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  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, and Amy Adams in The Master (2012)

    1. The Master

    20122h 18mR86Metascore
    7.1 (194K)
    A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by a cult and its charismatic leader.
    DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsJoaquin PhoenixPhilip Seymour HoffmanAmy Adams
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)

    2. 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
  • Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood (2007)

    2. There Will Be Blood

    20072h 38mR93Metascore
    8.2 (677K)
    A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.
    DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsDaniel Day-LewisPaul DanoCiarán Hinds
  • Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)

    3. Taxi Driver

    19761h 54mR94Metascore
    8.2 (988K)
    A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJodie FosterCybill Shepherd
  • Saoirse Ronan in Lady Bird (2017)

    3. Lady Bird

    20171h 34mR93Metascore
    7.4 (354K)
    A fiercely independent teenager tries to make her own way in the world while wanting to get out of her hometown of Sacramento, California, and to get away from her complicated mother and recently-unemployed father.
    DirectorGreta GerwigStarsSaoirse RonanLaurie MetcalfTracy Letts
  • Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island (2010)

    5. 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
  • Isla Fisher, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, Jorma Taccone, and Andy Samberg in Hot Rod (2007)

    6. Hot Rod

    20071h 28mPG-1343Metascore
    6.7 (97K)
    Self-proclaimed stuntman Rod Kimble is preparing for the jump of his life - to clear fifteen buses to raise money for his abusive stepfather Frank's life-saving heart operation.
    DirectorAkiva SchafferStarsAndy SambergIsla FisherIan McShane
  • The Savages (2007)

    6. The Savages

    20071h 53mR85Metascore
    7.1 (39K)
    A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
    DirectorTamara JenkinsStarsLaura LinneyPhilip Seymour HoffmanPhilip Bosco
  • Alan Arkin, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, and Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

    7. Little Miss Sunshine

    20061h 41mR80Metascore
    7.8 (541K)
    A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
    DirectorsJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsSteve CarellToni ColletteGreg Kinnear
  • Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)

    8. Chinatown

    19742h 10mR92Metascore
    8.1 (368K)
    A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJack NicholsonFaye DunawayJohn Huston
  • Toni Collette and Milly Shapiro in Hereditary (2018)

    9. Hereditary

    20182h 7mR87Metascore
    7.3 (426K)
    A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.
    DirectorAri AsterStarsToni ColletteMilly ShapiroGabriel Byrne
  • Scarlett Johansson in Lost in Translation (2003)

    10. Lost in Translation

    20031h 42mR91Metascore
    7.7 (514K)
    A fading movie star falls for a lonely young woman in Tokyo.
    DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsBill MurrayScarlett JohanssonGiovanni Ribisi
  • Michael Stuhlbarg in A Serious Man (2009)

    11. A Serious Man

    20091h 46mR88Metascore
    7.0 (155K)
    Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Despite seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.
    DirectorsEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsMichael StuhlbargRichard KindSari Lennick
  • Liam Neeson in Silence (2016)

    11. Silence

    20162h 41mR79Metascore
    7.2 (129K)
    In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsAndrew GarfieldAdam DriverLiam Neeson
  • Colin Farrell in The Lobster (2015)

    13. The Lobster

    20151h 59mR82Metascore
    7.1 (322K)
    In a dystopian near future, according to the laws of The City, single people are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in 45 days or they're transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.
    DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsColin FarrellRachel WeiszJessica Barden
  • Ralph Meeker in Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

    14. Kiss Me Deadly

    19551h 46mApproved
    7.5 (23K)
    A doomed female hitchhiker pulls Mike Hammer into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue, revolving around a mysterious "great whatsit".
    DirectorRobert AldrichStarsRalph MeekerAlbert DekkerPaul Stewart
  • The Shining (1980)

    15. The Shining

    19802h 26mR68Metascore
    8.4 (1.2M)
    A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny Lloyd
  • Takeshi Kaneshiro, Brigitte Lin, and Faye Wong in Chungking Express (1994)

    15. Chungking Express

    19941h 42mPG-1378Metascore
    7.9 (105K)
    Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
    DirectorWong Kar-WaiStarsBrigitte LinTakeshi KaneshiroTony Leung Chiu-wai
  • Jerry Lewis and Donna Butterworth in The Family Jewels (1965)

    18. The Family Jewels

    19651h 39mApproved
    6.2 (2.6K)
    A young heiress must choose among six uncles, one of whom is up to no good and out to harm the girl's beloved bodyguard who practically raised her.
    DirectorJerry LewisStarsJerry LewisSebastian CabotNeil Hamilton
  • Bill Murray, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Jonah Meyerson, and Grant Rosenmeyer in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

    18. The Royal Tenenbaums

    20011h 50mR76Metascore
    7.6 (325K)
    The eccentric members of a dysfunctional family reluctantly gather under the same roof for various reasons.
    DirectorWes AndersonStarsGene HackmanGwyneth PaltrowAnjelica Huston
  • François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Léaud in The 400 Blows (1959)

    19. The 400 Blows

    19591h 39mNot Rated
    8.0 (132K)
    A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.
    DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsJean-Pierre LéaudAlbert RémyClaire Maurier
  • Max von Sydow, Ingrid Thulin, and Naima Wifstrand in The Magician (1958)

    20. The Magician

    19581h 41mApproved86Metascore
    7.5 (12K)
    A traveling magician and his assistants are persecuted by authorities in Sweden of the 19th century. Their capture, however, didn't bring victory to those in power.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowIngrid ThulinGunnar Björnstrand
  • The Tree of Life (2011)

    21. The Tree of Life

    20112h 19mPG-1385Metascore
    6.8 (189K)
    The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.
    DirectorTerrence MalickStarsBrad PittSean PennJessica Chastain
  • Jake Gyllenhaal and Hugh Jackman in Prisoners (2013)

    21. Prisoners

    20132h 33mR70Metascore
    8.2 (883K)
    A desperate father takes the law into his own hands after police fail to find two kidnapped girls.
    DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsHugh JackmanJake GyllenhaalViola Davis
  • Gene Hackman, John Cazale, and Allen Garfield in The Conversation (1974)

    23. The Conversation

    19741h 53mPG88Metascore
    7.7 (132K)
    A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsGene HackmanJohn CazaleAllen Garfield

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