Simply the Best: MCC's Top 100 Movies of All Time | ||||
By Catherine Krummey | ||||
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1. Never Been Kissed Starring Drew Barrymore, Michael Vartan, Molly Shannon, Leelee Sobieski, David Arquette "I'm not Josie Grosie anymore" Barrymore portrays shy copy editor Josie Gellar at the Chicago-Sun Times who gets the chance of her career with an undercover job as a 17-year-old high school senior. The only problem is her past in high school, where she was known as "Josie Grosie." 2. Moulin Rouge Starring Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return" McGregor plays struggling writer Christian who, through a series of events, meets and falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge, Satine (Kidman). 3. Bridget Jones's Diary Starring Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones "To Bridget, just as she is" Zellweger stars as the journal-keeper with man problems, drinking problems, family problems, weight problems and smoking problems. 4. Shrek Starring the voices of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, John Lithgow "Not my gumdrop buttons" Myers voices Shrek, who joins forces with Donkey (Murphy) to rescue Princess Fiona (Diaz) in order to get his swamp back. 5. Out of Sight Starring George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Steve Zahn "It's like seeing someone for the first time, and you look at each other for a few seconds, and there's this kind of recognition like you both know something. Next moment the person's gone and it's too late to do anything about it." Lopez and Clooney star as a U.S. Marshall and an escaped convict, respectively, who end up falling in love. 6. Jerry Maguire Starring Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jonathan Lipnicki, Bonnie Hunt "You had me at hello" Cruise stars as a burnt-out sports agent who is trying to make it on his own with one client (Gooding, Jr.). In the mean time, he finds love with his assistant (Zellweger). 7. Now, Voyager Starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Gladys Cooper, Katherine Alexander "I'm not afraid" Davis stars as a spinster who changes her ways after going on a vacation and falling in love (with Henreid). 8. Roman Holiday Starring Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, Eddie Albert, Hartley Power, Harcourt Williams "It's always open season on princesses" Hepburn plays a princess who's tired of being who she is and Peck plays a reporter covering the princess' visit to Rome. When Hepburn escapes from the embassy and ends up on the streets, Peck finds her and takes her in, not knowing who she is. 9. Bend It Like Beckham Starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Archie Panjabi "Who wants to cook Aloo Gobi when you can bend a ball like Beckham" Beckham is the story of a young Indian woman (Nagra) who wants nothing more than to play professional soccer. She is invited to play for a non-professional team and accepts without her parents' knowledge. On the team, she makes best friends with Knightley. 10. Pleasantville Starring Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, Jeff Daniels "We're supposed to be in color" Maguire and Witherspoon play a brother and sister in the '90s who get sent back to the '50s in a sitcom called Pleasantville. They try to go back to the '90s, but end up being stuck in the '50s for a while and changing the lives of the people of Pleasantville. 11. The Birds Starring Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Ethel Griffies, Suzanne Pleschette "I'm neither poor nor innocent" Hedren stars in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller about a small cape-side town that, shortly after her arrival, starts to get attacked by, what else, birds. 12. All About Eve Starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Hugh Marlowe "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night" Davis stars as a Broadway actress who gets her career stolen out from under her (by Baxter). 13. An American in Paris Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary, Nina Foch "You only find the right one once" 14. Shakespeare in Love Starring Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Judi Dench, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson "You will never age for me, nor fade, nor die" Fiennes plays the literary legend that falls for Paltrow, who pretends to be a man to be in his latest play. 15. Vertigo Starring Jimmy Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Henry Jones, Tom Helmore "Two together are always going somewhere" 16. 10 Things I Hate About You Starring Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Larisa Oleynik, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Krumholtz "Mostly I hate the way I don't hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all." In the breakout movie of Stiles' and Ledger's careers, they play two high school seniors who get set up for a date who end up falling in love with each other. 17. Bonnie & Clyde Starring Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, Michael J. Pollard, Estelle Parsons "We rob banks" 18. Chicago Starring Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, John C. Reilly, Taye Diggs "They LOVE me" 19. Chinatown Starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Diane Ladd, Perry Lopez "This business requires a certain amount of finesse" Nicholson plays a detective investigating the death of Dunaway's husband and uncovers family secrets between her and her father (Huston). 20. The Godfather Starring Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Talia Shire, John Cazale "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse" 21. Casablanca Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Madeleine LeBeau, Claude Rains "Here's looking at you, kid" 22. Devil's Advocate Starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Craig T. Nelson "Free will, it is a bitch" 23. The Hurricane Starring Denzel Washington, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Liev Schreiber, Dan Hedaya "Hate put me in prison and love's gonna bust me out" 24. Vanilla Sky Starring Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Jason Lee, Kurt Russell, Tilda Swinton "Open your eyes" 25. Forrest Gump Starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright-Penn, Sally Field, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson "Life is like a box of chocolates" 26. A Midsummer Night's Dream Starring Rupert Everett, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kevin Kline, Calista Flockhart, Stanley Tucci "Give me your hands, if we be friends, and Robin shall restore amends" 27. Beauty and the Beast Starring the voices of Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Angela Lansbury "Tale as old as time" Animated story of a beauty (O'Hara) that gets lost and ends up at the castle owned by the Beast (Benson) that's full of enchanted belongings such as a talking and singing teapot (Lansbury). 28. Good Will Hunting Starring Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, Stellan Skarsgard "How do you like them apples" Damon stars as the genius janitor who learns about life from a psychologist (Williams). 29. Save the Last Dance Starring Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, Kerry Washington, Fredro Starr, Terry Kinney "I'll dance in circles - probably around you" 30. The Royal Tenenbaums Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke Wilson, Ben Stiller, Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston "I always wanted to be a Tenenbaum" 31. Stepmom Starring Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, Jena Malone, Liam Aiken, Lynn Whitfield "I'm never, never going to forget this" 32. Chocolat Starring Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Lena Olin, Alfred Molina "We can't go around measuring our goodness by what we do" 33. Erin Brockovich Starring Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, David Brisbin, Marg Helgenberger "They're called boobs" 34. The Matrix Starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving "Free your mind" 35. The Pianist Starring Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox "I don't know how to thank you" 36. Pirates of the Caribbean Starring Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Pryce "Welcome aboard the Black Pearl" 37. Toy Story Starring the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn "To infinity and beyond" 38. Far From Heaven Starring Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, Patricia Clarkson, Viola Davis "It's all smoke and mirrors" 39. I Am Sam Starring Sean Penn, Dakota Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianne West, Loretta Devine "All I need is love" 40. Bringing Up Baby Starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Charlie Ruggles, Fritz Feld, May Robson "I've got my head, I've lost my leopard" 41. Singin' In the Rain Starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Douglas Fowley, Jean Hagen "Good mornin'" 42. Notorious Starring Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, Claude Rains, Louis Calhern, Madame Konstantin "Don't ever leave me" 43. About Schmidt Starring Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Kathy Bates, Harry Groener, Dermot Mulroney "Dear Ndugu" 44. All the President's Men Starring Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards, Martin Balsam, Hal Holbrook "When you've got 'em by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow" 45. Interview with the Vampire Starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, Christian Slater, Antonio Banderas "The world changes, we do not" 46. Ninotchka Starring Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire, Bela Lugosi, Sig Rumann, Felix Bressart "We don't have men like you in my country" 47. Legally Blonde Starring Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Jennifer Coolidge, Victor Garber "Any Cosmo girl would have known" 48. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Starring Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Houghton, Sidney Poitier "There is nothing that your son feels for my daughter that I didn't feel for Christina" 49. American History X Starring Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo, Fairuza Balk, Jennifer Lien "Life's too short to be pissed off all the time" 50. The Philadelphia Story Starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, John Howard "We all go haywire at times and if we don't, maybe we ought to" 51. Up Close and Personal Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Redford, Stockard Channing, Kate Nelligan, Joe Mantegna "Every day we have is one more than we deserve" 52. My Fair Lady Starring Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Jeremy Brett, Wilfrid Hyde-White "Why can't a woman be more like a man" 53. Runaway Bride Starring Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack, Christopher Meloni, Hector Elizondo, Rita Wilson "I know, in my heart, you're the only one for me" 54. Romeo + Juliet Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Brian Dennehy, Paul Sorvino, Paul Rudd "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo" 55. Philadelphia Starring Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Antonio Banderas, Jason Robards, Joanne Woodward "Now, explain it to me like I'm a four-year-old" 56. O Starring Mekhi Phifer, Julia Stiles, Josh Hartnett, Martin Sheen, John Heard, Andrew Keegan "I ain't no different from all ya'll" Phifer is the titular character in this modern version of Shakespeare's Othello, with Stiles as Desi (Desdemona) and Hartnett as the devil in disguise. 57. The Italian Job (2003) Starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Seth Green, Donald Sutherland "You know what fine stands for: freaked-out, insecure, neurotic and emotional" 58. A Walk to Remember Starring Mandy Moore, Shane West, Peter Coyote, Darryl Hannah, Al Thompson "Love is always patient and kind" 59. Psycho (1960) Starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, John McIntire, Martin Balsam "A boy's best friend is his mother" 60. School of Rock Starring Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Sarah Silverman, Miranda Cosgrove "Stick it to the man" 61. Armageddon Starring Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Billy Bob Thornton, Steve Buscemi, Will Patton "She's a vicious, life-sucking bitch from which there is no escape" 62. Rear Window Starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter, Wendell Corey, Raymond Burr "We've become a race of Peeping Toms" 63. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Starring Viggo Mortensen, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Liv Tyler, Orlando Bloom "Spirit fingers" 64. Titanic Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Bill Paxton, Billy Zane, Gloria Stuart "I'll never let go" 65. Ever After Starring Drew Barrymore, Dougray Scott, Anjelica Huston, Melanie Lynskey, Patrick Godfrey "I know that a life without love is no life at all" 66. The Lion King Starring the voices of Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jonathan Taylor Thomas "You must take your place in the Circle of Life" 67. Spider-Man Starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, James Franco, Cliff Robertson "With great power comes great responsibility" 68. Ocean's Eleven (2001) Starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Andy Garcia, Matt Damon, Elliott Gould "You're either in or you're out" 69. A Beautiful Mind Starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Christopher Plummer "I need to believe that something extraordinary is possible" 70. North by Northwest Starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis, Leo G. Carroll "I never discuss love on an empty stomach" 71. Once Upon a Time in Mexico Starring Antonio Banderas, Johnny Depp, Salma Hayek, Eva Mendes, Mickey Rourke "Can you dig it" 72. Catch Me If You Can Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Amy Adams "Sometimes it's easier to live the lie" 73. E.T. Starring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton "Phone home" 74. The Wizard of Oz Starring Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Charley Grapewin, Jack Haley "We're not in Kansas anymore" 75. Gangs of New York Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, John C. Reilly, Jim Broadbent "This is a night for Americans" 76. Scent of a Woman Starring Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, Philip Seymour Hoffman, James Rebhorn "Hoo-hah" 77. As Good As It Gets Starring Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Shirley Knight, Jill "You make me want to be a better man" 78. One Fine Day Starring George Clooney, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mae Whitman, Alex D. Linz, Charles Durning "Kick the mean boys in the shins" 79. Dirty Dancing Starring Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach, Jane Brucker, Kelly Bishop "I've had the time of my life" 80. My Best Friend's Wedding Starring Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Rupert Everett, Cameron Diaz, M. Emmet Walsh "I've got moves you've never seen" 81. I.Q. Starring Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, Walter Matthau, Lou Jacobi, Joseph Maher, Tony Shalhoub "WAHOO" Robbins stars as a genius car mechanic who falls for Albert Einstein's (Matthau) niece (Ryan). 82. The Hours Starring Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Ed Harris, John C. Reilly "You cannot find peace by avoiding life" 83. Casino Starring Robert DeNiro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods, Don Rickles, Alan King "It's like a morality car wash" 84. The Sound of Music Starring Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood "You have brought music back into my life" 85. The Maltese Falcon Starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor "The stuff that dreams are made of" 86. The Wedding Singer Starring Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor, Matthew Glave, Allen Covert "I wanna grow old with you" 87. Meet the Parents Starring Ben Stiller, Robert DeNiro, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Owen Wilson, Nicole DeHuff "I will be watching you" 88. To Kill a Mockingbird Starring Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford, Brock Peters, John Megna "One time Atticus said you never really knew a man until you stood in his shoes and walked around in them" 89. Ferris Bueller's Day Off Starring Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jennifer Grey, Jeffrey Jones "Bueller�Bueller�Bueller�" 90. My Big Fat Greek Wedding Starring Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin, Michael Constantine "I'll get the Windex" 91. One Hour Photo Starring Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Erin Daniels, Dylan Smith "All I did was take pictures" 92. A Perfect Murder Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Michael Douglas, Viggo Mortensen, Sarita Choudhury "What if there is no tomorrow" 93. Sleepless in Seattle Starring Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Ross Malinger, Bill Pullman, Rosie O'Donnell "It was like�magic" 94. 25th Hour Starring Edward Norton, Rosario Dawson, Barry Pepper, Brian Cox, Philip Seymour Hoffman "The guy's going to hell for seven years, what are we going to do, wish him luck" 95. Grease Starring John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Didi Conn "You're the one that I want" 96. Cinderella Starring the voices of Ilene Woods, Verna Felton, Eleanor Audley, Rhoda Williams "Bibbity bobbity boo" 97. Mommie Dearest Starring Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Mara Hobel, Rutanya Alda, Steve Forrest "NO WIRE HANGERS" 98. High Fidelity Starring John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Lisa Bonet, Jack Black, Ben Carr, Joan Cusack "What came first, the music or the misery" 99. Dead Poets Society Starring Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Allelon Ruggiero, Josh Charles "Carpe diem, seize the day" |