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  • Will Smith, Brian Howe, Thandiwe Newton, and Jaden Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

    1. 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
  • Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

    2. Zero Dark Thirty

    20122h 37mR95Metascore
    7.4 (333K)
    A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.
    DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJessica ChastainJoel EdgertonChris Pratt
  • Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind (2001)

    3. A Beautiful Mind

    20012h 15mPG-1372Metascore
    8.2 (1M)
    A mathematical genius, John Nash made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsRussell CroweEd HarrisJennifer Connelly
  • Brad Pitt, Sean Bean, Saffron Burrows, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger, and Garrett Hedlund in Troy (2004)

    4. Troy

    20042h 43mR56Metascore
    7.3 (599K)
    An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces.
    DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsBrad PittEric BanaOrlando Bloom
  • Josh Hartnett in Black Hawk Down (2001)

    5. Black Hawk Down

    20012h 24mR74Metascore
    7.7 (443K)
    The story of one hundred and sixty elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily armed Somalis.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsJosh HartnettEwan McGregorTom Sizemore
  • Rani Mukerji and Vidya Balan in No One Killed Jessica (2011)

    6. No One Killed Jessica

    20112h 16m
    7.2 (13K)
    A journalist, who is more of an activist teams up with the sister of a murdered model, as she gets interested in the case and wants to bring justice to her case.
    DirectorRaj Kumar GuptaStarsRani MukerjiVidya BalanMyra Karn
  • Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon in Invictus (2009)

    7. Invictus

    20092h 14mPG-1374Metascore
    7.3 (172K)
    Nelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsMorgan FreemanMatt DamonTony Kgoroge
  • Angelina Jolie and Gattlin Griffith in Changeling (2008)

    8. Changeling

    20082h 21mR63Metascore
    7.7 (272K)
    After Christine's son goes missing, she reaches out to the LAPD to find him, but when they try to pass off an impostor as her son to quiet public protests, she refuses to accept him or give up hope.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsAngelina JolieColm FeoreAmy Ryan
  • Robert Downey Jr., Jake Gyllenhaal, and Mark Ruffalo in Zodiac (2007)

    9. Zodiac

    20072h 37mR79Metascore
    7.7 (644K)
    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
  • Dominic Cooper in The Devil's Double (2011)

    10. The Devil's Double

    20111h 49mR52Metascore
    7.0 (65K)
    A chilling vision of the house of Saddam. The world of Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was given a choice; either be the double for Saddam's sadistic son, or die.
    DirectorLee TamahoriStarsDominic CooperLudivine SagnierRaad Rawi
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks in Catch Me If You Can (2002)

    11. Catch Me If You Can

    20022h 21mPG-1375Metascore
    8.1 (1.2M)
    Barely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLeonardo DiCaprioTom HanksChristopher Walken
  • Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, and Kangana Ranaut in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)

    12. Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai

    20102h 14mNot Rated
    7.4 (19K)
    As a smuggler rises to power in in 1970s Mumbai, a younger gangster seeks to overthrow him and a police officer is caught in the middle.
    DirectorMilan LuthriaStarsAjay DevgnEmraan HashmiKangana Ranaut
  • Denzel Washington in Remember the Titans (2000)

    13. Remember the Titans

    20001h 53mPG48Metascore
    7.8 (242K)
    In 1971, Virginia high-school football was everything to the people of Alexandria, but when the school board was forced to integrate an all-Black school with an all-white one, the foundation of football's tradition was put to the test.
    DirectorBoaz YakinStarsDenzel WashingtonWill PattonWood Harris
  • Schindler's List (1993)

    14. Schindler's List

    19933h 15mR95Metascore
    9.0 (1.5M)
    In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen Kingsley
  • Leonardo DiCaprio in The Basketball Diaries (1995)

    15. The Basketball Diaries

    19951h 42mR46Metascore
    7.3 (128K)
    A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
    DirectorScott KalvertStarsLeonardo DiCaprioLorraine BraccoMarilyn Sokol
  • George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, and Jeff Bridges in The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)

    16. The Men Who Stare at Goats

    20091h 34mR54Metascore
    6.2 (140K)
    A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
    DirectorGrant HeslovStarsEwan McGregorGeorge ClooneyKevin Spacey
  • Emile Hirsch in Into the Wild (2007)

    17. Into the Wild

    20072h 28mR73Metascore
    8.0 (684K)
    After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
    DirectorSean PennStarsEmile HirschVince VaughnCatherine Keener
  • Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (2010)

    18. The Social Network

    20102hPG-1395Metascore
    7.8 (797K)
    As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsJesse EisenbergAndrew GarfieldJustin Timberlake
  • Leonardo DiCaprio in J. Edgar (2011)

    19. J. Edgar

    20112h 17mR59Metascore
    6.5 (136K)
    J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsLeonardo DiCaprioArmie HammerNaomi Watts

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