# My Favorite Five Movies. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 27, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-five-movies/209918 "2003-10-27T21:50:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Second\_Star\_to\_the\_Right](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@Second\_Star\_to\_the\_Right](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Second_Star_to_the_Right)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-five-movies/209918/41 "2003-10-29T06:32:01Z")
Only 5? That’s tough. My list varies a bit from time to time but all of these remain at the top of the list: Star Wars(ESB, ROTJ, ANH, AOTC, TPM, in that order) LOTR Wizard of Oz American Beauty The Sound of Music Honorable mentions: E.T. , Jaws, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Breakfast Club, Beauty and the Beast(Disney), Spiderman, Batman, Ever After, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spaceballs, Planet of the Apes(the original), King Kong, and so many more that I’m forgetting. ---
**Author:** ![LifeWillFall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@LifeWillFall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeWillFall)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-five-movies/209918/42 "2003-10-29T07:22:45Z")
The Shawshank Redemption Requiem for a Dream Full Metal Jacket Bringing out the Dead 28 Days Later ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-five-movies/209918/43 "2003-10-29T13:28:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gadfly \* > > Yeah, I’m a Coen Brothers fan, too. Who the hell isn’t? Me, I have yet to see a film by them that I’ve liked. Anyway mine are: 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark 2. Planes Trains and Automobiles 3. Spinal Tap 4. Life of Brian 5. Princess Bride ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-five-movies/209918/44 "2003-10-29T14:50:44Z")
My list varies wildly from day to day, but these are movies I could happily pop into my VCR right now: The Best of Everything (1959) Female Trouble (1974) Moulin Rouge! (2001) Three-Cornered Moon (1933) Intolerance (1916) Kind of, ummm, “eclectic,” now that I look at it . . . ---
**Author:** ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-five-movies/209918/45 "2003-10-29T16:03:54Z")
The Godfather The Godfather Part II Amadeus Full Metal Jackets Big Lebowski Honable Mention: The Empire Strikes Back ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-five-movies/209918/46 "2003-10-29T17:31:37Z")
The Rocketeer Cold Comfort Farm Galaxy Quest Lone Star King Kong Runners-up: Ikiru The Road Warrior Rocketship X-M The Three Musketeers/Four Musketeers (Richard Lester version) Kiki’s Delivery service I almost thought of submitting this list: The Rocketeer Rocketship X-M Rock ‘n’ Roll High School Rocky The Rocky Horror Picture Show –but thought better of it… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-five-movies/209918/47 "2003-10-29T18:58:01Z")
Heat Goodfellas Fight Club Pulp Fiction True Romance ---
**Author:** ![vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-five-movies/209918/48 "2003-10-29T19:08:14Z")
Heat Goodfellas Fight Club Pulp Fiction True Romance ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-five-movies/209918/49 "2003-10-29T22:06:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lissener \* > \*\*Lib, which version of _Imitation of Life_? \*\* Stahl’s version. Is there another? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-five-movies/209918/50 "2003-10-29T22:20:10Z")
Eve > [@](#): > > Intolerance (1916) What a wonderful choice! :eek: It was one of the films selected for my [50 most important Hollywood films](http://www.e-magicmanager.com/50films.asp) list. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-five-movies/209918/51 "2003-10-29T22:30:47Z")
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