Favorite Movies


In 2014 the Out Now with Aaron and Abe podcast I co-host released it's 150th episode, which consisted of us going over our favorite films of all time. Since then, I decided to update how I would rank these films and what I would really consider being some of my favorite films ever. It's a ridiculous idea, but with the help of FlickChart.com, I have gone through a lot of work to better gain perspective on what films I really do love. This list is more or less a great look at the films I love, though the rankings past the first 30 are pretty all over the place, especially as the list is always expanding. Perhaps I will be able to link some of these films listed to reviews or other interesting sites, as I develop it more, but for now, here is a massive compilation of all the films I truly love:
  1. Grosse Pointe Blank
  2. Fight Club
  3. Jackie Brown
  4. Pulp Fiction
  5. The Big Lebowski
  6. True Romance
  7. City of God
  8. Jaws
  9. Star Wars
  10. The Empire Strikes Back
  11. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
  12. The Dark Knight
  13. L.A. Confidential
  14. From Dusk Till Dawn
  15. Goodfellas
  16. Three Kings
  17. Out of Sight
  18. Memento
  19. Fargo
  20. The Way of the Gun
  21. 2001: A Space Odyssey
  22. Raiders of the Lost Ark
  23. The Conversation
  24. The Apartment
  25. Psycho
  26. Return of the Jedi
  27. Snatch.
  28. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
  29. Dark City
  30. The Godfather Part II
  31. Crimes and Misdemeanors
  32. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  33. Blade Runner
  34. Clerks.
  35. Dogma
  36. Shaun of the Dead
  37. Inglourious Basterds
  38. Heat
  39. Se7en
  40. Rififi
  41. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
  42. Boogie Nights
  43. Seven Samurai
  44. In Bruges
  45. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  46. The Godfather
  47. Do the Right Thing
  48. Alien
  49. The Incredibles
  50. Ghostbusters
  51. High Fidelity
  52. Oldboy
  53. 12 Angry Men
  54. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  55. Kill Bill Vol. 2
  56. Halloween
  57. The Matrix
  58. The Matrix Reloaded
  59. The Shining
  60. Rear Window
  61. Aliens
  62. Paths of Glory
  63. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
  64. Goldfinger
  65. The Spy Who Loved Me
  66. The Professional
  67. North by Northwest
  68. Strangers on a Train
  69. Shadow of a Doubt
  70. Vertigo
  71. Sleepy Hollow
  72. Rashômon
  73. Pan's Labyrinth
  74. Die Hard
  75. Die Hard With a Vengeance
  76. The Fifth Element
  77. Swingers
  78. Finding Nemo
  79. WALL·E
  80. Manhattan
  81. The Third Man
  82. Predator
  83. Evil Dead II
  84. Young Frankenstein
  85. Apocalypse Now
  86. Citizen Kane
  87. King Kong (2005)
  88. No Country for Old Men
  89. King Kong (1933)
  90. Ocean's Eleven
  91. Spider-Man 2
  92. Dave Chappelle's Block Party
  93. The Bridge on the River Kwai
  94. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
  95. Hot Fuzz
  96. The Usual Suspects
  97. The Big Hit
  98. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
  99. Old School
  100. Sin City
  101. The Thing
  102. Unforgiven
  103. The Long Goodbye
  104. On the Waterfront
  105. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  106. Punch Drunk Love
  107. Me, You, and Everyone We Know
  108. Brick
  109. Defending Your Life
  110. There's Something About Mary
  111. Kingpin
  112. Fantastic Mr. Fox
  113. Eastern Promises
  114. A Most Violent Year
  115. ParaNorman
  116. The Right Stuff
  117. Traffic
  118. The Social Network
  119. A Simple Plan
  120. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
  121. Amelie
  122. Hunt for the Wilderpeople
  123. Election
  124. Munich
  125. The Taking of Pelham 123
  126. Robocop
  127. The Terminator
  128. Michael Clayton
  129. The Limey
  130. Mad Max: Fury Road
  131. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  132. The Wicker Man
  133. Coco
  134. It Happened One Night
  135. Le Samurai
  136. Malcolm X
  137. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
  138. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
  139. Tokyo Drifter
  140. Dog Day Afternoon
  141. Dawn of the Dead
  142. Attack the Block
  143. M
  144. From Russia With Love
  145. Night of the Living Dead
  146. The Triplets of Bellville
  147. An American Werewolf in London
  148. The Battle of Algiers
  149. The Silence of the Lambs
  150. Fantasia
  151. Trainspotting
  152. Taxi Driver
  153. West Side Story
  154. Superman: The Movie
  155. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  156. A Separation
  157. Adaptation
  158. The Warriors
  159. The Nightmare Before Christmas
  160. The Constant Gardner
  161. Starship Troopers
  162. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
  163. 25th Hour
  164. Spirited Away
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