My lovely friend Charmaine is a movie buff. She is also an overachiever, for when I asked her for some movies I should see, she sent me this extensive, categorized list. Who doesn't love a categorized list? So my goal is to have all of these watched by the end of this year. I've crossed out those I've already seen and will continue to do so, along with the date watched! Thanks, Char xoxo
Charmaine’s List of Favorites and Must See Movies
(In no order of importance plus I’m sure I missed a few titles)
Old Musicals (they don’t make them like they used to)
- Singing in the Rain
- Oklahoma
- Carousel
- The King and I
My Fair Lady- Mary Poppins
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
- Brigadoon
The Sound of Music- West Side Story
- The Pajama Game
- Sweet Charity
Guys and Dolls- Daddy Longlegs
- Funny Face
- Funny Girl
- An American in Paris
- Fiddler on the Roof
The Wizard of Oz- Bye Bye Birdie
- Viva Las Vegas
- Damn Yankees
More Contemporary Musicals
Moulin Rouge!GreaseLittle Shop of HorrorsHairsprayThe Phantom of the OperaSweeney Todd (Tim Burton)Rent(of course)Chicago- Hair
- Nine
- Godspell
- Dreamgirls
- Fame
Cinderella
Shout out to all the Disney Classics plus Enchanted
My Favorite Old Movie Actors
Cary Grant
- Notorious
- North by Northwest
- To Catch a Thief
- Charade
- An Affair to Remember (and then immediately watch Sleepless in Seattle afterwards)
- Houseboat
Audrey Hepburn
- Roman Holiday
- Sabrina
- Breakfast at Tiffany’s
- Charade
My Fair Lady(Musical)
Katharine Hepburn
- The Philadelphia Story
- Bringing up Baby
- Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Other Old Movies
CasablancaBedknobs and Broomsticks- Auntie Mame
- Sunday in New York
- Gidget
- When a Man Answers
- Doris Day films (like Lover Come Back or Send Me No Flowers)
- On the Waterfront
- Goodbye Girl
- Barefoot in the Park
- The Man Who Knew Too Much
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Gone with the Wind
Moving into the 70s and 80s
- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (everything John Hughes)
Dirty Dancing- Flashdance
Sixteen Candles (plus Pretty in Pink)Breakfast ClubThe Princess Bride- Risky Business
Sandlot- Say Anything…
The 90s
Sister ActClueless- Sleepless in Seattle (the young Meg Ryan)
Remember the TitansRomeo+Juliet(the very young Leonardo di Caprio)
More Contemporary Films (with an emphasis on romance and comedy)
BridesmaidsEasy ACrazy, Stupid, LoveBridget Jones’s DiaryShe’s the Man- Bend it Like Beckham
Mean GirlsThe Devil Wears Prada- Slumdog Millionaire
Shakespeare in Love*want to see againPride and Prejudice*want to see again- Shout out to Tim Burton
- Ever After (Drew Barrymore)
- The King’s Speech
The Harry Potter Series-- need to watch last one
Children’s Films
- Tangled
- Everything Pixar (from Toy Story to Monsters Inc.)
- Disney (Peter Pan, Beauty and the Beast, The Goofy Movie…)
- Miyazaki Films (Japanese animation with spectacular storylines that are unlike anything in the US)
- Spirited Away
- My Neighbor Totoro
- Princess Mononoke (definitely not a kid’s movie)
- Kiki’s Delivery Service, THEY’RE ALL GREAT
Movies in Theaters
- My Week With Marilyn
- Hugo (for artistry if not storyline)
- The Actor (a silent film)
- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Typical Char... I've seen some of these movies but she certainly has me beat! Although I have gone to the movie theater three times now (and once in NYC!) which was my goal since I never go at school.
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