The Princess Bride. It has great comedy, action, and romance. It’s influenced my sense of humor and it’s just so much fun.

My favorite is The Fifth Element. Love it. Another great movie is The Apartment with Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine

The cinematic masterpiece form 1999 starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz "The Mummy"

Peter Jackson's Lord of the rings fellowship, two towers, and return of the king extended editions.

It would have to be Back to the Future. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve rewatched those movies. I also just saw the broadway musical version of it as well. If I had to choose between the three, then it would have to be the second one. There is so much iconic imagery from those movies, and I loved getting to see parts of the first from from different POVs. It has a great mix of many things that people can enjoy.

Snatch is outstanding. The scene with a replica gun vs deagle, the robbery by noob thugs... I laugh even at my memories of them.

But I'll take Shawn of the Dead. Cool direction and awesome cast making a great apocalyptic comedy movie. It's humor may be too dry for some, but if you are into this kind of jokes (is it brittish humor?), it'd blow you away. Watching it with my buddy back then made some of it's gags into our convos.

A toss up between Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away, or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

In Bruges.

Hot Fuzz. I think to me it's a perfect movie. So much great build up, very funny. Just so good.

12 angry men

The first Matrix!

The Big Lebowski.
I lie to people about how many times I've seen it because I don't want them to think I'm crazy (if you though about a number, it's more than that).
Every line of dialogue is simply a masterpiece.

I’m going to admit to some movie watcher crimes, i haven’t seen any of the godfather movies or the older classics like clockwork orange. However, of the movies I’ve seen it’s gotta be Shawshank Redemption for me. Beautiful movie everything about it hits so well.

Aliens. Ripley and Vasquez are some of the best female action characters (with the alien queen coming in a distant third). The corporate claptrap from Burke and the setup of the mission is solid 80s cyberpunk. Every character has a great arc (except Burke - fuck that guy). Effects are amazing. The soundtrack is perfect.

It's an incredible action movie.

It's a tough call between Fight Club and the Matrix. But id have to give it to the Matrix. That was groundbreaking and it still holds up.

Tremors. It's just pretty much flawless.

5th Element. Multipass. Super Green.

Hot Fuzz. Every time you watch it, you discover some new joke or callback.

For me, I think it has to be Pulp Fiction. I just recently rewatched it for the umpteenth time and it’s just as great as ever. I find myself quoting it quite often.

A bit of an outsider which is a big hit in my family is “A Good Year” by Ridley Scott, staring Russel Crowe. It’s a nice fun movie and for a family of francophiles like mine it’s a great way of getting a bit of the France we love in the middle of the dark Northern European winter.

The Hunt for Red October

Monty Python and the Holy Grail, hands down. As many times as I've watched it, I can still sit down and laugh my ass off watching it again.

I'm really surprised no one has mentioned Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels because I think it's actually the better of the Guy Ritchie movies in this style. It's stylish, perfectly-paced, and has the perfect "I think we...won?" type resolution at the end.

Lock Stock is one of my favorite movies

Trainspotting! I've watched it an uncountable number of times. Fantastic soundtrack, great actors, great story.

Brazil. Directed by Terry Gilliam, with a great cast including Robert de Niro

Ok, maybe it's not my all time fav, but it deserves a mention

The Blues Brothers. It has action, comedy, cameos, and some of the best music in any film. I will never tire of watching it.

The first half of Scott Pilgrim vs The World

Snatch is such a great movie. For me it’s too close to call between Snatch and O Brother, Where Art Thou?. It took me a long time to realize that John Turturro was even in the movie because his acting is so out of character and well performed.

Jurassic Park. I love movies that starts calm and maybe a bit fantastical that builds up suspense towards a huge terrifying, awe-inspiring reveal and Steven Spielberg is a master of that skill.

Haven't seen it mentioned yet, Children of Men

O Brother where art thou

The music, the pacing, the twists, the characters.

Huh? wait wait, let me, let me explain something to you. Uh, I am not Mr. Lebowski; you're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, uh, that, or uh, his Dudeness, or uh Duder, or uh El Duderino, if, you know, you're not into the whole brevity thing

Hackers

Alien (1979). The perfect organism movie.

I was having a hard time anyway, but after reading through all the comments, I don't think I could narrow it down.

If I had to try, it would be, in no particular order:

The Matrix

Princess Bride

Fight Club

Shawshank Redemption

The Boondock Saints

The Incredibles

...

Actually, I can't narrow it down....lol

I'm actually tempted to say Snatch too. City of God (Cidade de Deus 2002) is up there with it. Some time ago I probably would've said Donnie Darko, but I've grown out of it over the years.

Back to the future

Gattaca. The music is superb and the locations are awesomely brutalist. My favorite by a long shot.

For me it's definitely Fight Club. No big spoilers below, see it if you haven't.

The theme of hitting bottom purposefully in order to rebuild yourself consciously into who you want to become has stuck with me.

I've been through some shit since then and have had to rebuild. It's nice to look on it as an opportunity rather than a punishment.

Lost in translation

Blazing Saddles.

But Snatch and Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels are a really great pair of movies.

Futurama: Bender's Big Score may not be the deepest film, but it's never failed to make me smile. "I can wire anything to anything! I'm the professor!"

I really like what we do in the shadows

Probably The Matrix. To me it's a bible, in the sense that it has everything

WALL-E, I rewatched it many times and played the video game. I loved the animation, the way it highlighted various topics.

Don't really have an absolute favourite, but one kinda obscure one that everyone should see is Tucker and Dale VS Evil

I could watch The Emperor's New Groove all day, every day and never get tired.

There will be blood. I love character studies and Daniel Day Lewis does just an amazing job.

I honestly can't choose between Alien and The Shining. Honorable mentions to My Neighbor Totoro and Dumb and Dumber. Shit, now I have four movies to watch this weekend

Ghostbusters. It's just perfect.

Groundhog day.

It's just such a great film.

I have this living top 100 ranking on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/jQWau

The list shuffles around quite a bit depending on the day but my top 10 is pretty much fixed in place:

1. Casino Royale
2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
3. Princess Mononoke
4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
5. Blade Runner 2049
6. Trainspotting
7. O Brother Where Art Thou
8. The Shining
9. Fargo
10. No Country For Old Men

Lawrence of Arabia - for all-time classics

Aliens - for sci Fi

Evil Dead - for horror

Life of Brian - for comedy

It's impossible to pick a single film across all genres and even then, it was painful to leave out a movie like Pacific Rim, or Young Frankenstein.

My tastes change from time to time, and even if they didn't it's difficult to choose one across all genre. But I think my all-time favorite is The Princess Bride.

The Silence of the Lambs. I think it is perfect. It’s a “comfort” movie for me. My mind is weird I suppose.

I have so many favorites, which is why my Plex library is so large.

Rear Window.

I'm a big Hitchcock fan anyway but this is a film I've seen countless times and can still get hooked just like the first time.

I'm gonna go with Everything Everywhere All At Once. But a close contender, perhaps tied, is the Barbie movie.

The Third Man. Black & white noir/detective movie that sees a trashy pulp author in post-WW2 Germany to pay his respects for a friend that recently died. The dialogue is rapid-fire and witty, the characters are memorable, and it’s just a good movie, even knowing everything about the plot I still find myself coming back to it.

Galaxy Quest is certainly up there.

High Fidelity for me. Idk how many times I've watched it lol.

Aliens (special edition)

These are the movies I can always watch again.

• Gladiator.
• Casablanca.
• In the Mood for Love.
• Lord of the Rings.
• Matrix (first one only).
• Sin City.

If I'm on a plane scrolling to find a movie to watch and I see any of those I stop right there.

I have a top 3 that's unordered and based entirely on watching experiences that just hit a special and rare spot:

• 2001 A Space Odyssey
• Stalker (by Tarkovsky)
• Season 3 of Twin Peaks (TV, obviously, but that season is filmed like one 18 hr long lynch film and it felt entirely like a cinematic experience, and hit a special spot ... if you know you know we can maybe talk about it in spoiler sections here).

Nothing has ever topped Interstellar for me. The soundtrack, visuals, epic story... I get emotional just thinking about it.

12 monkeys and Se7en... Probably because I was more impressionable as a teenager though

Mulholland Drive written and directed by David Lynch

Snatch had the best performances (IMO) of all of those actors. One of the best movies of all time.

No Country for Old Men. That ending still gives me goosebumps.

Easily and without a doubt, The Goonies.

The Incredibles (2004). There's probably a lot of nostalgia involved in my answer but early Pixar movies are my jam, never get tired of watching them.

Fear and loathing in las Vegas is definitely near the top of the list.

Boogie Nights.

My hetero life partner and I went to see this opening night because we heard Heather Graham got naked... and we'd both been infatuated with her since License to Drive. We ended up going back to the theater at least a dozen times to watch the movie just because it was so goddamn good.

It's an amazing ensemble cast of actors who were, (with the exception of Burt) at that time, B-list at best. The story is engaging and friendly without reaching too far into hackey territory. We might be able to predict the exact destination, but we can enjoy the journey to that destination as it's own unique experience. Anderson lets his actors really make the characters their own, so long as they stick to his writing.

In short, it's an amazing example of what a whole bunch of very talented actors can do when they're given good material to work with.

I don't like Mark Wahlberg as a person, but he was amazing in this movie. John C Reilly is the fucking man. Julianne Moore and Heather Graham deliver Oscar caliber performances.

I can't think of a single bad part of this movie.

I gotta go with Oldboy, the Korean version.

I really like Training Day. Although I'm tempted to say Hot Fuzz now. Hot Fuzz has so many small things in it that each time I watch it there's something new.

Grandma's Boy.

It's not like it's super good, or anything; but the characters are basically the same as my IRL friends and it's like hanging out with them whenever I watch it.

Not many that agree with me I'm sure but Tron Legacy.

The soundtrack is perfect, the art style is incredibly cool and ultimately its a story of a son missing, searching for and finding his dad.

As someone that lost their dad too early this will always be a special film for me.

It's hard to pick one, but for everything fighting to break the tie...

Wristcutters: A Love Story. A tale of suicide, purgatory, and, well, love. It's not the most groundbreaking plot, but it's one that I always have fun following, even if the ending is a cliche heartwarmer.

Just beware that there's one cheesey visual effect that really sells "this was done on a budget" even without knowing the hell that was filming.

Here's my Top Three:
2001: A Space Odyssey.
The Empire Strikes Back.
Miller's Crossing (1990 film by the Coen Brothers).

Sexy Beast - fantastic film; one of the best opening scenes put to film. It has everything from fantastic acting, great story, great music and just an all round enjoyable film.

Right now my favorite movie is Synecdoche, New York. I don't think I ever felt so deeply connected to a piece of art before. It's morbid yet oddly comforting, and my brain chemistry has been permanently altered after seeing it.

I'm in my Kaufman era which began with me and my wife watching Being John Malkovich (which is also pretty damn good imo). And I'm obsessed. He's reinvigorated my love of cinema in a big way! I feel embarrassed it took me so long to watch his stuff but I think it came to me at the right time in my life

Same here, Snatch. Gotta hate them f*cking pickies

"Ah, Tyrone. You silly fat bastard."

It’s Gremlins 2. It really is.

The Blues Brothers.

My favorite all time is The Count of Monte Cristo, 2002. My Cousin Vinny is my favorite feel good movie.

I like movies that explore the human condition and the facets of society.

Currenlty Magnolia is my #1.

Previously it was Fargo.

And before that, Meet the Feebles.

The Death of Stalin.

Right, what's a war hero got to do to get some lubrication around here?

Iron Sky. It's absolutely hilarious.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Sky

There Will Be Blood. Masterpiece.

Close second: No Country for Old Men

I'll go with the movie I've rewatched the most in my life

Shaun of the Dead

The Prestige

I couldn't choose just one, but 'Snatch', 'Baby Driver', 'Pulp Fiction', and 'Nobody' are all incredible.

Other notable mentions are 'Barbie', 'The Founder', 'The Green Mile', and 'Captain Phillips'. I still haven't watched Oppenheimer yet!

My comfort movies include A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, and the Naked Gun series. Also always really liked Moonrise Kingdom.

Snatch is definitely up there! Seen it a million times and can quote just about all of it, plus the soundtrack is outstanding!

Pro tip: watch with the subtitles on, you'll catch a ton of detail you missed.

Fight club

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead - especially if you’re familiar with the plot of Hamlet. I love that the opening theme song (Seamus) is by Pink Floyd.

L.A. Confidential. Gripping moody story and you just have this sense that it's taking place at the cusp of a city becoming itself.

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The Conversation by Frances Ford Coppola. It's a low key but intense film with an incredible cast. There's something about the mood and that I love.

I'll watch it every few years at Christmas with my dad, which adds to the pleasure of seeing it.

Different movies at different times in my life. The one that comes to mind currently is About Time (2013). Lovely film.

Summer wars (Anime)... Will prob re-watch this tonight

Scarface, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, There's Something About Mary

This is hard for me to answer as I have a couple on the same tier. I’ll probably choose Sicario.

The Matrix and Terminator 1/2

The Man from Earth (2007)

People laugh when I tell them this but it's definitely Muppet Treasure Island. I love the muppets, I love the music, I love pirate movies, and Tim Curry. I could have just said Tim Curry and I feel like that would have been enough but it's really every aspect of the movie. It's PERFECT.

Hot Fuzz. I was thinking about how this movie is just edited/directed so perfectly. Not one second is wasted, so tightly packed. It's funny while taking the plotline very seriously.

Snatch is a damn good movie too, for a lot of the same reasons.

Snatch! All-time #1! ...except for when Blade Runner is #1.

Other faves that I haven't seen mentioned yet:

Heists

• Baby Driver

Comedy

• The Cornetto Trilogy
• Oscar (Sylvester Stallone in a comedy of errors)
• Evolution

Sci-Fi / Fantasy

• BR:2049
• The Thirteenth Floor

Action

• The Transporter
• District B-13

Horror(ish)

• Cabin in the Woods
• Tucker and Dale vs Evil
• El Orfanato (The Orphanage)

Cloud Atlas

I want to say The Matrix, but in all honesty it's Kung Pow: Enter the Fist.

It never makes these lists unless I add it - The Fountain with Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. Something about it just resonates with my soul.

Drive, it's a movie where the cinematography told more of a story than the dialogue between the characters. The dialogue does matter, sure, but we're shown the story as opposed to being told the story.

If you need proof, the first scene is one of the best vehicle chases ever. Plus, the elevator scene gives me chills every time.

Hard to choose one, so I'll list two: Live and Become, Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi.

The ending of Live and Become gives me chills and chokes me up to this day. SUCH a powerful movie!

Movie: Nausicaa

Movie series: Older Evil Dead / Army of Darkness

Director: Terry Gilliam

Genre: Cyberpunk (with the note that almost all modern cyberpunk is waterlogged garbage and I'm very disappointed)

The David Fincher masterpiece, Zodiac.....

I'll go with "The big short" (but whiplash, there will be blood, parasite, tenet and upstream color come close). I love the acid-adult-satire with a dark humor tint to explain an economic collapse 👉🏻👈🏻

Star Wars. My highest-ranked movie that isn't usually on these lists is Stardust, at number 3, following The Matrix at number 2.

Brazil .. favorite and the human centipede as least favorite

Ghostbusters

Just the perfect mixture of well-timed gags, drama and action with special effects that still (mostly) hold up and a brilliant cast. I can still quote pretty much the entire movie.

Fight Club resonated so hard on me and my misfit pals when we saw it for the first time. Probably not my favourite film now, but that times where intense, so it always come to mind thinking about good films. Now it's maybe Blade Runner for totally different reasons, mostly superb aesthetic. I guess I chilled down quite a bit.

My favorite movie changes frequently, but ATM my top 3 would be

Big Fish

Secondhand Lions

Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?

Snatch is in my top 5 though

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Of more "recent" movies I would say Inception. From days when I was younger maybe TMNT II or Surf Ninjas

No Country For Old Men

I'm sure I will get roasted for this but, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. I'm aware of it's flaws, but I love it. I've seen the movie too many times to count and regularly quote it to my friends. I have a long standing admiration for both Morgan Freeman and Alan Rickman that I know started with this film.

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If you like Snatch, try Gettin' Square. It's an Aussie thug movie that I reckon is pretty good.

As for all time favourite movie, I'm not certain anymore as I prefer to watch a familiar variety of movies. It's maybe independence day

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079278/?ref_=adv_li_tt Chilly Scenes of Winter is a current favourite. I recommend going into it a bit blind, and seeing how long it takes for you to figure out what's happening.

Childhood favourites were Back to the Future 2, Return of the Jedi and later, the Matrix

I love a good laugh-out-loud comedy, so I’m going to go kind of obscure with Amazon Women On The Moon. You’ve probably never heard of it, because it was a straight to DVD from ‘87 by Zucker/Abrams/Zucker, the same guys who made Airplane and the Naked Gun movies, and it’s also the spiritual successor to The Kentucky Fried Movie.

It’s difficult to describe it, other than to say that you’re loosely supposed to be watching a 1950s sci fi movie called Amazon Women On The Moon on late night TV. Interspersed among the bits of the movie are fake commercials and other skits that are absolutely hilarious! And the cast is unbelievable - Roseanna Arquette, Michelle Pfeffer, Arsenio Hall, Steve Gutenberg, Andrew Dice Clay, Joe Pantoliono, David Alan Grier, Ed Begley Jr., a long list of classic comedians in one skit, and, if you keep it rolling during the credits, even Carrie Fisher shows up.

Sadly JustWatch shows that it’s not available to stream anywhere (except the high seas I guess? 🤷🏻‍♂️), but Amazon has the DVD & Blu-Ray available, and, if you’re a fan of Airplane type humor, it’s worth the purchase!

EDIT: After a Google Search, I discovered that there’s a copy online at the Internet Archive! Go watch it before it’s gone!

https://archive.org/details/Amazon.Women.on.the.moon.Vz

Hard to nail down only one favourite. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, North by Northwest, and Out of the Past head the list.

Don't even think snatch is the the best Guy Ritchie movie. Lock, stock and two smoking barrels is better imo.

Just saw Across the Spider-Verse. That movie is so beautiful. You can literally pause on any frame and you're looking at an artistic masterpiece.

I watched it on a large OLED in 4k HDR, so ymmv. While it takes a really high place, my favourite is still PREDATOR; just an awesome script.

Lord of the rings (1978)

or

Jason and the argonauts

Terminator 2

The Rocketeer