My 100 Favorite Movies of All Time (as of today)

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Now, I'm not claiming that these are all necessarily great cinematic achievements (though I do think that some of them are), but they're all -- for one reason or another -- favorites of mine. I've listed them in chronological order (by release date according to IMDB), since I like them for so many different reasons and in so many different ways that I don't want to measure them against each other to try to rank by how much I like them or anything like that.

1. It Happened One Night (1934)
   
2. Casablanca (1942)
   
3. The Big Sleep (1946)
   
4. It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
   
5. Rear Window (1954)
   
6. Sabrina (1954)
   
7. Mister Roberts (1955)
   
8. To Catch a Thief (1955)
   
9. 12 Angry Men (1957)
   
10. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
    
11. Charade (1963)
    
12. The Sound of Music (musical, 1965)
    
13. Romeo & Juliet (UK, Franco Zeffirelli, 1968)
    
14. Fiddler on the Roof (musical, 1971)
    
15. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
    
16. Star Wars (first 3 movies, 1977, 1980, 1983)
    
17. Gallipoli (Australia, 1981)
    
18. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
    
19. Blade Runner (1982)
    
20. The Dark Crystal (1982)
    
21. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
    
22. The Big Chill (1983)
    
23. Local Hero (UK, 1983)
    
24. Risky Business (1983)
    
25. Amadeus (1984)
    
26. Sixteen Candles (1984)
    
27. Real Genius (1985)
    
28. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
    
29. A Room With A View (UK, 1986)
    
30. Stand By Me (1986)
    
31. Empire of the Sun (1987)
    
32. Maurice (UK, 1987)
    
33. The Princess Bride (1987)
    
34. Wings of Desire (France/Germany, 1987)
    
35. Bull Durham (1988)
    
36. Dangerous Liaisons (USA/UK, 1988)
    
37. A Fish Called Wanda (UK, 1988)
    
38. My Neighbor Totoro (animated, Japan, 1988)
    
39. The Abyss (director's cut, 1989)
    
40. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
    
41. Do the Right Thing (1989)
    
42. Field of Dreams (1989)
    
43. Henry V (UK, 1989)
    
44. When Harry Met Sally (1989)
    
45. Cyrano de Bergerac (France, 1990)
    
46. Dances with Wolves (1990)
    
47. La Femme Nikita (France, 1990)
    
48. Dead Again (1991)
    
49. Thelma & Louise (1991)
    
50. Truly, Madly, Deeply (UK, 1991)
    
51. Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico, 1992)
    
52. Strictly Ballroom (Australia, 1992)
    
53. The Nightmare Before Christmas (animated, 1993)
    
54. So I Married An Axe-Murderer (1993)
    
55. Once Were Warriors (New Zealand, 1994)
    
56. Pulp Fiction (1994)
    
57. Reality Bites (1994)
    
58. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
    
59. Apollo 13 (1995)
    
60. Empire Records (1995)
    
61. Persuasion (UK, 1995)
    
62. Pride & Prejudice (miniseries, UK, 1995)
    
63. The Usual Suspects (USA/UK/Germany, 1995)
    
64. Jerry Maguire (1996)
    
65. Lone Star (1996)
    
66. Sling Blade (1996)
    
67. Swingers (1996)
    
68. Twelfth Night (UK, 1996)
    
69. Walking and Talking (USA/UK, 1996)
    
70. Chasing Amy (1997)
    
71. The Full Monty (UK, 1997)
    
72. Life Is Beautiful (Italy, 1997)
    
73. Oscar and Lucinda (USA/Australia, 1997)
    
74. The Sweet Hereafter (Canada, 1997)
    
75. Gods and Monsters (UK/USA, 1998)
    
76. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (UK, 1998)
    
77. The Red Violin (Canada/USA/Italy, 1998)
    
78. Run Lola Run (Germany, 1998)
    
79. Rushmore (1998)
    
80. Shakespeare in Love (USA/UK, 1998)
    
81. Sliding Doors (UK, 1998)
    
82. Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
    
83. Smoke Signals (1998)
    
84. The Truman Show (1998)
    
85. The Wedding Singer (1998)
    
86. American Beauty (1999)
    
87. Go (1999)
    
88. Magnolia (1999)
    
89. The Matrix (1999)
    
90. October Sky (1999)
    
91. Shower (China, 1999)
    
92. The Sixth Sense (1999)
    
93. Memento (2000)
    
94. The Princess and the Warrior (Germany, 2000)
    
95. Waking the Dead (2000)
    
96. Amelie (France, 2001)
    
97. Donnie Darko (2001)
    
98. Lord of the Rings trilogy (not yet completed, New Zealand/USA, 2001/2002)
    
99. Moulin Rouge (2001)
    
100. Spirited Away (animated, USA/Japan, 2001)