Greatest Movie of All Time - Discussion

[Misanthrope]

With credit to Bumble for his incredibly enjoyable format for the Greatest Video Game of all time. I've got 160 movies that need to be narrowed down to the #1 greatest. Below you can see the groups selected (and seeded) for this event.

Group 1
The Godfather
The Prestige
The Elephant Man
Twelve Monkeys
The Terminator

Group 2
The Shawshank Redemption
The Great Escape
Full Metal Jacket
Toy Story
Glory

Group 3
The Godfather II
Life is Beautiful
Jaws
The Seven Samurai
Ed Wood

Group 4
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Clerks
The Sting
Scarface
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels

Group 5
Pulp Fiction
2001: A Space Odyessy
The Butterfly Effect
Little Miss Sunshine
The Lion King

Group 6
Schindler’s List
Sin City
Once Upon a Time in America
Groundhog Day
The Exorcist

Group 7
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Hotel Rwanda
Shrek
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Spartacus
The Nightmare Before Christmas

Group 8
Star Wars V – The Empire Strikes Back
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Happy Gilmore
Gone With the Wind
Grindhouse

Group 9
Casablanca
Raging Bull
Braveheart
Trainspotting
Magnolia

Group 10
Star Wars
The Maltese Falcon
Blade Runner
The Thing
Stalag 17
Dances With Wolves

Group 11
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Aliens
Batman Begins
Kill Bill: Volume II
Run Lola Run

Group 12
Goodfellas
Der Untergang (Downfall)
Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi
Snatch
Philadelphia

Group 13
City of God
Reservoir Dogs
Collateral
Gandhi
Big Fish
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Group 14
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Requiem for a Dream
The Big Sleep
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Casino
300

Group 15
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Das Boot
Back to the Future
Stand By Me
Rosemary’s Baby
Rocky

Group 16
Once Upon a Time in the West
L.A. Confidential
The Wizard of Oz
Crash
Mystic River

Group 17
The Usual Suspects
Saving Private Ryan
Oldboy
Juno
Toy Story 2
The Truman Show

Group 18
Psycho
Monty Python & The Holy Grail
Fargo
Letters from Iwo Jima
Boogie Nights
3:10 to Yuma

Group 19
Dr. Strangelove
Forrest Gump
Unforgiven
The Big Lebowski
Hot Fuzz

Group 20
Fight Club
Spirited Away
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Graduate
Infernal Affairs

Group 21
The Silence of the Lambs
The Pianist
Donnie Darko
The Princess Bride
Manhattan

Group 22
Citizen Kane
The Shining
Cool Hand Luke
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Young Frankenstein

Group 23
North by Northwest
Pan’s Labyrinth
Ratatouille
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Children of Men
Shaun of the Dead

Group 24
Memento
Alien
Kill Bill: Volume One
Heat
Hero

Group 25
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Yojimbo
V for Vendetta
Pirates of the Carribean: Curse of the Black Pearl

Group 26
It’s a Wonderful Life
A Clockwork Orange
The Green Mile
Lawrence of Arabia
Lost in Translation

Group 27
The Matrix
Chinatown
Million Dollar Baby
Jurassic Park
Finding Nemo
Battle Royale

Group 28
Se7en
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Bourne Ultimatum
Life of Brian
American Psycho
Predator

Group 29
Apocalypse Now
No Country for Old Men
Into the Wild
Platoon
Almost Famous

Group 30
Taxi Driver
The Departed
Gladiator
The Sixth Sense
Superman Returns

Group 31
There Will Be Blood
American History X
Die Hard
Ben-Hur
School of Rock
Casino Royale

Group 32
American Beauty
Amelie
Annie Hall
The Deer Hunter
Stranger Than Fiction
Iron Man

 

[Terminator]

No Lawrence of Arabia?

 

[Misanthrope]

Alright, I've made room at it at the expense of The Incredibles.

 

[weasel]

No Incredibles?

 

[Misanthrope]

Yes, No Incredibles.

 

[Terminator]

Good, I recommend you watch it to see how much of a great movie it is.

 

[Generalzod]

No Mad Max

 

[Red Bear]

so what happens, we vote for favourite from each group? and it keeps on going?

 

[Red Bear]

No Clerks????????????
In fact nothing of those kevin smith movies???
The list seems a little light on comedies and a little heavy on action adventure.
no animal house? etc

Altho hot fuzz is there
no the departed?

 

[McLovin]

No Titanic...

 

[Jono078]

I reckon The Butterfly Effect is a top movie.

Lot of movies I havnt even heard of in that list.

I thought of another.. Surely if Toy Story is there, Shrek would be?

 

[Whos Ya Daddy]

That list is a huge embarrassment with so many glaring omissions but what's worse is half of the movies that made the list are utter dog sh*t.

And the movie you are looking for is Magnolia.

 

[Whos Ya Daddy]

With credit to Bumble for his incredibly enjoyable format for the Greatest Video Game of all time. I've got 160 movies that need to be narrowed down to the #1 greatest. Below you can see the groups selected (and seeded) for this event.

Group 1
The Godfather
The Prestige
The Elephant Man
Twelve Monkeys
The Terminator

Group 2
The Shawshank Redemption
The Great Escape
Full Metal Jacket
Toy Story
Glory

Group 3
The Godfather II
Life is Beautiful
Jaws
American Gangster
Ed Wood

Group 4
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Amadeus
The Sting
Scarface
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels

Group 5
Pulp Fiction
2001: A Space Odyessy
Cinema Paradiso
Little Miss Sunshine
The Lion King

Group 6
Schindler’s List
Sin City
Once Upon a Time in America
Groundhog Day
The Exorcist

Group 7
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Hotel Rwanda
The Apartment
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Spartacus

Group 8
Star Wars V – The Empire Strikes Back
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
The Manchurian Candidate
Gone With the Wind
Grindhouse

Group 9
Casablanca
Raging Bull
Braveheart
Trainspotting
Magnolia

Group 10
Star Wars
The Maltese Falcon
Blade Runner
The Thing
Stalag 17

Group 11
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Aliens
Batman Begins
Kill Bill: Volume II
Run Lola Run

Group 12
Goodfellas
Der Untergang (Downfall)
Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi
Snatch
Philadelphia

Group 13
City of God
Reservoir Dogs
Ran
Gandhi
Big Fish

Group 14
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Requiem for a Dream
The Big Sleep
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Casino

Group 15
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Das Boot
Back to the Future
Stand By Me
Rosemary’s Baby

Group 16
Once Upon a Time in the West
L.A. Confidential
The Wizard of Oz
Crash
Mystic River

Group 17
The Usual Suspects
Saving Private Ryan
Oldboy
Juno
Toy Story 2

Group 18
Psycho
Monty Python & The Holy Grail
Fargo
Letters from Iwo Jima
3:10 to Yuma

Group 19
Dr. Strangelove
Forrest Gump
Unforgiven
The Big Lebowski
Hot Fuzz

Group 20
Fight Club
Spirited Away
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Graduate
Infernal Affairs

Group 21
The Silence of the Lambs
The Pianist
Donnie Darko
The Princess Bride
Manhattan

Group 22
Citizen Kane
The Shining
Cool Hand Luke
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Young Frankenstein

Group 23
North by Northwest
Pan’s Labyrinth
Ratatouille
Children of Men
Shaun of the Dead

Group 24
Memento
Alien
Kill Bill: Volume One
Heat
Hero

Group 25
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Yojimbo
V for Vendetta
Pirates of the Carribean: Curse of the Black Pearl

Group 26
It’s a Wonderful Life
A Clockwork Orange
The Green Mile
Lawrence of Arabia
Lost in Translation

Group 27
The Matrix
Chinatown
Million Dollar Baby
Finding Nemo
Battle Royale

Group 28
Se7en
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Bourne Ultimatum
Life of Brian
American Psycho

Group 29
Apocalypse Now
No Country for Old Men
Into the Wild
Platoon
Almost Famous

Group 30
Taxi Driver
The Departed
Gladiator
The Sixth Sense
Superman Returns

Group 31
There Will Be Blood
American History X
Die Hard
Ben-Hur
School of Rock

Group 32
American Beauty
Amelie
Annie Hall
The Deer Hunter
Stranger Than Fiction

 

[simmo1]

Debbie does Dallas?

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

the godfather. plain and simple. greatest movie ever

 

[Misanthrope]

That list is a huge embarrassment with so many glaring omissions but what's worse is half of the movies that made the list are utter dog sh*t.

I based it almost entirely on movies from the IMDB Top 250. There are a bunch of movies missing that I'd love to have in there. If people really want certain films in there - I'm happy to cycle them in and cycle out lower seeded films (those ranked fifth in their group) to accommodate them. I'll endeavor to include a few of those mentioned now.

 

[elyod138]

I think the list is pretty good.

 

[Red Bear]

almost famous should be up there as well

 

[realredhillboy]

heat

 

[Misanthrope]

Almost Famous is in there, as far as I recall. Ditto Heat.