MY ALL-TIME TOP 250 MOVIES*

*last updated July 2023

  1. THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994; Frank Darabont)
  2. BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985; Robert Zemeckis)
  3. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981; Steven Spielberg)
  4. STAR WARS (1977; George Lucas)
  5. THE GODFATHER (1972; Francis Ford Coppola)
  6. CASABLANCA (1942; Michael Curtiz)
  7. JAWS (1975; Steven Spielberg)
  8. ALIEN (1979; Ridley Scott)
  9. SCHINDLER’S LIST (1993; Steven Spielberg)    
  10. PULP FICTION (1994; Quentin Tarantino)
  11. 12 ANGRY MEN (1957; Sidney Lumet)
  12. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (1975; Milos Forman)
  13. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971; William Friedkin)
  14. RAGING BULL (1980; Martin Scorsese)
  15. STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980; Irvin Kerschner)
  16. CHILDREN OF MEN (2006; Alfonso Cuaron)
  17. INCEPTION (2010; Christopher Nolan)
  18. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971; Stanley Kubrick)
  19. VERTIGO (1958; Alfred Hitchcock)
  20. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959; Billy Wilder)


The rest of my Top 250 favourite movies of all time are now listed on the Letterboxd website. As the overall order of my favourite films shifts constantly, it's much easier to maintain them on that platform. Click the image above to view the list in full.