By Thomas Christopher Lee The Top 100 Movies Project By Thomas Christopher Lee

The Top 100 Movies Project My goal for this project was to acquire the Top 10 Favorite Movies lists from as many people as possible. I used this raw data to create a Top 100 “Best” Movies list based solely on the opinions of people, not based on what critics think. Lists Acquired (including mine): 142 Age Group: 5-85 (though most people were around 30-60) Male Vs. Female: 62 Male, 80 Female Methods: -Social Media -Texting -Personal Interviewing

The top 100 movies 100-91 PATTON FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS 99 98 97 96 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017) SENSE AND SENSIBILITY ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY 95 94 93 92 91 HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS,PART 2 DOCTOR STRANGE THE BODYGUARD ATL

The top 100 movies 90-81 TOY STORY 3 TANGLED OVERBOARD LOGAN 89 88 87 86 TANGLED OVERBOARD LOGAN THE LAKE HOUSE IMITATION OF LIFE 85 84 83 82 81 HIDDEN FIGURES THE BIG CHILL ALMOST FAMOUS TWILIGHT

The top 100 movies 80-71 GOODFELLAS CARS FIRST BLOOD THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS 80 79 78 77 76 GOODFELLAS CARS FIRST BLOOD FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF DEAD POETS SOCIETY 75 74 73 72 71 JURASSIC PARK CASABLANCA ALIENS THE HUNGER GAMES

The top 100 movies 70-61 UP RAIN MAN LEGENDS OF THE FALL CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER 70 69 68 67 66 DANCES WITH WOLVES THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS UP RAIN MAN LEGENDS OF THE FALL 65 64 63 62 61 HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION TRANSFORMERS THE DARK KNIGHT

The top 100 movies 60-51 ROCKY LOVE ACTUALLY DEADPOOL PULP FICTION INGLORIOUS BASTERDS 60 59 58 57 56 ROCKY LOVE ACTUALLY DEADPOOL PULP FICTION THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY 55 54 53 52 51 DESPICABLE ME THE BLIND SIDE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST FACING THE GIANTS

The top 100 movies 50-41 THE GOONIES RAISING ARIZONA 49 48 47 46 RAISING ARIZONA SWEET HOME ALABAMA THE LITTLE MERMAID THE GREEN MILE DIE HARD 45 44 43 42 41 COOL HAND LUKE TOY STORY STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI FINDING NEMO

The top 100 movies 40-31 HALLOWEEN A CHRISTMAS STORY FOOTLOOSE 39 38 37 36 A CHRISTMAS STORY FOOTLOOSE THE LION KING FRIED GREEN TOMATOES THE SOUND OF MUSIC 35 34 33 32 31 THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK THE PATRIOT REMEMBER THE TITANS

The top 100 movies 30-21 THE WIZARD OF OZ THE NOTEBOOK THE GODFATHER PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL 30 29 28 27 26 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY THE WIZARD OF OZ HARRY POTTER & THE SORCERER”S STONE THE NOTEBOOK THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING 25 24 23 22 21 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING THE GODFATHER RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK BACK TO THE FUTURE

The top 100 movies 20-11 TOP GUN THE PRINCESS BRIDE JAWS PRETTY WOMAN 19 18 17 16 THE PRINCESS BRIDE JAWS PRETTY WOMAN TITANIC SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT 15 14 13 12 11 CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR GLADIATOR THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

The top 100 movies 10-6 10 9 8 7 6 TOMBSTONE THE BREAKFAST CLUB SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 7 BRAVEHEART 6 STEEL MAGNOLIAS

The top 100 movies 5 FORREST GUMP

The top 100 movies 4 DIRTY DANCING

The top 100 movies 3 GREASE

The top 100 movies 2 GONE WITH THE WIND

The top 100 movies 1 STAR WARS

DATA AND INFO HOW THE POINT SYSTEM WORKS: Each person was asked to provide their Top 10 Favorite Movies, and that list was ranked accordingly. Their #1 movie earned 10 points, #2 movie earned 9, #3 movie earned 8, etc. I tallied all the points and movies in a Microsoft Excel sheet. DISCOVERIES: In this study I discovered that the movie categories Action/Adventure (i.e., The Lord Of The Rings, Die Hard, Star Wars, etc.) and Romance/Drama (i.e. Gone With The Wind, Dirty Dancing, Titanic) were the most favorite genres among both Males and Females. Superhero movies such as Guardians Of The Galaxy and Captain America: Civil War were also popular, as well as War films like Saving Private Ryan and The Green Mile. All age groups seemed to love Disney/Pixar animated films such as The Lion King and Toy Story. Comedies and Horror movies did not show up as much I expected although Halloween and Silence Of The Lambs were popular. WHAT THE CRITICS SAY: For the most part it seems the Critics and Casual Viewers both tend to agree on what movies are “good”. Only 12% of films in the Top 100 got a “Rotten” rating on Rotten Tomatoes (less than 60% on their ranking system). This means that 88% of the movies on this list are considered “good” by the critics on Rotten Tomatoes, although only 13 films on this Top 100 list are featured on Rotten Tomatoes’ Top 100 Best Movie List.

DATA AND INFO, Cont. 16% 25% 51% 6% GENDER/AGE STATISTICS: Age 5-19: (16 Male, 7 Female) 25% (15 Male, 21 Female) Age 40-59: Age 60-89: 51% (29 Male, 46 Female) 6% (2 Male, 5 Female)

DATA AND INFO Cont. MOST POPULAR MOVIES: Sci-Fi Movie: Star Wars Romantic Movie: Gone With The Wind Musical Movie: Grease Drama Movie: Forrest Gump War Movie: Braveheart Military Movie: Saving Private Ryan Coming-Of-Age Movie: The Breakfast Club Western Movie: Tombstone Christmas Movie: It’s A Wonderful Life Superhero Movie: Captain America: Civil War Horror Movie: Jaws Fantasy Movie: Princess Bride Crime Movie: The Godfather Sports Movie: Remember The Titans Animated Movie: The Lion King Action Movie: The Fast & The Furious Adventure Movie: Raiders Of The Lost Ark Comedy Movie: Back To The Future Movie Franchise: Star Wars Decade: 2000s, with the 1980s being a close second

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