50 best film casts, part 2

The cast listing continues with the second half. Here are my top 25 best casts in film - not by quantity alone but quantity of quality!

25. The English Patient (1996)

Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Juliette Binoche, Colin Firth,

Naveen Andrews, Willem Defoe

24. For Your Consideration (2006)

Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer, John Michael Higgins,

Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Ricky Gervais, Eugene Levy,

Fred Willard, Jane Lynch, Ed Begley, Jr., Jennifer Coolidge, Larry Miller

23. The Hours (2002)

Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Ed Harris,

Toni Collette, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Dillane,

John C. Reilly, Margo Martindale

22. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Cary Grant, Josephine Hull, Jean Adair, Raymond Massey,

Peter Lorre, Priscilla Lane, John Alexander

21. Ghostbusters (1984)

Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis,

Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Alice Drummond

20. Fargo (1996)

Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare,

Kristin Rudrud, Harve Presnell, Larissa Kokernot, Melissa Peterman

19. The First Wives Club (1996)

Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, Dan Hedaya,

Eileen Heckart, Marcia Gay Harden, Stephen Collins, Victor Garber,

Sarah Jessica Parker, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth Berkley

18. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Wilkinson,

Elijah Wood, Kirsten Dunst, Jane Adams, David Cross

17. L.A. Confidential (1997)

Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger, Kevin Spacey,

Danny DeVito, James Cromwell, David Strathairn

16. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Alan Arkin, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin,

Steve Carell, Beth Grant, Bryan Cranston

15. Best in Show (2000)

Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Christopher Guest, Parker Posey,

Michael Hitchcock, Michael McKean, John Michael Higgins,

Jane Lynch, Jennifer Coolidge, Larry Miller, Fred Willard

14. All About Eve (1950)

Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm,

Gary Merrill, Thelma Ritter, Marilyn Monroe

13. Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway,

Randy Quaid, Roberta Maxwell, Anna Faris, Linda Cardellini,

Kate Mara, David Harbour

12. Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Jean Hagen,

Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse

11. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

Mia Farrow, Michael Caine, Barbara Hershey, Dianne Wiest,

Woody Allen, Max von Sydow, Maureen O'Sullivan, Carrie Fisher

10. Marvin's Room (1996)

Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gwen Verdon,

Hume Cronyn, Margo Martindale, Dan Hedaya, Robert de Niro,

Hal Scardino, Cynthia Nixon, Kelly Ripa

9. Closer (2004)

Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen

8. Junebug (2005)

Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola, Amy Adams, Celia Weston,

Scott Wilson, Benjamin McKenzie, Frank Hoyt Taylor

7. Young Frankenstein (1974)

Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman,

Madeline Kahn, Peter Boyle, Kenneth Mars

6. Waiting for Guffman (1996)

Christopher Guest, Parker Posey, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara,

Fred Willard, Michael Hitchcock, Deborah Theaker, Don Lake,

Larry Miller, Linda Kash, Paul Benedict

5. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis

4. The Godfather (1972)

Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton,

John Cazale, Talia Shire, Robert Duvall, Abe Vigoda,

Gianni Russo, Sterling Hayden

3. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden

2. Clue (1985)

Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean,

Lesley Ann Warren, Martin Mull, Madeline Kahn, Colleen Camp

1. The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey,

John Howard, Roland Young, Virginia Weidler

50 best film casts, part 1

Going through my plethora of lists on this blog (I just can't help myself - sue me), I discovered that one integral part of a successful film has not been covered here. So in order to honor the casts with them mostest, I give you a two-part rundown of the all-time best movie casts.

50. Happy Endings (2005)

Lisa Kudrow, Maggie Gyllenhall, Steve Coogan, Bobby Cannavale,

Tom Arnold, Jason Ritter, Jesse Bradford, David Sutcliffe, Laura Dern

49. The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

Susan Sarandon, Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jack Nicholson,

Veronica Cartwright, Richard Jenkins

48. The Goonies (1985)

Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Martha Plimpton, Corey Feldman,

Jeff Cohen, Jonathan Ke Quan, Kerri Green, Anne Ramsey,

John Matuszak, Joe Pantoliano

47. White Christmas (1954)

Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen, Danny Kaye,

Dean Jagger, Mary Wickes

46. White Oleander (2002)

Alison Lohmann, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robin Wright, Renee Zellweger

45. Soapdish (1991)

Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey, Jr., Elisabeth Shue,

Cathy Moriarty, Whoopi Goldberg, Teri Hatcher

44. 9 to 5 (1980)

Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Dabney Coleman

43. Traffic (2000)

Benicio del Toro, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones,

Topher Grace, Erika Christensen, Don Cheadle, Luis Guzman,

Benjamin Bratt, James Brolin, Albert Finney, Dennis Quaid

42. Secrets & Lies (1996)

Brenda Blethyn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Timothy Spall,

Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook

41. A Serious Man (2009)

Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Aaron Wolff, Fred Melamed,

Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus, Amy Landecker

40. Parenthood (1989)

Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Rick Moranis, Harley Jane Kozak,

Tom Hulce, Jason Robards, Martha Plimpton, Joaquin Phoenix,

Dianne Wiest, Eileen Ryan, Helen Shaw

39. Howards End (1992)

Emma Thompson, Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter,

Vanessa Redgrave, Adrian Magenty, Samuel West

38. Being John Malkovich

John Cusack, Catherine Keener, Cameron Diaz,

John Malkovich, Orson Bean, Mary Kay Place

37. A Prairie Home Companion (2006)

Garrison Keillor, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Lily Tomlin,

Lindsay Lohan, Maya Rudolph, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly,

Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Marylouise Burke

36. Juno (2007)

Ellen Page, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney,

Michael Cera, Olivia Thirlby, J.K. Simmons

35. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Will Sampson, William Redfield,

Christopher Lloyd, Danny DeVito, Brad Dourif

34. Sense & Sensibility (1995)
Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant,
Gemma Jones, Tom Wilkinson, Emilie Francois, Elizabeth Spriggs

33. Rachel Getting Married (2008)
Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie Dewitt, Debra Winger, Bill Irwin,
Anna Deavere Smith, Tunde Adebimpe, Carol Jean Lewis

32. The Color Purple (1985)
Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Danny Glover,
Willard Pugh, Desreta Jackson, Dana Ivey, Akosua Busia

31. Steel Magnolias (1989)
Sally Field, Olympia Dukakis, Dolly Parton, Julia Roberts,
Shirley MacLaine, Darryl Hannah, Tom Skerritt

30. In America (2003)
Samantha Morton, Paddy Considine, Djimon Honsou,
Emma Bolger, Sara Bolger

29. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
Maggie Smith, Pamela Franklin, Celia Johnson, Diane Grayson,
Jane Carr, Shirley Steedman

28. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings (2001)
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin,
Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean, John Rhys-Davies, Christopher Lee
Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett

27. Sneakers (1992)
Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Dan Aykroyd, Mary McDonnell,
David Strathairn, River Phoenix, James Earl Jones

26. Casablanca (1942)
Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre,
Paul Henreid, Joy Page, Dooley Wilson

Check back soon for Part 2!