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LB Showdowns

My entries for the LB showdowns I feel like participating in, starting with the most recent (and ordered alphabetically)

1 - 10: To Be or Not to Be (best Shakespeare adaptations)

11 - 20: The Nice Guys (best films about male friendship)
21 - 30: Grand Illusion (best classic sci-fi/fantasy films)
31 - 40: Multiplicity (best dual performances)
41 - 50: Monkey Business (best primates in film)
51 - 60: The Neverending Story (best long films)
61 - 70: Call Me By Your Name (best films with first-name titles)
71 - 80: The Warriors (best battle royale scenes)
81 - 90: Stay Tuned (best films about television)

91 - 100: The Others (favorite ing horror performances)

101 - 110: Band of Misfits (best underseen family films)
111 - 120: Dog Day Afternoon (sweatiest films)
121 - 130: The Idea of You (best films about fandom)
131 - 140: Toy Story (best dolls-come-to-life films)
141 - 150: The Soloist (best one-actor films)

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  • My Own Private Idaho

    1

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    2

  • West Side Story

    3

  • Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

    4

  • The Tragedy of Macbeth

    5

  • Warm Bodies

    6

  • The Northman

    7

  • Romeo and Juliet

    8

  • Romeo + Juliet

    9

  • Othello

    10

  • The Banshees of Inisherin

    11

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    12

  • La Haine

    13

  • Midnight Cowboy

    14

  • Nickel Boys

    15

  • Old Joy

    16

  • Point Break

    17

  • Sideways

    18

  • Stand by Me

    19

  • Y Tu Mamá También

    20

  • Alien

    21

  • Dumbo

    22

  • The Empire Strikes Back

    23

  • Fantastic Planet

    24

  • Godzilla

    25

  • Metropolis

    26

  • Sleeping Beauty

    27

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    28

  • Star Wars

    29

  • The Wizard of Oz

    30

  • Adaptation.

    31

  • Dead Ringers

    32

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

    33

  • The Great Dictator

    34

  • Manifesto

    35

  • Mulholland Drive

    36

  • Spider

    37

  • Suspiria

    38

  • Us

    39

  • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

    40

  • Ad Astra

    41

  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

    42

  • Jumanji: The Next Level

    43

  • The Lion King

    44

  • Nope

    45

  • Pippi Longstocking

    46

  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes

    47

  • Tarzan

    48

  • War for the Planet of the Apes

    49

  • WHAT DID JACK DO?

    50

  • Blue Is the Warmest Color

    51

  • Drive My Car

    52

  • The Green Mile

    53

  • Gone with the Wind

    54

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    55

  • Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

    56

  • Malcolm X

    57

  • Schindler's List

    58

  • A Star Is Born

    59

  • Titanic

    60

  • Amélie

    61

  • Carol

    62

  • Carrie

    63

  • Matilda

    64

  • Ponyo

    65

  • Mulan

    66

  • Rebecca

    67

  • Rocky

    68

  • Tampopo

    69

  • Victoria

    70

  • Battle Royale

    71

  • Blade

    72

  • The Hunger Games

    73

  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    74

  • Ip Man

    75

  • Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    76

  • Kingsman: The Secret Service

    77

  • The Matrix Reloaded

    78

  • Oldboy

    79

  • The Running Man

    80

  • Bamboozled

    81

  • Broadcast News

    82

  • A Face in the Crowd

    83

  • Good Bye, Lenin!

    84

  • Hairspray

    85

  • Network

    86

  • Nightcrawler

    87

  • Pleasantville

    88

  • The Truman Show

    89

  • Videodrome

    90

  • Beetlejuice

    91

  • Bodies Bodies Bodies

    92

  • Climax

    93

  • The Exorcist

    94

  • Freaks

    95

  • Hereditary

    96

  • The Lighthouse

    97

  • Psycho

    98

  • Scream

    99

  • Titane

    100