What are your top 5 movies of all time?

Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 108 points – 1 years ago

Big Lebowski for 1-5

The Big Lebowski is a feminist masterpiece where every man is a buffoon and every woman is willing to go as far as cutting off their own toe to get what they want.

I never looked at it this way! Really interesting

A long time ago, there used to be a really, really good film analysis breakdown of this very idea on YouTube. I can't remember the guy, but he locked up all his film analysis behind paywalls years ago. I remember the Big Lebowski one being so well put together, and in the end, it's really hard to argue that the film has anything other than a deeply feminist viewpoint.

Fascinating little fact about my favorite movie

The Godfather.
Blade Runner.
Scarface.
The good, the bad, and the ugly.
The fight club.

No particular order, these are some of my favorites.

Alien and Aliens could be there too.

And a bunch of animates movies like Ghost in the Shell, Akira, A silent voice, Grave for the Fireflies, The Tale of Princes Kaguya, Princess Mononoke, Howls moving Castle.

Also Toy Story 2, Shrek 2, The Prince of Egypt, Fantasia, Klaus, Into the Spiderverse.

I Origins (2014)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
The Boondock Saints (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Interstellar (2014)

In no particular order.

The premise for Interstellar was maddening. Just plant fucking beans and squash with the corn and stop using petrochemicals. Boom, end of movie.

So The Office is in your list of top tv shows

The German version (Stromberg) is, but I don't like the American one. Incompatible humour, really... I don't remember any funny US series that I actually found funny.

Edit: Thought about it for a bit, Scrubs was funny as hell. So there was at least one.

I thought it was a reference to this

Back to the Future
Wall-E
Into The Spider-verse
Interstellar
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Dead Man: A film by Jim Jarmusch starring Johnny Depp and Gary Farmer and an all-star cast. Beautiful acid western about friendship in harsh circumstances. Wonderful original soundtrack by Neil Young.
The Fall: A film by Tarsem. This films story isn't necessarily amazing, but this is a love letter to classic cinema. It has a plot about classic cinema, and it uses all classic techniques to achieve the effects. Tarsem famously went out of their way to ensure there wasn't any CGI in this film. It's one of the most vividly colorful and visually stunning films I have ever seen.
Dreams: A film by Akira Kurosawa. A montage of short films inspired by dreams experienced by filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. In partnership with Lucasfilm. Almost as visually stunning as The Fall but much more cohesive stories for being inspired by dreams. Come for "The Peach Orchard," and stay for "Village of the Watermills."
Brazil: A film by Terry Gilliam starring Jonathan Pryce, Robert DeNiro, Kim Greist and Michael Palin. A treatise on dreams in a totalitarian society. The only cut worth watching is the Directors Cut. The film was famously butchered by the studios to give it a "happy ending" because the original was considered too bleak.
Sneakers: A film by Phil Alden Robinson starring Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, and Ben Kingsley. One of the only films that ever presented a semi-realistic portrayal of hacking. Good plot, good pacing, and arguably prescient considerations.

The Fall is such an eye feast.

Sneakers was my favorite movie when I was like 12. Which is a weird age for that and yet. (my other fav was The Hunt for Red October, so I was kind of a weird tween...)

I love Brazil so much. De Niro has such a fantastic role in that film, never fails to make me smile.

And the Kafkaesque/Orwellian tone is just sublime.

The Dark Knight

The Shining

LOTR Trilogy (ROTK if I have to pick one)

~~The Nice Guys~~ swapping for In Bruges

Gladiator

In Bruges!! I forgot to put that one on my list. Such a good fucking movie.

That movie made me obsessed with Martin McDonagh and permanently cemented my love for Colin Farrell.

I'll throw my hat in the ring and give my list in no particular order:

Seven Samurai

Borat

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

War of the Worlds (2005)

The Godfather

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@Euraru
Those are some great choices. I haven't seen Close Encounters yet though. And I loved War of the Worlds.

Close Encounters is amazing and iirc some of the plot points were taken from reality.

Seven Samurai is an amazing movie. It set the groundwork for so much more to follow.

Yeah we could hang

Did we just become best friends?

Just as long as you don’t touch my drums

I want to know more about why you would put War of the Worlds in your top 5. I am not hating on you. Purely perplexed because I've never seen anyone mention this movie since it came out. I rewatched it last year, but I don't remember much to write home about.

I was 8 years old when I first saw the film and it scared me so much it left in me a permanent fear of aliens and once I got older I grew to love the film and aliens in general.

Tbh the battle on the hill is enough to make it a great film for me because it involves the ultimate dilemma: which child do you save?

It's a choice no parent should ever have to make and the entire scene in general shows how hopeless it was against the Tripods.

Young Frankenstein
The Princess Bride
Blazing Saddles
The Matrix
The Shawshank Redemption

It's a toss-up on a couple of those. The Blues Brothers could easily make the list, as could Pulp Fiction, Terminator 2, Alien, Interstellar, and I'm sure there are many others. I will abandon what I'm doing to watch any one of these, if they come on, probably 90% of the time.

Star Trek: First Contact
Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
October Sky
12 Angry Men
It's a Wonderful Life

I don't have something like that, but every time this kind of question is asked, City of God (2002) always comes to mind.

Same here. Great movie, great soundtrack.

And Children of Men. That’s my “of” favorites.

I’m a sucker for the Jerk, Strange Brew, and Hot Fuzz for comedies

Oh how could I have forgotten Children of Men. Watched it so many times and I'm still awed.

Star Wars: A New Hope
Blade Runner
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jurassic Park
Back To The Future

Runners up: Empire Strikes Back, The Matrix, Pulp Fiction, ET, Close Encounters, Alien(s), Ghostbusters, Stand By Me, Full Metal Jacket, A Bronx Tale, Good Will Hunting

It's too hard to pick just 5!

Interstellar 2-5. Napoleon dynamite, Wayne's World, arrival, Scott pilgrim vs the world

Oh I forgot about Arrival. That was such an intense slow-burner, I loved every second. Definitely an all-time fave as well.

I'll do "so far" instead of "all time" because all time has not yet elapsed, but I'll shut up and list the current roster:

Werckmeister Harmonies
Fellowship of the Ring
The Dreamers
The Wind Rises
L'eclisse

Honorable mentions go to Casino Royale, Ashes and Diamonds, The Empire Strikes Back, Paprika, and Vanilla Sky.

Monty Python and the holy grail

DnD movie

And all three LOTR movies. Extended of course.

Blade Runner // Apocalypse Now // Goodbye, Dragon Inn // Guardians of the Galaxy 2 // Any Bourne film

Super hard to limit to just 5 but here's the first that came to mind: Star Wars: A New Hope The Matrix Delicatessen The Science of Sleep The Fifth Element

Any of the following could easily go somewhere on the above list :) Blade Runner, 12 Monkeys, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Brazil, The Hudsucker Proxy, Groundhog Day, Dark City, Inception & Intersteller (if only it didn't have the whole love is a force that transcends dimensions and can be used to communicate across time and space stuff?!)

Dazed and Confused
Jurassic Park
Fellowship of the Ring
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Matrix

I actually sat down a coworker years ago and did this. It was surprisingly easy once I realized something - I'll sit down and watch a lot of movies on TV, but there are a few I refuse to. Too many commercials and edits just make me furious... those are my favorites. Getting down to 10 was hard enough, so top 5 are in no order. Some changed how I thought about things, some just entertained me for years:

The Matrix

Interstellar

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Fight Club

Schindler's List

And because it was so hard, here are a few more that just as easily could be top 5:

Silence of the Lambs, Inception, V for Vendetta, OG Star Wars trilogy, Indiana Jones trilogy, Kung Pow, Blair Witch Project

Edit: Forgot one - Arrival. Probably in top 5, no idea which to demote. Fight Club maybe

My cat is sitting on my lap so you get both of ours combined together

The Fifth Element
The Matrix
Dark City
The Big Lebowski
Burn After Reading
Fargo
Lost In Translation
Snatch
Grosse Pointe Blank
Thor: Ragnarok

Jurassic Park
Lord Of The Rings (prefer Two Towers)
Back to The Future (1 but 3 rocks too)
Blade Runner 2049
Gladiator

Such a hard thing to do.

In no particular order, and this is only my mind right now,

Grave of the Fireflies
LOTR
The Mummy (Brendan Fraser)
Fifth Element
The Northman

Honorable mentions, and depending on my mood, any of these might sneak into the list:

Empire Strikes Back
Spirited Away
Hotel Rwanda
The Lives of Others
Princess Bride
White Christmas
Blade Runner / Blade Runner 2049
Dune
Your Name
Alien
The Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le pacte des loups)
Arrival
Children of Men
Pretty much any Mel Brooks movie, but particularly Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, Robin Hood MIT, Dracula dead and loving it
Kubo and the Two Strings
In Bruges
A fish Called Wanda
The Life of Brian
Some Like it Hot
Arsenic and Old Lace
Wrath of Khan
Best in Show
Them
Something Wes Anderson, likely Grand Budapest Hotel or Royal Tenenbaums
Hot Fuzz
There will be Blood
1917
The Color of Money
The Godfather Part 1
Master and Commander
Tropic Thunder
The Sting
Burn After Reading
A River Runs Through It

For now, anyway;

Sorcerer; confusingly about 4 men driving volatile dynamite through the jungle, no wizards present
Manhunter; I literally stand up out of my chair during the tiger scene every time
Body Double; Brian de Palma is a weird perv and it's great
Threads; it's the scariest movie ever made
Annihilation; more upsetting bear than The Edge, only slightly less upsetting lighthouse than The Lighthouse

In no particular order:

Clue
Muppet Treasure Island
Lord of the Rings
The Hunt for Red October
Oscar

All but one have Tim Curry, hmm... I never noticed that before.

Clue is a surprisingly great 'chick flick' for anyone to watch. Watching it is like reading a novel like Sense and Sensibility.

There Will Be Blood
The Fabelmans
Gangs of New York
Memento
The Dark Knight

This is an incredibly difficult question for me, so I have to list my runners up:

The Prestige
Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
Spirited Away
2001: A Space Oddysey
Dallas Buyers Club

I'm probably an idiot for not including The Godfather but it's been a long time since I saw it so I probably need to watch it again.

I don't know The Fabelmans but I like everything else you mentioned so I'm adding it to my watch list. Thanks!

In no particular order: The Mission, Children of Men, Passport to Pimlico, Ben Hur, My Name is Nobody

Akira
Fight Club
The Matrix
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
But I guess my firsty firstingly forever first is Blade Runner 2049

No way I can do all time, because my tastes change. However, I guess right now it's:

My neighbour Totoro
Grave of the Fireflies, even though I can't watch it
into the spider verse
knives out
everything everywhere all at once

The top two there never really shift but the other three do all the time.

In no particular order

Starship Troopers
Peter Jackson's Trilogy is one movie. Fight me.
Speed Racer

I guess I just have three.

I love that you have room for the entire LOTR trilogy but you still fought to keep it in one bullet point.

Interstellar

Inception

About Time

Arrival

The Green Mile

LOTR trilogy
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
A Midnight in Paris
The Matrix
Howl's Moving Castle

In no particular order: -Contact -The Matrix -Inglourious Basterds -Spirited Away -Moonrise Kingdom

Jurassic Park

The 5th Element

Brazil

Joker

Life of Brian

Interstellar and both the spiderverse movies

Clue
Death to Smoochy
Wizard of Oz
Mary Poppins
Drop Dead Gorgeouss

Madeline Kahn was so good in Clue

Sometimes I'll watch it just for her part in that film

Flames... on the side of my head...

Wow. Another fan of Death to Smoochy out in the wild. That's the response I would give to Brett Goldstein on his podcast for my favorite film that was not beloved by critics. I may go watch it now...

Harold and Maude Silence of the Lambs Thor: Ragnarok Singing in the Rain Unforgiven

Silly to hold us to five but those were the first to come to mind.

Morbius
Morbius: Crimson Redemption
Morbius: Dark Descent
Morbius: Nightfall Chronicles
Morbius: The Immortal Hunger

Leto's performance is genuinely captivating and the storytelling is top-tier. The film strikes a perfect balance between deep emotional resonance and stunning visuals. It's not just a superhero movie, it's a profound exploration of the human condition. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for more than just escapism.

Thats really hard to decide, i guess off the top of my head:

LotR Trilogy
Spiderman into the Spiderverse
Interstellar
Dune 2022
Your Name

Some more neccessary mentions:

Akira
star wars Ep1-6
Avatar
The Batman
Fight Club
Bladerunner

The Princess Bride
Shawshank Redemption
The Thing
Pan’s Labyrinth
Requiem for a Dream

LOTR: For staying close to the book while still being amazing.
The Matrix: Still can't forget walking out of the theater, everyone so silent with their minds collectively blown.
Cinema Paradiso: For the way it shows the love for cinema.
Life is Beautiful: For showing that only we control how we live our lives.
Children of Heaven: For its depiction of love in its purest forms.

Fight Club
LOTR
The Matrix
V for Vendetta
Star Wars

The Thing Tropic Thunder Doctor Sleep Top Gun: Maverick Requiem for a Dream

Very hard to choose a top five. Here were my runner ups: Cold Pursuit Ace Ventura (both) The Devils Rejects Halloween 2018 The Loved Ones Train to Busan Tucker & Dale vs Evil Zoolander

The Lion King
Silence of the Lambs
Seven
12 Angry Men
Forrest Gump

In no particular order

Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Hunt for Red October The Abyss Master and Commander

LOTR (it may be 3, but let's just call it a single movie)
Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
Jean de Florette
The Matrix
Top Gun

Honourable mentions: anything Monty Python, Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Alladin, Indiana Jones (up to and including Last Crusade), any Bond film with Sean Connery, Die Hard, Rocky, Rambo: First Blood, The Passion of Christ, Cross and the Switchblade, The Godfather, Blade Runner, Jurassic Park

I thought for a solid 5 minutes. Sorry, can't decide on top 5.

The Godfather The Empire Strikes Back Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn Close Encounters of the Third Kind The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Die Hard, First Blood, True Lies, Lethal Weapon and Point Break.

Once upon a time in the West
Dogville
Pulp Fiction
American Beauty
Fucking Åmal

Top rated because of the story (all), acting (all), music (except for 2), number of awesome quotes (3 and 4) and all in all just being amazing.

Also, since I saw someone mention it, I'd like to add that the worst movie of all time is imho 2001 A Space Odyssey. On IMDb I don't rate movies lower than 2 stars because I have 1 exclusively reserved for 2001 ASO. Watching it has been the most boring experience of my life, which btw is saying a LOT. Punishment in hell probably shifted to eternally watching this movie, with sinners wishing to go back to when they were physically tortured. I cannot stress enough how much I dislike this movie. You can be absolute sure that my top 5 is nothing like that.

2001 is divisive. I love that movie, but I know so many people that find it insufferably slow.

I think it's just too "spacious" for lack of a better term. It only presents the bare minimum in plot and focuses almost entirely on the cinematography. But just think about it in the context of 1968. This was during the height of the space race, and the film explores the core concept: what is the destiny of humanity and where did we come from? It's so fucking massive in scope that the only way to do it justice is to just give the viewer space to digest.

As such it asks a lot from the viewer to fill in the gaps and use the film as more of a meditation than a passive viewing experience.

Random order:

Amelie (Darjeeling Limited is runner up for this one)
Apocalypse Now
Koyaanisqatsi
Perfect Blue
Inception

Ohh, this is tough. I guessss they're:

Step Brothers
Jurassic Park
Wet Hot American Summer
Pulp Fiction
Evil Dead 2

5 of my top 10

Withnail and I

Mad Max Fury Road

Casino Royale

It's A Wonderful Life

Synecdoche, New York

The other 5 are predictably The Matrix, Fight Club, Inception, Blade Runner 2049, and LOTR 😅

Lawrence of Arabia
Sorcerer
Silent Running
The Omega Man
Primer

Bonus: Trancers/Jack Deth movies.

Idk if I'd say these are the top 5, but ones that come to mind:

Team America World Police Airplane Fargo Apollo 13 Apollo 13 a second time

John Wick
John Wick : Chapter 2
John Wick : Chapter 3
John Wick : Chapter 4
Upcoming John Wick 5 movie

American Flyer

Eurovision

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

All Rush Hours

All Jphn Wicks

The Dark Knight
The Iron Giant
Forrest Gump
Pulp Fiction
Dumb and Dumber

Back to the Future
Raiders Of the Lost Ark
Star Wars
Alien
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Honorable Mentions:
Any of the LOTR Trilogy, Wrath of Khan, Dune (2021), Interstellar, Arrival, Avatar (2009)

Back to the Future
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Interstellar
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Empire Strikes Back

Honorable Mentions:
Any LOTR, Wrath of Khan, First Contact, Arrival, Dune (2021), Alien, Avatar, Inception, Die Hard

The Lord of the Rings trilogy 2-∞. Idunno.

Arrival
The Matrix
Dogma
Boondocks Saints
Fight Club

Honorable mentions:

Spirited Away (subs, not dubs)
Die Hard - With a Vengeance
Indiana Jones (all the old ones)
Star Wars (everything except the lego stuff and Resistance, which I endured)
Harry Potter (all)
Mallrats
Clerks
Chasing Amy
Donnie Darko
Wall-E
Interstellar
Inception
The Truman Show
Borat
Close Encounters
What Dreams May Come
Good Will Hunting
Clue
Labyrinth
Shawshank Redemption
Forest Gump
Contact
Star Trek: First Contact
Independence Day
2001: A Space Odyssey (particularly the end scene paired with Pink Floyd Echoes)
Pulp Fiction

Not in order:

Inception
Stand by me
Shawnshank Redemption
Inglorious Basterds
The Untouchables

Dune (hopefully)

Until then, it might be something like:

Last of the Mohicans
Mad Max Fury Road
Children of Men
The Matrix
Dr Strangelove (&c)

Mr. Holland’s Opus, Steel Magnolias, The Truman Show, Clueless, Little Miss Sunshine

Rush Valkyrie Are definitely can't really decide on the other 3 right now

Bring It On, Liar Liar, The Hot Chick, House Party 4, and Burn After Reading

With exquisite taste, I embrace a diverse spectrum of films, from the captivating cheerleading rivalry and wit of "Bring It On" to Jim Carrey's comedic brilliance in "Liar Liar," and the hilarious escapades of body-swapping in "The Hot Chick." "House Party 4" evokes a nostalgic charm, while the Coen brothers' "Burn After Reading" showcases their unparalleled storytelling, leaving me captivated. This selection embodies my discerning taste and appreciation for a wide range of cinematic experiences.

-Blade Runner -Black Dynamite -STALKER -Solaris (Russian original) -The first four Lexx made for tv movies (I Worship his Shadow, Supernova, Eating Pattern, Gigashadow)

The original Solaris is awsome!