 42,935
143. 8.1 Crash (2004/I) 99,212
144. 8.1 The General (1927) 11,655
145. 8.1 Battaglia di Algeri, La (1966) 6,665
146. 8.1 The Graduate (1967) 48,144
147. 8.1 The Princess Bride (1987) 85,261
148. 8.1 Brief Encounter (1945) 6,586
149. 8.1 Smultronstället (1957) 11,311
150. 8.1 Amores perros (2000) 33,976
151. 8.1 The Wild Bunch (1969) 18,792
152. 8.1 Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 21,995
153. 8.1 Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) 7,499
154. 8.1 Gandhi (1982) 28,839
155. 8.1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 34,764
156. 8.1 Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 11,417
157. 8.0 Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 31,217
158. 8.0 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 102,908
159. 8.0 Heat (1995) 83,805
160. 8.0 3:10 to Yuma (2007) 15,614
161. 8.0 The African Queen (1951) 22,278
162. 8.0 Stand by Me (1986) 54,266
163. 8.0 The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 13,620
164. 8.0 8½ (1963) 15,861
165. 8.0 Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 72,064
166. 8.0 Harvey (1950) 13,775
167. 8.0 Wo hu cang long (2000) 77,218
168. 8.0 The Night of the Hunter (1955) 13,931
169. 8.0 The Conversation (1974) 18,927
170. 8.0 The Big Lebowski (1998) 97,287
171. 8.0 Duck Soup (1933) 16,576
172. 8.0 Hot Fuzz (2007) 59,999
173. 8.0 Gone with the Wind (1939) 48,673
174. 8.0 Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 9,533
175. 8.0 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 13,750
176. 8.0 The Gold Rush (1925) 11,658
177. 8.0 Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) 16,337
178. 8.0 Trainspotting (1996) 90,484
179. 8.0 Groundhog Day (1993) 79,195
180. 8.0 Superbad (2007) 39,208
181. 8.0 Cabinet des Dr. Caligari., Das (1920) 8,970
182. 8.0 Patton (1970) 24,704
183. 8.0 Snatch. (2000) 91,557
184. 8.0 The Thing (1982) 39,555
185. 8.0 Toy Story (1995) 79,663
186. 8.0 Glory (1989) 36,574
187. 8.0 The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 17,624
188. 8.0 Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 9,521
189. 8.0 Spartacus (1960) 30,234
190. 8.0 Scarface (1983) 77,827
191. 8.0 Sleuth (1972) 8,731
192. 8.0 Twelve Monkeys (1995) 103,545
193. 8.0 Ed Wood (1994) 43,063
194. 8.0 Belle et la bête, La (1946) 5,446
195. 8.0 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 10,530
196. 8.0 King Kong (1933) 22,983
197. 8.0 Lola rennt (1998) 54,587
198. 8.0 Out of the Past (1947) 5,866
199. 8.0 The Terminator (1984) 102,054
200. 8.0 The Lady Vanishes (1938) 9,237
201. 8.0 In the Heat of the Night (1967) 12,904
202. 8.0 The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) 4,500
203. 8.0 Toy Story 2 (1999) 70,257
204. 8.0 The Exorcist (1973) 60,972
205. 8.0 Frankenstein (1931) 13,157
206. 7.9 Big Fish (2003) 75,010
207. 7.9 The Philadelphia Story (1940) 17,662
208. 7.9 Anatomy of a Murder (1959) 8,150
209. 7.9 Mystic River (2003) 63,766
210. 7.9 The Hustler (1961) 14,747
211. 7.9 Stalker (1979) 9,946
212. 7.9 The Lion King (1994) 67,609
213. 7.9 Magnolia (1999) 77,849
214. 7.9 Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 22,799
215. 7.9 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 67,406
216. 7.9 Young Frankenstein (1974) 38,106
217. 7.9 Ying xiong (2002) 51,313
218. 7.9 A Christmas Story (1983) 34,296
219. 7.9 Casino Royale (2006) 93,129
220. 7.9 In Cold Blood (1967) 6,030
221. 7.9 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 143,852
222. 7.9 Hotaru no haka (1988) 17,385
223. 7.9 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 19,046
224. 7.9 Casino (1995) 56,776
225. 7.9 Dial M for Murder (1954) 15,625
226. 7.9 Rosemary's Baby (1968) 25,895
227. 7.9 Roman Holiday (1953) 17,731
228. 7.9 Stalag 17 (1953) 12,535
229. 7.9 Manhattan (1979) 22,279
230. 7.9 Shaun of the Dead (2004) 65,187
231. 7.9 Finding Neverland (2004) 54,508
232. 7.9 Rope (1948) 15,744
233. 7.9 Mou gaan dou (2002) 19,046
234. 7.9 Shrek (2001) 116,116
235. 7.9 Cinderella Man (2005) 37,618
236. 7.9 Du rififi chez les hommes (1955) 4,407
237. 7.9 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 12,811
238. 7.9 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) 18,961
239. 7.9 The Lost Weekend (1945) 6,489
240. 7.9 A Man for All Seasons (1966) 7,955
241. 7.9 Umberto D. (1952) 4,105
242. 7.9 Doctor Zhivago (1965) 18,876
243. 7.9 The Searchers (1956) 18,109
244. 7.9 Before Sunset (2004) 27,540
245. 7.9 Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004) 20,430
246. 7.9 To Have and Have Not (1944) 7,664
247. 7.9 Ikiru (1952) 9,459
248. 7.9 Brazil (1985) 51,724
249. 7.9 Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972) 9,604
250. 7.9 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) 13,563

I read through this list and I love most of the movies on there.

Answer 4

1. Halloween
2. Mr bean
3. Billy Madison
4. Bridge to Terabithia
5. The Color Purple
6. Teaching Miss Tingle
7. Jaws
8. My Girl
9. The Great Outdoors
10. The Ten Comandments

Answer 5

Not in any order, but:

The Lake House - romantic
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - romantic, good music
The 13th Warrior - exciting and full of camaraderie
Zulu - historical and exciting
The Searchers - One of John Wayne's best movies
The Long, Gray Line - Tyrone Power's best movie and you get to look at him
Jesus Christ, Superstar - fantastic music and dancing
The Manitou - very scary in an eerie way
84 Charing Cross Road - nostalgic and sad
Wolfen - supernatural and thought provoking
300 - fantastic special effects and drool provoking bodies, very, very hot

Answer 6

The Ten Commandments
It's A Wonderful Life
Wizard of OZ
The Passion
Pay it Forward
Radio
Forest Gump
Girl Interrupted
Patch Adams
A Time to Kill

Answer 7

Saw I.
Saw II.
Saw III.
The Ring II.
House of Wax.
The Butcher.
Slither.
The Hills Have Eyes.
When a Stranger Calls.
War of the Worlds.

I find scary movies very life changing and I enjoy them. :) Good luck to you.

Answer 8

The following movies Mr. Mister is about to include and announce are recommended 100% by himself. Please watch the movies, he promises to be satisfied.

1.) 28 weeks later
For information toward the movie please go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28_Weeks_Later

2.) The Reaping
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reaping

3.) An American Haunting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_american_haunting

4.) Texas ChainSaw Massacre (either the beginning or the second)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Texas_Chainsaw_Massacre_%282003_film%29

5.) The Hills Have Eyes (1 or 2)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hills_Have_Eyes:_The_Beginning


I personally recommend all those movies to everyone! :D
MY favorite movie is probably "28 weeks later". It was a great thriller, and has a very mysterious yet exciting ending.

Answer 9

To Kill A Mockingbird
Schindler's List
Moulin Rouge

Answer 10

The boondock saints
the usual suspects
Sorry I can only think of a few, bad memory.