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  • Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

    1. 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
  • Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, and Matthew McConaughey in A Time to Kill (1996)

    2. A Time to Kill

    19962h 29mR53Metascore
    7.5 (193K)
    A young Mississippi lawyer defends a black man who killed the two white men that raped his preteen daughter.
    DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsMatthew McConaugheySandra BullockSamuel L. Jackson
  • Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, and Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men (1992)

    3. A Few Good Men

    19922h 18mR62Metascore
    7.7 (307K)
    A military lawyer intends to prove that two US Marines charged with murdering a fellow Marine were only following their base commander's orders.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsTom CruiseJack NicholsonDemi Moore
  • Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman (1990)

    4. Pretty Woman

    19901h 59mR51Metascore
    7.1 (392K)
    A corporate raider hires a hooker to act as a business escort in Beverly Hills, California.
    DirectorGarry MarshallStarsRichard GereJulia RobertsJason Alexander
  • Urban Cowboy (1980)

    5. Urban Cowboy

    19802h 12mPG61Metascore
    6.5 (18K)
    Bud is a young man from the country who learns about life and love in a Houston bar.
    DirectorJames BridgesStarsJohn TravoltaDebra WingerScott Glenn
  • John Travolta and Kyra Sedgwick in Phenomenon (1996)

    6. Phenomenon

    19962h 3mPG42Metascore
    6.5 (87K)
    A small-town Everyman becomes a telekinetic genius.
    DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsJohn TravoltaKyra SedgwickForest Whitaker
  • John Travolta in Michael (1996)

    7. Michael

    19961h 45mPG38Metascore
    5.7 (46K)
    Two tabloid reporters checking out a report of the Archangel Michael living with an old woman find that it's true. But that's not the only surprise.
    DirectorNora EphronStarsJohn TravoltaAndie MacDowellWilliam Hurt
  • Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Viggo Mortensen in A Perfect Murder (1998)

    8. A Perfect Murder

    19981h 47mR50Metascore
    6.6 (96K)
    Wealthy Wall Street speculator Steven Taylor finds that his wife Emily Bradford has a lover, struggling artist David Shaw. Steven investigates Shaw and manipulates him into murdering Emily. It seems like a perfect crime.
    DirectorAndrew DavisStarsMichael DouglasGwyneth PaltrowViggo Mortensen
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  • Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda in It Could Happen to You (1994)

    10. It Could Happen to You

    19941h 41mPG64Metascore
    6.4 (47K)
    A police officer promises to share his lottery ticket with a waitress in lieu of a tip.
    DirectorAndrew BergmanStarsNicolas CageBridget FondaRosie Perez
  • James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

    11. It's a Wonderful Life

    19462h 10mPG89Metascore
    8.6 (534K)
    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
  • Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in Fight Club (1999)

    12. Fight Club

    19992h 19mR67Metascore
    8.8 (2.5M)
    An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittEdward NortonMeat Loaf
  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)

    13. Back to the Future

    19851h 56mPG87Metascore
    8.5 (1.4M)
    Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea Thompson
  • Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)

    14. The Usual Suspects

    19951h 46mR76Metascore
    8.5 (1.2M)
    The sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.
    DirectorBryan SingerStarsKevin SpaceyGabriel ByrneChazz Palminteri
  • François Cluzet and Omar Sy in The Intouchables (2011)

    15. The Intouchables

    20111h 52mR57Metascore
    8.5 (993K)
    After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.
    DirectorsOlivier NakacheÉric ToledanoStarsFrançois CluzetOmar SyAnne Le Ny
  • Kevin Costner in The Postman (1997)

    16. The Postman

    19972h 57mR29Metascore
    6.1 (82K)
    A nameless drifter dons a postman's uniform and bag of mail as he begins a quest to inspire hope to the survivors living in post-apocalyptic America.
    DirectorKevin CostnerStarsKevin CostnerWill PattonLarenz Tate
  • Kevin Costner in Waterworld (1995)

    17. Waterworld

    19952h 15mPG-1356Metascore
    6.3 (220K)
    In a future where the polar ice-caps have melted and Earth is almost entirely submerged, a mutated mariner fights starvation and outlaw "smokers," and reluctantly helps a woman and a young girl try to find dry land.
    DirectorKevin ReynoldsStarsKevin CostnerJeanne TripplehornDennis Hopper
  • Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)

    18. Die Hard

    19882h 12mR72Metascore
    8.2 (1M)
    A New York City cop, John McClane, tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas Eve party at the Nakatomi Plaza Skyscraper in Los Angeles, California.
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisAlan RickmanBonnie Bedelia
  • Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

    19. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    19892h 7mPG-1365Metascore
    8.2 (847K)
    In 1938, after his father goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against the Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordSean ConneryAlison Doody
  • Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in Top Gun (1986)

    20. Top Gun

    19861h 49mPG50Metascore
    7.0 (536K)
    The Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School is where the best of the best train to refine their elite flying skills. When hotshot fighter pilot Maverick is sent to the school, his reckless attitude and cocky demeanor put him at odds with the other pilots, especially the cool and collected Iceman.
    DirectorTony ScottStarsTom CruiseTim RobbinsKelly McGillis
  • Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

    21. Top Gun: Maverick

    20222h 10mPG-1378Metascore
    8.2 (801K)
    The story involves Maverick confronting his past while training a group of younger Top Gun graduates, including the son of his deceased best friend, for a dangerous mission.
    DirectorJoseph KosinskiStarsTom CruiseJennifer ConnellyMiles Teller
  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)

    22. The Sixth Sense

    19991h 47mPG-1364Metascore
    8.2 (1.1M)
    After being shot by a resentful former patient whom he failed to help, a Philadelphia child psychologist seeks redemption by treating a young boy with a disturbing secret.
    DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsBruce WillisHaley Joel OsmentToni Collette
  • Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, John C. McGinley, and Kevin Eshelman in Platoon (1986)

    23. Platoon

    19862hR92Metascore
    8.1 (461K)
    Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsCharlie SheenTom BerengerWillem Dafoe
  • Andrew Garfield in Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

    24. Hacksaw Ridge

    20162h 19mR71Metascore
    8.1 (651K)
    World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, serving during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
    DirectorMel GibsonStarsAndrew GarfieldSam WorthingtonLuke Bracey
  • Richard Gere in Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

    25. Hachi: A Dog's Tale

    20091h 33mG
    8.1 (333K)
    Professor Wilson discovers a lost Akita puppy on his way home. Despite objections from his wife, Hachi endears himself to the family and grows to be Parker's loyal companion. As their bond grows deeper, a beautiful relationship unfolds.
    DirectorLasse HallströmStarsRichard GereJoan AllenCary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

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