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Favorite Movies in Order

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  • Children of Men (2006)

    1. Children of Men

    20061h 49mR84Metascore
    7.9 (548K)
    In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have somehow become infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.
    DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsJulianne MooreClive OwenChiwetel Ejiofor
  • Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin in No Country for Old Men (2007)

    2. No Country for Old Men

    20072h 2mR92Metascore
    8.2 (1.1M)
    Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
    DirectorsEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsTommy Lee JonesJavier BardemJosh Brolin
  • Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)

    3. Chinatown

    19742h 10mR92Metascore
    8.1 (366K)
    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
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    4. 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
  • Alain Delon and Nathalie Delon in Le Samouraï (1967)

    5. Le Samouraï

    19671h 41mGP90Metascore
    8.0 (63K)
    After professional hitman Jef Costello is seen by witnesses, his efforts to provide himself an alibi drive him further into a corner.
    DirectorJean-Pierre MelvilleStarsAlain DelonFrançois PérierNathalie Delon
    Intoxicating throughout, this is French cinema at its best.
  • Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

    6. The Matrix Revolutions

    20032h 9mR47Metascore
    6.7 (561K)
    The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
    DirectorsLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne Moss
  • Adrien Brody in The Pianist (2002)

    7. The Pianist

    20022h 30mR85Metascore
    8.5 (970K)
    During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsAdrien BrodyThomas KretschmannFrank Finlay
  • The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

    8. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

    19593h 28mNot Rated
    8.5 (10K)
    A Japanese pacifist, unable to face the dire consequences of conscientious objection, is transformed by his attempts to compromise with the demands of war-time Japan.
    DirectorMasaki KobayashiStarsTatsuya NakadaiMichiyo AratamaChikage Awashima
  • Solaris (1972)

    9. Solaris

    19722h 47mPG93Metascore
    7.9 (102K)
    A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.
    DirectorAndrei TarkovskyStarsNatalya BondarchukDonatas BanionisJüri Järvet
    One of the most provocative films of all time. Forever ahead of its time.
  • Ran (1985)

    10. Ran

    19852h 40mR97Metascore
    8.2 (144K)
    In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTatsuya NakadaiAkira TeraoJinpachi Nezu
  • Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)

    11. Citizen Kane

    19411h 59mPG100Metascore
    8.3 (482K)
    Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenDorothy Comingore
  • Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Oscar Isaac, Timothée Chalamet, and Zendaya in Dune: Part One (2021)

    12. Dune: Part One

    20212h 35mPG-1374Metascore
    8.0 (959K)
    Paul Atreides arrives on Arrakis after his father accepts the stewardship of the dangerous planet. However, chaos ensues after a betrayal as forces clash to control melange, a precious resource.
    DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsTimothée ChalametRebecca FergusonZendaya
    Villeneuve's genius shines throughout his opus of film.
  • Barry Lyndon (1975)

    13. Barry Lyndon

    19753h 5mPG89Metascore
    8.1 (194K)
    An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's aristocratic position in 18th-century England.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsRyan O'NealMarisa BerensonPatrick Magee
  • Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

    14. The Bad and the Beautiful

    19521h 58mApproved86Metascore
    7.7 (17K)
    An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success.
    DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsLana TurnerKirk DouglasWalter Pidgeon
  • Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar (2014)

    15. 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
    Nolan officially mastered the art of mixing together the elements of a film that would appease the "casual" movie goer, along with the most astute "film snob".
  • M (1931)

    16. M

    19311h 39mPassed
    8.3 (177K)
    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
    Groundbreaking.
  • Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

    17. Once Upon a Time in the West

    19682h 46mPG-1382Metascore
    8.5 (369K)
    A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsHenry FondaCharles BronsonClaudia Cardinale
  • Michael Beecroft in Threads (1984)

    18. Threads

    19841h 52mTV-MATV Movie92Metascore
    7.9 (25K)
    The effects of a nuclear holocaust on the working class city of Sheffield, England and the eventual long-term effects of nuclear war on civilization.
    DirectorMick JacksonStarsKaren MeagherReece DinsdaleDavid Brierly
    Equal part disturbing as it is critically important.
  • Lily-Rose Depp in Nosferatu (2024)

    19. Nosferatu

    20242h 12mR78Metascore
    7.2 (204K)
    A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
    DirectorRobert EggersStarsLily-Rose DeppNicholas HoultBill Skarsgård
  • Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)

    20. Cléo from 5 to 7

    19621h 30mNot Rated87Metascore
    7.8 (30K)
    Cleo, a singer and hypochondriac, becomes increasingly worried that she might have cancer while awaiting test results from her doctor.
    DirectorAgnès VardaStarsCorinne MarchandAntoine BourseillerDominique Davray
    Scene by scene... Encapsulates elegance
  • Viridiana (1961)

    21. Viridiana

    19611h 31mNot Rated
    8.0 (27K)
    Viridiana, a young nun about to take her final vows, pays a visit to her widowed uncle at the request of her Mother Superior.
    DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsSilvia PinalFrancisco RabalFernando Rey
    Nihilist? Misanthropic? Just plain great.
  • Ikiru (1952)

    22. Ikiru

    19522h 23mNot Rated92Metascore
    8.3 (97K)
    A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTakashi ShimuraNobuo KanekoShin'ichi Himori
  • Aleksey Kravchenko in Come and See (1985)

    23. Come and See

    19852h 22mNot Rated
    8.3 (113K)
    After finding an old rifle, a young boy joins the Soviet resistance movement against ruthless German forces and experiences the horrors of World War II.
    DirectorElem KlimovStarsAleksey KravchenkoOlga MironovaLiubomiras Laucevicius
  • Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979)

    24. Apocalypse Now

    19792h 27mR94Metascore
    8.4 (743K)
    A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMartin SheenMarlon BrandoRobert Duvall
    Surreal imagery, greater than just a movie experience.
  • Oldboy (2003)

    25. Oldboy

    20032hR78Metascore
    8.3 (681K)
    After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.
    DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsChoi Min-sikYoo Ji-taeKang Hye-jeong

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