"300 movies I need to watch" list

[Citrus]

My friends and family kept telling me to watch movies they mention then the next week would ask me if I watched it and I would have forgotten it. So I made a list.

I started to make this list last year and I finished about 3 months later. Then after doing some research on the movies my friends told me to add on the list I wanted to add those. So originally is was 100, then 205, and finally it's...
300 Movies To See Before I'm 18!!

So anyway, I thought i would share this list with you. I will put my ratings on here too which are:
Must Own! = INCREDIBLE!!
=) = Very Good!
=/ = So-so...
=( = Bleh...

List will be in next post.

[Ladri.]

Sweet! This is kinda like my list.

[17thletterfilms]

Where's the next post? :P

[Citrus]

This is the final version of my list of movies. My goal is to watch all of them by my 18th birthday. Right now I have watched : 135 : movies.
Ratings: MUST OWN! is incredible. =) is very good. =/ is so-so. =( is bleh.
1. The Godfather MUST OWN!
2. The Godfather part II MUST OWN!
3. The Godfather part III MUST OWN!
4. The Outsiders
5. Dracula (1992) =(
6. Apocalypse Now MUST OWN!
7. The Rainmaker
8. Schindler's List =)
9. Saving Private Ryan =)
10. Hook
11. Jaws =/
12. Munich
13. Catch Me If You Can MUST OWN!
14. Close Encounters of a Third Kind
15. Empire of The Sun
16. Reservoir Dogs MUST OWN!
17. Jackie Brown MUST OWN!
18. Sin City MUST OWN!
19. From Dusk Till Dawn MUST OWN!
20. Four Rooms MUST OWN!
21. Grindhouse MUST OWN!
22. Natural Born Killers MUST OWN!
23. Platoon =)
24. The Doors =)
25. Scarface =)
26. Goodfellas
27. Taxi Driver
28. Casino
29. The Departed MUST OWN!
30. Raging Bull MUST OWN!
31. Cape Fear MUST OWN!
32. The Aviator
33. Mean Streets
34. Boxcar Bertha
35. The King of Comedy
36. After Hours
37. The Color of Money MUST OWN!
38. The Last Temptation of Christ
39. Bringing Out The Dead MUST OWN!
40. The Shining MUST OWN!
41. Full Metal Jacket MUST OWN!
42. A Clockwork Orange
43. The Killing
44. Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb
45. Gladiator =/
46. American Gangster=)
47. Blade Runner=)
48. Hannibal
49. Kingdom of Heaven
50. Thelma and Louise
51. Alien =)
52. Aliens
53. The Abyss
54. Titanic
55. True Lies =)
56. Halloween =)
57. The Thing MUST OWN!
58. Escape From New York
59. Escape From L.A.
60. Assault on Precinct 13
61. Scream =)
62. Nightmare on Elm Street=)
63. Red Eye =(
64. The Royal Tenenbaums
65. Rushmore
66. The Darjeeling Limited =)
67. Bottle Rocket =)
68. Domino =)
69. Top Gun =)
70. Days of Thunder
71. The Last Boy Scout=)
72. Beverly Hills Cop
73. Beverly Hills Cop II
74. Alien 3
75. Fight Club MUST OWN!
76. Se7en MUST OWN!
77. Raising Arizona =)
78. O Brother Where Art Thou? MUST OWN!
79. Blood Simple
80. No Country For Old Men MUST OWN!
81. Fargo MUST OWN!
82. The Big Lebowski MUST OWN!
83. Misery =/
84. A Few Good Men
85. When Harry Met Sally
86. The Princess Bride =/
87. This Is Spinal Tap MUST OWN!
88. Stand By Me MUST OWN!
89. Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels MUST OWN!
90. Snatch MUST OWN!
91. Revolver =)
92. American Graffiti MUST OWN!
93. Tootsie MUST OWN!
94. Marathon Man =/
95. Little Big Man
96. Something About Mary
97. Caddy Shack
98. Blazing Saddles
99. History of The World part 1 =)
100. Casablanca MUST OWN!
101. Rain Man =)
102. The Graduate MUST OWN!
103. The Sixth Sense =(
104. Wedding Crashers=)
105. Office Space =)
106. What About Bob =)
107. Infernal Affairs =/
108. Jackass The Movie MUST OWN!
109. Animal House =)
110. Airplane
111. Texas Chainsaw Massacre =/
112. Signs =(
113. The Usual Suspects MUST OWN!
114. Chinatown =(
115. Alien Resurrection
116. Predator =)
117. Predator 2
118. Braveheart =)
119. The Deer Hunter =)
120. Bad Boys MUST OWN!
121. Bad Boys II
122. Pearl Harbor
123. The Rock MUST OWN!
124. The Untouchables
125. The Hunt For Red October
126. Patriot Games
127. Clear and Present Danger
128. Sum of All Fears
129. Kramer vs Kramer
130. Shanghai Noon
131. Shanghai Knights
132. 300 =(
133. Die Hard MUST OWN!
134. Die Hard 2: Die Harder MUST OWN!
135. Die Hard: With a Vengeance MUST OWN!
136. Live Free or Die Hard MUST OWN!
137. Lucky Number Sleven
138. The Whole Nine Yards
139. The Whole Ten Yards
140. From Hell =/
141. Good Will Hunting MUST OWN!
142. Punch Drunk Love MUST OWN!
143. Twelve Monkeys =)
144. The Mexican =)
145. Troy =(
146. Con Air MUST OWN!
147. Children of Men MUST OWN!
148. Blues Brothers 2000
149. Overboard
150. The Prestige =)

[Citrus]

151. Silence of The Lambs =)
152. Red Dragon
153. Hannibal Rising =/
154. Sling Blade
155. Risky Business
156. Apollo 13
157. Big
158. Casualties of War
159. Hot Shots
160. Hot Shots: Part Deux
161. Joy Ride =)
162. Road to Perdition
163. Wayne's World Must Own!
164. Wayne's World 2 Must Own!
165. Fifth Element =/
166. Point Break
167. Sleepy Hollow =/
168. Ed Wood
169. Dirty Harry
170. Magnum Force
171. The Enforcer
172. Sudden Impact
173. The Dead Pool
174. The Longest Yard
175. Collateral
176. Hoosiers
177. The Truman Show MUST OWN!
178. The Cable Guy =)
179. Man on The Moon
180. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgendy =)
181. The Warriors MUST OWN!
182. What's Eating Gilbert Grape MUST OWN!
183. Old School
184. Perfect Storm =(
185. Jerry McGuire
186. Cocktail
187. Rumble in the Bronx
188. Thir13en Ghosts =/
189. Broken Arrow
190. We Were Soldiers =)
191. The Patriot
192. Rocky Horror Picture Show
193. Mr. Holland Opus
194. Drop Dead Fred =/
195. First Blood
196. Rambo 2
197. Rambo 3
198. Rocky =)
199. The French Connection
200. The Fugitive =)
201. U.S. Marshalls
202. Heartbreak Ridge
203. The Great Escape
204. Air Force One =)
205. Easy Rider
206. Young Guns
207. Young Guns II
208. The Cowboys
209. Hello Down There
210. The Incredible Mr. Limpet =/
211. The Boondock Saints Must Own!
212. The Talented Mr. Ripley
213. The Good Son =)
214. Tears of The Sun
215. Babel =(
216. Cat's Eye =/
217. Pet Sematery =)
218. Dreamcatcher =)
219. Firestarter
220. Apt Pupil
221. The Running Man =/
222. The Dead Zone
223. The Shawshank Redemption MUST OWN!
224. The Green Mile MUST OWN!
225. Glory
226. Behind Enemie Lines
227. Leon MUST OWN!
228. The Last Samurai =)
229. Apocalypto
230. Thin Red Line
231. Three Kings
232. Flags of Our Fathers =/
233. Letters From Iwo Jima
234. Fistful of Dollars
235. For a Few Dollars More
236. The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
237. White Men Can't Jump
238. Bulitt
239. Ronin
240. 40 Year Old Virgin =)
241. Knocked Up
242. Superbad =)
243. American Pie =)
244. American Pie 2
245. American Wedding
246. Vanishing Point
247. Basketball Diaries
248. Remember The Titans
249. Swingers
250. Memento Must Own!
251. Inside Man =)
252. Training Day
253. Somewhere in Time
254. The Wendell Baker Story =/
255. A Bronx Tale
256. Shoot 'Em Up
257. Airheads
258. The Mist Must Own!
259. Something's Gotta Give =)
260. As Good As It Gets
261. Four Brothers
262. I Am Legend =)
263. Tommy Boy
264. Black Sheep
265. Cool Hand Luke
266. Batman
267. Batman Returns
268. Rockstar
269. Rope
270. Psycho
271. Darkman
272. The Gift
273. Night of The Living Dead =)
274. Dawn of The Dead =)
275. Land of The Dead
276. Day of The Dead
277. Gone Baby Gone =)
278. Pan's Labyrinth
279. Mad Max
280. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
281. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
282. Lethal Weapon =)
283. Lethal Weapon 2
284. Lethal Weapon 3
285. Lethal Weapon 4
286. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
287. The Good Shepard
288. Lord of War =)
289. The Brave One=)
290. Clerks=)
291. Mallrats =)
292. Chasing Amy =)
293. Dogma =)
294. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back =)
295. Jersey Girl =/
296. Clerks II Must Own!
297. Almost Famous Must Own!
298. High Fidelity =)
299. My Girl
300. Heat

Number of Must Own! :59
=) :61
=/ :19
=( :9
Total: 150

[Ladri.]

Eh, Catch Me if You Can, wasn't that good. Other than that, that's a pretty good list. See EVERY Kubrick movie you can find!

[Citrus]

Eh, Catch Me if You Can, wasn't that good. Other than that, that's a pretty good list. See EVERY Kubrick movie you can find!

What if I can't find them all? Like I can't find "The Killing" anywhere lol.

[Shenanigans]

151. Silence of The Lambs =)
152. Red Dragon
153. Hannibal
154. Sling Blade
155. Risky Business
156. Apollo 13
157. Big
158. Casualties of War
159. Hot Shots
160. Hot Shots: Part Deux
161. Joy Ride =)
162. Road to Perdition
163. Wayne's World =)
164. Wayne's World 2
165. Fifth Element =/
166. Point Break
167. Sleepy Hollow =/
168. Ed Wood
169. Dirty Harry
170. Magnum Force
171. The Enforcer
172. Sudden Impact
173. The Dead Pool
174. The Longest Yard
175. Collateral
176. Hoosiers
177. The Truman Show MUST OWN!
178. The Cable Guy =)
179. Man on The Moon
180. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgendy
181. The Warriors MUST OWN!
182. What's Eating Gilbert Grape MUST OWN!
183. Old School
184. Perfect Storm =(
185. Jerry McGuire
186. Cocktail
187. Rumble in the Bronx
188. Thir13en Ghosts =/
189. Broken Arrow
190. We Were Soldiers =)
191. The Patriot
192. Rocky Horror Picture Show
193. Mr. Holland Opus
194. Drop Dead Fred
195. First Blood
196. Rambo 2
197. Rambo 3
198. Rocky
199. The French Connection
200. The Fugitive =)
201. U.S. Marshalls
202. Heartbreak Ridge
203. The Great Escape
204. Air Force One
205. Easy Rider
206. Young Guns
207. Young Guns II
208. The Cowboys
209. Hello Down There
210. The Incredible Mr. Limpet =/
211. The Boondock Saints
212. The Talented Mr. Ripley
213. The Good Son
214. Tears of The Sun
215. Babel =(
216. Cat's Eye
217. Pet Sematery
218. Dreamcatcher =)
219. Firestarter
220. Apt Pupil
221. The Running Man =/
222. The Dead Zone
223. The Shawshank Redemption MUST OWN!
224. The Green Mile MUST OWN!
225. Glory
226. Behind Enemie Lines
227. Leon
228. The Last Samurai
229. Apocalypto
230. Thin Red Line
231. Three Kings
232. Flags of Our Fathers =/
233. Letters From Iwo Jima
234. Fistful of Dollars
235. For a Few Dollars More
236. The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
237. White Men Can't Jump
238. Bulitt
239. Ronin
240. 40 Year Old Virgin
241. Knocked Up
242. Superbad =)
243. American Pie
244. American Pie 2
245. American Wedding
246. Vanishing Point
247. Basketball Diaries
248. Remember The Titans
249. Swingers
250. Memento
251. Inside Man =)
252. Training Day
253. Somewhere in Time
254. The Wendell Baker Story =/
255. A Bronx Tale
256. Shoot 'Em Up
257. Airheads
258. The Mist
259. Something's Gotta Give =)
260. As Good As It Gets
261. Four Brothers
262. I Am Legend =)
263. Tommy Boy
264. Black Sheep
265. Cool Hand Luke
266. Batman
267. Batman Returns
268. Rockstar
269. Rope
270. Psycho
271. Darkman
272. The Gift
273. Night of The Living Dead
274. Dawn of The Dead
275. Land of The Dead
276. Day of The Dead
277. Gone Baby Gone
278. Pan's Labyrinth
279. Mad Max
280. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
281. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
282. Lethal Weapon
283. Lethal Weapon 2
284. Lethal Weapon 3
285. Lethal Weapon 4
286. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
287. The Good Shepard
288. Lord of War
289. The Brave One
290. Clerks
291. Mallrats
292. Chasing Amy
293. Dogma
294. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
295. Jersey Girl
296. Clerks II
297. Almost Famous
298. High Fidelity =)
299. My Girl
300. Heat

Hell yah!

[Ladri.]

What if I can't find them all? Like I can't find "The Killing" anywhere lol.

There's a reason there is an internetz! I think you can buy it for pretty cheap.

[Spleg]

Blade Runner at 47?! Bump that film up the list! It's the ultimate film to see before you die - probably because it teaches you so much about life.

But don't expect to 'get' the film the first time you watch it - there's no voice-over or much to help you understand what's going on. It also shows how unbelievably realistic and awesome miniatures can look, not to mention it was directed by Ridley Scott, one of my favourite directors, and Vangelis' soundtrack couldn't fit the film more perfectly.

And make sure you watch the 4k remastered scan Final Cut of the film, released last year.

I'll stop talking now. Honest. ;)

[New Spark Films]

You haven't seen the Godfather? What? This list confuses me...

[Citrus]

The movies with the ratings next to them I have seen at the time I posted it. And the number by the movie doesn't really matter it was just for me to keep track of how many I had. So yes I have seen The Godfather and it is a MUST OWN!

[Cadaver88]

All the people I talk to say "Punch Drunk Love" is one of the worst movies they have ever seen. When I think it is one of the best. Some people just don't like the really good romance flicks. They just like the My best friends wedding bullcrap!

[gcubedproductions]

Dont see apocalypto. It sucks

[mikeD]

Tarantino sucks a bag of c**ks. Reservoir Dogs sucked, especially when you realize you're actually watching a sh**tier version of Kubrick's 'The Killing'.

Pulp Fiction is okay though. Four Rooms was hilarious, but his segment is definetly not as good as Rodriguez's.

After you mature a bit, you begin to see Kevin Smith films for what they really are: new jersey trash. purely shite.

And after you've seen Sin City for the first or second time and have gotten past the pleasant visual style and cinematography, you can clearly see the horrible acting, dumb plot lines, and overall cheesiness of the film.


I suggest you add the Danny Boyle film 'Sunshine'. Amazing, breathtaking film. The ending is a little lackluster (as is the case with many Alex Garland scripts) but even so, still great. Similar to 2001: Space Odyssey but without space babies, monkey suits, and seizure inducing special effects self-wankery.

[WesScog]

All the people I talk to say "Punch Drunk Love" is one of the worst movies they have ever seen. When I think it is one of the best. Some people just don't like the really good romance flicks. They just like the My best friends wedding bullcrap!


Same with me, I think it's a great great movie.

It's because so many people went into it with the mindset of, "Yay! Adam Sandler film! This'll be so funny!" and they sat there in the dark, staring confused, waiting 89 minutes for a fart joke to break the monotony, until they just gave up on it all together, walking away from the film feeling cheated because it didn't live up to their expectations.

[spicysmoke]

Cool to see youve got a kiwi movie there, black sheep is cool as.

[Citrus]

Tarantino sucks a bag of c**ks. Reservoir Dogs sucked, especially when you realize you're actually watching a sh**tier version of Kubrick's 'The Killing'.

Pulp Fiction is okay though. Four Rooms was hilarious, but his segment is definetly not as good as Rodriguez's.

After you mature a bit, you begin to see Kevin Smith films for what they really are: new jersey trash. purely shite.

And after you've seen Sin City for the first or second time and have gotten past the pleasant visual style and cinematography, you can clearly see the horrible acting, dumb plot lines, and overall cheesiness of the film.


I suggest you add the Danny Boyle film 'Sunshine'. Amazing, breathtaking film. The ending is a little lackluster (as is the case with many Alex Garland scripts) but even so, still great. Similar to 2001: Space Odyssey but without space babies, monkey suits, and seizure inducing special effects self-wankery.

I've seen Sin City three times now and I still love it. I really want to read the graphic novels when I get the money. And Tarantino movies enertain me too much for me to care about what the haters say.

[mrsiefer23]

how is gladiator =/
that movie was awesome

[Flamingo With A Spoon Productions]

You need "Shadow Of The Vampire" on that list...sorry I've shamelessly promoted it's awesomeness to long :)

[Citrus]

how is gladiator =/
that movie was awesome
It had some cool visual stuff but with all the apprecitation from critics and Academy Awards I was expecting a little bit more from it. Plus Joaquin Phoenix's charicter was somehow too annoying for me.

[Ladri.]

It had some cool visual stuff but with all the apprecitation from critics and Academy Awards I was expecting a little bit more from it. Plus Joaquin Phoenix's charicter was somehow too annoying for me.

He was kind of a whiny bitch... and wanted his sister.

[mrsiefer23]

that was kinda the point

[Citrus]

You need "Shadow Of The Vampire" on that list...sorry I've shamelessly promoted it's awesomeness to long :)

I just looked this movie up on imdb and it looks really interesting! Plus Willem Dafoe is in it! I'll check it out, thanks for the suggestion.

[SobchakSecurity]

Shadow of the Vampire is indeed awesome! You can't go wrong with Malkovich.

Going down the list, I would definitely try to squeeze The Deer Hunter into your next viewing slot, that film is a-mazing.

Also.. The Big Lebowski. Everyone should experience that one before they die. Possibly the greatest thing ever committed to celluloid.

[Black Dawn Productions]

I agree with most of them except Sin City. In my opinion, that movie was an absolute waste of two hours of my life.

[SobchakSecurity]

After going back over the list the only thing that jumps out to me is:

Jackass the movie = MUST OWN! while
Night of the Living Dead = :) ???

Not only is NOTLD a fantastic fucking movie, but it should be pretty near the top of the list for independent filmmakers as inspiration.

George Romero produced the film on a $114,000 budget, and after a decade of cinematic re-releases, it grossed some $12 million domestically and $30 million internationally.

That, my friends, is film making at its finest and a definite must own!

[Citrus]

Shadow of the Vampire is indeed awesome! You can't go wrong with Malkovich.

Going down the list, I would definitely try to squeeze The Deer Hunter into your next viewing slot, that film is a-mazing.

Also.. The Big Lebowski. Everyone should experience that one before they die. Possibly the greatest thing ever committed to celluloid.
I need to reupdate this list. I've watched quite a few of these since the last time I updated it. Big Lebowski is awesome. The Deer Hunter I really want to see but it's long, so I have to make some time in the day for that one.

I agree with most of them except Sin City. In my opinion, that movie was an absolute waste of two hours of my life.
Blasphemy!
After going back over the list the only thing that jumps out to me is:

Jackass the movie = MUST OWN! while
Night of the Living Dead = :) ???

Not only is NOTLD a fantastic fucking movie, but it should be pretty near the top of the list for independent filmmakers as inspiration.

George Romero produced the film on a $114,000 budget, and after a decade of cinematic re-releases, it grossed some $12 million domestically and $30 million internationally.

That, my friends, is film making at its finest and a definite must own!
Jackass I say must own, because it was so fun to watch. I'm a fan of the Jackass series.
I love zombies as well, and I give credit to Mr. Romero but I was expecting to be scared by the first one of his series, and I wasn't so it lost some credit there. And Dawn, which I've now seen, wasn't scary at all, it was much more of an action movie.
but keep in mind a :) is like a 7-9 out of 10. So it's not like I'm hating it, it's just not something that I will repeaditly watch or must have as a priority. I already own it lol.

[Fisherking]

I wonder about the man who seriously thinks Jackass a better film than Night of the Living Dead.

Okay, confession time. I don't like the Godfather. It bores the hell out of me and Marlin Brando's voice is beyond infuriating. I wish to step on that man's throat for thinking that obnoxious mumbling was compelling in any regard.

Sin City is difficult for me to judge. Visually, it's stunning. Other than that, it's pretty average. I really like Mickey Rourke as Violent Marv, though - I think he was one of the few actors who appreciated how silly it was a ran with it. It's hard to fault it - it's the best adaptation I could envision of the source material. Unfortunately, the source material was crap.

[17thletterfilms]

You need to see Death at a Funeral, it is, by far, the greatest comedy film from the past 10 years.

[tubbtubbs]

"In the Heat of the Night" Sidney Poitier MUST SEE

[Citrus]

I wonder about the man who seriously thinks Jackass a better film than Night of the Living Dead.


Says the man who didn't like The Godfather...j/k.
If the movie was something like how everyone has told me it was then I may have liked it better. I usually don't try and expect things from movies but people kept telling me how amazing and scary it was. Which I think it was amazing, especially for it's budget and the time it was made but it didn't scare me at all. I probably just saw it too late.

[Black Dawn Productions]

All Sin City is, is a horrible plot masked with great special fx and filled with famous actors. The movie was pointless and jus flat out stupid. I don't understand how anyone can like the movie.

[spaaaz]

i think that u need to get a hoby because u odveisly have too much time on your hands but that was a pritty good list but u havent seen no country for old men that is a grate movie u need to see that now

[spaaaz]

All Sin City is, is a horrible plot masked with great special fx and filled with famous actors. The movie was pointless and jus flat out stupid. I don't understand how anyone can like the movie.

i can believe u said that that is an awesome movie go away get off this website now omg

[Ray Biddle]

Citrus! You know I am a fan of your post and think you very cool! There's a problem with this type of list though...

It's too subjective.


I'm not criticizing your list! I think there's some films that you've overlooked.

The Toxic Avenger (every independent filmmaker has to see this film about 100 times). You won't understand my philosophy behind this until about the 94th viewing.

Also I had to open a second window to go through this. So if I screw up, oops!

Part of the issue is your age (not a diss), there's so many films that need to be watched but being 18 is kind of a requirement.

Not before, but on your 18th birthday watch SICK- The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist.

This documentary blew my mind! It took me 3 days to watch it. I'd get disgusted, shut it off and think about it, then start it up again. This film gets inside your head!

It makes my top 5 films of all time. FYI my personal top 5 list is about 50 films or more.

How are A Clockwork Orange and Dr. Strangelove so far down on your list? It is your list and I respect that, I'm just trying to see your decision process.

Roadhouse is in my top 3 films of all time so I can't go on someone about a list of films,LOL.




This is the final version of my list of movies. My goal is to watch all of them by my 18th birthday. Right now I have watched : 106 : movies.
Ratings: MUST OWN! is incredible. =) is very good. =/ is so-so. =( is bleh.
1. The Godfather MUST OWN!
2. The Godfather part II MUST OWN!
3. The Godfather part III MUST OWN!
4. The Outsiders
5. Dracula (1992) =(
6. Apocalypse NowMUST OWN!
7. The Rainmaker
8. Schindler's List =)
9. Saving Private Ryan =)
10. Hook
11. Jaws
12. Munich
13. Catch Me If You Can MUST OWN!
14. Close Encounters of a Third Kind
15. Empire of The Sun
16. Reservoir Dogs MUST OWN!
17. Jackie Brown MUST OWN!
18. Sin City MUST OWN!
19. From Dusk Till Dawn MUST OWN!
20. Four Rooms MUST OWN!
21. Grindhouse MUST OWN!
22. Natural Born Killers MUST OWN!
23. Platoon =)
24. The Doors
25. Scarface =)
26. Goodfellas
27. Taxi Driver
28. Casino
29. The Departed MUST OWN!
30. Raging Bull MUST OWN!
31. Cape Fear MUST OWN!
32. The Aviator
33. Mean Streets
34. Boxcar Bertha
35. The King of Comedy
36. After Hours
37. The Color of Money
38. The Last Temptation of Christ
39. Bringing Out The Dead MUST OWN!
40. The Shining MUST OWN!
41. Full Metal Jacket MUST OWN!
42. A Clockwork Orange
43. The Killing
44. Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb
45. Gladiator =/
46. American Gangster=)
47. Blade Runner=)
48. Hannibal
49. Kingdom of Heaven
50. Thelma and Louise
51. Alien =)
52. Aliens
53. The Abyss
54. Titanic
55. True Lies =)
56. Halloween =)
57. The Thing
58. Escape From New York
59. Escape From L.A.
60. Assault on Precinct 13
61. Scream
62. Nightmare on Elm Street=)
63. Red Eye =(
64. The Royal Tenenbaums
65. Rushmore
66. The Darjeeling Limited
67. Bottle Rocket =)
68. Domino
69. Top Gun =)
70. Days of Thunder
71. The Last Boy Scout=)
72. Beverly Hills Cop
73. Beverly Hills Cop II
74. Alien 3
75. Fight Club MUST OWN!
76. Se7en MUST OWN!
77. Raising Arizona =)
78. O Brother Where Art Thou? MUST OWN!
79. Blood Simple
80. No Country For Old Men
81. Fargo MUST OWN!
82. The Big Lebowski
83. Misery
84. A Few Good Men
85. When Harry Met Sally
86. The Princess Bride =/
87. This Is Spinal Tap
88. Stand By Me MUST OWN!
89. Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels MUST OWN!
90. Snatch MUST OWN!
91. Revolver
92. American Graffiti MUST OWN!
93. Tootsie MUST OWN!
94. Marathon Man =/
95. Little Big Man
96. Something About Mary
97. Caddy Shack
98. Blazing Saddles
99. History of The World part 1 =)
100. Casablanca MUST OWN!
101. Rain Man =)
102. The Graduate MUST OWN!
103. The Sixth Sense =(
104. Wedding Crashers=)
105. Office Space =)
106. What About Bob =)
107. Infernal Affairs =/
108. Jackass The Movie MUST OWN!
109. Animal House
110. Airplane
111. Texas Chainsaw Massacre =/
112. Signs =(
113. The Usual Suspects MUST OWN!
114. Chinatown =(
115. Alien Resurrection
116. Predator =)
117. Predator 2
118. Braveheart =)
119. The Deer Hunter
120. Bad Boys MUST OWN!
121. Bad Boys II
122. Pearl Harbor
123. The Rock MUST OWN!
124. The Untouchables
125. The Hunt For Red October
126. Patriot Games
127. Clear and Present Danger
128. Sum of All Fears
129. Kramer vs Kramer
130. Shanghai Noon
131. Shanghai Knights
132. 300 =(
133. Die Hard MUST OWN!
134. Die Hard 2: Die Harder MUST OWN!
135. Die Hard: With a Vengeance
136. Live Free or Die Hard MUST OWN!
137. Lucky Number Sleven
138. The Whole Nine Yards
139. The Whole Ten Yards
140. From Hell =/
141. Good Will Hunting MUST OWN!
142. Punch Drunk Love MUST OWN!
143. Twelve Monkeys
144. The Mexican =)
145. Troy =(
146. Con Air MUST OWN!
147. Children of Men MUST OWN!
148. Blues Brothers 2000
149. Overboard
150. The Prestige =)

[Ray Biddle]

Shadow of the Vampire is indeed awesome! You can't go wrong with Malkovich.

Going down the list, I would definitely try to squeeze The Deer Hunter into your next viewing slot, that film is a-mazing.

Also.. The Big Lebowski. Everyone should experience that one before they die. Possibly the greatest thing ever committed to celluloid.

The Big Lebowski is a great film to watch over and over again for structure and learning purposes.

[Ray Biddle]

Blade Runner at 47?! Bump that film up the list! It's the ultimate film to see before you die - probably because it teaches you so much about life.

But don't expect to 'get' the film the first time you watch it - there's no voice-over or much to help you understand what's going on. It also shows how unbelievably realistic and awesome miniatures can look, not to mention it was directed by Ridley Scott, one of my favourite directors, and Vangelis' soundtrack couldn't fit the film more perfectly.

And make sure you watch the 4k remastered scan Final Cut of the film, released last year.

I'll stop talking now. Honest. ;)

Bladerunner (my opinion) is overratted. But it is better then Starwars (the most overratted film ever). I hate that film.

[Black Dawn Productions]

i can believe u said that that is an awesome movie go away get off this website now omg

haha, chill man, i can state my opinion and my opinion is...

SIN CITY SUCKED!

=]

[Ray Biddle]

haha, chill man, i can state my opinion and my opinion is...

SIN CITY SUCKED!

=]

I stayed away from this one just because it was released when Hollywood couldn't make a comic book movie decent if they tried.

Some day i may watch it but not now.

[Black Dawn Productions]

I stayed away from this one just because it was released when Hollywood couldn't make a comic book movie decent if they tried.

Some day i may watch it but not now.

ha, it's really long too.

[Citrus]

i think that u need to get a hoby because u odveisly have too much time on your hands but that was a pritty good list but u havent seen no country for old men that is a grate movie u need to see that now
omg. Can no one tell that i haven't updated this list for a long while? i've watched a lot of films since when I last updated it. So since everyone is asking all kinds of questions, I'll update it today, once I have some time, i'm working on my car right now.
Citrus! You know I am a fan of your post and think you very cool! There's a problem with this type of list though...

It's too subjective.


I'm not criticizing your list! I think there's some films that you've overlooked.

The Toxic Avenger (every independent filmmaker has to see this film about 100 times). You won't understand my philosophy behind this until about the 94th viewing.

Also I had to open a second window to go through this. So if I screw up, oops!

Part of the issue is your age (not a diss), there's so many films that need to be watched but being 18 is kind of a requirement.

Not before, but on your 18th birthday watch SICK- The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist.

This documentary blew my mind! It took me 3 days to watch it. I'd get disgusted, shut it off and think about it, then start it up again. This film gets inside your head!

It makes my top 5 films of all time. FYI my personal top 5 list is about 50 films or more.

How are A Clockwork Orange and Dr. Strangelove so far down on your list? It is your list and I respect that, I'm just trying to see your decision process.

Roadhouse is in my top 3 films of all time so I can't go on someone about a list of films,LOL.
What do you mean by too subjective? Cus this is really just a list of movies my friends, family, peers, teachers, ect. have told me that i should watch, there are also a lot that I was just wanting to watch or have heard a lot of film buffs mention. I haven't seen a lot of the greats cus I was very narrow minded when i was younger, i only liked the action and comedy movies that were brand new, and my mom ran a video store so I got the new videos about 2 weeks before they hit shelves.

And the numbering sysytem means NOTHING, it was just for me to keep track of where I was.

This list was for me and me alone, I just posted it to let others see it for whatever purpose they wanted.
I've already asked some other mogulers and Jared what some must see's are and I've put those on a seperate list of things to watch on the side (oldboy, The Following, Traffic).

And the ratings are based on a lot of different aspects, mostly depending on the movie, like for Bad Boys. I've heard it was a bad movie but a fun one, I had a lot of fun watching it and would gladly watch it again and again, which is why it's a must own. Raging Bull, I've heard was a great movie, I watched and loved it, but it's a draining movie so it's not like I can watch it day after day. But it is still a must own in my opinion.

i hope that clears some things up.

[Ray Biddle]

omg. Can no one tell that i haven't updated this list for a long while? i've watched a lot of films since when I last updated it. So since everyone is asking all kinds of questions, I'll update it today, once I have some time, i'm working on my car right now.

What do you mean by too subjective? Cus this is really just a list of movies my friends, family, peers, teachers, ect. have told me that i should watch, there are also a lot that I was just wanting to watch or have heard a lot of film buffs mention. I haven't seen a lot of the greats cus I was very narrow minded when i was younger, i only liked the action and comedy movies that were brand new, and my mom ran a video store so I got the new videos about 2 weeks before they hit shelves.

And the numbering sysytem means NOTHING, it was just for me to keep track of where I was.

This list was for me and me alone, I just posted it to let others see it for whatever purpose they wanted.
I've already asked some other mogulers and Jared what some must see's are and I've put those on a seperate list of things to watch on the side (oldboy, The Following, Traffic).

And the ratings are based on a lot of different aspects, mostly depending on the movie, like for Bad Boys. I've heard it was a bad movie but a fun one, I had a lot of fun watching it and would gladly watch it again and again, which is why it's a must own. Raging Bull, I've heard was a great movie, I watched and loved it, but it's a draining movie so it's not like I can watch it day after day. But it is still a must own in my opinion.

i hope that clears some things up.

I figured out the number thing later. I have some films that will completely change your outlook.

Inside-It has been discussed here but not in depth.

Every Roger Corman movies ever made!

Pink Flamingos

Female Trouble

Micheal & Me

then follow it ASAP with
Roger & Me,


HG Lewis' entire body of work.

Any film that ends with ploitation as part of it's genre.

I noticed your list is very Hollywood'ish.

When you turn 18 you need to plan a road trip and when you get here to Spokane we'll spend 5 days watching my list of significant films. You can drive around the country and stop and watch films that others have in their 300 list.

Your list will expand to 30,000...LOL.

DOn't forget to explore foreign and documentary titles.

Find Soylent Green- It's about recycling! Well, I mean being off on that point but you have to see it.


I wish you the best with watching your list!




The list is subjective (don't take it in a bad way) because everyone like different things.

[Ladri.]

Find Soylent Green- It's about recycling! Well, I mean being off on that point but you have to see it.


Soylent Green is awesome. Everybody should see it.

[Nonsensical studios]

You are missing one of the most classic films in all of cinema history:

The Seven Samurai.

[ThreeOnAMeathook]

You are missing one of the most classic films in all of cinema history:

The Seven Samurai.

I'd put that on the list too, but looking at the rest of the movies on his list, I'd say he wouldn't be into it.

Most if not all of those movies are textbook American film student picks...:rolleyes:

Fight Club: MUST SEE :rolleyes: More like =)

[Citrus]

I figured out the number thing later. I have some films that will completely change your outlook.

Inside-It has been discussed here but not in depth.

Every Roger Corman movies ever made!

Pink Flamingos

Female Trouble

Micheal & Me

then follow it ASAP with
Roger & Me,


HG Lewis' entire body of work.

Any film that ends with ploitation as part of it's genre.

I noticed your list is very Hollywood'ish.

When you turn 18 you need to plan a road trip and when you get here to Spokane we'll spend 5 days watching my list of significant films. You can drive around the country and stop and watch films that others have in their 300 list.

Your list will expand to 30,000...LOL.

DOn't forget to explore foreign and documentary titles.

Find Soylent Green- It's about recycling! Well, I mean being off on that point but you have to see it.


I wish you the best with watching your list!




The list is subjective (don't take it in a bad way) because everyone like different things.
I will add those movies to my other list!
I've already seen Soylent Green, it was awesome.

And about the road trip thing, I'm way ahead of ya, lol. I've been planning a road trip for about a year now for when I get out of high school. I want to go cross country both ways (since I'm in Indiana). I'll talk to you when I'm about to leave to set up the 5 days lol. Hopefully the stupid gas prices will be down a tad, or the dollar increases it's worth. I'll still have a fund going anyway.
I'd put that on the list too, but looking at the rest of the movies on his list, I'd say he wouldn't be into it.

Most if not all of those movies are textbook American film student picks...:rolleyes:

Fight Club: MUST SEE :rolleyes: More like =)
Hey, remember, you said I was awesome for watching Yojimbo and Sanjuro, I told you I would watch Seven Samurai when I could get it. That's already on my other list.

[ThreeOnAMeathook]

Hey, remember, you said I was awesome for watching Yojimbo and Sanjuro, I told you I would watch Seven Samurai when I could get it. That's already on my other list.

Well it sounds to me like you oughta make your other list the priority one. :D



Then put every Kurosawa, Nakagawa, Kobayashi, and Ichikawa flick ever on it. Also some Fellini and Lattuada.

...and Teruo Ishii, Mario Bava, Sergio Corbucci, and Hughes Brothers.

...and John Singleton (pre-1995)

[Citrus]

Well it sounds to me like you oughta make your other list the priority one. :D
lol I alternate between them. I've actually been in a little streak on my 300 list. Soon once school starts, when I have to go to bed before 4 in the morning, I'll watch my other list much more. Seven Samurai here I come!

[Phusician]

Hey, yesterday I went to an open air film festival here in the neighborhood, and it was really cool, wait, lemme get the link: http://www.plukdenacht.nl/index.php?82 everyone is sitting in beach chairs and watching this huge curtain on which the film is projected (the bright light is the projector.) Well, anyway, most important thing, I watched two good movies: The paper will be blue and Mr. Lonely, I liked The paper will be blue better but Mr. Lonely was fun too :) And btw, can I come too on the film marathon? And another btw, Ray, don't you think LOTR 3 is way more overrated than Star Wars?

greetings, Loe

[ipodmazter]

40 yr. old virgin is horrible

[pancakeparty]

Am I the only person who didn't like Superbad!??
You should add Hot Fuzz. I just saw it, great movie.

[DivineBanana]

pans labyrinth is a must watch!!!
ur a failure if u dont see it!!

[Indymoguler]

even though its stupid, superbad is my favorite

[punkandska66]

Rock 'n' Roll High School FTW. Even though it's not on your list...

[Citrus]

I find it funny how this list gets bumped every now and then and people start commenting either on my ratings, my list in general, or things to add to the list.

40 yr. old virgin is horrible
I thought it was hilarious, a American Pie type movie but in a different perspective and not a Teen movie.

Am I the only person who didn't like Superbad!??
You should add Hot Fuzz. I just saw it, great movie.
I didn't like it that much the first time I saw it, I only liked certain parts but the second time I watched it I thought it was hilarious. I've always loved the cops and McLovin.
Hot Fuzz is amazing!

pans labyrinth is a must watch!!!
ur a failure if u dont see it!!
It's one I want to watch with my parents to make sure they watch it and not just forget about it. But I really want to!
Rock 'n' Roll High School FTW. Even though it's not on your list...
Saw that a while ago. I need to see it again.

[punkandska66]

That's right, you need to see it again! Or Tommy Ramone will kick your butt. Seeing as he's the only living original member...
But I think Marky Ramone was the one in the movie.

[New Spark Films]

You should add In Bruges. It didn't get too much recognition here in the States but I think it was one of the best movies of the year.

[Ladri.]

You should add In Bruges. It didn't get too much recognition here in the States but I think it was one of the best movies of the year.

I just rented that! So, it is good, right?

[neckstab]

Good list. It makes me realize how many 100's of great films there are....
It's not really a film per say, but the old Alfred Hitchcock Presents episodes have some great gems buried in there. HULU has the first 2 seasons free... I love "Breakdown (http://www.hulu.com/watch/284/alfred-hitchcock-presents-breakdown)"

Also, this place has pretty good deals on dvd's and no shipping!
I use it all the time. They can be a bit slow shipping, but sometimes have great deals on harder to find stuff. Deep Discount (http://www.deepdiscount.com)

"Channel 4" asked a number of documentary filmmakers to name their favourite documentaries of all time, here is the top 50.

1. - 7 to 49 Up Series (Program following all the choices)
2. - Touching The Void
3. - Bowling For Columbine
4. - The World At War
5. - Capturing The Friedmans
6. - The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off
7. - Life On Earth
8. - Fahrenheit 911 (Thanks smarrie)
9. - When We Were Kings
10. - Faking It
11. - Hoop Dreams
12. - This Week: Death on the Rock (thanks smarrie)
13. - The Leader, The Driver and The Driver's Wife (thanks smarrie)
14. - One Day in September
15. - 14 Days in May
16. - The Family
17. - Night Mail
18. - The Nazis : A Warning From History
19. - Super Size Me
20. - The Death of Yugoslavia 12345
21. - Walking With Dinosaurs
22. - Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
23. - Beyond the Clouds
24. - Omnibus: Cracked Actor: A Film About David Bowie (thanks smarrie)
25. - The Secret Policeman - (see below for links from smarrie)
26. - John's Not Mad
27. - Around the World in 80 Days
28. - The Thin Blue Line (thanks smarrie)
29. - Wife Swap
30. - A History Of Britain
31. - The Power Of Nightmares
32. - Spellbound
33. -The War Game
34. - Signs of the Times
35. - An Impossible Job - Graham Taylor
36. - Woodstock (see below for links from smarrie)
37. - People's Century
38. - Beneath the Veil
39. - Feltham Sings
40. - The Human Body
41. - World in Action: In the Interests of Justice (about the Birmingham 6)
42. - Driving School
43. - Hearts Of Darkness - A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
44. - Nanook Of The North
45. - Home From the Hill
46 - Civilisation
47. - Fred Dibnah; Steeplejack
48. - Malcolm and Barbara: A Love Story
49. - The Fog of War
50. - Louis Theroux - When Louis Met Jimmy

[neckstab]

Revival attempt.... I know this was your list thread Citrus so I hope you don't mind my big-ass list additions. I'll totally move 'em if you want.

Here's a list of some faves from the great CRITERION COLLECTION.

These are among the best films ever made. I've seen about half of them so far...
Just finished Breathless and Alphaville by Godard and they were AWESOME! I like Alphaville better though. both are on google video for free.

(Sorry if there are a few doubles...)

001 Grand Illusion (1937) Renoir
002 Seven Samurai (1954) Kurosawa
003 The Lady Vanishes (1938) Hitchcock
004 Amarcord (1974) Fellini
005 The 400 Blows (1959) Truffaut
006 Beauty and the Beast (1946) Cocteau
007 A night to Remember (1958) Baker
008 The Killer (1989) Woo
009 Hard Boiled (1992) Woo
010 Walkabout (1971) Roeg
011 The Seventh Seal (1957) Bergman
012 This is Spinal Tap (1984) Reiner
013 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Demme
014 Samurai I: Musashi Myamoto (1954) Inagaki
015 Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1954) Inagaki
016 Samurai III: Deal at Genryu Island (1955) Inagaki
017 Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975) Pasolini
018 The Naked Kiss (1964) Fuller
019 Shock Corridor (1963) Fuller
020 Sid and Nancy (1986) Cox
021 Dead Ringers (1988) Cronenberg
022 Summertime (1955) Lean
023 RoboCop (1987) Verhoeven
024 High and Low (1963) Kurosawa
025 Alphaville (1965) Godard
026 The Long Good Friday (1980) Mackenzie
027 Flesh for Frankenstein (1974) Morrissey
028 Blood for Dracula (1974) Morrissey
029 Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) Weir
030 M (1937) Fritz Lang
031 Great Expectations (1946) David Lean
032 Oliver Twist (1948) Lean
033 Nanook of the North (1922) Flaherty
034 Andrei Rublev (1969) Tarkovsky
035 Les Diaboliques (1955) Clouzot
036 The Wages of Fear (1953) Clouzot
037 Time Bandits (1981) Gilliam
038 Branded to Kill (1967) Suzuki
039 Tokyo Drifter (1966) Suzuki
040 Armegeddon (1998) Bay
041 Henry V (1944) Olivier
042 Fishing with John (1992) Lurie
043 Lord of the Flies (1963) Brook
044 The Red Shoes (1948) Powell, Pressburger
045 Taste of Cherry (1997) Kiarostami
046 The Most Dangerous Game (1932) Pichel, Shoedsack
047 Insomnia (1997) Skjoldbjærg
048 Black Orpheus (1959) Camus
049 Nights of Cabiria (1957) Fellini
050 And the Ships Sail On (1984) Fellini
051 Brazil (1985) Gilliam
052 Yojimbo (1961) Kurosawa
053 Sanjuro (1962) Kurosawa
054 For All Mankind (1989) Reinert
055 The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) Kaufman
056 The 39 Steps (1935) Hitchcock
057 Charade (1963) Donen
058 Peeping Tom (1960) Powell
059 The Night Porter (1974) Cavani
060 Autumn Sonata (1978) Bergman
061 Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) Terry Jones
062 The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) Dreyer
063 Carnival of Souls (1962) Harvey
064 The Third Man (1949) Carol Reed
065 Rushmore (1998) Wes Anderson -download- (DIVX)
066 The Orphic Trilogy (1930-60) Cocteau -set 067-069-
067 Blood of a Poet (1930) Cocteau
068 Orpheus (1950) Cocteau
069 Testament of Orpheus (1960) Cocteau
070 The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) Scorsese
071 The Magic Flute (1975) Bergman
072 Le Million (1931) René Clair
073 Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962) Agnès Varda
074 Vagabond (1985) Agnès Varda
075 Chasing Amy (1997) Kevin Smith
076 Brief Encounter (1946) David Lean
077 And God Created Woman (1956) Vadim
078 The Bank Dick (1940) Edward Cline
079 W. C. Fields: Six Short Films (1915-33)
079.1 Pool Sharks (1915) Edwin Middleton
079.2 The Golf Specialist (1930) Monte Brice
079.3 The Dentist (1932) Leslie Pearce
079.4 The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933) Clyde Bruckman
079.5 The Pharmacist (1932) Arthur Ripley
079.6 The Barber Shop (1933) Arthur Ripley
080 The Element of Crime (1984) Lars von Trier
081 Variety Lights (1950) Lattuada, Fellini
082 Hamlet (1948) Olivier
083 The Harder They Come (1973) Perry Henzell
084 Good Morning (1959) Yasujiro Ozu
085 Pygmalion (1938) Howard, Asquith
086 Eisenstein: The Sound Years (1938 & 45) -087 & 088-
087 Alexander Nevsky (1938) Eisenstein
088 Ivan the Terrible (1945) Eisenstein
089 Sisters (1973) De Palma
090 Kwaidan (1965) Masaki Kobayashi
091 The Blob (1958) Yeaworth
092 Fiend Without a Face (1958) Arthur Crabtree
093 Black Narcissus (1947) Powell, Pressburger
094 I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) Powell, Pressburger
095 All That Heaven Allows (1955) Douglas Sirk
096 Written on the Wind (1956) Douglas Sirk
097 Do the Right Thing (1989) Spike Lee
098 L'avventura (1960) Michelangelo Antonioni
099 Gimme Shelter (1970) David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin
100 Beastie Boys Video Anthology (2000) Music Vid Compilation
101 Cries and Whispers (1972) Bergman
102 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) Luis Buñuel
103 The Lady Eve (1941) Preston Sturgess
104 Double Scuicide (1969) Shinoda
105 Spartacus (1960) Kubrick
106 Coup de Torchon (1981) Tavernier
107 Mona Lisa (1988) Neil Jordan
108 The Rock (1997) Michael Bay
109 The Scarlet Empress (1934) Josef von Sternberg
110 Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953) Jaques Tati
111 Mon Oncle (1958) Jaques Tati
112 Playtime (1967) Jaques Tati
113 Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) Mario Monicelli
114 My Man Godfrey (1936) Gregory La Cava
115 Rififi (1955) Jules Dassin
116 The Hidden Fortress (1958) Kurosawa
117 The Diary of a Chambermaid (1964) Luis Buñuel
118 Sullivan's Travels (1942) Preston Sturges
119 Withnail and I (1987) Bruce Robinson
120 How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1988) Bruce Robinson
121 Billy Liar (1963) John Schlesinger
122 Salesman (1968) Maysles, Maysles, Zwerin
123 Grey Gardens (1976) Maysles, Maysles, Meyer, Froemke & Hovde
124 Dreyer (1943-95) Carl Theodor Dreyer -125-128-
125 Day of Wrath (1943) Dreyer
126 Ordet (1955) Dreyer
127 Gertrude (1964) Dreyer
128 Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier (1995) Torben Skjodt Jensen
129 Le Trou (1960) Jacques Becker
130 The Shop on Main Street (1960) Klos, Kadár
131 Closely Watched Traines (1966) Jirí Menzel
132 The Ruling Class (1972) Peter Medak
133 The Vanishing (1988) George Sluizer
134 Häxan (1922) Benjamin Christensen
135 Rebecca (1940) Hitchcock
136 Spellbound (1945) Hitchcock
137 Notorious (1946) Hitchcock
138 Rashomon (1950) Kurosawa
139 Wild Strawberries (1957) Bergman
140 "8 1/2" (1963) Fellini
141 Children of Paradise (1945) Marcel Carné
142 The Last Wave (1977) Peter Weir
143 That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) Luis Buñuel
144 Loves of a Blonde (1965) Miloš Forman
145 The Fireman's Ball (1967) Miloš Forman
146 The Cranes Are Flying (1956) Mikhail Kalatozov
147 In the Mood for Love (2000) Wong Kar-wai
148 Ballad of a Soldier (1959) Grigori Chukhrai
149 Juliet of the Spirits (1965) Fellini

[neckstab]

150 Bob le Flambeur (1956) Jean-Pierre Melville
151 Traffic (2000) Soderbergh
152 George Washington (2000) David Gordon Green
153 General Idi Amin Dada (1974) Barbet Schroeder
154 The Horse's Mouth (1958) Ronald Neame
155 Tokyo Olympiad (1965) Kon Ichikawa
156 Hearts and Minds (1974) Peter Davis
157 The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) Wes Anderson
158 The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) Asquith
159 Red Beard (1965) Kurosawa
160 À Nous la Liberté (1931) René Clair
161 Under the Roofs of Paris (1930) René Clair
162 Ratcatcher (1999) Lynne Ramsay
163 Hopscotch (1980) Ronald Neame
164 Solaris (1972) Tarkovsky
165 Man Bites Dog (1992) Belvaux, Bonzel, Poelvoorde
166 Down by Law (1986) Jarmusch
167 The Complet Monterey Pop Festival (1967,86) D.A. Pennebaker
168 Monterey Pop Festival (1967) D.A Pennebaker
169 Jimi Plays Monterey & Shake! Otis at Monterey (1986) D.A. Pennebaker
170 Trouble in Paradise (1932) Ernst Lubitsch
171 Contempt (1963) Godard
172 Pepe le Moko (1936) Julien Duvivier
173 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) Powell, Pressburger
174 Band of Outsiders (1964) Godard
175 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) Gilliam
176 The Killers (1946) Robert Siodmak
176 The Killers (1964) Don Siegel
177 The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975) von Trotta, Schlöndorff
178 My Life as a Dog (1985) Hallström
179 I Am Curious... (1967) Vilgot Sjöman -180 & 181-
180 I Am Curious (1967) Vilgot Sjöman
181 I Am Curious (1967) Vilgot Sjöman
182 Straw Dogs (1971) Sam Peckinpah
183 Les dames du Bois de Boulogne (1945) Robert Bresson
184 by Brakhage: an Anthology (1954-2001) Stan Brakhage -25 film shorts-
185 The Adventures of Antoine Doinel (1959-79) François Truffaut -186-188-
186 Stolen Kisses (1968) Truffaut
187 Bed and Board (1970) Truffaut
188 Love on the Run (1979) Truffaut
189 The White Sheik (1952) Fellini
190 Throne of Blood (1957) Kurosawa
191 Jubilee (1978) Derek Jarman
192 Coup de Grâce (1976) Schlöndorff
193 Quai des Orfèvres (1947) Clouzot
194 Il Posto (1961) Ermanno Olmi
195 I Fidanzati (1962) Ermanno Olmi
196 Hiroshima mon amour (1959) Alain Resnais
197 Night and Fog (1955) Alain Resnais
198 Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) Fassbinder
199 Schizopolis (1996) Soderbergh
200 The Honeymoon Killers (1970) Leonard Kastle
201 Umberto D (1952) Vittorio De Sica
202 Terminal Station aka Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953) Vittorio De Sica
203 The BRD Trilogy (1978-82) Rainer Werner Fassbinder -204-206-
204 The Marriage of Maria Braun (1978) Fassbinder
205 Veronika Voss (1982) Fassbinder
206 Lola (1982) Fassbinder
207 The Pornographers (1966) Shohei Imamura
208 A Film Trilogy by Ingmar Bergman (1961-63) Bergman -210-212-
209 Through a Glass Darkly (1961) Bergman
210 Winter Light (1962) Bergman
211 The Silence (1963) Bergman
212 Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie (1962) Vilgot Sjöman
213 Richard III (1955) Laurence Olivier
214 The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941) William Dieterle
215 Knife in the Water (1962) Roman Polański
216 The Rules of the Game (1939) Jean Renoir
217 Tokyo Story (1953) Yasujiro Ozu
218 Le Cercle Rouge (1970) Jean-Pierre Melville
219 La Strada (1954) Fellini
220 Naked Lunch (1991) Cronenberg
221 Ikiru (1952) Kurosawa
222 Diary of a Country Priest (1951) Robert Bresson
223 Maîtresse (1973) Barbet Schroeder
224 Pickup on South Street (1953) Samuel Fuller
225 Tunes of Glory (1960) Ronald Neame
226 Onibaba (1964) Kaneto Shindo
227 Le Corbeau (1943) Clouzot
228 Salvatore Giuliano (1961) Francesco Rosi
229 Scenes from a Marriage (1973) Bergman
230 3 Woman (1977) Robert Altman
231 The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) Fritz Lang
232 A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) Yasujiro Ozu
232 Floating Weeds (1959) Yasujiro Ozu
233 Stray Dog (1949) Kurosawa
234 The Tin Drum (1979) Volker Schlöndorff
235 The Leopard (1963) Luchino Visconti
236 Mamma Roma (1962) Pier Paulo Pasolini
237 Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) Bergman
238 A Woman is a Woman (1961) Jean-Luc Godard
239 The Lower Depths (1957) Kurosawa
239 The Lower Depths (1936) Jean Renoir
240 Early Summer (1951) Yasujiro Ozu
241 Stage and Spectacle: Three Films by Jean Renoir (1953-56) Jean Renoir -242-244-
242 The Golden Coach (1953) Renoir
243 French Cancan (1955) Renoir
244 Elena and Her Men (1956) Renoir
245 Port of Shadows (1938) Marcel Carné
246 I vitelloni (1953) Fellini
247 Slacker (1991) Richard Linklater
248 Videodrome (1983) Cronenberg
249 The Battle of Algiers (1965) Gillo Pontecorvo
250 John Cassavetes: Five Films (1959-77) Cassavetes -251-255-
251 Shadows (1959) Cassavetes
252 Faces (1968) Cassavetes
253 A Woman Under the Influence (1974) Cassavetes
254 The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) Cassavetes
255 Opening Night (1977) Cassavetes
256 A Constant Forge (2000) Charles Kiselyak
257 Secret Honor (1984) Robert Altman
258 Tanner '88 (1988) Robert Altman
259 Fat Girl (2001) Catherine Breillat
260 Eyes Without a Face (1959) Georges Franju
261 Fanny and Alexander (1982) Bergman -262-264-
262 Fanny and Alexander TV (1982) Bergman
263 Fanny and Alexander Theatrical (1982) Bergman
264 The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1982) Bergman
265 Short Cuts (1993) Robert Altman
266 The King of Kings (1927) Cecil B. DeMille
267 Kagemusha (1980) Kurosawa
268 Youth of the Beast (1963) Seijun Suzuki
269 Fighting Elegy (1966) Seijun Suzuki
270 Casque d'or (1952) Jacques Becker
271 Touchez pas au grisbi (1954) Jacques Becker
272 La commare secca (1962) Bernardo Bertolucci
273 Thieves' Highway (1949) Jules Dassin
274 Night and the City (1950) Jules Dassin
275 Tout va bien (1972) Godard, Gorin
278 The River (1951) Jean Renoir
279 Young Törless (1966) Volker Schlöndorff
280 The Sword of Doom (1966) Kihachi Okamoto
281 Jules and Jim (1962) François Truffaut
282 Andrzej Wajda: Three War Films (1955-58) Andrzej Wajda -283-284-
283 A Generation (1955) Wajda
284 Kanal (1957) Wajda
285 Ashes and Diamonds (1958) Wajda
286 Divorce, Italian Style (1961) Pietro Germi
287 Burden of Dreams (1982) Les Blank
288 F for Fake (1974) Orson Welles
289 Hoop Dreams (1994) James, Marx, Gilbert
290 The Phantom of Liberty (1974) Luis Buñuel
291 Heaven Can Wait (1943) Ernst Lubitsch
292 Unfaithfully Yours (1948) Preston Sturges
293 The Flowers of St. Francis (1950) Roberto Rossellini
294 The Browning Version (1951) Anthony Asquith
295 Crazed Fruit (1956) Kō Nakahira
296 Le notti bianche (1957) Luchino Visconti
297 Au hasard Balthazar (1966) Robert Bresson
298 Gate of Flesh (1964) Seijun Suzuki
299 Story of a Prostitute (1965) Seijun Suzuki
300 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) Wes Anderson
301 An Angel at My Table (1990) Jane Campion
302 Harkiri (1962) Massaki Kobayashi
303 Bad Timing (1982) Nicolas Roeg
304 The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) Nicolas Roeg
305 Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932) Jean Renoir
306 Le Samouraï (1967) Jean-Pierre Melville
307 Naked (1967) Jean-Pierre Melville
308 Masculin, féminin (1966) Jean-Luc Godard
309 Ugetsu (1953) Kenji Mizoguchi
310 Samurai Rebellion (1967) Masaki Kobayashi
311 Kedamono (1965) Hideo Gosha
312 Samurai Spy (1965) Massahiro Shinoda
313 Kill! (1968) Kihachi Okamoto
314 Pickpocket (1959) Robert Bresson
315 Shoot the Piano Player (1960) François Truffaut
316 Ran (1985) Kurosawa
317 The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) Powell, Pressburger
318 Forbidden Games (1952) René Clément
319 The Bad Sleep Well (1960) Kurosawa
320 Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) John Ford
321 The Virgin Spring (1960) Bergman
322 The Complete Mr. Arkadin (1955) Orson Welles
323 The Children Are Watching Us (1944) Vittorio de Sica
324 La Bête humaine (1938) Jean Renoir
325 Kind Hearts & Coronets (1949) Robert Hamer

[ironman052992]

bravo to you neckstab, i would have been way too tempted to put a james bond movie at 007

[Citrus]

holy crap neckstab, that's a lot of movies, but I'm gonna print out the list anyway!

I want to get criterion DVDs but they cost too much for me to buy all the time. The only criterion I own is Chasing Amy.

[neckstab]

Thanks dudes.
Yeah, My name is neckstab and I'm a film-aholic....

Chasing Amy is totally one of my ALL TIME FAVES. I love Joey Lauren Adams.

i would have been way too tempted to put a james bond movie at 007

Ha ha ha.... It would have to be Dr. No for me. That funeral march scene is EPIC!

[okee]

Carlitos Way
Trainspotting

[neckstab]

Carlitos Way
Trainspotting

Total gem's!

CAUTION: Watch out for Carlito's Way 2 - That one hurt my soul.

[Citrus]

I HAVE FINISHED HALF MY LIST!!! I just finished my 150th movie a few hours ago, and when I counted up my list just now, it was the halfway point. That movie was The Deer Hunter! So now, I have to go through and edit the rankings on my list again.

[TreasureBox Films]

the prestige is like, the best movie ever.

[WesScog]

Great job!