40.Blade Runner(2007,1982,1992)
Director: Ridley Scott
I really love this film. It blends my two non classic genres(Noir and Science Fiction which are both young, no more than 200 years each). Now of course there are in face quite a few different cuts, but the final cut is pretty definitive. That said this is one of those instances where you can choose how you want this film to play out. I'm going to warn you this film does not come out and tell you everything that it is happen and requires deeper study(going against what I believed for Citizen Kane) however, this film rewards you with a greater understanding on the world that Ridley Scott crafted using a Philip K. Dick novel as the blueprint.
39.Hellboy 2(2008)
Director: Guillermo Del Toro
This is another film part of the second wave of comic book movies, more importantly it takes on the genre of Fantasy. The unique thing about the second wave of comics(that began with Iron Man) was that they instead of making an action/comedy starring comic characters, they instead went about making good genre movies(Fantasy for Hellboy, TechnoScifi for IronMan, Crime Drama for Dark Knight) and you can tell this was the goal because the movies are about that. They aren't about making a quick buck off of a trend, instead it is all about tell a good story. Hellboy 2 is an amazing fantasy movie(though as a fantasy movie it is second to Del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth) but it makes up for it by offering up a great experience that while respecting the original source material it also respects it's audience to give you a good story and an original one at that.
38.Cabinent of Doctor Cagliari(1920)
Director: Robert Wiene
This is a classic expressionist film that does such a great job telling such an old story that sometimes you wonder if it really was made in the 1920's.
37.The Third Man(1949)
Director: Carol Reed
Check it out, many film fans will say its better than both Citizen Kane and Casablanca. It's noir. It's got Orson Welles. It is every hyperbole I could throw at you. Check it out.
36.Rambo(2008)
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Half an hour of talking, an hour of action and a compelling messege that is relevant to today's audiences.
35.Grave of the Fireflies(1988)
Director: Isao Takahata
This movie is really heartbreaking and it is such an amazing film, and I'll admit it, this movie makes me cry because it is both really good and really sad and will aim for your heart and not let go. It'll depict a horrible image of WWII for you from a perspective you might not have seen. It is rare right now, but if you find someone who has it, see it.
34.Jurassic Park(1993)
Director: Steven Spielberg
What kid didn't love dinosaurs at least for a little while? This film actually manages to hold up as a great movie about itself. More thriller than scifi or Horror, its message isn't necessary much anymore but it gives you a good look into where we predicted technology could take us.
33.Back to the Future(1985)
Director: Robert Zumekis
A classic comedy about time travel.
32.Fight Club(1999)
Director: David Fincher
Has someone ruined the ending for this movie for you? No? and you haven't seen it? Go see it. It's a mind puzzle on top of being a masculine awareness movie.
31.Toy Story(1995)
Director: John Lasseter
The original pixar film, this movie has everything any good family film has, which is the ability to entertain the whole family. Kudos team pixar, kudos.
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