John Connor's Top 250 of All Time

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07-26-19

Welcome to John Connor's favorite / best films of all time top 250 countdown.

This list has been in development for a long time, ever since imdb first introduced the listing option.
To make it easier on myself I made separate lists for animated movies, documentaries and musicals so they won't be included here.
The write ups on the selected films will vary from no comment to very short to full review.
English is my third language so please excuse any mistakes.

Some criteria I based my selections on:

Cultural, Historical and Aesthetic significance
Acting / Casting / Directing
Soundtrack / Score / Sound FX
Re-watch-ability / Replay value
Title sequence design / opening and end credit typography
Nostalgia
Story

Now, get some refreshments, sit back, relax and enjoy the ride.

Last edited by John-Connor; 08-13-19 at 07:35 AM.

John-Connor

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07-26-19

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mojofilter

Keep Moving Forward

07-26-19

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John-Connor

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07-26-19

#250

Smoke 1995

1h 52min | Comedy | Drama
Director: Wayne Wang
Writer: Paul Auster
Stars: Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Giancarlo Esposito, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, Forest Whitaker, Victor Argo and Jared Harris.

tagline: "Where there�s smoke�There�s laughter!"
Cool, unique and laid back. Set in New York with a great diverse cast of stars.
To my surprise this film is not rated yet on movieforums.
So, maybe this post leads to some members discovering this chill and fun 90's Miramax flick.

(Stockard Channing with eye-patch)

mojofilter

Keep Moving Forward

07-26-19

I've watched Smoke once a long time ago. Can't remember much of it. I remember it being a more mature version of Clerks, which is a much better film.

TheUsualSuspect

28 days...6 hours...42 minutes...12 seconds

07-26-19

First one up, never heard of it. I'm liking the list already.

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John-Connor

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07-26-19

#249

Major League 1989

1h 47min | Comedy | Sport
Director: David S. Ward
Stars: Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Wesley Snipes, James Gammon, Dennis Haysbert

Re-watched Major League recently for the sports film tournament, and it's still as FUN as it was back in '89. Classic story of a baseball team on a major losing streak. Now the club relies on a few almost retired old-timers and some young talented but hard to handle baseball bad boys to save the day. #Winning.

Last edited by John-Connor; 07-26-19 at 07:01 PM.

John-Connor

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07-26-19

# 248

Minority Report 2002

2h 25min | Action | Crime | Mystery
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Max von Sydow

Recently reviewed for the
The 2nd Science Fiction Hall of Fame

# 247

Contact 1997

2h 30min | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Stars: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt, James Woods, John Hurt, Angela Bassett, Rob Lowe

# 246

12 Monkeys 1995

2h 9min | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Director: Terry Gilliam
Stars: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt

John-Connor

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07-26-19

# 245

Romeo and Juliet 1968

2h 18min | Drama | Romance
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Stars: Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery

Saw Romeo and Juliet on TV for the first time back in the eighties when I was still a young n.
It was my first introduction to Shakespeare, the concept of romance and Olivia Husseys cleavage

Stirchley

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07-26-19

Originally Posted by John-Connor

It was my first introduction to Shakespeare, the concept of romance and Olivia Husseys cleavage

One doesn�t usually see Shakespeare & cleavage in the same sentence.

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John-Connor

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07-26-19

# 244

The Leopard, Il Gattopardo 1963

3h 6min | Drama | History
Director: Luchino Visconti
Stars: Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale

Style-isimo..!
Great scenery, locations, set design, costume design, and steamy love affairs.
Burt Lancaster, with a baws performance!
Some overacting by Cardinale, but who cares?, it's Claudia Cardinale

Last edited by John-Connor; 07-26-19 at 06:49 PM.

lenslady

Msg

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07-26-19

I applaud this ambitious project - wow 250 movies ! I also liked the introductory dancing popcorns

- nice touch.

So I will sit back in my reserved seat - and enjoy the countdown. Glad to see Contact on the list.

John-Connor

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07-26-19

# 243

Spotlight 2015

2h 9min Biography | Crime| Drama
Director: Tom McCarthy
Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery

# 242

Wag the Dog 1997

1h 37min | Comedy | Drama
Director: Barry Levinson
Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Woody Harrelson, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson

# 241

The Green Mile 1999

3h 9min | Crime | Drama | Fantasy
Director: Frank Darabont
Stars: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Sam Rockwell

Last edited by John-Connor; 07-27-19 at 06:11 AM.

ahwell

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07-26-19

Of the ones you put so far, the only one I've seen is Minority Report, which is great.

John-Connor