4. My Top 100 Best Films

Welcome to a list of my top 100 best films of all time!

This list will be updated at the start of each month.

Please note that there are many films that I have yet to see. Therefore, this section of my website could be changed regularly so keep checking for updates.

You will find the list of my Top 100 Best Films below:

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LIST IS CURRENTLY BEING RE-WRITTEN AND RE-ORGANISED. THE LIST BELOW IS A ‘PROGRESSIVE’ LIST THAT WILL KEEP EXPANDING AS I WATCH & RE-WATCH FILMS AND MARK THEM ACCORDING TO MY CRITICAL ANALYSIS SCALE.

NB: The first rating is my Critical Analysis Rating; the second is an average taken from my critical analysis rating, my personal rating, the film’s IMDb rating, the film’s RottenTomatoes Critics rating and the film’s RottenTomatoes community rating.

1) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – Keir Dullea & Gary Lockwood. Director: Stanley Kubrick. 100/100. 89.2

2) Blade Runner (1982) – Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer and Sean Young. Director: Ridley Scott. 100/100. 89.6

3) Inception (2010) – Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe & Ellen Page. Director: Christopher Nolan. 99/100. 89.8

4) Star Wars (1977) – Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher & Alex Guinness. Director: George Lucas. 97/100. 89.8

5) The Shawshank Redemption (1994) – Tim Robbins & Morgan Freeman. Director: Frank Darabont. 97/100. 91.6

6) No Country for Old Men (2007) – Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem & Tommy Lee Jones. Director: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen. 97/100. 89

7) The Prestige (2006) – Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Scarlett Johannson, Rebecca Hall, David Bowie and Michael Caine. Director: Christopher Nolan. 97/100. 86.2

8 ) The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher. Director: Irvin Kershner. 96/100. 90.4

9) Pulp Fiction (1994) – John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman and Bruce Willis. Director: Quentin Tarantino. 95/100. 91.6

10) The Dark Knight (2008) – Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman and Michael Caine. Director: Christopher Nolan. 95/100. 91.4

11) Full Metal Jacket (1987) – Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey and Adam Baldwin. Director: Stanley Kubrick. 95/100. 88.4

12) Se7en (1995) – Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, R. Lee Ermey and Kevin Spacey. Director: David Fincher. 95/100. 85.6

13) The King’s Speech (2010) – Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter. Director: Tom Hooper. 94/100. 90.6

14) Chinatown (1974) – Jack Nicholson. Director: Roman Polanski. 94/100. 89

15) Black Swan (2010) – Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel. Director: Darren Aronofsky. 94/100. 87.6

16) Memento (2000) – Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantolanio. Director: Christopher Nolan. 94/100. 86.6

17) United 93 (2006) – David Alan Basche. Director: Paul Greengrass. 94/100. 85.4

18 ) Sunshine (2007) – Cillian Murphy, Cliff Curtis, Mark Strong and Rose Byrne. Director: Danny Boyle. 94/100. 79

19) All the President’s Men (1976) – Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman. Director: Alan J. Pakula. 93/100. 86.2

20) The Dish (2000) – Sam Neill, Roy Billing and Patrick Warburton. Director: Rob Sitch. 93/100. 82

21) Changeling (2008) – Angelina Jolie and John Malkavich. Director: Clint Eastwood. 93/100. 80.4

22) Rear Window (1954) – James Stewart. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. 92/100. 88.2

23) Psycho (1960) – Anthony Perkins. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. 92/100. 87

24) Hugo (2011) – Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Michael Stuhlbarg, Ray Winstone, Christopher Lee and Jude Law. Director: Martin Scorsese. 92/100. 85.8

25) The Shining (1980) – Jack Nicholson. Director: Stanley Kubrick. 91/100. 84.8

26) Shame (2011) – Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan & James Badge Dale. Director: Steve McQueen. 91/100. 83.8

27) The Artist (2011) – Jean Dujardin. Director: Michel Hazanavicius. 90/100. 87.6

28 ) The Hurt Locker (2009) – Jeremy Renner. Director: Kathryn Bigelow. 90/100. 86.2

29) Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) – Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong and Robert Patrick. Director: James Cameron. 90/100. 84.6

30) Finding Nemo (2003) – Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Willem Dafoe and Geoffrey Rush. Director: Andrew Stanton. 89/100. 86

31) Jaws (1975) – Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss. Director: Steven Spielberg. 89/100. 84.2

32) 127 Hours (2010) – James Franco. Director: Danny Boyle. 89/100. 84.6

33) Up (2009) – Edward Asner and Christopher Plummer. Director: Pete Docter. 89/100. 83.4

34) The Exorcist (1973) – Ellen Burstyn and Max von Sydow. Director: William Friedkin. 89/100. 82.2

35) V for Vendetta (2006) – Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving. Director: James McTeigue. 89/100. 81.2

36) Toy Story 3 (2010) – Tom Hanks, Tim Allen. Director: Lee Unkrich. 88/100. 87.8

37) Strangers on a Train (1951) – Farley Granger. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. 88/100. 87

38 ) Back to the Future (1985) – Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd. Director: Robert Zemeckis. 88/100. 86.6

39) The Matrix (1999) – Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss and Hugo Weaving. Director: Andy and Larry Wachowski. 88/100. 84.4

40) WALL-E (2008) – Ben Burtt. Director: Andrew Stanton. 88/100. 84

41) The Terminator (1984) – Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton. Director: James Cameron. 88/100. 83

42) Kinsey (2004) – Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Peter Sarsgaard. Director: Bill Condon. 88/100. 76.8

43) True Grit (2010) – Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld and Matt Damon. Director: Joel and Ethan Coen. 87/100. 83

44) Mystic River (2003) – Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne & Tim Robbins. Director: Clint Eastwood. 87/100. 81.6

45) Return of the Jedi (1983) – Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher. Director: Richard Marquand. 87/100. 81.6

46) The Ides of March (2011) – Ryan Gosling, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, George Clooney & Paul Giamatti. Director: George Clooney. 87/100. 80

47) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) – Marilyn Burns. Director: Tobe Hooper. 87/100. 77.2

48 ) Metropolis (1927) – Alfred Abel. Director: Fritz Lang. 86/100. 86.2

49) Toy Story (1995) – Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. Director: John Lasseter. 86/100. 82.4

50) Monsters, Inc. (2001) – Billy Crystal, John Goodman & Steve Buscemi. Director: Pete Docter. 86/100. 82

My Top 100 Best Films [OLD LIST]

1) Star Wars (1977)

2) The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

3) Blade Runner (1982)

4) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

5) The Prestige (2006)

6) Star Wars – Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

7) Schindler’s List (1993)

8 ) The Dish (2000)

9) Back to the Future (1985)

10) Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

11) Full Metal Jacket (1987)

12) Pulp Fiction (1994)

13) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

14) Forrest Gump (1994)

15) No Country for Old Men (2007)

16) The Dark Knight (2008)

17) Se7en (1995)

18) The Hurt Locker (2009)

19) Blood Diamond (2006)

20) Rain Man (1988)

21) Star Wars – Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)

22) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

23) Psycho (1960)

24) The Matrix (1999)

25) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

26) Panic Room (2002)

27) The Elephant Man (1980)

28) The Exorcist (1973)

29) Sunshine (2007)

30) Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)

31) Jaws (1975)

32) The Terminator (1984)

33) Dial M for Murder (1954)

34) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

35) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

36) 12 Angry Men (1957)

37) Gladiator (2000)

38) The Godfather (1972)

39) Vertigo (1958)

40) Avatar (2009)

41) District 9 (2009)

42) Braveheart (1995)

43) Saving Private Ryan (1998)

44) Aliens (1986)

45) The Lion King (1994)

46) Inglourious Basterds (2009)

47) Ben-Hur (1959)

48) Changeling (2008)

49) The Blues Brothers (1980)

50) Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

51) Jurassic Park (1993)

52) A Clockwork Orange (1971)

53) Rear Window (1954)

54) The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

55) Valkyrie (2008)

56) Paranormal Activity (2009)

57) There Will be Blood (2007)

58) Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

59) The Shining (1980)

60) The Sixth Sense (1999)

61) The Truman Show (1998)

62) Alien (1979)

63) Dr. Strangelove (1964)

64) Gran Torino (2008)

65) Die Hard (1988)

66) The Godfather: Part II (1974)

67) The Road (2009)

68) American Psycho (2000)

69) Watchmen (2009)

70) The Day the Earth the Earth Stood Still (1951)

71) Coach Carter (2005)

72) The Player (1992)

73) The Abyss (1989)

74) Reservoir Dogs (1991)

75) Apocalypse Now (1979)

76) Citizen Kane (1942)

77) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

78) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

79) A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

80) Star Trek (2009)

81) Batman Begins (2005)

82) Gallipoli (1981)

83) Fight Club (1999)

84) Memento (2000)

85) Spartacus (1960)

86) Dirty Harry (1971)

87) American History X (1998)

88) Glory (1989)

89) To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

90) The Life of Brian (1979)

91) Witness (1985)

92) A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

93) The Departed (2006)

94) A Man for All Seasons (1966)

95) American Psycho (2000)

96) Unforgiven (1992)

97) Fargo (1996)

98) Finding Nemo (2003)

99) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

100) Mississippi Burning (1987)