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My Top 50 Movies

by Izzy_Duquette • Created 14 years ago • Modified 14 years ago
A list of what I believe are the 50 best movies made.
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  • Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Norman Reedus in The Boondock Saints (1999)

    1. The Boondock Saints

    19991h 48mR44Metascore
    7.6 (258K)
    Two Irish Catholic brothers become vigilantes in order to try to wipe out Boston's criminal underworld in the name of God.
    DirectorTroy DuffyStarsWillem DafoeSean Patrick FlaneryNorman Reedus
    Two Irish brothers become vigilantes in the city of Boston. A ruthless FBI agent follows their trail and tries to uncover the brothers' identities.
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)

    2. Inception

    20102h 28mPG-1374Metascore
    8.8 (2.7M)
    A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot Page
    Leo DiCaprio leads a team through the dreams of a wealthy man in order to plant an idea in his subconcious.
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)

    3. Titanic

    19973h 14mPG-1375Metascore
    7.9 (1.3M)
    A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly Zane
    Romeo and Juliet aboard the Unsinkable Ship.
  • Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge! (2001)

    4. Moulin Rouge!

    20012h 7mPG-1366Metascore
    7.6 (309K)
    A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.
    DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsNicole KidmanEwan McGregorJohn Leguizamo
    A young penniless writer falls for a glamourous courtesan in the most famous brothel in the world and is pulled into her exciting and dangerous world.
  • The Notebook (2004)

    5. The Notebook

    20042h 3mPG-1353Metascore
    7.8 (662K)
    An elderly man reads to a woman with dementia the story of two young lovers whose romance is threatened by the difference in their respective social classes.
    DirectorNick CassavetesStarsGena RowlandsJames GarnerRachel McAdams
    An elderly gentleman in a retirement home reads a significant story of young love to an old lady.
  • Christian Bale in The Dark Knight (2008)

    6. 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
    Bruce Wayne faces his most formidable enemy yet, The Joker.
  • John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in Grease (1978)

    7. Grease

    19781h 50mPG70Metascore
    7.2 (317K)
    Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
    DirectorRandal KleiserStarsJohn TravoltaOlivia Newton-JohnStockard Channing
    Sandy and Danny fall in love over the summer but find that their differences may keep them apart once high school starts.
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    8. The Green Mile

    19993h 9mR61Metascore
    8.6 (1.5M)
    A death row guard learns that a gentle giant in his charge possesses a mysterious gift.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTom HanksMichael Clarke DuncanDavid Morse
    The guards of the Green Mile deathrow meet a prisoner with unusual abilities.
  • Jodi Benson in The Little Mermaid (1989)

    9. The Little Mermaid

    19891h 23mG88Metascore
    7.6 (304K)
    A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.
    DirectorsRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsJodi BensonSamuel E. WrightRene Auberjonois
    Princess Ariel dreams of joining the human world. After falling in love with a human prince she trades her voice to the Sea Witch Ursula for the chance to become human permanently.
  • Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr, Angela Cartwright, Duane Chase, Nicholas Hammond, Kym Karath, Heather Menzies-Urich, and Debbie Turner in The Sound of Music (1965)

    10. The Sound of Music

    19652h 52mG63Metascore
    8.1 (279K)
    A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.
    DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie AndrewsChristopher PlummerEleanor Parker
    Sister Maria becomes a Governess to The Von Trapp children and introduces music into their home.
  • Kirsten Dunst and Jay Hernandez in Crazy/Beautiful (2001)

    11. Crazy/Beautiful

    20011h 39mPG-1361Metascore
    6.4 (26K)
    At Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from an affluent neighborhood.
    DirectorJohn StockwellStarsKirsten DunstJay HernandezBruce Davison
    Rich wild child Nicole and driven, from-the-wrong-side-of-the-tracks Carlos fall in love and work to overcome Nicole's self-destructive ways.
  • Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, and Jack Black in The Holiday (2006)

    12. The Holiday

    20062h 16mPG-1352Metascore
    7.0 (351K)
    Amanda lives in LA and is a movie trailer editor. Iris lives in Surrey and is a journalist. The two decide to swap houses for two weeks at Christmas - both trying to forget their troubled love lives, until love finds them anyways.
    DirectorNancy MeyersStarsKate WinsletCameron DiazJude Law
    Two unlucky-in-love women from different continents trade houses for two weeks and find romance in their new settings.
  • My Fair Lady (1964)

    13. My Fair Lady

    19642h 50mG95Metascore
    7.7 (106K)
    In 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make a crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.
    DirectorGeorge CukorStarsAudrey HepburnRex HarrisonStanley Holloway
    Professor Henry Higgins takes street-urchin Eliza Doolittle under his wing in order to teach her to speak and act like a proper lady.
  • Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting in Romeo and Juliet (1968)

    14. Romeo and Juliet

    19682h 18mPG69Metascore
    7.6 (37K)
    When two young members of feuding families meet, forbidden love ensues.
    DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsLeonard WhitingOlivia HusseyJohn McEnery
    Franco Zefferelli retells the classic love of star-crossed lovers in a lavish and beautiful production
  • Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Chieko Baishô, and Takuya Kimura in Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

    15. Howl's Moving Castle

    20041h 59mPG82Metascore
    8.2 (489K)
    When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsChieko BaishôTakuya KimuraTatsuya Gashûin
    After shop-girl Sophie is put under a curse by the Witch of The Waste she moves into magician Howl's magic moving castle in hopes of breaking the curse.
  • Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz (1939)

    16. The Wizard of Oz

    19391h 42mG92Metascore
    8.1 (454K)
    Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.
    DirectorsVictor FlemingGeorge CukorNorman TaurogStarsJudy GarlandFrank MorganRay Bolger
    A tornado takes Dorothy Gale to Oz where she befriends the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion and embarks on an adventure to find the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
  • Drew Barrymore in Scream (1996)

    17. Scream

    19961h 51mR66Metascore
    7.4 (422K)
    A masked killer targets a past victim's daughter.
    DirectorWes CravenStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid Arquette
    Prank calls turn deadly in Wes Craven's satirical slasher film.
  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)

    18. The Sixth Sense

    19991h 47mPG-1364Metascore
    8.2 (1.1M)
    After being shot by a resentful former patient whom he failed to help, a Philadelphia child psychologist seeks redemption by treating a young boy with a disturbing secret.
    DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsBruce WillisHaley Joel OsmentToni Collette
    Bruce Willis counsels a young boy who has the ability to communicate with the dead.
  • Claire Danes, Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Kirsten Dunst, and Trini Alvarado in Little Women (1994)

    19. Little Women

    19941h 55mPG87Metascore
    7.3 (67K)
    Jo struggles for independence and sometimes clashes with her beloved mother and sisters Meg, Amy and Beth. She also contends with their cranky Aunt March, their impulsive neighbor Laurie and kindly linguistics professor Friedrich Bhaer.
    DirectorGillian ArmstrongStarsSusan SarandonWinona RyderKirsten Dunst
    The March sister deal with love, family, loss and growing up amidst the Civil War in America.
  • Winona Ryder in Girl, Interrupted (1999)

    20. Girl, Interrupted

    19992h 7mR51Metascore
    7.3 (226K)
    Directionless teenager Susanna is rushed to Claymoore, a mental institution, after a supposed suicide attempt. There she befriends a group of troubled women who deeply influence her life.
    DirectorJames MangoldStarsWinona RyderAngelina JolieClea DuVall
    After a failed suicide attempt Susanna Kaysen is committed to Claymore Mental Asylum where she befriends an array of troubled young women.
  • Kirsten Dunst in The Virgin Suicides (1999)

    21. The Virgin Suicides

    19991h 37mR77Metascore
    7.2 (181K)
    A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s.
    DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsKirsten DunstJosh HartnettJames Woods
    A group of friends try to deconstruct the events leading to the Lisbon sisters' suicides.
  • Demi Moore, Christina Ricci, Thora Birch, Melanie Griffith, Gaby Hoffmann, Rita Wilson, Rosie O'Donnell, and Ashleigh Aston Moore in Now and Then (1995)

    22. Now and Then

    19951h 42mPG-1350Metascore
    6.8 (34K)
    Four childhood friends gather together to prepare for the birth of Chrissey's baby. They wonder how the girls they were at twelve years could possibly have become the women they are now.
    DirectorLesli Linka GlatterStarsChristina RicciDemi MooreRosie O'Donnell
    Four friends reuinite in their 30s and remember the summer of 1975 when they were twelve.
  • Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

    23. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

    20032h 23mPG-1363Metascore
    8.1 (1.3M)
    Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save Elizabeth Swann, the governor's daughter and his love, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.
    DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppGeoffrey RushOrlando Bloom
    Johnny Depp leads an all-star cast in their search for the elusive Black Pearl.
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road (2008)

    24. Revolutionary Road

    20081h 59mR69Metascore
    7.3 (231K)
    A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.
    DirectorSam MendesStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletChristopher Fitzgerald
    A married couple in the 50s struggle with the inertia of their lives.
  • Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society (1989)

    25. Dead Poets Society

    19892h 8mPG79Metascore
    8.1 (599K)
    Maverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsRobin WilliamsRobert Sean LeonardEthan Hawke
    Teacher John Keating challenges the ideas of a group of adolescent boys at a traditional and prestigious school in the 50s.

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