Best Movies Ever
(on a scale of 1-5, with
5+ being the best)
Body Heat |
5+ | drama/romance | |
| Casablanca | 5+ | drama/romance | |
| Gone with the Wind | 5+ | drama/romance | |
| It's a Wonderful Life | 5+ | drama/fantasy | |
| Jaws | 5+ | horror | |
| Pulp Fiction | 5+ | drama | |
| Shane | 5+ | western | |
| Sixth Sense | 5+ | fantasy | |
| Star Wars | 5+ | sci fi | |
| The African Queen | 5+ | drama | |
| To Kill a Mockingbird | 5+ | drama | |
| American Graffiti | 5 | comedy | |
| Apollo 13 | 5 | drama/historical | |
| Billy Eliot | 5 | drama/musical | |
| Braveheart | 5 | drama/historical | |
| Bull Durham | 5 | drama/sports | |
| Das Boot: The Director's Cut (1981) | 5 | drama/historical | |
| Eat Drink Man Woman | 5 | foreign | |
| Escape from Sobibor | 5 | drama | |
| ET | 5 | fantasy | |
| Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The (1947) | 5 | comedy/drama | |
| Harvey | 5 | comedy | |
| High Noon | 5 | western | |
| Ken Burns: The Civil War | 5 | nonfiction | |
| King Kong (1933) | 5 | fantasy | |
| Kramer vs. Kramer | 5 | drama | |
| Local Hero | 5 | drama | |
| Memento (2000) | 5 | suspense | |
| Ordinary People | 5 | drama | |
| Rear Window (J. Stewart) | 5 | suspense | |
| Rebel without a Cause | 5 | drama | |
| Red River | 5 | western | |
| Saving Private Ryan | 5 | drama/historical | |
| Say Anything | 5 | comedy | |
| Seven Samurai (1954) | 5 | foreign | |
| Spartacus | 5 | drama/historical | |
| Stand by Me | 5 | drama/comedy | |
| The Full Monty | 5 | comedy | |
| The Man Who Would be King | 5 | drama | |
| The Piano | 5 | drama | |
| The Red Shoes | 5 | drama/dance | |
| The Winslow Boy | 5 | drama | |
| The Wizard of Oz | 5 | fantasy | |
| Thirteen Days | 5 | drama/historical | |
| Total Recall | 5 | sci fi | |
| Toy Story | 5 | anime | |
| Walkabout | 5 | foreign | |
| West Side Story | 5 | musical | |
| Airplane | 4.5 | comedy | |
| an American Werewolf in London | 4.5 | comedy | |
| Angels and Insects | 4.5 | drama | |
| Anna and the King of Siam | 4.5 | musical | |
| Big | 4.5 | comedy | |
| Bowling for Columbine | 4.5 | mockumentary | |
| Breaking the Waves | 4.5 | drama | |
| Christmas Story | 4.5 | comedy | |
| King of Hearts | 4.5 | foreign | |
| Man Facing Southeast | 4.5 | drama | |
| Marty | 4.5 | drama | |
| No Way Out | 4.5 | suspense | |
| Pretty Woman | 4.5 | comedy | |
| The Best Years of Our Lives | 4.5 | drama | |
| The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) | 4.5 | drama | |
| The Great Escape | 4.5 | drama | |
| The Iron Giant | 4.5 | anime | |
| The Jerk | 4.5 | comedy | |
| The Rock | 4.5 | suspense | |
| Strictly Ballroom | 4.5 | comedy, foreign | |
| The Sure Thing | 4.5 | comedy | |
| The Usual Suspects | 4.5 | suspense | |
| Winged Migration | 4.5 | documentary/nature | |
| A Few Good Men | 4 | drama | |
| All the President's Men | 4 | drama/historical | |
| Almost Famous | 4 | comedy | |
| An Ideal Husband | 4 | comedy | |
| Animal House | 4 | comedy | |
| Apocalypse Now | 4 | drama | |
| Babe | 4 | comedy | |
| Beetlejuice | 4 | comedy/black | |
| Black Hawk Down | 4 | drama/historical | |
| Bridge over the River Kwai | 4 | drama/historical | |
| Bridget Jones Diary | 4 | comedy | |
| Chicken Run | 4 | anime | |
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 4 | sci fi | |
| Crash | 4 | drama | |
| Dead Poets Society | 4 | comedy | |
| Donnie Darko (2001) | 4 | fantasy | |
| Erin Brokovitch | 4 | drama | |
| Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | 4 | drama, comedy | |
| Eye of the Needle | 4 | drama | |
| Fantasia | 4 | anime | |
| Fargo | 4 | comedy | |
| From Here to Eternity | 4 | drama | |
| Gentleman's Agreement | 4 | drama | |
| Good Will Hunting | 4 | drama/comedy | |
| Grosse Point Blank | 4 | comedy | |
| Happy, Texas | 4 | comedy | |
| High and Low | 4 | drama | |
| High Noon | 4 | western | |
| The Incredibles | 4 | anime/comedy | |
| In the Heat of the Night | 4 | drama | |
| Kill Bill, Vol.2 | 4 | drama/comedy/action | |
| Lethal Weapon | 4 | comedy | |
| Life is Beautiful | 4 | foreign | |
| Like Water for Chocolat | 4 | foreign | |
| Lolita (1962) | 4 | drama | |
| Longtime Companion | 4 | drama | |
| Manchurian Candidate, The (Sinatra) | 4 | drama/suspense | |
| Marnie | 4 | suspense | |
| Milagro Bean Field War | 4 | drama/comedy | |
| Miracle on 34th Street | 4 | comedy | |
| Mulan | 4 | anime | |
| Mostly Martha (2002) | 4 | drama/comedy/foreign | |
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding | 4 | comedy | |
| North by Northwest | 4 | drama | |
| October Sky | 4 | drama | |
| Old Yeller | 4 | drama | |
| On Golden Pond | 4 | comedy | |
| On the Waterfront (1954) | 4 | drama | |
| Paths of Glory (1957) | 4 | drama | |
| Planet of the Apes | 4 | fantasy | |
| Platoon | 4 | drama | |
| Pleasantville | 4 | fantasy | |
| Presumed Innocent | 4 | drama | |
| Pride and Prejudice (2006) | 4 | drama | |
| Primary Colors | 4 | drama | |
| Rain Man | 4 | comedy | |
| Remember the Titans | 4 | drama | |
| Rocky | 4 | drama | |
| Shenendoah | 4 | drama/historical | |
| Silverado | 4 | comedy | |
| Singing in the Rain | 4 | musical | |
| Speed | 4 | suspense | |
| The Big Chill | 4 | drama | |
| The Crying Game | 4 | drama | |
| The Graduate | 4 | comedy | |
| The Guns of Navarone | 4 | drama | |
| The Lion King | 4 | anime | |
| The Matrix | 4 | sci fi | |
| The Replacements | 4 | comedy | |
| The Sound of Music | 4 | musical | |
| The Straight Story | 4 | drama | |
| The Transporter | 4 | action | |
| The Truman Show | 4 | fantasy | |
| The Wrong Trousers (Wallace & Grommet) | 4 | anime | |
| The Yearling | 4 | drama | |
| This is a Spinal Tap | 4 | comedy | |
| Tootsie | 4 | comedy | |
| Touching the Void | 4 | drama/adventure | |
| Traffic | 4 | drama | |
| Wait till your mother gets home | 4 | comedy | |
| When Harry Met Sally | 4 | comedy | |
| You Can Count on Me | 4 | drama | |
| Bowling for Columbine | 3.5 | documentary | |
| Brokeback Mountain | 3.5 | drama | |
| Capturing the Friedmans | 3.5 | documentary/drama | |
| Crimson Tide | 3.5 | drama/historical | |
| Dirty Dancing | 3.5 | musical | |
| Fatal Attraction | 3.5 | drama | |
| Finding Nemo | 3.5 | anime | |
| Finding Neverland | 3.5 | drama | |
| Gentleman's Agreement | 3.5 | drama | |
| Guns of Navarone, The | 3.5 | drama/historical | |
| High and Low (1963) | 3.5 | drama/susp/foreign | |
| Howl's Moving Castle | 3.5 | anime/foreign | |
| The Ice Harvest | 3.5 | suspense/comedy | |
| Italian for Beginners (2000) | 3.5 | foreign | |
| Kolya | 3.5 | foreign | |
| Men in Black | 3.5 | comedy | |
| Minority Report (2002) | 3.5 | sci fi | |
| Monsters, Inc. (2001) | 3.5 | anime | |
| Norma Rae | 3.5 | drama | |
| Pacific Heights | 3.5 | drama/suspense | |
| Paris is Burning | 3.5 | documentary | |
| Princess Mononoke (1997) | 3.5 | anime | |
| Read My Lips (2001) | 3.5 | suspense/foreign | |
| Run Lola Run | 3.5 | drama/foreign/comedy | |
| Roger & Me | 3.5 | documentary/comedy | |
| Six Degrees of Separation (1993) | 3.5 | drama | |
| Something's Gotta Give | 3.5 | comedy | |
| Supersize Me | 3.5 | mockumentary | |
| Spirited Away | 3.5 | anime/foreign | |
| Taxi Driver (1976) | 3.5 | drama | |
| The Rookie (2002) | 3.5 | drama | |
| The Tall Guy | 3.5 | comedy | |
| Touching the Void | 3.5 | documentary/action | |
| Training Day | 3.5 | drama | |
| Transporter, The | 3.5 | action/suspense | |
| Waking Ned Devine | 3.5 | comedy | |
| Whale Rider | 3.5 | drama/foreign | |
| The Yes Men | 3 | documentary/comedy | |
| 39 Steps | 3 | drama | |
| American Beauty (1999) | 3 | drama | |
| The Aristocrats | 3 | comedy (gross) | |
| Capote (2005 - Hoffman) | 3 | drama | |
| Cast Away | 3 | drama | |
| Croupier (1998) | 3 | suspense | |
| Dawn of the Dead | 3 | horror | |
| Dish, The | 3 | drama/historical | |
| Firefly | 3 | sci fi/action | |
| Following (1998) | 3 | suspense | |
| Good Night and Good Luck | 3 | drama/historical | |
| I Want To Live! (1958) | 3 | drama | |
| In the Mood for Love | 3 | foreign drama | |
| Infernal Affairs | 3 | foreign drama | |
| Kissing Jessica Stein | 3 | comedy | |
| March of the Penguins | 3 | documentary/nature | |
| Miss Congeniality | 3 | comedy | |
| Monsoon Wedding (2001) | 3 | foreign | |
| Night of the Living Dead | 3 | horror | |
| Quills | 3 | drama | |
| Requiem for a Dream (2000) | 3 | drama | |
| Riding Giants | 3 | documentary | |
| Rififi | 3 | foreign drama | |
| Run Lola Run (1998) | 3 | foreign | |
| Sweet Hereafter (1997) | 3 | drama | |
| The Business of Strangers | 3 | drama | |
| The Contender (2000) | 3 | drama | |
| The Last Castle (2001) | 3 | drama | |
| Trainspotting (1995) | 3 | drama | |
| Walking and Talking | 3 | comedy/drama | |
| Woodsman, The | 3 | drama | |
| XXX | 3 | action | |
| Yana's Friends | 3 | foreign drama | |
| Amelie (2001) | 2.5 | foreign | |
| Best in Show | 2.5 | comedy | |
| Brazil (1985) | 2.5 | fantasy | |
| Catch Me If You Can | 2.5 | drama | |
| Gosford Park (2001) | 2.5 | drama | |
| Himalaya | 2.5 | drama | |
| The Last Castle | 2.5 | drama | |
| Newsies (1992) | 2.5 | musical | |
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) | 2.5 | musical | |
| Solaris | 2.5 | sci fi | |
| Swimming with Sharks (1994) | 2.5 | drama | |
| The Bicycle Thief (1948) | 2.5 | foreign | |
| The Bourne Identity | 2.5 | drama | |
| The Devil's Backbone (2001) | 2.5 | foreign | |
| The Quiet American | 2.5 | drama | |
| The Thomas Crown Affair | 2.5 | drama | |
| Who is Cletis Tout? (2002) | 2.5 | comedy | |
| Wonder Boys: Special Edition (2000) | 2.5 | comedy | |
| Dahmer | 2 | true crime | |
| Dangerous Beauty (1998) | 2 | drama | |
| Ghost World (2001) | 2 | horror | |
| Iron Monkey | 2 | action | |
| Jackie Chan's Project A (1983) | 2 | action | |
| Magnolia (1999) | 2 | drama | |
| Maria Full of Grace | 2 | foreign drama | |
| Mulholland Drive (2001) | 2 | suspense | |
| Notting Hill: Collector's Edition (1999) | 2 | comedy | |
| Nurse Betty (2000) | 2 | comedy | |
| Ran (1985) | 2 | drama | |
| Snatch (2000) | 2 | drama | |
| Spider-Man (2002) | 2 | fantasy | |
| Stir of Echoes (1999) | 2 | drama | |
| Terminal | 2 | comedy drama | |
| The Fighter | 2 | documentary | |
| The Gift (2000) | 2 | horror | |
| The Man from Elysian Fields | 2 | drama | |
| The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) | 2 | drama | |
| The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) | 2 | comedy | |
| Big Eden | 1.5 | drama | |
| Drunken Master (2000) | 1.5 | action | |
| Lagaan | 1.5 | foreign | |
| Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) | 1.5 | suspense | |
| Return to Me (2000) | 1.5 | comedy | |
| The Majestic (2001) | 1.5 | drama | |
| The Others (2001) | 1.5 | horror | |
| End of Days (1999) | 1 | horror | |
| Igby Goes Down (2002) | 1 | comedy | |
| Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) | 1 | fantasy | |
| Mighty Quinn (1989) | 1 | drama | |
| Moonlight Mile | 1 | drama | |
| My Dog Skip (2000) | 1 | drama | |
| Shackleton's Antartic Adventure | 1 | documentary | |
| Shakes the Clown | 1 | comedy | |
| The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) | 1 | drama | |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | 1 | comedy | |
| The Virgin Suicides (1999) | 1 | drama | |
| Waiting for Guffman | 1 | comedy | |
| Striptease | -0 | total garbage | |
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