The best movies ever, as voted by us š¬
We cast out the votes for our best movies and pretty sure we've come up with the ultimate list. From rom-coms to sad films, the perfect film antidotes for a hangover and alternatives love films - the question is - are your favourites in here?
REX Features"It's Christmas Eve and we are going to go celebrate being young and being alive"
The Holiday, 2006, starring Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Kate Winslet & Jack BlackĀ
Leanne Bayley, Content Editor, GLAMOUR: Two words: Jude. Law. Ok, another three words: Mr. Napkin. Head.
REX Features"Please boss, don't put that thing over my face, don't put me in the dark. I's afraid of the dark."
The Green Mile, 1999, starringĀ Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan
Ali Pantony, Acting Deputy Features Editor, GLAMOUR: Was there a more beautiful film ever made? No, no there was not. An adaption of Stephenās King novel of the same name,Ā The Green MileĀ is the only film that makes me sob uncontrollably despite knowing exactly whatās going to happen and when. Sure, Tom Hanks was amazing inĀ Forrest GumpĀ andĀ Cast Away, but we often forget about his performance in this film ā it just bowls you over. If youāre not moved byĀ The Green Mile, you literally have no soul.
REX Features"Whenever I'm in a room with a guy, no matter who it is ā a date, my dentist, anybody ā I think, 'If we were the last two people on Earth, would I puke if he kissed me?"
Girls Just Want To Have Fun, 1985, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt
Leanne Bayley, Content Editor, GLAMOUR: It involves 80s clothes, awesome music, friendship, SJPās perm and DANCING.
REX Features"No one puts baby in the corner"
Dirty Dancing, 1987, starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey
Camilla Newman, Publisher, GLAMOUR: Ultimate feel good tame a ābad boyā turn on with an unbelievable sound track ā never get bored of this one.
REX FeaturesāPlay it, Samā
Casablanca, 1942, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman
Natasha McNamara, Digital Strategy Director, GLAMOUR: Set in the smoky, sleazy underground bars of this Moroccan city during the WW2, Bogart lurks in the shadows while Bergman has to choose life over love ā and in the end, did it all amount to anything more than a hill of beans?
REX Features"You are not in Kansas anymore."
Avatar, 2009, starring Sam Worthington andĀ Zoe Saldana
Chelsea Hughes, Freelance Picture Editor, GLAMOUR: A whopping 2 hours 45 minutes of pure escapism. Just be ready to feel disappointed when you return to the real world.
REX Features"Nice speech, Eve. But I wouldn't worry too much about your heart. You can always put that award where your heart ought to be."
All About Eve, 1950, starring Bette Davis
Natasha McNamara, Digital Director, GLAMOUR: A wannabe actress finds herself embroiled in dastardly deeds and back stabbing in this classic drama starring the bewitching Bette Davis and an early appearance from Marilyn Monroe. Perfect rainy afternoon watching.
REX Features"Are you going to be something else that I have to survive? Because I don't think I can handle it.'
Erin Brockovich, 2000, starring Julia Roberts
Rebecca Fearn, Beauty Writer, GLAMOUR: The ultimate story of kick-ass female independence, this always inspires me to do more, try harder and never give up. Yes, I know I sound cheesy but itās true. Ā Oh, and Julia Roberts is bae <3
REX Features"My face is mine, my hands are mine, my mouth is mine, but I'm not. I'm yours."
Captain Fantastic, 2016, starring Viggo Mortensen
Lucy Jones, Managing Editor, GLAMOUR: This film offers an intellectual and balanced argument for raising a family in an alternative way ā in the woods. It is witty, beautifully poignant and offers totally believable character journeys. It came out in the year of Brexit and Turnip Trump, and, when watching it earlier this year, it felt very timely. Or am I the only person considering living in a mountain these days?
REX Features"No matter how the wind howls, the mountain cannot bow to it."
Mulan, 1998, starringĀ Mulan
Ali Pantony, Acting Deputy Features Editor, GLAMOUR: Next time youāre hungover, get your best mates round, order pizza, stick Mulan on, and all sing along.Ā ThenĀ youāll get why itās on the list.
REX Features"Aren't you a little short for a storm trooper?"
Star Wars, 1977, starring Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill
Natasha McNamara, Digital Director, GLAMOUR: Oh how many ways do I love thee Star Wars! Pretty much everyone born in the 70s holds Star Wars dear because it was and still is the most awesome film ever. I walked down the aisle to the theme song (I didn't dress up as Princess Leia though - just want to make that clear).
REX Features"Loyalty to your friends is going to get you killed one day."
Carlitoās Way, 1993, starring Al Pacino and Sean Penn
Kat Brown, Social Media Editor, GLAMOUR: Al Pacinoās fall from grace is as rounded as Goodfellas and as tragic as Bambi ā when you see Pacinoās eyelashes, youāll get the Bambi reference. A perfect gangster film for people who think they hate them.
REX Features"I'll never be like other people, but that's alright, because I'm a bear. A bear called Paddington."
Paddington, 2014, starringĀ Nicole Kidman, Hugh Bonneville and Ben Whishaw
Anna Johnstone, PA to the Editor-in-Chief, GLAMOUR: When I think things are bad in the world, I watch Paddington and suddenly everything seemsĀ niceĀ again.
REX Features"I'm the king of the world!"
Titanic, 1997, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet
Ciara Sheppard, Writer, GLAMOUR: Definitely got called a ābasic bitchā when I said I was picking this film but GIVE A F*CK. Itās a true James Cameron epic ā that sort of production was pioneering for the time Ā - Ā and the fact that the tragedy is based on true events makes it pack an even harder punch. Most of all though, Leonardo DiCaprio is so beautiful in it I could cry. Iāll never get bored of Titanic.
REX Features"We made history!'
Pride,Ā 2014, starringĀ Ben Schnetzer and Bill Nighy
Anna Johnstone, PA to the Editor-in-Chief, GLAMOUR: I love films that make me laugh, and I love films that make me cry, and this hit both spots; itās the most beautiful story.
REX FeaturesObvious Child, 2014, starring Jenny Slate
Rebecca Fearn, Beauty Writer, GLAMOUR: Not many people know about this little indie movie but I watched it on Netflix a few years ago and itās been on repeat ever since. Jenny Slate is such a babe, and it tackles the controversial topic of abortion in America really well. Itās real and gritty at times, but really heart-warming and cute, too.
REX FeaturesāThe elephants have been restless again.ā
Green Card, 1990, starring Andie MacDowell and GĆ©rard Depardieu
Natasha McNamara, Digital Director, GLAMOUR: Romantic drama yes, maybe even comedy, but thereās something so beautiful about this movie. The relationship between Bronte and Georges is so tantalizing to watch ā I fell in love with the characters, the dialogue and the beautiful apartment Bronte will do anything for. The fake love letters they write each other, the interviews with immigration as they work so hard to make their relationship look real ā when in fact they were in love all along.
REX Features"Iām Elle Woods and this is Bruiser Woods. Weāre both Gemini vegetarians."
Legally Blonde, 2001, starring Reese Witherspoon
Lucy Jones, Managing Editor, GLAMOUR: When this film came out, I was trying to balance being a very curvy early developer who enjoyed boys, philosophical debates, parties, and A*s in maths ā all in equal measure. The film proved I didnāt have to be ditzy and fun, or smart and boring. I could be all four! This was the beginning of my Reese obsession. My friend even wrote down the shade of hair dye in the opening credits and bought it immediately after the cinema. Just one of the many Legally Blonde life lessons gave us...
REX Features"You sold your soul to the devil when you put on your first pair of Jimmy Choos. I saw it."
The Devil Wears Prada, 2006, starring Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Emily BluntĀ
Leanne Bayley, Content Editor, GLAMOUR: Itās just a great movie, and Meryl Streep is the absolute BOSS in it. Thatās all.
REX Features"You've never heard of Leonardo DiCaprio? How far away is London anyway?"
The Parent Trap, 1998, starring Lindsay Lohan
Ciara Sheppard, Writer, GLAMOUR: What isnāt there to love about The Parent Trap?! The summer camp, the pranks, the evil stepmother ā itās a recipe for an easy hangover film and will take you straight back to your childhood. LOVE.
REX Features"D-J-A-N-G-O. The D is silent."
Django Unchained,Ā 2012, starringĀ Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio and Christoph Waltz
Ali Pantony, Acting Deputy Features Editor, GLAMOUR: Because itās this decadeās Tarantino at his best. Itās gritty, gory and totally gut-wrenching (ICYMI: the plot follows a freed slave, Foxx, trying to rescue his wife from a plantation, and itās very difficult to watch in places). Plus, the soundtrack is absolute perfection and is one of my favourite albums of all time.
REX Features"Desperately seeking Susan. Meet me, four o'clock, Battery Park. Keep the faith. Love, Jim."
Desperately Seeking Susan, 1985, starring Madonna and Rosanna Arquette
Helen Whitaker, Entertainment Director, GLAMOUR: Because despite the mistaken identity storyline, and the love interests of the two leads, this is ultimately a film about female friendship between Susan (Madonna) and Roberta (Arquette). Also, if I ever find a skeleton-print suitcase like Susanās, I will die happy.
REX Features"Is life always this hard, or is it just when you're a kid?"
Leon, 1995, starring Natalie Portman, Jean Reno and Gary Oldman
Lucy Jones, Managing Director, GLAMOUR: I was a child who liked to think she could do whatever grown-up men could doā¦ so when I watched this as an almost-adult, it resonated with me and I wanted to be the child assassin. So watch your back.
REX FeaturesāNobodyās perfect!ā
Some Like It Hot! , 1959, Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis
Natasha McNamara, Digital Director, GLAMOUR: The dream of Curtis and Lemmon and the beauty of Monroe together with one of the most original and funny scripts known to man was and still is movie gold, as we follow two musician who disguise themselves as women to escape the mob. I may have watched this film more than Star Wars. (Unlikely but close).
REX Features"Where we're going, we don't roads"
Back to the Future, 1985, starring Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd
Helen Whitaker, Entertainment Director, GLAMOUR: Because it contains a time-travelling DeLorean, some of the most quotable lines in cinema history (āGreat Scott!ā; āI hate manureā), one of the most troubling-yet-entertaining storylines ever (mum in love with her as-yet-unconceived-child, anyone?) and a bloody brilliant rendition of Johnny Be Good that never fails to get the heart pounding. The very best of 80s action-adventure.
REX Features"The show must go on. We are creatures of the underworld. We can't afford to love."
Moulin Rouge, 2001, starring Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor and Jim Broadbent
Gemma Powell, Ad Manager, GLAMOUR: Musical, glitter, dancing, ridiculously unrealistic love story which you canāt help but cry at..whatās not to love?
REX Features"Touch me again and I'll drown you, you bastard."
Mrs Doubtfire, 1993, starring Robin Williams and Sally Field
Rebecca Fearn, Beauty Writer, GLAMOUR: Literally my favourite childhood film, which I have only really begun to understand the deep meaning behind it as I have grown up. When you have divorced parents, the ending is particularly heart-wrenching. But in a good way.
REX Features"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse.ā
The Godfather, 1972, starring Al Pacino and Marlon Brando
Natasha McNamara, Digital Director, GLAMOUR: The saga of the Corleone family is followed as young Michael finds himself in the āgodfatherā position of his established mafia family ābusinessā. There are 3 films that map out his life, loves and struggles with the job he inherits. Itās brilliant ā if you havenāt watched it, Iām jealous that you will.
REX Features"Don't you know that a man being rich is like a girl being pretty? You wouldn't marry a girl just because she's pretty, but my goodness, doesn't it help?"
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953, starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell
Helen Whitaker, Entertainment Director, GLAMOUR: Move over Gilmore Girls, Marilyn was the original on-screen Lorelei as far as Iām concerned. Along with her straight-talking friend Dorothy (Jane Russell), they board a ship to Paris, while Loreleiās future father-in-law tries to catch her cheating on his son (because a bombshell like her couldnāt possiblyĀ be devoted to his nerdy son). The costumes, the quips and the musical numbers ā plus the fact that I used to watch this movie with my mum ā make it an enduring fave.
REX Features"God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs."
Jurassic Park, 1993, starring Sam Neil and Jeff Goldblum
Lisa Harvey, Acting Features Director, GLAMOUR: Whatās not to love about a dinosaur theme park? Itās the original, and still the best. Iāve been waiting 24 years for someone to make this happen for real, and while that is unlikely, rumour has it this will be the next Secret Cinema project ā if this is true, Iāll be first in line.
REX FeaturesāWeāre gonna need a bigger boatā
Jaws, 1975, starring Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfress
Natasha McNamara, Digital Director, GLAMOUR: No one wanted to go in the sea after this mega blockbuster hit cinemas in the 70s, that saw an American beach plagued by an angry Great White Shark. Itās terrifying ā truly. Do you dare to go back in? I was so freaked out by this film when it came out it took me YEARS to be able to watch it. And now? Itās a family favourite. I know ā weird right.
REX Features"Get busy living, or get busy dying."
Shawshank Redemption, 1994, starring Morgan Freeman, James Whitmore and Tim Robbins
Gemma Powell, Ad Manager, GLAMOUR: Beautiful story about friendship but a really simple story. You can relate to what the characters are going through despite being so far removed from their situation. Oh and it's sad and we LOVE sad movies at GLAMOUR.
REX Features"Youāre not perfect, sport, and let me save you the suspense: this girl youāve met, sheās not perfect either. But the question is whether or not youāre perfect for each other."
Good Will Hunting, 1997, starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Robin Williams
Sagal Mohammed, Entertainment Assistant, GLAMOUR: Not only did this movie give us the ultimate Hollywood bromance Ā - hello Matt Damon and Ben Affleck (who FYI, Ā wrote the screenplay Ā as well as starring in it) but the story is a reminder for us all never to judge a book by its cover. And more than anything, itās an inspiring encouragement to reach your potential instead of being a product of your environment. Plus, young Matt Damon is hot AF.
REX Features"That was way harsh, Tai."
Clueless, 1995, starring Alicia Silverstone and Paul Rudd
Leanne Bayley, Content Editor, GLAMOUR: Duh! Cher is the best thing about this movie and we love her even though sheās a virgin who canāt drive. Here's our favourite Cher quotes.
REX FeaturesāMy own brother a God damned shit sucking vampire!ā
The Lost Boys, 1987, starring Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patrick and Corey Feldman
Natasha McNamara, Digital Director, GLAMOUR: One thing about living in Santa Carla they never could stomach, all the damn vampiresā¦ When a family move to the new city both boys get mixed up with a vampires and vampire slayer respectively. Cult viewing, with some of the best lines in cinema. Not that I'm obsessed with vampires or anything.
REX FeaturesāI'm gonna go jump in the tub and get all slippery and soapy and then hop in that waterbed and watch X-rated movies 'till you get your ass back in my lovn' arms.ā
True Romance, 1993, starring Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette
Natasha McNamara, Digital Director, GLAMOUR: One of the coolest films ever. A call girl Alabama and Elvis fan Clarence meet at a movie and love strikes in an instance. They hot foot it to the altar and embark on a mad, bad and dangerous journey in a bid to free Alabama of her boss. I loved this film SO MUCH I adopted the pseudonym Alabama as my own. It helped that everyone said I looked like Patricia Arquette*. For those of us that aren't crazy about the classic rom-com, this is the ultimate alternative love film.
*It was a really, really long time ago.
REX FeaturesāHey, why am I Mr. Pink?ā
Reservoir Dogs, 1992, Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel and Tim Roth
Natasha McNamara, Digital Director, GLAMOUR: Welcome to the world Mr Tarantino! We were all collectively bowled over by the brilliance of this ultra-violent, ultra-smart movie from the then newcomer director. Bloody, fast and dialogue so sharp you could cut off someoneās ear with it. Oh ā now thatās a thoughtā¦
REX Features"My life is a walking, talking, tragedy"
Teen Witch, 1989, starring: Robyn Lively (yep, Blake Livelyās big sister!)
Leanne Bayley, Content Editor, GLAMOUR: A girl who goes from drab to fab with a little bit of magic (movie witches are the best). Itās so wrong yet so right. I still ā to this day - want the outfit she wears at the end.
REX Features"My body is a movie and your penis is the star!"
The Sweetest Thing, 2002, starring Cameron Diaz,Ā Christina ApplegateĀ andĀ Selma Blair
Chelsea Hughes, Freelance Picture Editor, GLAMOUR: Hilarious, trashy and underrated. Is that not what all BFFās are like?
REX Features"We're going to die and I'm wearing my mother's underwear!"
Grease 2, 1982, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Maxwell Caulfield
Kat Brown, Social Media Editor, GLAMOUR: Thereās a reason Lucky Voice put every single song from this on their karaoke list: Michelle Pfeiffer, snappy songs, and realistically useless teenagers. This is a cult hit with a heart of pure kitsch gold.
SKY"Intelligence. Nothing has caused the human race so much trouble as intelligence."
Rear Window, 1954, starring Grace Kelly and James Stewart
Ciara Sheppard, Writer, GLAMOUR: Because, although it was made pre-special effects and CGI itās truly thrilling - but thatās Alfred Hitchcock for you. I also love how itās set in one room (simple, no-fuss plotlines are my fave). You also get to see Grace Kelly in her gorgeous prime. GOALS.
REX Features"You. Fucking. Bitch."
Gone Girl, 2014, starring Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck
Rebecca Fearn, Beauty Writer, GLAMOUR: I know some people hated this movie but I loved it and thought it was a great adaptation of the book. I went to see it 3 times at the cinema, which must mean love, right?! Rosamund Pike was epic, the score is eerily good and itās just addictively dark.
REX Features"I've got exactly four days to break up a wedding, steal the bride's fella, and I haven't one clue how to do it."
My Best Friendās Wedding, 1997, starring Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz
Lisa Harvey, Acting Features Director, GLAMOUR: Itās one of those rare occasions in a film where [spoiler alert] the main girlĀ doesnātĀ get the guy, and sheās fine on her own ā pretty rare for a ā90s rom-com. Plus, Iāve never identified with anyone more than Cameron Diaz doing karaoke (flying the flag for all the terrible singers out there).Ā And Julia Roberts might just be the most beautiful person in the world.
REX Features"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened"
Boyhood, 2005, starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette
Lisa Harvey, Acting Features Director, GLAMOUR: For me it encompasses the true magic of storytelling in film, how it worked is every year for more than a decade the director (Richard Linklater) got together the same cast to shoot scenes for this beautiful movie taking you through all the highs and lows of growing up in real timeā¦
Rex Features"Hey, buddy, cars don't fly"
Furious 7, 2015, starring: Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michele Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Gal Gadot, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson, Elsa Pataky, Nathalie Emmanuel... do you have a spare hour?
Carolina Nicolao, Digital Assistant, GLAMOUR: We all have a franchise that we hold dear, for me that's Fast and Furious. I've been a fan since the first movie, and for every true fan, Furious 7 - Paul Walker's last movie - was heartbreaking, Although this movie had the crew back together, unbelievable stunts, and Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johson joining forces against Jason Statham, it all meant nothing compared to the last scene: Brian and Toretto riding into the sunset to "When I see you again". If you hadn't already sobbed uncontrollably, it's followed by a recap of Paul Walker's history in the franchise. Not even P.S. I Love You made me cry this much.
Weinstein Company"The pain sometimes goes away, but the thoughts are still here."
Les Intouchables, 2011, starring: FranƧois Cluzet and Omar Sy
Carolina Nicolao, Digital Assistant, GLAMOUR: Whereas you're not a fan of subtitles or just French movies for that matter, this one will convert you. All the stereotypes of Parisian motion pictures (y'know romance, cafes and of course, nudity) are defied, in a dramatic and yet, inspiring movie about a disabled elderly man that has lost hope in the future, and an unfiltered pity-less man hired to be his caretaker - sounds overly sobby but it is quite funny and it will only make you cry tears of joy.
Rex Features"So are you gunna ask me to dance?"
Step Up, 2006, starring Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum
Carolina Nicolao, Digital Assistant, GLAMOUR: Judge me, I don't care. This is still one of my favourite movies of all time, he's a street dancer from the projects, she's a ballerina from a posh home, and they get together despite it all - AND IN REAL LIFE. What's not to love? Plus Channing Tatum at his prime looking like a total babe. Yes, please.
Rex FeaturesāEverything begins and ends at exactly the right time and place.ā
Picnic at Hanging Rock, 1975, starring Helen Morse
Natasha McNamara, Digital Director, GLAMOUR: The definition of eerie. Set in the year 1900 a group of Australian school girls go on a Valentineās Day picnic on Hanging Rock. What happens on the rock is never fully revealed ā much like the ambiguity of whether this was a true story or not. Director Peter Weir captures the blossoming sexuality of these young women in stark contrast to the deadly mountain they are determined to climb. The music, the cinematography ā all combined makes this a film that haunts you forevermore.
SKY"The world is your oyster. It's up to you to find the pearls"
The Pursuit of Happiness, 2007, starring Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Thandie Newton
Sagal Mohammed, Entertainment Assistant, GLAMOUR: Firstly, it stars Will Smith and everything he touches is gold. Secondly, it introduced the world to an extremely cute Jaden Smith. And finally, itās a truly gut-wrenching story thatās guaranteed to pull at your heart strings and who doesnāt love a good cry?
REX Features"If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew you never knew."
Pocahontas, 1995, starring Mel Gibson
Lisa Harvey, Acting Features Director, GLAMOUR: Itās 100% my favourite Disney film āĀ a kick-ass heroine who isnāt afraid to fight for what she believes in, GREAT songs and John Smith is definitely the hottest Disney love interest. (When you donāt think about him being voiced by Mel Gibson. Or that heās a cartoon characterā¦)
REX Features"Never rat on your friends."
Goodfellas, 1990, starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta
Natasha McNamara, Digital Strategy Director, GLAMOUR: One of the greatest mob movies ever made from the master of drama Martin Scorsese, it's punchy, fast, smart, funny and tense. The story follows the induction of a young boy - Henry Hill - in an Italian neighbourhood in New York as he climbs the ranks of the Gambino crime family.
