I think this is the best top-10 movie list ever compiled.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid should bump one or two of those

I was going to give you a 3/10 for troll attempt.

But as more and more folks reply as if you were serious your score is going up....

6/10

Facepalm wrote:

No citizen Kane either? What about Dr. Strangelove? The Wizard of Oz!?!?!? At least one or two of those movies merit a spot in the top ten.

Citizen Kane was revolutionary but ultimately boring when viewed through a contemporary lens. All Kubrick movies are pretentious wastes of time, imo, save The Shining. Wizard of Oz is enjoyable but not top-10 material.

you walked into this one wrote:

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid should bump one or two of those

Loved this movie but not enough. I would also suggest that The Sting and Coolhand Luke belong above Butch and Sundance on the Paul Newman hierarchy.

expect better wrote:

I was going to give you a 3/10 for troll attempt.

But as more and more folks reply as if you were serious your score is going up....

6/10

Not trolling here, my friend. I'd love to see your list though, and am open to suggestions.

Rocky

Forrest Gump

The Shawshank Redemption

The Princess Bride

Remember the Titans

The Breakfast Club

Josh Hamilton's Addiction wrote:

you walked into this one wrote:

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid should bump one or two of those

Loved this movie but not enough. I would also suggest that The Sting and Coolhand Luke belong above Butch and Sundance on the Paul Newman hierarchy.

It's a matter of opinion. I think Butch Cassidy is by far the best Paul Newman (and, separately, the best Robert Redford) film. The great William Goldman wrote it, and it is his masterpiece.

I mean, breeze through some of the dialogue if you want to reminisce:

You're too smart not to be trolling here.

Raging Bull,

City Lights,

Bonnie and Clyde,

Rear Window,

The Godfather,

The Godfather 2,

Network,

the Treasure of Sierra Madre,

The Grapes of Wrath,

To kill a Mockingbird

Hmmm.

Maltese Falcon

Double Indemnity

All About Eve

Rear Window

Godfather

Jaws

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Back to the Future

Pulp Fiction

Fargo

HM: Brazil, Naked Gun, Dark City

Going back through it, this is mostly a list of Old Safe Ones but there's a reason they're good. Also, these are movies I like, not necessarily the "greatest."

Idontreallyknow wrote:

The Breakfast Club

Forgot about that one. How ridiculously sad is it that a remake is currently in progress?

Coach wrote:

You're too smart not to be trolling here.

Raging Bull,

City Lights,

Bonnie and Clyde,

Rear Window,

The Godfather,

The Godfather 2,

Network,

the Treasure of Sierra Madre,

The Grapes of Wrath,

To kill a Mockingbird

Not bad, Coach. Network nearly made mine.

Idontreallyknow wrote:

Rocky

Forrest Gump

The Shawshank Redemption

The Princess Bride

Remember the Titans

The Breakfast Club

Rocky, The Princess Bride, and The Breakfast Club are three that I could get on board with. I think I have seen Shawshank too many times now to the point where I am immune to it. A different Tim Robbins movie I might consider is Mystic River.

Josh Hamilton's Addiction wrote:

expect better wrote:

I was going to give you a 3/10 for troll attempt.

But as more and more folks reply as if you were serious your score is going up....

6/10

Not trolling here, my friend. I'd love to see your list though, and am open to suggestions.

Doubling down and addressing the troll accuser -- I'm upping this to 8/10

you walked into this one wrote:

Josh Hamilton's Addiction wrote:

Loved this movie but not enough. I would also suggest that The Sting and Coolhand Luke belong above Butch and Sundance on the Paul Newman hierarchy.

It's a matter of opinion. I think Butch Cassidy is by far the best Paul Newman (and, separately, the best Robert Redford) film. The great William Goldman wrote it, and it is his masterpiece.

I mean, breeze through some of the dialogue if you want to reminisce:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064115/quotes

It's a great movie in my opinion. Just not great enough. I've begun to shift my tastes to more contemporary "classics."

Coach wrote:

You're too smart not to be trolling here.

Raging Bull,

City Lights,

Bonnie and Clyde,

Rear Window,

The Godfather,

The Godfather 2,

Network,

the Treasure of Sierra Madre,

The Grapes of Wrath,

To kill a Mockingbird

Of this list I loves Rear Window, The Godfathers, and Mockingbird. Network, sorry to say, bored the life out of me.

zephito wrote:

Hmmm.

Maltese Falcon

Double Indemnity

All About Eve

Rear Window

Godfather

Jaws

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Back to the Future

Pulp Fiction

Fargo

HM: Brazil, Naked Gun, Dark City

Going back through it, this is mostly a list of Old Safe Ones but there's a reason they're good. Also, these are movies I like, not necessarily the "greatest."

Raiders of the Lost Ark made my preliminary list.

Josh Hamilton's Addiction wrote:

Rocky, The Princess Bride, and The Breakfast Club are three that I could get on board with. I think I have seen Shawshank too many times now to the point where I am immune to it. A different Tim Robbins movie I might consider is Mystic River.

I'd say Mystic River is a Clint Eastwood movie. And a number of films directed by him would qualify for such a list. Others at the top: Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby. (Unforgiven being on of my personal top 10 of all time.)

clint! wrote:

Josh Hamilton's Addiction wrote:

Rocky, The Princess Bride, and The Breakfast Club are three that I could get on board with. I think I have seen Shawshank too many times now to the point where I am immune to it. A different Tim Robbins movie I might consider is Mystic River.

I'd say Mystic River is a Clint Eastwood movie. And a number of films directed by him would qualify for such a list. Others at the top: Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby. (Unforgiven being on of my personal top 10 of all time.)

Unforgiven is a great choice.

Zephiyo, I liked your list. My list was some of my all time favorites that I thought of right away. Tried to choose films not previously mentioned but had to include the godfather and rear window.

OP, sorry that Nebored you. The best Dan writing in film. Chayevsky is one of my favorite writers.