Everyone once in a while, someone at work posts a poll asking questions like, "What's your favorite _______?" Why do I get involved in these things? It's like making Sophie's Choice. So instead of sifting through my long term memory to figure out what my favorite movies and actors are, I've just looked at my Netflix ratings to see what my wife and I rated 5 stars. I threw a couple more movies I'd seen pre-Netflix. I'm sure I've missed lots of others that I'd rate 5 stars. Here goes:

Movies
* 8 1/2 (1963)
* All the Real Girls (2003)
* American Splendor (2003)   
* Bad Education (2004) La Mala Educación
* Bladerunner (1982)
* Breathless (1960) À bout de souffle
* Brokeback Mountain (2005)   
* Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)     
* Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
* Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
* Jules and Jim (1961) Jules et Jim
* Lost in Translation (2003)  
* Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
* Moonstruck (1987)
* North by Northwest (1959)   
* The Princess Bride (1987)   
* Shakespeare in Love (1998)   
* The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
* Sophie's Choice (1982)
* To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Actors (I'd see nearly anything these people are in.)
* Cary Grant
* Natalie Wood
* Catherine Deneuve
* John Cusack
* Kate Winslet
* Patricia Clarkson
* Johnny Depp
* Nicholas Cage
* Zooey Deschanel
* Ben Stiller
* Frances McDormand

And the countless others who inspire me that I've forgotten. Oh, well. Enough time wasted.