My Top 1000 Movies Feature Length Narrative US/UK Films of All Time (Updated for 2019, now top 2,500+ movies)
by creekin111 | created - 25 Sep 2011 | updated - 2 months ago | PublicIn 1912 the first US feature film to be shown in its entirety was H. A. Spanuth's five-reel production of Oliver Twist. One hundred years later feature length narrative films are still going strong. Here are the top 2,500+ feature length narrative films from the US and/or UK from 1912-2011. (Now including films from 2012-2019)
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1. The Godfather (1972)
18A | 175 min | Crime, Drama
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton
Votes: 1,560,457 | Gross: $134.97M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Profound American saga. The lines of dialogue have been forever embedded into the American culture and film discourse. Never before has a film brought us so close to the characters and lifestyles of a crime family. Unforgettable performances, shocking violence with twists and turns along the brilliant storyline, rich look and much more make this a legendary film.
2. Citizen Kane (1941)
G | 119 min | Drama, Mystery
Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance; 'Rosebud'.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 386,679 | Gross: $1.59M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) The foundation for most modern film techniques. The most innovative and groundbreaking film ever made. A whirlwind of time lapses, flashbacks and flash-forwards all fall tightly into place like a finished puzzle. Orson Welles does it all and more. And who could forget Gregg Toland's completely unique gorgeous black and white cinematography.
3. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
PG | 110 min | Drama, Film-Noir
A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson
Votes: 194,102
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Easily the greatest Hollywood film about Hollywood ever made. A very powerfully disturbing performance by Swanson. Billy Wilder's direction is nothing short of genius. Striking music score also one of the most influential of all time. An amazingly sharp and witty script that is the very peak of noirish film making.
4. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
PG | 202 min | Crime, Drama
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.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
Votes: 1,090,563 | Gross: $57.30M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Doesn't skip a beat from Part 1. Seamlessly expands the epic saga into a much larger scope. So much more is learned and expanded about the remaining characters. Conflicting situations are intensified and pushed beyond their pressure points along with very intriguing developments make this arguably the best sequel of all time.
5. Casablanca (1942)
G | 102 min | Drama, Romance, War
A cynical American expatriate struggles to decide whether or not he should help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape French Morocco.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains
Votes: 506,749 | Gross: $1.02M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Like a fine bottle of perfectly aged wine, its complexities are seemingly endless and ageless. A surrounding conflict at its most intense fast paced exhilaration amidst the smoke, colorful characters, intrigue, shadows and euphonious music lies one of the greatest romances of all time. Most likely the best dialogue ever in a film.
6. Schindler's List (1993)
PA | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
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.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall
Votes: 1,174,895 | Gross: $96.90M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Emotional, powerful and shocking scenes throughout. Fiennes plays one of the greatest villains of all time.
7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
13+ | 133 min | Drama
A criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Will Sampson, Michael Berryman
Votes: 885,635 | Gross: $112.00M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) An American classic that works perfectly as a comedy and a dramatic story. A great broad range of characters. A great commentary on mental institutions.
8. Gone with the Wind (1939)
G | 238 min | Drama, History, Romance
A manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood | Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil
Votes: 281,752 | Gross: $198.68M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) This is the epitome of the Hollywood epic. The most memorable female lead ever. Astonishingly gorgeous Technicolor. Grandly produced, impeccably directed. Among all the war conflicts, beautiful scenery and costumes the great love story is the real draw to this Civil War romance.
9. All About Eve (1950)
PG | 138 min | Drama
A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm
Votes: 116,824 | Gross: $0.01M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) One of the greatest scripts ever and the best film with a female majority cast.
10. Pulp Fiction (1994)
16+ | 154 min | Crime, Drama
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.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis
Votes: 1,769,205 | Gross: $107.93M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade)Absolutely insane situations, witty dialogue and the gimp. Defined the 90s film at the peak of the indie movement. Quentin Tarantino became a household name.
11. Chinatown (1974)
18A | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez
Votes: 284,591 | Gross: $29.20M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Neo-noir done with great skill and craft. Fascinating character piece done with depth and intrigue.
12. On the Waterfront (1954)
PG | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger
Votes: 137,440 | Gross: $9.60M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) One of the most influential performances by any actor, Brando emerges as one of the greatest method actors ever.
13. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
PG | 228 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
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.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 259,647 | Gross: $44.82M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) An epic film treasure that is powerful and charging on all cylinders. The best looking film of the 20th century also applies narrative techniques to its greatest use. Rousing music score with meticulous direction by Lean along with moving performances paints a harsh and vast landscape of the desert. Doesn't get much better than this.
14. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
13+ | 115 min | Action, Adventure
In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before Adolf Hitler's Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 860,406 | Gross: $248.16M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) A non-stop exciting romp from beginning to end! Never lets up yet doesn't get tiring for a second. A really fun movie that only gets more exhilarating as it goes along. Incredible chase sequences, action scenes make this the greatest action/adventure film ever made.
15. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
G | 130 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
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.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 385,818
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) The ultimate 'what if' fantasy that became a Christmas tradition. A provocative and poignant theme. Shows how each and every individual's existence is meaningful. Cleverly shows you how one single person can make such a big difference. Perhaps Jimmy Stewart's best performance.
16. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
G | 102 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well.
Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Mervyn LeRoy, Norman Taurog, Richard Thorpe, King Vidor | Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr
Votes: 365,133 | Gross: $2.08M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) As a musical or fantasy, it can’t get much better than this. Songs will be remembers from generation to generation. Astonishing imagery with probably the most brilliant use of color. The memorable character can't be forgotten how well each actor held up to the role. A historical technical triumph.
17. 12 Angry Men (1957)
PG | 96 min | Crime, Drama
A jury holdout attempts to prevent a miscarriage of justice by forcing his colleagues to reconsider the evidence.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler
Votes: 662,659 | Gross: $4.36M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Simple, yet extremely thought provoking about the prejudices of the American jury system. A great character stage play with wonderful performances all around.
18. Star Wars (1977)
14 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness
Votes: 1,198,153 | Gross: $322.74M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) The most exciting movie ever made. Ground shattering technical triumph. Shook the foundation of the sci-fi genre with a 9.8 on the Richter scale. Perhaps the greatest music score of all time. Perhaps the greatest modern mythology of our time. Literally created an entire universe with bizarre creatures and fantastic epic events. Rip-roaring from beginning to end.
19. Psycho (1960)
18A | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A Phoenix secretary embezzles forty thousand dollars from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin
Votes: 581,790 | Gross: $32.00M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Still to this day it has perhaps the greatest twist of all time. What no other director would dare to put on screen Hitchcock does with surprising bluntness. He pushes the envelope beyond what horror has only hinted at before. Totally legitimized the genre. Unforgettable shocking famous shower scene.
20. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
14A | 201 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
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.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom
Votes: 1,595,313 | Gross: $377.85M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Grand conclusion to the greatest trilogy of all time. More battle scenes to fill all 3 movies. Cinematography, editing, sound, sets, costumes all uniquely crafted. Peter Jackson took a monumental risk adapting this mythology to the big screen and it paid off big time.
21. Raging Bull (1980)
18A | 129 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
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.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent
Votes: 311,573 | Gross: $23.38M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Fascinating sports/bio pic that’s a great study for aesthetic violence. One of the greatest and devoted lead performances. An absolutely riveting portrayal of a boxer consumed with anger, pride and fear. Beautifully shot in black and white. Scorsese's best film.
22. Rear Window (1954)
PG | 112 min | Mystery, Thriller
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter
Votes: 429,173 | Gross: $36.76M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Hitchcock does so much with so little space. Its not an easy task to keep the audience's attention just from the point of view of one tiny apartment room for the entire film.
23. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
PG | 95 min | Comedy
An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a War Room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 438,480 | Gross: $0.28M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Brilliant satire with perhaps the greatest comic performance ever.
24. Apocalypse Now (1979)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, War
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest
Votes: 586,671 | Gross: $83.47M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Most exciting war scene ever! Shows the insanity of war. Amazing cinematography.
25. It Happened One Night (1934)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Romance
A spoiled heiress running away from her family is helped by a man who is actually a reporter in need of a story.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns
Votes: 90,645 | Gross: $4.36M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Cleverly written comedy that inspired many subsequent movies of its kind but never equaled.
26. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
PG | 161 min | Adventure, Drama, War
British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors, not knowing that the allied forces are planning to destroy it.
Director: David Lean | Stars: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa
Votes: 197,456 | Gross: $44.91M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Greatest POW movie ever made could also be said the same for any war adventure. Fantastic strong performances all around. Extremely intriguing and provocative conflicts. An absolutely draw dropping end that is perhaps the greatest of all time. Jolly good show!
27. Rebecca (1940)
130 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson
Votes: 118,376 | Gross: $4.36M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Richly dark atmospheric tale. Top notch production and one of Hitchcock's best.
28. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
PG | 129 min | Crime, Drama
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy
Votes: 287,346
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) An unforgettable social commentary about the injustices during the time before the civil rights movement. Arguably the greatest heroic main character.
29. Goodfellas (1990)
14A | 146 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mob, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco
Votes: 983,968 | Gross: $46.84M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Hysterical, highly entertaining and extremely quotable. Set the tone for violent crime films of the 90's. Pesci is amazing.
30. Double Indemnity (1944)
G | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An insurance representative lets himself be talked by a seductive housewife into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses the suspicion of an insurance investigator.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Byron Barr
Votes: 138,383 | Gross: $5.72M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Great lines are spitted out at rapid pace just enough for you to soak in the amazing dialogue. The definition of film noir.
31. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
PG | 122 min | Drama
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.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden
Votes: 96,656 | Gross: $8.00M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) One of the greatest acted films of all time. Worthy adaptation of the classic play.
32. Amadeus (1984)
PG | 160 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was insanely jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice
Votes: 358,840 | Gross: $51.97M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Beautiful costume (somewhat-historical) drama that is also funny, thoughtful and tragic.
33. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
94 min | Drama, Romance
An allegorical tale about a man fighting the good and evil within him. Both sides are made flesh - one a sophisticated woman he is attracted to and the other his wife.
Director: F.W. Murnau | Stars: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, Bodil Rosing
Votes: 45,787 | Gross: $0.54M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Romantic groundbreaking sound film with many sweet moments. Mesmerizing visual design for its time.
34. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
PG | 129 min | Drama, History
A poor Midwest family is forced off their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin
Votes: 84,278 | Gross: $0.06M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) No remake can possibly improve upon this adaptation of Steinbeck’s classic novel. A brilliantly directed film.
35. Some Like It Hot (1959)
PG | 121 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
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.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft
Votes: 236,506 | Gross: $25.00M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Marilyn Monroe is an amazing screen presence. Funny subtle sexual innuendos cleverly done. Great opening scene.
36. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
14A | 178 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean
Votes: 1,610,710 | Gross: $315.54M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) First part of the epic fantasy trilogy is a true imagining of the book. A technically sound film from every aspect. Fantastic special effects and memorable film score. One of the great conceived worlds put on film. McKellan adds a great presence to his role.
37. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
G | 129 min | Comedy, Drama
A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold
Votes: 103,848 | Gross: $9.60M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) An absolute must for political students. Stewart's final speech at the end of the film transcends the medium.
38. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
14A | 142 min | Drama
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.
Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler
Votes: 2,261,698 | Gross: $28.34M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Script was pure poetry. Powerfully and effectively shuffles back and forth between loss and hope like no film ever has done before. Engrossing from beginning to end with a surprising twist. Shows the enduring nature of the human spirit. Aria scene is one of the best of all time.
39. Taxi Driver (1976)
18A | 114 min | Crime, Drama
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 by attempting to liberate a presidential campaign worker and an underage prostitute.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks
Votes: 697,553 | Gross: $28.26M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) My favorite line of all time. DeNiro establishes himself as one of the great American Actors.
40. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
PG | 126 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Two Americans searching for work in Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett
Votes: 110,643 | Gross: $5.01M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Scene after scene brings about a new twist or turn. The best film about greed.
41. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
G | 149 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
After discovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, mankind sets off on a quest to find its origins with help from intelligent supercomputer H.A.L. 9000.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter
Votes: 583,421 | Gross: $56.95M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) A ballet of visual poetry. Amazing imagination and a great hidden villain. Groundbreaking special effects.
42. High Noon (1952)
G | 85 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
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.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges
Votes: 95,111 | Gross: $9.45M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Real time film that builds up tension like no other film. Great editing and direction. Gary Cooper plays one of the greatest heroic characters ever.
43. City Lights (1931)
G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers
Votes: 161,049 | Gross: $0.02M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Charlie Chaplin's signature film. Has more heart than any other comedy ever made and easily the funniest boxing scene of all time.
44. The Third Man (1949)
PG | 104 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.
Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard
Votes: 154,304 | Gross: $0.45M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Memorable zither score. Harry Lime is one of the greatest supporting characters ever. Borgias quote is one of my favorites. One of the great film noirs.
45. The Apartment (1960)
PG | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston
Votes: 157,402 | Gross: $18.60M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Among my favorite romantic films ever made. Great sympathetic lead role by Lemmon.
46. Annie Hall (1977)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditzy Annie Hall.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane
Votes: 247,156 | Gross: $39.20M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Could be the most intelligent witty script ever. Extremely quotable with an array of quirky characters with an absolutely hilarious scene with Christopher Walken. A totally unconventional comedy that is brimming with inventive ideas and techniques. The quintessential Woody Allen film.
47. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
18+ | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
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.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Lawrence A. Bonney, Kasi Lemmons
Votes: 1,225,002 | Gross: $130.74M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Probably the most memorable villain of all time with such a small amount of screen time. Great ending.
48. North by Northwest (1959)
18A | 136 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis
Votes: 289,576 | Gross: $13.28M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Grant and Hitchcock make a classic combination. Great editing and the famous airplane crop dusting scene. The quintessential mistaken identity thriller.
49. The Great Dictator (1940)
PG | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner
Votes: 195,744 | Gross: $0.29M
50. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
G | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After the Rebels are brutally overpowered by the Empire on the ice planet Hoth, Luke Skywalker begins Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader and a bounty hunter named Boba Fett all over the galaxy.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams
Votes: 1,125,891 | Gross: $290.48M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Legendary sequel that expanded the mythology with a surprising dark turn.
51. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
(Banned) | 131 min | Drama
A bitter, aging couple, with the help of alcohol, use their young houseguests to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other over the course of a distressing night.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis
Votes: 67,314
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) The greatest Hollywood husband wife sideshow emotional boxing match of all time.
52. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
152 min | Drama, War
A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I.
Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, Arnold Lucy
Votes: 56,031 | Gross: $3.27M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Poignant anti-war film with strong emotions, decades ahead of its time.
53. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
G | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly | Stars: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen
Votes: 211,629 | Gross: $8.82M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Hollywood musical that deserves its due credit. Has only grown in notoriety over time. An ingenious spin on the end of the silent era. Impeccable choreography and surprisingly hilarious. All songs are great and who could forget the legendary dance sequence.
54. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
PG | 100 min | Film-Noir, Mystery
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre
Votes: 146,122 | Gross: $2.11M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Established film noir as a genre. Classic detective character matches his wits with great conniving villains.
55. Rocky (1976)
PG | 120 min | Drama, Sport
A small-time boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight a heavy-weight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
Votes: 503,257 | Gross: $117.24M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Some of the sequels were memorable, but this is clearly the best one. Probably the most inspiring and uplifting underdog sports stories.
56. Vertigo (1958)
G | 128 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller
A former police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with a hauntingly beautiful woman.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore
Votes: 349,075 | Gross: $3.20M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) A prime example of Hitchcock’s genius as a master craftsman. A very haunting movie experience. Arguably the best mystery film of all time that goes deep into the human psyche. As the story gets deeper and deeper the more it draws you in. Its the type of story that keeps you guessing right up until the shocking conclusion.
57. The Dark Knight (2008)
PG | 152 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine
Votes: 2,226,725 | Gross: $534.86M
58. The General (1926)
67 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When Union spies steal an engineer's beloved locomotive, he pursues it single-handedly and straight through enemy lines.
Directors: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley
Votes: 78,080 | Gross: $1.03M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Every scene has a different comedic twist that keeps you guessing what will happen. Buster Keaton the stone faced actor perfects his craft.
59. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
170 min | Drama, Romance, War
Three World War II veterans return home to small-town America to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Fredric March, Teresa Wright
Votes: 55,992 | Gross: $23.65M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Classic post war film with a very special moving supporting performance.
60. Jaws (1975)
R | 124 min | Adventure, Thriller
When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary
Votes: 532,656 | Gross: $260.00M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) You’ll never swim the same again… even in the tub. Decision to reveal the monster until more than halfway through pays off extremely effectively.
61. The Hustler (1961)
14+ | 134 min | Drama, Sport
An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
Director: Robert Rossen | Stars: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott
Votes: 73,673 | Gross: $8.28M
62. Stagecoach (1939)
96 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
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.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Andy Devine, John Carradine
Votes: 41,837
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Thrilling modern western that introduced the Wayne/Ford duo. Great characterization piece.
63. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
(Banned) | 136 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke
Votes: 735,827 | Gross: $6.21M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Great adaptation of a classic book and my second favorite rendition of Singin’ in the Rain.
64. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
PG | 112 min | Comedy, Romance
When 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.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey
Votes: 61,709
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) One of the most quick witted comedies of the Hollywood Golden Age. Legendary talent in top form.
65. Roman Holiday (1953)
G | 118 min | Comedy, Romance
A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert, Hartley Power
Votes: 123,898
66. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
14A | 169 min | Drama, War
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns
Votes: 1,195,602 | Gross: $216.54M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Best war scene ever. So far probably the best combination of sound and sound editing ever. Really puts you inside the action.
67. The Sting (1973)
PG | 129 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.
Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning
Votes: 234,820 | Gross: $159.60M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Star studded cast with every aspect of production at a top notch level.
68. Aliens (1986)
R | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Ellen Ripley is rescued by a deep salvage team after being in hypersleep for 57 years. The moon that the Nostromo visited has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, colonial marines have impressive firepower, but will that be enough?
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn, Paul Reiser
Votes: 635,731 | Gross: $85.16M
69. Modern Times (1936)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford
Votes: 209,345 | Gross: $0.16M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Chaplin’s final appearance as ‘The Tramp’ fittingly ends. Funny commentary about our age.
70. Ben-Hur (1959)
G | 212 min | Adventure, Drama, History
After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet
Votes: 213,651 | Gross: $74.70M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Best race scene and one of my favorite music scores. Absolutely gorgeous cinematography.
71. Notorious (1946)
102 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
A woman is asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Louis Calhern
Votes: 89,819 | Gross: $10.46M
72. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
PA | 179 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom
Votes: 1,441,557 | Gross: $342.55M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) The second installment not only doesn't disappoint but starts right where it left off with an incredible beginning. Amazing visual effects and creature creations. The first real success at a computer generated character. Thrilling final battle sequence.
73. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
A | 127 min | Crime, Drama
A laid back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, Strother Martin, J.D. Cannon
Votes: 157,427 | Gross: $16.22M
74. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
G | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
When Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a rebel guerrilla army.
Directors: Michael Curtiz, William Keighley | Stars: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains
Votes: 46,016 | Gross: $3.98M
75. The Deer Hunter (1978)
18+ | 183 min | Drama, War
An in-depth examination of the ways in which the U.S. Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of people in a small industrial town in Pennsylvania.
Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage
Votes: 302,373 | Gross: $48.98M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Half great war film, half great ‘coming home’ film. Infamous Russian Roulette scene.
76. The African Queen (1951)
G | 105 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In WWI Africa, a gin-swilling riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced missionary to use his boat to attack an enemy warship.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull
Votes: 69,822 | Gross: $0.54M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Bogey and Katherine Hepburn form a classic unorthodox relationship in this great adventure film. Bogey's best performance.
77. Sherlock Jr. (1924)
45 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
Director: Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton, Erwin Connelly
Votes: 39,022 | Gross: $0.98M
78. L.A. Confidential (1997)
18A | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger
Votes: 518,846 | Gross: $64.62M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Arguably the slickest of the neo-noir films. Filled to the brim with solid performances.
79. The Graduate (1967)
14A | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, William Daniels
Votes: 248,680 | Gross: $104.95M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Great soundtrack and revolutionary directing. Mike Nichols brings a totally fresh new style perfectly suited for the subject matter. Hilariously awkward situations and the sexual frankness keeps in faith with the new wave movement of the 1960's. Best first date scene ever.
80. Laura (1944)
PG | 88 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price
Votes: 41,341 | Gross: $4.36M
81. From Here to Eternity (1953)
118 min | Drama, Romance, War
In Hawaii in 1941, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second-in-command are falling in love.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed
Votes: 42,077 | Gross: $30.50M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Very appropriate ‘D-day’ film. Lancaster beach make-out scene, is a Hollywood trademark.
82. La La Land (2016)
PG | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 483,686 | Gross: $151.10M
83. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
G | 115 min | Family, Sci-Fi
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace
Votes: 360,276 | Gross: $435.11M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) A film that embraces a new spin on visitors from another planet. A heart as big as a film can possibly contain. A wonderfully touching story of the most unlikely friendships ever conceived. Spielberg really knows how to tug at the emotional strings of the audience. Fantastic music score.
84. The Thin Man (1934)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Former detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton
Votes: 25,594
85. All the President's Men (1976)
14 | 138 min | Biography, Drama, History
"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam
Votes: 99,101 | Gross: $70.60M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Highly involving compelling political mystery film. Highly intellectual film.
86. The Gold Rush (1925)
95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A prospector goes to the Klondike in search of gold and finds it and more.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Henry Bergman
Votes: 96,478 | Gross: $5.45M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Hilarious set gags and situations still hold up just as well today as it did then. Famous dancing dinner roll scene.
87. The Red Shoes (1948)
135 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann
Votes: 29,573 | Gross: $10.90M
88. Gravity (2013)
PG | 91 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Two astronauts work together to survive after an accident leaves them stranded in space.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Orto Ignatiussen
Votes: 751,918 | Gross: $274.09M
89. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
PG | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester
Votes: 103,227 | Gross: $8.18M
90. Unforgiven (1992)
14A | 130 min | Drama, Western
Retired Old West gunslinger William Munny (Clint Eastwood) reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner Ned Logan (Morgan Freeman) and a young man, The "Schofield Kid" (Jaimz Woolvett).
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris
Votes: 364,593 | Gross: $101.16M
91. Mary Poppins (1964)
G | 139 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns
Votes: 153,418 | Gross: $102.27M
92. King Kong (1933)
PG | 100 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal ape who takes a shine to their female blonde star. He is then captured and brought back to New York City for public exhibition.
Directors: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher
Votes: 77,168 | Gross: $10.00M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) The MONSTER of all monster movies. Groundbreaking special effects and effective to this day.
93. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
18A | 125 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A man robs a bank to pay for his lover's operation, which turns into a hostage situation and a media circus.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Penelope Allen, Sully Boyar
Votes: 229,471 | Gross: $50.00M
94. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
PA | 161 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In a murder trial, the defendant says he suffered temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case?
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell
Votes: 57,988 | Gross: $11.90M
95. The King's Speech (2010)
PG | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of King George VI, his impromptu ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.
Director: Tom Hooper | Stars: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Derek Jacobi
Votes: 625,360 | Gross: $138.80M
96. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
PG | 108 min | Thriller
A young woman discovers her visiting uncle may not be the man he seems to be.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey, Henry Travers
Votes: 57,579
97. Duck Soup (1933)
69 min | Comedy, Musical, War
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx
Votes: 54,505
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Nobody is better at sight gags than the Marx brothers. Goofiness and satire make a hilarious mix.
98. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
A | 110 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Wyoming, early 1900s. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. Their solution - escape to Bolivia.
Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin
Votes: 198,419 | Gross: $102.31M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Funny and sharply written buddy western with great chemistry. The best of its kind.
99. American Beauty (1999)
18A | 122 min | Drama
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley
Votes: 1,043,932 | Gross: $130.10M
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) A psychological study of what lies behind the white picket fence.
100. Paths of Glory (1957)
PG | 88 min | Drama, War
After refusing to attack an enemy position, a general accuses the soldiers of cowardice and their commanding officer must defend them.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready
Votes: 170,954
(***** Stars, A+ Grade) Strong drama that takes a cynical look at the harsh realities of war.
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