Top 123 Movies List |

It’s around 18 months now since I did my first Top 100 movies list, so time for an update.

The rankings are very much my own, based on both how good I think the film is, but also how much I enjoy it, and how well I think it stands up to repeated viewings.

Rather than have movies drop off, I’ve expanded to 123 movies. There are plenty of new entries, some because I’ve seen them since I did the first list, some because on reflection that deserved to make the cut.

Following the movie title I’ve noted where it was on the previous list.

My top 5 has stayed unchanged, but two new films have broken into the Top 10, and an old classic has risen in there.

A number of movies have drifted up the list with further viewings – Argo jumps from 44 to 27, and Galaxy Quest rises from 26 to 17. Catch Me If You Can jumps from 43 to 31.

Some films have been pushed down the list only to make room for new entrees above them. On the other hand other films have faded with time, sometimes because removed from the impact of the first viewing they don’t hold up quite as well.

In terms of actors and actresses…

Matt Damon continues to do well, placing at 2, 10, 24, 64, 89.

Newcomer Lucas Hedges is placed at 7, 15, 33.

Alan Rickman likely has the most entries, with 10, 17, 30, 35, 41, 83.

Robin Williams places at 2, 34, 87.

Saoirse Ronan is one of the best actresses, with films at 7, 15, 100.

Sigourney Weaver has three films, 17, 49, 107.

Emma Thompson also has three entries, 35, 45, 56

Dane DeHaan, Denzel Washington, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ryan Gosling, Timothee Chalemet and a number of others all also have multiple entries.

Anyway, here’s the list…