My Favorite Movies in No Specific Order

by shadowgwm | created - 29 Mar 2014 | updated - 27 Jan 2021 | Public

I have eclectic interests, so my favorite movies reflect that as well. Most I would recommend seeing....

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1. Yentl (1983)

PG | 133 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

68 Metascore

A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.

Director: Barbra Streisand | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Amy Irving, Mandy Patinkin, Nehemiah Persoff

Votes: 15,810 | Gross: $40.22M

I like Barbara Streisand. This has some great songs too. My favorites are Papa Can You Hear Me?; Where is it Written?; Way He Makes Me Feel; and No Wonder.

2. Steel Magnolias (1989)

PG | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

56 Metascore

A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and welcome her into the fold.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Sally Field, Julia Roberts

Votes: 62,945 | Gross: $83.76M

An all star cast that is funny and sad. Some great quotes too. Here's just a few to listen for: M’Lynn: That sanctuary looks like it’s been hosed down with Pepto-Bismol. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Truvy: Oh get with it, Clairee. This is the eighties. If you can achieve puberty, you can achieve a past. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Shelby: Remember what Daddy always says—an ounce of pretension is worth a pound of manure! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Clairee: All gay men have track lightin’. And all gay men are named Mark, Rick, or Steve. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ouiser: What’s the matter with you M’Lynn? You got a reindeer up your butt? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Truvy: Sammy’s so confused he don’t know whether to scratch his watch or wind his butt.

3. George of the Jungle (1997)

PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

53 Metascore

A man raised in the jungle by apes falls in love with a wealthy American heiress.

Director: Sam Weisman | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree

Votes: 84,292 | Gross: $105.26M

OMG, Brendan Fraser in a "butt flap," how much better does it get. I'm a huge fan of Brendan Fraser.

4. The Twilight of the Golds (1996)

PG-13 | 92 min | Drama, Romance

When Suzanne Stein has a genetic analysis done on her unborn child, she discovers that although she has a healthy baby, the child will most likely be born gay, like her brother, David. She ... See full summary »

Director: Ross Kagan Marks | Stars: Garry Marshall, Faye Dunaway, Jill Bernstein, Mark Shunkey

Votes: 1,187

An all star cast and Brendan Fraser plays the gay son. Very thought provoking movie. Highly recommended.

5. Bridegroom (2013)

R | 80 min | Documentary

85 Metascore

Shane Bitney Crone's plans to marry Tom Bridegroom in California after the same-sex marriage law is passed takes a tragic turn when his partner of six years accidentally dies and Tom's family refuses Shane from attending the funeral.

Director: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | Stars: Cindy Bitney, David Crone, Jessica Mitchell, Lizzy Mohl

Votes: 4,628

I highly recommend this documentary. Make sure you have kleenex handy.

6. Mary Poppins (1964)

G | 139 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

88 Metascore

In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns

Votes: 185,852 | Gross: $102.27M

How can you not like Mary Poppins? She "Practically Perfect in Every Way."

7. Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

G | 181 min | Drama, Family, Musical

67 Metascore

In pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off three of his daughters with modern romantic ideals while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village.

Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon

Votes: 47,816 | Gross: $80.50M

Another musical. I've seen this movie and I've seen this as a play. They both have their good points. The songs I like best from the this movie are: Sunrise, Sunset; If I Were a Rich Man; and Do You Love Me?

8. The Sound of Music (1965)

G | 172 min | Biography, Drama, Family

63 Metascore

A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.

Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn

Votes: 260,437 | Gross: $163.21M

Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer in this musical. My favorite songs are: My Favorite Things; Edelweiss; The Lonely Goatherd; and Something Good.

9. Beauty and the Beast (1991)

G | 84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

95 Metascore

A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.

Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart

Votes: 479,155 | Gross: $218.97M

A beautiful story. I always cry at the end. :)

10. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

R | 116 min | Drama, Horror, Musical

83 Metascore

The legendary tale of a barber who returns from wrongful imprisonment to 1840s London, bent on revenge for the rape and death of his wife, and resumes his trade while forming a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall

Votes: 386,645 | Gross: $52.90M

I was in the play, so it makes me like it, but how can you not like resourceful people like Mrs. Lovett? My favorite songs are: A Little Priest; and The Worst Pies in London.

11. Shelter (II) (2007)

R | 97 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

66 Metascore

When his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother.

Director: Jonah Markowitz | Stars: Trevor Wright, Brad Rowe, Tina Holmes, Jackson Wurth

Votes: 24,009 | Gross: $0.14M

This is just a feel good, coming of age movie that I like a lot.

12. Meet Joe Black (1998)

PG-13 | 178 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

43 Metascore

Death, who takes the form of a young man killed in an accident, asks a media mogul to act as his guide to teach him about life on Earth and, in the process, he falls in love with the mogul's daughter.

Director: Martin Brest | Stars: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber

Votes: 264,465 | Gross: $44.62M

Both Bryan & I love this movie. I like when Joe "Brad Pitt" eats peanut butter on the spoon. All I have to say is that is one lucky spoon. :) The version of Over the Rainbow in this movie is what we came down the aisle while handing out gummi life savers at our wedding. The Soundtrack from this movie is very good, or at least we think it is.

13. The Man in the Iron Mask (I) (1998)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

49 Metascore

The cruel King Louis XIV of France has a secret twin brother whom he keeps imprisoned. Can the twin be substituted for the real king?

Director: Randall Wallace | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gérard Depardieu

Votes: 178,592 | Gross: $56.97M

I like this movie and the good and evil of it. The music is amazing too.

14. The Green Mile (1999)

R | 189 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

61 Metascore

A tale set on death row, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the lead guard, Paul Edgecombe, recognizes John's gift, he tries to help stave off the condemned man's execution.

Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt

Votes: 1,405,033 | Gross: $136.80M

Great movie. Not at all what you would expect from Stephen King.

15. The Shining (1980)

R | 146 min | Drama, Horror

68 Metascore

A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.

Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers

Votes: 1,104,771 | Gross: $44.02M

This is one of the scariest movies I've ever seen. I still can't watch it alone. Very good movie.

16. Christine (1983)

R | 110 min | Horror, Thriller

57 Metascore

A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky

Votes: 92,302 | Gross: $21.20M

Not a great movie, but I like it. I don't own it, but every time it comes on I watch because it's one of my favorites. I like cars and this has a cool car in it.

17. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

G | 144 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

64 Metascore

A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land.

Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Benny Hill

Votes: 50,653 | Gross: $7.50M

The kids in this movie pretend to drive this car many miles. It reminds me of a car my uncle had, I drove that car many miles. This car is very cool though and it's a good story.

18. Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)

PG | 107 min | Comedy, Family, Music

38 Metascore

Showgirl Deloris Van Cartier returns as Sister Mary Clarence to teach music to a group of Catholic students whose run-down school is slated for closure.

Director: Bill Duke | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Maggie Smith, Barnard Hughes

Votes: 58,405 | Gross: $57.32M

I recommend watching the first one so you know the premises, but I like this one best. I always cry at the end. What can I say? I'm sap.

19. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

PG | 102 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

92 Metascore

Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.

Directors: Victor Fleming, King Vidor | Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr

Votes: 428,129 | Gross: $2.08M

I love this movie, even if it is a little long. Of course my favorite song is Judy Garland singing "Over the Rainbow."

20. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

PG | 115 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

72 Metascore

Charlie, a young boy from an impoverished family, and four other kids win a tour of an amazing chocolate factory run by an imaginative chocolatier, Willy Wonka, and his staff of Oompa-Loompas.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter

Votes: 528,484 | Gross: $206.46M

I know some people like the old one better than the new one, but I like them both. This one gives some background that original didn't.

21. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

G | 100 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical

67 Metascore

A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.

Director: Mel Stuart | Stars: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear

Votes: 226,980 | Gross: $4.00M

Once again I know, I'm suppose to like the old one better than the new one, but I like them both equally. I do love a song that came from this movie that Sammy Davis Jr. made popular, "The Candy Man." Now you talk about your childhood wishes You can even eat the dishes

Oh, who can take tomorrow Dip it in a dream Separate the sorrow and collect up all the cream The Candy Man Oh, the Candy Man can The Candy Man can 'Cause he mixes it with love And makes the world taste good

22. The Passion of the Christ (2004)

R | 127 min | Drama

47 Metascore

Depicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem.

Director: Mel Gibson | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Maia Morgenstern, Christo Jivkov

Votes: 250,794 | Gross: $370.78M

I love this movie. It is a hard move to watch knowing that it's a true story and watching Chris go through all he does for me. It's a good movie.

23. A Few Good Men (1992)

R | 138 min | Drama, Thriller

62 Metascore

Military lawyer Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder. They contend they were acting under orders.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon

Votes: 286,909 | Gross: $141.34M

A great movie with one quote everyone remembers, "You Can't Handle The Truth." Here's more of it.

Col. Nathan R. Jessup: You cant handle the truth! Son we live in a world that has walls, and those have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it you, you lieutenant Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury, you have the luxury of not knowing what I know, that Santiago's death while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence while grotesque and incomprehensible, to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you talk about parties; you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall! We use words like honor, code, loyalty, We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something, you use them as a punch line. I have neither the time,or the inclination, to explain myself to a man, who rises and sleep under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner, in which I provide it. I'd rather you just say 'thank you' and go on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn, what you think you are entitled to! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Col. Jessep: You *beep* people, you have no idea how to defend a nation. You just weakened a country today Kaffee, that’s all you did. You put people’s lives in danger. Sweet dreams son. Lt. Daniel Kaffee: Don’t call me son. I’m a lawyer, and an officer in the United States navy, and you’re under arrest, you son of a bitch. Witness is excused. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Jessep: I am gonna rip the eyes out of your head and piss in your dead skull, you *beep* with the wrong marine! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Col. Nathan R. Jessup: You ever served in an infantry unit son? Lt. Daniel Kaffee: No Sir. Col. Nathan R. Jessup: You ever served in a forward area unit? Lt. Daniel Kaffee: No Sir. Col. Nathan R. Jessup: You ever put your life in another mans hands, and in return, asked him to put his life in yours? Lt. Daniel Kaffee: No Sir. Col. Nathan R. Jessup: We follow orders, we follow orders or people die, it’s that simple. Are we clear? Lt. Daniel Kaffee: Yes, Sir. Col. Nathan R. Jessup: Are we clear! Lt. Daniel Kaffee: Crystal. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Lt. Daniel Kaffee: Have I done something to offend you? Lt. Jonathan Kendrick: No, I like all you Navy boys. Every time we’ve gotta go someplace and fight, you fellas always give us a ride.

24. Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

PG | 130 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

66 Metascore

A few decades after her original visit, Mary Poppins, the magical nanny, returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael's children through a difficult time in their lives.

Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer

Votes: 95,084 | Gross: $171.96M



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