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Best movies of all time

by yashkrishme • Created 1 year ago • Modified 1 week ago

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  • Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Yoshio Inaba, Daisuke Katô, Isao Kimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, and Keiko Tsushima in Seven Samurai (1954)

    1. Seven Samurai

    19543h 27mNot Rated98Metascore
    8.6 (390K)
    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
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

    2. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    20022h 59mPG-1387Metascore
    8.8 (1.9M)
    While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenViggo Mortensen
    The ending speech from samwise is my favorite speech ever and also the end line "There is some good in this world mr frodo, and it is worth fighting for"
  • Miles Teller in Whiplash (2014)

    3. Whiplash

    20141h 46mR89Metascore
    8.5 (1.1M)
    A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.
    DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsMiles TellerJ.K. SimmonsMelissa Benoist
  • Akira (1988)

    4. Akira

    19882h 4mR68Metascore
    8.0 (219K)
    A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a teenage biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by his best friend.
    DirectorKatsuhiro ÔtomoStarsMitsuo IwataNozomu SasakiMami Koyama
  • 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)

    5. 12 Angry Men

    19571h 36mApproved97Metascore
    9.0 (946K)
    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
  • Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)

    6. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

    20041h 40mPG-1368Metascore
    7.4 (42K)
    In the year 2032, Batô, a cyborg detective for the anti-terrorist unit Public Security Section 9, investigates the case of a female robot--one created solely for sexual pleasure--who slaughtered her owner.
    DirectorsMamoru OshiiNaoko KusumiMizuho NishikuboStarsAkio ÔtsukaAtsuko TanakaTamio Ôki
  • Takashi Shimura in Ikiru (1952)

    7. Ikiru

    19522h 23mNot Rated92Metascore
    8.3 (99K)
    A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTakashi ShimuraNobuo KanekoShin'ichi Himori
  • Toshirô Mifune and Machiko Kyô in Rashomon (1950)

    8. Rashomon

    19501h 28mNot Rated98Metascore
    8.1 (192K)
    The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMachiko KyôMasayuki Mori
  • Toshirô Mifune and Yûzô Kayama in Red Beard (1965)

    9. Red Beard

    19653h 5mNot Rated90Metascore
    8.3 (23K)
    In 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneYûzô KayamaTsutomu Yamazaki
  • The Summit of the Gods (2021)

    10. The Summit of the Gods

    20211h 35mPG78Metascore
    7.5 (9.9K)
    A photojournalist's obsessive quest for the truth about the first expedition to Mt. Everest leads him to search for an esteemed climber who went missing.
    DirectorPatrick ImbertStarsLazare Herson-MacarelÉric Herson-MacarelDamien Boisseau
  • Thirst (1957)

    11. Thirst

    19572h 26mNot Rated
    8.3 (7.9K)
    Vijay, a talented but indigent poet, struggles for love and recognition in this selfish world.
    DirectorGuru DuttStarsGuru DuttWaheeda RehmanMala Sinha
  • Setsuko Hara and Chishû Ryû in Tokyo Story (1953)

    12. Tokyo Story

    19532h 17mNot Rated100Metascore
    8.1 (75K)
    An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city, but receive little attention.
    DirectorYasujirô OzuStarsChishû RyûChieko HigashiyamaSô Yamamura
  • The Boy and the Beast (2015)

    13. The Boy and the Beast

    20151h 59mPG-1365Metascore
    7.6 (29K)
    When a young orphaned boy living on the streets of Shibuya stumbles upon a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by a gruff warrior beast looking for an apprentice.
    DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsKôji YakushoAoi MiyazakiShôta Sometani
  • Alex Honnold in Free Solo (2018)

    14. Free Solo

    20181h 40mPG-1383Metascore
    8.1 (83K)
    Alex Honnold faces the biggest challenge of his career, climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. He pursues it Free Solo, which means climbing without a rope and alone.
    DirectorsJimmy ChinElizabeth Chai VasarhelyiStarsAlex HonnoldTommy CaldwellJimmy Chin
  • Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams in Manchester by the Sea (2016)

    15. Manchester by the Sea

    20162h 17mR96Metascore
    7.8 (342K)
    A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.
    DirectorKenneth LonerganStarsCasey AffleckMichelle WilliamsKyle Chandler

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