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50 Visually Stunning Movies

by rajbirdevil007 • Created 12 years ago • Modified 11 years ago
These 50 movies have the best special effects in my opinion which will blow your mind.The most visually striking movies i have ever seen that are beautifully shot ..!! Animated movies are not included.
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  • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)

    1. Avatar

    20092h 42mPG-1383Metascore
    7.9 (1.4M)
    A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldañaSigourney Weaver
    Best CGI ever used, reaches a realism and a stunning visual masterpiece.
  • Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)

    2. King Kong

    20053h 7mPG-1381Metascore
    7.2 (460K)
    A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsNaomi WattsJack BlackAdrien Brody
  • Osric Chau in 2012 (2009)

    3. 2012

    20092h 38mPG-1349Metascore
    5.8 (411K)
    A frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind.
    DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsJohn CusackThandiwe NewtonChiwetel Ejiofor
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Lou Ferrigno, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers (2012)

    4. The Avengers

    20122h 23mPG-1369Metascore
    8.0 (1.5M)
    Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.
    DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett Johansson
  • Asa Butterfield in Hugo (2011)

    5. Hugo

    20112h 6mPG83Metascore
    7.5 (344K)
    In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsAsa ButterfieldChloë Grace MoretzChristopher Lee
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)

    6. Inception

    20102h 28mPG-1374Metascore
    8.8 (2.7M)
    A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot Page
  • Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Benicio Del Toro, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, and Clive Owen in Sin City (2005)

    7. Sin City

    20052h 4mR74Metascore
    8.0 (808K)
    An exploration of the dark and miserable Basin City and three of its residents, all of whom are caught up in violent corruption.
    DirectorsFrank MillerQuentin TarantinoRobert RodriguezStarsMickey RourkeClive OwenBruce Willis
  • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

    8. The Matrix Reloaded

    20032h 18mR62Metascore
    7.2 (653K)
    Freedom fighters Neo, Trinity and Morpheus continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army, unleashing their arsenal of extraordinary skills and weaponry against the systematic forces of repression and exploitation.
    DirectorsLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne Moss
  • 300 (2006)

    9. 300

    20061h 57mR52Metascore
    7.6 (892K)
    In the ancient battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his massive Persian army.
    DirectorZack SnyderStarsGerard ButlerLena HeadeyDavid Wenham
  • Rachel Weisz and Hugh Jackman in The Fountain (2006)

    10. The Fountain

    20061h 37mPG-1351Metascore
    7.1 (254K)
    As a modern-day scientist, Tommy is struggling with mortality, desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife, Izzi.
    DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsHugh JackmanRachel WeiszSean Patrick Thomas
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

    11. Rise of the Planet of the Apes

    20111h 45mPG-1368Metascore
    7.6 (593K)
    A substance designed to help the brain repair itself gives advanced intelligence to a chimpanzee who leads an ape uprising.
    DirectorRupert WyattStarsJames FrancoAndy SerkisFreida Pinto
  • 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)

    12. 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
    It includes the whole trilogy
  • Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

    13. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

    20072h 49mPG-1350Metascore
    7.1 (720K)
    Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, Hector Barbossa, and the crew of the Black Pearl try and rescue Jack from davy jones locker and prepare to fight Lord Cutler Beckett, who controls Davy Jones and the Flying Dutchman.
    DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppOrlando BloomKeira Knightley
    The whole quadrilogy
  • Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens (1986)

    14. Aliens

    19862h 17mR84Metascore
    8.4 (810K)
    Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie Henn
  • Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (1993)

    15. 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
  • Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)

    16. Twister

    19961h 53mPG-1368Metascore
    6.6 (245K)
    Two storm chasers on the brink of divorce must work together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.
    DirectorJan de BontStarsHelen HuntBill PaxtonJami Gertz
  • Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, Michael Kevin Walker, Ed Vassallo, Michael Arthur, Becky Ann Baker, Gene Barry, David Alan Basche, John Michael Bolger, Justin Chatwin, Robert Cicchini, Vito D'Ambrosio, Marianne Ebert, John Eddins, Dakota Fanning, Daniel Franzese, Peter Gerety, Stephen Gevedon, Rick Gonzalez, Jim Hanna, Danny Hoch, Amy Hohn, Tracy Howe, Omar Jermaine, Erika LaVonn, Adam Lazarre-White, Mark Manley, Mariann Mayberry, Sharrieff Pugh, Ana Maria Quintana, Zoe Quist, Ann Robinson, Amy Ryan, Camillia Monet, John Scurti, Yul Vazquez, Lenny Venito, Jerry Walsh, Lisa Ann Walter, Christopher Evan Welch, Julie White, Marlon Young, Dan Ziskie, David Harbour, Michael Stanton, Lisa Waters, Michael Brownlee, GoGo Toucette, Rafael Sardina, Stacy Ann Wilkins, Patrick Tierney, Ty Simpkins, Ed Schiff, Channing Tatum, David Conley, Tommy Guiffre, Michael Waldron, Athena Stamos, January LaVoy, Miguel Antonio Ferrer, Mark Valinsky, Lorelei Llee, Daniel Eric Gold, Ellen Barry, Roz Abrams, Kenneth Wright, Nicole Signore, Tasciotti, Johnny Torres, Rochelle Warner, Joseph Benjamin Stewart, Terry Ward, Tracy Lee Staton, Jessica Anne Taylor, Mike Yedwab, and William G. Stowell in War of the Worlds (2005)

    17. War of the Worlds

    20051h 57mPG-1373Metascore
    6.5 (491K)
    An alien invasion threatens the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom CruiseDakota FanningTim Robbins
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    18. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    19802h 4mPG82Metascore
    8.7 (1.4M)
    After the Empire overpowers the Rebel Alliance, Luke Skywalker begins training with Jedi Master Yoda, while Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett pursue his friends across the galaxy.
    DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher
    The whole series
  • Robin Williams in What Dreams May Come (1998)

    19. What Dreams May Come

    19981h 53mPG-1344Metascore
    7.0 (118K)
    Chris Nielsen dies in an accident, and enters Heaven. But when he discovers that his beloved wife Annie has killed herself out of grief over the loss, he embarks on an afterlife adventure to reunite with her.
    DirectorVincent WardStarsRobin WilliamsCuba Gooding Jr.Annabella Sciorra
  • Nicole Kidman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Elliott, Ian McKellen, Daniel Craig, Freddie Highmore, Ian McShane, Eva Green, Dakota Blue Richards, Helen Soraya, and Caridad Angus in The Golden Compass (2007)

    20. The Golden Compass

    20071h 53mPG-1351Metascore
    6.1 (201K)
    In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.
    DirectorChris WeitzStarsNicole KidmanDaniel CraigDakota Blue Richards
  • Independence Day (1996)

    21. Independence Day

    19962h 25mPG-1359Metascore
    7.0 (627K)
    The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
    DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsWill SmithBill PullmanJeff Goldblum
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)

    22. Titanic

    19973h 14mPG-1375Metascore
    7.9 (1.3M)
    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
  • Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)

    23. 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
  • Will Smith in I, Robot (2004)

    24. I, Robot

    20041h 55mPG-1359Metascore
    7.1 (597K)
    In 2035, a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity.
    DirectorAlex ProyasStarsWill SmithBridget MoynahanBruce Greenwood
  • Jeff Bridges, Olivia Wilde, and Garrett Hedlund in Tron: Legacy (2010)

    25. Tron: Legacy

    20102h 5mPG49Metascore
    6.8 (368K)
    The son of a computer programmer goes looking for his father and ends up inside the digital world that his father designed. He meets his father's corrupted creation and a unique ally who was born inside the digital world.
    DirectorJoseph KosinskiStarsJeff BridgesGarrett HedlundOlivia Wilde

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