It seems that the summer has inspired publications to take the long view of cinema history. Just last week, BBC Culture published their ranking of the 100 Greatest American Films. Now Time Out is doing them one better, going with their list of the 100 Best Movies Of All Time. And their top selection might surprise you.
Time Out’s survey didnt’t turn to critics, but to a select group of actors (whose individual lists you can see here) who provided their personal top tens, which in turn were used to calculated the top 100. So you won’t see Orson Welles‘ "Citizen Kane" or Alfred Hitchcock‘s "Vertigo" in this particular top ten. Instead, it’s a surprising selection, including Paul Thomas Anderson‘s "Boogie Nights," Powell & Pressburger‘s "The Red Shoes," Woody Allen‘s "Annie Hall," and topping it all off, Sydney Pollack‘s "Tootsie."
We know you’re going to have a lot to say about this, so check out the top ten below, see the full 100 right here, and hit the comments section.
Time Out Top 10 Movies Of All Time
1. Tootsie
2. The Godfather
3. A Woman Under The Influence
4. Cinema Paradiso
5. To Kill A Mockingbird
6. The Godfather: Part II
7. Annie Hall
8. Boogie Nights
9. The Red Shoes
10. Taxi Driver
I like the list overall, but I\’d pretty much take any of the other 9 as #1 over Tootsie especially Taxi Driver or The Godfather.
Taxi Driver should be number one, I agree. And come on… where\’s Con Air?
Tootsie is so dated as someone born on 1993 this had no effect on me and putting it above Taxi Driver is a travesty ! Tootsie shouldn\’t even make the list. Best film? It\’s not even Dustin Hoffman\’s best film.
it\’s an incredible movie. and nice to see a change from the usual antiques that grace such lists as this…
Get Cinema Paradiso OUTTA THERE:
an overlong cornball cheesepuff, nary a masterpiece.
Probably should replace with Star Wars.
I think I can see the value of the other films on the list.
This is easily the tightest, funniest film I\’ve ever seen. Thematically rich and deeply written, this works on every level that \’artier\’ films do, and does it effortlessly.