1. The Shawshank Redemption: Saw it. It was a decent movie.
2. The Empire Strikes Back : Own it. Decent.
3. The Fellowship of the Ring: Own it. Very good.
4. Star Wars: Own it. Decent.
5. The Godfather: Never seen it.
6. Pulp Fiction: Saw it as a teenager while "spending time" with my husband (then boyfriend). Don't remember if it was good.
7. The Return of the King: Own it. Good.
8. Fight Club: Never seen it.
9. Goodfellas: Never seen it.
10. The Matrix: Very good.
11. Jaws: Never seen it.
12. The Usual Suspects: Never seen it.
13. The Godfather Part 2: Never seen it.
14. Alien: Might have seen it on TV. Don't remember.
15. Raiders of the Lost Ark: Never seen it.
16. Gladiator: Own it. Love it. One of my favorite movies.
17. Aliens: Dunno.
18. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Own it. Very good.
19. Casablanca: Never seen it.
20. Back to the Future: Have seen it. It's ok.
21. Se7en: Have seen it. Decent.
22. Heat: Never seen it.
23. L.A. Confidential: Never seen it.
24. Apocalypse Now: Never seen it.
25. The Big Lebowski: Never seen it.
26. Citizen Kane: Have seen it. Interesting.
27. Reservoir Dogs: Never seen it.
28. Die Hard: Have seen it. Very enjoyable.
29. Raging Bull: Never seen it.
30. Some Like it Hot: Never seen it.
31. Lawrence of Arabia: Never seen it.
32. Blade Runner: Have seen it. Hated it.
33. 2001: A Space Odyssey: Never seen it.
34. Jurassic Park: Own it. Pretty good.
35. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial: Own it. Love it. It was the first movie I saw at the theater (as an infant, haha).
36. Batman Begins: Have seen it. Boring as hell.
37. Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Have seen it. Pretty good.
38. Lost in Translation: Never seen it.
39. The Silence of the Lambs: Have seen it. Good movie.
40. Revenge of the Sith: Own it. Pretty good.
41. Donnie Darko: Never seen it. Although, I think it might have my boy Jake Gyllenhal in it. Maybe I should rent it.
42. Amelie: Never seen it.
43. Taxi Driver: Never seen it.
44. Magnolia: Never seen it.
45. Toy Story: Cute movie.
46. Schindler's List: Emotionally draining, very powerful movie.
47. Pirates of the Caribbean: Own it. Love it.
48. Return of the Jedi: Own it. Pretty good.
49. Memento: Have seen it. Wacky movie. Decent.
50. Almost Famous: Never seen it.
51. American Beauty: Never seen it.
52. Chinatown: Never seen it.
53. Rear Window : Never seen it.
54. True Romance: Never seen it.
55. The Shining: Have seen it. Pretty good.
56. Ghostbusters: Saw it as a child. Don't remember it. (I remember the cartoon though!)
57. The Exorcist: Never seen it.
58. Titanic: Own it. Bored of it now, but really enjoyed it when it first came out.
59. Dr. Strangelove: Never seen it.
60. Grosse Pointe Blank: Never seen it.
61. Moulin Rouge!: Never seen it.
62. City of God: Never seen it.
63. Vertigo: Have seen it. Freaky movie. Enjoyed it.
64. The Princess Bride: Have seen it. Love it.
65. Scarface: Never seen it.
66. Sin City: Never seen it.
67. Once Upon a Time in the West: Never seen it.
68. Gone with the Wind: Never seen it.
69. Annie Hall: Never seen it.
70. Seven Samurai: Never seen it.
71. Saving Private Ryan: Have seen it. Amazing movie.
72. Rocky: Have probably seen it. Don't remember.
73. The Wizard of Oz: Love it.
74. Withnail & I: Never even HEARD of it.
75. The Third Man: Never seen it.
76. A Clockwork Orange: Have seen it. The book is brilliant. The movie is tough to watch.
77. Cool Hand Luke: Never seen it.
78. Toy Story 2: Cute.
79. Kill Bill Vol. 1: Never seen it.
80. Braveheart : Have seen it. Boring.
81. It's a Wonderful Life: Christmas Eve tradition.
82. Stand by Me: Love it. Excellent movie.
83. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Never seen it.
84. Evil Dead 2: Brings my husband lots of joy.
85. Monty Python's Life of Brian: Never seen it.
86. Psycho: Never seen it.
87. Garden State: Never seen it.
88. Serenity: Loved it.
89. Double Indemnity: Never seen it.
90. Clerks: Never seen it.
91. Shaun of the Dead: Brilliant. One of my favorites.
92. This is Spinal Tap: Never seen it.
93. The Searchers: Never seen it.
94. Jerry Maguire: Too sappy.
95. Edward Scissorhands: Have seen it. Pretty good movie.
96. Leon: Never seen it.
97. The Lion King: Own it. Love it.
98. Superman: I had a crush on Christopher Reeve when I was a child!
99. The Thing: Never seen it.
100.The Terminator: Enjoyed it.

Wow...look how lacking I am in the pop culture department. Hehe.

I gather this is an Australian Magazine?  Hard to beleive it would be American and "Gone with the Wind" would not make the top 10, much less the top 100.

The ones in bold are ones I like and agree with, although some I confess I have not seen so cannot say:

1. The Shawshank Redemption *
2. The Empire Strikes Back
3. The Fellowship of the Ring *
4. Star Wars
5. The Godfather
6. Pulp Fiction *
7. The Return of the King *
8. Fight Club *
9. Goodfellas *
10. The Matrix *
11. Jaws
12. The Usual Suspects *
13. The Godfather Part 2
14. Alien *
15. Raiders of the Lost Ark
16. Gladiator
17. Aliens *
18. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers *
19. Casablanca
20. Back to the Future
21. Se7en *
22. Heat
23. L.A. Confidential
24. Apocalypse Now
25. The Big Lebowski *
26. Citizen Kane
27. Reservoir Dogs *
28. Die Hard
29. Raging Bull
30. Some Like it Hot
31. Lawrence of Arabia
32. Blade Runner
33. 2001: A Space Odyssey
34. Jurassic Park
35. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
36. Batman Begins *
37. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
38. Lost in Translation *
39. The Silence of the Lambs
40. Revenge of the Sith
41. Donnie Darko *
42. Amelie
43. Taxi Driver *
44. Magnolia *
45. Toy Story
46. Schindler's List
47. Pirates of the Caribbean
48. Return of the Jedi
49. Memento *
50. Almost Famous
51. American Beauty *
52. Chinatown
53. Rear Window
54. True Romance *
55. The Shining
56. Ghostbusters
57. The Exorcist
58. Titanic
59. Dr. Strangelove
60. Grosse Pointe Blank *
61. Moulin Rouge!
62. City of God
63. Vertigo
64. The Princess Bride
65. Scarface *
66. Sin City *
67. Once Upon a Time in the West
68. Gone with the Wind
69. Annie Hall
70. Seven Samurai
71. Saving Private Ryan
72. Rocky
73. The Wizard of Oz
74. Withnail & I
75. The Third Man
76. A Clockwork Orange *
77. Cool Hand Luke
78. Toy Story 2
79. Kill Bill Vol. 1 *
80. Braveheart
81. It's a Wonderful Life
82. Stand by Me *
83. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind *
84. Evil Dead 2 *
85. Monty Python's Life of Brian *
86. Psycho
87. Garden State
88. Serenity
89. Double Indemnity
90. Clerks
91. Shaun of the Dead *
92. This is Spinal Tap *
93. The Searchers
94. Jerry Maguire
95. Edward Scissorhands
96. Leon
97. The Lion King
98. Superman
99. The Thing
100.The Terminator

I'd like to see Contact and the newer version of Dawn of the Dead on the list...

Hard to beleive it would be American and "Gone with the Wind" would not make the top 10, much less the top 100.

# 68! A good movie!

# 68! A good movie!

Oops!  I withdraw my statement.  Dont know how I missed it as I was looking for it.

The ones in bold type are the ones I liked.

Top 100
1. The Shawshank Redemption *
2. The Empire Strikes Back
3. The Fellowship of the Ring *
4. Star Wars
5. The Godfather
6. Pulp Fiction *
7. The Return of the King *
8. Fight Club *
9. Goodfellas *
10. The Matrix *
11. Jaws
12. The Usual Suspects *
13. The Godfather Part 2
14. Alien *
15. Raiders of the Lost Ark
16. Gladiator
17. Aliens *
18. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers *
19. Casablanca
20. Back to the Future
21. Se7en *
22. Heat
23. L.A. Confidential
24. Apocalypse Now
25. The Big Lebowski *
26. Citizen Kane
27. Reservoir Dogs *
28. Die Hard
29. Raging Bull
30. Some Like it Hot
31. Lawrence of Arabia
32. Blade Runner
33. 2001: A Space Odyssey
34. Jurassic Park
35. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
36. Batman Begins * Haven't seen this one yet.
37. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
38. Lost in Translation *
39. The Silence of the Lambs
40. Revenge of the Sith
41. Donnie Darko *
42. Amelie
43. Taxi Driver *
44. Magnolia *
45. Toy Story
46. Schindler's List LOVED THIS ONE!
47. Pirates of the Caribbean
48. Return of the Jedi
49. Memento *
50. Almost Famous
51. American Beauty *
52. Chinatown
53. Rear Window
54. True Romance *
55. The Shining
56. Ghostbusters
57. The Exorcist
58. Titanic
59. Dr. Strangelove
60. Grosse Pointe Blank *
61. Moulin Rouge!
62. City of God
63. Vertigo
64. The Princess Bride
65. Scarface *
66. Sin City *
67. Once Upon a Time in the West
68. Gone with the Wind
69. Annie Hall
70. Seven Samurai
71. Saving Private Ryan
72. Rocky
73. The Wizard of Oz
74. Withnail & I
75. The Third Man
76. A Clockwork Orange *
77. Cool Hand Luke
78. Toy Story 2
79. Kill Bill Vol. 1 *
80. Braveheart
81. It's a Wonderful Life
82. Stand by Me *
83. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind *
84. Evil Dead 2 *
85. Monty Python's Life of Brian *
86. Psycho
87. Garden State
88. Serenity
89. Double Indemnity
90. Clerks
91. Shaun of the Dead *
92. This is Spinal Tap *
93. The Searchers
94. Jerry Maguire
95. Edward Scissorhands
96. Leon
97. The Lion King
98. Superman
99. The Thing
100.The Terminator

I've seen 65 of them that I remember for sure. Another 10 I know that I've seen, but to be honest, saw them so long ago that I don't even remember the characters, let alone the plot.

I agree with you, trainspotting should definitely be on the list, as should a couple of others that are missing.

After taking a look at the movies I know that I haven't seen (nor have any intention of seeing) I realize that I generally avoid Mafia movies... I never realized that until now.

(for the record, #96, Leon, is the international name of "The Professional". I support its inclusion).

My summary: glad to see "the Princess Bride" on there; sad to see the omission of "O Brother Where Art Thou?"

Hey everyone, thanks for the responses. I will respond to everyone shortly.

1. The Shawshank Redemption
2. The Empire Strikes Back
3. The Fellowship of the Ring
4. Star Wars
7. The Return of the King
10. The Matrix
15. Raiders of the Lost Ark
17. Aliens
18. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
20. Back to the Future
28. Die Hard
34. Jurassic Park
35. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
36. Batman Begins
37. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
40. Revenge of the Sith
45. Toy Story
47. Pirates of the Caribbean
48. Return of the Jedi
56. Ghostbusters
58. Titanic
64. The Princess Bride
72. Rocky
73. The Wizard of Oz
78. Toy Story 2
80. Braveheart
81. It's a Wonderful Life
82. Stand by Me
94. Jerry Maguire
97. The Lion King
98. Superman
99. The Thing
100.The Terminator

Those are the only ones on the list I have seen, with ones we own in bold. Guess I am not much of a movie buff.

I'm a bit of a movie nerd so I've probably seen around 80-90 pecent of the ones they have listed.

Probably my favorite movie ever is The Usual Suspects (#12). If anyone hasn't seen it, you should. I give it two thumbs way up. hehe

Here are ones on the list I've seen and can't believe they're in their top 100. They're all good movies, but top 100??

97. Jerry Maguire
91. Shaun of the Dead
87. Garden State
66. Sin City
60. Grosse Pointe Blank
47. Pirates of the Caribbean

Movies not on the list that would definitely be on my own list;

Boogie Nights
12 Angry Men
Groundhog Day
Carrie
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Crash
Rosemary's Baby
Fargo
The Deer Hunter
Full Metal Jacket
The Hustler

I would put Holy Grail above Life of Brian in my top 100 but I'm really happy to see Princess Bride and impressed to see Serenity. I wonder how this list was compiled.

Anyway I bolded the movies I own and deleted the movies I haven't seen.

1. The Shawshank Redemption *
3. The Fellowship of the Ring *
6. Pulp Fiction *
7. The Return of the King *
10. The Matrix *
15. Raiders of the Lost Ark
16. Gladiator
18. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers *
19. Casablanca
20. Back to the Future
34. Jurassic Park
35. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial I don't like this movie
36. Batman Begins *
45. Toy Story
46. Schindler's List
47. Pirates of the Caribbean
50. Almost Famous
51. American Beauty * I didn't like this movie
56. Ghostbusters
58. Titanic
60. Grosse Pointe Blank *
61. Moulin Rouge!
64. The Princess Bride This is my all time favourite movie - I have 3 copies of it VHS, VCD and DVD.
71. Saving Private Ryan
73. The Wizard of Oz
78. Toy Story 2
80. Braveheart
82. Stand by Me *
85. Monty Python's Life of Brian *
88. Serenity
92. This is Spinal Tap *
94. Jerry Maguire
95. Edward Scissorhands
96. Leon (as the Professional)
97. The Lion King

Tex; you've certainly got some catching up to do. Can I recommend 'Donnie Darko', 'Magnolia', 'American Beauty' and 'Grosse Point Blank', to start with. These are four of my favourite movies of all time.

32. Blade Runner: Have seen it. Hated it. 36. Batman Begins: Have seen it. Boring as hell.

Isn't taste a funny, subjective thing? 'Blade Runner' is probably in my top 3 favourite movies of all time while 'Batman Begins' restored my faith in comic-to-movie adaptations. I really liked a lot. But there you go... As I said, there is no accounting for taste (mine particularly )

Doc; Empire is an English magazine.

Shovel; I think you would enjoy movies like 'American Beauty', 'Magnolia', 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' and 'Donnie Darko'. These are very good character driven stories, with some really great dialogue.

Drmiler; if you know Batman through the graphic novels and comics, you will most certainly enjoy this movie.

Nicky; I was also surprised not to see 'Being John Malkovich' in the list either. It is a weird but wonderful movie.

Gideon; 'The Professional'... now there is a good movie. As for the 'Princess Bride', I must confess it is not my cup of tea. But you're right about 'Oh Brother Where Art Thou?', which is a superb film.

BlueDev; I guess you've been busy doing other things. A lot of these movies I didn't see at the cinema but rented them ages after on DVD. My wife and I go through phases where we won't see anything for ages then spend a weekend catching up on a whole batch of movies we've not seen.

Davad; it is hard for me to pick my favourite single movie as I have varied tastes, depending on my mood. I love quieter movies like 'Donnie Darko' and 'Lost In Translation' but I just as easily enjoy movies such as 'Batman Begins' and 'Sin City'.

Here are ones on the list I've seen and can't believe they're in their top 100. They're all good movies, but top 100?? 97. Jerry Maguire 91. Shaun of the Dead 87. Garden State 66. Sin City 60. Grosse Pointe Blank 47. Pirates of the Caribbean

I agree with you about most of these, with the exception of 'Grosse Pointe Blank' (one of my favourites, so purely subjective) and 'Sin City', which I've seen twice now and think is amazing. And why the hell isn't 'Fargo' or 'The Deer Hunter' on the list? Again, there is no accounting for taste, is there?

Trina; I believe the list was compiled by asking readers to vote for their top 10 favourite movies and then collated from there. I've not seen 'Serenity' yet and am looking forward to catching it. I've heard it is very good. I agree with you about 'Holy Grail' too but I was glad to see 'Spinal Tap'.

Thanks everyone for your responses.

Doc; Empire is an English magazine.

That explains Gone with the Wind.  The English never could understand us colonies!

The English have a hard time understanding themselves, for the most part. It is all those different accents in such a small country (Disclaimer for the Dim: I am joking).