Selecting a film is the most challenging part of the movie-watching experience. Below is a running list of useful movie lists. An authority on films constructed each list. I will continue to add interesting lists as I find them.
Overall
The greatest films of all time https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time
101 hidden gems https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/lists/101-hidden-gems-greatest-films-youve-never-seen
The National Film Registry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Registry
Criterion Collection releases https://letterboxd.com/davidblakeslee/list/the-complete-criterion-chronology-1/
Genres
The 100 greatest science fiction movies of all time https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/best-sci-fi-movies-1234893930/
The greatest documentaries of all time https://www2.bfi.org.uk//sight-sound-magazine/greatest-docs
The best food movies https://www.eater.com/24071727/best-food-movies-tampopo-the-taste-of-things-ratatouille
Best films, by genre https://www.themoneyillusion.com/films-of-2023q3/
Filmmakers and Critics
The movies most watched by filmmakers https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2006/06/movies-famous-people-have-seen-the-most.html
Martin Scorcese’s favorite films http://xn--martin%20scorseses%20125%20favourite%20movies-0071a/
Roger Ebert’s list of great movies https://mubi.com/en/lists/roger-ebert-s-great-movies-complete
Ebert’s list of 10 greatest films of all time https://www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/ten-greatest-films-of-all-time
Ebert’s list of best films of the 2000s https://web.archive.org/web/20120506023359/blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/12/the_best_films_of_the_decade.html
Ebert’s most hated films https://www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/eberts-most-hated
Soderberg’s list of watched movies https://extension765.com/blogs/soderblog
Quentin Tarantino’s favorite movies https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/quentin-tarantino-favorite-movies/matador-antonio-banderas-1986-cinevista-courtesy-everett-collection
Tarantino’s favorite movie from 1992 to 2009 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y4vII7-8o0&pp=ygUZdGFyYW50aW5vIGZhdm9yaXRlIG1vdmllcw%3D%3D
Tarantino’s least favorite movies https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/movies-tarantino-doesnt-like-hates-bad-review/salems-lot-reggie-nalder-1979-warner-bros-courtesy-everett-collection-2/
Stephen King’s 22 favorite movies https://www.openculture.com/2023/10/stephen-kings-22-favorite-movies-packed-with-horror-suspense.html