Jenny Chang's Favorite Movies Of All Time

I've notice a generally negative trend on these posts, from illegal drug use to "bad" movies that I approve of (Sideways; Love Actually; anything with Hugh Grant). Putting a positive spin on things, I would like to post my favorite popular movies of all time with little to no explanation/order to them. Some of them*, like Silence of the Lambs, have been absolutely instrumental in my child development; others are comforting in that their characters are more sexually disturbed or violent than I will ever become.

1. La cite des enfants perdus (The City of Lost Children), 1995
2. Notting Hill, 1996
3. 37.2 le matin (Betty Blue), 1986
4. Die Hard, 1988
5. Casablanca, 1942
6. Les Nuits Fauve (Savage Nights), 1992
7. In the Mood for Love, 2000
8. The Silence of the Lambs, 1991*
9. Jason and the Argonauts, 1963**
10. The Hours, 2002
11. The Cider House Rules, 1999***
12. Maria, llena eres de gracia (Maria Full of Grace), 2004 ****

* My mother forced me to watch this with her when I was 7,
because she was too frightened to watch it alone
** Medusa and Hannibal Lecter terrorized me for years after,
in my dreams and the moments before sleep arrived
*** Sentimental for the fact that we used to steal ether from
the organic chemistry labs for personal inhalation
**** Not my favorite, but I highly recommend this to anyone
who directly or indirectly supports crack slangin'