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My all-time favorite movies (in no particular order)

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  • Will Smith, Kona, and Abbey in I Am Legend (2007)

    1. I Am Legend

    20071h 41mPG-1365Metascore
    7.2 (855K)
    Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.
    DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsWill SmithAlice BragaCharlie Tahan
    When I first made this list, I was pleased with the upbeat, optimistic theatrical ending of the movie. Now that I'm older, I am really starting to reconsider my thoughts on it, and I'm starting to prefer the original ending.
  • Jacob's Ladder (1990)

    2. Jacob's Ladder

    19901h 53mR62Metascore
    7.4 (124K)
    Mourning his dead son, a haunted Vietnam War veteran attempts to uncover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation. To do so, he must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusions, and perceptions of death.
    DirectorAdrian LyneStarsTim RobbinsElizabeth PeñaDanny Aiello
    A major inspiration for Silent Hill, my favorite video game series of all time.
  • Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino (2008)

    3. Gran Torino

    20081h 56mR73Metascore
    8.1 (844K)
    After a Hmong teenager tries to steal his prized 1972 Gran Torino, a disgruntled, prejudiced Korean War veteran seeks to redeem both the boy and himself.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodBee VangChristopher Carley
  • Ben Affleck, Chris Rock, Will Ferrell, Shannon Elizabeth, Kevin Smith, Jason Lee, and Jason Mewes in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

    4. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

    20011h 44mR51Metascore
    6.8 (165K)
    The comic "Bluntman and Chronic" is based on real-life stoners Jay and Silent Bob, so when they get no profit from a big-screen adaptation, they set out to wreck the movie.
    DirectorKevin SmithStarsJason MewesKevin SmithAmy Noble
  • Ossie Davis and Bruce Campbell in Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)

    5. Bubba Ho-Tep

    20021h 32mR57Metascore
    6.9 (53K)
    When residents of their nursing home start dying of dubious causes, an aged Elvis and an African-American senior who claims to be President John F. Kennedy discover that the perpetrator is an Egyptian mummy with murderous intentions.
    DirectorDon CoscarelliStarsBruce CampbellOssie DavisBob Ivy
    How is it that a movie about a still-living Elvis and (black) JFK fighting a soul-sucking mummy can be so beautiful and existential?
  • My Dog Skip (2000)

    6. My Dog Skip

    20001h 35mPG61Metascore
    7.0 (22K)
    A shy boy grows up in 1940s Mississippi with the help of his beloved dog, Skip.
    DirectorJay RussellStarsFrankie MunizKevin BaconDiane Lane
  • Danny Elfman and Chris Sarandon in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

    7. The Nightmare Before Christmas

    19931h 16mPG82Metascore
    7.9 (397K)
    Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
    DirectorHenry SelickStarsDanny ElfmanChris SarandonCatherine O'Hara
    Ah, so many childhood memories!
  • Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

    8. The Shawshank Redemption

    19942h 22mR82Metascore
    9.3 (3.1M)
    A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob Gunton
  • Dead Birds (2004)

    9. Dead Birds

    20041h 31mR
    5.6 (12K)
    A group of Confederate soldiers hole up in an abandoned plantation after robbing a bank and find themselves at the mercy of supernatural forces.
    DirectorAlex TurnerStarsHenry ThomasPatrick FugitNicki Aycox
  • Anders Hove in Subspecies (1991)

    10. Subspecies

    19911h 23mRVideo
    5.5 (5.2K)
    Three students get caught in the struggle between a good vampire and his evil brother in the Transylvanian mountains.
    DirectorTed NicolaouStarsAngus ScrimmAnders HoveIrina Movila
  • Bloodstone: Subspecies II (1993)

    11. Bloodstone: Subspecies II

    19931h 26mRVideo
    5.9 (2.8K)
    Killers of vampires hunt a particularly bad one with a folklore scholar and her sister, back in Transylvania.
    DirectorTed NicolaouStarsAnders HoveDenice DuffKevin Spirtas
  • Bloodlust: Subspecies III (1994)

    12. Bloodlust: Subspecies III

    19941h 23mRVideo
    5.6 (2.2K)
    Still in the thrall of the evil vampire Radu, Michelle yearns to be taught the skills of the vampire. Meanwhile, her sister Becky tries to free her from his evil clutches, and this time, she's brought some help.
    DirectorTed NicolaouStarsAnders HoveDenice DuffKevin Spirtas
  • Klay World: Off the Table (2005)

    13. Klay World: Off the Table

    20051h 30m13+Video
    8.1 (620)
    A bunch of blue clay men who live on a table are contacted by another species of clay people through radio. Now 4 brave blue clay men will leave the table for the first time ever in order to find these mysterious clay men.
    DirectorRobert BenferStarsRobert BenferSammie PenrodJason Steele
    A major highlight of my preteens.
  • Angus Scrimm in Phantasm (1979)

    14. Phantasm

    19791h 29mR72Metascore
    6.6 (43K)
    Newly orphaned teenager Mike Pearson, his older brother Jody, and their friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons in their southern California town.
    DirectorDon CoscarelliStarsA. Michael BaldwinBill ThornburyReggie Bannister
  • Tom Hanks and Tyler Hoechlin in Road to Perdition (2002)

    15. Road to Perdition

    20021h 57mR72Metascore
    7.7 (295K)
    A mob enforcer's son in 1930s Illinois witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.
    DirectorSam MendesStarsTom HanksTyler HoechlinPaul Newman
  • Bridget Hoffman in The Evil Dead (1981)

    16. The Evil Dead

    19811h 25mNC-1771Metascore
    7.4 (244K)
    Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.
    DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellEllen SandweissRichard DeManincor
  • Embeth Davidtz and Bruce Campbell in Army of Darkness (1992)

    17. Army of Darkness

    19921h 21mR59Metascore
    7.4 (203K)
    When Ash Williams is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead in order to return home.
    DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellEmbeth DavidtzMarcus Gilbert
  • Ivana Baquero in Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

    18. Pan's Labyrinth

    20061h 58mR98Metascore
    8.2 (729K)
    In 1944 Spain, a girl is sent to live with her ruthless stepfather. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks.
    DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsIvana BaqueroAriadna GilSergi López
  • John Hurt, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Ladislav Beran, Doug Jones, Karel Roden, Brian Steele, and Rupert Evans in Hellboy (2004)

    19. Hellboy

    20042h 2mPG-1372Metascore
    6.9 (363K)
    A demon raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.
    DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsRon PerlmanDoug JonesSelma Blair
  • Edward Norton in American History X (1998)

    20. American History X

    19981h 59mR62Metascore
    8.5 (1.2M)
    Living a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.
    DirectorTony KayeStarsEdward NortonEdward FurlongBeverly D'Angelo
  • Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn in Dead Man Walking (1995)

    21. Dead Man Walking

    19952h 2mR80Metascore
    7.5 (106K)
    A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.
    DirectorTim RobbinsStarsSusan SarandonSean PennRobert Prosky
  • Troll 2 (1990)

    22. Troll 2

    19901h 35mPG-13
    3.0 (36K)
    A vacationing family discovers that the entire town they're visiting is inhabited by goblins, disguised as humans, who plan to eat them.
    DirectorClaudio FragassoStarsMichael Paul StephensonGeorge HardyMargo Prey
  • Christopher Walken in Sleepy Hollow (1999)

    23. Sleepy Hollow

    19991h 45mR65Metascore
    7.3 (402K)
    Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people; the culprit is legendary apparition The Headless Horseman.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppChristina RicciMiranda Richardson
  • Vampires (1998)

    24. Vampires

    19981h 48mR42Metascore
    6.1 (67K)
    Recovering from an ambush that killed his entire team, a vengeful vampire slayer must retrieve an ancient Catholic relic that, should it be acquired by vampires, will allow them to walk in sunlight.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsJames WoodsDaniel BaldwinSheryl Lee
  • Halloween (1978)

    25. Halloween

    19781h 31mR90Metascore
    7.7 (326K)
    Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, to kill again.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald PleasenceJamie Lee CurtisTony Moran

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