Another of those pointless, self-indulgent lists that clutter up the Internet? You bet! This time it's Favorite Movies From 1929 to the Present.   ¶    Keep in mind that these are personal favorites and, while most are recognizably good movies (some are even great classics), there are also a few stinkers. And there are some you might never have heard of.   ¶    A start date of 1929 corresponds to the opening of the "all-talkie" floodgate and this unfortunately means gems such as Matching Dreams (1916), The Sea Hawk (1924), Don Juan (1926), Napoleon (1927), Sunrise (also 1927), & Show People (1928) are omitted.   ¶    Each year is limited to ten but, as you will see, the numbers do vary. Some particularly lean years can only muster a single favorite & some come up a big fat zero.   ¶    As the banner indicates, I'm neither apologizing for nor explaining my choices, but you are welcome to send me an e-mail if you have questions or comments.



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1929— 1930 —1931
The Cocoanuts
Rio Rita
Animal Crackers
Good News
King of Jazz
Love in the Rough
Whoopee!
Local Boy Makes Good
Palmy Days
The Public Enemy
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193219331934
The Divorcee
Girl Crazy
Horse Feathers
Love Me Tonight
The Mummy
Duck Soup
Footlight Parade
42nd Street
Gold Diggers of 1933
Lady Killer
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Roman Scandals
She Done Him Wrong
The Gay Divorcée
Good Morning, Eve
Hollywood Party
It Happened One Night
The Thin Man
193519361937
The Bride of Frankenstein
Captain Blood
China Seas
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Phantom Empire
The 39 Steps
Top Hat
After the Thin Man
Follow the Fleet
My Man Godfrey
Show Boat
Sitting on the Moon
The Awful Truth
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Easy Living
19381939— 1940 —
Adventures of Robin Hood
Jezebel
The Lady Vanishes
Mysterious Mr. Moto
The Mikado Brother Orchid
Northwest Passage
The Sea Hawk
Torrid Zone
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194119421943
All That Money Can Buy
Citizen Kane
Dead Men Tell
The Maltese Falcon
The Strawberry Blonde
Holiday Inn
Kings Row
The Magnificent Ambersons
Shadow of a Doubt
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Casablanca
The Life & Death of Col. Blimp
Thank Your Lucky Stars
194419451946
Arsenic & Old Lace
Cover Girl
Meet Me In St. Louis
To Have and Have Not
The Harvey Girls
I Know Where I'm Going!
Mildred Pierce
The Big Sleep
Notorious
194719481949
Black Narcissus
Good News
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
Song of the Thin Man
Key Largo The Third Man
— 1950 —19511952
Three Little Words Alice in Wonderland Singin' in the Rain
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195319541955
Seven Samurai
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Guys and Dolls
The Ladykillers
Oklahoma!
195619571958
The Pajama Game Paths of Glory
Sweet Smell of Success
The Hidden Fortress
A Night to Remember
Vertigo
1959— 1960 —1961
North by Northwest
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Barefoot Adventure
Inherit the Wind
The Magnificent Seven
Spartacus
Yojimbo
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196219631964
Dr. No
Lawrence of Arabia
The Longest Day
The Manchurian Candidate
The Music Man
Sanjuro
Charade
From Russia With Love
The Great Escape
It's a Mad...World
The Pink Panther
Seven Days in May
The Comedy of Terrors
Dr. Strangelove
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
Goldfinger
Lemonade Joe
Marnie
My Fair Lady
Topkapi
The Train
Zulu
196519661967
Kwaidan
Orgy of the Dead
The Saragossa Manuscript
Alice in Wonderland
A Funny Thing Happened...
Come Drink With Me
Harper
War & Peace
19681969— 1970 —
Bullitt
Where Eagles Dare
The Italian Job
Z
Airport
M*A*S*H
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197119721973
The Boy Friend
Dirty Harry
The French Connection
Cabaret
1776
What's Up, Doc?
American Graffiti
Lady Snowblood
The Long Goodbye
The Night Strangler
The Sting
197419751976
Chinatown
The Conversation
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
Murder on the Orient Express
Barry Lyndon
Dog Day Afternoon
All the President's Men
Network
197719781979
Big Wednesday
The Great Train Robbery
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Superman
Manhattan
— 1980 —19811982
Airplane!
The Blues Brothers
The Stunt Man
Das Boot
Cutter's Way
Pennies from Heaven
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Chan is Missing
The Evil Dead
Hammett
The Thing
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198319841985
A Christmas Story
Local Hero
The Right Stuff
Amadeus
The Cotton Club
Ghostbusters
The Terminator
This is Spinal Tap
Brazil
Crimewave
Mr. Vampire
Re-Animator
Return to Oz
198619871988
Aliens
Big Trouble in Little China
Hoosiers
Peking Opera Blues
Platoon
Sherman's March
Star Trek IV
A Chinese Ghost Story
Evil Dead 2
Lethal Weapon
Radio Days
Beetlejuice
Die Hard
Mr. Vampire Saga 4
Tanner '88
Tucker
Wings of Desire
1989— 1990 —1991
Do the Right Thing
Henry V
When Harry Met Sally...
A Chinese Ghost Story II
The Hunt for Red October
Love at Large
My Twentieth Century
A Shock to the System
Total Recall
The Commitments
Dead Again
JFK
The Rocketeer
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199219931994
Army of Darkness
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Centre Stage
City Hunter
Dragon Inn
The Player
Red Rock West
Royal Tramp
Strictly Ballroom
Under Siege
A Chinese Ghost Story III
Dave
Demolition Man
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
The Fugitive
Gettysburg
Groundhog Day
Iron Monkey
The Pelican Brief
True Romance
Bullets Over Broadway
Chungking Express
Clerks
Ed Wood
Exotica
Four Weddings & a Funeral
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Mystery of Rampo
Quiz Show
The Shawshank Redemption
199519961997
The American President
Apollo 13
Before Sunrise
Citizen X
Crimson Tide
Get Shorty
Goldeneye
Living in Oblivion
MST3K: The Movie
The Usual Suspects
The Craft
Executive Decision
The Frighteners
From Dusk till Dawn
Mother
The Rock
A Time to Kill
Air Force One
Chasing Amy
Con Air
Contact
The Fifth Element
Grosse Pointe Blank
L.A. Confidential
The Matchmaker
Starship Troopers
Wag the Dog
19981999— 2000 —
After Life
The Big Lebowski
Croupier
Mr. Nice Guy
The Negotiator
Out of Sight
Pleasantville
Primary Colors
The Quiet Family
Wildthings
American Movie
Attack the Gas Station
Election
House on Haunted Hill
Magnolia
The Mummy
RKO 281
Topsy Turvy
The Winslow Boy
Wisconsin Death Trip
Battle Royale
Best in Show
The Dish
The Duel
Final Destination
In the Mood for Love
O Brother, Where Art Thou
Snatch
State & Main
What's Cooking?
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200120022003
Amelie
The Cat's Meow
Conspiracy
Gosford Park
The Harmonists
Jay & Silent Bob...
Moulin Rouge
Ocean's Eleven
The Royal Tenenbaums
Session 9
The Bourne Identity
Chinese Odyssey 2002
Dark Water
The Eye
Monsoon Wedding
The Quiet American
Russian Ark
Spellbound
The Sum of All Fears
Sunshine State
American Splendor
Azumi
Bayside Shakedown 2
Kill Bill Vol. 1
Lost in Translation
The Return of the King
A Tale of Two Sisters
The Triplets of Belleville
200420052006
Before Sunset
The Bourne Supremacy
Downfall
Fahrenheit 9/11
Kung Fu Hustle
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra
Night Watch
Shaun of the Dead
A Very Long Engagement
Batman Begins
The Call of Cthulhu
Crash
Everything is Illuminated
Good Night, and Good Luck
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Serenity
She's On Duty
Sin City
Syriana
As You Like It
Breach
Casino Royale
For Your Consideration
The Good Shepherd
Inside Man
The Lives of Others
Thank You for Smoking
200720082009
The Bourne Ultimatum
In Bruges
Live Free or Die Hard
Michael Clayton
The Queen
Sunshine
300
Trick 'r Treat
Zodiac
The Bank Job
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Quantum of Solace
Transsiberian
WALL-E
Wanted
In the Loop
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Tombstone (1993), True Lies (1994), Circle of Friends (1995), Clueless (1995), Heat (1995), Cousin Bette (1998), Dark City (1998), Shakespeare in Love (1998), The Storm Riders (1998) Deep Blue Sea (1999), Dogma (1999), An Ideal Husband (1999), Mystery Men (1999), Notting Hill (1999), Sleepy Hollow (1999), High Fidelity (2000), Pitch Black (2000), Shrek (2001), The Constant Gardener (2005) have been removed . . .

. . . and there's no room to add Talking Head (1992), Casino (1995), Jackie Brown (1997), Flowers of Shanghai (1998), Ringu (1998), Cookie's Fortune (1999), Spaceman (1999), Black Hawk Down (2001), Donnie Darko (2001), Ghost World (2001), My Little Eye (2001), Waking Life (2001).



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