The Greatest Movies of All Time
Movie lists from Paul Preston, Steven Lewis, Adam Witt & Matt Welton
Compiled by Paul Preston
We’re Movie Guys. We love to talk about movies.
So one day I thought a good topic of conversation would be to tell fellow Movie Guy Steven Lewis that not only had I come up with a favorite movie of all time, but a favorite movie of each year, for every year I’ve been alive. This is what I thought would be a good thing to do with my time.
Not to be outdone, Steve countered with his top ten favorite films of all time, alphabetically. Steve thought this the best way to be productive with his day.
As one thing that leads to another often does, now myself, Steve, Matt & fellow Movie Guy Adam Witt have compiled lists for best of all time, and best superhero, comedy & horror films of all time. They’re here for your perusal. Why? Look, you don’t want to go to Movie Jail, never having seen that fantastic movie that is an absolute classic, do you? And you DO want to be that guy who has the great idea for Movie Night at Dave’s house that half the room hasn’t seen, and aren’t you the shit for bringing that movie to the party, right? So next time you need to rent, buy or illegally download a new film, hit our lists until you’ve seen everything on them.
I think you’ll find great variety in our tastes, which are all over the place. And this is HARD to do, as referenced by the NUMEROUS “special mention”s. The greatest movies of all time are always changing, but this is how we feel right now:
THE GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME
PAUL PRESTON
TOP TEN OF ALL TIME (alphabetically)
BROADCAST NEWS
DO THE RIGHT THING
DR. STRANGELOVE: OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB
GHOSTBUSTERS
THE GODFATHER
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THE PRINCESS BRIDE
PULP FICTION
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
STAR WARS
TOP MOVIES, BY YEAR, SINCE 1970
1970-Little Big Man
1971-A Clockwork Orange
1972-The Godfather
1973-American Graffiti
1974-Blazing Saddles
1975-Jaws
1976-Rocky
1977-Star Wars
1978-The Deer Hunter
1979-The Muppet Movie
1980-The Blues Brothers
1981-Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982-Tootsie
1983-The Right Stuff
1984-Ghostbusters
1985-Witness
1986-Platoon
1987-Broadcast News
1988-Mississippi Burning
1989-Do The Right Thing
1990-Goodfellas
1991-JFK
1992-Malcolm X
1993-Schindler’s List
1994-Pulp Fiction
1995-Braveheart
1996-Fargo
1997-(tie) Titanic / Boogie Nights / L.A. Confidential
1998-Saving Private Ryan
1999-South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
2000-Requiem for a Dream
2001-Monster’s Ball
2002-Chicago
2003-In America
2004-Sideways
2005-King Kong
2006-United 93
2007-No Country for Old Men
2008-The Dark Knight
2009-Inglourious Basterds
2010-Inception
2011-The Artist
2012-Argo
2013-Captain Phillips
2014-Whiplash
STEVEN LEWIS
TOP TEN OF ALL TIME (alphabetically)
AMADEUS
APOCALYPSE NOW
DR. STRANGELOVE: OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
THE GODFATHER
THE GRADUATE
GROUNDHOG DAY
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
TOP MOVIES, BY YEAR, SINCE 1976
1976-All The President’s Men
1977-Star Wars
1978-Superman
1979-Apocalypse Now
1980-The Empire Strikes Back
1981-Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982-E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
1983-National Lampoon’s Vacation
1984-Amadeus
1985-Out of Africa
1986-Stand By Me
1987-Broadcast News
1988-Rain Man / Midnight Run
1989-Glory
1990-Darkman
1991-Zentropa
1992-A Few Good Men / Glengarry Glen Ross
1993-Groundhog Day
1994-The Shawshank Redemption
1995-Nixon / Heat
1996-Flirting With Disaster
1997-Donnie Brasco
1998-Happiness
1999-Three Kings
2000-Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2001-From Hell
2002-Insomnia
2003-21 Grams
2004-Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2005-Batman Begins
2006-The Lives of Others
2007-Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
2008-Iron Man
2009-Up in the Air
2010-The Social Network
2011-The Artist
2012-Zero Dark Thirty
2013-Gravity
ADAM WITT
TOP TEN OF ALL TIME (alphabetically; as of today)
ALIENS
THE AVENGERS
THE DARK KNIGHT
THE BIG LEBOWSKI
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
THE PROFESSIONAL
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
RETURN OF THE JEDI
STAR WARS
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
TOP MOVIES, BY YEAR, SINCE 1972
1972-The Godfather
1973-Mean Streets
1974-Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1975-Jaws
1976-Taxi Driver
1977-Star Wars
1978-Superman
1979-The Jerk
1980-The Empire Strikes Back
1981-Raiders of The Lost Ark
1982-Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan
1983-Return of the Jedi
1984-Ghostbusters / The Terminator
1985-The Breakfast Club
1986-Aliens
1987-Lethal Weapon
1988-Die Hard
1989-Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade
1990-Goodfellas
1991-Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1992-A Few Good Men
1993-Jurassic Park
1994-Pulp Fiction
1995-Seven
1996-Fargo
1997-Boogie Nights
1998-The Big Lebowski
1999-Fight Club
2000-X-Men
2001-Memento
2002-(tie) Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones / Spider-Man
2003-X2: X-Men United
2004-Spider-Man 2
2005-Batman Begins
2006-Casino Royale
2007-No Country For Old Men
2008-(tie) The Dark Knight / Iron Man
2009-Inglorious Basterds
2010-Inception
2011-X-Men: First Class
2012-Marvel’s The Avengers
2013-The Wolverine
MATT WELTON
TOP TEN OF ALL TIME (alphabetically)
APOCALYPSE NOW
EASY RIDER
THE EXORCIST
FANTASIA
THE GODFATHER
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
THE MUPPET MOVIE
THE WIZARD OF OZ
8 1/2
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
TOP MOVIES, BY YEAR, SINCE 1974
1974-Chinatown
1975-Jaws
1976-Rocky
1977-Saturday Night Fever
1978-The Deer Hunter
1979-(tie) The Muppet Movie / Apocalypse Now
1980-The Shining
1981-Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982-E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
1983-National Lampoon’s Vacation
1984-Gremlins (a much better Christmas movie than most)
1985-Back to the Future
1986-Blue Velvet
1987-Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn
1988-Die Hard
1989-Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade
1990-Goodfellas
1991-Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1992-Unforgiven
1993-Groundhog Day
1994-Pulp Fiction
1995-Braveheart
1996-Fargo
1997-Boogie Nights
1998-Big Lebowski
1999-South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
2000-THIS WAS MY LEAST FAVORITE YEAR FOR FILMS. FUCK THIS YEAR, SERIOUSLY. So I guessssss i’ll go with Unbreakable (fuck this year)
2001-Moulin Rouge
2002-Adaptation
2003-The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
2004-Kill Bill, Vol. 2
2005-Batman Begins
2006-Apocalypto
2007-Into The Wild
2008-The Wrestler
2009-Inglorious Basterds
2010-The Fighter
2011-Hugo
2012-Silver Linings Playbook
2013-The Wolf of Wall Street
2014-Interstellar
