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Ken’s Favorite Movies

Top Movies by CategoryA. New Movies1. Boyhood was flmed over twelve years with the same

cast. imagine it will ma!e "s thin! abo"t o"r own #o"rneys.

$. Snowpiercer% the only one in this category have seenis very creative and indeed e&cellent.

'. The Theory of Everything abo"t yo"ng geni"s(teven )aw!ings and his love is ne&t on my list to see.

*. The Grand Budapest Hotel loo!s +ab"lo"s with astory abo"t a 1,'$ hotel concierge% his close +riend the

lobby boy% a will involving a +amo"s painting% m"rder%war% etc. etc.

-. The Lego Movie loo!s absol"tely charming +rom allthe vario"s reviews. (ome !id’s movies entertainad"lts very nicely.

. The Babadook combines a moving story with someintensely scary st"/. Might be too scary +or me.

0. Interstellar% well received at the bo& oce% is a sci2fthriller that incl"des passage thro"gh a wormhole with

some good science% some goo+y st"/% and all rooted indeep h"man emotion.3. Guardians is 4pretty +"n5 according to (andy 6egler.,. nbroken is 7"ite the saga abo"t an e&traordinary

yo"ng man who becomes a 89: d"ring :: in the(o"th 8acifc

1;. Hunger Ga!es" Mocking#ay $art % is hope+"llybetter than the last )"nger <ames saw whichreminded me o+ ="man#i. <ee% do yo" thin! there willbe a 8art $>

?. ="st getting released movies1. Hobbit& Battle of the 'ive (r!ies% li!e the 6ord o+

the @ings shot in New ealand% will be a vis"al st"nnerb"t the story seems to be all abo"t epic mythicalbattles.



$. )ight at the Museu!& the Secret the To!b sees6arry B?en (tiller on another advent"re to save thesecret with new and old Bincl"ding @obin :illiams’ fnalper+ormance characters.

'. (nnie loo!s li!e +"n*. E*odus :atch o"t +or that wave-. Star +ars b"t not "ntil the end o+ $;1-% darn.C. (ilent Films%, The General% 1,$0. ?"ster Keaton somehow chases a

tiny train across enemy lines as the m"sic sets the+renetic pace o+ hilario"s gags and amaDing st"nts inhis "s"al deadpan manner. 9ther Keaton greatsincl"deE Stea!boat Bill& -r, with his single greatestst"nt% High Sign& .ops and Sherlock& -r,

/, Safety last& 1,$' has )arold 6loyd himsel+ hanging+rom the hands o+ a giant cloc! in this romantic comedyclassic. 9ther 6loyd greats incl"deE The 'resh!an&Speedy& and my +av Girl Shy,

0, The Gold 1ush% 1,$- is Charlie Chaplain’s best o+many that incl"deE .ity lights& The 2id& ModernTi!es& The .ircus& and his most controversial% TheGreat 3ictator,

4, Metropolis& 1,$0 is FritD 6ang’s e&travaganDa o+

vis"als with many ahead2o+2his2time e/ects’ thate&plores 4modern5 "rban iss"es5, The $hanto! of the 6pera& 1,$-. 6on Chaney is

per+ect as the 8hantom is this great story set in andbelow the opera ho"se% a +ormer prison in the s"blevelso+ 8aris.

7, Sunrise% 1,$0 is abo"t a love triangle with some very+ate+"l boat rides.

8, The Lodger& 1,$. )itchcoc!’s frst s"ccess with allthe now +amo"s )itchcoc!ian +eat"res o+cinematography% l"st +or blondes% a cameo and 6ondon+og.

9, The Battleship $ote!kin% is not e&actly +"n b"t oneo+ the greatest propaganda flms o+ all time. Theviolent scene on the 9dessa steps was so well madepeople thin! it really happened.



:, Intolerance% 1,1. Fo"r stories separated bycent"ries all connected by 6illian <ish as the GternalMother roc!ing the cradle in this '.- ho"r epic.

%;, The Mark of <orro% 1,$;. Ho"glas Fairban!s is

the frst o+ the swashb"c!lers.H. 1,', 9nly1. Gone +ith the +ind. In!nown Jivian 6ee is

sensational. A m"st +or Civil :ar st"dents. Clar! <abledelivers the most +amo"s closing line in )ollywoodhistory.

$. +i=ard of 6=. 8asses the test o+ Ball time.'. Mr, S!ith Goes to +ashington% has perhaps =immy

(tewart’s best per+ormance o+ his career*. Stagecoach. Classic American :estern with a yo"ng

=ohn :ayne% Hirector =ohn Ford% great story andMon"ment Jalley scenery.

-. )inotchka, Capitalismcomm"nism witty and well2dressed romantic comedy in 8aris with <reta <arbo

. 3estry 1ides (gain, Can the rel"ctant and straightsheri/ B=immy (tewart really connect with the s"ltry%se&y% saloon singer BMarlene Hietrich is this veryentertaining western>

0. +uthering Heights, A classic on the wind2swept

moors o+ Gngland3. The Hunchback of )otre 3a!e, ?est adaptation o+the Jictor )"go novel has Charles 6a"ghton andbea"ti+"l cinematography

,. Goodbye Mr, .hips, ?est actor 9scar despitecompetition +rom above +or @obert Honat is thissentimental tale in a ?ritish boarding school

1;. 3ark >ictory, 8er+ect +or diva ?ette Havis withother great per+ormances in this engaging tear2#er!er

11. ?oung Mr, Lincoln& Sherlock Hol!es& Gunga3in& Babes in (r!s& 3ru!s (long the Mohawk&Gulliver@s Travels& 6f Mice and Men& Son of'rankenstein are also among the many great movieso+ 1,',

G. Comedy



1. It@s ( Mad& Mad& Mad& Mad +orld% 1,'. All thebest comedic actors o+ the time go on a three ho"radvent"re o+ ridic"lo"sness.

$. (irplaneA 1,0-. The best o+ slap stic! and one2liners.

'. )ational La!poons (ni!al House% 1,03. @e7"iredviewing by all mischievo"s at heart college st"dents.?el"shi at his best.

*. 3uck Soup% 1,''. The Mar& ?rothers best o+ manyslap stic!ers.

-. So!e Like It Hot% 1,-0. + yo" only see one MarilynMonroe movie% let it be this comedy classic.

. There@s So!ething (bout Mary% 1,,,. Gverypossible se& #o!e played o"t in one movie.

0. .addy Shack % 1,3;. 4Lo" scratched my anchor.5

3. My .ousin >inny% 1,,-. A +"n c"lt"re clash in theco"rtroom.

,. M(SH% 1,0;. 6ess serio"s and sillier than the longr"nning TJ series it spawned.

1;. ?oung 'rankenstein% 1,0*% is great despite the pacewith <ene :ilder% Madeline Kahn% 8eter ?oyle and MaryFeldman. Thin! 4Abby Normal.5

F. M"sicals

1. +est Side Story% 1,1. 8ower+"l and moving rewriteo+ @omeo and ="liet. (wept the 9scars. Hancingscenes will blow yo" away.

$. (n (!erican in $aris& 1,-1, Combines <eorge<ershwin m"sic% <ene Kelly dancing% 9scar 6evant onthe piano and dream se7"ences +rom the M<M st"diogiant +or seven 9scars.

'. The Sound of Music% 1,-. Kid m"sic b"t good m"sicin a special story

*. The Music Man% 1,$. 40 Trombones in the bigparade.5

-. Beach Blanket Bingo% 1,$. ?est o+ the Fran!ieAvalonAnnette F"nicello genre #"st prior to the t"rmoiland se&"al revol"tion o+ the ;’s



. Hard 3ays )ight% 1,*. All o"t ?eatlemania withgreat early ?eatles m"sic. The ?eatles other movie%)elp was a #o!e.

0. -ailhouse 1ock % 1,-0. Glvis lives as King o+ the

=ailho"se.3. .hicago% $;;$. Along with Cabaret% the 7"intessentialm"sical.

,. Blues Brothers% 1,31. 4:e’re on a mission +rom<od.5

1;. Gold 3iggers of C00% 1,''. Combines +"n story withenormo"s stage prod"ctions.

<. Kids movies1. 'antasia /;;;. Combination o+ great classical m"sic

and short animated stories.$. Beauty and the Beast% 1,,1. The story% m"sic% and

characters ma!e this the best in a string o+ Hisneyanimations.

'. Toy Story% 1,,-. Combines old +avorite toys withsome new characters in a +"n flled story.

*. 'antasia% 1,*;. <reat classical m"sic and vis"als b"tit goes on +or awhile.

-. ET% 1,3$. @ecord setting bloc!b"ster when released%

still good.. (laddin% 1,30. 9nly animation can !eep "p with thevoice and wit o+ @obin :illiams

0. +illy +onka and the .hocolate 'actory% 1,01. Therecent rema!e is good too and worth seeing.

3. Hugo& $;11. (pectac"lar cinematography is this greatstory with wonder+"l yo"ng and old actors. No need +orthe '2d "pgrade.

,. Shrek % $;;1. Nice story with s"btle ad"lt h"morin#ected thro"gho"t to help ens"re the parents li!e ittoo.

1;. 'ro=en& didn’t li!e it b"t everyone else did.

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1. The Graduate% 1,0. Actors )o/man and ?ancro+t%the story% and the (imon and <ar+"n!el m"sic will moveyo".

$. To 2ill a Mockingbird% 1,$. <regory 8ec! is

spectac"lar% so is the story o+ pre#"dice in *;’s Heep(o"th.'. Treasure of Sierra Madre% 1,*3. )"mphrey ?ogart is

the best paranoid yo"’ll ever see.*. .asablanca% 1,*$. Most 7"otable movie ever Be&cept

perhaps Airplane-. (!erican GraDti& 1,0'. (pawned the entire

nostalgia ind"stry.. %/ (ngry Men% 1,-0. 1$ spectac"lar male actors

together in one drab scene% a blac! and white #"ry

room. A tr"e civics lesson too.0. Shawshank 1ede!ption% 1,,*. The best revenge

story ever.3. +itness for the $rosecution& 1,-0. ?iDarre s"rprise

ending to this e&tremely well acted ?ritish co"rtroomAgatha Christie s"spense.

,. (ll (bout Eve% 1,-; with (i& 9scars incl"ding bestpict"re% 4Fasten yo"r seatbelts% it’s going to be a b"mpynight.5

1;. .hinatown% 1,0*. Concentrate as the layers o+ thiscomplicated story "n+old +or a very moving and s"rprisingending.

. Thrillers% Action% ("spense1. )orth by )orthwest% 1,-,. Cary <rant and other

greats hold the s"spense "ntil climbing on the act"al+aces o+ Mt. @"shmore.

$. $sycho% 1,;. Co"ld be a while be+ore yo" ta!eanother shower.

'. Godfather% 1,0$. Tr"e classic with a great se7"el.*. Star +ars I>% 1,0*. ncredibly clever original with

great special e/ects that spawned many new clichOs.-. Bonnie and .lyde% 1,0. :arren ?eatty and Faye

H"naway become immortal stars in this classic ban!robber movie.



. The Great Escape% 1,'. <ripping thro"gho"t with(teve McP"een’s motorcycle ride thro"gh theco"ntryside a highlight.

0. +ait ntil 3ark % 1,3. A"drey )epb"rn as a blind

woman terroriDed by dr"g trac!ers. Lo"’ll beterroriDed too.3. Mirage% 1,01. )ard to fnd movie b"t worth the

search. (omething ca"sed <regory 8ec!’s character tolose his memory. :hen yo" see what ca"sed this yo"’ll+rea! o"t too.

,. Goldnger% 1,*. The 7"intessential ?ond movie. Hr.No% the original% might be the ne&t best with (eanConnery as ?ond.

1;. )o +ay 6ut% 1,,-. This gripping s"spense

thriller has a great s"rprise ending. =. ?ig (creen 9nly1. /;;%% 1,3. Jis"als so good yo" won’t need the acid

trip tho"sands e&perienced when $;;1 deb"ted.$. 3r, <hivago% 1,-. 6ong str"ggle in the vastness o+

@ed @evol"tion @"ssia'. Titanic% 1,,0. Gverything is per+ect e&cept the acting

which is so2so.*. 3ances with +olves% 1,,;. Kevin Costner’s

incredible cinematography o+ the (io"&’ "nspoiled<reat 8lains.-. Lawrence of (rabia% 1,$. Lo"’ll +eel the desert heat.. Star +ars% any o+ the si&% 1,002$;;-. <eorge 6"cas is

a geni"s.0. Lord of the 1ings& 1,,121,,'. All three are worth it

#"st +or the New ealand landscape.3. (vatar& $;;,% has e&ceptional special e/ects

cinematography b"t only a mediocre story.1$. A +ew more great movies Bin alphabetical order(!adeus% 1,3*Q is a +"n romp with the geni"s o+ MoDart.n (pollo %0% 1,,-% the tro"ble begins with 4)o"ston% wehave a problem.5 (rgo% $;1$% is a tr"e story seat2o+2the2pants thriller. (ustin $owers% 1,,0. 4Leah ?aby.5(vengers& $;11Q is perhaps the most +"n o+ the recents"per hero movies. Babette@s 'east% 1,30 displays the



e&traordinary positive e/ect o+ good +ood and the h"mancondition. Big% 1,,3% is abo"t the best o+ being a !id andan ad"lt at the same time with Tom )an!s. Bird .age&%::0 has +"t"re in2laws that co"ld not be more polar

opposites with @obin :illiams and <ene )ac!man. TheBirds% 1,' or anything by )itchcoc! is scary e&cellence.Black Swan& $;11Q has spectac"lar dancing with amentally disintegrating ballerina. Blade 1unner% 1,3$Q isa +"t"ristic (ci2Fi classic with )arrison Ford. Bla=ingSaddles% 1,0*% a blac! sheri/> ?eans +or dinner> TheBridge on the 1iver 2wai% 1,-0 is a great movie b"t isnot close to what really happened. The Bridges ofMadison .ounty& 1,,-. Normally not a +an o+ romancemovies BreadE chic! Ric! b"t yo" can’t go wrong with

Meryl (treep and Clint Gastwood. All Buster 2eatonsilents are hilario"sQ he was the best. Butch .assidyand the Sundance 2id% 1,,% is a wonder+"l Newmanand @ed+ord advent"re. .atch Me if ?ou .an% $;;$% isan amaDing tr"e cop and robber story by (pielberg withHiCaprio% )an!s and :al!en. .harade& 1,'% hasinnocent and bea"ti+"l A"drey )epb"rn ca"ght betweenCary <rant% :alter Mattha"% =ames Cob"rn and <eorgeKennedy. .ine!a $aridiso& 1,33 talian with s"btitles is

a wonder+"l story o+ a boy in a small post2war village andhis local theater. .iti=en 2ane% 1,*1% is n"mero "no onAF.com b"t have never warmed "p to it. 3eliverance%1,0$ is the epitome o+ North(o"th c"lt"re clash withH"eling ?an#os as a highlight. 3irty Harry% 1,01 is the7"intessential Clint Gastwood Ric!. Easy 1ider% 1,, wasa late ;’s c"lt"ral anthem. The E*orcist% 1,0' will haveyo" believing in the devil. 'argo% 1,,% is a great m"rdermovie set on the +roDen plains and c"lt"re o+ N. Ha!ota%4Lo" betcha.5 'ast Ti!es at 1idge!ont High% 1,3$% isthe (o Cal high school party movie. 'rench .onnection%1,01% incl"des the best car chase in the ?ig Apple.Gandhi% 1,3$ is a long classic. Ghostbusters& 1,3*%4:ho yo" gonna call>5 Good )ight& and Good Luck %$;;-% is a very entertaining way to learn abo"t the4McCarthyism5 episode o+ the 1,-;’s. Good +ill



Hunting% 1,,0% is an e&cellent Matt Hamon Ric! abo"t atro"bled geni"s +rom (o"th ?oston. Grease% 1,03% stars

Travolta and Newton2=ohn in a speed in#ected nostalgic-;’s m"sical. Ground Hog 3ay% 1,,'% is a clever game

o+ dO#S v" all over again. Guess +ho@s .o!ing to3inner% 1,0% e&amines pre#"dice with Tracy% )epb"rnand 8oitier. All Harry $otter movies are #"st li!e theawesome =K @owling ?oo!s. The Help& $;11 with a s"per+emale cast is a power+"l tale o+ 1,' deep2(o"th racism.

The Hustler% 1,1% sees 8a"l Newman challenge =ac!ie<leason as 4Minnesota Fats.5 In the Heat of the )ight&1,0% is tense and +"nny at times with spectac"larper+ormances +rom (ydney 8oitier and @id (teiger.Inception& $;1; "ses modern tech to bring lotgs o+ weird

and distorted dreams to the big screen. It@s a +onderfulLife% 1,*% is a m"st see b"t yo"’ve already seen it tentimes. -urassic $ark % 1,,'% is cool i+ even #"st +or the T@e& scenes. The 2ing and I% 1,- is the original andbest m"sical o+ several rewrites with L"l ?ryner. 2ing2ong% 1,''% is a m"st see original with the best speciale/ects o+ its time. 2ing@s Speech& $;11 has greathistory in a "ni7"e story. Lincoln& $;1$ is an e&tremelywell2acted piece o+ Civil :ar history. Mary $oppins&

1,*% sorry% made a pact with *th

grade classmate @obertM"rtagh to never see this movie. Midnight .owboy%1,,% is a sad b"t well acted "rban tale. Money Ball&$;11% is a sports movie that happens to be sharp% +"nnyand tho"ght+"l. Monty $ython and the Holy Grail&1,0-% is really silly% very 7"otable% and pretty low b"dgetb"t it 7"ic!ly became a ?ritish c"lt classic. My 'airLady& 1,*% is one big m"sical celebration. Mystic1iver% $;;'% with a strong cast is a dar! tale set inCharlestown% MA. )aked Gun% 1,33% has many greatcomedic actors e&cept 9= whose character gets ab"sed.6n the +aterfront% 1,-*% stars Marlon ?rando at hisbest. The $hiladelphia Story% 1,*;% combines Cary<rant% Katherine )epb"rn% =immy (tewart% and comedy.$illow Talk % 1,-,% with @oc! )"dson and Horis Hay%might e&plain the se&"al revol"tion o+ the ;’s. $ink

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