Variety: 100 Greatest Movies of All Time (1 Viewer)

[Joe Wong]

Following the recent Sight & Sound poll, we now have Variety's first ever (!) list of greatest films.

The 100 Greatest Movies of All Time

Variety breaks down the best movies of all time, as determined by film critics. From Psycho to Parasite, these are the best films ever made.

variety.com

The list:

1 PSYCHO
2 THE WIZARD OF OZ
3 THE GODFATHER
4 CITIZEN KANE
5 PULP FICTION
6 SEVEN SAMURAI
7 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
8 IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
9 ALL ABOUT EVE
10 SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
11 SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
12 GOODFELLAS
13 THE RULES OF THE GAME
14 DO THE RIGHT THING
15 SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS
16 CASABLANCA
17 NASHVILLE
18 PERSONA
19 THE GODFATHER PART II
20 BLUE VELVET
21 GONE WITH THE WIND
22 CHINATOWN
23 THE APARTMENT
24 TOKYO STORY
25 BRINGING UP BABY
26 THE 400 BLOWS
27 BONNIE AND CLYDE
28 CITY LIGHTS
29 DOUBLE INDEMITY
30 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
31 NETWORK
32 VERTIGO
33 8 1/2
34 STAGECOACH
35 THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
36 ON THE WATERFRONT
37 ANNIE HALL
38 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
39 SOME LIKE IT HOT
40 FARGO
41 THE WILD BUNCH
42 MOONLIGHT
43 SHOAH
44 L’AVVENTURA
45 TITANIC
46 NOTORIOUS
47 MEAN STREETS
48 THE PIANO
49 THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE
50 BREATHLESS (1960)
51 APOCALYPSE NOW
52 THE GENERAL
53 IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
54 THE ROAD WARRIOR
55 PATHER PANCHALI
56 ROSEMARY'S BABY
57 BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
58 E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL
59 VAGABOND
60 MOULIN ROUGE!
61 THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC
62 DAZED AND CONFUSED
63 BAMBI
64 CARRIE
65 A MAN ESCAPED
66 PARIS IS BURNING
67 BICYCLE THIEVES
68 KING KONG
69 BEAU TRAVAIL
70 12 YEARS A SLAVE
71 MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING
72 BREAKING THE WAVES
73 INTOLERANCE
74 MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO
75 BOOGIE NIGHTS
76 THE TREE OF LIFE
77 GOLDFINGER
78 JEANNE DIELMAN, 23, QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES
79 WAITING FOR GUFFMAN
80 PIXOTE
81 THE DARK KNIGHT
82 PARASITE
83 KRAMER VS. KRAMER
84 PAN'S LABYRINTH
85 NATURAL BORN KILLERS
86 CLOSE-UP
87 THE SOUND OF MUSIC
88 MALCOLM X
89 BELLE DE JOUR
90 THE SHINING
91 SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE
92 PINK FLAMINGOS
93 LE SAMOURAÏ
94 BRIDESMAIDS
95 TOY STORY
96 A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
97 ALIEN
98 WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
99 12 ANGRY MEN
100 THE GRADUATE

 

[Joe Wong]

These lists are meant to foster discussion, if nothing else. And it may highlight some films I may not have heard of, let alone seen. So there is some value there, I think.

I expressed earlier that Bridesmaids being on the list was a head scratcher. For me. However, I know some people who love that film. I may not agree with them, but I can’t say their opinion is wrong. So the group who came up with this list liked Bridesmaids enough that it made the list. And that’s OK.

 

[Edwin-S]

Psycho at 1 and Bonnie and Clyde at 27 while Lawrence of Arabia is at 38! Now that is f'ing hilarious. Wow, Psycho, wouldn't even make it on the list if I could bother trying to make one. That film does nothing for me even though it is directed by Hitchcock. I bought the DVD of Bonnie and Clyde and, for the life of me, I don't why. The film is terrible.

 

[Wayne_j]

Psycho at 1 and Bonnie and Clyde at 27 while Lawrence of Arabia is at 38! Now that is f'ing hilarious. Wow, Psycho, wouldn't even make it on the list if I could bother trying to make one. That film does nothing for me even though it is directed by Hitchcock. I bought the DVD of Bonnie and Clyde and, for the life of me, I don't why. The film is terrible.

To show how peoples opinions differ, while I don't think that Psycho is the Greatest Movie of All Time, it probably is my favorite Hitchcock movie.

 

[wranim8]

Any Top Whatever Number Movies are going to provoke intense reactions which I'm sure is what Variety's article is about (let's show our advertiser's more "hits" before the end of the year to justify their ad spending). I agree with some and not so much with others. I love Waiting for Guffman, but in lieu of This is Spinal Tap? The list definitely skews more to current films that have an original viewing audience that is still living. Just goes to show there are way too many Best Movies than could ever fit into a list of only 100.

 

[RMajidi]

Isn’t it about time we all voted for The Greatest List Of All Time (GLOAT):

AFI
ThomasT
Variety
Sight and Sound
…

[ignore this post - I would]

 

[Carl David]

Art is subjective, but the graphics in Polish and Czech original film posters strike me as the most, well, striking and innovative.

Yes. They are interesting and wacky to say the least. And very funny too.

 

[TravisR]

No list without Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls can be taken seriously. That being said, Pink Flamingos being on there somewhat redeems it.

 

[Carl David]

Isn’t it about time we all voted for The Greatest List Of All Time (GLOAT):

AFI
ThomasT
Variety
Sight and Sound
…

[ignore this post - I would]

I must say I do like lists. I have looked at many to try and seek out movies that perhaps are worth watching but might have missed my critical, subjective radar.

But I find that a lot of them are repetitive and include the same movies with very few alternative additions.

From my perspective browsing personal movie blogs is the most fruitful.

 

[Carl David]

No list without Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls can be taken seriously. That being said, Pink Flamingos being on there somewhat redeems it.

I liked Faster Pussycat Kill Kill more but VOTD was not bad either.

 

[RMajidi]

I must say I do like lists. I have looked at many to try and seek out movies that perhaps are worth watching but might have missed my critical, subjective radar.

But I find that a lot of them are repetitive and include the same movies with very few alternative additions.

From my perspective browsing personal movie blogs is the most fruitful.

I find member recommendations on HTF to be the most reliable source for seeking buried treasure.

 

[Polbroth]

No Hudson Hawk?

FOUL!!!!

 

[PMF]

I find it encouraging to see SHOAH on both the Variety list, as well as Sight and Sound.

I would argue this documentary as being worthy of an honorary Nobel prize; were a film to ever reach such recognitions in Oslo.