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  • John Hurt in The Elephant Man (1980)

    1. The Elephant Man

    19802h 4mPG78Metascore
    8.2 (275K)
    A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsAnthony HopkinsJohn HurtAnne Bancroft
    9.5\10
  • Aleksey Kravchenko in Come and See (1985)

    2. Come and See

    19852h 22mNot Rated
    8.3 (115K)
    After finding an old rifle, a young boy joins the Soviet resistance movement against ruthless German forces and experiences the horrors of World War II.
    DirectorElem KlimovStarsAleksey KravchenkoOlga MironovaLiubomiras Laucevicius
    9.5\10
  • Robert De Niro, James Woods, William Forsythe, Brian Bloom, Adrian Curran, James Hayden, Rusty Jacobs, and Scott Tiler in Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

    3. Once Upon a Time in America

    19843h 49mR75Metascore
    8.3 (398K)
    A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsRobert De NiroJames WoodsElizabeth McGovern
    9\10
  • 8½ (1963)

    4. 8½

    19632h 18mNot Rated93Metascore
    8.0 (130K)
    A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.
    DirectorFederico FelliniStarsMarcello MastroianniAnouk AiméeClaudia Cardinale
    9\10
  • Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, and Heather Dawn May in Psycho (1960)

    5. Psycho

    19601h 49mR97Metascore
    8.5 (760K)
    A secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded California motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera Miles
    9\10
  • Vertigo (1958)

    6. Vertigo

    19582h 8mPG100Metascore
    8.2 (449K)
    A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartKim NovakBarbara Bel Geddes
    9\10
  • Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Jack Warden, and Robert Webber in 12 Angry Men (1957)

    7. 12 Angry Men

    19571h 36mApproved97Metascore
    9.0 (940K)
    The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin Balsam
    9\10
  • Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    8. A Clockwork Orange

    19712h 16mR77Metascore
    8.2 (917K)
    Alex DeLarge and his droogs barbarize a decaying near-future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael Bates
    9\10
  • Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979)

    9. Apocalypse Now

    19792h 27mR94Metascore
    8.4 (748K)
    A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMartin SheenMarlon BrandoRobert Duvall
    9\10
  • Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (1978)

    10. The Deer Hunter

    19783h 3mR90Metascore
    8.1 (378K)
    The lives of a group of friends are forever changed by the Vietnam War.
    DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De NiroChristopher WalkenJohn Cazale
    9\10
  • Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980)

    11. Raging Bull

    19802h 9mR90Metascore
    8.1 (399K)
    The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroCathy MoriartyJoe Pesci
    9\10
  • Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)

    12. Taxi Driver

    19761h 54mR94Metascore
    8.2 (989K)
    A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJodie FosterCybill Shepherd
  • Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, and Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990)

    13. Goodfellas

    19902h 25mR92Metascore
    8.7 (1.3M)
    The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroRay LiottaJoe Pesci
    9\10
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    14. The Godfather

    19722h 55mR100Metascore
    9.2 (2.1M)
    The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames Caan
    9\10
  • Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974)

    15. The Godfather Part II

    19743h 22mR90Metascore
    9.0 (1.4M)
    The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroRobert Duvall
    9\10
  • Sean Connery, Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro, Andy Garcia, and Charles Martin Smith in The Untouchables (1987)

    16. The Untouchables

    19871h 59mR79Metascore
    7.8 (346K)
    During Prohibition, Treasury agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone, and assembles a small, incorruptible team to help him.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsKevin CostnerSean ConneryRobert De Niro
  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)

    17. City of God

    20022h 10mR79Metascore
    8.6 (845K)
    In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
    DirectorsFernando MeirellesKátia LundStarsAlexandre RodriguesLeandro FirminoMatheus Nachtergaele
  • Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Se7en (1995)

    18. Se7en

    19952h 7mR65Metascore
    8.6 (1.9M)
    Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsMorgan FreemanBrad PittKevin Spacey
    9\10
  • Robert Downey Jr., Jake Gyllenhaal, and Mark Ruffalo in Zodiac (2007)

    19. Zodiac

    20072h 37mR79Metascore
    7.7 (643K)
    Between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsJake GyllenhaalRobert Downey Jr.Mark Ruffalo
  • Misery (1990)

    20. Misery

    19901h 47mR75Metascore
    7.8 (252K)
    After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsJames CaanKathy BatesRichard Farnsworth
  • The Shining (1980)

    21. The Shining

    19802h 26mR68Metascore
    8.4 (1.2M)
    A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny Lloyd
    9\10
  • Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

    22. The Silence of the Lambs

    19911h 58mR86Metascore
    8.6 (1.7M)
    A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
    DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott Glenn
    9\10
  • Funny Games (1997)

    23. Funny Games

    19971h 48mNot Rated69Metascore
    7.5 (92K)
    Two violent young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.
    DirectorMichael HanekeStarsSusanne LotharUlrich MüheArno Frisch
    8.5\10
  • Antonio Banderas and Elena Anaya in The Skin I Live In (2011)

    24. The Skin I Live In

    20112hR70Metascore
    7.6 (175K)
    A brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
    DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsAntonio BanderasElena AnayaJan Cornet
    9\10
  • Patricia Arquette and Bill Pullman in Lost Highway (1997)

    25. Lost Highway

    19972h 14mR53Metascore
    7.6 (165K)
    Anonymous videotapes presage a musician's murder conviction, and a gangster's girlfriend leads a mechanic astray.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsBill PullmanPatricia ArquetteJohn Roselius
    9\10

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