As part of my 101 in 1001 list, I’m planning to watch the top 50 movies on IMDB as of 1/11/12. At the start of my 1001 days, I had only seen 13 of the movies, and most of those not recently. Hopefully I’ll be much better versed culturally when I’m done.
| Rank | Title |
| 1. | The Shawshank Redemption (1994) – viewed 1/20/12 |
| 2. | The Godfather (1972) – viewed 2/21/12 |
| 3. | The Godfather: Part II (1974) — viewed 3/12 |
| 4. | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) –viewed 4/8/12 |
| 5. | Pulp Fiction (1994) — viewed 3/12 |
| 6. | 12 Angry Men (1957) – viewed 5/26/12 |
| 7. | Schindler’s List (1993) — viewed 7/12 |
| 8. | The Dark Knight (2008) |
| 9. | One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) — viewed 5/27/12 |
| 10. | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 11. | Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – viewed 2/13 |
| 12. | Inception (2010) |
| 13. | Fight Club (1999) |
| 14. | Seven Samurai (1954) |
| 15. | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
| 16. | Goodfellas (1990) — viewed September 2012 |
| 17. | Star Wars (1977) — viewed October 2012 |
| 18. | City of God (2002) — viewed October 2012 |
| 19. | Casablanca (1942) — viewed December 2012 |
| 20. | The Matrix (1999) — viewed 8/26/12 |
| 21. | Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) — viewed 8/25/12 |
| 22. | Rear Window (1954) — viewed March 2012 |
| 23. | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — viewed March 2012 |
| 24. | The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
| 25. | The Usual Suspects (1995) |
| 26. | Se7en (1995) |
| 27. | Psycho (1960) – viewed 12/27/12 |
| 28. | Forrest Gump (1994) |
| 29. | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
| 30. | It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) |
| 31. | Memento (2000) |
| 32. | Leon: The Professional (1994) |
| 33. | Sunset Blvd. (1950) |
| 34. | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) |
| 35. | Apocalypse Now (1979) |
| 36. | American History X (1998) |
| 37. | North by Northwest (1959) |
| 38. | Citizen Kane (1941) |
| 39. | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) |
| 40. | American Beauty (1999) |
| 41. | Toy Story 3 (2010) |
| 42. | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
| 43. | Taxi Driver (1976) |
| 44. | Alien (1979) |
| 45. | Spirited Away (2001) |
| 46. | City Lights (1931) |
| 47. | Vertigo (1958) — viewed 11/16/12 |
| 48. | The Shining (1980) |
| 49. | Paths of Glory (1957) |
| 50. | Amélie (2001) |