# Top ten films that probably don’t make anyone else’s list **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 1, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-that-probably-don-t-make-anyone-else-s-list/475122 "2008-12-01T01:55:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-that-probably-don-t-make-anyone-else-s-list/475122/1 "2008-12-01T01:55:19Z")
Based on the thread about “Contact,” I reviewed my film collection to look for other movies that I will just pop into the DVD/tape player, knowing that I’m giving myself a feel-good treat. I’ve seen all of these movies more times than I can count, and I’ve never come away disappointed. Some I’ve practically memorized. I won’t begin to justify my tastes—some, I’m sure, are absolute crap, and I love watching them anyway. What they all have in common is that I don’t think they’re on anyone else’s list of top films, not any list I’ve ever seen, anyway. These are NOT my 10 favorite films of all time, not even close, but that list includes, probably consists of, films that ARE on others’ top ten lists (The Philadelphia Story, Citizen Kane, The Man Who would Be King, Chinatown and of course Contact come to mind.) Just thinking of these, though, puts a smile on my face. If you want to compose your own list, you must eliminate any film that you think will appear on anyone else’s list. If you want to claim one or more of mine, then do so, but you are reducing my list by however many you choose, as you are for other subsequent listers if you choose one of theirs. Adaptation Black Robe Broadway Danny Rose Earth Girls are Easy The Hidden Lone Star Point Break Starman Stakeout To Live and Die in L.A. ---
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Black Moon Brassed Off Deathwatch Hear My Song Million Dollar Legs Movie Movie Phase IV Resurrection Screen Door Jesus Stevie Hmmn. I’m only getting started. I seriously doubt anyone on the board has even seen at least two of these films (Deathwatch and Screen Door Jesus), ---
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1. Pitch Black 2. Chronicles of Riddick 3. Serenity 4. Stardust 5. Hancock 6. Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End 7. Daredevil 8. Inside Man 9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 10. Army of Darkness They are just numbered to keep track. None of these would be in my top ten(except maybe Serenity), but all are often overlooked movies compared to some. These movies aren’t necessarily great, but are better than their reputation. Most deserve a second look. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-that-probably-don-t-make-anyone-else-s-list/475122/4 "2008-12-01T02:31:45Z")
The Fountain Perfume Character Lord of War Munich Curse of the Golden Flower The Namesake American Gangster Solaris (Soderberg) Requiem for a Dream ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-that-probably-don-t-make-anyone-else-s-list/475122/5 "2008-12-01T02:45:13Z")
**The Adventures of Mark Twain Panic in Year Zero Creator Kronos The Atomic Cafe The Sword and the Dragon Enemy from Space/Quatermass II Five Million Years to Earth/Quatermass and the Pit Gulliver’s Travels** (Fleischer cartoon) **It! The Terror from Beyond Space** I’ve seen **Deathwatch** , by the way. And **The Hidden** would’ve made my list, if it weren’t already given. ---
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No order implied: \*\*_The Hidden Point Break Serenity Army of Darkness Showgirls Last Action Hero Made in Heaven Hudson Hawk Parents Beowulf and Grendel_ \*\* ---
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**The Right Stuff** **L.A. Story** **Network** **Metropolis** (Lang) **Ocean’s Eleven** (Soderbergh) **My Man Godfrey** (La Cava) **The Big Sleep** **Dr. Strangelove** **The Sting** **The Incredibles** If I tried to do this again tomorrow, the list would probably be different. Maybe this isn’t my ‘top 10’, but it’s 10 that I like (or remember) a lot better than most people do. ---
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I’ve had to remove many, but here’s what’s left after removing all the popular choices that I think would make it onto others lists: Love Actually Black Snake Moan Stranger than Fiction Clerks 2 (And I’d totally remove Army of Darkness, American Gangster and The Curse of the Golden Flower- those are on quite a few of my friends’ lists.) ---
**Author:** ![gladtobeblazed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@gladtobeblazed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gladtobeblazed)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-that-probably-don-t-make-anyone-else-s-list/475122/9 "2008-12-01T04:08:45Z")
Winter Passing The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Defending Your Life Glengarry Glen Ross Happiness Welcome to the Dollhouse The Last Picture Show Run, Lola, Run The Royal Tenenbaums Better Off Dead ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-that-probably-don-t-make-anyone-else-s-list/475122/10 "2008-12-01T04:15:25Z")
> [@Ro0sh](#): > > (And I’d totally remove Army of Darkness, American Gangster and The Curse of the Golden Flower- those are on quite a few of my friends’ lists.) Fair enough. I had a hard time filling out my list past about number 5 because a lot of them were already mentioned in the thread, like Pirates of the Carribean 3, or because I was certain they would be on people’s lists. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-that-probably-don-t-make-anyone-else-s-list/475122/11 "2008-12-01T04:18:56Z")
I’m not going to come up with ten. It seems that some of you have some really good picks that I think lots of people so I’m not sure why they are on your list. Anyway, I’m just going to name one. **My Favorite Summer** I have no idea why I liked it. It was the first movie I’d ever seen Peter OToole in, and despite having never heard of him (I was young) I knew he was a major star. This movie has all but vanished from everywhere. ---
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Murder by Decree Thunderheart Forbidden Planet The Changeling Romeo and Juliet (Zeffirelli) The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes A Very Long Engagement The Haunting (1966) The Black Widow ---
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Blast From The Past Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid Galaxy Quest Get Shorty Groundhog Day Hot Shots Midnight Run The Producers (original version) Red Rock West Ruggles Of Red Gap ---
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10 most often re-watched, probably not on anyones top 10 Ronin Grosse Pointe Blank Apollo 13 The Hunt for Red October POTC III - At Worlds End Galaxy Quest The Incredibles The Wicker Man (_not_ the Nicholas Cage version) Hot Fuzz Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban I see a couple of these on other Doper top 10, however. ---
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Mrs. Brown Dead Man Ponette 40 Year Old Virgin The Breakfast Club I Heart Huckabee’s Moonstruck When Harry Met Sally Say Anything The Usual Suspects ---
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> [@WarmNPrickly](#): > > I’m not going to come up with ten. It seems that some of you have some really good picks that I think lots of people so I’m not sure why they are on your list. Anyway, I’m just going to name one. > > **My Favorite Summer** > > I have no idea why I liked it. It was the first movie I’d ever seen Peter OToole in, and despite having never heard of him (I was young) I knew he was a major star. This movie has all but vanished from everywhere. Do you mean, “My Favorite Year”? If so, great movie! My contribution for this thread: Roadie. Made in 1980 and starring Meat Loaf, it’s fun, funny, mindless movie that just feels like the last gasp of the 70’s to me. ---
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I don’t know if I could come up with a consistent 10 that aren’t on other lists, but my top two favorites ever probably aren’t on anyone else’s top 10: _Faraway, So Close!_ _Love Letter_ (1995, dir. Shunji Iwai) I might put _Real Genius_ on or near my top 10, but I wouldn’t be surprised to find that on someone else’s list. ---
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Repo Man Plan 9 ---
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Ten movies I can (and do) watch over and over: The Mummy The Mummy 2 Jaws The Santa Clause 2 Young Frankenstein The Grudge The Ring Halloween (original) Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Mamma Mia (saw it six times in the theater with my girls, and we will watch it over and over when the DVD comes out) Had to eliminate Galaxy Quest, but it’s a favorite. ---
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It’s difficult for me to come up with movies that don’t make lists that are older than about 20 years or so. With that in mind: Twenty Bucks Josie and the Pussycats I Know Who Killed Me Blue Crush Domino The Loss of Sexual Innocence Ocean’s Twelve The Pillow Book Irma Vep Any Given Sunday Hackers While I wouldn’t characterize all of these as “feel-good treats”, they are all movies that I enjoy watching. I’ve seen them all multiple times and always enjoy watching them again. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-that-probably-don-t-make-anyone-else-s-list/475122.md?page=2)