RSSMovie Poll from American Film Institute, Top Movies Ever … What is your Favorite Movie of All Time
Recently a poll conducted by the American Film Institute of the Top 100 movies films 
of all times. The winner was “Citizen Kane” followed closely by “The God Father.” There are just so many to choose from and although I do like “rosebud”, I am not sure if it would be considered my #1.
The Godfather,” which ranked third in the original poll of 100 great films a decade ago. moved up a notch to second place while “Casablanca” slipped to number three.
Also in the top 10 were a surprising “Raging Bull” at number four, up 20 places from a decade ago. “Singin’ in the Rain” was in fifth place, “Gone With The Wind” was sixth followed by “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Schindler’s List,” “Vertigo” and “The Wizard of Oz.”
“Vertigo,” the Hitchcock film starring James Stewart, rose to 9th place after placing 61st in the original poll. (Yahoo News)
The results were revealed in a three-hour CBS special “100 Years, 100 Movies, 10th Anniversary Edition”. Strangely enough it does not appear that “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure”, “Ishtar”, “Gymkata”, “The Blair Witch Project”, “Cobra” or pretty much any movie with Madonna made the list. For what its worth some of my top movies of all times are as follows in no particular order:
- The God Father
- Its a Wonderful Life
- Casablanca
- Young Frankenstein
- The Maltese Falcon
- The Shawshank Redemption
- Lord of the Rings (Trilogy)
- The Sixth Sense
- Patton
- Rocky I
These are just some … tell us your favorite movies of all times.
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Gone With the Wind, of course.
It’s A Wonderful Life is my all time favorite movie…
Depends upon the category, there are so many good movies:
It’s a Wonderful Life
Godfather
Independence Day
Armageddon
Saving Private Ryan
Schindler’s List
(klaasend)
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Very funny! Could see that a hundred times probably.)
- Pulp Fiction
- Gangs of New York
- …
HELP!!! THERE ARE SO MANY!!!!
Red River
Shenandoah
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
The Lord of the Rings
Schindlers List
Midnight Cowboy
The Deer Hunter
Raging Bull
- Apocalypse Now
- A Clockwork Orange
SO MANY!!! …
Terminator 2
The Godfather
Unforgiven
Easy Rider
Goodfellas
Sophie’s Choice
Schindler’s List
Full Metal Jacket
Lost in Translation
Mulholland Drive
Forgot about Mulholland Drive …
Another good one is “Arlington Road” … pretty interesting terrorism movie.
R
Klaas …
You are right, it does depend on what type … this would be best of all.
We will do others in the future … Best Comedy, action, ect.
R
- Mulholland Drive
- The Silence of the Lambs
- A Space Odyssey
- Kill Bill 1 & 2
Yes catagory would be a good thing. Because I also would add Finding Nemo.
A Beautiful Life.
tears every time.
There are so many movies…..
Deer Hunter
Biloxi Blues (Just about any Neil Simon movie)
Once upon a time in the west (Fonda, Robards and Bronson)
Airplane for comedy
Remember the Titans for actual events and
Good Morning Vietnam
Ole Yeller (Did you cry?)
Shawshank Redemption
Stand by Me
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Raising Arizona
Animal House
Blues Brothers
Rocky Horror Picture Show (Its just a jump to the left)
Apollo 13
Mr Hollands Opus
Debbie Does Dallas!!! Not to forget! (Oliver Stones JFK-movie, starring Larry Hagman as JFK, Victoria Principal as Debbie, George W. Bush as Lee HO, Patrick Duffy as the untill today unidentified underwater monster, Sylvester – Italian Stallion – Stalone as the horny mobster and Kevin Costner as James – Grassy Knolls – Earl Files. Wasn’t that movie produced by the Walt Disney Co.?)
Did anyone see a Woody Allen movie called “Crimes and Misdemeanors” staring Martin Landau?
My favs? I think of
Casablanca
The Usual Suspects
I love ” It’s a Wonderful Life” finally bought it. Also African Queen, Grapes of Wrath, George Washington Slept Here, the road movies of Bob Hope, Schindler’s List, some of the old Doris Day movies, I could go on and on..Lots of good ones mentioned above and I love the movie “Fried Green Tomatoes” Just about anything with Jessica Tandy in it. Jimmy Stewart was great also.
Rocky Horror Picture show(and then step to the riiiiight)…lol
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. I love Gregory Peck and that little girl was brilliant. I have the book and re read the story once a year!
Here are some great ones too:
King of Hearts
The Pink Panther
The Bridge over River Kwai
Gladiator
Cinema Paradiso
Il Postino
Babette’s Feast
Au Revoir Les Enfants
Ben Hur
The Great Scape
El Cid
Lawrence of Arabia
No time for Sergeants
Life is Beautiful (La Vita e Bella)
The Caine Mutiny
The African Queen
Dances with Wolves
Field of Dreams
Das Boot
Many of my favorites have already been listed, as far as the theater, live plays, Cats, The Lion King and Phantom of the Opera, are some.
Oh, I do have to add:
The Magnificient Seven
The Dirty Dozen
Cool Hand Luke
Key Largo
The Longest Yard
Ernest Goes To Camp j/k
For comedy: BLAZING SADDLES. Who can forget the campfire scene?
Mr Hollands Opus
Hook
Last of the Mohicans
Contact
Courage Under Fire
A Few Good Men
Kill Bill (both)
The Long Kiss Goodnight
A few that come to mind — that I watch over and over and over (for a variety of different reasons)……
Somewhere in Time (Chris Reed & Jane Seymour)
Dirty Dancing
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Crash
Momento
Benny & June
The Witches of Eastwick
Godfathers’ I and II.
Top Gun
Star Wars
Coast to Coast, with Judy Davis and Richard Dreyfus.
Dial M for Murder, with Ray Milland and Grace Kelly.
Rounders, with Matt Damon.
Around the Bend, with Michael Caine.
A Good Year, with Russell Crowe.
My favorite movies, in no particular order are:
The Usual Suspects
Young Frankenstein
Pleasantville
The Shawshank Redemption
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Love Actually
Twelve Angry Men
The Blue Max
Galaxy Quest
The Passion of Christ
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Millers Crossing
Philadelphia
L.A. Confidential
The Princess Bride
These are movies I will stop to watch if I see they’re on while flipping through the channels. There are others of course, any of the Godfather movies and anything by Hitchcock, but these are definite remote stoppers.
Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Gone With the Wind,The Shawshank Redemption, Throw Mama from the Train, Dead Man Walking, Last of the Mohicans,Pirates of the Carribean,What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, To Kill a Mockingbird,and Hotel Rwanda, to name a few…LOL!