# Australia's favourite films: the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (top 30)

The Lord of the Rings trilogy ahead of Amélie, Blade Runner and The Shawshank Redemption, with the Aussie comedy The Castle at 24: the top 30 of My Favourite Film, the ABC's public vote revealed in a TV special on 4 December 2005.

- 748 votes · 30 items
- Oct 23, 2021 · Jenna L.
- https://even.best/en/l/5136/australia-s-favourite-films-the-abc-s-my-favourite-film-poll-top-30

## Top 30

1. **The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003)** (48 · ▲50 ▼2) — No. 1 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
2. **Amélie (2001)** (45 · ▲49 ▼4) — No. 2 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
3. **The Shawshank Redemption (1994)** (37 · ▲39 ▼2) — No. 4 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
4. **Blade Runner (1982)** (36 · ▲38 ▼2) — No. 3 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
5. **Donnie Darko (2001)** (29 · ▲32 ▼3) — No. 5 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
6. **Pulp Fiction (1994)** (28 · ▲29 ▼1) — No. 7 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
7. **The Princess Bride (1987)** (21 · ▲24 ▼3) — No. 8 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
8. **Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)** (21 · ▲24 ▼3) — No. 15 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
9. **The Sound of Music (1965)** (21 · ▲22 ▼1) — No. 11 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
10. **Fight Club (1999)** (20 · ▲25 ▼5) — No. 10 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
11. **Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)** (19 · ▲22 ▼3) — No. 6 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
12. **To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)** (18 · ▲24 ▼6) — No. 12 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
13. **2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)** (18 · ▲21 ▼3) — No. 13 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
14. **Dr. Strangelove (1964)** (16 · ▲18 ▼2) — No. 17 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
15. **The Matrix (1999)** (16 · ▲17 ▼1) — No. 23 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
16. **Gone with the Wind (1939)** (15 · ▲20 ▼5) — No. 9 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
17. **Casablanca (1942)** (14 · ▲20 ▼6) — No. 14 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
18. **American Beauty (1999)** (14 · ▲19 ▼5) — No. 16 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
19. **Cinema Paradiso (1988)** (14 · ▲19 ▼5) — No. 21 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
20. **The Godfather (1972)** (14 · ▲16 ▼2) — No. 30 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
21. **Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)** (12 · ▲16 ▼4) — No. 18 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
22. **Withnail and I (1987)** (11 · ▲15 ▼4) — No. 28 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
23. **Lawrence of Arabia (1962)** (10 · ▲15 ▼5) — No. 19 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
24. **Apocalypse Now (1979)** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — No. 20 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
25. **Life Is Beautiful (1997)** (7 · ▲13 ▼6) — No. 29 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
26. **The Castle (1997)** (7 · ▲11 ▼4) — No. 24 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
27. **Singin' in the Rain (1952)** (7 · ▲10 ▼3) — No. 25 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
28. **The Blues Brothers (1980)** (6 · ▲10 ▼4) — No. 27 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
29. **Doctor Zhivago (1965)** (5 · ▲8 ▼3) — No. 22 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).
30. **A Clockwork Orange (1971)** (4 · ▲9 ▼5) — No. 26 in the ABC's My Favourite Film poll (2005).

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.