I had a lot of fun making this year’s list. I think my little gimmick of presenting the list by the digits in the ones spot made it a little more interesting to follow along with and gave some fun ways to talk about the list that might not have been present if I did it in a straightforward way. I have an idea for next year’s list but you’ll have to wait to find out what that is.
And now, the statistical breakdown of my top 100 films list. Enjoy.
By Decade:
1920’s: 3
1930’s: 3
1940’s: 8
1950’s: 5
1960’s: 4
1970’s: 10
1980’s: 10
1990’s: 11
2000’s: 40
2010’s: 6
Movies from before I was born: 41
Movies from the year I was born: 2 (Die Hard and A Fish Called Wanda)
Movies from after the year I was born: 57
By Genre:
I’m going to split them into drama and comedy, each film fits into one of these. Then I’ll do the more specialized genres.
Drama: 71
Comedy: 29
Horror: 13
Sci-fi: 9
Fantasy: 6
Western: 6
Action/Adventure: 14
Romance: 18
Crime: 20
Documentary (faux or real): 3
Other: 11
Directors with more than 1 entry
Paul Thomas Anderson (3)
Darren Aronofsky (2)
Frank Borzage (4)
Danny Boyle (2)
John Carpenter (2)
Joel and Ethan Coen (3)
David Cronenberg (2)
Guillermo del Toro (2)
David Fincher (2)
John Ford (7)
Rian Johnson (2)
Spike Jonze (2)
Stanley Kubrick (3)
Ridley Scott (3)
Steven Spielberg (5)
Quentin Tarantino (2)
Edgar Wright (2)
Links to each section of the list with pictures, quotes, and commentary:
The _0’s section
The _9’s section
The _8’s section
The _7’s section
The _6’s section
The _5’s section
The _4’s section
The _3’s section
The _2’s section
The _1’s section
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Here’s the list in its entirety.
1. Magnolia 1999
2. Pan’s Labyrinth 2006
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
4. Blade Runner 1982
5. There Will Be Blood 2007
6. The Shining 1980
7. Jurassic Park 1993
8. Lucky Star 1929
9. Alien 1979
10. The Searchers 1956
11. City of God 2002
12. Jaws 1975
13. Adaptation 2002
14. Sunshine 2007
15. Miller’s Crossing 1990
16. Three Comrades 1938
17. The Fall 2006
18. The Exorcist 1973
19. His Girl Friday 1940
20. Toy Story 3 2010
21. The Lady Eve 1941
22. Fantasia 1940
23. Shaun of the Dead 2004
24. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2007
25. Halloween 1978
26. Inglourious Basterds 2009
27. Fargo 1996
28. 127 Hours 2010
29. Hoop Dreams 1994
30. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962
31. Princess Mononoke 1997
32. North By Northwest 1959
33. The Thing 1982
34. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2005
35. Zodiac 2007
36. Reservoir Dogs 1992
37. Black Swan 2010
38. 12 Angry Men 1957
39. My Darling Clementine 1946
40. Where the Wild Things Are 2009
41. Chinatown 1974
42. Die Hard 1988
43. The Prestige 2006
44. The Social Network 2010
45. The Grapes of Wrath 1940
46. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 2007
47. Out of Sight 1998
48. Mulholland Dr. 2001
49. A History of Violence 2005
50. The Incredibles 2004
51. 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968
52. 7th Heaven 1927
53. Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009
54. The Quiet Man 1952
55. Hellboy II: The Golden Army 2008
56. Children of Men 2006
57. The Brothers Bloom 2008
58. Night of the Living Dead 1968
59. The Truman Show 1998
60. The Mortal Storm 1940
61. Synecdoche, New York 2008
62. A Streetcar Named Desire 1951
63. Catch Me If You Can 2002
64. The General 1926
65. Eyes Wide Shut 1999
66. Brazil 1985
67. Young Mr. Lincoln 1939
68. RoboCop 1987
69. Hot Fuzz 2007
70. The Shop Around the Corner 1940
71. The Proposition 2005
72. A Fish Called Wanda 1988
73. The Godfather 1972
74. In Bruges 2008
75. Manhattan 1979
76. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007
77. Punch-Drunk Love 2002
78. How Green Was My Valley 1941
79. Once 2006
80. To Kill a Mockingbird 1962
81. Exit Through the Gift Shop 2010
82. Days of Heaven 1978
83. Mother 2009
84. All the President’s Men 1976
85. The Fly 1986
86. A Serious Man 2009
87. The Scarlet Empress 1934
88. This Is Spinal Tap 1984
89. Brick 2005
90. I’m Not There 2007
91. Scream 1996
92. The Wrestler 2008
93. [Rec] 2007
94. Hanna 2011
95. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974
96. Minority Report 2002
97. Gangs of New York 2002
98. In the Loop 2009
99. Thirst 2009
100. Kingdom of Heaven 2005
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