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| the best movies ever |
| absolutelty the best the Gadfly's favorite movies |
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| changes and new additions to the list |
| The Life Aquatic **** Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind **** Adaptation **** PeeWee's Big Adventure *** |
| (in order of greatness) The Mission (1986) - Roland Joffe The Meaning of Life (1983) - Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones The Shawshank Redemption (1984) - Frank Darabont Airplane! (1980) - Jim Abrahams & David Zucker Empire of the Sun (1987) - Steven Spielberg Raising Arizona (1987) - Joel & Ethan Coen This is Spinal Tap (1984) - Rob Reiner One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - Milos Forman O Brother! Where Art Thou? (2000) - Joel & Ethan Coen Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) - Norman Jewison The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966) - Sergio Leone Donnie Brasco (1997) - Mike Newell Stand By Me (1986) - Rob Reiner Life is Beautiful (1997) - Roberto Benigni The House of Spirits (1993) - Bille August The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) - Wes Anderson Life of Brian (1979) - Terry Jones Punch Drunk Love (2002) - Paul Thomas Anderson Best in Show (2000) - Christopher Guest Run Lola Run (1998) - Tom Tykwer The Quest for the Holy Grail (1975) - Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones Meet the Parents (2000) - Jay Roach Schindler's List (1993) - Steven Spielberg The Big Lebowski (1998) - Joel & Ethan Coen Fargo (1996) - Joel & Ethan Coen Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) - Mel Brooks Mars Attacks! (1996) - Tim Burton Romeo and Juliet (1996) - Baz Luhrmann Ma Vie en Rose (1997) - Alain Berliner Adaptation (2002) - Spike Jonze Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (2002) - Steve Oedekirk Hot Shots (1991) - Jim Abraham American History X (1998) - Tony Kaye Hairspray (1988) - John Waters Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) - Andrew Bergman Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) - Terry Gilliam Dancer in the Dark (2000) - Lars von Trier Being John Malkovich (2000) - Spike Jonze Polyester (1981) John Waters Planes, Trains, & Automobiles (1987) - John Hughes Hedwig & the Angry Inch (2001) - John C. Mitchell American Beauty (1999) - Sam Mendes National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) - Harold Ramis Les Miserables (1998) - Bille Auguste Canadian Bacon (1995) - Michael Moore Pecker (1998) - John Waters Groundhog Day (1993) - Harold Ramis E.T. (1982) - Steven Spielberg Untamed Heart (1993) - Tony Bill Braveheart (1995) - Mel Gibson Zoolander (2001) - Ben Stiller |