As a change of pace, purely for esthetic enjoyment, here is a list of my favorite movies. The top ten are ranked numerically; the rest are simply in chronological order.

DRAMA

• The King’s Speech (2010)
• Secondhand Lions (2003)
• Kate and Leopold (2001)
• Chocolat (2000)
• Les Miserables (1998)
• Braveheart (1995)
• Apollo 13 (1995)
• Cool Runnings (1993)
• Pretty Woman (1990)
• Crocodile Dundee (1986)
• The Man from Snowy River (1982)
• Rocky (1976)
• The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
• The Great Escape (1963)
• Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
• Inherit the Wind (1960)
• The Rainmaker (1956)
• Marty (1955)
• On the Waterfront (1954)
• High Noon (1952)
• The African Queen (1951)
• Born Yesterday (1950)
• The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
• Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
• The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
• Wuthering Heights (1939)
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
• Queen Christina (1933)

COMEDY

• Love Actually (2003)
• Play It Again, Sam (1972)
• The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
• Kind Hearts and Coronets (1950)
• Ninotchka (1939)
• Holiday (1938)

MUSICAL

• That’s Entertainment (1974)
• How to Succeed in Business (1967)
• The Sound of Music (1965)
• My Fair Lady (1964)
• West Side Story (1961)
• South Pacific (1958)
• The King and I (1956)
• Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
• Follow the Fleet (1936)
• Top Hat (1935)

ANIMATION

• Toy Story 3 (2010)
• Ratatouille (2007)
• Finding Nemo (2003)