1. Psycho
(1960) Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
2. The Good the Bad and the Ugly
(1966) Dir. Sergio Leone
3. The Shining
(1980) Dir. Stanley Kubrick
4. Inception
(2010 Dir. Christopher Nolan
5. Double Indemnity
(1944) Billy Wilder
6. Alien
(1979) Dir. Ridley Scott
7. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
(1948) John Huston
8. Memento
(2000) Dir. Christopher Nolan
9. American History X
(1998) Dir. Tony Kaye
10. Island of Lost Souls
(1932) Dir. Erle C. Kenton
11. The Burmese Harp
(1956) Dir. Kon Ichikawa
12. Scarface
(1983) Dir. Brian De Palma
13. Metropolis
(1927) Dir. Fritz Lang
14. M
(1931) Dir. Fritz Lang
15. The Wizard of Oz
(1939) Dir. Victor Fleming
16. The Bridge on the River Kwai
(1957) Dir. David Lean
17. Drive
(2011) Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
18. 12 Angry Men
(1957) Dir. Sidney Lumet
19. Papillon
(1973) Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
20. The Great Escape
(1963) Dir. John Sturges
21. Fargo
(1996) Dir. Joel & Ethan Coen
22. Fight Club
(1999) Dir. David Fincher
23. Dial M for Murder
(1954) Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
24. Sunset Boulevard
(1950) Dir. Billy Wilder
25. Schindler’s List
(1993) Dir. Steven Spielberg
26. Gravity
(2013) Dir. Alfonso Cuaron
27. Inside Llewyn Davis
(2013) Dir. Joel & Ethan Coen
26. Gravity
(2013) Dir. Alfonso Cuaron
27. Inside Llewyn Davis
(2013) Dir. Joel & Ethan Coen
28. Thunderball
(1965) Dir. Terence Young
29. Lifeboat
(1944) Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
30. The Dark Knight Rises
(2012) Dir. Christopher Nolan
31. Lawrence of Arabia
(1962) Dir. David Lean
32. The Elephant Man
(1980) Dir. David Lynch
33. Some Like it Hot
(1959) Dir. Billy Wilder
34. The Exorcist
(1973) Dir. William Friedkin
35. Apocalypse Now
(1979) Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
36. The Thing
(1982) Dir. John Carpenter
37. Strangers on a Train
(1951) Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
38. Seven Samurai
(1954) Dir. Akira Kurosawa39. Onibaba
(1964) Dir. Kaneto Shindo
40. The Maltese Falcon
(1941) Dir. John Huston
41. Midnight Express
(1978) Dir. Alan Parker
43. King Kong
(1933) Dir. Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack
42. The African Queen
(1951) Dir. John Huston43. King Kong
(1933) Dir. Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack
44. The Godfather Part II
(1974) Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
45. Interstellar
(2014) DIr. Christopher Nolan
45. Interstellar
(2014) DIr. Christopher Nolan
46. The Dark Knight
(2008) Dir. Christopher Nolan
47. The Invisible Man
(1933) Dir. James Whale
48. Misery
(1990) Dir. Rob Reiner
49. Nebraska
(2013) Dir. Alexander Payne
50. Only God Forgives
(2013) Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
51. The Wicker Man
(1973) Robin Hardy
52. Das Boot
(1981) Wolfgang Petersen
53. The Third Man
(1949) Carol Reed
(2008) Dir. Christopher Nolan
47. The Invisible Man
(1933) Dir. James Whale
48. Misery
(1990) Dir. Rob Reiner
49. Nebraska
(2013) Dir. Alexander Payne
50. Only God Forgives
(2013) Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
51. The Wicker Man
(1973) Robin Hardy
52. Das Boot
(1981) Wolfgang Petersen
53. The Third Man
(1949) Carol Reed
Godfather's not here? nor Shame? Once Upon a Time in America? Glad to see Drive made the list. Keane should certainly place too, think that may be Damien Lewis' best work.
ReplyDeleteCheers for all the comments Matt, much appreciated mate! Let me start by saying this list is one that's evolved over about 3 years so things are always getting slightly altered. That being said, my top 15 or so are pretty much locked in. I can't hope to see much better in my life than those.
ReplyDeleteAs for your suggestions, I'm pleased to say that each and every one got a look in, although I don't see them as genuine contenders for this top 25. I have, for some reason, fallen slightly out of love with the Godfather films (only slightly mind!) and therefore they currently sit around the number 30 mark. My list goes up to about 200 favourites but I've only published these 25.
After a lot of requests though, I plan on uploading the next batch of my favourite films (probably up to number 50) in the coming days.
It's nice to know someone out there appreciates quality cinema as much as me :)