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The best of the best (movies)

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  • François Cluzet and Omar Sy in The Intouchables (2011)

    1. The Intouchables

    20111h 52mR57Metascore
    8.5 (978K)
    After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.
    DirectorsOlivier NakacheÉric ToledanoStarsFrançois CluzetOmar SyAnne Le Ny
  • The Butterfly Circus (2009)

    2. The Butterfly Circus

    200920mNot RatedShort
    7.7 (3.7K)
    A circus troupe brightens the spirits of audiences in Depression-era America and inspires hope in a limbless man from a sideshow.
    DirectorJoshua WeigelStarsEduardo VerásteguiNick VujicicDoug Jones
  • Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson in The Bucket List (2007)

    3. The Bucket List

    20071h 37mPG-1342Metascore
    7.3 (266K)
    Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsJack NicholsonMorgan FreemanSean Hayes
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    4. The Green Mile

    19993h 9mR61Metascore
    8.6 (1.5M)
    A death row guard learns that a gentle giant in his charge possesses a mysterious gift.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTom HanksMichael Clarke DuncanDavid Morse
  • Hair (1979)

    5. Hair

    19792h 1mPG68Metascore
    7.5 (43K)
    Claude Bukowski leaves the family ranch in Oklahoma for New York where he is rapidly embraced into the hippie group of youngsters led by Berger, yet he's already been drafted. He soon falls in love with Sheila Franklin, a rich girl but still a rebel inside.
    DirectorMilos FormanStarsJohn SavageTreat WilliamsBeverly D'Angelo
  • John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)

    6. Monty Python's Life of Brian

    19791h 34mR77Metascore
    8.0 (429K)
    Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.
    DirectorTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseMichael Palin
  • John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

    7. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    19751h 31mPG91Metascore
    8.2 (588K)
    King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.
    DirectorsTerry GilliamTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric Idle
  • Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and John Lithgow in Shrek (2001)

    8. Shrek

    20011h 30mPG84Metascore
    7.9 (773K)
    A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back.
    DirectorsAndrew AdamsonVicky JensonStarsMike MyersEddie MurphyCameron Diaz
  • Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

    9. Fiddler on the Roof

    19713h 1mG67Metascore
    8.0 (50K)
    In pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off three of his daughters with modern romantic ideals while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village.
    DirectorNorman JewisonStarsTopolNorma CraneLeonard Frey
  • Third Star (2010)

    10. Third Star

    20101h 32mNot Rated
    7.2 (7.7K)
    James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in West Wales. What follows is a touching and comical adventure dealing with friendship, heroism and love.
    DirectorHattie DaltonStarsTom BurkeBenedict CumberbatchJJ Feild
  • Recovery (2007)

    11. Recovery

    20071h 27mTV Movie
    7.9 (1.1K)
    Alan and Tricia Hamilton are blissfully happy. One day their perfect life is torn apart when Alan steps in front of a passing car. He's left with a brain injury that completely transforms his personality.
    DirectorAndy De EmmonyStarsDavid TennantSarah ParishHarry Treadaway
  • Romola Garai and Ioan Gruffudd in Amazing Grace (2006)

    12. Amazing Grace

    20061h 58mPG65Metascore
    7.4 (26K)
    The idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.
    DirectorMichael AptedStarsIoan GruffuddAlbert FinneyMichael Gambon
  • Audrey Tautou in Amélie (2001)

    13. Amélie

    20012h 2mR70Metascore
    8.3 (818K)
    Despite being caught in her imaginative world, young waitress Amelie decides to help people find happiness. Her quest to spread joy leads her on a journey during which she finds true love.
    DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsAudrey TautouMathieu KassovitzRufus
  • When the Hurlyburly's Done (2010)

    14. When the Hurlyburly's Done

    201015mShort
    7.8 (35)
    She will bleed to death. Jacob is holding Gwynn in his arms. A love stronger than death, that's what they promised to each other. Should he take her to hospital, or rather escape? The hospital, that's where her husband and his men are waiting. If he chooses to escape, she will die. What's his decision - his love, or his life? The answer will fall, when the hurlyburly's done...
    DirectorsAlex EslamHanna Maria HeidrichStarsFiona HamptonDamien MolonyGeorge Taylor
  • Kate Ashfield and David Tennant in Secret Smile (2005)

    15. Secret Smile

    20052 epsTV Mini Series
    6.8 (1.9K)
    After Miranda splits up with her creepy boyfriend Brendan because he read her diary she finds out that he is now going out with her sister Kerry and later proposes to her.
    StarsClaire GooseKate AshfieldDavid Tennant
  • My Family and Other Animals (2005)

    16. My Family and Other Animals

    20051h 30mTV-PGTV Movie
    7.3 (2K)
    An English family relocates to sunny Greece four years before WWII.
    DirectorSheree FolksonStarsEugene SimonImelda StauntonChris Langham
  • Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Norman Reedus in The Boondock Saints (1999)

    17. The Boondock Saints

    19991h 48mR44Metascore
    7.6 (257K)
    Two Irish Catholic brothers become vigilantes in order to try to wipe out Boston's criminal underworld in the name of God.
    DirectorTroy DuffyStarsWillem DafoeSean Patrick FlaneryNorman Reedus
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen in 50/50 (2011)

    18. 50/50

    20111h 40mR72Metascore
    7.6 (348K)
    Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
    DirectorJonathan LevineStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittSeth RogenAnna Kendrick
  • Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997)

    19. Love! Valour! Compassion!

    19971h 48mR59Metascore
    7.0 (3.8K)
    Gregory invites 7 friends to his secluded home: Bobby, couple Art and Perry, John, Ramon, AIDS-afflicted James, HIV+ Buzz. They spend the summer navigating relationships, illnesses, and personal dynamics.
    DirectorJoe MantelloStarsJason AlexanderStephen SpinellaStephen Bogardus
  • Hawks (1988)

    20. Hawks

    19881h 47mR
    6.6 (1.3K)
    Two terminally ill patients in a hospital yearn for relief from their predicament. With little or no friends, they form an uneasy alliance and plot an escape for one last wild time.
    DirectorRobert Ellis MillerStarsTimothy DaltonAnthony EdwardsJanet McTeer
  • Willem Dafoe and Gene Hackman in Mississippi Burning (1988)

    21. Mississippi Burning

    19882h 8mR65Metascore
    7.8 (121K)
    Two FBI agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of three civil rights activists.
    DirectorAlan ParkerStarsGene HackmanWillem DafoeFrances McDormand
  • John Malkovich and Gary Sinise in Of Mice and Men (1992)

    22. Of Mice and Men

    19921h 55mPG-1373Metascore
    7.4 (49K)
    A nomadic farm worker looks after his dimwitted, gentle-giant friend during the Great Depression.
    DirectorGary SiniseStarsJohn MalkovichGary SiniseRay Walston
  • William Hurt and Marlee Matlin in Children of a Lesser God (1986)

    23. Children of a Lesser God

    19861h 59mR80Metascore
    7.2 (19K)
    A new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice.
    DirectorRanda HainesStarsWilliam HurtMarlee MatlinPiper Laurie
  • Ringu (1998)

    24. Ringu

    19981h 36mNot Rated
    7.2 (82K)
    When her niece is found dead along with three friends after viewing a supposedly cursed videotape, reporter Reiko sets out to investigate. She finds the tape, watches it and receives a phone call informing her that she'll die in a week.
    DirectorHideo NakataStarsNanako MatsushimaMiki NakataniYûko Takeuchi
  • Ivana Baquero in Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

    25. Pan's Labyrinth

    20061h 58mR98Metascore
    8.2 (725K)
    In 1944 Spain, a girl is sent to live with her ruthless stepfather. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks.
    DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsIvana BaqueroAriadna GilSergi López

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