My top movie picks
Earlier this year, amongst many other resolutions I failed to uphold, I made a commitment to write one Medium article per month. I hope to make good on this promise by writing occasional thoughts for my small audience to enjoy.
You might be wondering why I haven’t included any analysis or reasoning for my list. My rationale is, if it’s good enough to be on the list, it shouldn’t need a reason.
[I edited this list in July because I realised how many good ones I forgot]
The list
20. The Fault in Our Stars
My favourite scene: Hazel reading Augustus’ letter, here (never fails to get the water works going)
19. The Wolf of Wall Street
My favourite scene: the boat, here
18. Pursuit of Happyness
My favourite scene: playing basketball, here
17. Good Will Hunting
My favourite scene: ‘How do you like them apples?’, here
16. Passengers
My favourite scene: ‘Did you wake me up?’, here
15. War Dogs
My favourite scene: ‘No more questions’, here (spoilers…)
14. The Truman Show
My favourite scene: Truman talking to his creator, here
13. Inglorious Basterds
My favourite scene: ‘That’s a Bingo!’, here
12. 21
My favourite scene: ‘Give me the bag’, here (spoilers…)
11. The Irishman
My favourite scene: grape juice, here
10. The Big Short
My favourite scene: the best pitch of all time, here
9. The Godfather
My favourite scene: Opening scene, here
8. Green Book
My favourite scene: ‘That is their true culture’, here
7. Hacksaw Ridge
My favourite scene: ‘I sleep pretty hard’, here
6. Django Unchained
My favourite scene: arriving in town and drinking beer, here
5. Whiplash
My favourite scene: “Good job”,
4. The Social Network
My favourite scene: “I was your only friend”, here
3. Parasite
My favourite scene: no plan, here
2. The Shawshank Redemption
My favourite scene: the rooftop, here
1. Scarface
My favourite scene: ‘no wife, no kids’, here
And that’s a wrap! Would love to hear your thoughts, or any movies you’re appalled were not included on the list. Until next time :)