My Top 100 Movies Of All Time

Posted on by ninjadude

We all have our own list of favorite movies. Some may have only one, some may have three, some may have five. After *ahem* “careful” research, I have compiled my own Top 100 movie list. This list is all based on criteria that I just made up. Critical reception does play a major factor in the movie listing but I also considered rewatchability, my own emotional response to the movie, and some other je ne sais quoi-esque criterium.  Next, I would be considering several entries from a movie franchise, however, omitting a movie from a franchise does not mean I do not like it as much, I just believe there are much better movies that deserve the spot. And also, ONLY THE FIRST 10 entries would be ranked. Entries 11-100 would not be ranked because, let’s face it, that’s a bitch to do. So, without further ado, my version of the AFI 100:

  1. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    • Arguably the best sequel ever made, the second of the Original Trilogy builds upon the next one and gives us that iconic Vader-Luke scene. Also, this was the first movie I ever remember seeing in theaters, albeit the 1997 Specialized Editions, but it still counts.
  2. The Godfather Part 2 (1974)
    • Come on! Stellar performances from both Pacino and De Niro. Do I even have to tell you about it? It’s only second here because Star Wars has a very special place in my heart.
  3. Seven Samurai (1954)
    • One of the inspirations of George Lucas for the creation of Star Wars, this movie inspired the classic Western, The Magnificent Seven. This film showed us that bravery comes from the places we least expect.
  4. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
    • Again. Need I say more? This is the most fucking successful indie film of all time.
  5. Casablanca (1942)
    • Deemed as the “most perfect movie of all time”. (Check my review of it.)
  6. The Dark Knight (2008)
    • Not only is this one of Christopher Nolan’s masterpieces, this also gave us the iconic role of the late Heath Ledger as The Joker.
  7. The Lion King (1994)
    • First movie I cried over as a kid (as what my mom told me)
  8. The Godfather (1972)
    • Nigga, if you don’t know about this film, GTFO!
  9. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (1966)
    • The coolest motherfucking movie of all time!!!
  10. Apocalypse Now (1979)
    • Get some weed and watch this. You’re welcome.
      ——————-The list is unranked from here on out————————
  11. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    • Won a lot of Oscars plus, I love Tolkien
  12. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    • You only need one reason to watch this: The Battle of the Hornburg
  13. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
    • While I am a Potterhead, this one made the transition from a kid’s movie to a phenomenal franchise, all thanks to Alfonso Cuaron
  14. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
    • I will argue to my dying breath that this is better than The Force Awakens. Plus that Vader guy.
  15. The Great Escape (1963)
    • My first introduction to Steve McQueen.
  16. John Wick (2014)
    • Gun-fu, bitch.
  17. Dazed And Confused (1993)
    • Alright. Alright. Alright
  18. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
    • A manly bromance
  19. True Grit (2011)
    • Jeff Bridges as Rooster is just spot-on casting
  20. Tombstone (1993)
    • Probably my most watched Western; may not be historically accurate but who cares? It’s awesome!
  21. Logan (2017)
    • Bitch, this better get an Oscar nomination!
  22. Unforgiven (1992)
    • The genre-breaking masterpiece
  23. High Noon (1952)
    • A contained story yet full of suspense and enough action to put you on the edge of your seat; and, apparently, according to John Wayne, this is un-American so….
  24. The Magnificent Seven (1960)
    • Seven Samurai with guns!
  25. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
    • The Star Wars of the MCU.
  26. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
    • It’s fun and I like watching it. Period.
  27. Pulp Fiction (1994)
    • This movie is a bad motherfucker.
  28. Inglorious Basterds (2009)
    • Two words: Hans Landa.
  29. Django Unchained (2012)
    • Leo got his hands cut but no Oscar?! Unbelievable!
  30. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
    • You are my quest.
  31. Moana (2016)
    • I am from the Philippines, in a region where our ancestors were known as the Pintados. We share a common ancestry and culture with the Polynesians; we also celebrate the tattoos that Moana presented in a festival known as “Pintados Festival”
  32. Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
    • Two words: Jack Sparrow. No, wait. THREE words: CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow.
  33. The Fountain (2006)
    • A good movie that deals with the realities of death and mortality. And becomes better if you watch it after smoking a joint.
  34. Inception (2010)
    • As a Psych graduate, this is just fun as fuck.
  35. Serenity (2005)
    • “When you can’t run, you crawl, and when you can’t crawl – when you can’t do that…” You know the rest.
  36. The Matrix (1999)
    • Woah.
  37. The Big Lebowski (1998)
    • Because that rug really tied the room together.
  38. Beauty and The Beast (1991)
    • My aunt had a VHS of this and I would watch it on loop. Plus, Oscar nomination.
  39. Blade Runner (1982)
    • Like tears in rain.
  40. The Princess Bride (1987)
    • As you wish.
  41. Top Gun (1986)
    • Homo-erotic volleyball game, guys. Nothing beats that.
  42. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
    • Just a flesh wound!
  43. The Avengers (2012)
    • Holy fuck! Yes! This movie actually happened! That shot of the entire team in the middle of New York is now part of movie history.
  44. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
    • Mace Windu pulls out a mini-lightsaber!!
  45. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
    • Airport. Scene.
  46. Toy Story (1995)
    • To infinity and beyond! My mom showed this to me when I was a kid when she got tired of me having so many broken toys. That definitely did the job.
  47. Toy Story 2 (1999)
    • Two Buzz Lightyears! What’s not to love?
  48. Toy Story 3 (2010)
    • Got the lowest RT score of the trilogy…at ninety fucking nine percent!!!! #ManTearsForThatEnding
  49. Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)
    • Because.
  50. Heat (1995)
    • Best Movie Shootout!
  51. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
    • You don’t get that level epicness today. Yeah, there may still be directors who prefer the practical effects but not at this level.
  52. Schindler’s List (1993)
    • Qui-Gon Jinn and Trevor saving Jews from a sharpshooting Voldemort.
  53. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
    • That Omaha Beach opening should be enough reason.
  54. 3:10 To Yuma (2007)
    • Yet another remake better than the original. Russel Crowe’s Ben Wade has got to be one of the coolest Western characters of all time with one of the most badass weapons of all time.
  55. Enemy At The Gates (2001)
    • Who doesn’t like some sniper-to-sniper battles?
  56. Tropic Thunder (2008)
    • RDJ playing an Australian man, playing a black man, playing a Vietnamese farmer? And actually getting nominated for an Oscar for playing an Oscar-hungry character? Yeah.
  57. Der Untergang/ Downfall (2004)
    • The humanization (?) of Hitler. Hitler may be evil but he has a dope bunker.
  58. Die Hard (1988)
    • The perfect Christmas movie and the introduction to one of the most sophisticated villains of all time. Giddyup, cowboy. (You read it in Rickman’s voice, right?)
  59. Everybody Wants Some! (2016)
    • A worthy successor to Dazed And Confused. Underrated but full of the Linklater magic.
  60. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
    • Witness me! Seriously, go and witness that movie if you haven’t yet.
  61. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
    • One of the best Stephen King adaptations ever.
  62. Goodfellas (1990)
    • “Funny how?”
  63. Gladiator (2000)
    • Are you not entertained by this film?
  64. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
    • It’s so good, you’ll lose your appetite.
  65. Deadpool (2016)
    • Goddamn Francis.
  66. Children of Men (2006)
    • Not such a far-fetched sci-fi film. We also get a treat with Hippie Michael Caine.
  67. Wall-E (2008)
    • The first half can pass off as one of the best silent films of all time.
  68. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
    • It’s just beautiful, man. Roger Deakins definitely outdid himself in this one. Oh, and that booming score warrants a viewing in a cinema with a great surround sound.
  69. The Emperor’s Club (2002)
    • Some may argue that this is a Dead Poets Society clone but while I do love the latter, this one holds a special place in my heart for watching it as a kid in seminary. The story revolves around a boy’s boarding school and I was in a boy’s boarding school myself so it was definitely relatable.
  70. Skyfall (2012)
    • Javier Bardem can be scary or charming if he wants to.
  71. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
    • Before I became a fan of Westerns, I never knew you could cock a lever-action shotgun the way Arny did. And can we all agree that the T-1000 is scary as fuck?
  72. Jurassic Park (1993)
    • Hold on to your butts.
  73. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    • Seriously, what’s the deal with the Star-Child though?
  74. Crouching Tiger, Hiddern Dragon (2000)
    • String-fu!! I still want a replica of the Green Destiny up to this day.
  75. The Departed (2006)
    • Rats. Rats everywhere.
  76. Fight Club (1999)
    • Nope. Not gonna talk about it.
  77. The Usual Suspects (1995)
    • The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled. With some added actual bloopers in one of the scenes just because Benicio Del Toro couldn’t hold his farts.
  78. Trainspotting (1996)
    • DON’T watch this if you’re on weed. You might get a bad trip. But if you’re into creepy shit, by all means.
  79. Spotlight (2015)
    • One of the best ensemble casts in recent memory. And tackles an issue that, growing up as a seminarian, I refused to believe at first.
  80. The Prince Of Egypt (1998)
    • Beautiful animations
  81. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
    • Definitely a Shane Black movie.
  82. Shaun Of The Dead (2004)
    • I’m suddenly craving for a Cornetto.
  83. World War Z (2013)
    • If there were zombies like these, we’re fucked.
  84. Hot Fuzz (2007)
    • Church steeples and James Bond do not mix well together.
  85. The Island (2005)
    • One of the few Michael Bay movies that I like. Definitely a guilty pleasure.
  86. Watchmen (2009)
    • The Director’s Cut is dope.
  87. Layer Cake (2004)
    • You’ll really never notice it. You just have to watch it over again.
  88. Stephen King’s It (2017)
    • We all float down here.
  89. The Untouchables (1987)
    • Never, ever have your back against Bobby DeNiro, especially at dinner.
  90. Scarface (1983)
    • We don’t want to meet his little friend.
  91. Back To The Future (1985)
    • The movie that made DeLoreans cool.
  92. The Breakfast Club (1985)
    • Don’t be chained by stereotypes.
  93. Once (2006)
    • Falling Slowly is just beautiful.
  94. In Bruges (2008)
    • Disturbingly funny.
  95. The Raid: Redemption (2011)
    • Dredd with Pencak Silat. As a Kali practitioner, I adore this film.
  96. The Wild Bunch (1969)
    • The original Suicide Squad
  97. For A Few Dollars More (1965)
    • Bounty hunter action! Lee Van Cleef and Clint Eastwood working together is just a thrill to watch.
  98. Hell or High Water (2016)
    • Probably one of the best modern Westerns of all time.
  99. No Country For Old Men (2007)
    • One of the best villains of all time. But one of the dumbest weapons of all time. Not the bolt pistol, the silenced shotgun.
  100. A Bug’s Life (1998)
    • Yet another Seven Samurai-inspired film, minus the casualties.

I may have missed a lot of better movies and some new releases or even old movies I just haven’t watched yet but for now, this will suffice. I’ll probably add some more lists for different genres and categories moving forward.

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