The 100 Greatest Movie Moments (as far as I'm concerned)

1.  All About Eve---Bette Davis warns her party guests: "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night."
2. Annie Hall---Woody Allen helps Diane Keaton kill a spider “the size of a Buick.”
3. Apocalypse Now---Martin Sheen meeting Marlon Brando. “You’re an errand boy sent by grocery clerks to collect a bill.”
4. Band of Outsiders---Anna Karina, Sami Frey and Claude Brasseur dancing in the cafe, while a narrator discloses their inner thoughts.
5. Battleship Potemkin---The Odessa steps massacre.
6. Being There---Peter Sellers walking on water.
7. Ben-Hur---The chariot race.
8. The Birds---The birds slowly gathering on the playground behind Tippi Hedren.
9. The Birth of a Nation---The Ku Klux Klan riding to the rescue.
10. Bonnie and Clyde---The final shoot-up.
11. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid---Robert Redford admitting he can’t swim, followed by Paul Newman’s response: “You crazy, the fall will probably kill ya!”
12. Casablanca---The club-goers defiantly singing “La Marseilles.”
13. Casablanca---Humphrey Bogart saying goodbye to Ingrid Bergman: “We’ll always have Paris.”
14. Un Chien Andalou---The eyeball being sliced open.
15. Chinatown---Faye Dunaway’s tragic confession: “She’s my sister! She’s my daughter!”
16. City Lights---The blind girl recognizing the Tramp.
17. Citizen Kane---The breakfast scene.
18. A Clockwork Orange---Malcolm McDowell and his “droogs” committing ultraviolence, while singing “Singin’ in the Rain.”
19. Do the Right Thing---The chaos of the final enraged outbursts following the destruction of the pizzeria window.
20. La Dolce Vita---Anita Ekberg wading in the fountain.
21. Double Indemnity---Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck’s hostile flirtation. “There’s a speed limit in this state, Mr. Neff. Forty-five miles an hour.”
22. Dracula---Bela Lugosi’s introduction. “Listen to them, children of the night…”
23. Dr. Strangelove---Peter Sellers’ battle with his mischievous right arm.
24. Duck Soup---Groucho Marx trying to trick his reflection.
25. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial---All of the kids’ bicycles taking off into the air.
26. Five Easy Pieces---Jack Nicholson ordering a chicken salad sandwich.
27. 42^nd Street---The girls forming various geometrical shapes, and then the camera gliding beneath their spread legs.
28. Freaks---The initiation: “Gooble-gobble, we accept her, one of us, one of us.”
29. The French Connection---Gene Hackman’s car chase with a train.
30. From Here to Eternity---Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr’s passionate embrace on the beach.
31. Gilda---Rita Hayworth singing “Put the Blame on Mame.”
32. The Godfather---The baptism scene.
33. The Gold Rush---Charlie Chaplin making the rolls dance.
34. Goldfinger---The laser heading towards a tied-up Sean Connery: “You expect me to talk?” The response: “No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die!”
35. Gone with the Wind---Vivien Leigh wading through the sea of battle-wounded soldiers.
36. Gone with the Wind---Clark Gable: “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”
37. Goodfellas---Joe Pesci: “Funny like how? Funny like I’m a clown? I amuse you?”
38. The Graduate---Dustin Hoffman is given some sound advice: “Plastics.”
39. The Grapes of Wrath---Henry Fonda’s final speech: “Wherever there’s a fight so hungry people can eat, I’ll be there.”
40. The Great Escape---Steve McQueen’s motorcycle getaway.
41. In the Heat of the Night---Sidney Poitier returning the white man’s slap.
42. It Happened One Night---Claudette Colbert stopping traffic. “I proved once and for all that the limb is mightier than the thumb.”
43. It’s a Wonderful Life---James Stewart reunited with his family. “Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.”
44. Jaws---The shark leaping up at Roy Scheider. “We’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
45. King Kong---Kong swatting at airplanes atop the Empire State Building.
46. Lawrence of Arabia---Omar Sharif’s ghostlike appearance on the desert horizon.
47. M---Peter Lorre marked as the murderer.
48. The Maltese Falcon---Humphrey Bogart explaining the phony statue: “The stuff that dreams are made of.”
49. Metropolis---The robot woman coming to life.
50. Midnight Cowboy---Dustin Hoffman: “I’m walkin’ here! I’m walkin’ here!”
51. My Fair Lady---Audrey Hepburn’s poor attempts to fit in with high society: “Come on, Dover! Move your bloomin’ arse!”
52. Nashville---Barbara Harris singing “It Don’t Worry Me” to the panicked crowd.
53. Network---Peter Finch shouting on TV: “I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore!”
54. A Night at the Opera---Far too many people trying to cram into Groucho’s miniscule “stateroom.”
55. The Night of the Hunter---Robert Mitchum describing the battle of good and evil.
56. North by Northwest---Cary Grant chased by a crop duster.
57. Nosferatu---Max Shreck rising out of a coffin.
58. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest---Jack Nicholson’s attempts to secure enough votes to be allowed to watch baseball and his rousing of the inmates when unable to do so.
59. On the Waterfront---Marlon Brando’s speech to Rod Steiger: “I could’a had class. I could’a been a contender. I could’a been somebody instead of a bum, which is what I am.”
60. Pandora’s Box---Louise Brooks inviting up the man she doesn’t know is Jack the Ripper.
61. Patton---George C. Scott’s lecture in front of the enormous American flag.
62. The Phantom of the Opera---The revealing of the Phantom’s deformed face.
63. Planet of the Apes---Charlton Heston’s breakdown in front of the half-buried Statue of Liberty.
64. The Producers---The hilariously offensive “Springtime for Hitler” musical number.
65. Psycho---Janet Leigh’s fateful shower.
66. Pulp Fiction---John Travolta and Sam Jackson discussing McDonald’s.
67. Raiders of the Lost Ark---Harrison Ford in the snake pit.
68. Rear Window---Grace Kelly caught in the murderer’s apartment, while James Stewart looks on, helpless.
69. Rebecca---Judith Anderson trying to convince Joan Fontaine to kill herself.
70. Rebel without a Cause---James Dean: “You’re tearing me apart!”
71. Rocky---Sylvester Stallone crying out for Adrian at the end of the match.
72. Rosemary’s Baby---Mia Farrow learning the truth about her child. “What have you done to its eyes?”
73. Safety Last---Harold Lloyd dangling from the clock-tower.
74. Schindler’s List---The girl in the red dress.
75. The Seventh Seal---The dance of death.
76. Shane---Alan Ladd leaving forever. “Shane! Come back!”
77. The Shawshank Redemption---Tim Robbins defiantly playing an opera record for the prisoners.
78. She Done Him Wrong---Mae West suggesting to Cary Grant, “Why don’t you come up sometime and see me?”
79. The Silence of the Lambs---The first sight of the menacing Anthony Hopkins, and his and Jodie Foster’s conversation following: “A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.”
80. Singin’ in the Rain---Gene Kelly dancing in the rain.
81. The Sixth Sense---Haley Joel Osment’s fearful announcement: “I see dead people.”
82. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs---Snow White kissing the dwarves goodbye.
83. Some Like It Hot---Joe E. Good’s immortal reply to Jack Lemmon’s confession: “Well, nobody’s perfect.”
84. The Sound of Music---Julie Andrews joyfully spinning on a hillside.
85. Spartacus---The inspiring lie: “I am Spartacus.”
86. Stagecoach---John Wayne’s introduction into sound films and infamy.
87. Star Wars---That first leap into light speed.
88. Steamboat Bill, Jr---The frame of a house falling on Buster Keaton, failing to harm him because he is standing just beneath an open window.
89. A Streetcar Named Desire---Marlon Brando’s hysterical screaming: “Stella! Hey, Stella!”
90. Sunset Blvd---Gloria Swanson’s descent into madness. “Alright, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.”
91. Swing Time---Fred Astaire’s dance with his own shadows.
92. Taxi Driver---Robert DeNiro to himself: “You talkin’ to me?”
93. The Third Man---Orson Welles appearing in the shadows.
94. To Kill a Mockingbird---Gregory Peck solemnly leaving the courtroom and the reaction of the spectators. “Miss Jean Louise, stand up. You’re father’s passing.”
95. 2001: A Space Odyssey---The HAL 9000 reading lips.
96. Vertigo---The manipulated Kim Novak emerging towards a hypnotized James Stewart.
97. West Side Story---The dance at the gym.
98. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?---Elizabeth Taylor’s tearful description of her “child.”
99. The Wild Bunch---The four cowboys marching steadfastly into town and their demise.
100. The Wizard of Oz---The entire movie.