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The 100 All Time Greatest American Films by Nobody: 2:29pm On Sep 05, 2016 |
America’s films are among its
greatest exports. Since Thomas
Edison’s innovations in the medium
in the 1890s, the United States has
consistently been a powerhouse in
the development of cinema – from
the massively popular
entertainments of Hollywood to
independent and avant-garde film.
In recognition of the astounding
influence of the US on what
remains the most popular art-form
worldwide,Culture has polled
62 international film critics to
determine the 100 greatest
American films of all time.
This is a national film tradition that
has influenced film-making
worldwide, so we felt it was
important, also, to get a global
perspective on American film: the
critics we polled live and work all
over the world, from the United
Kingdom and continental Europe to
South America, Australia, India and
the Middle East – and of course
the United States as well. Previous
film polls conducted by other
publications or organisations either
haven’t looked solely at American
film or have drawn their poll
contributors from within the US
film industry, not necessarily
relying just on the opinion of
critics. Some of the critics we
invited to participate are film
reviewers at newspapers or
magazines, others are broadcasters
and some write books.
What defines an American film?
For
the purposes of this poll, it is any
movie that received funding from a
US source. The directors of these
films did not have to be born in
the United States – in fact, 32 films
on the list were directed by film-
makers born elsewhere – nor did
the films even have to be shot in
the US. Each critic who participated
submitted a list of 10 films, with
their pick for the greatest film
receiving 10 points and their
number 10 pick receiving one
point. The points were added up to
produce the final list. Critics were
encouraged to submit lists of the
10 films they feel, on an emotional
level, are the greatest in American
cinema – not necessarily the most
important, just the best. These are
the results.
The 100 greatest American films
100. Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder,
1951)
99. 12 Years a Slave (Steve
McQueen, 2013)
98. Heaven’s Gate (Michael Cimino,
1980)
97. Gone With the Wind (Victor
Fleming, 1939)
96. The Dark Knight (Christopher
Nolan, 200
95. Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933)
94. 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002)
93. Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese,
1973)
92. The Night of the Hunter
(Charles Laughton, 1955)
91. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
(Steven
Spielberg, 1982)
90. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford
Coppola, 1979)
89. In a Lonely Place (Nicholas
Ray,
1950)
88. West Side Story (Robert Wise
and Jerome Robbins, 1961)
87. Eternal Sunshine of the
Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry,
2004)
86. The Lion King (Roger Allers and
Rob Minkoff, 1994)
85. Night of the Living Dead
(George A Romero, 196
84. Deliverance (John Boorman,
1972)
83. Bringing Up Baby (Howard
Hawks, 193
82. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven
Spielberg, 1981)
81. Thelma & Louise (Ridley Scott,
1991)
80. Meet Me in St Louis (Vincente
Minnelli, 1944)
79. The Tree of Life (Terrence
Malick, 2011)
78. Schindler’s List (Steven
Spielberg, 1993)
77. Stagecoach (John Ford, 1939)
76. The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin
Kershner, 1980)
75. Close Encounters of the Third
Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977)
74. Forrest Gump (Robert
Zemeckis, 1994)
73. Network (Sidney Lumet, 1976)
72. The Shanghai Gesture (Josef
von
Sternberg, 1941)
71. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis,
1993)
70. The Band Wagon (Vincente
Minnelli, 1953)
69. Koyaanisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio,
1982)
68. Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock,
1946)
67. Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin,
1936)
66. Red River (Howard Hawks,
194
65. The Right Stuff (Philip
Kaufman,
1983)
64. Johnny Guitar (Nicholas Ray,
1954)
63. Love Streams (John Cassavetes,
1984)
62. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick,
1980)
61. Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley
Kubrick, 1999)
60. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
59. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s
Nest (Miloš Forman, 1975)
58. The Shop Around the Corner
(Ernst Lubitsch, 1940)
57. Crimes and Misdemeanors
(Woody Allen, 1989)
56. Back to the Future (Robert
Zemeckis, 1985)
55. The Graduate (Mike Nichols,
1967)
54. Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder,
1950)
53. Grey Gardens (Albert and David
Maysles, Ellen Hovde and Muffie
Meyer, 1975)
52. The Wild Bunch (Sam
Peckinpah, 1969)
51. Touch of Evil (Orson Welles,
195
50. His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks,
1940)
49. Days of Heaven (Terrence
Malick, 197
48. A Place in the Sun (George
Stevens, 1951)
47. Marnie (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964)
46. It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank
Capra, 1946)
45. The Man Who Shot Liberty
Valance (John Ford, 1962)
44. Sherlock Jr (Buster Keaton,
1924)
43. Letter from an Unknown
Woman (Max Ophüls, 194
42. Dr Strangelove (Stanley
Kubrick,
1964)
41. Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks,
1959)
40. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya
Deren and Alexander Hammid,
1943)
39. The Birth of a Nation (DW
Griffith, 1915)
38. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
37. Imitation of Life (Douglas Sirk,
1959)
36. Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977)
35. Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder,
1944)
34. The Wizard of Oz (Victor
Fleming, 1939)
33. The Conversation (Francis Ford
Coppola, 1974)
32. The Lady Eve (Preston Sturges,
1941)
31. A Woman Under the Influence
(John Cassavetes, 1974)
30. Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder,
1959)
29. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese,
1980)
28. Pulp Fiction (Quentin
Tarantino,
1994)
27. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick,
1975)
26. Killer of Sheep (Charles
Burnett,
197
25. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee,
1989)
24. The Apartment (Billy Wilder,
1960)
23. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977)
22. Greed (Erich von Stroheim,
1924)
21. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch,
2001)
20. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese,
1990)
19. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese,
1976)
18. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin,
1931)
17. The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin,
1925)
16. McCabe & Mrs Miller (Robert
Altman, 1971)
15. The Best Years of Our Lives
(William Wyler, 1946)
14. Nashville (Robert Altman, 1975)
13. North by Northwest (Alfred
Hitchcock, 1959)
12. Chinatown (Roman Polanski,
1974)
11. The Magnificent Ambersons
(Orson Welles, 1942)
10. The Godfather Part II (Francis
Ford Coppola, 1974)
9. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz,
1942)
8. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
7. Singin’ in the Rain (Stanley
Donen and Gene Kelly, 1952)
6. Sunrise (FW Murnau, 1927)
5. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley
Kubrick, 196
3. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 195
2. The Godfather (Francis Ford
Coppola, 1972)
1. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles,
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Re: The 100 All Time Greatest American Films by incrediboooh(m): 2:39pm On Sep 05, 2016 |
funny enough....I can't relate to one |
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