Top 20 Comedies:
I don't love traditional and stupid comedies. I like silly, creepy, and interesting.
20. Evolution- very silly, but still pretty smart.
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| Ya, the make 7up yours guy is in it! |
19. 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag- super weird, but still funny.
18. Kuffs- an 80s classic.
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| I love Christian Slater |
17. Get Smart - I really liked it and I don't usually Steve Carell comedies.
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| Just silly. |
16. The Matador - Odd but awesome.
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| Kinnear and Brosnan are great together. |
15. Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day - adorably funny.
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| The whole cast is great, but France McDormand is amazing. |
14. Enchanted - ridiculous spoof on Disney movie model.
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| Be warned there is singing involved. |
13. Pirates of the Caribbean - swashbuckling fun.
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| Oh, Jack Sparrow. |
12. My Left Eye Sees Ghosts - and odd concept, but so good.
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| Worth the subtitles. |
11. Run Fat Boy Run - the man child has to grow up sometime.
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| Simon Pegg is the best. |
10. Twins - funny and a ridiculous plot.
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| weird genetics |
9. Galaxy Quest- a great star trek spoof. It probably helps to know some star trek.
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| It is just all great. |
8. Kinky Boots - A great comedy with boots and cross-dressers.
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| Save the boot shop. |
7. Harold and Maud - kind of morbid and awesome
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| Harold may be trying to kill himself . . . |
6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (new) - so creepy and hilarious. Better than the original, which I never really cared for. Creepy to me makes it more like the book.
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| so creepy |
5. Juno - hilarious teen pregnancy
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| I'm pregnant what other shenanigans can I get into |
4. Dummy - awkward funny
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| the actual dummy is creepy |
3. Shaun of the Dead - Zombies are funny, too.
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| More Simon Pegg and this tie with Nick Frost! |
2. Harvey - funny invisible bunnies.
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| Jimmy Stewart is awesome. |
1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail - I quote it all the time . . . .
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| I'm not dead yet |
Top 20 Dramas:
As a whole dramas are not my favorite, but sometimes they are great. There are different types here, but they all have heart.
20. As Good as It Gets - good drama is often also funny.
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| Jack at his best. |
19. Suicide Kings - Kidnapping Christopher Walken is a bad idea.
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| look at all that duct tape |
18. The Usual Suspects- a very complicated movie and pretty stressful. If you haven't seen it someone probably told you the ending already. Sorry.
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| Now that's a great line up |
17. To Kill a Mocking Bird - A classic and a good version of the book.
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| Everything about Gregory Peck is good |
16. Good Will Hunting - awesome despite or because of the Boston accents.
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| The oscars are never wrong, right? |
15. Schindler's List - a brutal and uplifting Holocaust story.
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| the black and white really sells it |
14. Sling Blade - a odd quite story about love . . . kind of.
13. Invincible - an inspiration sports movie.
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| Just makes me feel good |
12. The Station Agent - a touching and odd story.
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| Life is funny |
11. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - another jimmy steward classic.
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| Classic |
10. Little Miss Sunshine - quirky look at the importance of family.
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| Every character is brilliant |
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| Sometimes people give you what you expect from them |
8. Stranger than Fiction - quirky and existential and perfect
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| Will Ferrell is actually delightful in this |
7. Stand by Me - a drama about growing up.
6. Heart and Souls - sometimes you have to die to learn how to love.
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| I'm so happy he's having a come back! |
5. The Departed - I usually do do gangster movies. This is an exception.
4. Amilie - a true romdramedy. perfect.
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| Beautiful too. |
3. The Shawshank Redemption - an unfortunate name, but fantastic.
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| The leads have great chemistry together |
2. Conspiracy Theory - this movie really got broken people.
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| Mel really is the best crier. |
1. Life is Beautiful- Perfect. That's all I can say. Perfectly beautiful and touching.
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| I don't know if I've ever been so happy and sad at the same time before. |
Top 20 Westerns:
20. Dances With Wolves - kind of long, but a modern classic.
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| Yes there are wolves in it. |
19. Once Upon A Time In the West - a fun one.
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| It's legit Henry Fonda is in it. |
18. Young Guns- trendy and filled with cute 80s stars.
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| Lou Diamond Phillips was always a favorite. |
17. Open Range - Kevin Cosner knows what he is doing.
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| Look at all those guns, must be good. |
16. The Quick and the Dead - a bit quirky and good.
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| Yes a lady with a gun in a western. |
15. Wyatt Earp - I love the story of Wyatt Earp and this one is very well done.
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| Two guns means he is cooler than you. |
14. Unforgiven - dark western drama.
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| Clint hides his gun. |
13. A Fist Full of Dollars - Spaghetti Westerns are a must (if you don't know what that means google it)
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| now that's a hat |
12. Support Your Local Sheriff- Fun and ridiculous.
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| campy fun. |
11. Maverick - funny and great.
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| Look a lady made the cover! |
10. The Good the Bad and the Ugly - classic. mostly silent and violent. (great score too)
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| I love Clint's squinty eyes. |
9. Seven Ways from Sundown - Hard to come by but worth it. One of Audie Murphy's darker movies.
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| the poster does not help sell the movie . . . |
8. Quiggly Down Under - Australian western and its great!
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| Now that is a gun . . . and a mustache! |
7. Two Mules for Sister Sara - another Clint classic.
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| The nun is what makes it great. |
6. The Cowboys - A great movie about growing up.
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| Still with the big gun. |
5. Magnificent 7 - Based on 7 Samurai with a bonus of Yule Brenner.
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| Riding your horses side by side is a MUST. |
4. Silverado - Modern, silly and I love it.
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| A variety of guns. |
3. The Sons of Katie Elder - funny plus you get Dean Martin!
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| sometimes standing in a line works too. |
2. True Grit (new) - I want to read the book now as this is a way more awesome story then the original.
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| Even with one eye he can shoot straightish |
1. Tombstone - May favorite telling of the Wyatt Earp story. Val Kilmer is the best Doc Holiday, my favorite old west guy.
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| Walking abreast, guns, and fancy mustaches! See why is my favorite. |
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