The Top 101 Movies of All Time and Don’t Expect ET or Star Wars on This List

I’ve been keeping a list of my favorite movies viewed over the last 10-15 years (mostly via my Netflix subscription and my local rental place).  The list doesn’t include too many blockbusters, but I can guarantee that each movie will blow your mind and make you re-think life or some specific topic.  Here’s the list (in no particular order):

1. Fracture
2. La Strada
3. The Circle
4. Cache
5. The House of Sand
6. Syriana (2005)
7. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
8. Match Point (2005)
9. Munich (2005)
10. The Squid and the Whale (2005)
11. Mysterious Skin (2005)
12. The Best of Youth (2005) – warning 6 hours long
13. Murderball (2005)
14. Capote (2005)
15. Gilles’ Wife (2005)
16. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
17. Lost in Translation (2004)
18. Primer (2004) *
19. City of God (2002) *
20. Finding Neverland (2004) *
21. Hotel Rwanda (2005) *
22. I’m Not Scared (2003)
23. Kinsey (2004)
24. Maria Full of Grace (2004) *
25. Million Dollar Baby (2004) *
26. Respiro (2004)
27. 21 Grams (2003)
28. Mystic River (2003) *
29. Raising Victor Vargas (2003)
30. Bowing for Columbine (2002?) *
31. Pornstar (2002)
32. The Deep End (2002)
33. Liam (2001)
34. Storytelling (2001)
35. The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
36. With a Friend Like Harry (2000)
37. The Son’s Room (2001) *
38. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
39. Lord of the Ring: Part II (2002)
40. Amelie (2001)
41. Lantana (2001)
42. Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001)
43. Notorious (1946)
44. Croupier (2000)
45. Touch of Evil (1958(
46. The Luzhin Defence (2001)
47. Gosford Park (2001)
48. The Shipping News (2001)
49. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
50. Monster’s Ball (2002) *
51. Mulholland Drive (2001)
52. Sudden Fear (1952)
53. Pollock (2000) *
54. Besieged: Platinum Edition (1998)
55. Wall Street (1987) *
56. The Dinner Game (1998)
57. Kikujiro (2000)
58. State and Main (2000)
59. Winter Sleepers (2000)
60. Yi Yi (2000) *
61. The Terrorist (1999)
62. The Color Of Paradise (1999)
63. Requiem for a Dream: Special Edition (2000)
64. Urbania (2000)
65. The Ice Storm (1997) *
66. Before Night Falls (2000) *
67. Romance: Director’s Cut (1999)
68. The 400 Blows (1959) *
69. Happiness (1998)
70. Third Man: Criterion Collection (1949)
71. Shower (1999) *
72. Odd Man Out (1947)
73. Dr. Strangelove: Special Edition *
74.  The Contender (2000)
75. Cecil B. Demented (2000)
76. Return of Martin Guerre: Director’s Cut (1982) *
77. My Favorite Season (1993)
78. High Plains Drifter (1973) *
79. Faraway, So Close! (1993) *
80. Bound: Special Edition (1996)
81. Farewell My Concubine (1993)
82. East/West (2000)
83. All About My Mother (1999)
84. The Five Senses (1999)
85. Happy, Texas (1999)
86. Breaker Morant (1980)
87. Ponette (1996)
88. Run Lola Run (1998)
89.  Il Grido (1957) *
90. The Limey (1999)
91. Felicia’s Journey (1999)
92. Sling Blade (1996)
93. The Cell (2000)
94. Cube: Special Edition (1998)
95. Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
96. The Dreamlife of Angels (1998) *
97. My Dinner with Andre (1981) *
98. Brazil (1985) *
99. The Bicycle Thief (1948) *
100. The City Of Lost Children (1995)
101. Startup.com (2001)

* The starred movies were particularly good in my opinion.