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SHAPPY'S 500 BEST

by aqeel2322 • Created 9 years ago • Modified 2 years ago
A must see list of the top notch 500 movies of all time...!!!
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  • Mel Gibson in Braveheart (1995)

    1. Braveheart

    19952h 58mR68Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.
    DirectorMel GibsonStarsMel GibsonSophie MarceauPatrick McGoohan
  • Christian Bale in The Dark Knight (2008)

    2. 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
  • Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, and Edward Burns in Saving Private Ryan (1998)

    3. Saving Private Ryan

    19982h 49mR91Metascore
    8.6 (1.6M)
    Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose comrades have been killed in action.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMatt DamonTom Sizemore
  • Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Julia Ormond, and Aidan Quinn in Legends of the Fall (1994)

    4. Legends of the Fall

    19942h 13mR45Metascore
    7.5 (193K)
    In the early 1900s, three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of Montana are affected by betrayal, history, love, nature, and war.
    DirectorEdward ZwickStarsBrad PittAnthony HopkinsAidan Quinn
  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)

    5. Forrest Gump

    19942h 22mPG-1382Metascore
    8.8 (2.4M)
    The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksRobin WrightGary Sinise
  • Gravity (2013)

    6. Gravity

    20131h 31mPG-1396Metascore
    7.7 (885K)
    Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.
    DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsSandra BullockGeorge ClooneyEd Harris
  • Jodie Foster, Denzel Washington, and Clive Owen in Inside Man (2006)

    7. Inside Man

    20062h 9mR76Metascore
    7.6 (416K)
    A police detective, a bank robber and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.
    DirectorSpike LeeStarsDenzel WashingtonClive OwenJodie Foster
  • Tom Hanks in Cast Away (2000)

    8. Cast Away

    20002h 23mPG-1374Metascore
    7.8 (671K)
    A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksHelen HuntPaul Sanchez
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)

    9. 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
  • Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

    10. The Shawshank Redemption

    19942h 22mR82Metascore
    9.3 (3.1M)
    A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob Gunton
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks in Catch Me If You Can (2002)

    11. Catch Me If You Can

    20022h 21mPG-1375Metascore
    8.1 (1.2M)
    Barely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLeonardo DiCaprioTom HanksChristopher Walken
  • Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer in The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

    12. The Ghost and the Darkness

    19961h 50mR46Metascore
    6.8 (69K)
    A bridge engineer and an experienced old hunter begin a hunt for two lions after they start attacking local construction workers.
    DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsMichael DouglasVal KilmerTom Wilkinson
  • Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington in Training Day (2001)

    13. Training Day

    20012h 2mR71Metascore
    7.8 (500K)
    A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.
    DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsDenzel WashingtonEthan HawkeScott Glenn
  • María Isabel Díaz Lago, Antonio Monroi, Mayra Serbulo, Pepe Suárez, Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Jonathan Brewer, Hiram Soto, Morris Birdyellowhead, Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Sayuri Gutierrez, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza, Carlos Emilio Báez, Israel Ríos, Ariel Galvan, Iazua Larios, Amilcar Ramírez, Bernardo Ruiz, Espiridion Acosta Cache, Itandehui Gutierrez, Israel Contreras, Lorena Heranandez, Rodolfo Palacios, and Carlos Ramos in Apocalypto (2006)

    14. Apocalypto

    20062h 19mR68Metascore
    7.8 (347K)
    As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.
    DirectorMel GibsonStarsGerardo TaracenaRaoul Max TrujilloDalia Hernández
  • Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Al Pacino, Ted Levine, Wes Studi, Jerry Trimble, and Mykelti Williamson in Heat (1995)

    15. Heat

    19952h 50mR76Metascore
    8.3 (767K)
    A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.
    DirectorMichael MannStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroVal Kilmer
  • Eric Bana in Munich (2005)

    16. Munich

    20052h 44mR74Metascore
    7.5 (248K)
    After the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsEric BanaDaniel CraigMarie-Josée Croze
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)

    17. The Departed

    20062h 31mR85Metascore
    8.5 (1.5M)
    An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioMatt DamonJack Nicholson
  • Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)

    18. Gladiator

    20002h 35mR67Metascore
    8.5 (1.8M)
    A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsRussell CroweJoaquin PhoenixConnie Nielsen
  • Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi (2012)

    19. Life of Pi

    20122h 7mPG79Metascore
    7.9 (688K)
    A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.
    DirectorAng LeeStarsSuraj SharmaIrrfan KhanAdil Hussain
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)

    20. Django Unchained

    20122h 45mR81Metascore
    8.5 (1.8M)
    With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJamie FoxxChristoph WaltzLeonardo DiCaprio
  • Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Matthew Modine, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

    21. The Dark Knight Rises

    20122h 44mPG-1378Metascore
    8.4 (1.9M)
    Bane, an imposing terrorist, attacks Gotham City and disrupts its eight-year-long period of peace. This forces Bruce Wayne to come out of hiding and don the cape and cowl of Batman again.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleTom HardyAnne Hathaway
  • Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino (2008)

    22. Gran Torino

    20081h 56mR73Metascore
    8.1 (844K)
    After a Hmong teenager tries to steal his prized 1972 Gran Torino, a disgruntled, prejudiced Korean War veteran seeks to redeem both the boy and himself.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodBee VangChristopher Carley
  • Matt Damon in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

    23. The Bourne Ultimatum

    20071h 55mPG-1385Metascore
    8.0 (674K)
    Jason Bourne dodges a ruthless C.I.A. official and his Agents from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as a trained killer.
    DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsMatt DamonEdgar RamírezJoan Allen
  • Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Se7en (1995)

    24. 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
  • Tom Hanks in Apollo 13 (1995)

    25. Apollo 13

    19952h 20mPG78Metascore
    7.7 (328K)
    NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsTom HanksBill PaxtonKevin Bacon

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