Movies that you consider close to perfection

Fowl FaxFowl Fax Posts: 3,968
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To make the list less cluttered, I have reduced it to the point of only 1 movie from each series and 1 director.

My stellar selection are:

Alien
Back to the Future
Die Hard
Ghostbusters
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Rear Window
Robocop
Star Wars
Superman 2
Terminator 2
The Godfather
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
The Matrix
The Thing (1982)
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  • degsyhufcdegsyhufc Posts: 59,251
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    Corky Romano
  • dearmrmandearmrman Posts: 21,434
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    The Last Of The Mohicans
    12 Angry Men
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 7,488
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    Aliens
    Pan's Labyrinth
    Toy Story
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 33
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    Lawrence of Arabia.

    Having said that, David Lean's filmography is rather brilliant and there are other films that showcase his talent as a director even more so than Lawrence.

    The three blockbusters (Lawrence of Arabia, Dr Zhivago, Bridge on the River Kwai) and his last hurrah (A Passage to India) tend to overshadow some of finest work as a director.
  • grimtales1grimtales1 Posts: 46,685
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    Toy Story trilogy
    Ghostbusters
    The Good the Bad and The Ugly
    The Terminator
    Terminator 2
    It's a Wonderful Life
    North By Northwest
    The Killer
  • Eddie BadgerEddie Badger Posts: 6,005
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    The Magnificent Seven
    The Wild Bunch
    Dr Strangelove
    Forbidden Planet
    Airplane
    The French Connection
    Heat
    The Godfather
    2001: A Space Odyssey
  • shoestring25shoestring25 Posts: 4,715
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    starwars
    raiders of the lost ark
    terminator 2
  • mialiciousmialicious Posts: 4,686
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    weekend at bernies
  • quirkyquirkquirkyquirk Posts: 7,160
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    The Searchers
    Rio Bravo
    Back To The Future
    Lethal Weapon
    Raiders Of The Lost Ark
  • manderleymanderley Posts: 2,267
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    The Godfather parts 1 and 2

    The Apartment

    Manhattan

    Annie Hall

    The Man who Shot Liberty Valance

    Vertigo

    12 Angry Men

    Angels With Dirty Faces
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,017
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    Terminator 1
    American Beauty
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 4,138
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    My Neighbour Totoro

    Let The Right One In

    M. Hulot's Holiday

    A Matter of Life And Death
  • MidsblueMidsblue Posts: 233
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    The Empire Strikes Back 'Nuff said
  • grimtales1grimtales1 Posts: 46,685
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    Groundhog Day (indeed, if it is not actual perfection)
    Seven Samurai (see above)
    M (Fritz Lang)
  • CLL DodgeCLL Dodge Posts: 115,627
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    À bout de souffle (Breathless)
    Ae Fond Kiss
    Alien
    L'année dernière à Marienbad (Last Year in Marienbad)
    Blade Runner
    Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum)
    Bonnie and Clyde
    Bright Star
    Children of Men
    Conte d'été (A Summer's Tale)
    Conte d'hiver (A Winter's Tale)
    The Devils
    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
    The Elephant Man
    Full Metal Jacket
    Le genou de Claire (Claire's knee)
    The Graduate
    Krótki film o zabijaniu (A short film about Killing)
    El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth)
    Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One in)
    Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others)
    Lost in Translation
    Le notti di Cabiria (Nights of Cabiria)
    Picnic at Hanging Rock
    Rashomon
    Seul contre tous (I stand alone)
    The Shawshank Redemption
    Stalker
    El Sur
    2001: A Space Odyssey
    Der Untergang (Downfall)
    Urga (Close to Eden)
    The Usual Suspects
    Weekend
    Yin ji kau (Rouge)
  • finklyfinkly Posts: 669
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    The Shining
    Taxi Driver
    Another Woman
    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    Signs of Life
    The Wicker Man
    McCabe & Mrs. Miller
  • Michael_EveMichael_Eve Posts: 14,424
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    Some great choices here!

    I'd add 'Eight and a Half', 'Mon Oncle', 'Duck Soup'...and would definitely second 'The Apartment' in particular.

    Edit: Oh, 'Sons of the Desert' and 'Bringing Up Baby' too.
  • Thunder LipsThunder Lips Posts: 1,660
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    CLL Dodge wrote: »
    À bout de souffle (Breathless)
    Ae Fond Kiss
    Alien
    L'année dernière à Marienbad (Last Year in Marienbad)
    Blade Runner
    Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum)
    Bonnie and Clyde
    Bright Star
    Children of Men
    Conte d'été (A Summer's Tale)
    Conte d'hiver (A Winter's Tale)
    The Devils
    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
    The Elephant Man
    Full Metal Jacket
    Le genou de Claire (Claire's knee)
    The Graduate
    Krótki film o zabijaniu (A short film about Killing)
    El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth)
    Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One in)
    Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others)
    Lost in Translation
    Le notti di Cabiria (Nights of Cabiria)
    Picnic at Hanging Rock
    Rashomon
    Seul contre tous (I stand alone)
    The Shawshank Redemption
    Stalker
    El Sur
    2001: A Space Odyssey
    Der Untergang (Downfall)
    Urga (Close to Eden)
    The Usual Suspects
    Weekend
    Yin ji kau (Rouge)
    What, no Dumb and Dumberer? :(
  • CLL DodgeCLL Dodge Posts: 115,627
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    What, no Dumb and Dumberer? :(

    Had to draw the line somwhere.
  • spiney2spiney2 Posts: 27,058
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    la nuit american
    (day for night)
  • bazzaroobazzaroo Posts: 6,848
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    One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
    Goodfellas
    The Dark Knight
    Jungle Book
  • Andy BirkenheadAndy Birkenhead Posts: 13,450
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    Enter The Dragon
    Jaws
    Alien
    The Thing (1982)
    Rocky
    Back To The Future
    Back To The Future Part 2
    Raiders Of The Lost Ark
    Jurassic Park
    Hellraiser
    The Terminator
    Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
    First Blood
  • kippehkippeh Posts: 6,655
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    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    Blade Runner
    The Empire Strikes Back
    The Goonies
    Goodfellas
    The Terminator
    Gremlins
    The Truman Show
    Saw
    Apollo 13
    Big
    Hawk the Slayer
  • Sez_babeSez_babe Posts: 133,998
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    Silver Linings Playbook - just magnificent!
  • PointyPointy Posts: 1,762
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    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    Scream
    Shallow Grave

    To name but three.
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