To 100 Movies

Matt Stratton | May 22, 2003 min read

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According to the IMDB, these are the Top 100 Movies of All Time.

I’m emboldened (similar to embiggened) the ones I’ve seen. Inspired by I’ve commented on some of them.

1 Godfather, The (1972)

2 Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)

3 Godfather: Part II, The (1974)

4 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

5 Schindler’s List (1993) – I’m just as surprised as you that I’ve never seen this movie.

6 Citizen Kane (1941)Saw this in Cinema class in high school and never looked back. Massively inspiring to me.

7 Casablanca (1942)One day I’ll make a movie like Casablanca. I swear. But it won’t have J-Lo and Affleck.

8 Seven Samurai (1954)You’ve seen the Magnificant Seven? Watch this and see how it was done first.

9 Star Wars (1977)

10 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

11 Memento (2000)I can’t believe this is #11…it was a good flick, but jeezus.

12 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

13 Rear Window (1954)

14 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)

15 Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

16 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

17 Usual Suspects, The (1995)

18 Amelie (2001)

19 Pulp Fiction (1994)

20 North by Northwest (1959)The movie that made people scared of crop dusters for years and years.

21 Psycho (1960)I assume they’re speaking of the original, and not Gus Van Sant’s remake with Vince Vaughn. I saw that one too.

22 Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)

23 12 Angry Men (1957)

24 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

25 It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

26 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

27 Goodfellas (1990)

28 American Beauty (1999)

29 Vertigo (1958)

30 Pianist, The (2002)

31 Sunset Blvd. (1950)

32 Apocalypse Now (1979)

33 Some Like It Hot (1959)One of the funniest movies of all time. Seriously. If you haven’t seen this, RENT IT TONIGHT.

34 Matrix, The (1999)

35 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

36 Taxi Driver (1976)

37 Third Man, The (1949)

38 Paths of Glory (1957)

39 Fight Club (1999)

40 Boot, Das (1981)

41 L.A. Confidential (1997)

42 Double Indemnity (1944)

43 Chinatown (1974)

44 Requiem for a Dream (2000)Feeling too good about yourself? Rent this.

45 Maltese Falcon, The (1941)

46 Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

47 Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)

48 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)

49 Saving Private Ryan (1998)

50 All About Eve (1950)

51 M (1931)

52 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

53 Raging Bull (1980)

54 Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

55 Se7en (1995)

56 Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000)

57 Wizard of Oz, The (1939)

58 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

59 Vita e bella, La (1997)

60 American History X (1998)This movie is tough to watch, but it is worth it.

61 Sting, The (1973)

62 Touch of Evil (1958)

63 Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)

64 Alien (1979)

65 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

66 Rashemon (1950)

67 Leon (1994)

68 Annie Hall (1977)

69 Great Escape, The (1963)

70 Clockwork Orange, A (1971)

71 Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)

72 Reservoir Dogs (1992)

73 Sixth Sense, The (1999)

74 Jaws (1975)

75 Amadeus (1984)

76 On the Waterfront (1954)

77 Ran (1985)

78 Braveheart (1995)

79 High Noon (1952)

80 Fargo (1996)

81 Blade Runner (1982)

82 Apartment, The (1960)

83 Aliens (1986)

84 Toy Story 2 (1999)

85 Strangers on a Train (1951)

86 Modern Times (1936)

87 Shining, The (1980)

88 Donnie Darko (2001)

89 Duck Soup (1933)

90 Princess Bride, The (1987)

91 Lola rennt (1998)

92 City Lights (1931)

93 General, The (1927)

94 Metropolis (1927)

95 Searchers, The (1956)

96 Full Metal Jacket

97 Notorious (1946)

98 Manhattan (1979)

99 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

100 Graduate, The (1967)