The 5 Greatest Movies of the Past 15 Years

[istewart]

Off the top of my head, I think:

The Silence of the Lambs
Pulp Fiction
The Shawshank Redemption
American History X
Jingle All the Way

Thoughts?

[shant]

I would put Goodfellas in there somewhere.

[Shoe]

Braveheart

[jason_t]

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I would put Goodfellas in there somewhere.

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Instead of Silence of The Lambs, fo shizzle.

[Clarkmeister]

The funny thing is that I agree about Pulp and Shawshank being on the list, and both finished behind Gump for best picture. That was the year I stopped watching awards shows of any kind as I realized I didn't give a rats ass about what other people thought.

[slickpoppa]

Kazaam and Cool as Ice should be on there as well

[istewart]

Gump is quite leet. However it almost seems trite to me at this point. I've probably just seen Sinise's legless body too many times.

[istewart]

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I would put Goodfellas in there somewhere.

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Instead of Silence of The Lambs, fo shizzle.

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Big negatory here. Scorcese = overrated. Goodfellas is worth putting on the list though, but it shouldn't replace SOTL.

[ucfryan]

Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, Heat, Forrest Gump.

[slickpoppa]

I'd put American Beauty ahead of American History X easily

[jason_t]

Pulp Fiction
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Shawshank Redemption
Mystic River
American Beauty

[istewart]

American Beauty might come in 10th or so for me. I'd probably put Usual Suspects before it.

[Eurotrash]

I would like to suggest The Usual Suspects.

[shant]

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I would put Goodfellas in there somewhere.

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Instead of Silence of The Lambs, fo shizzle.

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Big negatory here. Scorcese = overrated. Goodfellas is worth putting on the list though, but it shouldn't replace SOTL.

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While Scorcese may be overrated, Goodfellas, in my opinion, is one of the best films of the last 15 years. It has a timless quality, and repeated watchability.

And I can't believe I forgot to mention The Usual Suspects.

[Clarkmeister]

I think regarding the 3 Extended Edition Lord of the Rings movies as one long-ass movie definitely belongs on the list.

[istewart]

I am adamantly opposed to putting LOTR on my list but of course I can see the argument of people who do so.

[shant]

Couple more I just thought of:

Fight Club
The Game

[istewart]

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Couple more I just thought of:

Fight Club
The Game

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With Douglas and Paltrow? Wtf?

[shant]

Paltrow? No I think you're thinking of something else. I'm thinking of the Fincher movie with Doublas and Sean Penn.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119174/

[jason_t]

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With Douglas and Paltrow? Wtf?

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A Perfect Murder.

[Phoenix1010]

The Last of the Mohicans
American Beauty
Memento
The Usual Suspects
Kindergarten Cop

It's not a tumor!!

[shant]

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Memento

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nh

[jason_t]

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Memento

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If you are going to choose a Christopher Nolan movie, you have to choose Following.

[Chairman Wood]

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Forrest Gump
Pulp Fiction
Schindler's List
Joe Dirt

[Stuey]

The Princess Bride
Raising Arizona
The Three Amigos
Braveheart
Slapshot

[The Dude]

Hotel Rwanda would be at the top of my list.

[jason_t]

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Hotel Rwanda would be at the top of my list.

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This is the only movie I've ever been to where it felt like the whole audience was crying.

[Chairman Wood]

I'm quite positive that the Princess Bride is the only one that is eligible.

[Shaman]

The Last Samurai

K-Pax

Gump and Shawshank, of course.

[Clarkmeister]

In no order:

Pulp Fiction
Shawshank Redemption
Extended Edition LOTR counting as one long 12 hour movie
Saving Private Ryan
Braveheart

[Clarkmeister]

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I'm quite positive that the Princess Bride is the only one that is eligible.

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Wow are you wrong. Princess Bride was 1987. Braveheart was 1995.

[Phoenix1010]

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Hotel Rwanda would be at the top of my list.

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This is the only movie I've ever been to where it felt like the whole audience was crying.

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Everyone in the theater cried when I saw Finding Neverland. I shed a few as well. I recommend it, although it doesn't make this list. I'll have to see Hotel Rwanda.

[Reef]

The Matrix
Memento
Fight Club
The Mighty ducks 1

honorable mention:
Leon the Professional
Minority Report
Crouching Tiger
Hero

[Chairman Wood]

God i need to pay attention! I thought I remember the princess bride coming out only a few years ago, my mistake. I didn't even see Braveheart. Posting while playing.

[Clarkmeister]

Matrix is a good call.

[istewart]

Obviously The Big Lebowski too.

[Clarkmeister]

I didn't dig it as much as most. Fargo though, now that was a movie.

[jason_t]

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Obviously The Big Lebowski too.

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Fargo > The Big Lebowski.

[istewart]

No way in hell.

[jason_t]

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No way in hell.

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Way. And twice on Sundays.

[kipin]

A few to add to the list that I have not seen mentioned.

The Pianist
Office Space
Schindler's List
Se7en
You Got Served
From Justin to Kelly

[scotty34]

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Jingle All the Way

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Unless this is a strange joke, why has this not been bashed repeatedly? Not only does Arnold have very poor acting skills, this is without doubt the worst movie of his career.

[Ponks]

I actually just finished watching American History X. This definitely deserves to be on the list. I've probably seen it 40 times and it's still awesome.

Ponks

[Phoenix1010]

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The Matrix
Memento
Fight Club
The Mighty ducks 1

honorable mention:
Leon the Professional
Minority Report
Crouching Tiger
Hero

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Crouching Tiger and Fight Club would make my top 10 or 15, and The Professional is just awesome. The third Matrix movie ruined the series for me, although if the series had stopped with the first one I would be more inclined to include it on my list.

[Reef]

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Jingle All the Way

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Unless this is a strange joke, why has this not been bashed repeatedly? Not only does Arnold have very poor acting skills, this is without doubt the worst movie of his career.

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check your (sarcasm) meter

[Phoenix1010]

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Jingle All the Way

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Unless this is a strange joke, why has this not been bashed repeatedly? Not only does Arnold have very poor acting skills, this is without doubt the worst movie of his career.

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Damn right it's a joke. Kindergarten Cop is far superior.
And I suggest you tell the governator he has poor acting skills to his face.

[istewart]

It's worth watching for Sinbad alone.

[wonderwes]

The answer is quite easy. "We're in Bat Country"
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[Jake (The Snake)]

So, not only do you steal my avatar, you then list 5 movies that should be nowhere near this list.


Oh, by the way, I'm not mad you stole my avatar (because the yankees kick ass). But can't you be creative? Put up a picture of Unit or Jeter or something...

[Isura]

Some of my favorites:
Gladiator
Beautiful Mind
Shawshank Redemption

[theBruiser500]

adaptation

[Phoenix1010]

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So, not only do you steal my avatar, you then list 5 movies that should be nowhere near this list.


Oh, by the way, I'm not mad you stole my avatar (because the yankees kick ass). But can't you be creative? Put up a picture of Unit or Jeter or something...

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Haha! Totally stole your avatar. Sorry dude, I'm a Yankees fan, and I'm lazy. I'll get my own. My list stands though, at least the first four. The Usual Suspects not near the top? I think you're disagreeing with the rest of humanity there.

[thatpfunk]

pulp fiction
requiem for a dream
the big lebowski
shawshank
american beauty

i think fargo is amazing, but the philosophical undertones of lebowski blow me away everytime i watch it.

[swede123]

Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
The Usual Suspects
LA Confidential
Lord of the Rings (all three combined)

Swede

[Paluka]

I'm excited about this thread, when I get to work I'm gonna develop my list.

[swede123]

Damn. This kind of topic kicks so much ass, cause it reminds me of all the good movies that are out there. I posted my top five without reading anyone elses list, and after reading some other posts I figured I'd add a list of honorable mentions.

Saving Private Ryan
Schindler's List
As Good As It Gets
Office Space
Life Is Beautiful
Black Hawk Down
Braveheart
The Insider
Heat
and as much as I'm a pussy for admitting it...
The Bridges of Madison County (Clint Eastwood is one of the all time greats in film.

Swede

[obi---one]

Couldn't narrow my list to five and I did this off the top of my head so I am sure I left out a few of my favorites (in no particular order).

Swawshank
LOTR
Braveheart
THe Thin Red Line (I think my favorite movie on the list)
Professional
Pulp Fiction
Matrix
American Beauty
Fargo
Dirty Pretty Things
Momento
Happy Gilmore
The Fog of War (Documentories are cool, how come real life can be so much more interesting than fiction?)

GOOD THREAD

[GuyOnTilt]

The first that come to mind are:

American History X
Pulp Fiction
Adaptation
City of God
LotR

I could probably come up with a better list if I thought about it.

GoT

[beerbandit]

i havent seen alot of the supposed great movies---im pretty lazy, so these are mine

braveheart
lord of the rings
pulp fiction
matrix
heat


also------
snatch
memento
goodfellas
fight club

what about titanic? why arent there many if any comedies on the list?

cheers

[thatpfunk]

oops...

city of god replaces american beauty on my list.

i honestly dont even think its debatable in regards to that movie.

[Duke]

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Extended Edition LOTR counting as one long 12 hour movie

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I'll agree that it's the best in the last 15 years like that, but is better than... itself(?) if you replace the EEROTK with the theatrical cut of that film. That's the only one of the three where I think the EE is inferior.

~D

[Duke]

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memento

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Even if people didn't like this movie, it was such a unique contribution to the world of film that it belongs on most any list of best movies.

~D

[Paluka]

I'm still working on mine, but I know the these 3 will be on it:

Rushmore
Goodfellas
Amelie

Need 2 more...

[thatpfunk]

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Even if people didn't like this movie, it was such a unique contribution to the world of film that it belongs on most any list of best movies.


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But shouldn't rewatch-ability have a factor when determining the greatness of a film? I think Memento is awesome (own it) but after a couple viewings (especially if watched in correct sequence) it becomes pretty worthless and slow.

[Shajen]

in no particular order:

Braveheart
Saving Private Ryan
The Usual Suspects
Matrix 1
I'm having a hard time choosing a 5th. Lots of good ones to pick from.

[Paluka]

Have all you guys who mentioned Braveheart watched it recently? Because I think it is pretty weak now. Gladiator kicks the crap out of it.

[Rushmore]

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The Bridges of Madison County

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There is a word for the fact that this is on your list of favorite movies. The word has been discussed at some length in several threads of late, but it just doesn't come to mind right now.

If anyone remembers what the word is, please give us a reminder.

[Shajen]

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Have all you guys who mentioned Braveheart watched it recently? Because I think it is pretty weak now. Gladiator kicks the crap out of it.

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Gladiator is probably one of the 5. Braveheart was first though.

[beerbandit]

i watch it almost every week

when i first bought it, prob in 2000 i watched it almost every night -- my girlfriend hated it


cheers

[beerbandit]

why?

[razor]

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I'm quite positive that the Princess Bride is the only one that is eligible.

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this from someone who listed Forrest Gump?

[partygirluk]

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Mystic River

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ugh.

[jason_t]

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I think Memento is awesome

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Following is so much better.

[partygirluk]

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A few to add to the list that I have not seen mentioned.

Se7en


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ugh.

[Rushmore]

Maid in Manhattan
Down With Love

I can't think of any others, because these are the only two films I have ever permitted my beloved to choose for us to go to the theater to see.

She doesn't get to choose anymore.

But, since she chose them, and I was there with her (and managed not to scream or injure anyone in the theater), I nominate them for 40% of my list.

I'm too tired to consider what the other 60% might be.

[Paluka]

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Maid in Manhattan
Down With Love


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I'm not saying Down With Love was a particularly good movie, but I still think it has to be a little unfair to group it with Maid in Manhattan.

[MEbenhoe]

Shawshank Redemption and Pulp Fiction come to mind immediately.

After that, there's so many that could be included its ridiculous:

The Big Lebowski
Forrest Gump
Remember the Titans
LOTR Trilogy
Jurassic Park
Independence Day
Signs
Ghost
Gladiator
Braveheart
A Beautiful Mind
The Matrix
Kill Bill 1 & 2
American Pie
Good Will Hunting
Dumb and Dumber
Schindler's List
Fight Club
Reservoir Dogs
High Fidelity
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Out of this list I'd have to say my top 5 are:

1. Shawshank Redemption
2. Pulp Fiction
3. Good Will Hunting
4. LOTR Trilogy
5. The Big Lebowski

[radek2166]

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Jingle All the Way

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[thatpfunk]

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LOTR Trilogy
Jurassic Park
Independence Day
Signs
Ghost
Gladiator
Braveheart


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Um, wow.

[radek2166]

Fear of a Black Hat

[MEbenhoe]

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LOTR Trilogy
Jurassic Park
Independence Day
Signs
Ghost
Gladiator
Braveheart


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Um, wow.

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Was I the only person that really liked that movie? /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[BeerMoney]

1.) Forrest Hump
2.) Weapons of Ass Destruction
3.) Pump Friction
4.) Romancing the Bone
5.) New Wave Hookers.

OK, my real list..

1.) Usual Suspects
2.) Happiness
3.) Traffic
4.) Shawshank Redemption
5.) Kids

[Paluka]

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OK, my real list..

1.) Usual Suspects
2.) Happiness
3.) Traffic
4.) Shawshank Redemption
5.) Kids

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With both Kids and Happiness on your list, I think maybe you should consider getting some counseling.

[Rushmore]

I hope there's not really a movie called New Wave Hookers, because if there is, and I obtain it, I might never leave my home again, and I'd become one of those 800 pound housebound bedsore guys who eventually die and are discovered a month later because the stench is so bad that the neighbors call the police.

So I hope there's no such movie.

[thatpfunk]

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Was I the only person that really liked that movie?

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It did great in the box office. I laughed in the theater though. And then I was angry and wanted my money back.

[radek2166]

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Pulp Fiction
Shawshank Redemption
Extended Edition LOTR counting as one long 12 hour movie
Saving Private Ryan
Braveheart


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Nice list. I like tombstone also

[BeerMoney]

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OK, my real list..

1.) Usual Suspects
2.) Happiness
3.) Traffic
4.) Shawshank Redemption
5.) Kids

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With both Kids and Happiness on your list, I think maybe you should consider getting some counseling.

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LOL. I respect creativity. /images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Rushmore]

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Was I the only person that really liked that movie?

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No, I liked it too, even though I know I wasn't supposed to.

I think I especially liked the aspect of the priest losing his faith.

Oh, yeah--and the Hispanic child's birthday party home video alien revelation scene and Phoenix' reaction to it was supercool.

But damn--nobody on the set or anywhere had the stones to say "Uh, Mr. Shamalamadingdong, don't you think it's a little silly for the aliens to come to a planet made up predominantly of WATER if WATER is the one thing that kills them?"

But I STILL liked it. There are a few nice little undercurrents running throughout it.

[beerbandit]

never leave home again (http://www.mrgoo.com/shop/22235)

cheers

[MEbenhoe]

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Was I the only person that really liked that movie?

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It did great in the box office. I laughed in the theater though. And then I was angry and wanted my money back.

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It gets good ratings on imdb also. Shyamalan's movies tend to get very split reviews though. For example The Village did very well at the box office also, but I personally thought it was the worst movie I'd ever seen.

[MEbenhoe]

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But damn--nobody on the set or anywhere had the stones to say "Uh, Mr. Shamalamadingdong, don't you think it's a little silly for the aliens to come to a planet made up predominantly of WATER if WATER is the one thing that kills them?"

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HAHAHA Best line I've heard all day.

[Rushmore]

Thanks, but I hope to someday leave my home again, so I'll just ignore that link, thank you very much.

[sfer]

This really should be "Your 5 Favorite..."

Goodfellas
Rushmore
Lost in Translation
Ghost World
Election

[MEbenhoe]

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This really should be "Your 5 Favorite..."

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Damn it my list would've been different then

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Lost in Translation


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Just my personal opinion, but damn that movie sucked.

[swede123]

Oh, I know it's pretty gay to admit liking Bridges of Madison County...yet I can't help feeling this way. The movie is so incredibly well made, everything from the writing to the music (some of which Clint himself wrote and played), and the performances of both Clint and Streep are flawless.

Now, I'm not a big fan of chick flick type movies, but Bridges is just a damn good movie. Oh well...

Swede

[B00T]

http://media.bestprices.com/content/dvd/30/206636.jpg

But honestly...

Goodfellas
American Pie
American Beauty
American History X
Rudy

5 movies, 5 different genres, and all classics.

[Gabe]

Braveheart is good, but not as great as the others on the list. I'd replace it with Unforgiven.

[Clarkmeister]

I agree, I almost left my list at 4.

Unforgiven was pre 1990 though, wasn't it?

[Paluka]

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This really should be "Your 5 Favorite..."

Goodfellas
Rushmore
Lost in Translation
Ghost World
Election

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I agree Greatest and Favorite mean slightly different things, but the first 3 movies on your list I believe to be truly great movies anyway.
Oh, and your list rules.

[swede123]

Unforgiven won Best Picture in 1992. Amazing movie, but doesn't qualify for this list.

Swede

[thatpfunk]

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Unforgiven won Best Picture in 1992. Amazing movie, but doesn't qualify for this list.


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Its 2005 right?

[thatpfunk]

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Goodfellas
American Pie
American Beauty
American History X
Rudy

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You should have stuck with Rocky V.

[partygirluk]

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Braveheart is good, but not as great as the others on the list. I'd replace it with Unforgiven.

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Ugh.

[shummie]

Anyone seen I Heart Huckabees? I enjoyed it, might make my list... but I have an aversion to making lists like this. I'm an undecisive kind of guy.

- Jason

[miajag81]

Pulp Fiction
Kill Bill (1 and 2)
Goodfellas
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Shawshank

[M2d]

I apologize to no one. I like what I like:

Honey
She's all that
the second Matrix (forget which one, but it's for Monica and the twins)
Mulholland Drive
Mallrats/Dogma (Claire Forlanit+Shannen Doherty vs. Salma Hayek as a stripper)

[Bulldog]

Many, many good movies mentioned. Two not mentioned that are at least in my top ten:

/images/graemlins/spade.gif White Men Can't Jump
/images/graemlins/spade.gif Swingers

[heavybody]

I've seen this movie too. One scene I have a problem with is when Ed Norton tells the black guy to lay down on the curb. Wtf did the guy think he was gonna do? I would have made him shoot me before I would have laid down. An ugly scene. But this is a common movie theme where one of the characters threatens another with a gun and they submit even though taking a bullet would be a much better fate then what awaits them. No biggy

heavily bodied

[OhBoy!]

This is from the top of my head and may be subject to change. In no particular order:

Garden State
Million Dollar Baby
City of God
Training Day
LOTR

[Dominic]

I couldn't choose just five....here's fifteen of my favorites from the past fifteen years, in no particular order...
...except the first one - the Three Colors trilogy is the beast piece of filmmaking I've ever seen. If you've never seen any Kieslowski, search him out - "The Double Life of Veronique" and "The Decalogue" are also brilliant.

Trois Coleurs (Blue, White and Red), Krystof Kieslowski
Memento, Christopher Nolan
Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino
Mulholland Drive, David Lynch
The Thin Red Line, Terence Malik
Sex and Lucia, Julio Medem
Amelie, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
The Lord of the Rings (Peter Jackson)
The Limey, Steven Soderburgh
Hero (some Chinese dude)
The Sixth Sense (M. Night S.)
Exotica (Atom Egoyan)
Dead Man Walking (Tim Robbins)
The Piano ((Jane Campoin)
Queen Margot (Patrice Chereau)

[asofel]

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oops...

city of god replaces american beauty on my list.

i honestly dont even think its debatable in regards to that movie.

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city of got = teh nutz

[Paluka]

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Queen Margot (Patrice Chereau)

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Interesting choice, I have not watched this in years maybe I'll re-watch.

[Dominic]

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Oh, I know it's pretty gay to admit liking Bridges of Madison County...yet I can't help feeling this way. The movie is so incredibly well made, everything from the writing to the music (some of which Clint himself wrote and played), and the performances of both Clint and Streep are flawless.

Now, I'm not a big fan of chick flick type movies, but Bridges is just a damn good movie. Oh well...

Swede

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no need to apologize - it's a great, romantic movie.

But the book is still laughably, horribly bad.

[MicroBob]

I'll second consideration for Ghost World.


Maybe I'm grouchy...but almost every movie I'm coming up with feels like it shouldn't deserve consideration for top 5.



Amongst the candidates:


Trainspotting
Pi
Ghost World (kinda/sorta)
Clockwatchers
Shawshank
American Beauty
Big Lebowski
Mallrats (kinda/sorta)
Reservoir Dogs
Before Sunrise
Scent of a Woman
Leaving Las Vegas
Wonderboys

hell....even Rounders

and then there's the timeless classic Baseketball ("you're excited?!?! Fell these nipples!" - Bob Costas)



but right now narrowing it down to 5 feels like it would actually imply too much greatness when it's really just an exercise in weeding-out the 'not quite as mediocre'

But...if I must...here's my 5 (for the time-being):


Wonderboys
American Beauty
Before Sunrise
Clockwatchers
Shawshank (barely makes it....effect has been diluted due to over-exposure)

(R-Dogs gets a close 6th)



Scorcese bores me and the only list of mine that Good Fellas would make would be 'over-rated films'.

I think someone mentioned Raising Arizona which I thought was circa 1988 or 1989.

[sfer]

Clockwatchers is great. So is Thirteen Conversations, their other movie.

[bd8802]

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adaptation

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great movie, not sure if it would be in my top 5 ... top 20 for sure.

[Bill Murphy]

Rivers & Tides
Fresh
Election
Requiem For A Dream
The Incredibles

[chaas4747]

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Honey

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Do you also like Glitter?

[istewart]

sfer:

It was originally intended as a "greatest" list, but it got away from that pretty quickly. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[bd8802]

great topic, i am not sure if it is possible for me to narrow it down to just five.

Tier One
Lost In Translation
Pulp Fiction
Virgin Suicides
American Beauty
City of God

Tier Two
Magnolia
Usuall Suspects
Fight Club
Royal Tenenbuams
Adaptation

Teir Three
Cider House Rules
Punch Drunk Love
Clerks
Vanilla Sky
Being John Malkovich

This changes almost daily for me. I got a lot of stuff that I need to watch right now (thirteen, swimming pool, garden state, ect)

[M2d]

hell no. BTW, I expect Sin City to soon be on this list.

[shant]

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I think Memento is awesome

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Following is so much better.

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I need to watch that. My brother said it was good.

[Phoenix1010]

Upon further review, City of God definitely makes my list, narrowly defeating Kindergarten Cop.

Others to consider: The Lion King, The Sixth Sense, Die Hard With a Vengeance, Dances with Wolves, Shakespeare in Love, and High Fidelity (since this thread is very High Fidelity themed)

I think a good follow-up thread would be which movies that are agreed upon in this list would make the list of top five movies of all time. I don't think anything mentioned yet compares favorably to Gone With the Wind, Ben Hur, Citizen Kane, Casa Blanca, etc. I think a post-1990 movie might occupy one spot on the all-time list, maximum. Which recent film could stand among those giants?

[Paluka]

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I don't think anything mentioned yet compares favorably to Gone With the Wind, Ben Hur, Citizen Kane, Casa Blanca, etc. I think a post-1990 movie might occupy one spot on the all-time list, maximum. Which recent film could stand among those giants?

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These old movies are so good that nobody ever watches them.

[chaas4747]

Definitely made for ESPN move "3".

"I just wanna race daddy" probably one of the greatest lines ever!

[Phoenix1010]

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I don't think anything mentioned yet compares favorably to Gone With the Wind, Ben Hur, Citizen Kane, Casa Blanca, etc. I think a post-1990 movie might occupy one spot on the all-time list, maximum. Which recent film could stand among those giants?

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These old movies are so good that nobody ever watches them.

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I do. I Saw Ben-Hur for the first time last month and was blown away.

[bd8802]

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High Fidelity

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agree ... if you haven't, read the book. it is +EV.

/bd

[Freakin]

In no particular order

The Player
Arizona Dream (definitely worth a watch if you haven't seen it. A great unknown movie. I don't think it was released on DVD though)
American History X
Goodfellas
Schindler's List
The Pianist
Fargo


Freakin

[Brock Landers]

Fight Club
The Matrix
Braveheart
Pulp Fiction
Sluts of the Nyle 3: Anal Sluts

[JoeU]

Clearly, everyone got it wrong.

I'LL give you THE top 5 from 1990-2005 (in no particular order):

LOTR (I'm gonna steal Clarky's suggestion of stringing all 3 movies together for 1 long movie)
Goodfellas
Gladiator
Saving Private Ryan
Braveheart

I also have an honorable mention list:

Donnie Brasco
The Professional
Titanic
Silence of the Lambs
Rounders (this is 2+2 right?)

If it were the greatest 5 movies of the past 17 years, the clear #1 would be......

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988).

Do you see why? /images/graemlins/grin.gif

Joe

[wonderwes]

Hah, I dont think a single person has put Rounders on their list. I shall follow the trend.

[brendons31]

I can't beleive no one has said "once were warriors yet" its a classic movie, a must see for anyone. Also u gotta put rounders in there, its a quality movie.

Therefore my list is
in no order

Braveheart
Rounders
Fight Club
Once Were Warriors
American Beauty

[Straussman]

I'm going to cheat and do my top 10, because I couldn't force myself to pare this down:

Leaving Las Vegas (A dark but brilliantly acted movie.)
21 Grams (IMO, Sean Penn's finest role.)
The Big Lebowski (This seems to make a lot of lists.)
The Thin Blue Line (My pick for #1.)
Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino's best movie.)
The Unforgiven (IMO, much better than Mystic River)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Almost perfect.)
Fargo (Great acting from McDermott and Macy.)
Traffic (del Toro should have won an Oscar.)
As Good As It Gets (Nicholson doing what he does best.)

I would give honorable mentions to Schindler's List, Dead Men Walking, The Shawshank Redemption, The Usual Suspects, American Beauty and LA Confidential.

[Jack of Arcades]

Drama, action, and dark comedy overload going on here. I don't believe anyone's mentioned these:

Lion King
Aladdin
Lilo and Stitch
Tarzan
Toy Story/2
Shrek/2
Monsters, Inc.
Finding Nemo
The Incredibles
A Bug's Life
Antz
Beauty and the Beast
Amelie
Big Fish
Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away
The Iron Giant
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Porco Rosso
Tokyo Godfathers
Ninja Scroll
My Neighbor Totoro
Kiki's Delivery Service
Chicken Run

[James282]

Let's see. I'll say, in no particular order:

Waking Life
Goodfellas
Boondock Saints
Fight Club
Instinct

Jesus that was difficult.
-James

[Paluka]

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Drama, action, and dark comedy overload going on here. I don't believe anyone's mentioned these:

Ninja Scroll


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Ninja Scroll is so damn good.

[Freakin]

It's not technically a movie, but all of Band of Brothers needs to be in here somewhere...

Freakin

[Fratony]

In no order:

City of God
American Beauty
American Psycho
Donnie Darko
Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction, Fight Club and Shawshank are about tied for a final choice

I like weird movies, what can I say.

[cyberSTACK]

Super Troopers

[WillMagic]

There's a few obvious ones that everyone has nailed...

Pulp Fiction
Shawshank Redemption
Silence of the Lambs
Million Dollar Baby
Lone Star

Will

[deacsoft]

It's way too hard for me to pick the top 5, but I can tell you that number 1 is Pulp Fiction. Many other excellent choices have been mentioned in this huge thread. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Reef]

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Super Troopers

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the beginning of the movie was one of the best ever made.. The rest was kinda meh compared to it.

[Bill Murphy]

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Rivers & Tides
Fresh
Election
Requiem For A Dream
The Incredibles

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Forgot about Goodfellas. Did the math wrong I guess. /images/graemlins/crazy.gif Gotta whack RFAD, then.

[rusellmj]

Hoop. Dreams.



Russ

[__Q__]

Shawshank Redemption
Eyes Wide Shut
Pulp Fiction
Magnolia
Kill Bill 1&2

[Jman28]

I think that everyone should be required to see American History X as soon as they are old enough to handle it.

[Jman28]

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and then there's the timeless classic Baseketball

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Absolutely

[George Rice]

A lot of great films were mentioned. I can't believe nobody mentioned Boogie Nights!

[Dr. Strangelove]

Pulp Fiction
Schindler's List
The Big Lebowski
Unforgiven
Seven

And Following is nothing in comparison to Memento. Villian is interesting, but overall, really really really contrived.More so than Memento.

[hovemag]

Dogma
Donnie Darko
Matrix
Zoolander
Best in Show
Rushmore