Frank Darabont's Greatest Movies of All Time
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The Empire Magazine asked Frank Darabont to write about his one movie masterpiece. Instead he chose 224. Two remarks about his selection:
1. What follows is not to be confused with a 'best' list. I hate 'best' lists. They are compiled by arrogant fools for the satisfaction of provoking other arrogant fools into spewing angry rebuttals, and before you know it everybody's all puffed-up and dancing around like mountain apes. Stop it, really. Just because I have my favorites, it doesn't mean I think yours suck. I offer my list as highly subjective opinion, not empirically provable fact. If you disagree with it, don't freak out. Instead, be constructive and send me your list so I can fill some of the gaps in my film education.
2. Films are not listed in order of preference, and my genre headings are loose definitions at best. Yes, I'm painfully aware that The Godfather could just as well be listed under 'drama' as 'gangster film'. Yes, Rollerball might be deemed 'science-fiction' rather than 'sports'. Whatever your opinion on these matters, you're absolutely right."
10 movies are selected for each genre, with some exceptions. Order of genres in the list:
Drama
Science Fiction
Comedy
War
Western
Horror
Film Noir
Thriller
Epic/Adventure (11)
Costume Drama
Crime
Music/Musical
Sports
Action
Prison
Biographical
Silent Era
Fantasy (12 movies)
Animated
Gangsters (11 movies)
Socio-Political
Romantic Comedy
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Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
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The Grapes of Wrath
1940, in 24 top lists Check -
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The Verdict
1982, in 7 top lists Check -
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975, in 35 top lists Check -
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To Kill a Mockingbird
1962, in 18 top lists Check -
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Kramer vs. Kramer
1979, in 8 top lists Check -
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Tender Mercies
1983, in 4 top lists Check -
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Citizen Kane
1941, in 39 top lists Check -
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The Best Years of Our Lives
1946, in 30 top lists Check -
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Hope and Glory
1987, in 7 top lists Check -
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2001: A Space Odyssey
1968, in 45 top lists Check -
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A Clockwork Orange
1971, in 37 top lists Check -
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Blade Runner
1982, in 36 top lists Check -
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Planet of the Apes
1968, in 16 top lists Check -
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951, in 12 top lists Check -
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Forbidden Planet
1956, in 9 top lists Check -
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982, in 31 top lists Check -
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Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
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THX 1138
1971, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Time Machine
1960, in 1 top list Check -
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Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...
1964, in 37 top lists Check -
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Young Frankenstein
1974, in 14 top lists Check -
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Blazing Saddles
1974, in 14 top lists Check -
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The Producers
1967, in 14 top lists Check -
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Ruthless People
1986, in 1 top list Check -
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975, in 23 top lists Check -
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Grosse Pointe Blank
1997, in 4 top lists Check -
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His Girl Friday
1940, in 21 top lists Check -
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A Fish Called Wanda
1988, in 8 top lists Check -
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Paths of Glory
1957, in 26 top lists Check -
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Saving Private Ryan
1998, in 28 top lists Check -
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The Deer Hunter
1978, in 26 top lists Check -
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Das Boot
1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check -
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Kelly's Heroes
1970, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Dirty Dozen
1967, in 8 top lists Check -
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Platoon
1986, in 21 top lists Check -
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Glory
1989, in 5 top lists Check -
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Cross of Iron
1977, in 3 top lists Check -
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Apocalypse Now
1979, in 38 top lists Check -
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The Wild Bunch
1969, in 25 top lists Check -
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The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976, in 11 top lists Check -
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Unforgiven
1992, in 24 top lists Check -
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The Long Riders
1980, in 3 top lists Check -
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Giù la testa
1971 — a.k.a. Duck, You Sucker, in 4 top lists Check -
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969, in 21 top lists Check -
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High Plains Drifter
1973, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962, in 16 top lists Check -
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The Magnificent Seven
1960, in 11 top lists Check -
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Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo
1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
Last updated on Mar 29, 2012; source