Michael5000 at the imdb Top 250, part 4

Michael5000 at the imdb Top 250, part 4

The permanent, updated version of this list is here.

See also 

•  Michael5000 at the imdb Top 250, part 1
•  Michael5000 at the imdb Top 250, part 2
•  Michael5000 at the imdb Top 250, part 3

Imdb rankings and ratings as of March 1, 2015.  

151. The Deer Hunter (1978): 8.2

• I've seen it: Quite some time ago.

152. How to Train Your Dragon (2010): 8.2

• I have not seen it.

153. Cool Hand Luke (1967): 8.1

• I've seen it: Once, on the big screen.  I liked it!
• provisional imdb score: 8.

154. It Happened One Night (1934): 8.1

• I've think I've seen it.

155. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961): 8.1

• I've seen it: in 2009.  I liked it!

156. Fargo (1996): 8.1

• I've seen it: In original release, and two or three times since.
• I've reviewed it: "...one of the all-time great dark comedies."
• provisional imdb score: 9. 

157. Trainspotting (1996): 8.1

• I've seen it: a few year after it came out.

158. Gone with the Wind (1939): 8.1

• I've seen it: in 2010.
• I've reviewed it: " I am told that for many it casts an almost magical spell, creating a vividly romantic world where events of high and moving passion, tragedy, and excitement occur. I wanted to like it. And it goes without saying that, in disliking Gone With the Wind, I represent a thin minority among seven decades of moviegoers."  
• From the comments:  Rebel -- "It's not just 'look at the pretty dresses, ain't slavery grand,' it's a very complex story where the heroes aren't always right, and the villains aren't always bad, and frail proper women can sometimes have the strength of steel inside them."

159. A Beautiful Mind (2001): 8.1

• I have not seen it.

160. Into the Wild (2007): 8.1

• I have not seen it.

161. Rush (2013): 8.1

• I have not seen it.

162. The Maltese Falcon (1941): 8.1

• I've seen it: any number of times.
• I've reviewed it: "it's your quintessential old movie."  
• From the comments:  Rex Parker -- "The movie is the quintessential film noir, not the quintessential 'old movie.' That assertion is just cruel."

163. Dial M for Murder (1954): 8.1

• I've seen it: I'm pretty sure of it!

164. The Sixth Sense (1999): 8.1

• I've seen it: In original release.

165. Hotel Rwanda (2004): 8.1

• I have not seen it.

166. The Wages of Fear (1953): 8.1

• Never heard of it... but I'm currently watching it.
  

167. The Thing (1982): 8.1

• I've seen it: In high school.  What is it doing on this list?

168. Finding Nemo (2003): 8.1

• I have not seen it.

169. Incendies (2010): 8.1

• Never heard of it.

170. Mary and Max (2009): 8.1

• Never heard of it.

171. No Country for Old Men (2010): 8.1

• I've seen it: in 2010
• I've reviewed it: "...highly entertaining and damned near technically perfect." 
• provisional imdb score: 8. 

172. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 8.1

• I have not seen it.

173. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003): 8.1

• I've seen it: in original release.

174. Platoon (1986): 8.1

• I've seen it: in original release.

175. Life of Brian (1979): 8.1

• I've seen it: a time or two.

176. Boyhood (2014): 8.1

• I've seen it: It was the first movie I watched as a direct result of compiling this list.
• I've reviewed it: "A highly successful and worthy experiment in movie-making."
• From the comments:  gl.-- "...it was original and i am just SO HAPPY to see something vaguely original."
• my imdb score: 7.

177. Network (1976): 8.1

• I've seen it: twice.
• I've reviewed it: "Network is a very smart movie, and it has many brilliant scenes and darkly funny moments. It is too bad that it is also just a little bit of a mess. It doesn't quite hang together. "

178. 12 Years a Slave (2013): 8.1

• I have not seen it.

179. Touch of Evil (1958): 8.1

• I've seen it: once or twice.

180. Diabolique (1955): 8.1

• Never heard of it.

181. There Will Be Blood (2007): 8.1

• I have not seen it.

182. Annie Hall (1977): 8.1

• I've seen it: back in the day.

183. The Princess Bride (1987): 8.1

• I've seen it: a couple of times.

184. Stand by Me (1986): 8.1

• I've seen it: in original release.

185. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014): 8.1 

• I've seen it: It's the movie that made me want to start taking movies seriously again!
• I've reviewed it: "Really fun, really funny, and highly recommended for anybody who likes a glib and world-weary movie with heart and vim." 
• My imdb score: 9.

186. Ben-Hur (1959): 8.1

• I have not seen it.

187. Sin City (2005): 8.1

• I've seen it: In original release.  I liked it, but wouldn't have expected to see it on this list.

188. Amores Perros (2000): 8.1

• I've seen it: once.

189. In the Name of the Father (1993): 8.1

• I have not seen it.

190. The 400 Blows (1959): 8.1

• I've seen it: In 2007, at the beginning of the Great Movies project.
• I've reviewed it: "The power of the movie is in the details -- how the young protagonist interacts with peers and adults, how adults take advantage of children, how children take advantage of adults, how life in picturesque Paris might not be equally romantic for everyone."

191. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014): 8.1

• I have not seen it.

192. Dil Chahta Hai (2001): 8.1

• I've seen it: and liked it.

193. Million Dollar Baby (2004): 8.1

• I have not seen it.

194. The Grapes of Wrath (1940): 8.1

• I have not seen it.

195. Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009): 8.1

• Never heard of it.

196. Persona (1966): 8.1

• I've seen it: for the Great Movies project.
• I've reviewed it: "It is intellectually painful, but fortunately it is also very tedious, which dulls the pain."  
• provisional imdb score: 2. 

197. The Wizard of Oz (1939): 8.1

• I've seen it: twice, apparently.
• I've reviewed it:"..I thought the whole thing was kind of fun. None of it makes a lick of sense, of course, but it’s all so exuberantly campy that it’s hard to care too much."   

198. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 8.1

• I have not seen it.

199. The Imitation Game (2014) 8.1

• Never heard of it.

200. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) 8.1

• Never heard of it.