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The List of Lists '09: Movies

August 17, 2012 at 9:08PM

Best movie theaters

  1. Lagoon Cinema (35)
    1. Uptown Theater (29)
      1. Riverview Theater (24)
        1. St. Anthony Main (23)
          1. AMC Southdale (20)
            1. Edina Theater (19)
              1. Block E (15)
                1. Oak Street Cinema (13)
                  1. Heights Theater (12)
                    1. Willow Creek (9)

                      Past no. 1s: Lagoon Cinema (2007), Lagoon Cinema (2008).

                      Best small movie theater

                      1. Riverview (19)
                        1. Oak Street Cinema (11)
                          1. Heights (8)
                            1. Edina Cinema (5)
                              1. Hopkins (5)
                                1. Vali-Hi Drive-In (5)
                                  1. East Bethel (4)
                                    1. Trylon Microcinema (4)
                                      1. Cottage View Drive-In (3)
                                        1. Parkway (3)

                                          Best movie theater presentation

                                          1. Great Clips Imax -- Minnesota Zoo (12)
                                            1. Summer Music & Movies -- Loring Park (8)
                                              1. Southdale (7)
                                                1. Block E (6)
                                                  1. Riverview (6)
                                                    1. Rosedale (6)
                                                      1. Eden Prairie (4)
                                                        1. Drive-ins (2)

                                                          Best movie theater popcorn and snacks

                                                          1. Riverview (16)
                                                            1. Lagoon (9)
                                                              1. Mall of America (5)
                                                                1. Southdale (5)
                                                                  1. Uptown (5)
                                                                    1. Block E (4)
                                                                      1. Cinema Cafe (3)
                                                                        1. Highland (3)
                                                                          1. Hopkins (3)

                                                                            Best movie theater ticket deals

                                                                            1. $2-$3 at Riverview (16)
                                                                              1. Block E's Five Buck Club (9)
                                                                                1. $2.50 at Hopkins (5)
                                                                                  1. Cottage View Drive-In (5)
                                                                                    1. $5 weekdays at Maple Grove (4)
                                                                                      1. Rosedale (weeknights) (4)
                                                                                        1. Southdale (weekdays $5) (3)
                                                                                          1. Landmark Theatres pass (2)

                                                                                            Favorite movie soundtracks

                                                                                            1. "Garden State" (23)
                                                                                              1. "Pulp Fiction" (17)
                                                                                                1. "Rushmore" (17)
                                                                                                  1. "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (16)
                                                                                                    1. "Purple Rain" (12)
                                                                                                      1. "Almost Famous" (11)
                                                                                                        1. "The Crow" (9)
                                                                                                          1. "Juno" (9)
                                                                                                            1. "Snatch" (9)
                                                                                                              1. "Amelie" (7)

                                                                                                                All-time most quotable movies

                                                                                                                1. "Office Space" (34)
                                                                                                                  1. "Anchorman" (25)
                                                                                                                    1. "The Big Lebowski" (23)
                                                                                                                      1. "Old School" (19)
                                                                                                                        1. "Caddyshack" (18)
                                                                                                                          1. "Wayne's World" (17)
                                                                                                                            1. "Zoolander" (16)
                                                                                                                              1. "Animal House" (10)
                                                                                                                                1. "Friday" (9)
                                                                                                                                  1. "Fight Club" (9)

                                                                                                                                    Movies in Netflix/Blockbuster queue

                                                                                                                                    1. Don't have Netflix (9)
                                                                                                                                      1. Too many to list (6)
                                                                                                                                        1. "Rachel Getting Married" (4)
                                                                                                                                          1. "No Country for Old Men" (3)
                                                                                                                                            1. "Flock of Dodos" (3)
                                                                                                                                              1. "Babel" (3)
                                                                                                                                                1. "Dark Days" (2)
                                                                                                                                                  1. "Gen-X Cops" (2)
                                                                                                                                                    1. "In the Bedroom" (2)
                                                                                                                                                      1. "Reefer Madness: The Musical" (2)

                                                                                                                                                        Movie fashion icons

                                                                                                                                                        1. Audrey Hepburn (16)
                                                                                                                                                          1. Grace Kelly (10)
                                                                                                                                                            1. Steve McQueen (8)
                                                                                                                                                              1. James Dean (8)
                                                                                                                                                                1. Marilyn Monroe (8)
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Sophia Loren (7)
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Jean Harlow (7)
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Jane Fonda (6)
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Molly Ringwald (5)
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Gwyneth Paltrow (5)

                                                                                                                                                                            All-time movie icons

                                                                                                                                                                            1. Audrey Hepburn (14)
                                                                                                                                                                              1. James Dean (13)
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Marilyn Monroe (12)
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Johnny Depp (9)
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Paul Newman (8)
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Robert DeNiro (8)
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Elizabeth Taylor (7)
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Charlie Chaplin (6)
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Robert Redford (5)
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Elvis Presley (4)

                                                                                                                                                                                                Best Minnesota film actors of all time

                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Judy Garland (14)
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Winona Ryder (11)
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Jessica Lange (10)
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Al Franken (7)
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Seann William Scott (7)
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Steve Zahn (6)
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Vince Vaughn (6)
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Peter Graves (4)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Jessica Biel (4)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Mo Collins (4)

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