List my 100 favorite movies (movies you'd watch over and over again)

71. Singin’ in the Rain

It’s one of my top 5 films, how could I have forgotten it? Oh well, it’s there now :)

I thought this would be an easy goal! :) Seems I’ll have to think hard about this.

51. Happy Gilmore. A ludicrous film, but then what are we to expect from Mr. Sandler? Highly entertaining, and just silly enough to be a big favourite.

52. The Wedding Singer. Another favourite of mine starring Adam Sandler, and Drew Barrymore. Always makes me feel better.

53. Click. A film that I especially enjoy for it’s message ‘family comes first’. It’s very easy to become wrapped up in trying to make our lives better in the future, when you should really be living for the moment. Planning is good, but sadly life is unpredictable.

54. My Best Friend’s Wedding. A romantic comedy with impromptu singing in restaurants, girl fights, and crazy chases. It’s obviously a winner!

55. Notting Hill. A feel good movie about your every day bookshop owner falling for the most famous actress in Hollywood, with many problems along the way.

56. The Man with One Red Shoe. A rather seldom heard of Tom Hanks film. He is mistaken for an undercover agent, spied on, and his music (for he plays the violin) decoded, thinking he is relaying messages to his allies. Rather crazy, but fun to watch, just the same.

57. Big. A firm favourite as a kid, and still so now. A brilliant film which sees a teenager wish to be ‘big’, and the very next day, gets his wish. But as we all know, you should be careful what you wish for, and this one leads to way more problems that the boy ever would’ve imagined.

58. Forrest Gump. Can’t believe I hadn’t added this one already, it’s a great film, and I believe most people know what it’s about, so I shall leave out the explanation.

59. Cast Away (can you tell I was thinking through actors to remember my favourites?). Interesting film about a guy who becomes stranded on a desert island and has to fend for himself. You’ll find no polar bears or ‘others’ in this film, however :)

60. The Terminal. This film is about a guy wanting to visit America, but at the time he arrives, his country has just gone to war, and he cannot be allowed entrance, and can’t go home, so he is stranded in the airport.

61. Good Morning Vietnam. Another one I’m surprised I hadn’t added yet. Brilliant!

62. The Fisher King. “A radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a horrible mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was a victim of it.” – IMDb. It’s a Gilliam film, which is both entertaining and brutally sad to watch. Still, life is like that.

63. The Birdcage. A really silly film about a couple who get engaged, only the daughter’s father is a US Senator, and the son’s father is a gay nightclub owner, so a show has to be put on for the Senator, to make his future son in law’s family look as normal as possible. Quite a feat! :)

64. Good Will Hunting. “Will Hunting, a janitor at MIT, has a gift for mathematics which is discovered, and a psychologist tries to help him with his gift and the rest of his life.” – IMDb.

65. What Dreams May Come. Is a rather sad film, really, but it’s beautiful, and has a lovely idea about second chances.

66. Bicentennial Man. About a robot who has feelings, and dreams. The film covers the span of his ‘life’.

67. While You Were Sleeping. A train station ticket officer daydreams about a good looking businessman she sees every day. One day he is mugged, and falls onto the tracks, so she saves him. He falls into a coma, and when his family arrive, believe the lady to be his fiancé. Of course, she has trouble correcting them, and the story unfolds from there.

68. Overnight Delivery. Two college students in love decide to wait to have sex, but when it seems the girl is cheating, the guy (prompted by a girl friend of his) decides to send her a break-up note, complete with (fake) artefacts of his recent affairs. On then finding out his information was false, it’s a race against time to stop the letter from reaching it’s recipient. Fun, silly and romantic.

69. The Big Lebowski. It has all the ingredients of a good film, a knock out cast, a thrilling plot, and bowling :)

70. Edward Scissorhands. A childhood favourite (although Vincent Price always freaked me out), and it’s still a pretty good film to watch when there’s nothing good on. One of Tim Burton’s best.

36. Robin Hood (Disney). One that I watched over and over as a child, and still know by heart. Of course, none of these I could watch as much as I did when a child, but they’re still easy watching when I want something familiar.

37. Beauty & The Beast (Disney). We didn’t have many ‘real’ Disney videos when I was a kid, so when I got this from my nan, I was really happy – I must’ve watched it all that weekend :)

38. The Lion King. I saw this at the cinema, and I was the only kid not crying.

39. Aladdin. Before Robin Williams went crazy with the children’s films.

40. Alice in Wonderland. Another big favourite of my childhood.

41. The Little Mermaid. Catchy songs, nice story, the Prince is called Eric (albeit not the same spelling), what could be better? :)

42. Mary Poppins. I could watch it over and over, but I might have to start muting Dick Van Dyke’s dialogue after a while. Cockney my arse!

43. Monsters Inc. A relatively new film that I first watched when my brother was younger, but it’s still a firm favourite.

44. The Rescuers. I much preferred this one to the second film.

45. Toy Story. I also like the second film, but this one is more durable.

46. Basil the Great Mouse Detective. Not the best animation, but a lovely story.

47. Dumbo. This one did make me cry, and always does, when he visits his mother.

48. The Sword in the Stone. Doesn’t get as much press as other Disney films, but I love it.

49. A Bug’s Life. Another one more of my brother’s generation which I have also enjoyed.

50. Ratatouille. Only saw it last year, but I know it’ll be a film I can fall back on when I want to chill out :)

Halfway there!

31. Scrooge (1970) starring Albert Finney. A musical telling of Charles Dickens’ classic. It scared me as a kid, but now I appreciate it, and watch it every December.

32. Life of Brian starring The Pythons. Brian is born on the original Christmas, in the stable next door. He spends his life being mistaken for a messiah. The kind of original humour only the Pythons could come up with.

33. Pretty in Pink starring Molly Ringwald. A story of a girl who doesn’t conform, trying hard to get through her adolescence in peace. One of the best brat pack films.

34. The Breakfast Club starring Emilio Estevez. My all time favourite brat pack film, 5 kids from 5 different cliques have to spend their Saturday in detention. At first it’s arguments and name calling, but as the day wears on, they realise they’re not really that different.

35. BASEketball starring Trey Parker & Matt Stone. Fed up with their favourite sport stars changing teams so often, and the gimmicks used in games, ‘Coop’ and ‘Remer’ make their own game, and it soon becomes a hit. A very silly film, but I can’t help but love it.

21. You’ve Got Mail starring Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan. It makes me want to visit New York in the autumn, and open a little children’s book shop (not necessarily in New York, hehe).

22. The Man Who Would Be King starring Sean Connery & Michael Cane. Based on a Rudyard Kipling story, magic!

23. The Shawshank Redemption starring Tim Robbins & Morgan Freeman. It’s a wonder it did so badly at the box office, yet is a bestselling Video/DVD!

24. When Harry Met Sally starring Meg Ryan & Billy Crystal. Your classic romcom, but it is just so good, very easy watching.

25. Serendipity starring Kate Beckinsale & John Cusack. The story of a chance meeting between two people one winter day, and the ideas of fate and destiny. The girl writes her phone number in a book then sells it to a used bookshop, and the guy writes his number on a dollar note. Is that the end? Watch the film and find out :)

26. Schindler’s List starring Liam Neeson. Went into it without any idea what it was about, came out of it not wanting to like it, simply because of who it was directed by. What I mean is, it would be easier to like if say, someone impartial had directed this. But nevertheless, I can’t help liking it.

27. Back to the Future starring Michael J Fox. A childhood favourite which remains even now, I like both this and the second one very much. The third I can take or leave.

28. Time Bandits starring David Warner. A Terry Gilliam film about a young boy who accidentally joins a band of dwarves as they jump from time-period to time-period looking for treasure to steal. It’s simply excellent, very typical of the time period, too. Three films from the eighties are similar to me, this one, Legend and Labyrinth. All are very cool :)

29. Truly, Madly Deeply starring Alan Rickman. A woman whose boyfriend died suddenly is having a hard time coping with his death. Soon she finds he’s not as gone as she may think. Brilliant.

30. The Truman Show starring Jim Carrey. An insurance salesman/adjuster discovers his entire life is actually a TV show. Brilliant idea, fun to watch.

16. Gladiator starring Russell Crowe. Although a bit corny, I could watch it many times. Joaquin Phoenix is an excellent baddie.

17. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest starring Jack Nicholson. A rapist decided to play the insanity card as his defence, and so gets sent to a psychiatric ward. There he meets his fellow patients and sees how unfairly they are being treated, and wants to change this. Simply brilliant.

18. Life is Beautiful starring Roberto Benigni. An Italian film (La Vita è Bella) about a love story, of persistence paying off, and one amazingly positive man. A must see!

19. Monty Python & The Holy Grail starring The Pythons. Stupid, funny and just a little bit strange, here is the Pythons take on the story of the Holy Grail and King Arthur’s quest to find it. Could watch many, many times.

20. The Nightmare Before Christmas starring Danny Elfman. A Tim Burton animated classic about the town of Halloween (as all the holidays have towns) adopting Christmas, and the events that follow. Brilliant.

11. Bram Stoker’s Dracula starring Gary Oldman. I’m a sucker for Gary Oldman, especially as a baddie (which, luckily for me, he often is). This is one of his best. One word of warning however; Keanu Reeves’ ‘English’ accent.

12. True Romance, starring Christian Slater. A film about love prevailing, over crazy pimps, a suitcase full of coke, and Sicilian mobsters.

13. The Heathers, starring Winona Ryder. A teenage favourite of mine, and I could still watch it over and over. A dark comedy about an ‘accidental’ killing becoming a suicide, with the use of bad poetry and teen angst. From here things spiral out of control, with the school counsellor coming in, trying to ‘heal’ everyone. It’s very good.

14. Serpico, starring Al Pacino. A story based upon a true story of a cop, Frank Serpico, who won’t take bribes. This gets him into lots of sticky situations, and he searches for a ‘clean’ precinct. One of Pacino’s best.

15. A Life Less Ordinary, starring Ewan McGregor. The story of two people, completely different, but are supposed to be together, Rob, a cleaner and Celine, an heiress, and lady of leisure. Two angels have to make sure they fall in love, or they have to stay on earth forever. Surreal, but very funny.

6. Erik The Viking, starring Tim Robbins. Just a silly one I have always liked, with some of my favourite British actors (and one American one, hehe), being Vikings.

7. The Hudsucker Proxy, also starring Tim Robbins. A Coen Brothers film about a guy fresh out of university looking for a job, getting one as a mail sorter for a big company, and then, just being in the wrong place at the wrong time (or perhaps, the right place at the right time) . It’s very good.

8. Léon, starring Jean Reno. Also titled ‘The Professional’. Is the story of a lone ‘cleaner’, who finds a friend. Very good, Gary Oldman plays one of his best baddies in this.

9. Interview with the Vampire, starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. A film where I can stand to look at Cruise, so that’s an event in itself. A great story of two vampires through the ages.

10. The Usual Suspects, starring Gabriel Byrne. A film I could happily watch again and again. A film about five criminals who get put together for a police line-up. Eventually this turns into them working together, which works fine, until a guy called Kaiser Soze comes along. A great one if you like twists.

Okay, here we go.

1. Little Big Man, starring Dustin Hoffman. A fantastic film about the American west. Not a cowboy film, a film about Manifest Destiny, and General Custer, but most importantly, a film about Native Americans.

2. 12 Angry Men, starring Henry Fonda. Who would have though a film which mainly takes place in one room, could have you enthralled for so long? It’s a brilliant piece of cinema.

3. High Fidelity, starring John Cusack. A film about love, and pop music. A film where your protagonist talks to the camera. When done right, these are excellent, and there aren’t enough of them.

4. Gone with the Wind. A recent favourite of mine, I do think it’s rather long, but I love it, and I would watch it time and again. I love ‘what-ifs’, wondering what might happen for the characters later on.

5. 10 Things I Hate About You, starring Heath Ledger. It’s funny, silly and romantic. It’s an easy choice when there’s nothing good on the box.