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  • 30 titles
  • M (1931)

    1. M

    19311h 39mPassed
    8.3 (181K)
    When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
    DirectorFritz LangStarsPeter LorreEllen WidmannInge Landgut
  • The Third Man (1949)

    2. The Third Man

    19491h 44mApproved97Metascore
    8.1 (193K)
    Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.
    DirectorCarol ReedStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenAlida Valli
  • 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)

    3. 12 Angry Men

    19571h 36mApproved97Metascore
    9.0 (963K)
    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
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    4. 2001: A Space Odyssey

    19682h 29mG84Metascore
    8.3 (771K)
    When a mysterious artifact is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans and one supercomputer is sent to Jupiter to find its origins.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKeir DulleaGary LockwoodWilliam Sylvester
  • Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    5. A Clockwork Orange

    19712h 16mR77Metascore
    8.2 (927K)
    Alex DeLarge and his droogs barbarize a decaying near-future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael Bates
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    6. 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
  • Network (1976)

    7. Network

    19762h 1mR83Metascore
    8.1 (183K)
    A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about mass media for its own profit, but finds that his message may be difficult to control.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsFaye DunawayWilliam HoldenPeter Finch
  • Al Pacino in And Justice for All (1979)

    8. And Justice for All

    19791h 59mR58Metascore
    7.4 (44K)
    A lawyer is forced to defend a judge, while defending other clients, and trying to find punishment for the guilty and provide justice for the innocent.
    DirectorNorman JewisonStarsAl PacinoJack WardenJohn Forsythe
  • Pink Floyd in Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)

    9. Pink Floyd: The Wall

    19821h 35mR47Metascore
    8.0 (89K)
    A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
    DirectorAlan ParkerStarsBob GeldofChristine HargreavesJames Laurenson
  • Robert De Niro, James Woods, William Forsythe, Brian Bloom, Adrian Curran, James Hayden, Rusty Jacobs, and Scott Tiler in Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

    10. Once Upon a Time in America

    19843h 49mR75Metascore
    8.3 (403K)
    A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsRobert De NiroJames WoodsElizabeth McGovern
  • Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man (1988)

    11. Rain Man

    19882h 13mR65Metascore
    8.0 (576K)
    After a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.
    DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsDustin HoffmanTom CruiseValeria Golino
  • Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands (1990)

    12. Edward Scissorhands

    19901h 45mPG-1374Metascore
    7.8 (558K)
    The solitary life of an artificial man with scissors for hands is upended when he is taken in by a suburban family.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppWinona RyderDianne Wiest
  • Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

    13. The Silence of the Lambs

    19911h 58mR86Metascore
    8.6 (1.7M)
    A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
    DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott Glenn
  • Al Pacino and Chris O'Donnell in Scent of a Woman (1992)

    14. Scent of a Woman

    19922h 36mR57Metascore
    8.0 (362K)
    A prep school student needing money agrees to "babysit" a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated.
    DirectorMartin BrestStarsAl PacinoChris O'DonnellJames Rebhorn
  • Al Pacino in Carlito's Way (1993)

    15. Carlito's Way

    19932h 24mR66Metascore
    7.9 (245K)
    A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsAl PacinoSean PennPenelope Ann Miller
  • Johnny Depp in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

    16. What's Eating Gilbert Grape

    19931h 58mPG-1373Metascore
    7.7 (266K)
    A young man in a small Midwestern town struggles to care for his mentally-disabled younger brother and morbidly obese mother while attempting to pursue his own happiness.
    DirectorLasse HallströmStarsJohnny DeppLeonardo DiCaprioJuliette Lewis
  • Natalie Portman and Jean Reno in Léon: The Professional (1994)

    17. Léon: The Professional

    19941h 50mR64Metascore
    8.5 (1.3M)
    When her family is murdered by a group of corrupt officers led by the tyrannical Norman Stansfield, a young 12-year-old girl enlists the help of an Italian-American hitman to seek revenge.
    DirectorLuc BessonStarsJean RenoGary OldmanNatalie Portman
  • Johnny Depp in Dead Man (1995)

    18. Dead Man

    19952h 1mR62Metascore
    7.5 (108K)
    On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange Native American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.
    DirectorJim JarmuschStarsJohnny DeppGary FarmerCrispin Glover
  • Gattaca (1997)

    19. Gattaca

    19971h 46mPG-1364Metascore
    7.7 (342K)
    Vincent, an "In-Valid," assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation. However, a week before his mission, a murder marks Vincent as a suspect.
    DirectorAndrew NiccolStarsEthan HawkeUma ThurmanJude Law
  • Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves in The Devil's Advocate (1997)

    20. The Devil's Advocate

    19972h 24mR60Metascore
    7.5 (436K)
    An exceptionally adept Florida lawyer is offered a job at a high-end New York City law firm with a high-end boss - the biggest opportunity of his career to date.
    DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsKeanu ReevesAl PacinoCharlize Theron
  • Edward Norton in American History X (1998)

    21. American History X

    19981h 59mR62Metascore
    8.5 (1.3M)
    A white supremacist is released from prison a changed man and hopes to prevent his younger brother from following in his footsteps.
    DirectorTony KayeStarsEdward NortonEdward FurlongBeverly D'Angelo
  • Robert De Niro, Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Anne Bancroft in Great Expectations (1998)

    22. Great Expectations

    19981h 51mR55Metascore
    6.8 (59K)
    Modernization of Charles Dickens' classic story finds the hapless Finn as a painter in New York City pursuing his unrequited and haughty childhood love.
    DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsEthan HawkeGwyneth PaltrowHank Azaria
  • Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, and Mena Suvari in American Beauty (1999)

    23. American Beauty

    19992h 2mR84Metascore
    8.3 (1.3M)
    A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
    DirectorSam MendesStarsKevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora Birch
  • Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in Fight Club (1999)

    24. 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
  • Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins, and Sean Penn in Mystic River (2003)

    25. Mystic River

    20032h 18mR84Metascore
    7.9 (515K)
    The tragic murder of a 19-year-old girl reunites three childhood friends still living in Boston--the victim's gangster father, a detective, and the disturbed man they both suspect of killing her.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsSean PennTim RobbinsKevin Bacon

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