# Two best films of the 20th century **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 8, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-best-films-of-the-20th-century/538710 "2010-05-08T01:22:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-best-films-of-the-20th-century/538710/41 "2010-05-09T00:36:11Z")
Seven Samurai Pulp Fiction ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-best-films-of-the-20th-century/538710/42 "2010-05-09T01:02:21Z")
Badlands The Caine Mutiny ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-best-films-of-the-20th-century/538710/43 "2010-05-09T02:38:35Z")
The Deer Hunter One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-best-films-of-the-20th-century/538710/44 "2010-05-09T03:10:18Z")
_**The Passion of Joan of Arc Europa 51**_ ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-best-films-of-the-20th-century/538710/45 "2010-05-09T14:24:01Z")
_The General Vertigo_ ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-best-films-of-the-20th-century/538710/46 "2010-05-10T08:52:38Z")
Only two? \*Pather Panchali \*(Song of the Little Road) _L’Année Dernière à Marienbad_ (Last Year at Marienbad) ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-best-films-of-the-20th-century/538710/47 "2010-05-10T09:38:22Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Treasure of Sierra Madre There are masterpieces within their genres, but IMHO no other film transcends all others like Casablanca. Casablanca is the Hallelujah Chorus of films. It’s just that one perfect film. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-best-films-of-the-20th-century/538710/48 "2010-05-10T10:08:50Z")
_Casablanca_ _King Kong_–established that Cinema could create fantasy, set in the real world. 1st FX spectacular. ---
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-best-films-of-the-20th-century/538710/49 "2010-05-10T10:38:46Z")
When I was in high school I would have said Pierrot le Fou and Casablanca. But it has been years since I have seen either, and I don’t know how well they would hold up for me. A lot of great movies fall into that category. So I’ll go with The Seven Samurai and Pulp Fiction, which I have seen more recently. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-best-films-of-the-20th-century/538710/50 "2010-05-10T16:55:14Z")
The best in my mind is a movie you can see again and again and enjoy it each time. While I respect many choices that have been brought up here, many of them I do not want to watch more than a couple of times a year at best. \*Pulp Fiction, Citizen Kane, Gone with the Wind, Seven Samari, \*etc. fall into this category. Very artistic, but a little goes a long way. So to be the best, I have to want to watch it regularly. The two that really stand out for that are: \*Casablanca The Adventures of Robin Hood \*(the one with Errol Flynn) ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-best-films-of-the-20th-century/538710/51 "2010-05-10T16:58:40Z")
_Casablanca_ _The Godfather_ Honorable mention to _Citizen Kane_. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-best-films-of-the-20th-century/538710/52 "2010-05-10T17:06:51Z")
_The Godfather Bridge on the River Kwai_ ---
**Author:** ![Loisseau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@Loisseau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loisseau)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-best-films-of-the-20th-century/538710/53 "2010-05-11T15:15:53Z")
_12 Angry Men (1957)_ _Blade Runner_ ---
**Author:** ![Lethal\_Babydoll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3be4f8/32.png) [@Lethal\_Babydoll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lethal_Babydoll)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-best-films-of-the-20th-century/538710/54 "2010-05-11T16:49:25Z")
Rudy Airplane ---
**Author:** ![Webner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/0ea827/32.png) [@Webner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Webner)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-best-films-of-the-20th-century/538710/55 "2010-05-11T18:08:48Z")
Five Easy Pieces 2001: A Space Odyssey [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-best-films-of-the-20th-century/538710.md?page=2)