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[whigsgeek]

I finished updating my geeky "Top 100 Favorite Films" spreadsheet and thought I'd share it with any fellow cinefanatics out there. Only the top ten are in ranking order; the others are alphabetical.

001.   L.A. Confidential   (1997)
002.   The English Patient   (1996)
003.   The Long, Hot Summer   (1958)
004.   The Godfather   (1972)
005.   Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band   (1978)
006.   The Comfort of Strangers   (1990)
007.   What's Up Doc?   (1972)
008.   Ordinary People   (1980)
009.   Hedwig and the Angry Inch   (2001)
010.   Breaking Away   (1979)

011.   Ace Ventura, Pet Detective   (1994)
012.   The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert   (1994)
013.   American Beauty   (1999)
014.   Angel Heart   (1987)
015.   As Good as It Gets    (1997)
016.   At Close Range   (1986)
017.   Bagdad Cafe (a.k.a. Out of Rosenheim)   (1988)
018.   Barfly    (1987)
019.   Beautiful Girls   (1996)
020.   Best in Show   (2000)
021.   The Birdcage   (1996)
022.   Birdy   (1984)
023.   The Blair Witch Project   (1999)
024.   Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid   (1969)
025.   Cape Fear (remake)   (1991)
026.   Citizen Kane   (1941)
027.   Crimes and Misdemeanors   (1989)
028.   Crossover Dreams   (1985)
029.   The Crow   (1994)
030.   Dead Ringers   (1988)
031.   Fast Times at Ridgemont High   (1982)
032.   Ferris Bueller's Day Off   (1986)
033.   A Fish Called Wanda   (1988)
034.   Foul Play   (1978)
035.   Girls Town   (1996)
036.   Glengarry Glen Ross   (1992)
037.   Goldfinger   (1964)
038.   The Graduate   (1967)
039.   Grease   (1978)
040.   Hair   (1979)
041.   Heat   (1995)
042.   The Hitcher   (1986)
043.   I Shot Andy Warhol   (1996)
044.   In the Name of the Father   (1993)
045.   It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World   (1963)
046.   Kiss Me Deadly   (1955)
047.   Kiss of the Spider Woman   (1985)
048.   L.A. Story   (1991)
049.   Lantana   (2001)
050.   The Leningrad Cowboys Go America   (1989)
051.   Lost in Translation   (2003)
052.   Maurice   (1987)
053.   Michael Collins   (1996)
054.   Monty Python's The Meaning of Life   (1983)
055.   Monument Ave. (a.k.a. Snitch, a.k.a. Noose)   (1998)
056.   Mother   (1996)
057.   The Muppet Movie   (1979)
058.   Night of the Hunter   (1955)
059.   Night on Earth   (1991)
060.   Nighthawks   (1981)
061.   9 1/2 Weeks   (1986)
062.   The Odd Couple   (1968)
063.   Olivier, Olivier   (1991)
064.   The Omen   (1976)
065.   Out of Sight   (1998)
066.   Pollock   (2000)
067.   Polyester   (1981)
068.   Poseidon Adventure   (1972)
069.   Repo Man   (1984)
070.   River's Edge   (1986)
071.   Rocky   (1976)
072.   The Rocky Horror Picture Show   (1975)
073.   Romper Stomper   (1992)
074.   Say Anything   (1989)
075.   Schindler's List   (1993)
076.   The Shawshank Redemption   (1994)
077.   The Shining   (1980)
078.   Since Otar Left (a.k.a. Depuis qu'Otar est parti...)   (2003)
079.   Singles   (1992)
080.   Sleeping Beauty   (1959)
081.   So I Married an Axe Murderer   (1993)
082.   The Sound of Music   (1965)
083.   Star Wars   (1977)
084.   The Station Agent   (2003)
085.   The Sweet Hereafter   (1997)
086.   Terms of Endearment   (1983)
087.   Thief of Hearts   (1984)
088.   To Kill a Mockingbird   (1962)
089.   Triplets of Belleville   (2003)
090.   Truly, Madly, Deeply   (1992)
091.   24 Hour Party People   (2002)
092.   The Vanishing (a.k.a. Spoorloos)   (1988)
093.   Vertigo   (1958)
094.   Watcher in the Woods   (1980)
095.   When Harry Met Sally   (1989)
096.   Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?   (1966)
097.   With Six You Get Eggroll   (1968)
098.   Wizard of Oz   (1939)
099.   Yellow Submarine   (1968)
100.   Young Frankenstein   (1974)

[Rafe]

050.The Leningrad Cowboys Go America   (1989)

That's one of the greatest films of all time. Brilliant choice!

[Jonathan]

I doubt I could even pick out 100 films. A top ten, definitely. Top 25, surely. But top 100? Wow.

[Ella Minnow Pea]

Here are the 80 movies I've given an 8 or higher on IMDB or 5 stars on Netflix. These are my favorites, which doesn't necessarily mean the 80 I think are the best films. Looking at wg's list, I see I've omitted some, so I'm going to have to come back to this after going to see Little Miss Sunshine, which may just get me to 100.

24 Hour Party People (2002) R Drama
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989) PG Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984) PG Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Amadeus (1984) PG Drama
Amelie (2001) Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain R Foreign
Before Sunrise (1995) R Romance
Before Sunset (2004) R Romance
Bend It Like Beckham (2002) PG-13 Comedy
Big Fish (2003) PG-13 Drama
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Bourne Identity (2002) PG-13 Thrillers
The Breakfast Club (1985) T Comedy  
Charade (1963) UR Classics
Chasing Amy (1997) R Romance
Chicken Run (2000) PG Children & Family
Clerks (1994) R Comedy
The Cutting Edge (1992) PG Drama
Dazed and Confused (1993) R Comedy
Dead Poets Society (1989) PG Drama
Dogma (1999) R Comedy
Edward Scissorhands (1990) PG-13 Drama
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) PG-13 Comedy
Finding Nemo (Widescreen) (2003) G Children & Family
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) R Romance
Funny Face (1957) UR Classics
Good Will Hunting (1997) R Drama
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) PG Children & Family
High Fidelity (2000) R Romance
Hotel de Love (1996)
Howl's Moving Castle (2004) Hauru no ugoku shiro PG Children & Family
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
An Ideal Husband (1999) PG-13 Comedy
The Incredibles (2004) PG Children & Family
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) R Comedy
Kissing Jessica Stein (2002) R Romance
L.A. Confidential (1997)
The Last Days of Disco (1998)
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001) PG-13 Action & Adventure
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) PG-13 Action & Adventure
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) PG-13 Action & Adventure
The Lost Boys (1987) R Horror
Love Actually (2003) R Romance
Luther (2003) PG-13 Drama
Mallrats (1995) R Comedy
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
The Meaning of Life: Special Edition (1983) R Comedy
Monsters, Inc. (2001) G Children & Family
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) PG Comedy
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) R Comedy
Moonstruck (1987) PG Romance
Moulin Rouge (2001) PG-13 Romance
Much Ado About Nothing (1993) PG-13 Comedy
Next Stop Wonderland (1998) R Romance
Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) PG-13 Action & Adventure
Playing by Heart (1998) R Drama
Plunkett & Macleane (1999) R Action & Adventure
Pretty in Pink (1986) PG-13 Romance
The Princess Bride (1987) PG Romance
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Reality Bites (1994) PG-13 Comedy
A Room with a View: Special Edition (1986) NR Romance
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) R Comedy
Say Anything (1989) PG-13 Romance
School Ties (1992) PG-13 Drama
Shakespeare in Love (1998) R Romance
Silverado (1985) PG-13 Action & Adventure
Sliding Doors (1998) PG-13 Romance
The Sound of Music (1965) UR Classics
The Spanish Prisoner (1997) PG Drama
Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) PG Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Star Wars: Episode V: Empire Strikes Back (1980) PG Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) PG Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Station Agent (2003) R Independent
Strictly Ballroom (1992) PG Comedy
The Usual Suspects (1995) R Thrillers
The Very Thought of You (1999) Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence PG-13 Romance
Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) G Children & Family
Wet Hot American Summer (2001) R Comedy
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) G Children & Family
The Wizard of Oz (1939) Children & Family

[trixi]

I doubt I could even pick out 100 films. A top ten, definitely. Top 25, surely. But top 100? Wow.

You should see her Top 100 Men list  

[whigsgeek]

Here are the 80 movies I've given an 8 or higher on IMDB or 5 stars on Netflix.

Great list, E! Thanks for posting it. The titles below would definitely be in my list of 101-200; some of them had been in my top 100 at some point ...

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
Big Fish (2003) (I cried like a baby at the end of this film, which is rare for me!)
The Bourne Identity (2002)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Chasing Amy (1997)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Finding Nemo (Widescreen) (2003)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Playing by Heart (1998)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
The Usual Suspects (1995)

[SFG]

hmm.  i want to do this, but it is going to take a lot of effort.  where exactly does one put Fire Down Below?

[Jonathan]

No. 17

Duh.