Let’s see if we can collectively decide what the best picture of all time is. Below are a whole bunch of categories. Fill them in as best you can. If a movie doesn’t fit into any category, use the miscellaneous category at the bottom. Do your best to conform to the given categories, one answer each. If you feel that a new category is needed, plead your case, but it’s my call.
Once we reach 100 posts (if we do), I’ll start tabulating votes. Then I’ll start collating categories until we narrow it down to one movie.
So, what movie is the best:
Documentary?
Silent?
Children’s (Live action)
Children’s (Animated)
Comedy of the 00s?
Comedy of the 90s?
Comedy of the 80s?
Comedy of the 70s?
Comedy of the 60s?
Comedy of the 50s?
Comedy of the 40s?
Comedy of the 30s?
Drama of the 00s?
Drama of the 90s?
Drama of the 80s?
Drama of the 70s?
Drama of the 60s?
Drama of the 50s?
Drama of the 40s?
Drama of the 30s?
Action/Adventure of the 00s?
Action/Adventure of the 90s?
Action/Adventure of the 80s?
Action/Adventure of the 70s?
Action/Adventure of the 60s?
Action/Adventure of the 50s?
Action/Adventure of the 40s?
Action/Adventure of the 30s?
SciFi/Fantasy of the 00s?
SciFi/Fantasy of the 90s?
SciFi/Fantasy of the 80s?
SciFi/Fantasy of the 70s?
SciFi/Fantasy of the 60s?
SciFi/Fantasy of the 50s?
SciFi/Fantasy of the 40s?
SciFi/Fantasy of the 30s?
Thriller of the 00s?
Thriller of the 90s?
Thriller of the 80s?
Thriller of the 70s?
Thriller of the 60s?
Thriller of the 50s?
Thriller of the 40s?
Thriller of the 30s?
Comedy of the 00s? Love, Actually
Comedy of the 90s? My Cousin Vinny
Comedy of the 80s? This is Spinal Tap
Comedy of the 70s? Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Comedy of the 60s?
Comedy of the 50s? Operation Petticoat
Comedy of the 40s?
Comedy of the 30s? Bringing Up Baby
So, what movie is the best:
Children’s (Live action) Mary Poppins
Children’s (Animated) The Incredibles (2004)
Comedy of the 90s? Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Comedy of the 80s? Ghost Busters
Comedy of the 70s? Animal House
Comedy of the 60s? Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Comedy of the 50s? Harvey (1950)
Comedy of the 40s? Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Comedy of the 30s? Duck Soup (1933)
Drama of the 90s? Shindler’s List(1993)
Drama of the 80s? Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988) Weak decade
Drama of the 70s? The Godfather (1972)
Drama of the 60s? Fail-Safe (1964)
Drama of the 50s? 12 Angry Men (1957)
Drama of the 40s? Citizen Cane (1941)
Drama of the 30s?
Action/Adventure of the 00s? The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Action/Adventure of the 90s? Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Action/Adventure of the 80s? Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Action/Adventure of the 70s? Apocalypse Now (1979)
Action/Adventure of the 60s? The Great Escape (1963)
Action/Adventure of the 50s? The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Action/Adventure of the 40s? Sergeant York (1941)
Action/Adventure of the 30s? The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
SciFi/Fantasy of the 00s? The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
SciFi/Fantasy of the 90s? Twelve Monkeys (1995)
SciFi/Fantasy of the 80s? Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
SciFi/Fantasy of the 70s? Close Encounters of the Third Kind
SciFi/Fantasy of the 60s? 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
SciFi/Fantasy of the 50s? The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
SciFi/Fantasy of the 40s? A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1949)
SciFi/Fantasy of the 30s? The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Thriller of the 90s? Misery (1990)
Thriller of the 80s? Poltergeist (1982)
Thriller of the 70s? Exorcist (1973)
Thriller of the 60s? Psycho (1960)
Thriller of the 50s? Dial M for Murder (1954)
Thriller of the 40s? Notorious (1946)
Thriller of the 30s? Dracula (1931)
I agree with What Exit ? a fair bit, but here’s my take. I’m afraid I’m going to be leaving some blanks:
Documentary? “Rediscovering George Washington” (Richard Brookhiser)
Silent? “The General” (Buster Keaton)
Children’s (Live action) “Star Wars: A New Hope”
Children’s (Animated) “The Incredibles”
Comedy of the 00s? “Curse of the Were-Rabbit”
Comedy of the 90s? “Dumb and Dumber”
Comedy of the 80s? “Trading Places”
Comedy of the 70s? “Airplane” (or was that in the early '80s?)
Comedy of the 60s? “Dr. Strangelove”
Comedy of the 50s? “It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World”
Comedy of the 40s? “The Phildelphia Story”
Comedy of the 30s? “Bringing Up Baby”
Drama of the 00s? “Pride and Prejudice”
Drama of the 90s? “Jerry McGuire”
Drama of the 80s? “Kramer vs. Kramer”
Drama of the 70s? “Deliverance”
Drama of the 60s? “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Drama of the 50s? “Shane”
Drama of the 40s? “It’s a Wonderful Life”
Drama of the 30s? “Gone with the Wind”
Action/Adventure of the 00s? “Memento”
Action/Adventure of the 90s? “In the Line of Fire”
Action/Adventure of the 80s? “Raiders of the Lost Ark”
Action/Adventure of the 70s? “The Sting”
Action/Adventure of the 60s? “Lawrence of Arabia”
Action/Adventure of the 50s? “10,000 Leagues Under the Sea”
Action/Adventure of the 40s?
Action/Adventure of the 30s?
SciFi/Fantasy of the 00s? “The Fellowship of the Ring”
SciFi/Fantasy of the 90s? “Dark City”
SciFi/Fantasy of the 80s? “The Empire Strikes Back”
SciFi/Fantasy of the 70s? “Star Wars”
SciFi/Fantasy of the 60s? “2001: A Space Odyssey”
SciFi/Fantasy of the 50s? “Forbidden Planet”
SciFi/Fantasy of the 40s?
SciFi/Fantasy of the 30s?
Thriller of the 00s? “Memento”
Thriller of the 90s? “Silence of the Lambs”
Thriller of the 80s? “Poltergeist”
Thriller of the 70s? “Dracula”
Thriller of the 60s? “Psycho”
Thriller of the 50s?
Thriller of the 40s? “Notorious”
Thriller of the 30s?
Foreign1? “Breaker Morant”
Foreign2? “Amelie”
Foreign3? “Life is Beautiful”
Children’s (Live action): “Oliver!”
Children’s (Animated): “The Lion King”
Comedy of the 00s?: “Jan and Silent Bob Strike Back”
Comedy of the 90s?: “The Big Lebowski”
Comedy of the 80s?: “The Blues Brothers”
Comedy of the 70s?: “Airplane!”
Comedy of the 60s?: “The Producers”
Drama of the 00s?: “Hotel Rwanda”
Drama of the 90s?: “Reservoir Dogs”
Drama of the 80s?: “Full Metal Jacket”
Drama of the 70s?: “Deliverance”
Drama of the 60s?: “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?”
Drama of the 50s?: “Twelve Angry Men”
SciFi/Fantasy of the 00s?: “X-Men”
SciFi/Fantasy of the 90s?: “Twelve Monkeys”
SciFi/Fantasy of the 80s?: “Conan The Barbarian”
SciFi/Fantasy of the 70s?: “Dark Star”
SciFi/Fantasy of the 60s?: “Barbarella”
SciFi/Fantasy of the 50s?: “Forbidden Planet”
Thriller of the 00s?: “The Others”
Thriller of the 90s?: “The Blair Witch Project”
Thriller of the 80s?: “The Thing” (Carpenter)
Thriller of the 70s?: “The Omen”
Thriller of the 60s?: “Rosemary’s Baby”
Thriller of the 50s?: “Them!”
Foreign1?: “Gamlet” (Kozintsev, 1963)
Foreign2?: “Graveyard of the Fireflies” (Takahata, 1988)
Tevildo
Comedy of the 00s?: “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back”
Comedy of the 80s?: “The Blues Brothers” 1980
I will take Blues Brothers over Ghostbusters, I thought Blue Brothers was 1979
I second your “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back”, I left that spot open.
Jim
{Are Tolkien fans list makers? We only have 3 detailed responses and I believe all 3 of us are Tolkien Fans}
Comedy of the 00s?
Comedy of the 90s?
Comedy of the 80s? Airplane!
Comedy of the 70s? Young Frankenstein
Comedy of the 60s?
Comedy of the 50s? Some Like it Hot
Comedy of the 40s?
Comedy of the 30s?
Drama of the 00s?
Drama of the 90s? Dances with Wolves
Drama of the 80s? No Way Out
Drama of the 70s? The Sting
Drama of the 60s?
Drama of the 50s?
Drama of the 40s? Casablanca
Drama of the 30s?
Action/Adventure of the 00s?
Action/Adventure of the 90s?
Action/Adventure of the 80s?
Action/Adventure of the 70s? Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
Action/Adventure of the 60s?
Action/Adventure of the 50s?
Action/Adventure of the 40s?
Action/Adventure of the 30s?
SciFi/Fantasy of the 00s?
SciFi/Fantasy of the 90s?
SciFi/Fantasy of the 80s? Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
SciFi/Fantasy of the 70s? Star Wars
SciFi/Fantasy of the 60s?
SciFi/Fantasy of the 50s?
SciFi/Fantasy of the 40s?
SciFi/Fantasy of the 30s? The Wizard of Oz
Thriller of the 00s?
Thriller of the 90s?
Thriller of the 80s?
Thriller of the 70s?
Thriller of the 60s?
Thriller of the 50s?
Thriller of the 40s?
Thriller of the 30s?
Children’s (Live action) The Wizard of Oz
Children’s (Animated) Shrek
Comedy of the 00s? Finding Nemo
Comedy of the 90s? The Big Lebowski
Comedy of the 80s? When Harry Met Sally
Comedy of the 70s? Young Frankenstein
Comedy of the 60s? Dr Strangelove
Comedy of the 50s? Some Like It Hot
Comedy of the 40s? His Girl Friday
Comedy of the 30s? Bringing Up Baby
Drama of the 00s? The Pianist
Drama of the 90s? Schindler’s List
Drama of the 80s? Amadeus
Drama of the 70s? The Godfather
Drama of the 60s? To Kill A Mockingbird
Drama of the 50s? Rear Window
Drama of the 40s? Casablanca
Drama of the 30s? Mr Smith Goes To Washington
Action/Adventure of the 00s? Finding Nemo
Action/Adventure of the 90s? The Shawshank Redemption
Action/Adventure of the 80s? Raiders of the Lost Ark
Action/Adventure of the 70s? Chinatown
Action/Adventure of the 60s? The Great Escape
Action/Adventure of the 50s? The Bridge Over The River Kwai
Action/Adventure of the 40s? The Maltese Falcon
Action/Adventure of the 30s? King Kong
SciFi/Fantasy of the 00s? **The Lord Of The Rings ** (all of 'em)
SciFi/Fantasy of the 90s? The Matrix
SciFi/Fantasy of the 80s? The Princess Bride
SciFi/Fantasy of the 70s? Star Wars
SciFi/Fantasy of the 60s? 2001: A Space Odyssey
SciFi/Fantasy of the 50s? The Day The Earth Stood Still
SciFi/Fantasy of the 40s? Miracle on 34th Street
SciFi/Fantasy of the 30s? The Adventures of Robin Hood
Thriller of the 00s? Memento
Thriller of the 90s? The Silence Of The Lambs
Thriller of the 80s? Alien
Thriller of the 70s? Jaws
Thriller of the 60s? Psycho
Thriller of the 50s? Vertigo
Thriller of the 40s? The Third Man
Thriller of the 30s? Frankenstein
Foreign1?
Foreign2?
Foreign3?
Miscellaneous1? Singin’ In The Rain
Miscellaneous2?
Miscellaneous3?
Children’s (Live action) Wizard of Oz
Children’s (Animated) Chicken Run
Comedy of the 00s?
Comedy of the 90s? Chicken Run
Comedy of the 80s? Ruthless People
Comedy of the 70s? Annie Hall
Comedy of the 60s? The Graduate
Comedy of the 30s? Duck Soup
Drama of the 80s? Glory
Drama of the 60s? Zulu
Drama of the 40s? Casablanca
Drama of the 30s? All Quiet on the Western Front
Children’s (Live action) - Ol’ Yeller
Children’s (Animated) - Toy Story
Comedy of the 00s? - Best in Show
Comedy of the 90s? - The Full Monty
Comedy of the 80s? - Spinal Tap
Comedy of the 70s? - the Rocky Horror Picture Show
Comedy of the 60s? - Dr. Strangelove
Comedy of the 50s? - Some Like It Hot
Comedy of the 40s? - Tales of Manhattan
Comedy of the 30s? - Duck Soup
Drama of the 00s? - 2046
Drama of the 90s? - Schindler’s List
Drama of the 80s? - Return of the Secaucus 7
Drama of the 70s? - Apocalipse Now
Drama of the 60s? - Belle du Jour
Drama of the 50s? - All About Eve
Drama of the 40s? - Orphee
Drama of the 30s? - Dark Victory
Action/Adventure of the 00s? - Memento
Action/Adventure of the 90s? - Goodfellas
Action/Adventure of the 80s? - No Way Out
Action/Adventure of the 70s? - Dirty Harry
Action/Adventure of the 60s? - In Cold Blood
Action/Adventure of the 50s? - the Seven Samurai
Action/Adventure of the 40s? - Odd Man Out
Action/Adventure of the 30s? - Public Enemy
SciFi/Fantasy of the 00s? - Lord of the Rings trilogy
SciFi/Fantasy of the 90s? - Dark City
SciFi/Fantasy of the 80s? - Nightmare on Elm Street
SciFi/Fantasy of the 70s? - Logan’s Run (for the sheer B-movie cheesiness of it…)
SciFi/Fantasy of the 60s? - 2001: A Space Odyssey
SciFi/Fantasy of the 50s? - Forbidden Planet
SciFi/Fantasy of the 40s? - Just Imagine!
SciFi/Fantasy of the 30s? - the Bride of Frankenstein
Thriller of the 00s? - 28 Days Later (voting for this mostly because of the lack of any true first-rate thrillers this decade)
Thriller of the 90s? - Silence of the Lambs
Thriller of the 80s? - Nightmare on Elm Street
Thriller of the 70s? - Halloween
Thriller of the 60s? - Rosemary’s Baby
Thriller of the 50s? - Vertigo
Thriller of the 40s? - Notorious
Thriller of the 30s? - M
