Category: top 100 movies

20. Jaws (1975) 0

20. Jaws (1975)

directed by Steven Spielberg A 25-foot man-eating shark is on the loose, and yet somehow the true villain of Jaws seems to be bureaucracy. When faced with this deadly threat, our hero just wants to do his job and destroy...

21. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 0

21. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

directed by Steven SpielbergYou don’t have to be an aficionado of early adventure serials to get to the pure pleasure vibe that keeps Raiders chugging ever forward. It’s a cliche to say a movie is like a roller coaster but...

22. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 0

22. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

directed by Irvin KershnerMiddle child syndrome does not affect the second Star Wars film. It knows exactly what it is, and often gets the most attention. Benefiting from a band of characters we already know and love, and by giving...

23. The Big Lebowski (1998) 0

23. The Big Lebowski (1998)

directed by Joel and Ethan CoenIt’s a Film-Noir, but it’s like a Comedy. No, wait. It’s kind of a Stoner Movie, but with nihilists and a vaguely Western-sensibility. Hmm…No… here we go. It’s a comedy buddy-picture about bowling that devolves...

24. M (1931) 0

24. M (1931)

directed by Fritz LangIt was a bold move for Fritz Lang to center a story around a child murderer, but it was downright courageous to approach said murderer with the kind of humanity we find in M. Played with just...

25. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966) 0

25. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)

directed by Sergio LeoneSergio Leone’s “Man With No Name” trilogy is the ultimate genre reboot. While other western directors were content to live or die within expected conventions (some, of course, achieving masterpieces within them), it took an Italian renegade...

26. Psycho (1960) 0

26. Psycho (1960)

directed by Alfred HitchcockFrom the routine dime-novel opening sequences of Marion Crane stealing money and skipping town, we eventually drift into the darkest corner of Alfred Hitchcock’s imagination. Known mostly for its bloody shower scene, shocking on a near-subliminal level,...

27. Breathless (1960) 0

27. Breathless (1960)

directed by Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard’s most famous film, Breathless follows the brief love affair between a man on the run and a petite American expatriate. Expressing the attitude of the younger generation in both its content and execution, Breathless shocked...

28. The General (1927) 0

28. The General (1927)

directed by Buster KeatonJohnny Gray only loves two things: his train and his woman. In The General, he loses both. As he obsessively pursues those that have stolen his two loves, we are invited along on the journey. As Gray,...

29. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) 0

29. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

directed by Frank CapraOur memories of this uplifting film seem to gloss over the fact that it’s initially about a guy who’s gotten the short end of the stick so often in his life that he wants to kill himself....

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