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

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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
 
1. Indiana Jones and the Template of Doom.
2. 300
3. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
4. Return of the Killer Tomatoes
 
1. Indiana Jones and the Template of Doom.
2. 300
I'll stop you right there...
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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