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Films in old versions of Top 250 I need to see

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  • Glen Berry and Scott Neal in Beautiful Thing (1996)

    1. Beautiful Thing

    19961h 30mR
    7.6 (27K)
    Jamie is a shy teenager, often bullied at school. His neighbour Ste has a rough time at home, being beaten by his father and brother. This issues bring them together and they find that what they feel for each other is more than friendship.
    DirectorHettie MacdonaldStarsGlen BerryLinda HenryScott Neal
  • Lone Star (1996)

    2. Lone Star

    19962h 15mR79Metascore
    7.4 (35K)
    When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
    DirectorJohn SaylesStarsChris CooperElizabeth PeñaStephen Mendillo
  • Up in Smoke (1978)

    3. Up in Smoke

    19781h 26mR57Metascore
    6.9 (43K)
    Stoner musicians Pedro DePacas and Anthony "Man" Stoner unknowingly smuggle a van - made entirely of marijuana - from Mexico to Los Angeles with incompetent Police Sergeant Stedenko hot on their trail.
    DirectorsLou AdlerTommy ChongStarsCheech MarinTommy ChongStrother Martin
  • The City of Lost Children (1995)

    4. The City of Lost Children

    19951h 52mR73Metascore
    7.4 (74K)
    A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
    DirectorsMarc CaroJean-Pierre JeunetStarsRon PerlmanDaniel EmilforkJudith Vittet
  • Tom Hanks, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry, and Tom Everett Scott in That Thing You Do! (1996)

    5. That Thing You Do!

    19961h 48mPG71Metascore
    7.0 (77K)
    A local Pennsylvania band scores a one-hit wonder in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as they can, with lots of help from their manager.
    DirectorTom HanksStarsTom HanksLiv TylerCharlize Theron
  • Orson Welles, Leonard Nimoy, Susan Blu, Robert Stack, and Lionel Stander in The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

    6. The Transformers: The Movie

    19861h 24mPG43Metascore
    7.2 (44K)
    The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.
    DirectorNelson ShinStarsOrson WellesRobert StackLeonard Nimoy
  • Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn in Dead Man Walking (1995)

    7. Dead Man Walking

    19952h 2mR80Metascore
    7.5 (106K)
    A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.
    DirectorTim RobbinsStarsSusan SarandonSean PennRobert Prosky
  • Milla Jovovich, Rory Cochrane, Sasha Jenson, and Jason London in Dazed and Confused (1993)

    8. Dazed and Confused

    19931h 43mR82Metascore
    7.6 (210K)
    The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976.
    DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsJason LondonWiley WigginsMatthew McConaughey
  • Underground (1995)

    9. Underground

    19952h 47mNot Rated79Metascore
    8.0 (63K)
    Two underground black marketeers, Marko and Blacky, sell weapons to the Communist resistance in wartime Belgrade, living the good life along the way.
    DirectorEmir KusturicaStarsPredrag 'Miki' ManojlovicLazar RistovskiMirjana Jokovic
  • Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Rena Owen, and Calvin Tuteao in Once Were Warriors (1994)

    10. Once Were Warriors

    19941h 42mR77Metascore
    7.9 (38K)
    A family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts.
    DirectorLee TamahoriStarsRena OwenTemuera MorrisonMamaengaroa Kerr-Bell
  • Wings of Desire (1987)

    11. Wings of Desire

    19872h 8mPG-1379Metascore
    7.9 (81K)
    An angel tires of his purely ethereal life of merely overseeing the human activity of Berlin's residents, and longs for the tangible joys of physical existence when he falls in love with a mortal.
    DirectorWim WendersStarsBruno GanzSolveig DommartinOtto Sander
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

    12. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

    19961h 13mPG-1365Metascore
    7.1 (19K)
    Mike Nelson and his robot companions watch and give their comments about This Island Earth (1955).
    DirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuMichael J. NelsonJim Mallon
  • The Big Blue (1988)

    13. The Big Blue

    19882h 48mPG35Metascore
    7.5 (57K)
    The rivalry between Enzo and Jacques, two childhood friends and now world-renowned free divers, becomes a beautiful and perilous journey into oneself and the unknown.
    DirectorLuc BessonStarsJean-Marc BarrJean RenoRosanna Arquette
  • Brenda Blethyn and Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Secrets & Lies (1996)

    14. Secrets & Lies

    19962h 16mR92Metascore
    8.0 (50K)
    Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.
    DirectorMike LeighStarsTimothy SpallBrenda BlethynPhyllis Logan
  • Chow Yun-Fat and Danny Lee in The Killer (1989)

    15. The Killer

    19891h 51mR82Metascore
    7.7 (53K)
    A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore the vision of a singer he accidentally blinded.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsChow Yun-FatDanny LeeSally Yeh
  • Michael O'Hare in Babylon 5 (1993)

    16. Babylon 5

    Episode: 

    Babylon 5: The Gathering

    (1993)
    1993–19981h 29mUnratedTV Episode
    6.5 (10K)
    The opening of a crucial space station is put in jeopardy when the commanding officer is accused of the attempted murder of a diplomat.
    DirectorRichard ComptonStarsMichael O'HareTamlyn TomitaJerry Doyle
  • Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor in The Maltese Falcon (1941)

    17. The Maltese Falcon

    19411h 40mApproved97Metascore
    7.9 (172K)
    San Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartMary AstorGladys George
    DVD.
  • Irène Jacob and Guillaume de Tonquédec in The Double Life of Véronique (1991)

    18. The Double Life of Véronique

    19911h 38mR86Metascore
    7.6 (56K)
    Two parallel stories about two identical women; one living in Poland, the other in France. They don't know each other, but their lives are nevertheless profoundly connected.
    DirectorKrzysztof KieslowskiStarsIrène JacobWladyslaw KowalskiHalina Gryglaszewska
  • Maureen O'Hara, John Wayne, Ward Bond, Barry Fitzgerald, and Victor McLaglen in The Quiet Man (1952)

    19. The Quiet Man

    19522h 9mApproved85Metascore
    7.7 (45K)
    A retired American boxer returns to the village of his birth in 1920s Ireland, where he falls for a spirited redhead whose brother is contemptuous of their union.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneMaureen O'HaraBarry Fitzgerald
  • Nikolay Grinko, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, and Anatoliy Solonitsyn in Stalker (1979)

    20. Stalker

    19792h 42mNot Rated85Metascore
    8.0 (152K)
    A guide leads two men through an area known as the Zone to find a room that grants wishes.
    DirectorAndrei TarkovskyStarsAlisa FreyndlikhAleksandr KaydanovskiyAnatoliy Solonitsyn
    DVD.
  • Harvey Keitel and William Hurt in Smoke (1995)

    21. Smoke

    19951h 52mR70Metascore
    7.4 (39K)
    A Brooklyn smoke shop is the center of neighborhood activity, and the stories of its customers.
    DirectorWayne WangStarsHarvey KeitelWilliam HurtGiancarlo Esposito
  • Jackie Chan in Rumble in the Bronx (1995)

    22. Rumble in the Bronx

    19951h 27mR61Metascore
    6.8 (48K)
    A young man visiting and helping his uncle in New York City finds himself forced to fight a street gang and the mob with his martial art skills.
    DirectorStanley TongStarsJackie ChanAnita MuiFrançoise Yip
  • Kenneth Branagh, Keanu Reeves, Denzel Washington, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Keaton, Robert Sean Leonard, and Emma Thompson in Much Ado About Nothing (1993)

    23. Much Ado About Nothing

    19931h 51mPG-1380Metascore
    7.3 (54K)
    Young lovers, and soon to wed, Hero and Claudio conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles, Benedick and Beatrice, to wed as well.
    DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsKenneth BranaghEmma ThompsonKeanu Reeves
  • Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Cyril Cusack, Judy Engles, Ellen Geer, Vivian Pickles, Shari Summers, and Charles Tyner in Harold and Maude (1971)

    24. Harold and Maude

    19711h 31mPG62Metascore
    7.9 (84K)
    Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.
    DirectorHal AshbyStarsRuth GordonBud CortVivian Pickles
  • Chow Yun-Fat in Hard Boiled (1992)

    25. Hard Boiled

    19922h 8mR
    7.7 (56K)
    A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsChow Yun-FatTony Leung Chiu-waiTeresa Sun-Kwan Mo

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