IMDB Top 250 Movies

this has been knocking about JS today after a fashion, all courtesy jazzchic.

the list is based on user votes, some of the choices below 100 are quite interesting. i`ve highlighted all the ones i`ve seen and yes, i`m a movie buff.

1 Godfather, The (1972)

2 Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)

3 Godfather: Part II, The (1974)

4 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)

5 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)

6 Casablanca (1942)

7 Schindler`s List (1993)

8 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

9 Shichinin no samurai [Seven Samurai] (1954)

10 Star Wars (1977)

11 Citizen Kane (1941)

12 One Flew Over the Cuckoo`s Nest (1975)

13 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

14 Rear Window (1954)

15 Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

16 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

17 Memento (2000)

18 Usual Suspects, The (1995)

19 Pulp Fiction (1994)

20 North by Northwest (1959)

21 Fabuleux destin d`Amélie Poulain, Le [Amélie] (2001)

22 12 Angry Men (1957)

23 Psycho (1960)

24 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

25 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il [The Good, The Bad & The Ugly] (1966)

26 Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)

27 It`s a Wonderful Life (1946)

28 Goodfellas (1990)

29 American Beauty (1999)

30 Vertigo (1958)

31 Sunset Blvd. (1950)

32 Matrix, The (1999)

33 Pianist, The (2002)

34 Apocalypse Now (1979)

35 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

36 Some Like It Hot (1959)

37 C`era una volta il West [Once upon a time in the West] (1968)

38 Taxi Driver (1976)

39 Third Man, The (1949)

40 Paths of Glory (1957)

41 Fight Club (1999)

42 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi  [Spirited Away] (2001)

43 Boot, Das (1981)

44 Double Indemnity (1944)

45 L.A. Confidential (1997)

46 Chinatown (1974)

47 Singin` in the Rain (1952)

48 Maltese Falcon, The (1941)

49 Requiem for a Dream (2000)

50 M (1931)

51 Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)

52 All About Eve (1950)

53 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

54 Se7en (1995)

55 Saving Private Ryan (1998)

56 Cidade de Deus [City of God] (2002)

57 Raging Bull (1980)

58 Rashômon (1950)

59 Wizard of Oz, The (1939)

60 Sting, The (1973)

61 Alien (1979)

62 American History X (1998)

63 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

64 Léon (1994)

65 Vita è bella, La [Life is Beautiful] (1997)

66 Touch of Evil (1958)

67 Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)

68 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

69 Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)

70 Wo hu cang long [Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon] (2000)

71 Great Escape, The (1963)

72 Clockwork Orange, A (1971)

73 Reservoir Dogs (1992)

74 Amadeus (1984)

75 Annie Hall (1977)

76 Ran (1985)

77 Jaws (1975)

78 Modern Times (1936)

79 On the Waterfront (1954)

80 Braveheart (1995)

81 High Noon (1952)

82 Apartment, The (1960)

83 Fargo (1996)

84 Sixth Sense, The (1999)

85 Aliens (1986)

86 Shining, The (1980)

87 Strangers on a Train (1951)

88 Blade Runner (1982)

89 Metropolis (1927)

90 Duck Soup (1933)

91 Donnie Darko (2001)

92 Finding Nemo (2003)

93 General, The (1927)

94 Princess Bride, The (1987)

95 Toy Story 2 (1999)

96 City Lights (1931)

97 Lola rennt [Run Lola Run] (1998)

98 Great Dictator, The (1940)

99 Notorious (1946)

100 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)