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Quentin Tarantino's Top 20 Favorite Films

The first movie on the list is Tarantino’s favorite movie. He even goes so far as to say, “If there’s any movie that’s been made since I’ve been making movies that I wish I had made, it’s that one." Kinji Fukasaku’s action film follows a brutal instructor that trains teenagers to use weapons so they can fight to the death on a remote island. (Battle Royale)

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Quentin Talks To... To celebrate the weekend opening of his newest film "Inglourious Basterds," Quentin Tarantino sat down with UK's satellite service Sky to chat about his favorite films since 1992. Unless you are really into grunge or a riot grrl, '92 probably seems like a random year to start with. But, it’s actually the year that Tarantino first became a director with the release of “Reservoir Dogs.” Keep clicking to see his unique and often surprising film picks (in alphabetical order) and find out if some of his favorites are your favorites too. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images)
'Battle Royale' The first movie on the list is Tarantino’s favorite movie. He even goes so far as to say, “If there’s any movie that’s been made since I’ve been making movies that I wish I had made, it’s that one." Kinji Fukasaku’s action film follows a brutal instructor that trains teenagers to use weapons so they can fight to the death on a remote island. (Battle Royale)
'Anything Else' Woody Allen’s “Anything Else” stars Jason Biggs as Jerry Falk, an aspiring writer in New York, who falls in love at first sight with a free-spirited young woman. (MGM)
'Audition' Takashi Miike’s cult favorite is one creepy account of a widower searching for a new wife through a mock audition. He definitely should rethink a second marriage. (Vitagraph Films)
'The Blade' A remake of the remake of the Shaw Brothers classic “One-Armed Swordsman,” “The Blade” follows a one-armed man who pursues an evil, flying, tattooed kung fu master who killed his father. (Paragon Films Ltd.)
'Boogie Nights' Mark Wahlberg stars as a young man with a growing talent. (New Line Cinema)
'Dazed and Confu... Tarantino said that “'Dazed and Confused' may be the greatest hangout movie ever made.” It definitely contains the greatest quote of Matthew McConaughey movie career: "That's what I love about these High School girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age. Yes they do. Yes they do." (Gramercy)
'Dogville' A star-studded cast makes up "Dogville," Lars Von Trier’s story of a beautiful fugitive, Grace (Nicole Kidman), who arrives in the isolated township of Dogville on the run from a team of gangsters. (Lions Gate)
'Fight Club' The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. (20th Century Fox)
'Friday' Tarantino hasn’t made a secret of his love of illegal substances, so it’s not a surprise that the feel-good “Friday” made his list.
'The Host' Only director Joon-ho Bong could make a monster movie so creepy and lovable as "The Host." (Magnolia Pictures)
'The Insider' Michael Mann’s drama tells the true story of a man who decided to tell the world what the seven major tobacco companies knew (and concealed) about the dangers of their product. (Touchstone)
'Joint Security ... A man is dead after a shootout at the border of North and South Korea, and the investigating team works to undercover the truth behind a conspiracy in "JSA." (CJ Entertainment)
'Lost in Transla... Scarlett Johansson stars in Sofia Coppola’s semi-autobiographical tale of a neglected newlywed trying to find her place in the world. (Focus Features)
'The Matrix' Tarantino explained that "The Matrix" would be his official number two after "Battle Royale" if it wasn’t for the sequels which "ruined the mythology." (Warner Brothers)
'Memories of Mur... “Memories of Murder” is a Korean serial killer police procedural directed by the same director who made “The Host.” (CJ Entertainment)
'Supercop' Tarantino holds forth that this Jackie Chan flick includes the “greatest stunts (“That includes Buster Keaton," he clarified) ever filmed in any movie ever.” Michelle Yeoh’s motorcycle jump onto a speeding train stands out. (Dimension Films)
'Shaun of the De... Tarantino’s favorite British movie is the story of a lovable loser who tries to save his girl and win back his friends while fighting an ever-expanding band of brain-loving zombies. (Rogue Pictures)
'Speed' Quentin explained that he loves this action gem even “with the last 20 minutes of the movie.” He goes on, “It might be easy to take ‘Speed’ for granted now, but if you remember when ‘Speed’ came out, what it was like to sit in the movie theater as that bus was going down the road. There really have been few exhilaration movies quite like it.” (20th Century Fox)
'Team America: W... "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone make marionettes do things they were never meant to do. (Paramount Pictures)
'Unbreakable' Tarantino believes that M. Night Shyamalan’s “Unbreakable” has Bruce Willis’ best performance on film. (Touchstone)
Want More Movie ... Watch Tarantino’s full interview here and buy tickets for "Inglourious Basterds” here.