Top 100 Movies of All-Time Countdown
The list for
my top 100 movies was a lot more difficult to come up with than
my list of songs or TV shows. There are a ton of really popular movies
I've neglected to see over the years, and a lot of obscure ones I have seen.
Hopefully I didn't forget any favorites, though that seems very likely.
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MOVIES #1-20 June 19, 2007 |
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1 Dazed and Confused (1993) Starring: Matthew McConnaughey, Ben Affleck First Saw It: Saw bits and pieces on USA over the years. Memorable Moment: I just watched that movie thinking it would have been so much cooler to have been in that school than Willow Lake. |
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2 Pulp Fiction (1994) Starring: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson First Saw It: In 2003 at the apartment in Burnsville. When the movie ended I damn near started it right back over again. Memorable Moment: The chit-chat and everyday conversations mixed in with violent murders. |
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3 Clerks II (2006) Starring: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson First Saw It: In the Eden Prairie theater last summer with Patrick. Memorable Moment: It was maybe the hardest I've ever laughed at a movie in the theater. I absolutely lost it during the donkey show. |
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4 Sideways (2004) Starring: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Hayden Church First Saw It: Jason either rented or bought it at DSU. Memorable Moment: Shoulda won Best Picture that year! Funniest moment was Giamatti trying to steal back a lost wallet. |
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5 Big Fish (2003) Starring: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney First Saw It: In the theater in Sioux Falls. Memorable Moment: The visuals in the movie were very cool when everything was over-exaggerated. Tim Burton's best. |
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6 Shawshank Redemption (1994) Starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman First Saw It: Actually just saw it two years ago. Jason had it I think. Memorable Moment: When Andy breaks free, of course. |
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7 Kingpin (1996) Starring: Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid First Saw It: I think it was a holiday movie at school. Memorable Moment: Bill Murray as Ernie McCracken was unforgettable. |
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8 Forrest Gump (1994) Starring: Tom Hanks, Sally Field First Saw It: Over and over again when it first came out on VHS. I had it memorized. Memorable Moment: Forrest and Lt. Dan running the shrimp boat. |
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9 Dumb & Dumber (1994) Starring: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels First Saw It: In the Bryant theater for someone's birthday in 1994. Laughed my ass off. Memorable Moment: Lloyd's dream sequence while driving at night. |
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10 Back to the Future (1985) Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd First Saw It: I think it was at the Opsahls in the late 80s. Memorable Moment: Anything involving Marty and Biff fighting was great. |
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11 American Beauty (1999) Starring: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch First Saw It: From the Chris Ahrendt video library. Memorable Moment: When Lester Burnham starts doing whatever he wants. |
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12 Happiness (1998) Starring: Jon Lovitz, Phillip Seymour Hoffman First Saw It: In the summer of 2004 from Jason's collection. Memorable Moment: The last scene. You have to see it. |
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13 Good Will Hunting (1997) Starring: Robin Williams, Matt Damon First Saw It: A few years ago I borrowed it from someone. Memorable Moment: I kept thinking what a jerk Matt Damon was with Minnie Driver. |
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14 Garden State (2004) Starring: Zach Braff, Natalie Portman First Saw It: Yes, from the Jason LaPlant library. Memorable Moment: The ending between Zach and Natalie. |
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15 Finding Forrester (2000) Starring: Sean Connery, Rob Brown First Saw It: We rented it right before I left for college, and ended up being the first ever DVD I purchased! Memorable Moment: Forrester is scared senseless to go out in public. |
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16 There's Something About Mary (1998) Starring: Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller, Matt Dillon First Saw It: Not sure that I remember. Odd. Memorable Moment: Matt Dillon's character was hilarious. The hitchhiker scene where Ben Stiller gets arrested is great too. In my top 3 for all-time re-watchable movies. |
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17 Little Miss Sunshine (2006) Starring: Greg Kinnear First Saw It: Eden Prairie theater when it first came out. Memorable Moment: Excellent acting all-around. Should have won Best Picture I thought. |
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18 A Beautiful Mind (2001) Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly First Saw It: In the Madison theater at a $1 movie night. Memorable Moment: Spoiler! Right when we find out he's schizophrenic I remember being absolutely blown away. |
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19 Pan's Labyrinth (2006) Starring: Ivana Baquero, Sergi Lopez First Saw It: Eden Prairie theater with Nick. Memorable Moment: Awesome visuals... some were very disturbing, others were very cool. |
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20 Waiting for Guffman (1996) Starring: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy First Saw It: Maybe from the Liz Burke collection? Memorable Moment: When gay director Corky St. Clair takes over the lead role of the army dude. |
RyanGlanzer.com 2007