# Oscar Madness - The Losers (R2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 2, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r2/455083 "2008-07-02T19:11:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r2/455083/1 "2008-07-02T19:11:43Z")
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. This is the second round (see [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=473468) for the first round results). Please make your answers legible. The deadline is Mon. July 7 at 5pm PST. 1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) vs. [9] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940) [2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946) vs. [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) [3] Shoeshine (De Sica, 1946/Italy) vs. [11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945) [4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944) vs. [12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932) 1948-1967 [1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) vs. [9] The Great Escape (Sturges, 1963) [2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) vs. [10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952) [11] Woman in the Dunes (Teshigahara, 1964/Japan) vs. [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) vs. [12] The Shop on Main Street (Kadar/Klos, 1965/Czechoslovakia) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) vs. [8] La Traviata (Zeffirelli, 1983) [2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971) vs. [10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) vs. [14] The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah, 1969) [5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany) vs. [13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) vs. [9] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) vs. [7] American History X (Kaye, 1998) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) vs. [6] Memento (Nolan, 2000) [4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) vs. [5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999) ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r2/455083/2 "2008-07-02T19:17:38Z")
1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946) 1948-1967 [1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) [2] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952) [11] Woman in the Dunes (Teshigahara, 1964/Japan) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [2] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) [5] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) [4] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r2/455083/3 "2008-07-02T19:20:45Z")
1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946) [11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945) [4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944) 1948-1967 [1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) [2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985) [14] The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah, 1969) [5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany) 1988-2007 [9] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) [4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r2/455083/4 "2008-07-02T19:23:10Z")
[9] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) [11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945) [12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932) [1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) [10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952) [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) [13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) [7] American History X (Kaye, 1998) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) [4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r2/455083/5 "2008-07-02T19:25:57Z")
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) 1948-1967 [1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) [2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) [11] Woman in the Dunes (Teshigahara, 1964/Japan) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985) [14] The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah, 1969) [5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany) 1988-2007 [9] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) [5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r2/455083/6 "2008-07-02T19:28:49Z")
1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946) [11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945) [12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932) 1948-1967 [1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) [10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952) - Saw this for the first time just last week - can’t believe it could live up to the hype, but it did. Great film. [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) [5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany) - I cannot vote for the movie that took out the vastly, vastly, vastly superior _Chinatown_ 1988-2007 [9] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) [6] Memento (Nolan, 2000) [5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999) ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r2/455083/7 "2008-07-02T19:44:53Z")
1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) [11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945) [4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944) 1948-1967 [1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) [2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 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) 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) [4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) Joe ---
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1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946) (Damn, that was a tough one) [3] Shoeshine (De Sica, 1946/Italy) [4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944) 1948-1967 [1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) [10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952) (And another tough choice) [11] Woman in the Dunes (Teshigahara, 1964/Japan) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) [5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany) 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) [4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) ---
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1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) [11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945) [12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932) 1948-1967 [1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) [10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952) [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) [13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) [6] Memento (Nolan, 2000) [4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r2/455083/10 "2008-07-02T20:29:25Z")
1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane [7] The Maltese Falcon [11] Brief Encounter [4] Double Indemnity 1948-1967 [1] Rear Window [2] The Seven Samurai ( [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) [4] Dr. Strangelove 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver [2] A Clockwork Orange [11] Ran [5] Das Boot 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption [2] Pulp Fiction [3] Goodfella) [4] City of God ---
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1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) [11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945) [4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944) 1948-1967 [1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) [2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) [11] Woman in the Dunes (Teshigahara, 1964/Japan) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) [13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) [4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r2/455083/12 "2008-07-02T20:54:56Z")
1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) ??? [4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944) 1948-1967 [1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) [10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952) [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) ??? 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985) ??? [13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) ??? [6] Memento (Nolan, 2000) [4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) ---
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1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) [3] Shoeshine (De Sica, 1946/Italy) [4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944) 1948-1967 [1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) [2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) (A hard one to pick) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976 [2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) [13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) 1988-2007 [9] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) [4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r2/455083/14 "2008-07-02T21:58:56Z")
1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [2] It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946) [11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945) [12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932) 1948-1967 [1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) [10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952) [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) [12] The Shop on Main Street (Kadar/Klos, 1965/Czechoslovakia) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) [5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany) 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) [7] American History X (Kaye, 1998) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) [5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999) ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r2/455083/15 "2008-07-02T22:13:27Z")
928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) [11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945) [4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944) 1948-1967 [1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) [2] The Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971) [14] The Wild Bunch (Peckinpah, 1969) [5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany) 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) [4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r2/455083/16 "2008-07-02T22:26:48Z")
1928-1947 [1] _Citizen Kane_ (Welles, 1941) [7] _The Maltese Falcon_ (Huston, 1941) Good. I was HOPING to get a chance to vote against saccharine. 😛 [11] _Brief Encounter_ (Lean, 1945) [4] _Double Indemnity_ (Wilder, 1944) 1948-1967 [1] _Rear Window_ (Hitchcock, 1954)) [2] _The Seven Samurai_ (Kurosawa, 1954/Japan) Don’t care about the third contest [4] _Dr. Strangelove_ (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [8] _La Traviata_ (Zeffirelli, 1983) And yes, I do like opera. 🙂 [2] _A Clockwork Orange_ (Kubrick, 1971) [11] _Ran_ (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) [13] \*The Princess Bride \* (Reiner, 1987) AND cupcakes. 😃 1988-2007 [1] \*The Shawshank Redemption \* (Darabont, 1994) Don’t care about these two [6] _Memento_ (Nolan, 2000) [4] _City of God_ (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r2/455083/17 "2008-07-02T22:57:10Z")
1928-1947 [9] The Great Dictator (Chaplin, 1940) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) [11] Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945) [12] I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (LeRoy, 1932) 1948-1967 [1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952) [14] Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [10] Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) [13] The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) [5] Fight Club (Fincher, 1999) I had no idea that Back to the Future was up for an Oscar. Also, I have never seen “I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Saw”…but come on, with a name like that, how can you NOT vote for it? ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r2/455083/18 "2008-07-02T23:09:30Z")
[QUOTE=Freudian Slit] Also, I have never seen “I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Saw”…but come on, with a name like that, how can you NOT vote for it? [/QUOTE] It’s really very good. You should track it down if you get a chance. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r2/455083/19 "2008-07-02T23:11:50Z")
1928-1947 Citizen Kane It’s a Wonderful Life Brief Encounter Double Indemnity 1948-1967 Rear Window Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952) Cool Hand Luke The Shop on Main Street 1968-1987 La Traviata (Zeffirelli, 1983) Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985) Ran The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) 1988-2007 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004) Pulp Fiction Goodfellas City of God ---
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1928-1947 [1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) [7] The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) [3] Shoeshine (De Sica, 1946/Italy) [4] Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944) 1948-1967 [1] Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954) [10] Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952) [11] Woman in the Dunes (Teshigahara, 1964/Japan) [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) 1968-1987 [1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) [2] A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971) [11] Ran (Kurosawa, 1985/Japan) [5] Das Boot (Petersen, 1981/West Germany) 1988-2007 [1] The Shawshank Redemption (Darabont, 1994) [2] Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) [3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) [4] City of God (Meirelles, 2002/Brazil) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-losers-r2/455083.md?page=2)