Kyoshi Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 The Casablanca EffectI recently watched Casablanca. WOW!!! Is all I have to say. You might be sitting there asking yourself, "How has this 24 year old only watched one of the most well-made movies of all time only recently?" The answer is a simple one, my friend. No one strongly recommended it to me. No one told me that the plot was simple, elegant and believable. No one ever told me of the amazing dialogue and the very amusing Captain Louis Renault. So here I am, having been deprived of this amazing cinematic experience for the past 24 years, telling you if you haven't watched it go do it now. One of the reasons I decided to go old-school is that I was recently disappointed by greatly anticipated movies (*cough, cough Man of Steel, cough cough The Avengers, cough*). I mean, are they making movies like they used to? I certainly think so. I just need to find them. Scope and LimitationsThe reason I started this thread is so that we can discuss some of the greatest movies we've watched. We can recommend them to one another, critiquing them and appreciating their achievements. It can be anything from sci-fi to horror to drama, genre shouldn't limit brilliance. If you've come across a cinematic gem, share the love. My Own RecommendationsI will start with non-traditional movies, these are movies not made in Hollywood:Lootera: The Robber (India, 2013)Låt Den Ratte Komma In: Let the Right One In (Sweden, 2008)iNumber Number (South Africa, 2013)Hero (China, 2002)Yesterday (South Africa, 2004)Mother India (India, 1957) Why the Thread, OP?I am humbly asking you, the highly intelligent people on this forum to help me compile a list of the greatest movies of all time, in our collective humble opinion of course. Movies on the ListI used the spoiler tag because the list is long. The movies are listed in the order in which they were posted, it's not a ranking of any sort. I get the feeling some of them may be misspelled/repeated, I apologise for that. I will edit as soon as I can. If I get time I will also include the year of release, director, actors, and an IMDb link. 1. Casablanca2. Låt Den Ratte Komma In (Let the Right One In)3. iNumber Number4. Hero5. Yesterday6. Mother India7. Vertigo8. Children of Men9. There Will Be Blood10. The Places Beyond the Pines11. Apocalypse Now12. The Shining13. The Third Man14. The Fountain15. The Silence of the Lambs16. Drive17. Goodfellas18. Taxi Driver19. Pulp Fiction20. Reservoir Dogs21. Fargo22. The Grand Budapest Hotel23. The Godfather24. American Beauty25. The Good the Bad and the Ugly26. Rear Window27. Blade Runner28. 2001: A Space Odyssey29. A Clockwork Orange30. The Departed31. The Prestige32. 12 Years a Slave33. Raiders of the Lost Ark34. Dances with Wolves35. Zodiac36. Eastern Promises37. Good Will Hunting38. Sunshine39. In Burges40. The Pianist41. The Dark Knight42. Funny People43. Animal Kingdom44. Inglorius Basterds45. The Proposition46. No Country for Old Men47. Predator48. Jaws49. The Empire Strikes Back50. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind51. Aliens52. Munich53. Terminator 254. Donnie Darko55. The Lion King56. The Sixth Sense57. Memento58. Amélie59. Inception60. The Party61. The Stunt Man62. Dr Strangelove63. O Lucky Man64. The Time Bandits65. Brazil66. 12 Angry Men67. The Godfather II68. Das Boot69. C’era una Volta il West70. The Shawshank Redemption71. Funny Games72. My Left Foot73. In the Name of the Father74. Léon (aka The Professional)75. Snatch76. Cidade de Deus (City of God)77. Life of Brian78. Into the Wild79. Requiem for a Dream80. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels81. Night on Earth82. The Usual Suspects83. Three Colours: Red84. Trainspotting85. The Shallow Grave86. Amorres Perros87. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape88. La Haine89. Dead Poets Society90. Breaking the Waves91. The Last of the Mohicans92. Falling Down93. L.A. Confidential94. Le Grande Bleu95. Lost Highway96. Twelve Monkeys97. The Fisher King98. Heathers99. The Green Mile100. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid101. Witness for the Prosecution102. Once Upon a Time in America103. The Bicycle Thief104. The Seventh Seal105. True Romance106. Jackie Brown107. Big Lebowski108. Millers Crossing109. Casino110. Gandhi111. Empire of the Sun112. Chariots of Fire113. The Great Escape114. The Magnificent Seven115. North by Northwest116. Goldfinger117. Robocop118. How Green was My Valley119. Citizen Kane120. Sunset Boulevard121. Ghost and Mrs Muir122. Basketball Diaries123. To Have and Have Not124. The Maltese Falcon125. The African Queen126. The Philadelphia Story127. The Lion inWinter128. Arsenic and Old Lace129. Gunga Din130. To Catch a Thief131. His Girl Friday132. Mr Smith Goes to Washington133. Who Shot Liberty Valence134. Harvey135. It’s a Wonderful Life136. Lawrence of Arabia137. High Noon138. Gladiator139. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl140. Jurassic Park141. Ran142. The Graduate143. Diva144. Forrest Gump145. La Vita Bella (Life is Beautiful)146. Rain Man147. The Last Emperor148. Freaks149. La Dernière Métro150. Gorillas in the Mist151. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover152. Scarface (1983)153. Delicatessen154. When We Leave155. Dangerous Liaisons (Stephen Frears version)156. Oldboy157. Beasts of the Southern Wild158. Belleville Rendez-Vous (The Triplets of Belleville)159. All Is Lost160. Kick-Ass161. Tokyo Godfathers162. Pan’s Labyrinth163. Sideways164. 5 Centimeters per Second165. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter…and Spring166. Mystic River167. The Breakfast Club168. Moonrise Kingdom169. Princess Bride170. The Descendants171. Everything is Illuminated172. Hot Fuzz173. The Matrix174. Memories of Murder175. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford176. Seven (Se7en)177. Casino Royale178. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon179. Boogie Nights180. Magnolia181. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind182. Cider House Rules183. Forbidden Plant184. The Day the Earth Stood Still185. The Poseidon Adventure186. Brokeback Mountain187. The Spectacular Now188. Cloud Atlas189. Traffic190. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo191. Her192. Chinatown193. Hitchcock194. Laura195. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest196. Bad Guy197. Samaritan Girl198. The Isle199. Saving Private Ryan200. Y tu Mama Tambien201. Sin Nombre202. The Man Who Would be King203. A Beautiful Mind204. John Q205. A Time to Kill206. Iron Jawed Angels207. V for Vendetta208. Capote209. Scent of a Woman210. Toy Story211. Finding Nemo212. Ratatouille213. Princess Mononoke214. Howl’s Moving Castle215. Spirited Away216. Akira217. Monty Python and the Holy Grail218. Monty Python’s Life of Brian219. The Searchers220. True Grit221. Unforgiven222. How the West Was Won223. Psycho224. The Royal Tenenbaums225. Raging Bull226. Citizen X227. Deerhunter228. Zulu (1964)229. American History X230. Once231. Cross of Iron232. The Room233. L’été Meurtrier234. Jagten235. Inside Llewyn Davis236. Groundhog Day237. The Lego Movie238. The Wolf of Wall Street239. Planet of the Apes240. Wreck-It-Ralph241. Satya242. 3 Idiots243. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind244. The Fifth Element245. House of Sand and Fog246. Kingdom of Heaven247. Event Horizon248. Garden State249. Conspiracy250. High Fidelity251. Dead Ringers252. Point Break253. Cape Fear254. Punch Drunk Love255. Wicker Man (1973)256. The Fall257. The Matter of Life and Death258. Metropolis259. Harold and Maude260. Beetlejuice261. Suspiria262. Rocky Horror Picture Show263. Before Sunrise264. The Skin I Live in265. Pink Flamingos266. Blue Velvet267. 300268. Hell Raiser269. The Wall270. Eraserhead271. Valhalla Rising272. Syriana273. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy274. Birth of a Nation275. Intolerance276. Notorious277. Hotaru no Haka278. Tonari no Totoro279. Wadjda280. Gwoemul281. Hable Con Ella282. La Habitación del Niño283. Diarios de Motocicleta284. Garage Olimpo285. El Secreto de Sus Ojos286. Boyhood287. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters288. Un Prophète289. Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes290. Okuribito (aka Departures)291. Idi i Smotri (aka Come and See)292. Das Leben der Anderen293. Into the Wild294. Airplane!295. Paprika296. The Birds297. Lost in Translation298. Synecdoche, New York299. Ferris Bueller's Day Off300. The Devil Rides Out (The Devil’s Bride)301. Juliet of the Spirits302. Johnny Guitar303. The City of Lost Children304. Ladyhawke305. Interview with the Vampire306. Edward Scissorhands307. Ghost World308. Perfect Blue309. Tokyo Godfathers310. Millennium Princess311. Philadelphia312. Winter’s Bone313. Brick314. Dead Man’s Shoes315. Muriel’s Wedding316. Proof317. The interview318. Breaker Morant319. Dusty320. Chopper321. Australian Criminal322. A Fish Called Wanda323. Gattaca324. Sabrina (1954)325. Roman Holiday326. Who framed Roger Rabbit327. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner328. Mississippi Burning329. Airplane/Flying High330. The Color Purple 331. Face Off332. Million Dollar Baby 333. Devdas 334. Watchmen335. The Sound of Music336. Football Factory337. Winter Light338. Mirror (Tarkovsky)339. Cabaret340. The Conformist341. Raise the Red Lantern342. Singing in the Rain343. In the Mood for Love344. Late Spring345. La Dolce Vita346. Annie Hall347. Days of Heaven348. Rosemary’s Baby349. Great Expectations350. The Winds that Shake the Barley351. 3:10 to Yuma352. The Perks of Being a Wallflower353. Dazed and Confused354. Shame355. Papillon356. Hunger357. Saturday Night Fever358. Badlands359. The Thin Red Line360. Top Gun361. Gangs of New York362. Want to Add Heat363. Last Tango in Paris364. Dogtooth365. The Sting366. To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar367. The Crying Game368. Ma Vie en Rose369. La Mala Educación370. Don’t Look Now371. Cobra Verde372. Woyzeck373. The Holy Mountain374. Four Weddings and A Funeral375. Some Like It Hot376. Pretty Woman377. About Time378. (500) Days of Summer379. Don Jon380. The Ladykillers381. The Bridge on the River Kwai382. The Princess Bride383. Spun384. Realm of the Senses385. Juno386. Female Trouble387. The Wild Bunch388. WALL-E389. King Kong (1933)390. The Big Sleep391. The Exorcist392. A Nightmare on Elm Street393. The Lost Boys394. The Cabin in the Woods395. Poltergeist396. The Evil Dead397. The Gate398. The Aviator399. The Crowd Roars400. Ceiling Zero401. Bringing Up Baby402. The Big Sleep403. The Thing from Another World404. The Grapes of Wrath405. Guardians of the Galaxy406. Rang De Basanti407. Ghost in the Shell408. Amadeus409. Becket410. Ben Hur411. Breakfast at Tiffany’s412. Gomorra413. Beauty and the Beast414. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves415. Bambi416. Shrek417. Watership Down418. Trouble in Paradise419. The Shop Around the Corner420. Chungking Express421. The Road422. A History of Violence423. Rocky424. The Raid425. Pitch Black426. Kill Bill427. Run Lola Run428. Pride and Prejudice429. The Battleship Potemkin430. Alexander Nevsky431. Ivan the Terrible I432. Ivan the Terrible II433. Grand Illusion434. The Rules of the Game435. The Children of the Gods436. Forbidden Games437. Umberto D438. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis439. The Magnificent Ambersons440. Richard III441. Henry V442. Shoot the Piano Player443. Jules et Jim444. Lucky Number Sleven445. Natural Born Killers446. What Dreams May Come447. Sin City448. Cry Baby449. The Perfume450. Full Metal Jacket451. Schindler’s List452. Babel453. Artificial Intelligence454. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas455. Fight Club456. I Am Legend457. Cast Away458. Jerry Maguire459. To Kill A Mockingbird460. School of Rock461. Doubt462. Django Unchained463. Lagaan464. Ishqiya465. Man with a Movie Camera466. Seppuku467. à bout de souflle468. Blazing Saddles469. Young Frankenstein470. Dark City471. Raising Arizona472. Brotherhood of the Wolf473. Gross Point Blank474. Senna 475. Being John Malkovich476. Galaxy Quest 477. Silent Running, Logan's Run478. Invasion of the Body Snatchers479. Man who Fell to Earth480. Quatermass and the Pitt481. House of the Flying Daggers482. Up483. The Truman Show484. Jean de Florette485. Manon des Sources486. The Wages of Fear487. Bottle Rocket488. Rio Bravo489. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas490. On the Waterfront491. Che492. Videodrome493. Blow Out494. Two-Lane Blacktop495. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance496. Nashville497. The Ice Storm498. Alien499. Edge of Tomorrow 500. Heat I really appreciate everyone's help. I hail you all. :bowdown: DisclaimerPlease, let's be civil with one another. I would hate for this to be shut down. Pretty please.Yes, the title was inspired by Rolling Stone's compilations of musical achievements. I'm officially referencing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyenon15 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Vertigo #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen of Whores Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Well I'll give my top 5 for any consideration.#1. Children of Men#2. There Will Be Blood#3. The Place Beyond the Pines#4. Apocalypse Now#5. The Shining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adara Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 The Third Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horizon Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)2. Laberinto del Fauno, El (2006)3. Star Wars (1977)4. Transformers (2007)5. Fountain, The (2006)6. Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)7. Drive (2011) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 500? That's an awful big number :P These are some of my favorites. GoodfellasTaxi DriverPulp FictionReservoir DogsFargoThe Grand Budapest HotelThe Godfather American BeautySeven SamuraiThe Good the Bad and the UglyRear WindowVertigoBlade Runner2001 A Space OdysseyA Clockwork Orange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_ Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 My list includes some notable classics and some more under appreciated/under watched greatest movies. The DepartedThe Prestige12 Years a SlaveThe King's SpeechThe Social NetworkMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldChildren of MenGoodfellasRaiders of the Lost ArkDances with WolvesZodiacEastern PromisesPulp FictionGood Will HuntingSunshineIn BrugesLord of the Rings TrilogyThe PianistThe Dark KnightFunny People Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay B. Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I'll throw in my 2 cents...Animal KingdomInglourious BasterdsThe Dark KnightThe PropositionNo Country for Old MenPredatorJawsStar Wars(original trilogy of course)Confessions of a Dangerous MindThe GodfatherGoodfellasAliensThe DepartedMunichThe Silence of the LambsTerminator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Moff Mithrandir Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Some of my favorites include:American beautyBlade runnerDonnie darkoStar wars original trilogyThe lion kingLoTR trilogyTerminator 2Batman beginsTDK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Eastern Promises Great movie. Very underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 500? That's an awful big number :P ..... It seemed like a cool number. Plus one of my favourite albums is the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs :P Thanks for all the recommendations so far. I've watched some of them, heard of others, didn't even know some of them existed, e.g. Eastern Promises. It would seem I have a lot of awesomeness to catch up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 I'd like to throw in the following:Memento (2007)Amélie (France/Germany, 2001)Ice Age (2002)Inception (2010)District 9 (South Africa/Independent, 2009) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarsen Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 If you want a list of movies that a 24 year old should watch, here are a few recommendations.If...The PartyThe Stunt ManDr. StrangeloveO Lucky ManThe Time BanditsBrazil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horizon Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Some older movies: 12 Angry MenRead WindowAlienThe Godfather pt1 & 2Blade RunnerDas BootC'era una Volta il West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3CityApache Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Some of my favourites, in no particular order: The Shawshank Redemption (1994),Funny Games (1997),My Left Foot (1989),In the Name of the Father (1993),Léon (1994),Snatch (2000),Cidade de Deus (City of God) (2002),Life of Brian (1979),Into the Wild (2007),Requiem for a Dream (2000),Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998),Night on Earth (1991),The Usual Suspects (1995),Three Colours: Red (1994),Alien (1979),Trainspotting (1996),The Shalow Grave (1994),Amorres Perros (2000),What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993),La Haine (Hate) (1995),Dead Poets Society (1989),Breaking the Waves (1996),The Last of the Mohicans (1992)Falling Down (1993),Fargo (1996),Blade Runner (1982),L.A. Confidential (1997),Le Grand Bleu (1988)Lost Highway (1997),Twelve Monkeys (1995),The Fisher King (1991),Back to the Future (1985), And many others... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adara Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 So many have been mentioned... Heathers (1988)The green Mile (1999)Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)Witness for the Prosecution /1957) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Ayras Lord Commander Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 500? That's an awful big number :P These are some of my favorites. Goodfellas Taxi Driver Pulp Fiction Reservoir Dogs Fargo The Grand Budapest Hotel The Godfather American Beauty Seven Samurai The Good the Bad and the Ugly Rear Window Vertigo Blade Runner 2001 A Space Odyssey A Clockwork Orange Solid list. Only one I haven't seen is The Grand Budapest Hotel. Is it really that good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 So many have been mentioned... Heathers (1988)Love Heathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Solid list. Only one I haven't seen is The Grand Budapest Hotel. Is it really that good?I loved it. It's probably Wes Anderson's best work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 BLADE RUNNER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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