Silly meme: IMDb Top 100

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I've saw that Emmie over at I Don't Think had this list of movies posted.  Apparently, the list comes from IMDb, the internet movie database, and is the first 100 of the top 250 movies as voted by IMDb users.

So, in an effort to conform, I present my list of movies.  The ones in bold are the ones I've seen.  The list was taken from today, rather than the one that Emmie and others are using. 

Note that some of the movie titles are in the native language (French, Italian, German, Japanese), and are probably movies you've heard of.  For example, number 25 is "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly".

  1. Godfather, The (1972)
  2. Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)
  3. Godfather: Part II, The (1974)
  4. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
  5. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
  6. Casablanca (1942)
  7. Schindler's List (1993)
  8. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
  9. Shichinin no samurai (1954)
  10. Star Wars (1977)
  11. Citizen Kane (1941)
  12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
  13. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
  14. Rear Window (1954)
  15. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  16. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
  17. Memento (2000)
  18. Usual Suspects, The (1995)
  19. Pulp Fiction (1994)
  20. North by Northwest (1959)
  21. 12 Angry Men (1957)
  22. Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001)
  23. Psycho (1960)
  24. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
  25. Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966)
  26. Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
  27. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
  28. Goodfellas (1990)
  29. American Beauty (1999)
  30. Vertigo (1958)
  31. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
  32. Matrix, The (1999)
  33. Apocalypse Now (1979)
  34. Pianist, The (2002)
  35. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
  36. Taxi Driver (1976)
  37. Some Like It Hot (1959)
  38. C'era una volta il West (1968)
  39. Third Man, The (1949)
  40. Paths of Glory (1957)
  41. Fight Club (1999)
  42. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
  43. Boot, Das (1981)
  44. Double Indemnity (1944)
  45. L.A. Confidential (1997)
  46. Chinatown (1974)
  47. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
  48. Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
  49. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
  50. M (1931)
  51. Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)
  52. All About Eve (1950)
  53. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
  54. Se7en (1995)
  55. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
  56. Raging Bull (1980)
  57. Cidade de Deus (2002)
  58. Wizard of Oz, The (1939)
  59. Rashômon (1950)
  60. Sting, The (1973)
  61. Alien (1979)
  62. American History X (1998)
  63. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
  64. Léon (1994)
  65. Vita è bella, La (1997)
  66. Touch of Evil (1958)
  67. Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
  68. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
  69. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)
  70. Great Escape, The (1963)
  71. Wo hu cang long (2000)
  72. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
  73. Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
  74. Amadeus (1984)
  75. Modern Times (1936)
  76. Annie Hall (1977)
  77. Ran (1985)
  78. Jaws (1975)
  79. On the Waterfront (1954)
  80. Braveheart (1995)
  81. High Noon (1952)
  82. Apartment, The (1960)
  83. Fargo (1996)
  84. Sixth Sense, The (1999)
  85. Aliens (1986)
  86. Shining, The (1980)
  87. Strangers on a Train (1951)
  88. Blade Runner (1982)
  89. Metropolis (1927)
  90. Duck Soup (1933)
  91. Finding Nemo (2003)
  92. Donnie Darko (2001)
  93. General, The (1927)
  94. Toy Story 2 (1999)
  95. Princess Bride, The (1987)
  96. City Lights (1931)
  97. Great Dictator, The (1940)
  98. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
  99. Lola rennt (1998)
  100. Notorious (1946)

And so I score a respectable 53/100.  Much better than my AFI score.

Most encouraging is that I only have to see 4 movies (one of which I already own on DVD) to nail the top 20.  Woo-hoo!

How many do you score?  Which ones have you not seen that you would like to?