Ten greatest movies in English

[Venerable Bede]

In your opinion, in terms of sheer artistic brilliance, what are the ten greatest films in the English language?

Here's my list

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. Easy Rider
3. Barry Lyndon
4. The Godfather parts I and II
5. Citizen Kane
6. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (since the three main characters speak English)
7. Macbeth (Polanksi)
8. Being There
9. There Will Be Blood
10. Nixon

[Emerald-Springs]

In no particular order:

• The Rear Window
• Casablanca
• The King's Speech
• Bridge on the River Kwai
• Vertigo
• The Bee Movie
• Forrest Gump
• GATTACA
• Legends of the Fall
• The Road to Perdition
• Lawrence of Arabia

[Anollasia]

Do I have to choose? Ok... (in no particular order) Note: There are some movies I like more than some on this list, but I didn't list them because I wouldn't consider them too artistic (and maybe you don't consider some of the ones in the list as artistic enough, but whatever). Also, there may be some I can't think of right now.

1. Star Wars (1977)
2. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
3. The Princess Bride (1987)
4. Forrest Gump (1994)
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
6. Yellow Submarine (1968)
7. Citizen Kane (1941)
8. Wall-E (2008)
9. Groundhog Day (1993)
10. Toy Story (1995)

Bonus: The short film The Powers of Ten (1977)

[Venerable Bede]

In no particular order:

• The Rear Window
• Casablanca
• The King's Speech
• Bridge on the River Kwai
• Vertigo
• The Bee Movie
• Forrest Gump
• GATTACA
• Legends of the Fall
• The Road to Perdition
• Lawrence of Arabia

You lean more toward pure dramatic artistry than I do. Visuals are key to me in regard to a film's quality as a film (Olivier's Richard III, for example, is a superb realization of Shakespeare's drama, but I would classify it purely as a superb drama, not as a superb film). Not that yours don't have superb visuals, of course, I just mean I almost always look at the visual art foremost, and sometimes rate quality on that alone: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, for instance, isn't really dramatically exceptional, but visually it is a masterpiece, which is enough for me.

[Philjia]

In no particular order (and sadly disregarding my favourite foreign language movies):

Donnie Darko
Blue Velvet
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Once Upon a Time in the West
No Country for Old Men
Moon
Miller's Crossing
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Blade Runner
In the Loop

[Saint Ryvern]

Here is my list. Note, I have no real knowledge of the technical aspects of film making. When I watch a movie I determine how "good" or in this case "great" it is based on how much it moves me. Of course, there are many aspects of a movie that can move me, far beyond the actor's emotions and the quality of the script. I love being moved by the the weight and execution of the central drama, the colors in the movie, the soundtrack (God bless movie soundtracks), and, sometimes I can pick up the brilliance of this one, the way in which a scene is shot. That system of rating a movie is biased towards dramas, and I think that's true because it's hard to find an artistically brilliant comedy. Still, numerous examples of exceptional films in the comedy genre exist, and I judge those based on how much they make me laugh and how much the jokes make me think. I understand there are other types of more subtle humor, but you don't want to read the opinion of someone who barely understands those, so let's move on. Another note is that I have very little viewing experience with older films, that is films from before 1970, so you will see some clear bias in this list towards more modern films. Anyways, here we go, the ten greatest movies in English, listed in no particular order:

• Apocalypse Now
• Schindler's List
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail
• Inside Out
• The Shining
• Saving Private Ryan
• Good Will Hunting
• The Truman Show
• The Wolf of Wall Street
• La La Land (I understand if I get a lot of flack for this one)

[Anollasia]

Here is my list. Note, I have no real knowledge of the technical aspects of film making. When I watch a movie I determine how "good" or in this case "great" it is based on how much it moves me. Of course, there are many aspects of a movie that can move me, far beyond the actor's emotions and the quality of the script. I love being moved by the the weight and execution of the central drama, the colors in the movie, the soundtrack (God bless movie soundtracks), and, sometimes I can pick up the brilliance of this one, the way in which a scene is shot. That system of rating a movie is biased towards dramas, and I think that's true because it's hard to find an artistically brilliant comedy. Still, numerous examples of exceptional films in the comedy genre exist, and I judge those based on how much they make me laugh and how much the jokes make me think. I understand there are other types of more subtle humor, but you don't want to read the opinion of someone who barely understands those, so let's move on. Another note is that I have very little viewing experience with older films, that is films from before 1970, so you will see some clear bias in this list towards more modern films. Anyways, here we go, the ten greatest movies in English, listed in no particular order:

• Apocalypse Now
• Schindler's List
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail
• Inside Out
• The Shining
• Saving Private Ryan
• Good Will Hunting
• The Truman Show
• The Wolf of Wall Street
• La La Land (I understand if I get a lot of flack for this one)

I don't really like Good Will Hunting, but that's just me because it's considered one of Robin Williams' best films. Inside Out and The Truman Show are great though.

[Freien]

1. Pulp Fiction
2. There Will be Blood
3. The Dark Knight
4. Sunset Boulevard
5. Schindler's List
6. The Shawshank Redemption
7. The Big Lebowski
8. Full Metal Jacket
9. No Country for Old Men
10. Fight Club

Honorable Mentions:
The Pianist
Birdman
The Usual Suspects

[Frank Zipper]

My list is not so much about artistic brilliance, it is more just a load of films that I think are really enjoyable. More like me putting on a film festival.

Time Bandits
Some Like It Hot
The Forbidden Planet
The Man Who Would Be King
Groundhog Day
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
Chinatown
Jackie Brown
The Thing
Blade Runner

[CITY18]

In no real order

Johnny got his gun
Saving Private Ryan
Pulp Fiction
Star Wars (1977)
Monty Python and the Holy grail.
Hacksaw Ridge
Full metal Jacket
Empire Strikes Back(1980)
Citizen Kane
Scarface (1932)