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  • Carey Lowell, Talisa Soto, Timothy Dalton, and Robert Davi in Licence to Kill (1989)

    1. Licence to Kill

    19892h 13mPG-1358Metascore
    6.7 (117K)
    A vengeful James Bond goes rogue to infiltrate and take down the organization of a drug lord who has murdered his friend's new wife and left him near death.
    DirectorJohn GlenStarsTimothy DaltonRobert DaviCarey Lowell
  • Timothy Dalton and Maryam d'Abo in The Living Daylights (1987)

    2. The Living Daylights

    19872h 10mPG59Metascore
    6.7 (111K)
    James Bond is sent to investigate a KGB policy to kill all enemy spies, and uncovers an arms deal that potentially has major global ramifications.
    DirectorJohn GlenStarsTimothy DaltonMaryam d'AboJeroen Krabbé
  • WR: Mysteries of the Organism (1971)

    3. WR: Mysteries of the Organism

    19711h 24mNot Rated
    6.6 (5.7K)
    An homage to the work of psychologist Wilhelm Reich, matched with a story about a Yugoslavian girl's affair with a Russian skater.
    DirectorDusan MakavejevStarsMilena DravicIvica VidovicJagoda Kaloper
  • Mel Gibson in Mad Max (1979)

    4. Mad Max

    19791h 28mR73Metascore
    6.8 (240K)
    In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
    DirectorGeorge MillerStarsMel GibsonJoanne SamuelHugh Keays-Byrne
  • White God (2014)

    5. White God

    20142h 1mR80Metascore
    6.8 (18K)
    Thirteen-year-old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen. She is devastated when her father eventually sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to find her dog and save him.
    DirectorKornél MundruczóStarsZsófia PsottaSándor ZsótérLili Horvát
  • The Tree of Life (2011)

    6. The Tree of Life

    20112h 19mPG-1385Metascore
    6.8 (189K)
    The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.
    DirectorTerrence MalickStarsBrad PittSean PennJessica Chastain
  • Antonio Banderas in The Mask of Zorro (1998)

    7. The Mask of Zorro

    19982h 16mPG-1362Metascore
    6.8 (205K)
    A young thief seeking revenge for his brother's death is trained by the once-great, aging Zorro, who is pursuing his own vengeance.
    DirectorMartin CampbellStarsAntonio BanderasAnthony HopkinsCatherine Zeta-Jones
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sandahl Bergman in Conan the Barbarian (1982)

    8. Conan the Barbarian

    19822h 9mR43Metascore
    6.9 (169K)
    A powerful warrior seeks to avenge the genocide of his people and the murder of his parents at the hands of a snake cult.
    DirectorJohn MiliusStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJames Earl JonesMax von Sydow
  • James Cromwell, Christine Cavanaugh, Charles Bartlett, Jacquie Brennan, Michael Edward-Stevens, Miriam Flynn, Danny Mann, Miriam Margolyes, and Magda Szubanski in Babe (1995)

    9. Babe

    19951h 31mG83Metascore
    6.9 (139K)
    Gentle farmer Arthur Hoggett wins a piglet Babe at a county fair. Narrowly escaping his fate as Christmas dinner, Babe bonds with motherly border collie Fly and discovers that he too can herd sheep. But will the other animals accept him?
    DirectorChris NoonanStarsJames CromwellMagda SzubanskiChristine Cavanaugh
  • Early Works (1969)

    10. Early Works

    19691h 27m
    6.9 (525)
    A group of young persons are going to make a revolution, but in real life everything is not the same as in smart books.
    DirectorZelimir ZilnikStarsMilja VujanovicBogdan TirnanicCedomir Radovic
  • Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rex Harrison in Cleopatra (1963)

    11. Cleopatra

    19635h 20mApproved60Metascore
    7.0 (40K)
    Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.
    DirectorsJoseph L. MankiewiczRouben MamoulianStarsElizabeth TaylorRichard BurtonRex Harrison
  • Christopher Lambert in Highlander (1986)

    12. Highlander

    19861h 56mR24Metascore
    7.0 (154K)
    An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponents, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".
    DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsChristopher LambertSean ConneryClancy Brown
  • Billy Bob Thornton and Halle Berry in Monster's Ball (2001)

    13. Monster's Ball

    20011h 51m69Metascore
    7.0 (97K)
    After a family tragedy, a racist prison guard re-examines his attitudes while falling in love with the African-American wife of the last prisoner he executed.
    DirectorMarc ForsterStarsBilly Bob ThorntonHalle BerryTaylor Simpson
  • Kevin Kline, Demi Moore, Tom Hulce, Jason Alexander, Tony Jay, Paul Kandel, Charles Kimbrough, Frank Welker, and Mary Wickes in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

    14. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    19961h 31mG74Metascore
    7.0 (180K)
    A deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.
    DirectorsGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsDemi MooreJason AlexanderMary Kay Bergman
  • Eddie Constantine and Anna Karina in Alphaville (1965)

    15. Alphaville

    19651h 39mNot Rated92Metascore
    7.0 (29K)
    An agent wrecks the main computer on another planet.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsEddie ConstantineAnna KarinaAkim Tamiroff
  • Harvey Keitel in Bad Lieutenant (1992)

    16. Bad Lieutenant

    19921h 36mNC-1770Metascore
    7.0 (51K)
    While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness and redemption.
    DirectorAbel FerraraStarsHarvey KeitelBrian McElroyFrank Acciarito
  • Al Pacino and Kitty Winn in The Panic in Needle Park (1971)

    17. The Panic in Needle Park

    19711h 50mPG74Metascore
    7.1 (22K)
    Follows the lives of heroin addicts who frequent "Needle Park" in New York City.
    DirectorJerry SchatzbergStarsAl PacinoKitty WinnAlan Vint
  • Sandrine Bonnaire in To Our Loves (1983)

    18. To Our Loves

    19831h 39mR
    7.1 (7.6K)
    An erratic young woman's family desperately tries to prevent her increasingly erotic ways.
    DirectorMaurice PialatStarsSandrine BonnaireMaurice PialatChristophe Odent
  • The Bug Killer (1971)

    19. The Bug Killer

    19711h 6m
    7.0 (268)
    Milan, a 15-year-old, has difficulty dealing with work. His father has gotten him a killing-bugs job at the bakery he works in. He is unsuccessful in this and continues to be unable to keep his work.
    DirectorMilan JelicStarsZarko BajicGizela VukovicDanilo 'Bata' Stojkovic
  • Jim Caviezel in The Passion of the Christ (2004)

    20. The Passion of the Christ

    20042h 7mR47Metascore
    7.3 (265K)
    Depicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem.
    DirectorMel GibsonStarsJim CaviezelMonica BellucciMaia Morgenstern
  • Haley Joel Osment in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

    21. A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    20012h 26mPG-1365Metascore
    7.2 (333K)
    A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHaley Joel OsmentJude LawFrances O'Connor
  • Kirsten Dunst in The Virgin Suicides (1999)

    22. The Virgin Suicides

    19991h 37mR77Metascore
    7.2 (181K)
    A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s.
    DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsKirsten DunstJosh HartnettJames Woods
  • Mean Streets (1973)

    23. Mean Streets

    19731h 52mR96Metascore
    7.2 (125K)
    In New York City's Little Italy, a devoutly Catholic mobster must reconcile his desire for power, his feelings for his epileptic girlfriend, and his devotion to his troublesome friend.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroHarvey KeitelDavid Proval
  • Alejandro Jodorowsky and Brontis Jodorowsky in El Topo (1970)

    24. El Topo

    19702h 5mNot Rated65Metascore
    7.2 (33K)
    A mysterious black-clad gunfighter wanders a mystical Western landscape encountering multiple bizarre characters.
    DirectorAlejandro JodorowskyStarsAlejandro JodorowskyBrontis JodorowskyJosé Legarreta
  • Laurie Bird, Warren Oates, James Taylor, and Dennis Wilson in Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)

    25. Two-Lane Blacktop

    19711h 42mR89Metascore
    7.2 (14K)
    While drag-racing through the American Southwest in a Chevrolet 150, a driver and his mechanic cross paths with an enigmatic hitchhiker and the tall-tale-spinning driver of a GTO.
    DirectorMonte HellmanStarsJames TaylorWarren OatesLaurie Bird

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