TOP 100 MOVIES OF ALL TIME (According to 50,000 Film fans)

Picture the scene: a futuristic drama set on a spaceship transporting a notorious Mafia mobster back to jail. Cut to a close-up of Humphrey Bogart in a tight embrace with Diane Keaton. Suddenly Robert De Niro and his glamorous sidekick Marilyn Monroe break down the door, all guns blazing...

Welcome to Operation: Orion, or the greatest film never made. It may sound like a fantastical pitch, but an analysis of the most popular films of all time claims to have uncovered the exact recipe of what makes a movie great. And the result is outlined Below:

The survey, carried out by Amazon.co.uk, analysed the genre, plot, stars and even the words in the titles of the most popular 100 films at its Internet Movie Database site - a list compiled by the votes of up to 50,000 film fans, each awarding marks out of 10.

The results show that the following ingredients are most likely to ensure a film is a success:
Genre: dramas rate the highest, with classics such as The Godfather, The Shawshank Redemption and Citizen Kane accounting for eight of the top 10 films.
Plot: the perfect plot combines boy meets girl and good versus evil, set in the future. Think Star Wars and Blade Runner, with touches of Casablanca and The Seven Samurai.
Leading men: you need a big star to sell a movie and there are four names which appear time and time again in our favourite films - Humphrey Bogart, Harrison Ford, James Stewart and Robert De Niro.
Leading ladies: glamour is a bonus but there is no substitute for character and class. First on the casting couch, in the fans' opinion, would be Diane Keaton, Jodie Foster, Marilyn Monroe, Carrie Fisher and Sigourney Weaver.
Supporting actors: it's an all-star cast that would include Kevin Spacey, Marlon Brando, Orson Welles, Tom Hanks and Charlie Chaplin.
Title: it's best to have two words, and should ideally include a place, a person's name or an animal. Classic examples include American Beauty, Schindler's List, Citizen Kane, LA Confidential, Reservoir Dogs and Raging Bull. It's no coincidence that the Top 100 of all time fails to include Revenge Of The Nerds IV: Nerds In Love or The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living And Became Mixed-Up Zombies.
Period: by working out the average year of the films picked, the perfect time to make (and set) a movie would have been 1954. Which presumably means it would also be in black-and-white.

This fantasy is all very well, but of course, reality wouldn't work like that. If you could come up with the formula for the perfect film, you would be the richest person in Hollywood. And, as IMDb managing director Col Needham admitted: "Most movie buffs generally avoid formulaic films." "But it would be interesting to see how Objective: Orion would be received by the critics and at the box office. Scenes from Gladiator featured Oliver Reed after his death - now I challenge film producers to make Objective: Orion!"

  1. The Godfather (1972)
  2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
  3. American Beauty (1999)
  4. Schindler's List (1993)
  5. Casablanca (1942)
  6. Citizen Kane (1941)
  7. Star Wars (1977)
  8. The Godfather: Part ii (1974)
  9. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
  10. Dr Strangelove (1964)
  11. Seven Samurai (1954)
  12. Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)
  13. Rear Window (1954)
  14. The Usual Suspects (1995)
  15. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  16. Psycho (1960)
  17. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
  18. Pulp Fiction (1994)
  19. The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
  20. North By Northwest (1959)
  21. Life Is Beautiful (1997)
  22. It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
  23. The Sixth Sense (1999)
  24. Toy Story 2 (1999)
  25. Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
  26. 12 Angry Men (1957)
  27. Goodfellas (1990)
  28. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
  29. Fight Club (1999)
  30. Being John Malkovich (1999)
  31. Vertigo (1958)
  32. The Matrix (1999)
  33. LA Confidential (1997)
  34. Paths Of Glory (1957)
  35. Taxi Driver (1976)
  36. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
  37. The Wizard Of Oz (1939)
  38. The Third Man (1949)
  39. M (1931)
  40. The Wrong Trousers (1993)
  41. Apocalypse Now (1979)
  42. Singing' in The Rain (1952)
  43. Raging Bull (1980)
  44. Chinatown (1974)
  45. Das Boot (1981)
  46. The Green Mile (1999)
  47. Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
  48. Magnolia (1999)
  49. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966)
  50. All About Eve (1950)
  1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
  2. Some Like It Hot (1959)
  3. Sunset Boulevard (1950)
  4. Gladiator (2000)
  5. Run Lola Run (1998)
  6. Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975)
  7. American History X (1998)
  8. Double Indemnity (1944)
  9. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
  10. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
  11. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
  12. Rashomon (1950)
  13. The Insider (1999)
  14. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
  15. Braveheart (1995)
  16. Alien (1979)
  17. Fargo (1996)
  18. Blade Runner (1982)
  19. The Sting (1973)
  20. Amadeus (1984)
  21. Mr Smith Goes To Washington (1939)
  22. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (1948)
  23. Touch Of Evil (1958)
  24. Ran (1985)
  25. Jaws (1975)
  26. The Iron Giant (1999)
  27. Modern Times (1936)
  28. The Straight Story (1999)
  29. City Lights (1931)
  30. On The Waterfront (1954)
  31. Leon (1994)
  32. Aliens (1986)
  33. Sling Blade (1996)
  34. All About My Mother (1999)
  35. Annie Hall (1977)
  36. Duck Soup (1933)
  37. The General (1927)
  38. The Princess Bride (1987)
  39. Bicycle Thieves (1948)
  40. The African Queen (1951)
  41. Glory (1989)
  42. The Great Escape (1963)
  43. Festen (1998)
  44. The Graduate (1967)
  45. Once Upon A Time In The West (1969)
  46. Seven (1995)
  47. Yojimbo (1961)
  48. Strangers On A Train (1951)
  49. The Seventh Seal (1957)
  50. The Dear Hunter (1978)

  TOP 100 MOVIES OF ALL TIME (According I to IMDb)

  on the 29/11/01
  1. Godfather, The (1972) 9.0/10
  2. Shawshank Redemption, The (1994) 8.9/10
  3. Schindler's List (1993) 8.7/10
  4. Citizen Kane (1941) 8.7/10
  5. Godfather: Part II, The (1974) 8.7/10
  6. Casablanca (1942) 8.7/10
  7. Star Wars (1977) 8.7/10
  8. Shichinin no samurai (1954) 8.6/10
  9. Memento (2000) 8.6/10
  10. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 8.6/10
  11. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 8.6/10
  12. Rear Window (1954) 8.6/10
  13. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 8.5/10
  14. Usual Suspects, The (1995) 8.5/10
  15. American Beauty (1999) 8.5/10
  16. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 8.5/10
  17. Psycho (1960) 8.5/10
  18. Pulp Fiction (1994) 8.5/10
  19. Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) 8.5/10
  20. North by Northwest (1959) 8.4/10
  21. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 8.4/10
  22. Goodfellas (1990) 8.4/10
  23. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 8.4/10
  24. Wo hu cang long (2000) 8.4/10
  25. 12 Angry Men (1957) 8.4/10
  26. Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) 8.4/10
  27. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 8.3/10
  28. Vertigo (1958) 8.3/10
  29. Taxi Driver (1976) 8.3/10
  30. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 8.3/10
  31. L.A. Confidential (1997) 8.3/10
  32. Third Man, The (1949) 8.3/10
  33. Fight Club (1999) 8.3/10
  34. Apocalypse Now (1979) 8.3/10
  35. Matrix, The (1999) 8.3/10
  36. Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) 8.2/10
  37. Paths of Glory (1957) 8.2/10
  38. Some Like It Hot (1959) 8.2/10
  39. Sunset Blvd. (1950) 8.2/10
  40. Boot, Das (1981) 8.2/10
  41. Maltese Falcon, The (1941) 8.2/10
  42. Vita è bella, La (1997) 8.2/10
  43. Wizard of Oz, The (1939) 8.2/10
  44. Chinatown (1974) 8.2/10
  45. Raging Bull (1980) 8.2/10
  46. Toy Story 2 (1999) 8.2/10
  47. Sixth Sense, The (1999) 8.2/10
  48. M (1931) 8.2/10
  49. Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) 8.2/10
  50. Requiem for a Dream (2000) 8.2/10
  51. Singin' in the Rain (1952) 8.2/10
  1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 8.2/10
  2. All About Eve (1950) 8.2/10
  3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 8.2/10
  4. American History X (1998) 8.1/10
  5. Clockwork Orange, A (1971) 8.1/10
  6. Alien (1979) 8.1/10
  7. Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) 8.1/10
  8. Touch of Evil (1958) 8.1/10
  9. Reservoir Dogs (1992) 8.1/10
  10. Braveheart (1995) 8.1/10
  11. Se7en (1995) 8.1/10
  12. Fargo (1996) 8.1/10
  13. Blade Runner (1982) 8.1/10
  14. Jaws (1975) 8.1/10
  15. Double Indemnity (1944) 8.1/10
  16. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948) 8.1/10
  17. Léon (1994) 8.1/10
  18. Rashomon (1950) 8.1/10
  19. Sting, The (1973) 8.1/10
  20. Lola rennt (1998) 8.0/10
  21. Amadeus (1984) 8.0/10
  22. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 8.0/10
  23. Shrek (2001) 8.0/10
  24. Annie Hall (1977) 8.0/10
  25. Ran (1985) 8.0/10
  26. C'era una volta il West (1969) 8.0/10
  27. Green Mile, The (1999) 8.0/10
  28. Aliens (1986) 8.0/10
  29. Being John Malkovich (1999) 8.0/10
  30. Modern Times (1936) 8.0/10
  31. On the Waterfront (1954) 8.0/10
  32. Almost Famous (2000) 8.0/10
  33. Traffic (2000) 8.0/10
  34. Great Escape, The (1963) 8.0/10
  35. General, The (1927) 8.0/10
  36. Princess Bride, The (1987) 8.0/10
  37. Duck Soup (1933) 8.0/10
  38. City Lights (1931) 8.0/10
  39. Shining, The (1980) 8.0/10
  40. Ladri di biciclette (1948) 7.9/10
  41. High Noon (1952) 7.9/10
  42. African Queen, The (1951) 7.9/10
  43. Deer Hunter, The (1978) 7.9/10
  44. Full Metal Jacket (1987) 7.9/10
  45. Glory (1989) 7.9/10
  46. Strangers on a Train (1951) 7.9/10
  47. Apartment, The (1960) 7.9/10
  48. Graduate, The (1967) 7.9/10
  49. Moulin Rouge! (2001) 7.9/10


  TOP 100 MOVIES (According I to Channel 4 / F I L MF O U R)

  on the 25/11/2001
  1. Star Wars / The Empire Strikes Back
  2. The Godfather / The Godfather (Part II)
  3. The Shawshank Redemption
  4. Pulp Fiction
  5. Some Like it Hot
  6. Gladiator
  7. It's a Wonderful Life
  8. Blade Runner
  9. Schindlers List
  10. Goodfellas
  11. Psycho
  12. Jaws
  13. Apocalypse Now
  14. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  15. The Matrix
  16. Casablanca
  17. The Usual Suspects
  18. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  19. Citizen Kane
  20. Raging Bull
  21. ET
  22. Taxi Driver
  23. The Life of Brian
  24. Singin' in the Rain
  25. LA Confidential
  26. The Wizard of Oz
  27. 2001: A Space Oddysey
  28. Kes
  29. Vertigo
  30. Lawrence of Arabia
  31. Fargo
  32. Gone with the Wind
  33. Trainspotting
  34. The Full Monty
  35. The Graduate
  36. Alien
  37. The Silence of the Lambs
  38. Withnail and I
  39. The Great Escape
  40. Toy Story
  41. The Third Man
  42. Four Weddings and a Funeral
  43. The Sound of Music
  44. Fitzcaraldo
  45. Deliverance
  46. The Good The Bad and The Ugly
  47. Kind Hearts and Coronets
  48. Chinatown
  49. The Exorcist
  50. Annie Hall
  1. The Italian Job
  2. Sunset Boulevard
  3. The Jungle Book
  4. Titanic
  5. Jean de Florette / Manon des Sources
  6. Dr. Strangelove
  7. Rebel Without a Cause
  8. Seven Samurai
  9. A Matter of Life and Death
  10. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
  11. Secrets and Lies
  12. Blue Velvet
  13. La Dolce Vita
  14. Spartacus
  15. Metropolis
  16. Bonnie and Clyde
  17. King Kong
  18. Get Carter
  19. The Searchers
  20. The Seventh Seal
  21. Don't Look Now
  22. Brief Encounter
  23. M*A*S*H
  24. The French Connection
  25. Top Hat
  26. The Producers
  27. Three Colours Trilogy
  28. Cabaret
  29. Goldfinger
  30. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
  31. The Gold Rush
  32. High Noon
  33. Saturday Night Fever
  34. The Adventures of Robin Hood
  35. Enter the Dragon
  36. Breathless
  37. Ice Cold in Alex
  38. Battleship Potemkin
  39. African Queen
  40. The General
  41. A Hard Day's Night
  42. Way Out West
  43. Henry V
  44. Easy Rider
  45. My Beautiful Launderette
  46. Belle de Jour
  47. The Bride of Frankenstein
  48. Terminator
  49. Saturday Night Sunday Morning
  50. Do The Right Thing