Top 70 Movies
Posted by Michael Reeve on August 21, 2007
About a month ago Hal made a comment that inspired me to figure out my top 70 movies. How much time has gone into this is not important (not as much as you might think). Anyway, a big thank you goes out to Hal, Kristan, and Martha (after I got her to stop naming stupid french films) who have all contributed to this list. Feel free to compliment, critique, or advise on the selections or rankings of my top 70
In order:
1. Crash
Braveheart
Good Will Hunting
Shawshank Redemption
5. Usual Suspects
Maverick
Les Miserables
Last of the Mohicans
Stranger than Fiction
10. Fight Club
Schindler’s List
Seven
Princess Bride
Life as a House
15. Count of Monte Cristo
Interview with the Vampire
Donnie Darko
Tombstone
Snatch
20. Finding Neverland
Keeping the Faith
Hotel Rwanda
Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind
Saving Private Ryan
25. Hitchhikers Guide to Galaxy
Men of Honor
Bruce Almighty
Boondock Saints
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
30. Zoolander
Signs
Enemy at the Gates
Garden State
Memento
35. Dumb and Dumber
Cinderella Man
Meet Joe Black
Robin Hood: Prince of Theives
Office Space
40. Vanilla Sky
Gladiator
A Few Good Men
Elizabethtown
Sleepers
45. V for Vendetta
Mystery, Alaska
Dead Poets Society
Contact
The Lion King
50. Empire Records
Walk the Line
Field of Dreams
The Mexican
Freedom Writers
55. Batman
The Sixth Sense
Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade
Apollo 13
A Time to Kill
60. Big Fish
City Slickers
Gattaca
Rat Race
Brokedown Palace
65. The Patriot
Magnolia
Romeo and Juliet
Instinct
Devil’s Advocate
70. Resovior Dogs
philosopherouge said
This is very important, Cronenberg’s Crash or Oscar Crash?
Otherwise, I really like Schindler’s List, Se7en, Eternal Sunshine, Gladiator, the Lion King, and Reservoir Dogs.
jbunch said
So how come I didn’t get a shout out for helping with this list? I added some great hits that you decided not to take such as Free Willy 3 and D3: Mighty Ducks. Movies that have shaped who I am.
What about these ones?
Remember the Titans
Aladdin
The Ring
and other various ones to come.
Ok, seriously, good job finally getting this done. I remember sitting in Mexico on a bus that smelled and had only a little bit of air conditioning coming out and Vikki and I sharing with you some fabulous movies. If I remember correctly, it was about two pages worth of life changing cinematic adventures.
Michael Reeve said
Thats the Crash that won the Oscar. I know its a bit new to be #1, but it so far exceeded my expectations that my wife and I were really blown away.
Jason, I anxiously await your worst 70 movie list. Hope you had a good time at seminary and I can’t wait to hear about it.
mladenkekic said
Mike, I am working on my list right now. I don’t know when I’ll have it up but when I do, we’ll compare.
Im glad Vanilla Sky, Gladiator, Magnolia, and a Few Good Men made the list. I don’t fully agree on the order they are all in, but I give you props for having a very unique list. Not a copy cat at all.
Of course we will have our differences so I point out already that you don’t even have some of my all time favs on your list. American History X, The Pianist, Glory, City Of God, Lost In Translation, Munich, House Of Sand And Fog, and last but not least ROCKY.
Still I give you props even though I don’t fully agree.
PS: You know that the list will keep changing as you keep seeing more movies. Good Luck.
Michael Reeve said
I am planning on watching American History x again b/c I really liked it when I first saw it. Its just been so long. I borrowed your copy of The Pianist – sorrry man, but I liked it better the first time I saw it, when it was called Schindler’s List. Glory was on, but got bumped out by new editions. City of God was awesome! I might work that in. You don’t seriously like Lost in Translation, no one does…it just makes people feel like they are movie experts to like that movie! Never seen House of Sand and Fog.
Sly Stallone has no place on my list.
mladenkekic said
You can borrow American History X and House Of Sand And Fog if you like. I own them both.
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