Diehl40's Top 100

Diehl40's Top 100
I am closing this thread and starting a new one from scratch. I can do better.

Over the next several weeks I plan to reveal my top 100 movies. i will list the name of the movie, the director, featured cast and a few comments on my likes and dislikes of the films. These films are my favorites, and makes no claim to be an objective list. I encourage discussion on the films

100. The French Connection 1971

Dir. William Friedkin
Featured Cast: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, and Fernando Rey
Likes: I thought a good story was aided by excellent direction, pacing and acting
Dislikes: No major dislikes
Other Comments: Hard to believe this was directed by the same guy who directed the Exorcist. Friedkin also directed To Live and Die in LA.

Diehl40's top 100


100. The French Connection 1971
99. To Live and Die in L.A. 1985
98. Down by Law 1986
97. Citizen Kane 1941
96. Juno 2007
95 La La Land 2016
94. Moulin Rouge 2001
93. Fried Green Tomatoes 1991
92. The Man Who Invented Christmas 2017
91. The Greatest Showman 2017
90. Stardust Memories 1980
89. The Shop Around the Corner 1940
88. Mighty Aphrodite 1995
87. Mullholland Drive 2001
86. The General 1926.
85. City Lights 1931
84. Young Frankenstein 1979
83. Mindwalk 1990
82. Walk Hard 2007
81. Still Crazy 1998
80. 100 Foot Journey
79. Night on Earth
78. Catch 22
77. Orpheus Descending
76. 12 Monkeys
75. Bread and Tulips
74. Malena
73. Minority Report
72. Munich
71. American Hustle
70. Silver Linings Playbook
69. Cool Hand Luke
68. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
67. Life is Beautiful
66. The Awful Truth
65. Crimes and Misdemeanors
64. Ghostdog: The Way of the Samuarai
63. Ordinary People
62. All that Jazz
61 Pink Floyd's the Wall
60. Angel Heart
59. Monty Python's Life of Brian
58. The General (Brendan Gleeson)
57. Momento
56. Lady Eve

99. To Live and Die in L.A. 1985

Dir. William Friedkin
Featured cast: William Peterson, Willem Dafoe, Jane Leeves
Like: A solid action film with what I would call a creative edge.

98. Down by Law
Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Featured Cast: Tom Waites, John Lurie, and Roberto Benigni
Like: It takes its time to tell its slice of life story. Shooting it in B & W is fitting for this story.

97. Citizen Kane
Dir. Orson Welles
Featured Cast: Orson Wells, Joseph Cotton, Dorothy Comingore.
Likes From a technical viewpoint, one of the best films ever made. It is used in film class textbooks to illustrate what a film can and should be.
Dislikes. It is so far down my list, because I think their are many stories (plots) that are better than CK.

96. Juno
Dir. Jason Reitman
Featured Cast: Elliot Page, Jason Bateman, and Jennifer Gardner
Likes: Ellen Page projects a lot of charisma in this film. a great niche selection for a "coming of age" movie.

Dislikes: No real dislikes, but this is a niche film (written for a smaller audience) and not everybody will like it.

95. La La Land 2016
Dir. Damien Chazelle
Featured Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, and Rosemary DeWitt
Likes: I thought that the story breathed new life into the old song and dance formula of days gone by.

94. Moulin Rouge 2001
dir. Baz Luhrmann
Featured Cast: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, and John Leguizamo
Likes: This movie was something new in a time when Hollywood was beginning to rely on "safe material". (Remaking old films and sticking to formula and cliches).

93. Fried Green Tomatoes 1991
dir. Jon Avnet
Featured Cast: Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson

Likes: Reveals the power of narrative as an agent of change, whether it be in a book, movie, or other medium.

92. The Man Who Invented Christmas 2017
dir. Bharat Nalluri
Featured Cast: Dan Stevens, Jonathan Pryce, Patrick Joseph Byrnes
Likes: A very imaginative account of how Dickens might have been inspired to write his story, The Christmas Carol.

91. The Greatest Showman 2017
dir. Michael Gracey
Featured Cast: Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, and Zac Efron
Likes: Great Music, Great Dancing, Great Movie

90. Stardust Memories 1980
dir. Woody Allen
Featured Cast: Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper, and Tony Roberts
Likes: Great Existentialists themes throughout., Used B & W film to great effect.

89. The Shop Around the Corner 1940
dir, Ernat Lubitsche
Featured Cast: Jimmy Steward, Margaret Sullivan, and Frank Morgan
Likes: later remade as You've Got Mail.

88. Mighty Aphrodite 1995
Dir Woody Allen
Featured Cast: Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, F Murray Abraham
Likes:While I have read that some believe the Greek chorus to be a distraction, I thought it was a clever idea.

87. Mulholland Drive 2001

dir. David Lynch
Featured Cast: Naomi Watts, Laura Herring, Justin Theroux
Likes: The movie itself is somewhat of a mystery, which I like.

86. The General 1926
dir. Buster Keaton

Featured Cast: Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman, Al Boesberg
Likes: A very good early film by Buster Keaton.

85. City Lights
dir. Charlie Chaplin
Featured cast: Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee
Likes. An early comedy with a lot of heart.

84. Young Frankenstein 1974
dir Mel Brooks

Featured Cast: Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Cloris Leachman, Terri Garr.

Likes: My favorite Mel Brooks/Gene Wilder collaboration.

83. Mindwalk 1990
dir. Bernt Capra
Featured Cast: Sam Waterston, Liv Ullman, John Heard
Likes: A very unique film. Almost entirely dialog among the three principal actors. It's main purpose seems to be to explain Systems Theory to its layperson audience.