What's your favorite movie from the year you were born?

[Ichingcarpenter]

Top Ten movies by the year.
http://www.imdb.com/year/

I have a hard time between
The Day the Earth stood Still
and The African Queen for my birth year
movie.

I go with the sci/fi one first.

[Graybeard]

1. The Grapes Of Wrath

Lucky me to have such a great film in my YOB (1940).

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. For that year I'd have to agree

after looking at the other choices.

[ceile]

2. 3 Days of the Condor

Or Rocky Horror or Jaws... '75 was a pretty good year.

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. Kubrick's Barry Lyndon that year also

yeah it was a great year for movies, tough call.

[ceile]

5. I can honestly say I've never seen a Kubrick film

Maybe I'll start with that one...

[Ichingcarpenter]

10. Start at the beginning of his career

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000040/
and enjoy ... some of the greatest movies of all time All of Kubrick's films from the mid-1950s onward, except The Shining, were nominated for Oscars, Golden Globes, or BAFTAs.

[ceile]

20. Wait. I take it back- I forgot about The Shining.

And personally if I never see Clockwork Orange again it will be too soon. So that's 2 I've seen....The Killing sounds interesting...

[dogknob]

47. Yeah. Not sure I'd start with Barry Lyndon.

Probably Dr. Strangelove.

[pitohui]

65. if you don't like a classic like a clockwork orange why bother?

if you don't like fine films like a clockwork orange or the shining then a bit of long winded bombast like barry lyndon, of interest mainly to us completists, is not going to be something you enjoy

it's fine to admit if you've seen somebody's best, most well regarded work, and you still don't like it, for god's sake, just admit that you're not into the dude and find a director you like better

it's not a contest, there will not be a test at the end

i just don't see watching the b films when you don't like the a stuff...

[ceile]

69. um ok...

[pitohui]

79. you'll be sorry

i i'm sorry you don't like quality but on the other hand, like the man said, 90% of everything produced is crap so there's so much MORE out there for you to enjoy

i don't eye roll because i had a mother who raised me not to be rude

i was trying to help you save time but if you prefer the b stuff hey no problem, go for it

[ceile]

90. not to be rude?

riiight...
Pretentious and judgemental, but not rude? Got it.

[dogknob]

83. I believe that what tweety was saying is that...

...while Barry Lyndon won more Oscars than any other Kubrick film and was absolutely groundbreaking in its cinematography, it is not a great introduction to Kubrick.

Mine was 2001: A Space Odyssey. That film is amazing and continues to reveal new facets of meaning today. Although 3/4 of the film takes place in space, going into it expecting a Sci-Fi movie is a recipe for disappointment...

...just like going into Eyes Wide Shut expecting an erotic thriller is...

[edbermac]

6. The Killing

Directed by a young Stanley Kubrick, great scenes between Elisha Cook Jr and Marie Windsor, and to top it off, the one and only Timothy Carey, one of the weirdest actors of his, or any, generation. And a classic film noir ending.

[RebelOne]

7. The Wizard of Oz

Shows how old I am.

[Ichingcarpenter]

13. Some great movies were released that year

and I'd put the Wizard over Gone with Wind any day.




I just saw the four feathers this year
and was pleasantly surpassed

[HopeHoops]

8. I don't know. I was kind of young back then.

[geardaddy]

9. 1965

Don't know what movie is my favorite from that year.

[Ichingcarpenter]

11. Only one I think worth it in that selection

is Doctor Zhivago .....Alec Guiness plays a real nasty.

Although I did have a guilty pleasure
in That darn Cat...

[geardaddy]

17. You don't like Beach Blanket Bingo?

[Ichingcarpenter]

19. I just didn't have the hots for Annette

Her two piece bathing suit always disturbed me as something unnatural.

I was surfing back then and watching their movies you could only handle if you were stoned or on acid....LOL

[geardaddy]

21. lol

Yeah, I was kind of being sarcastic. BBB would be low on my list of faves.

[Swede]

12. 1957 had a few good ones,but Paths Of Glory would be my favorite.

The Bridge Over the River Kwai a close second.

[Ichingcarpenter]

15. Tough Call that year

Some really great films that year.

[Auggie]

31. 12 Angry Men

Haven't seen Paths of Glory

[HappyMe]

14. Cat on A Hot Tin Roof

South Pacific, Vertigo, GiGi...


I like them all.

[Ichingcarpenter]

18. A touch of Evil too.

Chuck Heston in his best role as a bad guy.

[ohiosmith]

22. Body and Soul

[surrealAmerican]

23. The Pink Panther

It was a tough choice, there were a lot of great films that year.

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

24. The Godfather pt. 1

Honorable mentions:

Deliverance
Cabaret
Last Tango in Paris

[Initech]

25. National Lampoon's Vacation

[dogknob]

51. Yeah that was a pretty slow year...

Still...

A Christmas Story
The Hunger
The King of Comedy
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Scarface
Silkwood
Zelig

and of course Emanuelle Escapes From Hell

[Initech]

53. I kind of cheated actually.

I was born in '80 and I couldn't find any that were released that year that I'd consider my favorite but that was close enough.

[dogknob]

55. Duh! AIRPLANE!

[Initech]

61. Of course! And stop calling me Shirley!

And 1980 was also the year the great "Police Squad" TV show was released (the basis for the great Naked Gun movies).

[jakeXT]

73. I liked Episode V and Brubaker,

and I always wanted to see Raging Bull and Stuntman.

[dogknob]

82. The Stunt Man rules!

Forgot about that one.

[AsahinaKimi]

26. Blazing Saddles

HANDS down.

[JVS]

27. I didn't get to the theater much then. Especially since I was stuck in a womb for several months

[Ron Obvious]

28. Birth of a Nation

Nah, just kidding.

[El Supremo]

29. When Worlds Collide

Same year as you.

The special effects were better than The Day the Earth Stood Still.

[JitterbugPerfume]

30. The Grapes of Wrath

[trof]

33. Damn, Jit? You older than me.

'At's OK.
I like older women.

[JitterbugPerfume]

89. yes I am!

Nov22,1940!

[trof]

32. I guess Citizen Kane (1941)

But The Maltese Falcon is a very close second.

[DFW]

34. High Noon

Scary that I'm that old.

Although....a friend of mine had a part in the African Queen, and that was made a year before I was born. (How many people have friends alive who acted opposite Humphrey Bogart?)

OK, so maybe NOT so old after all!

[OriginalGeek]

35. Wow, WAY too hard to pick between

The Great Escape
From Russia With Love
and the Pink Panther!

I am an unashamed fan of all James Bond Movies and all James Bonds....but THE PINK PANTHER! and Steve McQueen?

heck, there's probably a couple others there (1963) that I haven't seen that I should...I suspect someone will want to slap me for not mentioning The Birds but I really just liked Psycho much better. And neither of those as much as the 3 up there...

[ScreamingMeemie]

36. Too many from my year to pick just one but I loved "MASH".

Close seconds would be "Tora!Tora!Tora!" and "Love Story".

[pink-o]

37. Wow, some awesome ones for me!

The Seven Samurai

On the Waterfront

La Strada

Rear Window

Sabrina

As I was born in December, 1954 in a Baltimore snowstorm, I doubt my mom went into labor watching any of 'em in the movie theatre!

[Joe Shlabotnik]

38. From 1971,

Its pretty hard to choose between Vanishing Point, 2 Lane Blacktop and the Omega man!

geez, on edit have to throw the Big Doll House in there too.

[Adsos Letter]

39. Bad Day at Black Rock.

Director: John Sturges

Spencer Tracy
Robert Ryan
Anne Francis
Dean Jagger
Walter Brennan
Ernest Borgnine
Lee Marvin

[blueamy66]

40. A Man for All Seasons

nt

[blue neen]

41. "Marty"

from 1955. "Rebel Without a Cause" was also good, but I'd probably go with "Lady and the Tramp" for the second choice.

[cyglet]

42. I will go with Network

and not Taxi Driver.

[trackfan]

43. Either The Diary of Anne Frank or North by Northwest.

I'd have to see them again to determine which I like better.

[GoCubsGo]

44. The Absent-Minded Professor.

Also, The Guns of the Navarone (1961). I loves me some Gregory Peck.

[Rob H.]

45. Planet of the Apes (1968)

Sweet!

[bluedigger]

46. Inherit the Wind

Close call over The Magnificent Seven and Spartacus. Definitely not Psycho. 1960 was a strong year too.

[dogknob]

48. You mean besides "Bambi Meets Godzilla?"

Drama: Midnight Cowboy

Comedy: Take The Money And Run

[applegrove]

49. "The Sound of Music".

[Ptah]

50. Father of the Bride, starring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett and Elizabeth Taylor

1950

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

52. The Gunfighter

Gregory Peck- 1950

[JonLP24]

54. What a bunch of crap during my year

Three Amigos would have to be favorite. Didn't see Platoon.

[dogknob]

56. Bring Me The Head Of Charlie Brown

I never knew this existed, but now I must find it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_Me_the_Head_of_Charlie_Brown

[dogknob]

77. As promised...

[El Supremo]

57. Don't watch Platoon. It is a big downer.

Man, you are just a baby!

Try Hoosiers or Peggy Sue Got Married.

[frogmarch]

58. The Song of Bernadette (1943)

I was born in December '43.

http://movies.toptenreviews.com/reviews/mr1543.htm

Plot:

In 1858 France, Bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the city dump. She never claims it to be anything other than this, but the townspeople all assume it to be the virgin Mary.

Movie review snip:

The Oscar-winning, quietly powerful portrayal of young Bernadette Soubirous by first-time actress Jennifer Jones is but the tip of the iceberg of "The Song of Bernadette," a film of grace and simple elegance the likes of which few films have ever been able to master.

The movie came to my hometown when I was around 10, and the local movie theatre had special weekday matinees especially for Catholics. My school let all the Catholic kids out of school to go see it - first grade classes on Monday, second-grade on Tuesday, and so on - and the theatre let them in free. My mom, a staunch Presbyterian, said I couldn't go see it the next weekend, so I told my teacher I was a Catholic and went with the Catholic kids during the week. I loved the movie, and I wanted to look just like beautiful Jennifer Jones when I grew up.

[mia]

59. It's a Wonderful Life

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

88. +1, it's the one that stands out from that year. nt

[Son of Gob]

60. Stripes

[rbnyc]

62. Night of the Living Dead

[6000eliot]

63. Some Like It Hot

"Nobody's perfect!"

[HeiressofBickworth]

64. Mildred Pierce

I never pass up a chance to see it again. One of the best movies ever made. IMO

[sarge43]

66. 1943

Can't decide between The Ox-bow Incident and Shadow of a Doubt

Runners up: Jane Eyre, Heaven Can Wait, Stormy Weather (Lena Horne singing the title song *mmmm.)

[Eyerish]

67. That would have to be Star Wars

Other ones that year:
Annie Hall
Saturday night Fever
Close encounters of the Third Kind
Smokey and the Bandit

Some pretty good stuff came out that year...including Moi

[Soylent Brice]

68. The Empire Strikes Back

Which is super cool for a few reasons:

1. Its my favorite SW movie
2. My sisters and I were all each born on a year that each movie of the original trilogy was released>>

Older sister-1977
Me-1980
Younger sister-1983

I always thought that was pretty cool.

[sinkingfeeling]

70. Key Largo

[fizzgig]

71. the fox and the hound, 1981

i still bawl at the end of it.

second would be evil dead.

[Mendocino]

72. Too tough to choose one.

Paths of Glory

Bridge on the River Kwai

12 Angry Men

[Old Troop]

74. Rear Window, but look at 1954

Every one is now considered a classic.

[Denninmi]

75. I looked at a couple of lists. All of the choices stink.

I haven't heard of many of them, and have seen even fewer.

If the best 1965 had to offer was 'The Sound of Music', a handful of war movies, and 'That Darned Cat', I'd rather keep on movin'.

[dogknob]

78. Ouch! Sound of Music

There was:

Alphaville
Cat Ballou
Doctor Zhivago
Juliet of the Spirits

...and Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

[csziggy]

76. How strange, no real Science Fiction movies in 1952

At least in the top ranks. So I will have to go with The Importance of Being Earnest since I love the play and Michael Redgrave was wonderful in that version.

My second favorite would have to be The Prisoner of Zenda, with Stewart Granger and DEborah Kerr.

[Curmudgeoness]

80. War of the Worlds---1953

1953 was a pretty lousy year for movies---I only knew 6 of the top 10 and had to go to "more" to find one. Although if you like sappy, Shane was in the top 10.

A few that I did not know sounded interesting though.

And one of my all time favs is your The African Queen!

[shanti]

81. what an interesting question!

i had to look it up, and would have to say "the land of the pharaohs", with joan collins. i have always enjoyed that movie, and it's hard to find on the telly!

on edit: that would be 1955!

[cherokeeprogressive]

84. Wow. Hard to pick. The Guns of Navarone prolly.

1.

One Hundred and One Dalmatians *

Walt Disney Productions

Rod Taylor, Betty Lou Gerson, Cate Bauer (voices)

$60,679,097



2.

West Side Story

United Artists

Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno

$43,656,822



3.

El Cid

Allied Artists

Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren

$26,620,000



4.

The Parent Trap*

Walt Disney Productions

Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith

$25,150,385



5.

King of Kings

MGM

Jeffrey Hunter

$25,000,000



6.

La Dolce Vita*

Astor/AIP

Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg

$19,516,000



7.

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Paramount

Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard

$14,000,000



8.

The Guns of Navarone

Columbia

Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, David Niven

$13,000,000



9.

Splendor in the Grass

Warner Bros.

Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty

$11,426,000



10.

Blue Hawaii

Paramount

Elvis Presley

$10,440,453



11.

Lover Come Back

Universal

Doris Day and Rock Hudson

$8,500,000



12.

The Misfits

MGM

Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift

$4,100,000

[kentauros]

85. The Day the Earth Caught Fire

A great British science-fiction film:

But I also like Yojimbo, from the same year:

[sakabatou]

86. The Princess Bride (1987)

[murielm99]

87. Easy for me:

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

Batches? We don't need no stinking batches!

[miyazaki]

91. Little Fauss and Big Halsy n/t

[KamaAina]

92. A Shot In The Dark

the second Pink Panther film.

[closeupready]

93. Battle of Algiers - a riveting cinematic masterpiece, very ahead for its time.