Okay, I give up. Top 100 Movies on IMDB.

Bold: I’ve seen

Italics: I want to see

1. Godfather, The (1972)

2. Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)

3. Godfather: Part II, The (1974)

4. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

5. Schindler’s List (1993)

6. Citizen Kane (1941)

7. Casablanca (1942)

8. Seven Samurai (1954)

9. Star Wars (1977)

10. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

11. Memento (2000)

12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

13. Rear Window (1954)

14. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)

15. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

16. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

17. Usual Suspects, The (1995)

18. Amelie (2001)

19. Pulp Fiction (1994)

20. North by Northwest (1959)

21. Psycho (1960)

22. Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)

23. 12 Angry Men (1957)

24. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

25. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

26. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

27. Goodfellas (1990)

28. American Beauty (1999)

29. Vertigo (1958)

30. Pianist, The (2002)

31. Sunset Blvd. (1950)

32. Apocalypse Now (1979)

33. Some Like It Hot (1959)

34. Matrix, The (1999)

35. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

36. Taxi Driver (1976)

37. Third Man, The (1949)

38. Paths of Glory (1957)

39. Fight Club (1999)

40. Boot, Das (1981)

41. L.A. Confidential (1997)

42. Double Indemnity (1944)

43. Chinatown (1974)

44. Requiem for a Dream (2000)

45. Maltese Falcon, The (1941)

46. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

47. Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)

48. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)

49. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

50. All About Eve (1950)

51. M (1931)

52. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

53. Raging Bull (1980)

54. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

55. Seven (1995)

56. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000)

57. Wizard of Oz, The (1939)

58. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

59. Vita e bella, La (1997) — my favourite movie of all time

60. American History X (1998)

61. Sting, The (1973)

62. Touch of Evil (1958)

63. Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)

64. Alien (1979)

65. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

66. Rashomon (1950)

67. Leon (1994)

68. Annie Hall (1977)

69. Great Escape, The (1963)

70. Clockwork Orange, A (1971)

71. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)

72. Reservoir Dogs (1992)

73. Sixth Sense, The (1999)

74. Jaws (1975)

75. Amadeus (1984)

76. On the Waterfront (1954)

77. Ran (1985)

78. Braveheart (1995)

79. High Noon (1952)

80. Fargo (1996)

81. Blade Runner (1982)

82. Apartment, The (1960)

83. Aliens (1986)

84. Toy Story 2 (1999)

85. Strangers on a Train (1951)

86. Modern Times (1936)

87. Shining, The (1980)

88. Donnie Darko (2001)

89. Duck Soup (1933)

90. Princess Bride, The (1987)

91. Lola rennt (1998)

92. City Lights (1931)

93. General, The (1927)

94. Metropolis (1927)

95. Searchers, The (1956)

96. Full Metal Jacket

97. Notorious (1946)

98. Manhattan (1979)

99. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

100. Graduate, The (1967)

37/100, compared with 34/100 for the BBC books list. I’d consider that nicely balanced! W00t.