Personal list of rewatchable pieces from Science Fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Animated, Romance, Horror, Adventure, Superhero, Zombie, Supernatural, Classic, Film Noir, Documentary, Drama, Musicals, Road movie, Crime & Gangster, Thriller, British, Cult movies.
A list of movies which famous movie critic Roger Ebert considers to be the best movies of all-time. Ebert has written extensive reviews for each and every one of these movies.
All the reviews are available online as well thanks to rogerebert.com
Imported frome external source. 19 movies missing.
Part of the AFI 100 Years… series, AFI's 100 Years…100 Laughs is a list of the top 100 funniest movies in American cinema. A wide variety of comedies were nominated for the distinction that included slapstick comedy, action comedy, screwball comedy, romantic comedy, satire, black comedy, musical comedy, comedy of manners and comedy of errors. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute on June 13, 2000.
Fun Movies mixed with Romance Comedy and Drama (ROM-COM).
Also see for other related movies:
ROMANCE Comedy and Drama Mixed Movies (1of3) https://trakt.tv/users/krissykk/lists/romance-comedy-and-drama-mixed-movies?sort=title,asc
ROMANCE Drama (2of3) https://trakt.tv/users/krissykk/lists/romance-drama?sort=title,asc
ROMANCE NOVELS & MOVIES from various authors including HALLMARK & LIFETIME Collections (3of3)
https://trakt.tv/users/krissykk/lists/romance-novels-hallmark-channel-collections?sort=title,asc
CHRISTMAS HALLMARK STYLE https://trakt.tv/users/krissykk/lists/christmas-hallmark-style?sort=rank,asc
INSPIRATIONAL~Feel Good~Life Movies & Shows https://trakt.tv/users/krissykk/lists/inspirational-feel-good-life-movies-shows?sort=title,asc
AFI's 100 Funniest American Movies Of All Time
Regardless of genre, the films on this list possess a total comedic impact that creates an experience greater than the sum of the smiles. These movies provide laughs that echo across time, enriching America's film heritage and inspiring artists and audiences today.
A wide array of funny films — from slapstick comedy to romantic comedy; from satire and black comedy to musical comedy; from comedy of manners to comedy of errors — were nominated for this distinction.
AFI distributed a ballot with 500 nominated films to a jury of 1800 leaders from the film community, including film artists (directors, screenwriters, actors, editors, cinematographers, etc.), critics, historians and film executives. The jurors were asked to consider the following criteria while making their selections:
Source: http://www.afi.com/100Years/laughs.aspx
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/essential-comedy-movies/
UPDATED: 1/29/24
From Trakt to Plex
Concepts like the Blockbuster is introduced. 1980s is called 'one of the weaker decades in cinema'. The rise of independent films revive cinema again in the 1990s.
[This is a series of lists listing films deemed important based on their technical, artistic, historical or cultural significance. This shall also serve as a good resource for film studies however it is extensively based on my own personal preferences.
Resources:
[1]r/truefilm, IMDb, AFI's top 100, Sight & Sound Critic's Directors' Top 100, and various others.
[2] Looking at Movies: https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Movies-Fifth-Richard-Barsam/dp/0393600653 and The Movie Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Movie-Book-Ideas-Simply-Explained-ebook/dp/B017AR0MUS
[3] Download Links:Qxr, Sartre, Garshasp for more iconic ones. Yify and others for the rest. (Piracy Is Illegal ffs & I shall not be responsible)
Excerpt From https://www.imdb.com/user/ur73738276/watchlist?sort=release_date%2Casc&view=detail listing films from 1981's *Christiane F to 2000's Traffic
PS: Trakt has incorrect dates for a great many titles. so use IMDb or wikipedia! This list uses IMDb and 'Rank' is the correct order. ]
Films already watched have been exempted. Imported 274/276
Classic Movies
All credits go to IMDb user: RDLongoria
Updated with 2024 winners.
Notes:
- 1948 best original screenplay was consildated together with best adapted screenplay into one category. The winner was "The Treasure of Sierra Madre", adopted from the novel of the same name.
List of winners:
1937 — Gale Sondergaard as Faith Paleologus in "Anthony Adverse"
1938 — Alice Brady as Molly O'Leary in "In Old Chicago"
1939 — Fay Bainter as Aunt Belle Massey in "Jezebel"
1940 — Hattie McDaniel as Mammy in "...Gone with the Wind"
1941 — Jane Darwell as Ma Joad in "The Grapes of Wrath"
1942 — Mary Astor as Sandra Kovak in "The Great Lie"
1943 — Teresa Wright as Carol Beldon in "Mrs. Miniver"
1944 — Katina Paxinou as Pilar in "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
1945 — Ethel Barrymore as Ma Mott in "None but the Lonely Heart"
1946 — Anne Revere as Mrs Araminty in "National Velvet"
1947 — Anne Baxter as Sophie MacDonald in "The Razor's Edge"
1948 — Celeste Holm as Anne Dettrey in "Gentleman's Agreement"
1949 — Claire Trevor as Gaye Dawn in "Key Largo"
1950 — Mercedes McCambridge as Sadie Burke in "All the King's Men"
1951 — Josephine Hull as Veta Louise Dowd Simmons in "Harvey"
1952 — Kim Hunter as Stella Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire"
1953 — Gloria Grahame as Rosemary Bartlow in "The Bad and the Beautiful"
1954 — Donna Reed as Alma Burke in "From Here to Eternity"
1955 — Eva Marie Saint as Edie Doyle in "On the Waterfront"
1956 — Jo Van Fleet as Cathy Ames / Kate Trask in "East of Eden"
1957 — Dorothy Malone as Marylee Hadley in "Written on the Wind"
1958 — Miyoshi Ukemi as Katsumi Kelly in "Sayonara"
1959 — Wendy Hiller as Pat Cooper in "Separate Tables"
1960 — Shelley Winters as Petronella Van Daan in "The Diary of Anne Frank"
1961 — Shirley Jones as Lulu Bains in "Elmer Gantry"
1962 — Rita Moreno as Anita in "West Side Story"
1963 — Patty Duke as Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker"
1964 — Margaret Rutherford as The Duchess of Brighton in "The V.I.P.s"
1965 — Lila Kedrova as Madame Hortense in "Zorba the Greek"
1966 — Shelley Winters as Rose-Ann D'Arcey in "A Patch of Blue"
1967 — Sandy Dennis as Honey in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
1968 — Estelle Parsons as Blanche Barrow in "Bonnie and Clyde"
1969 — Ruth Gordon as Minnie Castevet in "Rosemary's Baby"
1970 — Goldie Hawn as Toni Simmons in "Cactus Flower"
1971 — Helen Hayes as Ada Quonsett in "Airport"
1972 — Cloris Leachman as Ruth Popper in "The Last Picture Show"
1973 — Eileen Heckart as Mrs. Baker in "Butterflies Are Free"
1974 — Tatum O'Neal as Addie Loggins in "Paper Moon"
1975 — Ingrid Bergman as Greta Ohlsson in "Murder on the Orient Express"
1976 — Lee Grant as Felicia Karpf in "Shampoo"
1977 — Beatrice Straight as Louise Schumacher in "Network"
1978 — Vanessa Redgrave as Julia in "Julia"
1979 — Maggie Smith as Diana Barrie in "California Suite"
1980 — Meryl Streep as Joanna Kramer in "Kramer vs. Kramer"
1981 — Mary Steenburgen as Lynda West-Dummar in "Melvin and Howard"
1982 — Maureen Stapleton as Emma Goldman in "Reds"
1983 — Jessica Lange as Julie Nichols in "Tootsie"
1984 — Linda Hunt as Billy Kwan in "The Year of Living Dangerously"
1985 — Peggy Ashcroft as Mrs. Moore in "A Passage to India"
1986 — Anjelica Houston as Maerose Prizzi in "Prizzi's Honor"
1987 — Dianne Wiest as Holly in "Hannah and Her Sisters"
1988 — Olympia Dukakis as Rose Castorini in "Moonstruck"
1989 — Geena Davis as Muriel Pritchett in "The Accidental Tourist"
1990 — Brenda Fricker as Bridget Fagan-Brown in "My Left Foot"
1991 — Whoopi Goldberg as Oda Mae Brown in "Ghost"
1992 — Mercedes Ruehl as Anne Napolitano in "The Fisher King"
1993 — Marisa Tomei as Mona Lisa Vito in "My Cousin Vinny"
1994 — Anna Paquin as Flora McGrath in "The Piano"
1995 — Dianne Wiest as Helen Sinclair in "Bullets over Broadway"
1996 — Mira Sorvinino as Leslie Ash / Linda Ash / Judy Cum in "Mighty Aphrodite"
1997 — Juliette Binoche as Hana in "The English Patient"
1998 — Kim Basinger as Lynn Bracken in "L.A. Confidential"
1999 — Judi Dench as Queen Elizabeth I in "Shakespeare in Love"
2000 — Angelina Jolie as Lisa Rowe in "Girl, Interrupted"
2001 — Marcia Gay Harden as Lee Krasner in "Pollock"
2002 — Jennifer Connely as Alicia (Lardé) Nash in "A Beautiful Mind"
2003 — Catherine Zeta-Jones as Velma Kelly in "Chicago"
2004 — Renée Zellweger as Ruby Thewes in "Cold Mountain"
2005 — Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn in "The Aviator"
2006 — Rachel Weisz as Tessa Quayle in "The Constant Gardener"
2007 — Jennifer Hudson as Effie White in "Dreamgirls"
2008 — Tilda Swinton as Karen Crowder in "Michael Clayton"
2009 — Penélope Cruz as María Elena in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
2010 — Mo'Nique as Mary Lee Johnston in "Precious"
2011 — Melissa Leo as Alice Eklund-Ward in "The Fighter"
2012 — Octavia Spencer as Minerva 'Minny' Jackson in "The Help"
2013 — Anne Hathaway as Fantine in "Les Misérables"
2014 — Lupita Nyong'o as Patsey in "12 Years a Slave"
2015 — Patricia Arquette as Olivia Evans in "Boyhood"
2016 — Alicia Vikander as Gerda Wegener in "The Danish Girl"
2017 — Viola Davis as Rose Lee Maxson in "Fences"
2018 — Allison Janney as LaVona Fay Golden in "I, Tonya"
2019 — Regina King as Sharon Rivers in "If Beale Street Could Talk"
2020 — **Laura Dern as Nora Fanshaw in "Marriage Story"
2021 — Youn Yuh-jung as Soon-ja in "Minari"
2022 — **Ariana DeBose as Anita in "West Side Story"
2023 — Jamie Lee Curtis as Deirdre Beaubeirdre im "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Part of the AFI 100 Years… series, AFI's 100 Years…100 Passions is a list of the top 100 greatest love stories in American cinema. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute on June 11, 2002, in a CBS television special hosted by American film and TV actress Candice Bergen.
Movies - Best Movies of the Decade
From latest edition. 2017th edition will be published in October 2017.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions is a list of the 100 greatest love stories of all time.
Regardless of genre, in these films, a romantic bond between two or more characters, whose actions and/or intentions provide the heart of the film's narrative. These movies possess a "passion" which has enriched America's film and cultural heritage while continuing to inspire contemporary artists and audiences.
Source: https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-passions/
AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs is a list of the 100 funniest American films of all time.
Regardless of genre, the films on this list possess a total comedic impact that creates an experience greater than the sum of the smiles. These movies provide laughs that echo across time, enriching America's film heritage and inspiring artists and audiences today.
Source: http://www.afi.com/100Years/laughs.aspx
AFI's 100 Greatest Love Stories of All Time
Regardless of genre, in these films, a romantic bond between two or more characters, whose actions and/or intentions provide the heart of the film's narrative. These movies possess a "passion" which has enriched America's film and cultural heritage while continuing to inspire contemporary artists and audiences.
The jurors were asked to consider the following criteria while making their selections:
Source: http://www.afi.com/100Years/passions.aspx
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