# What's the best movie ever? (A poll) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 28, 2006, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483 "2006-02-28T17:54:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/1 "2006-02-28T17:54:06Z")
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? Foreign1? Foreign2? Foreign3? Miscellaneous1? Miscellaneous2? Miscellaneous3? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/2 "2006-02-28T18:11:55Z")
Best or most favorite? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/3 "2006-02-28T18:24:31Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Best or most favorite? Favorite. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/4 "2006-02-28T19:10:43Z")
Nobody? OK, I’ll start: Documentary? Streetwise Silent? Metropolis Children’s (Live action) Babe Children’s (Animated) Finding Nemo 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 ---
**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:** [February 28, 2006, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/5 "2006-02-28T19:17:20Z")
My vote: _The Passion of Joan of Arc_ My prediction for the outcome of this poll: _The Princess Bride_ ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/6 "2006-02-28T19:17:39Z")
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) This was actually tough. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/7 "2006-02-28T21:09:23Z")
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” ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/8 "2006-02-28T21:10:58Z")
All that looks complicated. _Casablanca_ -next question. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/9 "2006-03-01T00:02:23Z")
Documentary - **Children Underground** Comedy of the 00s - **Love Actually** Comedy of the 80s - **Caddyshack** Thriller of the 70s - **The Exorcist** Thriller of the 60s - **Planet of the Apes** Foreign1 - \*\* Before The Rain\*\* Foreign2 - \*\* Amores Perros\*\* Foreign3 - **City of God** ---
**Author:** ![Sensualips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7c8e57/32.png) [@Sensualips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sensualips)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/10 "2006-03-01T00:13:03Z")
What Dreams May Come / Robin Williams Just my 2 cents :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/11 "2006-03-01T01:09:50Z")
If I could get a list of all films, foreign and domestic, organized by decade… ---
**Author:** ![Tevildo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Tevildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tevildo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/12 "2006-03-01T02:44:39Z")
Silent?: “Nosferatu” (Murnau, 1922) 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) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/13 "2006-03-01T02:51:01Z")
**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} ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/14 "2006-03-01T11:47:29Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > My vote: _The Passion of Joan of Arc_ I’m with you, bro. Finest piece of art in film history. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/15 "2006-03-01T15:35:36Z")
Documentary? Roger & Me Silent? Children’s (Live action) Children’s (Animated) 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? Foreign1? Foreign2? Foreign3? Miscellaneous1? Miscellaneous2? Miscellaneous3? ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/16 "2006-03-01T19:14:12Z")
Documentary? **Mad Hot Ballroom** Silent? **City Lights** 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? ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/17 "2006-03-01T19:26:08Z")
Documentary? Silent? City Lights 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 ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/18 "2006-03-01T20:24:49Z")
Documentary: **Crumb** ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/19 "2006-03-01T21:03:48Z")
Well my picks - Documentary? - Roger & Me Silent? - City Lights 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 Foreign1? - the Exterminating Angels Foreign2? - Mephisto Foreign3? - Kwaidon Miscellaneous1? - the Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Miscellaneous2? - Triplets of Belleville Miscellaneous3? - Savage Planet ---
**Author:** ![Tevildo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Tevildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tevildo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483/20 "2006-03-01T21:04:11Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > I second your “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back”, I left that spot open. Yeah - I wanted to vote for “Clerks”, but I don’t rank it above “Lebowski”. However - “Airplane!” is 1980, too. Hmm. I suppose I’ll have to find another 1970’s candidate… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-movie-ever-a-poll/346483.md?page=2)