Time Out's 100 Greatest Movies: Top 10 Includes 2001, The Godfather, Citizen Kane
Time Out has compiled a list of the 100 greatest films, with the top ten ranging from Singin' in the Rain at number 10 to 2001: A Space Odyssey in the first position. Singin' in the Rain, co-directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, showcases performances by Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds. Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood stars Daniel Day-Lewis, while Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love features Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung. Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai includes Toshiro Mifune, and Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita stars Marcello Mastroianni. Additionally, Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark features Harrison Ford. Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman was recognized as the best film in a 2022 Sight and Sound poll, alongside Orson Welles' Citizen Kane and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather.
Key facts
- Time Out's list of the 100 greatest movies ever made ranks 2001: A Space Odyssey at number 1.
- Singin' in the Rain is number 10, directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen.
- There Will Be Blood is number 9, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Daniel Day-Lewis.
- In the Mood for Love is number 8, directed by Wong Kar-wai and starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung.
- Seven Samurai is number 7, directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura.
- La Dolce Vita is number 6, directed by Federico Fellini and starring Marcello Mastroianni.
- Raiders of the Lost Ark is number 5, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford.
- Jeanne Dielman is number 4, directed by Chantal Akerman and starring Delphine Seyrig; it was named greatest film ever in a 2022 Sight and Sound poll.
- Citizen Kane is number 3, written, directed by, and starring Orson Welles.
- The Godfather is number 2, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino.
Entities
Artists
- Gene Kelly
- Stanley Donen
- Donald O'Connor
- Debbie Reynolds
- Jean Hagen
- Betty Comden
- Adolph Green
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Daniel Day-Lewis
- Jonny Greenwood
- Paul Dano
- Wong Kar-wai
- Maggie Cheung
- Tony Leung
- Christopher Doyle
- Shigeru Umebayashi
- Akira Kurosawa
- Toshiro Mifune
- Takashi Shimura
- Federico Fellini
- Marcello Mastroianni
- Otello Martelli
- Steven Spielberg
- Harrison Ford
- Karen Allen
- Paul Freeman
- John Williams
- Norman Reynolds
- Chantal Akerman
- Delphine Seyrig
- Orson Welles
- Gregg Toland
- Bernard Herrmann
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Mario Puzo
- Marlon Brando
- Al Pacino
- Nino Rota
- Gordon Willis
- James Caan
- Robert Duvall
- Stanley Kubrick
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Douglas Trumbull
Institutions
- Time Out
- MGM
- Sight and Sound
- RKO
Locations
- Hollywood
- Hong Kong
- Rome
- Italy
- Belgium
Sources
- Quartz —