Jane Crowther
Editor-in-Chief, Total Film
UK
Voted for
| Film | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Some Like It Hot | 1959 | Billy Wilder |
| Back to the Future | 1985 | Robert Zemeckis |
| Call Me by Your Name | 2017 | Luca Guadagnino |
| GoodFellas | 1990 | Martin Scorsese |
| Jaws | 1975 | Steven Spielberg |
| The Shining | 1980 | Stanley Kubrick |
| Dances with Wolves | 1991 | Kevin Costner |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1981 | Steven Spielberg |
| Singin' in the Rain | 1951 | Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen |
| Blade Runner | 1982 | Ridley Scott |
Comments
Some Like It Hot
Monroe at her very best and an all-time great payoff line.
Back to the Future
Not a scene wasted, the perfect lead after an initial miscasting, time-travel wish-fulfilment incarnate.
Call Me by Your Name
An 80s Italian summer made tangible through expert direction, cinematography, soundtrack, sound design, script and performance. Evocative, intoxicating, sensual.
GoodFellas
The narrative flair, the immersive world-building, that Steadicam shot, the script, the soundtrack… Scorsese at the height of his powers.
Jaws
The shark broke, the sea was uncooperative – it really shouldn't have worked. But the ingenuity of Spielberg created a sleight-of-hand masterpiece of tension, dread and complex character dynamics.
The Shining
Majestic, febrile, foreboding – truly haunting, literally and figuratively.
Dances with Wolves
Epic, groundbreaking, visceral – western reinvention and reverence.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Four-quadrant perfection.
Singin' in the Rain
MGM's greatest musical – celebratory/snarky of the film industry, visually stunning, utterly timeless.
Blade Runner
Innovative, soulful world-building that continues to influence.