My Thomp 30 Movies.
by viva_la_jack | created - 12 Mar 2011 | updated - 14 Mar 2011 | PublicA list of great movies. It'll have to be alphabetical order, I can't pick a favourite.
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1. Adaptation. (2002)
R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama
A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.
Director: Spike Jonze | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton
Votes: 202,890 | Gross: $22.25M
Don't quite know how to describe it. It's not to everyones taste, but Nicolas Cage playing an overweight, balding, nervous wreck of a writer with an intorable twin brother is great. Less Ghost Rider Nic.
2. American Beauty (1999)
R | 122 min | Drama
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley
Votes: 1,209,795 | Gross: $130.10M
Kevin Spacey throwing everything away and stripping the plastic from his American suburbs is extemely satisfying. "For you Brad? I got FIVE!" "*beep* me your Majesty!" Theres far too many great quotes. The soundtrack is brilliant aswel.
3. As Good as It Gets (1997)
PG-13 | 139 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
Director: James L. Brooks | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Votes: 318,122 | Gross: $148.48M
A confluence of my three favourite things; misanthropy, racism and Jack Nicholson.
4. BASEketball (1998)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Sport
Two childhood friends are pro athletes of a national sport called BASEketball, a hybrid of baseball and basketball, and must deal with a greedy businessman scheming against their team.
Director: David Zucker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Dian Bachar, Yasmine Bleeth
Votes: 66,342 | Gross: $6.94M
I could watch this on mute. The facial expressions say it all. Trey Parker getting ambushed by eggs in a Saving Private Ryan style is perhaps my favourite moment.
5. Batman (1989)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure
The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl
Votes: 403,887 | Gross: $251.19M
A lovely dark twist by Burton. It's a mature step from the Adam West series, but still early enough to be considered pretty silly. It's a perferct balance. Jack Nicholson as the Joker - great. I won't bring up a "who's better?" for the joker role. Ledger and Nicholson were both great.
6. Blow (2001)
R | 124 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of how George Jung, along with the Medellín Cartel headed by Pablo Escobar, established the American cocaine market in the 1970s in the United States.
Director: Ted Demme | Stars: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths
Votes: 274,851 | Gross: $52.99M
BOSTON GEORGE. Actually can't think of anything to say about it. Great movie. I'd blow it.
7. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
PG-13 | 141 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Barely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen
Votes: 1,093,674 | Gross: $164.62M
Christopher Walken is in it. Nuff said.
8. The Dark Knight (2008)
PG-13 | 152 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine
Votes: 2,867,050 | Gross: $534.86M
Now i'm always smiling! I think I watched the trailer for this every day for months before it came out. AND IT DIDN'T DISSAPOINT. Heath Ledgend. What sort of name is Heath?
9. The Devil's Advocate (1997)
R | 144 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
An exceptionally-adept Florida lawyer is offered a job at a high-end New York City law firm with a high-end boss--the biggest opportunity of his career to date.
Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones
Votes: 401,422 | Gross: $60.98M
Al Pacino as the Devil. If Koepp hadn't done it then someone else soon would have. Pacino's dialogue in this incredibly awesome.
10. Die Hard (1988)
R | 132 min | Action, Thriller
A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson
Votes: 944,324 | Gross: $83.01M
The full set deserves to be in here. But the original stands for them all. A great action movie that everyone feels at home with. Also, "Live free or Die Hard?" I'll stick with Die Hard 4.0 thanks.
11. Ed Wood (1994)
R | 127 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Ambitious but troubled movie director Edward D. Wood Jr. tries his best to fulfill his dreams despite his lack of talent.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette
Votes: 183,873 | Gross: $5.89M
Fell asleep half way through but watched it again and I now love it. Depps squeeky clean portayal of Ed Wood is sickly, but morish.
12. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
R | 108 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.
Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson, Gerry Robert Byrne
Votes: 1,076,790 | Gross: $34.40M
Jim Carrey plays a role without using all 54 muscles in his face. A brilliant movie about the inevitable downfall of relationships - that's genuinly a main theme in the movie, but obviously it's far far more complex than that.
13. Face/Off (1997)
R | 138 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
To foil a terrorist plot, FBI agent Sean Archer assumes the identity of the criminal Castor Troy who murdered his son through facial transplant surgery, but the crook wakes up prematurely and vows revenge.
Director: John Woo | Stars: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola
Votes: 400,482 | Gross: $112.23M
I just downright love this movie. Happy days it's Caster Troy!
14. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
R | 118 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Tobey Maguire, Michael Lee Gogin
Votes: 301,258 | Gross: $10.68M
Johnny Depp's best role ever. I'd judge you if you didn't want to wash down some acid with a Singapore Sling after watching this movie.
15. Fight Club (1999)
R | 139 min | Drama
An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Meat Loaf, Zach Grenier
Votes: 2,320,066 | Gross: $37.03M
NICE BIG COCK.
16. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.
Director: James Foley | Stars: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Alan Arkin
Votes: 116,077 | Gross: $10.73M
Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwi.... SOLD, give me the *beep* movie, I don't care what it's about. And in actual fact, the plot is very bland, but the acting just makes the movie explode to life. I can watch it over and over.
17. Groundhog Day (1993)
PG | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A narcissistic, self-centered weatherman finds himself in a time loop on Groundhog Day.
Director: Harold Ramis | Stars: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, Stephen Tobolowsky
Votes: 684,172 | Gross: $70.91M
Bill Murray, being miserable, over and over and over and over. That script is gold.
18. Lost in Translation (2003)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.
Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris
Votes: 487,954 | Gross: $44.59M
Bill Murray again, but not really a comedy. Two people completely alienated in Tokyo's culture, form a really nice bond that is something far beyond looks. It's a great movie that just peacefully flows over you. Suntory Time.
19. Memento (2000)
R | 113 min | Mystery, Thriller
A man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior
Votes: 1,321,549 | Gross: $25.54M
.shot wonderfully and story great a with movie great A
20. Ocean's Eleven (2001)
PG-13 | 116 min | Crime, Thriller
Danny Ocean and his ten accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon
Votes: 618,423 | Gross: $183.42M
Proof that stealing is *beep* cool.
21. One Hour Photo (2002)
R | 96 min | Drama, Thriller
A mentally unstable photo developer targets an upper middle-class family after his obsession with them becomes more sick and disturbing than any of them could imagine.
Director: Mark Romanek | Stars: Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Dylan Smith
Votes: 131,630 | Gross: $31.60M
Robin Williams as a creepy photo developer with some interesting philosophies. You see a very chilling insight into his lonely life.
22. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.
Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
Votes: 1,209,055 | Gross: $305.41M
This is for all three films. Jack Sparrow is just bloody cool, his camp pirate act was bewildering at first, but we all embraced him like our own gay son. Davey Jones was one of the greatest things about the trilogy. Will and Elizabeth can burn in hell.
23. The Shining (1980)
R | 146 min | Drama, Horror
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers
Votes: 1,105,035 | Gross: $44.02M
For a movie that is actually very slow, i've never been so glued to the screen. It's chilling. Better get that snow plow working again.
24. Sin City (2005)
R | 124 min | Crime, Thriller
An exploration of the dark and miserable Basin City and three of its residents, all of whom are caught up in violent corruption.
Directors: Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba
Votes: 793,405 | Gross: $74.10M
Never read the comics but I was totally into the film noir, comic book style of this movie. Let's be honest, without it's visuals it wouldn't be much.
25. Some Like It Hot (1959)
Passed | 121 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft
Votes: 283,260 | Gross: $25.00M
It's a comfort movie. Jack Lemmon (as Daphne) miserably doing the tango with a man who is infactuated with him/her is classic.
26. Something's Gotta Give (2003)
PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A swinger on the cusp of being a senior citizen with a taste for young women falls in love with an accomplished woman closer to his age.
Director: Nancy Meyers | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Amanda Peet
Votes: 129,055 | Gross: $124.73M
Jack's still got it in his old age. Yeah, i'm calling him Jack. Look at the movie cover that says "Jack & Diane." Actually, that doesn't bother me too much, but "What Happens in Vegas." - "Cameron and Ashton," no, just no. Don't try and put them on first name terms with me as if they are my buddies, bunch of shoddy actors who sign up to anything. Not you Jack & Diane, you guys are great.
27. Scent of a Woman (1992)
R | 156 min | Drama
A prep school student needing money agrees to "babysit" a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated.
Director: Martin Brest | Stars: Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar
Votes: 328,278 | Gross: $63.90M
Pacino had me convinced that he was blind. Now that's acting, ASHTON.
28. Swimming with Sharks (1994)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime
A young, naive Hollywood studio assistant finally turns the tables on his incredibly abusive producer boss.
Director: George Huang | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, Michelle Forbes, Benicio Del Toro
Votes: 25,005 | Gross: $0.38M
Kevin Spacey as a boss with a foul temper. Couldn't ask for more. Maybe a bit of Walken impressions.
29. Transformers (2007)
PG-13 | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An ancient struggle between two Cybertronian races, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, comes to Earth, with a clue to the ultimate power held by a teenager.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson
Votes: 674,195 | Gross: $319.25M
What? It's *beep* cool.
30. Vanilla Sky (2001)
R | 136 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover.
Director: Cameron Crowe | Stars: Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell
Votes: 285,488 | Gross: $100.61M
Very interesting, twisted movie. Not watched it in a long time, but I used to be obsessed with this movie so felt it deserved a place. Count yourself lucky Tom Cruise, you nearly didn't make it. Citizen Dildo.
31. Pulp Fiction (1994)
R | 154 min | Crime, Drama
The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis
Votes: 2,216,588 | Gross: $107.93M
I forgot about Pulp Fiction. What the hell, I'll call this my favourite. Number 31!
32. Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber (2005 TV Movie)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
A 28-year-old ad sales exec stops at nothing to climb her way to the top of the San Francisco social ladder.
Director: Dana Lustig | Stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Colin Ferguson, Natassia Malthe, Daniel Roebuck
Votes: 2,975
A little 99p gem found in tesco.
33. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
R | 99 min | Crime, Thriller
When a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn
Votes: 1,087,046 | Gross: $2.83M
May aswel make it 35. This deserves to be in it, Michael Madsen and the ear scene with "stuck in the middle with you" on the radio. Makes it for me.
34. Carlito's Way (1993)
R | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo
Votes: 232,168 | Gross: $36.95M
It's the Pacino gangster movie that didn't get the hype that Scarface got. Personally I think this is better.
35. L.A. Confidential (1997)
R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger
Votes: 617,158 | Gross: $64.62M
Not many people know of this movie but they bloody well should. Kevin Spacey - brilliant, Guy Pearce - awesome, Russell Crowe... not a total douche. Great cast, great story. Off the record, on the QT and very hush-hush.
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