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Saw Saving Private Ryan.

Saw The Philadelphia Story.

Saw Sunset Boulevard.

Saw “Some Like it Hot”. Fun movie!

Saw Lawrence of Arabia. TiVo is a great tool in this goal.

Note: feel free to steal these two lists.

Here’s the new list. I’ve added the old ranks, and made an “honorable mention” list for movies that got bumped.

1. CITIZEN KANE (1941) (1)
2. THE GODFATHER (1972) (3)
3. CASABLANCA (1942) (2)
4. RAGING BULL (1980) (24)
5. SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952) (10)
6. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939) (4)
7. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962) (5)
8. SCHINDLER’S LIST (1993) (9)
9. VERTIGO (1958) (61)
10. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) (6)
11. CITY LIGHTS (1931) (76)
12. THE SEARCHERS (1956) (96)
13. STAR WARS (1977) (15)
14. PSYCHO (1960) (18)
15. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) (22)
16. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950) (12)
17. THE GRADUATE (1967) (7)
18. THE GENERAL (1927) (new)
19. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954) (8)
20. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) (11)
21. CHINATOWN (1974) (19)
22. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) (14)
23. THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940) (21)
24. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) (25)
25. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962) (34)
26. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939) (29)
27. HIGH NOON (1952) (33)
28. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950) (16)
29. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) (38)
30. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) (28)
31. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941) (23)
32. THE GODFATHER PART II (1974) (32)
33. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (1975) (20)
34. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937) (49)
35. ANNIE HALL (1977) (31)
36. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957) (13)
37. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946) (37)
38. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948) (30)
39. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964) (26)
40. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) (55)
41. KING KONG (1933) (43)
42. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967) (27)
43. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969) (36)
44. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940) (51)
45. SHANE (1953) (69)
46. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934) (35)
47. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951) (45)
48. REAR WINDOW (1954) (42)
49. INTOLERANCE (1916) (new)
50. FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001) (new)
51. WEST SIDE STORY (1961) (41)
52. TAXI DRIVER (1976) (47)
53. THE DEER HUNTER (1978) (79)
54. MA*SH (1970) (56)
55. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) (40)
56. JAWS (1975) (48)
57. ROCKY (1976) (78)
58. THE GOLD RUSH (1925) (74)
59. NASHVILLE (1975) (new)
60. DUCK SOUP (1933) (85)
61. SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS (1941) (new)
62. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973) (77)
63. CABARET (1972) (new)
64. NETWORK (1976) (66)
65. THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951) (17)
66. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) (60)
67. WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (1966) (new)
68. UNFORGIVEN (1992) (98)
69. TOOTSIE (1982) (62)
70. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971) (46)
71. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) (new)
72. SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994) (new)
73. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) (50)
74. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) (65)
75. IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967) (new)
76. FORREST GUMP (1994) (71)
77. ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (1976) (new)
78. MODERN TIMES (1936) (81)
79. THE WILD BUNCH (1969) (80)
80. THE APARTMENT (1960) (93)
81. SPARTACUS (1960) (new)
82. SUNRISE (1927) (new)
83. TITANIC (1997) (new)
84. EASY RIDER (1969) (88)
85. NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935) (new)
86. PLATOON (1986) (83)
87. 12 ANGRY MEN (1957) (new)
88. BRINGING UP BABY (1938) (97)
89. SIXTH SENSE (1999) (new)
90. SWING TIME (1936) (new)
91. SOPHIE’S CHOICE (1982) (new)
92. GOODFELLAS (1990) (94)
93. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971) (70)
94. PULP FICTION (1994) (95)
95. LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971) (new)
96. DO THE RIGHT THING (1989) (new)
97. BLADE RUNNER (1982) (new)
98. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942) (100)
99. TOY STORY (1995) (new)
100. BEN-HUR (1959) (72)

• DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) (39)
• THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) (44)
• FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953) (52)
• AMADEUS (1984) (53)
• ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) (54)
• THE THIRD MAN (1949) (57)
• FANTASIA (1940) (58)
• REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955) (59)
• STAGECOACH (1939) (63)
• CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) (64)
• THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962) (67)
• AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951) (68)
• WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939) (73)
• DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990) (75)
• GIANT (1956) (82)
• FARGO (1996) (84)
• MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935) (86)
• FRANKENSTEIN (1931) (87)
• PATTON (1970) (89)
• THE JAZZ SINGER (1927) (90)
• MY FAIR LADY (1964) (91)
• A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951) (92)
• GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER (1967) (99)

I have to alter this list in honor of the new rankings.

Saw Pulp Fiction last night. Another one to cross off.

Saw To Kill a Mockingbird today. I can finally start crossing more movies off the list.

1. CITIZEN KANE (1941)
2. CASABLANCA (1942)
3. THE GODFATHER (1972)
4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
5. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
7. THE GRADUATE (1967)
8. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)
9. SCHINDLER’S LIST (1993)
10. SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952)
11. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
12. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
13. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)
14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
15. STAR WARS (1977)
16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
17. THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)
18. PSYCHO (1960)
19. CHINATOWN (1974)
20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (1975)
21. THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)
22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
23. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
24. RAGING BULL (1980)
25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
27. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)
28. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
30. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)
31. ANNIE HALL (1977)
32. THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)
33. HIGH NOON (1952)
34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
36. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)
37. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946)
38. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
40. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
41. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
42. REAR WINDOW (1954)
43. KING KONG (1933)
44. THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)
45. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951)
46. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)
47. TAXI DRIVER (1976)
48. JAWS (1975)
49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
50. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
51. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)
52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)
53. AMADEUS (1984)
54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
56. MA*SH (1970)
57. THE THIRD MAN (1949)
58. FANTASIA (1940)
59. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)
60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
61. VERTIGO (1958)
62. TOOTSIE (1982)
63. STAGECOACH (1939)
64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
66. NETWORK (1976)
67. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)
68. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
69. SHANE (1953)
70. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)
71. FORREST GUMP (1994)
72. BEN-HUR (1959)
73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)
74. THE GOLD RUSH (1925)
75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)
76. CITY LIGHTS (1931)
77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
78. ROCKY (1976)
79. THE DEER HUNTER (1978)
80. THE WILD BUNCH (1969)
81. MODERN TIMES (1936)
82. GIANT (1956)
83. PLATOON (1986)
84. FARGO (1996)
85. DUCK SOUP (1933)
86. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)
87. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
88. EASY RIDER (1969)
89. PATTON (1970)
90. THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)
91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)
92. A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)
93. THE APARTMENT (1960)
94. GOODFELLAS (1990)
95. PULP FICTION (1994)
96. THE SEARCHERS (1956)
97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
98. UNFORGIVEN (1992)
99. GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER (1967)
100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)