My Personal Top 50
These are the movies that have made a significant impact on my life. These are the cinematic experiences that I'll never forget and that I'd partake in over and over again. They've thrilled me to bits, they've made me cry, they've made me sit on the edge of my seat. No, these are not particularly the greatest movies ever made, but these are what I consider to be my personal favorites.
1. The Fugitive (1993)
2. Independence Day (1996)
3. Minority Report (2002)
4. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (2018)
5. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
6. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
7. The Dark Knight (2008)
8. Jaws (1975)
9. Aliens (1986)
10. Fargo (1996)
11. Back to the Future (1985)
12. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
13. Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan (1982)
14. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-03)
15. King Kong (1933)
16. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
17. How To Train Your Dragon (2010)
18. Zootopia (2016)
19. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
20. Die Hard (1988)
21. Galaxy Quest (1999)
22. Leon the Professional (1994)
23. Get Out (2017)
24. Coco (2017)
25. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
26. Shane (1953)
27. 300 (2006)
28. Hot Fuzz (2006)
29. Airplane! (1980)
30. 21 Jump Street (2012)
31. Training Day (2001)
32. Enchanted (2007)
33. Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World (2010)
34. Jurassic Park (1992)
35. The Lego Movie (2014)
36. Superbad (2006)
37. Wall-E (2008)
38. Drive (2011)
39. Inception (2010)
40. Unbreakable (2000)
41. Spaceballs (1987)
42. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
43. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
44. The Princess Bride (1986)
45. Amadeus (1984)
46. I Love You, Man (2009)
47. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
48. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
49. Hot Rod (2007)
50. Signs (2003)
Honorable mentions (in no particular order): Mission Impossible: Fallout, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Dunkirk, Silence of the Lambs, L.A. Confidential, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, The Parent Trap, Big Hero 6, Ghost, Wreck-It Ralph, WALL-E, Captain America: Civil War, While You Were Sleeping, Star Trek (2009), Baby Driver, Pacific Rim, Heathers, Spy, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man 2
2. Independence Day (1996)
3. Minority Report (2002)
4. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (2018)
5. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
6. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
7. The Dark Knight (2008)
8. Jaws (1975)
9. Aliens (1986)
10. Fargo (1996)
11. Back to the Future (1985)
12. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
13. Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan (1982)
14. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-03)
15. King Kong (1933)
16. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
17. How To Train Your Dragon (2010)
18. Zootopia (2016)
19. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
20. Die Hard (1988)
21. Galaxy Quest (1999)
22. Leon the Professional (1994)
23. Get Out (2017)
24. Coco (2017)
25. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
26. Shane (1953)
27. 300 (2006)
28. Hot Fuzz (2006)
29. Airplane! (1980)
30. 21 Jump Street (2012)
31. Training Day (2001)
32. Enchanted (2007)
33. Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World (2010)
34. Jurassic Park (1992)
35. The Lego Movie (2014)
36. Superbad (2006)
37. Wall-E (2008)
38. Drive (2011)
39. Inception (2010)
40. Unbreakable (2000)
41. Spaceballs (1987)
42. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
43. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
44. The Princess Bride (1986)
45. Amadeus (1984)
46. I Love You, Man (2009)
47. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
48. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
49. Hot Rod (2007)
50. Signs (2003)
Honorable mentions (in no particular order): Mission Impossible: Fallout, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Dunkirk, Silence of the Lambs, L.A. Confidential, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, The Parent Trap, Big Hero 6, Ghost, Wreck-It Ralph, WALL-E, Captain America: Civil War, While You Were Sleeping, Star Trek (2009), Baby Driver, Pacific Rim, Heathers, Spy, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man 2