No- seriously. What's the BEST movie ever?

[Guaranteed]

And no bullshit. Not your favorite. Objectively, in your mind- the BEST movie ever made.

[Texasgal]

1. The cider house rules.

Beautifully directed, outstanding cast. Great story line. In my opinion ofcourse!

[pokerfan]

33. Bang the Lesbian Slowly

Ooooops. Wrong thread.

But seriously, Lawrence of Arabia. Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture.

General Murray: "I can't make out whether you're a bloody madman or just half-witted."
T.E. Lawrence: "I have the same problem, sir."

[EstimatedProphet]

2. Tie between Citizen Kane and 2001

[Guaranteed]

12. Stanley Kubrick had a number of amazing movies.

His last, Eyes Wide Shut, I actually liked a lot, even though most people hated it.

And not just for the boobs. I thought it had a great message. And there was a lot of plot trickery that I thought was pretty clever.

[ghostsofgiants]

24. Agreed about Eyes Wide Shut, seriously underrated.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

3. Shaun Of The Dead

But seriously I think its a good movie lol .

[Generator]

4. One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

Seriously,I was just a kid when I saw it-with my mom but the message of freedom over chains resonated. It's very sad though-realistic. It's high up there. I could never pick just one-but it would probably be the one I would pick since you made me. Hah.

[Skittles]

26. hands down it is THE best

absolutely

[DainBramaged]

5. Used Cars

Mornin', roy!
Same to you, asshole.

Rudy russo, mi amigo!
I bring you your cars.

- They are beautiful, no?
- No! Are you using water-based paint?

Sure, we don't get much rain around here.

What do you want for ?
Metalflake?

Listen, you don't like these cars...
here's my inventory.

- That's a picture of cars.
- cars.

The river has been
very good to me this year...

i can't make a deal
off a picture like this.

How about some girls? I got all kinds!

Short, tall, fat,
uglies, bonitas, señoritas, big tits...

later, i think i got a customer.
I'll think of something.

[philosophie_en_rose]

6. South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut.

[Benfea]

7. "'Manos' The Hands of Fate"

It's either that or "Red Zone Cuba" (also known as "Night Train to Mundo Fine").

[LeftyMom]

9. Manos just may be slightly better than Cave Dwellers, but it's fine art

in it's own right and highly worthy of recognition.

[Benfea]

18. Did you say that with a straight face?

I'm impressed!

[LeftyMom]

21. Yep. I almost suggested The Giant Spider Invasion and Pod People, too

but I started thinking about Trumpy killing people and just couldn't maintain a straight face then.

[Random_Australian]

8. The End Of Evangelion.

After the original series, the creator had a mental breakdown and made a new ending in movie form.
It's AMAZING!

WOW! 225 POSTS! That's 15 Squared!

[henslee]

10. Chinatown or Goodfellas.

[Katherine Brengle]

11. Damn, this is hard...

I am mostly a documentary junkie... but I would say that, to date, the best movie I have ever seen is Crash.

I'm sure something even better will come along to usurp the title though...

I also think Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is incredible.

[Solon]

13. Romancing the Bone (1984)

[begin_within]

14. Tie between Casablanca, Psycho, Chinatown, 2001 and Faster, Pussycat

[begin_within]

15. Poll at IMDB lists top 250 movies as chosen by IMDB users....

http://www.imdb.com/chart/top

[bertha katzenengel]

16. I don't think I can be objective. But in trying, I have to say -- Tootsie.

Honestly. Script, cast, directing, timing, music -- it had everything. It was just a fantastic movie.

Or The Silence of the Lambs -- ditto above.

[Blue-Jay]

17. This is Spinal Tap

[proud2BlibKansan]

19. "Our amps go to 11"

[name not needed]

40. We've got Armadillos in our trousers. It's really quite frightening.

[proud2BlibKansan]

20. Forest Gump

[Bullwinkle925]

22. Hmmm - movie, eh??

Jeez - this is a difficult one. I can't just name ONE.

"Dog Day Afternoon"

"The Godfather"

"12 Angry Men"

[XemaSab]

27. 12 Angry Nipples

[Bullwinkle925]

28. that would be either 6 angry women or men????

[XemaSab]

23. Shallow Grave

It's a great film.

[Bullwinkle925]

29. I have'nt heard of that . Details, pleas?

[XemaSab]

30. It's a great film....

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111149/

[sofa king]

32. Loved it!

One of those great little flicks that nobody knows about, sort of like the original D.O.A. or In the Nick of Time.

[amitten]

25. Kiss of the Spider Woman. Either that or Gone With the Wind.

Yeah, I have strange tastes.

PS-Forrest Gump is pablum.

[sofa king]

31. The Seventh Seal

No, not that crappy flick with Demi Moore. I'm talking about Ingemar Bergman's magnum opus with this friendly guy in it:



Its a beautiful little haiku of life, death, and humankind's search for meaning. And like Casablanca, it's one of those pictures where everything comes together perfectly, even the mistakes. If it's not the finest film ever made, I've yet to see the one that exceeds it.

As a perverse measure of how good the film is, watch it and then think about how many really bad films refer to it--Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, for example.

[Nostradammit]

35. Might be my choice as well -

of course, almost any other Bergman film could be in the running.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

34. I can't pick just one:

The Apartment
Some Like It Hot
Double Indemnity
The Godfather I and II
Goodfellas
Chinatown
The 400 Blows
Dr. Strangelove
2001: A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
Taxi Driver
Raging Bull
Seven Samurai
Vertigo
Psycho
The Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction

So many more, but I can't pick just one.

[sofa king]

36. Wow.

That could be my list of favorites, too. You've got most of my favorite directors, and my favorite films by them.

Will you marry me? Or, if we are not of compatible sexual leanings, will you recommend a picture for me?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

43. Are you a female?

Because if you're not, then we can't really do anything.

I forgot to add "Network" to that list, which you should check out if you haven't already. Is there any genre you're a fan of? I could recommend something for you based on that.

[serryjw]

37. Tough but between

The Shawshank Redemption & Forrest Gump

[maveric]

38. Blazing Saddles.

A satire on American racism and ignorance. I could watch this one every day, over and over again if I could.
Classic!

[bmbmd]

39. My vot e goes to

"Some Like It Hot".

[SaveElmer]

41. Patton...

Without a doubt my choice for best movie of all time...

[JanMichael]

42. Dr. Zhivago or Body Heat

The Dr. because it's simply a beautiful movie with spectacular scenes and fabulous acting.

Body Heat because it's one of the very few seamless movies with ZERO wasted time or images. Plus it's just a badass film from the get go.

I also tip a hat to the Seventh Seal (or "Seals") that Bergman did. Holy crap what a fabulous movie.