Classic Movie Top 50

Top 50

Which are the best movies of all time? It's a difficult question. There are many, many movies and many, many movie lovers in this world. But with the help of some movie authorities, we were able to compile a Classic Movie Hit parade.

The Movie Authorities

The American Film Institute (AFI) is, in their words, an American institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media.
AFI produced in 2007 their Hit parade called AFI's 100 YEARS...100 MOVIES . It contains the first 100 years of American (mostly) movies by making a definitive selection of the 100 greatest American movies of all time, as determined by more than 1,500 leaders from the American film community.

British magazine Sight and Sound has compiled since 1952, every 10 years, a list of the best films of all time. In 2012 they produced two lists, receiving contributions from 846 film critics, writers and academics, and 350 film directors. The critics list and the directors list. We use the highest ranking.

The Internet Movie DataBase (IMDB) is the worlds largest movie web site. Visitors can vote for their favorite movie and in this way, a Top 250 is compiled. This list changes every week, although the top 50 is pretty steady. (Our calculation: August 2012)

Empire magazine had an online poll asking readers to name (in order) their top 10 favorite films of all-time. Over 10,000 readers, 150 film makers and 50 film critics send in their lists. They published their 500 Greatest Movies list in September 2008.

Calculation

We take from each list the top 50 to form our own hit parade. It's a simple calculation, number 1 gets 50 points (51-1), nr 2 gets 49 points (51-2) and so on.
Let's look at our number 1, The Godfather.
It ranks number 2 at AFI, so that's 51-2 = 49 points
It ranks number 7 at S&S Directors, so that's 51-7=44 points
It ranks number 1 at Empire, so that's 51-1=50 points
It ranks number 2 at IMDB, so that's 51-2=49 points
Total = 49+44+50+49 = 192 points

The List

- The Godfather (USA, 1972) 192
IMDB -> position 2 = 49 points
Empire -> position 1 = 50 points
AFI -> position 2 = 49 points
S&S Directors -> position 7 = 44 points

- Citizen Kane (USA, 1941) 135
S&S Critics -> position 2 = 49 points
IMDB -> position 38 = 13 points
AFI -> position 1 = 50 points
Empire -> position 28 = 23 points

- Apocalypse now (USA, 1979) 126
AFI -> position 30 = 21 points
S&S Directors -> position 6 = 45 points
Empire -> position 7 = 44 points
IMDB -> position 35 = 16 points

- 2001: A Space Odyssey (UK, 1968) 120
S&S Directors -> position 2 = 49 points
Empire -> position 16 = 35 points
AFI -> position 15 = 36 points

- Singing in the rain (USA, 1952) 120
Empire -> position 8 = 43 points
AFI -> position 5 = 46 points
S&S Critics -> position 20 = 31 points
IMDB -> position 80 = 0 points

- The Godfather 2 (USA, 1974) 119
IMDB -> position 3 = 48 points
S&S Critics -> position 31 = 20 points
Empire -> position 19 = 32 points
AFI -> position 32 = 19 points

- Casablanca (USA, 1942) 109
AFI -> position 3 = 48 points
S&S Critics -> position 84 = 0 points
IMDB -> position 23 = 28 points
Empire -> position 18 = 33 points

- Vertigo (USA, 1958) 109
S&S Critics -> position 1 = 50 points
IMDB -> position 45 = 6 points
Empire -> position 40 = 11 points
AFI -> position 9 = 42 points

- Star wars (USA, 1977) 101
AFI -> position 13 = 38 points
Empire -> position 22 = 29 points
IMDB -> position 17 = 34 points

- The Shawshank redemption (USA, 1994) 97
IMDB -> position 1 = 50 points
Empire -> position 4 = 47 points

- Schindlers list (USA, 1993) 94
Empire -> position 44 = 7 points
IMDB -> position 7 = 44 points
AFI -> position 8 = 43 points

- The empire strikes back (USA, 1980) 89
IMDB -> position 10 = 41 points
Empire -> position 3 = 48 points

- Pulp fiction (USA, 1994) 89
Empire -> position 9 = 42 points
IMDB -> position 4 = 47 points

- Taxi driver (USA, 1976) 89
S&S Directors -> position 5 = 46 points
IMDB -> position 42 = 9 points
Empire -> position 17 = 34 points
AFI -> position 52 = 0 points

- Raging bull (USA, 1980) 87
S&S Critics -> position 53 = 0 points
Empire -> position 11 = 40 points
AFI -> position 4 = 47 points

- The searchers (USA, 1956) 83
S&S Critics -> position 7 = 44 points
AFI -> position 12 = 39 points

- Fight club (USA, 1999) 81
Empire -> position 10 = 41 points
IMDB -> position 11 = 40 points

- Psycho (USA, 1960) 81
S&S Critics -> position 34 = 17 points
AFI -> position 14 = 37 points
Empire -> position 45 = 6 points
IMDB -> position 30 = 21 points

- Goodfellas (USA, 1990) 80
IMDB -> position 16 = 35 points
Empire -> position 6 = 45 points

- The dark knight (USA, 2008) 79
IMDB -> position 8 = 43 points
Empire -> position 15 = 36 points

- Raiders of the lost ark (USA, 1981) 73
IMDB -> position 27 = 24 points
Empire -> position 2 = 49 points

- The good, the bad and the ugly (Italy, 1966) 72
Empire -> position 25 = 26 points
IMDB -> position 5 = 46 points

- Chinatown (USA, 1974) 68
AFI -> position 21 = 30 points
IMDB -> position 62 = 0 points
Empire -> position 13 = 38 points
S&S Critics -> position 78 = 0 points

- The seven samurai (Japan, 1954) 68
S&S Critics -> position 17 = 34 points
IMDB -> position 18 = 33 points
Empire -> position 50 = 1 points

- Once upon a time in the west (USA, 1969) 66
S&S Critics -> position 78 = 0 points
IMDB -> position 22 = 29 points
Empire -> position 14 = 37 points

- The fellowship of the ring (USA, 2001) 65
Empire -> position 24 = 27 points
IMDB -> position 14 = 37 points
AFI -> position 50 = 1 points

- Gone with the wind (USA, 1939) 65
AFI -> position 6 = 45 points
Empire -> position 31 = 20 points

- Some like it hot (USA, 1959) 61
S&S Critics -> position 43 = 8 points
AFI -> position 22 = 29 points
Empire -> position 27 = 24 points

- The return of the king (USA, 2003) 59
Empire -> position 34 = 17 points
IMDB -> position 9 = 42 points

- One flew over the cuckoo’s nest (USA, 1975) 57
IMDB -> position 12 = 39 points
AFI -> position 33 = 18 points

- Dr. Strangelove (UK, 1964) 54
AFI -> position 39 = 12 points
Empire -> position 26 = 25 points
S&S Critics -> position 117 = 0 points
IMDB -> position 34 = 17 points

- Sunset boulevard (USA, 1950) 54
AFI -> position 16 = 35 points
IMDB -> position 32 = 19 points
S&S Critics -> position 63 = 0 points

- It’s a wonderful life (USA, 1946) 51
IMDB -> position 31 = 20 points
AFI -> position 20 = 31 points

- The General (USA, 1927) 50
S&S Critics -> position 34 = 17 points
AFI -> position 18 = 33 points

- Tokyo story (Japan, 1953) 50
S&S Directors -> position 1 = 50 points

- Lawrence of Arabia (UK, 1962) 49
S&S Critics -> position 81 = 0 points
AFI -> position 7 = 44 points
IMDB -> position 55 = 5 points

- The rules of the game (France, 1939) 48
S&S Critics -> position 3 = 48 points

- Jaws (USA, 1975) 46
AFI -> position 56 = 0 points
Empire -> position 5 = 46 points

- Sunrise (USA, 1927) 46
S&S Critics -> position 5 = 46 points

- 12 Angry Men (USA, 1957) 45
IMDB -> position 6 = 45 points

- The Passion of Joan of Arc (France, 1928) 42
S&S Critics -> position 9 = 42 points

- The bicycle thief (Italy, 1948) 41
S&S Directors -> position 10 = 41 points

- City lights (USA, 1931) 41
AFI -> position 11 = 40 points
S&S Critics -> position 50 = 1 points

- The wizard of Oz (USA, 1939) 41
S&S Critics -> position 144 = 0 points
AFI -> position 10 = 41 points

- Battleship Potemkin (USSR, 1925) 40
S&S Critics -> position 11 = 40 points

- The apartment (USA, 1960) 39
S&S Critics -> position 127 = 0 points
Empire -> position 12 = 39 points

- L`Atalante (France, 1934) 39
S&S Critics -> position 12 = 39 points

- Breathless (France, 1960) 38
S&S Critics -> position 13 = 38 points

- On the waterfront (USA, 1954) 37
Empire -> position 46 = 5 points
S&S Critics -> position 0 = 0 points
AFI -> position 19 = 32 points

- Inception (USA, 2010) 36
IMDB -> position 15 = 36 points

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