Top Most Popular Movies
Movies have been one of the most popular entertainment mediums for over a century. We grew up watching movies and our culture and custom follow trails of this art. Today we are curatng a list of the most popular movies of all time. This article is opinionated and IMDB user rating is used as for ranking movies. Coming up with a definitive list of the best films ever made is a daunting task. But we still had to do it, because talking over movies is as much a part of film culture as watching them. We've included everything from arthouse classics to big-budget blockbusters to crime capers.
In descending order, here are the 100 best movies of all time, ranked. Titles are available to rent and purchase across major streaming platforms. List includes the greatest movies, iconic movies, must-see movies, and famous movies you need to watch.
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1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
| Release Year | 1994 |
| Director | Frank Darabont |
| Writers | Stephen King, Frank Darabont |
| Starring | Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton |
| IMDB Rating | 9.2 |
In spite of his claims of innocence, banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is found guilty of killing his wife and her boyfriend and is given a life sentence in Shawshank State Prison. He makes friends with fellow prisoner and contraband smuggler Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman) over the course of the next two decades and participates in a money-laundering scheme run by prison warden Samuel Norton (Bob Gunton). In supporting roles are William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, and James Whitmore. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, a 1982 Stephen King novella, served as the inspiration for Frank Darabont's 1994 American drama The Shawshank Redemption, which he also wrote and directed.
2. The Godfather (1972)
| Release Year | 1972 |
| Director | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Writers | Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola |
| Starring | Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan |
| IMDB Rating | 9.2 |
The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The Godfather is the first installment in the Godfather trilogy, chronicling the Corleone family. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, and Diane Keaton. It is based on Mario Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title.
3. The Dark Knight (2008)
| Release Year | 2008 |
| Director | Christopher Nolan |
| Writers | Jonathan Nolan(screenplay), Christopher Nolan(screenplay), David S. Goyer(story) |
| Starring | Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart |
| IMDB Rating | 9.0 |
The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Jonathan. The ensemble cast includes Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman .. It is the sequel to Batman Begins (2005) and the second installment in The Dark Knight Trilogy.
4. The Godfather Part II (1974)
| Release Year | 1974 |
| Director | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Writers | Francis Ford Coppola(screenplay), Mario Puzo(screenplay) |
| Starring | Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall |
| IMDB Rating | 9.0 |
The Godfather Part II acts as both a prequel and a sequel to the 1972 film The Godfather, presenting parallel dramas: one picks up the 1958 story of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), the new Don of the Corleone family, protecting the family business in the wake of a life-threatening assassination attempt; the other follows the journey of his father Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro), from his Sicilian upbringing to the establishment of his family Francis Ford Coppola produced and directed the 1974 American epic crime thriller The Godfather Part II. In part, the movie is based on Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather, which he co-wrote with Coppola.
5. 12 Angry Men (1957)
| Release Year | 1957 |
| Director | Sidney Lumet |
| Writers | Reginald Rose(teleplay "Twelve Angry Men") |
| Starring | Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam |
| IMDB Rating | 9.0 |
The movie follows a jury of 12 men as they decide whether to convict or acquit a kid accused of murder based on reasonable doubt. Disagreement and tension among the jury members prompt them to reflect on their morality and values. It features Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, E. G. Marshall, Jack Warden, and Reginald Rose as well as Henry Fonda and Reginald Rose as producers. Sidney Lumet's 1957 American courtroom drama 12 Angry Men was based on Reginald Rose's 1954 teleplay of the same name.
6. Schindler's List (1993)
| Release Year | 1994 |
| Director | Steven Spielberg |
| Writers | Thomas Keneally(book)Steven Zaillian(screenplay) |
| Starring | Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley |
| IMDB Rating | 8.9 |
The movie centres on Oskar Schindler, a German manufacturer who, during World War II, employed more than a thousand predominantly Polish-Jewish immigrants at his factories, preventing them from becoming victims of the Holocaust. It features Ben Kingsley as Schindler's Jewish accountant Itzhak Stern, Ralph Fiennes as SS officer Amon Göth, and Liam Neeson as Schindler. The 1993 American historical epic drama film Schindler's List was produced, directed, and written by Steven Spielberg. The 1982 book Schindler's Ark by Australian author Thomas Keneally served as its inspiration.
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
| Release Year | 2003 |
| Director | Peter Jackson |
| Writers | J.R.R. Tolkien(novel "The Return of the King")Fran Walsh(screenplay)Philippa Boyens(screenplay) |
| Starring | Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen |
| IMDB Rating | 8.9 |
The Return of the King, the third volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings novel, served as the inspiration for the 2003 epic fantasy adventure film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, which was directed by Peter Jackson and adapted from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Jackson. The film is The Lord of the Rings trilogy's last chapter and the follow-up to 2002's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Andy Serkis, Ian Holm, and Sean Bean are
8. Pulp Fiction (1994)
| Release Year | 1994 |
| Director | Quentin Tarantino |
| Writers | Quentin Tarantino(stories by)Roger Avary(stories by) |
| Starring | John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson |
| IMDB Rating | 8.8 |
Los Angeles crime is the subject of several stories in Pulp Fiction. The title alludes to the pulp publications and hardboiled crime novels that were popular in the middle of the 20th century and were distinguished by their vivid violence and snappy wit. It is a 1994 American crime movie that Quentin Tarantino co-wrote and directed with Roger Avary. John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Ving Rhames, and Uma Thurman are among the cast members.
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
| Release Year | 2001 |
| Director | Peter Jackson |
| Writers | J.R.R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh(screenplay), Philippa Boyens(screenplay) |
| Starring | Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom |
| IMDB Rating | 8.8 |
The first movie in the Lord of the Rings trilogy is The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. In addition to Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis, the film also stars Liv Tyler, Liv Tyler, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, It is an epic fantasy adventure movie from 2001 that was based on J. R. R. Tolkien's 1954 book The Fellowship of the Ring, the first instalment of The Lord of the Rings, and was directed by Peter Jackson. Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Jackson wrote the screenplay.
10. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
| Release Year | 1966 |
| Director | Sergio Leone |
| Writers | Luciano Vincenzoni(story), Sergio Leone(story), Agenore Incrocci(screenplay) |
| Starring | Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef |
| IMDB Rating | 8.8 |
Sergio Leone's 1966 epic spaghetti western The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly stars Clint Eastwood as "the Good," Lee Van Cleef as "the Bad," and Eli Wallach as "the Ugly." Age & Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni, and Leone wrote the film's screenplay, which was based on a narrative by Vincenzoni and Leone. Uncredited writer Sergio Donati contributed more dialogue and screenplay material. Tonino Delli Colli served as the film's director of photography, and Ennio Morricone wrote the score, which includes the main theme, for the picture. It was an Italian-led production with Spanish, West German, and American co-producers. The majority of the filming was done in Spain.
11. Forrest Gump (1994)
| Release Year | 1994 |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis |
| Writers | Winston Groom(novel), Eric Roth(screenplay) |
| Starring | Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise |
| IMDB Rating | 8.8 |
A slow-witted and kindhearted Alabaman named Forrest Gump (Hanks) and his adventures in 20th-century America are followed over the course of several decades in the Forrest Gump film. The literature is very different from the movie. It is a 1994 American comedy-drama film that Robert Zemeckis and Eric Roth together wrote the script for. Starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Field, it is based on Winston Groom's 1986 novel of the same name.
12. Fight Club (1999)
| Release Year | 1999 |
| Director | David Fincher |
| Writers | Chuck Palahniuk(based on the novel by), Jim Uhls(screenplay by) |
| Starring | Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Meat Loaf |
| IMDB Rating | 8.7 |
The film Fight Club is an adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's 1996 book of the same name. The unidentified narrator, played by Norton, is unhappy with his white-collar employment. He establishes a "fight club" with soap salesman Tyler Durden (Pitt) and starts dating Marla Singer, a mysterious woman (Bonham Carter). It's a 1999 American movie starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter that was directed by David Fincher.
13. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
| Release Year | 2002 |
| Director | Peter Jackson |
| Writers | J.R.R. Tolkien(novel "The Two Towers"), Fran Walsh(screenplay), Philippa, Boyens(screenplay |
| Starring | Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen |
| IMDB Rating | 8.7 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the second movie in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, is the follow-up to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring from 2001. Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban, and Andy Serkis are among the ensemble cast members. It is an epic fantasy adventure movie from 2002 that was based on J. R. R. Tolkien's 1954 novel The Two Towers. It was directed by Peter Jackson, with a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, and Jackson.
14. Inception (2010)
| Release Year | 2010 |
| Director | Christopher Nolan |
| Writers | Christopher Nolan |
| Starring | Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page |
| IMDB Rating | 8.7 |
Leonardo DiCaprio plays a skilled thief in the movie Inception who steals information by penetrating his targets' subconsciouses. He is given the opportunity to have his criminal record cleared in exchange for implanting someone else's concept into the target's brain. Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine are all part of the ensemble cast. It is a 2010 science fiction action movie that Christopher Nolan wrote, produced, and directed along with his wife, Emma Thomas.
15. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
| Release Year | 1980 |
| Director | Irvin Kershner |
| Writers | Leigh Brackett(screenplay by), Lawrence Kasdan(screenplay by), George Lucas(story by) |
| Starring | Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher |
| IMDB Rating | 8.7 |
The sequel to Star Wars (1977), Star Wars: Episode V is the second movie in the Star Wars franchise and the fifth chronological instalment of the "Skywalker Saga." The movie, which takes place three years after the events of Star Wars, describes the conflict between the Rebel Alliance, led by Princess Leia, and the evil Galactic Empire, led by the Emperor. Luke Skywalker practises the Force in order to face the formidable Sith lord Darth Vader. Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, and David Prowse are among the cast members. It is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner based on a story by George Lucas and a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan.
16. The Matrix (1999)
| Release Year | 1999 |
| Director | Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski |
| Writers | Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski |
| Starring | Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss |
| IMDB Rating | 8.7 |
In the dystopian future shown in The Matrix, humanity is unknowingly imprisoned inside the Matrix, a simulation of reality that intelligent machines have devised in order to divert people while utilising their bodies as a source of energy. Thomas Anderson, a computer programmer who goes by the hacker identity "Neo," learns the truth and joins others who have escaped the Matrix in a rebellion against the machines. It is a 1999 science fiction action movie that the Wachowskis wrote and directed. Starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantoliano, it is the first entry in The Matrix movie series.
17. Goodfellas (1990)
| Release Year | 1990 |
| Director | Martin Scorsese |
| Writers | Nicholas Pileggi(book "Wiseguy"), Martin Scorsese(screenplay) |
| Starring | Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci |
| IMDB Rating | 8.7 |
The 1990 American biographical crime film Goodfellas, sometimes known as GoodFellas, was directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Nicholas Pileggi and Scorsese, and produced by Irwin Winkler. It is a movie based on Pileggi's nonfiction work Wiseguy, published in 1985. The film chronicles the ascent and decline of mob member Henry Hill and his friends and family from 1955 to 1980 and stars Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, and Paul Sorvino.
18. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
| Release Year | 1975 |
| Director | Milos Forman |
| Writers | Lawrence Hauben(screenplay), Bo Goldman(screenplay), Ken Kesey(novel) |
| Starring | Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Michael Berryman |
| IMDB Rating | 8.6 |
Based on Ken Kesey's 1962 novel of the same name, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American psychological comedy drama film that was directed by Milo Forman. Jack Nicholson, who portrays a new prisoner at a mental hospital, and Louise Fletcher, who plays a stern nurse, both appear in the movie. Will Sampson, Danny DeVito, Sydney Lassick, William Redfield, and Christopher Lloyd and Brad Dourif, both making their film debuts, are also included in the supporting cast.
19. SeVen (1995)
| Release Year | 1995 |
| Director | David Fincher |
| Writers | Andrew Kevin Walker |
| Starring | Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey |
| IMDB Rating | 8.6 |
The 1995 American neo-noir psychological criminal thriller movie Seven (stylized as SE7EN) was directed by David Fincher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. Starring in it are John C. McGinley, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Brad Pitt, and Kevin Spacey. In the movie, Detective William Somerset (Freeman), a retired and disheartened cop, teams up with Detective David Mills (Pitt) to track down a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his justifications.
20. Seven Samurai (1954)
| Release Year | 1954 |
| Director | Akira Kurosawa |
| Writers | Akira Kurosawa(screenplay by)Shinobu Hashimoto(screenplay by)Hideo Oguni(screenplay by) |
| Starring | Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima |
| IMDB Rating | 8.6 |
Akira Kurosawa co-wrote, edited, and directed the epic samurai drama Seven Samurai, which was released in 1954. The story takes set in 1586, at the height of Japan's Sengoku era. In order to fight off robbers who will return after the harvest to take their crops, a village of desperate farmers hires seven rnin (masterless samurai).
21. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
| Release Year | 1946 |
| Director | Frank Capra |
| Writers | Frances Goodrich(screenplay by), Albert Hackett(screenplay by), Frank Capra(screenplay by) |
| Starring | James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore |
| IMDB Rating | 8.6 |
James Stewart plays George Bailey in the movie It's a Wonderful Life. George Bailey has sacrificed his personal goals for the benefit of others in his society, and on Christmas Eve, he contemplates suicide. Clarence Odbody, his guardian angel, steps in to save him (Henry Travers). It is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film created and directed by Frank Capra that is partly based on the 1843 Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol. It is based on the short story and booklet The Greatest Gift, which Philip Van Doren Stern self-published in 1943.
22. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
| Release Year | 1991 |
| Director | Jonathan Demme |
| Writers | Thomas Harris(based on the novel by), Ted Tally(screenplay by) |
| Starring | Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Lawrence A. Bonney |
| IMDB Rating | 8.6 |
Jodie Foster plays Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs. She is a young FBI trainee on the hunt for "Buffalo Bill," a serial killer who skins his female victims. She consults the cannibalistic serial killer and brilliant psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), who is currently incarcerated, for assistance on how to catch him. Kasi Lemmons, Anthony Heald, and Scott Glenn all make appearances in the movie. It is a 1991 American psychological horror movie that Ted Tally and Jonathan Demme wrote and directed based on a 1988 Thomas Harris novel.
23. City of God (2002)
| Release Year | 2002 |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund(co-director) |
| Writers | Paulo Lins(novel), Bráulio Mantovani(screenplay) |
| Starring | Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele |
| IMDB Rating | 8.6 |
The epic crime movie City of God, co-directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund, was released in Brazil in 2002 and internationally in 2003. The story was adapted by Bráulio Mantovani from Paulo Lins's book of the same name from 1997, however the plot is loosely based on actual occurrences. Between the end of the 1960s and the start of the 1980s, organised crime grew in the Rio de Janeiro suburb of Cidade de Deus, and the film's conclusion shows the conflict between drug dealer Li'l Zé and vigilante-turned-criminal Knockout Ned. "If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast devour you," reads the slogan.
24. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
| Release Year | 1998 |
| Director | Steven Spielberg |
| Writers | Robert Rodat |
| Starring | Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore |
| IMDB Rating | 8.6 |
The movie Saving Private Ryan centres on the search for Private James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon), the last surviving brother of four paratroopers; the other three brothers were killed in action. The search is led by United States Army Rangers Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) and his team (Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, and Jeremy Davies). The movie was a joint effort by Mutual Film Company, DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Pictures, and Amblin Entertainment. The movie's North American distribution was handled by DreamWorks, while its global release was handled by Paramount. The 1998 American epic war movie Saving Private Ryan was helmed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. World War II's Battle of Normandy is the setting.
25. Life Is Beautiful (1997)
| Release Year | 1997 |
| Director | Roberto Benigni |
| Writers | Vincenzo Cerami(story by), Roberto Benigni |
| Starring | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini |
| IMDB Rating | 8.6 |
The book In the End, I Beat Hitler by Rubino Romeo Salmon and Benigni's father, who suffered two years in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during World War II, served as inspiration for the movie. Italian comedy-drama Life Is Beautiful was released in 1997 and was written by Roberto Benigni and Vincenzo Cerami. Roberto Benigni directed and starred in the movie. The character Guido Orefice, played by Benigni, is a Jewish Italian bookshop owner who uses his vivid imagination to protect his son from the horrors of internment in a Nazi concentration camp.
26. Interstellar (2014)
| Release Year | 2014 |
| Director | Christopher Nolan |
| Writers | Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan |
| Starring | Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, Matt Damon, and Michael Caine |
| IMDB Rating | 8.6 |
The 2014 science fiction epic film Interstellar was co-written, directed, and produced by Christopher Nolan. The movie, which is set in a dystopian future in which humanity is fighting for survival, centres on a team of astronauts who venture through a wormhole close to Saturn in search of a new planet for humanity.
27. The Green Mile (1999)
| Release Year | 1999 |
| Director | Frank Darabont |
| Writers | Stephen King(novel), Frank Darabont(screenplay) |
| Starring | Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse |
| IMDB Rating | 8.6 |
Based on Stephen King's 1996 novel of the same name, The Green Mile is a 1999 American fantasy drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont. Tom Hanks plays a guard on death row in a prison during the Great Depression who witnesses paranormal activity after a mysterious prisoner (Michael Clarke Duncan) shows up at his facility. In supporting roles are David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Doug Hutchison, and James Cromwell.
28. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
| Release Year | 1977 |
| Director | George Lucas |
| Writers | George Lucas |
| Starring | Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher |
| IMDB Rating | 8.6 |
While attempting to save Princess Leia from the enigmatic Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker teams up with a Jedi Knight, a brazen pilot, a Wookiee, and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station.
29. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
| Release Year | 1991 |
| Director | James Cameron |
| Writers | James Cameron, William Wisher |
| Starring | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong |
| IMDB Rating | 8.5 |
The sequel to The Terminator (1984) and the second entry in the Terminator franchise is called Terminator 2: Judgment Day. In its premise, the evil AI Skynet sends a Terminator, a highly developed killing machine, back in time to 1995 to murder John Connor, the future leader of the human resistance, when he is a young boy. To safeguard Connor and guarantee the survival of mankind, the resistance sends back a modified, less-advanced Terminator. James Cameron, who co-wrote the script with William Wisher, directed this science fiction action movie from the United States in 1991. Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick, Linda Hamilton, and Arnold Schwarzenegger star in it.
30. Back to the Future (1985)
| Release Year | 1985 |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis |
| Writers | Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale |
| Starring | Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson |
| IMDB Rating | 9.2 |
The plot centres on Marty McFly (Fox), a young person who is unintentionally transported to 1955 in a time-traveling DeLorean vehicle created by his eccentric scientist buddy Emmett "Doc" Brown (Lloyd). Marty accidentally breaks up his future parents' relationship while in the past, endangering his life. He is compelled to make things right between them in order to return to the future. The 1985 American science fiction movie Back to the Future was directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale.
31. Spirited Away (2001)
| Release Year | 2001 |
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Writers | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Starring | Daveigh Chase(English version), Suzanne Pleshette(English version), Miyu Irino(voice) |
| IMDB Rating | 8.5 |
In Spirited Away, a ten-year-old girl named Chihiro Ogino (Hiiragi) learns about the realm of Kami while relocating to a new neighbourhood (spirits of Japanese Shinto folklore). Chihiro accepts a job working at Yubaba's bathhouse to try to discover a method to free herself and her parents and get back to the human world after the witch Yubaba (Natsuki) turns them into pigs. The 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film Spirited Away, also known as Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, was created by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Tohokushinsha Film, and Mitsubishi. It was released by Toho. Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takeshi Naito, and Yasuko Sawaguchi all lend their voices to the movie.
32. Psycho (1960)
| Release Year | 1960 |
| Director | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Writers | Joseph Stefano(screenplay), Robert Bloch(novel) |
| Starring | Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles |
| IMDB Rating | 8.5 |
Alfred Hitchcock produced and directed the 1960 American psychological horror thriller movie titled Psycho. Based on Robert Bloch's 1959 novel of the same name, Joseph Stefano wrote the screenplay. Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Martin Balsam appear in the movie. The story revolves around an encounter between shy motel owner Norman Bates (Perkins) and on the run embezzler Marion Crane (Leigh), and what happens afterward as a private detective (Balsam), Marion's lover Sam Loomis (Gavin), and her sister Lila (Miles) look into her disappearance.
33. The Pianist (2002)
| Release Year | 2002 |
| Director | Roman Polanski |
| Writers | Ronald Harwood(screenplay), Wladyslaw Szpilman(book) |
| Starring | Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay |
| IMDB Rating | 8.5 |
The Pianist is a 2002 biographical war drama film produced and directed by Roman Polanski, with a script by Ronald Harwood, and starring Adrien Brody. It is based on the autobiographical book The Pianist (1946), a Holocaust memoir by the Polish-Jewish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman, a Holocaust survivor. The film was a co-production by France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Poland.
34. Parasite (2019)
| Release Year | 2019 |
| Director | Bong Joon Ho |
| Writers | Bong Joon Ho(story), Han Jin-won(screenplay) |
| Starring | Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong |
| IMDB Rating | 8.5 |
Parasite is a 2019 South Korean dark comedy thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho, who co-wrote the screenplay with Han Jin-won and co-produced the film. The film, starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Jang Hye-jin, Park Myung-hoon, and Lee Jung-eun, follows a poor family who schemes to become employed by a wealthy family and infiltrate their household by posing as unrelated, highly qualified individuals.
35. Léon: The Professional (1994)
| Release Year | 1994 |
| Director | Luc Besson |
| Writers | Luc Besson |
| Starring | Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman |
| IMDB Rating | 8.5 |
A 1994 English-language French action-thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson, Léon: The Professional (French: Léon) is also known as Leon in the United Kingdom and The Professional in the United States. In addition to Gary Oldman and Jean Reno, Natalie Portman makes her acting debut. The story revolves around Léon (Reno), a hitman who reluctantly adopts 12-year-old Mathilda Lando (Portman) after Norman Stansfield, a dishonest Drug Enforcement Administration agent, kills her family. Mathilda and Leon develop a strange bond as she becomes his protege and picks up his hitman skills.
36. The Lion King (1994)
| Release Year | 1994 |
| Director | Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff |
| Writers | Irene Mecchi(screenplay), Jonathan Roberts(screenplay), Linda Woolverton(screenplay) |
| Starring | Matthew Broderick(voice), Jeremy Irons(voice), James Earl Jones(voice) |
| IMDB Rating | 8.5 |
The Lion King, the 32nd Disney animated feature film and fifth created during the Disney Renaissance, is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet and incorporates themes from the Joseph and Moses stories in the Bible as well as Disney's 1942 film Bambi. Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton all contributed to its composition. Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, James Earl Jones, and Matthew Broderick are among the voice actors in the movie. Elton John and Tim Rice wrote the songs' original lyrics, and Hans Zimmer provided the musical score. The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical drama film that was produced by Walt Disney and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff (in their feature directorial debuts).
37. Gladiator (2000)
| Release Year | 2000 |
| Director | Ridley Scott |
| Writers | David Franzoni(story), John Logan(screenplay), William Nicholson(screenplay) |
| Starring | Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen |
| IMDB Rating | 8.5 |
Gladiator stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed (in his final role), Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, Richard Harris, and Tommy Flanagan. Crowe portrays Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, murders his father and seizes the throne. Reduced to slavery, Maximus becomes a gladiator and rises through the ranks of the arena to avenge the murders of his family and his emperor. Itis a 2000 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. The film was co-produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures. DreamWorks Pictures distributed the film in North America while Universal Pictures released it internationally through United International Pictures.
38. American History X (1998)
| Release Year | 1998 |
| Director | Tony Kaye |
| Writers | David McKenna |
| Starring | Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo |
| IMDB Rating | 8.5 |
The film stars Edward Norton and Edward Furlong as two brothers from Los Angeles who are involved in the white power skinhead and neo-Nazi movements. The older brother (Norton) serves three years in prison for voluntary manslaughter, is rehabilitated during this time, and then tries to prevent his brother (Furlong) from being indoctrinated further. The supporting cast includes Fairuza Balk, Stacy Keach, Elliott Gould, Avery Brooks, Ethan Suplee, and Beverly D'Angelo. American History X is a 1998 American crime drama film directed by Tony Kaye and written by David McKenna.
39. The Departed (2006)
| Release Year | 2006 |
| Director | Martin Scorsese |
| Writers | William Monahan(screenplay), Alan Mak(2002 screenplay Mou gaan dou), Felix Chong(2002 screenplay Mou gaan dou) |
| Starring | Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson |
| IMDB Rating | 8.5 |
The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg, with Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, and Alec Baldwin in supporting roles. The Departed is a 2006 American epic crime thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. It is both a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs and also loosely based on the real-life Boston Winter Hill Gang; the character Colin Sullivan is based on the corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, while the character Frank Costello is based on Irish-American gangster Whitey Bulger.
40. The Usual Suspects (1995)
| Release Year | 1995 |
| Director | Bryan Singer |
| Writers | Christopher McQuarrie |
| Starring | Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri |
| IMDB Rating | 9.2 |
The Usual Suspects is a 1995 neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by Bryan Singer and written by Christopher McQuarrie. It stars Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Kevin Pollak, Chazz Palminteri, Pete Postlethwaite, and Kevin Spacey. The plot follows the interrogation of Roger "Verbal" Kint, a small-time con man, who is one of only two survivors of a massacre and fire on a ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles. Through flashback and narration, Kint tells an interrogator a convoluted story of events that led him and his criminal companions to the boat, and of a mysterious crime lord—known as Keyser Söze—who controlled them.
41. The Prestige (2006)
| Release Year | 2006 |
| Director | Christopher Nolan |
| Writers | Jonathan Nolan(screenplay), Christopher Nolan(screenplay), Christopher Priest(novel) |
| Starring | Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson |
| IMDB Rating | 8.5 |
The Prestige follows Robert Angier and Alfred Borden, rival stage magicians in London at the end of the 19th century. Obsessed with creating the best stage illusion, they engage in a competitive rivalry, with tragic results. It is a 2006 science fantasy psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay by Nolan and his brother Jonathan, based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Christopher Priest.
42. Whiplash (2014)
| Release Year | 2014 |
| Director | Damien Chazelle |
| Writers | Damien Chazelle |
| Starring | Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist |
| IMDB Rating | 8.5 |
Whiplash film was produced by Bold Films, Blumhouse Productions, and Right of Way Films. Sony Pictures acquired the worldwide distribution rights, releasing the film under its Sony Pictures Classics and Stage 6 Films banners for its North American and international releases respectively. It is a 2014 American independent psychological drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle, and starring Miles Teller, J. K. Simmons, Paul Reiser and Melissa Benoist. The film follows the ambitious music student and jazz drummer Andrew Neiman (Teller), who is pushed to his limit by his abusive instructor Terence Fletcher (Simmons) at the fictitious Shaffer Conservatory in New York City.
43. Casablanca (1942)
| Release Year | 1942 |
| Director | Michael Curtiz |
| Writers | Julius J. Epstein(screenplay), Philip G. Epstein(screenplay), Howard Koch(screenplay) |
| Starring | Humphrey BogartIngrid BergmanPaul Henreid |
| IMDB Rating | 8.5 |
Filmed and set during World War II, it focuses on an American expatriate (Bogart) who must choose between his love for a woman (Bergman) or helping her husband (Henreid), a Czech resistance leader, escape from the Vichy-controlled city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Germans. The screenplay is based on Everybody Comes to Rick's, an unproduced stage play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison. The supporting cast features Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and Dooley Wilson. Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid.
44. Harakiri (1962)
| Release Year | 1962 |
| Director | Masaki Kobayashi |
| Writers | Yasuhiko Takiguchi(novel "Ibun rônin ki"), Shinobu Hashimoto(screenplay) |
| Starring | Tatsuya NakadaiAkira IshihamaShima Iwashita |
| IMDB Rating | 8.5 |
Harakiri (Seppuku) is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. The story takes place between 1619 and 1630 during the Edo period and the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate. It tells the story of the rōnin Hanshirō Tsugumo, who requests to commit seppuku (harakiri) within the manor of a local feudal lord, using the opportunity to explain the events that drove him to ask for death before an audience of samurai. The film continues to receive critical acclaim, often considered one of the best samurai pictures ever made.
45. The Intouchables
| Release Year | 2011 |
| Director | Olivier NakacheÉric Toledano |
| Writers | Olivier Nakache, Philippe Pozzo di Borgo(adapted from his autobiographical tale Le Second Souffle), Éric Toledano |
| Starring | François CluzetOmar SyAnne Le Ny |
| IMDB Rating | 8.5 |
The Intouchables also known as Untouchable in the UK and Ireland, is a 2011 French buddy comedy-drama film written and directed by Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano. It stars François Cluzet and Omar Sy. Nine weeks after its release in France on 2 November 2011, it became the biggest box office hit in France, just passing the 2008 film Welcome to the Sticks. It was the most-viewed French film in the world with 51.5 million tickets sold. Five percent of the movie's profit was given to Simon de Cyrène, an association that helps paralyzed people. At night in Paris, Driss (Sy) is driving Philippe's (Cluzet) Maserati Quattroporte at high speed. Chased through the streets by the police, they are eventually cornered. Driss claims the quadriplegic Philippe must get to the emergency room urgently; Philippe pretends to have a seizure and the fooled police officers escort them. After arriving at the hospital, Driss drives away.
46. Grave of the Fireflies(1988)
| Release Year | 1988 |
| Director | Isao Takahata |
| Writers | Akiyuki Nosaka(novel), Isao Takahata |
| Starring | Tsutomu Tatsumi(voice), Ayano Shiraishi(voice), Akemi Yamaguchi(voice) |
| IMDB Rating | 8.5 |
Grave of the Fireflies is a 1988 Japanese animated war tragedy film based on the 1967 semi-autobiographical short story of the same name by Akiyuki Nosaka. Set in the city of Kobe, Japan, the film tells the story of two siblings, Seita and Setsuko, and their desperate struggle to survive during the final months of the Second World War. Grave of the Fireflies received critical acclaim and has been ranked as one of the greatest war films of all time and has been recognized as a major work of Japanese animation.
47. Modern Times(1936)
| Release Year | 1936 |
| Director | Charles Chaplin |
| Writers | Charles Chaplin |
| Starring | Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman |
| IMDB Rating | 8.4 |
Modern Times is a 1936 American silent satirical romantic black comedy film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin in which his iconic Little Tramp character struggles to survive in the modern, industrialized world. The film is a commentary on the desperate employment and financial conditions many people faced during the Great Depression — conditions created, in Chaplin's view, by the efficiencies of modern industrialization. The movie stars Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford and Chester Conklin. It is notable for being the last time that Chaplin portrayed the Tramp character and for being the first time Chaplin's voice is heard on film
48. Once Upon a Time in the West(1968)
| Release Year | 1968 |
| Director | Sergio Leone |
| Writers | Sergio Donati, Sergio Leone(screenplay), Dario Argento(story) |
| Starring | Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale |
| IMDB Rating | 8.4 |
Once Upon a Time in the West is a 1968 epic Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone, who co-wrote it with Sergio Donati based on a story by Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Leone. It stars Henry Fonda, cast against type as the villain, Charles Bronson as his nemesis, Jason Robards as a bandit, and Claudia Cardinale as a newly widowed homesteader. The widescreen cinematography was by Tonino Delli Colli, and the acclaimed film score was by Ennio Morricone.
49. Rear Window(1954)
| Release Year | 1954 |
| Director | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Writers | John Michael Hayes, Cornell Woolrich |
| Starring | James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey |
| IMDB Rating | 8.4 |
Rear Window is a 1954 American mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by John Michael Hayes based on Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story "It Had to Be Murder". Originally released by Paramount Pictures, the film stars James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr. It was screened at the 1954 Venice Film Festival.
50. Alien(1979)
| Release Year | 1979 |
| Director | Ridley Scott |
| Writers | Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett |
| Starring | Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt |
| IMDB Rating | 8.4 |
Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon. Based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett, it follows the crew of the commercial space tug Nostromo, who, after coming across a mysterious derelict spaceship on an undiscovered moon, find themselves up against an aggressive and deadly extraterrestrial set loose on the Nostromo. The film stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, and Yaphet Kotto.
