What is your favourite film?

It’s a question that is guaranteed to cause disagreement; there is no set answer and what one person loves another might hate. Amongst my group of friends alone, if we were to compile a collaborative favourite films list, the range would be huge; From Schindler's List to P.S. I Love You. So if I were to ask you what your favourite film was, what would you say? I know I would struggle to name one specific film because there is an abundance of top films out there. I could probably whittle it down to my top 10 but then there is always that situation of ‘Oh my god, that’s a brilliant film; I completely forgot that one!’ and then my top ten could rapidly expanded quite uncontrollably.

I like to frequent IMBD (It’s probably one of the most visited website of mine) for the low-down on the latest films; for actor bios and to see what people have said about older films that have been suggested to me. So, to prove just how vast and varied the answer to this question can be I have had a look at the top 250 films on the site as chosen by voters. I don’t want to swamp you with 250 but I will give you the top one hundred:

     Rank     Rating    Title

• 1.      9.1       The Shawshank Redemption (1994) (See picture below)

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• 2.      9.1       The Godfather (1972)
• 3.      9.0       The Godfather: Part II (1974)
• 4.      8.9       Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)
• 5.      8.9       Pulp Fiction (1994)
• 6.      8.9       Schindler's List (1993)
• 7.      8.8       12 Angry Men (1957)
• 8.      8.8       One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
• 9.      8.8       The Dark Knight (2008)
• 10.    8.8       Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• 11.    8.8       Casablanca (1942)
• 12.    8.8       Star Wars (1977)
• 13.    8.8       The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
• 14.    8.8       Shichinin no samurai (1954)
• 15.    8.7       Goodfellas (1990)
• 16.    8.7       Rear Window (1954)
• 17.    8.7       Cidade de Deus (2002)
• 18.    8.7       Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (See picture below)
  
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• 19.    8.7       Fight Club (1999)
• 20.    8.7       The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• 21.    8.7       C'era una volta il West (1968)
• 22.    8.7       The Usual Suspects (1995)
• 23.    8.7       Psycho (1960)
• 24.    8.6       The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
• 25.    8.6       Sunset Blvd. (1950)
• 26.    8.6       The Matrix (1999)
• 27.    8.6       Memento (2000)
• 28.    8.6       Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
• 29.    8.6       North by Northwest (1959)
• 30.    8.6       It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
• 31.    8.6       Se7en (1995)
• 32.    8.6       The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
• 33.    8.6       Citizen Kane (1941)
• 34.    8.6       Léon (1994)
• 35.    8.6       Apocalypse Now (1979)
• 36.    8.6       American Beauty (1999)
• 37.    8.5       Taxi Driver (1976)
• 38.    8.5       American History X (1998) (See picture below)
  
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• 39.    8.5       Up (2009)
• 40.    8.5       Vertigo (1958)
• 41.    8.5       Forrest Gump (1994)
• 42.    8.5       Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
• 43.    8.5       Inglourious Basterds (2009)
• 44.    8.5       WALL•E (2008)
• 45.    8.5       Paths of Glory (1957)
• 46.    8.5       Double Indemnity (1944)
• 47.    8.5       Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)
• 48.    8.5       M (1931)
• 49.    8.5       Alien (1979)
• 50.    8.5       To Kill a Mockingbird (1962 

It’s a list full of classics and something for everyone. It’s definitely given me a few ideas. So, with that little bit of inspiration from IMDB, what is my favourite films list? I’ll include the stats from IMDB too.

      Rank    Rating    Title

• 1.       8.6       American Beauty (1999) (see pic below)
  
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• 2.       8.2       The Big Lebowski (1998)
• 3.       7.4       American Psycho (2000)
• 4.       7.3       Beetle Juice (1988)
• 5.       7.9       Being John Malkovich (1999) (See picture below)
  
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• 6.       8.0       The Truman Show (1998)
• 7.       7.0       Anchorman (2004)
• 8.       7.8       The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
• 9.       7.3       Burn After Reading (2008)
• 10.     8.2       Scarface (1983)

I personally love nothing better than a film and good company (simultaneously) so I’m always open to suggestions of films to watch. I often find that I end up buying the suggested film too which is always nice; it adds a bit of personality to the collection I am building; so recommend away!

Currently in my DVD player: The Weather Man – IMDB rating = 6.9/10 - My rating = 7