25 Greatest Films You Have Ever Seen

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This is your ultimate list of the 25 greatest movies you have ever seen. You can pick any of the movies you like (no matter how bad or good the movies are) and describe the film in one sentence. Here is the list of the 25 Greatest Movies of All-Time according to JML101582:

25. Rudy (1993)--The best movie about football and academics
24. Field of Dreams (1989)--A wonderful fantasy drama with baseball as its backdrop
23. Forrest Gump (1994)--The whismical fantasy of a simple man that spans thrity years
22. Pulp Fiction (1994)--Risk taking, violent, vingnette picture that re-launched Travolta's career
21. The Matrix (1999)--The most groundbreaking Sci-Fi epic of the late '90s
20. Back to the Future (1985)--An outstanding movie for all-time
19. Rocky (1976)--The best sports film of all-time
18. The Princess Bride (1987)--The fractured fairy tale that predates Shrek
17. The Terminator (1984)--A breakthrough film for both Scwartznegger and director James Cameron
16. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)--One of few films that surpass their predessor
15. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987)--Steve Martin, John Candy, and director John Hughes made this road trip comedy a masterpiece
14. The Dark Knight (2008)--The most realstic comic-book film of all-time
13. The Departed (2006)--Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Matt Damon, and Leonardo DiCaprio gave their best performances on film with Martin Scorsese at his finest
12. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)--This film made Harrison Ford the ultimate action hero thanks to Steven Spielberg and George Lucas
11. The Lion King (1994)--The best Disney film..bar none!
10. Star Wars (1977)--The movie that started it all in a galaxy far, far, away.
9. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)--The best sex comedy of all-time about saving yourself
8. Batman (1989)--Christian Bale is an awesome Batman, but Michael Keaton is the best
7. Trading Places (1983)--The best comedy film of all-time featuring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy with John Landis as the director
6. The Goonies (1985)--The best family film ever made with four boys looking for treasure
5. Goodfellas (1990)--Martin Scorsese's finest work with the finest performances by Robert DeNiro, Ray Llyota, Joe Pesci, Lorriane Barcco, and etc.
4. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)--The best Star Wars movie of all-time with anatagonist winning the battle
3. Rain Man (1988)--Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman shine in this character study about a wheeling-dealing yuppie and his autistic suvant older brother
2. Stand By Me (1986) A movie that made people nostalgic while written by Stephen King

AND #1 MOVIE OF ALL-TIME:
The Breakfast Club (1985)--The grand poo-dah of all teen movies which was many times imitated but duplicated.

Which are your 25 favorite movies? Post them on this note if you have them.

The Matrix
Groundhog Day
Fanny and Alexander(Bergman)
The Princess and the Warrior(Tom Tykwer)
Pulp Fiction
Barry Lyndon(Kubrick)
Cries and Whispers(Bergman)
Wild Strawberries(Bergman)
Italian for Beginners(Lone Scherfig)
Waking Life(Richard Linklater)
My Friend Totoro(Miyazaki)
Princess Mononoke(Miyazaki)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind(Miyazaki)
Iron Giant
The Wild Child(Truffaut)
Marnie(Hitchcock)
Notorious(Hitchcock)
The Accidental Tourist
Short Cuts(Altman)
Being There(Peter Sellers)
Barton Fink(The Coens)
Contact
The Maltese Falcon(Bogart)
Star Wars(old 3)
Trust(Hal Hartley)

(just what happened to pop up ... )
OOPS .. forgot the motivations

Here's my best of the rest (the ten movies that are really awesome, but fell short of being on the Top 25):

Clerks (1994)
Slingblade (1996)
Predator (1987)
Aliens (1986)
The Exercist (1973)
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
The first two Godfather films (1972 & 1974)
Scarface (1983)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Kingpin (1996)