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  • Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

    1. The Shawshank Redemption

    19942h 22mR82Metascore
    9.3 (3.1M)
    A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob Gunton
  • Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction (1994)

    2. 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
  • Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in Fight Club (1999)

    3. 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
  • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix (1999)

    4. The Matrix

    19992h 16mR73Metascore
    8.7 (2.2M)
    When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.
    DirectorsLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne Moss
  • Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Se7en (1995)

    5. 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
  • Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, and Giorgio Cantarini in Life Is Beautiful (1997)

    6. Life Is Beautiful

    19971h 56mPG-1358Metascore
    8.6 (784K)
    When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
    DirectorRoberto BenigniStarsRoberto BenigniNicoletta BraschiGiorgio Cantarini
  • Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar (2014)

    7. Interstellar

    20142h 49mPG-1374Metascore
    8.7 (2.4M)
    When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsMatthew McConaugheyAnne HathawayJessica Chastain
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    8. The Green Mile

    19993h 9mR61Metascore
    8.6 (1.5M)
    A death row guard learns that a gentle giant in his charge possesses a mysterious gift.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTom HanksMichael Clarke DuncanDavid Morse
  • François Cluzet and Omar Sy in The Intouchables (2011)

    9. The Intouchables

    20111h 52mR57Metascore
    8.5 (987K)
    After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.
    DirectorsOlivier NakacheÉric ToledanoStarsFrançois CluzetOmar SyAnne Le Ny
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

    10. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    19912h 17mR75Metascore
    8.6 (1.2M)
    A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward Furlong
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)

    11. Django Unchained

    20122h 45mR81Metascore
    8.5 (1.8M)
    With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJamie FoxxChristoph WaltzLeonardo DiCaprio
  • Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari, and Wes Bentley in American Beauty (1999)

    12. American Beauty

    19992h 2mR84Metascore
    8.3 (1.3M)
    A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
    DirectorSam MendesStarsKevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora Birch
  • Audrey Tautou in Amélie (2001)

    13. Amélie

    20012h 2mR70Metascore
    8.3 (822K)
    Despite being caught in her imaginative world, young waitress Amelie decides to help people find happiness. Her quest to spread joy leads her on a journey during which she finds true love.
    DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsAudrey TautouMathieu KassovitzRufus
  • Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

    14. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    20041h 48mR89Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.
    DirectorMichel GondryStarsJim CarreyKate WinsletTom Wilkinson
  • Ricardo Darín and Soledad Villamil in The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

    15. The Secret in Their Eyes

    20092h 9mR80Metascore
    8.2 (235K)
    A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases, and for his unreciprocated love with his superior--both of which still haunt him decades later.
    DirectorJuan José CampanellaStarsRicardo DarínSoledad VillamilPablo Rago
  • Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, and Barry Humphries in Finding Nemo (2003)

    16. Finding Nemo

    20031h 40mG90Metascore
    8.2 (1.2M)
    After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.
    DirectorsAndrew StantonLee UnkrichStarsAlbert BrooksEllen DeGeneresAlexander Gould
  • Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, Brian d'Arcy James, Mark Ruffalo, and Rachel McAdams in Spotlight (2015)

    17. Spotlight

    20152h 9mR93Metascore
    8.1 (522K)
    The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
    DirectorTom McCarthyStarsMark RuffaloMichael KeatonRachel McAdams
  • Rita Cortese, Ricardo Darín, Diego Gentile, Darío Grandinetti, Oscar Martínez, María Marull, Erica Rivas, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Mónica Villa, María Onetto, and Julieta Zylberberg in Wild Tales (2014)

    18. Wild Tales

    20142h 2mR77Metascore
    8.1 (231K)
    Six short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress.
    DirectorDamián SzifronStarsDarío GrandinettiMaría MarullMónica Villa
  • Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Benicio Del Toro, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, and Clive Owen in Sin City (2005)

    19. Sin City

    20052h 4mR74Metascore
    8.0 (810K)
    An exploration of the dark and miserable Basin City and three of its residents, all of whom are caught up in violent corruption.
    DirectorsFrank MillerQuentin TarantinoRobert RodriguezStarsMickey RourkeClive OwenBruce Willis
  • Jennifer Love Hewitt and Paul Nicholls in If Only (2004)

    20. If Only

    20041h 32mPG-13
    7.0 (35K)
    It takes a tragedy to teach the young businessman Ian to put love ahead of work and open up to his musician girlfriend Samantha.
    DirectorGil JungerStarsJennifer Love HewittPaul NichollsTom Wilkinson
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)

    21. Titanic

    19973h 14mPG-1375Metascore
    7.9 (1.3M)
    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
  • Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, and Diane Kruger in Wicker Park (2004)

    22. Wicker Park

    20041h 54mPG-1340Metascore
    6.9 (60K)
    A young advertising executive searches obsessively for his ex-lover Lisa who disappeared two years earlier.
    DirectorPaul McGuiganStarsJosh HartnettDiane KrugerMatthew Lillard
  • Mandy Moore and Shane West in A Walk to Remember (2002)

    23. A Walk to Remember

    20021h 41mPG35Metascore
    7.3 (228K)
    Two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is sentenced to perform community service.
    DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsMandy MooreShane WestPeter Coyote
  • Sarah Polley in My Life Without Me (2003)

    24. My Life Without Me

    20031h 46mR57Metascore
    7.4 (26K)
    A young woman conceals the fact of her terminal cancer to live her life with a passion she never had before.
    DirectorIsabel CoixetStarsSarah PolleyScott SpeedmanMark Ruffalo
  • Lily Collins and Sam Claflin in Love, Rosie (2014)

    25. Love, Rosie

    20141h 42mR44Metascore
    7.1 (164K)
    Rosie and Alex have been best friends since they were 5, so they couldn't possibly be right for each other--or could they? When it comes to love, life and making the right choices, these two are their own worst enemies.
    DirectorChristian DitterStarsLily CollinsSam ClaflinChristian Cooke

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