What are your top 25 movies of all time?

[Dr Kain]

What would you consider to be your top 25 greatest movies of all time? Also, it does not have to be your favorite of a series, because being a favorite does not always mean it is better. For example, my favorite Tarantino movie is Inglorious Basterds, but I think Pulp Fiction is his masterpiece, and as such, I have that listed in my top 25 rather than IG. Does that make sense?

A Clockwork Orange
The Dark Knight
The Empire Strikes Back
From Russia with Love
Shawshank Redemption
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Two Towers
Psycho
Lawrence of Arabia
Pulp Fiction
Godzilla (1954)
King Kong (33)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Scarface
Amadeus
The Matrix
The Lion King
Jaws
Blade Runner
Alien
The Maltese Falcon
Inception
The Shining
Nightmare Before Christmas
The Thing

[dedset13]

Off the top of my head, I'll go with:

1. JAWS
2. The Howling
3. An American Werewolf In London
4. Toy Soldiers
5. Creature From The Black Lagoon
6. The Wolfman (1941)
7. The Professional
8. Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight
9. Willow
10. Return Of The Jedi
11. Mallrats
12. Masters Of The Universe
13. From Dusk Till Dawn
14. Predator
15. LEGEND
16. Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke
17. Old Yellar
18. Pumpkinhead
19. Home Alone
20. Brain Donors
21. Halloween
22. Dazed and Confused
23. Batman (1989)
24. The Karate Kid (Original)
25. Gremlins

Though I'm sure I forgot quite a few of my favorites, these are my top 25 at the moment.

[Spitfire]

Watchmen
Big Fish
Cannonball Run
Smokey and the Bandit
Super Troopers
Dark Knight
LOTR Trilogy
Big Trouble in Little China
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Princess Bride
Empire Strikes Back
Sunshine
Groundhog Day
What Dreams May Come
Avengers
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Memento
Clash of the Titans
300
The Matrix
Mad Max
Out for Justice
Bloodsport
In Harms Way

[H.A.L.9000]

Rosemary's Baby
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane
American Splendor
Klute
The Conversation
Mommy Dearest
The Room
Day of the Locust
The Parallax View
Invasion of the Body Snatchers(Sutherland)
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Halloween
Xanadu
Decline of Western Civ 2
The Sentential(1977)
Wizard of Oz
The Stepford Wives (1975)
2000 Maniacs H.G.(lewis)
Poltergeist
Valley of the Dolls
Beneath the valley of the ULTRA Vixens
Logan's Run
The Warriors
Stayin Alive
Troll 2


Honorable mentions
The Forbidden Zone
West Side Story
Carrie
Phantom of the Paradise
The Watchmen
Halloween 3 Season of the Witch

[MOTU_Maniac]

I am going to have to think about this and I will get back to you. GREAT thread idea though!

[Heeeere's Olesker!]

CITIZEN KANE
CASABANCA
ROCKY
ROCKY III
KILL BILL VOL. 1 & VOL. 2 (Yes, I know that's cheating. At my age I'm allowed to cheat a little)
MILDRED PIERCE
ALIENS
DOUBLE INDEMNITY
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
RETURN OF THE JEDI
HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
LOST IN AMERICA
KEY LARGO
AVATAR
RUNAWAY TRAIN
HERE COMES MR. JORDAN
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
RAGING BULL
CAPE FEAR
CASINO
TAXI DRIVER
GOODFELLAS
THE GODFATHER
SCARFACE
THE TINGLER
And two extras: IRON GIANT because it's the first film I watched with my son and SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON because it's the first film we watched in a theater and also because it's an incredible film.

[wolfsfang]

1. Lilo and Stitch
2. An American Werewolf in London
3. Pumpkinhead
4. Kung Fu Panda
5. Dog Soldiers
6. Alien
7. Spider-Man
8. The Avengers
9. Jurassic Park
10. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (animated)
11. The Howling
12. The Lord of the Rings (a bit of a cheat but I count the trilogy as one film)
13. Jaws
14. The Matrix
15. The Creature from the Black Lagoon
16. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
17. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
18. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
19. The Wolfman (remake)
20. Resident Evil
21. The Tiggr Movie
22. Transformers
23. Mortal Kombat
24. Gremlins
25. Underworld Evolution

[MOTU_Maniac]

I am going to have to think about this and I will get back to you. GREAT thread idea though!

Ok, here we go:

Top 25:
1. It's a Wonderful Life
2. Rocky series (I-V and Rocky Balboa)
3. A Beautiful Mind
4. The Notebook
5. The Transporter series
6. Walking Tall (with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson)
7. Bourne Series (with Matt Damon)
8. Braveheart
9. Hoosiers
10. Lord of the Rings Trilogy
11. Christmas Shoes
12. Taken
13. Gladiator
14. Glory
15. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
16. To Kill a Mockingbird
17. Shawshank Redemption
18. Rudy
19. Les Miserables (with Hugh Jackman)
20. Passion of the Christ
21. The Avengers
22. Reign Over Me
23. Batman Dark Knight Trilogy
24. Radio
25. I Am Sam

Honorable Mention:
Karate Kid (original)
Last of the Mohicans
Pirates of the Caribbean series
Narnia series
The Soloist
The Patriot
Wreck-It Ralph

[Heeeere's Olesker!]

You've listed four films that I'd like to add to my list, but can't because I'm aready over the limit. I hate you.

Ok, here we go:

Top 25:
1. It's a Wonderful Life
2. Rocky series (I-V and Rocky Balboa)
3. A Beautiful Mind
4. The Notebook
5. The Transporter series
6. Walking Tall (with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson)
7. Bourne Series (with Matt Damon)
8. Braveheart
9. Hoosiers
10. Lord of the Rings Trilogy
11. Christmas Shoes
12. Taken
13. Gladiator
14. Glory
15. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
16. To Kill a Mockingbird
17. Shawshank Redemption
18. Rudy
19. Les Miserables (with Hugh Jackman)
20. Passion of the Christ
21. The Avengers
22. Reign Over Me
23. Batman Dark Knight Trilogy
24. Radio
25. I Am Sam

Honorable Mention:
Karate Kid (original)
Last of the Mohicans
Pirates of the Caribbean series
Narnia series
The Soloist
The Patriot
Wreck-It Ralph

[MOTU_Maniac]

Ok, here we go:

Top 25:
1. It's a Wonderful Life
2. Rocky series (I-V and Rocky Balboa)
3. A Beautiful Mind
4. The Notebook
5. The Transporter series
6. Walking Tall (with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson)
7. Bourne Series (with Matt Damon)
8. Braveheart
9. Hoosiers
10. Lord of the Rings Trilogy
11. Christmas Shoes
12. Taken
13. Gladiator
14. Glory
15. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
16. To Kill a Mockingbird
17. Shawshank Redemption
18. Rudy
19. Les Miserables (with Hugh Jackman)
20. Passion of the Christ
21. The Avengers
22. Reign Over Me
23. Batman Dark Knight Trilogy
24. Radio
25. I Am Sam

Honorable Mention:
Karate Kid (original)
Last of the Mohicans
Pirates of the Caribbean series
Narnia series
The Soloist
The Patriot
Wreck-It Ralph

You've listed four films that I'd like to add to my list, but can't because I'm aready over the limit. I hate you.

Hahaha! Well, as you can see I went 7 over the limit. lol.

So, which 4 would you like to add? I would like to see where we are in agreement.

[Benedict Judas Hel]

1) The Empire Strikes Back
2) National Lampoon's Animal House
3) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
4) Airplane!
5) Kentucky Fried Movie
6) Star Wars: A New Hope
7) Godzilla (1954)
8) A Clockwork Orange
9) King Kong (1933)
10) The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
11) Raiders of the Lost Ark
12) Back to the Future
13) Monty Python's Life of Brian
14) National Lampoon's Vacation
15) Return of the Jedi
16) Revenge of the Nerds
17) Taxi Driver
18) Tombstone
19) Seven
20) Silence of the Lambs
21) The Goonies
22) The Elephant Man
23) A Christmas Story
24) Creepshow
25) The Avengers

[RockinHard]

The only one that is in actual order is #1:

1) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original)
2) The Terminator
3) Predator
4) The Beastmaster
5) Rocky
6) Rocky Balboa
7) Swamp Thing
8) Stephen King's Storm of the Century
9) Coming to America
10) Star Wars: A New Hope
11) The Exorcist
12) Big Trouble in Little China
13) An American Werewolf in London
14) The Elephant Man
15) The Green Mile
16) The Evil Dead (original)
17) From Dusk til Dawn
18) Eden Lake
19) The Shining
20) The Dead Zone
21) Cast Away
22) Punch-Drunk Love
23) The Karate Kid (original)
24) The Natural
25) Conan the Barbarian

[Heeeere's Olesker!]

RUDY, SHAWSHANK, BRAVEHEART and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. Helluva mix.

Hahaha! Well, as you can see I went 7 over the limit. lol.

So, which 4 would you like to add? I would like to see where we are in agreement.

[MOTU_Maniac]

Hahaha! Well, as you can see I went 7 over the limit. lol.

So, which 4 would you like to add? I would like to see where we are in agreement.

RUDY, SHAWSHANK, BRAVEHEART and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. Helluva mix.

Ain't that the truth? GREAT movies though

[Dr Kain]

Some really interesting choices on here.

I actually had Legend in my list until I realized I forgot to list Alien.

There are other movies in those lists I love, but would probably be closer to my top 50 than 25, but 50 would be way too much.

[Bri-Man]

it was a tough call, but here's what we're going with:

1. The Dark Knight
2. Alien
3. The Fly
4. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
5. Return of the Jedi
6. Lost Highway
7. Fight Club
8. The Nightmare before Christmas
9. Run Lola Run
10. Blade Runner
11. Inception
12. **** Tracy
13. The City of Lost Children
14. 2001: A Space Odyssey
15. Bram Stoker’s Dracula
16. Dracula (1931)
17. Frankenstein (1931)
18. Legend
19. Halloween
20. Labyrinth
21. Willow
22. RoboCop
23. The Terminator
24. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
25. Star Trek

[The.Idea.of.Evil]

It's more realistic to do a top ten for me:

The Crow
The Shawshank Redemption
Fight Club
Hellraiser
Hellbound: Hellraiser 2
Inherit the Wind ('60)
Robocop
The King's Speech
Fright Night ('80)
Superman: The Movie

[H.A.L.9000]

AHHH i wanna add Robocop ,Clockwork Orange and Fire Walk with ME to my list too...
i totally need like a top 2000

[MrRoboto]

I own most of these on Blu-Ray and the ones i don't i'll end up buying eventually. I could easily watch any of these and do so when i get the chance. Especially on a Friday or Saturday night. Although i admit that my fave films do change from time to time. Could easily do a Top 50!

In no particular order...

01). Rambo: First Blood
02). Seven Samurai
03). The Fugitive
04). 12 Angry Men (kinda prefer the '97 version ~ Jack Lemmon/George C. Scott = awesome)
05). Heat
06). Casino
07). The Party
08). The Negotiator
09). JFK
10). Transformers ('07)
11). Pumping Iron
12). The Usual Suspects
13). Leon: The Professional
14). The Avengers
15). Donnie Brasco
16). Beverly Hills Cop
17). Undisputed II
18). LOTR: Return of the King
19). L.A. Confidential
20). Commando
21). The Day the Earth Stood Still ('51)
22). Point Break
23). The Longest Yard ('05)
24). Saving Private Ryan
25). Independence Day

[Spitfire]

I forgot Back to the Future, RoboCop, Top Gun, and Sin City. This is probably impossible to do in 25. I didn't even get Predator on there. Damn.

[cobrakahn]

I am all over the place with my movies but I have been in a barbarian sword play kick for some time now... Also this is a work in progress. There should be more Roger Corman on this list...

Conan the Barbarian
DeathStalker 2
Big Trouble in Little China
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turttles 2
The Devils Sword
Return of the Jedi
Boxers Omen
Fire and Ice
Predator
Aliens
Robocop
Fifth Element
The Thing
Pod People
Scary Movie 2
Transformers 3 Dark of the Moon
Masters of the Universe
Expendables 2
Arena

[Thatman]

Counting single-release (no series), in no specific order:

1. Batman Forever
2. 1776
3. Noises Off
4. Clue
5. The Wizard of Oz
6. Transformers (animated '86)
7. Batman
8. Batman Returns
9. Dk. Tracy
10. Fellowship of the Ring
11. Two Towers
12. Return of the King
13. Les Miserables (2012)
14. Ghostbusters
15. Sunset Boulevard
16. Casablanca
17. Lilies of the Field
18. Lilo & Stitch
19. Batman Begins
20. The Muppet Movie
21. Shakespeare in Love
22. Hamlet (1996)
23. Dracula (FFC 1992)
24. Sleepy Hollow
25. Shawshank Redemption

If we were talking in general 'series' sense, the Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Godfather, and full Nolan Bat-trilogy would be in there, too.

[Bjjer]

No particular order
Full Metal Jacket
Goodfellas
American Me(very underated gangster movie)
The Terminator
Gladiator
The Avengers(Marvel)
Star Trek II Wrath of Khan
Shogun(80's miniseries)
Halloween(original)
Carlito's Way
The Town
American History X
Casino
Boogie Nights
Gangs of New York
The Departed
Dark Knight Rises(DK was better but I find myself rewatching Rises more)
Platoon
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Downfall
Troy
The Hangover
Iron Man
Ghostbusters
Colors
Apocolypse Now

...sorry I think that's 26

[scott metzger]

No order and off the top of my head:

Rear Window
Avengers
Hellboy
Batman Returns
Fantastic Four
Father Goose
Operation Petticoat
The Private Eyes
White Christmas
The Thing (1951)
Them!
Halloween (1978)
Superman II
Pocahantas
The Incredibles
Monsters, Inc.
Cars
The Great Mouse Detective
Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney)
Creature From the Black Lagoon
Frankenstein (1931)
The Wolfman (1941)
Dracula (1931)
Batman (1966)
Godzilla (1954)

[Frequency]

In no particular order:

The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Sand Pebbles
The Great Escape
Bullitt
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
A Bridge Too Far
Lawrence of Arabia
No Country For Old Men
True Grit
The Great Raid
Star Wars
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Zero Dark Thirty
Transformers the Movie
Black Hawk Down
Patton
In Harm's Way
We Were Soldiers
Blade Runner
Edge of Darkness
Casino Royale
Skyfall