Some will agree some will not and I'm sure each of us has their own list they can make... Here's mine just for fun: They are the top ten best so all are equal to each other within the top ten.. i.e. # 1 is no better than # 7.
1. A Room with A View. Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Helena Bonham Carter ...Director: James Ivory, Awards: 3 Academy Awards, nominated for 8 total, it was Merchant-Ivory's first big hit / E.M. Forster's turn-of-the-century novel about Edwardian manners and in my humble opinion, a "flawless film"... if anything human can be flawless!
2. Gone with The Wind. Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Director: Victor Fleming, Awards: 10 Academy Awards.
3. A Thin Red Line. ( A personal favorite, the "anti-war-war movie", Starring: Nick Nolte, Sean Penn and many other great actors. Director: Terrence Malick, Awards: Nominated for 7 Academy Awards, it won none, but personally I thought it better than Saving Private Ryan which got 5 Oscars.
4. Gandhi Starring: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen ...Director: Richard Attenborough, Awards: 8 Academy Awards.
5. Brokeback Mountain Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger ...Director: Ang Lee. Awards: 3 Academy Awards Winner
6. Ben Hur Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins ...Director: William Wyler, Awards: 11 Academy Awards.
7. Lawrence of Arabia Starring: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness ...Director: David Lean, Awards: 7 Academy Awards.
8. A Street Car Named Desire Starring: Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Director: Elia Kazan, Awards: 4 Academy Awards.
9. The Lion in Winter. Starring: Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, and in his film debut Anthony Hopkins, Director: Anthony Harvey, Awards: 7 Academy Awards. I love this film because the family was soooooo dysfunctional... like mine! LOL
10. The Wizard of Oz Starring: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan et al , Director: Victor Fleming, Awards: 2 Academy Awards: it was nominated for best picture that year but lost to Gone with the Wind, of course, but still a history making and wonderful film.
There you have it, yes, I go for serious drama and classics in film, but have room for fantasy and music too... who can forget Dorothy and her pals. I haven't looked at all at what other people said, so you got an honest list from me without influence from others, but I will look at others just for the sheer interest and joy of it. I do love movies!