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My Top 25 Movies
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CasablancaCasablanca
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Citizen Kane [Region 2]Citizen Kane [Region 2]
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The Bridge on the River Kwai (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)The Bridge on the River Kwai (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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Making the moview was an immense challenge: steamy heat, dense jungle, tropical monsoons. You can feel Alec Guinness sweating in the cage of his brutal captor. The picture won 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture.
Key Largo (Keepcase)Key Largo (Keepcase)
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Another great movie by the great John Huston. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and tthe wheel-chair bound Lionel Barrymore wait out a hurricane in the company of Mob Boss Johnny Rocco (Edward G. Robinson)
The African QueenThe African Queen
The 1951 John Huston classic, set in Africa during World War I, garnered Humphrey Bogart an Oscar for his role as a hard-drinking riverboat captain in Africa,
On the Waterfront (Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb)On the Waterfront (Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb)
Elia Kazan uses an extraordinary cast (Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb and Rod Steiger) in a classic story of betrayal and loyalty on the docks.
To Kill a Mockingbird (Universal Legacy Series)To Kill a Mockingbird (Universal Legacy Series)
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Harper Lee's classic novel is given careful direction in Robert Mulligan's "To Kill a Mockingbird." Gregory Peck is outstanding. This film will stay with you a long time. "Introducing" Robert Duvall as Boo Radley!
Million Dollar Baby [Blu-ray]Million Dollar Baby [Blu-ray]
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Clint Eastwood at his directorial best. With outstanding cast: Eastwood, Hilary Swank, and Morgan Freeman.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Two-Disc Special Edition)The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Classic John Huston and Bogart, with Walter Houston and featuring a cameo appearance by Robert Blake as the boy.
Raging BullRaging Bull
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Virtually overlooked by The Academy, this is a classic of alienation and disillusionment.
Taxi Driver (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)Taxi Driver (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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Personally, I think it was DeNiro's best role and Scorsese's best film.
GoodFellasGoodFellas
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Best Mafia movie ever made.
L.A. Confidential (Two-Disc Special Edition)L.A. Confidential (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Based on James Ellroy's killer book.
The Godfather (Widescreen Edition)The Godfather (Widescreen Edition)
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Midnight CowboyMidnight Cowboy
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The StingThe Sting
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Jaws (Full Screen Anniversary Collector's Edition)Jaws (Full Screen Anniversary Collector's Edition)
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The Maltese Falcon - with BONUS FEATURESThe Maltese Falcon - with BONUS FEATURES
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Zulu (Michael Caine)Zulu (Michael Caine)
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Incredible cinematography. Great cast including Michael Caine in his break-out role, Stanley Baker and Jack Hawkins. Directed by Cy Enfield.
Pulp FictionPulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantino
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Brokeback MountainBrokeback Mountain
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A love story with a different twist. Should have won "Best Picture" but the Academy wimped out.
The Killing Fields [Region 2]The Killing Fields [Region 2]
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Based on the true story of an American journalist and his Cambodian companion during the genocide of the Khmer Rouge in the late 1970's.
UnforgivenUnforgiven
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We Were Soldiers (Widescreen Edition)We Were Soldiers (Widescreen Edition)
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The Magnificent Seven (Special Edition)The Magnificent Seven (Special Edition)
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Best cast in one of the best Westerns ever made.
Chicago (Widescreen Edition)Chicago (Widescreen Edition)
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Great song-and-dance show; excellent work by Richard Gere.
Clint Eastwood Western Icon Collection (High Plains Drifter/Joe Kidd/Two Mules For Sister Sara)Clint Eastwood Western Icon Collection (High Plains Drifter/Joe Kidd/Two Mules For Sister Sara)
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Once Upon a Time in the WestOnce Upon a Time in the West
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The Outlaw Josey WalesThe Outlaw Josey Wales
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3:10 to Yuma (Widescreen Edition)3:10 to Yuma (Widescreen Edition)
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The French ConnectionThe French Connection
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Gene Hackman stars in one of filmdom's all-time best cop thrillers.
Mississippi BurningMississippi Burning
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