30 Before 30: Cinema Edition. The Final List.

Cover of Citizen Kane (Two-Disc Special Edition)

Here it is. The final 30 Before 30 movie list, which I originally wrote about here. These are the 30 movies I plan to see before I turn 30 on January 5, 2012. Most of them are classics. All of them are movies I have never seen. And I have about 350 days to change that.

1. The Graduate
2. The Godfather
3. The Godfather: Part II
4. St. Elmo’s Fire
5. The Color Purple
6. The Shining
7. Casablanca
8. Citizen Kane
9. The Exorcist
10. It’s a Wonderful Life
11. A Streetcar Named Desire
12. Psycho
13. Cool Hand Luke
14. The Big Lebowski
15. Amelie
16. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
17. City of God
18. Memento
19. Rebel without a Cause
20. Rocky Horror Picture Show
21. Sophie’s Choice
22. Heat
23. Goodfellas
24. Singin’ in the Rain
25. 2001: A Space Odyssey
26. The Usual Suspects
27. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
28. Terms of Endearment
29. Love Story
30. Annie Hall

Wish me luck! I’ll keep you posted on my progress.

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