RedCafe's Top 50 Films Of All Time Submission/Discussion Thread

Should I use the template provided to submit my choices?


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IMDB and RT have higher averages for Holy Grail too. Damn, from hipster to conformist in one fowl swoop of an African swallow.
 
I narrowed it down pretty adequately to 25 films but now I'm just hopelessly going back and forth trying to decide which ones to omit, it's just impossible!
 
Godfather (1972) - 1 - 15 Points
Aliens (1986) - 2 - 14 Points
Terminator II (1991) - 3 - 13 Points
Godfather II (1974) - 4 - 12 Points
Alien (1979) - 5 - 11 Points
The Thing (1982) - 6 - 10 Points
Goodfellas (1991) - 7 - 9 Points
Moon (2009) - 8 - 8 Points
Pulp Fiction (1994) - 9 - 7 Points
Schindler's List (1993) - 10 - 6 Points
Once Upon A Time in the West (1968) - 11 - 5 Points
The Shining (1980) - 12 - 4 Points
Starship Troopers (1997) - 13 - 3 Points
Predator (1987) - 14 - 2 Points
Inception (2010) - 15 - 1 Point
Sunshine (2007) - 16 - 1 Point
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - 17 - 1 Point
The Usual Suspects (1995) - 18 - 1 Point
The Dark Knight (2008) - 19 - 1 Point
Full Metal Jacket (1987) - 20 - 1 Point


...is hard.
 
Casablanca - 1 - 15 points
The Searchers - 2 - 14 points
Godfather I - 3 - 13 points
Godfather II - 4 - 12 points
The Incredibles - 5 - 11 points
Wall-E - 6 - 10 points
Groundhog Day - 7 - 9 points
Twelve Monkeys - 8 - 8 points
Top Hat - 9 - 7 points
Ben Hur(1959) - 10 - 6 points
Some Like It Hot - 11 - 5 points
Dr. Strangelove - 12 - 4 points
 
Groundhog Day - 1 - 15 points
Paris, Texas - 2- 14 points
Apocalypse Now - 3 - 13 points
2001: A Space Odyssey - 4 - 12 points
Dr. Strangelove - 5 - 11 points
Citizen Kane - 6 - 10 points
Ikiru - 7 - 9 points
Manhattan - 8 - 8 points
Blade Runner - 9 - 7 points
The Godfather - 10 - 6 points
Trainspotting - 11 - 5 points
The Conversation - 12 - 4 points
The Godfather Part 2 - 13 - 3 points
Ragin Bull - 14 - 2 points
Monty Python's Life of Brian - 15 - 1 point
Barry Lyndon - 16 - 1 point
Withnail & I - 17 - 1 point
Zodiac - 18 - 1 point
Mulholland Drive - 19 - 1 point
Chinatown - 20 - 1 point


PLACE HOLDER. COMPLETED!
 
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The Godfather (1972)- 1 - 15 Points
The Godfather Part 2 (1974) - 2 - 14 Points
Raging Bull (1980) - 3 - 13 Points
Apocalypse Now (1979) - 4 - 12 Points
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - 5 - 11 Points
Fight Club (1999) - 6 - 10 Points
The Deer Hunter (1978) - 7 - 9 Points
Taxi Driver (1976) - 8 - 8 Points
Goodfellas (1990) - 9 - 7 Points
City of God (2002) - 10 - 6 Points
The Dark Knight (2008) - 11 - 5 Points
The Usual Suspects (1995) - 12 - 4 Points
Requiem For a Dream (2000) - 13 - 3 Points
There Will Be Blood (2007) - 14 - 2 Points
Pulp Fiction (1994) - 15 - 1 Point
No Country for Old Men (2007) - 16 - 1 Point
This is Spinal Tap (1984) - 17 - 1 Point
Reservoir Dogs (1992) - 18 - 1 Point
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) - 19 - 1 Point
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) - 20 - 1 Point
 
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Groundhog Day - 15 points.

PLACE HOLDER.
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Groundhog Day - 2 - 14 Points
Groundhog Day - 3 - 13 Points
Groundhog Day - 4 - 12 Points
Groundhog Day - 5 - 11 Points
Groundhog Day - 6 - 10 Points
Groundhog Day - 7 - 9 Points
Groundhog Day - 8 - 8 Points
Groundhog Day - 9 - 7 Points
Groundhog Day - 10 - 6 Points
Groundhog Day - 11 - 5 Points
Groundhog Day - 12 - 4 Points
Groundhog Day - 13 - 3 Points
Groundhog Day - 14 - 2 Points
Groundhog Day - 15 - 1 Point
Groundhog Day - 16 - 1 Point
Groundhog Day - 17 - 1 Point
Groundhog Day - 18 - 1 Point
Groundhog Day - 19 - 1 Point
Groundhog Day - 20 - 1 Point

???????
 
Dumbo (1941) - 1 - 15 Points
Winter Light (1962) - 2 - 14 Points
The Night of The Hunter (1955) - 3 - 13 Points
The Apartment (1960) - 4 - 12 Points
The Godfather (1972) - 5 - 11 Points
Eraserhead (1977) - 6 - 10 Points
The Seventh Seal (1957) - 7 - 9 Points
Harakiri (1962) - 8 - 8 Points
High Noon (1952) - 9 - 7 Points
No Country For Old Men (2007) - 10 - 6 Points
Bambi (1942) - 11 - 5 Points
Sons of the Desert (1933) - 12 - 4 Points
The Last Laugh (1924) - 13 - 3 Points
Seven Samurai (1954) - 14 - 2 Points
Psycho (1960) - 15 - 1 Point
Mary Poppins (1964) - 16 - 1 Point
King Kong (1933) - 17 - 1 Point
Army of Shadows (1969) - 18 - 1 Point
Alien (1979) - 19 - 1 Point
Singin in the Rain (1952) - 20 - 1 Point

A pretty limited selection of escapist uppers and existential downers (1,2,6,7,9,10,11 and 13 are fundamentally the same film). But that's what moves me.
 
Goodfellas (1990) - 1 - 15 Points
Trainspotting (1996) - 2 - 14 points
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - 2 - 13 Points
Saving Private Ryan (1998) - 3 - 12 Points
Toy Story (1995) - 4 - 11 Points
Schindler's List (1993) - 5 - 10 Points
In the Name of the Father (1993) - 6 - 10 Points
Forrest Gump (1994) - 7 - 9 Points
Billy Elliot (2000) - 8 - 8 Points
The Pianist (2002) - 9 - 7 Points
LOTK: Return of the King (2003) - 10 - 6 Points
Hotel Rwanda (2004) - 11 - 5 Points
The Full Monty (1997) - 12 - 4 Points
Gladiator (2000) - 13 - 3 Points
Pulp Fiction (1994) - 14 - 2 Points
Scum (1977) - 15 - 1 Point
Milk (2008) - 16 - 1 Point
The Departed (2007) - 17 - 1 Point
Braveheart (1995) - 18 - 1 Point
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - 19 - 1 Point
Kingpin (1996) - 20 - 1 Point

This is tough!
 
This is definitely looking interesting. Most lists will have about 7 or 8 in common with at least 1 other persons list, but in a completely different order. Think it will be a close run thing inside the top 10 or so.
 
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Groundhog Day - 2 - 14 Points
Groundhog Day - 3 - 13 Points
Groundhog Day - 4 - 12 Points
Groundhog Day - 5 - 11 Points
Groundhog Day - 6 - 10 Points
Groundhog Day - 7 - 9 Points
Groundhog Day - 8 - 8 Points
Groundhog Day - 9 - 7 Points
Groundhog Day - 10 - 6 Points
Groundhog Day - 11 - 5 Points
Groundhog Day - 12 - 4 Points
Groundhog Day - 13 - 3 Points
Groundhog Day - 14 - 2 Points
Groundhog Day - 15 - 1 Point
Groundhog Day - 16 - 1 Point
Groundhog Day - 17 - 1 Point
Groundhog Day - 18 - 1 Point
Groundhog Day - 19 - 1 Point
Groundhog Day - 20 - 1 Point

???????

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Dumbo (1941) - 1 - 15 Points
Winter Light (1962) - 2 - 14 Points
The Night of The Hunter (1955) - 3 - 13 Points
The Apartment (1960) - 4 - 12 Points
The Godfather (1972) - 5 - 11 Points
Eraserhead (1977) - 6 - 10 Points
The Seventh Seal (1957) - 7 - 9 Points
Harakiri (1962) - 8 - 8 Points
High Noon (1952) - 9 - 7 Points
No Country For Old Men (2007) - 10 - 6 Points
Bambi (1942) - 11 - 5 Points
Sons of the Desert (1933) - 12 - 4 Points
The Last Laugh (1924) - 13 - 3 Points
Seven Samurai (1954) - 14 - 2 Points
Psycho (1960) - 15 - 1 Point
Mary Poppins (1964) - 16 - 1 Point
King Kong (1933) - 17 - 1 Point
Army of Shadows (1969) - 18 - 1 Point
Alien (1979) - 19 - 1 Point
Singin in the Rain (1952) - 20 - 1 Point

A pretty limited selection of escapist uppers and existential downers (1,2,6,7,9,10,11 and 13 are fundamentally the same film). But that's what moves me.

That certainly gave me a new dimension, to like, all those films.
 
Godfather Part 2 - 1 (1974)
Goodfellas - 2 (1990)
Godfather Part 1 - 3 (1972)
Empire Strikes Back - 4 (1980)
The Dark Knight - 5 (2008)
Die Hard - 6 1988)
Life of Brian - 7 (1979)
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade - 8 (1989)
The Usual Suspects - 9 (1995)
Inception - 10 (2010)
Pulp Fiction - 11 (1994)
Gladiator - 12 (2000)
Rocky - 13 (1976)
Butch Cassidy and The Sumdance Kid - 14 (1969)
The Sting - 15 (1973)
Monty Pythons Holy Grail - 16
Return of The Jedi - 17 (1983)
Terminator 2 - 18 (1991)
Dumb and Dumber - 19 (1994)
Toy Story 3 - 20 (2010)

That was bloody difficult. I've probably forgotten something I love but sure.
 
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The Godfather (1972) - 1 - 15 Points
Citizen Kane (1941) - 2 - 14 Points
The Searchers (1956) - 3 - 13 Points
LA Confidential (1997) - 4 - 12 Points
The Third Man (1949) - 5 - 11 Points
Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) - 6 - 10 Points
Chinatown (1974) - 7 - 9 Points
Blade Runner (1982) - 8 - 8 Points
There Will Be Blood (2007) - 9 - 7 Points
Blow Up (1966) - 10 - 6 Points
Alien (1979) - 11 - 5 Points
Zodiac (2007) - 12 - 4 Points
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) - 13 - 3 Points
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1992) - 14 - 2 Points
The Leopard (1963) - 15 - 1 Point
Toy Story (1995) - 16 - 1 Point
Goodfellas (1990) - 17 - 1 Point
Band Of Outsiders (1964) - 18 - 1 Point
Brokeback Mountain (2005) - 19 - 1 Point
The Hunt (2013) - 20 - 1 Point

There Will Be Changes
 
Godfather II (1974) - 1 - 15 Points
12 Angry Men (1957) - 2 - 14 Points
Shawshank Redemption (1994) - 3 - 13 Points
Boogie Nights (1997) - 4 - 12 Points
Pulp Fiction (1994) - 5 - 11 Points
Godfather I (1972) - 6 - 10 Points
Saving Private Ryan (1998) - 7 - 9 Points
Inglorious Basterds (2009) - 8 - 8 Points
Batman: The Dark Knight (2008) 9 - 7 Points
LOTR: The Two Towers (2002) - 10 - 6 Points
Gladiator (2000) - 11 - 5 Points
Trainspotting (1996) - 12 - 4 Points
Snatch (2000) - 13 - 3 Points
American history X (1998) - 14 - 2 Points
Goodfellas (1990) - 15 - 1 Point
The usual suspects (1995) - 16 - 1 Point
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966) - 17 - 1 Point
Matrix (1999) - 18 - 1 Point
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - 19 - 1 Point
Reservoir Dogs (1992) - 20 - 1 Point

Can't believe no one else has Boogie Nights!
 
Goodfellas (1990) - 1 - 15 Points
Pulp Fiction (1994) - 2 - 14 Points
Star Wars: Episode V - Empire Strikes Back (1980) - 3 - 13 Points
The Godfather: Part II (1974) - 4 - 12 Points
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - 5 - 11 Points
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - 6 - 10 points
Alien (1978) - 7 - 9 Points
The Godfather (1972) - 8 - 8 Points
Apocalypse Now (1979) - 9 - 7 Points
Leon: The Professional (1979) - 10 - 6 Points
Schindler's List (1993) - 11 - 5 Points
The Dark Knight (2008) - 12 - 4 Points
Back to the Future (1985) - 13 - 3 Points
Memento (2000) - 14 - 2 Points
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - 15 - 1 Point
Die Hard (1988) - 16 - 1 Point
The Prestige (2006) - 17 - 1 Point
The Matrix (1999) - 18 - 1 Point
The Pianist (2002) - 19 - 1 Point
No Country for Old Men (2007) - 20 - 1 Point

Not really happy with the list, too many I've missed that I feel deserve a place. Not particularly happy with the order either. I feel guilty giving those last 6 films just 1 point.
Well, we only have 3 or 4 films in common but I still think you've got a great list of films here. That's how hard it is compiling these lists.
 
The Godfather (1972)- 1- 15 points
Citizen Kane (1941)- 2- 14 points
On The Waterfront (1954)- 3- 13 points
Raging Bull (1980)- 4- 12 points
The Apartment (1960)- 5- 11 points
It Happened One Night (1934)- 6- 10 points
Casablanca (1942)- 7- 9 points
The Godfather Part 2 (1974)- 8- 8 points
The Last Picture Show (1971)- 9- 7 points
Do the Right Thing (1989)- 10- 6 points
Chinatown (1974)- 11- 5 points
There Will Be Blood (2007)- 12- 4 points
Manhattan (1979)- 13- 3 points
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)- 14- 2 points
Taxi Driver (1976)- 15- 1 point
Deer Hunter (1978)- 16- 1 point
Lifeboat (1944)- 17- 1 point
Annie Hall (1977) 18- 1 point
5 Easy Pieces (1970)- 19- 1 point
The Bad and Beautiful (1954)- 20- 1 point
 
Pulp Fiction (1994) - 1 - 15 Points
Batman: The Dark Knight (2008) - 2 - 14 Points
Trainspotting (1996) - 3 - 13 Points
Shutter Island (2010) - 4 - 12 Points
LOTR: The Two Towers (2002) - 5 - 11 Points
Inside Man (2006) - 6 - 10 Points
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) - 7 - 9 Points
The Usual Suspects (1995) - 8 - 8 Points
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) - 9 - 7 Points
Coach Carter (2005) - 10 - 6 Points
Batman: The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - 11 - 5 Points
Reservoir Dogs (1992) - 12 - 4 Points
Inglorious Basterds (2009) - 13 - 3 Points
Independence Day (1996) - 14 - 2 Points
Gladiator (2000) - 15 - 1 Point
Senna (2010) - 16 - 1 Point
Jackie Brown (1997) - 17 - 1 Point
Deja Vu (2006) - 18 - 1 Point
Anchorman (2004) - 19 - 1 Point
The Matrix (1999) - 20 - 1 Point

I may come back and edit this at some stage. Few things have been left out and the order could probably be shuffled around an infinite number of times.
 
Alien - 1 - 15 Points
Halloween (Original) - 2 - 14 Points
ET - 3 - 13 Points
Zulu - 4 - 12 Points
The Shining - 5 - 11 Points
Terminator 2: Judgement Day - 6 - 10 Points
Pitch Black - 7 - 9 Points
Clerks 2 - 8 - 8 Points
Silence Of The Lambs - 9 - 7 Points
Star Wars - 10 - 6 Points
28 Days later - 11 - 5 Points
Jaws - 12 - 4 Points
Scream - 13 - 3 Points
The Abyss - 14 - 2 Points
Close encounters of the third kind - 15 - 1 Point
Monty Python Life of Brian - 16 - 1 Point
Misery - 17 - 1 Point
The Thing (Original)- 18 - 1 Point
Saving private Ryan - 19 - 1 Point
Pyscho - 20 - 1 Point