Ross McG’s Top 100
1. The Sting – Newman and Redford in a film that makes you smile and makes you laugh
2. LA Confidential – stunningly good, its like eating a Cadbuy’s Twirl, it tastes as good as the first time every time you eat it
3. Raiders Of The Lost Ark – the best looking man ever in the best adventure film ever. Perfect
4. The Empire Strikes Back – the best looking man ever in the best space adventure film ever
5. All The President’s Men – two guys making phone calls for two hours, and yet it still manages to be brilliant
6. The Wizard Of Oz – can you imagine what it was like seeing this in 1939? What a super film
7. Jaws – Scheider may have chummed, but he made this son of a bitch smile
8. Wayne’s World – if Benjamin were an ice-cream flavour, he’d be pralines… and dick
9. Mission Impossible – Jon Voigt is the bad guy! who would have thought it?!
10. Robin Hood – the Disney version that is, the best damn cartoon ever made. Man, Maid Marian was a fox
11. Batman – filled with great quotes. You ain’t got no future, Jack, you’re an A1 nutboy
12. Office Space – I’m gonna have to go ahead and ask you to watch the best film about work ever
13. Magnolia – the Cruiser’s finest hour, robbed of an Oscar by Michael Caine doing a bad accent in some film about cider and rules
14. Midnight Run – De Niro’s best film, and eh, Charles Grodin’s too
15. ET – if you don’t cry at this you are heartless…
16. The Big Lebowski – this is a great film. Am I wrong? Am I wrong? No, I’m just an asshole
17. The Goonies – great opening sequence, great movie
18. The Commitments – Meaney means business
19. Rain Man – it’s hard sometimes to get over how good the Cruiser is in this. He’s the glue of the film, even if Hoffman’s role is showier
20. Point Break – Reeves and Swayze in a surfing movie… man it sounds like rubbish. And if you have a brain, you probably think it is
21. Uncle Buck – the big man’s best work, he never won an Oscar, but he won the hearts of millions
22. The Usual Suspects – Stephen Baldwin is a dick and a terrible actor, but he’s great in this
23. The Dark Knight – now there’s a Batman. A really dark one
24. The Bourne Supremacy – best action film with Matt Damon making a toaster into a bomb ever
25. School Of Rock – if you want to smile, put this on
26. The Man With Two Brains – Martin at his best
27. Zodiac – just a brilliant, brilliant film
28. South Park: The Movie – laugh until you cry. Then cry until you laugh
29. A Few Good Men – Cruise. Nicholson. Sutherland. Bacon. If this had Gene Hackman in it it would be the best film ever made
30. Back To The Future – J Fox rocks
31. Jurassic Park – what you got in there, loads of dinosaurs that are gonna eat us?
32. The French Connection – Hackman and Scheider, what more do you need?
33. Toy Story – the only movie on my list with Tim Allen in it
34. Con Air – some studio hotshot needs to get Meaney and Cusack back together in a film again
35. Die Hard – in its way, as revolutionary as Citizen Kane – changed films for ever
36. The Verdict – Newman’s finest performance, a great courtroom drama, even better than Class Action with Hackman and Mastrantonio
37. Annie Hall – the only Woody Allen film anyone really needs to watch
38. Casablanca – if they released this now it would still be ahead of its time
39. Citizen Kane – everyone says its great, but that’s because it is
40. Grosse Pointe Blank – Cusack is cool – on this list just for using Live And Let Die by Guns ‘N’ Roses
41. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – heartbreaking and uplifting at exactly the same time
42. Finding Nemo – Ellen DeGeneres is funny in this. That is how good it is
43. Alien – beautiful and scary, a bit like its star
44. Gladiator – at my signal, sit down and watch Crowe kick ass
45. Gremlins – one of those films from childhood that still stands up, scary and funny, never wanted to go the local swimming pool again after seeing this
46. High Fidelity – only one man ever got away with talking to the camera. His name is John Cusack
47. All About Eve – possibly the best script ever written
48. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – Caine v Martin – this is just great fun, perfect Sunday lunchtime viewing
49. Spiderman 2 – nevermind the action bits, the stuff in between makes this a great movie
50. Blazing Saddles – ‘food makes me sick’
51. Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan – Shats entertainment
52. Se7en – Morgan Freeman goes to the library. And that’s about it. Still brilliant, though
53. Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events – a fantastic treat with Carrey on top form
54. Heat – ‘brother I will not hesitate for a second… you are going down’ – what great fun this nonsense is
55. The Shining – all work and no play makes Jack a very scary boy
56. Sneakers – fun, fun and more fun, Redford and Ackroyd… together at last
57. Cool Runnings – Candy can do. No wrong
58. Spy Game – Tony Scott made Days Of Thunder, but in fairness, he also made this
59. The Fellowship Of The Ring – much like the French Connection, this is just one big chase movie, only with Sean Bean turning evil – what a shock
60. The Descent – scariest thing I’ve ever seen at the cinema, although I’m a bit of a wuss
61. GoldenEye – ‘for England, James?’ – ‘Shut up, 006, you traitor’
62. BASEketball – the film Dodgeball tried (and almost managed) to be
63. The Hustler – uplifting and incredibly sad – Newman is a legend
64. The Insider – Pacino shouts at Plummer while Crowe gives the performance of his life
65. The Last Of The Mohicans – the greatest end sequence
66. Wayne’s World 2 – this film has Aerosmith and Charlton Heston in it
67. Raising Arizona – Nicolas Cage wasn’t always a hack
68. Poltergeist – Craig T Nelson is da bomb
69. Scrooged – Bill Murray’s finest hour
70. Spartacus – what a great film this is, way ahead of its time, Kirk Douglas took no guff
71. Big – Hanks, everyone loves him
72. Speed – Reeves can’t act, neither can Hopper and Jeff Daniels gets killed. Yet I still love this, great fun
73. Loaded Weapon 1 – William Shatner. Tim Curry. Emilio Estevez. Charlie Sheen – how could this be anything other than brilliant
74. Dirty Harry – I think it is fair to call him a renegade cop
75. Dumb and Dumber – always bring two pairs of gloves to the Rockies
76. Road House – Swayze kills a man with his bare hands. Why he didnt get an Oscar nod for this is anyone’s guess
77. Witness – Ford at his finest
78. Ringu – the scariest thing I have ever seen
79. The Nightmare Before Christmas – great songs, great animation, great film
80. The Lost Boys – the best film about vampires ever
81. Dazed And Confused – Matthew McConaghey’s finest movie
82. Cop Land – Jersey sucks. Keitel tries to act. Stallone unbelievably does. De Niro shouts
83. Some Kind of Monster – Metallica documentary that makes you laugh every time
84. Dirty Dancing – I would carry a watermelon for the Swayze any day
85. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? – the bunniest movie ever
86. Clue – the worst board game turned into a great comedy caper. Tim Curry is a legend
87. JFK – no one plays the honourable good guy like Kevin Costner
88. The Great Outdoors – Candy and Aykroyd… A bit like Jimmy Greaves playing up front with Geoff Hurst
89. Aliens – Weaver kicks ass
90. Amélie – this makes me cry
91. Beetlejuice – this movie’s got Arec Bawldwin. And a great ending
92. Wall.E – beautiful, absolutely beautiful
93. Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves – Brian Blessed and Christian Slater in one film. Great fun
94. Little Shop Of Horrors – remember when Steve was funny?
95. The Negotiator – Samuel L Jackson and Kevin Spacey shout at each other. Lots
96. Blades Of Glory – Ferrell’s finest
97. Batman Begins – Christian Bales out the franchise
98. The Departed – great accents. Lots of shouting. Super
99. Trading Places – Two words. Clarence Beeks
100. The Thing – Kurt Russell, we salute you
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Ross v Ross 
February 13, 2009 at 11:27 am
“A bit like Jimmy Greaves playing up front with Geoff Hurst” – but which one’s which? Could have some fun with footie metaphors will some of the rest here…. LA Con’s a bit like watching Zidane, Zico, Zubizarreta and, er, Zamora knockin’ a ball between ’em (use your imaginations, people)
Inspired stuff – hope that these high brain fart standards are maintained. Great list.
February 17, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Uncle Buck may be a fine film but we all know that Who is Harry Crumb? is the sweetest Candy.
And now you know it too 🙂
February 17, 2009 at 3:41 pm
I gotta say I agree with you on alot of these movies, and I think your list tops Mr. McD’s one, BUT………………………………….Ringu??? I mistakenly bought this dvd after being misinformed about how good it was. Absolutely crap and not scary in the slightest. I gotta Agree with the other Ross that the American version is better.
Other than that, great list…..Keep up the good work!!
February 17, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Surprised you haven’t got Quentin Tarintino on the list..
Got to pull mine together as feel you missing a few…
February 19, 2009 at 10:51 am
McGuinness.
Why is Roadhouse not on the list?
I’m ashamed of you.
February 19, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Richie: Road House IS on the list – the old 76er. Jeesh, open your frickin eyes…
February 19, 2009 at 12:08 pm
D’oh!!!
Apologies…i should never have doubted you.
Dalton.
February 19, 2009 at 12:11 pm
I forgive you Dalton, but only because you could rip my throat out
February 22, 2009 at 11:50 am
Oh dear, Wayne’s World 2? So called because it has 2 jokes. Whereas Wayne’s World is the pinnacle of excellence in movie-making. Bad choice…
February 23, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Some very true words there Rossi – Stephen Baldwin is a dick but man he was brilliant in that classic and as for ……. ‘for England, James?’ – ‘Shut the f**k up, 006, you f**king traitor’ you have me laughing out loud here.
Respect for including Spartacus in there. Brave call, the homoerotic undertones rife throughout that film make me think twice about you and I notice lot of father figures in there man…..(even Sigourney)
How the hell do you go from All the Presidents Men to Waynes World……. that is just wrong.
March 3, 2009 at 11:06 pm
I’m quite gutted that Robin Williams didn’t even get a mention… have you SEEN jack?! that is moving… Robin Williams has this quality that just makes him unable to be cheesy- just emotive! P.s Hanks, Hoffman and di Caprio rule in my book, I’m glad they got mentioned 🙂
July 27, 2009 at 3:56 pm
22. The Usual Suspects – Stephen Baldwin is a dick and a shit actor, but he’s great in this
–I couldn’t have said it better (or more succintly) myself.
67. Raising Arizona – Nicolas Cage wasn’t always a hack
–Amen!
My only gripe? Where is “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”? Don’t make me say “Ni”!
M. Carter at the Movies
July 27, 2009 at 4:08 pm
hehe, thanks M. Carter, although im glad we disagree on one point, would be worried about you if you had exactly the same taste as me. Holy Grail is a fair shout, i have to admit though, i just dont find a lot of it funny. but thats probably more a failing on my part.
Stephen Baldwin surely has at least one more great role left in him… and having caught a bit of US Im A Celebrity (yes, i suck) recently, he doesnt seem to be that much of a dick
August 22, 2009 at 12:17 pm
I was very pleased to find The Goonies on your list 😀
I believe i have watched that movie more than any other human being on earth. A bold statement, yes. But i would like to meet someone who has. Just during the late 80’s-early 90’s i wore out 2 VHS copies of it. This may or may not be sad information.
December 21, 2009 at 11:56 pm
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August 15, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Another wonderful list, highly agreeable. I’ll make sure to see The Sting; I’ve been meaning to for a while. I’ve seen 50% of the BP Oscar winners of the 1970s….which ain’t ‘nough.