50 Movies to See Before You Die

[Bada0Bing]

7 is Seven Samurai
18 is City of God
29 is Amelie
40 is Downfall
96 is The Seventh Seal

Oops, that brings me up to an even 80 then, soon to be 85.

 

[DeAnna]

You've never seen Amadeus?? Fantastic film!

 

[Pariah]

Oops, that brings me up to an even 80 then, soon to be 85.

And the same movie brings me to 74.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

I will have to look at this when I am not at work. This is a great thread.

It is nice to see Princess Monoke get some respect. Absolutely fantastic anime.

 

[Jersey Girl]

1. 9.1 The Godfather (1972) 171,011
2. 9.0 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 206,051
3. 8.9 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 97,354
4. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 154,977
5. 8.8 Casablanca (1942) 84,572
6. 8.8 Schindler's List (1993) 125,794
7. 8.7 Shichinin no samurai (1954) 45,071
8. 8.7 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) 46,187
9. 8.7 Pulp Fiction (1994) 178,051
10. 8.7 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 135,500
11. 8.7 Star Wars (1977) 171,560
12. 8.7 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 90,627
13. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) 53,488
14. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 199,908
15. 8.6 The Usual Suspects (1995) 132,275
16. 8.6 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 117,059
17. 8.6 12 Angry Men (1957) 39,766
18. 8.6 Cidade de Deus (2002) 47,826
19. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 81,151
20. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 155,985
21. 8.6 Citizen Kane (1941) 76,093
22. 8.6 Psycho (1960) 68,241
23. 8.6 Goodfellas (1990) 91,103
24. 8.6 C'era una volta il West (1968) 25,743
25. 8.6 Memento (2000) 120,196
26. 8.6 North by Northwest (1959) 45,515
27. 8.5 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 115,767
28. 8.5 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 39,766
29. 8.5 Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) 81,496
30. 8.5 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 51,518
31. 8.5 Sunset Blvd. (1950) 22,284
32. 8.5 Fight Club (1999) 153,450
33. 8.5 American Beauty (1999) 139,400
34. 8.5 The Matrix (1999) 183,017
35. 8.4 Vertigo (1958) 43,489
36. 8.4 Taxi Driver (1976) 63,125
37. 8.4 Apocalypse Now (1979) 83,300
38. 8.4 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 79,922
39. 8.4 Paths of Glory (1957) 19,353
40. 8.4 Untergang, Der (2004) 24,711
41. 8.4 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 39,548
42. 8.4 Se7en (1995) 117,237
43. 8.4 Léon (1994) 74,049
44. 8.4 Chinatown (1974) 33,984
45. 8.4 American History X (1998) 83,456
46. 8.4 The Pianist (2002) 46,567
47. 8.4 The Third Man (1949) 24,090
48. 8.4 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) 38,032
49. 8.3 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 78,948
50. 8.3 Boot, Das (1981) 36,641
51. 8.3 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 27,202
52. 8.3 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 13,744
53. 8.3 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 28,590
54. 8.3 L.A. Confidential (1997) 86,284
55. 8.3 The Maltese Falcon (1941) 24,853
56. 8.3 Requiem for a Dream (2000) 69,422
57. 8.3 M (1931) 16,312
58. 8.3 Alien (1979) 81,069
59. 8.3 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 85,289
60. 8.3 Metropolis (1927) 16,262
61. 8.3 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 91,327
62. 8.3 Sin City (2005) 85,459
63. 8.3 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 127,595
64. 8.3 Rashômon (1950) 16,077
65. 8.3 The Shining (1980) 68,338
66. 8.3 Singin' in the Rain (1952) 26,380
67. 8.3 Modern Times (1936) 14,025
68. 8.3 Double Indemnity (1944) 15,324
69. 8.3 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 18,201
70. 8.3 Raging Bull (1980) 36,324
71. 8.3 Million Dollar Baby (2004) 47,845
72. 8.3 Some Like It Hot (1959) 32,616
73. 8.3 All About Eve (1950) 16,822
74. 8.3 Aliens (1986) 80,427
75. 8.2 Rebecca (1940) 15,181
76. 8.2 The Great Escape (1963) 26,720
77. 8.2 Vita è bella, La (1997) 48,874
78. 8.2 Touch of Evil (1958) 15,173
79. 8.2 Amadeus (1984) 46,932
80. 8.2 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 80,804
81. 8.2 Batman Begins (2005) 88,311
82. 8.2 The Sting (1973) 30,480
83. 8.2 Jaws (1975) 61,921
84. 8.2 Strangers on a Train (1951) 14,265
85. 8.2 On the Waterfront (1954) 17,340
86. 8.2 The Incredibles (2004) 54,099
87. 8.2 Forrest Gump (1994) 120,399
88. 8.2 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 15,115
89. 8.2 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 93,319
90. 8.2 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 49,050
91. 8.2 The Apartment (1960) 14,864
92. 8.2 Braveheart (1995) 116,765
93. 8.2 Crash (2004/I) 61,944
94. 8.2 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 98,893
95. 8.2 City Lights (1931) 10,524
96. 8.2 Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957) 13,630
97. 8.2 Blade Runner (1982) 91,852
98. 8.2 Donnie Darko (2001) 81,010
99. 8.2 Ran (1985) 16,197
100. 8.2 High Noon (1952) 16,008

Wow. My list is lame. Gotta do something about that.

 

[Bada0Bing]

It is nice to see Princess Monoke get some respect. Absolutely fantastic anime.

I agree. I found this on IMDB while browsing through Billy Crudup movies. It also includes Claire Danes, Minnie Driver, and Billy Bob Thornton.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I can't believe I've actually found someone else who's seen "The Apartment".

It's my favorite of all time.
Who would have thought that Shirley McClain was a hottie in the day?
And Fred MacMurry being an immoral dude?!
Who woulda thunk it?

I went on a classic spree about a year ago, and bought about 30 classics to add to my DVD collection. It was one of the ones that I grabbed, and it certainly did not disappoint!

 

[Assface]

1 Apocalypse Now
2 The Apartment
3 City of God
4 Chinatown
5 Sexy Beast
6 2001: A Space Odyssey
7 North by Northwest
8 A Bout de Souffle
9 Donnie Darko
10 Manhattan
11 Alien
12 Lost in Translation
13 The Shawshank Redemption
14 Lagaan: Once Upon A Time in India
15 Pulp Fiction
16 Touch of Evil
17 Walkabout
18 Black Narcissus
19 Boyzn the Hood
20 The Player
21 Come and See
22 Heavenly Creatures
23 A Night at the Opera
24 Erin Brockovich
25 Trainspotting
26 The Breakfast Club
27 Hero
28 Fanny and Alexander
29 Pink Flamingos
30 All About Eve
31 Scarface
32 Terminator 2
33 Three Colours: Blue
34 The Royal Tenenbaums
35 The Ladykillers
36 Fight Club
37 The Searchers
38 Mulholland Drive
39 The Ipcress File
40 The King of Comedy
41 Manhunter
42 Dawn of the Dead
43 Princess Mononoke
44 Raising Arizona
45 Cabaret
46 This Sporting Life
47 Brazil
48 Aguirre: The Wrath of God
49 Secrets and Lies
50 Badlands

10/50.

 

[Pariah]

10/50.

NO SOUP FOR YOU!

 

[D-Dogg]

I'm putting the ones I have NOT seen in bold:

Total....86/100 (Professional I had wrong)

IMDB Top 100:

Number, score, title, year, votes.

1. 9.1 The Godfather (1972) 171,011
2. 9.0 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 206,051
3. 8.9 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 97,354
4. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 154,977
5. 8.8 Casablanca (1942) 84,572
6. 8.8 Schindler's List (1993) 125,794
7. 8.7 Shichinin no samurai (1954) 45,071
8. 8.7 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) 46,187
9. 8.7 Pulp Fiction (1994) 178,051
10. 8.7 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 135,500
11. 8.7 Star Wars (1977) 171,560
12. 8.7 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 90,627
13. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) 53,488
14. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 199,908
15. 8.6 The Usual Suspects (1995) 132,275
16. 8.6 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 117,059
17. 8.6 12 Angry Men (1957) 39,766
18. 8.6 Cidade de Deus (2002) 47,826
19. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 81,151
20. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 155,985
21. 8.6 Citizen Kane (1941) 76,093
22. 8.6 Psycho (1960) 68,241
23. 8.6 Goodfellas (1990) 91,103
24. 8.6 C'era una volta il West (1968) 25,743
25. 8.6 Memento (2000) 120,196
26. 8.6 North by Northwest (1959) 45,515
27. 8.5 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 115,767
28. 8.5 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 39,766
29. 8.5 Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) 81,496 Want to see this one
30. 8.5 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 51,518
31. 8.5 Sunset Blvd. (1950) 22,284
32. 8.5 Fight Club (1999) 153,450
33. 8.5 American Beauty (1999) 139,400
34. 8.5 The Matrix (1999) 183,017
35. 8.4 Vertigo (1958) 43,489
36. 8.4 Taxi Driver (1976) 63,125
37. 8.4 Apocalypse Now (1979) 83,300
38. 8.4 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 79,922
39. 8.4 Paths of Glory (1957) 19,353
40. 8.4 Untergang, Der (2004) 24,711
41. 8.4 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 39,548
42. 8.4 Se7en (1995) 117,237
43. 8.4 Léon (1994) 74,049
44. 8.4 Chinatown (1974) 33,984
45. 8.4 American History X (1998) 83,456
46. 8.4 The Pianist (2002) 46,567
47. 8.4 The Third Man (1949) 24,090
48. 8.4 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) 38,032
49. 8.3 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 78,948
50. 8.3 Boot, Das (1981) 36,641
51. 8.3 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 27,202
52. 8.3 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 13,744
53. 8.3 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 28,590
54. 8.3 L.A. Confidential (1997) 86,284
55. 8.3 The Maltese Falcon (1941) 24,853
56. 8.3 Requiem for a Dream (2000) 69,422
57. 8.3 M (1931) 16,312
58. 8.3 Alien (1979) 81,069
59. 8.3 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 85,289
60. 8.3 Metropolis (1927) 16,262
61. 8.3 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 91,327
62. 8.3 Sin City (2005) 85,459
63. 8.3 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 127,595
64. 8.3 Rashômon (1950) 16,077
65. 8.3 The Shining (1980) 68,338
66. 8.3 Singin' in the Rain (1952) 26,380
67. 8.3 Modern Times (1936) 14,025
68. 8.3 Double Indemnity (1944) 15,324
69. 8.3 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 18,201
70. 8.3 Raging Bull (1980) 36,324
71. 8.3 Million Dollar Baby (2004) 47,845 (but I have it on DVD)
72. 8.3 Some Like It Hot (1959) 32,616
73. 8.3 All About Eve (1950) 16,822
74. 8.3 Aliens (1986) 80,427
75. 8.2 Rebecca (1940) 15,181 Really want to see this one.
76. 8.2 The Great Escape (1963) 26,720
77. 8.2 Vita è bella, La (1997) 48,874
78. 8.2 Touch of Evil (1958) 15,173
79. 8.2 Amadeus (1984) 46,932
80. 8.2 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 80,804
81. 8.2 Batman Begins (2005) 88,311
82. 8.2 The Sting (1973) 30,480
83. 8.2 Jaws (1975) 61,921
84. 8.2 Strangers on a Train (1951) 14,265
85. 8.2 On the Waterfront (1954) 17,340
86. 8.2 The Incredibles (2004) 54,099
87. 8.2 Forrest Gump (1994) 120,399
88. 8.2 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 15,115
89. 8.2 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 93,319
90. 8.2 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 49,050
91. 8.2 The Apartment (1960) 14,864
92. 8.2 Braveheart (1995) 116,765
93. 8.2 Crash (2004/I) 61,944
94. 8.2 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 98,893
95. 8.2 City Lights (1931) 10,524
96. 8.2 Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957) 13,630
97. 8.2 Blade Runner (1982) 91,852
98. 8.2 Donnie Darko (2001) 81,010
99. 8.2 Ran (1985) 16,197
100. 8.2 High Noon (1952) 16,008

 

[NEZCardsfan]

D-Dogg....you haven't seen Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I believe that is what #48 is.

Let me consult my Japanese.

 

[Chaplin]

In case nobody is aware, "Leon" is called "The Professional" in the United States.

 

[D-Dogg]

Ok, make it 87 then.

 

[abomb]

D-Dogg....you haven't seen Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I believe that is what #48 is.

Let me consult my Japanese.

It's not. It's Spirited Away.

 

[D-Dogg]

D-Dogg....you haven't seen Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I believe that is what #48 is.

Let me consult my Japanese.

Arigato.

 

[NEZCardsfan]

It's not. It's Spirited Away.

I know nothing about TV and Movies. I'm a poser...I'll leave voluntarily.

 

[D-Dogg]

It's not. It's Spirited Away.

DAMN YOU!!!!


And I haven't seen that one yet, though I do want to.

 

[D-Dogg]

I know nothing about TV and Movies. I'm a poser...I'll leave voluntarily.

I take back my arigato.

 

[Chaplin]

DAMN YOU!!!!


And I haven't seen that one yet, though I do want to.

It's weird.

I saw most of Downfall last night, so I'm at 98 1/2 movies seen on the list so far.

 

[Bada0Bing]

DAMN YOU!!!!


And I haven't seen that one yet, though I do want to.

I thought Spirited Away was very strange. The animation was really cool, and it seemed very dream-like.

 

[Bada0Bing]

It's weird.

I saw most of Downfall last night, so I'm at 98 1/2 movies seen on the list so far.

I really liked Paths of Glory. One of my favorite Kirk Douglas films. You might as well go and watch it so you can finish off the list.

What did you think of Downfall? Most WWII movies are filmed from the perspective of the Allies, so I found it fascinating to see a movie made from such a different perspective.

 

[abomb]

DAMN YOU!!!!


And I haven't seen that one yet, though I do want to.

I have Spirited Away and Leon/The Professional. I'll give 'em to ya.

 

[Chaplin]

I really liked Paths of Glory. One of my favorite Kirk Douglas films. You might as well go and watch it so you can finish off the list.

What did you think of Downfall? Most WWII movies are filmed from the perspective of the Allies, so I found it fascinating to see a movie made from such a different perspective.

I loved what I saw of Downfall, but it was almost 2 in the morning, and I couldn't keep my eyes open reading the subtitles. Bruno Ganz was fascinating as Hitler--a total and complete nutjob.

I've been trying to get Paths of Glory for years--while not a huge Kubrick fan, I am interested in his earlier work (pre-Spartacus). The DVD is pretty cheap, so there isn't really any good excuse for me not to see it.

 

[D-Dogg]

I have Spirited Away and Leon/The Professional. I'll give 'em to ya.

I've seen the professional.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

In case nobody is aware, "Leon" is called "The Professional" in the United States.

I have heard it called that. The superbit DVD that I have is actually called "Leon the Professional"

Very good flick. The wifey loves Natalie Portman, yet she still has not seen it.