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tsh0ck
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Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Second Round Results

16 Silence of the Lambs def. 1 The Godfather, 15-11

9 Rear Window def. 25 The Untouchables, 13-12

5 Casablanca def. 12 The Shining, 13-12

4 Schindler's List def. 13 Rocky, 19-7

19 To Kill a Mocking Bird def. 3 Citizen Kane, 15-11

6 The Godfather, Part II def. 11 Chinatown, 19-6

10 Psycho def. 7 Goodfellas, 13-13*

15 Shawshank Redemption def. 2 Raging Bull, 22-3


* For the first time, we got a tie. Needing a way to break it, I decided to look up each movie on AFI's top 100 movies of all time. The higher ranking got the nod. Seemed a fair way to break the tie. And Psycho, on the newest list, is 14th. Goodfellas is 92. That gives Psycho the win.

also, it needs to be noted, while Shawshank is certainly a good movie, it is 72nd on AFI's list. Raging Bull? Fourth. Right after Casablanca, which barely snuck into the next round past an AFI unranked Shining. Oh, and The Godfather? No. 2!! You guys are killing me. I think I need to start a film appreciation group on here. :)



(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 Elite Eight

16 Silence of the Lambs
vs.
9 Rear Window

5 Casablanca
vs.
4 Schindler's List


19 To Kill a Mocking Bird
vs.
6 The Godfather, Part II

10 Psycho
vs.
15 Shawshank Redemption
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  • SteffieMark
    SteffieMark Posts: 1,723 Member
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    Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight


    9 Rear Window


    4 Schindler's List


    19 To Kill a Mocking Bird


    15 Shawshank Redemption
  • HowieTwoPointZero
    HowieTwoPointZero Posts: 494 Member
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    Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight

    16 Silence of the Lambs
    5 Casablanca


    19 To Kill a Mocking Bird
    10 Psycho
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
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    16 Silence of the Lambs
    4 Schindler's List
    6 The Godfather, Part II
    15 Shawshank Redemption
  • MystiqueASAP
    MystiqueASAP Posts: 747
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    Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight

    16 Silence of the Lambs

    4 Schindler's List

    6 The Godfather, Part II

    15 Shawshank Redemption
  • carhicks
    carhicks Posts: 1,924 Member
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    Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight

    16 Silence of the Lambs

    5 Casablanca - this was a tough one

    6 The Godfather, Part II

    10 Psycho - the original
  • rsmblue
    rsmblue Posts: 353 Member
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    Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight


    16 Silence of the Lambs

    5 Casablanca

    19 To Kill a Mocking Bird

    15 Shawshank Redemption
  • hamncheese67
    hamncheese67 Posts: 1,715 Member
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    9 Rear Window
    5 Casablanca
    6 The Godfather, Part II
    15 Shawshank Redemption
  • RideaYeti
    RideaYeti Posts: 211 Member
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    16 Silence of the Lambs

    5 Casablanca

    6 The Godfather, Part II

    10 Psycho
  • BrendarB
    BrendarB Posts: 2,770 Member
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    Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight

    16 Silence of the Lambs
    4 Schindler's List
    19 To Kill a Mocking Bird
    15 Shawshank Redemption
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,198 Member
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    16 Silence of the Lambs

    4 Schindler's List

    19 To Kill a Mocking Bird

    15 Shawshank Redemption
  • lombrica
    lombrica Posts: 1,419 Member
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    Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight

    16 Silence of the Lambs

    5 Casablanca


    6 The Godfather, Part II

    15 Shawshank Redemption



    ** perhaps said host shouldn't critique the popular vote! I mean... this wasn't a competition of what movies are ranked the highest, it was which ones are the most popular with said voters... ;) Ha! It really was about the seedings anyway - I mean, Godfather vs Silence of the Lambs?!? Almost an impossible choice... almost! LMAO.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,704 Member
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    Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight

    16 Silence of the Lambs
    vs.
    9 Rear Window

    5 Casablanca
    vs.
    4 Schindler's List


    19 To Kill a Mocking Bird
    vs.
    6 The Godfather, Part II

    10 Psycho
    vs.
    15 Shawshank Redemption


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  • cds2001
    cds2001 Posts: 769 Member
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    Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight

    16 Silence of the Lambs (I haven't seen Rear WIndow)

    5 Casablanca (Haven't seen either of these 2 but can quote from this one)

    19 To Kill a Mocking Bird (Love this movie)

    15 Shawshank Redemption (One of the best movies I've ever seen)
  • sixxbaby
    sixxbaby Posts: 543
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    Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight

    16 Silence of the Lambs

    4 Schindler's List

    6 The Godfather, Part II

    15 Shawshank Redemption
  • hdroddy
    hdroddy Posts: 122
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    16 Silence of the Lambs
    4 Schindler's List
    19 To Kill A Mockingbird
    15 Shawshank Redemption
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    Silence of the Lambs

    Casablanca

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Shawshank Redemption (introduced this one to my kid's over the weekend... needless to say, they loved it!)
  • rammsteinsoldier
    rammsteinsoldier Posts: 1,556 Member
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    Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight

    16 Silence of the Lambs

    4 Schindler's List

    19 To Kill a Mocking Bird

    15 Shawshank Redemption
  • callmeBAM
    callmeBAM Posts: 450 Member
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    The greatest movie of all time is TOMBSTONE.
    The greatest thriller is the original The Thing.
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
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    The greatest movie of all time is TOMBSTONE.
    The greatest thriller is the original The Thing.

    I'm willing to be your huckleberry, but neither made the list.
    :)
  • _the_feniks_
    _the_feniks_ Posts: 3,443 Member
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    9 Rear Window

    4 Schindler's List

    6 The Godfather, Part II

    15 Shawshank Redemption

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