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The Most Iconic Movies of All Time

by morganhahn • Created 13 years ago • Modified 2 years ago
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  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    1. 2001: A Space Odyssey

    19682h 29mG84Metascore
    8.3 (755K)
    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
  • Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz (1939)

    2. The Wizard of Oz

    19391h 42mG92Metascore
    8.1 (451K)
    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 FlemingKing VidorStarsJudy GarlandFrank MorganRay Bolger
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    2. 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
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    2. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

    19772h 1mPG90Metascore
    8.6 (1.5M)
    Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
    DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher
  • Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, and Heather Dawn May in Psycho (1960)

    3. Psycho

    19601h 49mR97Metascore
    8.5 (754K)
    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
  • Susan Backlinie and Bruce in Jaws (1975)

    4. Jaws

    19752h 4mPG87Metascore
    8.1 (696K)
    When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard Dreyfuss
  • Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)

    5. Citizen Kane

    19411h 59mPG100Metascore
    8.3 (482K)
    Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenDorothy Comingore
  • Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, José Ferrer, and Jack Hawkins in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

    6. Lawrence of Arabia

    19623h 47mPG100Metascore
    8.3 (330K)
    The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
    DirectorDavid LeanStarsPeter O'TooleAlec GuinnessAnthony Quinn
  • King Kong (1933)

    7. King Kong

    19331h 40mApproved92Metascore
    7.9 (94K)
    A film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.
    DirectorsMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackStarsFay WrayRobert ArmstrongBruce Cabot
  • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    9. Raiders of the Lost Ark

    19811h 55mPG86Metascore
    8.4 (1.1M)
    In 1936, archaeologist Indiana Jones is tasked by Army Intelligence to help locate a legendary ancient power, the Ark of Covenant, before the Nazis get it first.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul Freeman
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984)

    9. The Terminator

    19841h 47mR84Metascore
    8.1 (966K)
    A cyborg assassin from the future attempts to find and kill a young woman who is destined to give birth to a warrior that will lead a resistance to save humankind from extinction.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonMichael Biehn
  • Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Paul Henreid, and Conrad Veidt in Casablanca (1942)

    10. Casablanca

    19421h 42mPG100Metascore
    8.5 (633K)
    A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsHumphrey BogartIngrid BergmanPaul Henreid
  • Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (1993)

    11. Jurassic Park

    19932h 7mPG-1368Metascore
    8.2 (1.1M)
    An industrialist invites some experts to visit his theme park of cloned dinosaurs. After a power failure, the creatures run loose, putting everyone's lives, including his grandchildren's, in danger.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsSam NeillLaura DernJeff Goldblum
  • Alien (1979)

    12. Alien

    19791h 57mR89Metascore
    8.5 (1M)
    After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn Hurt
  • Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)

    13. Gone with the Wind

    19393h 58mG97Metascore
    8.2 (347K)
    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
  • The Shining (1980)

    14. The Shining

    19802h 26mR68Metascore
    8.4 (1.2M)
    A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny Lloyd
  • Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire in Rocky (1976)

    15. Rocky

    19762hPG70Metascore
    8.1 (661K)
    A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
    DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt Young
  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)

    16. Back to the Future

    19851h 56mPG87Metascore
    8.5 (1.4M)
    Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea Thompson
  • Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction (1994)

    18. Pulp Fiction

    19942h 34mR95Metascore
    8.9 (2.3M)
    The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. Jackson
  • Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft in The Graduate (1967)

    19. The Graduate

    19671h 46mPG83Metascore
    8.0 (297K)
    A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.
    DirectorMike NicholsStarsDustin HoffmanAnne BancroftKatharine Ross
  • Henry Thomas and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

    19. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    19821h 55mPG92Metascore
    7.9 (454K)
    A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHenry ThomasDrew BarrymorePeter Coyote
  • Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

    20. The Silence of the Lambs

    19911h 58mR86Metascore
    8.6 (1.6M)
    A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
    DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott Glenn
  • Harrison Ford and Sean Young in Blade Runner (1982)

    21. Blade Runner

    19821h 57mR84Metascore
    8.1 (855K)
    A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsHarrison FordRutger HauerSean Young
  • Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, and Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990)

    24. Goodfellas

    19902h 25mR92Metascore
    8.7 (1.3M)
    The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroRay LiottaJoe Pesci
  • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix (1999)

    24. The Matrix

    19992h 16mR73Metascore
    8.7 (2.2M)
    When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.
    DirectorsLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne Moss

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