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Ranking all the films directed by Martin Scorsese that I've watched.

1. GoodFellas
2. Taxi Driver
3. The Irishman
4. The Wolf of Wall Street
5. Raging Bull
6. Killers of the Flower Moon
7. The Age of Innocence
8. Casino
9. The Departed
10. Shutter Island

...plus 7 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Ranking all the films produced by Pixar that I've watched.

1. Monsters, Inc.
2. Finding Nemo
3. WALL·E
4. The Incredibles
5. Coco
6. Toy Story
7. Inside Out
8. Toy Story 3
9. Toy Story 2
10. Turning Red

...plus 13 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

My selection for the ten best films about writers or writing.

• Atonement
• Barton Fink
• Before Sunset
• Dead Poets Society
• Little Women
• Misery
• The Shining
• Sunset Boulevard
• Whisper of the Heart
• Zodiac

My selection for the ten films with the best interrogation scenes.

• Blade Runner
• The Dark Knight
• Decision to Leave
• Inglourious Basterds
• L.A. Confidential
• Monsters, Inc.
• Reservoir Dogs
• Shrek
• The Silence of the Lambs
• Zodiac

• The Deer Hunter

  Inducted 3 May 2023.

• Gladiator

  Inducted 3 May 2023.

• The Godfather

  Inducted 3 May 2023.

• Good Will Hunting

  Inducted 3 May 2023.

• Inglourious Basterds

  Inducted 3 May 2023.

• Léon: The Professional

  Inducted 3 May 2023.

• Monsters, Inc.

  Inducted 3 May 2023.

• No Country for Old Men

  Inducted 3 May 2023.

• Pulp Fiction

  Inducted 3 May 2023.

• The Shawshank Redemption

  Inducted 3 May 2023.

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

My selection for the ten films with the best lead chemistry.

1. The Banshees of Inisherin
2. Before Sunrise
3. La La Land
4. Midnight Run
5. The Notebook
6. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
7. Pretty Woman
8. A Star Is Born
9. Titanic
10. You've Got Mail

Ranking all films in the Rocky franchise.

1. Rocky
2. Creed
3. Creed III
4. Rocky II
5. Rocky Balboa
6. Creed II
7. Rocky IV
8. Rocky III
9. Rocky V

Ranking all the films directed by the Coen brothers that I've watched.

1. No Country for Old Men
2. The Big Lebowski
3. Fargo
4. A Serious Man
5. Miller's Crossing
6. Inside Llewyn Davis
7. Barton Fink
8. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
9. Burn After Reading
10. Hail, Caesar!

Ranking all the films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios that I've watched.

1. Aladdin
2. The Lion King
3. Beauty and the Beast
4. Mulan
5. Hercules
6. Moana
7. The Jungle Book
8. The Little Mermaid
9. Lilo & Stitch
10. Tangled

...plus 27 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Included in this list is any film I have quoted in everyday conversation as well as the quotes themselves. Films are listed alphabetically. (Potential spoilers for each of these films).

• American Psycho

  "Do you like Huey Lewis and The News?"

• Babe

  "That'll do, pig."

• The Big Lebowski

  "... is not the preferred nomenclature."

• Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

  "My wife!"

  "Wawaweewaa!"

  "Very nice!"

  "Great success."

• Cars

  "Kachow!"

• Cast Away

  "WILSON!"

• Clueless

  "As if."

• Dazed and Confused

  "All right, all right, all right."

  "It'd be a lot cooler if you did."

• Do the Right Thing

  "Always do the right thing."

• Dog Day Afternoon

  "ATTICA ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA!"

...plus 37 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Ranking all the films produced by DreamWorks Animations that I've watched.

1. Shrek 2
2. How to Train Your Dragon
3. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
4. Shrek
5. Kung Fu Panda
6. Madagascar
7. Puss in Boots
8. Bee Movie
9. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
10. Monsters vs Aliens

...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

My selection for the ten greatest LA movies.

• Barton Fink
• Boyz n the Hood
• Chinatown
• Clueless
• Heat
• La La Land
• Mulholland Drive
• Nightcrawler
• Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
• Training Day

My selection for the ten greatest uplifting films.

1. Annie
2. The Blues Brothers
3. Finding Nemo
4. Four Weddings and a Funeral
5. Hello, Dolly!
6. It's a Wonderful Life
7. Monsters, Inc.
8. The Muppet Christmas Carol
9. Singin' in the Rain
10. The Wizard of Oz

My selection for the ten greatest Oscar-nominated film scores.

• Babylon
• Gladiator
• The Godfather
• Interstellar
• Jaws
• La La Land
• Lawrence of Arabia
• Raiders of the Lost Ark
• Star Wars
• Taxi Driver

My selection for the best makeup in film.

• Apocalypse Now
• Beetlejuice
• Bombshell
• The Dark Knight
• The Exorcist
• The Godfather
• Hellraiser
• Men in Black
• A Nightmare on Elm Street
• Pan's Labyrinth

Ranking all the films produced by Studio Ghibli that I've watched. For the purpose of this list, I have chosen to include Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind even though it is not technically a Ghibli film.

1. Princess Mononoke
2. Whisper of the Heart
3. Spirited Away
4. Howl's Moving Castle
5. My Neighbor Totoro
6. When Marnie Was There
7. Ponyo
8. The Secret World of Arrietty
9. Porco Rosso
10. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Ranking all the 2022 films that I have watched. For the purpose of this list, I have used UK release dates. List finalised 26 January 2023.

1. Aftersun
2. The Banshees of Inisherin
3. Licorice Pizza
4. Decision to Leave
5. Happening
6. Turning Red
7. Bones and All
8. Nope
9. The Phenomenon
10. Glass Onion

...plus 13 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

At the beginning of each year, I update this list of my one hundred favourite films. Even though the list is ranked, these rankings are loose and fluid. Last updated on 29 January 2023.

1. The Godfather
2. Singin' in the Rain
3. Lawrence of Arabia
4. Princess Mononoke
5. Casablanca
6. GoodFellas
7. No Country for Old Men
8. Monsters, Inc.
9. Taxi Driver
10. The Silence of the Lambs

...plus 90 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Ranking all the films directed by Hayao Miyazaki that I've watched.

1. Princess Mononoke
2. Spirited Away
3. Howl's Moving Castle
4. My Neighbor Totoro
5. Ponyo
6. Porco Rosso
7. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Ranking all the films from the Disney Renaissance.

1. Aladdin
2. The Lion King
3. Beauty and the Beast
4. Mulan
5. Hercules
6. The Little Mermaid
7. Tarzan
8. The Rescuers Down Under
9. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
10. Pocahontas

Ranking all the films directed by Steven Spielberg that I've watched.

1. Jaws
2. Jurassic Park
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark
4. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
5. Catch Me If You Can
6. Saving Private Ryan
7. The Fabelmans
8. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1. A movie that takes place in New York
2. A movie with talking animals
3. A movie from before 1960
4. A movie made by Nora Ephron or Nancy Meyers
5. A movie with a prominently black cast
6. A movie starring any of the Best Actor nominees from the 2020 Oscars
7. A movie starring any of the Best Actress nominees from the 2020 Oscars
8. A movie about baseball
9. A movie from 1970
10. A movie listed on Edgar Wright’s 1000 Favorite Movies
11. A sequel that came out 10+ years after the original
12. A movie based on a video game
13. A musical
14. A movie from 1980
15. A movie with a title that’s 7+ words long
16. A Non-MCU Marvel movie
17. A mockumentary
18. A movie about the profession you work in (if a student, about being a student)
19. A movie about real events that happened in the past 5 years
20. A movie from 1990
21. A movie about a fictional band/musician
22. An LGBTQ+ movie
23. An English language remake of a foreign language film
24. A movie from 2000
25. A movie with a budget less than $1M
26. A movie about basketball
27. A zombie movie
28. A movie made by Ridley, Tony, or Luke Scott
29. A movie with a comedian acting in a drama
30. A movie from 2010
31. A snowy, winter movie
32. A movie that takes places in Chicago

Link: letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/xconzo/list/the-2020-movie-scavenger-hunt/

1. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2. Paddington
3. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
4. Julie & Julia
5. She's Gotta Have It
6. Shutter Island
7. Lucy
8. Weeds on Fire
9. Love Story
10. What We Do in the Shadows

...plus 22 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Ranking every adaptation of Stephen King that I have watched.

1. Carrie
2. The Shining
3. The Shawshank Redemption
4. Misery
5. Stand by Me
6. The Green Mile
7. It
8. It Chapter Two
9. Pet Sematary
10. Pet Sematary

All the 2019 films that I saw throughout the year or in the first couple of months of 2020. The final version of this list was decided 24th February 2020.

1. Parasite
2. The Irishman
3. Little Women
4. Marriage Story
5. Uncut Gems
6. 1917
7. American Factory
8. The Farewell
9. Knives Out
10. Midsommar

...plus 27 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

All the new release films that I saw throughout the year. Lots of these films were 2020 releases but I was later to them. Disappointing number even still.

1. Dune
2. Judas and the Black Messiah
3. Minari
4. Nomadland
5. A Quiet Place Part II
6. Pirates
7. No Time to Die
8. Last Night in Soho
9. Old
10. Pelé

...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The challenge is to watch 30 feature films from 30 countries in March including the featured country, Brazil. For co-productions, I have chosen the country the film is most associated (e.g. Italy for For a Few Dollars More) but noted the others involved.

Original list: letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/lise/list/march-around-the-world-2020-brazil/

1. Shutter Island

   United States

2. About Time

   United Kingdom

3. Lucy

4. For a Few Dollars More

   Italy (also Spain and West )

5. Weeds on Fire

   China (Hong Kong)

6. The Cat Returns

   Japan

7. The Edge of Democracy

   Brazil

8. Crocodile Dundee

   Australia

9. Atlantics

   Senegal (also and Belgium)

10. The Hunt

    Denmark

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Link: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/455170.stm

1. The Third Man
2. Brief Encounter
3. Lawrence of Arabia
4. The 39 Steps
5. Great Expectations
6. Kind Hearts and Coronets
7. Kes
8. Don't Look Now
9. The Red Shoes
10. Trainspotting

...plus 90 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Link: www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-movies-10th-anniversary-edition/

1. Citizen Kane
2. The Godfather
3. Casablanca
4. Raging Bull
5. Singin' in the Rain
6. Gone with the Wind
7. Lawrence of Arabia
8. Schindler's List
9. Vertigo
10. The Wizard of Oz

...plus 90 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Link: www.wga.org/writers-room/101-best-lists/101-greatest-screenplays/list

1. Casablanca
2. The Godfather
3. Chinatown
4. Citizen Kane
5. All About Eve
6. Annie Hall
7. Sunset Boulevard
8. Network
9. Some Like It Hot
10. The Godfather Part II

...plus 91 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The most recent edition of Sight and Sound's poll: www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time

1. Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
2. Vertigo
3. Citizen Kane
4. Tokyo Story
5. In the Mood for Love
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey
7. Beau Travail
8. Mulholland Drive
9. Man with a Movie Camera
10. Singin' in the Rain

...plus 90 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Ranking all the films directed by M. Night Shyamalan that I've watched.

1. The Sixth Sense
2. Unbreakable
3. Signs
4. Split
5. The Village
6. Knock at the Cabin
7. Old
8. Glass
9. The Happening

Ranking the Star Wars films.

1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. Star Wars
3. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
4. Return of the Jedi
5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
6. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
7. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
8. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
9. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
10. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Ranking all of the films directed by Stanley Kubrick that I've watched.

1. Paths of Glory
2. The Shining
3. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
4. Full Metal Jacket
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey
6. Eyes Wide Shut
7. The Killing
8. Barry Lyndon
9. Spartacus
10. A Clockwork Orange

...plus 1 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Ranking all of the films directed by Quentin Tarantino that I've watched.

1. Pulp Fiction
2. Inglourious Basterds
3. Jackie Brown
4. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
5. Kill Bill: Vol. 1
6. Reservoir Dogs
7. Django Unchained
8. Death Proof
9. Kill Bill: Vol. 2
10. The Hateful Eight

Ranking all of the James Bond films that I have watched. I have only included the Eon films.

1. Skyfall
2. Goldfinger
3. You Only Live Twice
4. From Russia with Love
5. No Time to Die
6. Dr. No
7. Spectre
8. Thunderball
9. Quantum of Solace

Ranking all the films directed by Danny Boyle that I've watched.

1. 28 Days Later
2. Trainspotting
3. Sunshine
4. Shallow Grave
5. Slumdog Millionaire
6. Yesterday
7. T2 Trainspotting

Ranking all the films directed by Damien Chazelle that I've watched.

1. La La Land
2. Babylon
3. Whiplash
4. First Man

Ranking all the films directed by Christopher Nolan that I've watched.

1. Interstellar
2. Inception
3. The Dark Knight
4. Memento
5. The Prestige
6. Dunkirk
7. Tenet

Ranking all the winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture that I have watched.

1. The Godfather
2. Lawrence of Arabia
3. Casablanca
4. No Country for Old Men
5. The Godfather Part II
6. The Silence of the Lambs
7. Parasite
8. Amadeus
9. On the Waterfront
10. Platoon

...plus 34 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Ranking all the films directed by Baz Luhrmann that I've watched.

• Romeo + Juliet
• Strictly Ballroom
• Elvis
• The Great Gatsby
• Moulin Rouge!

My selection for the ten greatest films nominated for Best Picture.

• Arrival
• Casablanca
• The Exorcist
• The Godfather
• GoodFellas
• La La Land
• Lawrence of Arabia
• No Country for Old Men
• The Silence of the Lambs
• Taxi Driver

Link: editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-horror-movies-of-all-time/

1. Psycho
2. Get Out
3. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
4. Us
5. Alien
6. King Kong
7. Nosferatu
8. The Night of the Hunter
9. The Invisible Man
10. A Quiet Place

...plus 190 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

List taken from this article. Various publications refer to "Spike Lee's 95 essential films" but the widely-circulated list only includes 94 films. In a YouTube video commenting on the list, Lee lists Goodfellas (which is not on the list) so I choose to include it as the 95th film.

1. Dead End
2. The Wizard of Oz
3. The Maltese Falcon
4. Casablanca
5. Rome, Open City
6. Paisan
7. Bicycle Thieves
8. The Red Shoes
9. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
10. Home of the Brave

...plus 85 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

List based on this article.

• Metropolis
• Nosferatu
• Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
• Napoleon
• Grand Illusion
• The Rules of the Game
• Children of Paradise
• Rome, Open City
• Paisan
• La Terra Trema

...plus 29 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• A Trip to the Moon
• The Great Train Robbery
• The Birth of a Nation
• The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris
• Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
• Broken Blossoms
• Way Down East
• Within Our Gates
• The Phantom Carriage

...plus 993 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.