I belong to a movie watching group and one of their discussion threads covers the member’s favorite movies of all time. When I read through the lists of the other contributors, I realized how different my tastes were and I thought I ought to generate my own list. Many of my selections are older movies.

So how did I arrive at the order? I generally evaluate a movie (as I do books) by how often I’m willing to watch it. If I watch a movie many times, the movie (or movie series) will make it to the top of my list.

So what are my top 20 movies or movie series in reverse order?

20.   Terminator (the series)

19.   Doctor Zhivago (Omar Sharif)

18.    Braveheart

17.   The Gladiator

16.   Ben Hur

15.   The Hanging Tree (Gary Cooper)

14.   The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

13.   Independence Day

12.   Harry and Walter Go to New York (Michael Caine)

11.   Shenandoah (Jimmy Stewart)

10.    White Christmas (Bing Crosby)

9.     The Searchers (John Wayne)

8.     The Passion of the Christ

7.     Star Wars (mainly the first three)

6.     The Mountain (Spencer Tracy)

5.     The Quiet Man (John Wayne)

4.    The Big Country (Gregory Peck)

3.     The Abyss

2.     The Matrix (the series although the first is by far the best)

1.     The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

So which movies would be on your list?

Thanks for reading,

Peter