Best Films EVER
A survey of 500,000 people was conducted by ABC News and People Magazine to name the Best Films Ever! Survey takers voted in 15 different categories, from best sci-fi film, best musical, best action flick, to greatest screen kiss and more! Here's the Entire List.
Best Film of All Time | Best Comedy |
1. “Gone with The Wind” (1939) | 1. “Airplane!” (1980) |
2. “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) | 2. “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” (1975) |
3. “The Godfather” (1972) | 3. “Some Like It Hot” (1959) |
4. “Casablanca” (1942) | 4. “Young Frankenstein” (1974) |
5. “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” (1982) | 5. “Tootsie” (1982) |
Best Sci-Fi Film | Best Animated Film |
1. “Star Wars” (1977) | 1. “The Lion King” (1994) |
2. “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” (1982) | 2. “Toy Story” (1995) |
3. “Avatar” (2009) | 3. “Beauty and the Beast” (1991) |
4. “The Matrix” (1999) | 4. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (1937) |
5. “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977) | 5. “Fantasia” (1940) |
Best Movie Musical | Best Suspense/Thriller |
1. “The Sound of Music” (1965) | 1. “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991) |
2. “Grease” (1978) | 2. “Jaws” (1975) |
3. “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) | 3. “Psycho” (1960) |
4. “Singin’ in the Rain” (1942) | 4. “The Shining” (1980) |
5. “West Side Story” (1961) | 5. “Pulp Fiction” (1994) |
Best Action Film | Best Horror Film |
1. “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981) | 1. “The Exorcist” (1973) |
2. “The Dark Knight” (2008) | 2. “Halloween” (1978) |
3. “The Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King” (2003) | 3. “Poltergeist” (1982) |
4. “Die Hard” (1988) | 4. “Carrie” (1976) |
5. “Gladiator” (2000) | 5. “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984) |
Best Western Film | Best Chick Flick |
1. “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969) | 1. “The Notebook” (2004) |
2. “Dances with Wolves” (1990) | 2. “Dirty Dancing” (1987) |
3. “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” (1966) | 3. “Pretty Woman” (1990) |
4. “Unforgiven” (1992) | 4. “Sleepless in Seattle” (1993) |
5. “The Magnificent Seven” (1960) | 5. “The Way We Were” (1973) |
Best Political/Historical Film | Greatest On-Screen Kiss |
1. “Schindler’s List” (1993) | 1. “Gone With the Wind” (1939) |
2. “Doctor Zhivago” (1965) | 2. “From Here to Eternity” (1953) |
3. “12 Angry Men” (1957) | 3. “Lady and the Tramp” (1955) |
4. “All the President’s Men” (1976) | 4. “An Officer and a Gentleman” (1982) |
5. “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939) | 5. “Casablanca” (1942) |
Most Romantic On-Screen Couple | Greatest Film Character of All Time |
1. Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet - “Titanic” | 1. Forrest Gump, “Forrest Gump” |
2. Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh - “Gone With the Wind” | 2. James Bond, “James Bond” films |
3. Richard Gere, Julia Roberts - “Pretty Woman” | 3. Scarlett O’Hara, “Gone With the Wind” |
4. Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman - “Casablanca” | 4. Hannibal Lecter, “The Silence of the Lambs” |
5. Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn (9 films) | 5. Indiana Jones, “Indiana Jones” films |
Best Line | |
“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” - “Gone With the Wind” | |
“Go ahead, make my day.” - “Sudden Impact” | |
“I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” - “The Godfather” | |
“I’ll have what she’s having.” - “When Harry Met Sally” | |
“Here’s looking at you, kid.” - “Casablanca” |