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IRA: THE BEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022 EDITION

IRA'S THE 100 BEST FILMS OF ALL TIME -- 2022 EDITION

Here are the Top 100 movies of all time, per the vote of the IRAs on March 18, 2022. Scroll down for commentary.



1. THE RULES OF THE GAME 

2. CITIZEN KANE  

3. THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE…  

4. VERTIGO 

5. TOKYO STORY 

6. THE APARTMENT 

7. THE SEARCHERS 

8. LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN  

9. SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS

10. THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS 


11. SHOAH 

12. DEKALOG 

13. THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE 

14. THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER

15. PSYCHO 

16. M (1931) 

17. UGETSU 

18. TOUCH OF EVIL 

19. SHERLOCK JR. 

20. NOTORIOUS 


21. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 

22. THE GODFATHER, PART II 

23. SUNSET BOULEVARD  

24. THE GENERAL (1926) 

25. CHINATOWN 

26. MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA 

27. THE PALM BEACH STORY 

28. THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (1928) 

29. THE BIRDS 

30. JEANNE DIELMAN, 23, QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES 


31. CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT 

32. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST 

33. ASHES AND DIAMONDS 

34. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 

35. MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW 

36. THE LAST PICTURE SHOW 

37. HIS GIRL FRIDAY 

38. THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER 

39. THREE COLORS: RED 

40. ALL ABOUT EVE  


41. PINOCCHIO 

42. THE MIRACLE AT MORGAN’S CREEK 

43. RED RIVER 

44. REAR WINDOW 

45. A MAN ESCAPED 

46. PATHER PANCHALI 

47. THE CRIME OF MONSIEUR LANGE 

48. THE BIG SLEEP 

49. THE LADY EVE 

50. STAGECOACH  


51. THE CROWD 

52. MCCABE & MRS. MILLER 

53. THE BIG HEAT 

54. HIGH & LOW 

55. DOUBLE INDEMNITY 

56. MARNIE 

57. OUT OF THE PAST 

58. WRITTEN ON THE WIND 

59. RAGING BULL 

60. THE RIVER (1951) 


61. ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS 

62. YI YI: A ONE AND A TWO…  

63. THE THIRD MAN 

64. ANATOMY OF A MURDER 

65. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY 

66. DO THE RIGHT THING 

67. IN A LONELY PLACE 

68. THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN 

69. MOONRISE 

70. A STAR IS BORN (1954)  


71. ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL 

72. CONTEMPT 

73. FANNY & ALEXANDER 

74. IMITATION OF LIFE 

75. LAURA 

76. ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA 

77. PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET 

78. THE SCARLET EMPRESS 

79. SHANGHAI EXPRESS 

80. SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS 


81. NASHVILLE 

82. KISS ME DEADLY 

83. RIO BRAVO 

84. ADVISE AND CONSENT 

85. ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS 

86. HOME FROM THE HILL 

87. BRINGING UP BABY 

88. THE BAND WAGON 

89. VICTOR/VICTORIA 

90. JAWS 


91. SHOCK CORRIDOR 

92. THE LEOPARD 

93. IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 

94. THE EDGE OF HEAVEN 

95. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE 

96. THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN 

97. CLUNY BROWN 

98. MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS 

99. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 

100. TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT 





IRA'S THE 100 BEST FILMS OF ALL TIME -- 2022 EDITION COMMENTARY TRACK 

After months of balloting, horse-trading and movie watching, the IRAs gathered on Friday, March 18 to vote on the 100 best films of all time. The list of 100 films was determined after months of preparation. On the final night, the movies on the list had been determined as well as their general placement. Voting began on the movies at the bottom of the list, 91-100, to decide where they would rank within their group. Once those were determined voting moved up to cover 81-90 and so on until the final batch of voting decided which movies in the Top 10 would be listed in what order, from #10 all the way up to #1. With an even number of voters present on this night, ties were broken by the titular IRA, who made his determinations with aplomb, alacrity and an unrivaled certainty about which of various Sophie-like decisions should be made. He never wavered. He never hesitated. He never blinked in the face of awesome responsibility. And so we have The List. 

It is an update to the list voted on in 2012: The Top 100 Films of All Time -- 2012 Edition. 


Here are some facts. Twenty two films are new to the list, which means of course 22 films dropped off the list from 2012. 


44 dramas (roughly)

23 films primarily not in English 

22 crime/noir 

13 inspired sequels/remakes 

9 comedies 

8 westerns 

5 musicals 

5 horror/supernatural 

5 war films 

4 silent films 

4 remakes 

3 sequels 

2 sci-fi/fantasy films  

2 documentaries 

1 animated film 

1 travesty (take your pick) 



NEW TO THE LIST: 


M (1931) (#16) 

The Godfather, Part II (#22) 

The Birds (#29) 

Ashes and Diamonds (#33) 

Pinocchio (#41) 

Pather Panchali (#46) 

Stagecoach (#50) 

High and Low (#54) 

Marnie (#56) 

The River (1951) (#60) 

Only Angels Have Wings (#61) 

Yi Yi: A One And A Two (#62) 

Do The Right Thing (#66) 

Moonrise (1948) (#69) 

Contempt (#72) 

Once Upon A Time In America (#76) 

Nashville (#81) 

Bringing Up Baby (#87) 

Jaws (#90) 

The Edge Of Heaven (#94) 

The Bride Of Frankenstein (#96) 

Mad Max: Fury Road (#99)


FILMS DROPPED OFF THE LIST FROM 2012: 


North By Northwest (#18)

The Awful Truth (#37) 

Some Like It Hot (#38) 

Danton (#39) 

Ordet (#45) 

Force Of Evil (#52) 

Breathless (#58) 

The Naked Spur (#64) 

White Heat (#65) 

Band Of Outsiders (#74) 

Day Of Wrath (#75) 

The 400 Blows (#80) 

Metropolis (#81) 

Diary Of A Country Priest (#82) 

Casablanca (#83) 

Lola Montes (#84) 

Play Time (#93) 

A Matter Of Life and Death (#94) 

How Green Was My Valley (#95) 

Mildred Pierce (#96) 

What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (#97) 

Days Of Heaven (#99) 



IRA'S THE 100 BEST FILMS OF ALL TIME -- 2022 EDITION

Here are the Top 100 movies of all time, per the vote of the IRAs on March 18, 2022. 


1. THE RULES OF THE GAME [#1 in 2012]

2. CITIZEN KANE  [#3]

3. THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE…  [#12]

4. VERTIGO [#4]

5. TOKYO STORY [#14]

6. THE APARTMENT [#10]

7. THE SEARCHERS [#5]

8. LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN  [#6]

9. SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS [#26]

10. THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS [#2]


11. SHOAH [#11]

12. DEKALOG [#36

13. THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE [#9]

14. THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER [#13]

15. PSYCHO [#8]

16. M (1931)  [NEW TO THE LIST]

17. UGETSU [#30]

18. TOUCH OF EVIL [#17]

19. SHERLOCK JR. [#42]

20. NOTORIOUS  [#16]


21. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY [#44]

22. THE GODFATHER, PART II [NEW TO THE LIST]

23. SUNSET BOULEVARD  [#23]

24. THE GENERAL (1926) [#20]

25. CHINATOWN [#25]

26. MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA [#47]

27. THE PALM BEACH STORY [#19]

28. THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (1928) [#63]

29. THE BIRDS [NEW TO THE LIST]

30. JEANNE DIELMAN, 23, QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES [#21]


31. CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT [#34]

32. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST [#43]

33. ASHES AND DIAMONDS [NEW TO THE LIST]

34. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE [#79]

35. MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW [#57]

36. THE LAST PICTURE SHOW [#86]

37. HIS GIRL FRIDAY [#29]

38. THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER [#68]

39. THREE COLORS: RED [#71]

40. ALL ABOUT EVE  [#35]


41. PINOCCHIO [NEW TO THE LIST]

42. THE MIRACLE AT MORGAN’S CREEK [#33]

43. RED RIVER [#24]

44. REAR WINDOW [#15]

45. A MAN ESCAPED [#46]

46. PATHER PANCHALI [NEW TO THE LIST]

47. THE CRIME OF MONSIEUR LANGE [#67]

48. THE BIG SLEEP [#7]

49. THE LADY EVE [#56]

50. STAGECOACH  [NEW TO THE LIST]


51. THE CROWD [#66]

52. MCCABE & MRS. MILLER [#41]

53. THE BIG HEAT [#22]

54. HIGH & LOW [NEW TO THE LIST]

55. DOUBLE INDEMNITY [#27]

56. MARNIE [NEW TO THE LIST]

57. OUT OF THE PAST [#51]

58. WRITTEN ON THE WIND [#48]

59. RAGING BULL [#85]

60. THE RIVER (1951) [NEW TO THE LIST]


61. ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS [NEW TO THE LIST]

62. YI YI: A ONE AND A TWO…  [NEW TO THE LIST]

63. THE THIRD MAN [#59]

64. ANATOMY OF A MURDER [#32]

65. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY [#49]

66. DO THE RIGHT THING [NEW TO THE LIST]

67. IN A LONELY PLACE [#77]

68. THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN [#78]

69. MOONRISE [NEW TO THE LIST]

70. A STAR IS BORN (1954)  [#90]


71. ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL [#91]

72. CONTEMPT [NEW TO THE LIST]

73. FANNY & ALEXANDER [#89]

74. IMITATION OF LIFE [#40]

75. LAURA [#28]

76. ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA [NEW TO THE LIST]

77. PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET [#61]

78. THE SCARLET EMPRESS [#70]

79. SHANGHAI EXPRESS [#62]

80. SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS [#55]


81. NASHVILLE [NEW TO THE LIST]

82. KISS ME DEADLY [#50]

83. RIO BRAVO [#31]

84. ADVISE AND CONSENT [#53]

85. ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS [#72]

86. HOME FROM THE HILL [#54]

87. BRINGING UP BABY [NEW TO THE LIST]

88. THE BAND WAGON [#69]

89. VICTOR/VICTORIA [#73]

90. JAWS [NEW TO THE LIST]


91. SHOCK CORRIDOR [#87]

92. THE LEOPARD [#92]

93. IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE [#100]

94. THE EDGE OF HEAVEN [NEW TO THE LIST]

95. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE [#76]

96. THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN [NEW TO THE LIST]

97. CLUNY BROWN [#60]

98. MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS [#88]

99. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD [NEW TO THE LIST]

100. TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT [#98]








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