Frank Darabont's Greatest Movies of All Time
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The Empire Magazine asked Frank Darabont to write about his one movie masterpiece. Instead he chose 224. Two remarks about his selection:
1. What follows is not to be confused with a 'best' list. I hate 'best' lists. They are compiled by arrogant fools for the satisfaction of provoking other arrogant fools into spewing angry rebuttals, and before you know it everybody's all puffed-up and dancing around like mountain apes. Stop it, really. Just because I have my favorites, it doesn't mean I think yours suck. I offer my list as highly subjective opinion, not empirically provable fact. If you disagree with it, don't freak out. Instead, be constructive and send me your list so I can fill some of the gaps in my film education.
2. Films are not listed in order of preference, and my genre headings are loose definitions at best. Yes, I'm painfully aware that The Godfather could just as well be listed under 'drama' as 'gangster film'. Yes, Rollerball might be deemed 'science-fiction' rather than 'sports'. Whatever your opinion on these matters, you're absolutely right."
10 movies are selected for each genre, with some exceptions. Order of genres in the list:
Drama
Science Fiction
Comedy
War
Western
Horror
Film Noir
Thriller
Epic/Adventure (11)
Costume Drama
Crime
Music/Musical
Sports
Action
Prison
Biographical
Silent Era
Fantasy (12 movies)
Animated
Gangsters (11 movies)
Socio-Political
Romantic Comedy
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2001: A Space Odyssey
1968, in 45 top lists Check -
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The Godfather
1972, in 42 top lists Check -
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Lawrence of Arabia
1962, in 40 top lists Check -
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Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
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Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
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Citizen Kane
1941, in 39 top lists Check -
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Psycho
1960, in 39 top lists Check -
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Pulp Fiction
1994, in 38 top lists Check -
114 new
The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 38 top lists Check -
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Apocalypse Now
1979, in 37 top lists Check -
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A Clockwork Orange
1971, in 37 top lists Check -
62 new
Double Indemnity
1944, in 37 top lists Check -
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...
1964, in 37 top lists Check -
116 new
Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
61 new
The Third Man
1949, in 37 top lists Check -
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Blade Runner
1982, in 36 top lists Check -
169 new
Metropolis
1927, in 36 top lists Check -
86 new
Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
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The Silence of the Lambs
1991, in 36 top lists Check -
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975, in 35 top lists Check -
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Schindler's List
1993, in 35 top lists Check -
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Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
63 new
Sunset Blvd.
1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check -
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The Night of the Hunter
1955, in 34 top lists Check -
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Raging Bull
1980, in 34 top lists Check -
68 new
Taxi Driver
1976, in 34 top lists Check -
172 new
El laberinto del fauno
2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check -
162 new
The General
1926, in 33 top lists Check -
183 new
It's a Wonderful Life
1946, in 33 top lists Check -
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957, in 32 top lists Check -
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The Godfather Part II
1974, in 32 top lists Check -
64 new
Chinatown
1974, in 31 top lists Check -
198 new
Goodfellas
1990, in 31 top lists Check -
178 new
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001, in 31 top lists Check -
74 new
Rear Window
1954, in 31 top lists Check -
56 new
Alien
1979, in 30 top lists Check -
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The Best Years of Our Lives
1946, in 30 top lists Check -
170 new
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari
1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check -
17 new
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982, in 30 top lists Check -
166 new
The Gold Rush
1925, in 30 top lists Check -
224 new
It Happened One Night
1934, in 29 top lists Check -
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003, in 29 top lists Check -
132 new
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check -
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Bonnie and Clyde
1967, in 28 top lists Check -
50 new
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo
1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check -
181 new
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004, in 28 top lists Check -
141 new
Jaws
1975, in 28 top lists Check -
168 new
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens
1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check -
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Saving Private Ryan
1998, in 28 top lists Check -
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The Exorcist
1973, in 27 top lists Check
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