A while back, Joe shared his Great™ movie list. As I looked through it, I began thinking about what movies I thought were Great™. I soon realized that this was a rather difficult task. You have to decide where your cut off point is and how to judge movies of all genres on one scale. Joe decided, and we all agree, that a Great movie is one that you would watch RIGHT NOW (given the opportunity). While I can’t guarantee that you’ll enjoy the movies on this list, I do put my personal stamp of approval on all of them.

Adams Great moviesMy favorite character, whose movies appear on my list three (out of a possible four) times

Movies from my childhood

  • A League of Their Own
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho
  • Beetle Juice
  • Big
  • Family Vacation
  • Groundhog Day
  • Heavyweights
  • Little Monsters
  • The Goonies
  • The Mighty Ducks
  • The Princess Bride
  • The Sandlot

Movies that can be enjoyed by all ages

  • Back to the Future I
  • Back to the Future II
  • Monsters, Inc.
  • The Incredibles
  • Toy Story 1
  • Toy Story 2
  • Toy Story 3
  • Up

Movies that tell the story of an event or individual’s life

  • 500 Days of Summer
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • Forest Gump
  • Hanna
  • La Bamba
  • Ray
  • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Superbad
  • The Girl Next Door
  • The Social Network
  • The Wrestler
  • Walk the Line

Good guys vs. bad guys movies

  • 300
  • American History X
  • Death Proof
  • Fargo
  • Indiana Jones – Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • Indiana Jones – Temple of Doom
  • Indiana Jones – The Last Crusade
  • Inglorious Bastards (2009)
  • Kill Bill Volume I
  • North by Northwest
  • Shaun of the Dead
  • The Dark Knight
  • Watchmen
  • Zombieland