56 Movies That Rock My World

Fifty-six is the sum of six consecutive prime numbers: 3 + 5 + 7 + 11 + 13 + 17. It’s the number of signers to the Declaration of Independence and the number of curls in Shirley Temple’s hair.

It’s also the age I’ll be at the end of next month. Here are 56 movies that rock my world.

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr T (1953)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
A Man Escaped (1956)
Throne of Blood (1957)
Vertigo (1958)
North by Northwest (1959)
Psycho (1960)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
In Search of the Castaways (1962)
The Birds (1963)
Goldfinger (1964)
Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)
Le Samouraï (1967)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Fellini-Satyricon (1969)
The Boys in the Band (1970)
Clockwork Orange (1971)
Cabaret (1972)
The Exorcist (1973)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Nashville (1975)
Carrie (1976)
3 Women (1977)
Halloween (1978)
Manhattan (1979)
Raging Bull (1980)
Diva (1981)
The King of Comedy (1982)
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
Dreamchild (1985)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Law of Desire (1987)
The Last of England (1988)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Without You I’m Nothing (1990)
Poison (1991)
The Long Day Closes (1992)
The Cement Garden (1993)
Muriel’s Wedding (1994)
Safe (1995)
Fargo (1996)
Happy Together (1997)
Happiness (1998)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Water Drops on Burning Rocks (2000)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Irreversible (2002)
Elephant (2003)
My Summer of Love (2004)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Half Nelson (2006)
Love Songs (2007)
A Christmas Tale (2008)