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  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    1. The Godfather

    19722h 55mR100Metascore
    9.2 (2.2M)
    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)

    2. 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
  • Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, and Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990)

    3. Goodfellas

    19902h 25mR92Metascore
    8.7 (1.3M)
    The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroRay LiottaJoe Pesci
  • Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Se7en (1995)

    4. 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
  • Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

    5. 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
  • Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction (1994)

    6. Pulp Fiction

    19942h 34mR95Metascore
    8.8 (2.4M)
    The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. Jackson
  • Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Daniel Brühl, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

    7. 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
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern, Demián Bichir, and Walton Goggins in The Hateful Eight (2015)

    8. The Hateful Eight

    20152h 48mR68Metascore
    7.8 (702K)
    In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsSamuel L. JacksonKurt RussellJennifer Jason Leigh
  • Ryan Gosling in First Man (2018)

    9. First Man

    20182h 21mPG-1384Metascore
    7.3 (212K)
    A look back at the life of astronaut Neil Armstrong and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
    DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsRyan GoslingClaire FoyJason Clarke
  • Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper in Adolescence (2025)

    10. Adolescence

    20254 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.1 (229K)
    When a 13-year-old is accused of the murder of a classmate, his family, therapist and the detective in charge are all left asking what really happened.
    CreatorsStephen GrahamJack ThorneStarsOwen CooperStephen GrahamAshley Walters
  • Anya Taylor-Joy in The Queen's Gambit (2020)

    11. The Queen's Gambit

    20207 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.5 (632K)
    Orphaned at the tender age of nine, prodigious introvert Beth Harmon discovers and masters the game of chess in 1960s USA. But child stardom comes at a price.
    CreatorsScott FrankAllan ScottStarsAnya Taylor-JoyChloe PirrieBill Camp
  • Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)

    12. Breaking Bad

    2008–201362 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.5 (2.4M)
    A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student to secure his family's future.
    CreatorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAaron PaulAnna Gunn
  • Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)

    13. Better Call Saul

    2015–202263 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.0 (760K)
    The trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Jimmy McGill in the years leading up to his fateful run-in with Walter White and Jesse Pinkman.
    CreatorsVince GilliganPeter GouldStarsBob OdenkirkRhea SeehornJonathan Banks
  • Ron Perlman, Jimmy Smits, Katey Sagal, Drea de Matteo, Mark Boone Junior, Dayton Callie, Kim Coates, Rockmond Dunbar, Tommy Flanagan, Charlie Hunnam, Ryan Hurst, William Lucking, Michael Ornstein, Emilio Rivera, Theo Rossi, McNally Sagal, Winter Ave Zoli, Niko Nicotera, Maggie Siff, David Labrava, Chris Reed, Ryder Londo, and Rusty Coones in Sons of Anarchy (2008)

    14. Sons of Anarchy

    2008–201492 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (345K)
    A biker struggles to balance being a father and being involved in an outlaw motorcycle club.
    CreatorKurt SutterStarsCharlie HunnamKatey SagalMark Boone Junior
  • Travis Fimmel in Vikings (2013)

    15. Vikings

    2013–202089 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (625K)
    Vikings transports us to the brutal and mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Viking warrior and farmer who yearns to explore--and raid--the distant shores across the ocean.
    CreatorMichael HirstStarsKatheryn WinnickGustaf SkarsgårdAlexander Ludwig
  • Wagner Moura in Narcos (2015)

    16. Narcos

    2015–201730 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (510K)
    A chronicled look at the criminal exploits of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, as well as the many other drug kingpins who plagued the country through the years.
    CreatorsCarlo BernardChris BrancatoDoug MiroStarsPedro PascalWagner MouraBoyd Holbrook
  • Louis Hofmann in Dark (2017)

    17. Dark

    2017–202026 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (506K)
    A family saga with a supernatural twist, set in a German town where the disappearance of two young children exposes the relationships among four families.
    CreatorsBaran bo OdarJantje FrieseStarsLouis HofmannKaroline EichhornLisa Vicari
  • Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)

    18. Stranger Things

    2016–202542 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.6 (1.5M)
    In 1980s Indiana, a group of young friends witness supernatural forces and secret government exploits. As they search for answers, the children unravel a series of extraordinary mysteries.
    CreatorsMatt DufferRoss DufferStarsMillie Bobby BrownFinn WolfhardWinona Ryder
  • Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Shane Taylor, and Peter Youngblood Hills in Band of Brothers (2001)

    19. Band of Brothers

    200110 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    9.4 (572K)
    The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.
    StarsScott GrimesDamian LewisRon Livingston
  • The Wire (2002)

    20. The Wire

    2002–200860 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.3 (412K)
    The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.
    CreatorDavid SimonStarsDominic WestLance ReddickSonja Sohn
  • Jason Momoa in Chief of War (2025)

    21. Chief of War

    2025– 9 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    7.6 (6.7K)
    A thrilling, unprecedented telling of the unification of the Hawaiian Islands from an indigenous perspective. A Hawaiian war chief joins a bloody campaign to unite the warring islands in order to save them from the threat of colonization.
    CreatorsJason MomoaThomas Pa'a SibbettStarsJason MomoaLuciane BuchananTe Ao o Hinepehinga
  • Mads Mikkelsen in Polar (2019)

    22. Polar

    20191h 58mTV-MA19Metascore
    6.3 (104K)
    A retiring assassin suddenly finds himself on the receiving end of a hit, contracted by none other than his own employer seeking to cash in on the pensions of aging employees.
    DirectorJonas ÅkerlundStarsMads MikkelsenVanessa HudgensKatheryn Winnick
  • Seu Jorge in Marighella (2019)

    23. Marighella

    20192h 35m
    7.1 (57K)
    Facing a violent military dictatorship and an intimidated opposition, writer-turned-politician Carlos Marighella articulates a resistance all the while ousting heinous crimes of torture and the infamous censorship instituted by the regime.
    DirectorWagner MouraStarsSeu JorgeBruno GagliassoLuiz Carlos Vasconcelos
  • Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, and Roger Dale Floyd in Greenland (2020)

    24. Greenland

    20201h 59mPG-1364Metascore
    6.4 (149K)
    A family struggles for survival in the face of a cataclysmic natural disaster.
    DirectorRic Roman WaughStarsGerard ButlerMorena BaccarinRoger Dale Floyd
  • Daniel Brühl and Chris Hemsworth in Rush (2013)

    25. Rush

    20132h 3mR74Metascore
    8.1 (544K)
    James Hunt and Niki Lauda, two extremely skilled Formula One racers, have an intense rivalry with each other. However, it is their enmity that pushes them to their limits.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsDaniel BrühlChris HemsworthOlivia Wilde

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