Re: The Best Films of ALL TIME Countdown thread - 2018

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Rank 62
Before Sunrise (1995)

Rank last year - DMI
Score - 120
No. Of Lists - 3
Average Rank - 28.66
Rotten Tomatoes - 100% 
Box Office - 5.5 M$

Synopsis and General Info

While travelling on a train in Europe, Jesse, an American man, meets Celine, a French woman. On his last day in Europe before returning to the US, he decides to spend his remaining hours with her.
Initial release: 27 January 1995 (USA)
Director: Richard Linklater
Film series: 'Before' Trilogy
Featured song: Come Here
Screenplay: Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan

Personal Comments

And thus the before trilogy enters into our list. This is such a beautiful trilogy. I have never met anyone who didn't love this trilogy. It's a romance like none other. So heartfelt, so real, so gripping despite it being mostly only just dialogues and nothing else much. Richard Linklater is a genius and his genius shows through in this film and the entire trilogy. 
This is also only the second film on the list yet to have been certified fresh 100% on rotten tomatoes after rear window. I wonder if we'll have any other.
None of the films from the series made it onto our previous list as nobody had watched it yet. A lot of us saw it this time though, and lo and behold it's here. 
Did any other film from the trilogy make it onto the list? Let's see.

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The next film is a sequel to a film that has already been in the top 100

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Rank 61
Before Sunset (2004)

Rank last year - DMI
Score - 120
No. Of Lists - 3
Average Rank - 28.33
Rotten Tomatoes - 95%
Box Office - 16 M$

Synopsis and General Info

Two strangers, who met nine years ago in Vienna, cross paths again for a single day, in Paris.
Initial release: 17 June 2004 (Switzerland)
Director: Richard Linklater
Featured song: Just in Time
Based on: Characters; by Richard Linklater; and Kim Krizan
Screenplay: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Richard Linklater

Personal Comments

And the next part follows! Infact not only are the two films ranked to each other on the list, they have the same total points, were in the same number of lists and there average rank only differs by .33. And here's why - these were ranked next to each other on all 3 of the lists they were in. 43 and 44 in mine, 19 and 20 in Pavan's and 23 and 22 in Ayush's. As can be seen through my ranking of these films, I think that the second part is better than the first one, though only marginally. I'm glad to see both these parts making the list. I wonder if the third part also made it somewhere.

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Rank 60
Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Rank last year - DMI
Score - 120
No. Of Lists - 2
Average Rank - 18.5
Rotten Tomatoes - 91%
Box Office - 174.8 M$

Synopsis and General Info

Gustave H, a concierge who works at a famous European hotel, must prove his innocence when he is framed for a murder. In the process of doing so, he strikes up a great friendship with a lobby boy.
Initial release: 8 February 2014 (Prague)
Director: Wes Anderson
Budget: €23 million; ($25 million)
Box office: 17.48 crores USD
Awards: Academy Award for Best Original Music Score, MORE

Personal Comments

This was quite a surprising entry into the list. I wasn't expecting this love for this Wes Anderson masterpiece. Wes Anderson is one of the best directors out there and his films are all striking in some way or the other. Take a look at Fantastic Mr Fox or Moonrise Kingdom and you'll quickly realize that this man's films are not your usual stuff. There's something trademark wes anderson about all of his films. Anyways, glad to see such a film making it this high, It is indeed a great film that manages to grip the audience throughout its runtime.

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Rank 59
Martian (2015)

Rank last year - 46 (-13)
Score - 132
No. Of Lists - 3
Average Rank - 27.66
Rotten Tomatoes - 91% 
Box Office - 630 M$

Synopsis and General Info

Mark Watney is stranded on the planet of Mars after his crew leaves him behind, presuming him to be dead due to a storm. With minimum supply, Mark struggles to keep himself alive.
Release date: 2 October 2015 (India)
Director: Ridley Scott
Featured song: Starman
Box office: 63.02 crores USD
Awards: Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, MORE

Personal Comments

The third film from 2015 makes it's appearance. One more to go. This is the film that trumps Big Short and Spotlight. I liked this film but never understood the massive love for it. Regardless people loved this all over the world and this won quite a few awards including some Oscar nominations.

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Rank 58
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

Top 5 placements - 1
Rank last year - 126 (+68)
Score - 135
No. Of Lists - 2
Average Rank - 17.5
Rotten Tomatoes - 51% 
Box Office - 188 M$

Synopsis and General Info

A man living a dull life dreams up romantic and action-filled scenarios in order to escape from monotony. When his own job is threatened, he sets out on a real romantic and action-packed journey.
Release date: 3 January 2014 (India)
Director: Ben Stiller
Box office: 18.85 crores USD
Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh
Screenplay: Steven Conrad

Personal Comments

This is a film where the critics and audience's opinions simply don't match at all. While the critics derided it audiences loved it. In fact this is the film with lowest RT score on the list until now. It's a hopeful fantastical film that's loads of fun. Ben Stiller both starred in and directed this film and people connected with his performance. An interesting and surprising entry on our list. One more film from 2013 is about to come. The increase of 68 positions from last year is the largest yet. This film received one top 5 vote, from Saiyyam

[F-8]

Rank 58
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

Rank last year - 126 (+68)
Score - 135
No. Of Lists - 2
Average Rank - 17.5
Rotten Tomatoes - 51% 
Box Office - 188 M$

Synopsis and General Info

A man living a dull life dreams up romantic and action-filled scenarios in order to escape from monotony. When his own job is threatened, he sets out on a real romantic and action-packed journey.
Release date: 3 January 2014 (India)
Director: Ben Stiller
Box office: 18.85 crores USD
Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh
Screenplay: Steven Conrad

Personal Comments

This is a film where the critics and audience's opinions simply don't match at all. While the critics derided it audiences loved it. In fact this is the film with lowest RT score on the list until now. It's a hopeful fantastical film that's loads of fun. Ben Stiller both starred in and directed this film and people connected with his performance. An interesting and surprising entry on our list. One more film from 2013 is about to come.

I don't understand why this film got such mediocre reviews from the crtics.

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Rank 57
There Will be Blood (2007)

Rank last year - DMI
Score - 140
No. Of Lists - 2
Average Rank - 13
Rotten Tomatoes - 91%
Box Office - 76 M$

Synopsis and General Info

Daniel Plainview is a ruthless oil prospector who goes on a relentless pursuit to become the most powerful oil tycoon. For this, he even resorts to manipulating and using his adopted son.
Initial release: 10 December 2007 (New York City)
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cinematography: Robert Elswit
Box office: 7.62 crores USD
Awards: Academy Award for Best Actor, MORE

Personal Comments

Another Paul Thomas Anderson film graces our list. Another great film from a modern genius. This film features Daniel Day Lewis, one of the greatest actors of all time, in probably his best acting role. Daniel's performance as the ruthless Daniel Plainview is easily one of the greatest acting performances in the history of English cinema. Absolutely engrossed into his role, as always. A must watch for all fans of cinema.

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Rank 56
La La Land (2016)

Top 5 placements - 1
Rank last year - 26 (-30)
Score - 145
No. Of Lists - 3
Average Rank - 25
Rotten Tomatoes - 92%
Box Office - 446 M$

Synopsis and General Info

Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) are drawn together by their common desire to do what they love. But as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.
Initial release: 9 November 2016 (Philippines)
Director: Damien Chazelle
Box office: 44.61 crores USD
Awards: Academy Award for Best Actress, MORE

Personal Comments

La La land also suffers from recency bias's removal. It made it upto rank 26 last time but could only get this far now. The film is kinda mesmerizing in the first watch but loses its magic over time. Let's see how far this goes the next time round. This is the last film from 2016. 2 films released after this are still remaining in the list though

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The next film is another great beginning to an iconic series - A trilogy which saw another edition to it years afterward. Oh and it stars Harrison Ford.

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Rank 55
Indiana Jones:Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Top 10 Placements -1
Rank last year - 90 (+35)
Score - 145
No. Of Lists - 2
Average Rank - 14.5
Rotten Tomatoes - 94%
Box Office - 389 M$

Synopsis and General Info

Archeology professor Indiana Jones ventures out to seize a biblical artifact known as the 'The Ark of the Covenant'. Jones must fight against Renee and a troop of Nazis before locating the artifact.
Release date: 10 December 1981 (India)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Featured song: The Raiders March
Music director: John Williams
Box office: 38.99 crores USD

Personal Comments

This film would have usually been in the top 20 of any such list, easily. But the film doesn't enjoy it's classic status here in India. Another Spielberg film makes it onto our list, as was expected. The guy just knows how to churn out these classics. The first part of one of the greatest adventure films ever. Let's see if any other Spielberg or Indiana Jones film makes it.

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Rank 54
The Lion King (1994)

Top 5 placements - 1
Rank last year - 31(-23)
Score - 157
No. Of Lists - 3
Average Rank - 24
Rotten Tomatoes - 93%
Box Office - 968 M$

Synopsis and General Info

Simba flees to exile after he is led to believe he killed his father. Years later, he returns to face the usurper.
Initial release: 7 May 1994 (Mexico)
Directors: Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers
Cast: James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Matthew Broderick, MORE
Did you know: "The Lion King" is the eighth-highest-grossing animated film of all time. wikipedia.org

Personal Comments

And another classic follows. Finally we have another animated film on our list. Oh and what a film. Easily one of the greatest and most iconic films of all time. A film that I'm sure we all saw and fell in love with in our childhood. We are getting a live action adaption the next year. Let's hope it doesn't ruin this unparalleled classic for us.
This also saw a 12 point jump over the previous one. The biggest yet. Let's see if any other animated film manages to outrank this one.

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Rank 53
The Top Gun (1986)

Rank last year - 17 (-36)
Score - 160
No. Of Lists - 3
Average Rank - 20.33
Rotten Tomatoes - 55%
Box Office - 356.8 M$

Synopsis and General Info

After losing his friend, top pilot Maverick is given a second chance to redeem himself. He struggles to be at his best and also gets romantically involved with his civilian instructor Charlie.
Initial release: 12 May 1986 (New York City)
Director: Tony Scott
Featured song: Take My Breath Away
Film series: Top Gun Film Series
Box office: 35.68 crores USD

Personal Comments

Another classic. Tom Cruise makes his debut on the list with one of his most loved films. This film still holds up so many years after it was released. It did drop quite a bit from last year though when it reached as high as rank 17 with a 1st and a 2nd rank vote. It didn't receive any top 10 vote this time
Will tom cruise make it back onto our list?

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Rank 52
The Wolf of Wall Street (2012)

Rank last year - 53 (+1)
Score - 165
No. Of Lists - 4
Average Rank - 28.5
Rotten Tomatoes - 78%
Box Office - 392 M$

Synopsis and General Info

Introduced to life in the fast lane through stockbroking, Jordan Belfort takes a hit after a Wall Street crash. He teams up with Donnie Azoff, cheating his way to the top as his relationships slide.
Release date: 3 January 2014 (India)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Box office: 39.2 crores USD
Awards: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, MORE
Producers: Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Riza Aziz, Joey McFarland, Emma Tillinger

Personal Comments

Leonardo di caprio gets onto the list with one of his best performances ever. Scorsese makes his second showing. He's a genius and he continues to show it. Will more of him come?
This film almost came in at exactly the same place as last time, the 1 position difference is the smallest one yet

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Rank 51
Apocalypse Now (1979)

Rank last year -DMI
Score - 170
No. Of Lists - 3
Average Rank - 19.66
Rotten Tomatoes - 96%
Box Office - 150 M$

Synopsis and General Info

Captain Willard is sent to Cambodia on a dangerous mission to assassinate a renegade colonel who has won the trust of a local tribe.
Initial release: 15 August 1979 (USA)
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro
Featured songs: Ride of the Valkyries, The End
Awards: Palme d'Or, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, MORE

Personal Comments

One of the greatest films ever just missed our top 50. This is another of Francis Ford Coppola's all time greats. That guy is next level. Hopefully he's getting at least one film in the top 50. Among the greatest war films of all time, this one. Watch it to see an unbelievable rendering of what war is.

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Ranks 165 - 151 - 

Rank	Film	Score	Votes	Average Rank
150	Notting Hill	40	1	27
151	The Reader	40	1	27
152	The Big Sick	40	1	28
153	Anand	40	1	28
154	Around the world in 80 days	40	1	29
155	few good men	40	1	29
156	Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets	40	1	29
157	Arrival	40	1	29
158	Face Off	40	1	29
159	300	40	1	30
160	Minority Report	40	1	30
161	Boyhood (2014)	40	1	30
162	Iron Man 1	40	1	30
163	Reservoir dogs	40	1	30
164	Manchester by the Sea (2016)	40	2	36.5
165	Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)	35	2	40
166	Into the Wild	30	1	31

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Now, before we get to the top 50 here are some burning questions that still remain

Try to predict the answers all of you. Let's see who gets the most right - 

1. Right now we have 7 directors who have had more than one of their movies in the top 100, all with 2. Those are - 

Alfred Hitchcock (Rear Window-92, Vertigo-67), Nolan (Insomnia-74, Batman Begins-63), Martin Scorsese (The Departed-91 and Wolf of Wall Street-52), Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master-95, There Will be Blood-57), Richard Linklater (Before Sunrise-62 and Sunset-61), Ridley Scott (Gladiator-93, Martian-59) and Spielberg (Jurassic Park-67 and Raiders of the Lost Ark-55).

So the question is - who amongst these is gonna end up as the one with the highest number of movies in the top 100? Or is someone else gonna come in and outnumber them all? 

2. Also, we have had a part of 2 different trilogies show up on our list - Dark Knight (Begins at 63) and Before (Sunrise at 62, Sunset at 61) will any of these have their remaining parts feature in the top 50 and thus achieve the feat of having all of their parts in the top 100? Or will any other series show up with all of its parts in the top 50 itself? No series has more than 3 parts in the top 100.
MCU has also had 2 parts show up yet, Guardians 1 and Avengers 1. Will they have another in the top 50?

3. Also, coming to the subject of series, Harry Potter hasn't had had any part in the top 100 yet. It has had 2 of it's parts revealed between 232- 151 though. Deathly Hallows 2 at 199 and Chamber of secrets at 156. As I've already said, 7 of the 8 parts made it to our overall list. Did any of the remaining 5 make it to the top 50 or did they all place between 150-101? And which is the one that couldn't make it to the list at all?

4. We have had 2 B$ films on the list yet. Jurassic with 1029m and Avengers with 1518m. Will any film in the top 50 be joining this exclusive club? And more importantly will any film trump the latter to become the highest grossing Film on the list?

5. Also, of the 12 Hindi film's on the list, 4 are still remaining. Of the 13 Japanese films, 6 are remaining. Of the 26 animated films, 10 are still left. Will any film from any of the categories make it to the top 50 or will they all be out in the 150-100 range?

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Btw before we begin with the top 50, here are some stats and facts - 

Of the 50 films 24 are from before 2000. That's almost half of them!  

The Oldest film is from 1942 and it's on more than 1 list. 

The average year of the films in the top 50 is 1996.

There are 2 films from the previous two years including only one from 2018

Also, there is still a film from every decade from 1940s to 2010s. More than one from all of them but two. 
Interesting fact - There are 3 times as many movies from the 70s as from the 80s.

We have 12 films from the 2010s and 12 from the 80s and before. 

[F-8]

Now, before we get to the top 50 here are some burning questions that still remain

Try to predict the answers all of you. Let's see who gets the most right - 

1. Right now we have 7 directors who have had more than one of their movies in the top 100, all with 2. Those are - 

Alfred Hitchcock (Rear Window-92, Vertigo-67), Nolan (Insomnia-74, Batman Begins-63), Martin Scorsese (The Departed-91 and Wolf of Wall Street-52), Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master-95, There Will be Blood-57), Richard Linklater (Before Sunrise-62 and Sunset-61), Ridley Scott (Gladiator-93, Martian-59) and Spielberg (Jurassic Park-67 and Raiders of the Lost Ark-55).

So the question is - who amongst these is gonna end up as the one with the highest number of movies in the top 100? Or is someone else gonna come in and outnumber them all? 

2. Also, we have had a part of 2 different trilogies show up on our list - Dark Knight (Begins at 63) and Before (Sunrise at 62, Sunset at 61) will any of these have their remaining parts feature in the top 50 and thus achieve the feat of having all of their parts in the top 100? Or will any other series show up with all of its parts in the top 50 itself? No series has more than 3 parts in the top 100.
MCU has also had 2 parts show up yet, Guardians 1 and Avengers 1. Will they have another in the top 50?

3. Also, coming to the subject of series, Harry Potter hasn't had had any part in the top 100 yet. It has had 2 of it's parts revealed between 232- 151 though. Deathly Hallows 2 at 199 and Chamber of secrets at 156. As I've already said, 7 of the 8 parts made it to our overall list. Did any of the remaining 5 make it to the top 50 or did they all place between 150-101? And which is the one that couldn't make it to the list at all?

4. We have had 2 B$ films on the list yet. Jurassic with 1029m and Avengers with 1518m. Will any film in the top 50 be joining this exclusive club? And more importantly will any film trump the latter to become the highest grossing Film on the list?

5. Also, of the 12 Hindi film's on the list, 4 are still remaining. Of the 13 Japanese films, 6 are remaining. Of the 26 animated films, 10 are still left. Will any film from any of the categories make it to the top 50 or will they all be out in the 150-100 range?

1)David fincher hands down 2)The Dark Kinight 4) Also dark khight

[Andrew]

1)I think Nolan might have the most movies in the top 100
And the entire dark knight trilogy will Make it

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Total films submitted	Name	Films Left in top 50	% of total	left between 150-101	% of total	Films gone between 232-151 and 100-51
60	Akshit	31	51.66667	1	1.66667	28
60	Rupak	30	50	7	11.6667	23
50	Pranav	29	58	8	16	13
59	Saiyyam	26	44.0678	10	16.9492	23
51	Sagar	24	47.05882	7	13.7255	20
40	Ayush	24	60	4	10	12
60	Andrew	23	38.33333	6	10	31
30	Jebin	22	73.33333	4	13.3333	4
30	Kartikeya	21	70	4	13.3333	5
30	Revant	21	70	3	10	6
38	Murtaza	20	52.63158	7	18.4211	11
36	Pavan Matani	16	44.44444	4	11.1111	16

[Ashra]

I guess Nolan will make it .
Harry potter and the half blood Prince I guess .
Plus Grave of the fireflies will definitely be in the top 50
The Dark knight hands down will make it too .

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Rank 50
Mr. Nobody (2009)

Rank last year -37 (-13)
Score - 170
No. Of Lists - 2
Average Rank - 6.5
Rotten Tomatoes - 66%
Box Office - 3.5 M$
IMDB - 7.9
Metacritic - 63

Synopsis and General Info

A boy stands on a station platform as a train is about to leave. Should he go with his mother or stay with his father? Infinite possibilities arise from this decision. As long as he doesn't choose, anything is possible.
Initial release: 6 November 2009 (Norway)
Director: Jaco Van Dormael
Screenplay: Jaco Van Dormael
Budget: 4.7 crores USD
Awards: People's Choice Award for Best European Film, Award for Best Technical Contribution

Personal Comments

This is the second film to be put on top by somebody.
The most surrealistic and Mind-Blowing film on the list, I'm not kidding. Sadly this was only put in by two people, Rveant and me. Revant put it on top and I at 12. Its average rank of 6.5 is the joint 2nd best on the list, excluding films that were put on only one list. That's how good this film is!! Not many people know of this, that's the only problem. Watch this all of you, honestly. You guys definitely won't regret it!! Just read that synopsis up above. This film is as epic as it gets, believe me.

Critic Reviews 

Never mind that several characters seem to gain or lose British accents throughout the course of the film. The lack of continuity only enhances the sense of deliciously dizzying disequilibrium.
October 31, 2013 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…

Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
 Top Critic


This big-budget English-language co-production shows that Europeans can compete in the sci-fi realm where high production values are king.
October 28, 2013 | Full Review…

Deborah Young
Hollywood Reporter
 Top Criti
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This was the last film to be only on 2 lists. All the remaining films now were on 3 lists or more!

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Rank 49
Clockwork Orange (1971)

Rank last year - DMI
Score - 175
No. Of Lists - 4
Average Rank - 28
Rotten Tomatoes - 89%
Box Office - 26 M$
IMDB - 8.3
Metacritic - 78

Synopsis and General Info

Alex, a psychopathic delinquent, is imprisoned for murder and rape. In order to reduce his sentence, he volunteers for an experimental therapy conducted by the government, but it goes askew.
Initial release: 19 December 1971 (Toronto)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Featured song: Theme From A Clockwork Orange (Beethoviana)
Story by: Anthony Burgess
Screenplay: Stanley Kubrick

Personal Comments

And thus we have Kubrick's second film to grace our list. He joins the list of directors with 2 films on the list. Yet to see someone get to 3 movies. 
A film about a gang of hyper violent citizens in a dystopian future, this film is bound to make your heads swirl. A film worth a watch, or maybe 5. This is another of Kubrick's masterpieces and this deserves its place here. Nice to see the film make it this far

Critic Reviews 

A much-maligned and misunderstood classic, this is one of Kubrick's finest movies. Full review

Kim Newman
Empire
"A Clockwork Orange" has earned the title of "cult classic," and rightfully so. Full review

Afsheen Nomai
Common Sense Media

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