Another day, another 1001 list courtesy of Kottke. This time we’re talking movies. Here’s the list, and here’s a list of the ones I’ve seen off it:
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Fantasia (1940)
Pinocchio (1940)
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Jungle Book (1967)
The Producers (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
M*A*S*H (1970)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Harold and Maude (1971)
The Godfather (1972)
The Exorcist (1973)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Rocky (1976)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Star Wars (1977)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Grease (1978)
Alien (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Jerk (1979)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Shining (1980)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
E.T.: The Extra-Terestrial (1982)
Tootsie (1982)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Scarface (1983)
The Terminator (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
The Natural (1984)
Back to the Future (1985)
Stand By Me (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
Platoon (1986)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Bull Durham (1988)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
The Naked Gun (1988)
Big (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Rain Man (1988)
Batman (1989)
Say Anything (1989)
Goodfellas (1990)
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Total Recall (1990)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
JFK (1991)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Clerks (1994)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
The Lion King (1994)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Casino (1995)
Babe (1995)
Toy Story (1995)
Braveheart (1995)
Clueless (1995)
Heat (1995)
Seven (1995)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Independence Day (1996)
Trainspotting (1996)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Titanic (1997)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Run Lola Run (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Rushmore (1998)
Pi (1998)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Ring (1998)
There’s Something About Mary (1998)
Three Kings (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Gladiator (2000)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Traffic (2000)
Memento (2000)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Gangs of New York (2002)
City of God (2002)
So for those scoring at home thats 117 out of 1001. Yet again Kottke, with 214, beats me.I did pretty well in 1998 and 1999 but there’s still some egregious holes in my movie watching resume (yes, I’m the only person in the world who hasn’t seen Top Gun). In my defense though this list feels like its missing some classics (no Rounders?) and the movies listed end in 2003. Can’t imagine there are too many 1001 lists floating out there but if there are any good ones send ‘em along.