Keith's Top 100 Movies

As the saying goes, "If two do, then the third do, too." Here is the current list of my top 100 movies, broken into categories that help explain why these movies mean so much to me.

Childhood (30)

These are the movies I grew up on. I watched these on VHS so many times that when I donate blood, the recipients begin quoting these movies.

Aladdin - 1992

Bedknobs and Broomsticks - 1971

Bride of Frankenstein - 1935

The Dark Crystal - 1982

The Day the Earth Stood Still - 1951

Dracula - 1931

Frankenstein - 1931

The Incredible Shrinking Man - 1957

Independence Day - 1996

The Invisible Man - 1933

Jurassic Park - 1993

King Kong - 1933

Labyrinth - 1986

The Last Unicorn - 1982

The Lion King - 1994

The Little Mermaid - 1989

Mary Poppins - 1964

The Mummy - 1932

The Princess Bride - 1987

The Producers - 1967

Robin Hood - 1973

The Secret of NIMH - 1982

Sleeping Beauty - 1959

The Sword in the Stone - 1963

Top Secret - 1984

West Side Story - 1961

White Christmas - 1954

Willow - 1988

The Wizard of Oz - 1939

The Wolf Man - 1941

Young Frankenstein - 1974

High School (17)

Move over VHS, hello DVD. These are the movies my friends and I would invite over because "You have to see this!" This list used to be longer, but it turns out that teens have terrible taste in movies. These are the ones that I still stand behind.

Amelie - 2001

Arsenic and Old Lace - 1944

Best In Show - 2000

The Emperor's New Groove - 2000

The Fifth Element - 1997

Fight Club - 1999

High Fidelity - 2000

The Iron Giant - 1999

Lilo & Stitch - 2002

The Lord of the Rings - 2001-03*

The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra - 2001

The Matrix - 1999

Memento - 2000

Mystery Men - 1999

Snatch - 2000

Spaceman - 1998

The Usual Suspects - 1995

*Yes I cheated and put all three LOTR movies together. I don't care.

Star Wars (4)

Not every film fits neatly into a developmental period of my life. Some categories transcend age. Star Wars films were a crucial part of my childhood, but they are also so much more. There are only three bad Star Wars, but these are the four that I can't get enough of.

Return of the Jedi - 1983

Rogue One - 2016

The Force Awakens - 2015

The Last Jedi - 2017

Marvel (13)

Marvel films didn't really exist during my childhood. (I was unaware of Howard the Duck. Some alternate-reality Keith was raised on that movie, and he grew up to be the manager of an all-girl rock band. Probably) Two things that were instrumental in my upbringing were Marvel comics and X-Men, the animated series. By the time they started making (good) movies based on those characters, I was ready. These are the best ones.

The Avengers - 2012

Avengers: Age of Ultron - 2015

Avengers: Infinity War - 2018

Captain America: Civil War - 2016

Deadpool - 2016

Guardians of the Galaxy - 2014

Iron Man 3 - 2013

Logan - 2017

Thor: Ragnarok - 2017

X-Men - 2000

X-Men: Days of Future Past - 2014

X-Men: First Class - 2011

X2 - 2003

Auteurs (17)

Certain filmmakers will pique my interest in any film if their name is attached. The following are some favorites from Christopher Nolan, Hayao Miyazaki, Guillermo del Toro, (pre-200's) Tim Burton, and the holy trinity of Charlie Kaufman/Spike Jonze/Michel Gondry.

Adaptation - 2002

Batman - 1989

Being John Malkovich - 1999

Big Fish - 2003

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 2004

Her - 2013

Inception - 2010

Interstellar - 2014

Mars Attacks - 1996

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - 1984

The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1993

Pan's Labyrinth - 2006

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure - 1985

The Prestige - 2006

Princess Mononoke - 1997

The Shape of Water - 2017

Spirited Away - 2001

Margie (14)

Ever since my wife and I started dating, seeing movies on the big screen has been one of our favorite ways to spend time together. These are movies I first experienced with the love of my life.

Arrival - 2016

Children of Men - 2006

Coraline - 2009

The Host - 2006

Hot Fuzz - 2007

The Incredibles - 2004

Juno - 2007

Looper - 2012

Mystery Team - 2009

School of Rock - 2003

Scott Pilgrim vs the World - 2010

Sorry to Bother You - 2018

Toy Story 3 - 2010

Up - 2009

What We Do in the Shadows - 2014

Fatherhood (5)

Being a parent has brought me back full circle to my love of animated films. These are some of the best ones I enjoyed with the two best boys.

Incredibles 2 - 2018

Inside Out - 2015

Moana - 2016