Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola And Michael Mann List The Best Movies Ever

Avataris one of the best movies of all time.The King of Comedyis one of the best movies of all time.Paths of Gloryis one of the best movies of all time.The Red Shoesis one of the best movies of all time.Dazed and Confusedis one of the best movies of all time. Each of these surprising, or not-so-surprising statements comes from one of the following filmmakers: Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Francis Ford CoppolaandMichael Mann. Each took place inSight and Sound’s filmmaker poll of the best films of all time,the results of which were revealed earlier this week.

Over 350 directors in total were polled and Yasujiro Ozu’sTokyo Storyended up taking the top spot. That doesn’t mean it was everyone’s individual pick; just an average of the votes. In the latest issue of the magazine, which is on sale now, you can read every filmmaker’s full list of choices. Lists from five of the biggest names participants have been posted online. After the jump, read the all time best films ever according to Tarantino, Scorsese, Allen, Coppola and Mann.

Thanks toThe Playlistfor posting these lists. I’m sure we’ll be posting more in the coming weeks.

Woody Allen

Francis Ford Coppola

Michael Mann

Martin Scorsese

Quentin Tarantino

Wow. There is so much to analyze here but I think it’s best to just leave it to you. One note is thatTokyo Story, the eventual winner of the filmmakers poll (Vertigotopped the critics poll) is not on ANY of these lists.

What do you find most surprising or exciting about these particular lists? Whose list are you looking forward to seeing next?