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Top 100 movies

by deadea1997 • Created 12 years ago • Modified 1 year ago
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  • Schindler's List (1993)

    1. 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
  • Scarlett Johansson in Lost in Translation (2003)

    2. Lost in Translation

    20031h 42mR91Metascore
    7.7 (512K)
    A fading movie star falls for a lonely young woman in Tokyo.
    DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsBill MurrayScarlett JohanssonGiovanni Ribisi
  • Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari, and Wes Bentley in American Beauty (1999)

    3. American Beauty

    19992h 2mR84Metascore
    8.3 (1.3M)
    A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
    DirectorSam MendesStarsKevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora Birch
  • Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

    4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    19752h 13mR84Metascore
    8.7 (1.1M)
    A newly admitted mental patient helps his docile companions defy the tyrannical head nurse.
    DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael Berryman
  • Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    5. A Clockwork Orange

    19712h 16mR77Metascore
    8.2 (913K)
    Alex DeLarge and his droogs barbarize a decaying near-future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael Bates
  • Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, and Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990)

    6. Goodfellas

    19902h 25mR92Metascore
    8.7 (1.3M)
    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
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

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

    19641h 35mPG97Metascore
    8.3 (539K)
    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
  • Barry Lyndon (1975)

    8. Barry Lyndon

    19753h 5mPG89Metascore
    8.1 (194K)
    An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's aristocratic position in 18th-century England.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsRyan O'NealMarisa BerensonPatrick Magee
  • Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)

    9. The Color Purple

    19852h 34mPG-1378Metascore
    7.7 (101K)
    A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDanny GloverWhoopi GoldbergOprah Winfrey
  • Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)

    10. Citizen Kane

    19411h 59mPG100Metascore
    8.3 (482K)
    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
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, and Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York (2002)

    11. Gangs of New York

    20022h 47mR72Metascore
    7.5 (489K)
    In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher; his father's killer.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioCameron DiazDaniel Day-Lewis
  • Daniel Day-Lewis in In the Name of the Father (1993)

    12. In the Name of the Father

    19932h 13mR84Metascore
    8.1 (196K)
    An Irish man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. Meanwhile, a British lawyer fights to clear their names and free them.
    DirectorJim SheridanStarsDaniel Day-LewisPete PostlethwaiteAlison Crosbie
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)

    13. 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
  • M (1931)

    14. M

    19311h 39mPassed
    8.3 (177K)
    When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
    DirectorFritz LangStarsPeter LorreEllen WidmannInge Landgut
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    15. The Godfather

    19722h 55mR100Metascore
    9.2 (2.1M)
    The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames Caan
  • Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell in Groundhog Day (1993)

    16. Groundhog Day

    19931h 41mPG72Metascore
    8.0 (718K)
    A narcissistic, self-centered weatherman finds himself in a time loop on Groundhog Day.
    DirectorHarold RamisStarsBill MurrayAndie MacDowellChris Elliott
  • Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves (1990)

    17. Dances with Wolves

    19903h 1mPG-1372Metascore
    8.0 (301K)
    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
  • Edward Norton in American History X (1998)

    18. American History X

    19981h 59mR62Metascore
    8.5 (1.2M)
    Living a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.
    DirectorTony KayeStarsEdward NortonEdward FurlongBeverly D'Angelo
  • Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society (1989)

    19. Dead Poets Society

    19892h 8mPG79Metascore
    8.1 (593K)
    Maverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsRobin WilliamsRobert Sean LeonardEthan Hawke
  • Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino (2008)

    20. Gran Torino

    20081h 56mR73Metascore
    8.1 (841K)
    After a Hmong teenager tries to steal his prized 1972 Gran Torino, a disgruntled, prejudiced Korean War veteran seeks to redeem both the boy and himself.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodBee VangChristopher Carley
  • Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep in The Bridges of Madison County (1995)

    21. The Bridges of Madison County

    19952h 15mPG-1369Metascore
    7.6 (93K)
    Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodMeryl StreepAnnie Corley
  • Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man (1988)

    22. Rain Man

    19882h 13mR65Metascore
    8.0 (566K)
    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
  • María Isabel Díaz Lago, Antonio Monroi, Mayra Serbulo, Pepe Suárez, Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Jonathan Brewer, Hiram Soto, Morris Birdyellowhead, Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Sayuri Gutierrez, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza, Carlos Emilio Báez, Israel Ríos, Ariel Galvan, Iazua Larios, Amilcar Ramírez, Bernardo Ruiz, Espiridion Acosta Cache, Itandehui Gutierrez, Israel Contreras, Lorena Heranandez, Rodolfo Palacios, and Carlos Ramos in Apocalypto (2006)

    23. Apocalypto

    20062h 19mR68Metascore
    7.8 (346K)
    As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.
    DirectorMel GibsonStarsGerardo TaracenaRaoul Max TrujilloDalia Hernández
  • Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Se7en (1995)

    24. Se7en

    19952h 7mR65Metascore
    8.6 (1.9M)
    Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsMorgan FreemanBrad PittKevin Spacey
  • Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, and Heather Dawn May in Psycho (1960)

    25. Psycho

    19601h 49mR97Metascore
    8.5 (754K)
    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

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