Celebs Favorite Films

Raiders of the Lost Ark

"My favourite movie, when you say the word favourite there's a little bit of guilty pleasure in that, and a little bit of who you are, what makes you smile, that kind of thing, that would be Raiders of the Lost Ark [1981]."

To Kill a Mockingbird

"I think if I had to pick just one film to which I had a very strong reaction and can remember vividly how I felt, it would be To Kill a Mockingbird [1962]. I think it had all of the elements of a great film and it had such a strong moral register."

L'Atalante (1934)

"[L'Atalante, 1934, is] an absolutely beautiful film. I love The Baker's Wife [1938] as well; that is possibly my second favourite film."

Harold and Maude (1971)

"[Harold and Maude, 1971, is] my favourite film of all time. I think it's for the very same reasons that I love Little Miss Sunshine [2006]. It's very real and very human, just dealing with life and death and all that's in between."

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

"My favourite movie of all time is a very serious film, one that's dear to my heart, called Anchorman [2004]. It's an unbelievable movie and I've seen it... I can quote it if you like. I mean, I really do know this film backwards."

Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette) (1948)

"The prototypical movie of Italian neo-realism. Directed by Vittorio De Sica, with a cast of non-professional actors, [Bicycle Thieves, 1948] captures the bleakness of the period in the poverty and humiliation of the thief, seen through the eyes of his young son."

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

"If I was told that I had to pick one film, I think it would be Meet Me in St Louis [1944], because that's where my father [Vincent Minnelli] met my mother [Judy Garland], and I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for that movie. So I guess that's my favourite."

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

"For me, I watch that movie [The Philadelphia Story, 1940] and it's the sort of the epitome ... the perfect suspension of disbelief. There's a moment when you really don't believe that they're going to be able to be together and the trick is turning that corner in a way that you didn't expect it. For me, that story does it. I always return to that."

Badlands (1973)

"Sissy Spacek is so magical in that film and has that incredible grasp on that southern innocence."

Vanishing Point (1971)

"Films like this are super inspiring, because they look great on a big screen."

Coming to America (1988)

"Eddie Murphy is not the funny guy in the movie. He is the straight man and he gives everybody else the jokes. To me that’s really impressive."

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

"I just love that movie, the way it feels improvisational but has such a very strong hand."

La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) (1960)

"It’s just so seductive and so wonderful and takes you someplace else, and even into another language."

The French Connection (1971)

"I really come back to Gene Hackman as 'Popeye' Doyle. There’s just that obsessive quality about him."

Network (1976)

"The writing is stellar, the performances run the gamut from comedy-infused to pathos and it’s got flashy, scene-stealing iconic moments."

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

"It’s perfect! You have to look at that. It’s everything. When Robert Mitchum talks with God, it’s very simple, but oh! That’s a great job."

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951

"Seeing that film had a really big impact on me and just seeing Marlon Brando in all his glory and what he brought to the part."

A Time for Drunken Horses (2000)

"I like this kind of filmmaking. It inspires me. It’s very different from what I do but it’s inspiring."

Working Girl(1988)

"I love Working Girl. That was Melanie Griffith and Harrison Ford at their best."

The Godfather: Part II (1974)

Green Mile (1999)

The Last Samurai (2003)

From Russia with Love (1963)

The Notebook (2004)

Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

Dr Strangelove (1964)

Also 12 Angry Men (1957) and A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

Pretty Woman (1990)

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

High Noon (1952)

The Miracle Worker (1962)

The Elephant Man (1980)

There Will Be Blood

Punch-Drunk Love

E.T.

Rear Window

Apocalypse Now

Platoon

Rosemary's Baby

Animal House

On The Waterfront

King Kong (1933)

Die Hard

Goodfellas

The Creation Of The Humanoids

My Own Private Idaho

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Hannah And Her Sisters

Dirty Dancing

Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

Also
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
Furankenshutain no kaijû: Sanda tai Gaira (1968)
The Omega Man (1971)