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  • Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Jack Warden, and Robert Webber in 12 Angry Men (1957)

    1. 12 Angry Men

    19571h 36mApproved97Metascore
    9.0 (925K)
    The 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.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin Balsam
  • Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)

    2. Mary Poppins

    19642h 19mG88Metascore
    7.8 (193K)
    In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
    DirectorRobert StevensonStarsJulie AndrewsDick Van DykeDavid Tomlinson
  • Dick Van Dyke, Adrian Hall, Sally Ann Howes, and Heather Ripley in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

    3. 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
  • James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

    4. It's a Wonderful Life

    19462h 10mPG89Metascore
    8.6 (528K)
    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.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel Barrymore
  • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)

    5. Superman

    19782h 23mPG82Metascore
    7.4 (196K)
    An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.
    DirectorRichard DonnerStarsChristopher ReeveMargot KidderGene Hackman
  • Nikolay Grinko, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, and Anatoliy Solonitsyn in Stalker (1979)

    6. Stalker

    19792h 42mNot Rated85Metascore
    8.0 (151K)
    A guide leads two men through an area known as the Zone to find a room that grants wishes.
    DirectorAndrei TarkovskyStarsAlisa FreyndlikhAleksandr KaydanovskiyAnatoliy Solonitsyn
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

    7. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    20012h 58mPG-1392Metascore
    8.9 (2.1M)
    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.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenOrlando Bloom
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

    8. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    20022h 59mPG-1387Metascore
    8.8 (1.9M)
    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.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenViggo Mortensen
  • 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)

    9. 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
  • Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, and Phillip Alford in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

    10. To Kill a Mockingbird

    19622h 9mApproved88Metascore
    8.3 (343K)
    A widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama defends a black man against a false rape charge while teaching his young children about the sad reality of prejudice.
    DirectorRobert MulliganStarsGregory PeckJohn MegnaFrank Overton
  • Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

    11. Avatar: The Way of Water

    20223h 12mPG-1367Metascore
    7.5 (534K)
    Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldañaSigourney Weaver
  • Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, and Fengyi Zhang in Red Cliff (2008)

    12. Red Cliff

    20082h 28mR73Metascore
    7.3 (50K)
    The first chapter of a two-part story centered on a battle fought in China's Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.).
    DirectorJohn WooStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiTakeshi KaneshiroFengyi Zhang
  • Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, and Fengyi Zhang in Red Cliff II (2009)

    13. Red Cliff II

    20092h 22m
    7.5 (26K)
    Second and final part of epic tale about a legendary battle that changed the course of China history.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiTakeshi KaneshiroFengyi Zhang
  • Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit (2010)

    14. True Grit

    20101h 50mPG-1380Metascore
    7.6 (367K)
    A stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer.
    DirectorsEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsJeff BridgesMatt DamonHailee Steinfeld
  • Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen in Pride & Prejudice (2005)

    15. Pride & Prejudice

    20052h 9mPG82Metascore
    7.8 (354K)
    When Elizabeth Bennet meets the handsome Mr. Darcy, she believes he is the last man she could ever marry, but as their lives become intertwined, she finds herself captivated by the man she has sworn to hate forever.
    DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyMatthew MacfadyenBrenda Blethyn
  • Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli (2010)

    16. The Book of Eli

    20101h 58mR53Metascore
    6.8 (352K)
    A drifter fights his way across a ravaged, post-apocalyptic America while protecting a sacred book that holds the secrets to humanity's salvation.
    DirectorsAlbert HughesAllen HughesStarsDenzel WashingtonMila KunisRay Stevenson
  • Peter Falk and Fred Savage in The Princess Bride (1987)

    17. The Princess Bride

    19871h 38mPG78Metascore
    8.0 (467K)
    A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsCary ElwesMandy PatinkinRobin Wright
  • Russell Crowe in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

    18. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

    20032h 18mPG-1381Metascore
    7.5 (247K)
    During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsRussell CrowePaul BettanyBilly Boyd
  • Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, and Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables (2012)

    19. Les Misérables

    20122h 38mPG-1363Metascore
    7.5 (355K)
    In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who, for decades, has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.
    DirectorTom HooperStarsHugh JackmanRussell CroweAnne Hathaway
  • Grace Kelly, James Stewart, Georgine Darcy, Judith Evelyn, and Harry Landers in Rear Window (1954)

    20. Rear Window

    19541h 52mPG100Metascore
    8.5 (546K)
    A bored photographer recovering from a broken leg passes the time by watching his neighbors and begins to suspect one of them of murder.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartGrace KellyWendell Corey
  • Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)

    21. 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
  • Ben Stiller in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

    22. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    20131h 54mPG54Metascore
    7.3 (356K)
    When both he and a colleague are about to lose their job, Walter takes action by embarking on an adventure more extraordinary than anything he ever imagined.
    DirectorBen StillerStarsBen StillerKristen WiigJon Daly
  • Ben-Hur (1959)

    23. Ben-Hur

    19593h 32mG90Metascore
    8.1 (264K)
    A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, but it's not long before he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
    DirectorWilliam WylerStarsCharlton HestonJack HawkinsStephen Boyd
  • Kevin Costner in Waterworld (1995)

    24. Waterworld

    19952h 15mPG-1356Metascore
    6.3 (218K)
    In a future where the polar ice-caps have melted and Earth is almost entirely submerged, a mutated mariner fights starvation and outlaw "smokers," and reluctantly helps a woman and a young girl try to find dry land.
    DirectorKevin ReynoldsStarsKevin CostnerJeanne TripplehornDennis Hopper
  • Andrei Rublev (1966)

    25. Andrei Rublev

    19663h 9mR
    8.0 (59K)
    The life, times and afflictions of the fifteenth-century Russian iconographer St. Andrei Rublev.
    DirectorAndrei TarkovskyStarsAnatoliy SolonitsynIvan LapikovNikolay Grinko

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