Kevin Murphy, one of the minds behind Mystery Science Theater 3000 and RiffTrax, knows his movies. He immediately pointed out how this exercise is “an unfair thing to ask someone who likes movies.” He indulged us, regardless, and went on to explain: “It ultimately comes down to what movies, when they come on at two in the morning when I should be in bed, do I watch until the end.”

To celebrate the triumphant return of RiffTrax and #BringBackMST3K’s live show coming up on June 28th with a repeat on July 12th in a movie theater near you, Murphy gave us both his list of Five Favorite Films — which follows below — and his list of Five Favorite Films to “comment” on, which will be revealed in a follow-up article next week.