100 Greatest Fictional Movies that I Made Up from 2000-2024: 100-76

 So not too long ago the New York Times released their list of the 100 best movies from the past quarter century. It generated a lot of discussion as people began posting their lists of the top 10 movies, while others went about trying to watch all of the movies on the list they hadn't seen before. (I've personally seen only 69 of the 100). However, I had a different response. As you might know I have been coming up with fake movies produced in a fictional country that I made up, then awarding those movies with fake film awards for almost 30 years. I come up with at least a dozen films in each of those years, which means that in the 25 years that the NYT covered I have well over 250 films that I've come up with that I can sort into a top 100 list.

So while other people were tracking down real-life films missing from their lists, I've been taking a look at the films I've come up with, compiling a list of over 300 of them. From there I began paring down the list until I ended up with 110, and then began sorting them based on how I'd view the film at this point in time. Naturally, there would be some pretty dramatic differences in how I viewed films in 2000 when I was a 15-year-old teenager compared to how I would in 2025 when I am 40, and that is reflected in the rankings. But I've finally come up with a top 100 ranking and like the New York Times I'll be publicizing the list in segments.

Some of these films might be familiar to you readers because they may have appeared in the Best Picture votes that I do most years, while others may be films I only mentioned when I looked back at 20 years of AMPS winners a few years back. Some of the films may be ones that I never covered at all. But for each film I'll be listing some basic statistics as well as a small blurb. It won't be a complete summary but will more about why I think that film is great. Even though 

I HAVE NOT SEEN THESE FILMS

NOBODY HAS SEEN THEM BECAUSE THEY DO NOT EXIST

THESE ARE MOVIES THAT I MADE UP

AND EXIST ONLY IN MY IMAGINATION

100. The Adventures of the Fucking Gang (2001)
Rated NC-17
150 minutes

Dir: Norman S. Parose

The Adventures of the Fucking Gang was certainly one of the most controversial films in the past quarter century, as this bawdry animation had an R-rated version released with more than half of its runtime cut. Yet the original NC-17 cut had generated a cult following that remains intact, especially as beyond its ribald exterior lies a surprisingly touching tale of broken communities healing through the actions of the titular gang. 

99. The Ghost Hunters (2002)
Rated PG-13
118 minutes
Dir: Evan Pulsh
On the surface The Ghost Hunters was a creepy horror comedy about a group of teenagers that spend a summer vacation exploring haunted locales, but at its heart it was a coming-of-age film exploring the evolving nature of friendships. It became a box office hit and was the top grossing film of 2002, headlined by a strong performance by Nancy Anson that helped her gain the role in The Quest series a year later.

98. Youth League (2006)
Rated PG-13
180 minutes
Dir: Mike McCormick

This epic ensemble satire about youth sports, covering everything from relentless practice to overbearing parents, was a surprise hit in 2006, capturing the box office crown of that year. Furthermore, the widespread auditioning helped launch the careers of several child actors, many of whom went on to become stars as adults, such as Samantha Banner, one of the top actresses of the 2010s.

97. The Condemned (2011)
Rated R
158 minutes
Dir: Ted McIntosh

Famed director Ted McIntosh turned his attention to the gritty world of death row with this searing drama about a convict's path from his sentence to his walk to the gurney. Yet despite the inevitability of the conclusion, The Condemned never strays into depressing territory, turning a journey to the grave into a journey of enlightenment, providing an affirmation of life.

96. The Divination (2015)
Rated R
128 minutes
Dir: Matthew Mulroney
Diane Pye has proven to be one of the most acclaimed actresses of the past quarter century, not only being a major box office draw but also capturing the attention of awards voters. The Divination was her major breakthrough, as her performance as a sullen psychic teenager provided much of the atmosphere in this unsettling crime thriller.

95. Kids Court (2014)
Rated PG-13
148 minutes
Dir: Harmon Wilson
Kids Court filled a rare niche upon its release as a rare legal comedy. This tale about a jaded alcoholic defense attorney helping a group of kids solve a murder proved to be an unexpected box office smash, finishing as the grossing film in its year of release. The dark juxtaposition between the jovial nature and gritty murder plot helped it remain popular even to today.

94. Ursa Major (2014)
Rated R
117 minutes
Dir: David Porsey

Ursa Major told the tale of a man's surreal journey through the underbellies of a city on one Halloween night, and it proved to be popular with horror enthusiasts with its eerie atmosphere and its use of increasingly unnerving camera tricks and angles. 

93. The Kings of the Road (2021)
Rated R
238 minutes
Dir: Simon Christopher

One of the more ambitious films in a quarter century full of epics, The Kings of the Road tracks a biker gang war brewing over 40 years, with a special focus on best friends that turn into enemies. It was filled to the brim with neo-noir influences and left an impact on viewers willing to sit through its four-hour run-time.

92. Three Men and Their Cat (2022)
Rated R
156 minutes
Dir: Heinrich Morgan
There was some controversy when it was initially announced that the three men in the title were Nazi soldiers that had been in hiding for over 50 years, but this German-language fish-out-of-water road-trip film never hesitates to frame these men as the anti-heroes that they are. And what resulted was one of the most fiendishly delightful black comedies. And it's got a cat.

91. The Told Tale (2000)
Rated R
127 minutes
Dir: Jim Abrahms

Double Entendre Productions, the production company founded by best friends Jim Abrahms and Max Snow in 2000, was one of the most impactful studios over the past 25 years, and The Told Tale was the first film released under the label. Of course, beyond the historical significant was a sharply funny adult animation about a man trying to decide between his wife and his mistress, all told in Shakespearean dialogue.

90. Lost Ark Lodge (2018)
Rated R
86 minutes
Dir: George Multulla

Director George Multulla had become one of the premiere horror directors in the past 25 years, and Lost Ark Lodge is perhaps his most frightening work. Telling the story of a group of young nouveau riche that spend a night in the titular lodge before being haunted by their past sins along with something more supernatural, this period piece left its terrifying imprint on audiences.

89. The Nintendo Club (2000)
Rated R
133 minutes
Dir: Joe Lee

Despite its kiddy name, The Nintendo Club took a sobering look at adult male friendships by telling of a close-knit group of 30-something gamers and their fierce loyalty towards one another as each navigate through personal crises. Beyond that it was a rare film that explored the effects that video games has on society in a more positive light.

88. Action (2020)
Rated R
133 minutes
Dir: Max Snow

Director Max Snow's trilogy on filmmakers making movies in different genres continued 17 years after the last entry. And Action more than lives up to its title with its white-knuckle action sequences to go along with its irreverent and hilarious critique of the paradoxes of the filmmaking industry. 

87. Limitless Boundaries (2013)
Rated PG-13
157 minutes
Dir: Phillip Darwin

Mankind's fascination with flight comes to life with Limitless Boundaries, a poignant dramatization of the early experiments involving flying machines from da Vinci to the Wright brothers. Coupled with soaring cinematography and dazzling special effects, the blood, sweat, tears and sacrifice made by these visionaries becomes fully tangible on screen.

86. Class Trip (2001)
Rated R
200 minutes
Dir: Joe Lee

While Class Trip's Best Picture victory at the L Awards that year has not aged gracefully, the epic still strikes a chord with audiences thanks to its gripping and human tale of a high school foreign language class that gets caught up in a revolution that broke out on their trip to a foreign country. 

85. Happy Campers (2000)
Rated R
181 minutes
Dir: Joe Lee

Director Joe Lee's epic three-hour R-rated supernatural horror film about campers facing an evil deity at a summer camp became an unexpected smash hit, becoming not only the top grossing film of 2000 but one of the top grossing films of all-time. It spawned two sequels that were also highly regarded, but the chilling nature of the original still lingers after a quarter century.

84. The Young Artist (2022)
Rated PG
86 minutes
Dir: Jessie Fineline Pettner

This quaint period dramedy about a pre-teen artistic prodigy and her overbearing art teacher (played to perfection by Diane Pye) was a box office success, becoming the highest grossing film of the year. Its tender look at the crushing expectations placed upon children greatly resonated with its audience.

83. The Lam (2016)
Rated R
148 minutes
Dir: Simon Christopher
The Lam is a stirring crime drama about a criminal roped back into the business shortly after release from prison before having to go on the run after being betrayed by one of his cohorts. Its unflinching look at a life of regrets amidst dangerous circumstances was an eye-opening experience.

82. The Not-So-Serious and Totally True Account of the Absurd Life of Ms. Mayzie Mays (2022)
Rated R
91 minutes
Dir: Donny Shaw

Fresh off the box office success of his first Abel the Able-Bodied Rabbit film, director Donny Shaw's next animated project was one that was much more adult in naure. Ms. Mayzie Mays dealt with hard-hitting themes such as racial discrimination and sexual trauma, all with the bombastic humor that comes in a film with the audacity to label a fictional story as Totally True.

81. Gridiron Gridlocked (2020)
Rated R

216 minutes
Dir: Rondell Miller

Football doesn't quite hold the same level of respect in my fictional country as that of baseball, but this hard-hitting epic comedy-drama still managed to win plenty of respect from audiences, largely thanks to its focus on the human side of the players and their struggles to find a happy ending amongst disastrous circumstances. Of course there is enough bone-crunching action to satisfy football fans.

80. Scheiss (2003)
Rated R
151 minutes
Dir: Jim Abrahms & Heinrich Morgan

Scheiss is the highest ranking film on this list that failed to make the Best Picture shortlist for the L Awards in its respective year of release, yet the reputation of this German language heist comedy has only grown in the years since its release thanks to its colorful characters, snappy dialogue, and unflinching scenes of violence.

79. The Hanging of Abraham (2018)
Rated R
183 minutes
Dir: George Bond

The Hanging of Abraham manages to accomplish the difficult task of telling an epic story of a drug smuggling ring while combining a multitude of Biblical allegories to the Book of Genesis. By likening the growth of the ring to an alternate tale where Abraham hung himself instead of sacrificing Isaac, it presents viewers with a darkness rarely seen in movies.

78. Yi Ching (2000)
Rated R
186 minutes
Dir: Chen Yizhi

With his first major film, director Chen Yizhi created an epic mystery that is as educational as it is thrilling. Viewers followed archeologists as they struggle to decipher the hexagrams as described in the classic Chinese text Yi Ching, or the Book of Change. As they grow closer to the root of the mystery the connections between the hexagrams and natural phenomena become much more visible.

77. The People's Church (2013)
Rated R
108 minutes

Dir. Mark Paul Rennart

With The People's Church, director Mark Paul Rennart took his irreverent and gross-out brand of humor and infused it with a gradually awakening sense of social consciousness. This tale of a pair of con artists that try to swindle a poor Central American village out of money to build a church, and the growing belief in the villagers' faith in one of the two is just as touching as it is funny.

76. The Missing Piece (2019)
Rated R
188 minutes
Dir: George Multulla
Director George Multulla's follow-up to Lost Ark Lodge may be his finest work. While The Missing Piece does not contain the outright terror found in its predecessor, but this epic about a recent retiree caught up in a mysterious game is full of an unsettling atmosphere that shook viewers to the core, especially with its stunning climax.

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Well, here you go, the first 25 of the films that I picked for the top 100 list. I apologize if some of the blurbs are repetitive and get a little bit too close to just a simple summary, but when you write 25 of these films of which I only have the faintest hint of an outline it becomes hard to keep the writing varied. Anyways, I'll edit the next 50 in this post whenever I get around to writing it.