# Your 5 Greatest Films
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [October 28, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469 "2013-10-28T18:25:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/1 "2013-10-28T18:25:22Z")
1. Solaris (Tarkovsky)
2. The Seventh Seal
3. The Rules of the Game
4. Citizen Kane
5. The Godfather
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/2 "2013-10-28T18:32:17Z")
1. Casablanca
2. The Lion in Winter
3. Inherit the Wind
4. Fantasia
5. An American in Paris
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### Author:  [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/3 "2013-10-28T18:33:13Z")
1. The Godfather
2. Chinatown
3. All About Eve
4. The Fellowship of the Ring
5. Sunset Boulevard
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### Author:  [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/4 "2013-10-28T18:34:11Z")
Casablanca
Jaws
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Star Wars
Unforgiven
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### Author:  [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/5 "2013-10-28T18:40:29Z")
Casablanca
Up
Memento
Aliens
Galaxy Quest
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/6 "2013-10-28T18:42:34Z")
The Godfather
Casablanca
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Princess Bride
Incredibles
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### Author:  [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/7 "2013-10-28T18:45:24Z")
(Not in order)
Casablanca
Lawrence of Arabia
Bridge on the River Kwai
The Third Man
It Happened One Night
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### Author:  [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/8 "2013-10-28T18:52:43Z")
So hard…at this moment:
The Philadelphia Story
Casablanca
Blade Runner
The Princess Bride
Incredibles
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### Author:  [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/9 "2013-10-28T19:06:42Z")
(Not in Order)
The Third Man
2001: A Space Odyssey
Citizen Kane
Chinatown
Casablanca
(No. 6: The Wild Bunch)
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### Author:  [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/10 "2013-10-28T19:13:26Z")
(Not in order except for the fifth listing, which could be any of four or five Coen Bros. movies)
Star Wars
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Local Hero
Boogie Nights
Raising Arizona
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### Author:  [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/11 "2013-10-28T19:21:59Z")
A Man for All Seasons
The Train
2001: A Space Odyssey
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Dr. Zhivago
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### Author:  [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/12 "2013-10-28T19:40:47Z")
Chinatown
Apocalypse Now
Young Frankenstein
Big Sleep
Jaws
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### Author:  [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/13 "2013-10-28T20:41:43Z")
In order and based on my desire to watch them over and over 🙂 :
Fight Club
Aliens
Blackhawk Down
Pulp Fiction
Gladiator
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### Author:  [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/14 "2013-10-28T21:04:35Z")
Lawrence of Arabia
The Man Who Would Be King
Casablanca
A Room with a View
Raising Arizona
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### Author:  [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/15 "2013-10-28T21:22:29Z")
1. Singin’ in the Rain
2. Casablanca
3. Duck Soup
4. City Lights
5. Citizen Kane
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### Author:  [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/16 "2013-10-28T21:29:00Z")
Apocalypse Now
The Maltese Falcon
The Big Lebowski
Lawrence of Arabia
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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### Author:  [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/17 "2013-10-28T21:35:11Z")
Casablanca
The Godfather
Gone With the Wind
Singin’ In the Rain
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Not necessarily in order except for number 1.
Numbers 4 and 5 may change over time.
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### Author:  [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/18 "2013-10-28T21:35:19Z")
1. Raging Bull
The rest in no particular order:
Bridge on the River Kwai
Mr. Roberts
To Kill a Mockingbird
Patton
There would be a lot of ties after first place, and I haven’t included comedies.
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### Author:  [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/19 "2013-10-28T21:38:23Z")
Amores Perros
Bottle Rocket
Goodfellas
Life Is Beautiful
Memento
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### Author:  [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-5-greatest-films/672469/20 "2013-10-28T22:23:17Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#):
>
> Amores Perros
> Bottle Rocket
> Goodfellas
> Life Is Beautiful
> Memento
Thank OG someone went off track. 😃
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