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100 Best Film Theme Tunes

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  • Henry Thomas and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

    1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    19821h 55mPG92Metascore
    7.9 (454K)
    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
    Composer: John Williams
  • Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (1993)

    2. 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
    Composer: John Williams
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    3. 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
    Composer: John Williams
  • Mel Blanc, Walter Catlett, Frankie Darro, Cliff Edwards, Dickie Jones, Charles Judels, Clarence Nash, Christian Rub, and Evelyn Venable in Pinocchio (1940)

    4. Pinocchio

    19401h 28mApproved99Metascore
    7.5 (167K)
    A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
    DirectorsNorman FergusonT. HeeWilfred JacksonStarsDickie JonesChristian RubMel Blanc
    When You Wish Upon A Star
    Artist: Cliff Edwards
    Composer: Ned Washington & Leigh Harline
  • Schindler's List (1993)

    5. 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
    Composer: John Williams
  • Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, and Eli Wallach in The Magnificent Seven (1960)

    6. The Magnificent Seven

    19602h 8mApproved74Metascore
    7.7 (107K)
    Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsYul BrynnerSteve McQueenCharles Bronson
    Composer: Elmer Bernstein
  • Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, and Ann Sears in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

    7. The Bridge on the River Kwai

    19572h 41mPG88Metascore
    8.1 (242K)
    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
    Composer: Malcolm Arnold
  • The Italian Job (1969)

    8. The Italian Job

    19691h 39mG70Metascore
    7.2 (52K)
    A comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam.
    DirectorPeter CollinsonStarsMichael CaineNoël CowardBenny Hill
    Self Preservation Society
    Artists: Cast
    Composer: Quincy Jones
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984)

    9. The Terminator

    19841h 47mR84Metascore
    8.1 (966K)
    A cyborg assassin from the future attempts to find and kill a young woman who is destined to give birth to a warrior that will lead a resistance to save humankind from extinction.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonMichael Biehn
    Composer: Brad Fiedel
  • Dick Van Dyke, Adrian Hall, Sally Ann Howes, and Heather Ripley in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

    10. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    19682h 24mG64Metascore
    7.0 (53K)
    A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land.
    DirectorKen HughesStarsDick Van DykeSally Ann HowesLionel Jeffries
    Artist: Dick Van Dyke & cast
    Composers: Sherman Brothers
  • Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)

    11. Gone with the Wind

    19393h 58mG97Metascore
    8.2 (347K)
    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
    Tara's Theme
    Composer: Max Steiner
  • Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret in Viva Las Vegas (1964)

    12. Viva Las Vegas

    19641h 25mApproved69Metascore
    6.4 (9.7K)
    A race-car driver preparing for the Grand Prix wiles his time in Las Vegas working as a waiter to pay for his new engine and soon strikes up a romance with a beautiful young woman.
    DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsElvis PresleyAnn-MargretCesare Danova
    Artist: Elvis Presley
  • Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman, and Lily Tomlin in 9 to 5 (1980)

    13. 9 to 5

    19801h 49mPG58Metascore
    6.9 (42K)
    Employees Violet, Judy, and Dora Lee of sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot Franklin Hart Junior find a way to turn the tables on him. Dolly Parton's film debut was later a short-lived TV sitcom and a Broadway musical.
    DirectorColin HigginsStarsJane FondaLily TomlinDolly Parton
    Artist: Dolly Parton
  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)

    14. Back to the Future

    19851h 56mPG87Metascore
    8.5 (1.4M)
    Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea Thompson
    Power Of Love
    Artist: Huey Lewis & The News
  • The Dam Busters (1955)

    15. The Dam Busters

    19551h 45mApproved
    7.4 (12K)
    Drama based on the attempt by the RAF to destroy six dams in Germany during World War II.
    DirectorMichael AndersonStarsRichard ToddMichael RedgraveUrsula Jeans
    Composer: Eric Coates
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    16. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    19662h 58mR90Metascore
    8.8 (854K)
    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
    Composer: Ennio Morricone
  • Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, and James Garner in The Great Escape (1963)

    17. The Great Escape

    19632h 52mApproved86Metascore
    8.2 (269K)
    Allied officers in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II making a daring plan for a mass escape by hundreds of their men, hoping to draw German personnel and resources away from combat operations.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsSteve McQueenJames GarnerRichard Attenborough
    Composer: Elmer Bernstein
  • Pierce Brosnan, Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Danny DeVito, and Annette Bening in Mars Attacks! (1996)

    18. Mars Attacks!

    19961h 46mPG-1352Metascore
    6.4 (252K)
    Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsJack NicholsonPierce BrosnanSarah Jessica Parker
    Composer: Danny Elfman
  • Ghostbusters (1984)

    19. Ghostbusters

    19841h 45mPG71Metascore
    7.8 (471K)
    Three parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers.
    DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayDan AykroydSigourney Weaver
    Artist: Ray Parker Jr
  • Peter Ustinov, Brian Bedford, Pat Buttram, Ken Curtis, Andy Devine, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Carole Shelley, and Terry-Thomas in Robin Hood (1973)

    20. Robin Hood

    19731h 23mG57Metascore
    7.5 (145K)
    The story of the legendary British outlaw portrayed with the characters as anthropomorphic animals.
    DirectorsWolfgang ReithermanDavid HandStarsBrian BedfordPhil HarrisRoger Miller
    Whistle Stop
    Artist: Roger Miller
  • Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie in Don't Look Now (1973)

    21. Don't Look Now

    19731h 50mR95Metascore
    7.1 (66K)
    A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.
    DirectorNicolas RoegStarsJulie ChristieDonald SutherlandHilary Mason
    Laura & John's theme
    Composer: Pino Donaggio
  • Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Polly Bergen, and Lori Martin in Cape Fear (1962)

    22. Cape Fear

    19621h 46mApproved76Metascore
    7.7 (33K)
    A lawyer's family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail.
    DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsGregory PeckRobert MitchumPolly Bergen
    Composer: Bernard Herrmann
  • Hatari! (1962)

    23. Hatari!

    19622h 37mApproved
    7.1 (15K)
    A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos before the arrival of a female wildlife photographer threatens to change their ways.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsJohn WayneElsa MartinelliHardy Krüger
    Baby Elephant Walk
    Composer: Henry Mancini
  • Paul Newman and Robert Redford in The Sting (1973)

    24. The Sting

    19732h 9mPG83Metascore
    8.2 (291K)
    Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.
    DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsPaul NewmanRobert RedfordRobert Shaw
    Entertainer
    Original composer: Scott Joplin
    Covered by: Marvin Hamlisch
  • David Niven, Peter Sellers, Capucine, Claudia Cardinale, and Robert Wagner in The Pink Panther (1963)

    25. The Pink Panther

    19631h 55mApproved55Metascore
    7.0 (59K)
    The bumbling Inspector Clouseau travels to Rome to catch a notorious jewel thief known as "The Phantom" before he conducts his most daring heist yet: a princess' priceless diamond with one slight imperfection, known as "The Pink Panther".
    DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsDavid NivenPeter SellersRobert Wagner
    Composer: Henry Mancini
    Also used for the Pink Panther TV series

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