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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Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
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The Grapes of Wrath
1940, in 24 top lists Check -
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The Verdict
1982, in 7 top lists Check -
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975, in 35 top lists Check -
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To Kill a Mockingbird
1962, in 18 top lists Check -
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Kramer vs. Kramer
1979, in 8 top lists Check -
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Tender Mercies
1983, in 4 top lists Check -
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Citizen Kane
1941, in 39 top lists Check -
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The Best Years of Our Lives
1946, in 30 top lists Check -
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Hope and Glory
1987, in 7 top lists Check -
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A Clockwork Orange
1971, in 37 top lists Check -
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951, in 12 top lists Check -
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His Girl Friday
1940, in 22 top lists Check -
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Paths of Glory
1957, in 26 top lists Check -
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Saving Private Ryan
1998, in 28 top lists Check -
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The Deer Hunter
1978, in 26 top lists Check -
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Das Boot
1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check -
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Platoon
1986, in 21 top lists Check -
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Glory
1989, in 5 top lists Check -
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Cross of Iron
1977, in 3 top lists Check -
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Apocalypse Now
1979, in 37 top lists Check -
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Unforgiven
1992, in 24 top lists Check -
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Double Indemnity
1944, in 37 top lists Check -
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Sunset Blvd.
1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check -
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Chinatown
1974, in 31 top lists Check -
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The Maltese Falcon
1941, in 27 top lists Check -
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Romeo Is Bleeding
1993, in 1 top list Check -
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Taxi Driver
1976, in 34 top lists Check -
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L.A. Confidential
1997, in 27 top lists Check -
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True Confessions
1981, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Silence of the Lambs
1991, in 36 top lists Check -
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The Sixth Sense
1999, in 20 top lists Check -
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The Night of the Hunter
1955, in 34 top lists Check -
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Deliverance
1972, in 15 top lists Check -
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Witness
1985, in 8 top lists Check -
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King Kong
2005, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957, in 32 top lists Check -
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The Right Stuff
1983, in 13 top lists Check -
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Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
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Titanic
1997, in 25 top lists Check -
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Empire of the Sun
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
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Gladiator
2000, in 25 top lists Check -
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Braveheart
1995, in 19 top lists Check -
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Days of Heaven
1978, in 19 top lists Check -
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Shakespeare in Love
1998, in 12 top lists Check -
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Dangerous Liaisons
1988, in 8 top lists Check -
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Elizabeth
1998, in 5 top lists Check -
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Richard III
1995, in 2 top lists Check -
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Barry Lyndon
1975, in 24 top lists Check -
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Sense and Sensibility
1995, in 11 top lists Check
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