Best Films Ever!

According to an ABC/People Magazine poll, this is the best Hollywood has to offer. Interesting that very, very few came out in the past 10 years!

The best in films has been decided in a survey by ABC News and People Magazine. More than 500,000 people voted in 15 different categories, from best sci-fi film, best musical, best action flick, to greatest screen kiss and more. The results were revealed during a special broadcast, hosted by Tom Bergeron and Cynthia McFadden, Tuesday on ABC. Here are the top 5 in each category:

Best Film of All Time    Best Comedy

1. “Gone with The Wind” (1939)          1. “Airplane!” (1980)

2. “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) 2. “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” (1975)

3. “The Godfather” (1972)        3. “Some Like It Hot” (1959)

4. “Casablanca” (1942)            4. “Young Frankenstein” (1974)

5. “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” (1982) 5. “Tootsie” (1982)

Best Sci-Fi Film            Best Animated Film

1. “Star Wars” (1977) 1. “The Lion King” (1994)

2. “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” (1982) 2. “Toy Story” (1995)

3. “Avatar” (2009)       3. “Beauty and the Beast” (1991)

4. “The Matrix” (1999)             4. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (1937)

5. “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977)            5. “Fantasia” (1940)

Best Movie Musical      Best Suspense/Thriller

1. “The Sound of Music” (1965)           1. “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991)

2. “Grease” (1978)       2. “Jaws” (1975)

3. “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) 3. “Psycho” (1960)

4. “Singin’ in the Rain” (1942)   4. “The Shining” (1980)

5. “West Side Story” (1961)     5. “Pulp Fiction” (1994)

Best Action Film           Best Horror Film

1. “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981)      1. “The Exorcist” (1973)

2. “The Dark Knight” (2008)    2. “Halloween” (1978)

3. “The Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King” (2003)       3. “Poltergeist” (1982)

4. “Die Hard” (1988)    4. “Carrie” (1976)

5. “Gladiator” (2000)    5. “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984)

Best Western Film        Best Chick Flick

1. “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969)         1. “The Notebook” (2004)

2. “Dances with Wolves” (1990)           2. “Dirty Dancing” (1987)

3. “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” (1966)    3. “Pretty Woman” (1990)

4. “Unforgiven” (1992)             4. “Sleepless in Seattle” (1993)

5. “The Magnificent Seven” (1960)       5. “The Way We Were” (1973)

Best Political/Historical Film      Greatest On-Screen Kiss

1. “Schindler’s List” (1993)      1. “Gone With the Wind” (1939)

2. “Doctor Zhivago” (1965)      2. “From Here to Eternity” (1953)

3. “12 Angry Men” (1957)       3. “Lady and the Tramp” (1955)

4. “All the President’s Men” (1976)      4. “An Officer and a Gentleman” (1982)

5. “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939)       5. “Casablanca” (1942)

Most Romantic On-Screen Couple       Greatest Film Character of All Time

1. Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet - “Titanic”            1. Forrest Gump, “Forrest Gump”

2. Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh - “Gone With the Wind”   2. James Bond, “James Bond” films

3. Richard Gere, Julia Roberts - “Pretty Woman”          3. Scarlett O’Hara, “Gone With the Wind”

4. Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman - “Casablanca”    4. Hannibal Lecter, “The Silence of the Lambs”

5. Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn (9 films) 5. Indiana Jones, “Indiana Jones” films

Best Line

“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” - “Gone With the Wind”

“Go ahead, make my day.” - “Sudden Impact”

“I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” - “The Godfather”

“I’ll have what she’s having.” - “When Harry Met Sally”

“Here’s looking at you, kid.” - “Casablanca”