Pointless Film Lists

Just because.... here's some notable best film type lists, with those I've seen in bold. I've been very good, and those I've only seen part of/ abandoned in sheer boredom/ fallen asleep while watching haven't been counted.

AFI's 100 YEARS...100 MOVIES

1. CITIZEN KANE (1941)
2. CASABLANCA (1942)
3. THE GODFATHER (1972)
4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
5. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
7. THE GRADUATE (1967)
8. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)
9. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)
10. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
11. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
12. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
13. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)
14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
15. STAR WARS (1977)
16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
17. THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)
18. PSYCHO (1960)
19. CHINATOWN (1974)
20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)
21. THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)
22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
23. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
24. RAGING BULL (1980)
25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964) (I know, I know, but I have a passionate hatred of Peter Sellers*, so I just can't face it, sorry)
27. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)
28. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
30. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)
31. ANNIE HALL (1977)
32. THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)
33. HIGH NOON (1952)
34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
36. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969) (I keep missing the majority of this when it's on TV. Fine soundtrack though)
37. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946)
38. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
40. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
41. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
42. REAR WINDOW (1954)
43. KING KONG (1933)
44. THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)
45. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951)
46. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)
47. TAXI DRIVER (1976)
48. JAWS (1975)
49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
50. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
51. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940) (number one on my list, fact fans)
52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)
53. AMADEUS (1984)
54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
56. M*A*S*H (1970)
57. THE THIRD MAN (1949)
58. FANTASIA (1940)
59. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)
60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
61. VERTIGO (1958) (number two on my list, and I'm amazed it's this low down)
62. TOOTSIE (1982)
63. STAGECOACH (1939) (not a big western fan)
64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
66. NETWORK (1976)
67. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)
68. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
69. SHANE (1953) (see Stagecoach)
70. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)
71. FORREST GUMP (1994)
72. BEN-HUR (1959)
73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)
74. THE GOLD RUSH (1925)
75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)
76. CITY LIGHTS (1931)
77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
78. ROCKY (1976)
79. THE DEER HUNTER (1978)
80. THE WILD BUNCH (1969)
81. MODERN TIMES (1936)
82. GIANT (1956)
83. PLATOON (1986)
84. FARGO (1996)
85. DUCK SOUP (1933) (this needs to be rectified sharpish)
86. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)
87. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
88. EASY RIDER (1969)
89. PATTON (1970)
90. THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)
91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)
92. A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)
93. THE APARTMENT (1960)
94. GOODFELLAS (1990)
95. PULP FICTION (1994)
96. THE SEARCHERS (1956) (I've tried to get through this a few times but I just can't do it - it's a western, it stars John Wayne, and I don't care if it's a classic, it bores me to tears)
97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
98. UNFORGIVEN (1992)
99. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)
100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942) (some mistake surely...)

The BFI 100 List

1. The Third Man 1949.
2. Brief Encounter 1945.
3. Lawrence of Arabia 1962.
4. The 39 Steps 1935.
5. Great Expectations 1946.
6. Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949.
7. Kes 1969.
8. Don't Look Now 1973.
9. The Red Shoes 1948.
10. Trainspotting 1996.
11. The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957.
12. If 1968.
13. The Ladykillers 1955.
14. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning 1960.
15. Brighton Rock 1947.
16. Get Carter 1971.
17. The Lavender Hill Mob 1951.
18. Henry V 1944.
19. Chariots of Fire 1981.
20. A Matter of Life and Death 1946.
21. The Long Good Friday 1980.
22. The Servant 1963.
23. Four Weddings And A Funeral 1994.
24. Whisky Galore 1949. (the possibility of hideous fake Scottish accents has put me off this one)
25. The Full Monty 1997.
26. The Crying Game 1992.
27. Doctor Zhivago 1965.
28. Monty Python's Life of Brian 1979.
29. Withnail and I 1987.
30. Gregory's Girl 1980.
31. Zulu 1964.
32. Room at the Top 1958.
33. Alfie 1966.
34. Gandhi 1982.
35. The Lady Vanishes 1938.
36. The Italian Job 1969.
37. Local Hero 1983.
38. The Commitments 1991.
39. A Fish Called Wanda 1988.
40. Secrets & Lies 1995.
41. Dr No 1962.
42. The Madness of King George 1994.
43. A Man For All Seasons 1966.
44. Black Narcissus 1947 (this one jolly well ought to be higher up the list I reckon)
45. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943.
46. Oliver Twist 1948.
47. I'm All Right Jack 1959.
48. Performance 1970.
49. Shakespeare in Love 1998.
50. My Beautiful Laundrette 1985.
51. Tom Jones 1963.
52. This Sporting Life 1963.
53. My Left Foot 1989.
54. Brazil 1985.
55. The English Patient 1996.
56. A Taste of Honey 1961.
57. The Go-Between 1970.
58. The Man in the White Suit 1951. (I'd have this one higher up as well)
59. The Ipcress File 1965.
60. Blow Up 1966.
61. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner 1962.
62. Sense and Sensibility 1995. (this one, on the other hand...)
63. Passport to Pimlico 1949.
64. The Remains of the Day 1993.
65. Sunday, Bloody Sunday 1971.
66. The Railway Children 1970.
67. Mona Lisa 1986.
68. The Dam Busters 1955.
69. Hamlet 1948.
70. Goldfinger 1964.
71. Elizabeth 1998.
72. Goodbye Mr. Chips 1939.
73. A Room With A View 1985.
74. The Day of the Jackal 1973.
75. The Cruel Sea 1952.
76. Billy Liar 1963.
77. Oliver 1968.
78. Peeping Tom 1960.
79. Far From the madding Crowd 1967.
80. The Draughtsman's Contract 1982.
81. A Clockwork Orange 1971.
82. Distant Voices, Still Lives 1988.
83. Darling 1965.
84. Educating Rita 1983.
85. Brassed Off 1996.
86. Genevieve 1953.
87. Women in Love 1969.
88. A Hard Day's Night 1964.
89. Fires Were Started 1943.
90. Hope and Glory 1987.
91. My Name is Joe 1998.
92. In Which We Serve 1942.
93. Caravaggio 1986.
94. The Belles of St. Trinian's 1954
95. Life is Sweet 1990.
96. The Wicker Man 1973.
97. Nil By Mouth 1997.
98. Small Faces 1995.
99. Carry On Up The Khyber 1968.
100. The Killing Fields 1984.

The Times’ Best 100 French Films (divided into categories)

Modern Classics

Amélie (Le Fabuleux Destin D’amélie Poulain) (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001)
Savage Nights (Les Nuits Fauves) (Cyril Collard, 1992)
Wild Reeds (Les Roseaux Sauvages) (André Téchiné, 1994)
Nelly And Mr Arnaud (Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud) (Claude Sautet, 1995, DVD region 1)
The Dream Life Of Angels (La Vie Rêvée Des Anges) (Erick Zonca, 1998)
Beau Travail (Claire Denis, 1999)
Time Regained (Le Temps Retrouvé) (Raoul Ruiz, 1999)
Fat Girl (À Ma Soeur!) (Catherine Breillat, 2001)
Time Out (L’emploi Du Temps) (Laurent Cantet, 2001)
The Dodge (L’esquive) (Abdellatif Kechiche, 2003)

Modern Cults

The Big Blue (Le Grand Bleu) (Luc Besson, 1988)
Delicatessen (Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1991)
City Of Lost Children (La Cité Des Enfants Perdus) (Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1995)
My Sex Life (Or How To Get Into An Argument) (Comment Je Me Suis Disputé . . . Ma Vie Sexuelle) (Arnaud Desplechin, 1996)
I Stand Alone (Seul Contre Tous) (Gaspar Noé, 1998)
The Dinner Game (Le Dîner De Cons) (Francis Veber, 1998)
Harry, He’s Here To Help (Harry, Un Ami Qui Vous Veut Du Bien) (Dominik Moll, 2000)
Demonlover (Olivier Assayas, 2002)
Belleville Rendez-Vous (Les Triplettes De Belleville) (Sylvain Chomet, 2003)
Hate (La Haine) (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995, b/w)

Dramas

Grand Illusion (La Grande Illusion) (Jean Renoir, 1937, b/w)
Marius/Fanny/César (The Marseilles Trilogy) (Alexander Korda/Marc Allégret/ Marcel Pagnol, 1931/32/36, b/w)
The Wages Of Fear (Le Salaire De La Peur) (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953, b/w)
Pickpocket (Robert Bresson, 1959, b/w)
Army In The Shadows (L’armée Des Ombres) (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1969)
Vincent, François, Paul And The Others (Vincent, François, Paul Et Les Autres) (Claude Sautet, 1974,
A Sunday In The Country (Un Dimanche À La Campagne) (Bertrand Tavernier, 1984)
Au Revoir Les Enfants (Louis Malle, 1987)
The Three Colours Trilogy: Red, White And Blue (Trois Couleurs: Rouge, Blanc, & Bleu) (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1993/ 1999)
Look At Me (Comme Une Image) (Agnès Jaoui, 2004)

Romances

The Children Of Paradise (Les Enfants Du Paradis) (Marcel Carné, 1945, b/w) (fan-flipping-tastic film)
L’atalante (Jean Vigo, 1934, b/w)
Beauty And The Beast (La Belle Et La Bête) (Jean Cocteau, 1946, b/w) (everyone makes a pilgrimage to Jean Cocteau's grave don't they? Only to find the little churchyard closed after a two hour detour? Just me then? Oh well...)
Madame De ... (Max Ophüls, 1953, b/w)
Jules And Jim (Jules Et Jim) (François Truffaut, 1962, b/w)
The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies De Cherbourg) (Jacques Demy, 1964)
A Man And A Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme) (Claude Lelouch, 1966) (quite possibly the best film soundtrack ever)
Betty Blue (37˚ 2 Le Matin) (Jean-Jacques Beineix, 1986)
Cyrano De Bergerac (Jean-Paul Rappeneau, 1990)
Lovers On The Bridge (Les Amants Du Pont-Neuf) (Leos Carax, 1991)

Thrillers

The Butcher (Le Boucher) (Claude Chabrol, 1970)
Daybreak (Le Jour Se Lève) (Marcel Carné, 1939, b/w)
The Raven (Le Corbeau) (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1943, b/w)
Diabolique (Les Diaboliques) (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955, b/w)
Eyes Without A Face (Les Yeux Sans Visage) (Georges Franju, 1959, b/w)
The Finger Man (Le Doulos) (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1962, b/w)
The Hole (Le Trou) (Jacques Becker, 1960, b/w)
Nikita (Luc Besson, 1990)
L’appartement (Gilles Mimouni, 1996)
Read My Lips (Sur Mes Lèvres) (Jacques Audiard, 2001)

Comedies

The Rules Of The Game (La Règle Du Jeu) (Jean Renoir, 1939, b/w)
The Crime Of Monsieur Lange (Le Crime De Monsieur Lange) (Jean Renoir, 1936, b/w)
Bizarre, Bizarre (Drôle De Drame) (Marcel Carné, 1937 b/w)
Mr Hulot’s Holiday (Les Vacances De M. Hulot) (Jacques Tati, 1951, b/w)
The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie (Le Charme Discret De La Bourgeoisie) (Luis Buñuel, 1972)
Making It (Les Valseuses) (Bertrand Blier, 1974)
Birds Of A Feather (La Cage Aux Folles) (Edouard Molinaro, 1978)
An Autumn Tale (Conte D’automne) (Eric Rohmer, 1998)
Other People’s Taste (Le Goût Des Autres) (Agnès Jaoui, 2000)
Ma Femme Est Une Actrice (My Wife Is An Actress) (Yvan Attal, 2001

Nouvelle Vague

Contempt (Le Mépris) (Jean-Luc Godard, 1963) (Godard's worst 60s film in my opinion. As they've got Bande A Part in another category, Weekend would have fitted here quite nicely)
Hiroshima Mon Amour (Alain Resnais, 1959, b/w)
The 400 Blows (Les Quatre Cents Coups) (François Truffaut, 1959, b/w) (only one Truffaut film in the list? Travesty!)
The Girls (Les Bonnes Femmes) (Claude Chabrol, 1960 b/w)
Last Year In Marienbad (L’année Dernière À Marienbad) (Alain Resnais, 1961, b/w)
The Young Girls Of Rochefort (Les Demoiselles De Rochefort) (Jacques Demy, 1967)
My Night With Maud (Ma Nuit Chez Maud) (Eric Rohmer, 1969, b/w,)
Celine And Julie Go Boating (Céline Et Julie Vont En Bateau) (Jacques Rivette, 1974)
Sunless (Sans Soleil) (Chris Marker)
Vagabond (Sans Toit Ni Loi) (Agnès Varda)

Landmarks

Voyage To The Moon (Le Voyage Dans La Lune) (Georges Méliès, 1902)
Arrival Of A Train At The Station (L’arrivée D’un Train À La Ciotat) (Louis Lumière, 1895, b/w)
Napoléon (Abel Gance, 1927, b/w)
The Passion Of Joan Of Arc (La Passion De Jeanne D’arc) (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1927, b/w)
An Andalusian Dog (Un Chien Andalou) (Luis Buñuel, 1928, b/w)
The Sorrow And The Pity (Le Chagrin Et La Pitié) (Marcel Ophüls, 1969, b/w)
The Mother And The Whore (La Maman Et La Putain) (Jean Eustache, 1973, b/w)
Diva (Jean-Jacques Beineix, 1981)
To Our Loves (À Nos Amours) (Maurice Pialat, 1983)
Histoire(S) Du Cinema (Jean-Luc Godard, 1998)

Shorts

Entr’acte (René Clair, 1924, b/w)
Blood Of A Poet (Le Sang D’un Poète) (Jean Cocteau, 1930, b/w)
Zero For Conduct (Zero De Conduite) (Jean Vigo, 1933, b/w, DVD)
A Day In The Country (Une Partie De Campagne) (Jean Renoir, 1936 b/w)
Blood Of The Beasts (Le Sang Des Bêtes) (Georges Franju, 1949, b/w)
A Song Of Love (Un Chant D’amour) (Jean Genet, 1950, b/w)
Night And Fog (Nuit Et Brouillard) (Alain Resnais, 1955)
The Red Balloon (Le Ballon Rouge) (Albert Lamorrise, 1956)
The Jetty (La Jetée) (Chris Marker, 1962, b/w)
Real Cool Time (Ce Vieux Rêve Qui Bouge) (Alain Guiraudie, 2001)

Icons

Deneuve/Béart/Huppert/Ledoyen/Ardant/Darrieux/Sagnier/ Richard: 8 Women (Huit Femmes) (François Ozon, 2002) Jean Gabin: Pépé Le Moko (Julien Duvivier, 1937, b/w)
Brigitte Bardot: And God Created Woman (Et Dieu . . . Créa La Femme) (Roger Vadim, 1956)
Jeanne Moreau: Lift To The Scaffold (Ascenseur Pour L’échafaud) (Louis Malle, 1958, b/w) -
Alain Delon: Purple Noon (Plein Soleil) (René Clément, 1960)
Anna Karina: Band Of Outsiders (Bande À Part) (Jean-Luc Godard, 1964, b/w)
Catherine Deneuve: Belle De Jour (Luis Buñuel, 1967)
Gérard Depardieu/ Emmanuelle Béart/ Yves Montand: Jean De Florette/ Manon Des Sources (Claude Berri, 1986)
Isabelle Adjani: La Reine Margot (Patrice Chéreau, 1994)
Jean Reno: Léon (Luc Besson, 1994)


The only other national list I could possibly have seen enough of to bother with would be Germany - other than that, there are alarmingly large gaps in my film knowledge. Although I surely deserve some sort of prize for having seen all but one of the Andy Hardy films...


*this is a problem, as it interferes terribly with my Goons listening/Spike Milligan appreciation. Though at least with radio I don't have to see his hideous, constant-air-of-seedy-desperation face