The favorite films of the stars

Is there anyone in the world who could be more passionate about cinema than people who make films for a living? Hollywood actors, actresses, and directors have their favorite films, just like most of us. Let's find out what those favorites are. They are worth a watch if you haven’t seen them yet!

Steven Spielberg has four favorites according to The Guardian: 'Seven Samurai,' 'Lawrence of Arabia,' 'It's a Wonderful Life,' and 'The Searchers.'

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the actress revealed the film of her life: 'City Lights,' written, directed, produced, and starring Charlie Chaplin in 1931.

Al Pacino told the American Film Institute he was a little undecided when faced with this question, but in the end, he chose 'The Tree of Wooden Clogs,' an Italian film directed by Ermanno Olmi.

As he revealed to Oprah, the British actor has always had a favorite film: 'Goodfellas' by Martin Scorsese. However, he recently replaced it with an Italian film called 'The Champ,' directed by Franco Zeffirelli.

According to a list published by IMDB, 'Harvey', a 1950 film directed by Henry Koster, is one of Ewan McGregor's five favorite films.

In an interview with The AV Club, George Clooney revealed that 'Network' is the best film of all time, in his opinion. It was directed by Sidney Lumet and starred Faye Dunaway and William Holden, among others.

According to the IMDB listing, Emma Thompson said her favorite comedy was the hilarious 'Young Frankenstein,' the 1974 film directed by Mel Brooks.

Spanish actress Penélope Cruz keeps it close to home, per the Golden Globes website: her favorite film is '¡Átame!' (Tie me up! Tie me Down!), a 1989 film directed by her fellow countryman Pedro Almodovar.

According to the IMDB list, among the five favorite films of the talented British actress is 'Jaws,' the legendary 1975 thriller directed by Steven Spielberg.

According to the Golden Globes website, the best films ever for director Woody Allen are European. He chose two Italian and one French film. 'Bicycle Thieves,' a 1947 film directed by Vittorio De Sica, 'Amarcord' by Federico Fellini, and 'The Seventh Seal' ('Det sjunde inseglet')', a 1957 masterpiece directed by Ingmar Bergman.

Michelle Williams has claimed that she has various favorite films, but the first that comes to mind is 'Morvern Callar,' a film directed by Lynne Ramsay.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson revealed one of his ten favorite films on Instagram. It was 'It,' the horror film from 2017 directed by Andy Muschietti. "I saw an early screening of IT a few months ago and it instantly became one of my all-time favorites," he said at the time. "Easily TOP 10 all time."

In 'Filmmaker Talks,' director Spike Lee declared that he is a great lover of Akira Kurosawa's films, first of all: 'Rashomon' (1950).

According to the Golden Globes website, Julia Roberts' favorite film is 'Becket,' the 1964 drama starring Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole.

According to a feature story by Yahoo, Angelina Jolie's favorite movie is the Disney animation 'Sleeping Beauty' from 1959. "You just think, ‘Who is this big powerful force that seems so elegant as a woman?’" Referring to Maleficent in that movie, Jolie said: "She kind of had that 1930s, 1940s [look]. And even though she’s wicked, she seems to be having a very good time. I just found her kind of mesmerizing."

Sir Michael Caine has no doubts about his all-time favorite: "'Casablanca' would be my one," he said according to Entertainment Weekly.

In a video interview with W-Magazine, James Franco declared that he had seen 'My Own Private Idaho' at least 20 times. The film from 1991 was directed by Gus Van Sant and starred Keanu Reeves and the unforgettable River Phoenix.

According to the Golden Globes website, Robert De Niro's favorite film is 'East Of Eden', the famous 1955 film starring the unforgettable James Dean.

In an article in Esquire, Keanu Reeves provides a list of the ten films he recommends seeing. The first is 'The Neon Demon', a fairly recent film (2016) by Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn.

When Oprah Winfrey asked him if he could name his favorite movie, he answered "Ah… favorite movie… Cuckoo’s Nest." So there it is. Brad Pitt's favorite movie is 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.'

According to IMDB, Robert Pattinson has the same taste as Brad Pitt. His favorite film, too, is Stanley Kubrick's 1975 masterpiece 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.'

"'Ben Hur', still, the original 'Ben Hur', the Charlton Heston one in 1959." That was Liam Neeson's response to 'the' question as reported by Entertainment Ireland.

Demi Lovato entrusted the then-Twitter, now X, with the revelation of two of her favorite films: they are 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind', a 1977 film directed by Steven Spielberg, and 'Unacknowledged', the 2017 documentary directed by Michael Mazzola.

In an interview with Sky Movies, Quentin Tarantino revealed his favorite film: the Japanese 'Battle Royale' directed by Kinji Fukasaku.

According to the Golden Globes website, Leonardo DiCaprio has three favorite films: '2001 A Space Odyssey,' 'Taxi Driver' and 'Bicycle Thieves'.