Top 100 movies

We watched The Godfather (1972) on DVD for the first time the other night. Yes, I know it's a classic. Yes, I know it's supposed to be one of the best movies of all time. Yes, I know it was released before we were born and we've only just watched it nearly 40 years later.

I got to thinking about all the other 'classic' movies I have not yet seen. We subscribe to Fatso and have a list of DVDs we've ordered to have sent to us. I keep a list of movies (and books) I'd like to see on my phone so, when faced with the task of topping up our list, I can remember the brilliant idea I'd had earlier but forgotten at that crucial moment. ;-)

Now that winter's here and it would seem that hibernation is not an option, it might be a good time for us to catch up on some movies from the IMDB top 250. Maybe we start ordering up some more from the list? 250 might be a bit ambitious for one winter and I've already seen a few of the top 100. Do we start from 100 and work our way up to #1, saving the best for last, or just pick random movies as they become available?

Here are the titles I've seen from the IMDB top 100 movies list:

Rank	Rating	Title	✔
1.	9.2	The Shawshank Redemption (1994)	✔
2.	9.2	The Godfather (1972)	✔
3.	9.0	The Godfather: Part II (1974)
4.	8.9	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
5.	8.9	Pulp Fiction (1994)	✔
6.	8.9	Schindler's List (1993)	✔
7.	8.9	12 Angry Men (1957)
8.	8.8	Inception (2010)	✔
9.	8.8	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)	✔
10.	8.8	The Dark Knight (2008)	✔
11.	8.8	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)	✔
12.	8.8	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
13.	8.8	Seven Samurai (1954)
14.	8.7	Fight Club (1999)
15.	8.7	Goodfellas (1990)
16.	8.7	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)	✔
17.	8.7	Casablanca (1942)	✔
18.	8.7	City of God (2002)
19.	8.7	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)	✔
20.	8.7	Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
21.	8.7	Rear Window (1954)
22.	8.7	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)	✔
23.	8.7	The Matrix (1999)	✔
24.	8.7	Psycho (1960)
25.	8.7	The Usual Suspects (1995)
26.	8.7	The Silence of the Lambs (1991)	✔
27.	8.6	Se7en (1995)	✔
28.	8.6	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)	✔
29.	8.6	Memento (2000)
30.	8.6	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
31.	8.6	Sunset Blvd. (1950)
32.	8.6	Forrest Gump (1994)	✔
33.	8.6	Toy Story 3 (2010)	✔
34.	8.6	Leon: The Professional (1994)
35.	8.6	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
36.	8.6	Apocalypse Now (1979)
37.	8.6	Citizen Kane (1941)
38.	8.5	American History X (1998)
39.	8.5	North by Northwest (1959)
40.	8.5	American Beauty (1999)	✔
41.	8.5	Taxi Driver (1976)
42.	8.5	Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)	✔
43.	8.5	Saving Private Ryan (1998)	✔
44.	8.5	Alien (1979)
45.	8.5	Vertigo (1958)
46.	8.5	Amélie (2001)
47.	8.5	Spirited Away (2001)
48.	8.5	The Shining (1980)	✔
49.	8.5	WALL·E (2008)	✔
50.	8.5	Paths of Glory (1957)
51.	8.5	City Lights (1931)
52.	8.5	The Pianist (2002)
53.	8.5	Double Indemnity (1944)
54.	8.5	Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
55.	8.5	M (1931)
56.	8.5	A Clockwork Orange (1971)	✔
57.	8.5	The Lives of Others (2006)
58.	8.4	The Departed (2006)
59.	8.4	To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)	✔
60.	8.4	Aliens (1986)
61.	8.4	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)	✔
62.	8.4	Requiem for a Dream (2000)
63.	8.4	Das Boot (1981)
64.	8.4	Reservoir Dogs (1992)	✔
65.	8.4	The Third Man (1949)
66.	8.4	Modern Times (1936)
67.	8.4	L.A. Confidential (1997)
68.	8.4	Chinatown (1974)
69.	8.4	Life Is Beautiful (1997)	✔
70.	8.4	Back to the Future (1985)	✔
71.	8.4	The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
72.	8.4	The Prestige (2006)
73.	8.4	Black Swan (2010)
74.	8.4	Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
75.	8.4	Cinema Paradiso (1988)
76.	8.4	Raging Bull (1980)
77.	8.3	Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
78.	8.3	Singin' in the Rain (1952)
79.	8.3	The Green Mile (1999)
80.	8.3	Rashômon (1950)
81.	8.3	Some Like It Hot (1959)	✔
82.	8.3	Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
83.	8.3	The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
84.	8.3	Amadeus (1984)	✔
85.	8.3	All About Eve (1950)
86.	8.3	The Great Dictator (1940)
87.	8.3	Bicycle Thieves (1948)
88.	8.3	Full Metal Jacket (1987)
89.	8.3	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
90.	8.3	Braveheart (1995)	✔
91.	8.3	Inglourious Basterds (2009)	✔
92.	8.3	The Apartment (1960)
93.	8.3	Downfall (2004)
94.	8.3	Gladiator (2000)
95.	8.3	Metropolis (1927)
96.	8.3	Up (2009)
97.	8.3	Gran Torino (2008)
98.	8.3	The Sting (1973)
99.	8.3	Oldboy (2003)
100.	8.3	Unforgiven (1992)

How about you? How many movies have you seen from this list? Have you got any good recommendations for us to try?