Top 100 Greatest Movies of All Time (The Ultimate List)
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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- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames CaanThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.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 - DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob GuntonOver the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship, seeking consolation and, eventually, redemption through basic compassion.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 - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen KingsleyIn German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.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 - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroCathy MoriartyJoe PesciThe life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.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 - DirectorMichael CurtizStarsHumphrey BogartIngrid BergmanPaul HenreidA 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.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 - DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenDorothy ComingoreFollowing the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'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 - DirectorVictor FlemingGeorge CukorSam WoodStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas MitchellA 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.*****
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 - DirectorVictor FlemingKing VidorStarsJudy GarlandFrank MorganRay BolgerYoung 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.*****
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 - DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael BerrymanIn the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.*****
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 - DirectorDavid LeanStarsPeter O'TooleAlec GuinnessAnthony QuinnThe 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.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 - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartKim NovakBarbara Bel GeddesA 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.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 - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera MilesA secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded California motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.*****
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 - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroRobert DuvallThe 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.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 - DirectorElia KazanStarsMarlon BrandoKarl MaldenLee J. CobbAn 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.*****
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 - DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von StroheimA screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.*****
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 - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksRobin WrightGary SiniseThe 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.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 - DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie AndrewsChristopher PlummerEleanor ParkerA young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.*****
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 - DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin BalsamThe 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.*****
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 - DirectorJerome RobbinsRobert WiseStarsNatalie WoodGeorge ChakirisRichard BeymerTwo youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.*****
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 - DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherLuke 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.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 - DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKeir DulleaGary LockwoodWilliam SylvesterAfter uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins: a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer HAL 9000.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 - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHenry ThomasDrew BarrymorePeter CoyoteA troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.*****
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 - DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott GlennA 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.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 - DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJack NicholsonFaye DunawayJohn HustonA private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.*****
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 - DirectorDavid LeanStarsWilliam HoldenAlec GuinnessJack HawkinsBritish 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.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