Guys and gals.. For all those of you who are movie buffs and run short of movies everytime, here I am joining your elite gang!
I have been watching movies like a trickle. Unlike the pros, yes i call them movie pros or MROS.. e.g. abhaey, tarun to name a few in iiitb!!!
My only hope at the end of this year is.. I shud have graduated seeing the top 100 movies in hollywood(of course listed by IMDB)
BHAG is to watch the top 250. Action plan is to DLoad all the movies. Question is where to store them??!??
Rank Rating Title Votes
1. 9.1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 516,497
2. 9.1 The Godfather (1972) 408,999
3. 9.0 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 243,716
4. 9.0 Inception (2010) 178,696
5. 8.9 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 158,983
6. 8.9 Pulp Fiction (1994) 415,503
7. 8.9 Schindler’s List (1993) 274,726
8. 8.8 12 Angry Men (1957) 118,122
9. 8.8 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) 213,172
10. 8.8 Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 276,296
11. 8.8 The Dark Knight (2008) 462,351
12. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 362,101
13. 8.8 Toy Story 3 (2010) 64,829
14. 8.8 Seven Samurai (1954) 96,160
15. 8.8 Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) 319,747
16. 8.7 Casablanca (1942) 167,048
17. 8.7 Goodfellas (1990) 227,859
18. 8.7 Fight Club (1999) 380,249
19. 8.7 City of God (2002) 165,667
20. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 385,527
21. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) 118,009
22. 8.7 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 241,474
23. 8.7 Psycho (1960) 142,611
24. 8.7 Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) 73,616
25. 8.7 The Usual Suspects (1995) 265,581
26. 8.6 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 243,367
27. 8.6 The Matrix (1999) 378,873
28. 8.6 Se7en (1995) 277,047
29. 8.6 Memento (2000) 272,670
30. 8.6 It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) 101,040
31. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 325,096
32. 8.6 Sunset Blvd. (1950) 54,291
33. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 155,160
34. 8.6 The Professional (1994) 198,457
35. 8.6 North by Northwest (1959) 92,639
36. 8.6 Citizen Kane (1941) 137,539
37. 8.6 Forrest Gump (1994) 298,548
38. 8.6 Apocalypse Now (1979) 172,257
39. 8.5 American Beauty (1999) 291,040
40. 8.5 American History X (1998) 223,389
41. 8.5 Taxi Driver (1976) 154,691
42. 8.5 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 235,999
43. 8.5 Vertigo (1958) 91,090
44. 8.5 Alien (1979) 179,449
45. 8.5 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 79,005
46. 8.5 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 269,269
47. 8.5 Amélie (2001) 179,892
48. 8.5 WALL·E (2008) 180,679
49. 8.5 The Shining (1980) 176,736
50. 8.5 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 192,594
51. 8.4 Paths of Glory (1957) 44,500
52. 8.4 The Departed (2006) 262,534
53. 8.4 The Pianist (2002) 133,589
54. 8.4 Aliens (1986) 169,457
55. 8.4 Spirited Away (2001) 100,280
56. 8.4 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 82,383
57. 8.4 M (1931) 39,668
58. 8.4 The Lives of Others (2006) 74,449
59. 8.4 Double Indemnity (1944) 36,795
60. 8.4 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 218,785
61. 8.4 Chinatown (1974) 78,577
62. 8.4 Requiem for a Dream (2000) 184,147
63. 8.4 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 211,881
64. 8.4 L.A. Confidential (1997) 164,455
65. 8.4 The Third Man (1949) 50,672
66. 8.4 Das Boot (1981) 69,937
67. 8.4 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 32,946
68. 8.4 City Lights (1931) 27,204
69. 8.4 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 154,384
70. 8.4 Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) 152,687
71. 8.4 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 58,360
72. 8.3 The Prestige (2006) 205,644
73. 8.3 Back to the Future (1985) 200,267
74. 8.3 Raging Bull (1980) 89,524
75. 8.3 Life Is Beautiful (1997) 107,784
76. 8.3 Modern Times (1936) 35,507
77. 8.3 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 159,574
78. 8.3 Inglourious Basterds (2009) 176,454
79. 8.3 Singin’ in the Rain (1952) 55,049
80. 8.3 Some Like It Hot (1959) 66,826
81. 8.3 Full Metal Jacket (1987) 151,054
82. 8.3 Amadeus (1984) 96,441
83. 8.3 Downfall (2004) 81,855
84. 8.3 Cinema Paradiso (1988) 45,306
85. 8.3 Braveheart (1995) 239,408
86. 8.3 Up (2009) 108,887
87. 8.3 The Green Mile (1999) 197,507
88. 8.3 Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 71,799
89. 8.3 The Maltese Falcon (1941) 51,235
90. 8.3 Rashomon (1950) 38,853
91. 8.3 All About Eve (1950) 34,859
92. 8.3 Metropolis (1927) 39,366
93. 8.3 Gran Torino (2008) 127,781
94. 8.3 The Elephant Man (1980) 57,804
95. 8.3 The Great Dictator (1940) 36,765
96. 8.3 Gladiator (2000) 277,871
97. 8.3 The Apartment (1960) 36,248
98. 8.3 Sin City (2005) 254,400
99. 8.3 Rebecca (1940) 35,255
100. 8.3 The Sting (1973) 65,482
101. 8.3 The Great Escape (1963) 61,672
102. 8.3 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 170,674
103. 8.3 Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983) 209,984
104. 8.3 Unforgiven (1992) 98,176
105. 8.3 Bicycle Thieves (1948) 27,405
106. 8.3 Jaws (1975) 137,208
107. 8.3 Batman Begins (2005) 269,194
108. 8.3 Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 174,952
109. 8.3 Die Hard (1988) 180,475
110. 8.2 Oldboy (2003) 96,905
111. 8.2 On the Waterfront (1954) 40,898
112. 8.2 Blade Runner (1982) 184,697
113. 8.2 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 33,145
114. 8.2 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 91,528
115. 8.2 Touch of Evil (1958) 32,464
116. 8.2 No Country for Old Men (2007) 196,767
117. 8.2 The Seventh Seal (1957) 36,694
118. 8.2 Fargo (1996) 164,404
119. 8.2 Princess Mononoke (1997) 65,347
120. 8.2 Avatar (2009) 258,813
121. 8.2 For a Few Dollars More (1965) 43,733
122. 8.2 Heat (1995) 144,073
123. 8.2 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 102,250
124. 8.2 District 9 (2009) 149,945
125. 8.2 Strangers on a Train (1951) 34,085
126. 8.2 Cool Hand Luke (1967) 45,297
127. 8.2 Donnie Darko (2001) 209,630
128. 8.2 The Sixth Sense (1999) 237,459
129. 8.2 High Noon (1952) 33,978
130. 8.2 The Deer Hunter (1978) 87,657
131. 8.2 Snatch. (2000) 172,761
132. 8.2 Notorious (1946) 31,267
133. 8.2 The General (1926) 19,848
134. 8.2 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 230,317
135. 8.2 The Big Lebowski (1998) 176,954
136. 8.2 Annie Hall (1977) 65,078
137. 8.2 There Will Be Blood (2007) 130,509
138. 8.2 Platoon (1986) 108,045
139. 8.2 Yojimbo (1961) 29,145
140. 8.2 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 34,552
141. 8.2 Ran (1985) 34,375
142. 8.1 The Lion King (1994) 135,343
143. 8.1 Into the Wild (2007) 98,557
144. 8.1 Ben-Hur (1959) 58,183
145. 8.1 The Big Sleep (1946) 28,842
146. 8.1 Million Dollar Baby (2004) 140,223
147. 8.1 Toy Story (1995) 149,947
148. 8.1 The Wrestler (2008) 92,407
149. 8.1 Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 17,992
150. 8.1 It Happened One Night (1934) 24,918
151. 8.1 Life of Brian (1979) 93,402
152. 8.1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 57,286
153. 8.1 Finding Nemo (2003) 163,824
154. 8.1 The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 144,904
155. 8.1 Wild Strawberries (1957) 21,209
156. 8.1 Trainspotting (1996) 149,616
157. 8.1 Gone with the Wind (1939) 78,457
158. 8.1 The Terminator (1984) 178,480
159. 8.1 Groundhog Day (1993) 134,107
160. 8.1 Scarface (1983) 151,327
161. 8.1 Stand by Me (1986) 89,578
162. 8.1 The Graduate (1967) 77,555
163. 8.1 The Thing (1982) 78,164
164. 8.1 Amores Perros (2000) 60,765
165. 8.1 The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) 16,835
166. 8.1 Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 59,248
167. 8.1 Gandhi (1982) 50,549
168. 8.1 The Wages of Fear (1953) 14,152
169. 8.1 Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 34,533
170. 8.1 Ratatouille (2007) 130,979
171. 8.1 Star Trek (2009) 133,033
172. 8.1 V for Vendetta (2006) 223,266
173. 8.1 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 125,256
174. 8.1 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 23,217
175. 8.1 Twelve Monkeys (1995) 168,886
176. 8.1 Casino (1995) 107,984
177. 8.1 The Gold Rush (1925) 20,792
178. 8.1 8½ (1963) 29,566
179. 8.1 Diabolique (1955) 14,619
180. 8.1 How to Train Your Dragon (2010) 27,909
181. 8.1 The Night of the Hunter (1955) 25,550
182. 8.0 Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) 14,202
183. 8.0 The Princess Bride (1987) 123,136
184. 8.0 The Killing (1956) 24,630
185. 8.0 The Incredibles (2004) 158,097
186. 8.0 Kick-Ass (2010) 83,209
187. 8.0 The Wild Bunch (1969) 31,022
188. 8.0 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) 11,286
189. 8.0 The Kid (1921) 14,010
190. 8.0 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 13,018
191. 8.0 The Exorcist (1973) 102,447
192. 8.0 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 17,242
193. 8.0 In Bruges (2008) 96,862
194. 8.0 Children of Men (2006) 157,159
195. 8.0 Dial M for Murder (1954) 29,730
196. 8.0 Good Will Hunting (1997) 149,495
197. 8.0 The Hustler (1961) 25,207
198. 8.0 Nights of Cabiria (1957) 10,939
199. 8.0 Rosemary’s Baby (1968) 50,488
200. 8.0 Ed Wood (1994) 73,786
201. 8.0 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) 30,863
202. 8.0 Big Fish (2003) 140,283
203. 8.0 Harvey (1950) 23,108
204. 8.0 Let the Right One In (2008) 55,931
205. 8.0 King Kong (1933) 38,701
206. 8.0 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 33,555
207. 8.0 Rocky (1976) 96,077
208. 8.0 Sleuth (1972) 17,308
209. 8.0 Magnolia (1999) 120,975
210. 8.0 Network (1976) 33,504
211. 8.0 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 181,630
212. 8.0 Mystic River (2003) 118,726
213. 8.0 Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 56,470
214. 8.0 Stalag 17 (1953) 20,731
215. 8.0 Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 21,318
216. 8.0 Rope (1948) 31,293
217. 8.0 Brief Encounter (1945) 13,446
218. 8.0 The Battle of Algiers (1966) 13,890
219. 8.0 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 231,407
220. 8.0 The African Queen (1951) 33,804
221. 8.0 The 400 Blows (1959) 23,827
222. 8.0 Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 41,257
223. 8.0 Crash (2004/I) 169,824
224. 8.0 Ikiru (1952) 16,097
225. 8.0 Patton (1970) 39,340
226. 8.0 Toy Story 2 (1999) 118,284
227. 8.0 Planet of the Apes (1968) 57,681
228. 8.0 The Truman Show (1998) 155,199
229. 8.0 Duck Soup (1933) 26,393
230. 8.0 Manhattan (1979) 38,469
231. 8.0 My Neighbor Totoro (1988) 30,649
232. 8.0 Barry Lyndon (1975) 39,680
233. 8.0 The Conversation (1974) 32,799
234. 8.0 La strada (1954) 17,688
235. 8.0 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 21,328
236. 8.0 Anatomy of a Murder (1959) 16,743
237. 8.0 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) 19,679
238. 7.9 Roman Holiday (1953) 30,947
239. 7.9 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) 109,129
240. 7.9 Monsters, Inc. (2001) 114,727
241. 7.9 The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) 78,776
242. 7.9 Spartacus (1960) 50,533
243. 7.9 Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 150,122
244. 7.9 Mulholland Dr. (2001) 102,271
245. 7.9 The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 23,513
246. 7.9 Rain Man (1988) 105,151
247. 7.9 Infernal Affairs (2002) 35,250
248. 7.9 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) 29,766
249. 7.9 Shaun of the Dead (2004) 133,651
250. 7.9 Changeling (2008) 65,491
