Still, each one of these movies is still worth seeing for their own reason. And as "horrible" as the famous AFI list is, all 100 of those movies are also worth watching (though I should note that specifically the biggest reason not to stick biblically to that list is that it only includes American movies). So are all the movies on many other lists you can find on the internet.
But since I love recommending movies for people and kind of feel the need to make my own Top 100 list, I figured why not? Narrowing the list down to just 100 was really difficult. I started really struggling once I cut down the list to about 200, but that would make for definitely too long of a list. Technically the final count in this list is 107 movies, but I took the liberty of grouping some trilogies and sequels with the originals. All of these movies can be considered among my "favorite movies," so needless to say my Facebook list of "favorite movies" is far from comprehensive!
And as I've implied already, lists like these are completely subjective. For example, how do you rank a great horror movie against a great comedy? You may notice that my list contains fewer westerns, screwball comedies, romances, and action movies than other lists. Also I made these selections based on the movies' general beauty and quality, their importance, and my personal feelings for them. So just keep all this in mind as you browse through, and definitely try to see these movies!
Here is the full list, and I'll write a little blurb about each of these movies in future posts. Stay tuned!
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THE OFFICIAL Yet Completely Un-definitive
Jason Chan Top 100 Movie List
| 100. Across the Universe (2007) | 50. Hoop Dreams (1994) |
| 99. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) | 49. Stroszek (1977) |
| 98. Duck Soup (1933) | 48. Do the Right Thing (1989) |
| 97. The Phantom of the Opera (1925) | 47. On the Waterfront (1954) |
| 96. Adam's Rib (1949) | 46. This Is Spinal Tap (1984) |
| 95. Children of Men (2006) | 45. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) |
| 94. Natural Born Killers (1994) | 44. The Shining (1980) |
| 93. The Right Stuff (1983) | 43. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) |
| 92. Shane (1953) | 42. The Player (1992) |
| 91. The Birth of a Nation (1915) | 41. North By Northwest (1959) |
| 90. The Red Shoes (1948) | 40. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) |
| 89. Carrie (1976) | 39. Dr. Strangelove (1964) |
| 88. Abre Los Ojos (1997) | 38. Groundhog Day (1993) |
| 87. Red River (1948) | 37. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) |
| 86. The Battleship Potemkin (1925) | 36. Casablanca (1942) |
| 85. No Country For Old Men (2007) | 35. Rebel Without a Cause (1955) |
| 84. The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) | 34. The Producers (1968) |
| 83. Dog Day Afternoon (1975) | 33. Beauty and the Beast (1946) |
| 82. Moulin Rouge! (2001) | 32. The Wizard of Oz (1939) |
| 81. Woodstock (1970) | 31. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) |
| 80. Forrest Gump (1994) | 30. Raging Bull (1980) |
| 79. The Bicycle Thief (1948) | 29. The Apu Trilogy (1955, 1956, 1959) |
| 78. Boyz n the Hood (1991) | 28. Annie Hall (1977) |
| 77. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) | 27. Citizen Kane (1941) |
| 76. Rocky (1976) | 26. City of God (2002) |
| 75. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) | 25. Chinatown (1974) |
| 74. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) | 24. Schindler's List (1993) |
| 73. Ace in the Hole (1951) | 23. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) |
| 72. Alien (1979) | 22. The Battle of Algiers (1966) |
| 71. Being John Malkovich (1999) | 21. Rear Window (1954) |
| 70. What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962) | 20. Double Indemnity (1944) |
| 69. Goodfellas (1990) | 19. The Star Wars Trilogy (1977, 1980, 1983) |
| 68. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) | 18. West Side Story (1961) |
| 67. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) | 17. Gone With the Wind (1939) |
| 66. Strangers on a Train (1951) | 16. Vertigo (1958) |
| 65. Rain Man (1988) | 15. The 400 Blows (1959) |
| 64. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) | 14. Metropolis (1927) |
| 63. Ben-Hur (1959) | 13. Amadeus (1984) |
| 62. The Three Colors Trilogy (1993, 1994, 1994) | 12. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) |
| 61. Ran (1985) | 11. The Godfather, Parts I & II (1972, 1974) |
| 60. Don't Look Now (1973) | 10. Network (1976) |
| 59. Raise the Red Lantern (1991) | 9. Psycho (1960) |
| 58. Dark City (1998) | 8. 8 1/2 (1963) |
| 57. Jaws (1975) | 7. Singin' in the Rain (1952) |
| 56. My Fair Lady (1964) | 6. Taxi Driver (1976) |
| 55. The Conversation (1974) | 5. The Seventh Seal (1957) |
| 54. The Last Picture Show (1971) | 4. Orpheus (1949) |
| 53. The Manchurian Candidate (1962) | 3. Modern Times (1936) |
| 52. When Harry Met Sally... (1989) | 2. Sunset Boulevard (1950) |
| 51. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966) | 1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) |
ive seen like 4 of these. lol
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