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  • Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, and Ulrich Mühe in The Lives of Others (2006)

    1. The Lives of Others

    20062h 17mR89Metascore
    8.4 (431K)
    In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
    DirectorFlorian Henckel von DonnersmarckStarsUlrich MüheMartina GedeckSebastian Koch
  • Lamberto Maggiorani and Enzo Staiola in Bicycle Thieves (1948)

    2. Bicycle Thieves

    19481h 29mNot Rated
    8.2 (187K)
    In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.
    DirectorVittorio De SicaStarsLamberto MaggioraniEnzo StaiolaLianella Carell
  • Downfall (2004)

    3. Downfall

    20042h 36mR82Metascore
    8.2 (391K)
    Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.
    DirectorOliver HirschbiegelStarsBruno GanzAlexandra Maria LaraUlrich Matthes
  • Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Al Pacino, Ted Levine, Wes Studi, Jerry Trimble, and Mykelti Williamson in Heat (1995)

    4. Heat

    19952h 50mR76Metascore
    8.3 (767K)
    A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.
    DirectorMichael MannStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroVal Kilmer
  • 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
  • Edward Norton in American History X (1998)

    6. American History X

    19981h 59mR62Metascore
    8.5 (1.2M)
    Living a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.
    DirectorTony KayeStarsEdward NortonEdward FurlongBeverly D'Angelo
  • Natalie Portman and Jean Reno in Léon: The Professional (1994)

    7. Léon: The Professional

    19941h 50mR64Metascore
    8.5 (1.3M)
    An Italian hit man protects a New York orphan.
    DirectorLuc BessonStarsJean RenoGary OldmanNatalie Portman
  • Zain Al Rafeea and Boluwatife Treasure Bankole in Capernaum (2018)

    8. Capernaum

    20182h 6mR75Metascore
    8.4 (118K)
    While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect.
    DirectorNadine LabakiStarsZain Al RafeeaYordanos ShiferawBoluwatife Treasure Bankole
  • Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, and Phillip Alford in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

    9. To Kill a Mockingbird

    19622h 9mApproved88Metascore
    8.3 (345K)
    A widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama defends a black man against a false rape charge while teaching his young children about the sad reality of prejudice.
    DirectorRobert MulliganStarsGregory PeckJohn MegnaFrank Overton
  • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    10. Raiders of the Lost Ark

    19811h 55mPG86Metascore
    8.4 (1.1M)
    In 1936, archaeologist Indiana Jones is tasked by Army Intelligence to help locate a legendary ancient power, the Ark of Covenant, before the Nazis get it first.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul Freeman
  • Leila Hatami and Payman Maadi in A Separation (2011)

    11. A Separation

    20112h 3mPG-1395Metascore
    8.3 (271K)
    A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
    DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsPayman MaadiLeila HatamiSareh Bayat
  • M (1931)

    12. M

    19311h 39mPassed
    8.3 (178K)
    When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
    DirectorFritz LangStarsPeter LorreEllen WidmannInge Landgut
  • Mads Mikkelsen in The Hunt (2012)

    13. The Hunt

    20121h 55mR77Metascore
    8.3 (392K)
    A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
    DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsMads MikkelsenThomas Bo LarsenAnnika Wedderkopp
  • John Hurt in The Elephant Man (1980)

    14. The Elephant Man

    19802h 4mPG78Metascore
    8.2 (275K)
    A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsAnthony HopkinsJohn HurtAnne Bancroft
  • Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)

    15. 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
  • Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (1978)

    16. The Deer Hunter

    19783h 3mR90Metascore
    8.1 (378K)
    An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.
    DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De NiroChristopher WalkenJohn Cazale
  • Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay in Room (2015)

    17. Room

    20151h 58mR86Metascore
    8.1 (471K)
    A little boy is held captive in a room with his mother since his birth, so he has never known the world outside.
    DirectorLenny AbrahamsonStarsBrie LarsonJacob TremblaySean Bridgers
  • Ellar Coltrane in Boyhood (2014)

    18. Boyhood

    20142h 45mR100Metascore
    7.9 (376K)
    The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college.
    DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEllar ColtranePatricia ArquetteEthan Hawke
  • Anthony Hopkins in One Life (2023)

    19. One Life

    20231h 49mPG69Metascore
    7.5 (36K)
    Sir Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued over 600 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.
    DirectorJames HawesStarsAnthony HopkinsLena OlinJohnny Flynn
  • Olivia Colman in The Lost Daughter (2021)

    20. The Lost Daughter

    20212h 1mR86Metascore
    6.7 (79K)
    A woman's beach vacation takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of her past.
    DirectorMaggie GyllenhaalStarsOlivia ColmanJessie BuckleyDakota Johnson
  • Emile Hirsch in Into the Wild (2007)

    21. Into the Wild

    20072h 28mR73Metascore
    8.0 (683K)
    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
  • Sam Riley in Control (2007)

    22. Control

    20072h 2mR78Metascore
    7.6 (70K)
    A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23.
    DirectorAnton CorbijnStarsSam RileySamantha MortonCraig Parkinson
  • James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Beulah Bondi, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, and Eugene Pallette in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

    23. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    19392h 9mApproved73Metascore
    8.1 (127K)
    A naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartJean ArthurClaude Rains
  • Fouzia El Kader, Brahim Hadjadj, and Jean Martin in The Battle of Algiers (1966)

    24. The Battle of Algiers

    19662h 1mNot Rated96Metascore
    8.1 (72K)
    In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.
    DirectorGillo PontecorvoStarsBrahim HadjadjJean MartinYacef Saadi
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave (2013)

    25. 12 Years a Slave

    20132h 14mR96Metascore
    8.1 (769K)
    In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
    DirectorSteve McQueenStarsChiwetel EjioforMichael Kenneth WilliamsMichael Fassbender

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