Movies to see before you die

Was in the book shop today and saw that book "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" and started flicking through and was wondering what movies you people would suggest, lets say top 5. Here's 5 I remember from the book :

1 - Nosferatu, A Symphony of Terror
2 - High Noon
3 - Ben-Hur
4 - Psycho
5 - 2001: A Space Odyssey

 

1 - Harold and Maude
2 - Monty Python and the Holy Grail
3 - One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest
4 - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
5 - Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

 

I've never seen Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears.

 

It's Russian.

It's extremely good.

There are alot of extremely good Russian movies, yet the most sincere humor and human relations in the world tend to get lost in translation.

 

Don't tell me what to do.

 

I've never seen it either. I added it to my queue on Netflix, it seems interesting. I dont think I've ever seen a Russian movie, but I'm not sure.

 

The virgin suicides

and some of the others already listed.

 

keeping it only two five is tough!!! 1 blue velvet 2 deer hunter 3 easy rider4 clockwork orange and up in smoke not nessiceraly in order of importance

 

I've yet to see a movie so good that a person's life would be that much worse for having not seen it.

 

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ghostbusters...

 

true romance.

 

The Legend of 1900.

 

The Life of Brian
La Vita e Bella
Cry Freedom
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Shawshank Redemption

I'm sure that I would have a different list tomorrow but the first one would be a permanent fixture.

 

The Holy Mountain
El Topo
Akira
Blues Brothers
Ace Ventura

All of these movies, preferably high on any number of chemicals, though the first two might drive you insane so for first viewing experiences, preferably sober

 

The Godfather Trilogy(DUHHH - Counts as one...)

Scarface

Star Wars (Episode 4 to 6 - again, counts as one)

Every James Bond film (Excluding the ones with Timothy Dalton and George Lazenby - yes, all those count as one, don't argue with me)

And now it's a tie between the Great Escape and Breakfast at Tiffanys (what the hell, they count as one, too. Because I'm cool :H )


I don't know how anyone can get through everyday life without seeing all these films

 

The Fly,
Videodrome,
Dead Ringers,
M. Butterfly,

and...something not by the same director

um

Fantastic Planet

or maybe Sherman's March

 

yea dead ringers is a great movie havent thought of that in along while

 

Dead Man
Pulp Fiction
The Rules of Attraction
Fight Club
Igby Goes Down

are my 5 favorites.

But what everyone should see..

Taxi Driver
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Godfather
2001: A Space Odyssey
Citizen Kane

 

Pulp Fiction
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
American Psycho
Almost Famous
Leon the Professional

Maybe not 5 absolute must-sees, but definitely 5 favorite movies.