The top ten that missed out

1

The Shawshank Redemption

2 It's A Wonderful Life (1946) - an elderly angel prevents a man from committing suicide

3 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - a boy befriends an alien visitor accidentally left on Earth

4 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - a monolith found on the moon sets mankind on a voyage of discovery

5 The Great Escape (1963) - all-star cast tunnels its way out of a German PoW camp in the Second World War

6 The Wizard of Oz (1939) - fantastic journey of a young Kansas girl ... and her little dog too

7 Some Like It Hot (1959) - two murder witnesses flee the Mob by dressing in drag and hiding in an all-girl band

8 The Color Purple (1985) - the trials and tribulations of a black family in America's South

9 Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) - adventures of a swashbuckling archaeologist

10 Psycho (1960) - gruesome murders take place at a quiet family-owned motel

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