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Best movies, TV-shows, and documentaries of all time

by GlarkCable • Created 10 years ago • Modified 2 years ago
According to IMDB, these movies are really good (movies with an 8/10 or higher). The movies are in no particular order.
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  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)

    1. The Simpsons

    1989– 856 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.6 (457K)
    The satiric half-hour adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.
    CreatorsJames L. BrooksMatt GroeningSam SimonStarsDan CastellanetaNancy CartwrightJulie Kavner
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

    2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    1997–2003145 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (169K)
    A young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.
    CreatorJoss WhedonStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson Hannigan
  • Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike in Gone Girl (2014)

    3. Gone Girl

    20142h 29mR79Metascore
    8.1 (1.1M)
    The husband of a missing woman becomes the chief suspect in her disappearance.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsBen AffleckRosamund PikeNeil Patrick Harris
  • Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (1978)

    4. 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
  • Clancy Brown, Lori Alan, Rodger Bumpass, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, and Jill Talley in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)

    5. SpongeBob SquarePants

    1999– 338 epsTV-Y7TV Series
    8.2 (121K)
    The misadventures of a talking sea sponge who works at a fast food restaurant, attends a boating school, and lives in an underwater pineapple.
    CreatorsStephen HillenburgTim HillNick JenningsStarsTom KennyRodger BumpassBill Fagerbakke
  • Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

    6. Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    20031h 51mR69Metascore
    8.2 (1.3M)
    After waking from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsUma ThurmanDavid CarradineDaryl Hannah
  • Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

    7. Kill Bill: Vol. 2

    20042h 17mR83Metascore
    8.0 (844K)
    The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd, and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsUma ThurmanDavid CarradineMichael Madsen
  • Tatiana Maslany in Orphan Black (2013)

    8. Orphan Black

    2013–201750 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.3 (121K)
    A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.
    CreatorsKim CoghillAndrew De AngelisJeff DetskyStarsTatiana MaslanyDylan BruceJordan Gavaris
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)

    9. 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
  • Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart in The Philadelphia Story (1940)

    10. The Philadelphia Story

    19401h 52mApproved96Metascore
    7.8 (77K)
    After a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
    DirectorGeorge CukorStarsCary GrantKatharine HepburnJames Stewart
  • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)

    11. Friends

    1994–2004235 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.9 (1.2M)
    Follows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty year-old friends living in the Manhattan borough of New York City.
    CreatorsDavid CraneMarta KauffmanStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa Kudrow
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Lou Ferrigno, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers (2012)

    12. The Avengers

    20122h 23mPG-1369Metascore
    8.0 (1.5M)
    Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.
    DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett Johansson
  • Jamie Bell in TURN: Washington's Spies (2014)

    13. TURN: Washington's Spies

    2014–201740 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.1 (24K)
    A Long Island farmer bands together a group of childhood friends to form an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America's fight for independence.
    CreatorCraig SilversteinStarsJamie BellHeather LindSamuel Roukin
  • Emma Roberts in American Horror Story (2011)

    14. American Horror Story

    2011– 133 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.9 (356K)
    An anthology series centering on different characters and locations, showcasing different aspects of horror.
    CreatorsBrad FalchukRyan MurphyHalley FeifferStarsLady GagaKathy BatesAngela Bassett
  • Ivana Baquero in Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

    15. Pan's Labyrinth

    20061h 58mR98Metascore
    8.2 (729K)
    In 1944 Spain, a girl is sent to live with her ruthless stepfather. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks.
    DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsIvana BaqueroAriadna GilSergi López
  • 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
  • Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Dascha Polanco, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)

    17. Orange Is the New Black

    2013–201991 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.0 (331K)
    Convicted of a decade-old crime of transporting drug money, ordinarily law-abiding Piper Chapman is sentenced to 18 months behind bars and quickly discovers the realities of life-changing prison time.
    CreatorJenji KohanStarsTaylor SchillingDanielle BrooksTaryn Manning
  • Nicholas Hoult, Jack O'Connell, Dakota Blue Richards, Dev Patel, Kaya Scodelario, and Kathryn Prescott in Skins (2007)

    18. Skins

    2007–201361 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.2 (98K)
    The story of a group of British teens who are trying to grow up and find love and happiness despite questionable parenting and teachers who would rather be friends (and lovers) than authority figures.
    CreatorsJamie BrittainBryan ElsleyStarsKaya ScodelarioNicholas HoultJoe Dempsie
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    19. 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
  • Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974)

    20. 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
  • Adam Scott, Rashida Jones, Jim O'Heir, Nick Offerman, Amy Poehler, Chris Pratt, Retta, Aziz Ansari, and Aubrey Plaza in Parks and Recreation (2009)

    21. Parks and Recreation

    2009–2015124 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.6 (305K)
    The absurd antics of an Indiana town's public officials as they pursue sundry projects to make their city a better place.
    CreatorsGreg DanielsMichael SchurStarsAmy PoehlerJim O'HeirNick Offerman
  • Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, and B.J. Novak in The Office (2005)

    22. The Office

    2005–2013188 epsTV-14TV Series
    9.0 (786K)
    A mockumentary on a group of typical office workers, where the workday consists of ego clashes, inappropriate behavior, tedium and romance.
    CreatorsGreg DanielsRicky GervaisStephen MerchantStarsSteve CarellJenna FischerJohn Krasinski
  • Futurama (1999)

    23. Futurama

    1999– 180 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.5 (273K)
    Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year's Eve 2999.
    CreatorsDavid X. CohenMatt GroeningStarsBilly WestJohn DiMaggioKatey Sagal
  • Mad Men (2007)

    24. Mad Men

    2007–201592 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (278K)
    A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.
    CreatorMatthew WeinerStarsJon HammElisabeth MossVincent Kartheiser
  • Billy Bob Thornton, Colin Hanks, Jason Schwartzman, and Allison Tolman in Fargo (2014)

    25. Fargo

    2014–202451 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.8 (449K)
    Various chronicles of deception, intrigue, and murder in and around frozen Minnesota. All of these tales mysteriously lead back one way or another to Fargo, North Dakota.
    CreatorNoah HawleyStarsBilly Bob ThorntonMartin FreemanAllison Tolman

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