Oscar Madness - The Losers (R1)

This is one of 4 Oscar Madness showdowns running, with this one squaring off (in four different time periods) films that were Oscar nominees but walked away with either one or zero awards. All seeds and line-ups determined by the user poll data from the IMDB. Only feature-length fiction films were under consideration, and a director is limited to one film in each era.

Please make your answers legible. The deadline is Wed. July 2 at 9am PST.
1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) vs. [16] The Ox-Bow Incident (Wellman, 1943)
[2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946) vs. [15] Operator 13 (Boleslawski, 1934)
[3] Shoeshine (De Sica, 1946/Italy) vs. [14] The Smiling Lieutenant (Lubitsch, 1931)
[4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944) vs. [13] Dodsworth (Wyler, 1936)
[5] Sadie Thompson (Walsh, 1928) vs. [12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932)
[6] The Last Command (Sternberg, 1928) vs. [11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
[7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) vs. [10] Notorious (Hitchcock, 1946)
[8] One Way Passage (Garnett, 1932) vs. [9] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) vs. [16] The Bicycle Thief (De Sica, 1948/Italy)
[2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) vs. [15] The Manchurian Candidate (Frankenheimer, 1962)
[3] 12 Angry Men (Lumet, 1957) vs. [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) vs. [13] Séance on a Wet Afternoon (Forbes, 1964)
[5] Sundays and Cybele (Bourguignon, 1962/France) vs. [12] The Shop on Main Street (Kadar/Klos, 1965/Czechoslovakia)
[6] Placido (Berlanga, 1961/Spain) vs. [11] Woman in the Dunes (Teshigahara, 1964/Japan)
[7] The Third Man (Reed, 1949) vs. [10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
[8] Some Like It Hot (Wilder, 1959) vs. [9] The Great Escape (Sturges, 1963)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) vs. [16] The Conformist (Bertolucci, 1970/Italy)
[2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971) vs. [15] Sleuth (Mankiewicz, 1972)
[3] Alien (Scott, 1979) vs. [14] The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah, 1969)
[4] Chinatown (Polanski, 1974) vs. [13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987)
[5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany) vs. [12] The Promised Land (Wajda, 1975/Poland)
[6] The Elephant Man (Lynch, 1980) vs. [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[7] Mohammed, Messenger of God (Akkad, 1976) vs. [10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985)
[8] La Traviata (Zeffirelli, 1983) vs. [9] Return of the Jedi (Marquand, 1983)
1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) vs. [16] Into the Wild (Penn, 2007)
[2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) vs. [15] Cinema Paradiso (Tornatore, 1988/Italy)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) vs. [14] Downfall (Hirschbiegel, 2004/Germany)
[4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) vs. [13] Hotel Rwanda (George, 2004)
[5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999) vs. [12] The Lives of Others (Donnersmarck, 2006)
[6] Memento (Nolan, 2000) vs. [11] Spirited Away (Miyazaki, 2001/Japan)
[7] American History X (Kaye, 1998) vs. [10] Requiem for a Dream (Aronofsky, 2000)
[8] Amelie (Jeunet, 2001/France) vs. [9] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004)

1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)
[3] Shoeshine (De Sica, 1946/Italy)
[4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)
[12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932)
[11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
[10] Notorious (Hitchcock, 1946)
[8] One Way Passage (Garnett, 1932)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan)
[3] 12 Angry Men (Lumet, 1957)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
[12] The Shop on Main Street (Kadar/Klos, 1965/Czechoslovakia)
[11] Woman in the Dunes (Teshigahara, 1964/Japan)
[10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
[8] Some Like It Hot (Wilder, 1959)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[15] Sleuth (Mankiewicz, 1972)
[14] The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah, 1969)
[4] Chinatown (Polanski, 1974)
[5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany)
[11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985)
[8] La Traviata (Zeffirelli, 1983)
1988-2007
[16] Into the Wild (Penn, 2007)
[15] Cinema Paradiso (Tornatore, 1988/Italy)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
[13] Hotel Rwanda (George, 2004)
[5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999)
[11] Spirited Away (Miyazaki, 2001/Japan)
[10] Requiem for a Dream (Aronofsky, 2000)
[9] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004)

Things definitely get tougher: Maltese, Bicycle, Manchurian, Pulp & Harry Lime would be easy winners in a wider field, but I just like the other films more. This is where the foreign films really make a showing, though I’m pessimistic more than a handful will last.

1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Anyone planning on choosing Ox Bow?)
[2] It’s a Wonderful Life (See above)
[14] The Smiling Lieutenant (one of the best forgotton movies out there)
[4] Double Indemnity (Coolest movie ever)
[12]** I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang**(another great fogotten classic)
[11] **Brief Encounter ** (LOVE Lean)
[10] **Notorious ** (Hard, but I am giving it to Hitch)
[[9] **The Great Dictator ** (sort of meh, for both of these movies. But Chaplin deserves a nod)
1948-1967
[16] **The Bicycle Thief ** (you son of a bitch!)
[15] **The Manchurian Candidate ** (you bastard!)
[14] Cool Hand Luke (are you trying to make my head explode?!)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Well at least that one was easy)
[12] **The Shop on Main Street ** (Honestly I am guessing on this one)
[6] **Placido ** (same here, I feel like such a fraud)
[7] **The Third Man ** (back to cursing your name)
[8] Some Like It Hot (Comedy over tradgedy, but still cursing your name)
1968-1987
[1] **Taxi Driver ** (It a favorite flick)
[2] A Clockwork Orange (Slueth is way under rated, but it’s no Clockwork)
[14] **The Wild Bunch ** (Not enough westerns on this list)
[4] **Chinatown ** (It’s going to lose, but it is my favorite movie. Like the one I tell people when asked, “What’s your favorite movie?”)
[5] **Das Boot ** (So many genius movies on this list. WAY better than the winners list)
[6] The Elephant Man (Love Ran, and hate that I have now gone angainst Kurisawa twice. But Ran isn’t as good as the Elephant Man)
[7] Mohammed, Messenger of God (How is Back to the Future on this list?)
[9] Return of the Jedi (Freakin’ Ewoks. Their cuteness melts my heart)
1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Going to again make the choice because we know Shawshank holds up)
[2] **Pulp Fiction ** (Revolutionary and Cinema Paradiso is over rated)
[3] **Goodfellas ** (Just a great movie)
[4] City of God (Hard choice)
[5] Fight Club (Probably not the “right choice” but this is an important movie to me personally)
[11] Spirited Away (Go Cartoons!)
[7] American History X (Seriously, Requiem for a Dream sucks)
[8] **Amelie ** (Jeunet vs. Gondry is just sick and evil.)

1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[15] Operator 13 (Boleslawski, 1934)
[3] Shoeshine (De Sica, 1946/Italy)
[4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)
[12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932)
[11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
[7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
[9] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[15] The Manchurian Candidate (Frankenheimer, 1962)
[14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
[12] The Shop on Main Street (Kadar/Klos, 1965/Czechoslovakia)
[11] Woman in the Dunes (Teshigahara, 1964/Japan)
[10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
[9] The Great Escape (Sturges, 1963)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[15] Sleuth (Mankiewicz, 1972)
[3] Alien (Scott, 1979)
[13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987)
[5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany)
[6] The Elephant Man (Lynch, 1980)
[10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985)
[9] Return of the Jedi (Marquand, 1983)
1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994)
[2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
[13] Hotel Rwanda (George, 2004)
[5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999)
[6] Memento (Nolan, 2000)
[7] American History X (Kaye, 1998)
[9] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004)

1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)
Don’t recognize either one.
[4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)
[5] Sadie Thompson (Walsh, 1928)
[11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
[7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
[9] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan)
[3] 12 Angry Men (Lumet, 1957) This is in my top ten of all time.
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
[12] The Shop on Main Street (Kadar/Klos, 1965/Czechoslovakia)
No idea
[10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952) Just so y’all don’t get the idea I hate musicals…
[8] Some Like It Hot ** (Wilder, 1959)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971)
[14] The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah, 1969)
[13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987)
[5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany)
[11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985)
[8] La Traviata (Zeffirelli, 1983) Ewoks suck :stuck_out_tongue:
1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994)
Pulp Fiction sucks, and the other I don’t recognize
[14]
Downfall** (Hirschbiegel, 2004/Germany)
[4] City of God ** (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil)
[12]
The Lives of Others** (Donnersmarck, 2006)
No preference
[10] Requiem for a Dream (Aronofsky, 2000)
[8] Amelie (Jeunet, 2001/France)
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1928-1947
Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)

Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)
Sadie Thompson (Walsh, 1928)

The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940)
1948-1967
Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
The Manchurian Candidate (Frankenheimer, 1962)
Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967)
Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
The Third Man (Reed, 1949)
The Great Escape (Sturges, 1963)
1968-1987
Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971)
The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah, 1969)
Chinatown (Polanski, 1974)
Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany)
Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
Mohammed, Messenger of God (Akkad, 1976)
La Traviata (Zeffirelli, 1983)
1988-2007
The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994)
Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994)
Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
Spirited Away (Miyazaki, 2001/Japan)
Requiem for a Dream (Aronofsky, 2000)

928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)
[3] Shoeshine (De Sica, 1946/Italy)
[4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)
[5] Sadie Thompson (Walsh, 1928)
[11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
[7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
[9] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) vs. [15] The Manchurian Candidate (Frankenheimer, 1962)
[14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
[5] Sundays and Cybele (Bourguignon, 1962/France)
[6] Placido (Berlanga, 1961/Spain)
[7] The Third Man (Reed, 1949)
[9] The Great Escape (Sturges, 1963)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971)
[14] The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah, 1969)
[4] Chinatown (Polanski, 1974)
[5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany)
[6] The Elephant Man (Lynch, 1980) vs. [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[7] Mohammed, Messenger of God (Akkad, 1976)
[8] La Traviata (Zeffirelli, 1983)
1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994)
[2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
[4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil)
[5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999)
[6] Memento (Nolan, 2000)
[7] American History X (Kaye, 1998)
[9] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004

1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[15] Operator 13 (Boleslawski, 1934)
[3] Shoeshine (De Sica, 1946/Italy)
[4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)
[5] Sadie Thompson (Walsh, 1928)
[6] The Last Command (Sternberg, 1928)
[7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
[9] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940)
1948-1967
[16] The Bicycle Thief (De Sica, 1948/Italy)
[2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan)
[3] 12 Angry Men (Lumet, 1957)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
[12] The Shop on Main Street (Kadar/Klos, 1965/Czechoslovakia)
[6] Placido (Berlanga, 1961/Spain)
[10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
[8] Some Like It Hot (Wilder, 1959)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971)
[14] The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah, 1969)
[4] Chinatown (Polanski, 1974)
[5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany)
[11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[7] Mohammed, Messenger of God (Akkad, 1976)
[8] La Traviata (Zeffirelli, 1983)
1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994)
[15] Cinema Paradiso (Tornatore, 1988/Italy)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
[4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil)
[12] The Lives of Others (Donnersmarck, 2006)
[11] Spirited Away (Miyazaki, 2001/Japan)
[7] American History X (Kaye, 1998)
[8] Amelie (Jeunet, 2001/France)

1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[15] Operator 13 (Boleslawski, 1934) (I have never seen this movie, but I hate “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Hate hate hate hate hate it. Not that I’ve seen all the other movies in the bracket, I just wanted to harp on my hatred for IAWL. I hate it.)
[3] Shoeshine (De Sica, 1946/Italy)
[4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)
[12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932)
[6] The Last Command (Sternberg, 1928)
[7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
[9] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan)
[14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) (Ooooo, toughie.)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
[12] The Shop on Main Street (Kadar/Klos, 1965/Czechoslovakia)
[6] Placido (Berlanga, 1961/Spain)
[10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
[9] The Great Escape (Sturges, 1963)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971)
[14] The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah, 1969)
[13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987)
[12] The Promised Land (Wajda, 1975/Poland)
[11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[7] Mohammed, Messenger of God (Akkad, 1976)
[8] La Traviata (Zeffirelli, 1983)
1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994)
[2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
[4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil)
[5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999)
[11] Spirited Away (Miyazaki, 2001/Japan)
[10] Requiem for a Dream (Aronofsky, 2000)
[8] Amelie (Jeunet, 2001/France)

Have I mentioned that I hate “It’s a Wonderful Life”?

1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)
[3] Shoeshine (De Sica, 1946/Italy)
[4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)
[12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
[11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
[7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
[9] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan)
[3] 12 Angry Men (Lumet, 1957)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
[12] The Shop on Main Street (Kadar/Klos, 1965/Czechoslovakia)
11] Woman in the Dunes (Teshigahara, 1964/Japan)
[10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
[8] Some Like It Hot (Wilder, 1959)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971)
[14] The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah, 1969)
[13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987)
[5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany)
[11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985)
[9] Return of the Jedi (Marquand, 1983)
1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994)
[2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
[13] Hotel Rwanda (George, 2004)
[12] The Lives of Others (Donnersmarck, 2006)
[11] Spirited Away (Miyazaki, 2001/Japan)
[7] American History X (Kaye, 1998)
[8] Amelie (Jeunet, 2001/France)

Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) - an obvious pick
It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)
The Smiling Lieutenant (Lubitsch, 1931)
Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932)
Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940)

Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan)
12 Angry Men (Lumet, 1957)
Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
The Shop on Main Street (Kadar/Klos, 1965/Czechoslovakia)
Woman in the Dunes (Teshigahara, 1964/Japan)
The Third Man (Reed, 1949)
Some Like It Hot (Wilder, 1959)

Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
Sleuth (Mankiewicz, 1972)
The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah, 1969)
Chinatown (Polanski, 1974) - a tough choice
Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany)
Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985)
La Traviata (Zeffirelli, 1983)

The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994)
Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994)
Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil)
Fight Club (Fincher, 1999)
Spirited Away (Miyazaki, 2001/Japan) - Spirited Away won the Oscar (for best animated feature) why is it here?
Requiem for a Dream (Aronofsky, 2000)
Amelie (Jeunet, 2001/France)

1928-1947
[16] The Ox-Bow Incident
[2] It’s a Wonderful Life
3] Shoeshine
[4] Double Indemnity
[12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
[11] Brief Encounter
[7] The Maltese Falcon
[8] One Way Passage
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window
[2] The Seven Samurai
[14] Cool Hand Luke
[4] Dr. Strangelove
[5] Sundays and Cybele
[6] Placido
[7] The Third Man
[9] The Great Escape
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver
[15] Sleuth
[3] Alien
[13] The Princess Bride
[5] Das Boot
[11] Ran
[10] Back to the Future
[9] Return of the Jedi
1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption
[15] Cinema Paradiso
[3] Goodfellas
[13] Hotel Rwanda
[12] The Lives of Others
[6] Memento
[7] American History X
[9] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

This category is for films that only won one (1) or zero Oscars. Miyazaki’s was a bit of a surprise and probably the most deserved since the creation of the category, so it is probably inaccurate to characterize it as a “Loser”. But given the parameters of the category, it still qualifies for this showdown and not any of the others.

1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)
[3] Shoeshine (De Sica, 1946/Italy)
[4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)
[5] Sadie Thompson (Walsh, 1928)
[11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
[7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
[9] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[15] The Manchurian Candidate (Frankenheimer, 1962)
[14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
[12] The Shop on Main Street (Kadar/Klos, 1965/Czechoslovakia)
[6] Placido (Berlanga, 1961/Spain)
[7] The Third Man (Reed, 1949)
[9] The Great Escape (Sturges, 1963)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971)
[3] Alien (Scott, 1979)
[4] Chinatown (Polanski, 1974)
[5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany)
[11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[7] Mohammed, Messenger of God (Akkad, 1976)
[8] La Traviata (Zeffirelli, 1983)
1988-2007
[16] Into the Wild (Penn, 2007)
[2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
[4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil)
[12] The Lives of Others (Donnersmarck, 2006)
[6] Memento (Nolan, 2000)
[10] Requiem for a Dream (Aronofsky, 2000)
[9] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004)

1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)
[3] Shoeshine (De Sica, 1946/Italy)
[4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)
[12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932)
[11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
[7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
[9] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[15] The Manchurian Candidate (Frankenheimer, 1962)
[3] 12 Angry Men (Lumet, 1957)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
[12] The Shop on Main Street (Kadar/Klos, 1965/Czechoslovakia)
[11] Woman in the Dunes (Teshigahara, 1964/Japan)
[10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
[8] Some Like It Hot (Wilder, 1959)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[15] Sleuth (Mankiewicz, 1972)
[14] The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah, 1969)
[4] Chinatown (Polanski, 1974)
[5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany)
[11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985)
[9] Return of the Jedi (Marquand, 1983)
1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994)
[2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
[4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil)
[5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999)
[11] Spirited Away (Miyazaki, 2001/Japan)
[10] Requiem for a Dream (Aronofsky, 2000)
[9] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004)

1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)
[14] The Smiling Lieutenant (Lubitsch, 1931)
[4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)
[12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932)
[11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
[7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
[9] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[15] The Manchurian Candidate (Frankenheimer, 1962)
[14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
[12] The Shop on Main Street (Kadar/Klos, 1965/Czechoslovakia)
[11] Woman in the Dunes (Teshigahara, 1964/Japan)
[10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
[8] Some Like It Hot (Wilder, 1959)

1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[15] Sleuth (Mankiewicz, 1972)
[14] The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah, 1969)
[4] Chinatown (Polanski, 1974)
[5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany)
[11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[7] Mohammed, Messenger of God (Akkad, 1976)
[8] La Traviata (Zeffirelli, 1983)

1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994)
[15] Cinema Paradiso (Tornatore, 1988/Italy)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
[13] Hotel Rwanda (George, 2004)
[5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999)
[6] Memento (Nolan, 2000)
[7] American History X (Kaye, 1998)
[8] Amelie (Jeunet, 2001/France)

1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)

[4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)

[7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
[8] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan)
[3] 12 Angry Men (Lumet, 1957)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)

[6] Woman in the Dunes (Teshigahara, 1964/Japan)
[7] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
[8] Some Like It Hot (Wilder, 1959)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971)
[3] Alien (Scott, 1979)
[4] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987)
[5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany)
[6] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[7] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985)
[8] Return of the Jedi (Marquand, 1983)
1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994)
[2] Cinema Paradiso (Tornatore, 1988/Italy)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)

[5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999)
[6] Spirited Away (Miyazaki, 2001/Japan)

[8] Amelie (Jeunet, 2001/France)

1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)
[3] Shoeshine (De Sica, 1946/Italy)
[4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)
[12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932)
[11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
[7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
[9] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[15] The Manchurian Candidate (Frankenheimer, 1962)
[14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
[12] The Shop on Main Street (Kadar/Klos, 1965/Czechoslovakia)
[11] Woman in the Dunes (Teshigahara, 1964/Japan)
[7] The Third Man (Reed, 1949)
[9] The Great Escape (Sturges, 1963)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971)
[3] Alien (Scott, 1979)
[13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987)
[5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany)
[11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan)
[10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985)
[8] La Traviata (Zeffirelli, 1983)

1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994)
[2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
[4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil)
[5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999)
[6] Memento (Nolan, 2000)
[7] American History X (Kaye, 1998)
[9] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004)

Wow - Notorious vs Maltese Falcon? That could be a final 4 match-up…
12 Angry Men Vs. Cool Hand Luke? My god… two favorites…
Cinema Paradiso vs Pulp Fiction…

Tough calls.

Joe

I haven’t seen all of these, so some I can’t vote on.

[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[2] /
[3] ?
[4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)
[5] ?
[6] ?
[7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
[8] One Way Passage (Garnett, 1932)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan)
[3] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967)
[4] ?
[5] ?
[6] ?
[7] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
[8] Some Like It Hot (Wilder, 1959)
1968-1987
[1] ?
[2] ?
[3] ?
[4] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987)
[5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany)
[6] ?
[7] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985)
[8] Return of the Jedi (Marquand, 1983)
1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994)
[2] ?
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
[4] ?
[5] The Lives of Others (Donnersmarck, 2006)
[6] Memento (Nolan, 2000)
[7] ?
[8] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004)

Should’ve done this earlier: I’m abstaining from votes in which I don’t know the movies well enough to vote.
1928-1947
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
[2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)
Abstain
Abstain
Abstain
Abstain
[7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941)
[9] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940)
1948-1967
[1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954)
[15] The Manchurian Candidate (Frankenheimer, 1962)
[3] 12 Angry Men (Lumet, 1957)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
Abstain
[10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
[8] Some Like It Hot (Wilder, 1959)1963)
1968-1987
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
[2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971)
[3] Alien (Scott, 1979)
[13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987)
[5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany)
Abstain
[10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985)
[9] Return of the Jedi (Marquand, 1983)
1988-2007
[1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994)
[2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)
[4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil)
[5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999)
[6] Memento (Nolan, 2000)
[7] American History X (Kaye, 1998)
[8] Amelie (Jeunet, 2001/France)