MY ALL-TIME TOP 250 MOVIES*

*last updated June 2023

  1. THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994; Frank Darabont)
  2. BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985; Robert Zemeckis)
  3. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981; Steven Spielberg)
  4. STAR WARS (1977; George Lucas)
  5. 12 ANGRY MEN (1957; Sidney Lumet)
  6. CASABLANCA (1942; Michael Curtiz)
  7. SCHINDLER’S LIST (1993; Steven Spielberg)    
  8. THE GODFATHER (1972; Francis Ford Coppola)
  9. PULP FICTION (1994; Quentin Tarantino)
  10. JAWS (1975; Steven Spielberg)
  11. RAGING BULL (1980; Martin Scorsese)
  12. ALIEN (1979; Ridley Scott)
  13. CHILDREN OF MEN (2006; Alfonso Cuaron)
  14. INCEPTION (2010; Christopher Nolan)
  15. STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980; Irvin Kerschner)
  16. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (1975; Milos Forman)
  17. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971; William Friedkin)
  18. VERTIGO (1958; Alfred Hitchcock)
  19. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971; Stanley Kubrick)
  20. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959; Billy Wilder)
The rest of my Top 250 favourite movies of all time are now listed on the Letterboxd website. As the overall order of my favourite films shifts constantly, it's much easier to maintain them on that platform. Click the image above to view the list in full.