Film

Movie Genres

The ABCs of Movie Genres:

(A movie that I’ve seen is in bold; ones to see next are marked with a ^.)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Action-Adventure Movies

I’ve seen 25 of 30 (83%).

Action
    1. Mad Max (1979)
    2. Rambo (1982)
    3. The Terminator (1984)
    4. Top Gun (1986)
    5. Die Hard (1988)
    6. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
    7. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
    8. The Fast and the Furious (2001)
    9. Jack Reacher (2012)
    10. John Wick (2014)
Adventure
    1. The Petrified Forest (1936)
    2. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
    3. Key Largo (1948)
    4. The African Queen (1951)
    5. Indiana Jones (1981)
    6. Romancing the Stone (1984)
    7. King Solomon’s Mines (1985)
    8. Crocodile Dundee (1986)
    9. National Treasure (2004)
    10. The Lost City (2022)
Spy Action
    1. The Hunt for Red October (1990)
    2. Patriot Games (1992)
    3. True Lies (1994)
    4. Clear and Present Danger (1994)
    5. Charlie’s Angels (2000)
    6. The Sum of All Fears (2002)
    7. Jason Bourne (2016)
    8. Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)
    9. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
    10. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)

(James Bond is further down.)

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Black/African American

I’ve seen 12 of 30 (40%).

    1. Home of the Brave (1949)^
    2. Island in the Sun (1957)
    3. A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
    4. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
    5. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)
    6. Shaft (1971)
    7. Sounder (1972)
    8. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
    9. Roots (1977 miniseries)
    10. Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979)
    11. The Color Purple (1985)
    12. Coming to America (1988)
    13. Glory (1989)
    14. Jungle Fever (1991)
    15. Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    16. Malcolm X (1992)
    17. Amistad (1997)
    18. Eve’s Bayou (1997)
    19. City of God (2002)
    20. Ray (2004)
    21. Fruitvale Station (2013)
    22. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
    23. Selma (2014)
    24. Straight Outta Compton (2015)
    25. Hidden Figures (2016)
    26. Fences (2016)
    27. BlacKkKlansman (2018)
    28. Just Mercy (2019)^
    29. Till (2022)
    30. The Color Purple (2023)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Comedy

I’ve seen 18 of 30 (60%).

    1. The General (1926)
    2. Duck Soup (1933)
    3. Sons of the Desert (1933)
    4. Disorder in the Court (1936)
    5. The Great Dictator (1940)
    6. The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    7. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
    8. Blazing Saddles (1974)
    9. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
    10. National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)
    11. Airplane! (1980)
    12. The Blues Brothers (1980)
    13. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)^
    14. Clue (1985)
    15. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
    16. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
    17. My Cousin Vinny (1992)
    18. Kevin Smith’s Clerks (1994)
    19. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
    20. Rushmore (1998)
    21. The Big Lebowski (1998)
    22. Office Space (1999)
    23. Zoolander (2001)
    24. School of Rock (2003)
    25. Mean Girls (2004)
    26. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
    27. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
    28. Bridesmaids (2011)
    29. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
    30. Jojo Rabbit (2019)
American Graffiti (1973)

Drama

I’ve seen 12 of 30 (40%).

    1. The Birth of a Nation (1915)
    2. Intolerance (1916)
    3. Modern Times (1936)
    4. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
    5. Citizen Kane (1941)
    6. Casablanca (1942)
    7. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
    8. On the Waterfront (1954)
    9. The Hustler (1961)
    10. American Graffiti (1973)
    11. Badlands (1973)
    12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
    13. The Right Stuff (1983)
    14. Amadeus (1984)
    15. Stand by Me (1986)
    16. Do the Right Thing (1989)
    17. Far and Away (1992)
    18. Good Will Hunting (1997)
    19. Titanic (1997)
    20. American Beauty (1999)
    21. Mulholland Drive (2001)
    22. Save the Last Dance (2001)
    23. The Departed (2006)
    24. There Will Be Blood (2007)
    25. Manchester by the Sea (2016)
    26. Moonlight (2016)
    27. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
    28. Green Book (2018)
    29. Little Women (2019)
    30. Nomadland (2020)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Eastern Martial Arts

I’ve seen 5 of 30 (17%).

    • Chen Zhen’s Fist
      1. Fist of Fury (1972)
      2. Fist of Legend (1994)
    • Bruce Lee Dragon
      1. Way of the Dragon (1972)
      2. Enter the Dragon (1973)
    • Jackie Chan Drunken Master
      1. Drunken Master (1978)
      2. Drunken Master II (1994)
    • American Martial Arts
      1. Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
      2. Bloodsport (1988)
    • Donnie Yen Ip Man
      1. Ip Man (2008)
      2. Ip Man 2 (2010)
    • Ancient China
      1. Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023) (Shang-to-Zhou)
      2. Confucius (2010) (Zhou Dynasty)
      3. Hero (2002) (Qin Dynasty)
      4. The Myth (2005) (Qin Dynasty)
      5. Dragon Blade (2015) (Han Dynasty)
    • Romance of the Three Kingdoms
      1. Red Cliff (2008)
      2. The Assassins (2012)
      3. Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008)
      4. The Lost Bladesman (2011)
      5. Dynasty Warriors (2021)
    • Medieval China
      1. House of Flying Daggers (2004) (Tang Dynasty)
      2. The Great Wall (2016) (Song Dynasty)
      3. Saving General Yang (2013) (Northern Song Dynasty)
      4. Full River Red (2023) (Southern Song Dynasty)
      5. Reign of Assassins (2010) (Ming Dynasty)
    • Qing Dynasty China
      1. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (Master Killer) (1978)
      2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
      3. 55 Days at Peking (1963)
      4. Fearless (2006)
      5. The Last Emperor (1987)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Fantasy Films

I’ve seen 22 of 30 (73%).

    1. Arabian Nights’ The Thief of Bagdad (1924 & 1940)
    2. Fritz Lang’s Die Nibelungen (1924 & 1924)
    3. F. W. Murnau’s Faust (1926)
    4. William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935)
    5. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    6. Voyages of Sinbad (The 7th: 1958, Golden: 1973, & Eye of the Tiger: 1977)
    7. Dragonslayer (1981)
    8. Excalibur (1981)
    9. Jumanji (1981; 2017 & 2019)
    10. The Beastmaster (1982)
    11. Conan the Barbarian (1982 & 1984; 2011)
    12. Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal (1982)^ & Labyrinth (1986)
    13. Highlander (1986-2007)
    14. The Princess Bride (1987)
    15. Masters of the Universe (1987)
    16. Willow (1988)
    17. Gulliver’s Travels (1996)
    18. The 13th Warrior (1999)
    19. Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)
    20. Harry Potter (2001-2011: 8)
    21. Pirates of the Caribbean (2003-2017: 5)
    22. Chronicles of Narnia (2005-2010)
    23. Stardust (2007)
    24. The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
    25. The Hobbit (2012-2014)
    26. Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
    27. Fantastic Beasts (2016, 2018, & 2022)
    28. The Shape of Water (2017)
    29. Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)
    30. Wicked (2024)
A Walk in the Woods (2015)
A Walk in the Woods (2015)

Game & Sports Movies

I’ve seen 23 of 30 (77%).

    1. Rocky (1976)
    2. The Black Stallion (1979)
    3. Chariots of Fire (1981)
    4. Hoosiers (1986)
    5. Field of Dreams (1989)
    6. Days of Thunder (1990)
    7. A League of Their Own (1992)
    8. Mr. Baseball (1992)
    9. The Cutting Edge (1992)
    10. The Mighty Ducks (1992)
    11. Cool Runnings (1993)
    12. Mystery, Alaska (1999)
    13. Varsity Blues (1999)
    14. Bring It On (2000)
    15. Ali (2001)
    16. Blue Crush (2002)
    17. Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
    18. Miracle (2004)
    19. Wimbledon (2004)
    20. Invictus (2009)
    21. The Way (2010)
    22. Moneyball (2011)
    23. 42 (2013)
    24. A Walk in the Woods (2015)
    25. Everest (2015)
    26. Creed (2015)
    27. I, Tonya (2017)
    28. Free Solo (2018)
    29. Ford v Ferrari (2019)
    30. King Richard (2021)
The Avengers (2012)
The Avengers (2012)

Hero/Superhero Films

I’ve seen 23 of 30 (77%).

Heroes
    1. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
    2. A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court (1949)
    3. Helen of Troy (1956)
    4. Spartacus (1960)
    5. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    6. The Mask of Zorro (1998)
    7. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
    8. Don Quixote (2000)
    9. The Three Musketeers (2011)
    10. The Northman (2022)
DC Superheroes
    1. Batman (1966)
    2. Superman (1978)
    3. Swamp Thing (1982)
    4. Batman (1989)
    5. Jonah Hex (2010)
    6. Green Lantern (2011)
    7. The Dark Knight (2008)
    8. Wonder Woman (2017)
    9. The Batman (2022)
    10. The Joker (2019)
Marvel Superheroes
    1. Howard the Duck (1986)
    2. Blade (1998)
    3. X-Men (2000)
    4. Spider-Man (2002)
    5. The Punisher (1989)
    6. Fantastic Four (2005)
    7. Ghost Rider (2007)
    8. Marvel Cinematic Universe (2008-present)
    9. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
    10. Sony’s MCU-Related Spider-Man (2018-present)
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)

Indian Cinema (Bollywood)

    1. Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1993)
    2. Asoka (2001)
    3. Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
    4. Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
    5. Mohenjo Daro (2016)
    6. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
    7. Kesari (2019)
    8. Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019)
    9. Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022)
    10. Adipurush (2023)
Venus Wars (1989)
Venus Wars (1989)

Japanese

I’ve seen 10 of 30 (33%).

Studio Ghibli
    1. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
    2. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
    3. Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
    4. Porco Rosso (1992)
    5. Princess Mononoke (1997)
    6. Spirited Away (2001)
    7. Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
    8. Tales from Earthsea (2006)
    9. Ponyo (2008)
    10. The Wind Rises (2013)
Other Anime
    1. Panda and the Magic Serpent (1958)
    2. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
    3. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
    4. Venus Wars (1989)
    5. Ninja Scroll (1993)
    6. Ghost In The Shell (1995)
    7. Ah! My Goddess: The Movie (2000)
    8. Steamboy (2004)
    9. Paprika (2006)
    10. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
Japanese Motion Pictures
    1. Rashomon (1950)
    2. Ikiru (1952)
    3. Ugetsu (1953)
    4. Seven Samurai (1954)
    5. Yojimbo (1961)
    6. Harakiri (1962)
    7. Heroes of the East (Shaolin Challenges Ninja) (1978)
    8. 13 Assassins (2010)
    9. 47 Ronin (2013)
    10. Drive My Car (2021)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Killer & Cop Films

I’ve seen 26 of 30 (87%).

    1. Scarface (1931 & 1983)
    2. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
    3. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
    4. Rear Window (1954)
    5. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
    6. Psycho (1960)
    7. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
    8. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
    9. In Cold Blood (1967)
    10. In The Heat Of The Night (1967)
    11. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
    12. Dirty Harry (1971)
    13. The French Connection (1971)
    14. The Godfather (1972, 1974, & 1990)
    15. Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
    16. All the President’s Men (1976)
    17. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
    18. Clue (1985)
    19. Taxi Driver (1976)
    20. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
    21. A Few Good Men (1992)
    22. The Fugitive (1993)
    23. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
    24. The Usual Suspects (1995)
    25. Fargo (1996)
    26. Erin Brockovich (2000)
    27. The Bourne Identity (2002)
    28. The Italian Job (2003)
    29. Les Misérables (2012)
    30. On the Basis of Sex (2018)
Watchmen (2009)
Watchmen (2009)

Live-Action Adaptation Movies

I’ve seen 23 of 30 (77%).

Disney Remake
    1. The Jungle Book (1994, 2016)
    2. Maleficent (2014)
    3. Cinderella (2015)
    4. Beauty and the Beast (2017)
    5. Christopher Robin (2018)
    6. Aladdin (2019)
    7. The Lion King (2019)
    8. Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)
    9. The Little Mermaid (2023)
    10. Lilo & Stitch (2025)
Graphic Novel
    1. Ghost World (2001)
    2. Hellboy (2004 & 2008; 2019)
    3. Constantine (2005)
    4. Sin City (2005)
    5. V for Vendetta (2005)
    6. 300 (2006)
    7. Wanted (2008)
    8. Watchmen (2009)
    9. Kick-Ass (2010 & 2013)
    10. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010)
Video Game
    1. The Wizard (1989)
    2. Super Mario Bros. (1993, 2023)
    3. Mortal Kombat (1995, 1997, 2021)
    4. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001, 2003, 2018)
    5. Resident Evil (2002, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2016)
    6. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
    7. Assassin’s Creed (2016)
    8. Warcraft (2016)
    9. Rampage (2018)
    10. Gran Turismo (2023)
The Mummy (1999)
The Mummy (1999)

Monster/Horror Films

I’ve seen 19 of 30 (63%).

    1. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
    2. Häxan (1922)
    3. Frankenstein (1931)
    4. The Invisible Man (1933)
    5. King Kong (1933)
    6. Universal’s Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
    7. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
    8. The Wolf Man (1941)
    9. The Phantom of the Opera (1943)
    10. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
    11. Godzilla (1954)
    12. The Seventh Seal (1957)
    13. Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960)
    14. The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
    15. George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968)
    16. The Exorcist (1972)
    17. Steven Spielberg’s Jaws (1975)
    18. Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
    19. Stephen King’s The Shining (1980)
    20. Ghostbusters (1984)
    21. Sam Raimi’s Army of Darkness (1992)
    22. Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park (1993)
    23. The Mummy (1999)
    24. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
    25. Ginger Snaps (2000)
    26. Call of Cthulhu (2005)
    27. Jules Verne’s Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
    28. The Witch (2015)
    29. Train to Busan (2016)
    30. The Invisible Man (2020)
RBG (2018)

News/Documentary & Travel

I’ve seen 5 of 30 (17%).

    1. Nanook of the North (1922)
    2. The Battle of Midway (1942)
    3. Empire (1964)
    4. The Endless Summer (1966)
    5. Woodstock (1970)
    6. Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
    7. Roger & Me (1989)
    8. Hoop Dreams (1994)
    9. When We Were Kings (1996)
    10. The Thin Blue Line (1998)
    11. Bowling for Columbine (2002)
    12. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
    13. Free Solo (2018)
    14. Food Matters (2008)
    15. Food Inc. (2009)
    16. The Botany Of Desire (2009)
    17. The September Issue (2009)
    18. Cave Of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
    19. Forks over Knives (2011)
    20. Happy (2011)
    21. Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)
    22. Sustainable (2016)
    23. 13th (2016)
    24. I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
    25. Dark Money (2018)
    26. Amazing Grace (2018)
    27. Free Solo (2018)
    28. RBG (2018)
    29. Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
    30. The League (2023)
Hamilton (2020)
Hamilton (2020)

Orchestral/Musical

I’ve seen 11 of 30 (37%).

    1. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    2. On the Town (1949)
    3. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
    4. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
    5. Guys and Dolls (1955)
    6. Oklahoma! (1955)^
    7. The King and I (1955)
    8. West Side Story (1961)
    9. Mary Poppins (1964)
    10. My Fair Lady (1964)
    11. The Sound of Music (1965)
    12. Oliver! (1968)
    13. Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
    14. Cabaret (1972)
    15. Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
    16. Grease (1978)
    17. Purple Rain (1984)
    18. Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
    19. Moulin Rouge (2001)
    20. Chicago (2002)
    21. Dreamgirls (2006)
    22. High School Musical (2006)
    23. Mamma Mia! (2008)
    24. Les Miserables (2012)
    25. La La Land (2016)
    26. The Greatest Showman (2017)
    27. A Star Is Born (2018)
    28. Hamilton (2020)
    29. In the Heights (2021)
    30. West Side Story (2021)
Tombstone (1993)
Tombstone (1993)

Period/Westerns

Historic Westerns
    1. Montana & South Dakota (1823: Hugh Glass – fur trapper)
      • The Revenant (2015)
    2. The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas (1836: Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, James Bowie)
      • The Alamo (1960)
      • The Alamo (2004)
    3. Oregon Trail (1845)
      • Meek’s Cutoff (2010)
    4. New Mexico (1877: Lincoln County War – Billy the Kid)
      • Young Guns (1988)
    5. Missouri (1881)
      • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
    6. O.K. Corral, Tombstone, Arizona (1881: Earps vs. Clantons)
      • My Darling Clementine (1946)
      • Tombstone (1993)
      • Wyatt Earp (1994) (Wichita-Dodge City-Tombstone)
    7. Wyoming (1899)
      • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
    8. Osage Nation, Oklahoma (1920s)
      • Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Other Westerns
    1. The Great Train Robbery (1903)
    2. Stagecoach (1939)
    3. Fort Apache (1948)
    4. Red River (1948)
    5. High Noon (1952)
    6. Shane (1953)
    7. Johnny Guitar (1954)
    8. The Searchers (1956)
    9. 3:10 To Yuma (1957 & 2007)
    10. The Magnificent Seven (1960 & 2016)
    11. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
    12. Sergio Leone’s Dollars Trilogy (Man with No Name Trilogy)
      • A Fistful of Dollars (Per un Pugno di Dollari) (1964)
      • For a Few Dollars More (1965)
      • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
    13. Cat Ballou (1965)
    14. Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time
      • Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
      • Once Upon a Time … the Revolution (Duck, You Sucker!) (1971)
      • Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
    15. True Grit (1969 & 2010)
    16. The Wild Bunch (1969)
    17. El Topo (1970)
    18. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
    19. Westworld (1973)
    20. Unforgiven (1992)
    21. Robert Rodriguez’s Desperado Trilogy
      • El Mariachi (1993)
      • Desperado (1995)
      • Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
    22. Bandidas (2006)
    23. The Power of the Dog (2021)
Other Periods
    1. Cleopatra (1963) (Egypt)
    2. Saladin (1963) (Crusades)
    3. Kingdom of Heaven (2005) (Crusades)
    4. The Woman King (2022) (Dahomey)
James Bond, "Casino Royale" (2006)
Casino Royale (2006)

Queen/King’s Secret Service

I’ve seen 29 of 30 (97%).

    • James Bond – 007 (film series)
      1. Dr. No (1962)
      2. From Russia with Love (1963)
      3. Goldfinger (1964)
      4. Thunderball (1965)
      5. You Only Live Twice (1967)
      6. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
      7. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
      8. Live and Let Die (1973)
      9. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
      10. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
      11. Moonraker (1979)
      12. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
      13. Octopussy (1983)
      14. Never Say Never Again (1983)
      15. A View to a Kill (1985)
      16. The Living Daylights (1987)
      17. Licence to Kill (1989)
      18. GoldenEye (1995)
      19. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
      20. The World Is Not Enough (1999)
      21. Die Another Day (2002)
      22. Casino Royale (2006)
      23. Quantum of Solace (2008)
      24. Skyfall (2012)
      25. Spectre (2015)
      26. No Time to Die (2021)
    • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
    • Kingsman (film series)
      1. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
      2. Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
      3. The King’s Man (2021)
Roman Holiday (1953)
Roman Holiday (1953)

Romantic Comedy

I’ve seen 8 of 30 (27%).

    1. His Girl Friday (1940)
    2. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
    3. Adam’s Rib (1949)
    4. Roman Holiday (1953)
    5. The Apartment (1960)
    6. Harold and Maude (1971)
    7. Annie Hall (1977)
    8. Broadcast News (1987)
    9. Moonstruck (1987)
    10. When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
    11. Groundhog Day (1993)
    12. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
    13. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
    14. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
    15. Clueless (1995)
    16. My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)
    17. How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
    18. You’ve Got Mail (1998)
    19. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
    20. Never Been Kissed (1999)
    21. Notting Hill (1999)
    22. Amélie (2001)
    23. Legally Blonde (2001)
    24. Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
    25. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
    26. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
    27. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
    28. The Big Sick (2017)
    29. Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
    30. Fire Island (2022)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Starship Troopers (1997)

Science Fiction Films

I’ve seen 26 of 30 (87%).

    1. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
    2. Metropolis (1927)
    3. Buck Rogers (1939) (serial)
    4. The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
    5. The War of the Worlds (1953)
    6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    7. Star Wars (1977)
    8. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
    9. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)
    10. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
    11. Alien (1979)
    12. Flash Gordon (1980)
    13. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
    14. TRON (1982)
    15. Terminator (1984)
    16. Back to The Future (1985)
    17. Blade Runner (1989)
    18. The Abyss (1989)
    19. Jurassic Park (1993)
    20. Independence Day (1996)
    21. Starship Troopers (1997)
    22. The Matrix (1999)
    23. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
    24. Time Machine (2002)
    25. Minority Report (2002)
    26. Children of Men (2006)
    27. Avatar (2009)
    28. Inception (2010)
    29. Dune (2021)
    30. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)^
Brave (2012)
Brave (2012)

Toon/Animated

I’ve seen 19 of 30 (63%).

Disney Animation
    1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
    2. Fantasia (1940)
    3. Sleeping Beauty (1959)
    4. The Jungle Book (1967)
    5. Robin Hood (1973)
    6. The Little Mermaid (1989)
    7. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
    8. The Lion King (1994)
    9. Mulan (1998)
    10. Brave (2012)
Computer Animation
    1. Toy Story (1995, 1999, 2010, & 2019)
    2. Monsters, Inc. (2001 & 2013)
    3. Finding Nemo (2003) & Dory (2016)
    4. Incredibles (2004 & 2018)
    5. Ratatouille (2007)
    6. Up (2009)
    7. How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
    8. Inside Out (2015 & 2024)
    9. Coco (2017)
    10. The Wild Robot (2024)
Adult Animation
    1. Yellow Submarine (1968)
    2. Fantastic Planet (1973)
    3. Heavy Metal (1981)
    4. A Scanner Darkly (2006)
    5. Persepolis (2007)
    6. Sita Sings the Blues (2008)
    7. Waltz with Bashir (2008)
    8. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
    9. Chico & Rita (2010)
    10. Loving Vincent (2017)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

UK/British Empire Setting

I’ve seen 10 of 20 (50%).

    1. Brighton Rock (1947)
    2. Oliver Twist (1948)
    3. Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
    4. Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966)
    5. The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
    6. Gandhi (1982)
    7. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
    8. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
    9. Shakespeare in Love (1998)
    10. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
    11. Elizabeth (1998)
    12. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
    13. Pride & Prejudice (2005)
    14. The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
    15. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    16. The King’s Speech (2010)
    17. Darkest Hour (2017)
    18. Victoria & Abdul (2017)
    19. The Favourite (2018)
    20. Emma. (2020)
Dracula (1931)
Dracula (1931)

Vampire Movies

I’ve seen 14 of 30 (47%).

    1. Nosferatu (1922)
    2. Universal’s Dracula (1931)
    3. Vampyr (1932)
    4. Not of This Earth (1957)
    5. Horror of Dracula (1958)
    6. The Last Man on Earth (1964)
    7. Daughters of Darkness (1971)
    8. Salem’s Lot (1979)
    9. Lifeforce (1985)
    10. Vampire Hunter D (1985)
    11. Fright Night (1985)
    12. The Lost Boys (1987)
    13. The Monster Squad (1987)
    14. Subspecies (1991)
    15. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
    16. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
    17. Interview with the Vampire (1994)
    18. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
    19. Blade (1998)
    20. John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998)
    21. Dracula 2000 (2000)
    22. Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
    23. Underworld (2003)
    24. Universal’s Van Helsing (2004)
    25. Night Watch (2004)
    26. BloodRayne (2005)
    27. 30 Days of Night (2007)
    28. Let the Right One In (2008)
    29. Twilight (2008)
    30. Abigail (2024)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)

War Movies

I’ve seen 8 of 30 (27%).

    1. Wings (1927) (WWI)
    2. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) (WWI)
    3. Grand Illusion (1937) (WWI)
    4. To Be or Not to Be (1942) (WWII)
    5. A Man Escaped (1956) (WWII)
    6. Paths of Glory (1957) (WWI)
    7. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) (WWII)
    8. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) (WWI)
    9. The Great Escape (1963) (WWII)
    10. The Battle of Algiers (1966) (Algeria)
    11. Army of Shadows (1969) (WWII)
    12. Patton (1970) (WWII)
    13. Apocalypse Now (1979) (Vietnam)
    14. Gallipoli (1981) (WWI)
    15. Das Boot (1981) (WWII)
    16. The Killing Fields (1984) (Cambodia)
    17. Full Metal Jacket (1987) (Vietnam)
    18. Glory (1989) (American Civil War)
    19. Last of the Mohicans (1992) (American Indian)
    20. Schindler’s List (1993) (WWII)
    21. Saving Private Ryan (1998) (WWII)
    22. Three Kings (1999) (Gulf War)
    23. No Man’s Land (2001) (Bosnia)
    24. The Pianist (2002) (WWII)
    25. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) (WWII)
    26. The Hurt Locker (2008) (Iraq)
    27. Zero Dark Thirty (2012) (Pakistan)
    28. Eye in the Sky (2015) (Kenya)
    29. Dunkirk (2017) (WWII)
    30. All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) (WWI)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Yuletide-Christmas

I’ve seen 16 of 30 (53%).

    1. The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
    2. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
    3. Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
    4. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
    5. The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
    6. It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)
    7. 3 Godfathers (1948)
    8. White Christmas (1954)
    9. Babes in Toyland (1961)
    10. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964)
    11. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
    12. Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
    13. Frosty the Snowman (1969)
    14. Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (1970)
    15. A Christmas Story (1983)
    16. Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983)
    17. Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
    18. Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986)
    19. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
    20. Prancer (1989)
    21. The Santa Clause (1994)
    22. Good King Wenceslas (1994)
    23. Elf (2003)
    24. Eloise at Christmastime (2003)
    25. The Polar Express (2004)
    26. The Nativity Story (2006)
    27. The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
    28. Klaus (2019)
    29. Let It Snow (2019)
    30. Jingle Jangle (2020)
Black Panther (2018)
Black Panther (2018)

Top Motion Pictures by Year

Top Motion Pictures by Year