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Must watch movies of all time

by orchid_ir • Created 5 years ago • Modified 5 years ago
This list includes all the movies that either blown my mind or made me feel something deeply or it was just pleasant to watch
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  • Christian Bale in The Dark Knight (2008)

    1. The Dark Knight

    20082h 32mPG-1385Metascore
    9.1 (3M)
    When a menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman, James Gordon and Harvey Dent must work together to put an end to the madness.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron Eckhart
  • Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

    2. The Shawshank Redemption

    19942h 22mR82Metascore
    9.3 (3.1M)
    A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob Gunton
  • Guy Pearce and Carrie-Anne Moss in Memento (2000)

    3. Memento

    20001h 53mR83Metascore
    8.4 (1.4M)
    A former insurance investigator who now suffers from anterograde amnesia uses notes and tattoos to hunt down his wife's murderer.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsGuy PearceCarrie-Anne MossJoe Pantoliano
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    4. 2001: A Space Odyssey

    19682h 29mG84Metascore
    8.3 (759K)
    When a mysterious artifact is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans and one supercomputer is sent to Jupiter to find its origins.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKeir DulleaGary LockwoodWilliam Sylvester
  • Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar (2014)

    5. 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
  • Jared Leto in Mr. Nobody (2009)

    6. Mr. Nobody

    20092h 21mR63Metascore
    7.7 (253K)
    A boy stands on a station platform as a train is about to leave. Should he go with his mother or stay with his father? Infinite possibilities arise from this decision. As long as he doesn't choose, anything is possible.
    DirectorJaco Van DormaelStarsJared LetoSarah PolleyDiane Kruger
  • Grace Kelly and Anthony Dawson in Dial M for Murder (1954)

    7. Dial M for Murder

    19541h 45mPG75Metascore
    8.2 (199K)
    A London playboy plots the perfect murder of his rich, unfaithful Wife.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRay MillandGrace KellyRobert Cummings
  • Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, and Heather Dawn May in Psycho (1960)

    8. Psycho

    19601h 49mR97Metascore
    8.5 (759K)
    A secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded California motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera Miles
  • Vertigo (1958)

    9. Vertigo

    19582h 8mPG100Metascore
    8.2 (448K)
    A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartKim NovakBarbara Bel Geddes
  • Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Jack Warden, and Robert Webber in 12 Angry Men (1957)

    10. 12 Angry Men

    19571h 36mApproved97Metascore
    9.0 (939K)
    The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin Balsam
  • Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

    11. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    20112h 38mR71Metascore
    7.8 (517K)
    Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years by hacker Lisbeth Salander.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsDaniel CraigRooney MaraChristopher Plummer
  • Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

    12. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

    20082h 46mPG-1370Metascore
    7.8 (726K)
    Benjamin Button, born in 1918 with the physical state of an elderly man, ages in reverse. He experiences love and break-ups, ecstasy and sorrow, and timelessness by the time he dies in 2003 as a baby.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittCate BlanchettTilda Swinton
  • Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

    13. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    20041h 48mR89Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.
    DirectorMichel GondryStarsJim CarreyKate WinsletTom Wilkinson
  • Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess in One Day (2011)

    14. One Day

    20111h 47mPG-1348Metascore
    7.0 (176K)
    After spending the night together on the eve of their college graduation, Dexter and Emma are shown each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives. They are sometimes together, and sometimes not.
    DirectorLone ScherfigStarsAnne HathawayJim SturgessPatricia Clarkson
  • Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunrise (1995)

    15. Before Sunrise

    19951h 41mR79Metascore
    8.1 (363K)
    A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.
    DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEthan HawkeJulie DelpyAndrea Eckert
  • Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunset (2004)

    16. Before Sunset

    20041h 20mR91Metascore
    8.1 (305K)
    Nine years after Jesse and Celine first met, they encounter each other again on the French leg of Jesse's book tour.
    DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEthan HawkeJulie DelpyVernon Dobtcheff
  • Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Midnight (2013)

    17. Before Midnight

    20131h 49mR94Metascore
    7.9 (181K)
    We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.
    DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEthan HawkeJulie DelpySeamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
  • Ethan Hawke, Winona Ryder, and Ben Stiller in Reality Bites (1994)

    18. Reality Bites

    19941h 39mPG-1367Metascore
    6.6 (56K)
    A documentary filmmaker and her fellow Generation X graduates face life after college, looking for work and love in Houston.
    DirectorBen StillerStarsWinona RyderEthan HawkeJaneane Garofalo
  • Gattaca (1997)

    19. Gattaca

    19971h 46mPG-1364Metascore
    7.7 (338K)
    Vincent, an "In-Valid," assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation. However, a week before his mission, a murder marks Vincent as a suspect.
    DirectorAndrew NiccolStarsEthan HawkeUma ThurmanJude Law
  • Johnny Depp in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

    20. What's Eating Gilbert Grape

    19931h 58mPG-1373Metascore
    7.7 (263K)
    A young man in a small Midwestern town struggles to care for his mentally-disabled younger brother and morbidly obese mother while attempting to pursue his own happiness.
    DirectorLasse HallströmStarsJohnny DeppLeonardo DiCaprioJuliette Lewis
  • Robin Williams and Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting (1997)

    21. Good Will Hunting

    19972h 6mR71Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    A therapist counsels Will Hunting, a janitor with a genius IQ.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsRobin WilliamsMatt DamonBen Affleck
  • Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker (2008)

    22. The Hurt Locker

    20082h 11mR95Metascore
    7.5 (487K)
    During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
    DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJeremy RennerAnthony MackieBrian Geraghty
  • Joaquin Phoenix in Her (2013)

    23. Her

    20132h 6mR91Metascore
    8.0 (707K)
    In the near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.
    DirectorSpike JonzeStarsJoaquin PhoenixAmy AdamsScarlett Johansson
  • Will Smith, Brian Howe, Thandiwe Newton, and Jaden Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

    24. The Pursuit of Happyness

    20061h 57mPG-1364Metascore
    8.0 (597K)
    A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
    DirectorGabriele MuccinoStarsWill SmithThandiwe NewtonJaden Smith
  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)

    25. Forrest Gump

    19942h 22mPG-1382Metascore
    8.8 (2.4M)
    The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksRobin WrightGary Sinise

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