Movie Meme
AFI's top 100 movies. Bold the ones you have seen. Strike out the ones you couldn't finish. * the ones you have seen more than once.
1. Citizen Kane (1941)
2. The Godfather (1964) *
3. Casablanca (1942) * Is there any movie greater than this? Really, 1 and 2? I mean, I love me some Orson Welles, and I know how the boys feel about the mob, but seriously, how can you beat one of the greatest ensemble casts, with one of the greatest scripts? (I totally blame Paul Henried. The wet blanket. More screentime for Claude Rains! /rant)
4. Raging Bull (1980)
5. Singin’ in the Rain (1952) *
6. Gone with the Wind (1939)
7. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
8. Schindler’s List (1993)
9. Vertigo (1958) I know, I know. And it's Hitchcock, and I love Hitchcock. But I simply couldn't find the love in my cold, cold heart.
10. The Wizard of Oz (1939) *
11. City Lights (1931) J'adore.
12. The Searchers (1956)
13. Star Wars (1977) *
14. Psycho (1960)
15. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
16. 2001 : A Space Odyssey (1968) I tried, Hal. I made it through 2010, though.
17. The Graduate (1967)
18. The General (1927) Why do they even bother? I mean, has anyone besides the people who stayed awake through film classes ever even HEARD of these silent "gems" that get toddled out for award shows? (And I even j'adored #11. But one must make an exception for Chaplin's greatest work. I think. /hotair)
19. On the Waterfront (1954)
20. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
21. Chinatown (1974) * Love. Love. Love.
22. Some Like It Hot (1959)
23. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
24. E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)
25. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
26. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
27. High Noon (1952)
28. All About Eve (1950)
29. Double Indemnity (1944)
30. Apocalypse Now (1979)
31. The Maltese Falcon (1941) *
32. The Godfather Part II (1974)
33. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
34. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
35. Annie Hall (1977)
36. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
37. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
38. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
39. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
40. The Sound of Music (1965) *
41. King Kong (1933)
42. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
43. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
44. The Philadelphia Story (1940) * It is "yar."
45. Shane (1953)
46. It Happened One Night (1934)
47.A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
48. Rear Window (1954)*
49. Intolerance (1916)
50. Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) *
51. West Side Story (1961)
52. Taxi Driver (1976)
53. Deer Hunter, The (1978)
54. M*A*S*H (1970)
55. North by Northwest (1959) * Have I mentioned how badly I want to be Eve Kendall when I grow up? (Hell, now. I want to be Eve Kendall now. No waiting. Eve Kendall, with the red boat neck dress, with Cary Grant on a train, and "I never discuss love on an empty stomach.")
56. Jaws (1975) *
57. Rocky (1976)
58. The Gold Rush (1925) Does it count if I've seen Johnny Depp and Robin Williams re-create the potato dance scene in two other movies?
59. Nashville (1975)
60. Duck Soup (1933)
61. Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
62. American Graffiti (1973)
63. Cabaret (1972)
64. Network (1976)
65. The African Queen (1951)
66. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) * Spielberg, why can't you do this anymore? And don't even talk to me about Indy 4. You are so dead to me with that nonsense.
67. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
68. Unforgiven (1992)
69. Tootsie (1982)
70. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
71. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
72. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) *
73. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)*
74. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) *
75. In the Heat of the Night (1967)*
76. Forrest Gump (1994) * This is not repeat viewing by choice. This is repeat viewing by the wrath of cable scheduling. An accident. I swear. Unlike...
77. All the President’s Men (1976) * ... which is *so* repeat viewing-by-choice.
78. Modern Times (1936)
79. The Wild Bunch (1969)
80. The Apartment (1960)
81. Spartacus (1960)
82. Sunrise (1927)
83. Titanic (1997) Yes, but I still have cavities. Thank you, James Cameron, for inflicting that on the world. I hope you're happy.
84. Easy Rider (1969)
85. A Night at the Opera (1935) What? I like the Marx Brothers.
86. Platoon (1986)
87. 12 Angry Men (1957)
88. Bringing Up Baby (1938) * There are not enough asterisks for how much I love that movie. So, infinite asterisks to go here.
89. The Sixth Sense (1999) *
90. Swing Time (1936)
91. Sophie’s Choice (1982)
92. Goodfellas (1990)
93. The French Connection (1971)
94. Pulp Fiction (1994) *
95. The Last Picture Show (1971) You know, for all the hype about Bogdonovich, I've never seen one of his movies. Huh.
96. Do the Right Thing (1989)
97. Blade Runner (1982)
98. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
99. Toy Story (1995) *
100. Ben-Hur (1959)
Notice all the glaring exceptions from that list? Whither "Breakfast at Tiffany's"? Wherefore not "To Catch a Thief"? Le sigh.
Tag, you're it.
1. Citizen Kane (1941)
2. The Godfather (1964) *
3. Casablanca (1942) * Is there any movie greater than this? Really, 1 and 2? I mean, I love me some Orson Welles, and I know how the boys feel about the mob, but seriously, how can you beat one of the greatest ensemble casts, with one of the greatest scripts? (I totally blame Paul Henried. The wet blanket. More screentime for Claude Rains! /rant)
5. Singin’ in the Rain (1952) *
6. Gone with the Wind (1939)
7. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
9. Vertigo (1958)
10. The Wizard of Oz (1939) *
11. City Lights (1931) J'adore.
12. The Searchers (1956)
13. Star Wars (1977) *
14. Psycho (1960)
15. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
18. The General (1927) Why do they even bother? I mean, has anyone besides the people who stayed awake through film classes ever even HEARD of these silent "gems" that get toddled out for award shows? (And I even j'adored #11. But one must make an exception for Chaplin's greatest work. I think. /hotair)
19. On the Waterfront (1954)
20. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
21. Chinatown (1974) * Love. Love. Love.
22. Some Like It Hot (1959)
23. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
24. E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)
25. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
26. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
27. High Noon (1952)
29. Double Indemnity (1944)
30. Apocalypse Now (1979)
31. The Maltese Falcon (1941) *
32. The Godfather Part II (1974)
34. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
35. Annie Hall (1977)
36. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
37. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
38. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
39. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
40. The Sound of Music (1965) *
41. King Kong (1933)
42. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
43. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
44. The Philadelphia Story (1940) * It is "yar."
45. Shane (1953)
46. It Happened One Night (1934)
47.A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
48. Rear Window (1954)*
49. Intolerance (1916)
50. Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) *
51. West Side Story (1961)
52. Taxi Driver (1976)
54. M*A*S*H (1970)
55. North by Northwest (1959) * Have I mentioned how badly I want to be Eve Kendall when I grow up? (Hell, now. I want to be Eve Kendall now. No waiting. Eve Kendall, with the red boat neck dress, with Cary Grant on a train, and "I never discuss love on an empty stomach.")
56. Jaws (1975) *
57. Rocky (1976)
58. The Gold Rush (1925) Does it count if I've seen Johnny Depp and Robin Williams re-create the potato dance scene in two other movies?
59. Nashville (1975)
60. Duck Soup (1933)
61. Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
62. American Graffiti (1973)
63. Cabaret (1972)
65. The African Queen (1951)
66. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) * Spielberg, why can't you do this anymore? And don't even talk to me about Indy 4. You are so dead to me with that nonsense.
67. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
68. Unforgiven (1992)
69. Tootsie (1982)
71. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
72. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) *
73. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)*
74. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) *
75. In the Heat of the Night (1967)*
76. Forrest Gump (1994) * This is not repeat viewing by choice. This is repeat viewing by the wrath of cable scheduling. An accident. I swear. Unlike...
77. All the President’s Men (1976) * ... which is *so* repeat viewing-by-choice.
78. Modern Times (1936)
79. The Wild Bunch (1969)
80. The Apartment (1960)
81. Spartacus (1960)
82. Sunrise (1927)
83. Titanic (1997) Yes, but I still have cavities. Thank you, James Cameron, for inflicting that on the world. I hope you're happy.
84. Easy Rider (1969)
85. A Night at the Opera (1935) What? I like the Marx Brothers.
86. Platoon (1986)
87. 12 Angry Men (1957)
88. Bringing Up Baby (1938) * There are not enough asterisks for how much I love that movie. So, infinite asterisks to go here.
89. The Sixth Sense (1999) *
90. Swing Time (1936)
91. Sophie’s Choice (1982)
93. The French Connection (1971)
94. Pulp Fiction (1994) *
95. The Last Picture Show (1971) You know, for all the hype about Bogdonovich, I've never seen one of his movies. Huh.
96. Do the Right Thing (1989)
97. Blade Runner (1982)
98. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
99. Toy Story (1995) *
100. Ben-Hur (1959)
Notice all the glaring exceptions from that list? Whither "Breakfast at Tiffany's"? Wherefore not "To Catch a Thief"? Le sigh.
Tag, you're it.