Best movies ever made

Here is the subject of countless debates. I just have to go by my own personal taste and ignore all those expert opinions, i.e. Citizen Kane. Newest movie of the list is from 1984, but it doesn't mean there haven't been good or interesting films since. Sin City, Lost in translation, Magnolia... they are all fine movies. But not quite top five material. And as much as I would have liked to add some films from Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong, they remain a mere curiosity... just don't make it to my absolute top 5.

5. On the waterfront (1954)

World's greatest actor in his greatest movie. "I coulda been a contender." No, he was a champion!

4. La Dolce Vita (1960)

Just the one scene alone, where gorgeous Anita Ekberg wades in Fontana di Trevi makes this Fellini classic worth watching.

3. Clockwork orange (1971)

I think this is Kubrick's best film – not Dr. Strangelove, or 2001: A Space Odyssey. A rare example where the movie is actually much better than the book it's based on. Great sets, great language.

2. The Godfather, parts 1 (1972) and 2 (1974)

Powerful saga of the Corleone mafia family. Brilliant acting, great story, great directing. Much copied and quoted, it has become a part of the modern culture.

1. Once upon a time in America – C'era una volta in America (1984)

I'm probably overusing the word "epic", but here it's needed again. Unforgettable story of Jewish gangsters. Violent, touching, very sad, full of brilliant performancs. There's no other movie where the music score accompanies the story so perfectly and beautifully, thanks to the collaboration of the two masters, Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone.

Bubbling under:

Duck Soup (1933)

If I had to add one comedy, it might have been this one. Marx Bros at their very best. Fast, furious, crazy, surreal, very funny.

Mr. Smith goes to Washington (1939)

Superbly directed by Frank Capra, this movie grabs a hold on you on the first seconds, and doesn't let go until the end.

Once upon a time in the West (1968)

...and all the other films by The Maestro.