Top 50 Films of All Time

So thanks to a list created by a friend (over here) whose tastes and judgments I completely trust, I decided to give this Top 50 list a try. It was harder than I thought once I got past the 25 mark. I always have a good idea what my top 5 movies are at any given time, but beyond that it gets hazy. Like the aforementioned friend, I tried to only incorporate movies that moved me personally. Movies that moved the industry forward in some way or another. Just important films. Though there are a few on here that could be argued against on there merits in the latter area, all of these have a special connection or place with me. Some newer, some older, but all resonate with me on such a deep level.

1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2. The Incredibles

3. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

4. Garden State

5. Kill Bill Vol. 2

6. Shaun of the Dead

7. American Beauty

8. Kill Bill Vol. 1

9. The Fountain

10. Love Actually

11. 500 Days of Summer

12. The Dark Knight

13. Synechdoche, New York

14. Battle Royale

15. Fight Club

16. Fantastic Mr. Fox

17. Pulp Fiction

18. Stranger Than Fiction

19. Inception

20. I Heart Huckabees

21. Amelie

22. Knocked Up

23. The Brothers Bloom

24. Rushmore

25. The Departed

26. Inglourious Basterds

27. Spider-Man 2

28. Road to Perdition

29. Children of Men

30. Pan's Labyrinth

31. Serenity

32. The Matrix

33. V For Vendetta

34. Oldboy

35. When Harry Met Sally

36. Punch Drunk Love

37. Memento

38. Chasing Amy

39. Snatch

40. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

41. Leon The Professional

42. The Prestige

43. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

44. Casino Royale

45. Closer

46. Stardust

47. Being John Malkovich

48. Magnolia

49. Lost in Translation

50. Army of Darkness 

So do you agree, disagree? Any egregious oversights, anything I left out that deserves to be up here (and yes, I know I left off the Lord of the Rings films, it was intentional).