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100 Must See Films

by Bilko-3 • Created 8 years ago • Modified 8 years ago
This will eventually be culled down to 100 films. Really.
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  • Skidoo (1968)

    1. Skidoo

    19681h 38mR
    4.7 (2K)
    A retired gangster must return to work when mob boss God kidnaps his daughter Darlene to force him into killing rival Blue Chips Packard.
    DirectorOtto PremingerStarsJackie GleasonCarol ChanningFrankie Avalon
  • James Cagney and Olivia de Havilland in The Strawberry Blonde (1941)

    2. The Strawberry Blonde

    19411h 39mApproved86Metascore
    7.2 (4.5K)
    Quick-tempered yet likable Biff Grimes falls for the beautiful Virginia Brush, but he is not the only young man in the neighborhood who is smitten with her.
    DirectorRaoul WalshStarsJames CagneyOlivia de HavillandRita Hayworth
  • Jason Robards, Barry Gordon, and Barbara Harris in A Thousand Clowns (1965)

    3. A Thousand Clowns

    19651h 58mApproved
    7.3 (3.9K)
    A middle-aged iconoclast, doggedly avoiding the tedium of employment and conventional life, faces the prospect of losing custody of his young ward.
    DirectorFred CoeStarsJason RobardsBarbara HarrisMartin Balsam
  • Errol Flynn and Alexis Smith in Gentleman Jim (1942)

    4. Gentleman Jim

    19421h 44mApproved
    7.5 (4.4K)
    As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert, Jim Corbett, uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the top of the boxing world.
    DirectorRaoul WalshStarsErrol FlynnAlexis SmithJack Carson
  • Rowan Atkinson, Jeff Goldblum, Emma Thompson, Kim Thomson, and Emil Wolk in The Tall Guy (1989)

    5. The Tall Guy

    19891h 32mR
    6.2 (5.2K)
    An American actor based in London, is stuck playing the sidekick to a successful British comic. He meets an attractive nurse at the local hospital and starts to date her, also landing the lead role in a musical version of The Elephant Man.
    DirectorMel SmithStarsJeff GoldblumRowan AtkinsonEmma Thompson
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Thelma Todd, and The Marx Brothers in Horse Feathers (1932)

    6. Horse Feathers

    19321h 8mApproved83Metascore
    7.5 (14K)
    Quincy Adams Wagstaff, Huxley University's new president, accidentally hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against their rival, Darwin University.
    DirectorNorman Z. McLeodStarsGroucho MarxChico MarxHarpo Marx
  • Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell in The Mark of Zorro (1940)

    7. The Mark of Zorro

    19401h 34mApproved
    7.5 (12K)
    A young Spanish aristocrat must masquerade as a fop in order to maintain his secret identity of Zorro as he restores justice to early California.
    DirectorRouben MamoulianStarsTyrone PowerLinda DarnellBasil Rathbone
  • Cinderella (1977)

    8. Cinderella

    19771h 34mR
    5.6 (1.1K)
    Cinderella traces the misadventures of our heroine, who, via the help of her "fairy" godmother, is granted heightened sexual prowess to win over Prince Charming.
    DirectorMichael PatakiStarsCheryl SmithYana NirvanaMarilyn Corwin
  • Peter O'Toole in The Ruling Class (1972)

    9. The Ruling Class

    19722h 34mPG
    7.2 (7.1K)
    A member of the House of Lords dies, leaving his estate to his son. Unfortunately, his son thinks he is Jesus Christ. Their other, somewhat more respectable family members plot to steal the estate from him; murder and mayhem ensue.
    DirectorPeter MedakStarsPeter O'TooleAlastair SimArthur Lowe
  • Vincent Price and Virginia North in The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)

    10. The Abominable Dr. Phibes

    19711h 34mPG-13
    7.0 (18K)
    Doctor, scientist, organist, and biblical scholar Anton Phibes seeks revenge on the nine doctors he considers responsible for the death of his wife.
    DirectorRobert FuestStarsVincent PriceJoseph CottenVirginia North
  • Chimes at Midnight (1965)

    11. Chimes at Midnight

    19651h 55mNot Rated94Metascore
    7.6 (11K)
    When King Henry IV ascends to the throne, his heir, the Prince of Wales, is befriended by Sir John Falstaff, an old, overweight, fun-loving habitual liar. Through Falstaff's eyes we see the reign of King Henry IV and the rise of Henry V.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJeanne MoreauMargaret Rutherford
  • Peter O'Toole and Mark Linn-Baker in My Favorite Year (1982)

    12. My Favorite Year

    19821h 32mPG62Metascore
    7.3 (11K)
    An aging, dissolute matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety show in 1954, and a young comedy writer is tasked with the thankless job of keeping him ready and sober for the broadcast.
    DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsPeter O'TooleMark Linn-BakerJessica Harper
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Sons of the Desert (1933)

    13. Sons of the Desert

    19331h 8mPassed
    7.5 (10K)
    When Stan and Ollie trick their wives into thinking that they are taking a medicinal cruise while they're actually going to a convention, the wives find out the truth the hard way.
    DirectorWilliam A. SeiterStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyCharley Chase
  • James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

    14. Yankee Doodle Dandy

    19422h 6mApproved89Metascore
    7.6 (18K)
    The life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsJames CagneyJoan LeslieWalter Huston
  • Donald Sutherland and Gene Wilder in Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)

    15. Start the Revolution Without Me

    19701h 30mPG
    6.4 (3.4K)
    Two mismatched sets of identical twins, one aristocrat, one peasant, mistakenly exchange identities on the eve of the French Revolution.
    DirectorBud YorkinStarsGene WilderDonald SutherlandHugh Griffith
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx, and The Marx Brothers in Animal Crackers (1930)

    16. Animal Crackers

    19301h 37mG77Metascore
    7.4 (16K)
    Mayhem and zaniness ensue when a valuable painting goes missing during a party in honor of famed African explorer Captain Spaulding.
    DirectorVictor HeermanStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico Marx
  • Buster Keaton in Sherlock Jr. (1924)

    17. Sherlock Jr.

    192445mPassed
    8.2 (63K)
    A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
    DirectorBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonKathryn McGuireJoe Keaton
  • Li'l Abner (1959)

    18. Li'l Abner

    19591h 54mApproved
    6.7 (1.6K)
    As Sadie Hawkins Day approaches, Daisy Mae hopes to win the hand of Li'l Abner by catching him in the traditional race.
    DirectorMelvin FrankStarsLeslie ParrishStubby KayePeter Palmer
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in The Music Box (1932)

    19. The Music Box

    193229mApprovedShort
    7.9 (8.4K)
    Like the legendary Sisyphus, deliverymen Laurel and Hardy struggle to push a large crated piano up a seemingly insurmountable flight of stairs.
    DirectorJames ParrottStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyDinah
  • W.C. Fields, Una Merkel, and Cora Witherspoon in The Bank Dick (1940)

    20. The Bank Dick

    19401h 12mApproved
    7.1 (8K)
    Henpecked Egbert Sousé has comic adventures as a substitute film director and unlikely bank guard.
    DirectorEdward F. ClineStarsW.C. FieldsCora WitherspoonUna Merkel
  • Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork in Head (1968)

    21. Head

    19681h 26mG
    6.4 (7.2K)
    The Monkees frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing surreal humor and anti-establishment social commentary.
    DirectorBob RafelsonStarsPeter TorkDavy JonesMicky Dolenz
  • Alan Arkin and Peter Falk in The In-Laws (1979)

    22. The In-Laws

    19791h 43mPG69Metascore
    7.3 (11K)
    On the eve of their children's marriage, NYC in-laws Sheldon Kornpett and Vince Ricardo embark on a series of misadventures involving the CIA, the Treasury Department and Central American dictators.
    DirectorArthur HillerStarsPeter FalkAlan ArkinRichard Libertini
  • Dead Again (1991)

    23. Dead Again

    19911h 47mR66Metascore
    6.8 (31K)
    A woman who has lost her memory is taken in by a Los Angeles orphanage, and a private eye is enlisted to track down her identity, but he soon finds that he might have a past life connection to her that endangers their lives.
    DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsKenneth BranaghEmma ThompsonAndy Garcia
  • Neve Campbell, Alan Cumming, Steven Weber, Kristen Bell, Christian Campbell, Ana Gasteyer, John Kassir, and Amy Spanger in Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005)

    24. Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical

    20051h 49mRTV Movie
    7.1 (7.1K)
    An outrageous tongue-in-cheek musical comedy adaptation of the classic anti-marijuana propaganda film Reefer Madness (1938).
    DirectorAndy FickmanStarsKristen BellChristian CampbellNeve Campbell
  • S.O.B. (1981)

    25. S.O.B.

    19812h 2mR62Metascore
    6.4 (6.7K)
    A successful movie director makes the most expensive film in his career and it becomes a huge flop. He tries to salvage his career by reshooting the film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes her top off.
    DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsJulie AndrewsWilliam HoldenMarisa Berenson

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