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  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)

    1. The Departed

    20062h 31mR85Metascore
    8.5 (1.5M)
    An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioMatt DamonJack Nicholson
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou in Blood Diamond (2006)

    2. Blood Diamond

    20062h 23mR64Metascore
    8.0 (612K)
    A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
    DirectorEdward ZwickStarsLeonardo DiCaprioDjimon HounsouJennifer Connelly
  • Identity (2003)

    3. Identity

    20031h 30mR64Metascore
    7.3 (283K)
    Stranded at a desolate Nevada motel during a nasty rain storm, ten strangers become acquainted with each other when they realize that they're being killed off one by one.
    DirectorJames MangoldStarsJohn CusackRay LiottaAmanda Peet
  • Will Smith, Brian Howe, Thandiwe Newton, and Jaden Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

    4. The Pursuit of Happyness

    20061h 57mPG-1364Metascore
    8.0 (598K)
    A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
    DirectorGabriele MuccinoStarsWill SmithThandiwe NewtonJaden Smith
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)

    5. Inception

    20102h 28mPG-1374Metascore
    8.8 (2.7M)
    A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot Page
  • Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Vinnie Jones, Jason Statham, and Ade in Snatch (2000)

    6. Snatch

    20001h 42mR55Metascore
    8.2 (953K)
    Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
    DirectorGuy RitchieStarsJason StathamBrad PittStephen Graham
  • Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Oaklee Pendergast, Tom Holland, and Samuel Joslin in The Impossible (2012)

    7. The Impossible

    20121h 54mPG-1373Metascore
    7.5 (258K)
    The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
    DirectorJ.A. BayonaStarsNaomi WattsEwan McGregorTom Holland
  • Will Smith in Seven Pounds (2008)

    8. Seven Pounds

    20082h 3mPG-1336Metascore
    7.6 (322K)
    A man with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.
    DirectorGabriele MuccinoStarsWill SmithRosario DawsonWoody Harrelson
  • Guy Pearce and Carrie-Anne Moss in Memento (2000)

    9. Memento

    20001h 53mR83Metascore
    8.4 (1.4M)
    A former insurance investigator who now suffers from anterograde amnesia uses notes and tattoos to hunt down his wife's murderer.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsGuy PearceCarrie-Anne MossJoe Pantoliano
  • Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island (2010)

    10. Shutter Island

    20102h 18mR63Metascore
    8.2 (1.6M)
    Two US marshals are sent to a mental institution on an inhospitable island in order to investigate the disappearance of a patient.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioEmily MortimerMark Ruffalo
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    11. 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
  • Osric Chau in 2012 (2009)

    12. 2012

    20092h 38mPG-1349Metascore
    5.8 (413K)
    A frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind.
    DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsJohn CusackThandiwe NewtonChiwetel Ejiofor
  • Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in The Fighter (2010)

    13. The Fighter

    20101h 56mR79Metascore
    7.8 (401K)
    Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.
    DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsMark WahlbergChristian BaleAmy Adams
  • Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in Fight Club (1999)

    14. Fight Club

    19992h 19mR67Metascore
    8.8 (2.5M)
    An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittEdward NortonMeat Loaf
  • Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)

    15. The Usual Suspects

    19951h 46mR76Metascore
    8.5 (1.2M)
    The sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.
    DirectorBryan SingerStarsKevin SpaceyGabriel ByrneChazz Palminteri
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    16. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    19662h 58mR90Metascore
    8.8 (864K)
    A bounty-hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodEli WallachLee Van Cleef
  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)

    17. The Sixth Sense

    19991h 47mPG-1364Metascore
    8.2 (1.1M)
    After being shot by a resentful former patient whom he failed to help, a Philadelphia child psychologist seeks redemption by treating a young boy with a disturbing secret.
    DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsBruce WillisHaley Joel OsmentToni Collette
  • 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
  • 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)

    19. 12 Angry Men

    19571h 36mApproved97Metascore
    9.0 (941K)
    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
  • Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, and Heather Dawn May in Psycho (1960)

    20. 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
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)

    21. Titanic

    19973h 14mPG-1375Metascore
    7.9 (1.4M)
    A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly Zane
  • Cyril Raffaelli and David Belle in District B13 (2004)

    22. District B13

    20041h 24mR70Metascore
    7.1 (76K)
    Captain Damien must team up with Leito, a local insurgent from District 13, to defuse a neutron bomb that has fallen into the hands of a local drug lord, Taha, and rescue Leito's sister Lola.
    DirectorPierre MorelStarsCyril RaffaelliDavid BelleTony D'Amario
  • Matt Damon in Green Zone (2010)

    23. Green Zone

    20101h 55mR63Metascore
    6.8 (146K)
    Discovering covert and faulty intelligence causes a U.S. Army officer to go rogue as he hunts for Weapons of Mass Destruction in an unstable region.
    DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsMatt DamonJason IsaacsGreg Kinnear
  • Steve Martin in The Pink Panther (2006)

    24. The Pink Panther

    20061h 33mPG38Metascore
    5.7 (96K)
    Bumbling Inspector Clouseau must solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and find out who stole the infamous Pink Panther diamond.
    DirectorShawn LevyStarsSteve MartinKevin KlineJean Reno
  • Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)

    25. Mulholland Drive

    20012h 27mR87Metascore
    7.9 (412K)
    After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsNaomi WattsLaura HarringJustin Theroux

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