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Top 100 Greatest Movies of All Time (The Ultimate List)

by ChrisWalczyk55 • Created 12 years ago • Modified 8 years ago
The movies on this list are ranked according to their success (awards & nominations), their popularity, and their cinematic greatness from a directing/writing perspective. To me, accuracy when making a Top 10/Top 100 all time list is extremely important. My lists are not based on my own personal favorites; they are based on the true greatness and/or success of the person, place or thing being ranked. In other words, a film's commercial success (Oscars & BAFTA Awards), and greatness in direction, screenwriting and production, is how I ranked the films on this list. If you guys would like to view my other Top 10/Top 100 lists, feel free to check out my YouTube page and/or my IMDb page at *ChrisWalczyk55*.

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  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    1. The Godfather

    19722h 55mR100Metascore
    9.2 (2.2M)
    The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames Caan
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 3
    Oscar Nominations: 11
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 4
    Golden Globes: 6
    Golden Globe Nominations: 8
  • Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

    2. The Shawshank Redemption

    19942h 22mR82Metascore
    9.3 (3.1M)
    A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob Gunton
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.9 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 7
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 0
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 2
  • Schindler's List (1993)

    3. Schindler's List

    19933h 15mR95Metascore
    9.0 (1.5M)
    In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen Kingsley
    Actors: 4.9 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 7
    Oscar Nominations: 12
    BAFTA Awards: 6
    BAFTA Nominations: 12
    Golden Globes: 3
    Golden Globe Nominations: 6
  • Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980)

    4. Raging Bull

    19802h 9mR90Metascore
    8.1 (401K)
    The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroCathy MoriartyJoe Pesci
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 2
    Oscar Nominations: 8
    BAFTA Awards: 2
    BAFTA Nominations: 4
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 7
  • Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Paul Henreid, and Conrad Veidt in Casablanca (1942)

    5. Casablanca

    19421h 42mPG100Metascore
    8.5 (640K)
    A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsHumphrey BogartIngrid BergmanPaul Henreid
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 3
    Oscar Nominations: 8
    BAFTA Awards: N/A
    BAFTA Nominations: N/A
    Golden Globes: N/A
    Golden Globe Nominations: N/A
  • Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)

    6. Citizen Kane

    19411h 59mPG100Metascore
    8.2 (486K)
    Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenDorothy Comingore
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 1
    Oscar Nominations: 9
    BAFTA Awards: N/A
    BAFTA Nominations: N/A
    Golden Globes: N/A
    Golden Globe Nominations: N/A
  • Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)

    7. Gone with the Wind

    19393h 58mG97Metascore
    8.2 (350K)
    A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
    DirectorVictor FlemingStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas Mitchell
    *****
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 8
    Oscar Nominations: 13
    BAFTA Awards: N/A
    BAFTA Nominations: N/A
    Golden Globes: N/A
    Golden Globe Nominations: N/A
  • Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz (1939)

    8. The Wizard of Oz

    19391h 42mG92Metascore
    8.1 (457K)
    Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.
    DirectorsVictor FlemingGeorge CukorNorman TaurogStarsJudy GarlandFrank MorganRay Bolger
    *****
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 2
    Oscar Nominations: 6
    BAFTA Awards: N/A
    BAFTA Nominations: N/A
    Golden Globes: N/A
    Golden Globe Nominations: N/A
  • Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

    9. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    19752h 13mR84Metascore
    8.7 (1.1M)
    A rebellious convict is sent to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation in 1963 Oregon, and encourages his docile companions to take more control of their lives and defy the tyrannical head nurse.
    DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael Berryman
    *****
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 5
    Oscar Nominations: 9
    BAFTA Awards: 6
    BAFTA Nominations: 9
    Golden Globes: 6
    Golden Globe Nominations: 6
  • Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, José Ferrer, and Jack Hawkins in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

    10. Lawrence of Arabia

    19623h 47mPG100Metascore
    8.3 (334K)
    The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
    DirectorDavid LeanStarsPeter O'TooleAlec GuinnessAnthony Quinn
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 7
    Oscar Nominations: 10
    BAFTA Awards: 4
    BAFTA Nominations: 5
    Golden Globes: 4
    Golden Globe Nominations: 7
  • Vertigo (1958)

    11. Vertigo

    19582h 8mPG100Metascore
    8.2 (451K)
    A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartKim NovakBarbara Bel Geddes
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 2
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 0
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 0
  • Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, and Heather Dawn May in Psycho (1960)

    12. Psycho

    19601h 49mR97Metascore
    8.5 (764K)
    A secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded California motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera Miles
    *****
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 4
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 0
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 1
  • Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974)

    13. The Godfather Part II

    19743h 22mR90Metascore
    9.0 (1.5M)
    The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroRobert Duvall
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 6
    Oscar Nominations: 11
    BAFTA Awards: 1
    BAFTA Nominations: 3
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 6
  • Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront (1954)

    14. On the Waterfront

    19541h 48mApproved91Metascore
    8.1 (175K)
    An ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims.
    DirectorElia KazanStarsMarlon BrandoKarl MaldenLee J. Cobb
    *****
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 8
    Oscar Nominations: 12
    BAFTA Awards: 1
    BAFTA Nominations: 3
    Golden Globes: 4
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)

    15. Sunset Boulevard

    19501h 50mApproved94Metascore
    8.4 (253K)
    A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von Stroheim
    *****
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 3
    Oscar Nominations: 11
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 0
    Golden Globes: 4
    Golden Globe Nominations: 7
  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)

    16. Forrest Gump

    19942h 22mPG-1382Metascore
    8.8 (2.4M)
    The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksRobin WrightGary Sinise
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 6
    Oscar Nominations: 13
    BAFTA Awards: 1
    BAFTA Nominations: 7
    Golden Globes: 3
    Golden Globe Nominations: 7
  • Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr, Angela Cartwright, Duane Chase, Nicholas Hammond, Kym Karath, Heather Menzies-Urich, and Debbie Turner in The Sound of Music (1965)

    17. The Sound of Music

    19652h 54mG63Metascore
    8.1 (282K)
    A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.
    DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie AndrewsChristopher PlummerEleanor Parker
    *****
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 5
    Oscar Nominations: 10
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 1
    Golden Globes: 2
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Jack Warden, and Robert Webber in 12 Angry Men (1957)

    18. 12 Angry Men

    19571h 36mApproved97Metascore
    9.0 (949K)
    The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin Balsam
    *****
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 3
    BAFTA Awards: 1
    BAFTA Nominations: 2
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • "West Side Story" (Saul Bass Poster) 1961

    19. West Side Story

    19612h 33mApproved86Metascore
    7.6 (126K)
    Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
    DirectorsJerome RobbinsRobert WiseStarsNatalie WoodGeorge ChakirisRichard Beymer
    *****
    Actors: 4.9 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 10
    Oscar Nominations: 11
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 1
    Golden Globes: 3
    Golden Globe Nominations: 5
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    20. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

    19772h 1mPG90Metascore
    8.6 (1.5M)
    Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
    DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.9 Stars

    Oscars: 6
    Oscar Nominations: 10
    BAFTA Awards: 1
    BAFTA Nominations: 5
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    21. 2001: A Space Odyssey

    19682h 29mG84Metascore
    8.3 (764K)
    When a mysterious artifact is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans and one supercomputer is sent to Jupiter to find its origins.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKeir DulleaGary LockwoodWilliam Sylvester
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 1
    Oscar Nominations: 4
    BAFTA Awards: 3
    BAFTA Nominations: 5
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 0
  • Henry Thomas and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

    22. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    19821h 55mPG92Metascore
    7.9 (460K)
    A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHenry ThomasDrew BarrymorePeter Coyote
    *****
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.9 Stars

    Oscars: 4
    Oscar Nominations: 9
    BAFTA Awards: 1
    BAFTA Nominations: 12
    Golden Globes: 2
    Golden Globe Nominations: 5
  • Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

    23. The Silence of the Lambs

    19911h 58mR86Metascore
    8.6 (1.7M)
    A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
    DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott Glenn
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 5
    Oscar Nominations: 7
    BAFTA Awards: 2
    BAFTA Nominations: 9
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 5
  • Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)

    24. Chinatown

    19742h 10mR92Metascore
    8.1 (370K)
    A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJack NicholsonFaye DunawayJohn Huston
    *****
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 1
    Oscar Nominations: 11
    BAFTA Awards: 3
    BAFTA Nominations: 10
    Golden Globes: 4
    Golden Globe Nominations: 7
  • Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, and Ann Sears in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

    25. The Bridge on the River Kwai

    19572h 41mPG88Metascore
    8.1 (245K)
    British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.
    DirectorDavid LeanStarsWilliam HoldenAlec GuinnessJack Hawkins
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.9 Stars

    Oscars: 7
    Oscar Nominations: 8
    BAFTA Awards: 4
    BAFTA Nominations: 4
    Golden Globes: 3
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)

    26. Singin' in the Rain

    19521h 43mG99Metascore
    8.3 (276K)
    A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
    DirectorsStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie Reynolds
    *****
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 2
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 1
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 2
  • James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

    27. It's a Wonderful Life

    19462h 10mPG89Metascore
    8.6 (535K)
    An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel Barrymore
    *****
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.9 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 5
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 0
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 1
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

    28. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

    19641h 35mPG97Metascore
    8.3 (543K)
    A mentally unstable American general orders a hydrogen bomb attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to global nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsPeter SellersGeorge C. ScottSterling Hayden
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 4
    BAFTA Awards: 3
    BAFTA Nominations: 6
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 0
  • Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)

    29. Some Like It Hot

    19592h 1mApproved98Metascore
    8.2 (299K)
    After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsMarilyn MonroeTony CurtisJack Lemmon
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 1
    Oscar Nominations: 6
    BAFTA Awards: 1
    BAFTA Nominations: 2
    Golden Globes: 3
    Golden Globe Nominations: 3
  • Ben-Hur (1959)

    30. Ben-Hur

    19593h 32mG90Metascore
    8.1 (266K)
    A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, but it's not long before he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
    DirectorWilliam WylerStarsCharlton HestonJack HawkinsStephen Boyd
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 11
    Oscar Nominations: 12
    BAFTA Awards: 1
    BAFTA Nominations: 1
    Golden Globes: 3
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979)

    31. Apocalypse Now

    19792h 27mR94Metascore
    8.4 (752K)
    A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMartin SheenMarlon BrandoRobert Duvall
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 2
    Oscar Nominations: 8
    BAFTA Awards: 2
    BAFTA Nominations: 8
    Golden Globes: 3
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • Amadeus (1984)

    32. Amadeus

    19842h 40mPG87Metascore
    8.4 (455K)
    The life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart seen through the eyes of his contemporary and rival, Antonio Salieri.
    DirectorMilos FormanStarsF. Murray AbrahamTom HulceElizabeth Berridge
    *****
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 8
    Oscar Nominations: 11
    BAFTA Awards: 4
    BAFTA Nominations: 9
    Golden Globes: 4
    Golden Globe Nominations: 6
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

    33. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    20033h 21mPG-1394Metascore
    9.0 (2.1M)
    Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodViggo MortensenIan McKellen
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.9 Stars

    Oscars: 11
    Oscar Nominations: 11
    BAFTA Awards: 4
    BAFTA Nominations: 10
    Golden Globes: 4
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)

    34. Gladiator

    20002h 35mR67Metascore
    8.5 (1.8M)
    A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsRussell CroweJoaquin PhoenixConnie Nielsen
    *****
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 4.7 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.7 Stars

    Oscars: 5
    Oscar Nominations: 12
    BAFTA Awards: 4
    BAFTA Nominations: 12
    Golden Globes: 2
    Golden Globe Nominations: 5
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)

    35. Titanic

    19973h 14mPG-1375Metascore
    7.9 (1.4M)
    A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly Zane
    *****
    Actors: 4.7 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.5 Stars

    Oscars: 11
    Oscar Nominations: 14
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 8
    Golden Globes: 4
    Golden Globe Nominations: 8
  • Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine, Montgomery Clift, and Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity (1953)

    36. From Here to Eternity

    19531h 58mApproved85Metascore
    7.6 (53K)
    At a U.S. Army base in 1941 Hawaii, a pugilistic private is cruelly punished for refusing to join his unit's boxing team. Meanwhile, his commanding officer's wife and top NCO are indulging in a torrid love affair.
    DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsBurt LancasterMontgomery CliftDeborah Kerr
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 8
    Oscar Nominations: 13
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 1
    Golden Globes: 2
    Golden Globe Nominations: 2
  • Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, and Edward Burns in Saving Private Ryan (1998)

    37. Saving Private Ryan

    19982h 49mR91Metascore
    8.6 (1.6M)
    Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose comrades have been killed in action.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMatt DamonTom Sizemore
    Actors: 4.9 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.9 Stars

    Oscars: 5
    Oscar Nominations: 11
    BAFTA Awards: 2
    BAFTA Nominations: 8
    Golden Globes: 2
    Golden Globe Nominations: 5
  • Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, and Richard Harris in Unforgiven (1992)

    38. Unforgiven

    19922h 10mR85Metascore
    8.2 (460K)
    Retired Old West gunslinger Will Munny reluctantly takes on one last job to avenge an injustice with the help of his old partner and a young would-be gunman calling himself "The Schofield Kid".
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodGene HackmanMorgan Freeman
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.9 Stars

    Oscars: 4
    Oscar Nominations: 9
    BAFTA Awards: 1
    BAFTA Nominations: 6
    Golden Globes: 2
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    39. Raiders of the Lost Ark

    19811h 55mPG86Metascore
    8.4 (1.1M)
    In 1936, archaeologist Indiana Jones is tasked by Army Intelligence to help locate a legendary ancient power, the Ark of Covenant, before the Nazis get it first.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul Freeman
    Actors: 4.7 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 4
    Oscar Nominations: 8
    BAFTA Awards: 1
    BAFTA Nominations: 6
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 1
  • Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire in Rocky (1976)

    40. Rocky

    19762hPG70Metascore
    8.1 (671K)
    A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
    DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt Young
    Actors: 4.6 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.6 Stars

    Oscars: 3
    Oscar Nominations: 10
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 5
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 6
  • Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

    41. A Streetcar Named Desire

    19512h 2mApproved97Metascore
    7.9 (119K)
    Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.
    DirectorElia KazanStarsVivien LeighMarlon BrandoKim Hunter
    Actors: 4.9 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.9 Stars

    Oscars: 4
    Oscar Nominations: 12
    BAFTA Awards: 1
    BAFTA Nominations: 2
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 3
  • Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart in The Philadelphia Story (1940)

    42. The Philadelphia Story

    19401h 52mApproved96Metascore
    7.8 (77K)
    After a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
    DirectorGeorge CukorStarsCary GrantKatharine HepburnJames Stewart
    Actors: 4.9 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 2
    Oscar Nominations: 6
    BAFTA Awards: N/A
    BAFTA Nominations: N/A
    Golden Globes: N/A
    Golden Globe Nominations: N/A
  • Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, and Phillip Alford in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

    43. To Kill a Mockingbird

    19622h 9mApproved88Metascore
    8.3 (346K)
    A widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama defends a black man against a false rape charge while teaching his young children about the sad reality of prejudice.
    DirectorRobert MulliganStarsGregory PeckJohn MegnaFrank Overton
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.7 Stars

    Oscars: 3
    Oscar Nominations: 8
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 2
    Golden Globes: 3
    Golden Globe Nominations: 5
  • Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron in An American in Paris (1951)

    44. An American in Paris

    19511h 54mApproved83Metascore
    7.1 (39K)
    Three friends struggle to find work in Paris. Things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman.
    DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsGene KellyLeslie CaronOscar Levant
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.9 Stars

    Oscars: 6
    Oscar Nominations: 8
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 1
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 3
  • Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Virginia Mayo, and Teresa Wright in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

    45. The Best Years of Our Lives

    19462h 50mApproved93Metascore
    8.1 (76K)
    Three World War II veterans, two of them traumatized or disabled, return home to the American Midwest to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed.
    DirectorWilliam WylerStarsMyrna LoyDana AndrewsFredric March
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.9 Stars

    Oscars: 7
    Oscar Nominations: 8
    BAFTA Awards: 1
    BAFTA Nominations: 1
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 1
  • My Fair Lady (1964)

    46. My Fair Lady

    19642h 50mG95Metascore
    7.7 (106K)
    In 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make a crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.
    DirectorGeorge CukorStarsAudrey HepburnRex HarrisonStanley Holloway
    Actors: 4.9 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 8
    Oscar Nominations: 12
    BAFTA Awards: 1
    BAFTA Nominations: 2
    Golden Globes: 3
    Golden Globe Nominations: 5
  • Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    47. A Clockwork Orange

    19712h 16mR77Metascore
    8.2 (921K)
    Alex DeLarge and his droogs barbarize a decaying near-future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael Bates
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 4
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 7
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 3
  • Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, and Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965)

    48. Doctor Zhivago

    19653h 17mApproved69Metascore
    7.9 (85K)
    The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
    DirectorDavid LeanStarsOmar SharifJulie ChristieGeraldine Chaplin
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 5
    Oscar Nominations: 10
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 3
    Golden Globes: 5
    Golden Globe Nominations: 6
  • John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Ward Bond, Jeffrey Hunter, and Vera Miles in The Searchers (1956)

    49. The Searchers

    19561h 59mApproved94Metascore
    7.8 (102K)
    An American Civil War veteran embarks on a years-long journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches after the rest of his brother's family is massacred in a raid on their Texas farm.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneJeffrey HunterVera Miles
    *****
    Actors: 4.9 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 0
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Award Nominations: 0
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 0
  • Susan Backlinie and Bruce in Jaws (1975)

    50. Jaws

    19752h 4mPG87Metascore
    8.1 (717K)
    When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to the local police chief, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard Dreyfuss
    Actors: 4.7 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.7 Stars

    Oscars: 3
    Oscar Nominations: 4
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 6
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • Patton (1970)

    51. Patton

    19702h 52mPG86Metascore
    7.9 (113K)
    The World War II phase of the career of controversial American general George S. Patton.
    DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsGeorge C. ScottKarl MaldenStephen Young
    *****
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 7
    Oscar Nominations: 10
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 2
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 3
  • Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

    52. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    19691h 50mPG66Metascore
    8.0 (235K)
    In 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid lead a band of outlaws. When a train robbery goes wrong, they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels..
    DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsPaul NewmanRobert RedfordKatharine Ross
    *****
    Actors: 4.6 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.7 Stars

    Oscars: 4
    Oscar Nominations: 7
    BAFTA Awards: 8
    BAFTA Nominations: 9
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt, and Walter Huston in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

    53. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    19482h 6mApproved98Metascore
    8.2 (139K)
    Two down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartWalter HustonTim Holt
    Actors: 4.7 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 3
    Oscar Nominations: 4
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 1
    Golden Globes: 3
    Golden Globe Nominations: 3
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    54. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    19662h 58mR90Metascore
    8.8 (869K)
    A bounty-hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodEli WallachLee Van Cleef
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 0
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Award Nominations: 0
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 0
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)

    55. The Apartment

    19602h 5mApproved94Metascore
    8.3 (213K)
    A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but office politics and his own romantic hopes complicate matters.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonShirley MacLaineFred MacMurray
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 5
    Oscar Nominations: 10
    BAFTA Awards: 3
    BAFTA Nominations: 3
    Golden Globes: 3
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, John C. McGinley, and Kevin Eshelman in Platoon (1986)

    56. Platoon

    19862hR92Metascore
    8.1 (462K)
    Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsCharlie SheenTom BerengerWillem Dafoe
    *****
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 4
    Oscar Nominations: 8
    BAFTA Awards: 2
    BAFTA Nominations: 3
    Golden Globes: 3
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • Gary Cooper, Lloyd Bridges, Lee Van Cleef, Katy Jurado, Ian MacDonald, Robert J. Wilke, and Sheb Wooley in High Noon (1952)

    57. High Noon

    19521h 25mPG89Metascore
    7.9 (115K)
    A town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high noon" when the gang leader, an outlaw he "sent up" years ago, arrives on the noon train.
    DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGary CooperGrace KellyThomas Mitchell
    *****
    Actors: 4.6 Stars
    Direction: 4.7 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.7 Stars

    Oscars: 4
    Oscar Nominations: 7
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 0
    Golden Globes: 4
    Golden Globe Nominations: 7
  • Mel Gibson in Braveheart (1995)

    58. Braveheart

    19952h 58mR68Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.
    DirectorMel GibsonStarsMel GibsonSophie MarceauPatrick McGoohan
    Actors: 4.7 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.7 Stars

    Oscars: 5
    Oscar Nominations: 10
    BAFTA Awards: 3
    BAFTA Nominations: 5
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves (1990)

    59. Dances with Wolves

    19903h 1mPG-1372Metascore
    8.0 (304K)
    A lieutenant assigned to a remote Civil War outpost starts questioning his purpose after making contact with a neighboring Sioux settlement.
    DirectorKevin CostnerStarsKevin CostnerMary McDonnellGraham Greene
    *****
    Actors: 4.5 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.6 Stars

    Oscars: 7
    Oscar Nominations: 12
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 9
    Golden Globes: 3
    Golden Globe Nominations: 6
  • Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (1993)

    60. Jurassic Park

    19932h 7mPG-1368Metascore
    8.2 (1.1M)
    An industrialist invites some experts to visit his theme park of cloned dinosaurs. After a power failure, the creatures run loose, putting everyone's lives, including his grandchildren's, in danger.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsSam NeillLaura DernJeff Goldblum
    Actors: 4.6 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.7 Stars

    Oscars: 3
    Oscar Nominations: 3
    BAFTA Awards: 1
    BAFTA Nominations: 2
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 0
  • Max von Sydow in The Exorcist (1973)

    61. The Exorcist

    19732h 2mR83Metascore
    8.1 (486K)
    When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
    DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen BurstynMax von SydowLinda Blair
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 2
    Oscar Nominations: 10
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 1
    Golden Globes: 4
    Golden Globe Nominations: 7
  • Adrien Brody in The Pianist (2002)

    62. The Pianist

    20022h 30mR85Metascore
    8.5 (985K)
    During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsAdrien BrodyThomas KretschmannFrank Finlay
    *****
    Actors: 4.9 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.7 Stars

    Oscars: 3
    Oscar Nominations: 7
    BAFTA Awards: 1
    BAFTA Nominations: 5
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 2
  • Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, and Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990)

    63. Goodfellas

    19902h 25mR92Metascore
    8.7 (1.4M)
    The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroRay LiottaJoe Pesci
    *****
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 1
    Oscar Nominations: 6
    BAFTA Awards: 5
    BAFTA Nominations: 7
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 5
  • Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (1978)

    64. The Deer Hunter

    19783h 3mR90Metascore
    8.1 (380K)
    The lives of a group of friends are forever changed by the Vietnam War.
    DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De NiroChristopher WalkenJohn Cazale
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.9 Stars

    Oscars: 5
    Oscar Nominations: 9
    BAFTA Awards: 2
    BAFTA Nominations: 9
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 6
  • All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

    65. All Quiet on the Western Front

    19302h 32mApproved91Metascore
    8.1 (71K)
    A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.
    DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsLew AyresLouis WolheimJohn Wray
    *****
    Actors: 4.7 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.7 Stars

    Oscars: 2
    Oscar Nominations: 4
    BAFTA Awards: N/A
    BAFTA Nominations: N/A
    Golden Globes: N/A
    Golden Globe Nominations: N/A
  • Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

    66. Bonnie and Clyde

    19671h 51mR86Metascore
    7.7 (126K)
    Bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.
    DirectorArthur PennStarsWarren BeattyFaye DunawayMichael J. Pollard
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.7 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 2
    Oscar Nominations: 10
    BAFTA Awards: 2
    BAFTA Nominations: 4
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 7
  • Gene Hackman and Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection (1971)

    67. The French Connection

    19711h 44mR94Metascore
    7.7 (147K)
    A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.
    DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsGene HackmanRoy ScheiderFernando Rey
    *****
    Actors: 4.9 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 5
    Oscar Nominations: 8
    BAFTA Awards: 2
    BAFTA Nominations: 5
    Golden Globes: 3
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • City Lights (1931)

    68. City Lights

    19311h 27mG99Metascore
    8.5 (210K)
    With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinVirginia CherrillFlorence Lee
    *****
    Actors: 4.9 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 0
    BAFTA Awards: N/A
    BAFTA Nominations: N/A
    Golden Globes: N/A
    Golden Globe Nominations: N/A
  • Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night (1934)

    69. It Happened One Night

    19341h 45mApproved87Metascore
    8.1 (118K)
    A rogue reporter trailing a runaway heiress for a big story joins her on a bus heading from Florida to New York and they end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops along the way.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsClark GableClaudette ColbertWalter Connolly
    *****
    Actors: 4.7 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 5
    Oscar Nominations: 5
    BAFTA Awards: N/A
    BAFTA Nominations: N/A
    Golden Globes: N/A
    Golden Globe Nominations: N/A
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, and Shelley Winters in A Place in the Sun (1951)

    70. A Place in the Sun

    19512h 2mApproved76Metascore
    7.7 (26K)
    A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.
    DirectorGeorge StevensStarsMontgomery CliftElizabeth TaylorShelley Winters
    *****
    Actors: 4.6 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.7 Stars

    Oscars: 6
    Oscar Nominations: 9
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 0
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy (1969)

    71. Midnight Cowboy

    19691h 53mR79Metascore
    7.8 (129K)
    A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.
    DirectorJohn SchlesingerStarsDustin HoffmanJon VoightSylvia Miles
    *****
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.7 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.9 Stars

    Oscars: 3
    Oscar Nominations: 7
    BAFTA Awards: 6
    BAFTA Nominations: 6
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 7
  • James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Beulah Bondi, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, and Eugene Pallette in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

    72. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    19392h 9mApproved73Metascore
    8.1 (127K)
    A naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartJean ArthurClaude Rains
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 1
    Oscar Nominations: 11
    BAFTA Awards: N/A
    BAFTA Nominations: N/A
    Golden Globes: N/A
    Golden Globe Nominations: N/A
  • Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man (1988)

    73. Rain Man

    19882h 13mR65Metascore
    8.0 (572K)
    After a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.
    DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsDustin HoffmanTom CruiseValeria Golino
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 4
    Oscar Nominations: 8
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 3
    Golden Globes: 2
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Annie Hall (1977)

    74. Annie Hall

    19771h 33mPG92Metascore
    7.9 (286K)
    Alvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonTony Roberts
    *****
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.9 Stars

    Oscars: 4
    Oscar Nominations: 5
    BAFTA Awards: 5
    BAFTA Nominations: 6
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 5
  • Fargo (1996)

    75. Fargo

    19961h 38mR88Metascore
    8.1 (766K)
    Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
    DirectorsJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve Buscemi
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 2
    Oscar Nominations: 7
    BAFTA Awards: 1
    BAFTA Nominations: 6
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson in Giant (1956)

    76. Giant

    19563h 21mG84Metascore
    7.6 (44K)
    Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.
    DirectorGeorge StevensStarsElizabeth TaylorRock HudsonJames Dean
    *****
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.7 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 1
    Oscar Nominations: 10
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 0
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 1
  • Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Brandon De Wilde, Van Heflin, Jack Palance, and Ben Johnson in Shane (1953)

    77. Shane

    19531h 58mApproved85Metascore
    7.6 (47K)
    An ex-gunfighter defends homesteaders in 1889 Wyoming.
    DirectorGeorge StevensStarsAlan LaddJean ArthurVan Heflin
    Actors: 4.7 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.7 Stars

    Oscars: 1
    Oscar Nominations: 6
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 2
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 0
  • Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Jane Darwell, Dorris Bowdon, Frank Darien, and Russell Simpson in The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

    78. The Grapes of Wrath

    19402h 9mApproved96Metascore
    8.1 (107K)
    An Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsHenry FondaJane DarwellJohn Carradine
    Actors: 4.6 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.7 Stars

    Oscars: 2
    Oscar Nominations: 7
    BAFTA Awards: N/A
    BAFTA Nominations: N/A
    Golden Globes: N/A
    Golden Globe Nominations: N/A
  • Movie Poster

    79. The Green Mile

    19993h 9mR61Metascore
    8.6 (1.5M)
    A death row guard learns that a gentle giant in his charge possesses a mysterious gift.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTom HanksMichael Clarke DuncanDavid Morse
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.9 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 4
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 0
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 1
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

    80. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    19772h 18mPG90Metascore
    7.6 (228K)
    An Indiana electric lineman finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRichard DreyfussFrançois TruffautTeri Garr
    Actors: 4.6 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.7 Stars

    Oscars: 1
    Oscar Nominations: 8
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 4
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 8
  • Nashville (1975)

    81. Nashville

    19752h 40mR96Metascore
    7.6 (31K)
    Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention.
    DirectorRobert AltmanStarsKeith CarradineKaren BlackRonee Blakley
    *****
    Actors: 4.7 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 1
    Oscar Nominations: 5
    BAFTA Awards: 1
    BAFTA Nominations: 5
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 11
  • Network (1976)

    82. Network

    19762h 1mR83Metascore
    8.1 (182K)
    A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about mass media for its own profit, but finds that his message may be difficult to control.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsFaye DunawayWilliam HoldenPeter Finch
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.9 Stars

    Oscars: 4
    Oscar Nominations: 10
    BAFTA Awards: 1
    BAFTA Nominations: 9
    Golden Globes: 4
    Golden Globe Nominations: 5
  • Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft in The Graduate (1967)

    83. The Graduate

    19671h 46mPG83Metascore
    8.0 (299K)
    A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.
    DirectorMike NicholsStarsDustin HoffmanAnne BancroftKatharine Ross
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 1
    Oscar Nominations: 7
    BAFTA Awards: 5
    BAFTA Nominations: 7
    Golden Globes: 5
    Golden Globe Nominations: 7
  • Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Paul Le Mat, Mackenzie Phillips, and Cindy Williams in American Graffiti (1973)

    84. American Graffiti

    19731h 50mPG97Metascore
    7.4 (104K)
    A group of teenagers in California's central valley spend one final night after their 1962 high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they pursue their varying goals.
    DirectorGeorge LucasStarsRichard DreyfussRon HowardPaul Le Mat
    *****
    Actors: 4.7 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 5
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 1
    Golden Globes: 2
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction (1994)

    85. Pulp Fiction

    19942h 34mR95Metascore
    8.8 (2.4M)
    The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. Jackson
    Actors: 4.7 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 1
    Oscar Nominations: 7
    BAFTA Awards: 2
    BAFTA Nominations: 8
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 6
  • Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment (1983)

    86. Terms of Endearment

    19832h 12mPG79Metascore
    7.4 (69K)
    Widow Aurora Greenway juggles her own struggles with a new romantic interest while trying to sort out the emotional problems of her daughter who's married to a philandering husband.
    DirectorJames L. BrooksStarsShirley MacLaineDebra WingerJack Nicholson
    *****
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.9 Stars

    Oscars: 5
    Oscar Nominations: 11
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 1
    Golden Globes: 4
    Golden Globe Nominations: 6
  • Robin Williams and Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting (1997)

    87. Good Will Hunting

    19972h 6mR71Metascore
    8.3 (1.2M)
    A therapist counsels Will Hunting, a janitor with a genius IQ.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsRobin WilliamsMatt DamonBen Affleck
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 5 Stars

    Oscars: 2
    Oscar Nominations: 9
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 0
    Golden Globes: 1
    Golden Globe Nominations: 4
  • Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in The African Queen (1951)

    88. The African Queen

    19511h 45mPG91Metascore
    7.7 (88K)
    In WWI East Africa, a gin-swilling Canadian riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced English missionary to undertake a trip up a treacherous river and use his boat to attack a German gunship.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartKatharine HepburnRobert Morley
    Actors: 4.7 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 1
    Oscar Nominations: 4
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 3
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 0
  • Stagecoach (1939)

    89. Stagecoach

    19391h 36mApproved93Metascore
    7.8 (57K)
    A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo and learn something about each other in the process.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneClaire TrevorAndy Devine
    Actors: 4.6 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.7 Stars

    Oscars: 2
    Oscar Nominations: 7
    BAFTA Awards: N/A
    BAFTA Nominations: N/A
    Golden Globes: N/A
    Golden Globe Nominations: N/A
  • Clark Gable and Mamo Clark in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

    90. Mutiny on the Bounty

    19352h 12mApproved87Metascore
    7.6 (26K)
    First mate Fletcher Christian leads a revolt against his sadistic commander, Captain Bligh, in this classic seafaring adventure, based on the real-life 1789 mutiny.
    DirectorFrank LloydStarsCharles LaughtonClark GableFranchot Tone
    Actors: 4.9 Stars
    Direction: 4.7 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 1
    Oscar Nominations: 8
    BAFTA Awards: N/A
    BAFTA Nominations: N/A
    Golden Globes: N/A
    Golden Globe Nominations: N/A
  • Charles Chaplin and Paulette Goddard in The Great Dictator (1940)

    91. The Great Dictator

    19402h 5mG
    8.4 (252K)
    Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinPaulette GoddardJack Oakie
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 5
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 0
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 0
  • Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, and Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity (1944)

    92. Double Indemnity

    19441h 47mApproved95Metascore
    8.3 (177K)
    An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsFred MacMurrayBarbara StanwyckEdward G. Robinson
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.8 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 7
    BAFTA Awards: N/A
    BAFTA Nominations: N/A
    Golden Globes: N/A
    Golden Globe Nominations: N/A
  • Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor in The Maltese Falcon (1941)

    93. The Maltese Falcon

    19411h 40mApproved97Metascore
    7.9 (172K)
    San Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartMary AstorGladys George
    Actors: 4.7 Stars
    Direction: 4.7 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 3
    BAFTA Awards: N/A
    BAFTA Nominations: N/A
    Golden Globes: N/A
    Golden Globe Nominations: N/A
  • Wuthering Heights (1939)

    94. Wuthering Heights

    19391h 44mApproved
    7.5 (21K)
    A servant in the house of Wuthering Heights tells a traveler the unfortunate tale of lovers Cathy and Heathcliff.
    DirectorWilliam WylerStarsMerle OberonLaurence OlivierDavid Niven
    *****
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 1
    Oscar Nominations: 8
    BAFTA Awards: N/A
    BAFTA Nominations: N/A
    Golden Globes: N/A
    Golden Globe Nominations: N/A
  • Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)

    95. Taxi Driver

    19761h 54mR94Metascore
    8.2 (997K)
    A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJodie FosterCybill Shepherd
    Actors: 5 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 4
    BAFTA Awards: 2
    BAFTA Nominations: 6
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 2
  • Grace Kelly, James Stewart, Georgine Darcy, Judith Evelyn, and Harry Landers in Rear Window (1954)

    96. Rear Window

    19541h 52mPG100Metascore
    8.5 (555K)
    A bored photographer recovering from a broken leg passes the time by watching his neighbors and begins to suspect one of them of murder.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartGrace KellyWendell Corey
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 5 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.9 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 4
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 1
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 0
  • The Third Man (1949)

    97. The Third Man

    19491h 44mApproved97Metascore
    8.1 (192K)
    Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.
    DirectorCarol ReedStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenAlida Valli
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 1
    Oscar Nominations: 3
    BAFTA Awards: 1
    BAFTA Nominations: 2
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 0
  • James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Corey Allen in Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

    98. Rebel Without a Cause

    19551h 51mPG-1389Metascore
    7.6 (102K)
    A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.
    DirectorNicholas RayStarsJames DeanNatalie WoodSal Mineo
    *****
    Actors: 4.7 Stars
    Direction: 4.7 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 3
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 2
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 0
  • Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)

    99. North by Northwest

    19592h 16mApproved98Metascore
    8.3 (364K)
    A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantEva Marie SaintJames Mason
    Actors: 4.8 Stars
    Direction: 4.9 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.8 Stars

    Oscars: 0
    Oscar Nominations: 3
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 0
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 0
  • James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

    100. Yankee Doodle Dandy

    19422h 6mApproved89Metascore
    7.6 (18K)
    The life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsJames CagneyJoan LeslieWalter Huston
    Actors: 4.6 Stars
    Direction: 4.7 Stars
    Screenplay: 4.6 Stars

    Oscars: 3
    Oscar Nominations: 8
    BAFTA Awards: 0
    BAFTA Nominations: 0
    Golden Globes: 0
    Golden Globe Nominations: 0

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