In spelunking around in the blogcaves, I noticed that a number of people were talking about the AFI’s list of the top 100 movies of the past 100 years.

The Complete List

I, it should be noted, am a philistine.

How many have I seen? Embarrassingly few. Including, count ’em, zero of the top 5 and three of the top 10. I’d say that I need to get out more, but I think this means I need to stay in more, or Netflix more, or just develop better taste in movies.

In any case, here’s my listie:

6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)

7. THE GRADUATE (1967)

10. SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952)

11. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)

14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)

15. STAR WARS (1977)

18. PSYCHO (1960)

22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)

23. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)

25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)

26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)

29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)

31. ANNIE HALL (1977)

33. HIGH NOON (1952)

34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)

35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)

39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)

40. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)

41. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)

42. REAR WINDOW (1954)

49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)

51. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)

55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)

56. M*A*S*H (1970)

57. THE THIRD MAN (1949)

58. FANTASIA (1940)

60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)

62. TOOTSIE (1982)

64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)

66. NETWORK (1976)

67. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)

69. SHANE (1953)

70. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)

71. FORREST GUMP (1994)

74. THE GOLD RUSH (1925)

76. CITY LIGHTS (1931)

77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)

78. ROCKY (1976)

81. MODERN TIMES (1936)

85. DUCK SOUP (1933)

91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)

93. THE APARTMENT (1960)

97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)

99. GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER (1967)

My favorite on the list? 51 (followed closely by 34 and 26) because Katharine Hepburn is only rivaled by Audrey Hepburn for sheer presence. And I’m not thumbing my nose at Grant and Stewart either.

My least favorite? 22, followed closely by 39. Though when I want to annoy my sister I can start humming “Lara’s Theme” until she punches me. That’s always a plus.