The 100 Greatest Films of the 20th Century


The following is the 100 Greatest Films of the 20th Century according to me. I judged each film based on lead actor and actresses, supporting cast, directing, cinematography and overall atmosphere of the film.

 

1. Casablanca

2. Citizen Kane

3. Gone With the Wind

4. The Maltese Falcon

5. My Fair Lady

6. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

7. The Wizard of Oz

8. The Birth of a Nation

9. Now, Voyager

10. Hamlet (1996)

11. Some Like it Hot

12. The English Patient

13. It's a Wonderful Life

14. The Godfather

15. Ben-Hur

16. It Happened One Night

17. The African Queen

18. Rebel Without a Cause

19. The Graduate

20. From Here to Eternity

21. The Philadelphia Story

22. Saving Private Ryan

23. The Great Dictator

24. All About Eve

25. The Gold Rush

26. The Bridge on the River Kwai

27. Psycho

28. The Silence of the Lambs

29. The King and I

30. To Kill a Mockingbird

31. A Streetcar Named Desire

32. Lawrence of Arabia

33. The Godfather Part II

34. Modern Times

35. Giant

36. Breakfast at Tiffany's

37. Tootsie

38. All the President's Men

39. Raiders of the Lost Arc

40. Apocalypse Now

41. 12 Angry Men

42. As Good As It Gets

43. The Great Escape

44. Key Largo

45. The Sound of Music

46. On the Waterfront

47. That Thing You Do

48. Anastasia

49. West Side Story

50. Star Wars

51. Frankenstein

52. The Lion King

53. Duck Soup

54. The Invisible Man

55. Alice in Wonderland

56. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

57. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

58. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

59. LA Confidential

60. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

61. Dracula (1931)

62. Sunset Boulevard

63. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

64. Dangerous Liaisons

65. Forrest Gump

66. The Empire Strikes Back

67. The Petrified Forest

68. Rocky

69. Much Ado About Nothing

70. Braveheart

71. American Graffiti

72. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

73. Chaplin

74. Dark Victory

75. Ed Wood

76. East of Eden

77. Schindler's List

78. Woman of the Year

79. Grease

80. Cat Ballou

81. E.T

82. Philadelphia

83. Lilies of the Field

84. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

85. Quiz Show

86. Glory

87. Spartacus

88. Sabrina

89. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

90. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane

91. Wings

92. The Sting

93. A Man for All Seasons

94. Singin' in the Rain

95. Yankee Doodle Dandy

96. Raging Bull

97. 2001: A Space Odyssey

98. The Godfather Part III

99. Chinatown

100. High Noon

 

 

Did I miss any films, or would you like information on these film, e-mail me at [email protected].

The idea for this top 100 list came about after watching the AFI (American Film Institute) blunder their way through their best 100. I do not recommend it, but if you want you can see their list at www.afionline.com.

 

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