Movie Lists

Filmometer's top 100 films from 1927-1996


This list is the definitive selection of pre-1997 films that Ian Cavalier likes. This list was created in July 1998 in response to the AFI list. All of these films get a rating of 10.






1. Cyclo (1996)
   
2. Fargo (1996)
   
3. Before Sunrise (1995)
   
4. City of Lost Children, The (1995)
   
5. Dead Man (1995)
   
6. Se7en (1995)
   
7. Twelve Monkeys (1995)
   
8. Chungking Express (1994)
   
9. Kingdom, The (1994)
   
10. Léon: The Professional (1994)
    
11. Pulp Fiction (1994)
    
12. Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)
    
13. Three Colors: Red (1994)
    
14. Schindler's List (1993)
    
15. Léolo (1992)
    
16. Delicatessen (1991)
    
17. Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
    
18. Slacker (1991)
    
19. Totò the Hero (1991)
    
20. Jacob's Ladder (1990)
    
21. Dekalog (1989)
    
22. Dead Poets Society (1989)
    
23. Do the Right Thing (1989)
    
24. Alice (1988)
    
25. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
    
26. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
    
27. Brothers Quay Collection, The (1987)
    
28. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
    
29. Aliens (1986)
    
30. Blue Velvet (1986)
    
31. Peking Opera Blues (1986)
    
32. Stand by Me (1986)
    
33. Brazil (1985)
    
34. Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
    
35. Blade Runner (1982)
    
36. Raging Bull (1980)
    
37. Shining, The (1980)
    
38. Apocalypse Now (1979)
    
39. Manhattan (1979)
    
40. Annie Hall (1977)
    
41. Eraserhead (1977)
    
42. Star Wars (1977)
    
43. That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
    
44. All the President's Men (1976)
    
45. Taxi Driver (1976)
    
46. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
    
47. Chinatown (1974)
    
48. Godfather: Part II, The (1974)
    
49. Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The (1972)
    
50. Godfather, The (1972)
    
51. Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
    
52. Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
    
53. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
    
54. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    
55. Planet of the Apes (1968)
    
56. Belle de jour (1967)
    
57. Graduate, The (1967)
    
58. Masculine-Feminine (1966)
    
59. Persona (1966)
    
60. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
    
61. 8½ (1963)
    
62. Charade (1963)
    
63. Contempt (1963)
    
64. Great Escape, The (1963)
    
65. Haunting, The (1963)
    
66. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
    
67. Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
    
68. Inherit the Wind (1960)
    
69. La Dolce vita (1960)
    
70. Psycho (1960)
    
71. North by Northwest (1959)
    
72. Some Like It Hot (1959)
    
73. Touch of Evil (1958)
    
74. Vertigo (1958)
    
75. 12 Angry Men (1957)
    
76. Seventh Seal, The (1957)
    
77. Wild Strawberries (1957)
    
78. La Strada (1954)
    
79. On the Waterfront (1954)
    
80. Rear Window (1954)
    
81. Seven Samurai (1954)
    
82. Roman Holiday (1953)
    
83. Ikiru (1952)
    
84. African Queen, The (1951)
    
85. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
    
86. Rashômon (1950)
    
87. Third Man, The (1949)
    
88. Bicycle Thief, The (1948)
    
89. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
    
90. Casablanca (1942)
    
91. Citizen Kane (1941)
    
92. Fantasia (1940)
    
93. Grapes of Wrath, The (1940)
    
94. Gone with the Wind (1939)
    
95. Stagecoach (1939)
    
96. Wizard of Oz, The (1939)
    
97. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
    
98. Frankenstein (1931)
    
99. M (1931)
    
100. Metropolis (1927)