Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies

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This list of personal favorites was assembled by Edgar Wright and Sam DiSalle in July 2016. Films are in chronological order.

Note from Edgar:

“This is a personal and subjective list of 1000 favourite movies from 100 years of cinema. It’s not a set text or intended as any bible of ‘greatest’ films. I decided to put this together as a fluid list for my own enjoyment, amusement and reference. I hope it’s fun for you to pore over and dive into some of the films you haven’t seen or haven’t heard of.

Don’t get all riled up about omissions or which movies you think should be favourites of mine, the truth is I may very well like / not like or not have seen the movies you think are missing. In fact, I like way more than 1000 movies, but any longer and this list would be really insane.

Thanks to Sam DiSalle for helping me put it together. If you feel so inspired, make your own list. Film watching is a life time pursuit and there’s many more films out there for me to see. This site is a great place to start."

Edgar Wright, Aug 2016.


Note: List correct as of Sep 2nd, 2019.

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  1. 3 new

    Safety Last!

    1923, in 16 top lists Check
  2. 4 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  3. 5 new

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  4. 8 new

    Steamboat Bill, Jr.

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 9 new

    The Cameraman

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 13 new

    Animal Crackers

    1930, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 14 new

    L'âge d'or

    1930 — a.k.a. L'Age d'Or, in 16 top lists Check
  8. 15 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  9. 20 new

    Monkey Business

    1931, in 1 top list Check
  10. 24 new

    Love Me Tonight

    1932, in 11 top lists Check
  11. 27 new

    The Music Box

    1932, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 28 new

    The Old Dark House

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 29 new

    42nd Street

    1933, in 12 top lists Check
  14. 30 new

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  15. 31 new

    Footlight Parade

    1933, in 5 top lists Check
  16. 32 new

    Gold Diggers of 1933

    1933, in 11 top lists Check
  17. 34 new

    Sons of the Desert

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  18. 36 new

    Dames

    1934, in 1 top list Check
  19. 39 new

    The Thin Man

    1934, in 14 top lists Check
  20. 40 new

    Twentieth Century

    1934, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 41 new

    A Night at the Opera

    1935, in 17 top lists Check
  22. 43 new

    Top Hat

    1935, in 14 top lists Check
  23. 44 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  24. 45 new

    The Awful Truth

    1937, in 15 top lists Check
  25. 48 new

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  26. 50 new

    The Lady Vanishes

    1938, in 15 top lists Check
  27. 53 new

    Dance, Girl, Dance

    1940, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 55 new

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  29. 57 new

    The Bank Dick

    1940, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 61 new

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  31. 65 new

    Road to Morocco

    1942, in 4 top lists Check
  32. 66 new

    To Be or Not to Be

    1942, in 24 top lists Check
  33. 70 new

    Arsenic and Old Lace

    1944, in 9 top lists Check
  34. 101 new

    Jour de fête

    1949 — a.k.a. Jour de Fête, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 102 new

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 21 top lists Check
  36. 121 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  37. 122 new

    Duck Amuck

    1953, in 11 top lists Check
  38. 125 new

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  39. 126 new

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  40. 139 new

    It's Always Fair Weather

    1955, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 144 new

    The Court Jester

    1955, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 145 new

    The Ladykillers

    1955, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 167 new

    What's Opera, Doc?

    1957, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 173 new

    Mon oncle

    1958 — a.k.a. My Uncle, in 17 top lists Check
  45. 178 new

    A Bucket of Blood

    1959, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 185 new

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  47. 191 new

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  48. 197 new

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  49. 199 new

    The Little Shop of Horrors

    1960, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 200 new

    The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

    1959, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Sep 2, 2019; source