Brendan's Top 150 Favorite Films
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A Life in Film
Brendan McDonald’s all-time stats
Top films
2022 Movies Ranked
24 films
2021 Movies Ranked
117 films
2020 Movies Ranked
Based on Canadian release dates.
2019 Movies Ranked
2019 movies I've seen; ranked from favorite to least favorite.
Not limited…
2018 Movies Ranked
2018 movies I've seen; ranked from favorite to least favorite.
Not limited…
2017 Movies Ranked
2017 movies I can remember seeing; ranked from favorite to least favorite.…
By release year
1893
2022
Featured lists
My Criterion Collection
In order of acquisition
John Carpenter Ranked
19 films
David Lynch Ranked
Feature films only
Coen Brothers Ranked
19 films
Favorite Films From Every Year Since I was Born
Pretty self-explanatory
Paul Thomas Anderson Ranked
8 films
Sam Raimi Ranked
16 films
Martin Scorsese Ranked
24 films
Star Wars Ranked
11 films
Genres, countries & languages
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Collections
Spider-Man (Avengers) Collection 3 watched
The Avengers Collection 4 watched
The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
Captain America Collection 3 watched
Star Wars Collection 9 watched
Thor Collection 3 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
Spider-Man Collection 3 watched
Harry Potter Collection 8 watched
The Godfather Collection 3 watched
Toy Story Collection 4 watched
Alien Collection 4 watched
American Pie Collection 4 watched
Austin Powers Collection 3 watched
The Avengers Collection 4 watched
Back to the Future Collection 3 watched
Bad Boys Collection 3 watched
Batman Collection 4 watched
Before... Collection 3 watched
Bill & Ted's Most Excellent Collection 3 watched
Captain America Collection 3 watched
Child's Play Collection 7 watched
The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
Despicable Me Collection 3 watched
Die Hard Collection 5 watched
Evil Dead Collection 4 watched
The Fast and the Furious Collection 9 watched
Fear Street Collection 3 watched
Friday the 13th Collection 11 watched
Futurama Collection 4 watched
Ghostbusters Collection 3 watched
The Godfather Collection 3 watched
Godzilla Collection 3 watched
Halloween Collection 10 watched
The Hangover Collection 3 watched
Harold & Kumar Collection 3 watched
Harry Potter Collection 8 watched
The Hobbit Collection 3 watched
Home Alone Collection 6 watched
How to Train Your Dragon Collection 3 watched
The Hunger Games Collection 4 watched
Indiana Jones Collection 4 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
James Bond Collection 26 watched
John Wick Collection 3 watched
Jumanji Collection 3 watched
The Lion King Collection 3 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
The Matrix Collection 4 watched
Meet the Parents Collection 3 watched
Men In Black Collection 4 watched
Mission: Impossible Collection 6 watched
National Lampoon's Vacation Collection 4 watched
Night at the Museum Collection 3 watched
A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection 7 watched
Ocean's Collection 3 watched
Pirates of the Caribbean Collection 5 watched
Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection 3 watched
Rambo Collection 5 watched
Rebuild of Evangelion Collection 4 watched
Robot Chicken - Star Wars Collection 3 watched
Rocky Collection 6 watched
The Santa Clause Collection 3 watched
Saw Collection 8 watched
Scream Collection 5 watched
Shrek Collection 4 watched
Smokey and the Bandit Collection 3 watched
Spider-Man (Avengers) Collection 3 watched
Spider-Man Collection 3 watched
Star Trek: Alternate Reality Collection 3 watched
Star Wars Collection 9 watched
Stuart Little Collection 3 watched
Team Thor Collection 3 watched
Thor Collection 3 watched
Three Colors Collection 3 watched
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3 watched
Toy Story Collection 4 watched
Transformers Collection 5 watched
The Twilight Collection 5 watched
The Wolverine Collection 3 watched
X-Men Collection 7 watched
All Dogs Go to Heaven Collection 2 of 3 watched
Anchorman Collection 2 of 3 watched
Batman (DC Universe Animated) Collection 3 of 4 watched
Bionicle Collection 3 of 4 watched
The Bourne Collection 4 of 5 watched
Daddy Day Camp Collection 2 of 3 watched
Darkman Collection 2 of 3 watched
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection 3 of 4 watched
Fantastic Beasts Collection 2 of 3 watched
Hotel Transylvania Collection 3 of 4 watched
Jurassic Park Collection 5 of 6 watched
The Karate Kid Collection 3 of 4 watched
Kung Fu Panda Collection 2 of 3 watched
Living Dead Collection 3 of 4 watched
Madagascar Collection 2 of 3 watched
Mad Max Collection 3 of 4 watched
My Hero Academia Movie Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Ring Collection 2 of 3 watched
Rugrats Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Slumber Party Massacre Collection 2 of 3 watched
SpongeBob Collection 2 of 3 watched
Spy Kids Collection 3 of 4 watched
Tetsuo Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Three Mothers Collection 2 of 3 watched
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Stars
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Directors
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Crew & studios
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Co-Directors
Masayuki 3
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Producers
Stan Lee 53
Kevin Feige 52
Scott Rudin 35
Avi Arad 28
Thomas Tull 27
Jason Blum 25
Eric Fellner 23
Tim Bevan 22
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Writers
Joel Coen 21
Ethan Coen 20
Ian Fleming 19
Bob Peterson 15
John Hughes 14
David Lynch 14
Stephen King 13
David Koepp 12
Terry Rossio 11
Sam Raimi 10
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Editors
Michael Kahn 24
Joel Coen 15
Ethan Coen 14
Paul Rubell 14
Lee Smith 13
Roger Barton 13
Sandra Adair 12
Dan Lebental 12
Fred Raskin 11
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Cinematography
Dean Cundey 19
Bill Pope 17
Oliver Wood 14
Mark Irwin 14
Peter Deming 13
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Production Design
Rick Carter 15
David Wasco 12
Jess Gonchor 12
Peter Lamont 12
Stuart Craig 11
Bo Welch 10
Carol Spier 10
Rusty Smith 10
Ken Adam 9
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Art Direction
Brad Ricker 15
Helen Jarvis 12
Ravi Bansal 12
John Dexter 11
Gary Tomkins 11
Ian Gracie 11
Julian Ashby 11
Peter Dorme 11
Mark Swain 10
Tony Fanning 10
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Set Decoration
Nancy Haigh 20
Gene Serdena 13
Paul Sonski 13
Tim Croshaw 13
Karen O'Hara 11
Anne Kuljian 11
Robert Gould 11
Tammy S. Lee 11
Jane Wuu 11
Anna Pinnock 10
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Visual Effects
Craig Barron 17
Brian Adler 14
John Knoll 14
Scott Farrar 12
Russell Earl 12
John Bruno 11
Allan Magled 11
David Sanger 11
Tim Burke 10
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Composers
Hans Zimmer 45
Danny Elfman 35
Howard Shore 32
John Debney 31
John Powell 21
Brian Tyler 17
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Sound
Skip Lievsay 51
Andy Nelson 46
Anna Behlmer 35
Paul Massey 30
Ron Bartlett 29
Randy Thom 28
Erik Aadahl 27
David Parker 27
Gary Summers 27
Tom Johnson 26
Terry Porter 26
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Costumes
Mary Zophres 25
Mark Bridges 14
Kym Barrett 13
Jany Temime 12
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Make-Up
Ve Neill 23
Bill Corso 20
Donald Mowat 17
Sian Grigg 16
Rick Baker 14
Judy Chin 13
Luisa Abel 12
Ann Pala 11
Kate Biscoe 11
John Blake 11
Joel Harlow 10
Ilona Herman 10
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Studios
Paramount 121
20th Century Fox 101
Pixar 54
Lionsgate 32
Miramax 30
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Co-Directors
Lee Unkrich 4.7
Mahiro Maeda 4.2
Kazuya Tsurumaki 4.0
Masayuki 3.7
Carlos Saldanha 3.2
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Producers
David Lancaster 5.0
Nik Korda 5.0
Mark Ordesky 5.0
Michael Lynne 5.0
Tom Karnowski 5.0
Adam Siegel 5.0
Gary Kurtz 5.0
Robert Eggers 5.0
Iain Smith 5.0
Bruna Papandrea 5.0
Paul Monash 5.0
Darryl Frank 5.0
Justin Falvey 5.0
Chris Scanlon 5.0
James Biddle 4.8
Vincent Landay 4.8
Sarah McArthur 4.8
Yasuyoshi Tokuma 4.8
David Linde 4.8
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Writers
Kim Krizan 5.0
Ethan Hawke 5.0
Julie Delpy 5.0
Robert Eggers 4.8
Hugo Guinness 4.8
Thomas Harris 4.8
Nicholas Pileggi 4.8
William Steig 4.8
Aleksandar Hemon 4.8
Bo Burnham 4.7
Damien Chazelle 4.7
Roger Avary 4.7
Alfonso Cuarón 4.7
Charlie Kaufman 4.6
Hayao Miyazaki 4.6
Hideo Oguni 4.6
Edgar Wright 4.5
Pete Docter 4.5
Rian Johnson 4.5
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Editors
Peter Zinner 5.0
Sachiko Miki 5.0
Jonathan Amos 4.8
Eric Zumbrunnen 4.8
George Tomasini 4.8
Jeff Buchanan 4.8
Sim Evan-Jones 4.8
Richard Halsey 4.8
Paul Machliss 4.7
Alfonso Cuarón 4.7
Adam Gough 4.7
Tom Cross 4.6
Paul Hirsch 4.5
Takeshi Seyama 4.5
Joe Walker 4.5
Eddie Hamilton 4.5
Louise Ford 4.5
Nick Houy 4.5
George Lucas 4.5
Sam O'Steen 4.5
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Cinematography
Henry Braham 5.0
Andrzej Sekula 4.8
Jarin Blaschke 4.8
Hisao Shirai 4.8
John Alcott 4.8
Lee Daniel 4.7
Robbie Ryan 4.6
Asakazu Nakai 4.6
Steve Yedlin 4.5
Andrew Wehde 4.5
Robby Müller 4.5
Atsushi Okui 4.5
Rob Hardy 4.5
Eduardo Serra 4.5
Douglas Slocombe 4.5
Ellen Kuras 4.5
Robert Burks 4.5
Gil Zimmerman 4.5
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Production Design
Beth Mickle 5.0
Marcus Rowland 4.9
David Crank 4.8
Roy Walker 4.8
Paul Sylbert 4.8
Mel Bourne 4.8
Jack Fisk 4.6
John J. Lloyd 4.6
Craig Lathrop 4.5
Bob Shaw 4.5
Richard Sylbert 4.5
Lee Ha-jun 4.5
John Paino 4.5
K.K. Barrett 4.4
Ryu Seong-hie 4.4
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Art Direction
Dan Hennah 5.0
Rob Outterside 5.0
Sam Hudecki 5.0
Philip Ivey 5.0
Ross McGarva 5.0
Oscar Wright 4.8
Kevin Houlihan 4.8
David Meyer 4.8
Agata Maliauka 4.8
Kazuo Oga 4.8
Hal Pereira 4.8
Peter Andrus 4.8
Eric Dean 4.7
Joe Bleakley 4.6
Leslie Dilley 4.5
Naaman Marshall 4.5
Alan Gilmore 4.5
Nobutaka Ike 4.5
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Set Decoration
Alan Lee 5.0
Lisa Brennan 4.8
Craig Edelblut 4.8
Meriam Rodriguez 4.8
Mariko Braswell 4.8
Sam Comer 4.8
Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer 4.8
Wilko Drews 4.8
Bradley Groleau 4.7
Daniel Bradford 4.7
Liz Griffiths 4.7
George R. Nelson 4.7
Jay Hart 4.5
Amy Wells 4.5
Kendall Anderson 4.5
Michael Corrigan 4.5
Katie Sharrock 4.5
Louis M. Mann 4.5
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Visual Effects
Paul Lasaine 5.0
Keith Acheson 5.0
Jeremy Hattingh 5.0
Lucy Killick 5.0
Robyn Isaacs 5.0
Paul Lambert 4.8
Dean Wright 4.8
Pierre Rousseau 4.8
Julius Lechner 4.8
Tristan Myles 4.8
Rachel Berry 4.8
Balthazar Sahel 4.8
Wendy Garfinkle 4.8
Fay McConkey 4.8
John P. Fulton 4.8
John P. Nugent 4.8
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Composers
Nino Rota 5.0
Franz Waxman 5.0
Bo Burnham 5.0
Justin Hurwitz 4.8
Wendy Carlos 4.8
Mark Korven 4.8
Ludovico Einaudi 4.8
Jack Nitzsche 4.6
Joe Hisaishi 4.6
Bernard Herrmann 4.5
Jung Jae-il 4.5
Fabio Pignatelli 4.5
Massimo Morante 4.5
David Byrne 4.5
Nigel Godrich 4.5
Roel A. García 4.5
Emile Mosseri 4.5
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Sound
Craig Tomlinson 5.0
Theo Green 5.0
John McKay 5.0
Malcolm Cromie 5.0
Howard Beals 5.0
Jerry Stanford 5.0
Qianbaihui Yang 4.8
Winston Ryder 4.8
Arthur Graley 4.8
Rick Hart 4.8
Bill Rowe 4.8
Stuart Morton 4.8
James Fritch 4.8
Stan Gilbert 4.8
Bradford Bell 4.8
Luis Huesca 4.8
Sergio Díaz 4.8
Stephen Kearney 4.8
Harold Lewis 4.8
Richard Chaim 4.8
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Costumes
John Mollo 5.0
Elinor Bardach 5.0
Annie Hardinge 5.0
Lynn Falconer 5.0
Linda Muir 4.8
Casey Storm 4.8
Heather Moore 4.8
Nina Cinelli 4.8
Stephanie Paul 4.8
Les Morgan 4.8
Edith Head 4.8
Anthea Sylbert 4.8
Adrian 4.8
Jason Blackman 4.7
Cori Burchell 4.5
Kevin Boyett 4.5
Dan Blacklock 4.5
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Make-Up
Allie Rutherford 5.0
Emma Moncrieff 5.0
Janine Schneider 5.0
Laurelle Ziento 5.0
Lenore Stewart 5.0
Nancy Hennah 5.0
Noreen Wilkie 5.0
Tera Treanor 5.0
Bridget O'Neill 5.0
Tanya Travis 5.0
Gail Wilson 5.0
Steve Hopgood 5.0
Selina Jayne 5.0
Candice Banks 5.0
Wes Dawn 5.0
Fred B. Phillips 5.0
Allan Snyder 5.0
Emile LaVigne 5.0
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Studios
Attic Bedroom 5.0
Pacific Standard 5.0
GAINAX 5.0
Paramount Television Studios 5.0
Barunson E&A 4.8
Square Peg 4.8
Parts and Labor 4.8
Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions 4.8
Nibariki 4.7
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