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  • Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Se7en (1995)

    1. 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
  • Mel Gibson in Braveheart (1995)

    2. Braveheart

    19952h 58mR68Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.
    DirectorMel GibsonStarsMel GibsonSophie MarceauPatrick McGoohan
  • Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)

    3. Gone with the Wind

    19393h 58mG97Metascore
    8.2 (349K)
    A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
    DirectorVictor FlemingStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas Mitchell
  • Eric Bana in Munich (2005)

    4. Munich

    20052h 44mR74Metascore
    7.5 (248K)
    After the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsEric BanaDaniel CraigMarie-Josée Croze
  • Mark Wahlberg in Lone Survivor (2013)

    5. Lone Survivor

    20132h 1mR60Metascore
    7.5 (317K)
    Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare.
    DirectorPeter BergStarsMark WahlbergTaylor KitschEmile Hirsch
  • Matt Damon in The Martian (2015)

    6. The Martian

    20152h 24mPG-1380Metascore
    8.0 (975K)
    An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assumes him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive and can survive until a potential rescue.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsMatt DamonJessica ChastainKristen Wiig
  • Signs (2002)

    7. Signs

    20021h 46mPG-1359Metascore
    6.8 (403K)
    A widowed former reverend living with his children and brother on a Pennsylvania farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields, which suggests something more frightening to come.
    DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsMel GibsonJoaquin PhoenixRory Culkin
  • Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, José Ferrer, and Jack Hawkins in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

    8. Lawrence of Arabia

    19623h 47mPG100Metascore
    8.3 (332K)
    The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
    DirectorDavid LeanStarsPeter O'TooleAlec GuinnessAnthony Quinn
  • Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas in The English Patient (1996)

    9. The English Patient

    19962h 42mR86Metascore
    7.4 (210K)
    At the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.
    DirectorAnthony MinghellaStarsRalph FiennesJuliette BinocheWillem Dafoe
  • Downfall (2004)

    10. 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
  • Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves in The Devil's Advocate (1997)

    11. The Devil's Advocate

    19972h 24mR60Metascore
    7.5 (427K)
    An exceptionally adept Florida lawyer is offered a job at a high-end New York City law firm with a high-end boss - the biggest opportunity of his career to date.
    DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsKeanu ReevesAl PacinoCharlize Theron
  • Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart in The Butterfly Effect (2004)

    12. The Butterfly Effect

    20041h 53mR30Metascore
    7.6 (543K)
    Evan Treborn suffers blackouts during significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life by reading his journal.
    DirectorsEric BressJ. Mackye GruberStarsAshton KutcherAmy SmartMelora Walters
  • Mel Gibson in We Were Soldiers (2002)

    13. We Were Soldiers

    20022h 18mR65Metascore
    7.2 (156K)
    The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.
    DirectorRandall WallaceStarsMel GibsonMadeleine StoweGreg Kinnear
  • Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

    14. Flags of Our Fathers

    20062h 15mR79Metascore
    7.1 (132K)
    The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in World War II.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsRyan PhillippeBarry PepperJoseph Cross
  • Children of Men (2006)

    15. Children of Men

    20061h 49mR84Metascore
    7.9 (551K)
    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
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

    16. Slumdog Millionaire

    20082hR84Metascore
    8.0 (898K)
    When a teenager from the slums of Mumbai is interrogated about his suspicious performance on a quiz show, he revisits various events from his past to explain how he knew all the answers.
    DirectorsDanny BoyleLoveleen TandanStarsDev PatelFreida PintoSaurabh Shukla
  • Edward Norton in American History X (1998)

    17. 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
  • Empire of the Sun (1987)

    18. Empire of the Sun

    19872h 33mPG62Metascore
    7.7 (139K)
    A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation of China during World War II.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsChristian BaleJohn MalkovichMiranda Richardson
  • Amadeus (1984)

    19. Amadeus

    19842h 40mPG87Metascore
    8.4 (452K)
    The life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart seen through the eyes of his contemporary and rival, Antonio Salieri.
    DirectorMilos FormanStarsF. Murray AbrahamTom HulceElizabeth Berridge
  • Claire Danes, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Leguizamo, Jamie Kennedy, Dash Mihok, and Harold Perrineau in Romeo + Juliet (1996)

    20. Romeo + Juliet

    19962hPG-1360Metascore
    6.7 (253K)
    Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.
    DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsLeonardo DiCaprioClaire DanesJohn Leguizamo
  • Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)

    21. 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
  • Gandhi (1982)

    22. Gandhi

    19823h 11mPG79Metascore
    8.0 (245K)
    The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
    DirectorRichard AttenboroughStarsBen KingsleyJohn GielgudRohini Hattangadi
  • Tom Hanks in Apollo 13 (1995)

    23. Apollo 13

    19952h 20mPG78Metascore
    7.7 (328K)
    NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsTom HanksBill PaxtonKevin Bacon
  • Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential (1997)

    24. L.A. Confidential

    19972h 18mR91Metascore
    8.2 (645K)
    As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
    DirectorCurtis HansonStarsKevin SpaceyRussell CroweGuy Pearce
  • Kevin Costner in JFK (1991)

    25. JFK

    19913h 9mR72Metascore
    8.0 (177K)
    New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsKevin CostnerGary OldmanJack Lemmon

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