Movie Club

Film Fanatics Classic Movie Club

In September 2019, I launched a movie club via Meetup. The focus was on discussing classic films. What determines a classic? I aggregated more than 100 best-of lists along with movie ratings, box office results, and awards. The Top 100 Movies After aggregating all those lists, I published the results of the top 100 movies. Over time, the movie club will delve in and dissect all 100! We’ve conquered more than half the list so far. You can see the top 100 list here. Joining Meetup If you're interested in joining the Kansas City-based Meetup group, you can check out the Film Fanatics Classic Movie Club meetup page for details on the group and how to join. Upcoming Discussions We are scheduled to discuss these movies at upcoming meetings. Check the Meetup site for details. March: Avatar April: Apocalypse Now May: the original Star Wars trilogy: Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars – Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars – Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Past Discussions Here's the movies we've discussed so far (click on titles for more info): 2025: February: The General January: Goodfellas 2024: December: The Seven Samurai (Schichinin no Samurai) November: A Clockwork Orange October: Back to the Future September: Blade Runner August: Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di Biciclette) June: Forrest Gump May: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans April: Touch of Evil March: Beauty and the Beast February: Close Encounters of the Third Kind January: The Third Man 2023: December: The Apartment November: Gone with the Wind October: The Silence of the Lambs September: On the Waterfront August: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly July: The Avengers June: Raging Bull May: Double Indemnity April: Jurassic Park March: Chinatown February: The Graduate January: The Bridge on the River Kwai 2022: December: It’s a Wonderful Life November: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre October: Rear Window September: Rocky August: The Night of the Hunter July: Toy Story June: All About Eve May: American Beauty April: Vertigo March: Annie Hall February: The Deer Hunter 2021: December: West Side Story November: 12 Angry Men October: Alien September: Unforgiven August: Casablanca July: Sunset Boulevard June: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest May: 8 ½ (Otto e Mezzo) April: Some Like It Hot March: Metropolis February: North by Northwest January: Taxi Driver 2020: December: Citizen Kane November: The Wizard of Oz October: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial September: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb August: Doctor Zhivago July: Fargo June: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid June: Lawrence of Arabia May: The Best Years of Our Lives February: Pulp Fiction January: Singin’ in the Rain January: L.A. Confidential 2019: November: The Godfather / The Godfather Part II October: Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) Resources: Film Fanatics Classic Movie Club The Film Fanatics Classic Movie Club’s Top 100 Movies Originally posted 9/30/2019; last updated 2/25/2025.