great film absolutely, I just wished the lead actor (Owen Wilson ?) and the hilarious Michael Sheen had swapped roles. Owen, for me, didn't have enough comedic intensity, which Sheen has in abundance.
Interiors is one of my all-time favorites of his. Geraldine Page's performance as a meddling, passive-aggressive interior designer determined to throw her life away after her husband leaves her was a true thing of beauty.
It's the only Woody Allen movie I just can't stand, it's boring as hell, Woody wanting to be Begman when he's so much better being Woody. But it's good to see that some people actually like it. I'll take any other of his movies from the 70's to the 2000's, tons of masterpieces to enjoy.
With all the people complaining below, the problem in making this list is that Woody has made a lot more than 10 great movies. He's cranked out so many overly nearly 50 years, mostly high quality writing and a very unique sensibility.
Lou Vegas damn I made this comment awhile ago! I loved Annie Hall a lot but I actually haven’t seen play it again Sam. I’ll need to check that one out my dude.
so whats your top 10 I think they had all mine. Celebrity is not a masterpiece but its pretty damn good and much better than Vic Chris. I can´t watch Love and Marriage just for what he did to Mia Farrow. Completely out of order. I don´t believe the child molestation charge but everything he did with Sun Yi was despicable. 1. Love and Death 2. Zelig 3. Bullets Over Broadway 4: hannah and her sisters 5. Annie Hall 6. Deconstructing Harry The rest are very good but not masterpieces, 7. The Purple Rose Of cairo 8. Crimes AND Misdomenors 9. Blue Jasmin 10. Celebrity or Broadway danny Rose
@@TheNerdMan2 Ok, what the hell do you mean by "Love and Marriage"? That's not a title. At least get your title right. Also, Sun Yi was in her 20's at the time; He was cheating on Mia with Sun, so that was crummy, if that's what you mean. And I just posted my list on these comments, scroll around, I just posted it like 10 minutes ago. And Celebrity was ok, but Vicky was better, especially when you consider Vicky was original, while Celebrity was clearly a homage to La Dolce Vita (his second Fellini-inspired love letter after Stardust Memories, which was a send-up to 8 1/2).
Luisivan, I honorably mentioned it ;) , in my comment above, as a turning point in Allen's public persona as an artist and a brilliant way of dealing with his fall from grace. Brilliant both in terms of PR and in terms of genuine artistic engagement.
One could easily make a list of the Top 20 Woody Allen films. He has a knack for being intellectually funny. How many other directors or screenwriters can have great comedy and drama in the same film? Match Point is a great example.
Paul Anderson Yeah, definitely one of his best. They mentioned Crimes and Misdemeanors, but Match Point was the same theme, based off Crime and Punishment, and I think it is a much better movie
Most critics and fans arrange Woody Allen's films (the ones that he directed) into categories of great, good, and minor. Woody's greatest films certainly include Annie Hall, Hannah and Her Sisters, Manhattan, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Bullets Over Broadway, Zelig, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Radio Days, Stardust Memories, Sleeper, Love and Death, Blue Jasmine, Midnight in Paris, Vicky Christina Barcelona, Deconstructing Harry, Interiors, Husband and Wives, Broadway Danny Rose, Mighty Aphrodite, Bananas, and Oedipus Wrecks from New York Stories. Then there are such worthy films as Match Point, Scoop, Take the Money and Run, Alice, Everyone Says I Love You, Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex* (* But Were Afraid To Ask), Sweet and Lowdown, Small Time Crooks, Whatever Works, September, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Shadows and Fog, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, Another Woman, Celebrity, Hollywood Ending, To Rome with Love, Magic in the Moonlight, and Irrational Man. If you add films that Woody did not direct, Play It Again Sam, The Front, and Antz are very entertaining. Woody's minor films include You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Melinda and Melinda, Cassandra's Dream, Anything Else, and The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (Woody's personal choice for his worst film). There are a few of Woody's films that I have yet to see, including Cafe Society. Yes, I am a huge Woodyphile!
For me, Manhattan is his masterpiece, and I'll never forget the wonderful shock of seeing Jeff Daniels talk to Mia Farrow and then come down from the screen in The Purple Rose of Cairo. I was in a nearly empty cinema in Milan in 1985 when I watched it, and it was a real treat!
@@laadidaouiomar1078 I OOSITIVELY agree I would say they are his BEST two films....and the first half of " What's s up Tiger Lily? " was almost as good as those two....if you consider Tiger Lily a Woody Allen movie
Agreed. For me personally, I would leave out Stardust Memories and replace it with Radio Days. I would also add Love and Death to this list and probably leave out Sleeper. I like Stardust Memories and Sleeper, but I don't feel they are two of his best movies.
EdgeOfNight His movies are good if only he didn't act. His acting is crap, just crap. Imagine some good actors in the role he played you will like his movies.
@@AnnPaul514 Seven years later, I don't even remember writing this. I'm not sure I still agree with myself. He plays his neurotic self good enough, and he doesn't act in all his movies.
"it reminds me of that old joke - you know, a guy walks into a psychiatrist's office and says, hey doc, my brother's crazy! He thinks he's a chicken. Then the doc says, why don't you turn him in? Then the guy says, I would but I need the eggs. I guess that's how I feel about relationships. They're totally crazy, irrational, and absurd, but we keep going through it because we need the eggs." That sole qoute made Annie Hall for me, it summed up the entire movie, it was passionate, it made sense, and frankly I think without Woody Allen quoting old jokes it would not be the same movie. Manhattan was amazing as well but something about that qoute pushes me over the edge for Annie Hall, Maybe it's because I relate? or maybe I just think it's a good qoute, who knows though right?
Woody's voice is unique. I've loved him since I was a teenager. Who else makes the audience laugh and think simultaneously. For frivolous fun I loved Manhattan Murder Mystery which no one ever mentions. For craft, Hannah, Annie and Crimes. For romance, Midnight on Paris.
1. Annie Hall 2. Manhattan 3. Hannah and Her Sisters 4. Broadway Danny rose 5. Radio days 6. Match Point 7. Play it again Sam 8. Mighty Aphrodite 9. Husbands and Wives 10. Fading Gigolo
One of my favorite directors... My top 10 1-Purple Rose of Cairo 2-Annie Hall 3-Manhattan 4-Hannah and Her Sisters 5-Husbands and Wives 6-Midnight in Paris 7-Manhattan Murder Mystery 8-Stardust Memories 9-Zelig 10-Everyone Says I Love You HM:Love and Death, Match Point, Vicky Christina Barcelona, Blue Jasmine, Another Woman.
I think Mighty Aphrodite should be on the list. Good movie and Mira Sorvino won an oscar for her part. Also Match Point should be high on this list... What a great movie with an unexpected ending...
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11:41 My favourite Annie Hall line Alvy: You're having an affair with your college professor, that jerk who teaches that incredible crap course contemporary-existential-crisis.... Annie: Existential Motives and Russian Literature! You're really close. Alvy: What's the difference? It's all mental masturbation. Annie: Oh, now we're getting to a subject your know something about!
What makes me happy in this cold, rainy and lonely Friday evening is that Woody Allen has so many films! Despite being his huge fan, I still have many films that I haven't watched yet!
Mr. Allen is a true American treasure. I have locked away my DVDs of all his films for my new born grandchild who will know me by some of them and I thank Mr. Allen with all my heart. My only dissension with the list is that I would put Crimes and Misdemeanors as number one and everything else would stay in the same order. Thank you for this wonderful link.
Not even a mention of Radio Days, I am actually upset at this. Radio Days is easily Allen's most underrated work, it's incredibly touching. And no Play It again, Sam??? This list is awful!
+Sandra Curran One of my favourites too! Together with Husbands & Wives and Manhatten Murder Mystery underrated movies that deserve better! Vicky Christina Barcelona is highly overrated in my opinion.
It's really hard to believe you missed Play it Again Sam...it was a play first and then a movie...with the same actors. How could you miss that one....
Wow! What a genius Allen really is. Look at that list - a great list by itself, the honorable mentions, and the omissions - like Another Woman, Interiors & Matchpoint, all terrific movies in their own right. The depth of creativity and intelligence in his vast body of work is truly unparalleled. A true movie icon.
Whatever Works, and Match Point are my very favourite along with Crimes and Misdemeanors and Hannah, but there are so many more! (Deconstructing Harry, and Take the Money and Run also come to mind...) I tried to make a Top10 Woody list once, and ended up with more than 15.
Mighty Aphrodite is probably my favorite out of his entire filmography. It's so different from all of the movies he's directed in his career and it's just damn funny.
"I am a huge Woody Allen fan, although I've only seen "Antz." But I'll tell you something, what I respect about that man is that when he was going through all of that stuff that came out in the press, about how "Antz" was just a ripoff of "A Bug's Life," he stayed true to his films. Or at least the film that I saw, which, again, was "Antz." Thing is, I thought "A Bug's Life" was better, much better than "Antz." Point is, don't listen to your critics. Listen to your fans." - Michael Scott 17 February 2011
1. Hannah and Her Sisters 2. Annie Hall 3. Crimes & Misdemeanours 4. Manhattan 5. Midnight in Paris 6. Purple Rose of Cairo 7. Love & Death 8. Play It Again, Sam 9. Blue Jasmine 10. Match Point
Personally I would have taken out Vicky Christina Barcelona and put in Radio Days. It is my number one Woody Allen movie. And in my top 5 favourite movies.
Another Woman is not mentioned and it never is. For me this film is so far in-front of all his others (and I love them all) that it is completely lonesome. The summery alone in this film always brings tears to my eyes. " I closed the book, and felt a strange mixture of wistfulness and hope. And I wondered if a memory is something you have or something You've lost."
When I saw it, audience was cheering and clapping enthusiastically after the film ended, as if it was at the theatre or something - I'm talking about a regular show, not a festival or special preview or anything. I' ll never forget that, it rearly happens. A really great movie, indeed!
Johnny greenblack , if you don't agree with me , than I hope Stanley Kubrick can work for ya. And Chaplin remains the most magnificent comedy film director of all time , creator of Manhattan and Annie hall may get the second .
As a kid.. I was always intrigued, and entertained by Allen. No matter what dirt has been kicked on him, he remains to be a complicated sophisticated comical genius, to say the least.
Everything works so good with midnight in Paris; screenplay, Paris, characters, and Marion Cotillard. I can watch this movie over and over, it's so good.
It's hard to come up with a top 10 when there are so many contenders. "Take The Money & Run" and "Love And Death" would definitely be in my top 10. I also have a sweet spot for "Sweet & Lowdown." There's something about Samantha Morton's performance. "Mighty Aphrodite" and "Deconstructing Harry" were pretty good, too, so...yes, definitely a difficult task to have a top 10 list.
@@august6389 im not asking for a "they are bad" its clear that right now you see me as the enemy but i genuinly just wanna know where u got this information and why this information is so compeling that it has changed ur mind on the situation completely
@@thetruelord1317 i have no idea who you are or where you stand on this lol And I never believed the lies so my views haven't changed. If you're asking for proof of Woody's innocence, I recommend a video called "By the way, Woody Allen is innocent" It's over 2 hours long
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IMDb news And Topics i can see how your "education" lead you to believe that i'm mexican when i actually am not. Keep deluding yourself as a "professional" film critic all you want but you ain't fooling nobody.
Great list. "Annie Hall" was the 1st Woody Allen film I saw. I was eleven yrs. old, my older sister took me. In the film I related to when he was a little kid, that was about it. The rest of the film was over my head except for a few others. I love the Gershwin "Rhapsody in Blue" along w/ the backdrop of NYC in "Manhattan". If I ever won big w/ the lotto, I would get a place in Manhattan. I love NYC!!!
Hey you don't have to study Russian Literature or Speculative Philosophy just watch " Love and Death " Allen phase 1 at it's most intelectual and hilarious.
I'm bored so here's all the ones I've seen by preference: 1. Manhattan (1979) 2. Annie Hall (1977) 3. A Rainy Day in New York (2019) 4. Magic in the Moonlight (2014) 5. Love and Death (1975) 6. Take the Money and Run (1969) 7. Wonder Wheel (2017) 8. Midnight in Paris (2011) 9. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) 10. Cafe Society (2016) 11. Shadows and Fog (1991) 12. Sleeper (1973) 13. Deconstructing Harry (1997) 14. Whatever Works (2009) 15. A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy (1982) 16. Radio Days (1987) 17. Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) 18. Sweet and Lowdown (1999) 19. Bananas (1971) 20. Zelig (1983) 21. Stardust Memories (1980) 22. Celebrity (1998) 23. Broadway Danny Rose (1984) 24. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) 25. Blue Jasmine (2013) 26. Everything You Always wanted to know about Sex… (1972) 27. An Irrational Man (2015) 28. Match Point (2006) 29. Interiors (1978) 30. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) 31. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) 32. Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) 33. September (1987) 34. Small Time Crooks (2000) I never bothered finishing Bullets Over Broadway.
What about "Take the Money and Run"? That mockumentary was hilarious. The scene where Virgil meets Louise in the park is classic. Virgil: "After fifteen minutes I want to marry her, and after a half-hour I completely gave up the idea of snatching her purse." ROFL
Purple Rose of Cairo should have been top 3. It's one of my all time favorites. I'm glad Zelig made the list. Not his most well known but was brilliantly done. Also I would have had 'Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex' somewhere on the list. The final segment inside of a man's body is classic.
I think Vicky Cristina Barcelona should be bumped down to an honorable mention, Blue Jasmine should be made number 10, and Crimes and Misdemeanors and Sleeper should be moved up one, making Zelig 9. C&M and Sleeper both have fantastic things to say about society (C&M) and the science fiction genre (Sleeper), while I found VCB to be just a lot of fluff. And Blue Jasmine - while imperfect - has without a doubt Cate Blanchett's best performance.
I'm going through a boxset of his movies now and from what I've seen so far I'd say 1) Crimes and Misdemeanors 2) Manhattan 3) Annie Hall 4) Zelig 5) Hannah and her Sisters 6) Radio Days 7) Bananas 8) Purple Rose of Cairo 9) Broadway Danny Rose 10) Midnight in Paris If you count Oedipus Wrecks from New York Stories I'd probably put it around 4 or 5 and Play it Again Sam would probably squeak into the top 10 too
Having toured through 10 south American countries in 1973, I just loved Bananas. I was there when the military over threw the government in Argentina. It was a trip.
Woody Allen directed, co-wrote, and starred in Annie Hall, Woody Allen directed, co-wrote, and starred in Manhattan, Woody Allen wrote, directed, and starred in Hannah and her Sisters, and Woody Allen wrote and directed The Purple Rose of Cairo. Leonard Maltin gave Annie Hall four stars out of four and Roger Ebert gave Annie Hall three and a half stars out of four the first time Roger Ebert reviewed Annie Hall, the second time Roger Ebert reviewed Annie Hall, Roger Ebert gave Annie Hall four stars out of four. Annie Hall won four oscars. Leonard Maltin gave Manhattan three and a half stars out of four. Roger Ebert gave Manhattan three and a half stars out of four the first time Roger Ebert reviewed Manhattan, the second time Roger Ebert reviewed Manhattan, Roger Ebert gave Manhattan four stars out of four. Leonard Maltin gave Hannah and her Sisters three and a half stars out of four. Roger Ebert gave Hannah and her Sisters four stars out of four. Hannah and her Sisters won three oscars. Leonard Maltin gave The Purple Rose of Cairo three and a half stars out of four. Roger Ebert gave The Purple Rose of Cairo four stars out of four. Woody Allen has a lot more filmmaking talent than Woody Harrelson has acting talent, and Woody Allen has more self-conscious charisma in film acting than Woody Harrelson does in acting and can better portray likeable self-deprecation in film acting better than Woody Harrelson can.
Zelig and Purple Rose were truly original ideas that he managed to pull off back before CGI, and show what a great film maker he really is. Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy is an under rated but beautiful movie that is funny but deals with the possibility that there is an "unseen world" that science can't quantify, but I think his masterpiece was Manhattan...a basic love story. His older. "funny" movies don't hold up as well.
It's kind of a tough choice between Manhattan and Annie Hall for my favorite Allen movie, Annie Hall is definitely Woody Allen at his best, but Manhattan has a lot of elements that I loved Alot there weren't on Annie Hall. 😬tough choice
interesting comment ..I consider him MUCH more talented as a writer ,and writing is what he enjoys most ........and the Oscars consider him more talented as a writer
lessevdoolbretsim I don't completely remember, but I think I was talking about Woody Allen, not Bill Cosby. I'm not arguing for Bill, I'm arguing for Woody Allen. I wrote that comment a long time ago.
Woody’s most recent movie was actually brilliant. Casting Wallace Shawn and Gena Gershwin in the title roles was smart. “Rifkin’s Festival” is worthy of Woody’s fans time. It’s really quite good. The European supporting actors were class A talents. Woody took to filming this one with other parties other than the traditional studios he works with in Europe and it worked out well.
An interesting list, although he made many thought provoking and very funny films throughout his career,, but I think his best work was in the 70s and early 80s. For what its worth, my own top 10 would be 10. Deconstructing Harry 9. Mighty Aphrodite 8. Sleeper 7. Take the money and run 6. Everything you wanted to know about sex 5. Hannah and her sisters 4.Manhattan 3.Love and Death 2. Play it again Sam 1. Annie Hall
+Philippe Sauvie ... Absolutely Annie Hall is #1. I love the movie. I find it so funny, so endearing, so mentally stimulating, so romantic, so sad, so touching. I like watching it but I even play it in the background like music. It does epitomize Woody Allen's personality and genius. I think it is appealing for nerds like me who spent years studying English literature and other humanities courses in post-secondary institutions. My #2 choice is Midnight in Paris, mainly for Owen's phenomenal Woody-Allen-like performance. My #3 choice is Manhattan, which had a similar effect on me as Annie Hall.
Current Rankings based on fan votes for TOP 10 WOODY ALLEN FILMS: -------------------- ====================== 1) Annie Hall (1977) 2) Manhattan (1979) 3) Midnight in Paris (2011) 4) Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) 5) Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) 6) Blue Jasmine* (2013) 7) Sleeper (1973) 8) Love and Death* (1975) 9) The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) 10) Interiors* (1978) The following movies formally listed in the TOP 10 of this video, have dropped out: ------------------------------------------- #4-Stardust Memories (1980) #7-Zelig (1983) #8-Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) These 3 movies were replaced by *: ------------------ #6-Blue Jasmine #8-Love and Death #10-Interiors HONORABLE MENTIONS - Oscar nominee for Best Writing **: ------------- - Radio Days (1987)** - Broadway Danny Rose (1984) ** - Another Woman (1988) - Alice (1990) ** - Husbands and Wives (1992) ** - Bullets Over Broadway (1994) ** - Mighty Aphrodite (1995) ** - Deconstructing Harry (1997) ** - Sweet and Lowdown (1999) - Match Point (2005)**
Regardless of what he might have done IRL (which, of course, it's horrible), you can't deny the great movies he has made. As an upcoming screenwriter (I'm studying to become one), I wish I could have at least 10% of his wit and creativity (forgive me for my grammar, english is not my first language)
How about the Top 10 Celebraties accused of sexualt assault? Bill Cosby, Mike Tyson, 2Pac, Michael Jackson, Woody Allen, Roman Polanski, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Julian Assange... would make a fine list.
I have watched most of his films and agree with you that he is definitely a master at his craft. But seeing people recognizing his films just gives me a joy, knowing people out there might come across one of the many gems in cinema
....... disappointed... its subjective I guess, but not seeing Match Point on this list is a crime....PS I would swap "Vicky, Christina & Barcelona" to "Take the money and run" to.
