I'd consider this list to be a good "Greatest Movies" list as well, but I admit there are many movies, including some classics, that I have not seen. So though I personally believe this to be a list of the best movies, it is strictly speaking my personal favorites list.
1) Pulp Fiction- Quentin Tarantino (Hands Down...)
2) The Departed- Martin Scorsese (constant suspense and an amazing ending)
3) Reservoir Dogs- Quentin Tarantino (greatest independent film ever made)
4) No Country For Old Men- The Coen Brothers (exact to the book. Great directing and Bardem is amazing)
5) Shawshank Redemption- Frank Darabont & Stephen King (it's the story. Brilliant characters)
6) Inception- Christopher Nolan (a truly brilliant masterpiece)
Men in Black (one of greatest, and definitely the most cleverly written, Sci-if of all time. Also touches on political and philosophical topics with great intelligence)
7) Godfather Parts I&II- Francis Ford Coppola (Magnificent, but I just don't see them as number 1 material)
8) District 9- Neill Blomkamp (a hidden masterpiece, if you look beyond just the guns and explosions)
9) Fight Club- David Fincher
10) Inglorious Basterds- Quentin Tarantino
11) Social Network- David Fincher (some of the most intelligent dialogue I've seen in a movie)
12) Little Miss Sunshine- Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris (every actor involved was spectacular)
13) I Am Legend- Francis Lawrence (I honestly think it's underrated)
14) Pineapple Express- David Gordon Green & Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (I know, I know, but I just love it)
15) Office Space- Mike Judge (probably one of the most underrated movies of all time)
16) Saving Private Ryan- Steven Spielberg
17) Borat- Sacha Baron Cohen & Larry Charles (I'm sorry, it's just so entertaining)
18) Star Wars: The Original Trilogy- George Lucas (see my Star Wars essay. If I hadn't suppressed my childhood instincts it would have been number one)
19) American Psycho- Mary Harron
20) This Is The End- Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (clever, hilarious, and a great ensemble)
21) Groundhog Day- Harold Ramis & Danny Rubin
22) The Shining- Stanley Kubrick
23) 2001: A Space Odyssey- Stanley Kubrick
24) The Dark Knight- Christopher Nolan
25) Gladiator- Ridley Scott
26) Se7en- David Fincher
27) Donnie Darko- Richard Kelly
28) Django Unchained- Quentin Tarantino
29) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- David Fincher
30) Scarface- Brian De Palma and Oliver Stone
31) Schindler's List- Steven Spielberg (will always be a classic. Great use of black and white)
32) Jurassic Park- Steven Spielberg
33) Crash- Paul Haggis
34) Jackie Brown- Quentin Tarantino
35) Fargo- The Coen Brothers
36) There Will Be Blood- Paul Thomas Anderson (would be lower but THAT LAST SCENE!!! And also Daniel Day Lewis)
37) The Green Mile- Frank Darabont
38) Jaws- Steven Spielberg
39) The Big Lebowski- The Coen Brothers (the rug really brought the movie together)
40) American Beauty- Sam Mendes
37) Moon- Duncan Jones (look it up. It's quite brilliant, like a modern 2001)
38) Inside Man- Spike Lee
39) Full Metal Jacket- Stanley Kubrick
40) Indiana Jones: The Original Trilogy- George Lucas (maybe minus Temple of Doom)
41) In Bruges- Martin McDonagh
42) Seven Psychopaths- Martin McDonagh
43) True Romance- Quentin Tarantino (if only it had been directed by Tarantino... THAT WALKEN/HOPPER SCENE!)
44) Signs- M. Night Shymalan (This used to be my number one a long time ago. People misunderstand the ending and it sort of pains me because it's quite genius)
45) Burn After Reading- The Coen Brothers (clever beyond belief. An exaggerated yet somehow real expression of the way life works... Things just happen)
46) The Pianist- Roman Polanski (a historical masterpiece)
47) Casino- Martin Scorsese (I liked it better than GoodFellas. Pesci and De Niro were amazing)
48) Children of Men- Alfonso Cuaron
49) Caddyshack- Harold Ramis (& everyone who improvised, which is what made it great)
50) Kill Bill Volumes 1 & 2- Quentin Tarantino (Vol. 2 is better)
51) Forrest Gump- Robert Zemeckis (it's Forrest Gump)
52) Godzilla- Roland Emmerich (Grant me this one childhood favorite?)
53) Cloverfield- JJ Abrams (creative and entertaining. The best "found footage" movie)
54) Sixth Sense- M. Night Shymalan
55) Planet of the Apes- Franklin J. Schaffner
56) 40 Year Old Virgin- Judd Apatow and Steve Carell
57) The Hangover- Todd Phillips
58) The Prestige- Christopher Nolan (One of Nolan's lesser appreciated works. Caine and Bale are great, oh and also... David Bowie as Tesla? Awesome)
59) Juno- Jason Reitman (Ellen Page is stupendous! Another great dialogue piece)
60) Up in the Air- Jason Reitman
61) Napoleon Dynamite- Jared Hess (independent turned classic. Having absolutely no plot is an amazing twist)
62) Dazed and Confused- Richard Linklater (like Napoleon Dynamite it has no real plot but is a coming of age classic nonetheless. Also, an awesome soundtrack)
63) Unbreakable- M. Night Shymalan
64) Ferris Bueller's Day Off- John Hughes (a fun classic)
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