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| Greatest American Films | |||
| Title | Year | My Score | IMDB Score |
| 12 Angry Men | 1957 | 8 | 8.6 |
| 50 First Dates | 2004 | 8 | 6.7 |
| Abyss, The | 1989 | 9 | 7.3 |
| Adaptation | 2002 | 8 | 7.9 |
| Aliens | 1986 | 10 | 8.2 |
| All About Eve | 1950 | 8 | 8.5 |
| All Quiet on the Western Front | 1930 | 8 | 8.2 |
| All The Presidents Men | 1976 | 8 | 7.9 |
| Almost Famous | 2000 | 9 | 8.0 |
| Amadeus | 1984 | 8 | 8.3 |
| American Beauty | 1999 | 9 | 8.5 |
| American History X | 1998 | 9 | 8.3 |
| American Pie | 1999 | 9 | 7.0 |
| Annie Hall | 1977 | 9 | 8.3 |
| Apartment, The | 1960 | 8 | 8.4 |
| Apocalypse Now | 1979 | 8 | 8.5 |
| As good as it gets | 1997 | 9 | 7.7 |
| Awakenings | 1990 | 8 | 7.4 |
| Back to the Future | 1985 | 9 | 7.8 |
| Basic Instinct | 1992 | 8 | 6.6 |
| Batman | 1989 | 9 | 7.2 |
| Beach, The | 2000 | 8 | 5.7 |
| Beautiful Mind, A | 2001 | 8 | 7.8 |
| Before Sunrise | 1995 | 9 | 7.8 |
| Before Sunset | 2004 | 8 | 8.3 |
| Being John Malkovich | 1999 | 9 | 8.0 |
| Being There | 1979 | 8 | 7.9 |
| Ben-Hur | 1959 | 8 | 8.1 |
| Best Years Of Our Lives, The | 1946 | 9 | 8.4 |
| Big Sleep, The | 1946 | 8 | 8.3 |
| Birdman of Alcatraz | 1962 | 8 | 7.6 |
| Blade | 1998 | 9 | 6.7 |
| Blade Runner | 1982 | 8 | 8.2 |
| Blues Brothers | 1980 | 8 | 7.6 |
| Bonnie And Clyde | 1967 | 9 | 7.9 |
| Boogie Nights | 1997 | 9 | 7.5 |
| Born on the Fourth of July | 1989 | 9 | 6.9 |
| Bound | 1996 | 9 | 7.5 |
| Braveheart | 1995 | 9 | 8.3 |
| Bronx Tale, A | 1993 | 9 | 7.4 |
| Brother | 2000 | 8 | 7.1 |
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | 1969 | 8 | 8.2 |
| Carlito's Way | 1993 | 10 | 7.4 |
| Casino | 1995 | 8 | 7.7 |
| Casualties of War | 1989 | 8 | 6.7 |
| Catch Me If You Can | 2002 | 8 | 7.7 |
| Charade | 1963 | 8 | 8.1 |
| Chasing Amy | 1997 | 8 | 7.6 |
| Chinatown | 1974 | 8 | 8.4 |
| Christmas Vacation | 1989 | 8 | 6.6 |
| Cider House Rules | 1999 | 9 | 7.5 |
| Clear and Present Danger | 1994 | 8 | 6.8 |
| Clerks | 1994 | 8 | 7.9 |
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 1977 | 8 | 7.8 |
| Clueless | 1995 | 8 | 6.7 |
| Color Purple, The | 1985 | 8 | 7.5 |
| Con Air | 1997 | 8 | 6.3 |
| Cool Hand Luke | 1967 | 8 | 8.2 |
| Corruptor, The | 1999 | 9 | 5.6 |
| Crimes and Misdemeanors | 1989 | 8 | 7.9 |
| Crimson Tide | 1995 | 10 | 7.1 |
| Crow, The | 1994 | 8 | 7.0 |
| Cruel Intentions | 1999 | 8 | 6.5 |
| Dances with Wolves | 1990 | 10 | 7.6 |
| Dark City | 1998 | 8 | 7.5 |
| Dawn of the dead | 1978 | 8 | 7.6 |
| Dawn of the Dead | 2004 | 9 | 7.4 |
| Day the Earth Stood Still, The | 1951 | 9 | 8.0 |
| Dead Poets Society | 1989 | 8 | 7.7 |
| Dead Zone | 1983 | 9 | 7.2 |
| Deer Hunter, The | 1978 | 9 | 8.1 |
| Desperado | 1995 | 9 | 6.6 |
| Die Hard | 1988 | 8 | 7.9 |
| Dirty Harry | 1971 | 10 | 7.5 |
| Doctor Zhivago | 1965 | 9 | 7.8 |
| Dog Day Afternoon | 1975 | 8 | 7.9 |
| Donnie Darko | 2001 | 10 | 8.3 |
| Dragon - The Bruce Lee Story | 1993 | 9 | 6.8 |
| Drive | 1997 | 8 | 7.0 |
| Dune | 1984 | 10 | 6.2 |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | 1982 | 8 | 7.8 |
| EDTV | 1999 | 8 | 6.4 |
| Enemy Of The State | 1998 | 9 | 7.1 |
| Equilibrium | 2002 | 8 | 7.8 |
| Erin Brockovich | 2000 | 9 | 7.5 |
| Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind | 2004 | 10 | 8.6 |
| Eyes Wide Shut | 1999 | 9 | 7.0 |
| Face/Off | 1997 | 9 | 7.1 |
| Fast Times At Ridgemont High | 1982 | 8 | 7.1 |
| Fight Club | 1999 | 10 | 8.5 |
| Fisher King, The | 1991 | 9 | 7.4 |
| Fly, The | 1958 | 8 | 6.8 |
| French Connection | 1971 | 8 | 7.8 |
| From Here to Eternity | 1953 | 9 | 7.9 |
| Fugitive, The | 1993 | 9 | 7.7 |
| Full Metal Jacket | 1987 | 9 | 8.1 |
| Game, The | 1997 | 9 | 7.5 |
| Gangs Of New York | 2002 | 9 | 7.4 |
| Gattaca | 1997 | 9 | 7.4 |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | 1999 | 8 | 7.7 |
| Ghost World | 2001 | 8 | 7.8 |
| Girl, Interrupted | 1999 | 9 | 7.0 |
| Glory | 1989 | 9 | 8.1 |
| Godfather , The | 1972 | 10 | 9.0 |
| Godfather Part II, The | 1974 | 10 | 8.9 |
| Godfather Part III, The | 1990 | 9 | 7.2 |
| Gone with the Wind | 1939 | 8 | 8.1 |
| Good Will Hunting | 1997 | 10 | 7.8 |
| Goodfellas | 1990 | 9 | 8.6 |
| Graduate, The | 1967 | 10 | 8.1 |
| Great Escape, The | 1963 | 9 | 8.3 |
| Green Mile, The | 1999 | 9 | 8.1 |
| Groundhog Day | 1993 | 8 | 7.8 |
| Halloween | 1978 | 8 | 7.6 |
| Hatari! | 1962 | 8 | 7.2 |
| Heat | 1995 | 10 | 7.7 |
| High Fidelity | 2000 | 9 | 7.8 |
| High Noon | 1952 | 8 | 8.3 |
| Hitch | 2005 | 8 | 6.8 |
| Hunt for Red October, The | 1990 | 9 | 7.5 |
| Hustler, The | 1961 | 8 | 8.2 |
| I Am Sam | 2001 | 8 | 7.2 |
| In the Line of Fire | 1993 | 8 | 7.3 |
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | 1989 | 8 | 8.1 |
| Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark | 1981 | 8 | 8.6 |
| Innerspace | 1987 | 9 | 6.3 |
| Insider, The | 1999 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Insomnia | 2002 | 8 | 7.4 |
| Interview With The Vampire | 1994 | 10 | 7.0 |
| Intolerable Cruelty | 2003 | 8 | 6.7 |
| Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) | 1956 | 9 | 7.8 |
| Inventing the Abbotts | 1997 | 8 | 6.2 |
| It Happened One Night | 1934 | 8 | 8.3 |
| It's a Wonderful Life | 1946 | 9 | 8.6 |
| Jacob's Ladder | 1990 | 10 | 7.1 |
| Jaws | 1975 | 8 | 8.2 |
| Jerk, The | 1979 | 9 | 6.7 |
| Jerry Maguire | 1996 | 9 | 7.3 |
| JFK | 1991 | 8 | 7.7 |
| Judgment at Nuremberg | 1961 | 9 | 8.2 |
| Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | 2003 | 9 | 8.3 |
| Killing, The | 1956 | 8 | 8.1 |
| King Kong | 1933 | 9 | 7.9 |
| Kingdom of Heaven | 2005 | 8 | 6.9 |
| Kiss of the Dragon | 2001 | 8 | 6.5 |
| K-Pax | 2001 | 8 | 7.2 |
| L.A. Confidential | 1997 | 10 | 8.4 |
| Last Castle | 2001 | 8 | 6.5 |
| Last Samurai, The | 2003 | 9 | 7.8 |
| Leaving Las Vegas | 1995 | 8 | 7.5 |
| Life as a house | 2001 | 9 | 7.5 |
| Life of David Gale, The | 2003 | 9 | 6.9 |
| Longest Day, The | 1962 | 8 | 7.7 |
| Lost Highway | 1997 | 8 | 7.2 |
| Magnificent Seven, The | 1960 | 8 | 7.8 |
| Magnolia | 1999 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Maltese Falcon, The | 1941 | 8 | 8.4 |
| Manchurian Candidate, The | 1962 | 9 | 8.4 |
| Manhunter | 1986 | 9 | 7.2 |
| Marathon Man | 1976 | 8 | 7.4 |
| Matrix | 1999 | 10 | 8.5 |
| Matrix Reloaded | 2003 | 8 | 7.4 |
| Mean Streets | 1973 | 8 | 7.5 |
| Meet The Parents | 2000 | 8 | 7.0 |
| Memento | 2000 | 9 | 8.7 |
| Midnight Cowboy | 1969 | 9 | 8.0 |
| Minority Report | 2002 | 8 | 7.9 |
| Monster's Ball | 2001 | 9 | 7.4 |
| Monsters Inc | 2001 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta) | 2004 | 9 | 8.1 |
| Mr Smith Goes To Washington | 1939 | 9 | 8.4 |
| Mulholland Drive | 2001 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Mummy, The | 1999 | 8 | 6.5 |
| Mystic River | 2003 | 8 | 8.1 |
| No Way Out | 1987 | 9 | 7.0 |
| North By Northwest | 1959 | 9 | 8.6 |
| Notorious | 1946 | 8 | 8.3 |
| On the Waterfront | 1954 | 8 | 8.4 |
| Once Upon a Time in America | 1984 | 9 | 8.1 |
| One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | 1975 | 8 | 8.7 |
| Outlaw Josey Wales, The | 1976 | 9 | 7.6 |
| Papillon | 1973 | 8 | 7.7 |
| Passion of the Christ, The | 2004 | 8 | 7.6 |
| Paths of Glory | 1957 | 8 | 8.6 |
| Patriot Games | 1992 | 9 | 6.8 |
| Patriot, The | 2000 | 8 | 7.0 |
| Patton | 1970 | 9 | 8.2 |
| Payback | 1999 | 9 | 6.9 |
| Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies, A | 1995 | 10 | 8.6 |
| Pi | 1998 | 9 | 7.5 |
| Place In The Sun, A | 1951 | 9 | 7.7 |
| Planet of the Apes (1968) | 1968 | 9 | 7.8 |
| Platoon | 1986 | 9 | 8.0 |
| Predator | 1987 | 9 | 7.2 |
| Princess Bride, The | 1987 | 8 | 8.2 |
| Psycho | 1960 | 9 | 8.6 |
| Pulp fiction | 1994 | 10 | 8.6 |
| Raging Bull | 1980 | 8 | 8.4 |
| Rain Man | 1988 | 9 | 7.8 |
| Rear Window | 1954 | 9 | 8.7 |
| Rebecca | 1940 | 10 | 8.2 |
| Replacement Killers, The | 1998 | 9 | 5.8 |
| Requiem for a dream | 2000 | 10 | 8.5 |
| Right Stuff, The | 1983 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Rio Bravo | 1959 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Risky Business | 1983 | 8 | 6.6 |
| Road to Perdition | 2002 | 8 | 7.9 |
| Road Trip | 2000 | 9 | 6.5 |
| Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves | 1991 | 8 | 6.4 |
| Rock, The | 1996 | 9 | 7.0 |
| Rocky | 1976 | 8 | 7.6 |
| Romeo Must Die | 2000 | 9 | 5.9 |
| Rush Hour 2 | 2001 | 8 | 7.0 |
| Saving Private Ryan | 1998 | 9 | 8.3 |
| Scarface | 1983 | 9 | 7.7 |
| Schindler's List | 1993 | 10 | 8.8 |
| Searchers, The | 1956 | 8 | 8.3 |
| Sense and Sensibility | 1995 | 8 | 7.7 |
| Seven (Se7en) | 1995 | 9 | 8.3 |
| Seven Days In May | 1964 | 9 | 7.8 |
| Shallow Hal | 2001 | 8 | 6.1 |
| Shawshank Redemption, The | 1994 | 10 | 9.0 |
| Silence of the lambs, The | 1991 | 10 | 8.5 |
| Sin City | 2005 | 9 | 8.3 |
| Sleeper | 1973 | 8 | 7.4 |
| Sling Blade | 1996 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Some Like It Hot | 1959 | 8 | 8.5 |
| South Park Bigger, Longer & Uncut | 1999 | 8 | 7.6 |
| Spartacus | 1960 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Spider-Man | 2002 | 8 | 7.5 |
| Stalag 17 | 1953 | 8 | 8.3 |
| Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | 2002 | 9 | 7.5 |
| Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | 2005 | 9 | 7.9 |
| Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | 1977 | 10 | 8.8 |
| Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | 8 | 8.7 |
| Stargate | 1994 | 8 | 6.3 |
| Starship Troopers | 1997 | 9 | 6.6 |
| Stepford Wives, The | 1975 | 9 | 6.7 |
| Sting, The | 1973 | 9 | 8.3 |
| Strange Days | 1995 | 9 | 6.9 |
| Strangers On A Train | 1951 | 9 | 8.3 |
| Sum of all fears | 2002 | 9 | 6.8 |
| Sunset Boulevard (Sunset Blvd.) | 1950 | 8 | 8.6 |
| Swingers | 1996 | 9 | 7.6 |
| Swordfish | 2001 | 9 | 6.3 |
| Talented Mr. Ripley, The | 1999 | 9 | 7.0 |
| Tape | 2001 | 8 | 7.1 |
| Taxi Driver | 1976 | 8 | 8.4 |
| Tears of the Sun | 2003 | 8 | 6.2 |
| Terminator | 1984 | 10 | 7.8 |
| Terminator 2 - Judgement Day | 1991 | 9 | 8.1 |
| There's Something About Mary | 1998 | 10 | 7.2 |
| Thief | 1981 | 8 | 7.2 |
| Thing, The | 1982 | 10 | 7.7 |
| Thomas Crown Affair, The | 1999 | 9 | 6.8 |
| Three Kings | 1999 | 8 | 7.4 |
| Titanic | 1997 | 9 | 7.1 |
| To Kill A Mockingbird | 1962 | 8 | 8.5 |
| Tootsie | 1982 | 8 | 7.5 |
| Total Recall | 1990 | 8 | 7.2 |
| Touch of Evil | 1958 | 8 | 8.4 |
| Towering Inferno, The | 1974 | 8 | 6.3 |
| Train, The | 1964 | 8 | 7.6 |
| Training Day | 2001 | 9 | 7.3 |
| Troy | 2004 | 8 | 7.1 |
| True Romance | 1993 | 9 | 7.5 |
| Twelve Monkeys | 1995 | 8 | 7.8 |
| Under Siege | 1992 | 9 | 6.2 |
| Underworld | 2003 | 8 | 6.4 |
| Unfaithful | 2002 | 9 | 6.6 |
| Unforgiven | 1992 | 9 | 8.0 |
| US Marshals | 1998 | 8 | 6.1 |
| Usual Suspects, The | 1995 | 9 | 8.7 |
| Vacation | 1983 | 8 | 7.0 |
| Vertigo | 1958 | 9 | 8.5 |
| Waking Life | 2001 | 9 | 7.6 |
| Waking the Dead | 2000 | 9 | 6.6 |
| We Were Soldiers | 2002 | 8 | 7.2 |
| What women want | 2000 | 8 | 6.4 |
| When Harry Met Sally | 1989 | 9 | 7.7 |
| Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? | 1966 | 8 | 8.1 |
| Wild Bunch, The | 1969 | 9 | 8.1 |
| Willow | 1988 | 8 | 6.8 |
| Windtalkers | 2002 | 8 | 6.0 |
| X-Men | 2000 | 8 | 7.3 |
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