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  • Malcolm X (1992)

    1. Malcolm X

    19923h 22mPG-1373Metascore
    7.7 (107K)
    Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
    DirectorSpike LeeStarsDenzel WashingtonAngela BassettDelroy Lindo
  • Miranda Richardson in The Crying Game (1992)

    2. The Crying Game

    19921h 52mR90Metascore
    7.2 (62K)
    A British soldier kidnapped by the IRA soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.
    DirectorNeil JordanStarsStephen ReaJaye DavidsonForest Whitaker
  • The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)

    3. The Times of Harvey Milk

    19841h 30mNot Rated
    8.2 (6.9K)
    A documentary of the successful career and assassination of San Francisco's first elected gay city supervisor.
    DirectorRob EpsteinStarsHarvey FiersteinHarvey MilkAnne Kronenberg
  • Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979)

    4. Apocalypse Now

    19792h 27mR94Metascore
    8.4 (745K)
    A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMartin SheenMarlon BrandoRobert Duvall
  • Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)

    5. Taxi Driver

    19761h 54mR94Metascore
    8.2 (984K)
    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
  • Marat/Sade (1967)

    6. Marat/Sade

    19671h 59mApproved
    7.5 (2.8K)
    In an insane asylum, Marquis de Sade directs Jean Paul Marat's last days through a theater play. The actors are the patients.
    DirectorPeter BrookStarsPatrick MageeClifford RoseGlenda Jackson
  • The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

    7. The Manchurian Candidate

    19622h 6mPG-1394Metascore
    7.9 (83K)
    An American POW in the Korean War is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.
    DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsFrank SinatraLaurence HarveyJanet Leigh
  • Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, and Claude Rains in Notorious (1946)

    8. Notorious

    19461h 42mApproved100Metascore
    7.9 (111K)
    The daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantIngrid BergmanClaude Rains
  • Joaquin Phoenix in Joker (2019)

    9. Joker

    20192h 2mR59Metascore
    8.3 (1.6M)
    Arthur Fleck, a party clown and a failed stand-up comedian, leads an impoverished life with his ailing mother. However, when society shuns him and brands him as a freak, he decides to embrace the life of chaos in Gotham City.
    DirectorTodd PhillipsStarsJoaquin PhoenixRobert De NiroZazie Beetz
  • The Death of Stalin (2017)

    10. The Death of Stalin

    20171h 47mR88Metascore
    7.3 (121K)
    Moscow, 1953. After being in power for nearly 30 years, Soviet dictator, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, takes ill and quickly dies. Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.
    DirectorArmando IannucciStarsSteve BuscemiSimon Russell BealeJeffrey Tambor
  • Natalie Portman in Jackie (2016)

    11. Jackie

    20161h 40mR81Metascore
    6.6 (86K)
    Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband's historic legacy.
    DirectorPablo LarraínStarsNatalie PortmanPeter SarsgaardGreta Gerwig
  • Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Daniel Brühl, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

    12. Inglourious Basterds

    20092h 33mR69Metascore
    8.4 (1.7M)
    In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsBrad PittDiane KrugerEli Roth
  • Hero (2002)

    13. Hero

    20021h 47mPG-1385Metascore
    7.9 (191K)
    A defense officer, Nameless, was summoned by the King of Qin regarding his success of terminating three warriors.
    DirectorYimou ZhangStarsJet LiTony Leung Chiu-waiMaggie Cheung
  • Bropocalypse Now: The Redux (2011)

    14. Bropocalypse Now: The Redux

    201116mShort
    5.6 (8)
    A young college student tries to survive a zombie apocalypse with the help of some of his bros.
    DirectorDrew BoylanStarsYeoman TorsKatie CorwinSutton Dewey
  • Edward Fox in The Day of the Jackal (1973)

    15. The Day of the Jackal

    19732h 23mPG80Metascore
    7.8 (51K)
    In the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" to kill President Charles de Gaulle.
    DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsEdward FoxTerence AlexanderMichel Auclair
  • Z (1969)

    16. Z

    19692h 7mM/PG86Metascore
    8.1 (33K)
    The public murder of a prominent politician and doctor amid a violent demonstration is covered up by military and government officials. A tenacious magistrate is determined not to let them get away with it.
    DirectorCosta-GavrasStarsYves MontandIrene PapasJean-Louis Trintignant
  • John F. Kennedy in Four Days in November (1964)

    17. Four Days in November

    19642h 2mNot Rated
    7.5 (683)
    From more than eight million feet of newsreels, amateur footage, tape-recordings and more, David L. Wolper presents a priceless detailed account of the time and events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
    DirectorMel StuartStarsRichard BasehartJohn BrewerRaymond Buck
  • Marlon Brando, John Gielgud, Deborah Kerr, James Mason, Greer Garson, Louis Calhern, and Edmond O'Brien in Julius Caesar (1953)

    18. Julius Caesar

    19532hApproved
    7.2 (14K)
    The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
    DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsLouis CalhernMarlon BrandoJames Mason
  • Incitement (2019)

    19. Incitement

    20192h 3m77Metascore
    7.1 (865)
    Details the year leading to the assassination of Israel's Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin (1922-1995), from the point of view of the assassin.
    DirectorYaron ZilbermanStarsYehuda Nahari HaleviAmitay Yaish Ben OusilioAnat Ravnitzki
  • The Human Factor (2019)

    20. The Human Factor

    20191h 46mPG-1378Metascore
    7.5 (430)
    The epic behind-the-scenes story of the United States' 30-year effort to secure peace in the Middle East. Recounted from the unique perspective of the American mediators on the frontlines.
    DirectorDror MorehStarsGamal HelalMartin IndykDaniel Kurtzer
  • Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Ving Rhames, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson, and Simon Pegg in Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)

    21. Mission: Impossible - Fallout

    20182h 27mPG-1387Metascore
    7.7 (404K)
    A group of terrorists plans to detonate three plutonium cores for a simultaneous nuclear attack on different cities. Ethan Hunt, along with his IMF team, sets out to stop the carnage.
    DirectorChristopher McQuarrieStarsTom CruiseHenry CavillVing Rhames
  • Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

    22. John Wick: Chapter 2

    20172h 2mR75Metascore
    7.4 (545K)
    After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life.
    DirectorChad StahelskiStarsKeanu ReevesRiccardo ScamarcioIan McShane
  • Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard in Allied (2016)

    23. Allied

    20162h 4mR60Metascore
    7.1 (176K)
    In 1942, a Canadian intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsBrad PittMarion CotillardJared Harris
  • Shu Qi in The Assassin (2015)

    24. The Assassin

    20151h 45mNot Rated82Metascore
    6.3 (19K)
    A female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China.
    DirectorHsiao-Hsien HouStarsShu QiChang ChenYun Zhou
  • Alexis Bledel and Saoirse Ronan in Violet & Daisy (2011)

    25. Violet & Daisy

    20111h 28mR43Metascore
    6.0 (14K)
    Two teenage assassins accept what they think will be a quick-and-easy job, until an unexpected target throws them off their plan.
    DirectorGeoffrey FletcherStarsSaoirse RonanAlexis BledelJames Gandolfini

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