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  • Gerard Butler, Emily Mortimer, and Jack McElhone in Dear Frankie (2004)

    1. Dear Frankie

    20041h 45mPG-1363Metascore
    7.7 (23K)
    After having responded to her son's numerous letters in the guise of his father, a woman hires a stranger to pose as his dad when meeting him.
    DirectorShona AuerbachStarsEmily MortimerJack McElhoneGerard Butler
  • Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich (2000)

    2. Erin Brockovich

    20002h 11mR73Metascore
    7.5 (235K)
    A flamboyant law firm secretary works tirelessly to gain justice for a small town wrecked by a utility company's pollution.
    DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsJulia RobertsAlbert FinneyDavid Brisbin
  • Emily Watson in Oranges and Sunshine (2010)

    3. Oranges and Sunshine

    20101h 45mR60Metascore
    7.1 (6.1K)
    Set in 1980s Nottingham, social worker Margaret Humphreys holds the British government accountable for child migration schemes and reunites the children involved -- now adults living mostly in Australia -- with their parents in Britain.
    DirectorJim LoachStarsEmily WatsonAisling LoftusStuart Wolfenden
  • Nick Nolte and Barbra Streisand in The Prince of Tides (1991)

    4. The Prince of Tides

    19912h 12mR65Metascore
    6.8 (21K)
    A troubled man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her in the process.
    DirectorBarbra StreisandStarsBarbra StreisandNick NolteBlythe Danner
  • Angelina Jolie and Gattlin Griffith in Changeling (2008)

    5. Changeling

    20082h 21mR63Metascore
    7.7 (271K)
    After Christine's son goes missing, she reaches out to the LAPD to find him, but when they try to pass off an impostor as her son to quiet public protests, she refuses to accept him or give up hope.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsAngelina JolieColm FeoreAmy Ryan
  • Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)

    6. The Help

    20112h 26mPG-1362Metascore
    8.1 (515K)
    An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.
    DirectorTate TaylorStarsViola DavisEmma StoneOctavia Spencer
  • Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Mahershala Ali, Glen Powell, Jim Parsons, and Janelle Monáe in Hidden Figures (2016)

    7. Hidden Figures

    20162h 7mPG74Metascore
    7.8 (276K)
    Three female African-American mathematicians play a pivotal role in astronaut John Glenn's launch into orbit while dealing with racial and gender discrimination.
    DirectorTheodore MelfiStarsTaraji P. HensonOctavia SpencerJanelle Monáe
  • George MacKay in Captain Fantastic (2016)

    8. Captain Fantastic

    20161h 58mR72Metascore
    7.8 (244K)
    In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent.
    DirectorMatt RossStarsViggo MortensenGeorge MacKaySamantha Isler
  • Tom Hanks in Sully (2016)

    9. Sully

    20161h 36mPG-1374Metascore
    7.4 (313K)
    When pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger lands his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew, some consider him a hero while others think he was reckless.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsTom HanksAaron EckhartLaura Linney
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave (2013)

    10. 12 Years a Slave

    20132h 14mR96Metascore
    8.1 (767K)
    In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
    DirectorSteve McQueenStarsChiwetel EjioforMichael Kenneth WilliamsMichael Fassbender
  • Don Cheadle, Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix, Mosa Kaiser, Sophie Okonedo, Ofentse Modiselle, and Mathabo Pieterson in Hotel Rwanda (2004)

    11. Hotel Rwanda

    20042h 1mPG-1379Metascore
    8.1 (385K)
    Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa.
    DirectorTerry GeorgeStarsDon CheadleSophie OkonedoJoaquin Phoenix
  • Gandhi (1982)

    12. Gandhi

    19823h 11mPG79Metascore
    8.0 (244K)
    The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
    DirectorRichard AttenboroughStarsBen KingsleyJohn GielgudRohini Hattangadi
  • Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

    13. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    19752h 13mR84Metascore
    8.7 (1.1M)
    A rebellious convict is sent to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation in 1963 Oregon, and encourages his docile companions to take more control of their lives and defy the tyrannical head nurse.
    DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael Berryman
  • Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave in Julia (1977)

    14. Julia

    19771h 57mPG58Metascore
    7.0 (11K)
    At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
    DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsJane FondaVanessa RedgraveJason Robards
  • Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, and Giorgio Cantarini in Life Is Beautiful (1997)

    15. Life Is Beautiful

    19971h 56mPG-1358Metascore
    8.6 (781K)
    When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
    DirectorRoberto BenigniStarsRoberto BenigniNicoletta BraschiGiorgio Cantarini
  • Emile Hirsch in Into the Wild (2007)

    16. Into the Wild

    20072h 28mR73Metascore
    8.0 (681K)
    After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
    DirectorSean PennStarsEmile HirschVince VaughnCatherine Keener
  • William Hurt and Marlee Matlin in Children of a Lesser God (1986)

    17. Children of a Lesser God

    19861h 59mR80Metascore
    7.2 (19K)
    A new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice.
    DirectorRanda HainesStarsWilliam HurtMarlee MatlinPiper Laurie
  • Lauren Holly, Jill Hennessy, and Leslie Stefanson in Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot (2001)

    18. Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot

    20012h 43mTV Movie
    6.8 (479)
    They were more than Washington wives. They were part of an American dream known as Camelot. With strength and cunning they upheld their public image by concealing their private truths. Jackie, Ethel and Joan had little choice. They were Kennedy women. What really unfolded behind the monolith of Kennedy power is revealed for the first time: the true story of the Kennedy reign told through the eyes of the three women who lived it.
    DirectorLarry ShawStarsJill HennessyLauren HollyLeslie Stefanson
  • Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game (2014)

    19. The Imitation Game

    20141h 54mPG-1371Metascore
    8.0 (855K)
    During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.
    DirectorMorten TyldumStarsBenedict CumberbatchKeira KnightleyMatthew Goode
  • Hilary Swank in Amelia (2009)

    20. Amelia

    20091h 51mPG37Metascore
    5.8 (14K)
    A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.
    DirectorMira NairStarsHilary SwankRichard GereEwan McGregor
  • Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind (2001)

    21. A Beautiful Mind

    20012h 15mPG-1372Metascore
    8.2 (1M)
    A mathematical genius, John Nash made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsRussell CroweEd HarrisJennifer Connelly
  • Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-Fat in Anna and the King (1999)

    22. Anna and the King

    19992h 28mPG-1356Metascore
    6.7 (40K)
    The story of the romance between the King of Siam and widowed British schoolteacher, Anna Leonowens, during the 1860s.
    DirectorAndy TennantStarsJodie FosterChow Yun-FatBai Ling
  • Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)

    23. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

    20031h 43mR85Metascore
    8.0 (89K)
    In the midst of the Korean wilderness, a Buddhist master patiently raises a boy while teaching wisdom and compassion through experience and endless exercises.
    DirectorKim Ki-dukStarsKim Ki-dukOh Yeong-suJong-ho Kim
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    24. Pearl Harbor

    20013h 3mPG-1344Metascore
    6.3 (362K)
    A tale of war and romance mixed in with history. The story follows two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse who are caught up in the horror of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941.
    DirectorMichael BayStarsBen AffleckKate BeckinsaleJosh Hartnett
  • David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike in A United Kingdom (2016)

    25. A United Kingdom

    20161h 51mPG-1365Metascore
    6.9 (17K)
    The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.
    DirectorAmma AsanteStarsDavid OyelowoRosamund PikeTom Felton

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