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  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    1. 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
  • Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974)

    2. The Godfather Part II

    19743h 22mR90Metascore
    9.0 (1.4M)
    The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroRobert Duvall
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Philip Baker Hall, Jason Robards, and Jeremy Blackman in Magnolia (1999)

    3. Magnolia

    19993h 8mR78Metascore
    8.0 (339K)
    An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
    DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsTom CruiseJason RobardsJulianne Moore
  • Michael Peña and Ashlyn Sanchez in Crash (2004)

    4. Crash

    20041h 52mR66Metascore
    7.7 (456K)
    Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.
    DirectorPaul HaggisStarsDon CheadleSandra BullockThandiwe Newton
  • Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)

    5. Gone with the Wind

    19393h 58mG97Metascore
    8.2 (348K)
    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
  • Guy Pearce and Carrie-Anne Moss in Memento (2000)

    6. 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
  • Robert De Niro, James Woods, William Forsythe, Brian Bloom, Adrian Curran, James Hayden, Rusty Jacobs, and Scott Tiler in Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

    7. Once Upon a Time in America

    19843h 49mR75Metascore
    8.3 (397K)
    A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsRobert De NiroJames WoodsElizabeth McGovern
  • Kirk Douglas and Jan Sterling in Ace in the Hole (1951)

    8. Ace in the Hole

    19511h 51mApproved72Metascore
    8.1 (41K)
    Frustrated former journalist Chuck Tatum now working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about trading post owner Leo Minosa trapped in a cave to rekindle Chuck's career, but the story soon escalates into a media circus.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsKirk DouglasJan SterlingRobert Arthur
  • Charlize Theron and Tobey Maguire in The Cider House Rules (1999)

    9. The Cider House Rules

    19992h 6mPG-1375Metascore
    7.4 (108K)
    During World War II, an orphan grows up under the tutelage of a doctor who runs an orphanage. However, he yearns for freedom and soon decides to leave in order to make a life for himself.
    DirectorLasse HallströmStarsTobey MaguireCharlize TheronMichael Caine
  • Tom Hanks in Big (1988)

    10. Big

    19881h 44mPG73Metascore
    7.3 (251K)
    After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.
    DirectorPenny MarshallStarsTom HanksElizabeth PerkinsRobert Loggia
  • No Man's Land (2001)

    11. No Man's Land

    20011h 38mR84Metascore
    7.9 (50K)
    Bosnia and Herzegovina during 1993 at the time of the heaviest fighting between the two warring sides. Two soldiers from opposing sides in the conflict, Nino and Ciki, become trapped in no man's land, whilst a third soldier becomes a living booby trap.
    DirectorDanis TanovicStarsBranko DjuricRene BitorajacFilip Sovagovic
  • 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)

    12. 12 Angry Men

    19571h 36mApproved97Metascore
    9.0 (934K)
    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
  • François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Léaud in The 400 Blows (1959)

    13. The 400 Blows

    19591h 39mNot Rated
    8.0 (132K)
    A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.
    DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsJean-Pierre LéaudAlbert RémyClaire Maurier
  • Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Annie Hall (1977)

    14. Annie Hall

    19771h 33mPG92Metascore
    7.9 (285K)
    Alvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonTony Roberts
  • Sunshine (1999)

    15. Sunshine

    19993h 1mR71Metascore
    7.4 (16K)
    The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.
    DirectorIstván SzabóStarsRalph FiennesRosemary HarrisRachel Weisz
  • Morgan Freeman and Paz Vega in 10 Items or Less (2006)

    16. 10 Items or Less

    20061h 22mR54Metascore
    6.5 (17K)
    An actor prepping for an upcoming role meets a quirky grocery clerk, and together they hit the road to show each other their respective worlds.
    DirectorBrad SilberlingStarsMorgan FreemanPaz VegaJonah Hill
  • 1900 (1976)

    17. 1900

    19765h 17mUnrated70Metascore
    7.6 (28K)
    The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth-century Italy as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
    DirectorBernardo BertolucciStarsRobert De NiroGérard DepardieuDominique Sanda
  • Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 500 Days of Summer (2009)

    18. 500 Days of Summer

    20091h 35mPG-1376Metascore
    7.6 (594K)
    After being dumped by the girl he believes to be his soulmate, hopeless romantic Tom Hansen reflects on their relationship to try and figure out where things went wrong and how he can win her back.
    DirectorMarc WebbStarsZooey DeschanelJoseph Gordon-LevittGeoffrey Arend
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    19. 2001: A Space Odyssey

    19682h 29mG84Metascore
    8.3 (757K)
    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
  • 3-Iron (2004)

    20. 3-Iron

    20041h 28mR72Metascore
    7.9 (60K)
    A transient young man breaks into empty homes to partake of the vacationing residents' lives for a few days.
    DirectorKim Ki-dukStarsLee Seung-yunJae HeeHyuk-ho Kwon
  • Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in 3:10 to Yuma (2007)

    21. 3:10 to Yuma

    20072h 2mR76Metascore
    7.6 (344K)
    A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.
    DirectorJames MangoldStarsRussell CroweChristian BaleBen Foster
  • Anamaria Marinca and Laura Vasiliu in 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)

    22. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

    20071h 53mNot Rated97Metascore
    7.9 (65K)
    A woman assists her friend in arranging an illegal abortion in 1980s Romania.
    DirectorCristian MungiuStarsAnamaria MarincaLaura VasiliuVlad Ivanov
  • Jack Nicholson in About Schmidt (2002)

    23. About Schmidt

    20022h 5mR85Metascore
    7.2 (136K)
    Newly retired from the insurance industry, Omaha native Warren Schmidt embarks on an RV journey to his estranged daughter Jeannie's wedding in Denver Colorado, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
    DirectorAlexander PayneStarsJack NicholsonHope DavisDermot Mulroney
  • El Hedi ben Salem and Brigitte Mira in Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

    24. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

    19741h 33mNot Rated
    8.0 (25K)
    A lonely widow meets a much younger Moroccan worker in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love, to their own surprise and to the outright shock of their families, colleagues, and drinking buddies.
    DirectorRainer Werner FassbinderStarsBrigitte MiraEl Hedi ben SalemBarbara Valentin
  • Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens (1986)

    25. Aliens

    19862h 17mR84Metascore
    8.4 (812K)
    Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie Henn

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