Adam Rifkin: Favorite Flicks

Yes, I have seen MANY more movies than the ones listed, but I'm only listing the ones I liked, in rank order.

Favorite Movies, 1999

  1. Magnolia
  2. The Matrix
  3. South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
  4. Toy Story 2
  5. Being John Malkovich
  6. Three Kings
  7. The Green Mile
  8. American Beauty
  9. American Pie
  10. Dogma
  11. Cider House Rules
  12. The Sixth Sense
  13. Cradle Will Rock
  14. Go
  15. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
  16. The Phantom Menace
  17. The Blair Witch Project
  18. Run, Lola, Run
  19. Tarzan
  20. Big Daddy

Favorite Movies, 1998

  1. Saving Private Ryan
  2. The Truman Show
  3. Life is Beautiful
  4. Shakespeare in Love
  5. There's Something About Mary
  6. Bulworth
  7. Sliding Doors
  8. Zero Effect
  9. Can't Hardly Wait
  10. Rushmore
  11. A Bug's Life
  12. You've Got Mail
  13. A Simple Plan
  14. The Big One
  15. Welcome to Hollywood
  16. The Denial
  17. Small Soldiers
  18. Mulan
  19. Antz
  20. The Waterboy
  21. The Wedding Singer
  22. Ever After
  23. Two Girls and a Guy
  24. The Opposite of Sex
  25. The Negotiator
  26. He Got Game
  27. The Big Hit
  28. The Big Lebowski
  29. The Mask of Zorro
  30. The Spanish Prisoner
  31. Dirty Work
  32. Armageddon
  33. Snake Eyes
  34. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  35. Suicide Kings
  36. A Perfect Murder
  37. Rounders
  38. The Last Days of Disco
  39. Kurt and Courtney

Favorite Movies, 1997

  1. Titanic
  2. Grosse Pointe Blank
  3. Good Will Hunting
  4. As Good As It Gets
  5. Chasing Amy
  6. Austin Powers
  7. The Full Monty
  8. L.A. Confidential
  9. Jackie Brown
  10. Shall We Dance?
  11. Boogie Nights
  12. Critical Condition
  13. Wag the Dog
  14. Mouse Hunt
  15. Deconstructing Harry
  16. Donnie Brasco
  17. Scream 2
  18. Contact
  19. Hercules
  20. Face/Off
  21. Howard Stern's Private Parts
  22. Addicted to Love
  23. Anastasia
  24. In and Out
  25. Starship Troopers
  26. Alien Resurrection
  27. Men in Black
  28. The Empire Strikes Back special edition
  29. Star Wars special edition
  30. The Return of the Jedi special edition
  31. Nothing to Lose
  32. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
  33. Trial and Error
  34. The Game
  35. In the Company of Men
  36. Copland
  37. Con Air
  38. The Fifth Element
  39. The Rainmaker
  40. I Know What You Did Last Summer
  41. Breakdown
  42. Waiting for Guffman
  43. 187

Favorite Movies, 1996

  1. Jerry Maguire
  2. Swingers
  3. Multiplicity
  4. Happy Gilmore
  5. Sling Blade
  6. Trainspotting
  7. Flirting with Disaster
  8. Lone Star
  9. Fargo
  10. Scream
  11. She's the One
  12. The Last Supper
  13. That Thing You Do!
  14. One Fine Day
  15. Bio-Dome
  16. Beavis and Butt-head Do America
  17. Everybody Says I Love You
  18. Mother
  19. Kingpin
  20. The Truth About Cats and Dogs
  21. Hunchback of Notre Dame
  22. Courage Under Fire
  23. The Rock
  24. Bound
  25. The Great White Hype
  26. Bottle Rocket
  27. Hamlet
  28. Romeo and Juliet
  29. Welcome to the Dollhouse
  30. The English Patient
  31. 2 Days in the Valley
  32. People vs. Larry Flynt
  33. The Nutty Professor
  34. The Birdcage
  35. Independence Day
  36. James and the Giant Peach
  37. From Dusk Till Dawn
  38. Executive Decision
  39. Beautiful Girls
  40. If Lucy Fell
  41. To Gillian on her 37th Birthday
  42. Faithful
  43. Two if by Sea
  44. Dear God
  45. Brain Candy
  46. A Time to Kill
  47. Set It Off
  48. Big Night
  49. Jackie Chan's Supercop
  50. Jackie Chan's Rumble in the Bronx
  51. City of Lost Children
  52. Denise Calls Up

Favorite Movies, 1995

  1. Toy Story
  2. Clueless
  3. Mallrats
  4. The Usual Suspects
  5. While You Were Sleeping
  6. Billy Madison
  7. Babe
  8. Get Shorty
  9. Seven
  10. 12 Monkeys
  11. Braveheart
  12. Leaving Las Vegas
  13. Casino
  14. Heat
  15. Sense and Sensibility
  16. French Kiss
  17. Before Sunrise
  18. Don Juan Demarco
  19. Desperado
  20. Sabrina
  21. Dead Man Walking
  22. To Die For
  23. Exotica
  24. Englishman who Went up a Hill
  25. Il Postino
  26. Pochahontas
  27. Strange Days
  28. Party Girl
  29. Waterworld
  30. Father of the Bride Part II
  31. Grumpier Old Men
  32. Angus
  33. Kids
  34. Empire Records
  35. Waiting to Exhale
  36. Higher Education
  37. Mighty Aphrodite
  38. The Quick and the Dead
  39. The American President
  40. Apollo 13
  41. Crumb
  42. Nine Months
  43. Nick of Time
  44. To Wong Foo
  45. Unstrung Heroes
  46. Bridges of Madison County
  47. Swimming with Sharks
  48. Outbreak
  49. Love and Human Remains
  50. Friday
  51. Forget Paris
  52. Kiss of Death
  53. Destiny Turns on the Radio
  54. Species
  55. Nixon
  56. Smoke
  57. Muriel's Wedding
  58. Death and the Maiden

Favorite Movies, 1994

  1. Pulp Fiction
  2. Forrest Gump
  3. Clerks
  4. Reality Bites
  5. Shawshank Redemption
  6. Hudsucker Proxy
  7. Hoop Dreams
  8. The Lion King
  9. Speed
  10. Four Weddings and a Funeral
  11. Threesome
  12. PCU
  13. The Chase
  14. The Ref
  15. Nobody's Fool
  16. The Stand
  17. The Crow
  18. Ed Wood
  19. Fresh
  20. Radioland Murders
  21. Dumb and Dumber
  22. Ace Ventura, Pet Detective
  23. The Mask
  24. True Lies
  25. Naked Gun 33 1/3
  26. Greedy
  27. Maverick
  28. With Honors
  29. The Paper
  30. Quiz Show
  31. Natural Born Killers
  32. Improper Conduct
  33. Gunmen

Favorite Movies, 1993

  1. Schindler's List
  2. Short Cuts
  3. Benny and Joon
  4. Dazed and Confused
  5. So I Married an Axe Murderer
  6. Wayne's World 2
  7. Groundhog Day
  8. True Romance
  9. Six Degrees of Separation
  10. What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
  11. Sleepless in Seattle
  12. Dave
  13. The Fugitive
  14. Jurassic Park
  15. Searching for Bobby Fischer
  16. Menace II Society
  17. The Last Action Hero
  18. Much Ado About Nothing
  19. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
  20. The Age of Innocence
  21. Carlito's Way
  22. The Opposite Sex
  23. In the Line of Fire
  24. The Firm
  25. Mrs. Doubtfire
  26. Grumpy Old Men
  27. Like Water for Chocolate
  28. King of the Hill
  29. Bodies, Rest and Motion
  30. Twenty Bucks
  31. Demolition Man
  32. The Snapper
  33. In the Name of the Father
  34. Hot Shots! Part Deux
  35. Matinee
  36. Fearless
  37. Peter's Friends
  38. Falling Down
  39. My Life

Favorite Movies, pre 1993

  1. When Harry Met Sally...
  2. The Sure Thing
  3. Real Genius
  4. Fried Green Tomatoes
  5. L.A. Story
  6. A Fish Called Wanda
  7. The Princess Bride
  8. Singles
  9. Heathers
  10. Star Wars
  11. Raiders Of The Lost Ark
  12. E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial
  13. The Wizard Of Oz
  14. Gone with the Wind
  15. Casablanca
  16. The Empire Strikes Back
  17. Reservoir Dogs
  18. Animal House
  19. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
  20. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
  21. Blazing Saddles
  22. History of the World Part 1
  23. Stripes
  24. Aliens
  25. The Player
  26. Bob Roberts
  27. Dead Again
  28. The Fisher King
  29. Sex, Lies, and Videotape
  30. Say Anything
  31. City Slickers
  32. Airplane!/ 2
  33. Wayne's World/ 2
  34. It's a Wonderful Life
  35. Cool Hand Luke
  36. The Apartment
  37. Johnny Dangerously
  38. The Breakfast Club
  39. Sixteen Candles
  40. Slacker
  41. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  42. Monty Python's Life of Brian
  43. Monty Python's Meaning of Life
  44. Back To The Future/ 2/ 3
  45. Die Hard/ 2/ 3
  46. Ghostbusters
  47. Buckaroo Bonzai
  48. Return Of The Jedi
  49. The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
  50. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  51. Better Off Dead
  52. The Dream Team
  53. Fletch
  54. Ruthless People
  55. Crazy People
  56. Splash
  57. T2: Judgment Day
  58. The Silence Of The Lambs
  59. Unforgiven
  60. Raising Arizona
  61. UHF
  62. Twins
  63. Top Secret
  64. Naked Gun/ 2
  65. Hot Shots!
  66. Big
  67. Stand By Me
  68. Lethal Weapon/ 2/ 3
  69. War Games
  70. A Brief History of Time
  71. Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade
  72. Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom
  73. Aladdin
  74. Beauty and the Beast
  75. The Little Mermaid
  76. Cinderella
  77. Dumbo
  78. Lady and the Tramp
  79. 101 Dalmations
  80. Peter Pan
  81. Pinocchio
  82. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
  83. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  84. Parenthood
  85. All of Me
  86. Trading Places
  87. Caddyshack
  88. This is Spinal Tap
  89. The Big Chill
  90. Platoon
  91. Wall Street
  92. Goodfellas
  93. The Godfather
  94. The Jerk
  95. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
  96. Three Men and a Baby
  97. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
  98. Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey
  99. Blues Brothers
  100. Jean d'Florette/Manon of the Spring
  101. Roxanne
  102. Home Alone/ 2
  103. Total Recall
  104. The Terminator
  105. A Few Good Men
  106. The Sting
  107. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
  108. Some Like it Hot
  109. Blue Velvet
  110. Amadeus
  111. Annie Hall
  112. Crimes and Misdemeanors
  113. Roger and Me
  114. Top Gun
  115. Risky Business
  116. 9 1/2 Weeks
  117. A Clockwork Orange
  118. Brazil
  119. Rocky Horror Picture Show
  120. Basic Instinct
  121. Spaceballs
  122. Uncle Buck
  123. West Side Story
  124. Scent Of A Woman
  125. Rain Man
  126. Untamed Heart
  127. Pump Up the Volume
  128. Pretty Woman
  129. Crocodile Dundee
  130. My Cousin Vinny
  131. Romancing the Stone
  132. Flashdance
  133. Footloose
  134. Dirty Dancing
  135. Ghost
  136. Beverly Hills Cop
  137. Blade Runner
  138. Citizen Kane
  139. The Man with Two Brains
  140. Back to School
  141. Road House
  142. Look Who's Talking
  143. The Lonely Guy
  144. Under the Rainbow
  145. National Lampoon's Vacation
  146. Time Bandits
  147. The Grifters
  148. Star Chamber
  149. 12 Angry Men
  150. Jaws
  151. Hook
  152. Good Morning Vietnam
  153. Dirty Harry
  154. JFK
  155. Gremlins 2: A New Batch
  156. Porky's
  157. Dead Poets Society
  158. Saint Elmo's Fire
  159. Mr. Saturday Night
  160. Dangerous Liaisons
  161. Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb
  162. Apocalypse Now
  163. Dances With Wolves
  164. Rocky
  165. Karate Kid
  166. Wild at Heart
  167. Fantasia
  168. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
  169. The Graduate
  170. Taxi Driver
  171. Psycho
  172. Fatal Attraction
  173. Delicatessan
  174. Easy Rider
  175. Freaks
  176. The Wall
  177. The Road Warrior

Movies I Want to See

  1. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
  2. Henry V
  3. The Wedding Banquet
  4. The Seven Samurai
  5. Lawrence of Arabia
  6. Local Hero
  7. Koyaanisqatsi
  8. Mississippi Burning
  9. Driving Miss Daisy
  10. The Women
  11. Shirley Valentine
  12. Barefoot in the Park
  13. All About Eve
  14. Rebel Without a Cause
  15. Jesus of Montreal
  16. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
  17. Howards End
  18. The Godfather Part II
  19. The Godfather Part III
  20. Untouchables
  21. Breaking Away
  22. River's Edge
  23. Razor's Edge
  24. Nashville
  25. Color of Money
  26. The Bridge On The River Kwai
  27. Kramer Vs. Kramer
  28. Bugsy
  29. Joy Luck Club
  30. The Deer Hunter
  31. It Happened One Night
  32. Gandhi
  33. Raging Bull
  34. Rashomon
  35. The Third Man
  36. North by Northwest
  37. The Killer
  38. Rear Window
  39. Once Upon a Time in the West
  40. City Lights
  41. The Philadelphia Story
  42. Dead Alive
  43. The Gold Rush
  44. Ran
  45. Yojimbo
  46. M
  47. Grand Illusion
  48. Farewell My Concubine
  49. Night on Earth
  50. On the Waterfront
  51. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre
  52. In the Heat Of The Night
  53. My Fair Lady
  54. Gigi
  55. An American In Paris
  56. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
  57. Remains of the Day
  58. The Best Years Of Our Lives
  59. Sullivan's Travels
  60. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
  61. On Golden Pond
  62. The Lost Weekend
  63. From Here To Eternity
  64. Rebecca (Hitchcock)
  65. Scarface
  66. Awakenings
  67. Ben-Hur
  68. To Live (Chinese)
  69. The Color Purple
  70. Breakfast at Tiffany's

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