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.