100 Favourite Films (2022 Update)

Title: 100 Favourite Films
Year: 2022

Having written over 1,000 reviews for this site, and having viewed thousands more, reducing my  "favourites" down to only 100 is a monumental task. Below is a subjective list of films that captivate and inspire me.  These are my "go to" pictures; films that leave me in awe & transcend beyond mere entertainment.

The films below motivate me to be a more imaginative, artistic person and to consistently think outside the norm. These are important films that have impacted my life. Please enjoy. 

1. Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
2. Nosferatu (1922)
3. The Gold Rush (1925)
4. Metropolis (1927)
5. Sunrise (1927)
6. The Crowd (1928)
7. Pandora's Box (1929)
8. Earth (1930)
9. City Lights (1931)
10. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
11. The Awful Truth (1937)
12. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
13. The Roaring Twenties (1939)
14. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
15. Citizen Kane (1941)
16. Casablanca (1942)
17. For Me & My Gal (1942)
    
    
    
18. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
19. Brief Encounter (1945)
20. I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
21. Black Narcissus (1946)
22. A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
23. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
24. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
25. Easter Parade (1948)
    
    
26. Kind Hearts & Coronets (1949)
27. The Third Man (1949)
28. All About Eve (1950)
29. Rashomon (1950)
30. Singin in the Rain (1952)
31. Seven Samurai (1954)
32. On the Waterfront (1954)
33. Night of the Hunter (1955)
    
    
    
34. The Seventh Seal (1957)
35. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
36. Throne of Blood (!957)
37. Vertigo (1958)
38. A Night to Remember (1958)
39. The Apartment (1960)
40. Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
41. Hara Kiri (1962)
42. 8 1/2 (1963)
43. Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
    
    
44. My Fair Lady (1964)
45. Band of Outsiders (1964)
46. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
47. Pierrot Le Fou (1965)
48. Persona (1966)
49. Young Girls of Rocheforte (1967)
50. The Graduate (1967)
51. Playtime (1967)
52. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
53. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
54. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
55. The Wild Bunch (1969)
56. Deep End (1970)
57. The Last Picture Show (1971)
58. The Devils (1971)
59. Cabaret (1972)
    
    
60. Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
61. Cries and Whispers (1972)
62. Game of Death (1972)
63. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
64. The Conversation (1973)
65. Blazing Saddles (1974)
66. Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
67. Tommy (1975)
68. Killer of Sheep (1978)
69. Days of Heaven (1978)
70. All That Jazz (1979)
    
    
71. Who's Singin Over There? (1980)
72. The Shining (1980)
73. Fanny and Alexander (1982)
74. Ran (1985)
    
75. Brazil (1985)
76. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
77. Army of Darkness (1992)
78. Schindler's List (1993)
79. Groundhog Day (1993)
80. Farewell My Concubine (1993)
    
81. Chungking Express (1994)
    
    
82. Pulp Fiction (1994)
83. Fallen Angels (1995)
84. Underground (1995)
85. Before Sunrise (1995)
86. Hard Eight (1996)
87. Nobody Loves Me (1996)
88. Boogie Nights (1997)
89. Election (1999)
90. Beau Travail (1999)
91. In the Mood for Love (2000)
92. Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
    
93. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
    
94. Brand Upon the Brain (2006)
    
95. There Will Be Blood (2007)
96. Moonlight (2017)
97. Roma (2018)
98. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
99. Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
100. Godzilla Minus One (2023)