Charts: Lists

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  1. Paste's The 100 Best Anime Movies of All Time's icon

    Paste's The 100 Best Anime Movies of All Time

    Favs/dislikes: 108:2. Establishing the best anime movies can be tricky. After all, despite now being one of the most ubiquitous cultural properties of the 21st century, anime, thanks to over a century’s worth of the medium’s evolution and reinvention, is especially difficult to define. From the five-minute shorts of Oten Shimokawa in 1917, to the feature-length animations produced during World War II, to the pioneering production cycles of Tezuka in the ’60s and the auteurist innovations of the likes of Miyazaki and many others towards the latter half of the last century, anime has morphed through countless phases. Amateur efforts, nationalist propaganda fodder, niche cultural export turned eventual global phenomenon: Each iteration conforms to the shape of the times in which it was produced. Television expanded the medium during the 1960s, birthing many of the essential genres and subgenres that we know today and forming the impetus for the anime industry’s inextricable relationship to advertising and merchandising from the 1970s onward. The arrival of home video catapulted anime to its commercial and aesthetic apex, fanning outward from island nation of Nippon to the far shores of North America and back, before again being revolutionized by the unprecedented accessibility of the world wide web throughout the ’90s and early aughts. Anime film owes much to the evolving means of production and distribution throughout the late 20th century, the breadth and audacity of the medium’s content widening and contracting along with its running time to cater to the emerging palettes of audiences both new and old, at home and abroad. But where does one begin to tackle the aesthetic and historical precedent that anime film has left on pop culture and global entertainment in the last century? This list is an attempt to do just that: to create a primer of 100 of the most influential and essential films that Japanese animation has produced, and to offer a thorough aesthetic, technical and historical breakdown of why these film matter. With that aim in mind, Paste is proud to enlist the curatorial talents of Jason DeMarco, on-air creative director of Adult Swim and co-creator of Toonami, whose unique role in anime’s emerging popularity in the West has helped to hone this list. Given the shared evolution between anime film and television and the aforementioned significance of the home video revolution, this list includes not only traditional features but also original video animations made for home video (OVAs) and anthology films— with the stipulation of each entry having at some point premiered in theaters. It is our hope that in creating this list we have created an entry point for both the expert and the layperson to trace the rich history of anime’s legacy on both film and popular culture, and to offer newcomers a comprehensive guide through to learn, rediscover, and explore the fullness that the genre of Japanese animation has to offer now and into the future. Originally published in January 2017. Last updated October 23, 2023. [url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/best-anime-movies/the-100-best-anime-movies-of-all-time]Source[/url]
  2. Paul Rotha's Silent but Not Forgotten's icon

    Paul Rotha's Silent but Not Forgotten

    Favs/dislikes: 108:1. From a poll of 63 critics and film experts conducted in the 1970s by film critic and director Paul Rotha, each asked for a list of their 30 top silent films. This makes for a list of the Top 338 Silent Films. Ties are sorted by imdb original title. Several movies are considered lost: Thérèse Raquin Die Abenteuer eines Zehnmarkscheines The Last Moment 4 Devils
  3. Roger Ebert's Annual Top Ten Lists's icon

    Roger Ebert's Annual Top Ten Lists

    Favs/dislikes: 108:2. Every year since 1967 the famed film critic Roger Ebert has released a list of his ten favorite films of the year. In some recent years he has divided up the lists, making separate top tens (or twenties) for documentaries and foreign-language films. I've included all the lists here.
  4. Audrey Hepburn Filmography's icon

    Audrey Hepburn Filmography

    Favs/dislikes: 106:2. A list of all feature films starring Audrey Hepburn.
  5. Top 250 Most-Acclaimed Short Films of All Time's icon

    Top 250 Most-Acclaimed Short Films of All Time

    Favs/dislikes: 106:1. I compiled this list from many different polls, lists, and awards, using a weighted point system to rank the shorts. I'm defining short as any film with a runtime of 45 minutes or less. This list focuses more on animation than the [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/brief+encounters/]Brief Encounters[/url] list. It includes many acclaimed animated shorts which are missing from Brief Encounters, most notably The Man Who Planted Trees and Ruka. Missing from IMDb: The Magic Fox (1982) (it would've been ranked #132)
  6. Harvard University's Suggested Film Viewing List: Experimental/Avant-garde/Underground Films (2012)'s icon

    Harvard University's Suggested Film Viewing List: Experimental/Avant-garde/Underground Films (2012)

    Favs/dislikes: 105:3. This list is "an educational resource that offers guidance and encouragement as students seek to find points of orientation within the vast history of film and video." It is not a list of the best films of all time. Rather, it reflects a variety of criteria. The list is divided into 5 sections: I. [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+narrative+films+2012/]Narrative Films[/url] [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+hollywood+genres+2012/mjf314/]Hollywood Genres (with an emphasis on the classical studio era)[/url] II. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+non-fiction+films+2012/]Non-Fiction Films[/url] III. [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+animated+films+2012/mjf314/]Animated Films[/url] IV. [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+experimentalslashavant-gardeslashunderground+films+2012/mjf314/]Experimental/Avant-garde/Underground Films[/url] V. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+single-channel+video+2012/mjf314/]Single-channel Video[/url] According to the list source, this section is incomplete (i.e. they're planning to expand it in the future).
  7. IMDb's Music Top 50's icon

    IMDb's Music Top 50

    Favs/dislikes: 105:7. Music films contain music performances by the cast, but necessarily not with a focus on a full-scale scores or song and dance routines (for which the musical genre exists). A music film may even be a concert recording.
  8. Sergio Leone filmography's icon

    Sergio Leone filmography

    Favs/dislikes: 105:1.
  9. Sight and Sound 2012 - Critics list's icon

    Sight and Sound 2012 - Critics list

    Favs/dislikes: 105:0. The top films in the 2012 Sight and Sound Poll of 846 critics. Contains films with 3 or more votes. In order by number of votes. The following is a list of positions and the number of corresponding votes. 17-18 (48 votes), 21-23 (43 votes), 24-26 (42 votes), 29-30 (39 votes), 31-32 (38 votes), 34-35 (35 votes), 36-38 (34 votes), 39-40 (33 votes), 41-42 (32 votes), 43-47 (31 votes), 48-56 (30 votes), 57-59 (29 votes), 60-62 (28 votes), 64-65 (26 votes), 66-69 (25 votes), 70-75 (24 votes), 76-79 (23 votes), 80-84 (22 votes), 85-87 (21 votes), 88-90 (20 votes), 91-96 (19 votes), 97-99 (18 votes), 100-108 (17 votes), 109-116 (16 votes), 117-123 (15 votes), 124-133 (14 votes), 134-150 (13 votes), 151-160 (12 votes), 161-177 (11 votes), 178-189 (10 votes), 190-208 (9 votes), 209-241 (8 votes), 242-289 (7 votes), 290-329 (6 votes), 330-384 (5 votes), 385-454 (4 votes), 455-599 (3 votes) Missing: [url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1525866264/towards-eniaios-and-the-temenos]Eniaios by Gregory J. Markopoulos[/url] 3 votes, not on imdb. [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/sight+and+sound+2012+-+directors+list/peacefulanarchy/]Sight and Sound 2012 - Directors list[/url] [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/sight+and+sound+2012+-+combined+list/]Sight and Sound 2012 - Combined List[/url]
  10. Academy Award Best Actress's icon

    Academy Award Best Actress

    Favs/dislikes: 104:0. Since the very first Oscar ceremony in 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has honored the year’s most outstanding performance by an actress in a leading role.
  11. TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films: 1001-2500's icon

    TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films: 1001-2500

    Favs/dislikes: 104:1. Since the 2015 TSPDT has released a companion to their greatest 1000 films, consisting of the films ranked 1001-2500. This list contains the most recent version of this list, with all the previous lists in the history. [url=https://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000_startinglist_table.php]Source[/url]
  12. Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion's icon

    Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion

    Favs/dislikes: 104:2. The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world. Founded 1932, the festival has since taken place every year in Venice, Italy. It is part of the Venice Biennale, a major biennial exhibition and festival for contemporary art. The festival's Leone d'Oro (Golden Lion) prize is awarded to the best film screened at the festival. [url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000681/]Source[/url]
  13. 45.1 Essential Dystopias's icon

    45.1 Essential Dystopias

    Favs/dislikes: 102:3. 45 films and 1 TV episode that encompass the history of anti-utopias in cinema.
  14. Academy Award for Best Animated Feature's icon

    Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

    Favs/dislikes: 102:2. Academy award for best animated feature. Started in 2001.
  15. Cannes Film Festival - Grand Prix's icon

    Cannes Film Festival - Grand Prix

    Favs/dislikes: 101:0. The Grand Prix is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. It is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d'Or. [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Prix_(Cannes_Film_Festival)]Source[/url]
  16. Francois Truffaut filmography's icon

    Francois Truffaut filmography

    Favs/dislikes: 101:1.
  17. Time Out's The 100 Best French Films's icon

    Time Out's The 100 Best French Films

    Favs/dislikes: 101:2. The 100 best French films according to a diversified professional jury, published in Timeout France. [url=https://www.timeout.fr/paris/films/100-meilleurs-films-francais-home]Source[/url]
  18. John Carpenter Filmography's icon

    John Carpenter Filmography

    Favs/dislikes: 100:1. A list of all feature films directed by John Carpenter. This list excludes shorts, segments and episodes from TV series.
  19. BFI Flare's The Best LGBTQ+ Films of All Time's icon

    BFI Flare's The Best LGBTQ+ Films of All Time

    Favs/dislikes: 99:7. In celebration of their 30th anniversary, in 2016, the London LGBT Film Festival BFI Flare conducted a poll of over 100 programmers, critics and filmmakers asking for a top 10 list of the best LGBT films. Contains all films with at least 3 votes. [url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/30-best-lgbt-films-all-time]Source[/url]
  20. Film 2.0's 100 Korean Masterpieces's icon

    Film 2.0's 100 Korean Masterpieces

    Favs/dislikes: 98:1. Note that Arirang (#24) is considered a lost film, though there are rumors of an existing copy in personal collections.
  21. 85 Films Scorsese Recommends's icon

    85 Films Scorsese Recommends

    Favs/dislikes: 97:2. List of 85 films Scorsese recommends. http://www.fastcocreate.com/1679472/martin-scorseses-film-school-the-85-films-you-need-to-see-to-know-anything-about-film
  22. iCM Forum's Top 1000 Highest Rated Feature Films's icon

    iCM Forum's Top 1000 Highest Rated Feature Films

    Favs/dislikes: 95:1. Our highest rated feature films with 5+ votes, from IMDb vote histories provided by 56 members. Ties are sorted by highest number of votes. Includes movies, TV movies and video. Excludes documentary. If you'd like to contribute your own ratings to this project join us over at the iCM Forum and check out this [url=https://forum.icmforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=5600]thread[/url]. For more info and links to all related 'rating' lists check out the [url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13XF-YHWLIkn0o8aYtbONeGtEt3tlOpqh9jJhBcud8FA]Google sheet[/url]. Thanks to [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/profiles/themagician/]themagician[/url] for creating the original versions of these lists.
  23. Tom Vick's Asian Cinema: A Field Guide's icon

    Tom Vick's Asian Cinema: A Field Guide

    Favs/dislikes: 95:0. Asian Cinema: A Field Guide (2007) by Tom Vick is a book about the history of cinema in various regions throughout Asia. This is a list of films mentioned in the book. [b]Part One: The Old Guard[/b] China: Tradition and Resistance (#1-76) Japan: Cinema of Extremes (77-268) India: All That and then Some (269-358) [b]Part Two: Postwar Booms[/b] Hong Kong: The Fine Art of Popular Cinema (359-453) Korea: Rising from the Ashes of History (454-578) [b]Part Three: Recent Arrivals[/b] Iran: A Continuing Conversation (579-637) Taiwan: The Little Island that Could (638-682) [b]Part Four: New Players[/b] [b]South and Southeast Asia: Coming Into Focus[/b] Bangladesh (683 & 684), Bhutan (685 & 686), Cambodia (687-689), Indonesia (690-696), Malaysia and Singapore (697-711), Nepal (712 & 713), Pakistan (714), The Philippines (715-739), Sri Lanka (740-744), Thailand (745-774), Tibet (775-780), Vietnam (781-792) [b]Central Asia and the Middle East: Global Intersections[/b] The Former Soviet Republics, Afghanistan, and Mongolia (793-808), The Middle East (809–841), Turkey (842-852) [b]Part Five: Where to Go from Here[/b] (List of websites and books) [url=https://www.amazon.com/Asian-Cinema-A-Field-Guide/dp/0061145858/]Source[/url] See the [url=http://www.imdb.com/list/ls070806393/]IMDb list[/url] description for a list of films missing from IMDb.
  24. Al Pacino Filmography's icon

    Al Pacino Filmography

    Favs/dislikes: 94:2. All feature films starring Al Pacino. This list excludes episodes from TV series.
  25. Danny Boyle Filmography's icon

    Danny Boyle Filmography

    Favs/dislikes: 94:2. Films directed by Danny Boyle.
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