100 Movies to See Before You Die

[fatman17]

100 Movies to See Before You Die:

The Modern Classics

by The Yahoo! Movies Editorial Staff

1990
GoodfellasDirected by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci
Why You Should See It

Misery
Directed by: Rob Reiner

Starring: James Caan, Kathy Bates

1991
Beauty and the Beast
Directed by: Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale

Starring: Paige O'Hara, Robbie Benson


The Silence of the LambsDirected by: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins
Why You Should See It

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Directed by: James Cameron

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick


Thelma & Louise
Directed by: Ridley Scott

Starring: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis

1992
Hard Boiled (Lat sau san taam)
Directed by: John Woo

Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai


Malcolm X
Directed by: Spike Lee

Starring: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett


The Player
Directed by: Robert Altman

Starring: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi


Raise the Red Lantern (Da hong deng long gao gao gua)
Directed by: Zhang Yimou

Starring: Gong Li, Ma Jingwu


Supercop (Ging chat goo si 3: Chiu kup ging chat)Directed by: Stanley Tong
Starring: Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung
Why You Should See It

Unforgiven
Directed by: Clint Eastwood

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman

1993
Dazed and Confused
Directed by: Richard Linklater

Starring: Jason London, Wiley Wiggins, Matthew McConaughey


Groundhog Day
Directed by: Harold Ramis

Starring: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Stephen Tobolowsky


Schindler's List
Directed by: Steven Spielberg

Starring: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes

1994
Chungking Express (Chung Hing sam lam) Directed by: Wong Kar-Wai
Starring: Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Faye Wong
Why You Should See It

Ed Wood
Directed by: Tim Burton

Starring: Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker


Forrest Gump
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis

Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise


Four Weddings and a Funeral
Directed by: Mike Newell

Starring: Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Simon Callow


Pulp Fiction
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino

Starring: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis


The Shawshank Redemption
Directed by: Frank Darabont

Starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman


Red (Trois couleurs: Rouge)
Directed by: Krzysztof Kieslowski

Starring: Irene Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant

1995
Babe
Directed by: Chris Noonan

Starring: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski


Before Sunrise
Directed by: Richard Linklater

Starring: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy


CluelessDirected by: Amy Heckerling
Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Brittany Murphy
Why You Should See It

Heat
Directed by: Michael Mann

Starring: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer


Living in Oblivion
Directed by: Tom DeCillo

Starring: Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener


Sense and Sensibility
Directed by: Ang Lee

Starring: Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant


Toy Story Directed by: John Lasseter
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen
Why You Should See It
The Usual Suspects Directed by: Bryan Singer
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri
Why You Should See It
1996
Big Night
Directed by: Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci

Starring: Tony Shaloub, Stanley Tucci, Ian Holm


Dead Man
Directed by: Jim Jarmusch

Starring: Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Lance Henriksen


Fargo Directed by: Joel Coen
Starring: Frances McDormand, William H. Macy
Why You Should See It

Ghost in the Shell (Kokaku kidotai)
Directed by: Mamoru Oshii

Starring: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka


Lone Star
Directed by: John Sayles

Starring: Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Pena, Kris Kristofferson, Matthew McConaughey,


Scream Directed by: Wes Craven
Starring: Neve Campbell, Drew Barrymore
Why You Should See It

Secrets & Lies
Directed by: Mike Leigh

Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Timothy Spall


Sling Blade
Directed by: Billy Bob Thornton

Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, Lucas Black


Swingers
Directed by: Doug Liman

Starring: Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Heather Graham


Trainspotting
Directed by: Danny Boyle

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle

1997
Boogie Nights Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore
Why You Should See It

Eve's Bayou
Directed by: Kasi Lemmons

Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan


L.A. Confidential
Directed by: Curtis Hanson

Starring: Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey


The Sweet Hereafter
Directed by: Atom Egoyan

Starring: Ian Holm, Bruce Greenwood, Sarah Polley


Titanic Directed by: James Cameron
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet
Why You Should See It
1998
The Big Lebowski
Directed by: Joel Coen

Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore


Fireworks (Hana-bi)
Directed by: Takeshi Kitano

Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto


Out of Sight Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Catherine Keener
Why You Should See It
Saving Private Ryan Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore
Why You Should See It

There's Something About Mary
Directed by: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly

Starring: Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller

1999
All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre)
Directed by: Pedro Almodovar

Starring: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Penelope Cruz


American Beauty
Directed by: Sam Mendes

Starring: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch


Being John Malkovich
Directed by: Spike Jonze

Starring: John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, John Malkovich


Election
Directed by: Alexander Payne

Starring: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein


Fight Club Directed by: David Fincher
Starring: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton
Why You Should See It
The Matrix Directed by: Larry Wachowski, Andy Wachowski
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne
Why You Should See It
Princess Mononoke (Mononoke-hime)
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki

Starring: Yoji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida


Run Lola Run (Lola rennt)
Directed by: Tom Tykwer

Starring: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu


The Sixth Sense
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan

Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette


Three Kings
Directed by: David O. Russell

Starring: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube

2000
Almost Famous
Directed by: Cameron Crowe

Starring: Patrick Fugit, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson


Best in Show Directed by: Christopher Guest
Starring: Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara
Why You Should See It

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
Directed by: Ang Lee

Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang


Yi Yi Directed by: Edward Yang
Starring: Wu Nien-jen, Issey Ogata, Elaine Jin
Why You Should See It
2001
Amelie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain)
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Starring: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz


Donnie Darko
Directed by: Richard Kelly

Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze


In the Mood For Love (Fa yeung nin wa)
Directed by: Wong Kar-Wai

Starring: Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai


The Lord of the RingsDirected by: Peter Jackson
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen
Why You Should See It

Memento
Directed by: Christopher Nolan

Starring: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano


Mulholland Drive
Directed by: David Lynch

Starring: Naomi Watts, Laura Elena Harring,


The Royal Tenenbaums
Directed by: Wes Anderson

Starring: Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow

2002
The Pianist
Directed by: Roman Polanski

Starring: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Emilia Fox


Y Tu Mama Tambien
Directed by: Alfonso Cuaron

Starring: Maribel Verdu, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna

2003
City of God (Cidade de Deus)
Directed by: Fernando Meirelles

Starring: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino De Hora Phellipe, Seu Jorge


Elephant Directed by: Gus Van Sant
Starring: Alex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson
Why You Should See It

Finding Nemo
Directed by: Andrew Stanton

Starring: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres

2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Directed by: Adam McKay
Starring: Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate
Why You Should See It
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Directed by: Michel Gondry
Starring: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet
Why You Should See It

Shaun of the Dead
Directed by: Edgar Wright

Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield


Sideways
Directed by: Alexander Payne

Starring: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen

2005
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Directed by: Judd Apatow

Starring: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Seth Rogen


Brokeback Mountain Directed by: Ang Lee
Starring: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal
Why You Should See It

A History of Violence
Directed by: David Cronenberg

Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris


Oldboy Directed by: Park Chan-wook
Starring: Choi Min-shik, Kang Hye-jeong
Why You Should See It
2006
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Directed by: Larry Charles

Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Kenneth Davitian


Children of Men Directed by: Alfonso Cuaron
Starring: Clive Owen, Michael Caine, Julianne Moore
Why You Should See It

The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)
Directed by: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Starring: Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Muehe, Sebastian Koch


Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno)
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro

Starring: Maribel Verdu, Ivana Baquero, Doug Jones

2007
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile)
Directed by: Cristian Mungiu

Starring: Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu, Vlad Ivanov


The Bourne Ultimatum Directed by: Paul Greengrass
Starring: Matt Damon, Joan Allen, David Strathairn
Why You Should See It

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon)
Directed by: Julian Schnabel

Starring: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze


Michael Clayton
Directed by: Tony Gilroy

Starring: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton


No Country for Old Men
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin


There Will Be Blood
Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson

Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano

2008
The Dark Knight
Directed by: Christopher Nolan

Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart


Slumdog Millionaire
Directed by: Danny Boyle

Starring: Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Freida Pinto


WALL-E Directed by: Andrew Stanton
Starring: Fred Willard, Sigourney Weaver, Jeff Garlin
Why You Should See It
2009
Avatar
Directed by: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver


The Hurt Locker Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty
Why You Should See It

Inglourious Basterds
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino

Starring: Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Melanie Laurent

 

[Imran Khan]

boss too much is this your personal will to see them all and who many until now you watch?

 

[mjnaushad]

Watch 100 bollywood movies and you'll surely die Just kidding.

BTW Godfather is not in the list.

 

[Jazzbot]

almost 90% from 2000 onwards, i have seen..

 

[xuxu1457]

I seen 400 films from 2003 to 2007,4 movies/week during that college period,missing~~

 

[jha]

seen atleast 80% of them..pretty good list..

 

[fatman17]

boss too much is this your personal will to see them all and who many until now you watch?

atleast 75 i have seen and also have the VCD

 

[vsdoc]

Does anyone here know whether Cameron Diaz is a natural blonde or brunette?

It has been bugging me off late for some reason .....

Cheers, Doc

 

[WAQAS119]

OOooooo..................................
I just finished watching Prince Of Persia and it was a simply awesome movie... Uf....

 

[xuxu1457]

OOooooo..................................
I just finished watching Prince Of Persia and it was a simply awesome movie... Uf....

There is also a game called Prince Of Persia

 

[Hammy007]

a beautiful mind is a very good movie!!

 

[WAQAS119]

There is also a game called Prince Of Persia

yeap I know! infact Prince Of Persia movie has been inspired form Prince Of Persia game..
dude! this movie deserves to be in above top 100.. Make it 101 list..lol

 

[v9s]

Seen almost all of them...though 3 or 4 movies in the list are really crappy

 

[Choppers]

Any movie list is incomplete without GodFather

 

[mjnaushad]

yeap I know! infact Prince Of Persia movie has been inspired form Prince Of Persia game..
dude! this movie deserves to be in above top 100.. Make it 101 list..lol

Guys ....First Prince of persia was like this

I went upto 7 level.