Your top 10 favorite movies

[BainsBane]

What are your ten favorite movies? They don't have to be the "best" movies but rather than ones you like best.

Here is my list. The top two are ranked. The others not so much.

The Lives of Others (Germany, 2006)
The Official Story (Argentina, 1985)
Snatch
Arsenic and Old Lace
Thelma and Louise
The Hustler (1961)
Apocalypse Now (original version)
The Usual Suspects
Silence of the Lambs
The Bourne movies.

[JeffHead]

1. I'm not much of a movie guy but I'll give you what I got.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Monty Python's Life of Brian
The Sting
Breaking Away
Scarface
an oldie but a goody The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

[BainsBane]

2. I've never seen the last one

I'll have to check it out. I love the Sting and really liked Breaking Away when I saw it years ago. I've never quite gotten Monty Python, but Fawlty Towers is my favorite comedy series ever.

[nomorenomore08]

3. Off the top of my head:

"Blue Velvet"
"Full Metal Jacket"
"Taxi Driver"
"Godfather I and II"
"Reservoir Dogs"
"Goodfellas"
"Jacob's Ladder"
"Suspiria"
"Videodrome"
"Wild Strawberries"

[bluedigger]

12. Let's see...

In no particular order...

Young Frankenstein
The Razor's Edge (Bill Murray version)
The Jerk
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Animal House
Casablanca
Lawrence of Arabia
2001: A Space Odyssey
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail

eta: I meant to respond to the OP. Oops.

[BainsBane]

16. Great choices

I don't think I've seen Videodrome or Suspira. I'll have to check them out.

[nomorenomore08]

26. "Videodrome" is part of Cronenberg's earlier "body horror" period that ended with "The Fly."

I guess "Dead Ringers" and "Naked Lunch" could be considered in the same category, though they're a little more subtle about it. But "Videodrome" is definitely vintage early-period Cronenberg, which is to say lots of gore and oozing tumors and general disturbing stuff.

"Suspiria" is just a masterpiece of its genre, one of the greatest horror films ever and maybe the greatest from Italy. One of the few films I've seen as an adult that genuinely scared me.

[RiffRandell]

54. I loved Vidodrome and Dead Ringers.

Huge fan of Deb Harry and Jeremy Irons.

[nomorenomore08]

63. "Dead Ringers" is still one the creepiest movies I've ever seen.

Even the smallest details, like the crimson red surgical garb, give me the willies.

[ZombieHorde]

52. Good list. nt

[cyberswede]

4. Mine

An American President
Casablanca
Ocean's Twelve
Princess Bride
The Big Sleep
The Goodbye Girl
The Manchurian Candidate (original)
The Sting
This is Spinal Tap
Young Frankenstein

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I recently made my 10 y.o. watch Arsenic and Old Lace with me - she loved it. Cary Grant was brilliant.

[Agschmid]

8. Love the orig. Manchurian!

[nomorenomore08]

27. "Spinal Tap" could've been an honorable mention for me. Maybe my all-time favorite to quote.

"What's wrong with being sexy?"

"You should've seen what they wanted to put. It wasn't a glove, believe me!"

"It's a fine line between stupid and clever..."

[cyberswede]

28. That movie is full of quotable lines.

[Initech]

39. "We had a Stonehenge monument on stage that was about to be crushed by a dwarf."

[Initech]

5. My top 10 (mostly comedies and action):

The Big Lebowski
The Dark Knight
Collateral (2004)
Fight Club
Spaceballs
Idiocracy
My Cousin Vinnie
Hot Fuzz
This Is Spinal Tap
Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy

[BainsBane]

9. Ooh, some good ones

I love My Cousin Vinnie, and I just saw the Big Lebowski again recently. It's so much fun.

[Initech]

11. 8 year olds Dude.

[BainsBane]

17. "The rug pulled the whole room together"

I've used that pulled the whole look together a few times since on DU, but no one has picked up on it.

John Goodman is a gift to the human race.

[Initech]

19. "He thinks the carpet pissers did this?"

[BainsBane]

20. Is this your homework, Larry?

[sarge43]

51. that creep can roll, man

[BainsBane]

57. LOL

That clip should be in the best soundtrack thread.

[sarge43]

60. The actor, John Turturro, said he adlibbed the dance.

Brilliant bit of business

[BainsBane]

62. It really is brilliant

So different from how you normally see Turturro.

[Initech]

61. Vhere is the money Lebowski?

Ya und tomorrow we come back und ve cut off your Johnson!!

My johnson?

Ya your wiggly penis Lebowski.

Ya may we stomp on it und squish it Lebowski!

[pokerfan]

6. Fortunately I had this already written down

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Great Escape (1963)
From Russia With Love (1963)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
The Sting (1973)
Blade Runner (1982)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Rob Roy (1993)
Fargo (1996)
The Social Network (2010)

[BainsBane]

10. Dr. Strangelove is fantastic

I could have included that one my list. I like Fargo a lot too.

[fizzgig]

47. i do enjoy groundhog day

[pokerfan]

59. If you like Groundhog Day

then here's Stephen Tobolowsky (Ned Ryerson) talking about making the movie... It's good stuff:
http://www.slashfilm.com/listen-ned-ryerson-describe-making-groundhog-day/

[Agschmid]

7. Top of my head...

No specific order...

- The Shining
- The Abyss
- The Usual Suspects
- The Prestige
- The Sixth Sense
- The Manchurian Candidate (Angela's version)
- The Truman Show

Sensing a theme.... Apparently if its got "the" in the title I love it! Ill buck the trend...

- Confidence
- Bring it On
- Skyfall

[Initech]

13. Skyfall is definitely in my top 15.

The Shanghai and Macau scenes really make me want to visit China.

[cyberswede]

15. My husband and son loved Skyfall.

I haven't seen it yet. My son is 12 and just started watching Bond movies last year. He says this one is the best. I'm skeptical - it's hard to top Sean Connery.

[Agschmid]

49. It is a good movie!

I grew up with Brosnan as my bond so for a long time he was my favorite. I've grown into Connery... but Craig certainly has made his mark.

I think the villain of Skyall is what really makes the movies, you should see it!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. In no particular order (at least for today):

Amadeus
The Year of Living Dangerously
Body Heat
This Is Spinal Tap
The Usual Suspects
Airplane
To Kill a Mockingbird
Dr. Strangelove
Fargo
Best in Show

[BainsBane]

18. More good ones

I've got The Year of Living Dangerously recorded on my DVR to watch again soon.

[loli phabay]

21. okay

Cyrano de bergerac with depardeiu
The horse soldiers
snatch
Commando
Where eagles dare
The eagle has landed
Nikita. Original
true grit. Original
Pale rider
Lord of the rings

[BainsBane]

24. I haven't seen a number of those

Mostly the westerns and war movies. I need to get over my distaste for those genres because I'm missing out on some good films.

[Paulie]

22. There are so many!

Lost Angel
Colossus; the Forbin Project
Stalag 17
Random Harvest
Aliens
Blazing Saddles
The Manhattan Project
Star Trek II - Wrath of Khan
The Apartment
Desk Set

[BainsBane]

23. Which Lost Angel?

The Wrath of Khan is definitely the best Star Trek movie. Ricardo Montalban is great in it, and the script is well written. I can't believe I don't have a single Katherine Hepburn movie on my list. I would probably add Bringing up Baby.

[Paulie]

25. Margaret O'Brien of course

There is no other.

[AsahinaKimi]

30. This might be hard, but I will try..

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1. Godzilla 1954 (Gojira)
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
3. Always sunset on third street (1 & 2)

4. Ichi (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1060256/)

5. Nana (1 & 2)

6. CJ-7

7. Gwoemul (The Host)

8. My Sassy Girl (Korean version)

9. Densha Otoko

10. Green Lantern

11. KILL BILL (1 & 2)

Can't wait to see Pacific Rim. I looks to be really great.

[BainsBane]

32. I've only seen one of those

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which was beautiful. I'll have to check out some of the others!

[AsahinaKimi]

34. OMG..you have never seen this?

[BainsBane]

35. Not the Japanese version, no

I've seen a number of Akira Kurosowa films though.

[AsahinaKimi]

36. Must put Gojira

on your to do list. Not the Raymond Burr version. The original. Its worth seeing.

[BainsBane]

37. I will. Thanks for the recommendations.

I always like hearing about good movies I've missed.

[GReedDiamond]

31. How about 10 to 20 and counting...

Dr. Strangelove
2001: A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
The Big Lebowski
Idiocracy
This Is Spinal Tap
Young Frankenstein
Ed Wood
The Blues Brothers
The World's Greatest Sinner

Not to mention:

Enemy of the State
The Jerk
Animal House
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Birds
Time Bandits
Rear Window
Alien
Psycho
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Any Marx Brothers
Any W.C. Fields

etc etc...

[opiate69]

33. Hmm.. I don't usually have to think about 10...

No particular order:

Clerks
Big Lebowski
Shawshank Redemption
Stand By Me
Lord of the Rings
Shawn of the Dead
Charlie Wilson's War
Sunset Boulevard
Mulholland Drive
Grave of the Fireflies

[nomorenomore08]

38. For whatever reason I tend to rank "Mulholland" a bit lower than most Lynch fans.

It's still quite good, just not "Blue Velvet" or "Eraserhead" level. I'd put it about even with "Lost Highway" although I prefer the latter for purely subjective, biased reasons.

[petronius]

40. Unforgiven, The Twighlight Samurai, The Professional, Lawrence of Arabia,

Bladerunner, Ronin, Fifth Element, The Best Years of Our Lives, Usual Suspects, A Knight's Tale, damn is that ten already?

That's the list for tonight, anyway...

[BainsBane]

41. Can you tell me

Why you like Lawrence of Arabia so much?

[petronius]

43. Part of it is the scenery - I love the desert, and it's a visually stunning movie. Also,

the score is excellent. Plus, there are many bits of fun, quotable, entertaining dialogue (much of it from and between Ali and Auda). But I think the two aspects I like the most are the evolution of Ali: as he goes from a confident leader, to hero-worshiper, to disillusioned comrade, to childlike student, to political aspirant, and then sees it crash down again in Damascus. And the cynicism of it all, with Allenby, Dryden, and Faisal manipulating in the background, eventually shuffling Lawrence off stage. It's a mythic film, but it really questions the construction of myth and heroes, particularly through the character of Bentley.

It's also an epic film, but the characters really drive it. And it always strikes me that the characters who know who and what they are, and are satisfied with that or just don't care (Allenby, Auda, Brighton, Dryden) are generally happy. But those who dream (Lawrence, Ali) get hosed.

Also, of course, camels are just very very cool...

[BainsBane]

44. I need to see it again.

I saw it for the first time a few years ago and what struck me most was how homoerotic it is.

[ashling]

42. Drum roll, please . . .

1) Grapes of Wrath, 1940 w/ Henry Fonda and ... yeah, Henry Fonda So many great lines, but I always tear up when Kasey says words over granpa's grave:

"I wouldn't pray just for a old man that's dead, 'cause he's all right. If I was to pray, I'd pray for folks that's alive and don't know which way to turn."

uh, yeah, ok . . . got somethin in my eye . . .

2) Twelve Angry Men, 1957 w/ Henry Fonda . . .

3) Young Mr. Lincoln, 1939 w/ Henry Fonda . . .

4) Advise and Consent,

5) The Oxbow Incident, 1943 w/ . . . well, I guess you can see where I'm going with this . . .

6) Drums Along the Mohawk, 1939

7) - This space left empty intentionally -

8) The Great Debaters w/ Denzel Washington

9) Something else w/ Denzel Washington

10) The Grapes of Wrath, 1940 w/ Henry Fonda

[BainsBane]

45. You know, I LOVE Denzel Washington

Just love him, but I have never seen those two films. I must remedy that.

[fizzgig]

46. i love the bourne movies

but that has a lot to do with how dreamy matt damon is

1. the dark crystal (the rest follow in no particular order)
2. chocolat
3. the fifth element
4. the station agent
5. anchorman
6. jurassic park
7. princess mononoke
8. the shawshank redemption
9. shrek
10. office space

[spiderpig]

48. All of the above are in my top 10 list

(I reserve the right to extend my top ten to at least 500)

Have to add "Network". Brilliant, quotable dialogue from Paddy Chayefsky. More true today than when it was released in 1976.

Also have to add "The Right Stuff" with incredible supporting cast and (again) dialogue - "Oh yeah? Who you gonna get?"

[Bertha Venation]

50. Number one: Shirley Valentine

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Number two:
Tootsie

The others:

The Accused
Amadeus
The Fugitive
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Silence of the Lambs
Strictly Ballroom
Thelma & Louise
Witness

Edit: shit, I'm going to have to have eleven:

The Remains of the Day

[RiffRandell]

53. Hard, but I'll try.

Election
Best In Show
Shaun of the Dead
Little Children
Monster's Ball
The Hangover
Short Cuts
Pineapple Express
American History X
Shawshank Redemption

[RiffRandell]

56. I can't name just 10!

After reading some of the responses, I forgot about Goodfellas and Reservoir Dogs. I better stop now, dammit!

[ZombieHorde]

55. Ask me again in a few months and the list may be different.

There are so many movies that I love. The first five or six would probably still be on the list though.

Zombie Holocaust
Salo
The Beyond
The Thing
Tetsuo the Iron Man
Old Boy
Aliens
Godzilla versus Hedorah
Patrick Still Lives
Dawn of the Dead (Romero, but the remake is fun too)

[BainsBane]

58. You like horror films?

I would never have guessed.

[nomorenomore08]

64. "The Beyond," "The Thing," "Tetsuo," "Oldboy" and "Dawn of the Dead" are all great.

Interesting, though, that you picked "Zombie Holocaust" (AKA "Zombi 3&quot over its predecessor. And even though I've seen "Irreversible," "Cannibal Holocaust," "Beyond the Darkness"/"Buio Omega," the original "Last House on the Left" etc., I still haven't gotten up the courage to watch "Salo."

And I've never heard of "Patrick Still Lives." I should look that one up.

[ZombieHorde]

70. Zombie Holocaust is different than Fulci's zombie movies.

It is Italian, but it is completely different.

I own and love all those movies you listed, except for Irreversible. Cannibal Holocaust, and some of those other Italian cannibal movies from that era, have some actual animal cruelty, which bothers me.

Patrick Still Lives is silly, but really graphic and fucked up. Not a very PC movie. Make sure to get the uncut version.

[nomorenomore08]

72. So you've seen "Buio Omega"? I thought that one was especially fucked up, e.g. the autopsy scene.

And it doesn't get enough mention on the "most extreme/graphic movies" lists.

Another one is "Tras el Cristal"/"In A Glass Cage." Not so much in terms of the actual imagery - though what you see is plenty graphic - but more the subject matter.

One I'm interested in seeing, but haven't been able to find anywhere (Netflix etc.) is "Possession" - not the Gwyneth Paltrow one obviously, but the earlier European one with Isabelle Adjani.

[sarge43]

65. The creme d'creme. There are many more.

Sunset Blvd
The Duelists
Murder, My Sweet
Ben Hur
Young Frankenstein
Bull Durham
Galaxy Quest
The Lady Eve
The Big Lebowski
Priscilla: Queen of the Desert

[Xyzse]

66. I'll Try:

Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le Pacte des Loups) - About the Beast of Gevaudon ::2001 French Film
Ong Bak - The first movie was awesome. Limited special effects and it looked hard.
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - I kinda like Guy Ritchie films like these, such as Snatch and such. This has a pretty cool Sting too.
Somewhere in Time - Christopher Reeves and Jane Seymour. Guy tricks his mind hard enough that he travels back in time.
Old School - Blue is still my boy.
B13 - Banlieue 13 - One of the guys that popularized Parkour is in this one.
Wall-E - Pixar is amazing, to bring so much in a movie that barely has any dialogue.
Musa - The Warrior - Korean film, about a slave that saves the Princess against Mongols.
Seven Samurai - The movie before Magnificent Seven came out.
Leon - The Professional - What's not to like?

[nomorenomore08]

73. "Seven Samurai" is awesome. Hardly a dull moment in 3-plus hours.

"Old School" is hilarious. Pretty much the finest moment of anyone involved.

Somehow I've managed to miss out on "Lock Stock..." though I liked "Snatch" a lot when I saw it years ago.

[Xyzse]

74. Lock Stock to me was funny

You're right about Old School though. I have yet to see any other comedic movie out of Ferrel, Wilson and Vaughn that would equal their performance here.

[Saboburns]

67. Here goes

The Big Lebowski-THE Most Quotable movie

The Toy Stories-Mrs. Potato Head, Mrs. Potato Head, is one o'my all time favorite lines

Tombstone-he's so drunk he's gotta be seein double. That's alright I got two guns, one fer each of you

Snatch-I had to put the CC on so I could finally get what Brad Pitt was really saying

O Brother-laugh out loud funny, plus it's based on the Illiad. Genius

Star Wars-I was ten when I saw it with my family. Very, very good memories.

Resurrection-doc about Tupac's life and death. And I don't go for rap or hip hop. But that dude Really intrigues me.

Foyles War-best thing I've ever watched, although its not a movie, I'd still put it on my list.

Dark Knight-damn good villain

Blade Runner-right movie at the right time

And I wann add Lincoln just because Daniel Day Lewis so captured President Lincoln. Mebbe the best acting job I've ever seen.

[BainsBane]

68. Periwinkle blue

[LWolf]

69. I don't really do favorites, but

I can give you the first 10 movies that pop into my head when I think of movies that I like.

Monty Python: Holy Grail, Life of Brian
Up
Mary Poppins
The Princess Bride
Star Wars episode IV
Secretariat
Pay it Forward
The Life of Pi
2nd hand lion

I'm sure there are plenty more; I just don't rank things I like.

[Graybeard]

71. My list could be all Hitchcock films.

Alfred Hitchcock has easily given me the most enjoyment with his movies. But for the list I will limit myself:

Vertigo
8 1/2
The Best Years Of Our Lives
The Wizard Of Oz
The Gold Rush
North By Northwest
Witness For The Prosecution
The Court Jester
Scaramouche
Dr. Strangelove