Top 5 Favorite Movies of All Time
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Dan and Paul join Patrick for the 50th episode of the podcast to discuss their top five favorite movies of all time and why they hold them so dear. They also go into some of their honorable mentions and close-calls for the list and why they didn’t make it.
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Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:14 Episode Overview
00:03:42 Top 5 Favorite Movies of All Time Kick-Off
00:03:43 5 - Paul - John Carpenter’s The Thing
00:06:28 5 - Dan - Avengers: Endgame
00:10:07 5 - Patrick - Tombstone
00:13:17 4 - Paul - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
00:17:32 4 - Dan - Aliens
00:22:35 4 - Patrick - Heat
00:26:02 3 - Paul - Alien
00:29:06 3 - Dan - Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring
00:32:11 3 - Patrick - The Godfather Part I & II
00:41:03 2 - Paul - Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Rings
00:44:21 2 - Dan - Tombstone
00:46:27 2 - Patrick - Inception
00:54:46 1 - Paul - Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
01:03:17 1 - Dan - Jurassic Park
01:09:18 1 - Patrick - John Carpenter’s The Thing
01:18:53 Honorable Mentions - Jaws, Saving Private Ryan, The Shawshank Redemption, Natural Born Killers, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, Terminator, The Fifth Element, Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, Dune: Part Two, Gladiator, Sinners, Godzilla: Minus One, Shin Godzilla
01:25:59 Final Thoughts
01:26:49 Episode Wrap
Patrick is a podcaster, marketer, physical media enthusiast, and lifelong film obsessive who hosts The Bark Knight Podcast, where he dives into everything from creature features to cult classics. He writes about movies with an eye for atmosphere, storytelling, and the strange corners of genre cinema. When he’s not discussing films, he’s diving into board games, video games, or attending industry events.