100 Greatest Movies

Movies are a great pastime! Ask any Hollywood movie buff and they will vouch how entertaining and exciting they can be. Whether it's horror, comedy, romance, action, thriller or drama, each and every genre of movies has its own distinct appeal. So, if you are a movie buff who is looking for the 100 greatest movies ever, given below is a list of all time greatest movies, in each of these different categories.

100 Greatest Movies of All Time

Romantic Movies

"I love that you get cold when it is 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle in your nose when you're looking at me like I'm nuts. I love that after I spend day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it's not because I'm lonely, and it's not because it's New Year's Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible." - When Harry Met Sally

If you like listening to and watching this mushy mushy stuff, if you believe in the adage "love conquers all", you will surely enjoy watching the best romantic movies listed below.

• Casablanca
• The Notebook
• Doctor Zhivago
• My Fair Lady
• While You Were Sleeping
• Moonstruck
• Love Actually
• Sweet Home Alabama
• When Harry Met Sally
• Officer and a Gentlemen
• Wuthering Heights
• The Graduate
• Gone With the Wind
• Titanic
• A Streetcar named Desire
• The Sound of Music
• An Affair to Remember
• West Side Story

Thriller Movies

"Get busy livin', or get busy dyin'. That's god-damn right. For the second time in my life, I am guilty of committing a crime. Parole violation. Of course, I doubt they'll toss-up any roadblocks for that. Not for an old crook like me." - The Shawshank Redemption

If you like playing the guessing game of, "what is going to happen next?" when you are watching movies, then these top thriller movies is what you need.

• The French Connection
• The Shawshank Redemption
• Fight Club
• Psycho
• The Sixth Sense
• North by Northwest
• Chinatown
• Se7en
• The Silence of the Lambs
• Memento
• No Country for Old Men
• Vertigo
• Jaws
• Goodfellas
• Pulp Fiction
• Strangers on a Train
• What Lies Beneath

Horror Movies

Kill her mommy... Kill her... Don't let her get away mommy... Don't let her live. I won't Jason. I won't. - Friday The 13th

So, you enjoy the eerie feeling, the shock, the scare, the unsettling effect of horror movies? If yes, watch these top horror movies of all time. One word of caution - Don't watch them alone!

• The Omen
• Jacob's Ladder
• Jeepers Creepers
• The Ring
• The Man Who Laughs
• Rosemary's Baby
• Child's Play
• A Nightmare on Elm Street
• Arachnophobia
• Carrie
• The Shining
• The Exorcist
• The Wicker Man
• Friday the 13th
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre II

Comedy Movies

"According to the map we've only gone 4 inches." - Dumb and Dumber

Some friends are coming over to spend the weekend and you want to have a roll of a time? Watch these comedy movies, which promise fun, laughter and a good time, all at once!

• The Heartbreak Kid
• Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
• Some Like it Hot
• Airplane
• Home Alone
• Little Miss Sunshine
• It Happened One Night
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail
• The Big Lebowski
• Dumb and Dumber
• Madagascar
• Meet the Parents
• The Hangover
• Singin' in the Rain
• Annie Hall
• The General
• City Lights
• The Pink Panther

Action Movies

"I just know that every man I kill, the farther away from home I feel." - Saving Private Ryan

For those of you who enjoy the on-screen fights, chases, chaos, thrills, killings, gun battles, etc.., the below given best action movies ever, are a must watch.

• The Matrix
• Saving Private Ryan
• The Lord of the Rings
• The Great Escape
• Gladiator
• Desperado
• The Bourne Identity
• Goldfinger
• Avatar
• The Dark Knight
• Troy
• Speed
• Raging Bull
• Star Wars
• Courage Under Fire
• Kill Bill: Vol.1
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day
• Enter the Dragon

Drama Movies

My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." - Forrest Gump

Wanna learn, re-learn about life? Wanna live, laugh, cry with the celluloid characters? Wanna be a part of the trials and tribulations they face in life? Watch these drama movies, which are amongst the best movies of the decade.

• Schindler's List
• Citizen Kane
• The Godfather
• Taxi Driver
• To Kill A Mockingbird
• Lawrence of Arabia
• Rocky
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Forrest Gump
• Ben-Hur
• Aviator
• On the waterfront
• Good Will Hunting

According to me, these are the 100 greatest movies of all time. Anybody can have the time of his life watching these DVD movies. Although, I have tried my best to list the best movies in all genres, still if you feel that some more names should have been included in this list, you are most welcome to add them by way of the comments column below.