100 New Film Classics
Posted on June 28, 2008 @ 2:28 am

Stole this from Noble Savage. . . The films I’ve seen from Entertainment Weekly’s list of 100 modern classics are bolded.

1. Pulp Fiction (1994)
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)
3. Titanic (1997)
4. Blue Velvet (1986)
5. Toy Story (1995)
6. Saving Private Ryan (1998 )
7. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
9. Die Hard (1988 )
10. Moulin Rouge (2001)
11. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
12. The Matrix (1999)
13. GoodFellas (1990)

14. Crumb (1995)
15. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
16. Boogie Nights (1997)
17. Jerry Maguire (1996)
18. Do the Right Thing (1989)
19. Casino Royale (2006)
20. The Lion King (1994)
21. Schindler’s List (1993)
22. Rushmore (1998 )
23. Memento (2001)
24. A Room With a View (1986)
25. Shrek (2001)
26. Hoop Dreams (1994)
27. Aliens (1986)

28. Wings of Desire (1988 )
29. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
30. When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
31. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
32. Fight Club (1999)
33. The Breakfast Club (1985)
34. Fargo (1996)
35. The Incredibles (2004)
36. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
37. Pretty Woman (1990)
38. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
39. The Sixth Sense (1999)
40. Speed (1994)
41. Dazed and Confused (1993)
42. Clueless (1995)
43. Gladiator (2000)
44. The Player (1992)
45. Rain Man (1988 )
46. Children of Men (2006)
47. Men in Black (1997)
48. Scarface (1983)
49. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
50. The Piano (1993)

51. There Will Be Blood (2007)
52. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988 )
53. The Truman Show (1998 )
54. Fatal Attraction (1987)
55. Risky Business (1983)

56. The Lives of Others (2006)
57. There’s Something About Mary (1998)
58. Ghostbusters (1984)
59. L.A. Confidential (1997)

60. Scream (1996)
61. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
62. sex, lies and videotape (1989)
63. Big (1988)
64. No Country For Old Men (2007)
65. Dirty Dancing (1987)
66. Natural Born Killers (1994)
67. Donnie Brasco (1997)
68. Witness (1985)

69. All About My Mother (1999)
70. Broadcast News (1987)
71. Unforgiven (1992)
72. Thelma & Louise (1991)
73. Office Space (1999)
74. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
75. Out of Africa (1985)
76. The Departed (2006)

77. Sid and Nancy (1986)
78. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
79. Waiting for Guffman (1996)
80. Michael Clayton (2007)
81. Moonstruck (1987)
82. Lost in Translation (2003)

83. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)
84. Sideways (2004)
85. The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
86. Y Tu Mamá También (2002)
87. Swingers (1996)
88. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

89. Breaking the Waves (1996)
90. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
91. Back to the Future (1985)
92. Menace II Society (1993)
93. Ed Wood (1994)
94. Full Metal Jacket (1987)

95. In the Mood for Love (2001)
96. Far From Heaven (2002)
97. Glory (1989)
98. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

99. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
100. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)

Of the 100 I haven’t seen 15. Of the 15, there are 8 that I want to see. I ought to put an asterisk by Napoleon Dynamite as I paid to see it, went to see it and walked out on it after 20 minutes because I thought it was complete rubbish.

This list is definitive proof that I am a complete nerd.

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6 Responses
Noble Savage Says:

I’m so glad I’m not the only one who hated Napoleon Dynamite.

Thomas Says:

yeah!! someone else. Yeah. So didn’t get why everyone loved it.

LolaBloom Says:

Geez, I’ve only seen 58. I see quite a few more I’d definitely like to see (finally).

I saw Napoleon Dynamite on a tv broadcast (ick), the boy was flipping through and saw it and HAD to watch, he was ROFL the whole time but I didn’t really get it and continued to read magazines and surf the internet instead. I honestly couldn’t tell you what it was about, although I couldn’t turn away during this scene where he does a dance routine, it was like watching a train wreck. I’ve always been a sucker for poor dance moves.

Thomas Says:

Ah- No wonder you like that Website you just blogged about!

melusina Says:

How can not have seen Sid & Nancy? It was a milestone movie for our generation.
Not that it was a brilliant movie, mind you. It just seemed to make the rounds way back when.

You *must* see The Lives of Others. The Germans are making damn fine movies these days.

Thomas Says:

Sid and Nancy- I know! I feel like I have seen it from people doing the lines.

The Lives if Others is top of my list. . . annoyed I haven’t gotten to it yet.

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