Yes. Again and again, we as movie viewers discuss on what movies should be considered “the best movies of all time.” Most of us even have our own top movie list in the back of our minds, most likely made up of our own personal favorites.

A few weeks ago, I met a very interesting person. In the conversation, our favorite movie list came up and she insisted that the best movie ever hands down was Boondock Saints. Totally a good, entertaining movie, but “hands down best movie ever?” I don’t think so (I am hoping you don’t either). My point here is that even if your favorite movies are not the sort of high quality movies, you should still know what differentiates “good” movies from “bad” movies and what is it that makes one movie better than another one.

Having said that, I’ll try my best to keep away from leaning towards my favorite movies and instead classify the movies according to their quality in direction, acting, screenplay, etc. Even if you don’t agree with the list, these are awesome, crazy good movies that you should consider watching as they are definitely movies that always come up in movie conversations. So here they are:

A Clockwork Orange10. A Clockwork Orange (1971) – Widely regarded as a classic, A Clockwork Orange truly shows Stanley Kubrick’s skills in filming. The movie has it all, from crazy “droogs” raping people and ‘ultra-violence’ to Beethoven and futuristic mind control technology. Yet, the movie feels realistic and modern enough to let the audience identify with the main character, in this case the sadistic rapper, Alex DeLarge. Part comedy and part drama, the movie has a truly unique style and plot with great central themes that has made this film popular 35-plus years after its release.