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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Hope and Glory
1987, in 7 top lists Check -
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Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...
1964, in 37 top lists Check -
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Young Frankenstein
1974, in 14 top lists Check -
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Blazing Saddles
1974, in 14 top lists Check -
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The Producers
1967, in 14 top lists Check -
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Ruthless People
1986, in 1 top list Check -
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975, in 23 top lists Check -
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Grosse Pointe Blank
1997, in 4 top lists Check -
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His Girl Friday
1940, in 22 top lists Check -
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A Fish Called Wanda
1988, in 8 top lists Check -
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Kelly's Heroes
1970, in 0 top lists Check -
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Shakespeare in Love
1998, in 12 top lists Check -
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Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
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Chicago
2002, in 7 top lists Check -
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Jerry Maguire
1996, in 8 top lists Check -
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Breaking Away
1979, in 8 top lists Check -
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Bull Durham
1988, in 8 top lists Check -
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48 Hrs.
1982, in 3 top lists Check -
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Stalag 17
1953, in 7 top lists Check -
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Pasqualino Settebellezze
1975 — a.k.a. Seven Beauties, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Longest Yard
1974, in 2 top lists Check -
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The General
1926, in 33 top lists Check -
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Seven Chances
1925, in 12 top lists Check -
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Steamboat Bill, Jr.
1928, in 13 top lists Check -
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Sherlock Jr.
1924, in 24 top lists Check -
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The Gold Rush
1925, in 30 top lists Check -
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The Kid
1921, in 17 top lists Check -
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Slaughterhouse-Five
1972, in 1 top list Check -
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Time Bandits
1981, in 4 top lists Check -
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Toy Story
1995, in 25 top lists Check -
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Toy Story 2
1999, in 12 top lists Check -
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Finding Nemo
2003, in 17 top lists Check -
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Monsters, Inc.
2001, in 14 top lists Check -
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Ratatouille
2007, in 14 top lists Check -
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My Man Godfrey
1936, in 12 top lists Check -
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Bringing Up Baby
1938, in 23 top lists Check -
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Starting Over
1979, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sleepless in Seattle
1993, in 8 top lists Check -
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You've Got Mail
1998, in 4 top lists Check -
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When Harry Met Sally...
1989, in 16 top lists Check -
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The Sure Thing
1985, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Goodbye Girl
1977, in 4 top lists Check -
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Arthur
1981, in 4 top lists Check -
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It Happened One Night
1934, in 29 top lists Check
Last updated on Mar 29, 2012; source