Diehl40's Top 100 Favorites

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In this thread i am going to rate my 100 favorite films.These are not what I perceive to be the best films, just my favorites. Feel free to comment or suggest films that might match my taste.

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Diehl40's Top 100 Movies
100. The French Connection
99. Live and Die in LA
98. Moulin Rouge
97. Fried Green Tomatoes
96. La La Land
95. City of Hope
94. Juno
93. Young Frankenstein
92. Down by Law
91. The Conversation
90. Citizen Kane
89. The Verdict
88. Apocalypse Now
87. The Shop Around the Corner
86. Mighty Aphrodite
85. 8 1/2
84. Mullholland Drive
83. Mindwalk
82. The General
81. Malena
80. Twelve Monkeys
79. Still Crazy
78 Night on Earth
77. Minority Report
76. Silver Linings Playbook
75. Dewey Cox
74. American Hustle
73. Munich
72. Stardust Memories
71. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
70. Crimes and Misdemeanors
69. Ghost Dog
68. Life of Brian
67. All that Jazz
66. The Wall
65. Angel heart
64. The General (Boorman)
63. Catch-22
62. Memento
61. Lady Eve
60. Blue Velvet
59. The World According to Garp
58. Cookie's Fortune
57. Cinema Paradiso (extended)
56. It's a Wonderful Life
55. Days of Heaven
54. 12 Angry Men
53. The Player
52. Night of the Iguana
51. The Mirror of Dr. Parnasus
50. The Count of Monte Cristo (Bravo)
49. Mash
48. Rear Window
47. Sreetcar named desire
46. To Be or Not to Be 1942
45.Camille Claudel Nuytten
44. Casablanca
43. Seventh Seal
42. Ordinary People
41. His Girl Friday
40. Sideways
39. Orpheus Descending
38. City Lights
37.Cyrano de Bergerac
36. O Brother Where Art Thou?

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#100 The French Connection 1971 William Friedkin

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#99 To Live and Die in LA 1985 William Friedkin

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98. Moulin Rouge 2001 Baz Luhrman

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97. Fried Green Tomatoes Jon Avenet 1991
The power of narrative

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96. LA La Land Damien Chazelle 2016

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95. City of Hope John Sayles 1991

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94. Juno Jason Reitman 2007

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93. Young Frankenstein Mel Brooks 1974

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92. Down by Law Jim Jarmusch 1986.

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91. The Conversation Francis Ford Coppola 1974

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90. Citizen Kane Orson Welles 1941


A perfect film from a technical standpoint so I need to include it on this list. I have many movies I prefer for my favorites.

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89. Apocalypse Now Frances Ford Coppola 1979

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88. The Verdict Sidney Lumet 1982

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87. The Shop Around the Corner Ernst Lubitsch 1940

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86. Mighty Aphrodite Woody Allen 1995

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85. 8 1/2 Fredrico Fellini 1963

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84. Mullholland Drive David Lynch 2001

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83. Mindwalk Bernt Amadeus Capra 1990

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82. The General Buster Keaton 1926

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81. Malena Giuseppe Tornatore 2000

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80. Twelve Monkeys Terry Gilliam 1995

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79. Still Crazy Brian Gibson 1998

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78. Night on Earth Jim Jarmusch 1991

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77. Minority Report Steven Spielberg 2002

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76. Silver Linings Playbook David O Russell 2012

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75. The Dewey Cox Story Jake Kasdan 2007

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74. American Hustle David O. Russell 2013

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73. Munich Steven Spielperg 2005

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72. Stardust Memories Woody Allen 1980

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71. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Michel Gondry 2004

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70. Crimes and Misdemeanors Woody Allen 1989

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69. Ghost Dog Jim Jarmusch 1999

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68. Life of Brian Terry Jones 1979

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67. All that Jazz Bob Fosse 1979

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66. Pink Floyd's The Wall Alan Parker 1982

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65. Angel Heart Alan Parker 1987

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64. The General John Boorman 1998

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63. Catch-22 Mike Nichols 1970

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62. Memento Christopher Nolan 2000

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61. The Lady Eve Preston Sturges 1941

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60. Blue Velvet David Lynch 1986

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62. Memento Christopher Nolan 2000

just saw this movie other night

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59. The World According to Garp George Roy Hill 1982



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58. Cookie's Fortune Robert Altman 1999

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57. Cinema Paradiso (extended version) 2009?

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56. It's a Wonderful Life Frank Capra 1946

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55. Days of Heaven. Terrence Malick 1978

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54. 12 Angry Men Sidney Lumet 1957

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53. The Player Robert Altman 1992

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52. Night of the Iguana John Huston 1964

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51. The Mirror of Dr. Parnasas Terry Gilliam 2009

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50. The Count of Monte Cristo Josee Dayan 1998. I know this is a mini series , but the length allowed them to tell the story. I also know they changed the ending, added at least two characters. At least 6 hr screen time

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49. Mash Robert Altmann 1970

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48. Rear Window Alfred Hitchcock 1959

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47. A Streetcar named Desire Elia kazan 1951

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46. To Be or Not to BE Ernst Lubitsch 1942

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45. Camille Claudell Bruno Nuytten 1988

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44. Casablanca Michael Curtiz 1942

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43. Seventh Seal Ingmar Bergman 1957

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42. Ordinary People Robert Redford 1980

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41. His Girl Friday Howard Hawkes 1940

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40. Sideways Alexander Payne 2004

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39. Orpheus Descending Dir Peter hall 1990

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38. City Lights Charlie Chapman 1931

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37. Cyrano de Bergerac Jean-Paul Rappeneau 1990

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36. O Brother Where Art Thou Joel Coen 2000