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Listed here are what I personally think are 101 of "The Best" movies ever made. Agree or Disagree. Love it or hate it, here it is. I do hope you enjoy.

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Rank   Name Release Directed by Genre(s) Actor(s)
  1. 1
    1994
    Frank Darabont
    Drama, Period piece, Crime, Crime Fiction, Prison film
    William Sadler, Joseph Ragno, Larry Brandenburg, Bob Gunton, Jeffrey DeMunn, Brian Libby, Mark Rolston, Tim Robbins, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, James Whitmore, Renee Blaine, Neil Giuntoli, David Proval, Paul McCrane, Jude Ciccolella, Morgan Freeman More
  2. 2
    1999
    Frank Darabont
    Drama, Fantasy, Period piece, Mystery, Crime Fiction, Film adaptation
    William Sadler, Tom Hanks, Patricia Clarkson, Barry Pepper, Gary Sinise, Michael Jeter, Harry Dean Stanton, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Cromwell, Doug Hutchison, Graham Greene, Jeffrey DeMunn, Dabbs Greer, Bonnie Hunt, David Morse, Sam Rockwell, Eve Brent More
  3. 3
    1998
    Wes Anderson
    Drama, Comedy
    Jason Schwartzman, Olivia Williams, Luke Wilson, Keith McCawley, Marietta Marich, Brian Cox, Bill Murray, Andrew Wilson, Seymour Cassel, Connie Nielsen, Mason Gamble, Alexis Bledel, Ronnie McCawley More
  4. 4
    1994
    Quentin Tarantino
    Drama, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller, Black comedy, Indie, Gangster More
    Devan Richardson, Alexis Arquette, Uma Thurman, Rich Turner, Burr Steers, Harvey Keitel, Sy Sher, Venessia Valentino, Robert Ruth, Christopher Walken, Duane Whitaker, Paul Calderon, Carl Allen, Jerome Patrick Hoban, Rene Beard, Laura Lovelace, Quentin Tarantino, Eric Clark, Ving Rhames, Lawrence Bender, Joseph Pilato, Brad Parker, Gary Shorelle, Kathy Griffin, Stephen Hibbert, Ani Sava, Peter Greene, Steve Buscemi, Lorelei Leslie, Susan Griffiths, Glendon Rich, Bruce Willis, Julia Sweeney, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Phil LaMarr, Maria de Medeiros, Frank Whaley, Bronagh Gallagher, Angela Jones, Don Blakely, Michael Gilden, Brenda Hillhouse, Chandler Lindauer, Linda Kaye, Emil Sitka, Dick Miller More
  5. 5
    1954
    Alfred Hitchcock
    Psychological thriller, Mystery, Thriller, Crime Thriller, Suspense
    Georgine Darcy, Rand Harper, Frank Cady, Jesslyn Fax, Raymond Burr, Sara Berner, James Stewart, Irene Winston, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Ross Bagdasarian, Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, Judith Evelyn More
  6. 6
    2002
    Roman Polanski
    Drama, History, Biographical film, War
    Cyril Shaps, Adrien Brody, Michał Żebrowski, Ed Stoppard, Nomi Sharron, Frank Finlay, Andrzej Blumenfeld, Maureen Lipman, Paul Bradley, Richard Ridings, Popeck, Valentine Pelka, Ruth Platt, Thomas Kretschmann, Emilia Fox, Julia Rayner, Udo Kroschwald, John Bennett, Jessica Kate Meyer, Daniel Caltagirone, Roddy Skeaping, Wanja Mues More
  7. 7
    2004
    Martin Scorsese
    Drama, Period piece, Biography, Biographical film, Airplanes and airports More
    Cate Blanchett, Danny Huston, John C. Reilly, Kelli Garner, Matt Ross, Brent Spiner, Alan Alda, Kate Beckinsale, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gwen Stefani, Martin Scorsese, Stanley DeSantis, Frances Conroy, Edward Herrmann, Ian Holm, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe, Adam Scott, Jude Law, Josie Maran More
  8. 8
    1994
    Tim Burton
    Drama, Comedy, Black-and-white, LGBT, Biographical film, Black comedy, Drama Film, Comedy-drama, Cult More
    Johnny Depp, Brent Hinkley, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, Mike Starr, Lisa Marie, Max Casella, G. D. Spradlin, Martin Landau, Jeffrey Jones, Bill Murray, George Steele, Conrad Brooks, Juliet Landau, Maurice LaMarche, Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio, Matthew Barry More
  9. 9
    1998
    Steven Spielberg
    Drama, History, Action, War
    Paul Giamatti, Dennis Farina, Demetri Goritsas, Steve Griffin, Julian Spencer, Markus Napier, Tom Hanks, Vin Diesel, Barry Pepper, Nathan Fillion, Daniel Cerqueira, Tom Sizemore, Matt Damon, Ian Porter, Giovanni Ribisi, Jeremy Davies, Adam Shaw, Bryan Cranston, Gary Sefton, Rolf Saxon, Dylan Bruno, Edward Burns, Ted Danson, William Marsh, Anna Maguire , Max Martini, Adam Goldberg, Joerg Stadler, Marc Cass More
  10. 10
    1974
    Francis Ford Coppola
    Drama, Crime Fiction
    Robert Duvall, Richard Bright, Michael V. Gazzo, James Caan, Richard Matheson, Harry Dean Stanton, Dominic Chianese, Bruno Kirby, John Cazale, Joe Spinell, Roman Coppola, Tom Rosqui, Sofia Coppola, Talia Shire, G. D. Spradlin, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Lee Strasberg, Giuseppe Sillato, Peter Donat, Frank Sivero More
  11. 11
    2009
    Scott Cooper
    Drama, Music, Romance Film
    James Keane, Robert Duvall, Luce Rains, Ryil Adamson, Tom Bower, Ryan Bingham, Jeff Bridges, William Marquez, Beth Grant, Alexandria Morrow, Rick Dial, Colin Farrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jack Nation, Annie Corley, Debrianna Mansini, Paul Herman, Sarah Jane Morris, Anna Felix More
  12. 12
    1999
    Woody Allen
    Comedy, Music
    Constance Shulman, Ben Duncan, Tony Darrow, Marc Damon Johnson, Darryl Alan Reed, John Waters, Chris Bauer, Anthony LaPaglia, Uma Thurman, Gretchen Mol, Samantha Morton, Brad Garrett, Brian Markinson, Woody Allen, James Urbaniak, Sean Penn, Daniel Okrent More
  13. 13
    1972
    Francis Ford Coppola
    Drama, Period piece, Crime Fiction, Gangster, Film adaptation, New Hollywood More
    Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Alex Rocco, Robert Duvall, Richard Bright, Rudy Bond, John Martino, Joe Spinell, Victor Rendina, Lenny Montana, Richard S. Castellano, Gianni Russo, Louis Guss, Al Lettieri, Sterling Hayden, Richard Conte, Morgana King, Gabriele Torrei, Tom Rosqui, John Marley, Sofia Coppola, Al Martino, Talia Shire, Abe Vigoda, Simonetta Stefanelli, James Caan, John Cazale, Diane Keaton More
  14. 14
    2001
    Frank Darabont
    Drama, Romance Film
    Rob Reiner, Daniel von Bargen, Bob Balaban, Craig Richards, Jeffrey DeMunn, Laurie Holden, Martin Landau, Allen Garfield, Amanda Detmer, Jim Carrey, Bruce Campbell, Matt Damon, Hal Holbrook More
  15. 15
    2004
    Alexander Payne
    Drama, Comedy, Romance Film, Romantic comedy, Drama Film, Comedy-drama
    Shaun Duke, Paul Giamatti, Lee Brooks, Thomas Haden Church, Missy Doty, Marylouise Burke, Virginia Madsen, Shake Tukhmanyan, Robert Covarrubias, Jessica Hecht, Stephanie Faracy, Peter Dennis, Sandra Oh, M. C. Gainey, Patrick Gallagher, Alysia Reiner More
  16. 16
    1979
    Francis Ford Coppola
    War, Drama Film, Cult, Existentialism, New Hollywood
    Scott Glenn, Emilio Estevez, Henry Strzalkowski, Don Gordon Bell, Vittorio Storaro, Joseph Conrad, Jim Gaines, Thomas Mason, Joe Estevez, R. Lee Ermey, Evan A. Lottman, Glenn Walken, Sam Bottoms, Bill Graham, Cynthia Wood, Dennis Hopper, Marlon Brando, Jack Thibeau, Francis Ford Coppola, G. D. Spradlin, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Colleen Camp, Laurence Fishburne, Harrison Ford, Linn Phillips, Kerry Rossall, James Keane, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Nick Nicholson, Bo Byers, Ron McQueen, Jerry Ziesmer, Linda Carpenter More
  17. 17
    1989
    Phil Alden Robinson
    Drama, Fantasy, Family, Sports, Baseball, Film adaptation, Family Drama More
    Dwier Brown, Kelly Coffield Park, Steve Eastin, Burt Lancaster, Fern Persons, Gaby Hoffmann, Ray Liotta, Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Timothy Busfield, James Earl Jones, Frank Whaley, Anne Seymour More
  18. 18
    2008
    Darren Aronofsky
    Drama, Romance Film, Short Film
    Mickey Rourke, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Anna-Karin Eskilsson, Tommy Farra, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis, Todd Barry, Wass M. Stevens, Judah Friedlander, Ernest Miller, Necro Butcher, Ajay Naidu, Romeo Roselli, Mike Miller, Gregg Bello More
  19. 19
    2000
    Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
    Comedy, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Music, Crime Fiction, Parody More
    Ed Gale, Tim Blake Nelson, Holly Hunter, Chris Thomas King, John Turturro, Daniel von Bargen, J.R. Horne, John Goodman, Wayne Duvall, George Clooney, Charles Durning, Del Pentecost, Michael Badalucco, Ray McKinnon, Frank Collison, John Locke, Brian Reddy More
  20. 20
    2002
    Spike Jonze
    Drama, Comedy, Crime Fiction, Black comedy, Drama Film, Comedy-drama, Cult, Satire More
    Doug Jones, Jay Tavare, Gary Farmer, Meryl Streep, John Malkovich, Litefoot, Judy Greer, Roger Willie, Roger Fanter, Sandra Lee Gimpel, Ron Livingston, Chris Cooper, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Cara Seymour, Rheagan Wallace, Caron Colvett, Nicolas Cage, Gregory Itzin, Jim Beaver, Curtis Hanson, Laura Love, Brian Cox, Tilda Swinton, Stephen Tobolowsky, John Cusack, Lynn Court More
  21. 21
    1960
    Alfred Hitchcock
    Black-and-white, Psychological thriller, Thriller, Horror, Slasher, Cult More
    John Anderson, Anthony Perkins, Frank Albertson, Simon Oakland, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire, Vaughn Taylor, Lurene Tuttle, Patricia Hitchcock, Mort Mills, Alfred Hitchcock More
  22. 22
    1964
    Stanley Kubrick
    Drama, Comedy
    Peter Sellers, Jack Creley, Slim Pickens, Glenn Beck, Tracy Reed, Roy Stephens, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Hal Galili, Keenan Wynn, Robert O'Neil, Peter Bull, James Earl Jones, Frank Berry, Shane Rimmer More
  23. 23
    1994
    Robert Zemeckis
    Drama, Comedy, Period piece, Romance Film, War, Romantic drama, Film adaptation, Comedy-drama, Coming of age More
    Sam Anderson, Gary Sinise, Michael Conner Humphreys, Tyler Long, Haley Joel Osment, Tom Hanks, Christine Seabrook, Margo Moorer, Peter Dobson, Kurt Russell, Sonny Shroyer, Hanna R. Hall, Sally Field, Robin Wright, Harold Herthum, Bob Penny, Rebecca Williams, Geoffrey Blake, Ione M. Telech, George Kelly, Mykelti Williamson, Siobhan Fallon, John Randall, John Worsham More
  24. 24
    2000
    Ridley Scott
    Drama, Costume drama, Action, Adventure, Movies About Gladiators, War, Historical drama, Epic, Tragedy More
    Michael Sheen, Sven-Ole Thorsen, John Shrapnel, Ralf Moeller, Joaquin Phoenix, Djimon Hounsou, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Connie Nielsen, Russell Crowe, Tomas Arana, David Hemmings, David Schofield, Richard Harris, Spencer Treat Clark, Tommy Flanagan More
  25. 25
    2001
    Wes Anderson
    Drama, Comedy, Black comedy, Comedy-drama, Cult
    Grant Rosenmeyer, Gene Hackman, Luke Wilson, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Danny Glover, Seymour Cassel, Kumar Pallana, Alec Baldwin, Jonah Meyerson, Stephen Lea Sheppard, Andrew Wilson More

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  1. Clark Benson
    The Definitive Top 101 Movies of All Time at 10/30/2010 9:12 AM
    Just looking at the Top 30 I would have to question Passion of The Christ, but that said it was a very original film. Impressive list, I will check out The Majestic which I had not even heard of based on it's ranking here.
    1. lotterman [List Creator]
      The Definitive Top 101 Movies of All Time at 10/30/2010 5:39 PM
      I knew The Passion of the Christ would be one of the movies on this list that would come into question. I think the majority of people that criticize the film do so simply because it's based on the Life of Christ which is a subject matter that's almost taboo by todays standards.



      But regardless of what your religious preferences are (if any) one would have to admit that The Passion of the Christ was a WELL made film. I would imagine that a high percentage of the actors and actresses had to learn Latin and Aramaic before filming this movie and that within itself was a pretty daunting task. Out of all the movies made throughout the past about the life of Jesus, this one was by far the best.



      Great directing, great acting, a great movie IMO. But, not everyone sees it the way I do, which is fine. What fun would life be if they did!



      But to give you a little info. about The Majestic Clark, it's directed by Frank Darabont and stars Jim Carrey in what I think is his best performance to date (serious role). It's also another title that I'm sure will come into question about being ranked so high on the list. But you should definitely check it out just to see for yourself. Thank's for taking the time to look at the list Clark and for the good comment.
      1. The Doctor
        The Definitive Top 101 Movies of All Time at 11/05/2010 11:27 AM
        The Majestic is a fine piece of storytelling. It's a simple, lovely movie. If your a film buff you must see it. I was a projectionist for 10 years through college and after college. It's a movie lover's movie.
  2. TotesMagotes
    The Definitive Top 101 Movies of All Time at 10/28/2010 2:05 PM
    I think you've covered almost every good movie out there.
    1. TotesMagotes
      The Definitive Top 101 Movies of All Time at 10/28/2010 2:05 PM
      Though I would argue some of the rankings.
  3. Brettski
    The Definitive Top 101 Movies of All Time at 10/28/2010 2:04 PM
    Wow, crazy compilation! You know your movies.
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