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The best movies of all time

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  • Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)

    1. Taxi Driver

    19761h 54mR94Metascore
    8.2 (982K)
    A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJodie FosterCybill Shepherd
  • Dustin Hoffman in Straw Dogs (1971)

    2. Straw Dogs

    19711h 53mR75Metascore
    7.4 (67K)
    A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment.
    DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsDustin HoffmanSusan GeorgePeter Vaughan
  • Dustin Hoffman in Marathon Man (1976)

    3. Marathon Man

    19762h 5mR64Metascore
    7.4 (73K)
    After the murder of his older brother, a New York history student is hounded by shadowy government agents on the trail of a Nazi war criminal who is trying to retrieve smuggled diamonds.
    DirectorJohn SchlesingerStarsDustin HoffmanLaurence OlivierRoy Scheider
  • White White World (2010)

    4. White White World

    20102h 1m
    6.8 (614)
    In the Serbian drama "White, White World", the characters sing, but never dance. Formulated as a modern day Greek tragedy set in the decrepit eastern mining town of Bor, the movie follows a close group of alienated locals through misguided love affairs and other brash misdeeds. But the songs feature no choreography or other stylish methods of breaking the harsh, downtrodden tableaux.
    DirectorOleg NovkovicStarsUliks FehmiuHana SelimovicJasna Djuricic
  • Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday (1940)

    5. His Girl Friday

    19401h 32mApproved
    7.8 (66K)
    When a newspaper editor's ace reporter ex-wife is about to quit her job and remarry, he buys himself time to win her back by promising her an exclusive interview with a death row convict.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsCary GrantRosalind RussellRalph Bellamy
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    6. 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)

    7. 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
  • Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, and Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990)

    8. 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
  • Al Pacino in Carlito's Way (1993)

    9. Carlito's Way

    19932h 24mR66Metascore
    7.9 (241K)
    A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsAl PacinoSean PennPenelope Ann Miller
  • 21 Grams (2003)

    10. 21 Grams

    20032h 4mR70Metascore
    7.6 (250K)
    A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con.
    DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsSean PennBenicio Del ToroNaomi Watts
  • Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

    11. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

    20071h 57mR86Metascore
    7.3 (117K)
    When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends them, their father and one brother's wife barreling towards a shattering climax.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsPhilip Seymour HoffmanEthan HawkeAlbert Finney
  • Al Pacino in Scarface (1983)

    12. Scarface

    19832h 50mR65Metascore
    8.3 (969K)
    In the 1980s, a determined criminal-minded Cuban immigrant becomes the biggest drug smuggler in Miami, and is eventually undone by his own drug addiction.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsAl PacinoMichelle PfeifferSteven Bauer
  • Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Dennis Quaid, Benicio Del Toro, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Traffic (2000)

    13. Traffic

    20002h 27mR86Metascore
    7.5 (225K)
    A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.
    DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsMichael DouglasBenicio Del ToroCatherine Zeta-Jones
  • Desperate Living (1977)

    14. Desperate Living

    19771h 30mX
    7.0 (6.3K)
    A neurotic society woman murders her husband with her maid's help; on the lam, they escape to Mortville, a homeless community ruled by a fascist queen.
    DirectorJohn WatersStarsLiz RenayMink StoleSusan Lowe
  • Divine in Female Trouble (1974)

    15. Female Trouble

    19741h 29mNC-17
    7.1 (11K)
    A spoiled schoolgirl runs away from home, gets pregnant while hitch-hiking, and ends up as a fashion model for a pair of beauticians who like to photograph women committing crimes.
    DirectorJohn WatersStarsDivineDavid LocharyMary Vivian Pearce
  • Tomorrow Morning (2006)

    16. Tomorrow Morning

    20061h 24m
    6.9 (729)
    After twelve years spent abroad, the main character returns to his native city, where he meets his old love, friends and parents again They spend four days together and after that nothing will be the same in their lives. TOMORROW MORNING is a love drama. It speaks of a deep passion, sensuality, tenderness, jealousy, possessiveness , infidelity -conflict between irrational and rational. But, above all, it speaks of a need to bring back time, to treasure the moment of happiness and togetherness, the time of great expectations, the moment that happens once and never returns. It speaks of self rediscovery.
    DirectorOleg NovkovicStarsUliks FehmiuNada SarginNebojsa Glogovac
  • Grace Kelly, James Stewart, Georgine Darcy, Judith Evelyn, and Harry Landers in Rear Window (1954)

    17. Rear Window

    19541h 52mPG100Metascore
    8.5 (548K)
    A bored photographer recovering from a broken leg passes the time by watching his neighbors and begins to suspect one of them of murder.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartGrace KellyWendell Corey
  • Grace Kelly and Anthony Dawson in Dial M for Murder (1954)

    18. Dial M for Murder

    19541h 45mPG75Metascore
    8.2 (198K)
    A London playboy plots the perfect murder of his rich, unfaithful Wife.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRay MillandGrace KellyRobert Cummings
  • Vertigo (1958)

    19. Vertigo

    19582h 8mPG100Metascore
    8.2 (446K)
    A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartKim NovakBarbara Bel Geddes
  • Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)

    20. The Usual Suspects

    19951h 46mR76Metascore
    8.5 (1.2M)
    The sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.
    DirectorBryan SingerStarsKevin SpaceyGabriel ByrneChazz Palminteri
  • Val Kilmer, Christian Slater, Jonny Lee Miller, LL Cool J, Kathryn Morris, and Patricia Velasquez in Mindhunters (2004)

    21. Mindhunters

    20041h 46mR33Metascore
    6.3 (66K)
    A group of FBI trainees are taken to a remote island for simulation training. However, once there, they realize that they are being hunted by a serial killer, who might be someone amidst them.
    DirectorRenny HarlinStarsVal KilmerLL Cool JChristian Slater
  • Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta in Basic (2003)

    22. Basic

    20031h 38mR34Metascore
    6.4 (68K)
    Maverick DEA Agent Tom Hardy investigates the disappearance of a fearsome sergeant and his Special Forces trainees.
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsJohn TravoltaSamuel L. JacksonConnie Nielsen
  • Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Se7en (1995)

    23. Se7en

    19952h 7mR65Metascore
    8.6 (1.9M)
    Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsMorgan FreemanBrad PittKevin Spacey
  • Al Pacino and Robin Williams in Insomnia (2002)

    24. Insomnia

    20021h 58mR78Metascore
    7.2 (331K)
    A Los Angeles detective chases a murder suspect in a remote Alaskan town.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsAl PacinoRobin WilliamsHilary Swank
  • Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)

    25. Chinatown

    19742h 10mR92Metascore
    8.1 (366K)
    A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJack NicholsonFaye DunawayJohn Huston

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