What's your top 5 favorite movies??

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  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,741
    Raiders of the lost ark 
    new hope
    ferris buehller s day off 
    goonies
    saving private Ryan 
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • Patrick_Sea3Patrick_Sea3 West Seattle Posts: 890
    High Fidelity
    Rear Window
    World War Z
    The Maltese Falcon
    Aliens
  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,860
    hmmmm
    Lord of the rings-two towers
    Inception
    The Rock
    Braveheart
    weird science
  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,810
    In no particular and just off the top of my head. This list is subject to frequent change.

    Empire Strikes Back
    Almost Famous
    Heat
    Forrest Gump
    Casablanca

    Other's that on a different day might have made the list:

    Dazed And Confused
    All The Presidents Men
    Godfather Parts 1 and 2
    The Force Awakens
    Captain America: The Winter Soldier
    St. Elmo's Fire
    Point Break
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  • VerbasanVerbasan Posts: 39
    Transformers The Movie (1986 animated flick, not the Bay disasters)
    The Dark Knight
    Coming to America
    Batteries Not Included
    Jurassic Park

    "If I knew where it was, I would take you there!"
    2006-LA2
    2009-Universal City 2
    2010-MSG 1
    2013-San Diego/LA 1&2/Oakland/Portland/Spokane/Calgary/Vancouver/Seattle
    2014-Denver/Bridge School Benefit 1
    2015-Mexico City
    2016-MSG 1 & 2, Wrigley 1 & 2, EV-Ohana Fest, TOTD LA
  • Foriginal SinForiginal Sin Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,743
    No particular order:

    Caddyshack
    The Truman Show
    Shawshank
    Glory
    Tombstone

    (The Descendants w/ Clooney is coming up quick each time I see it)
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  • dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    Can't narrow it down to five, but I know that Boyhood sits up top.
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  • on2legson2legs Standing in the Jersey rain… Posts: 14,381
    Midnight Run
    Goodfellas
    Star Wars IV
    Jaws
    Raiders of the Lost Ark

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  • chadwickchadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157

    the salton sea is pretty gnarly

    the outlaw josey wales

    gran torino

    beauty & the beast

    ratatouille or tombstone


    lot of killing, violence & stupid bullshit typea flicks

       


    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

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    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."

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  • hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    Hmmm.

    The Graduate
    Fargo
    Amadeus
    Goodfellas
    What Dreams May Come

    Honorable mention for Avalon - such an underrated film.

    (The Descendants was pretty good, by the way)
  • hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    Gah!  I love Gran Torino.  And Ratatouille =)
  • chadwickchadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    the 1970s pete's dragon
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."

    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    dankind said:
    Can't narrow it down to five, but I know that Boyhood sits up top.
    Boyhood dethroned Casablanca, so I guess that's in here, too.
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  • Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,723
    Almost Famous
    The Dark Knight
    Midnight Run
    Ferris Bueller's Day Off
    Goodfellas
  • HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,416
    Feel like I should add my 10 thru 6:

    10) Moonrise Kingdom
    9) Tron
    8) Forrest Gump
    7) A Clockwork Orange
    6) Clerks
    5) Back to the Future
    4) There Will Be Blood
    3) Pulp Fiction
    2) Inglourious Basterds
    1) Field of Dreams

  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,031
    1. Fight Club
    2. Empire Strikes Back
    3. Ferris Beuhlers Day Off
    4. Christmas Vacation 
    5. Tombstone
  • hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524

    APOCALYPSE NOW
    CONTROL
    SEVEN
    USUAL SUSPECTS
    OUTSIDERS
    And KRAMER VS KRAMER  in different category for personal reasons
    Dimi, I missed this post.  I LOVE this film, maybe the book moreso.  It is one of those I must watch whenever I come upon it.
  • InMyInnerSenseInMyInnerSense Posts: 57
    edited June 2017
    Fun post - thank you!  I just don't see how there can be any doubt about #1, it's the rest of them that are rather vexing :)

    1) Empire Strikes Back
    2) The Burbs (seriously) - when you're stressed out, plow through a bag of frosted circus cookies and watch this movie, you'll see what I mean
    3) The Big Lebowski (can't pass up the single greatest dialogue-driven movie of all time)
    4) Unforgiven (Tombstone and True Grit, the original, are pretty great too!)
    5) The Goonies (I grew up in Astoria where it was filmed, while it was filmed... can't help it)

    Close calls: Shawshank, Caddyshack, LotR: Return of the King, The Shining, No Country for Old Men (so good!), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (my cat's name is Ferris, my first dog's name was Cameron, and my current dog's name is Gracie, after the receptionist... she earns it daily... Grace... GRace... GRACE!!!!)
    Post edited by InMyInnerSense on
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 38,853
    1. Fight Club
    2. Empire Strikes Back
    3. Ferris Beuhlers Day Off
    4. Christmas Vacation 
    5. Tombstone
    How could the Sausage King of Chicago NOT like Ferris Beuhlers Day off?

    1- Empire Strikes Back
    2- The Quiet Man, this John Wayne flick cracks me up.
    3- The Princess Bride
    4- Dodge Ball, sorry but Steve the Pirate kills in this.
    5- The Matrix
  • erocshiftyerocshifty Posts: 1,170
    The Jerk
    Empire Strikes Back
    Goodfellas
    Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage
    PJ20

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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,598
    Repo Man
    Cast Away
    Quest For Fire
    The Quiet Earth
    Lion

    The #5 slot is always open to change but we just saw "Lion" last night and it just simply blew me away..  Great story!
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  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,172
    Fast Times at Ridgemont High
    Stripes
    The Hangover
    White Men Can't Jump
    A Few Good Men
  • AnnafalkAnnafalk Sweden Posts: 4,004
    edited June 2017
    1. Fight Club
    2. Empire Strikes Back
    3. Ferris Beuhlers Day Off
    4. Christmas Vacation 
    5. Tombstone
    How could the Sausage King of Chicago NOT like Ferris Beuhlers Day off?

    1- Empire Strikes Back
    2- The Quiet Man, this John Wayne flick cracks me up.
    3- The Princess Bride
    4- Dodge Ball, sorry but Steve the Pirate kills in this.
    5- The Matrix
    1 Also Dodge Ball - This movie is so bad it's good :)
    2 Office space
    3 The never ending story 
    4 Inside out
    5 The back to the future movies
    Post edited by Annafalk on
  • ed243421ed243421 Posts: 7,624
    Mine:

    the shawshank redemption
    the blues brothers
    the big lebowski
    caddyshack
    blazing saddles


    to watch with the kids:

    elf
    up
    wall-e
    school of rock
    kicking and screaming 
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  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 38,853
    Annafalk said:
    1. Fight Club
    2. Empire Strikes Back
    3. Ferris Beuhlers Day Off
    4. Christmas Vacation 
    5. Tombstone
    How could the Sausage King of Chicago NOT like Ferris Beuhlers Day off?

    1- Empire Strikes Back
    2- The Quiet Man, this John Wayne flick cracks me up.
    3- The Princess Bride
    4- Dodge Ball, sorry but Steve the Pirate kills in this.
    5- The Matrix
    1 Also Dodge Ball - This movie is so bad it's good :)
    2 Office space
    3 The never ending story 
    4 Inside out
    5 The back to the future movies
    Yessssssssss!!!!
  • markymark550markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,103
    1. Animal House
    2. Clerks 
    3. Office Space
    4. Silence of the Lambs 
    5. Fight Club 
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,591
    ed243421 said:
    Mine:

    the shawshank redemption
    the blues brothers
    the big lebowski
    caddyshack
    blazing saddles


    to watch with the kids:

    elf
    up
    wall-e
    school of rock
    kicking and screaming 
    Blazing Saddles.  Nice inclusion!
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  • dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    ed243421 said:
    Mine:

    the shawshank redemption
    the blues brothers
    the big lebowski
    caddyshack
    blazing saddles


    to watch with the kids:

    elf
    up
    wall-e
    school of rock
    kicking and screaming 
    Blazing Saddles.  Nice inclusion!
    Give the @ed243421 a harrumph!
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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,474
    edited June 2017
    In order (but it got really really tough after the first 2... I figure there are at least 20 other movies that I could easily switch into the last 3 spots, many of which others have already listed):

    1. Last Night (1998, Don McKellar)
    2. Goodbye, Lenin! (2003, Wolfgang Becker)
    3. Schindler's List (1993, Steven Spielberg)
    4. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Steven Spielberg)
    5. There Will Be Blood (2007, Paul Thomas Anderson)
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
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  • dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    PJ_Soul said:
    4. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Steven Spielberg)
    Oh, no you didn't!
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