NeoGAF's Best Films of All-Time: Results Thread

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In May, harSon opened a thread, the purpose of which was to decide once and for all which was the greatest film of all-time (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1040632).

Unfortunately, harSon never posted the results. Shiera Seastar, mariachi507 and myself took it upon ourselves to collate the votes and produce this thread. I cannot thank the other two enough; much of the work was done by them, particularly mariachi507, who more than compensated for my laziness.

Yes, there is a black line at the bottom of Lawrence of Arabia's picture that will haunt me to my dying day. No, there will be no recounts.

Please enjoy.

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01. 2001: A Space Odyssey = 504 Points, 65 Votes

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02: Blade Runner = 434 Points, 66 Votes

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03. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back = 386 Points, 58 Votes

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04. The Godfather = 349 Points, 50 Votes

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05. Alien = 312 Points, 52 Votes

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06. Pulp Fiction = 307 Points, 52 Votes

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07. The Dark Knight = 240 Points, 42 Votes

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08. Lawrence of Arabia = 238 Points, 38 Votes

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09. Raiders of the Lost Ark = 234 Points, 37 Votes

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10. The Godfather: Part II = 234 Points, 32 Votes

Film | Points

  1. 2001: A Space Oddysey 504
  2. Blade Runner 434
  3. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 386
  4. The Godfather 349
  5. Alien 312
  6. Pulp Fiction 307
  7. The Dark Knight 240
  8. Lawrence of Arabia 238
  9. Raiders of the Lost Ark 234
  10. The Godfather Part 2 234
  11. The Shawshank Redemption 219
  12. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 196
  13. Apocalypse Now 185
  14. Terminator 2: Judgement Day 184
  15. Seven Samurai 182
  16. Fight Club 181
  17. Goodfellas 180
  18. Jaws 173
  19. Mulholland Drive 173
  20. There Will Be Blood 173
  21. Star Wars: A New Hope 170
  22. Lost In Translation 169
  23. The Matrix 162
  24. Rear Window 160
  25. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 151
  26. Vertigo 151
  27. Spirited Away 149
  28. Once Upon a Time in the West 123
  29. Taxi Driver 120
  30. Citizen Kane 117
  31. 12 Angry Men 110
  32. Aliens 108
  33. Jurassic Park 107
  34. Die Hard 106
  35. The Shining 105
  36. No Country For Old Man 102
  37. Back to the Future 101
  38. Children of Men 100
  39. Casablanca 99
  40. Dr. Strangelove 99
  41. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 98
  42. The Lion King 96
  43. The Thing 96
  44. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 94
  45. Fargo 94
  46. Memento 88
  47. In the Mood for Love 86
  48. Stalker 85
  49. Heat 83
  50. Princess Mononoke 82
  51. Schindler's List 82
  52. Chinatown 81
  53. The Social Network 71
  54. Ghostbusters 68
  55. A Clockwork Orange 63
  56. Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi 63
  57. Inception 62
  58. The Third Man 62
  59. Good Will Hunting 60
  60. Se7en 60
  61. Groundhog Day 59
  62. Rocky 56
  63. Zodiac 56
  64. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 55
  65. Sunset Blvd. 55
  66. The Avengers 55
  67. The Thin Red Line 53
  68. Hot Fuzz 50
  69. The Tree of Life 50
  70. Annie Hall 49
  71. Before Sunrise 49
  72. Interstellar 49
  73. M 49
  74. Leon: The Profession 48
  75. Oldboy (2003) 48
  76. The Terminator 48
  77. The Seventh Seal 47
  78. Amadeus 46
  79. Hara-kiri 46
  80. Inglorious Basterds 46
  81. Wall-E 46
  82. Bicycle Thieves 45
  83. Drive 45
  84. High & Low 44
  85. Memories of a Murder 44
  86. Saving Private Ryan 44
  87. Toy Story 3 43
  88. Forrest Gump 42
  89. Amelie 41
  90. Days of Heaven 41
  91. Once Upon a Time in America 41
  92. Persona 41
  93. The Incredibles 41
  94. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 40
  95. Dark City 39
  96. Eyes Wide Shut 39
  97. Ran 39
  98. Akira 38
  99. Jackie Brown 38
  100. Predator 38
  101. Before Sunset 37
  102. Brazil 37
  103. The Big Lebowski 37
  104. The Prestige 37
  105. The Red Shoes 37
  106. Yojimbo 37
  107. Aguirre: The Wrath of God 36
  108. The Departed 36
  109. The Passion of Joan of Arc 36
  110. American Beauty 35
  111. City of God 35
  112. My Neighbor Totoro 35
  113. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 35
  114. Raging Bull 35
  115. The Long Goodbye 35
  116. Gladiator 34
  117. Double Indemnity 33
  118. Scarface (1983) 33
  119. Toy Story 33
  120. Into the Wild 32
  121. Paris, Texas 32
  122. Speed Racer 32
  123. Whiplash 32
  124. Casino 31
  125. Requiem for a Dream 31
  126. Do the Right Thing 30
  127. Ghost in the Shell 30
  128. It's a Wonderful Life 30
  129. Kill Bill Vol. 1 30
  130. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 30
  131. The Princess Bride 30
  132. Psycho 29
  133. Robocop 29
  134. The Breakfast Club 29
  135. Barry Lyndon 28
  136. Batman Begins 28
  137. Blue Velvet 28
  138. Full Metal Jacket 28
  139. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 28
  140. Magnolia 28
  141. Master and Commandeer 28
  142. Withnail and I 28
  143. The Silence of the Lambs 27
  144. Aladdin 26
  145. Gravity 26
  146. Rashamon 26
  147. The Maltese Falcon 26
  148. To Kill a Mockingbird 26
  149. Braveheart 25
  150. Breathless 25
  151. Cinema Paradisio 25
  152. Finding Nemo 25
  153. North by Northwest 25
  154. The Royal Tenembaums 25
  155. Blazing Saddles 24
  156. Boogie Nights 24
  157. Cloud Atlas 24
  158. Ferris Beuhlar's Day Off 24
  159. Kingdom of Heaven 24
  160. Once 24
  161. Platoon 24
  162. Police Story 24
  163. Ratatouille 24
  164. Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan 24
  165. Gattaca 23
  166. Life of Brian 23
  167. Rushmore 23
  168. The Bridge of the River Kwai 23
  169. Titanic 23
  170. beauty and the beast 22
  171. Late Spring 22
  172. Le Samourai (1972) 22
  173. Persepolis 22
  174. The Truman Show 22
  175. Top Gun 22
  176. True Romance 22
  177. Vanilla Sky 22
  178. Django Unchained 21
  179. Let the Right One In 21
  180. Mean Girls 21
  181. Sunrise 21
  182. The Exorcist 21
  183. The Fifth Element 21
  184. The Unforgiven 21
  185. Tokyo Story 21
  186. Dazed and Confused 20
  187. Happiness 20
  188. La Dolce Vita 20
  189. Milenium Actress 20
  190. The Usual Suspects 20
  191. Badlands 19
  192. Gone Girl 19
  193. Her 19
  194. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 19
  195. The 400 Blows 19
  196. The Deer Hunter 19
  197. The Fountain 19
  198. The Human Condition 19
  199. The New World 19
  200. City Lights 18
  201. Guardians of the Galaxy 18
  202. La Strada 18
  203. O, Brother Where Art Thou? 18
  204. Tampopo 18
  205. The Conversation 18
  206. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 18
  207. The Lost Weekend 18
  208. The Nightmare Before Christmas 18
  209. The Sound of Music 18
  210. Goldfinger 17
  211. Happy Together 17
  212. High Noon 17
  213. Jacob's Ladder 17
  214. Manhattan 17
  215. Nights of Cabiria 17
  216. Only Yesterday 17
  217. Punch Drunk Love 17
  218. Reservoir Dogs 17
  219. Some Like it Hot 17
  220. Stranger Than Paradise 17
  221. The General 17
  222. The Road Warrior 17
  223. Throne of Blood 17
  224. Up 17
  225. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 17
  226. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 17
  227. Y Tu Mama Tambien 17
  228. 8 1/2 16
  229. Blow UP 16
  230. Das Boot 16
  231. Dead Man's Shoes 16
  232. Fantasia (1940) 16
  233. Hannah and Her Sisters 16
  234. Ikiru 16
  235. LA Confidential 16
  236. McCabe and Mrs. Miller 16
  237. NGE: Evangelion 16
  238. Pan's Labyrinth 16
  239. Sideways 16
  240. Sunshine 16
  241. Swingers 16
  242. Synecdoche, New York 16
  243. The Blues Brothers 16
  244. The Last of the Mohicans (92) 16
  245. The Searchers 16
  246. The Sword of Doom 16
  247. Women in the Dunes 16
  248. Contact 15
  249. Donnie Darko 15
  250. Eraserhead 15
  251. Fanny & Alexander 15
  252. Halloween (1978) 15
  253. Hero 15
  254. Paths of Glory 15
  255. PitPocket 15
  256. Rosemary's Baby 15
  257. Stand By Me 15
  258. The Mirror (1975) 15
  259. The Night of the Hunter 15
  260. Three Colors: Red 15
  261. 12 Years a Slave 14
  262. Anchorman 14
  263. Back to the Future Part 2 14
  264. Casino Royale 14
  265. Chunking Express 14
  266. Dumb and Dumber 14
  267. Elevator to the Gallows 14
  268. Kiki's delivery service 14
  269. King Kong (1933) 14
  270. Shaun of the Dead 14
  271. Suspira 14
  272. The Evil Dead (1981) 14
  273. To Be or Not to Be 14
  274. 500 Days of Summer 13
  275. All About Eve 13
  276. Big Trouble in Little China 13
  277. Clerks 2 13
  278. Evil Dead 2 13
  279. Grave of the Fireflies 13
  280. Mad Max Fury Road 13
  281. Metropolis 13
  282. Moulin Rouge 13
  283. Repulsion 13
  284. The Big Sleep 13
  285. The Green Mile 13
  286. The Rules of the Game 13
  287. The Wizard of Oz 13
  288. Tron: Legacy 13
  289. Under the Skin 13
  290. Winter Light 13
  291. Almost Famous 12
  292. Battle Royale 12
  293. Before Midnight 12
  294. Boyhood 12
  295. Dances with Wolves 12
  296. Idiocracy 12
  297. In Bruges 12
  298. Napoleon Dynamite 12
  299. Nosferatu 12
  300. Revanche 12
  301. Space Jam 12
  302. Superman 12
  303. The Magnificant Ambersons 12
  304. The Master 12
  305. The Pianist 12
  306. The Warriors 12
  307. The Wrestler 12
  308. Werkmeister Harmonies 12
  309. A Separation 11
  310. Avatar 11
  311. Beverly Hills Cop 11
  312. Conan the Barbarian 11
  313. Drunken Master 2 11
  314. IP Man 11
  315. JFK 11
  316. Jules Et Jem 11
  317. L'Atalante 11
  318. Midnight Cowboy 11
  319. Session 9 11
  320. Spaceballs 11
  321. The Apartment 11
  322. The Grand Budapest Hotel 11
  323. The Tale of Princess Kaguya 11
  324. The Wolf of Wall Street 11
  325. Walkabout 11
  326. Who's Afraid of Virgina Wolfe 11
  327. A Prophet 10
  328. A Woman Under the Influence 10
  329. Alice in the Cities 10
  330. American Psycho 10
  331. Dawn of the Dead (1978) 10
  332. Demolition Man 10
  333. Don't Look Now 10
  334. Funeral Parade of Roses 10
  335. Hedwig and the Angry Witch 10
  336. Infernal Affairs 10
  337. La Jetee 10
  338. Le Cercle Rouge 10
  339. Lilo and Stitch 10
  340. Men in Black 10
  341. mishima life in 4 something or other 10
  342. Naked 10
  343. Predestination 10
  344. Rush Hour 2 10
  345. That Obscure Object of Desire 10
  346. The Court Jester 10
  347. The Devils 10
  348. The Goonies 10
  349. The Kid (1922) 10
  350. The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 10
  351. The Pursuit of Happiness 10
  352. The Rock 10
  353. Trading Places 10
  354. Unbreakable 10
  355. Wild 10

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Probably more accurate than the IMDB one... (Edit: I wrote this without knowing the above posts!)

64. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 55
66. The Avengers 55
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Correct.

All the right names, possibly not in the right order, but there or thereabouts.

270. Shaun of the Dead 14
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Kudos to all involved.
 
Quite possibly the only Top 10 on GAF that I have little to no problem with.

Awaiting the salt from The Dark Knight being in the top 10 though. Dis gun b good.
 
Goddamn that was awhile ago, cool of you and the others to do this. The list is about as expected, if we did this again I actually think that I would change my entire list.
 
Dynedom said:
Quite possibly the only Top 10 on GAF that I have little to no problem with.

Awaiting the salt from The Dark Knight being in the top 10 though. Dis gun b good.
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Can't argue with the voting no matter how overrated the movie is. Heath Ledger the movie with batman as the sidekick. Deserves recognition for his performance, as a movie not so much.
But that said, it's a fairly good list of excellent movies overall. Did not vote but my no. 1 is always Casablanca. I'm a sucker for romance.
 
LabouredSubterfuge said:
My first and overriding thought is that is the most 20-something Western male top 20 films list one could ever conceive.
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Yes. It'd be interesting to see a count of female protagonists in the top 100 of this list. The list very much reflects its audience (not that I'm saying this is any way a bad thing, just that it's worth acknowledging).
 
Well that list sure is something. I didn't vote but it's a, uh, interesting result. Wouldn't be my list, but it's definitely one of the more curious lists I've seen barring the obvious Godfather in the tops.
 
I mean, it's not a bad list, but are these really the films people consider their personal favourites, or the films that people recite when they're feeling intellectual and pretentious? EDIT - never mind, because it says 'best' rather than 'favourite'.

Thanks for doing this, Mr. Sam. I completely missed the voting topic, but always interested to see results like this.

EDIT again - Hot Fuzz is more than 200 places above Shaun of the Dead?
 
Top 50 is pretty GAF-like for sure with some exceptions. I don't care about ranks though and the full list is filled with films that are easily recommendable.

EDIT: BIG GAF OMISSION SURPRISE... No "Enter the Dragon". Hmm, that is a surprise for this kind of message board.
 
Pretty good list
Bit surprised by the order of tarantino movies in the list though, but it makes sense since it wasn't a "rate your fav tarantino movies"
 
PillarEN said:
Top 50 is pretty GAF-like for sure with some exceptions. I don't care about ranks though and the full list is filled with films that are easily recommendable.

EDIT: BIG GAF OMISSION SURPRISE... No "Enter the Dragon". Hmm, that is a surprise for this kind of message board.
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At the risk of speaking for everyone, I feel like that film is regarded as more of an important milestone these days than a film that could easily get onto a best of list.
 
Really, no Lost Highway? It was the second highest on my list and it still didn't get at least 10 points? Overall, there are also only four out of my ten picks on the list.

Btw, it's Woman in the Dunes and not Women in the Dunes.
 
Looking over it in more detail, many of my favourite films are there, but just really far down the list - Infernal Affairs, The Goonies, Conan the Barbarian, The Rock, Sunshine. Solid list, provided you don't fixate on the placements.
 
wow, really great list. like the variety.

The Dark Knight sticks out like a sore thumb though. look at the movies before and after it. kind of a joke that's it is where it is, tbh.
 
Pulp Fiction is number 7 on IMDb and number 6 on here. We're so different and counterculture here at GAF.
 
Oni Actual said:
I still have no idea what so many people see in The Shawdhank Redemption.
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I personally do find it a positive and uplifting film, but probably for the same reasons other people find it manipulative and saccharine. Its got some good performances, crazy good chemistry between Freeman and Robbins, a "mini-epic" sense of time passing, a fantastic ending an absolute masterpiece of a score. i don't think its a personal top ten, but I think its a weird victim of one of those cycles where some people can absolutely hate it because others preach about it too much.

It actually bemuses me that its so high in the top 250, because its so opposite to that hoi polloi unsophisticated mindset we attribute to the average imdb user. Its a long film, about human relationships with no explosions or real scenery change and yet its well loved. I can't really hate that.

Also, this moment

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