Alice's 500 Greatest Films
The goal in this compilation was to determine film history's definitive creme de la creme. The titles considered to be the greatest of the great from around the world and throughout the history of film.. So, after an in-depth analysis of respected critics and publications from around the globe, cross referenced and tweaked to arrive at the ranking of films representing, we believe, the greatest cinema can offer.
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Breaking the Waves (1996)
7.9/10
Director: Lars von Trier
Starring: Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgard, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Udo Kier
The extraordinary story of a young, simple-minded, God-fearing Scottish woman who willingly takes on lovers in the belief that it will cure her paraly... Read more
Breathless ( A bout de souffle ) (1960)
7.9/10
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Starring: Daniel Boulanger, Jean Seberg, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henri-Jacques Huet
A.k.a. "A bout de souffle". There was before "Breathless", and there was after "Breathless". Jean-Luc Godard burst onto the film scene in 1960 with th... Read more
Breathless ( A bout de souffle ) ( Blu-ray ) (1960)
7.9/10
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Starring: Daniel Boulanger, Jean Seberg, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henri-Jacques Huet
A.k.a. "A bout de souffle". There was before "Breathless", and there was after "Breathless". Jean-Luc Godard burst onto the film scene in 1960 with th... Read more
Brief Encounter (1945)
8.1/10
Director: David Lean
Starring: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway
A masterpiece from Britain's post-war cinema, this extraordinary romantic drama stars Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson, both giving impeccable performa... Read more
Brief Encounter ( Blu-ray ) (1945)
8.1/10
Director: David Lean
Starring: Celia Johnson, Stanley Holloway, Trevor Howard
A masterpiece from Britain's post-war cinema, this extraordinary romantic drama stars Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson, both giving impeccable performa... Read more
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
8/10
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Charlie Ruggles
One of the funniest movies from Hollywood, a classic. Katharine Hepburn is the madcap heiress with her pet leopard 'Baby', who falls for an absent-min... Read more
Burden of Dreams (1982)
8/10
Director: Les Blank
Starring: Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Mick Jagger
A fascinating and chilling account of the making of Werner Herzog's 'Fitzcarraldo', a project beset by a series of disasters while shooting in the jun... Read more
Buster Keaton: 3 Films(Sherlock Jr., The General, Steamboat Bill, Jr.) (Blu-ray) (1924)
8.1/10
Director: Buster Keaton
Starring: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender
Between 1920 and 1929, Buster Keaton created a peerless run of feature films that established him as arguably the greatest actor-director in the histo... Read more
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
8.1/10
Director: George Roy Hill
Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross
One of the most successful and entertaining Westerns of all time chronicles the hair-raising adventures of outlaws Butch (Paul Newman) and Sundance (R... Read more
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ( Blu-ray ) (1969)
8.1/10
Director: George Roy Hill
Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin, Jeff Corey, Henry...
One of the most successful and entertaining Westerns of all time chronicles the hair-raising adventures of outlaws Butch (Paul Newman) and Sundance (R... Read more
Cabaret (1972)
7.8/10
Director: Bob Fosse
Starring: Michael York, Marisa Berenson, Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, Helmut Griem
Winner of 8 Oscars, including Best Director (Bob Fosse), Best Actress (Lisa Minnelli) and Best Supporting Actor (Joel Grey) and widely regarded as one... Read more
Capharnaum / Capernaum (2018)
Director: Nadine Labaki
Starring: Zain Al Rafeea, Nadine Labaki
After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and being sentenced to five years in jail, a hardened, streetwise 12-year-ol... Read more
Captain Blood (1935)
7.8/10
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Lionel Atwill, Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn is the young physician, sentenced to slavery, who's rescued by Olivia de Havilland and begins a life of piracy on the high seas. Superb sw... Read more
Casablanca (1942)
8.5/10
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Paul Henreid, Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart
As time goes by, no film equals the popularity of this indisputable classic. In quintessential roles, Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman are former lo... Read more
Casablanca ( Blu-ray ) (1942)
8.5/10
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Peter...
As time goes by, no film equals the popularity of this indisputable classic. In quintessential roles, Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman are former lo... Read more
Chariots of Fire (1981)
7.2/10
Director: Hugh Hudson
Starring: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers, Ian Holm
England's finest athletes have begun their quest for glory in the 1924 Olympic Games. Success brings honour to their nation. For two runners, the hono... Read more
Children of Men (2006)
7.9/10
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Starring: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam, Danny Huston, Pete...
In the year 2027, the human race has lost its ability to procreate and society is rapidly descending into chaos. Alfonso Cuaron's adaptation of PD Jam... Read more
Children of Men ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
7.9/10
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Starring: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Pam Ferris, Peter Mullan, Claire-Hope...
In the year 2027, the human race has lost its ability to procreate and society is rapidly descending into chaos. Alfonso Cuaron's adaptation of PD Jam... Read more
Children of Paradise ( Les Enfants du Paradis ) (1945)
8.3/10
Director: Marcel Carne
Starring: Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur
Poetic realism reaches sublime heights with "Children of Paradise" ("Les Enfants du Paradis"), the ineffably witty tale of a woman loved by four diffe... Read more
Chinatown (1974)
8.2/10
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Perry Lopez, John Hillerman, John Huston, Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, Burt You...
Roman Polanski's classic detective yarn sees murder and scandal emerge from the drought of 1930s Southern California. Private Eye Jake Gittes (Jack Ni... Read more