Your Top 20 Films of All-Time (As of 2024) Movie • Page 11

It kind of is time travel in a way. Some of the most fascinating films are really old films that were also period films, or set in their own future. It is a reflection of a reflection.

 

Wow, I didn't know they had all those restorations. I should take a look at some of those on your list.

 

Yeah it's pretty amazing how good films from 100 years ago can look.

 

50. MIAMI VICE
DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL MANN



49. BLADE RUNNER
DIRECTED BY: RIDLEY SCOTT



48. MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA
DIRECTED BY: DZIGA VERTOV



47. THE KING OF COMEDY
DIRECTED BY: MARTIN SCORSESE



46. LOST IN TRANSLATION
DIRECTED BY: SOFIA COPPOLA



45. SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK
DIRECTED BY: CHARLIE KAUFMAN



44. SCHINDLER'S LIST
DIRECTED BY: STEVEN SPIELBERG



43. NIGHTS OF CABIRIA
DIRECTED BY: FEDERICO FELLINI



42. TAXI DRIVER
DIRECTED BY: MARTIN SCORSESE



41. SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE
DIRECTED BY: INGMAR BERGMAN

 

First Reformed has been at the top of my list of movies to see for years and I still haven’t seen it

 

Miami Vice at 50 is a choice and I like that movie.

 

I liked but didn’t love first reformed when I watched it. Need to give it a rewatch.

 

I loved Miami Vice, but it’s amazing how bad Gong Li is in that film, despite being one of the best actors of the 20th Century when acting in Chinese. She’s the best thing in pretty much every film she’s in, apart from this.

 

Speaking of Mann I rewatched black hat a few months ago and it’s way better than I remember. Good movie.

 

First Reformed is the kind of movie where the decisions made were so bold that even when I was unsure about them, it just left me with so much to chew on. I'm excited to revisit it. I wish I liked Master Gardener more than I did. It was interesting, but definitely a bit of a step down.

 

Schrader's book, Transcendental Style in Film, is well worth a read if you like First Reformed and want to take a deep dive on that style.

 

Given how excellent your list is, I definitely should prioritize these ones I haven't seen. I've actually never heard of Pale Flower, somehow.

 

Paterson has been on my list since it came out and have never gotten around to it.

 

Harakiri and Certified Copy are both incredible.

 

40. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
DIRECTED BY: GENE KELLY



39. WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES
DIRECTED BY: BELA TARR



38. NIGHT AND FOG
DIRECTED BY: ALAIN RESNAIS



37. JEANNE DIELMAN
DIRECTED BY: CHANTAL AKERMAN



36. WEEK END
DIRECTED BY: JEAN-LUC GODARD



35. DR. STRANGELOVE
DIRECTED BY: STANLEY KUBRICK



34. YI YI
DIRECTED BY: EDWARD LANG



33. THE NEW WORLD
DIRECTED BY: TERRENCE MALICK



32. IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
DIRECTED BY: WONG KAR-WAI



31. THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
DIRECTED BY: SERGIO LEONE

 

Surprised myself with how "popular" my picks are. I'm more basic than I like to think.

Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
The Conversation (1974)
Jaws (1975)
The Thing (1982)
Do The Right Thing (1989)
Barton Fink (1991)
Unforgiven (1992)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Mission Impossible (1996)
Men in Black (1997)
Office Space (1999)
Election (1999)
Brick (2005)
Michael Clayton (2007)
Zodiac (2007)
The Host (2008)
Moneyball (2011)
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Arrival (2016)

 

Inside Llewyn Davis gang representing

 

30. PIERROT LE FOU
DIRECTED BY: JEAN-LUC GODARD



29. BARRY LYNDON
DIRECTED BY: STANLEY KUBRICK



28. THE THIN RED LINE
DIRECTED BY: TERRENCE MALICK



27. L'ATALANTE
DIRECTED BY: JEAN VIGO



26. THERE WILL BE BLOOD
DIRECTED BY: PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON



25. THE WILD BUNCH
DIRECTED BY: SAM PECKINPAH



24. ANDREI RUBLEV
DIRECTED BY: ANDREI TARKOVSKY



23. ANNIE HALL
DIRECTED BY: WOODY ALLEN



22. LA STRADA
DIRECTED BY: FEDERICO FELLINI



21. BICYCLE THIEVES
DIRECTED BY: VITTORIO DE SICA

 

i saw hot rod in theaters with friends (i probably wouldve been around 15 at the time) and its still probably the best movie going experience ive ever had just by how much and how hard we were all laughing. the cool beans bit is probably to date the hardest ive ever laughed at anything besides the space episode of review

 

20. THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS
DIRECTED BY: ORSON WELLES



19. UMBERTO D.
DIRECTED BY: VITTORIO DE SICA



18. THE RULES OF THE GAME
DIRECTED BY: JEAN RENOIR



17. TOKYO STORY
DIRECTED BY: YASUJIRO OZU



16. NIGHT OF THE HUNTER
DIRECTED BY: CHARLES LAUGHTON



15. SCORPIO RISING
DIRECTED BY: KENNETH ANGER



14. RAGING BULL
DIRECTED BY: MARTIN SCORSESE



13. BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN
DIRECTED BY: SERGEI EISENSTEIN



12. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
DIRECTED BY: SERGIO LEONE



11. THE GODFATHER
DIRECTED BY: FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA

 

Top 20 deserve write ups

 

I might disappoint you today but you will be pleased tomorrow.

 

Don't think I've ever heard of this one before! Will try and track it down this week - should be an easy one to fit in.

 

it was influential for sure

Lynch loved it, for instance