My all-time favourite movies
On this list under “best of the best” and “honourable mentions” I’m only going to mention movies I’ve seen more than once. More than once usually means 2 or 3 times — even the Star Trek movies, which I’ve seen more than any others, I’ve probably seen no more than 7 or 8 times.
Then under “likely to be added” I’ll mention movies I’ve only seen once but will likely to be added to the list once I’ve seen them a second time.
Science Fiction
- Best of the Best
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Batman Begins
- Blade Runner
- Brazil
- Delicatessen
- Dark City
- Dr. Strangelove
- Galaxy Quest
- Gattaca
- The Matrix
- Planet of the Apes (1968)
- Serenity
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- Star Trek: First Contact
- Star Trek: Insurrection
- Star Trek
- The Truman Show
- Twelve Monkeys
- WALL-E
- Honourable Mentions
- 2010: The Year We Make Contact
- The Abyss
- Aliens
- Back to the Future
- Back to the Future Part II
- Back to the Future Part III
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes
- Cocoon
- Contact
- The Dark Knight
- Donnie Darko
- Jurassic Park
- Men in Black
- Metropolis (1927)
- Minority Report
- Oblivion
- Signs
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
- Star Trek Generations
- Star Trek Into Darkness
- Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
- Tremors
- Likely to be Added
- About Time
- The Adjustment Bureau
- Edge of Tomorrow
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Gravity
- Her
- Inception
- Interstellar
- Last Night (1998)
- Looper
- Predestination
Fantasy
- Best of the Best
- Babe
- Being John Malkovich
- Big Fish
- Chicken Run
- The City of Lost Children
- Field of Dreams
- The Green Mile
- Groundhog Day
- The Incredibles
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Monsters, Inc.
- The Princess Bride
- Shrek
- The Sixth Sense
- Spider-man
- Spider-man 2
- Stardust
- Toy Story
- Toy Story 2
- Unbreakable
- Honourable Mentions
- The Addams Family
- Addams Family Values
- Antz
- Beetlejuice
- Bolt
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
- Despicable Me
- Edward Scissorhands
- Elf
- Finding Nemo
- Harvey
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Interview With the Vampire
- It’s a Wonderful Life
- Liar Liar
- The Mask
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- Pleasantville
- Ratatouille
- X2: X-Men United
- Likely to be Added
- The Boxtrolls
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Hero
- The Lego Movie
- Warm Bodies
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
Drama & Action
- Best of the Best
- Amadeus
- Apollo 13
- Awakenings
- Backdraft
- The Bourne Identity
- The Bourne Supremacy
- The Bourne Ultimatum
- Dances With Wolves
- Dead Poets Society
- Forrest Gump
- The Fugitive
- Gandhi
- Gosford Park
- The Hunt for Red October
- The Italian Job
- The Mission
- Mission Impossible 3
- Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
- Parenthood
- Rain Man
- The Rock
- The Sting
- Witness
- Honourable Mentions
- Citizen Kane
- Conspiracy Theory
- The Fisher King
- The Great Train Robbery
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- The Lion in Winter
- Mission Impossible
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- Sherlock Holmes
- The Village
- Likely to be Added
- American Beauty
- A Beautiful Mind
- Changeling
- Chaplin
- The Color Purple
- Dead Again
- Detachment
- Erin Brockovich
- Finding Neverland
- Freedom Writers
- Good Will Hunting
- Gran Torino
- Leon
- A Love Song for Bobby Long
- Mary and Max
- Ray
- The Reader
- The Secret Life of Words
- Seraphim Falls
- Skyfall
- Speed
- The Sweet Hereafter
- The Visitor
- Walk the Line
- Water
- Win Win
Comedy & Romance
- Best of the Best
- Amelie
- Bowfinger
- Bridget Jones’s Diary
- Bulworth
- Crocodile Dundee
- Dave
- Life is Beautiful
- Maverick
- Napoleon Dynamite
- Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
- Shakespeare in Love
- Sommersby
- Strictly Ballroom
- Honourable Mentions
- Ace Venture Pet Detective
- Amadeus
- Benny & Joon
- Crocodile Dundee II
- Good Morning, Vietnam
- Uncle Buck
- Waking Ned Devine
- Likely to be Added
- 50 First Dates
- As Good As It Gets
- Barney’s Version
- The Big Lebowski
- Bowfinger
- Broken Flowers
- Clerks
- Crazy, Stupid, Love.
- Drowning Mona
- Fargo
- In a World…
- It Could Happen to You
- Jerry Maguire
- Moonrise Kingdom
- One Day
- Pride and Prejudice
- Romantics Anonymous
- The Royal Tenenbaums
- The Triplets of Belleville
- Tropic Thunder
- The Way Back
- Zoolander
Musical
- Best of the Best
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Grease
- Mary Poppins
- My Fair Lady
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- The Sound of Music
- Honourable Mention
- Corpse Bride
- Likely to be Added
- Enchanted
- Singin’ in the Rain
- West Side Story
- The Wizard of Oz
April 25th, 2015 at 10:43 am
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