20 Most Influential Films of All Time....
This list is not of films that I think are "the best" or "my favorite", but rather films that have in many ways helped to forge the medium by being highly influential on it's predecessors and has made such an impact on the film community that it is still talked about, imitated, and inspiring.
Here is my top 20 most influential films (English-Language)....
BLADERUNNER - redefined the Science Fiction genre for the new age
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY - redefined the Science Fiction genre
PSYCHO - Invented the Slasher flick and endless other things
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS - one of the most talked about films of all time
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS - animation like never before
CITIZEN KANE - the list of this films influences is endless.
JAWS - turned the horror genre on it's head
HALLOWEEN - The Shape becomes popular again
BONNIE AND CLYDE - re-invented the editing style
THE GENERAL - popularized comedy in a whole new narrative way
CHAPLIN (early silent films) - without these who knows what would have happened to film
STAR WARS as much as I am not a fan, it's hard to not notice the imitators.
THE WIZARD OF OZ - color like never before
THE GODFATHER - do I really need to say why?
ENTER THE DRAGON - single handedly made Martial Arts a reputable genre
RAGING BULL - helped to re-invent the editing process
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA - one of the greatest epics ever made and took the format to new levels.
THE EXORCIST - spun the horror genres head literally
SEVEN - modern horror genre gets a facelift
PULP FICTION - modern audiences are introduced to the non-linear narrative in a popular way.