Unofficial Milk Plus Canon Poll Archives



Milk Plus loves movies, but what movies does Milk Plus collectively love the most? Well, you can find your answers on this page. Every so often, we hold a poll of all our members and readers, asking them what were the best movies of a certain period (to add more diversity to the poll, we ultimately decided upon five year increments), and then tabulating the results to create the following lists. Also provided are the links to the original posts themselves so you can view the Archived comments section where all the voting and discussions took place.

The Unofficial Milk Plus Canon Poll, Pt. 1: 2000- September 2003


The Poll
The Results

10. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (d. Peter Jackson, 2002) – 14 points
The Royal Tenenbaums (d. Wes Anderson, 2001) – 14 points
The Way of the Gun (d. Christopher McQuarrie, 2000) – 14 points

9. Punch Drunk Love (d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002) – 15 points

8. All the Real Girls (d. David Gordon Green, 2003) – 16 points

7. Dancer in the Dark (d. Lars Von Trier, 2000) – 17 points
You Can Count on Me (d. Kenneth Lonergan, 2000) – 17 points

6. Requiem for a Dream (d. Darren Aronofsky, 2000) – 21 points

5. Y Tu Mama Tambien (d. Alfonso Cauron, 2001) – 23 points

4. Memento (d. Christopher Nolan, 2000) – 24 points
Mulholland Dr (d. David Lynch, 2001) – 24 points

3. 25th Hour (d. Spike Lee, 2002) – 25 points

2. In the Mood for Love (d. Wong Kar-Wai, 2001) – 26 points
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (d. Joel Coen, 2000) – 26 points

1. Yi Yi (d. Edward Yang, 2000) – 48 points


The Unofficial Milk Plus Canon Poll, Pt. 2: 1995-1999


The Poll
The Results

10. The Big Lebowski (d. Joel Coen, 1998) – 13 points
Taste of Cherry (d. Abbas Kiarostami, 1997) – 13 points

9. The Sweet Hereafter (d. Atom Egoyan, 1997) – 15 points

8. Toy Story (d. John Lasseter, 1995) – 16 points

7. Being John Malkovich (d. Spike Jonze, 1999) – 23 points
LA Confidential (d. Curtis Hanson, 1997) – 23 points

6. Hana-bi/Fireworks (d. Takeshi Kitano, 1997) – 24 points
The Thin Red Line (d. Terrence Malick, 1998) – 24 points

5. Fargo (d. Joel Coen, 1996) – 28 points

4. Eyes Wide Shut (d. Stanely Kubrick, 1998) – 31 points

3. Rushmore (d. Wes Anderson, 1998) – 32 points

2. Fight Club (d. David Fincher, 1999) – 35 points

1. Boogie Nights (d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997) – 42 points


The Unofficial Milk Plus Canon Poll, Pt. 3: 1990-1994


The Poll
The Results

10. Hoop Dreams (d. Steve James, 1994) – 21 points

9. Blue (d. Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1993) – 22 points
Malcolm X (d. Spike Lee, 1992) – 22 points
Raise the Red Lantern (d. Zhang Yimou, 1991) – 22 points

8. Close-Up (d. Abbas Kiarostami, 1990) – 27 points
The Crying Game (d. Neil Jordan, 1992) – 27 points

7. Schindler’s List (d. Steven Spielberg, 1993) – 30 points

6. Naked (d. Mike Leigh, 1993) – 34 points

5. Unforgiven (d. Clint Eastwood, 1992) – 35 points

4. Barton Fink (d. Joel Coen, 1991) – 36 points

3. Miller’s Crossing (d. Joel Coen, 1990) – 45 points

2. Pulp Fiction (d. Quentin Tarantino, 1994) – 92 points

1. Goodfellas (d. Martin Scorsese, 1990) – 102 points



The Unofficial Milk Plus Canon Poll, Pt.4: 1985-1989


The Poll
The Results

10. Crimes and Misdemeanors (d. Woody Allen, 1989) – 17 points

9. Blue Velvet (d. David Lynch, 1986) – 19 points

8. After Hours (d. Martin Scorsese, 1985) – 23 points
Die Hard (d. John McTiernan, 1988) – 23 points

7. The Dekalog (d. Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1987) – 29 points

6. Full Metal Jacket (d. Stanely Kubrick, 1987) – 30 points

5. Aliens (d. James Cameron, 1986) – 32 points
Hannah and Her Sisters (d. Woody Allen, 1986) – 32 points
The Killer (d. John Woo, 1989) – 32 points

4. The Princess Bride (d. Rob Reiner, 1987) - 41 points

3. A Fish Called Wanda (d. Charles Crichton, 1988) – 44 points

2. Brazil (d. Terry Gilliam, 1985) – 56 points
Ran (d. Akira Kurosawa, 1985) – 56 points

1. Do the Right Thing (d. Spike Lee, 1989) – 70 points



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