Top 10 Animated Films

The best cartoon movies ever. I am including computer generated cartoons in this category. As always, in no particular order:

1. Mulan
2. Hercules
3. Toy Story 1 and 2
4. Emperor's New Groove
5. The Incredibles
   
6. Lion King
7. Beauty and the Beast
8. Shrek
9. Prince of Egypt
   
10. Treasure Planet
11. Jimmy Neutron
    

Top 10 Romantic Comedies

This is the only list here that even remotely resembles "chick flicks."

1. Princess Bride
2. You've Got mail
3. Sleepless in Seattle
4. Joe Versus the Volcano
5. Miss Congeniality
6. While You Were Sleeping
7. Dan in Real Life
8. It Could Happen to You
9. Two Weeks Notice
10. 
    

Top 10 Scary Movies

I hate the horror genre. But these movies are really good without being too gory or horrific.

1. The Village
2. The Sixth Sense
3. Wait Until Dark
4. I Am Legend

Top 10 Action/Adventure

Here they are, in no particular order.

1. Armageddon
   
2. Hero
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
4. Matrix
5. Mission Impossible (1)
6. The Bourne . . . trilogy
7. Indiana Jones
8. Batman Begins & The Dark Knight
9. The Fugitive
   
10. Italian Job
11. Ocean's 11
12. The Jack Ryan series (Hunt for Red October, Clear and Present Danger, Patriot Games, Etc.)
13. Transformers
    

Top 10 Fantasy

The line between sci-fi and fantasy is not thin as many claim. It is wide and gray. For example, where do superhero movies fit? (I chose to include them in sci-fi.) Orson Scott Card classifies both into the larger genre of "Speculative Fiction." I need to add to this list when I have some time to think more about it.

1. The Lord of the Rings
2. Harry Potter
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
4. The Chronicles of Narnia
5. Willow

Top 10 Historical Dramas

Movies realistically set in a historical period, though not necessarily "based on a true story." Again, in no particular order.

1. Chariots of Fire
   
2. The Last Samurai
3. Saving Private Ryan
4. Gladiator
5. The Count of Monte Cristo
6. The Right Stuff
7. Hotel Rwanda
8. Hidalgo
9. Life is Beautiful
10. The Mission
11. Braveheart
12. The Patriot
13. Forrest Gump
    

Top 10 Sci Fi

In no particular order.

1. Star Wars
2. Signs
3. Matrix
4. Minority Report
5. The Hulk (I think I was the only person in America who liked it. But it was Freudian deep)
   
6. Spider Man
7. I Robot
8. Serenity
9. X-Men
10. Independence Day
11. Back to the Future
12. I am Legend
13. Gattaca
    

Top 10 Comedies

Tough to narrow down to just 10. Impossible to place in an order, except that Dumb and Dumber is #1.

1. Dumb & Dumber
2. What About Bob?
3. Tommy Boy
4. Nacho Libre
5. School of Rock
6. Napoleon Dynamite
7. The Man Who Knew Too Little
8. Zoolander
9. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
10. One, Two, Three
11. Christmas Story
    

Top 10 Movies of All Time

My version of the Top 10 Movies of All Time, drawing from all genres. My top pick definitely belongs in the #1 spot, but the rest are in no particular order.

1. Chariots of Fire
2. Lord of the Rings
3. The Chronicles of Narnia
4. Saving Private Ryan
5. Indiana Jones
6. Braveheart
7. Life is Beautiful
8. The Mission
9. Star Wars
10. The Matrix
11. Armageddon

Okay . . . so there's 11 . . . sue me