I’m not going to rank anything, but I’ll list some of my favorites from each decade.
For the most part, I’ll stick to movies I’ve seen multiple times. But that’s just a guideline really.
2000’s
(obviously
I’ve seen a lot more recent movies than old ones)
Crash (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Pirates of the
City of
The Pianist (2002)
Adaptation. (2002)
About Schmidt (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The
Minority Report (2002)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Training Day (2001)
Amelie (2001)
Gladiator (2000)
Almost Famous (2000)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
1990’s
The Matrix (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Toy Story (1995)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Se7en (1995)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Schindler's List (1993)
Goodfellas (1990)
1980’s
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Amadeus (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Vacation (1983)
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
Raging Bull (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970’s
Star Wars Episode IV: A
Annie Hall (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Network (1976)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The Godfather, Part 2 (1974)
The Sting (1973)
The Godfather (1972)
A Clockwork
1960’s
Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid (1969)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Bonnie and
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly (1966)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
The
1950’s
Some Like It Hot (1959)
12 Angry Men (1957)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
High Noon (1952)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
1940’s
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Best Years of our Lives (1946)
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
1930’s
Top Hat (1935)
King Kong (1933)
City Lights (1931)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
1920’s
The Gold Rush (1925)