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  • Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman, Frank Rautenbach, Taylor Kitsch, and Neels van Jaarsveld in The Bang Bang Club (2010)

    1. The Bang Bang Club

    20101h 46mR48Metascore
    6.9 (12K)
    A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa.
    DirectorSteven SilverStarsRyan PhillippeMalin AkermanTaylor Kitsch
  • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)

    2. Trainspotting

    19961h 33mR83Metascore
    8.1 (750K)
    Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.
    DirectorDanny BoyleStarsEwan McGregorEwen BremnerJonny Lee Miller
  • Sam Rockwell, Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, Rebel Wilson, Thomasin McKenzie, and Roman Griffin Davis in Jojo Rabbit (2019)

    3. Jojo Rabbit

    20191h 48mPG-1358Metascore
    7.9 (468K)
    A young German boy in the Hitler Youth, whose hero and imaginary friend is the country's dictator, is shocked to discover that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.
    DirectorTaika WaititiStarsRoman Griffin DavisThomasin McKenzieScarlett Johansson
  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)

    4. City of God

    20022h 10mR79Metascore
    8.6 (839K)
    In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
    DirectorsFernando MeirellesKátia LundStarsAlexandre RodriguesLeandro FirminoMatheus Nachtergaele
  • Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

    5. Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    20031h 51mR69Metascore
    8.2 (1.3M)
    After waking from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsUma ThurmanDavid CarradineDaryl Hannah
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

    6. The Grand Budapest Hotel

    20141h 39mR88Metascore
    8.1 (928K)
    A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.
    DirectorWes AndersonStarsRalph FiennesF. Murray AbrahamMathieu Amalric
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    7. 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
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)

    8. 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
  • Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974)

    9. The Godfather Part II

    19743h 22mR90Metascore
    9.0 (1.4M)
    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.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroRobert Duvall
  • Shameik Moore, Joey Bada$$, Ashton Sanders, Siddiq Saunderson, T.J. Atoms, Johnell Young, and Dave East in Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019)

    10. Wu-Tang: An American Saga

    2019–202330 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.3 (13K)
    The show tracks the Wu Tang Clan's formation, a vision of Bobby Diggs, who strives to unite a dozen young Black men who are torn between music and crime but eventually rise to become the unlikeliest of American success stories.
    CreatorsRZAAlex TseStarsAshton SandersShameik MooreSiddiq Saunderson
  • Joaquin Phoenix in Her (2013)

    11. Her

    20132h 6mR91Metascore
    8.0 (703K)
    In the near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.
    DirectorSpike JonzeStarsJoaquin PhoenixAmy AdamsScarlett Johansson
  • Julianne Moore and Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski (1998)

    12. The Big Lebowski

    19981h 57mR71Metascore
    8.1 (891K)
    Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.
    DirectorsJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsJeff BridgesJohn GoodmanJulianne Moore
  • Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in Fight Club (1999)

    13. Fight Club

    19992h 19mR67Metascore
    8.8 (2.5M)
    An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittEdward NortonMeat Loaf
  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)

    14. Forrest Gump

    19942h 22mPG-1382Metascore
    8.8 (2.4M)
    The 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.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksRobin WrightGary Sinise
  • Tom Hanks in The Terminal (2004)

    15. The Terminal

    20042h 8mPG-1355Metascore
    7.4 (515K)
    An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksCatherine Zeta-JonesChi McBride
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)

    16. Django Unchained

    20122h 45mR81Metascore
    8.5 (1.8M)
    With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJamie FoxxChristoph WaltzLeonardo DiCaprio
  • 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)

    17. 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, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

    18. 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
  • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

    19. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    20122h 49mPG-1358Metascore
    7.8 (904K)
    A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsMartin FreemanIan McKellenRichard Armitage
  • Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Martin Freeman, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, and Luke Evans in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

    20. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

    20132h 41mPG-1366Metascore
    7.8 (733K)
    The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain, their homeland, from the dragon Smaug.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsIan McKellenMartin FreemanRichard Armitage
  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)

    21. Sound of Metal

    20192hR82Metascore
    7.7 (160K)
    During a series of adrenaline-fueled gigs, itinerant punk-metal drummer Ruben begins to experience hearing loss. When a specialist tells him his condition will rapidly worsen, he thinks his music career - and with it his life - is over.
    DirectorDarius MarderStarsRiz AhmedOlivia CookePaul Raci
  • Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane in Ted (2012)

    22. Ted

    20121h 46mR62Metascore
    6.9 (685K)
    John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear, Ted or his girlfriend, Lori.
    DirectorSeth MacFarlaneStarsMark WahlbergMila KunisSeth MacFarlane
  • Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi (2012)

    23. Life of Pi

    20122h 7mPG79Metascore
    7.9 (686K)
    A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.
    DirectorAng LeeStarsSuraj SharmaIrrfan KhanAdil Hussain
  • Tom Hardy in Taboo (2017)

    24. Taboo

    20178 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.3 (157K)
    Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London during the War of 1812 to rebuild his late father's shipping empire. However, both the government and his biggest competitor want his inheritance at any cost--even murder.
    CreatorsChips HardyTom HardySteven KnightStarsTom HardyDavid HaymanJonathan Pryce
  • George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman in 1917 (2019)

    25. 1917

    20191h 59mR78Metascore
    8.2 (729K)
    April 6th, 1917. As an infantry battalion assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.
    DirectorSam MendesStarsDean-Charles ChapmanGeorge MacKayDaniel Mays

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