Thursday's Top 100 Films

Inspired by Pyro, Suspect, Misrlou and anyone else who has done this

Choosing films took me a looooong time, and ordering is seriously difficult, so I doubt anyone will agree with my choices, I'm not even sure I do, but here goes!

100. Bad Education

Almodovar's best, in my opinion, a Hitchcockian tale of lust, revenge and identity.

99. Aladdin


I loved this when I was a kid, good tunes and a good voice performance from Robin Williams as the genie.

98. The Full Monty


Very funny film about a group of redundant steel workers who become strippers.

97. Titus


Extravagant, if overlong, adaptation of the Shakespeare play, with fine performances from Anthony Hopkins, Alan Cumming, Jonathan Rhys Meyers etc.

96. Toy Story 2

Funnier than the original, loads of brilliant film references, if you ignore the schmaltzy bits!

95. Munich

Controversial entry, perhaps, but I was surprisingly impressed by this when I saw it in the cinema last week, it may well be a classic.

94. The Pianist

Well acted, well directed film which feels very real.

93. Dogville


Stagy but powerful film, strangely beautiful, which raises some interesting points of morality.

92. Brokeback Mountain

A slow but touching drama with fantastic scenery.

91. A Fish Called Wanda


Funny, crazy film.

90. Sleepy Hollow



Daft, but deliciously gothic, lots of humour amongst the gore.

89. Go

Black comedy in three parts about drugs, sex and dark deeds. Flashy and fun.

88. American History X

Stylish, brutal, surprisingly emotional.

87. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Yes, it's cheesy, anachronisitic and implausible, but it's fun, and it's worth its place for Alan Rickman's gloriously over the top performance as the Sheriff alone, "I'm going to cut his heart out with a spoon!" "Why a spoon, cousin?" "Because it's dull, you twit, it'll hurt more!"

86. Galaxy Quest

More Rickman, this time in a superior spoof of Sci-fi film and tv cliches, which nontheless works as a funny, even touching sci-fi film in its own right.

85. Forrest Gump

A tongue-in-cheek social history of the mid/late 20th century as seen through the eyes of the preternaturally lucky "not a smart man". A lot of fun, if you don't take it seriously and ignore the sentiment.

84. Alien

I'm not a fan of horror, which is why this rates lower than the more action-based sequels; but Alien is a film that is impossible to ignore.

83. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

I know I'm in a minority here, but I found the first of the Lord of the Rings sequence the best. It sticks the most closely to the book, of which I have always been a fan, and there is less of the silly over-dramatics that marred the closing chapter. The effects and scenery are fantastic.

82. Boys Don't Cry

A devastating film about gender identity and prejudice, with excellent performances from Hilary Swank as the small town girl whose only ambition is to be a small town boy, and Chloe Sevigny as his/her girlfriend.

81. Croupier

Stylish, dark film about a writer/croupier involved in dodgy dealings at a casino.

American History X
LOTR
Alien
Forrest Gump

I thought they would be higher. But I like what I see so far. And Yes GALAXY QUEST is underrated.

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Suspect's Reviews

I think Alien might be higher if I re-watched it, it's been a while. Ordering is really difficult, when there really isn't that much differnce between 50th and 80th placed films...

Anyway, on with the countdown...

80.Scrooge

The ultimate Christmas film, with a teriffic performance from Alistair Sim as the old humbug.

79. Taxi Driver

Unpleasant but compelling, hugely influential urban film.

78. Ma Vie En Rose

Super cute Belgian film about a boy who wants to be a girl.

77. Return of the Jedi

Soppy but fitting ending to the trilogy. The less said about the prequels the better...

76. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

"We are the Knights who say 'Ni!'" Absolutely bonkers Python film. The opening credits are the funniest of any I've seen.

75. Speed

Surprisingly tense high-speed thriller, with Reeves at his least wooden and Bullock at her least annoying. Better than I just made it sound, anyway...

74. West Side story

I fell in love with the soundtrack to this before I even saw the film. Dated hair, clothes and jazz moves aside, it is a cracking story of forbidden love, gang rivalry and tragically wasted youth.

73. 8 Mile

I was fully prepared to sneer at this when it came out, but it won me over with its raw, unpretentious performances and visuals.

72. Evita

I'm not a Madonna fan, but she seems perfectly cast as the ambitious yet vulnerable Eva. Antonio Banderas as Che is brilliant, and there are some impressive crowd scenes and musical numbers.

71. Titanic

A lot of people hate this, but it is a genuinely enjoyable romance/disaster movie, with some impressive effects.

Liking it so far. It makes me want to go back and rework my list

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i'm sorry...i'm really not feeling it....speed better than LOTR? bad education at 100? evita....anywhere?(it's an abismal film)...galaxy quest? what!?

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Hey, the lists are personal, it's more the films you enjoy than the best ever films. I wouldn't put many films from peoples lists in mine, but it's their choice.

we're still free to comment no?

Yeah, but i got the impression you were saying it was bad opposed to disagreeing on tastes.

yeah, i still have to learn to respect other peoples opinions...i'm working on it....( starting tommorow...)

If I were you, adidasss, I'd learn to spell 'abysmal' before using it I'm sure you will disagree much more with what's coming, feel free, it would be a dull world if we all thought Lord of the Rings was the pinnacle of cinematic achievement...

70. 12 Monkeys

Decent time travel film, good cast.

69. My Beautiful Laundrette

From the brilliant Hanif Kureshi, a brilliant low budget film about gay love, racism and, er, laundry.

68. In the Mood For Love

Achingly slow, beautiful, subtle film. The colours are amazing.

67. Harold and Maude

Quirky black comedy about love, life and death. The ending is truly sad.

66. Interstella 5555

Get through the first song and there is a plot; an animation accompanying Daft Punk's 'Discovery' album. Not your average film, but a different, emotional experience.

65. Stand By Me

Proof that Stephen King does better with non-horror.

64. Notting Hill

No doubt I will get slated by some people for putting this in at all, but despite its flaws (including a Ronan Keating song!), this is a sweet, funny, likeable film, one of the best of the romantic comedy tribe.

63. Jurassic Park

Another film I absolutely loved as a kid, some tense moments, worthy of a place simply for the feeling of awe when you first see the dinosaurs.

62. Crash

Exciting and engaging ensemble drama.

61. Alien 3

"How dare you put Alien 3 higher than Alien?!" cry the outraged mob. Well, because I liked it better. So there.

i'm croatian, i'm allowed to be a bad speller....

Opinions, recommendations, all welcome, but please don't quibble too much about the placing "you put x higher than y? I will never forgive you!", as it is surprisingly hard to decide on. Even as I am writing the list, I am changing my mind!

60. Psycho

A case in point. Difficult to decide how much I liked this, as score, cinematography all excellent, but serial killer film? Not so much fun as other films. Still, here it is.

59. Raiders of the Lost Ark

Not as accomplished as Psycho, but a good deal more fun. Harrison Ford at the peak of his action hero pin up career, battling snakes and Nazis.

58. Citizen Kane

A sprawling jumble of a film, stuffed with bits of brilliance, undeniably a monumental achievement.

57. The Third Man

Film noir perfection in light and shadow.

56. Se7en

Dark, atmospheric, moody, with good performances from the three principals.

55. Inside I'm Dancing

Funny, sad, life-affirming in a totally non-cheesy way. James McAvoy is great as the rebellious Rory.

54. Dancer in the Dark

Tragic, heartbreaking, horrible, brilliant.

53. Monty Python's Life of Brian

"Always look on the bright side of life..." Hilarious, sharp, quotable satire, The Python team's best.

52. Million Dollar Baby

I avoided this like the plague, thinking it would be another Rocky, but it is a very well made, touching, film that doesn't shy away from unpleasant realities in a tragic final third.

51. Four Weddings and a Funeral

Frightening that this nineties film is starting to look dated! Pure fantasy, but very funny.

Well that's the first 50...

Yeah, i really wish my no1 wasn't LOTR, cuz, well, it isn't

Ok, top 50 will doubtless be less to anyone else's taste, as it is the films that I love, rather than the ones necessarily considered 'the best'...

50. 24 Hour Party People

Mocking but reverent post-modern look at the Madchester music scene from the late seventies to the nineties. Steve Coogan is suitably pompous as Tony Wilson, with facts and fantasy mixed with humour and asides to camera. Highlight is when Wilson sees god, as himself, who tells him he should have signed the Smiths. Genius.

49. Heavenly Creatures


Tender and disturbing film about the intense relationship between two girls in New Zealand, with a shcoking climax. The flights of fantasy paved the way for Jackson's later films.

48. Pulp Fiction

Cool, twisted, dripping with blood and dark humour. There are some bits that don't work as well as others, but the highlight for me is the bit where Bruce Willis has a hard time deciding which weapon to go for before heading back down to the basement, very funny.

47. Latter Days


Completely adorable film about the unlikely romance between a party boy and an earnest mormon. Funny and romantic.

46. King Kong


Monster remake. Daft, of course, but you can't expect realism in a film about a giant gorilla who lives on an uncharted island with a bunch of dinosaurs. Naomi Watts is brilliant, as is Kong himself (huge improvement on the gurning 1933 version!), and Adrien Brody as Jack Driscoll is a real old-fashioned hero.

45. The Royal Tenenbaums


They're kinky and they're kooky...probably the most balanced and likeable of Anderson's films, with humour, weirdness and real emotion.

44. The Matrix Reloaded



Ok, so it makes less sense the more times you watch it. But there's no denying the appeal of the stylish visuals, costumes and sets, fast-paced action and general 'cool' factor.

43. Sin City


Breathtaking, ultraviolent, frightening, horrible, gorgeous. The best comic-book adaptation, ever. A style and verve not seen often enough in the cinema.

42. Some Like It Hot


So fresh it could have been made tomorrow. Mistaken identity, cross dressing, romance, danger...all the classic comedy ingredients from Shakespeare to the present. The stars are brilliant. A real classic.

41. Gladiator


A true revival of the sword and sandals epic. Crowe is brilliantly taciturn as the general who became a slave who became a gladiator who became etc, etc. Accomplished battle and crowd scenes.

ok...it's improving....

hehe, nice work Thursday, although just how could you ever....

Just kidding.


Keep em coming...


Just wondering where I am going to see Blade Runner....

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I agree with pretty much everything on your list.....except for the poor excuse for a best picture million dollar baby.