In answer to Trader X’s question, here are some of my favorite movies. There’s no way I can rank them beyond maybe the first three. Nor could I stop at just twenty so with the help of my historical rankings on NetFlix I’ve gone 40 deep. Depending on my mood, any of these could be in the top 20:
- The Shawshank Redemption
- City of God (Cidade de Deus)
- Trading Places
- A Fish Called Wanda
- O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Clear and Present Danger
- Friday
- Malcolm X
- The Matrix
- The Devil’s Advocate
- Rabbit-Proof Fence
- Memento
- Get Shorty
- Rush Hour
- Brown Sugar
- The Sixth Sense
- Austin Powers 1
- There’s Something About Mary
- Buena Vista Social Club
- The Fifth Element
- Desperado
Honorable Mention:
- Training Day
- The Usual Suspects
- Misery
- Pulp Fiction
- Amistad
- Analyze This
- As Good as It Gets
- Better Than Chocolate
- Black Hawk Down
- Blade
- Casino
- The Game
- GoodFellas
- Heat
- Set it Off
- Sling Blade
- The Thomas Crown Affair
- The Untouchables
- Donnie Brasco