Top 10 Woody Allen Movies

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  • @dilly1725
    @dilly1725 Před 9 lety +443

    Midnight in Paris is one of my favorite movies. It's so artsy, original, and inspiring. I'll never forget watching it for the first time.

    • @rakeshmajee5172
      @rakeshmajee5172 Před 5 lety +2

      Dylan417 exactly!

    • @sasivinoth3300
      @sasivinoth3300 Před 5 lety +5

      Dont say it's a movie it's a trip to paris

    • @Momo11191
      @Momo11191 Před 5 lety

      I really wabt to watch it but i feel digusted when i see his face i shouldnt search about him 🤢

    • @mdrasel-gh5yf
      @mdrasel-gh5yf Před 5 lety +3

      One of my fav of all time

    • @ysgol3
      @ysgol3 Před 4 lety +2

      great film absolutely, I just wished the lead actor (Owen Wilson ?) and the hilarious Michael Sheen had swapped roles. Owen, for me, didn't have enough comedic intensity, which Sheen has in abundance.

  • @rociofonseca2519
    @rociofonseca2519 Před 7 lety +81

    10) "Crimes and misdemeanors" 0:45
    9) "Sleeper" 1:50
    8) "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" 2:32
    7) "Zelig" 3:39
    6) "The purple rose of Cairo" 4:51
    5) "Mindnight in Paris" 6:00
    4) "Stardust memories" 7:03
    3) "Hannah and her sisters" 8:11
    2) "Manhattan" 9:42
    Honorable mentions (10:54):
    - "Blue Jasmine"
    - "Bananas"
    - "Love and death"
    - "Broadwayl Danny Rose"
    - "Husbands and wives"
    1) "Annie Hall" 11:31

  • @seanhutchinson6722
    @seanhutchinson6722 Před 3 lety +23

    For me, Manhattan is his masterpiece, and I'll never forget the wonderful shock of seeing Jeff Daniels talk to Mia Farrow and then come down from the screen in The Purple Rose of Cairo. I was in a nearly empty cinema in Milan in 1985 when I watched it, and it was a real treat!

  • @chuexsy672
    @chuexsy672 Před 9 lety +280

    Annie Hall is one of the best movies of all time.

    • @arizonaFIREent
      @arizonaFIREent Před 6 lety +6

      isaiah nguyen easily

    • @judeannethecandorchannel2153
      @judeannethecandorchannel2153 Před 4 lety +4

      Strange, I'm not that attached to it. Maybe I need to review.
      The montage while she sings I remember as brilliant.

    • @louvegas1048
      @louvegas1048 Před 3 lety +7

      Yes I agree with Annie Hall #1. But Play it Again Sam not in the top 5? Makes me wonder if they watched all his movies.

    • @chuexsy672
      @chuexsy672 Před 3 lety

      Lou Vegas damn I made this comment awhile ago! I loved Annie Hall a lot but I actually haven’t seen play it again Sam. I’ll need to check that one out my dude.

    • @wiseguy3690
      @wiseguy3690 Před 3 lety

      And Manhattan.

  • @wescarpenter8364
    @wescarpenter8364 Před 2 lety +19

    MATCHPOINT IS A MASTERPIECE.
    It's so good and deserves more respect than at least 5 or 6 of these other woody movies, if not more.

  • @linkbiff1054
    @linkbiff1054 Před 6 lety +27

    1. Hannah and Her Sisters
    2. Annie Hall
    3. Crimes & Misdemeanours
    4. Manhattan
    5. Midnight in Paris
    6. Purple Rose of Cairo
    7. Love & Death
    8. Play It Again, Sam
    9. Blue Jasmine
    10. Match Point

    • @nl3064
      @nl3064 Před 4 lety +3

      He didn't direct Play it Again, Sam. He stars, and wrote it based on his play, but didn't direct the movie.

    • @ronaldoformiga608
      @ronaldoformiga608 Před rokem

      Radio days
      Interiors

    • @linkbiff1054
      @linkbiff1054 Před rokem

      @@nl3064 I know. Just felt like because he did play that it is worth the cheat on this list

    • @stellazhang9089
      @stellazhang9089 Před 9 měsíci

      I like blue jasmine😊

  • @etevaldocunha
    @etevaldocunha Před 9 lety +16

    One of my favorite directors...
    My top 10
    1-Purple Rose of Cairo
    2-Annie Hall
    3-Manhattan
    4-Hannah and Her Sisters
    5-Husbands and Wives
    6-Midnight in Paris
    7-Manhattan Murder Mystery
    8-Stardust Memories
    9-Zelig
    10-Everyone Says I Love You
    HM:Love and Death, Match Point, Vicky Christina Barcelona, Blue Jasmine, Another Woman.

  • @marmite400
    @marmite400 Před 6 lety +118

    This doesn't work because Allen's good films are too numerous to squeeze into a top ten.

  • @Tigether
    @Tigether Před 7 lety +108

    "it reminds me of that old joke - you know, a guy walks into a psychiatrist's office and says, hey doc, my brother's crazy! He thinks he's a chicken. Then the doc says, why don't you turn him in? Then the guy says, I would but I need the eggs. I guess that's how I feel about relationships. They're totally crazy, irrational, and absurd, but we keep going through it because we need the eggs." That sole qoute made Annie Hall for me, it summed up the entire movie, it was passionate, it made sense, and frankly I think without Woody Allen quoting old jokes it would not be the same movie. Manhattan was amazing as well but something about that qoute pushes me over the edge for Annie Hall, Maybe it's because I relate? or maybe I just think it's a good qoute, who knows though right?

    • @susanschaffner4422
      @susanschaffner4422 Před 2 lety +1

      Woody's voice is unique. I've loved him since I was a teenager. Who else makes the audience laugh and think simultaneously.
      For frivolous fun I loved Manhattan Murder Mystery which no one ever mentions. For craft, Hannah, Annie and Crimes. For romance, Midnight on Paris.

    • @chickenlittle3257
      @chickenlittle3257 Před 2 lety +1

      @@susanschaffner4422 isn't Woody Allen the guy who married his own daughter?

  • @johnnyev1
    @johnnyev1 Před 7 lety +18

    Most critics and fans arrange Woody Allen's films (the ones that he directed) into categories of great, good, and minor. Woody's greatest films certainly include Annie Hall, Hannah and Her Sisters, Manhattan, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Bullets Over Broadway, Zelig, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Radio Days, Stardust Memories, Sleeper, Love and Death, Blue Jasmine, Midnight in Paris, Vicky Christina Barcelona, Deconstructing Harry, Interiors, Husband and Wives, Broadway Danny Rose, Mighty Aphrodite, Bananas, and Oedipus Wrecks from New York Stories. Then there are such worthy films as Match Point, Scoop, Take the Money and Run, Alice, Everyone Says I Love You, Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex* (* But Were Afraid To Ask), Sweet and Lowdown, Small Time Crooks, Whatever Works, September, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Shadows and Fog, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, Another Woman, Celebrity, Hollywood Ending, To Rome with Love, Magic in the Moonlight, and Irrational Man. If you add films that Woody did not direct, Play It Again Sam, The Front, and Antz are very entertaining. Woody's minor films include You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Melinda and Melinda, Cassandra's Dream, Anything Else, and The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (Woody's personal choice for his worst film). There are a few of Woody's films that I have yet to see, including Cafe Society. Yes, I am a huge Woodyphile!

    • @jimmyj1969
      @jimmyj1969 Před 7 lety +4

      I think Another woman should be on the Great Films list. That apart, I agree with your list.

    • @showoofity50
      @showoofity50 Před 2 lety +1

      Oh boy....
      ....too bad about the....

  • @enter00louiez
    @enter00louiez Před 8 lety +83

    Deconstructing Harry??? not even an honourable mention???

    • @judeannethecandorchannel2153
      @judeannethecandorchannel2153 Před 4 lety +1

      Luisivan, I honorably mentioned it ;) , in my comment above, as a turning point in Allen's public persona as an artist and a brilliant way of dealing with his fall from grace. Brilliant both in terms of PR and in terms of genuine artistic engagement.

    • @louvegas1048
      @louvegas1048 Před 3 lety

      Good movie. Very depressing though.

    • @raywhatley5106
      @raywhatley5106 Před 3 lety

      One could easily make a list of the Top 20 Woody Allen films. He has a knack for being intellectually funny. How many other directors or screenwriters can have great comedy and drama in the same film? Match Point is a great example.

  • @drstrangelove6558
    @drstrangelove6558 Před 8 lety +39

    annie hall is not only the best allen Movie, its also one of the greatest Movies ever made!

  • @cicjose6016
    @cicjose6016 Před 9 lety +284

    Match Point not on this list is outrageous

    • @nicolasd8571
      @nicolasd8571 Před 9 lety +16

      Agree 100%

    • @MichaelDiPrima03201994
      @MichaelDiPrima03201994 Před 9 lety +12

      Radio Days should be on this list too.

    • @ForlornFreddy
      @ForlornFreddy Před 9 lety +4

      They missed a bunch but that's what happens when they assign an intern to string these things together.

    • @cubemad4378
      @cubemad4378 Před 9 lety

      MichaelDiPrima i like it too

    • @peanutgallery7753
      @peanutgallery7753 Před 8 lety +9

      Paul Anderson Yeah, definitely one of his best. They mentioned Crimes and Misdemeanors, but Match Point was the same theme, based off Crime and Punishment, and I think it is a much better movie

  • @LaddRusso91
    @LaddRusso91 Před 9 lety +72

    I like how everyone is bashing him now that he`s all up in the news. How does his personal life change the fact that he did some pretty good movies?

    • @RyuMai
      @RyuMai Před 4 lety +2

      he did good movies in your opinion :D i only liked midnight in paris the rest kinda sucked

    • @randywhite3947
      @randywhite3947 Před 4 lety +27

      EdgeOfNight well you have shit taste if you think Midnight in Paris is the only good one. How can a man say that Hannah and her sisters and Annie hall suck? Also why are you watching this if you don’t like Woody?

    • @vlcobb1
      @vlcobb1 Před 3 lety +10

      Woody Allen is a film genius and nothing will ever change that. Only petty, judgmental people will say differently.

    • @moniquelacosta5170
      @moniquelacosta5170 Před 2 lety +1

      He is a GREAT Screenwriter!!! He is up there with His Favorite: Ingmar Bergman.

    • @AnnPaul514
      @AnnPaul514 Před 2 lety +1

      EdgeOfNight His movies are good if only he didn't act. His acting is crap, just crap. Imagine some good actors in the role he played you will like his movies.

  • @bfdidc6604
    @bfdidc6604 Před 8 lety +96

    Love and Death only gets an honorable mention? Travesty!

  • @r.d.493
    @r.d.493 Před 7 lety +26

    Interiors is one of my all-time favorites of his. Geraldine Page's performance as a meddling, passive-aggressive interior designer determined to throw her life away after her husband leaves her was a true thing of beauty.

    • @paulvoorhies8821
      @paulvoorhies8821 Před 11 měsíci

      Yeah, she’s amazing. The best thing about the film. That church scene wrecks me every time.

    • @Gonzax
      @Gonzax Před 7 měsíci

      It's the only Woody Allen movie I just can't stand, it's boring as hell, Woody wanting to be Begman when he's so much better being Woody. But it's good to see that some people actually like it.
      I'll take any other of his movies from the 70's to the 2000's, tons of masterpieces to enjoy.

  • @anthonypierullap2880
    @anthonypierullap2880 Před 8 lety +6

    Mr. Allen is a true American treasure. I have locked away my DVDs of all his films for my new born grandchild who will know me by some of them and I thank Mr. Allen with all my heart.
    My only dissension with the list is that I would put Crimes and Misdemeanors as number one and everything else would stay in the same order. Thank you for this wonderful link.

    • @Dr.Zubair
      @Dr.Zubair Před 4 měsíci

      This didn't age well.

  • @GulzatMatisakova
    @GulzatMatisakova Před 6 lety +8

    What makes me happy in this cold, rainy and lonely Friday evening is that Woody Allen has so many films! Despite being his huge fan, I still have many films that I haven't watched yet!

  • @DocCivil
    @DocCivil Před rokem +4

    I think "Deconstructing Harry" should have gotten an honorable mention. And "Take the Money and Run" should have been in the top 10 somewhere!

  • @bailinnumberguy
    @bailinnumberguy Před 7 lety +54

    Take the Money and Run is one of the funniest movies ever made. Maybe not technically a very good film, but just hysterically funny.

    • @laadidaouiomar1078
      @laadidaouiomar1078 Před 6 lety +8

      I do agree, Bananas and Take the money and run are Woody's funniest films

    • @pinkmonkeybird2206
      @pinkmonkeybird2206 Před 5 lety

      yee

    • @adamgordon6435
      @adamgordon6435 Před 4 lety +4

      I have a gub. Apt naturally.

    • @gregbanish9255
      @gregbanish9255 Před rokem

      @@laadidaouiomar1078 I OOSITIVELY agree I would say they are his BEST two films....and the first half of " What's s up Tiger Lily? " was almost as good as those two....if you consider Tiger Lily a Woody Allen movie

    • @stevekampf7825
      @stevekampf7825 Před rokem +1

      Goin down to Mississippi, goin down to see Miss Liza

  • @jz2450
    @jz2450 Před 2 lety +6

    I don’t care about his personal life. He is a genius in the art form of movie. I feel nourished by his work

  • @KungaMatata
    @KungaMatata Před 8 lety +76

    Radio Days is easily one of his best. Top 5 for sure, let alone top 10. But hey, who am I to decide smh

    • @basehead617
      @basehead617 Před 8 lety +8

      Totally agree. For me it's Top 3. Also enjoy Another Woman from his lesser knowns.

    • @blachubear
      @blachubear Před 8 lety +3

      Exactly. It's my favorite Woody Allen movie.

    • @agustinrisso2953
      @agustinrisso2953 Před 7 lety +6

      Match Point?

    • @ericcantwell5582
      @ericcantwell5582 Před 7 lety +6

      Agreed. For me personally, I would leave out Stardust Memories and replace it with Radio Days. I would also add Love and Death to this list and probably leave out Sleeper. I like Stardust Memories and Sleeper, but I don't feel they are two of his best movies.

    • @ciaranmurphy2794
      @ciaranmurphy2794 Před 6 lety +4

      Radio Days , Hannah and Her sisters, Broadway Danny Rose, Annie Hall and Play it Again Sam

  • @rachitsingh2420
    @rachitsingh2420 Před 4 lety +24

    Everything works so good with midnight in Paris; screenplay, Paris, characters, and Marion Cotillard. I can watch this movie over and over, it's so good.

  • @AdolfoRufatt
    @AdolfoRufatt Před 7 lety +33

    AGREE, but I am surprised you did not include Match Point!

    • @milascave2
      @milascave2 Před 7 lety

      Yes. But I think "match point" was better, because it didn't have that distracting subplot about the Rabbi.

  • @samkingsway6564
    @samkingsway6564 Před 7 lety +30

    I think Mighty Aphrodite should be on the list. Good movie and Mira Sorvino won an oscar for her part. Also Match Point should be high on this list... What a great movie with an unexpected ending...

    • @rubytuesday5412
      @rubytuesday5412 Před 7 lety +1

      Great movie. I didnt know it was one of his.Match Point.

    • @rigsby1454
      @rigsby1454 Před 7 lety +4

      I would say Mira makes that film. Its good but she makes it better than it is

    • @plbeckman
      @plbeckman Před 7 lety +3

      I've watched match point at least 30 times. I agree

    • @milascave2
      @milascave2 Před 7 lety +5

      I have to disagree. But I think that "Deconstructing Harry" was his best movie ever. I may be in the minority on that one.

    • @plbeckman
      @plbeckman Před 7 lety +1

      Deconstructing harry is one of my favorite all time movies. The Judy Davis scene had me rolling!

  • @csjcsj2906
    @csjcsj2906 Před 9 lety +21

    "Take the Money and Run" was one of the funniest movies I've ever seen.

  • @82easyrider
    @82easyrider Před 4 lety +9

    Wow! What a genius Allen really is. Look at that list - a great list by itself, the honorable mentions, and the omissions - like Another Woman, Interiors & Matchpoint, all terrific movies in their own right. The depth of creativity and intelligence in his vast body of work is truly unparalleled. A true movie icon.

  • @MrS98VAC
    @MrS98VAC Před 9 lety +32

    How could Husbands & Wives (1992) not be on this list ?

    • @OMGWTFLOLSMH
      @OMGWTFLOLSMH Před 3 lety

      Because lists like this are nonsense. They got Annie Hall right, but the rest should be in a top 25 list in no particular order.

  • @louvegas1048
    @louvegas1048 Před 6 lety +7

    How could they forget "Play It Again Sam"? One of my all-time favorite movies.

  • @thomaswilliams5849
    @thomaswilliams5849 Před 8 lety +41

    Manhattan murder mystery is my favourite

    • @shananika
      @shananika Před 8 lety +3

      That one is my favorite too! It's hilarious, yet creepy at the same time.

    • @thomaswilliams5849
      @thomaswilliams5849 Před 8 lety

      Its a great mix of tension and comedy. My other favourites are Take the money and run, Play it again Sam, Deconstructing Harry and Mighty Aphrodite

    • @martinpatrick8964
      @martinpatrick8964 Před 8 lety +3

      +Thomas Williams I love that film because it unites Woody and Diane, and it also has a truly wonderful story of love and absurdity to it.

    • @basehead617
      @basehead617 Před 8 lety +1

      Such a watchable, breezy film! The story is actually interesting too.

    • @basehead617
      @basehead617 Před 8 lety

      The only thing that doesn't work for me in it is Alan Alda, who I find to be an extremely awkward screen presence.

  • @elflaco6654
    @elflaco6654 Před 9 lety +7

    Great list. "Annie Hall" was the 1st Woody Allen film I saw. I was eleven yrs. old, my older sister took me. In the film I related to when he was a little kid, that was about it. The rest of the film was over my head except for a few others. I love the Gershwin "Rhapsody in Blue" along w/ the backdrop of NYC in "Manhattan". If I ever won big w/ the lotto, I would get a place in Manhattan. I love NYC!!!

  • @louisgreen3915
    @louisgreen3915 Před 8 lety +13

    Another Woman is not mentioned and it never is. For me this film is so far in-front of all his others (and I love them all) that it is completely lonesome. The summery alone in this film always brings tears to my eyes. " I closed the book, and felt a strange mixture of wistfulness and hope. And I wondered if a memory is something you have or something You've lost."

    • @basehead617
      @basehead617 Před 8 lety +2

      BEAUTIFUL film!! Gene Hackman and Sandy Dennis are amazing in it too.

    • @jimmyj1969
      @jimmyj1969 Před 7 lety

      When I saw it, audience was cheering and clapping enthusiastically after the film ended, as if it was at the theatre or something - I'm talking about a regular show, not a festival or special preview or anything. I' ll never forget that, it rearly happens. A really great movie, indeed!

    • @haberlandtoskar530
      @haberlandtoskar530 Před 4 lety +1

      For me, ANOTHER WOMAN is the greatest movie by Woody Allen.

  • @DiogoMarquesAwesome
    @DiogoMarquesAwesome Před 9 lety +50

    unpopular opinon: i really liked Scoop

    • @jusbow567
      @jusbow567 Před 9 lety +3

      It's really great

    • @RiioTzZHD
      @RiioTzZHD Před 9 lety +1

      ayyye me too

    • @TheTachy0n
      @TheTachy0n Před 9 lety +1

      I think it's a charming film but it's not one of his 10 best. Not bad at all but it's more a comment on Allen's depth as a director.

    • @MichaelDiPrima03201994
      @MichaelDiPrima03201994 Před 9 lety +2

      That was a great one too. So was "Small Town Crooks".

    • @jusbow567
      @jusbow567 Před 9 lety +1

      The only Allen movie I haven't liked (that I've seen) is Cassandra's Dream.

  • @ThatJapaneseManYuta
    @ThatJapaneseManYuta Před 7 lety +140

    I like Match Point a lot, probably more than Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

    • @TheNerdMan2
      @TheNerdMan2 Před 5 lety +3

      vicky cris should not be on this list.
      the one with leo should be on here instead.

    • @nl3064
      @nl3064 Před 4 lety

      @@TheNerdMan2 No. And Celebrity is not his best.

    • @TheNerdMan2
      @TheNerdMan2 Před 4 lety +1

      so whats your top 10
      I think they had all mine.
      Celebrity is not a masterpiece but its pretty damn good and much better than Vic Chris.
      I can´t watch Love and Marriage just for what he did to Mia Farrow. Completely out of order. I don´t believe the child molestation charge but everything he did with Sun Yi was despicable.
      1. Love and Death
      2. Zelig
      3. Bullets Over Broadway
      4: hannah and her sisters
      5. Annie Hall
      6. Deconstructing Harry
      The rest are very good but not masterpieces,
      7. The Purple Rose Of cairo
      8. Crimes AND Misdomenors
      9. Blue Jasmin
      10. Celebrity or Broadway danny Rose

    • @TheNerdMan2
      @TheNerdMan2 Před 4 lety +2

      oops and Manhatten of course is top 5

    • @nl3064
      @nl3064 Před 4 lety +1

      @@TheNerdMan2 Ok, what the hell do you mean by "Love and Marriage"? That's not a title. At least get your title right. Also, Sun Yi was in her 20's at the time; He was cheating on Mia with Sun, so that was crummy, if that's what you mean. And I just posted my list on these comments, scroll around, I just posted it like 10 minutes ago. And Celebrity was ok, but Vicky was better, especially when you consider Vicky was original, while Celebrity was clearly a homage to La Dolce Vita (his second Fellini-inspired love letter after Stardust Memories, which was a send-up to 8 1/2).

  • @sirob1193
    @sirob1193 Před 2 lety +1

    1. Annie Hall
    2. Manhattan
    3. Hannah and Her Sisters
    4. Broadway Danny rose
    5. Radio days
    6. Match Point
    7. Play it again Sam
    8. Mighty Aphrodite
    9. Husbands and Wives
    10. Fading Gigolo

  • @kramnesnay
    @kramnesnay Před 6 lety +2

    An interesting list, although he made many thought provoking and very funny films throughout his career,, but I think his best work was in the 70s and early 80s.
    For what its worth, my own top 10 would be
    10. Deconstructing Harry
    9. Mighty Aphrodite
    8. Sleeper
    7. Take the money and run
    6. Everything you wanted to know about sex
    5. Hannah and her sisters
    4.Manhattan
    3.Love and Death
    2. Play it again Sam
    1. Annie Hall

  • @diegodelafuente2142
    @diegodelafuente2142 Před 8 lety +9

    Whatever Works, and Match Point are my very favourite along with Crimes and Misdemeanors and Hannah, but there are so many more! (Deconstructing Harry, and Take the Money and Run also come to mind...)
    I tried to make a Top10 Woody list once, and ended up with more than 15.

    • @orlando2814
      @orlando2814 Před 4 lety

      Diego de la Fuente I lover Whatever works but do understand why people think is a recycled idea.

  • @wj7166
    @wj7166 Před 4 lety +3

    "I am a huge Woody Allen fan, although I've only seen "Antz." But I'll tell you something, what I respect about that man is that when he was going through all of that stuff that came out in the press, about how "Antz" was just a ripoff of "A Bug's Life," he stayed true to his films. Or at least the film that I saw, which, again, was "Antz." Thing is, I thought "A Bug's Life" was better, much better than "Antz." Point is, don't listen to your critics. Listen to your fans."
    - Michael Scott
    17 February 2011

  • @Paperbacknovel
    @Paperbacknovel Před 8 lety +2

    1. Play It Again Sam
    2. Annie Hall
    3. Take the Money and Run
    So many good movies in recent years -- for example, Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

  • @one2teen
    @one2teen Před 9 lety +1

    1. Annie Hall
    2. Hannah and Her Sisters
    3. Manhattan
    4. The Purple Rose of Cairo
    5. Crimes and Misdemeanors
    6. Radio Days
    7. Bullets Over Broadway
    8. Broadway Danny Rose
    9. Midnight in Paris
    10.Vicky Cristina Barcelona

  • @aray4thearts281
    @aray4thearts281 Před 3 lety +8

    As a kid.. I was always intrigued, and entertained by Allen. No matter what dirt has been kicked on him, he remains to be a complicated sophisticated comical genius, to say the least.

  • @GiantSandles
    @GiantSandles Před 8 lety +9

    I'm going through a boxset of his movies now and from what I've seen so far I'd say
    1) Crimes and Misdemeanors
    2) Manhattan
    3) Annie Hall
    4) Zelig
    5) Hannah and her Sisters
    6) Radio Days
    7) Bananas
    8) Purple Rose of Cairo
    9) Broadway Danny Rose
    10) Midnight in Paris
    If you count Oedipus Wrecks from New York Stories I'd probably put it around 4 or 5 and Play it Again Sam would probably squeak into the top 10 too

    • @zaziou711
      @zaziou711 Před 8 lety +2

      +GiantSandles Great list, good choices. Crimes and misdemeanors is a true masterpiece.

    • @basehead617
      @basehead617 Před 8 lety +4

      Isn't Radio Days fabulous?

    • @bloodandwinearered
      @bloodandwinearered Před 8 lety

      Having toured through 10 south American countries in 1973, I just loved Bananas. I was there when the military over threw the government in Argentina. It was a trip.

    • @blachubear
      @blachubear Před 8 lety +3

      "Radio Days" is my favorite Woody Allen movie. Under rated.

    • @jimmyj1969
      @jimmyj1969 Před 7 lety

      And one of the best endings...

  • @izaiahshupe8231
    @izaiahshupe8231 Před 3 lety +4

    I love "Hannah And Her Sisters",it's such a great example of a romantic comedy drama.

  • @RADIXCHRISTUSMOLE
    @RADIXCHRISTUSMOLE Před 9 lety +26

    What about "Take the Money and Run"? That mockumentary was hilarious. The scene where Virgil meets Louise in the park is classic. Virgil: "After fifteen minutes I want to marry her, and after a half-hour I completely gave up the idea of snatching her purse." ROFL

    • @louvegas1048
      @louvegas1048 Před 3 lety

      How about when Virgil gets the escape night wrong and everybody in the jail is laughing.

    • @raywhatley5106
      @raywhatley5106 Před 3 lety

      I like the scene with 2 competing bank robber gangs.

  • @chrisdelisle3954
    @chrisdelisle3954 Před 7 lety +4

    It's hard to come up with a top 10 when there are so many contenders. "Take The Money & Run" and "Love And Death" would definitely be in my top 10. I also have a sweet spot for "Sweet & Lowdown." There's something about Samantha Morton's performance. "Mighty Aphrodite" and "Deconstructing Harry" were pretty good, too, so...yes, definitely a difficult task to have a top 10 list.

  • @creakushcoliko4204
    @creakushcoliko4204 Před 9 lety +6

    I also like: Play it again Sam (with Diane Keaton), Take the money and run, Match point, Magic in the moonlight

  • @slowmercy69
    @slowmercy69 Před 7 lety +24

    I like Manhattan more than Annie Hall :(

    • @arizonaFIREent
      @arizonaFIREent Před 6 lety +4

      SLowMercy annie hall is #1 and manhatten is #2 for me

  • @Philippe1613
    @Philippe1613 Před 9 lety +35

    Annie Hall...the most literate comedy of all time. Might be the the most critically acclaimed comedy of all time. 1977 was a very good year..

    • @ceekay9253
      @ceekay9253 Před 9 lety +2

      Philippe Sauvie It was a very good year for small town girls. And soft summer nights...

    • @lauriesoper4056
      @lauriesoper4056 Před 8 lety +2

      +Philippe Sauvie ... Absolutely Annie Hall is #1. I love the movie. I find it so funny, so endearing, so mentally stimulating, so romantic, so sad, so touching. I like watching it but I even play it in the background like music. It does epitomize Woody Allen's personality and genius. I think it is appealing for nerds like me who spent years studying English literature and other humanities courses in post-secondary institutions. My #2 choice is Midnight in Paris, mainly for Owen's phenomenal Woody-Allen-like performance. My #3 choice is Manhattan, which had a similar effect on me as Annie Hall.

    • @ask4theupgrade359
      @ask4theupgrade359 Před 6 měsíci

      ⁠@@ceekay9253- You’re so vain, you probably think this text is about you… coming around again

  • @MovieBuffGinna
    @MovieBuffGinna Před 9 lety +57

    Woody Allen is the greatest living director and screenwriter. A true genius.

    • @LucaScupino
      @LucaScupino Před 9 lety +3

      Totally agree!

    • @MovieBuffGinna
      @MovieBuffGinna Před 9 lety +1

      JWIZZY4real He's great too.

    • @dme1016
      @dme1016 Před 7 lety

      MovieBuffGinna Bullshit! He doesn't even know all of NYC. Inclusive, he isn't.

    • @pratikpontirtha3704
      @pratikpontirtha3704 Před 6 lety +1

      Alfred Hitchcock , the greatest.

    • @pratikpontirtha3704
      @pratikpontirtha3704 Před 6 lety

      Johnny greenblack , if you don't agree with me , than I hope Stanley Kubrick can work for ya. And Chaplin remains the most magnificent comedy film director of all time , creator of Manhattan and Annie hall may get the second .

  • @PeacherLiz
    @PeacherLiz Před 7 lety +4

    Personal Top 5:- Manhattan- Annie Hall- Love and Death- Take the Money and Run- ZeligLease favorite: anything with Mia Farrow in it.

    • @boboloko
      @boboloko Před 3 lety

      She’s a terrible parent and girlfriend but a brilliant actress

  • @blehoo1
    @blehoo1 Před rokem +1

    New York Stories and Manhattan Murder Mystery are both def worth a mention too

  • @tod3msn
    @tod3msn Před 2 lety +7

    Woody’s most recent movie was actually brilliant. Casting Wallace Shawn and Gena Gershwin in the title roles was smart. “Rifkin’s Festival” is worthy of Woody’s fans time. It’s really quite good. The European supporting actors were class A talents. Woody took to filming this one with other parties other than the traditional studios he works with in Europe and it worked out well.

  • @m35926
    @m35926 Před 9 lety +25

    I like the list but I think three movies could have easily been on the list.
    Radio Days
    Interiors
    Bullets over Broadway

  • @pevensielavere22
    @pevensielavere22 Před 3 lety +4

    Great list! 'Manhattan Murder Mystery' is a definite favorite, as well.
    Happy 85th Birthday, Woody Allen! :-D

  • @Bobpopsiculs
    @Bobpopsiculs Před 8 lety +20

    BULLETS OVER BROADWAY???

    • @basehead617
      @basehead617 Před 8 lety +1

      Hilarious film and beautiful to look at too!

  • @Mebeingcool
    @Mebeingcool Před 7 lety +2

    Woody Allen, he is one of the best directors in the history of film. "Crimes and Misdemeanours", one of the most important movies ever made. "Annie Hall", one of the greatest movie ever made.

  • @ajfox84
    @ajfox84 Před 9 lety +6

    "Midnight in Paris" is magical.

  • @sertorrhenclegane
    @sertorrhenclegane Před 2 lety +5

    Mighty Aphrodite is probably my favorite out of his entire filmography. It's so different from all of the movies he's directed in his career and it's just damn funny.

  • @ApeQuake
    @ApeQuake Před 9 lety +1

    Great list. Here's my personal Top-10 of Woody Allen films (very difficult to trim to 10):
    10) Vicky Christina Barcelona
    9) Hannah and Her Sisters
    8) Bananas
    7) The Purple Rose of Cairo
    6) Zelig
    5) Midnight In Paris
    4) Radio Days (Probably the most underrated Woody Allen film)
    3) Annie Hall
    2) Manhattan (Although Woody dislikes the film)
    1) Sleeper

  • @hailtheblackdragons
    @hailtheblackdragons Před 5 lety +2

    Normally I rarely agree with the mainstream choice for various reasons, but after seeing every one of his films it's hard for me to say Annie Hall isn't his best. Just truly spectacular, inspired, and one of the greatest films ever made imo.

  • @richfictionfighter
    @richfictionfighter Před 9 lety +8

    Woody Allen is one of my all time favorite directors. I want to write something like Annie Hall someday

    • @gregbanish9255
      @gregbanish9255 Před rokem +1

      interesting comment ..I consider him MUCH more talented as a writer ,and writing is what he enjoys most ........and the Oscars consider him more talented as a writer

    • @guru6831
      @guru6831 Před rokem +2

      Do it as fast as you can! No time like the present.

  • @tucopacifico
    @tucopacifico Před 9 lety +4

    Zelig and Purple Rose were truly original ideas that he managed to pull off back before
    CGI, and show what a great film maker he really is. Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy is
    an under rated but beautiful movie that is funny but deals with the possibility that there is an "unseen world" that science can't quantify, but I think his masterpiece was Manhattan...a basic love story. His older. "funny" movies don't hold up as well.

  • @joerhodes8785
    @joerhodes8785 Před 7 lety +26

    Crime's and misdemeanor's absolute MASTERPIECE. Wow what a movie.

  • @pedrobakale7180
    @pedrobakale7180 Před 5 lety +14

    "It'll be a year come April 20th. I remember the date exactly, because it was Hitler's birthday." lol

  • @situated4
    @situated4 Před 4 lety +4

    Match Point is the best of them all!!!

  • @bellaf7774
    @bellaf7774 Před rokem +4

    Took me forever to watch “Whatever works” and it is by far one of the most interesting and entertaining movies of his😅

  • @KungaMatata
    @KungaMatata Před 4 lety

    1. Annie Hall
    2. Manhattan
    3. Crimes and Misdemeanors
    4. Hannah and Her Sisters
    5. The Purple Rose of Cairo
    6. Zelig
    7. Broadway Danny Rose
    8. Radio Days
    9. Match Point
    10. Stardust Memories
    Honorable Mentions: Sleeper, Love and Death, Interiors, Husbands and Wives, Bullets Over Broadway, Deconstructing Harry, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Midnight in Paris, Blue Jasmine

  • @everettcarrigan-broda5254

    My favorite Woody Allen will always be Blue Jasmine. I've seen it 6 times.

  • @DanHomola
    @DanHomola Před 9 lety +5

    I'm so glad Annie Hall is on the top! It's one of my all time favourites...

  • @gantzisballs
    @gantzisballs Před 9 lety +5

    Everyone talks about Allen's angsty and existential art films, but completely ignores his comedy work. Dont get me wrong, his serious films are wonderful, but his greater genius I believe in terms of being truly revolutionary is in comedy. In terms of being deep, thought provoking, philosophical, there are many writers that are heads and shoulders above Allen. Many of these writers Allen makes frequent references to in his films like Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. However, in comedy Allen is an absolute titan of the genre. What's Up Tiger Lilly? singlehandedly created the "dub over spoof" which would later take youtube by storm as "abridged comedy". Take the Money and Run was the first "Mockumentary" ever made. There would be no Spinal Tap or Life Aquatic without Take the Money and Run. Many of Allen's jokes were so funny that films are ripping them off 50 years later, like the cocaine sneeze seen in Annie Hall, used in Horrible Bosses, a full 40 years afterwards. In terms of his impact on the genre of comedy, Allen pretty much stands alone.

  • @GasCityGuy
    @GasCityGuy Před 9 lety +10

    Purple Rose of Cairo should have been top 3. It's one of my all time favorites. I'm glad Zelig made the list. Not his most well known but was brilliantly done. Also I would have had 'Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex' somewhere on the list. The final segment inside of a man's body is classic.

    • @keykrazy
      @keykrazy Před 9 lety

      GasCityGuy I like the section with Gene Wilder and the sheep even better than that final segment, myself. Classic stuff!

    • @blehoo1
      @blehoo1 Před rokem

      Yes, so many brilliant moments including when the camera pans to very confused african american sperm - "what am I doing here"

  • @hawkingesencial2973
    @hawkingesencial2973 Před 3 lety

    10. Crimes and misdemeanors
    9. Sleeper
    8. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
    7. Zelig
    6. The purlpe rose of Cairo
    5. Midnight in Paris
    4. Stardust Memories
    3. Hannah and her sisters
    2. Manhattan
    1. Annie Hall
    Mine:
    10. Celebrity
    9. Crimes and misdemeanors
    8. Love and Death
    7. Broadway Danny Rose
    6. The purlpe rose of Cairo
    5. Zelig
    4. Stardust Memories
    3. Hannah and her sisters
    2. Manhattan
    1. Annie Hall
    (This is provisional)

  • @Ratboy2004
    @Ratboy2004 Před 4 lety +5

    It's really hard to believe you missed Play it Again Sam...it was a play first and then a movie...with the same actors.
    How could you miss that one....

  • @jackreed7287
    @jackreed7287 Před 5 lety +4

    Zelig is an astounding piece of filmmaking.

  • @reddevil820222
    @reddevil820222 Před 8 lety

    1. Whatever works.
    2. Hannah and her sisters.
    3. Radio days
    4. Sweet and lowdown
    5. Annie Hall
    6. Manhattan
    7. Zelig
    8. Midnight in Paris
    9. Interiors
    10. Crimes and misdemeanors.

  • @joshepperly9393
    @joshepperly9393 Před 8 lety +2

    I think Vicky Cristina Barcelona should be bumped down to an honorable mention, Blue Jasmine should be made number 10, and Crimes and Misdemeanors and Sleeper should be moved up one, making Zelig 9. C&M and Sleeper both have fantastic things to say about society (C&M) and the science fiction genre (Sleeper), while I found VCB to be just a lot of fluff. And Blue Jasmine - while imperfect - has without a doubt Cate Blanchett's best performance.

  • @Nico-ow5qj
    @Nico-ow5qj Před 9 lety +10

    So it would be great to have another top 10 list "Another Top 10 Woody Allen movies"

  • @SwaroopKodur234
    @SwaroopKodur234 Před 8 lety +4

    Match Point and Radio Days should have been on the list. Glad that Midnight in Paris and Purple Rose got mentioned.

  • @furryp2402
    @furryp2402 Před rokem +2

    "Take the money and run". First Woody Allen picture I saw. Love it.

  • @DaHeichef
    @DaHeichef Před 7 lety

    My Top 10:
    1. Annie Hall
    2. Manhattan
    3. Crimes and Misdemeanors
    4. Another Woman
    5. Husbands and Wives
    6. Love and Death
    7. Hannah and Her Sisters
    8. Radio Days
    9. Zelig
    10. Deconstructing Harry
    Honorable Mentions:
    Midnight in Paris
    Sleeper
    Take the Money and Run

  • @28purplehaze
    @28purplehaze Před 8 lety +43

    Not even a mention of Radio Days, I am actually upset at this. Radio Days is easily Allen's most underrated work, it's incredibly touching.
    And no Play It again, Sam??? This list is awful!

    • @28purplehaze
      @28purplehaze Před 8 lety

      ***** You're right, he didn't direct it actually. I still would've thought it'd be mentioned though.

    • @tianapitesr8553
      @tianapitesr8553 Před 8 lety

      +Patrick Bateman waiting until his kids make out with MJs kids

    • @randyderaadt7476
      @randyderaadt7476 Před 8 lety +1

      +Sandra Curran One of my favourites too! Together with Husbands & Wives and Manhatten Murder Mystery underrated movies that deserve better! Vicky Christina Barcelona is highly overrated in my opinion.

    • @ciaranmurphy2794
      @ciaranmurphy2794 Před 6 lety

      Yeah it's beautiful

    • @e.l.s.3048
      @e.l.s.3048 Před 6 lety

      No mention of "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)" either.

  • @alexis7386
    @alexis7386 Před 8 lety +23

    I think Match Point should be mentioned.

  • @albertmarnell9976
    @albertmarnell9976 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Allan Stewart Konigsberg has brought more joy and insight to me that is unmeasurable! I love you Woody!!!

  • @What_Makes_Climate_Tick
    @What_Makes_Climate_Tick Před 2 lety +1

    I guess I pretty much agree with the top three. I've seen those but not all of them mentioned. I wish Radio Days and Mighty Aphrodite would have rated at least HM. I also wish that Love and Death had a larger following. Another commenter also mentioned Allen's contribution, Oedipus Wrecks, to the three-segment movie New York Stories, which I have sometimes said contains my all-time favorite movie line, said by the magician's assistant: "Maybe it has got something to do with...molecules."

  • @mikey1941
    @mikey1941 Před 5 lety +5

    When I'm asked, I always say that my favourite Woody Allen film is the one I'm watching at the time. I would never even attempt to come up with a top 10, because it would mean leaving off so many that I love dearly. Woody Allen is one of the great cinematic geniuses.

  • @mes98yng22
    @mes98yng22 Před 9 lety +39

    Love and Death!!!

    • @gc8256
      @gc8256 Před 4 lety

      One of the Funniest movie ever

  • @dojinho
    @dojinho Před 5 lety +2

    Good list and analysis. I would however swap the last two. Annie Hall was my favorite Allen movie for the longest time, but Manhattan surpassed it for me after I watched it a few times. The story, the photography, the incredible music of Gershin, the amazing New York backdrop, and above all, the wonderful acting by all characters make it my all-time favorite film.

  • @moniquelacosta5170
    @moniquelacosta5170 Před 2 lety +2

    Interiors was not mentioned. This is one of my favorite (Ingmar Bergman vibe) movies that I love. Hannah and Her Sisters, Vicky, Christina Barcelona, Husbands and Wives, Blue Jasmine and Midnight in Paris are tops!!! Play it again Sam with Woody Allen as actor is also a top favorite.

  • @SinnermanStudios
    @SinnermanStudios Před 9 lety +3

    FINALLY! I was waiting for this countdown for 2 years!!!

  • @richfictionfighter
    @richfictionfighter Před 9 lety +10

    11:41 My favourite Annie Hall line
    Alvy: You're having an affair with your college professor, that jerk who teaches that incredible crap course contemporary-existential-crisis....
    Annie: Existential Motives and Russian Literature! You're really close.
    Alvy: What's the difference? It's all mental masturbation.
    Annie: Oh, now we're getting to a subject your know something about!

  • @alexxpopalexx9728
    @alexxpopalexx9728 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Sweet and Lowdown is not only one of the greatest Woody Allen Movies - it's also one of the best Sean Penn Performances and it's definitely the best Samantha Morton Performance.

  • @KarinaBelkina
    @KarinaBelkina Před 8 lety +2

    I am in love with Midnight in Paris and Magic in the moonlight! Seriously! I'v watched it about 10 times and still love it!

  • @miltonmania18
    @miltonmania18 Před 9 lety +7

    Broadway Danny Rose shold have featured in the top 10

  • @hongbenlow7216
    @hongbenlow7216 Před 9 lety +7

    Finally!! I've been waiting so long for this
    keep doing on directors because that is all i come here mostly for

    • @hongbenlow7216
      @hongbenlow7216 Před 9 lety +2

      I have watched most of his films and agree with you that he is definitely a master at his craft. But seeing people recognizing his films just gives me a joy, knowing people out there might come across one of the many gems in cinema

  • @doggfacejr
    @doggfacejr Před 9 lety

    1. Manhattan
    2. Take the Money and Run
    3. Annie Hall
    4. Bananas
    5. Broadway Danny Rose
    6. Purple Rose of Cairo
    7. Sweet and Lowdown
    8. Hannah and Her Sisters
    9. Melinda and Melinda
    10. Radio Days

  • @yevaburshteyn6938
    @yevaburshteyn6938 Před rokem +1

    Woody Allen's movies are the best. It's about real life with ups and downs it's about old good times.Hes very creative.

  • @theofficefan234
    @theofficefan234 Před 9 lety +10

    Manhattan> Annie Hall

  • @ThomasSimpsonOfficial
    @ThomasSimpsonOfficial Před 7 lety +7

    Anything else? Deconstructing Harry? Mighty afrodighty?

  • @Superfuntimejazz
    @Superfuntimejazz Před 3 lety +2

    22. I love 22 of his films. Can't think of another artist who has so many wonderful works.

  • @adamgordon6435
    @adamgordon6435 Před 7 lety

    With all the people complaining below, the problem in making this list is that Woody has made a lot more than 10 great movies. He's cranked out so many overly nearly 50 years, mostly high quality writing and a very unique sensibility.