There are two ways to make a list like this.
you’re able to make a list of the well regarded favorites and just re-order them.
I think it’s a lot more interesting if it’s a personal list.
There’s only 19 spots left.
I know a ton of people hate that I have Braveheart at 75.
That’s totally OK. No one’s top 100 list is going to match someone else’s.
If I made this list expecting people to agree, I’d be a crazy person.
People are supposed to disagree with a list like this.
That’s half of the fun.
I also understand that Sleepers at 20 is more unusual than Braveheart at 75.
I’m more in the middle of the two camps.
But it’s a movie that I think is truly great.
Even if I think is better than most, I don’t know many people who dislike Sleepers.
It has an incredible cast, great director and tells a dark and interesting story about revenge.
Sleepers isn’t remembered badly.
It’s just not remembered.
That’s in pretty stark contrast to when this came out.
There is no record of anything in this movie actually happening.
The question of whether it was real or not did cloud the movie to some extent.
This is a movie split pretty equally in two halves.
Having Robert De Niro (brilliant as Father Bobby) be the constant between these two sides is perfect.
He is such a calm presence throughout this movie which goes down some truly horrific roads.
It’s a shame he didn’t even get nominated.
you could make a real case for Kevin Bacon too.
I don’t know if you’ll see many more horrific people on screen.
This isn’t a perfect movie.
It didn’t work in Speed 2: Cruise Control and it didn’t work here.
He’s just too bland.
It’s not that he hurts the movie but he sure doesn’t help it.
If you think Sleepers was just kinda OK, you’re not alone.
Roger Ebert gave it three stars.
It got one minor Oscar nomination.
It’s been mostly forgotten by movie fans.
But this is my list and I think it’s one of the very best revenge stories ever made.
Schindler’s List
22.
Saving Private Ryan
25.
Dumb & Dumber
27.
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
31.
Out Of Sight
36.
Carlito’s Way
37.
Wayne’s World
45.
Back To The Future Part III
47.
A Bronx Tale
48.
The People Vs. Larry Flynt
49.
Eyes Wide Shut
50.
The Green Mile
54.
Man On The Moon
55.
Boyz N The Hood
56.
Grosse Pointe Blank
57.
The Talented Mr. Ripley
63.
The Usual Suspects
65.
In The Line Of Fire
66.
My Cousin Vinny
67.
The River Wild
79.
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
Stir Of Echoes
82.
Mission: Impossible
83.
For Love Of The Game
87.
Men In Black
88.
Glengarry Glen Ross
92.
Die Hard With A Vengeance
93.
The Blair Witch Project
94.
Any Given Sunday
99.
The Wedding Singer
100.
