Copied from Sleestakk’s list. - Yay! Another bullshit list by the BBC. “BBC Culture polled film critics from around the world to determine the best American movies ever made.” Worth having here since this is basically kind of like a “Best-of” American film even if there are omissions and odd choices, esp. anything post-2000. Suppose it’s interesting to see what they compiled.
sensoria has logged 49 out of 100 movies in The 100 greatest American films. Back to Lists Overview.
| Rank | Title | Director(s) | Year Released | Watched | Viewed On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Barry Lyndon | Stanley Kubrick | 1975 | Yes | 02/24/2013 |
| 15 | Best Years of Our Lives, The | William Wyler | 1946 | No | N/A |
| 39 | Birth of a Nation, The | D.W. Griffith | 1915 | Yes | 12/01/2018 |
| 60 | Blue Velvet | David Lynch | 1986 | Yes | 07/21/2020 |
| 83 | Bringing Up Baby | Howard Hawks | 1938 | No | N/A |
| 9 | Casablanca | Michael Curtiz | 1943 | Yes | 11/27/2023 |
| 12 | Chinatown | Roman Polanski | 1974 | Yes | 01/11/2011 |
| 1 | Citizen Kane | Orson Welles | 1941 | Yes | 02/28/2021 |
| 18 | City Lights | Charlie Chaplin | 1931 | Yes | 03/17/2024 |
| 75 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Steven Spielberg | 1977 | No | N/A |