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Some of the Best Movies I have Ever Seen

by TheRetroNerd • Created 12 years ago • Modified 11 years ago
Just a list of some of the best movies I have ever seen. Remember, this is just a list of opinions.
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  • Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire in Rocky (1976)

    1. Rocky

    19762hPG70Metascore
    8.1 (666K)
    A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
    DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt Young
    9/10
  • Rocky II (1979)

    2. Rocky II

    19791h 59mPG61Metascore
    7.3 (242K)
    Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch.
    DirectorSylvester StalloneStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt Young
    7/10
  • Sylvester Stallone in Rocky Balboa (2006)

    3. Rocky Balboa

    20061h 42mPG63Metascore
    7.1 (238K)
    Thirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.
    DirectorSylvester StalloneStarsSylvester StalloneAntonio TarverMilo Ventimiglia
    8/10
  • Robin Williams and Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting (1997)

    4. Good Will Hunting

    19972h 6mR71Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    A therapist counsels Will Hunting, a janitor with a genius IQ.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsRobin WilliamsMatt DamonBen Affleck
    9/10
  • Alan Rickman, Warwick Davis, and Martin Freeman in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

    5. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    20051h 49mPG63Metascore
    6.7 (214K)
    Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, journeyman Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
    DirectorGarth JenningsStarsMartin FreemanYasiin BeySam Rockwell
    8/10
  • Bradley Cooper, Debbie Lay, and Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

    6. Silver Linings Playbook

    20122h 2mR81Metascore
    7.7 (762K)
    After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.
    DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsBradley CooperJennifer LawrenceRobert De Niro
    9/10
  • John Cleese, Antonio Banderas, Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Julie Andrews, Rupert Everett, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Saunders, and Conrad Vernon in Shrek 2 (2004)

    7. Shrek 2

    20041h 33mPG75Metascore
    7.4 (536K)
    Shrek and Fiona travel to the Kingdom of Far Far Away, where Fiona's parents are King and Queen, to celebrate their marriage. When they arrive, they find they are not as welcome as they thought they would be.
    DirectorsAndrew AdamsonKelly AsburyConrad VernonStarsMike MyersEddie MurphyCameron Diaz
    8/10
  • Hans Zimmer, Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Jack Black, Melissa Cobb, Mark Osborne, John Powell, and John Stevenson in Kung Fu Panda (2008)

    8. Kung Fu Panda

    20081h 32mPG74Metascore
    7.6 (556K)
    To everyone's surprise, including his own, Po, an overweight, clumsy panda, is chosen as protector of the Valley of Peace. His suitability will soon be tested as the valley's arch-enemy is on his way.
    DirectorsMark OsborneJohn StevensonStarsJack BlackIan McShaneAngelina Jolie
    Weird title but such a great film. 8/10
  • Jack Black in Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

    9. Kung Fu Panda 2

    20111h 30mPG67Metascore
    7.3 (343K)
    Po and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.
    DirectorJennifer Yuh NelsonStarsJack BlackAngelina JolieJackie Chan
    9/10
  • Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)

    10. Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

    19221h 34mNot Rated
    7.8 (120K)
    Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.
    DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsMax SchreckAlexander GranachGustav von Wangenheim
    8/10
  • Bela Lugosi in Dracula (1931)

    11. Dracula

    19311h 15mPassed71Metascore
    7.3 (62K)
    Transylvanian vampire Count Dracula bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a London estate where he sleeps in his coffin by day and searches for potential victims by night.
    DirectorsTod BrowningKarl FreundStarsBela LugosiHelen ChandlerDavid Manners
    10/10
  • The Thing (1982)

    12. The Thing

    19821h 49mR57Metascore
    8.2 (504K)
    A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellWilford BrimleyKeith David
    10/10
  • Boris Karloff, John Boles, Mae Clarke, Colin Clive, and Dwight Frye in Frankenstein (1931)

    13. Frankenstein

    19311h 10mApproved91Metascore
    7.8 (84K)
    Dr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.
    DirectorJames WhaleStarsColin CliveMae ClarkeBoris Karloff
    10/10
  • White Zombie (1932)

    14. White Zombie

    19321h 9mPassed
    6.2 (12K)
    A young man turns to a witch doctor to lure the woman he loves away from her fiancé, but instead turns her into a zombie slave.
    DirectorVictor HalperinStarsBela LugosiMadge BellamyJoseph Cawthorn
    7/10
  • Mark Borchardt and Mike Schank in American Movie (1999)

    15. American Movie

    19991h 47mR84Metascore
    7.8 (21K)
    Aspiring filmmaker Mark Borchardt attempts to finance his dream project by finally completing Coven (1997), a low-budget horror film he abandoned years before.
    DirectorChris SmithStarsMark BorchardtMike SchankTom Schimmels
    8/10
  • Fat Head (2009)

    16. Fat Head

    20091h 44mNot Rated
    7.0 (2.1K)
    A comedian replies to the "Super Size Me" crowd by losing weight on a fast-food diet while demonstrating that almost everything you think you know about the obesity "epidemic" and healthy eating is wrong.
    DirectorTom NaughtonStarsPeter PaddonTom NaughtonChareva Naughton
    7/10
  • This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)

    17. This Film Is Not Yet Rated

    20061h 38mNC-1775Metascore
    7.4 (29K)
    Kirby Dick's exposé about the American movie ratings board.
    DirectorKirby DickStarsKirby DickKimberly PeirceDarren Aronofsky
    8/10
  • The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

    18. The Diary of Anne Frank

    19593hApproved59Metascore
    7.4 (14K)
    During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
    DirectorGeorge StevensStarsMillie PerkinsShelley WintersJoseph Schildkraut
    7/10
  • Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton in Batman (1989)

    19. Batman

    19892h 6mPG-1369Metascore
    7.5 (422K)
    The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsMichael KeatonJack NicholsonKim Basinger
    9/10
  • Val Kilmer in The Prince of Egypt (1998)

    20. The Prince of Egypt

    19981h 39mPG64Metascore
    7.2 (156K)
    Egyptian Prince Moses learns of his identity as a Hebrew and his destiny to become the chosen deliverer of his people.
    DirectorsBrenda ChapmanSteve HicknerSimon WellsStarsVal KilmerRalph FiennesMichelle Pfeiffer
    8/10
  • Jay Baruchel and Randy Thom in How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

    21. How to Train Your Dragon

    20101h 38mPG75Metascore
    8.1 (859K)
    A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.
    DirectorsDean DeBloisChris SandersStarsJay BaruchelGerard ButlerChristopher Mintz-Plasse
    9/10
  • Susan Sarandon, Jason Segel, and Ed Helms in Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011)

    22. Jeff, Who Lives at Home

    20111h 23mR60Metascore
    6.4 (66K)
    Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his widowed mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his unhappily married brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.
    DirectorsJay DuplassMark DuplassStarsJason SegelEd HelmsJudy Greer
    8/10
  • Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction (1994)

    23. Pulp Fiction

    19942h 34mR95Metascore
    8.8 (2.4M)
    The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. Jackson
    9/10
  • Asa Butterfield in Hugo (2011)

    24. Hugo

    20112h 6mPG83Metascore
    7.5 (344K)
    In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsAsa ButterfieldChloë Grace MoretzChristopher Lee
    10/10
  • Owen Wilson in Midnight in Paris (2011)

    25. Midnight in Paris

    20111h 34mPG-1381Metascore
    7.6 (463K)
    While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsOwen WilsonRachel McAdamsKathy Bates
    9/10

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