Here are some of my favourite movies of all time, listed by genre.
Favourite Sci-Fi movies
1. Blade Runner (Director's Cut) ( 1982 )
2. Forbidden Planet ( 1956 )
3. The Day The Earth Stood Still ( 1951 )
4. The Terminator ( 1984 )
5. War Of The Worlds ( 1953 )
6. The Time Machine ( 1960 )
7. The Abyss (Special Edition) ( 1989 )
8. The Day The Earth Caught Fire ( 1961 )
9. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind ( 1977 )
10. Soylent Green ( 1973)
Favourite Fantasy movies
1. LOTR: Fellowship Of The Ring ( 2001 )
2. LOTR: The Two Towers ( 2002 )
3. LOTR: Return Of The King ( 2003 )
4. Sleepy Hollow ( 1999 )
5. The 13th Warrior ( 1999 )
6. Pan's Labyrinth (Spanish) ( 2006 )
7. Jason And The Argonauts ( 1963 )
8. Le Pacte Des Loups (aka Brotherhood Of The Wolf) (French) ( 1999 )
9. 7th Voyage of Sinbad ( 1958 )
10. Conan The Barbarian ( 1982 )
Favourite Period movies
1. Braveheart ( 1995 )
2. The Three Musketeers ( 1973 )
3. Scaramouche ( 1952 )
4. The Horseman On The Roof (French) ( 1995 )
5. Ben Hur ( 1959 )
6. Master and Commander: Far Side Of The World ( 2002 )
7. Name Of The Rose ( 1986 )
8. Le Bossu (aka On Guard) (French) ( 1997 )
9. Seven Samurai (Japanese) ( 1956 )
10. The First Great Train Robbery ( 1978 )
Favourite 'Westerns'
1. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly ( 1966 )
2. Once Upon A Time In The West ( 1969 )
3. The Outlaw Josey Wales ( 1976 )
4. Rio Bravo/El Dorado (basically the same)
5. A Fistful Of Dollars ( 1964 )
6. Unforgiven ( 1992 )
7. Hidalgo ( 2004 )
8. How The West Was Won ( 1962 )
9. Heaven's Gate (uncut) ( 1980 )
10. The Magnificent Seven ( 1960 )
Favourite Horror movies
1. The Changeling ( 1980 )
2. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers ( 1956 )
3. The Devil Rides Out ( 1968 )
4. Halloween ( 1978 )
5. The Frighteners ( 1996 )
6. The Haunting ( 1963 )
7. Legend Of Hell House ( 1973 )
8. The Shining ( 1980 )
9. Dracula: Prince Of Darkness ( 1966 )
10. Lifeforce ( 1985 )
Favourite 'Monster' movies
1. Aliens ( 1986 )
2. Jaws ( 1975 )
3. An American Werewolf In London ( 1981 )
4. Predator ( 1987 )
5. John Carpenter's The Thing ( 1982 )
6. Tremors ( 1990 )
7. King Kong ( 1933 )
8. Them! ( 1954 )
9. Jurassic Park ( 1993 )
10. The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms* ( 1953 )
* I'm a sucker for Harryhausen movies.
Favourite War movies
1. Where Eagles Dare ( 1968 )
2. Saving Private Ryan ( 1998 )
3. Apocalypse Now ( 1979 )
4. Kelly's Heroes ( 1970 )
5. Battle Of The Bulge ( 1965 )
6. A Bridge Too Far ( 1977 )
7. The Longest Day ( 1970 )
8. The Deer Hunter ( 1978 )
9. Cross Of Iron ( 1977 )
10. Taegukgi (aka Brotherhood) (Korea) ( 2004 )
Favourite Action movies
1. The Spy Who Loved Me ( 1977 ) (+ all James Bond)
2. The Bourne Identity ( 2002 )
3. Raiders Of The Lost Ark ( 1981 )
4. Lethal Weapon 2 ( 1989 )
5. Die Hard ( 1988 )
6. Ronin ( 1998 )
7. The Replacement Killers ( 1998 )
8. Enter The Dragon ( 1973 )
9. District B13 (French) ( 2004 )
10. Eraser ( 1996 )
Favourite Thrillers
1. The Ipcress File ( 1965 )
2. The French Connection ( 1971 )
3. North By Northwest ( 1959 )
4. Cop ( 1988 )
5. Marathon Man ( 1976 )
6. Rear Window ( 1954 )
7. The Conversation ( 1974 )
8. Magnum Force ( 1973 )
9. Leon (aka The Professional) ( 1994 )
10. Strange Days ( 1995 )
11. Children Of Men ( 2007 )
12. Kiss Me Deadly ( 1955 )
Favourite Light Entertainment
1. A Shot In The Dark ( 1964 )
2. Return Of The Pink Panther ( 1975 )
3. It's A Wonderful Life ( 1946 )
4. The Italian Job ( 1969 )
5. The Big Lebowski ( 1998 )
6. Little Shop Of Horrors ( 1986 )
7. The Court Jester ( 1956 )
8. Repo Man ( 1984 )
9. Way Out West (or any Laurel & Hardy movie)
10. Anything with Will Hay
Favourite Animated/CGI movies
1. The Incredibles ( 2004 )
2. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs ( 1937 )
3. Lady And The Tramp ( 1955 )
4. Fantasia ( 1940 )
5. Renaissance ( 2006 )
6. Tron ( 1982 )
7. Shrek ( 1999 )
8. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within ( 2001 )
9. Akira ( 1990 )
10. Titan A.E. ( 2000 )