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My Top 100 Films (Updated)

1. There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
2. The Darjeeling Limited (Wes Anderson, 2007)
3. The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson, 2001)
4. American Beauty (Sam Mendes, 1999)
5. Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999)
6. Good Will Hunting (Gus Van Sant, 1997)
7. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
8. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
9. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
10. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
11. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
12. The Departed (Martin Scorsese, 2006)
13. No Country for Old Men (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2007)
14. Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2011
15. The Usual Suspects (Bryan Singer, 1995)
16. In Bruges (Martin McDonagh, 2008)
17. Looper (Rian Johnson, 2012)
18. Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)
19. Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010)
20. True Romance (Tony Scott, 1993)
21. Glengarry Glen Ross (James Foley, 1992)
22. American Psycho (Mary Harron, 2000)
23. Se7en (David Fincher, 1995)
24. Barton Fink (Joel and Ethan Coen, 1991)
25. Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik, 2007)
26. La Haine (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995)
27. The Prestige (Christopher Nolan, 2006)
28. Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997)
29. Punch Drunk Love (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002)
30. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
31. Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet, 1975)
32. The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994)
33. The Big Lebowski (Joel and Ethan Coen, 1998)
34. Clerks. (Kevin Smith, 1994)
35. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Shane Black, 2005)
36. Rushmore (Wes Anderson, 1998)
37. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Milos Forman, 1975)
38. Leon (Luc Besson, 1994)
39. Funny People (Judd Apatow, 2009)
40. Children of Men (Alfonso Cuaron, 2006)
41. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)
42. Snatch (Guy Ritchie, 2000)
43. Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino, 1992)
44. Heat (Michael Mann, 1995)
45. Magnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999)
46. Fargo (Joel Coen, 1996)
47. The Insider (Michael Mann, 1999)
48. Carlito’s Way (Brian De Palma, 1993)
49. The Town (Ben Affleck, 2010)
50. Gone Baby Gone (Ben Affleck, 2007)
51. Casino (Martin Scorsese, 1995)
52. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974)
53. Gladiator (Ridley Scott, 2000)
54. Saving Private Ryan (Steven Spielberg, 1998)
55. 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002)
56. The Brothers Bloom (Rian Johnson, 2008)
57. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)
58. Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick, 1987)
59. L.A. Confidential(Curtis Hanson, 1997)
60. Zodiac (David Fincher, 2007)
61. Network (Sidney Lumet, 1976)
62. Moon (Duncan Jones, 2009)
63. Rocky (John G. Avildsen, 1976)
64. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000)
65. The Proposition (John Hillcoat, 2005)
66. The Lost Weekend (Billy Wilder, 1945)
67. The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949)
68. The Matador (Richard Shepard, 2005)
69. Road to Perdition (Sam Mendes, 2002)
70. Tombstone (George P. Cosmatos, 1993)
71. Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright, 2004)
72. Brick (Rian Johnson, 2005)
73. Ace In the Hole (Billy Wilder, 1951)
74. The Seventh Seal (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)
75. Vanilla Sky (Cameron Crowe, 2001)
76. Collateral (Michael Mann, 2004)
77. Up in the Air (Jason Reitman, 2009)
78. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)
79. American Gangster (Ridley Scott, 2007)
80. Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, 1992)
81. Lars and the Real Girl (Craig Gillepsie, 2007)
82. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
83. Moneyball (Bennett Miller, 2011)
84. Man on Fire (Tony Scott, 2004)
85. The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012)
86. Seven Psychopaths (Martin McDonagh, 2012)
87. The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan, 2012)
88. Fantastic Mr. Fox (Wes Anderson, 2009)
89. Ratatouille (Brad Bird, 2007)
90. The Long Goodbye (Robert Altman, 1973)
91. Strangers on a Train (Alfred Hitchcock, 1951)
92. A Fish Called Wanda (Charles Crichton, 1988)
93. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (George Clooney, 2002)
94. The Fighter (David O. Russell, 2010)
95. Thank You for Smoking (Jason Reitman, 2005)
96. Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, 1987)
97. The Bourne Ultimatum (Paul Greengrass, 2007)
98. Mesrine (Jean-Francois Richet, 2008)
99. Marathon Man (John Schlesinger, 1976)
100. Take Shelter (Jeff Nichols, 2011)

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My Personal top 100 films of all time

1. There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
   02. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
   03. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
   04. American Beauty (Sam Mendes, 1999)
   05. Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999)
   06. Good Will Hunting (Gus Van Sant, 1997)
   07. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
   08. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
   09. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
   10. The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson, 2001)
   11. The Departed (Martin Scorsese, 2006)
   12. The Usual Suspects (Bryan Singer, 1995)
   13. No Country for Old Men (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2007)
   14. Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2011
   15. Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010)
   16. In Bruges (Martin McDonagh, 2008)
   17. Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino, 1992)
   18. True Romance (Tony Scott, 1993)
   19. Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)
   20. Glengarry Glen Ross (James Foley, 1992)
   21. American Psycho (Mary Harron, 2000)
   22. The Prestige (Christopher Nolan, 2006)
   23. Se7en (David Fincher, 1995)
   24. Barton Fink (Joel and Ethan Coen, 1991)
   25. Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik, 2007)
   26. Clerks. (Kevin Smith, 1994)
   27. The Big Lebowski (Joel and Ethan Coen, 1998)
   28. La Haine (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995)
   29. Saving Private Ryan (Steven Spielberg, 1998)
   30. The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994)
   31. Dog Day Afternoon(Sidney Lumet, 1975)
   32. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
   33. Punch Drunk Love (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002)
   34. Rushmore (Wes Anderson, 1998)
   35. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Milos Forman, 1975)
   36. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang “(Shane Black, 2005)
   37. Leon (Luc Besson, 1994)
   38. Funny People (Judd Apatow, 2009)
   39. Children of Men (Alfonso Cuaron, 2006)
   40. Snatch (Guy Ritchie, 2000)
   41. Blood Diamond (Edward Zwick, 2006)
   42. Carlito’s Way (Brian De Palma, 1993)
   43. The Insider (Michael Mann, 1999)
   44. Heat (Michael Mann, 1995)
   45. Shutter Island (Martin Scorsese, 2009)
   46. Casino (Martin Scorsese, 1995)
   47. Gladiator (Ridley Scott, 2000)
   48. The Darjeeling Limited (Wes Anderson, 2007)
   49. Fargo (Joel Coen, 1996)
   50. Magnolia(Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999)
   51. Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997)
   52. The Town (Ben Affleck, 2010)
   53. Gone Baby Gone (Ben Affleck, 2007)
   54. 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002)
   55. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)
   56. The Brothers Bloom (Rian Johnson, 2008)
   57. About Schmidt (Alexander Payne, 2002)
   58. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000)
   59. Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick, 1987)
   60. L.A. Confidential(Curtis Hanson, 1997)
   61. Rocky (John G. Avildsen, 1976)
   62. Network (Sidney Lumet, 1976)
   63. O Brother Where Art Thou (Joel Coen, 2000)
   64. Moon (Duncan Jones, 2009)
   65. The Matador (Richard Shepard, 2005)
   66. The Proposition (John Hillcoat, 2005)
   67. Dogma (Kevin Smith, 1999)
   68. Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright, 2004)
   69. Tombstone (George P. Cosmatos, 1993)
   70. Road to Perdition (Sam Mendes, 2002)
   71. Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, 1992)
   72. Vanilla Sky (Cameron Crowe, 2001)
   73. Scent of a Woman (Martin Brest, 1992)
   74. The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky, 2008)
   75. Up in the Air (Jason Reitman, 2009)

   76. American Gangster (Ridley Scott, 2007)

   77. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)

   78. Man on Fire (Tony Scott, 2004)

   79. Lars and the Real Girl (Craig Gillepsie, 2007)

   80. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)

   81. Moneyball (Bennett Miller, 2011)

   82. Clerks II (Kevin Smith, 2006)

   83. A Fish Called Wanda (Charles Crichton, 1988)

   84. Zodiac (David Fincher, 2007)

   85. Fantastic Mr. Fox (Wes Anderson, 2009)

   86. Ratatouille (Brad Bird, 2007)

   87. Training Day (Antoine Fuqua, 2001)

   88. The Man Who Wasn’t There (Joel Coen, 2001)

   89. Collateral (Michael Mann, 2004)

   90. The Long Goodbye (Robert Altman, 1973)

   91. Boondock Saints (Troy Duffy, 1999)

   92. The Bourne Ultimatum (Paul Greengrass, 2007)

   93. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (George Clooney, 2002)

   94. The Fighter (David O. Russell, 2010)

   95. True Grit (Coen Brothers, 2010)

   96. Jarhead (Sam Mendes, 2005)

   97. Thank You for Smoking (Jason Reitman, 2005)

   98. Minority Report (Steven Spielberg, 2002)

   99. The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967)

   100. Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, 1987)

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My new and improved top film list

1. There Will Be Blood
2. Godfather
3. Godfather Part II
4. American Beauty
5. Fight Club
6. Good Will Hunting
7. Raging Bull
8. Taxi Driver
9. Pulp Fiction
10. Reservoir Dogs
11. The Departed
12. The Usual Suspects
13. No Country For Old Men
14. The Shawshank Redemption
15. Inception
16. In Bruges
17. The Royal Tenenbuams
18. True Romance
19. Inglourious Basterds
20. Glengarry Glen Ross
21. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
22. The Prestige
23. Se7en
24. Barton Fink
25. Snatch
26. Clerks
27. The Big Lebowski
28. La Haine
29. Saving Private Ryan
30. Gangs of New York
31. Dog Day Afternoon
32. Goodfellas
33. Punch Drunk Love
34. Rushmore
35. American Psycho
36. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
37. Leon
38. Funny People
39. Children of Men
40. Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
41. Blood Diamond
42. Carlito’s Way
43. The Insider
44. Heat
45. Shutter Island
46. Casino
47. Gladiator
48. Forrest Gump
49. Fargo
50. Magnolia
51. Boogie Nights
52. The Deer Hunter
53. About Schmidt
54. 25th Hour
55. The Dark Knight
56. The Brothers Bloom
57. The Town
58. The Fighter
59. Full Metal Jacket
60. LA Confidential
61. Rocky
62. Network
63. O Brother Where Art Thou
64. Moon
65. The Matador
66. The Proposition
67. Dogma
68. Shaun of the Dead
69. Tombstone
70. Road to Perdition
71. Unforgiven
72. Vanilla Sky
73. Scent of a Woman
74. The Wrestler
75. Up in the Air

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