Are you not entertained? BBC's 100 Greatest American Movies

[MartyMcFly]

Let's get to it ladies and brehs...complain, congratulate, confer, whatever. As with any greatest of list, its more of a guide than actual Gospel, but it's definitely a pretty comprehensive list. Props to my homie @FlyRy for pointing me to the list

The 100 greatest American films

100. Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder, 1951)
99. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013)
98. Heaven’s Gate (Michael Cimino, 1980)
97. Gone With the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939)
96. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)
95. Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933)
94. 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002)
93. Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, 1973)
92. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)
91. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982)
90. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
89. In a Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray, 1950)
88. West Side Story (Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, 1961)
87. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
86. The Lion King (Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, 1994)
85. Night of the Living Dead (George A Romero, 1968)
84. Deliverance (John Boorman, 1972)
83. Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks, 1938)
82. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)
81. Thelma & Louise (Ridley Scott, 1991)
80. Meet Me in St Louis (Vincente Minnelli, 1944)
79. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)
78. Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
77. Stagecoach (John Ford, 1939)
76. The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980)
75. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977)
74. Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994)
73. Network (Sidney Lumet, 1976)
72. The Shanghai Gesture (Josef von Sternberg, 1941)
71. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
70. The Band Wagon (Vincente Minnelli, 1953)
69. Koyaanisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1982)
68. Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946)
67. Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin, 1936)
66. Red River (Howard Hawks, 1948)
65. The Right Stuff (Philip Kaufman, 1965)
64. Johnny Guitar (Nicholas Ray, 1954)
63. Love Streams (John Cassavetes, 1984)
62. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
61. Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999)
60. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
59. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Miloš Forman, 1975)
58. The Shop Around the Corner (Ernst Lubitsch, 1940)
57. Crimes and Misdemeanors (Woody Allen, 1989)
56. Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985)
55. The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967)
54. Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder, 1950)
53. Grey Gardens (Albert and David Maysles, Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer, 1975)
52. The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)
51. Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
50. His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940)
49. Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick, 1978)
48. A Place in the Sun (George Stevens, 1951)
47. Marnie (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964)
46. It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946)
45. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (John Ford, 1962)
44. Sherlock Jr (Buster Keaton, 1924)
43. Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948)
42. Dr Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)
41. Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959)
40. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid, 1943)
39. The Birth of a Nation (DW Griffith, 1915)
38. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
37. Imitation of Life (Douglas Sirk, 1959)
36. Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977)
35. Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)
34. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939)
33. The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
32. The Lady Eve (Preston Sturges, 1941)
31. A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes, 1974)
30. Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)
29. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
28. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
27. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)
26. Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett, 1978)
25. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
24. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)
23. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977)
22. Greed (Erich von Stroheim, 1924)
21. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)
20. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
19. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
18. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin, 1931)
17. The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925)
16. McCabe & Mrs Miller (Robert Altman, 1971)
15. The Best Years of Our Lives (William Wyler, 1946)
14. Nashville (Robert Altman, 1975)
13. North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
12. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974)
11. The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1942)
10. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
9. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
8. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
7. Singin’ in the Rain (Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, 1952)
6. Sunrise (FW Murnau, 1927)
5. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
3. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
2. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
1. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)

 

[StraxStrax]

 

[StraxStrax]

Also fukk The Searchers

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

grave injustices all around.

wizard of oz is #34.

star wars is # 36.

titanic isn't even on the list.

these are bonafide iconic films.

 

[FlyRy]

No credit for the assist @MartyMcFly?

Sunset blvd way too low. Should be higher up

Never seen anyone else give Marnie that much props. Should i peep fellow Hitchcock fans?

Im like 40 min into best years of our lives and thought it was boring. Have to finish

 

[MartyMcFly]

No credit for the assist @MartyMcFly?

Sunset blvd way too low. Should be higher up

Never seen anyone else give Marnie that much props. Should i peep fellow Hitchcock fans?

Im like 40 min into best years of our lives and thought it was boring. Have to finish

the ghost smiley..i need that.

Marnie is definitely worth the watch. It's a twisted flick

 

[MartyMcFly]

grave injustices all around.

wizard of oz is #34.

star wars is # 36.

titanic isn't even on the list.

these are bonafide iconic films.

Being iconic doesn't mean they're better than that top 25 breh. Star was is or titanic or wizard of oz better than Do the right thing?:isthatall: better yet, name me three you'd take out of the top 25 for those three

 

[bordeaux]

maybe its not so much about the placement. i wouldnt consider titanic either. even as a kid, i remember how huge it was but there r greater cameron films, greater dicapario films.

 

[MartyMcFly]

maybe its not so much about the placement. i wouldnt consider titanic either. even as a kid, i remember how huge it was but there r greater cameron films, greater dicapario films.

Titanic is a great spectacle film, its a huge epic but i wouldn't put it on my list at all. :whoknows:

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

Being iconic doesn't mean they're better than that top 25 breh. Star was is or titanic or wizard of oz better than Do the right thing?:isthatall:

we all have our own ideas as to what makes a good movie. there has to be some kind of objectivity here.

regardless of personal opinion, those movies have achieved more. they are iconic for a reason. because they were great.

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

lmao get out here with the titanic slander.

biggest, most legendary movie of the last 25 years.

works on multiple levels. both as art and as popcorn entertainment.

great, GREAT movie.

 

[StraxStrax]

Being iconic doesn't mean they're better than that top 25 breh. Star was is or titanic or wizard of oz better than Do the right thing?:isthatall: better yet, name me three you'd take out of the top 25 for those three

Do the Right Thing, The Searchers and Vertigo
and maybe 2-3 more

 

[MartyMcFly]

we all have our own ideas as to what makes a good movie. there has to be some kind of objectivity here.

regardless of personal opinion, those movies have achieved more. they are iconic for a reason. because they were great.

But again which are you taking off that top 25 for them? The fact that wizard of oz is on the list means it's great. Same with Star Wars. Titanic though? Nah doesn't work for me breh. Not as a great movie. It's got too many issues for me and just doesn't work on a lot of levels. The spectacle works and the scope works but as far as everything else I need for a great movie (fleshed out characters, great dialogue) it's lacking. Like if I'm comparing do the right thing and titanic that's an easy W for do the right thing. Easy.

 

[MartyMcFly]

Do the Right Thing, The Searchers and Vertigo
and maybe 2-3 more

@FlyRy use that ghost smiley for this man lol. Wow do the right thing? You'd pull that out of top 25 contention?? The searchers I don't like so I'm with you on that and I'm still not sure how I feel about vertigo but you'd pull do the right thing?

 

[StraxStrax]

@FlyRy use that ghost smiley for this man lol. Wow do the right thing? You'd pull that out of top 25 contention?? The searchers I don't like so I'm with you on that and I'm still not sure how I feel about vertigo but you'd pull do the right thing?

Its top 100 for sure but top 25, nah.