Live Poll: IMDb Poll Board Users' Top 10 All Time Classic Movies

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IMDb Poll Board Users' Top 10 all Time Classics

"I'll take your statement 1:1 to the list," Say that again... please?

1. Casablanca (1942)
2. The Apartment (1960)
3. North by Northwest (1959)
4. Le Million (1931)
5. Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
6. Rome, Open City (1945)
7. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953)
8. How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
9. To Catch a Thief (1955)
10. The Third Man (1949)

A case for Casablanca: Humphrey Bogart has given us, Rick Blaine ... the greatest antihero in cinema.  It's also one of the most delightfully quotable films ever created. What a bittersweet romance with the brilliant chemistry between Humphrey Bogart's Rick and Ingrid Bergman's Ilsa Lund.

1.) Ikiru
2.) 12 Angry Men 
3.) Psycho
4.) Gaslight 
5.) Invasion of the Body Snatchers
6.) Diabolique 
7.) Night of the Living Dead 
8.) Gone with the Wind
9.) Singin' in the Rain
10.) Seven Samurai 

Takashi Shimura gives such an incredible performance, his facial expressions matched with the dreary tone made it impossible not to feel for him. The story is something we can all relate to in some way or another and it is told so well that we are left with a great deal to contemplate after the credits roll.

1. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
2. Late Spring (1949)
3. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
4. Psycho (1960)
5. Playtime (1967)
6. Tokyo Story (1953)
7. Rear Window (1954)
8. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
9. M (1931)
10. The Two of Us (1967)

I'll think about the reason for #1.

Breumaster,

For your consideration:

1. Fantasia (1940)
2. My Fair Lady (1964) 
3. Fiddler on the Roof (1971) 
4. Sister Kenny (1946) 
5. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 
6. Casablanca (1942) 
7. Rear Window (1954) 
8. The Wizard of Oz (1939) 
9. It Happened One Night (1934) 
10. The Song of Bernadette (1943)

Thanks to you all who already gave me your suggestions. I'll put them all to the list. If it needs some time, so thank you for your patience. It's lovely that so many users like to share their favorite classics. There are still many options for further users top ten.

 

this is such a great poll...hope you hit the 70’s next...

 

1. metropolis (1927)

2. 2001:a space odyssey (1968)

3. 12 angry men (1957)

4. citizen kane (1957)

5. the five pennies (1959)

6. a day at the races (1937)

7. the hustler (1961)

8. angels with dirty faces (1938)

9. double indemnity (1944)

10. midnight cowboy (1969)

tough decisions all around...great one breu....

Ooh, how fun!  :D

Let me think...
1. Move Over, Darling
2. Come September
3. The Birds
4. Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
5. Pillow Talk
6. Rear Window
7. Mary Poppins 
8. The Ten Commandments 
9. The Bells of St. Mary's
10. McLintock! 

urbanemovies' Classic Movies, Top Pick: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Quote: "Most of these movies have been my favorite classic movie at one time or another, but Lawrence of Arabia (1962) has probably held the distinction for me the longest. As with most of David Lean's masterpieces, it excels in just about every way one can measure a film and is still as impressive some fifty years later. The almost four hour epic is so well-made, one oddly doesn't want it to ever end."

My Top Ten Favorite Classic Movies (in no particular order)
Top Ten Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Top Ten Cool Hand Luke (1967) 
Top Ten Citizen Kane (1941)
Top Ten It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Top Ten Fort Apache (1948)
Top Ten Captains Courageous (1937)
Top Ten The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Top Ten Seven Samurai (1954)
Top Ten Captains Courageous (1937)
Top Ten Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)


Top Ten Favorite Honorable Mentions (Outside Looking In)
Top Twenty-Five Giant (1956)
Top Twenty-Five Sabrina (1954)
Top Twenty-Five Casablanca (1942)
Top Twenty-Five The Searchers (1956)
Top Twenty-Five Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Top Twenty-Five Run Silent Run Deep (1958)
Top Twenty-Five In Harm's Way (1965)
Top Twenty-Five M (1931)
Top Twenty-Five Gone with the Wind (1939)
Top Twenty-Five North by Northwest (1959)
Top Twenty-Five Ikiru (1952)
Top Twenty-Five Vertigo (1958)
Top Twenty-Five Spartacus (1960)
Top Twenty-Five National Velvet (1944)
Top Twenty-Five The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
(done for my own benefit to ensure the right ten were selected)

Hi Breu, my classic movies are these:

1_[link=tt0021749] City Lights
2_[link=tt0062622] 2001: A Space Odyssey
3_[link=tt0050976] The Seventh Seal
4_[link=tt0042804] Los Olvidados
5_[link=tt0038650] It's a Wonderful Lif
6_[link=tt0023427] Scarface
7_[link=tt0061512] Cool Hand Luke
8_[link=tt0038787] Notorius
9_[link=tt0042876] Rashomon
10_[link= tt0064100] Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

"City Lights has the most beautiful romantic history of cinema"
By the way, a great idea

I would like to reach at least 12 options. Free options: 23

Off the top of my head:

1 - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
2 - 12 Angry Men
3 - Army Of Shadows (Melville)
4 - Seven Samurai
5 - Midnight Cowboy
6 - Citizen Kane
7 - Once Upon a Time In The West
8 - Der Letzte Mann
9 - On The Waterfront
10 - Chaplin (anything by him, really)

These wonderful films I had to leave out, I hope they forgive me:

The Secret of Santa Vittoria
Le Samourai
Requiem For A Heavyweight
Brute Force
Metropolis
Anything by Buster Keaton, Hitchcock, Sam Fuller, Tati
Cool Hand Luke
The Third Man
Frankenstein
The League Of Gentlemen
Singing in The Rain
Damn The Defiant
Freaks
Ikiru
Sanjuro

and many others.

I don't consider The Good, The Bad & The Ugly as the best film ever, but for me it's certainly the most beautiful-looking film ever. Every frame is a joy (what most people feel for Lawrence Of Arabia, I feel for The Good, The Bad & The Ugly) but what appeals to me most is the universal theme. Even though there's a war going around them, these three men are only concerned about one thing: gold. In other words, themselves.

I also like the fact that (despite the stereotyping title) all three main characters are far from stereotypes: The Good is not that good, he doesn't mind doing business with criminals, or leaving a man tied up in the desert and stealing from him. The Bad isn't that bad: he gives the wounded, battle-weary soldier his own much needed drink. And The Ugly isn't that ugly at all, he has a human side: he loves his brother, and is ashamed to admit to Blondie that they had a fight. Add that to the best musical score of all times, and you've got an endlessly enjoyable masterpiece.

Well, they are my favorite movies actually, at least from that era. I actually hate "best movies" lists, what's best in a work of art is subjective, it's immeasurable. So I prefer "favorite" lists.

If you want a definite title by Chaplin, ok.

1 - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
2 - 12 Angry Men
3 - Army Of Shadows (Melville)
4 - Seven Samurai
5 - Midnight Cowboy
6 - Citizen Kane
7 - Once Upon a Time In The West
8 - Der Letzte Mann
9 - On The Waterfront
10 - The Gold Rush

And a shorter explanation for my no.1 pick:

I don't consider The Good, The Bad & The Ugly as the best film ever, but for me it's certainly the most beautiful-looking film ever, therefore my favorite from the pre-1970 era. What also appeals to me is the universal theme. Even though there's a war going around them, these three men are only concerned about one thing: gold. In other words, themselves. I also like the fact that (despite the stereotyping title) all three main characters are far from stereotypes. Add that to the best musical score of all times, and you've got an endlessly enjoyable masterpiece.