Greatest Movie of All Time, Drama/Thriller Second Round

(Intro from the initial thread:)

OK. Here's the deal. Being a little bored, being a movie nerd and having a little extra time, I've built a few brackets. The idea is to, eventually, crown the Greatest Movie of All Time. (Hence the thread title.)

First, these are the movies I happened to choose. Some good ones got left out. Some that you think are good aren't thought good by the masses or, more importantly, by me -- since, well, I made the bracket. And you may then disagree with the seedings, too. And that's fair. But just play along, if you're interested. Could be fun.

Reply on the thread with the seeds and names of your winners of each pairing. I'll let the first round go for a while, then add up the votes and post the winners/next round's pairings.

Not represented in this particular tournament are the 'smaller' genres, like war, western, documentary, etc. And, sorry international MFPers, I didn't go foreign, either. So consider this The Greatest (American) Movie of All Time Bracket Tourney, I suppose.

The four genre regions are Comedy, Action, Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Drama/Thriller. Winners of each region will be determined, starting with Comedy, and then will pair off for the Final Four. Comedy will face Drama/Thriller, Action will meet Sci-Fi/Fantasy.

And to spark more discussion, feel free to give your reasons for some of your choices!

Comedy's region has a winner; the genre will be represented in the Final Four by Monty Python: Holy Grail. Action, too, has given us a representative in Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Arc. Sci-Fi/Fantasy's champion is Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back. And now, Drama/Thriller.



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Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Second Round

1 The Godfather
vs.
16 Silence of the Lambs

25 The Untouchables
vs.
9 Rear Window


5 Casablanca
vs.
12 The Shining

13 Rocky
vs.
4 Schindler's List


3 Citizen Kane
vs.
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird

6 The Godfather, Part II
vs.
11 Chinatown


7 Goodfellas
vs.
10 Psycho

15 Shawshank Redemption
vs.
2 Raging Bull