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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48 Hrs.
1982, in 3 top lists Check -
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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
1958, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938, in 17 top lists Check -
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Alien
1979, in 30 top lists Check -
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Aliens
1986, in 24 top lists Check -
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All That Jazz
1979, in 19 top lists Check -
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All the President's Men
1976, in 21 top lists Check -
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Almost Famous
2000, in 9 top lists Check -
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Amadeus
1984, in 24 top lists Check -
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Apocalypse Now
1979, in 37 top lists Check -
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Arthur
1981, in 4 top lists Check -
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Bad Boys
1983, in 1 top list Check -
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Barry Lyndon
1975, in 24 top lists Check -
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Beauty and the Beast
1991, in 19 top lists Check -
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La belle et la bête
1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check -
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The Best Years of Our Lives
1946, in 30 top lists Check -
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Birdman of Alcatraz
1962, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Black Stallion
1979, in 7 top lists Check -
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Blade Runner
1982, in 36 top lists Check -
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Blazing Saddles
1974, in 14 top lists Check -
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Blood Simple
1984, in 10 top lists Check -
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Bonnie and Clyde
1967, in 28 top lists Check -
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Braveheart
1995, in 19 top lists Check -
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Brazil
1985, in 23 top lists Check -
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Breaking Away
1979, in 8 top lists Check -
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957, in 32 top lists Check -
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Bringing Up Baby
1938, in 23 top lists Check -
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Brubaker
1980, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bull Durham
1988, in 8 top lists Check -
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Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo
1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check -
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969, in 21 top lists Check -
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Carrie
1976, in 11 top lists Check -
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Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
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The Changeling
1980, in 3 top lists Check -
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Chariots of Fire
1981, in 14 top lists Check -
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Chicago
2002, in 7 top lists Check -
212 new
Children of Men
2006, in 13 top lists Check -
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Chinatown
1974, in 31 top lists Check -
100 new
The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth...
1944 — a.k.a. Henry V, in 12 top lists Check -
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Citizen Kane
1941, in 39 top lists Check -
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A Clockwork Orange
1971, in 37 top lists Check -
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Coal Miner's Daughter
1980, in 7 top lists Check -
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Colossus: The Forbin Project
1970 — a.k.a. The Day the World Changed Hands, in 1 top list Check -
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The Conversation
1974, in 23 top lists Check -
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Cool Hand Luke
1967, in 13 top lists Check -
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The Cotton Club
1984, in 1 top list Check -
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Cross of Iron
1977, in 3 top lists Check -
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Dangerous Liaisons
1988, in 8 top lists Check -
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The Dark Swan
1924, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Mar 29, 2012; source