Okay, so the first article I did listing my Top 100 Movies was enough of a success that I decided to do the Hollywood thing and cash in on a quick sequel. In some ways, I think this list could stand on its own as a respectable Top 100. To be honest, there are things I like about this list even more than the first one. With that in mind, here are my choices for 100 more movies that are definitely worth checking out. Sound off in the comments below, folks, and keep in mind that there are always tons of movies I still haven’t seen yet. If I do a third list, it will probably be the 100 films I’m most eager to see but still haven’t.
Gran Torino (2008)- A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- Heat (1995)
- Taxi Driver (1976)
- The African Queen (1951)
- Psycho (1960)
- Memento (2000)
- Run, Lola, Run (1998)
- The Fifth Element (1997)
- Die Hard (1998)
- E.T.: The Extraterrestrial (1982)
- The General (1927)
- The Departed (2006)
- Catch Me If You Can (2002)
- Princess Mononoke (1997)
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
- V for Vendetta (2005)
The Dark Knight (2008)- Airplane! (1988)
- Beetlejuice (1988)
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- The Lion King (1994)
- Rain Man (1988)
- Network (1976)
- Titanic (1997)
- War of the Worlds (1953)
- Rear Window (1954)
- The Fountain (2006)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
- Winter’s Bone (2010)
- The Matrix (1999)
- Apocalypto (2006)
- Cabin in the Woods (2012)
- The French Connection (1971)
The Graduate (1967)- What Dreams May Come (1998)
- Reds (1981)
- Solaris (1972/2002)
- The Counterfeiters (2007)
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
- Deliverance (1972)
- Dr. Zhivago (1965)
- Midnight Cowboy (1969)
- Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
- Being There (1979)
- Munich (2005)
- Moulin Rouge! (2001)
- The Planet of the Apes (1968)
- American History X (1998)
Braveheart (1995)- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
- The English Patient (1996)
- The Great Escape (1963)
- There Will Be Blood (2007)
- The Philadelphia Story (1940)
- Patton (1970)
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
- Pleasantville (1998)
- The Elephant Man (1980)
- 28 Days Later (2002)
- Ghostbusters (1984)
- The Deer Hunter (1978)
- Lost in Translation (2003)
- M*A*S*H (1972)
The Fisher King (1991)- The Wild Bunch (1969)
- Aliens (1986)
- The Abyss (1989)
- Monty Python & The Holy Grail (1975)
- Blood Diamond (2006)
- X2 (2003)
- Philadelphia (1993)
- Independence Day (1996)
- The Good, The Bad, & The Weird (2008)
- Minority Report (2002)
- Gandhi (1982)
- A Beautiful Mind (2001)
- Brick (2005)
- The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
- Tropic Thunder (2008)
The Prestige (2006)- A Prophet (2009)
- Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
- Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
- Rosemary’s Baby (1967)
- Ladyhawke (1985)
- Three Kings (1999)
- Amistad (1997)
- Man on the Moon (1999)
- Atonement (2007)
- The Man from Earth (2007)
- True Romance (1993)
- Moneyball (2011)
- Empire of the Sun (1987)
- Dark City (1998)
The Wrestler (2008)- Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
- The Mist (2007)
- Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Great list!! I probably would have added Hot Fuzz and Zoolander too!
Pretty sweet movie list by the way, Sean.
Cripes. I have a hard time making a list of my top 5 movies, and here you are naming a hundred of them. That’s quite a feat.
If I had to throw a suggestion up there, I’d have to go with my favorite movie, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the original movie, not the new one). There’s just something magical about it — well, with the horrific ferry scene aside.
Good grief! I’ve seen all but a handful of the movies on your list, and I’m not even a movie buff.