Entertainment Weekly came up with a list of the top 100 movies of the last 25 years. I thought I'd start a meme, much like that one going around where you highlight the books that you've read or tried to read.
I've bolded the movies that I've watched and put asterisks next to the ones that I liked. Feel free to do this yourself!
1. Pulp Fiction (1994) **
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)
3. Titanic (1997)
4. Blue Velvet (1986)
5. Toy Story (1995)**
6. Saving Private Ryan (1998)**
7. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)**
9. Die Hard (1988)**
10. Moulin Rouge (2001)
11. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
12. The Matrix (1999)**
13. GoodFellas (1990)**
14. Crumb (1995)
15. Edward Scissorhands (1990)**
16. Boogie Nights (1997)
17. Jerry Maguire (1996)**
18. Do the Right Thing (1989)
19. Casino Royale (2006)**
20. The Lion King (1994)**
21. Schindler's List (1993)
22. Rushmore (1998)**
23. Memento (2001)**
24. A Room With a View (1986)
25. Shrek (2001)**
26. Hoop Dreams (1994)**
27. Aliens (1986)**
28. Wings of Desire (1988)
29. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)**
30. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)**
31. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
32. Fight Club (1999)**
33. The Breakfast Club (1985)**
34. Fargo (1996)**
35. The Incredibles (2004)
36. Spider-Man 2 (2004)**
37. Pretty Woman (1990)**
38. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)**
39. The Sixth Sense (1999)**
40. Speed (1994)**
41. Dazed and Confused (1993)
42. Clueless (1995)**
43. Gladiator (2000)
44. The Player (1992)
45. Rain Man (1988)**
46. Children of Men (2006)
47. Men in Black (1997)**
48. Scarface (1983)
49. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)**
50. The Piano (1993)
51. There Will Be Blood (2007)
52. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988)**
53. The Truman Show (1998)**
54. Fatal Attraction (1987)
55. Risky Business (1983)**
56. The Lives of Others (2006)
57. There’s Something About Mary (1998)**
58. Ghostbusters (1984)**
59. L.A. Confidential (1997)**
60. Scream (1996)**
61. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)**
62. sex, lies and videotape (1989)
63. Big (1988)**
64. No Country For Old Men (2007)
65. Dirty Dancing (1987)**
66. Natural Born Killers (1994)**
67. Donnie Brasco (1997)
68. Witness (1985)
69. All About My Mother (1999)**
70. Broadcast News (1987)
71. Unforgiven (1992)**
72. Thelma & Louise (1991)**
73. Office Space (1999)**
74. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
75. Out of Africa (1985)
76. The Departed (2006)**
77. Sid and Nancy (1986)
78. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)**
79. Waiting for Guffman (1996)**
80. Michael Clayton (2007)
81. Moonstruck (1987)**
82. Lost in Translation (2003)**
83. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)**
84. Sideways (2004)**
85. The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)**
86. Y Tu Mamá También (2002)**
87. Swingers (1996)
88. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)**
89. Breaking the Waves (1996)
90. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
91. Back to the Future (1985)**
92. Menace II Society (1993)
93. Ed Wood (1994)
94. Full Metal Jacket (1987)**
95. In the Mood for Love (2001)
96. Far From Heaven (2002)
97. Glory (1989)
98. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
99. The Blair Witch Project (1999)**
100. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)**
Are there any movies that you think should be on here that aren't? I'm wondering where The Princess Bride, Goldeneye, Groundhog Day, Clerks 1 or 2, Se7en, Shawshank Redemption, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Batman Begins are, personally.
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Definitely the Princess Bride. Maybe the big Lebowski
Comments by Amanda
I have seen all but: 24, 28, 44, 69, 77, 80, 86, 89, 92, 93, and 95.
I love every movie I see. Well, except that one I couldn't watch all the way through and had to return, but it's not on this list.
Comments by Poppy
I find it impossible to believe that you have not seen "This Is Spinal Tap" and "Children of Men"!! Both are absolute classics and essential viewing!
Comments by Dave2
p.s. I'm totally stealing this
Comments by Amanda
Oh and seriously, watch Children of Men. It's amazing.
Comments by Amanda
I've seen all of them except:
Blue Velvet
Schindler's List (I know)
Wings of Desire
The Lives of Others
All About My Mother
Lost in Translation
In the Mood for Love
Far From HeavenBreaking the Waves
But alot of them are foreign films and I'm a bit behind on those.
You HAVE to see Broadcast News though. Albert Brooks is amazing in it. One of my all-time favorites.
Comments by B.E. Earl
What's #62 doing on there? That movie sucked so much ass. What kind of crazy people came up with this list? And why does it make me so angry?
You MUST see Children of Men.
Comments by Jen
I will be doing this one tomorrow. I love movie memes.
I've seen 77 of them. A few of the I wish I hadn't, a lot of them I've seen more than once.
Comments by Jay
I don't understand how Austin Powers is on there but Heat is not. Heat is a great movie. And Shawshank and the Princess Bride should totally be on there.
Comments by Winter
you own twin peaks but have never seen blue velvet??
also, i gotta let you borrow boogie nights and there will be blood. pt anderson's the best.
Comments by jared
What? No Brokeback Mountain???
Comments by Andria
I'm surprised that you've never seen "Scarface".
"Say hello to my l'il friend"
Comments by Zom
Great meme, I shall totally steal!
I also can't understand why The Shawshank Redemption doesn't make the list when it's consistently in the top 5 movies on IMDB - maybe this was done by ticket sales?
Comments by Penelope
Another 100 list stolen! I'm going criminal. Hehehe.
At least Dude Where's My Car isn't there.
Comments by elfenkate
How have you not seen Spinal Tap? OMG. It's awesome. Christopher Guest rocks my socks.
Comments by AmyD
You starred The Blair Witch Project but haven't seen Blue Velvet?! I am ashamed of you!!!!!!!!!
CLUELESS??? CLUELESS is one of the greatest films. OMG! Like, coooome on! Whoever made this list should be shot.
I too wonder where some are: South Park the movie, The Cube, Memento, Kill Bill I and II, 21 Grams, Flatliners, Sin City, Identity, V for Vendetta....I am sure there are more.
Comments by DaDuck
Definitely stealing this for tomorrow. There are quite a few I haven't seen.
Comments by Karl
I'm really fucking confused man. Really confused. Seven didn't make it on the list? Shawshank? ANY of the Kevin Smith Classics?
And yet, you have seen Clueless and not Scarface.
Dude, you totally baffle me.
Comments by CP
You've never seen Scarface?!?!?!
Give me back your penis.
Comments by Miss Britt
if those fuckers can't put the princess bride on their list of so called greatest movies list, i ain't doing the meme.
oh wait...you said it was a "top" movies list. i wonder what they mean by top. regardless, i am still bitter about the omission.
Comments by hello haha narf
I haven't seen Brokeback either...but I own Moulin Rouge. It's one of my favorite movies. I'm a bit of a nut though. Scarface was on last night and I saw the ending. I thought Pacino's accent sucked in it.
Comments by Karen Sugarpants
Odd list eh? Wonder how they came to the films that are on there.
You haven't seen This is Spinal Tap? Really?
Comments by Nat
We have similar tastes, I think. I am going to do this one tomorrow. I agree with most of those that you named that weren't on the list and the ones I don't agree with, I just haven't seen yet. I have never seen Goldeneye or Clerks 1 or 2.
Comments by Shelli
I'm off to add this to today's post. I think George would've been okay with that. :)
Comments by Maria
Where is any movie from the Star Wars Sextology? What kind of crap is this? This is why I no longer read Entertainment Weekly.
They suck.
Comments by NYCWD
I just realized you've never seen Scarface. What kinda shit is that????????
Comments by Maria
You've never seen Boogie nights? Or dazed in confused? OR Children of men, schindlers list, scarface or no country for old men? You are serrriously missing out!
Comments by LylaLou
"I'm wondering where The Princess Bride, Goldeneye, Groundhog Day, Clerks 1 or 2, Se7en, Shawshank Redemption, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Batman Begins are, personally."
Totally agree. I also agree with those who mentioned The Big Lebowski.
And I'm stealing this for one day this week. Thanks for writing my blog for me, sweetie!
Comments by Gwen
I agree with your list of movies left out. American Psycho also did not make the cut. 3:10 to Yuma should have also been on there.
Entertainment Weekly is sometimes crap. Whatever, they try too hard to make you like the things they like....and if they don't like it, they disregard it. *shrug*
Comments by Cissa Fireheart
i still can't believe you don't like the LOTR trilogy.
who does this
Comments by Crys
Half of those movies were just OK. Not anything special, and shouldn't of made that list.
Clerks, Shawshank Redemption,The Princess Bride are all movies that never get old. I think EW is clueless.
Comments by themuttprincess
Hmm. I take it Iron Man is too new to make that list. :/
Comments by yoshi
You haven't seen "This Is Spinal Tap"? Oh honey, you're missing out. If you liked "Waiting for Guffman" and "Best in Show"(why isn't that on the list either?), you'll like it.
Comments by Finn
Something tells me a lot of men didn't go see Fatal Attraction.
I didn't like Gladiators either, but what's wrong with Napoleon Dynamite?
Comments by student teacher (mcat)
Schindler's List...
Well, we went to the theater at least. You would have seen it had you not wanted to make out the entire time. I can't believe we were seen and my parents found out!
Comments by Clown
How does Princess Bride not make the list? Its my favourite movie. Jerks.
Comments by Dragon
crumb is a really good documentary and i can let you borrow it if you like.
(actually you can borrow any of those that you haven't seen)
i can't believe shawshank isn't on there
Comments by liquid
OMG they missed the greatest movie of all time: TREMMORS!!!
eh... did Britt say to give her your penis BACK? When did she have it before? Seems to me there is a blog post missing arund here we all need to read.
Comments by Y2K survivor
I'd like to see Gattaca on this list and a few others.
Comments by Atomic Bombshell
I am horrified that you haven't seen:
This is Spinal Tap
Blue Velvet
Boogie Nights
Schindler's List
Drugstore Cowboy
SCARFACE?!
Dazed and Confused
Broadcast News....
Holy crap!
Go get all those movies.
Now.
Oh and go ahead and pencil me in for December. Haha
Also, my computer is back but man is it ever messed up/ missing shit! My dude is going to have to fix this crap... asshole... (him - not you!)
Comments by Sybil Law
I'm surprised I've seen most of them. Usually I do horribly at these what have you read/watched things.
Breaking the Waves (1996)
I love this movie. Glad to see it on the list. (Yes, I'm a total girl.)
Comments by Kathy
Add me to the list of people screaming "you haven't seen Spinal Tap?!!!" You should probably rent it tonight.
Comments by Jeff
I'm going to say this quietly but still I will get my head bitten off...
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Empire Records.
Comments by Bec
I thought Shawshank right off the bat! Add in The Color Purple for me too! And lately, The Departed.
Comments by Kay
I'm ashamed of the movies I haven't seen.
I'm more ashamed of the movies you haven't seen.
I'm most ashamed of the movies we made together.
Comments by whall
I've seen 51. Hmmmm, need to watch more.
Comments by Coal Miner's Granddaughter
How could you NOT have seen Spinal Tap.
For shame.
Comments by Jenny, Bloggess
You seriously have not seen Boogie Nights?
WTF?
And I agree, Shawshank, and Clerks should for SURE be on that list.
Go rent Boogie Nights....if for nothing else for the hilarious bad porn scenes.
Comments by Stephanie
Amanda, any cult classic like Lebowski that has taken on the life of its own like that deserves to be on the list.
Poppy, you love every movie you see? Crazy Poppy.
Dave2, I tried to watch Spinal Tap a while ago and just couldn't get into it. And Children of Men is on my list of movies to watch.
Amanda, have at it!
BE Earl, I haven't seen Schindler's List either and probably never will.
Jen, I heard that "sex, lies and videotape" was a good flick. No?
Jay, a lot of them are favorites that I can quote from memory, too.
Winter, Heat is a great one, too.
Jared, There Will Be Blood is on my list to watch soon.
Andria, it's #31. Or did you mean that I haven't seen it? I just haven't gotten around to watching it, yet.
Zom, it's been so glorified that I know I'll hate it. It's like Taxi Driver. Worst. Movie. Ever.
Penelope, I think it was done by crackheads.
Elfenkate, thank God.
AmyD, I couldn't get into it.
DaDuck, Blair Witch was a brilliant experiment when it came out. And Clueless is #42. South Park is on there, too.
Karl, better get watchin'!
CP, Clueless is a classic. Scarface is overrated.
Britt, I haven't seen most movies from the early 80s.
Hello, actually, EW called them the "new" classics.
Karen, that's why I think I won't like Scarface.
Nat, just never got into it when I tried to watch it.
Shelli, you've never seen the Clerks movies? Sigh.
Maria, you've seen way too many fucking movies.
NYCWD, well, it's only the last 25 years, so that would only include Return of the Jedi. None of the new ones deserve to be included. They're not classic in any way.
LylaLou, some of those are on my list to watch.
Gwen, anytime. Want me to talk about my period next?
Cissa, American Psycho is not that good, compared to the book, and 3:10 to Yuma was a bit slow to be a classic.
Crystal, clearly I am someone of exquisite taste. And Peter Jackson is a hack.
TMP, yeah, me too.
Yoshi, I think we have to see how it ages to call it a "classic".
Finn, I do love the Christopher Guest films, but I couldn't get into Spinal Tap.
Student Teacher, if it wasn't for the ending of Napoleon Dynamite, it would be one of the worst movies ever. As it is, it just barely squeaks by at actually being a movie.
Clown, you kept putting your hand in my pants.
Dragon, one of my favorites, too.
Liquid, I've heard it's good.
Y2K, Tremors is a classic in its own way.
Atomic Bombshell, I'd never think of Gattaca as being classic, although I did enjoy it.
Sybil Law, meh - none of those sound like worth watching.
Kathy, I've never even heard of Breaking the Waves.
Jeff, I'm surprised there's not an angry mob holding me down in front of the TV now.
Bec, I LOVE Empire Records!
Kay, The Departed is on the list.
Whall, but those movies were special!
Heather, I bet if they were a top 100 sci fi movies, you'd have seen more.
Jenny, I just couldn't get into it. I was bored!
Stephanie, I'll watch Boogie Nights one of these days.
Comments by Avitable
I'm also a liar.
So, ya know, figure that one out.
I hate anything with Pauly Shore in it.
Comments by Poppy
Me too, except I think "In the Army Now" was a surprisingly good movie.
Comments by Avitable
I'm trying to decide if I've seen that.
It tickles my brain, but not enough to know if I only saw a commercial or I saw the whole movie.
When I am done having Netflix on hiatus I will carefully consider renting it.
Comments by Poppy
It was the only Pauly Shore movie that actually had some semblance of plot and character building.
Comments by Avitable
I was thinking the same thing. Where's The Princess Bride???
Comments by Black Belt Mama
You sound just like Brad the way you say that. LOL He always is annoyed when I don't like movies he likes or I haven't seen movies that he thinks are classics.
I have done this meme. It will be published on Wednesday.
Comments by Shelli
BBM, it should be on the top of the list.
Shelli, now you just need to expand your repertoire!
Comments by Avitable
yeah i stole it too!!! great post
Comments by ed
A lot of your favorites are the same as mine. Good Fellas, The Departed, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Jerry Maguire, Back To The Future... all kick ass movies.
Comments by martymankins
Ed, great steal!
Marty, actually, The Talented Mr. Ripley is one I didn't care for.
Comments by Avitable
aaaaaaaaaaah yes, I missed south park. ooops.
But Clueless? How in the HELL did that get on there!!!???
ugh!
No way did I mean to imply that it was a great movie!!!!!
Comments by DaDuck
DaDuck, Clueless is an excellent film. It's very clever, especially as an adaptation of Emma.
Comments by Avitable
For starters, how could you never see Blue Velvet?
Also, Children of Men is fairly recent–but still pretty much incredible. Netflix, please.
Comments by Jordie