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Movie Marathon

by Habibi-Universe • Created 1 year ago • Modified 3 months ago
This list will last you a lifetime! My personal recommendation: Go through this entire list in release order to appreciate filmmaking to its fullest. Happy watching!
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  • Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)

    1. Citizen Kane

    19411h 59mPG100Metascore
    8.3 (484K)
    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
  • Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Paul Henreid, and Conrad Veidt in Casablanca (1942)

    2. Casablanca

    19421h 42mPG100Metascore
    8.5 (637K)
    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
  • Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, and Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity (1944)

    3. Double Indemnity

    19441h 47mApproved95Metascore
    8.3 (176K)
    An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsFred MacMurrayBarbara StanwyckEdward G. Robinson
  • William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)

    4. Sunset Boulevard

    19501h 50mApproved94Metascore
    8.4 (251K)
    A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von Stroheim
  • James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

    5. It's a Wonderful Life

    19462h 10mPG89Metascore
    8.6 (532K)
    An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel Barrymore
  • Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)

    6. Singin' in the Rain

    19521h 43mG99Metascore
    8.3 (275K)
    A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
    DirectorsStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie Reynolds
  • Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Yoshio Inaba, Daisuke Katô, Isao Kimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, and Keiko Tsushima in Seven Samurai (1954)

    7. Seven Samurai

    19543h 27mNot Rated98Metascore
    8.6 (388K)
    Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneTakashi ShimuraKeiko Tsushima
  • Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Jack Warden, and Robert Webber in 12 Angry Men (1957)

    8. 12 Angry Men

    19571h 36mApproved97Metascore
    9.0 (939K)
    The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin Balsam
  • Kirk Douglas in Paths of Glory (1957)

    9. Paths of Glory

    19571h 28mApproved90Metascore
    8.4 (228K)
    A colonel defends three of his soldiers in a court-martial after they abandon a suicidal attack.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKirk DouglasRalph MeekerAdolphe Menjou
  • Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, John Gavin, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, and Peter Ustinov in Spartacus (1960)

    10. Spartacus

    19603h 17mPG-1387Metascore
    7.9 (149K)
    The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.
    DirectorsStanley KubrickAnthony MannStarsKirk DouglasLaurence OlivierTony Curtis
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

    11. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

    19641h 35mPG97Metascore
    8.3 (541K)
    A mentally unstable American general orders a hydrogen bomb attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to global nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsPeter SellersGeorge C. ScottSterling Hayden
  • A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

    12. A Fistful of Dollars

    19641h 39mR65Metascore
    7.9 (246K)
    A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodGian Maria VolontèMarianne Koch
  • Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef in For a Few Dollars More (1965)

    13. For a Few Dollars More

    19652h 12mR74Metascore
    8.2 (291K)
    Two bounty killers with similar intentions but different motivations team up to track down a psychotic Mexican outlaw before he and his gang can carry out an audacious bank robbery.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodLee Van CleefGian Maria Volontè
  • The Dirty Dozen (1967)

    14. The Dirty Dozen

    19672h 30mApproved73Metascore
    7.7 (82K)
    During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.
    DirectorRobert AldrichStarsLee MarvinErnest BorgnineCharles Bronson
  • Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke (1967)

    15. Cool Hand Luke

    19672h 7mApproved92Metascore
    8.0 (195K)
    A laid-back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.
    DirectorStuart RosenbergStarsPaul NewmanGeorge KennedyStrother Martin
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    16. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    19662h 58mR90Metascore
    8.8 (863K)
    A bounty-hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodEli WallachLee Van Cleef
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    17. 2001: A Space Odyssey

    19682h 29mG84Metascore
    8.3 (759K)
    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
  • Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

    18. Once Upon a Time in the West

    19682h 46mPG-1382Metascore
    8.5 (372K)
    A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsHenry FondaCharles BronsonClaudia Cardinale
  • Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    19. A Clockwork Orange

    19712h 16mR77Metascore
    8.2 (917K)
    Alex DeLarge and his droogs barbarize a decaying near-future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael Bates
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    20. 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)

    21. 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
  • Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

    22. 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
  • Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)

    23. Taxi Driver

    19761h 54mR94Metascore
    8.2 (988K)
    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
  • Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire in Rocky (1976)

    24. Rocky

    19762hPG70Metascore
    8.1 (666K)
    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
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    25. 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

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