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

  1. Spartacus (1960)
  2. Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
  3. Casablanca (1942)
  4. Twelve Angry Men (1957)
  5. The Miracle Worker (1962)
  6. Shane (1953)
  7. The Winslow Boy (1948)
  8. Love Letters (1945)
  9. The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
  10. The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)
  • 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)
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