by
mathewmg created 06 Jan 2011
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My favourite movies of all time
1.
Ben-Hur
(1959)
When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge. (212 mins.)
2.
The Ten Commandments
(1956)
The Egyptian Prince, Moses, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people. (220 mins.)
3.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
(1981)
Archeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis. (115 mins.)
4.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
(1989)
When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana Jones must follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis. (127 mins.)
5.
The Bible: In the Beginning...
(1966)
Extravagant production of the first part of the book of Genesis. Covers Adam and Eve, Noah and the Flood and Abraham and Isaac. (174 mins.)
6.
Imperium: Saint Peter
(2005 TV Movie)
Saint Peter, a reluctant but passionate leader, from the crucifixion of Jesus to his own. The film's...
“ St Peter (2005) ” - mathewmg
7.
Enter the Dragon
(1973)
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover. (98 mins.)
8.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
(1966)
A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery. (161 mins.)
“ The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (1966) ” - mathewmg
9.
Mackenna's Gold
(1969)
The gangster Colorado kidnaps Marshal McKenna. He believes that McKenna has seen a map which leads to... (128 mins.)
10.
Airport 1975
(1974)
A 747 in flight collides with a small plane, and is rendered pilotless. Somehow the control tower must get a pilot aboard so the jet can land. (107 mins.)
11.
Airport '77
(1977)
Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under 100 feet of water. (114 mins.)
12.
Goldfinger
(1964)
Investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. (110 mins.)
13.
Thunderball
(1965)
James Bond heads to The Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by SPECTRE agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme. (130 mins.)
14.
The Spy Who Loved Me
(1977)
James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads with the help of a KGB agent whose lover he killed. (125 mins.)
15.
Jaws
(1975)
When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it. (124 mins.)
16.
Empire of the Sun
(1987)
A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation during World War II. (152 mins.)
17.
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
(1982)
A meek and alienated little boy finds a stranded extraterrestrial. He has to find the courage to defy the authorities to help the alien return to its home planet. (115 mins.)
18.
Jesus of Nazareth
(1977 Mini-Series)
A reverent depiction of the life of Christ using the Gospel accounts. (382 mins.)
19.
The Sound of Music
(1965)
A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower. (174 mins.)
20.
A Woman Called Golda
(1982 TV Movie)
The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel's prime minister in the late 1960s and early 1970s. (200 mins.)
21.
Witness
(1985)
A young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder; policeman John Book goes into hiding in Amish country to protect him until the trial. (112 mins.)
22.
Joseph
(1995 TV Movie)
The Biblical story of Joseph, who was sold to slavery by his brothers who were jealous of his prophetic...
23.
The Killing Fields
(1984)
A photographer is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody "Year Zero" cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million "undesirable" civilians. (141 mins.)
24.
Exodus
(1960)
The theme is the founding of the state of Israel. The action begins on a ship filled with Jewish immigrants... (208 mins.)
25.
Jesus
(1979)
Jesus of Nazareth,the son of God raised by a Jewish carpenter. Based on the gospel of Luke in the New... (117 mins.)
26.
Raid on Entebbe
(1976 TV Movie)
True story of a daring Israeli commando assault on the Entebbe Airport in Uganda to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking. (145 mins.)
27.
Air Force One
(1997)
Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he (an ex-soldier) works from hiding to defeat them. (124 mins.)
28.
Forrest Gump
(1994)
Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny, eludes him. (142 mins.)
29.
Apocalypse Now
(1979)
During the on-going Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe. (153 mins.)
30.
Apollo 13
(1995)
True story of the moon-bound mission that developed severe trouble and the men that rescued it with skill and dedication. (140 mins.)
31.
Chariots of Fire
(1981)
The story of two British track athletes, one a determined Jew, and the other a devout Christian who compete in the 1924 Olympics. (124 mins.)
32.
Saving Private Ryan
(1998)
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of US soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action. (169 mins.)
33.
Les Misérables
(1998)
Jean Valjean, a Frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a police officer named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives... (134 mins.)
34.
Luther
(2003)
During the early 16th Century idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation. (123 mins.)
35.
Amish Grace
(2010 TV Movie)
When a gunman killed five Amish children and injured five others in a Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania schoolhouse shooting in October of 2006... (88 mins.)
36.
The Omen
(1976)
An American ambassador learns to his horror that his son is actually the literal Antichrist. (111 mins.)
37.
Back to the Future
(1985)
In 1985, Doc Brown invents time travel; in 1955, Marty McFly accidentally prevents his parents from meeting, putting his own existence at stake. (116 mins.)
38.
ABBA: The Movie
(1977 Documentary)
An incompetent radio DJ tries to get an interview with the Swedish pop group during their famous week-long 1977 tour of Australia. (95 mins.)
39.
The Sea Gypsies
(1978)
A man and a woman and 3 children start to sail around the world. They are shipwrecked near an uninhabited isle... (102 mins.)
“ Shipwreck (1978) ” - mathewmg
40.
The Delta Force
(1986)
A 707 aircraft jetliner on its way from Athens to Rome and then to New York City is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists... (125 mins.)
41.
Superman
(1978)
An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest super-hero. (143 mins.)
42.
Superman II
(1980)
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to marry Lois, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth. (127 mins.)
43.
Titanic
(1997)
A boy and a girl from differing social backgrounds meet during the ill-fated maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic. (194 mins.)
44.
'Crocodile' Dundee
(1986)
An American reporter goes to the Australian outback to meet an eccentric crocodile poacher and invites him to New York City. (97 mins.)