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Top 25 of all time

 

Number

MOVIE

ACTORS/ACTRESSES

DIRECTOR

GENRE / THEME

COMMENTS

1

Lonesome Dove

Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover, Diane Lane, Robert Urich, Rick Schroder, Anjelica Houston, …

Simon Wincer

Drama/Western

Great acting, great casting, many life lessons learned.  Very entertaining. Pulitzer Prize book by Larry McMurtry

2

Godfather Trilogy

Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Andy Garcia, Sofia Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

Crime/Drama

The most quoted man movie.

3

Star Wars Double Trilogy

Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson

George Lucas

Action/Fantasy

Too much imagination to imagine.

4

Braveheart

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Action/Biography/Drama

It’s bloody fun.

5

Tombstone

Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Charlton Heston, Jason Priestly

George P. Cosmatos

Action/Drama/Western

Val Kilmer is unbelievable!

6

The Matrix

Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss

Wachowski Brothers

Action/Sci-Fi

Blows your mind.

7

Good Will Hunting

Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Robin Williams, Minnie Driver

Gus Van Sant

Drama

Written by Matt and Ben

8

Saving Private Ryan

Tom Hanks, Vin Diesel, Matt Damon, Ted Danson

Steven Spielberg

Action/Drama

Spielberg Produced

9

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett

Peter Jackson

Action/Fantasy

Good book with moral undertones.

10

Casablanca

Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claud Rains

Michael Curtiz

Drama

Classic.

11

Indiana Jones Trilogy

Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, River Phoenix

Steven Spielberg

Action

Written by George Lucas.  Fun.

12

The Passion of Christ

James Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern

Mel Gibson

Drama

Powerful message.

13

The Sound of Music

Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer

Robert Wise

Drama/Musical

Great music and story.

14

Rocky I-IV

Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weahters, Burgess Meredith, Mr. T, Dolph Lundgren

John G. Avildsen

Action/Drama

Written by S. Stallone. Eye of the tiger.

15

The Shawshank Redemption

Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton

Frank Darabont

Drama

Overall solid movie… great acting.

16

Forest Gump

Tom Hanks, Robin Wrigth Penn, Gary Sinise, Sally Field

Robert Zemeckis

Comedy/Drama

Original.

17

The Silence of the Lambs

Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn

Jonathan Demme

Crime/Thriller

Great thriller.

18

Hoosiers

Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper

David Anspaugh

Drama/Sport

I still get the chills when I watch.

19

The Usual Suspects

Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Pollak,

Bryan Singer

Crime/Mystery

Kevin Spacey is great in this one.

20

Lethal Weapons

Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock, Jet Li

Richard Donner

Action/Comedy

Funny and thrilling.

21

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke

Clint Eastwood

Western/Drama

Dyinain’t much of a livin

22

Top Gun

Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Meg Ryan, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, Tim Robbins,

Tony Scott

Action/Drama

Typical Hollywood but very entertaining

23

A Few Good Men

Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak

Rob Reiner

Crime/Drama

Great acting.

24

Back to the Future Trilogy

Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd

Robert Zemeckis

Drama

Produced by Spielberg. Fun

25

Dumb and Dumber

Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly

Peter Farrelly

Comedy

Makes me laugh … dumb humor