Top 50 Favorite Films Ranked
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Top 100 of the 2010's
101 films
Top 100 of the 1980's.
The 80's were a magical time.
Best of 2020
I wanted to be the very last person to give their best…
Favorite 25 of 2019
25 films
Best of 2018
31 films
Best of 2017
25 films
Best of 2016
25 films
Best of 2007
What a fucking year! Full of stone cold masterpieces. I graduated high…
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My 1000 Favorites.
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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
Toy Story Collection 4 watched
The Matrix Collection 4 watched
Aladdin Collection 3 watched
Alien Collection 4 watched
Annabelle Collection 3 watched
Austin Powers Collection 3 watched
The Avengers Collection 4 watched
Back to the Future Collection 3 watched
Batman Collection 4 watched
Before... Collection 3 watched
Bill & Ted's Most Excellent Collection 3 watched
Blair Witch Collection 3 watched
Captain America Collection 3 watched
The Conjuring Collection 3 watched
The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
Despicable Me Collection 3 watched
Die Hard Collection 5 watched
Evil Dead Collection 4 watched
Fear Street Collection 3 watched
Friday the 13th Collection 11 watched
Ghostbusters Collection 3 watched
Godzilla Collection 3 watched
Halloween Collection 10 watched
Harry Potter Collection 8 watched
The Hobbit Collection 3 watched
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Collection 3 watched
Indiana Jones Collection 4 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
John Wick Collection 3 watched
Jurassic Park Collection 5 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
Mad Max Collection 4 watched
The Matrix Collection 4 watched
Mission: Impossible Collection 6 watched
A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection 7 watched
Ocean's Collection 3 watched
Paradise Lost Collection 3 watched
Pirates of the Caribbean Collection 5 watched
Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection 3 watched
Psycho Collection 4 watched
Scream Collection 5 watched
Shrek Collection 4 watched
Spider-Man (Avengers) Collection 3 watched
Spider-Man Collection 3 watched
Star Trek: Alternate Reality Collection 3 watched
Star Wars Collection 9 watched
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Collection 3 watched
Thor Collection 3 watched
Three Colors Collection 3 watched
Toy Story Collection 4 watched
The Wolverine Collection 3 watched
Ace Ventura Collection 2 of 3 watched
American Pie Collection 3 of 4 watched
Anchorman Collection 2 of 3 watched
Beverly Hills Cop Collection 2 of 3 watched
Cars Collection 2 of 3 watched
Child's Play Collection 5 of 7 watched
The Chronicles of Narnia Collection 2 of 3 watched
Dumb and Dumber Collection 2 of 3 watched
Fantastic Beasts Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Fly Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Godfather Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Hannibal Lecter Collection 3 of 4 watched
I Know What You Did Last Summer Collection 2 of 3 watched
James Bond Collection 25 of 26 watched
Jumanji Collection 2 of 3 watched
Living Dead Collection 3 of 4 watched
Look Who's Talking Collection 2 of 3 watched
Maniac Cop Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Mighty Ducks Collection 2 of 3 watched
Monsieur Hulot - Saga 3 of 4 watched
The Mummy Collection 2 of 3 watched
Planet of the Apes (Original) Collection 4 of 5 watched
Problem Child Collection 2 of 3 watched
Rush Hour Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Slumber Party Massacre Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Terminator Collection 5 of 6 watched
X-Men Collection 6 of 7 watched
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Crew & studios
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Producers
Scott Rudin 46
Stan Lee 44
Tim Bevan 38
Kevin Feige 37
Eric Fellner 36
Bruce Berman 35
Walt Disney 31
Joel Silver 29
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Writers
Stephen King 21
Woody Allen 20
Joel Coen 20
Ethan Coen 19
Ian Fleming 17
John Hughes 16
David Koepp 14
Ben Hecht 13
Wes Anderson 12
Edgar Wright 12
George Lucas 12
Terry Rossio 12
Ralph Wright 11
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Editors
Michael Kahn 38
Paul Hirsch 20
Lee Smith 15
Billy Weber 14
Joel Coen 14
Ethan Coen 13
Jeffrey Ford 13
Bob Ducsay 12
Sally Menke 12
Brent White 12
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Cinematography
Dean Cundey 24
Mark Irwin 21
Bill Pope 18
Don Burgess 15
Dean Semler 13
Peter Deming 12
Tak Fujimoto 12
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Production Design
Rick Carter 18
Stuart Craig 16
David Wasco 13
Ken Adam 13
Peter Lamont 12
Bo Welch 11
Jack Fisk 10
Wynn Thomas 10
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Art Direction
Hal Pereira 20
Hans Dreier 17
John Dexter 14
Gary Tomkins 13
Tom Reta 13
Mark Swain 12
Helen Jarvis 12
Tony Fanning 12
Greg Papalia 12
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Set Decoration
Nancy Haigh 21
Jay Hart 16
Sam Comer 15
Gene Serdena 14
Anna Pinnock 14
Robert Gould 13
Lauri Gaffin 13
Emile Kuri 12
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Visual Effects
Craig Barron 23
John Knoll 18
Phil Tippett 14
Brian Adler 13
Ian Hunter 13
Dave Chapman 13
Ken Ralston 12
Tim Burke 12
Paul Graff 12
Russell Earl 12
David Sanger 12
John Bruno 11
Dennis Muren 11
Janek Sirrs 11
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Composers
Hans Zimmer 51
Danny Elfman 49
Howard Shore 34
James Horner 33
David Newman 25
John Powell 24
John Debney 23
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Sound
Skip Lievsay 56
Andy Nelson 49
Paul Massey 38
Ron Bartlett 36
Tom Johnson 33
Dino Dimuro 33
Terry Porter 33
David Parker 32
Randy Thom 31
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Costumes
Edith Head 40
Mary Zophres 24
Mark Bridges 18
Ann Roth 16
Sandy Powell 15
Dan Bronson 14
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Make-Up
Ve Neill 36
Bill Corso 29
Rick Baker 26
Sian Grigg 19
Gordon Bau 18
Donald Mowat 18
Bud Westmore 16
Julie Hewett 16
Paul Engelen 14
Ben Nye 14
Dick Smith 13
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Studios
Paramount 206
20th Century Fox 160
BBC 72
Miramax 53
Canal+ 33
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Co-Directors
Lee Unkrich 3.8
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Producers
Evelyn O'Neill 5.0
Will Weiske 5.0
Gilly Ruben 5.0
Owen Wilson 5.0
Mike Nichols 5.0
Caryn Capotosto 5.0
Morgan Neville 5.0
Douglas Hansen 5.0
Wendy Japhet 5.0
James D. Stern 4.8
Gary Kurtz 4.8
Demelza Cronin 4.8
Jonathan Wang 4.8
Ross Katz 4.8
Norman Merry 4.8
Rob Reiner 4.8
Fred C. Caruso 4.8
William Friedkin 4.8
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Writers
Greta Gerwig 5.0
Roger Avary 5.0
Richard Ayoade 5.0
Hugo Guinness 4.8
Stefan Zweig 4.8
Thomas Harris 4.8
Alfonso Cuarón 4.8
Daniel Kwan 4.8
Daniel Scheinert 4.8
Mike Mills 4.8
Howard Koch 4.8
Buck Henry 4.8
Graham Greene 4.8
Ronald Neame 4.8
D. A. Pennebaker 4.8
Rian Johnson 4.7
Leigh Brackett 4.7
Simon Pegg 4.6
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Editors
Nick Houy 5.0
Nick Fenton 5.0
Aaron Wickenden 5.0
Ray Lovejoy 4.8
Ralph Foster 4.8
Alfonso Cuarón 4.8
Pasquale Buba 4.8
William Hornbeck 4.8
Andy Jurgensen 4.7
Owen Marks 4.7
Angus Wall 4.6
Leslie Jones 4.6
Paul Machliss 4.6
Ethan Coen 4.5
Chris Dickens 4.5
Jay Rabinowitz 4.5
Charlie Chaplin 4.5
Ted J. Kent 4.5
Peter Przygodda 4.5
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Cinematography
Andrzej Sekula 5.0
John Alcott 5.0
Ted D. McCord 5.0
Jess Hall 4.8
Robert Krasker 4.8
D. A. Pennebaker 4.8
Emmanuel Lubezki 4.7
Steve Yedlin 4.7
Larkin Seiple 4.7
Harold Rosson 4.7
Jean Rabier 4.7
James Wong Howe 4.6
Robert D. Yeoman 4.5
Erik Wilson 4.5
Patrick Lin 4.5
Joseph LaShelle 4.5
Guy Green 4.5
Harris Savides 4.5
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Production Design
Chris Jones 5.0
David Crank 4.8
Dan Leigh 4.8
Allan Starski 4.8
Nelson Lowry 4.8
Joe Alves 4.8
Val Strazovec 4.8
Joel Schiller 4.8
Judy Becker 4.6
Jack Fisk 4.6
Jess Gonchor 4.6
Marcus Rowland 4.6
Jason Kisvarday 4.5
Elliot Scott 4.5
Mel Bourne 4.5
Bernard Evein 4.5
Kristi Zea 4.5
Roy Walker 4.5
Norman Garwood 4.5
Gary Williamson 4.5
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Art Direction
Al Zinnen 5.0
Dick Kelsey 5.0
Oscar Wright 4.8
David Crank 4.8
Hugh Hennesy 4.8
John Hubley 4.8
Kendall O'Connor 4.8
McLaren Stewart 4.8
Ralph Eggleston 4.8
Zack Gonchor 4.8
Alice Bird 4.8
Carl Jules Weyl 4.8
Charles Philippi 4.8
Terrell Stapp 4.8
Tom Codrick 4.8
Dennis Bosher 4.8
Les Gobruegge 4.8
Arthur Lawson 4.8
Chris Farmer 4.7
Leslie Dilley 4.5
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Set Decoration
Charles Merangel 5.0
Bradley Groleau 4.8
Daniel Bradford 4.8
Brett P. Jackson 4.8
Patrick Jackson 4.8
Frank R. McKelvy 4.8
Michael Ford 4.7
Jackie Carr 4.6
Kelsi Ephraim 4.5
Fred M. MacLean 4.5
Elizabeth Lapp 4.5
E. Aaron Linker 4.5
Bryan Lane 4.5
Jory Alvarado 4.5
Josef Brandl 4.5
Jennifer Polito 4.5
Chris Deeley 4.5
Alana Shea 4.5
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Visual Effects
Matthew Yuricich 5.0
Lucy Killick 5.0
Alex Hope 5.0
Val Wardlaw 5.0
Martin Body 5.0
Keith Acheson 4.8
Fred Pienkos 4.8
Juan J. Buhler 4.8
Janet Healy 4.8
Robin Saxen 4.8
Lindsay Hallett 4.8
Jason Astley 4.8
Dave Levine 4.7
Stephen Elson 4.7
Andrea D'Amico 4.6
Bob Whitehill 4.5
Doug Appleton 4.5
Alvise Avati 4.5
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Composers
Andrew Hewitt 5.0
T Bone Burnett 4.8
Edward H. Plumb 4.8
Adolph Deutsch 4.8
Franz Schubert 4.8
Artie Butler 4.8
Nathan Johnson 4.7
Frank Churchill 4.6
Jonny Greenwood 4.5
Leigh Harline 4.5
Irwin Kostal 4.5
Brian Easdale 4.5
Mark Korven 4.5
Nigel Godrich 4.5
David Julyan 4.5
David Buckley 4.5
Roy Hawkins 4.5
Rich Vreeland 4.5
Dario Argento 4.5
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Sound
Curt Schulkey 5.0
Stan Gilbert 5.0
Richard Quinn 5.0
Edward Ullman 5.0
James Feltham 5.0
Qianbaihui Yang 4.8
Arthur Graley 4.8
James Fritch 4.8
Gérard Hardy 4.8
Aura Gilge 4.8
Jack Higgins 4.8
Desmond Dew 4.8
Michael Moyse 4.8
Martin Kwok 4.8
Frank Gaeta 4.7
Nigel Heath 4.6
Leslie I. Carey 4.5
Donald Flick 4.5
Brent Burge 4.5
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Costumes
Annie Hardinge 5.0
Dorothy Jeakins 4.8
Courtney Hoffman 4.8
George Newman 4.8
Marilyn Putnam 4.8
Marsha Bozeman 4.8
Patricia Colin 4.7
Jacqueline West 4.6
John Mollo 4.5
Arianne Phillips 4.5
Tiny Nicholls 4.5
Hartsell Taylor 4.5
Giulia Piersanti 4.5
Karen Young 4.5
Tammy Williamson 4.5
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Make-Up
Felicity Bowring 5.0
Barbara Daly 5.0
Christina Smith 5.0
Candice Banks 5.0
Neal Martz 4.8
Selina Jayne 4.8
Gretchen Davis 4.8
Rick Findlater 4.8
Laura McIntosh 4.7
Frank McCoy 4.7
Frances Hannon 4.5
Tom Smith 4.5
Monty Westmore 4.5
Don L. Cash 4.5
Doniella Davy 4.5
Patricia Regan 4.5
Ernest Gasser 4.5
Deborah Taylor 4.5
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Studios
Hawk Films 5.0
Peregrine 5.0
Scion Films 5.0
Grey Water Park Productions 4.8
PalmStar Media 4.8
Sony Pictures 4.8
Mandate Pictures 4.8
American Empirical Pictures 4.7
Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions 4.7
RT Features 4.5
Charles Chaplin Productions 4.5
Cineguild 4.5
Road Movies 4.5
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