# Your 15 favorite movies of all time... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 1, 2001, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-15-favorite-movies-of-all-time/67258 "2001-06-01T20:50:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ben)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2001, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-15-favorite-movies-of-all-time/67258/61 "2001-07-05T01:51:03Z")
Augh! I knew I was forgetting some important stuff! Like Holy Grail, Apollo 13, and The Rapture. -Ben ---
**Author:** ![Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ben)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2001, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-15-favorite-movies-of-all-time/67258/62 "2001-07-05T02:04:11Z")
Okay, so I know it’s silly to include two errata to my list, but I absolutely must make mention of Bogart’s “Desperate Hours,” because I haven’t seen it listed yet. Desperate Hours is probably the best thriller I’ve seen. A team of three convicts holds a family hostage in their home in order to lay low while their escape plan is put into motion. A battle of wits ensues between the chief convict (Bogart) and the father of the family, as they make moves and counter-moves as the father tries to formulate a plan of escape. It has the same sense of claustrophobic intensity as “Albino Alligator.” (Which was also quite good, btw.) -Ben ---
**Author:** ![Wumpus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8c91f0/32.png) [@Wumpus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wumpus)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2001, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-15-favorite-movies-of-all-time/67258/63 "2001-07-05T04:11:36Z")
No particular order: 1. 1. 2. Yojimbo. OK, maybe Seven Samurai is better, but Yojimbo is taut and devilishly clever. 3. Miller’s Crossing. The Coen Bros. most underrated film. 4. Maltese Falcon. Can you tell I’m a Hammett fan? 5. Rear Window. If I didn’t set any limits, I’d probably end up with a list of 15 Hitchcocks. 6. Bridge on the River Kwai. Lean’s best movie by far. 7. Safety Last. I saw this as a kid, and still think it’s one of the funniest movies ever made. 8. Groundhog Day. A neglected classic, mark my words. 9. King Kong. Still the best monster movie ever made. 10. Local Hero. Sentimental fave. 11. Touch of Evil. OK, so Kane is a better movie, but I’m burnt out on it. 12. Sunset Boulevard. 13. Sullivan’s Travels. Comedy _and_ social commentary. With a little sex in it. 14. Unforgiven. Eastwood’s darkest and most misunderstood film. 15. (tie) This is Spinal Tap and Young Frankenstein. Two superb parodies that also perfectly capture the spririt of what they’re spoofing. There should also be a Scorcese on there, but I can’t decide between Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, and Goodfellas. ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2001, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-15-favorite-movies-of-all-time/67258/64 "2001-07-05T07:40:10Z")
My 15 favorite movies in alphabetical order: \* . American History X (1998) . Braveheart (1995) . Clerks (1994) . Contact (1997) . Fifth Element, The (1997) . Fight Club (1999) . Full Metal Jacket (1987) . Léon (1994) . Mallrats (1995) . Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human, The (1999) . Red Violin, The (1998) . Seven Samurai, The (1954) . Six-String Samurai (1998) . So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) . Swingers (1996) \* So far I have 125 movies rated on imdb. How many do you have? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2001, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-15-favorite-movies-of-all-time/67258/65 "2001-07-05T13:00:57Z")
INPO: Raiders of the Lost Ark King Kong (1933 version) The Manchurian Candidate Blade Runner A Touch of Evil (re-released version) Dead Man Brazil Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams Waiting for Guffman This is Spinal Tap The Stranger The Godfather Apocolypse Now Stop Making Sense 12 Monkeys ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2001, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-15-favorite-movies-of-all-time/67258/66 "2001-07-05T14:20:49Z")
My favorites this week are, in alphabetical order: After life (Wandafuru raifu) Airplane! - Surely one of the funniest movies ever Casablanca Close Encounters of the Third Kind Duck Soup Ghostbusters Indiana Jones: Last Crusade/Raiders of the Lost Ark Iron Giant L.A. Confidental Maltese Falcon Monty Python: Life of Brian Once upon a time in the west Ran Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan: Tsuioku hen Seven Samurai honorable mentions Mst3k:TM Kikujiro no natsu Clockwork Orange Clue! Clockwise ---
**Author:** ![nerv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/85e7bf/32.png) [@nerv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nerv)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2001, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-15-favorite-movies-of-all-time/67258/67 "2001-07-05T15:28:19Z")
Well, most of my favourites have been mentioned many times, so I’ll just add two that nobody seems to have mentioned: The Third Man— The first appearance of Harry Lime is the best movie “entrance” of all time. Night of the Hunter— Robert Mitchum is terrifying. Many of the most horrifying scenes are exquisitely beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2001, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-15-favorite-movies-of-all-time/67258/68 "2001-07-05T21:02:52Z")
From Favorite to 15th Favorite 1. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover 2. Europa Europa 3. El Postino 4. 5 Corners 5. The Unbearable Lightness of Being 6. Tampopo 7. Breakfast at Tiffanys 8. Belle Epoch 9. Blue Velvet 10. Dangerious Liasons 11. The Usual Suspects 12. Fargo 13. Resevoir Dogs 14. My Fair Lady 15. A Clockwork Orange Humm, hard to choose. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2001, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-15-favorite-movies-of-all-time/67258/69 "2001-07-05T21:21:54Z")
1. Heathers 2. Titanic 3. Forrest Gump 4. Star Wars 5. Airplane 6. American Beauty 7. Top Gun 8. Gone With the Wind 9. The Wizard of Oz 10. The Shawshank Redemption 11. Raiders of the Lost Ark 12. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 13. A Clockwork Orange 14. Raising Arizona 15. Pulp Fiction ---
**Author:** ![Edwardina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Edwardina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edwardina)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2001, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-15-favorite-movies-of-all-time/67258/70 "2001-07-05T22:10:19Z")
I’m a simple girl, with plebian tastes. Mine come under two headings: great quotes, or great costumes. Preferably both. **Fight Club Aliens So I Married An Axe Murderer Labyrinth The Fisher King The Matrix Rob Roy Dogma My Neighbor Totoro The Big Lebowski The Fifth Element Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead The Quiet Man Scrooged The Nightmare Before Christmas** As you can imagine, with my lax standards, there are many more I could have included, but this list feels about right. I could have filled up a whole separate list with “kid’s” movies, however. ---
**Author:** ![Fish42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4da419/32.png) [@Fish42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish42)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2001, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-15-favorite-movies-of-all-time/67258/71 "2001-07-05T22:25:57Z")
1. Casablanca 2. Some Like It Hot 3. Strangers on a Train 4. The Third Man 5. A Hard Day’s Night 6. Singing in the Rain 7. Pulp Fiction 8. Monty Python & the Holy Grail 9. A Fish Called Wanda 10. Taxi Driver 11. Fargo 12. Psycho 13. Duck Soup 14. The Maltese Falcon 15. Say Amen, Somebody\* \*Documentary about gospel music that does an amazing job of conveying the music’s power even to an agnostic like myself. ---
**Author:** ![Chum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ab097/32.png) [@Chum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chum)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-15-favorite-movies-of-all-time/67258/72 "2001-07-06T00:49:08Z")
1. Fight Club 2. Reservoir Dogs 3. A Clockwork Orange 4. 12 Monkeys 5. The Game 6. Pulp Fiction 7. Matrix 8. Glengarry Glen Ross 9. True Romance 10. Fargo 11. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels 12. A Room With A View 13. Goodfellas 14. Seven 15. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas That took me about 1/2 hour to do! I love so many movies… ---
**Author:** ![Chum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ab097/32.png) [@Chum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chum)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-15-favorite-movies-of-all-time/67258/73 "2001-07-06T01:14:12Z")
I posted before I read everyone’s lists. Understand this: Movies are my life. I have watched 118 movies so far this year. When people like the movies I like, I go insane. Most of my friends do not agree with me on my favorite movies. Ataraxy, Jackknifed Juggernaut, Epistaxis, kenny77: I know not all your genders, but, regardless, I am in LOVE with you! It’s amazing how similar your lists are to mine and how the ones you’ve included that I’ve haven’t would have been included in mine had it been a list of 25. Seriously, I think that I am in love with you all. ---
**Author:** ![Chum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ab097/32.png) [@Chum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chum)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-15-favorite-movies-of-all-time/67258/74 "2001-07-06T01:16:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chum \* > \*\*I’ve haven’t \*\* I’m an idiot. Yuck - three posts in a row. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-15-favorite-movies-of-all-time/67258.md?page=3)