Commando, Predator, or True Lies I can't decide.

SLC Punk

Too many favorites really so

Drama and overall #1 regardless of genre: Godfather
Sci-Fi: Star Wars
Action: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Spoof: Airplane
Comedy: Groundhog Day
Teen Comedy: Ferris Bueller's Day Off or The Breakfast Club
Coming of Age: Vision Quest
Horror: Jaws
Mob: Goodfellas
War: Full Metal Jacket
Historical Period: Braveheart or Last of the Mohicans
Fantasy: Lord of the Rings III: Return of the King
Suspense/Thriller: Silence of the Lambs
Crime: O' Brother Where Art Thou
RomCom: Princess Bride
Romance: Pride and Prejudice
Roadtrip: Fandango
Prison: Shawshank Redemption
Superhero: Avengers Endgame tied with The Dark Knight
Film Noir/Neo-Noir: Mulholland Dr.
Independent/Cult: Pulp Fiction
Western: Tombstone
Black Dark Comedy: Dr. Strangelove
Animated: Toy Story
Music Biopic: Walk the Line
Musical: Chicago
Documentary: When We Were Kings tied with Man on Wire
Foreign: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon or Parasite
Christmas: Scrooged or A Christmas Story

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Big Trouble in Little China

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They might not be the "best" movie ever but damn I love these two movies

I change my answer. It's gotta be
Vision Quest

Shakes the Clown said:

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ahem

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Lol!

ApachePilot said:

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I change my answer. It's gotta be
Vision Quest

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truth

That's why it should be #1

O Brother, Where Art Thou

A Man For All Seasons

Jurassic Park

Thanks for the bump. Time to update my list.

Drama and overall #1 regardless of genre: Godfather
Sci-Fi: Star Wars
Action: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Spoof: Airplane
Comedy: Groundhog Day
Teen Comedy: Ferris Bueller's Day Off or The Breakfast Club
R rated Comedy: Tropic Thunder
Coming of Age: Stand by Me
Horror: Jaws
Mob: Goodfellas
War: Full Metal Jacket
Historical Period: Braveheart or Last of the Mohicans
Fantasy: Lord of the Rings III: Return of the King
Suspense/Thriller: Silence of the Lambs and Se7en (tied)
Techno-Thriller: Hunt for Red October
Spy: Goldfinger or Skyfall
Crime: Oceans 11
Space: The Martian
Dramedy: O' Brother Where Art Thou
RomCom: Princess Bride
Romance: Pride and Prejudice
Roadtrip: Fandango
Prison: Shawshank Redemption
Superhero: Avengers Endgame tied with The Dark Knight
Film Noir/Neo-Noir: Mulholland Dr.
Independent/Cult: Pulp Fiction
Western: Tombstone
Dark Comedy: Dr. Strangelove
Animated: Toy Story
Music Biopic: Bohemian Rhapsody or Elvis
Biopic: Lawrence of Arabia or Oppenheimer
Musical: Chicago
Musical Comedy: The Producers
Documentary: When We Were Kings tied with Man on Wire
Foreign: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon or Parasite
Christmas: Scrooged or A Christmas Story

My take on this list:


Overall #1 regardless of genre: The Empire Strikes Back
Drama: Unforgiven
Sci-Fi: Alien
Action: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Spoof: Airplane
Comedy: Blazing Saddles
Teen Comedy: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
R rated Comedy: Animal House
Coming of Age: American Graffiti
Horror: Jaws
Mob: The Godfather
War: Tora! Tora! Tora!
Historical Period: The Patriot
Fantasy: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Suspense/Thriller: Silence of the Lambs
Crime: Oceans 11
Space: Apollo 13
Dramedy: Forrest Gump
RomCom: There's Something About Mary
Romance: Casablanca
Roadtrip: Logan
Prison: Escape From Alcatraz
Superhero: Avengers Infinity War + Avengers Endgame
Film Noir/Neo-Noir: Blade Runner
Independent/Cult: Halloween
Western: The Searchers
Dark Comedy: Dr. Strangelove
Animated: Beauty and the Beast
Music Biopic: Elvis
Biopic: Patton
Musical: Amadeus
Musical Comedy: The Blues Brothers
Documentary: They Shall Not Grow Old
Foreign: Letters From Iwo Jima (not entirely foreign given it was an American & Japanese production)
Christmas: It's a Wonderful Life

Great list you have awesome taste and we have many the same.



I did not like leaving Alien out, almost created a sci-fi horror sub category for it.

My top overall (Godfather) allowed me two mob movies (with Goodfellas) in my favorite genre.

You got 2 sci-fi the same way with SW:ESB overall and Alien in sci-fi.

Mine:


Overall #1 regardless of genre: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Drama: There will be Blood
Sci-Fi: The Martian
Action: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Spoof: Best in Show
Comedy: Bad Santa
Teen Comedy: American Pie
R rated Comedy: Superbad
Coming of Age: Boyhood
Horror: Alien
Mob: Casino
War: Saving Private Ryan
Historical Period: Master and Commander
Fantasy: LOTR: The Two Towers
Suspense/Thriller: Hunt for Red October
Crime: Ocean's 11
Space: The Right Stuff. Too difficult to pick
Dramedy: Wolf of Wall Street
RomCom: Smokey and the Bandit
Romance: Butt Bongo Fiesta 4
Roadtrip: Road Trip
Prison: Shawshank
Superhero: N/A. These movies suck.
Film Noir/Neo-Noir: Is Reservoir Dogs considered neo-noir? If so, that.
Independent/Cult: Dazed and Confused or Office Space
Western: No Country for Old Men
Dark Comedy: Dr. Strangelove
Animated: Toy Story
Music Biopic: Walk the Line
Biopic: Lawrence of Arabia
Musical: The Music Man
Musical Comedy: The Blues Brothers
Documentary: They Shall Not Grow Old
Foreign: Das Boot
Christmas: Christmas Vacation

Oh god your list made me realize I had to have Hunt for Red October but I don't consider it pure thriller/suspense and used the term I found under Wiki of techno thriller. And Connery made me realize I had no Bond films so I added Spy category as well.

Noticing some unanimous ones so far:

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Oceans 11
Dr. Strangelove
Shawshank

Zombie Jon Snow said:

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Noticing some unanimous ones so far:

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Oceans 11
Dr. Strangelove
Shawshank

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Out cold and eurotrip got star'd 30 times. 30

I can only assume many people use blue stars sarcastically - i know I do.

Zombie Jon Snow said:

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Oh god your list made me realize I had to have Hunt for Red October but I don't consider it pure thriller/suspense and used the term I found under Wiki of techno thriller. And Connery made me realize I had no Bond films so I added Spy category as well.

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Yea, I had to "pigeon hole" a few movies on my list because the category/genre match up wasn't clean, or its more natural category was already taken up by another movie. HFRO is probably a top 10 all time movie for me--couldn't leave it out.

North by Northwest, Patton, Star Wars

Ben-Hur

Cinco Ranch Aggie said:

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My take on this list:



Christmas: It's a Wonderful Life

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They Shall Not Grow Old is currently on Netflix! Have been meaning to watch for a long time now. Will knock out later this week maybe.

Zombie Jon Snow said:

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Mine:

Drama and overall #1 regardless of genre: Forest Gump
Sci-Fi: Star Wars
Action: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Spoof: Airplane
Comedy: Wedding Crashers
Teen Comedy: Goonies
Coming of Age: Stand by me
Horror: Exorcist
Mob: Goodfellas
War: Thin Red Line
Historical Period: Saving Private Ryan
Fantasy: Lord of the Rings
Suspense/Thriller: Silence of the Lambs
Crime: Usual Suspects
RomCom: Princess Bride
Romance: Don Juan DeMarco
Roadtrip: Sure Thing
Prison: Shawshank Redemption
Superhero: Excalibur (I had to get this one on here somewhere)
Film Noir/Neo-Noir: Can't stand this genre
Independent/Cult: Reservoir Dogs
Western: Tombstone
Black Dark Comedy: Fargo
Animated: Toy Story
Music Biopic: Walk the Line
Musical: Les Misrables.
Documentary: The Burning Desire... if you don't agree your a 2%!!
Foreign: Cinema Paradiso
Christmas: A Christmas Story

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ETA Sorry, can't get to gray box to disappear without killing the original list

Congo

Bumping this thread because this is a fun topic and interesting to put together a list for. Recent Top 10 movies of the 21st century thread reminded me of this...

Overall #1 regardless of genre: Shawshank Redemption
Drama: Good Will Hunting
Sci-Fi: Star Wars
Action: Top Gun: Maverick
Spoof: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Comedy: Dumb and Dumber
Teen Comedy: 10 Things I Hate About You
R rated Comedy: Superbad
Coming of Age: Boyhood
Horror: Alien
Mob: Godfather Part II
War: The Longest Day (This is one of the toughest of these categories...on any given day I could give a different answer here)
Historical Period: Master and Commander
Fantasy: Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers
Suspense/Thriller: Se7en
Crime: The Silence of the Lambs
Space: Interstellar
Dramedy: My Cousin Vinny
RomCom: Does Wedding Crashers count? I'll throw that in if it does. Otherwise I'll take Shakespeare in Love
Romance: About Time
Roadtrip: Little Miss Sunshine
Prison: American History X
Superhero: The Dark Knight
Film Noir/Neo-Noir: Blade Runner
Independent/Cult: Dazed and Confused
Western: El Dorado (John Wayne, James Caan)
Dark Comedy: Bernie
Animated: Toy Story
Music Biopic: Amadeus
Biopic: Catch Me If You Can
Musical: The Greatest Showman
Musical Comedy: School of Rock (Hope that counts)
Documentary: Man On Wire - Have the movie poster in my garage
Foreign: Seven Samurai
Christmas: Die Hard...if you're twisting my arm for a more traditional one, give me Home Alone

Raiders of the Lost Ark. Best movie that's ever been made or will ever be made.

Shawshank for me. Tim Robbins is an average actor. The movie was done so well you don't even notice it.

some off the top of my head -

overall 3-way tie: Godfather, Godfather2 & Casablanca
rom-com: It Happened One Night (hitchhiker scene, wedding scene has been copied numerous times, The Walls of Jericho ending!)
Documentary: Hoop Dreams (amazing they captured years of 2 young men, and the adults who selfishly use them)
World War 2: Best Years of Our Lives (starring actual soldier and real life after war issues)
Recent Classic: Parasite (the class distinction and manipulation was incredibly portrayed)
Ending, 2-way tie: Casablanca (start of a beautiful friendship), City Lights (Chaplin's brave smile while his flower wilts)

Surprised that Back to the Future has not been mentioned. Need a "time travel" category.

The Godfather parts 1 and 2
There Will be Blood
No Country for Old Men