Time Magazine's "All Time 100 Movies"

[Guest The Iron Yuppie]

The Time Magazine website has recently posted a list of what its critics consider to be the "all time 100 films". As they state that the purpose of their list is to discuss or argue over, I'm posting the list (which is unranked) here for that very purpose.

 

(if there is a pre-existing thread where this kind of topic should be placed, feel free to move it)

 

 

Aguirre: the Wrath of God (1972)

The Apu Trilogy (1955, 1956, 1959)

The Awful Truth (1937)

Baby Face (1933)

Bande à part (1964)

Barry Lyndon (1975)

Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)

Blade Runner (1982)

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Brazil (1985)

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Camille (1936)

Casablanca (1942)

Charade (1963)

Children of Paradise (1945)

Chinatown (1974)

Chungking Express (1994)

Citizen Kane (1941)

City Lights (1931)

City of God (2002)

Closely Watched Trains (1966)

The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)

The Crowd (1928)

Day for Night (1973)

The Decalogue (1989)

Detour (1945)

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

Dodsworth (1936)

Double Indemnity (1944)

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

Drunken Master II (1994)

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

8 1/2 (1963)

The 400 Blows (1959)

Farewell My Concubine (1993)

Finding Nemo (2003)

The Fly (1986)

The Godfather, Parts I and II (1972, 1974)

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)

Goodfellas (1990)

A Hard Day's Night (1964)

His Girl Friday (1940)

Ikiru (1952)

In A Lonely Place (1950)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

It's A Gift (1934)

It's A Wonderful Life (1946)

Kandahar (2001)

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

King Kong (1933)

The Lady Eve (1941)

The Last Command (1928)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Léolo (1992)

The Lord of the Rings (2001-03)

The Man With a Camera (1929)

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Metropolis (1927)

Miller's Crossing (1990)

Mon oncle d'Amérique (1980)

Mouchette (1967)

Nayakan (1987)

Ninotchka (1939)

Notorious (1946)

Olympia, Parts 1 and 2 (1938)

On the Waterfront (1954)

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Out of the Past (1947)

Persona (1966)

Pinocchio (1940)

Psycho(1960)

Pulp Fiction (1994)

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

Pyaasa (1957)

Raging Bull (1980)

Schindler's List (1993)

The Searchers (1956)

Sherlock, Jr. (1924)

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

The Singing Detective (1986)

Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)

Some Like It Hot (1959)

Star Wars (1977)

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

Sunrise (1927)

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Swing Time (1936)

Talk to Her (2002)

Taxi Driver (1976)

Tokyo Story (1953)

A Touch of Zen (1971)

Ugetsu (1953)

Ulysses' Gaze (1995)

Umberto D (1952)

Unforgiven (1992)

White Heat (1949)

Wings of Desire (1987)

Yojimbo (1961)

 

- Time

 

 

As for the list itself, while it is far from being focused on English language films (and the inclusion of silent films like Metropolis is a good thing), there are a number omissions that stand out, particularly with some of the films by Hitchcock (no Rear Window, Vertigo, Rebecca or North by Northwest), Woody Allen (no Annie Hall or Manhatton) and Orson Welles (no The Third Man or The Magnificen Ambersons).

 

For me though, the major omissions are Amadeus, Gone with the Wind, Network and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

[Ravenbomb 0]

further solidifying A Face in the Crowd's spot as one of, if not the, most overlooked American movies in history

[iliketurtles 0]

Finding Nemo?

 

Huh?

[Guest El Satanico]

I haven't seen alot of the moves listed, but it's good to see a list with some variety and not just the typical movies you find on such lists from mainstream sources.

[tominator89 0]

No Halloween or Rocky?

[GreatWhiteNope 0]

Wizard of Oz?

[Tawren 0]

Finding Nemo (2003)

The rest of the list is decent to good. But THIS...no. Just plain wrong.

[SuperJerk 0]

This isn't too different than the AFI list that came out 8 years ago.

 

Where the hell's "The Bridge on the River Kwai" or "Sunset Blvd"?

 

Blade Runner (1982)

 

Blade Runner had good special effects for when it was made, and its art direction inspired many films that came after it, but it made the mistake of trying to stretch 60 minutes worth of story into a full length movie.

[Art Sandusky 0]

I still need to see Metropolis.

[cabbageboy 0]

This list is goofy. Star Wars is on here but not either of the other two in the trilogy (yet all 3 LOTR). Any list without GWTW is a farce as well, especially when listing stuff like Invasion of the Body Snatchers...I mean it's a nice little 50s sci fi movie but not exactly top 100 ever material.

 

Why would Baby Face be on this list? I hardly think that movie is THAT critically acclaimed, just typical old school pre code Warners goodness but not a **** movie.

 

Oh and no Marx Bros. stuff? No Night at the Opera or Duck Soup? What the fuck is wrong with these idiots?

[SuperJerk 0]

The AFI list, for the sake of comparison:

 

1. CITIZEN KANE (1941)

 

2. CASABLANCA (1942)

 

3. THE GODFATHER (1972)

 

4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)

 

5. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)

 

6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)

 

7. THE GRADUATE (1967)

 

8. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)

 

9. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)

 

10. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)

 

11. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)

 

12. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)

 

13. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)

 

14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)

 

15. STAR WARS (1977)

 

16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)

 

17. THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)

 

18. PSYCHO (1960)

 

19. CHINATOWN (1974)

 

20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)

 

21. THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)

 

22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)

 

23. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)

 

24. RAGING BULL (1980)

 

25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)

 

26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)

 

27. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)

 

28. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)

 

29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)

 

30. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)

 

31. ANNIE HALL (1977)

 

32. THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)

 

33. HIGH NOON (1952)

 

34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)

 

35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)

 

36. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)

 

37. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946)

 

38. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)

 

39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)

 

40. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)

 

41. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)

 

42. REAR WINDOW (1954)

 

43. KING KONG (1933)

 

44. THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)

 

45. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951)

 

46. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)

 

47. TAXI DRIVER (1976)

 

48. JAWS (1975)

 

49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)

 

50. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)

 

51. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)

 

52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)

 

53. AMADEUS (1984)

 

54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)

 

55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)

 

56. M*A*S*H (1970)

 

57. THE THIRD MAN (1949)

 

58. FANTASIA (1940)

 

59. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)

 

60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)

 

61. VERTIGO (1958)

 

62. TOOTSIE (1982)

 

63. STAGECOACH (1939)

 

64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)

 

65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)

 

66. NETWORK (1976)

 

67. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)

 

68. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)

 

69. SHANE (1953)

 

70. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)

 

71. FORREST GUMP (1994)

 

72. BEN-HUR (1959)

 

73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)

 

74. THE GOLD RUSH (1925)

 

75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)

 

76. CITY LIGHTS (1931)

 

77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)

 

78. ROCKY (1976)

 

79. THE DEER HUNTER (1978)

 

80. THE WILD BUNCH (1969)

 

81. MODERN TIMES (1936)

 

82. GIANT (1956)

 

83. PLATOON (1986)

 

84. FARGO (1996)

 

85. DUCK SOUP (1933)

 

86. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)

 

87. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)

 

88. EASY RIDER (1969)

 

89. PATTON (1970)

 

90. THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)

 

91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)

 

92. A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)

 

93. THE APARTMENT (1960)

 

94. GOODFELLAS (1990)

 

95. PULP FICTION (1994)

 

96. THE SEARCHERS (1956)

 

97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)

 

98. UNFORGIVEN (1992)

 

99. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)

 

100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)

 

http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/movies.aspx

[Mole 0]

Finding Nemo (2003)

The rest of the list is decent to good. But THIS...no. Just plain wrong.

I was actually happy to see Nemo on the list. Very underrated at times.

 

And I'm glad Scarface isn't on the list.

[Masked Man of Mystery 0]

Well, let's remember that we're comparing a list of top 100 movies from everywhere with one of the top 100 American ones. Any how, it's good to see Metropolis get some loving. Grab the Kino version of that if you can, the cheapo DVDs of it suck. Unfortuantely, I haven;t seen a lot of these movies, but I'm suprised to see no Miyazaki on there, especially after everyone got a hard on for Spirited Away(which I really liked, but the end felt rushed). I'd say he'd be better represented by Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds or Princess Mononoke, though

[Gary Floyd 0]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers made the list? That's strange...(Granted, I do love that movie)

[Ravenbomb 0]

my top 100 list:

1. Taxi Driver (1976)

2. Casablanca (1942)

3. 12 Angry Men (1957)

4. The Godfather (1972)

5. Memento (2000)

6. Yojimbo (1961)

7. Citizen Kane (1941)

8. Requiem for a Dream (2000)

9. Raging Bull (1980)

10. Schindler’s List (1993)

11. Se7en (1995)

12. C'era una volta il West (1968)

13. Shichinin no samurai (1954)

14. Goodfellas (1990)

15. The Usual Suspects (1995)

16. A Face In The Crowd (1957)

17. Psycho (1960)

18. Tigerland (2000)

19. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

20. Ran (1985)

21. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)

22. Chinatown (1973)

23. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

24. Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo (1965)

25. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

26. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

27. On The Waterfront (1954)

28. Hotaru no haka (1988)

29. Dogma (1999)

30. Pulp Fiction (1994)

31. The Magnificent Seven (1960)

32. Almost Famous (2000)

33. The Night Of The Hunter (1955)

34. Kaïro (2001)

35. In Cold Blood (1967)

36. Donnie Darko (2001)

37. The Wild Bunch (1969)

38. Scarface (1983)

39. Halloween (1978)

40. Gangs of New York (2002)

41. Seconds (1966)

42. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

43. The Exorcist (1973)

44. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

45. And Then There Were None (1945)

46. MASH (1970)

47. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

48. Dawn of the Dead (1978)

49. The Untouchables (1987)

50. Alien (1979)

51. Dark City (1998)

52. AKIRA (1988)

53. The Producers (1968)

54. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

55. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

56. Batoru Rowaiaru (2000)

57. Julius Caesar (1953)

58. The Wicker Man (1973)

59. Fight Club (1999)

60. Reservoir Dogs (1992)

61. Mononoke-Hime (1997)

62. The Sting (1973)

63. M (1931)

64. Sin City (2004)

65. Ghostbusters (1984)

66. Metropolis (1926)

67. Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)

68. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

69. Deliverance (1972)

70. C'era una volta in America (1984)

71. Black Hawk Down (2001)

72. Mean Streets (1973)

73. Wag The Dog (1997)

74. Do The Right Thing (1989)

75. Being John Malkovich (1999)

76. Parenthood (1989)

77. Stand By Me (1986)

78. Say Anything (1989)

79. Chasing Amy (1997)

80. American History X (1998)

81. Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari (1919)

82. Jesus’ Son (1999)

83. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

84. Platoon (1986)

85. Back To The Future (1985)

86. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

87. Suicide Kings (1997)

88. O (2001)

89. Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan: Tsuioku hen(1999)

90. The Evil Dead (1982)

91. High Fidelity (2000)

92. The Birds (1963)

93. Pi (1998)

94. The Majestic (2001)

95. Mystery Science Theater : The Movie (1996)

96. Koroshiya 1 (2001)

97. Training Day (2001)

98. The Princess Bride (1987)

99. Being There (1978)

100. The Planet of the Apes (1968)

[Art Sandusky 0]

I liked Princess Mononoke more than Spirited Away, but I loved the visual and fantastical nature of the latter.

[SuperJerk 0]

And I'm glad Scarface isn't on the list.

As much as I enjoyed that movie, I'll admit I found parts of it really cheezy and too over-the-top (the Moroder soundtrack didn't help).

[Guest Vitamin X]

Finding Nemo?

 

Huh?

That was my first thought as well.

[Placebo Effect 0]

I hate these lists and the subsequent threads that result.

[CBright7831 0]

Where is JAWS?

[Special K 0]

No Vertigo pretty much DQ's this list in my eyes.

[Bruiser Chong 0]

The list was created to inspire debate/arguing/discussion. I've only seen 1/5 of the films on the list, but it's refreshing to see a list of this type that differs from what we usually get.

 

I think Ravenbomb's list makes it even more surprising he's only now graduating from high school.

[Guest El Satanico]

I think Ravenbomb's list makes it even more surprising he's only now graduating from high school.

His list also proves that I'd have no problem getting along with him, when it comes to movies. Of the movies on his list that I've seen, I like all of them.

 

 

The probem with these type of threads, is that they usually end up being a bunch of people just bitching about so and so being left off, instead of discussing the list.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

City of God gettin' love is awesome.

[Special K 0]

Well, it's definitely a gutsy list. I mean, they clearly know Kurosawa's work, but don't have Seven Samurai on there. Drunken Master II is an interesting choice. Lots of gangster movies there, and not many comedies at all (at least out of the movies I've seen). No Duck Soup OR Modern Times. Unforgiven but no Wild Bunch. Finding Nemo but no Miyazaki movie or Fantasia? Heresy. Hitchcock's done multiple movies that were better than Psycho.

[Mole 0]

And I'm glad Scarface isn't on the list.

As much as I enjoyed that movie, I'll admit I found parts of it really cheezy and too over-the-top (the Moroder soundtrack didn't help).

Plus the fact that it gave Oliver Stone the right to do ANYTHING he wants to. If it weren't for Scarface, Stone would be making porn or something.

 

God I hate him.

[Boner Kawanger 0]

Ravenbomb makes me feel better about myself, seeing as how just last night I had to explain to two people what Return of the Jedi was about.

[cabbageboy 0]

I looked at the list a bit more and Detour is on there? What in the fuck? If there is a more overrated, overhyped B grade 40s noir I have yet to see it. I even like Edgar G. Ulmer stuff, but this dingy cut rate film has zero business making a top 100 list, especially when you see that they left off true classics like Murder, My Sweet, The Big Sleep, and The Maltese Falcon.

 

Oh, and where's stuff like The Adventures of Robin Hood and The Prisoner of Zenda?

[Ravenbomb 0]

Ravenbomb makes me feel better about myself, seeing as how just last night I had to explain to two people what Return of the Jedi was about.

blech. I get the same thing a lot, or did before I got the hell out of that school.

 

 

Except for the fact that my g/f still goes there, but still...

[Celtic Jobber 0]

My Top 10 Movies of All Time:

 

1. Night of the Living Dead (original)

2. Ferris Bueller's Day Off

3. The Empire Strikes Back

4. Rear Window

5. Halloween

6. Clerks

7. Psycho

8. Forest Gump

9. To Kill A Mocking Bird

10. It's A Wonderful Life