Top 30 movie list

I tried doing a top 20, but it was impossible.


30.Silence of the Lambs
Anthony Hopkins appeared for 16 minutes I think. He also won an Oscar for that performance. That says something.

29. Fargo
This is a great movie. It mixes comedy with suspense. Steve Buscemi and Frances McDormand both give great performances. I love Buscemi

28. The Lion King
It was the first movie I watched and could understand the words. I think I was like 5 when I saw it.

27. Usual Suspects
This movie has the greatest twist ever. The way you just see everything happen is amazing.

26.Gran Torino
I love this movie. It was such a quick film to watch and the premise was so simple. But the symbolism in the movie was pure magic. I loved it.

25. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
This Sergio Leone classic is the end of "The Man With No Name" trilogy. Clint Eastwood was pure magic, but so were his supporting cast.

24.Shawshank Redemption
This movie is a classic. If you have seen this movie, words need not to be spoken.

23. Spartacus
This movie was made in 1960. 1960. This movie is one of the most intense movies I have ever seen. It was almost as fun to watch as Gladiator. But when Kirk Douglas spears that egyptian dude.. that was awesome.

22. Godfather Part I.
I love this movie. I consider it one of the successes in film making history. The reason this is not ranked higher is because I fell asleep during the movie, not becasue of the movie, but becasue I was incredibly tired. I love this movie, but there are more I prefer over it.

21.Godfather Part II
I loved this movie. Way more than the first one.


20. The Untouchables
This is a great movie. Very underrated and not talked about enough. This is an incredible movie. Everyone does a GREAT job acting, from the bottom to the top of the cast list. Robert DeNiro, Kevin Costner, Sean Connery was incredible, and a young Andy Garcia surprised me.

19. American Beauty
This is one of Kevin Spacey's classics. Not many know about this funny movie due to its controversial subject, but i love it. Spacey validated himself with his movie by getting an Oscar, not that he needed to.

18. The Wrestler
The movie has such a simple premise and such a simple story. Nothing was forced down our throats and everything seemed so real. I guess because Rourke was going through something similar.

17. The Big Lebowski
If you are a guy, you love The Big Lebowski. That's it dude.

16.Dirty Dozen
Crazy fun

15. Traffic
I love this movie. I don't know why. Everyone did so well. Micheal Douglas was great and Bencio Del Toro was amazing. I love the guy. He was so good during the 90s.

14. District 9
Such a great movie. Not only was it smart, it was fun as hell to watch. When he gets into that machine at the end. OH OH OH OH. That was crazy.

13. Requiem for A Dream
This one was one of the fucked up movies I was not use to during my beginning days as a movie hobbyist. This was a crazy movie. I have never seen a movie jam their message down the audiences' throat like RfaD.

12.Se7en
Kevin Spacey is god.

11.One Flew over the Cuckoo's nest
I've read the book. I love the movie. I prefer it over the book, not because it is better. But it's so different. But different in a good way, the movie is not narrated by the chief unlike in the book. The story itself works so well. Jack Nicholson's change to insanity is so sad. You really want to kill Ratchet at the end.This is a crazy movie about a crazy guy played by a crazy actor.



10. Inception and Dark Knight and Memento and the Prestige
I kind of cheated, but who cares. I love all of these movies. ALL OF THEM. with a burning passion.
Inception was an incredible movie, evident by the response it got afterwards. Dark Knight was a great superhero movie, but more importantly it was a great crime drama. Memento was one of Christopher Nolan's early work and is a mindfuck. Honestly, if The Prestige came after Inception, Christopher Nolan would be viewed as a god.


9. Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Reservoir Dogs and Inglourious Basterds
These movies were so different, but you can tell that QT had something to do with these movies. Quentin Tarantino may be a freak, but he is one of the greatest creative minds in Hollywood.  All of these movies are incredible. Out of these four movies, RD is my favorite, then PF, then IG, then JB. I absolutely LOVE Reservoir Dogs.


8. Fight Club
One of the cult classics of the 90s. One movie that everyone has seen and one of the greatest quotes of all time. "Welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: you DO NOT talk about Fight Club!"

7. City of God
One of the rare gems in cinema history. It's a foreign film about the slums of Rio De Janero. It's an incredible film that I just love watching over and over again.

6. Chinatown
Jack Nicholson is a great actor. He is such a class act and his acting is so unique. He's kind of like Leo DiCaprio. He plays the same guy nearly in every movie, but the way he does it, it makes it fresh. The story is so captivating with a great twist at the end.

5. Raging Bull
Martin Scorsese and Robert DeNiro meet up to create one of DeNiro's, if not the greatest, piece of work ever. I love this movie with all my heart. Bob and Joe Pesci are so good. Like beyond words. DeNiro's commitment to acting is evident as seen through his 60 lb weight gain. And the Jail scene is one of the most emotional scenes I have seen.

4. Taxi Driver
This movie is crazy. Literally crazy. Everytime I watch it, i realize how crazy Travis truly is. His true motives, his attention to detail, it's scary. Robert DeNiro is incredible in this movie.

3 Deer Hunter
I can't believe I almost missed this movie. This movie is an incredible movie. Really solidified Robert DeNiro's legacy. Christopher Walken is actually a great actor. I always saw him as a joke, but the man can act. It's a touching story, that makes you feel for every character in the movie. I love it. Meryl Streep is also very good in the movie.

2. Apocalypse Now
Talk about an epic film. Seriously. Nothing can touch Apocalypse Now. From the beginning to end, there is an eerie tone to the film. When you start watching, you don't know what's going on, you're a little grossed out, but don't know from what. But you keep watching. Martin Sheen is incredible and starts of with a great opening scene. He is so creepy, but it works. Marlon Brando is godlike at the end. The cast is incredible. Francis Ford Copolla proves that he is one of the greatest directors ever.

1. American History X
I love this movie. I love it. I don't care what anyone else says. This is my favorite film of all time. I can safely say that. 1 and 2 are so close, but 1 definitely wins out. Edward Norton puts on the greatest performance I have seen from an actor. Have you seen Edward Norton? He is such a lovable guy, that you can't see him with a swastika across the chest. He is stupid good. Edward Furlong does a great job as Danny Vinyard. No one did a bad job. This, Reservoir Dogs, and Dark Knight are the only films I have on Blu-ray. I would never spend that much on a movie I did not love.

Honorable Mentions:
Kill Bill
Scarface
Donnie Darko
Snatch
Lock, Stock, and Two smoking Barrels
3:10 to Yuma
Unforgiven
Gran Torino



I left out so much movies. I would have done a top 50 but i have no time. Note that I love all these movies. Just because a film is 30, does not mean it's a bad film. Its a great film, and out of all the ones I have seen, it's in the top tier. See all of these films. Note some of them may be out of order due to time constraints, but for the most part pretty much in order. And if a movie is in the top 5, I love it so much. like with all my heart. But Chinatown is crazy good. There are not enough spaces in my top 5.

Top fave actors
10. Bencio Del Toro
9.Russell Crowe
8.Don Cheadle
7.Clint Eastwood
6.Jason Statham
5. Tim Roth
4.Jack Nicholson
3.Brad Pitt
2.Robert DeNiro
1.Edward Norton