The Only Movie List You'll Ever Need

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For everyone who is unhappy with other "top or best of" lists, this is for you. I’ve posted this as a definitive list, because no, I haven’t seen them all. This list was compiled from generally accepted industry prestige. It is an exhaustive list that includes the 400 films nominated for the AFI Top 100 American films list, Roger Ebert’s Great Movies Series, The best of foreign cinema from the Criterion Collection, as well as selections from Entertainment Weekly, Time Magazine, Leonard Maltin, and many other Academy Award winners and nominees. Enjoy.

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  2. 2.
    Adam's Rib
    by George Cukor

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  3. 3.
    The Adventures of Robin Hood (Two-Disc Special Edition)
    by Michael Curtiz

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  4. 4.
    An Affair to Remember
    by Leo McCarey

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  5. 5.
    The African Queen [IMPORT]

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  6. 6.
    Alien (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
    by Ridley Scott

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  7. 7.
    All About Eve
    by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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  8. 8.
    All Quiet on the Western Front (Universal Cinema Classics)
    by Lewis Milestone

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  9. 9.
    All That Jazz

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  10. 10.
    All the King's Men
    by Robert Rossen

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  11. 11.
    All the President's Men (Two-Disc Special Edition)
    by Alan J. Pakula

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  12. 12.
    Amadeus - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)
    by Milos Forman

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  13. 13.
    American Graffiti (Collector's Edition)
    by George Lucas

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  14. 14.
    An American in Paris
    by Vincente Minnelli

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  15. 15.
    The Americanization of Emily
    by Arthur Hiller

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  16. 16.
    Anatomy of a Murder
    by Otto Preminger

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  17. 17.
    Annie Hall

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  18. 18.
    The Apartment

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  19. 19.
    Apocalypse Now Redux

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  20. 20.
    Apollo 13 (Widescreen 2-Disc Anniversary Edition)
    by Ron Howard

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  22. 22.
    Atlantic City
    by Louis Malle

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  23. 23.
    The Awful Truth
    by Leo McCarey

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  24. 24.
    Babe (Widescreen Special Edition)
    by Chris Noonan

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  25. 25.
    Babes in Arms
    by Busby Berkeley

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    Badlands

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  28. 28.
    Bambi (Two-Disc Special Edition)
    by David Hand

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  29. 29.
    The Band Wagon (Two-Disc Special Edition) with Slipcover
    by Vincente Minnelli

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  30. 30.
    The Bank Dick - Criterion Collection
    by Edward F. Cline

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  31. 31.
    Barefoot in the Park
    by Gene Saks

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  32. 32.
    Bataan
    by Tay Garnett

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  33. 33.
    Batman
    by Tim Burton

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  34. 34.
    Beau Geste
    by William A. Wellman

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    Ben-Hur (1926)
    by Fred Niblo

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  37. 37.
    Ben-Hur (Four-Disc Collector's Edition)
    by William Wyler

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  38. 38.
    The Best Years of Our Lives
    by William Wyler

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  40. 40.
    Big
    by Penny Marshall

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  41. 41.
    The Big Chill
    by Lawrence Kasdan

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  42. 42.
    The Big Parade
    by King Vidor

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  43. 43.
    The Big Sleep (Snap case)
    by Howard Hawks

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  44. 44.
    The Birds (Collector's Edition)

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  45. 45.
    The Birth of a Nation

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  46. 46.
    Blackboard Jungle

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    Blue Velvet (Special Edition)
    by David Lynch

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  50. 50.
    Bonnie and Clyde
    by Arthur Penn

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Created by javert on Nov 30, 2006.
 

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javert
Arlington

Thief of Bagdad — 5 weeks ago

I’ve replaced the 1940 Thief of Bagdad with the earlier Douglas Fairbanks version to reflect the AFI list.

Apr 05, 09:37AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

javert
Arlington

Reordering Complete, — 10 weeks ago

I’ve finished reordering everything but the first 400 (the original AFI nominations). I haven’t decided to alphabetize those with the others or not. I personally kind of like them separated.

Feb 26, 08:12PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

javert
Arlington

On Numbering — 10 weeks ago

I’m going to begin incorporating the more recent entries at the end of the list with the rest. I think this will make it easier for everyone to find the titles they’re looking for.

Feb 26, 06:33PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

javert
Arlington

Untitled — 10 weeks ago

Someone mentioned to me that Sideways was not good enough to be remembered in ten years. After thinking about this for a while, I agreed. I have replaced that film with There Will be Blood. I am confident that P.T. Anderson’s film stands a better chance of leaving a lasting impression.

Feb 25, 04:25PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

javert
Arlington

Changes — 1 year ago

I’m going to be making a few changes over the next couple of days, trying to replace some of the question mark entries with those that have pictures.

May 05, 11:58AM | 4 comments | Reply to this

javert
Arlington

Another Year — 1 year ago

Well, it’s been another great year filled with many noteworthy films. To make room for the newest entries I have combined Before Sunrise and Before Sunset into one entry. I felt justified in doing this since the sequel was only a continuation of the original story. I also combined Blue, White, and Red into the Three Colors Trilogy, and removed the Our Hospitality/Sherlock Jr. entry. The latter was removed, because it is also included in The Art of Buster Keaton. I didn’t think it warranted multiple entries.

Feb 25, 03:52PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

FitFortDanga

meh — 1 year ago

Some good choices, but WAY too much mediocre Hollywood pap, at the expense of far more deserving foreign films. Working Girl, Stand and Deliver, Mrs. Doubtfire… are you kidding me?

Jan 13, 05:39PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

MrsPlum
Melbourne

Great list — 1 year ago

This is a great list -the best one so far in this category.

Jan 12, 08:26PM | 1 comment | Reply to this

javert
Arlington

The End of the List — 1 year ago

For the final 150 or so titles I have chosen mostly modern films that have reached critical contemporary classic status, several of them released after the AFI selections in 1998.

Dec 02, 07:56AM | 0 comments | Reply to this