250 Best Movies of All Time

01

Drishyam (2015)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 64%

A family man goes to extraordinary lengths to protect his family after covering up an accidental killing.

Directed by Nishikant Kamat · 2h 43m

2 wins & 8 nominations

Where to watch

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02

Autumn Sonata (1978)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 85%

A famous concert pianist visits her estranged daughter and decades of buried resentment come to the surface.

Directed by Ingmar Bergman · 1h 33m · Rated PG

Nominated for 2 Oscars10 wins & 10 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, TCM, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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03

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 98% Metacritic 98

Joan of Arc's trial and execution, shot almost entirely in unflinching close-up.

Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer · 1h 21m · Rated NR

4 wins & 1 nomination

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, FlixFling, HBO Max, France Channel Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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04

My Father and My Son (2005)

IMDb ★ 8.2

A father and son's decades-long estrangement, born of political conflict, faces a devastating test.

Directed by Çağan Irmak · 1h 52m

14 wins & 7 nominations

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05

The Battle of Algiers (1966)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 99% Metacritic 96

Algerian rebels wage a guerrilla campaign against French colonial forces in 1950s Algiers.

Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo · 2h 02m · Rated NR

Nominated for 3 Oscars9 wins & 8 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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06

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 98% Metacritic 92

A Kansas farm girl is swept into a magical land and sets off to find a way back home.

Directed by Victor Fleming · 1h 42m · Rated G

Won 2 Oscars16 wins & 14 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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07

Stand by Me (1986)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 89% Metacritic 76

Four young boys set out on a journey to find the body of a missing local teenager.

Directed by Rob Reiner · 1h 29m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar7 wins & 14 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Philo · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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08

Rush (2013)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 88% Metacritic 74

The fierce 1970s rivalry between two Formula One drivers pushes both men to their limits.

Directed by Ron Howard · 2h 03m · Rated R

Won 1 BAFTA Award6 wins & 67 nominations

Where to watch

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09

Platoon (1986)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 89% Metacritic 92

A young soldier caught between two conflicting sergeants experiences the brutal moral chaos of the Vietnam War.

Directed by Oliver Stone · 2h 00m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars24 wins & 16 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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10

The Iron Giant (1999)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 96% Metacritic 85

A young boy befriends a giant alien robot and has to protect it from a paranoid government agent.

Directed by Brad Bird · 1h 26m · Rated PG

Won 1 BAFTA Award20 wins & 18 nominations

Where to watch

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11

The Seventh Seal (1957)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 93% Metacritic 88

A disillusioned knight returning from the Crusades challenges Death himself to a game of chess.

Directed by Ingmar Bergman · 1h 36m · Rated NR

9 wins & 2 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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12

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 91% Metacritic 79

A hotel manager shelters over a thousand refugees during the Rwandan genocide.

Directed by Terry George · 2h 02m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 3 Oscars16 wins & 49 nominations

Where to watch

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13

The Exorcist (1973)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 78% Metacritic 83

A mother turns to two priests after her young daughter becomes violently possessed.

Directed by William Friedkin · 2h 02m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars18 wins & 21 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, AMC, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home

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14

Room (2015)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 93% Metacritic 86

A young mother and her son, raised in captivity, must adjust to life after their escape.

Directed by Lenny Abrahamson · 1h 58m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar108 wins & 143 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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15

The Chaos Class Failed the Class (1976)

IMDb ★ 8.9

A group of mischievous, perpetually failing students clashes with a strict new school head.

Directed by Ertem Eğilmez · 1h 31m

1 win

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16

Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 64%

A loyal dog goes on waiting at the train station for his dead owner's return, year after year.

Directed by Lasse Hallström · 1h 33m · Rated G

1 nomination

Where to watch

Stream: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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17

Before Sunset (2004)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 95% Metacritic 91

Two strangers who spent one night together in Vienna meet again by chance nine years later in Paris.

Directed by Richard Linklater · 1h 20m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar10 wins & 32 nominations

Where to watch

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18

The Incredibles (2004)

IMDb ★ 8.0 Metacritic 90

A family of retired superheroes is forced back into action against a vengeful new villain.

Directed by Brad Bird · 1h 55m · Rated PG

Won 2 Oscars70 wins & 56 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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19

The Big Lebowski (1998)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 79% Metacritic 71

A laid-back slacker is mistaken for a millionaire and dragged into a bizarre kidnapping scheme.

Directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen · 1h 57m · Rated R

7 wins & 18 nominations

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20

The Third Man (1949)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 99% Metacritic 97

A writer arriving in postwar Vienna investigates the mysterious death of an old friend.

Directed by Carol Reed · 1h 45m · Rated NR

Won 1 Oscar6 wins & 4 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: IndieFlix, Cineverse, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, BFI Player Amazon Channel, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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21

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 97% Metacritic 93

Three Second World War veterans struggle to adjust to civilian life when they return home.

Directed by William Wyler · 2h 51m · Rated NR

Won 7 Oscars25 wins & 4 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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22

On the Waterfront (1954)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 99% Metacritic 91

A washed-up boxer turned dockworker struggles with his conscience after witnessing union corruption.

Directed by Elia Kazan · 1h 48m · Rated NR

Won 8 Oscars30 wins & 11 nominations

Where to watch

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23

Wild Strawberries (1957)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 94% Metacritic 88

An elderly professor confronts memories of his past during a road trip to receive an honorary degree.

Directed by Ingmar Bergman · 1h 31m

Nominated for 1 Oscar16 wins & 4 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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24

The Terminator (1984)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 90% Metacritic 84

A relentless killing machine is sent back in time to erase a resistance leader before he's born.

Directed by James Cameron · 1h 48m · Rated R

9 wins & 8 nominations

Where to watch

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25

Maharaja (2024)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 83%

A humble barber's relentless pursuit of a stolen dustbin unravels a much darker, violent secret.

Directed by Nithilan Saminathan · 2h 21m

5 wins & 12 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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The Sound of Music (1965)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 83% Metacritic 63

A free-spirited governess brings music and joy to a widowed naval captain's seven children.

Directed by Robert Wise · 2h 54m · Rated G

Won 5 Oscars19 wins & 13 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, Wonder Project Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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27

Spotlight (2015)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 97% Metacritic 93

A team of investigative journalists exposes decades of institutional cover-up within the Catholic Church.

Directed by Tom McCarthy · 2h 09m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars124 wins & 146 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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28

Jai Bhim (2021)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 100%

A determined lawyer fights institutional caste-based injustice to free a wrongly imprisoned tribal man.

Directed by T. J. Gnanavel · 2h 44m

14 wins & 20 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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29

La Haine (1995)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 96%

Three young friends in a Paris housing project spend a tense day after a night of rioting.

Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz · 1h 38m · Rated NR

8 wins & 15 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Criterion Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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30

Tokyo Story (1953)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 100% Metacritic 100

An elderly couple visits their grown children in the city, only to find themselves quietly unwelcome.

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu · 2h 17m

3 wins

Where to watch

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31

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 85% Metacritic 73

A naive, idealistic new senator battles entrenched political corruption in Washington.

Directed by Frank Capra · 2h 10m · Rated NR

Won 1 Oscar8 wins & 12 nominations

Where to watch

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32

The General (1926)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 92%

A train engineer chases his stolen locomotive behind enemy lines during the Civil War.

Directed by Clyde Bruckman & Buster Keaton · 1h 19m · Rated NR

3 wins & 1 nomination

Where to watch

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33

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 79% Metacritic 63

A blacksmith teams up with an eccentric pirate to rescue a kidnapped governor's daughter.

Directed by Gore Verbinski · 2h 23m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 5 Oscars38 wins & 104 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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34

Rocky (1976)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 93% Metacritic 70

A struggling small-time boxer is given a once-in-a-lifetime shot at the heavyweight title.

Directed by John G. Avildsen · 2h 00m · Rated PG

Won 3 Oscars23 wins & 23 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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35

Logan (2017)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 93% Metacritic 77

An ageing, ailing Wolverine protects a young mutant girl from the forces hunting her.

Directed by James Mangold · 2h 17m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar29 wins & 82 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, fuboTV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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36

The Wages of Fear (1953)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 100% Metacritic 85

Four desperate men agree to drive trucks of unstable nitroglycerin across treacherous South American terrain.

Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot · 2h 34m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 BAFTA Award6 wins & 1 nomination total

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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37

The Deer Hunter (1978)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 86% Metacritic 90

Three friends from a Pennsylvania steel town are forever changed by their experiences in the Vietnam War.

Directed by Michael Cimino · 3h 03m · Rated R

Won 5 Oscars24 wins & 27 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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38

Mary and Max (2009)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 96% Metacritic 72

An unlikely pen-pal friendship blossoms between a lonely Australian girl and an obese New Yorker with Asperger's.

Directed by Adam Elliot · 1h 32m · Rated NR

6 wins & 9 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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39

A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)

IMDb ★ 8.2 Metacritic 78

A former bully tries to make amends by reconnecting with the deaf classmate he once tormented.

Directed by Naoko Yamada · 2h 09m · Rated NR

6 wins & 9 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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40

Sherlock Jr. (1924)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 87%

A daydreaming projectionist falls asleep and imagines himself solving a mystery inside the film he is showing.

Directed by Buster Keaton · 0h 45m · Rated NR

2 wins

Where to watch

Stream: FlixFling, IndieFlix, Kino Film Collection, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, FilmBox Live Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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41

The Gold Rush (1925)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 98% Metacritic 90

A prospector's Klondike misadventures include a starving cabin-mate and a famous boot dinner.

Directed by Charlie Chaplin · 1h 35m · Rated NR

Nominated for 2 Oscars7 wins & 3 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, History Vault, Eternal Family, HBO Max, FilmBox Live Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store

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42

Wild Tales (2014)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 94% Metacritic 77

Six standalone stories of ordinary people pushed past their breaking point, each sharper than the last.

Directed by Damián Szifron · 2h 02m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar51 wins & 58 nominations

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43

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 96% Metacritic 71

A devil hunter's fragile new romance is shadowed by the deadly secret his mysterious love interest is hiding.

Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara · 1h 40m · Rated R

2 wins & 17 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel · Rent: Google Play Movies, YouTube · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 93% Metacritic 71

A spell gone wrong pulls villains from other universes into Peter Parker's already fractured world.

Directed by Jon Watts · 2h 28m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar35 wins & 72 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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In the Name of the Father (1993)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 94% Metacritic 84

An Irishman wrongly imprisoned for an IRA bombing fights for years to clear his name.

Directed by Jim Sheridan · 2h 13m · Rated R

Nominated for 7 Oscars7 wins & 41 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Jaws (1975)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 97% Metacritic 87

A shark terrorises a resort town that refuses to close its beaches for the summer season.

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 2h 04m · Rated PG

Won 3 Oscars16 wins & 21 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Ford v Ferrari (2019)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 92% Metacritic 81

An American car designer and a fearless driver build a race car to beat Ferrari at Le Mans.

Directed by James Mangold · 2h 33m · Rated PG-13

Won 2 Oscars26 wins & 86 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Gone Girl (2014)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 88% Metacritic 79

A husband becomes the prime suspect when his wife vanishes on their anniversary.

Directed by David Fincher · 2h 29m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar64 wins & 189 nominations

Where to watch

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Blade Runner (1982)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 89% Metacritic 84

A bounty hunter tracks down synthetic humans in a rain-soaked, neon-lit future Los Angeles.

Directed by Ridley Scott · 1h 58m · Rated R

Nominated for 2 Oscars13 wins & 22 nominations

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Monsters, Inc. (2001)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 96% Metacritic 79

Two monster coworkers must return a human child to her own world without anyone finding out.

Directed by Pete Docter · 1h 32m · Rated G

Won 1 Oscar15 wins & 38 nominations

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Stream: Disney Plus, fuboTV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Before Sunrise (1995)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 100% Metacritic 79

Two strangers who meet on a train spend one unforgettable night wandering and talking through Vienna.

Directed by Richard Linklater · 1h 41m · Rated R

2 wins & 7 nominations

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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 92% Metacritic 88

A legendary concierge and his loyal lobby boy become entangled in a stolen painting and a family fortune.

Directed by Wes Anderson · 1h 40m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars137 wins & 227 nominations

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Memories of Murder (2003)

IMDb ★ 8.1 Metacritic 82

A serial-killer procedural more interested in institutional failure than a tidy resolution.

Directed by Bong Joon Ho · 2h 11m

34 wins & 13 nominations

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How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 99% Metacritic 75

A young Viking befriends the very dragon he was raised to hate and kill.

Directed by Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders · 1h 38m · Rated PG

Nominated for 2 Oscars25 wins & 63 nominations

Where to watch

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12 Years a Slave (2013)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 95% Metacritic 96

A free Black man is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the pre-Civil War South.

Directed by Steve McQueen · 2h 14m · Rated R

Won 3 Oscars244 wins & 338 nominations

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Raging Bull (1980)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 92% Metacritic 90

A boxer's paranoid jealousy destroys every relationship in his life outside the ring.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 2h 09m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars24 wins & 28 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Gran Torino (2008)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 81% Metacritic 73

A bitter, racist Korean War veteran forms an unexpected bond with his immigrant neighbours.

Directed by Clint Eastwood · 1h 56m · Rated R

21 wins & 23 nominations

Where to watch

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My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 94% Metacritic 87

Two young sisters befriend gentle forest spirits after moving to the countryside near their ailing mother.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 1h 26m · Rated G

6 wins & 2 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Children of Heaven (1997)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 83% Metacritic 77

A poor Iranian boy hides the loss of his sister's shoes, so the two secretly share his own pair.

Directed by Majid Majidi · 1h 28m

Nominated for 1 Oscar18 wins & 5 nominations

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Million Dollar Baby (2004)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 90% Metacritic 86

A gruff boxing trainer reluctantly takes on a determined female fighter with nothing left to lose.

Directed by Clint Eastwood · 2h 12m · Rated PG-13

Won 4 Oscars68 wins & 86 nominations

Where to watch

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Fargo (1996)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 95% Metacritic 88

A car salesman's botched kidnapping scheme spirals into a series of increasingly violent complications.

Directed by Joel Coen · 1h 38m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars84 wins & 59 nominations

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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 97% Metacritic 90

A near-wordless desert chase and a franchise reboot that somehow tops the originals.

Directed by George Miller · 2h 01m · Rated R

Won 6 Oscars246 wins & 240 nominations

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Ratatouille (2007)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 96% Metacritic 96

A rat with a gift for cooking dreams of becoming a chef in a prestigious Parisian restaurant.

Directed by Brad Bird · 1h 51m · Rated G

Won 1 Oscar69 wins & 42 nominations

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Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 84% Metacritic 71

A pacifist Army medic saves dozens of lives on the front line at Okinawa without ever carrying a weapon.

Directed by Mel Gibson · 2h 19m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars57 wins & 115 nominations

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Warrior (2011)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 84% Metacritic 71

Two estranged brothers with a fractured family history collide in the finals of a mixed martial arts tournament.

Directed by Gavin O'Connor · 2h 20m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar6 wins & 22 nominations

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The Wild Robot (2024)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 97% Metacritic 85

A shipwrecked robot stranded on a wild island learns to adapt and becomes an unlikely parent.

Directed by Chris Sanders · 1h 42m · Rated PG

Nominated for 3 Oscars94 wins & 109 nominations

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Ben-Hur (1959)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 87% Metacritic 90

A betrayed Jewish prince seeks revenge on his childhood friend, now a powerful Roman official.

Directed by William Wyler · 3h 32m · Rated G

Won 11 Oscars29 wins & 13 nominations

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Barry Lyndon (1975)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 78% Metacritic 89

An Irish rogue schemes and charms his way into wealth and nobility in 18th-century Europe.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 3h 08m · Rated PG

Won 4 Oscars18 wins & 14 nominations

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Rashomon (1950)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 98% Metacritic 98

Four witnesses recount the same crime with four completely irreconcilable versions of events.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 1h 28m · Rated NR

Nominated for 1 Oscar9 wins & 5 nominations

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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 96% Metacritic 88

British prisoners of war are made to build a strategic railway bridge for their Japanese captors.

Directed by David Lean · 2h 42m · Rated PG

Won 7 Oscars30 wins & 7 nominations

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 90% Metacritic 88

A grieving mother rents three billboards to pressure police into solving her daughter's murder.

Directed by Martin McDonagh · 1h 55m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars132 wins & 233 nominations

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 96% Metacritic 85

Harry and his friends make a final stand against Voldemort in the battle for Hogwarts.

Directed by David Yates · 2h 10m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 3 Oscars50 wins & 96 nominations

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Trainspotting (1996)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 93% Metacritic 83

A group of Edinburgh friends cycle through heroin addiction, betrayal and half-hearted attempts to get clean.

Directed by Danny Boyle · 1h 34m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar23 wins & 35 nominations

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Inside Out (2015)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 98% Metacritic 94

Personified emotions inside a young girl's mind struggle to help her adjust to a difficult move.

Directed by Pete Docter · 1h 35m · Rated PG

Won 1 Oscar99 wins & 118 nominations

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Dead Poets Society (1989)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 85% Metacritic 79

An unconventional English teacher inspires his boarding school students to seize the day through poetry.

Directed by Peter Weir · 2h 09m · Rated PG

Won 1 Oscar20 wins & 19 nominations

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The Best of Youth (2003)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 94% Metacritic 89

Two Italian brothers' diverging life paths unfold across four turbulent decades.

Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana · 6h 07m · Rated R

33 wins & 25 nominations

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V for Vendetta (2006)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 73% Metacritic 62

A masked vigilante wages a campaign against a totalitarian government in a dystopian future Britain.

Directed by James McTeigue · 2h 12m · Rated R

7 wins & 29 nominations

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Catch Me If You Can (2002)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 96% Metacritic 75

A brilliant young con artist forges cheques and impersonates professionals while an FBI agent doggedly pursues him.

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 2h 21m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 2 Oscars16 wins & 46 nominations

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Chinatown (1974)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 98% Metacritic 92

A private detective investigating an adultery case uncovers a vast conspiracy over Los Angeles's water supply.

Directed by Roman Polanski · 2h 10m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar21 wins & 24 nominations

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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 75% Metacritic 67

A group of small-time crooks scrambles to pay off a rigged poker debt to a dangerous crime boss.

Directed by Guy Ritchie · 1h 45m · Rated R

Won 1 BAFTA Award13 wins & 9 nominations

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Gone with the Wind (1939)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 90% Metacritic 97

A headstrong Southern belle's tumultuous romances unfold against the backdrop of the Civil War.

Directed by Victor Fleming · 3h 58m · Rated G

Won 8 Oscars26 wins & 10 nominations

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The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 89% Metacritic 80

A retired legal counsellor reopens the investigation into a decades-old rape and murder case.

Directed by Juan José Campanella · 2h 10m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar53 wins & 43 nominations

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Dial M for Murder (1954)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 90% Metacritic 75

A husband meticulously plots his wife's murder, only to have his scheme go disastrously wrong.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 45m · Rated PG

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award5 wins & 3 nominations

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 92% Metacritic 91

King Arthur and his knights go on an absurd, comic quest for the Holy Grail.

Directed by Terry Jones & Terry Gilliam · 1h 31m · Rated PG

2 wins & 2 nominations

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The Great Escape (1963)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 94% Metacritic 86

Allied prisoners of war plan an elaborate mass breakout from a heavily guarded German camp.

Directed by John Sturges · 2h 53m · Rated NR

Nominated for 1 Oscar3 wins & 12 nominations

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The Elephant Man (1980)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 91% Metacritic 78

A severely deformed man is rescued from a freak show by a doctor who helps him regain his dignity.

Directed by David Lynch · 2h 04m · Rated PG

Nominated for 8 Oscars11 wins & 22 nominations

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Yojimbo (1961)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 96% Metacritic 93

A wandering samurai plays two rival gangs against each other to liberate a terrorised town.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 1h 50m · Rated NR

Nominated for 1 Oscar5 wins & 2 nominations

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Klaus (2019)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 95% Metacritic 65

A spoiled postal worker's unlikely friendship with a reclusive toymaker sparks the origin of the Santa Claus legend.

Directed by Sergio Pablos · 1h 37m · Rated PG

Nominated for 1 Oscar11 wins & 27 nominations

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Finding Nemo (2003)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 99% Metacritic 90

A worried clownfish crosses the ocean to rescue his son from a fish tank in a dentist's office.

Directed by Andrew Stanton · 1h 40m · Rated G

Won 1 Oscar49 wins & 63 nominations

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 100% Metacritic 98

Three prospectors' search for gold in the Mexican mountains descends into greed and paranoia.

Directed by John Huston · 2h 06m · Rated NR

Won 3 Oscars18 wins & 5 nominations

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Project Hail Mary (2026)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 95% Metacritic 77

A lone astronaut wakes with no memory aboard a spacecraft on a mission to save humanity from extinction.

Directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller · 2h 37m · Rated PG-13

7 wins & 11 nominations

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 98% Metacritic 67

Demon slayers storm a shifting, labyrinthine fortress for a climactic battle against an ancient demon king.

Directed by Haruo Sotozaki · 2h 36m · Rated R

12 wins & 10 nominations

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Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 88% Metacritic 82

A young woman cursed with old age seeks refuge in the walking castle of a mysterious wizard.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 1h 59m · Rated PG

Nominated for 1 Oscar14 wins & 20 nominations

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A Beautiful Mind (2001)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 74% Metacritic 72

A brilliant mathematician's groundbreaking career is overshadowed by his slide into schizophrenia.

Directed by Ron Howard · 2h 15m · Rated PG-13

Won 4 Oscars37 wins & 69 nominations

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Unforgiven (1992)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 96% Metacritic 85

A retired, ageing gunslinger takes one last job that forces him to confront his violent past.

Directed by Clint Eastwood · 2h 10m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars52 wins & 47 nominations

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Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 95% Metacritic 98

A young girl escapes the horrors of fascist Spain into a dark fantastical labyrinth ruled by a mysterious faun.

Directed by Guillermo del Toro · 1h 58m · Rated R

Won 3 Oscars109 wins & 115 nominations

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 85% Metacritic 69

A betrayed assassin begins her methodical quest for revenge against the squad that left her for dead.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 1h 51m · Rated R

Nominated for 5 BAFTA Awards30 wins & 103 nominations

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Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 96% Metacritic 78

A legendary fighter pilot trains a new generation for a nearly impossible, dangerous mission.

Directed by Joseph Kosinski · 2h 11m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 Oscar114 wins & 237 nominations

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Prisoners (2013)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 81% Metacritic 70

A desperate father takes matters into his own hands after his daughter and her friend vanish.

Directed by Denis Villeneuve · 2h 33m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar10 wins & 38 nominations

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No Country for Old Men (2007)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 93% Metacritic 92

A chase movie that refuses every genre convention it sets up.

Directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen · 2h 02m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars165 wins & 139 nominations

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The Thing (1982)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 85% Metacritic 57

A shapeshifting alien picks off an Antarctic research team one paranoid reveal at a time.

Directed by John Carpenter · 1h 49m · Rated R

1 win & 5 nominations

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Casino (1995)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 79% Metacritic 73

A skilled gambler's rise running a Las Vegas casino for the mob descends into betrayal and violence.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 2h 59m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar4 wins & 11 nominations

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Ran (1985)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 96% Metacritic 97

An ageing warlord's decision to divide his kingdom among his sons ignites a catastrophic war.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 2h 40m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar30 wins & 23 nominations

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All About Eve (1950)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 99% Metacritic 98

An ageing Broadway star's life is upended by a seemingly devoted young fan with hidden ambitions.

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · 2h 19m · Rated PG

Won 6 Oscars27 wins & 22 nominations

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The Sixth Sense (1999)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 86% Metacritic 64

A troubled child psychologist tries to help a young boy who claims he can see dead people.

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan · 1h 47m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 6 Oscars37 wins & 56 nominations

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The Kid (1921)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 100%

A tramp raises an abandoned baby into a scrappy young accomplice.

Directed by Charlie Chaplin · 1h 08m · Rated NR

2 wins

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The Father (2020)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 98% Metacritic 88

An elderly man's grip on reality unravels as dementia distorts how he sees his own family.

Directed by Florian Zeller · 1h 37m · Rated PG-13

Won 2 Oscars39 wins & 171 nominations

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Taxi Driver (1976)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 89% Metacritic 94

An alienated New York cabbie grows more isolated until it pushes him toward violence.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 1h 54m · Rated R

Nominated for 4 Oscars22 wins & 21 nominations

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Some Like It Hot (1959)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 95% Metacritic 98

Two musicians disguise themselves as women to escape the mob after witnessing a gangland killing.

Directed by Billy Wilder · 2h 03m

Won 1 Oscar11 wins & 13 nominations

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There Will Be Blood (2007)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 91% Metacritic 93

A ruthless oil prospector's ambition curdles into obsession and violence in early 20th-century California.

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · 2h 38m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars114 wins & 138 nominations

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Hamilton (2025)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 98% Metacritic 88

The story of founding father Alexander Hamilton told through a groundbreaking hip-hop stage musical.

Directed by Thomas Kail · 2h 40m · Rated PG-13

Won 2 Primetime Emmys19 wins & 43 nominations

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For a Few Dollars More (1965)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 92% Metacritic 74

Two bounty hunters reluctantly team up to track down a sadistic outlaw and his gang.

Directed by Sergio Leone · 2h 12m · Rated R

3 nominations

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Oppenheimer (2023)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 93% Metacritic 90

The physicist behind the atomic bomb grapples with the moral weight of his creation.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 3h 01m · Rated R

Won 7 Oscars370 wins & 378 nominations

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Batman Begins (2005)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 85% Metacritic 70

Bruce Wayne trains abroad before returning to Gotham to begin his crusade against crime.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 2h 20m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar15 wins & 79 nominations

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Jurassic Park (1993)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 91% Metacritic 68

A theme park's cloned dinosaurs run amok after its security systems catastrophically fail.

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 2h 07m · Rated PG-13

Won 3 Oscars44 wins & 27 nominations

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Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 93% Metacritic 60

American judges preside over the trial of German judges complicit in Nazi war crimes.

Directed by Stanley Kramer · 3h 11m · Rated NR

Won 2 Oscars16 wins & 26 nominations

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Bicycle Thieves (1948)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 99%

A poor father and his young son search desperately through Rome for his stolen bicycle.

Directed by Vittorio De Sica · 1h 29m · Rated NR

Nominated for 1 Oscar18 wins & 1 nomination

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Dangal (2016)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 89%

A former wrestler trains his daughters to become champions against India's deep-rooted gender prejudice.

Directed by Nitesh Tiwari · 2h 41m · Rated NR

41 wins & 38 nominations

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Green Book (2018)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 77% Metacritic 69

A Black pianist and his working-class white driver tour the segregated Deep South together.

Directed by Peter Farrelly · 2h 10m · Rated PG-13

Won 3 Oscars58 wins & 125 nominations

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Woman in the Dunes (1964)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 100%

An entomologist becomes trapped in a remote sand pit, forced to live with a mysterious woman.

Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara · 2h 27m · Rated NR

Nominated for 2 Oscars11 wins & 3 nominations

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121

L.A. Confidential (1997)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 99% Metacritic 91

Three detectives with conflicting methods investigate a web of corruption tied to a brutal massacre.

Directed by Curtis Hanson · 2h 18m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars91 wins & 86 nominations

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Shutter Island (2010)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 69% Metacritic 63

A US Marshal investigating a disappearance at a remote psychiatric hospital uncovers disturbing truths.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 2h 18m · Rated R

11 wins & 66 nominations

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Downfall (2004)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 90% Metacritic 82

The final days of Adolf Hitler's regime unfold from inside his besieged Berlin bunker.

Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel · 2h 35m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar22 wins & 34 nominations

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124

Snatch (2000)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 74% Metacritic 55

A stolen diamond sets off a chaotic chain of double-crosses among London's criminal underworld.

Directed by Guy Ritchie · 1h 43m · Rated R

4 wins & 7 nominations

Where to watch

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125

The Truman Show (1998)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 94% Metacritic 90

An ordinary man slowly discovers his entire life has been broadcast as a reality television show.

Directed by Peter Weir · 1h 43m · Rated PG

Nominated for 3 Oscars42 wins & 69 nominations

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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 79% Metacritic 75

A stockbroker's meteoric rise through fraud and excess spirals into a life of reckless indulgence.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 3h 00m · Rated R

Nominated for 5 Oscars38 wins & 180 nominations

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127

1917 (2019)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 88% Metacritic 78

Two young soldiers race across enemy territory to deliver a message that could save sixteen hundred men.

Directed by Sam Mendes · 1h 59m · Rated R

Won 3 Oscars137 wins & 202 nominations

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128

Metropolis (1927)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 97% Metacritic 98

A wealthy city's son falls for a worker organising the oppressed labourers who keep it running underground.

Directed by Fritz Lang · 2h 28m · Rated NR

7 wins & 6 nominations

Where to watch

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A Clockwork Orange (1971)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 86% Metacritic 77

A violent young delinquent undergoes an experimental treatment designed to condition away his behaviour.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 2h 17m · Rated NC-17

Nominated for 4 Oscars12 wins & 26 nominations

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The Sting (1973)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 93% Metacritic 83

Two con artists team up to pull off an elaborate scheme against a ruthless crime boss.

Directed by George Roy Hill · 2h 09m · Rated PG

Won 7 Oscars18 wins & 6 nominations

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131

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 84% Metacritic 65

An archaeologist teams up with his estranged father to find the Holy Grail before the Nazis do.

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 2h 07m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 Oscar9 wins & 24 nominations

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132

Citizen Kane (1941)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 99% Metacritic 100

Orson Welles's directorial debut: a reporter investigates the private life behind a media tycoon's dying last word.

Directed by Orson Welles · 1h 59m · Rated NR

Won 1 Oscar16 wins & 13 nominations

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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 93% Metacritic 88

A small-town Southern lawyer defends a Black man falsely accused of assault.

Directed by Robert Mulligan · 2h 09m · Rated NR

Won 3 Oscars14 wins & 16 nominations

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Vertigo (1958)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 94% Metacritic 100

A retired detective with a fear of heights becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman he is hired to follow.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 2h 08m · Rated PG

Nominated for 2 Oscars9 wins & 8 nominations

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135

Amélie (2001)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 90% Metacritic 70

A whimsical Parisian waitress quietly improves the lives of those around her.

Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet · 2h 02m · Rated R

Nominated for 5 Oscars60 wins & 74 nominations

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136

Die Hard (1988)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 94% Metacritic 72

An off-duty New York cop battles terrorists who have taken over a Los Angeles skyscraper.

Directed by John McTiernan · 2h 12m · Rated R

Nominated for 4 Oscars10 wins & 12 nominations

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M (1931)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 100%

A child murderer is hunted by both the police and Berlin's own criminal underworld.

Directed by Fritz Lang · 1h 50m

2 wins

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138

A Separation (2011)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 99% Metacritic 95

A couple's divorce drags their family into an escalating moral and legal dispute.

Directed by Asghar Farhadi · 2h 03m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 Oscar89 wins & 52 nominations

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139

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 89% Metacritic 78

Marine recruits endure brutal training before being thrown into the chaos of the Vietnam War.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 1h 57m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar8 wins & 15 nominations

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140

I Swear (2025)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 96% Metacritic 73

A man with severe Tourette syndrome fights prejudice and institutional failure to live an ordinary life.

Directed by Kirk Jones · 2h 01m · Rated R

Won 2 BAFTA Awards6 wins & 20 nominations

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141

North by Northwest (1959)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 97% Metacritic 98

An advertising executive is mistaken for a spy and pursued across the country by dangerous agents.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 2h 17m · Rated G

Nominated for 3 Oscars9 wins & 7 nominations

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142

Like Stars on Earth (2007)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 93%

A struggling dyslexic child finds hope through a compassionate art teacher who recognises his hidden talent.

Directed by Aamir Khan · 2h 42m · Rated PG

28 wins & 18 nominations

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Double Indemnity (1944)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 97% Metacritic 95

An insurance salesman is drawn into a scheme to murder a client's husband for the payout.

Directed by Billy Wilder · 1h 47m · Rated NR

Nominated for 7 Oscars5 wins & 9 nominations

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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 90% Metacritic 84

A black monolith and a rogue computer push a deep-space crew towards humanity's next step.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 2h 29m · Rated G

Won 1 Oscar18 wins & 14 nominations

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Up (2009)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 98% Metacritic 88

A grieving widower ties thousands of balloons to his house to fulfil a lifelong promise of adventure.

Directed by Pete Docter · 1h 36m · Rated PG

Won 2 Oscars81 wins & 88 nominations

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146

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 90% Metacritic 81

Quentin Tarantino's debut: a diamond heist gone wrong leaves criminals suspecting each other of betrayal.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 1h 39m · Rated R

13 wins & 23 nominations

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147

Scarface (1983)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 77% Metacritic 65

A Cuban refugee's ruthless rise through Miami's cocaine trade consumes everything in his life.

Directed by Brian De Palma · 2h 50m · Rated R

8 nominations

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148

Heat (1995)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 84% Metacritic 76

An elite crew of thieves and the relentless detective pursuing them are drawn towards an inevitable, tragic collision.

Directed by Michael Mann · 2h 50m · Rated R

15 nominations

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149

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 93% Metacritic 100

A British officer unites Arab tribes to fight the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.

Directed by David Lean · 3h 48m · Rated PG

Won 7 Oscars31 wins & 14 nominations

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150

The Apartment (1960)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 94% Metacritic 94

An ambitious insurance clerk lends out his flat to philandering executives in exchange for promotions.

Directed by Billy Wilder · 2h 06m

Won 5 Oscars26 wins & 8 nominations

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151

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 93% Metacritic 89

A heartbroken man undergoes a procedure to erase all memory of his former relationship.

Directed by Michel Gondry · 1h 48m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar73 wins & 111 nominations

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The Hunt (2012)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 92% Metacritic 77

A kindergarten teacher's life is destroyed after a false accusation of child abuse spreads through his small town.

Directed by Thomas Vinterberg · 1h 56m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar38 wins & 74 nominations

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153

Ikiru (1952)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 98% Metacritic 92

A terminally ill bureaucrat dedicates his final months to accomplishing one meaningful act of public good.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 2h 23m · Rated NR

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award6 wins & 2 nominations

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Incendies (2010)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 91% Metacritic 80

Twins fulfil their late mother's dying wish by uncovering a devastating secret about her wartime past.

Directed by Denis Villeneuve · 2h 11m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar41 wins & 20 nominations

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155

Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK (2024)

IMDb ★ 8.9

The war between humanity and the titans reaches its catastrophic, world-changing end.

Directed by Yuichiro Hayashi · 2h 25m · Rated NR

2 nominations

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156

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 80% Metacritic 71

Four Coney Island residents' addictions spiral into devastating, interconnected ruin.

Directed by Darren Aronofsky · 1h 42m · Rated NR

Nominated for 1 Oscar37 wins & 69 nominations

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157

Waltz with Bashir (2008)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 97% Metacritic 91

An Israeli veteran pieces together his lost memories of the 1982 Lebanon War through a series of conversations.

Directed by Ari Folman · 1h 30m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar46 wins & 63 nominations

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158

Return of the Jedi (1983)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 83% Metacritic 58

The Rebel Alliance mounts a final assault on the Empire's second Death Star.

Directed by Richard Marquand · 2h 12m · Rated PG

Nominated for 4 Oscars25 wins & 23 nominations

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159

Toy Story 3 (2010)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 98% Metacritic 92

Discarded toys plot their escape from a daycare centre after their owner leaves for college.

Directed by Lee Unkrich · 1h 43m · Rated G

Won 2 Oscars64 wins & 96 nominations

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Joker (2019)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 68% Metacritic 59

A struggling, mentally ill clown-for-hire descends into violence and chaos amid a decaying Gotham City.

Directed by Todd Phillips · 2h 02m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars120 wins & 247 nominations

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161

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 86% Metacritic 75

An ageing gangster returns to New York decades later to confront the ghosts of his violent past.

Directed by Sergio Leone · 2h 19m · Rated R

Won 2 BAFTA Awards11 wins & 13 nominations

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Singin' in the Rain (1952)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 100% Metacritic 99

Silent film stars scramble to adapt as their industry goes through the chaotic transition to talkies.

Directed by Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly · 1h 43m · Rated G

Nominated for 2 Oscars11 wins & 11 nominations

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Capernaum (2018)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 89% Metacritic 75

A young boy in a Lebanese slum sues his parents for the unbearable hardship of his existence.

Directed by Nadine Labaki · 2h 06m

Nominated for 1 Oscar37 wins & 56 nominations

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American Beauty (1999)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 87% Metacritic 84

A suburban father's midlife crisis upends his family when he becomes infatuated with his daughter's friend.

Directed by Sam Mendes · 2h 02m · Rated R

Won 5 Oscars112 wins & 102 nominations

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165

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 98% Metacritic 97

A rogue general triggers an unstoppable chain of events that threatens global nuclear war.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 1h 35m · Rated PG

Nominated for 4 Oscars14 wins & 11 nominations

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166

Oldboy (2003)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 82% Metacritic 78

The hallway fight scene alone made this a reference point for action cinema worldwide.

Directed by Park Chan-wook · 2h 00m · Rated R

46 wins & 28 nominations

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167

Princess Mononoke (1997)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 93% Metacritic 78

A young warrior becomes entangled in a war between forest spirits and an industrious mining settlement.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 2h 14m · Rated PG-13

14 wins & 6 nominations

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168

Braveheart (1995)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 74% Metacritic 68

A Scottish warrior leads a rebellion against the tyrannical English king who executed his wife.

Directed by Mel Gibson · 2h 58m · Rated R

Won 5 Oscars34 wins & 34 nominations

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169

Das Boot (1981)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 98% Metacritic 85

The crew of a German U-boat endures gruelling claustrophobia and mounting terror during the Second World War.

Directed by Wolfgang Petersen · 2h 30m · Rated R

Nominated for 6 Oscars16 wins & 12 nominations

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170

3 Idiots (2009)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 94% Metacritic 67

Two friends go looking for their old free-spirited college roommate, who defied a rigid education system.

Directed by Rajkumar Hirani · 2h 51m · Rated PG-13

64 wins & 30 nominations

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171

Your Name. (2016)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 98% Metacritic 81

Two teenagers who mysteriously swap bodies across time and distance search for a way to meet.

Directed by Makoto Shinkai · 1h 46m · Rated PG

17 wins & 27 nominations

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172

Amadeus (1984)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 90% Metacritic 87

A rival composer's consuming jealousy of Mozart's genius drives him towards obsession and ruin.

Directed by Miloš Forman · 2h 40m · Rated PG

Won 8 Oscars43 wins & 15 nominations

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173

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 87% Metacritic 78

Batman comes out of exile to defend Gotham from a masked revolutionary bent on destroying it.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 2h 45m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award45 wins & 103 nominations

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174

Toy Story (1995)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 100% Metacritic 96

A cowboy doll's world is turned upside down when a flashy new spaceman toy arrives.

Directed by John Lasseter · 1h 21m · Rated G

Nominated for 3 Oscars29 wins & 24 nominations

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175

Coco (2017)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 97% Metacritic 81

A boy accidentally travels to the Land of the Dead to uncover his family's hidden musical history.

Directed by Lee Unkrich · 1h 45m · Rated PG

Won 2 Oscars113 wins & 42 nominations

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Good Will Hunting (1997)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 97% Metacritic 71

A brilliant but troubled janitor with a gift for mathematics is guided by a therapist towards self-acceptance.

Directed by Gus Van Sant · 2h 07m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars25 wins & 61 nominations

Where to watch

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Avengers: Endgame (2019)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 94% Metacritic 78

The Avengers attempt a time heist to undo a universe-altering snap.

Directed by Anthony Russo & Joe Russo · 3h 01m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar71 wins & 132 nominations

Where to watch

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High and Low (1963)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 97% Metacritic 90

A wealthy executive must decide whether to pay a ransom demanded for the wrong kidnapped child.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 2h 22m · Rated NR

3 wins & 3 nominations

Where to watch

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12th Fail (2023)

IMDb ★ 8.7 RT 91%

A young man from a poor village keeps failing and keeps going, determined to become a police officer.

Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra · 2h 26m · Rated PG

31 wins & 40 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Hulu, Netflix Standard with Ads

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Aliens (1986)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 93% Metacritic 84

A colonial marine unit is sent to confront a whole hive of the creatures that nearly killed Ripley.

Directed by James Cameron · 2h 17m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars20 wins & 25 nominations

Where to watch

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The Great Dictator (1940)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 92%

A Jewish barber mistaken for a tyrannical dictator is thrust into the centre of a fascist regime.

Directed by Charlie Chaplin · 2h 05m · Rated NR

Nominated for 5 Oscars7 wins & 6 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, TCM, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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The Shining (1980)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 84% Metacritic 68

A writer's winter caretaking job at an isolated hotel unleashes his descent into supernatural-fuelled madness.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 2h 24m · Rated R

6 wins & 9 nominations

Where to watch

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Inglourious Basterds (2009)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 89% Metacritic 69

A team of Jewish-American soldiers and a vengeful cinema owner plot to assassinate Nazi leaders.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 2h 33m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar134 wins & 173 nominations

Where to watch

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Paths of Glory (1957)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 96% Metacritic 90

A French colonel defends three soldiers unjustly court-martialled for a doomed First World War offensive.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 1h 28m · Rated NR

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award5 wins & 3 nominations total

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 100% Metacritic 76

A murder trial takes a series of stunning turns as a defence barrister uncovers hidden truths.

Directed by Billy Wilder · 1h 56m · Rated NR

Nominated for 6 Oscars3 wins & 15 nominations

Where to watch

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Sunset Boulevard (1950)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 98% Metacritic 94

A struggling screenwriter becomes entangled with a faded, delusional silent-film star clinging to the past.

Directed by Billy Wilder · 1h 50m · Rated NR

Won 3 Oscars21 wins & 20 nominations

Where to watch

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The Lives of Others (2006)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 92% Metacritic 89

An East German secret police officer surveilling a playwright grows unexpectedly sympathetic to his target.

Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck · 2h 17m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar80 wins & 38 nominations

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 97% Metacritic 87

A teenager from an alternate dimension teams up with several other Spider-People to stop a threat to the multiverse.

Directed by Bob Persichetti & Peter Ramsey · 1h 57m · Rated PG

Won 1 Oscar85 wins & 60 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 94% Metacritic 86

An adventuring archaeologist races Nazi agents to recover the legendary, world-altering Ark of the Covenant.

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 1h 55m · Rated PG

Won 4 Oscars46 wins & 26 nominations

Where to watch

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The Odyssey (2026)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 93% Metacritic 88

A weary king's decade-long, myth-haunted voyage home tests his cunning and endurance against the wrath of the gods.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 2h 53m · Rated R

3 wins

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Dune: Part Two (2024)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 92% Metacritic 79

A genuine sci-fi epic where the relationship between Paul and Chani is central to the story, not decoration.

Directed by Denis Villeneuve · 2h 47m · Rated PG-13

Won 2 Oscars125 wins & 376 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 85% Metacritic 68

Earth's mightiest heroes unite to stop a cosmic tyrant from gaining the power to wipe out half of all life.

Directed by Joe Russo & Anthony Russo · 2h 29m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar48 wins & 80 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Memento (2000)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 94% Metacritic 83

A man with no short-term memory hunts his wife's killer using notes and tattoos as his only guide.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 1h 53m · Rated R

Nominated for 2 Oscars57 wins & 59 nominations

Where to watch

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Apocalypse Now (1979)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 91% Metacritic 94

A captain travels up a war-torn river to kill a renegade colonel who has set up his own jungle kingdom.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 2h 27m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars21 wins & 33 nominations

Where to watch

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WALL·E (2008)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 95% Metacritic 95

A lonely trash-compacting robot left behind on a ruined Earth finds purpose after meeting a sleek probe.

Directed by Andrew Stanton · 1h 38m · Rated G

Won 1 Oscar96 wins & 95 nominations

Where to watch

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City Lights (1931)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 95% Metacritic 99

A tramp falls for a blind flower seller and works to pay for the surgery that will let her see him.

Directed by Charlie Chaplin · 1h 27m · Rated G

6 wins

Where to watch

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Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 96% Metacritic 82

A mysterious harmonica-playing gunslinger seeks revenge against a ruthless railroad enforcer.

Directed by Sergio Leone · 2h 46m · Rated PG-13

6 wins & 5 nominations

Where to watch

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Modern Times (1936)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 98% Metacritic 96

A factory worker's sanity frays under an assembly line, as silent comedy meets the sound era on its own terms.

Directed by Charlie Chaplin · 1h 27m · Rated G

6 wins & 1 nomination

Where to watch

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Rear Window (1954)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 99% Metacritic 100

A photographer laid up with a broken leg becomes convinced he's witnessed a murder across the courtyard.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 53m · Rated PG

Nominated for 4 Oscars7 wins & 14 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Alien (1979)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 93% Metacritic 89

The crew of a commercial spaceship is hunted one by one by a nearly unkillable creature.

Directed by Ridley Scott · 1h 57m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar19 wins & 22 nominations

Where to watch

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Django Unchained (2012)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 87% Metacritic 81

A freed slave partners with a bounty hunter to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 2h 45m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars58 wins & 158 nominations

Where to watch

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The Usual Suspects (1995)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 87% Metacritic 76

A small-time con man recounts the twisted events leading up to a deadly heist and a mysterious crime lord.

Directed by Bryan Singer · 1h 46m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars37 wins & 17 nominations

Where to watch

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The Intouchables (2011)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 75% Metacritic 57

A wealthy quadriplegic man hires an unconventional caregiver from the projects, and the two form an unlikely bond.

Directed by Éric Toledano & Olivier Nakache · 1h 53m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award38 wins & 40 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Casablanca (1943)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 99% Metacritic 100

A cynical nightclub owner in Vichy-controlled Morocco must choose between love and helping the resistance.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 42m · Rated PG

Won 3 Oscars18 wins & 12 nominations

Where to watch

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Cinema Paradiso (1988)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 90% Metacritic 80

A filmmaker recalls his childhood friendship with the projectionist at his small Sicilian town's cinema.

Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore · 2h 04m · Rated PG

Won 1 Oscar25 wins & 33 nominations

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Léon: The Professional (1994)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 76% Metacritic 64

A hitman reluctantly takes in a young girl after her family is murdered, teaching her his trade.

Directed by Luc Besson · 1h 51m · Rated R

5 wins & 16 nominations

Where to watch

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 95% Metacritic 86

Miles Morales journeys across the multiverse, confronting a vast society of Spider-People.

Directed by Kemp Powers & Justin K. Thompson · 2h 20m · Rated PG

Nominated for 1 Oscar107 wins & 164 nominations

Where to watch

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American History X (1998)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 84% Metacritic 62

A former neo-Nazi tries to stop his younger brother going down the same path of hate that consumed him.

Directed by Tony Kaye · 1h 59m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar4 wins & 15 nominations

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The Prestige (2006)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 77% Metacritic 66

Two rival magicians engage in an escalating, obsessive competition with devastating personal costs.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 2h 10m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 2 Oscars6 wins & 44 nominations

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Whiplash (2014)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 94% Metacritic 89

An ambitious young drummer is pushed to his psychological limits by a ruthless, abusive music conductor.

Directed by Damien Chazelle · 1h 47m · Rated R

Won 3 Oscars100 wins & 144 nominations

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The Departed (2006)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 91% Metacritic 85

A remake that somehow out-tenses its own already tense source material.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 2h 31m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars100 wins & 141 nominations

Where to watch

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The Lion King (1994)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 92% Metacritic 88

A young lion prince flees his kingdom after his father's murder, only to return years later to reclaim it.

Directed by Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff · 1h 29m · Rated G

Won 2 Oscars43 wins & 35 nominations

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Psycho (1960)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 97% Metacritic 97

A secretary's impulsive theft leads her to a motel run by a deeply disturbed young man.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 49m · Rated R

Nominated for 4 Oscars8 wins & 14 nominations

Where to watch

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Harakiri (1962)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 100% Metacritic 85

A ronin's request to commit ritual suicide at a feudal estate unravels a tale of institutional cruelty.

Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · 2h 15m · Rated NR

9 wins & 3 nominations

Where to watch

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Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 100% Metacritic 94

Two siblings struggle to survive in Japan during the final devastating months of the Second World War.

Directed by Isao Takahata · 1h 29m · Rated NR

3 wins

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Parasite (2019)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 99% Metacritic 97

A poor family schemes its way into the lives of a wealthy household, with unforeseen consequences.

Directed by Bong Joon Ho · 2h 13m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars309 wins & 261 nominations

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The Pianist (2002)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 95% Metacritic 85

A Jewish pianist fights to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto during the Second World War.

Directed by Roman Polanski · 2h 30m · Rated R

Won 3 Oscars57 wins & 74 nominations

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Gladiator (2000)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 80% Metacritic 67

A betrayed Roman general seeks vengeance on the corrupt emperor who murdered his family.

Directed by Ridley Scott · 2h 35m · Rated R

Won 5 Oscars61 wins & 105 nominations

Where to watch

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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)

IMDb ★ 8.8 RT 100% Metacritic 95

A betrayed assassin methodically hunts down the former colleagues who left her for dead, in the combined cut.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 4h 14m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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Spirited Away (2001)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 96% Metacritic 96

A young girl trapped in a spirit world must work in a bathhouse to save her transformed parents.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 2h 05m · Rated PG

Won 1 Oscar58 wins & 31 nominations

Where to watch

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Star Wars (1977)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 93% Metacritic 90

A farm boy joins a rebellion to rescue a princess and destroy an empire's planet-killing superweapon.

Directed by George Lucas · 2h 01m · Rated PG

Won 6 Oscars70 wins & 31 nominations

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Back to the Future (1985)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 93% Metacritic 88

A teenager accidentally travels to 1955 and has to make sure his own parents still fall in love.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis · 1h 56m · Rated PG

Won 1 Oscar27 wins & 25 nominations

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 90% Metacritic 75

A reprogrammed Terminator now protects the boy an earlier model was sent to kill.

Directed by James Cameron · 2h 17m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars39 wins & 33 nominations

Where to watch

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Life Is Beautiful (1997)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 80% Metacritic 58

A Jewish father uses humour and imagination to shield his young son from the horrors of a concentration camp.

Directed by Roberto Benigni · 1h 56m · Rated PG-13

Won 3 Oscars72 wins & 52 nominations

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City of God (2002)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 91% Metacritic 79

Two boys growing up in a violent Rio de Janeiro slum take drastically different paths in life.

Directed by Fernando Meirelles · 2h 09m · Rated R

Nominated for 4 Oscars76 wins & 50 nominations

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The Green Mile (1999)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 78% Metacritic 61

A death row prison guard witnesses miraculous events around a gentle inmate convicted of a brutal crime.

Directed by Frank Darabont · 3h 09m · Rated R

Nominated for 4 Oscars15 wins & 37 nominations

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Seven Samurai (1954)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 100% Metacritic 98

A poor village hires seven masterless samurai to defend it from a band of marauding bandits.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 3h 27m · Rated NR

Nominated for 2 Oscars5 wins & 9 nominations

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Saving Private Ryan (1998)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 94% Metacritic 91

A squad of soldiers is sent behind enemy lines to bring home a paratrooper whose brothers have all been killed.

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 2h 49m · Rated R

Won 5 Oscars79 wins & 75 nominations

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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 95% Metacritic 86

A trainee FBI agent consults an imprisoned cannibal to catch an active serial killer.

Directed by Jonathan Demme · 1h 59m · Rated R

Won 5 Oscars71 wins & 50 nominations

Where to watch

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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 94% Metacritic 89

A despairing man is shown by a guardian angel what his community would have lost without him.

Directed by Frank Capra · 2h 11m · Rated PG

Nominated for 5 Oscars11 wins & 7 nominations

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Se7en (1995)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 84% Metacritic 65

One of the most atmospheric detective films ever made, and still unnerving.

Directed by David Fincher · 2h 07m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar29 wins & 44 nominations

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 92% Metacritic 84

A rebellious new patient clashes with a psychiatric ward's iron-fisted head nurse.

Directed by Miloš Forman · 2h 15m · Rated R

Won 5 Oscars38 wins & 15 nominations

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GoodFellas (1990)

IMDb ★ 8.7 RT 93% Metacritic 92

A young man's rise through the ranks of the mob gives way to paranoia, betrayal and violence.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 2h 25m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar44 wins & 38 nominations

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Interstellar (2014)

IMDb ★ 8.7 RT 73% Metacritic 74

A pilot leaves his children behind on a dying Earth to search the stars for humanity's next home.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 2h 49m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 Oscar45 wins & 148 nominations

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The Matrix (1999)

IMDb ★ 8.7 RT 83% Metacritic 73

A hacker discovers reality is a simulation built to keep humanity docile.

Directed by Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski · 2h 16m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars42 wins & 52 nominations

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The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

IMDb ★ 8.7 RT 93% Metacritic 82

The rebellion is scattered and Luke learns a truth about his father that changes everything.

Directed by Irvin Kershner · 2h 04m · Rated PG

Won 1 Oscar27 wins & 21 nominations

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Inception (2010)

IMDb ★ 8.8 RT 86% Metacritic 74

A thief who steals secrets through dream infiltration is offered a chance at redemption via one impossible job.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 2h 28m · Rated PG-13

Won 4 Oscars160 wins & 220 nominations

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Fight Club (1999)

IMDb ★ 8.8 RT 81% Metacritic 67

A satire so stylish that a lot of viewers missed it was a satire at all.

Directed by David Fincher · 2h 19m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar12 wins & 38 nominations

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Forrest Gump (1994)

IMDb ★ 8.8 RT 75% Metacritic 82

A one-man tour through three decades of American history.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis · 2h 22m · Rated PG-13

Won 6 Oscars51 wins & 74 nominations

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

IMDb ★ 8.8 RT 97% Metacritic 90

Three gunslingers race each other across the desert to find a fortune in buried Confederate gold.

Directed by Sergio Leone · 2h 41m · Rated R

2 wins & 5 nominations

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

IMDb ★ 8.8 RT 95% Metacritic 87

The fellowship splits apart as war breaks out across Middle-earth and the ring creeps closer to Mordor.

Directed by Peter Jackson · 2h 59m · Rated PG-13

Won 2 Oscars132 wins & 139 nominations

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Pulp Fiction (1994)

IMDb ★ 8.8 RT 92% Metacritic 95

Two hitmen, a boxer and a gangster's wife weave through a nonlinear crime saga in Los Angeles.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 2h 34m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar69 wins & 72 nominations

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

IMDb ★ 8.9 RT 91% Metacritic 92

A hobbit inherits a ring that could either save or destroy Middle-earth.

Directed by Peter Jackson · 2h 59m · Rated PG-13

Won 4 Oscars126 wins & 127 nominations

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Schindler's List (1993)

IMDb ★ 9.0 RT 98% Metacritic 95

Essential and difficult, and still one of the most important films ever made.

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 3h 15m · Rated R

Won 7 Oscars91 wins & 49 nominations

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12 Angry Men (1957)

IMDb ★ 9.0 RT 100% Metacritic 97

One juror holds out against eleven others and slowly gets them to question a murder verdict they'd already settled on.

Directed by Sidney Lumet · 1h 37m · Rated NR

Nominated for 3 Oscars16 wins & 12 nominations

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

IMDb ★ 9.0 RT 94% Metacritic 94

The final battle for Middle-earth unfolds as the fellowship's quest reaches its end.

Directed by Peter Jackson · 3h 21m · Rated PG-13

Won 11 Oscars215 wins & 124 nominations

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The Godfather Part II (1974)

IMDb ★ 9.0 RT 96% Metacritic 90

A parallel rise and fall, with the son consolidating power as the father's own origin is finally shown.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 3h 22m · Rated R

Won 6 Oscars17 wins & 21 nominations

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The Dark Knight (2008)

IMDb ★ 9.1 RT 94% Metacritic 85

A district attorney and a vigilante are pushed past their limits by a criminal who wants neither money nor power.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 2h 32m · Rated PG-13

Won 2 Oscars163 wins & 165 nominations

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The Godfather (1972)

IMDb ★ 9.2 RT 97% Metacritic 100

A crime family's reluctant heir is pulled into the empire he swore he'd never want.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 2h 55m · Rated R

Won 3 Oscars31 wins & 31 nominations

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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

IMDb ★ 9.3 RT 89% Metacritic 82

Hope as an active choice, not a passive feeling, patiently built over two and a half hours.

Directed by Frank Darabont · 2h 22m · Rated R

Nominated for 7 Oscars21 wins & 43 nominations

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