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  • Viggo Mortensen, Keira Knightley, and Michael Fassbender in A Dangerous Method (2011)

    1. A Dangerous Method

    20111h 39mR76Metascore
    6.4 (110K)
    A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.
    DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsMichael FassbenderKeira KnightleyViggo Mortensen
  • Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

    2. Charlie Wilson's War

    20071h 42mR67Metascore
    7.0 (128K)
    A drama based on Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
    DirectorMike NicholsStarsTom HanksJulia RobertsPhilip Seymour Hoffman
  • Kirsten Dunst in Melancholia (2011)

    3. Melancholia

    20112h 15mR81Metascore
    7.1 (203K)
    Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
    DirectorLars von TrierStarsKirsten DunstCharlotte GainsbourgKiefer Sutherland
  • George Clooney in The Descendants (2011)

    4. The Descendants

    20111h 55mR84Metascore
    7.3 (256K)
    A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.
    DirectorAlexander PayneStarsGeorge ClooneyShailene WoodleyAmara Miller
  • Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, and Ayelet Zurer in Adam Resurrected (2008)

    5. Adam Resurrected

    20081h 46mR58Metascore
    6.2 (4.6K)
    In the aftermath of World War II, a former circus entertainer who was spared from the gas chamber becomes the ringleader at an asylum for Holocaust survivors.
    DirectorPaul SchraderStarsJeff GoldblumWillem DafoeCristian Motiu
  • Natalie Portman, Zach Braff, and Peter Sarsgaard in Garden State (2004)

    6. Garden State

    20041h 42mR67Metascore
    7.4 (227K)
    A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade.
    DirectorZach BraffStarsZach BraffPeter SarsgaardNatalie Portman
  • Willem Dafoe and Edward Furlong in Animal Factory (2000)

    7. Animal Factory

    20001h 34mR65Metascore
    6.6 (15K)
    A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.
    DirectorSteve BuscemiStarsWillem DafoeEdward FurlongDanny Trejo
  • Dustin Hoffman and Theresa Russell in Straight Time (1978)

    8. Straight Time

    19781h 54mR64Metascore
    7.4 (11K)
    The difficulties of a career burglar to reinsert himself after being released on parole.
    DirectorsUlu GrosbardDustin HoffmanStarsDustin HoffmanTheresa RussellGary Busey
  • Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna in House of Games (1987)

    9. House of Games

    19871h 42mR78Metascore
    7.2 (25K)
    A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
    DirectorDavid MametStarsLindsay CrouseJoe MantegnaMike Nussbaum
  • Robert De Niro in Everybody's Fine (2009)

    10. Everybody's Fine

    20091h 39mPG-1347Metascore
    7.1 (65K)
    A widower who realized his only connection to his family was through his wife sets off on an impromptu road trip to reunite with each of his grown children.
    DirectorKirk JonesStarsRobert De NiroKate BeckinsaleSam Rockwell
  • Brad Davis, Ben Cross, Yves Beneyton, Colin Bruce, Ian Charleson, Dennis Christopher, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Farrell, Daniel Gerroll, Stephen Mallatratt, Alan Polonsky, Struan Rodger, Edward Wiley, Benny Young, and David John in Chariots of Fire (1981)

    11. Chariots of Fire

    19812h 5mPG78Metascore
    7.1 (69K)
    Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.
    DirectorHugh HudsonStarsBen CrossIan CharlesonNicholas Farrell
  • Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch in Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

    12. Drugstore Cowboy

    19891h 41mR82Metascore
    7.2 (43K)
    A pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsMatt DillonKelly LynchJames Le Gros
  • Hoosiers (1986)

    13. Hoosiers

    19861h 54mPG77Metascore
    7.4 (55K)
    A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small-town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the state championship in 1950s Indiana.
    DirectorDavid AnspaughStarsGene HackmanBarbara HersheyDennis Hopper
  • Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

    14. The Year of Living Dangerously

    19821h 55mPG65Metascore
    7.1 (24K)
    A young Australian reporter tries to navigate the political turmoil of Indonesia during the rule of President Sukarno with the help of a diminutive photographer.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsMel GibsonSigourney WeaverLinda Hunt
  • River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves in My Own Private Idaho (1991)

    15. My Own Private Idaho

    19911h 44mR77Metascore
    6.9 (65K)
    Two best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsRiver PhoenixKeanu ReevesJames Russo
  • Dead Man's Shoes (2004)

    16. Dead Man's Shoes

    20041h 30mNot Rated52Metascore
    7.5 (61K)
    A disaffected soldier returns to his hometown to get even with the thugs who brutalized his mentally-challenged brother years ago.
    DirectorShane MeadowsStarsPaddy ConsidineGary StretchToby Kebbell
  • A Room for Romeo Brass (1999)

    17. A Room for Romeo Brass

    19991h 30mR65Metascore
    7.5 (6.3K)
    After stopping 12 y.o. Romeo and Gavin from being beaten up, Morell drives them home and meets Romeo's adult sister and falls in love. The boys "help" him in his pursuit.
    DirectorShane MeadowsStarsMartin ArrowsmithDave BlantDarren Campbell
  • Mads Mikkelsen in The Hunt (2012)

    18. The Hunt

    20121h 55mR77Metascore
    8.3 (389K)
    A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
    DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsMads MikkelsenThomas Bo LarsenAnnika Wedderkopp
  • Michael Fassbender in Hunger (2008)

    19. Hunger

    20081h 36mNot Rated82Metascore
    7.5 (75K)
    Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.
    DirectorSteve McQueenStarsMichael FassbenderLiam CunninghamStuart Graham
  • Burt Lancaster and Marcello Mastroianni in The Skin (1981)

    20. The Skin

    19812h 11mNot Rated
    6.6 (1.4K)
    After the Allies liberate Naples in 1943, the life for the locals is not much easier, especially for women. Many sacrifice their dignity and morale to survive.
    DirectorLiliana CavaniStarsMarcello MastroianniKen MarshallAlexandra King
  • Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet in Call Me by Your Name (2017)

    21. Call Me by Your Name

    20172h 12mR94Metascore
    7.8 (340K)
    It's the summer of 1983, and 17-year-old Elio is spending the days with his family at their villa in Lombardy, Italy. He soon meets Oliver, who's working as an intern for Elio's father. They discover the heady beauty of awakening desire.
    DirectorLuca GuadagninoStarsTimothée ChalametArmie HammerMichael Stuhlbarg
  • Tahar Rahim in A Prophet (2009)

    22. A Prophet

    20092h 35mR90Metascore
    7.8 (105K)
    A delinquent Muslim man struggles to get by in prison until he is taken under the wing of a powerful mob boss, but his gradual rise through the organization's ranks brings him in conflict with his mentor.
    DirectorJacques AudiardStarsTahar RahimNiels ArestrupAdel Bencherif
  • Rooney Mara in Mary Magdalene (2018)

    23. Mary Magdalene

    20182hR48Metascore
    5.9 (12K)
    Twelve men heard and spread the message of Jesus. Only one woman understood it.
    DirectorGarth DavisStarsRooney MaraJoaquin PhoenixChiwetel Ejiofor
  • Hwang Jung-min, So Ji-seob, Kim Su-an, and Song Joong-ki in The Battleship Island (2017)

    24. The Battleship Island

    20172h 12mNot Rated60Metascore
    7.1 (9.1K)
    During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island ("Hashima Island") to mine for coal, attempt to a dramatic escape.
    DirectorRyoo Seung-wanStarsHwang Jung-minSo Ji-seobSong Joong-ki
  • Vincent Gallo and Alden Ehrenreich in Tetro (2009)

    25. Tetro

    20092h 7mR65Metascore
    6.8 (14K)
    Bennie travels to Buenos Aires to find his long-missing older brother, a once-promising writer who is now a remnant of his former self. Bennie's discovery of his brother's near-finished play might hold the answer to understanding their shared past and renewing their bond.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsVincent GalloAlden EhrenreichMaribel Verdú

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