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1. Watch on the Rhine (1943)
Approved | 114 min | Drama, Thriller
A German-born engineer, his American wife and their children travel from Mexico to the United States to visit her family, but a Romanian count complicates their plans.
Directors: Herman Shumlin, Hal Mohr | Stars: Bette Davis, Paul Lukas, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Lucile Watson
Votes: 4,977
1943 01. Paul Lukas · Watch on the Rhine
2. Wilson (1944)
Passed | 154 min | Biography, Drama, History
A chronicle of the political career of US President Woodrow Wilson.
Director: Henry King | Stars: Alexander Knox, Charles Coburn, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 1,696 | Gross: $2.00M
1944 01. Alexander Knox · Wilson
3. The Lost Weekend (1945)
Passed | 101 min | Drama, Film-Noir
The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry, Howard Da Silva
Votes: 40,203 | Gross: $9.46M
1945 01. Ray Milland · The lost weekend
4. The Yearling (1946)
Approved | 128 min | Drama, Family, Western
A boy persuades his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman Jr., Chill Wills
Votes: 6,468 | Gross: $5.20M
1946 01. Gregory Peck · The yearling
5. A Double Life (1947)
Approved | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A celebrated actor struggles to distinguish his own life from that of his most recent stage role, Othello.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Ronald Colman, Edmond O'Brien, Signe Hasso, Shelley Winters
Votes: 3,973
1947 01. Ronald Colman · A double life
6. Hamlet (1948)
Approved | 154 min | Drama
Prince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former king.
Director: Laurence Olivier | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, John Laurie, Esmond Knight
Votes: 18,406 | Gross: $7.09M
1948 01. Laurence Olivier · Hamlet
7. The Hasty Heart (1949)
102 min | Drama, War
In the final days of WW2, in a M.A.S.H. unit in Burma, a seriously wounded corporal watches in dismay as fellow soldiers pack-up to return home but a caring nurse and five remaining soldiers bring him solace.
Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, Richard Todd, Anthony Nicholls
Votes: 1,550
1949 01. Richard Todd · The hasty heart 02. Broderick Crawford · All the king's men
8. Harvey (1950)
Approved | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Due to his insistence that he has an invisible six foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane - but he may be wiser than anyone knows.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: James Stewart, Wallace Ford, William H. Lynn, Victoria Horne
Votes: 58,243
1950 01. James Stewart · Harvey --- José Ferrer · Cyrano de Bergerac Louis Calhern · The magnificent Yankee
9. Detective Story (1951)
Approved | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell
Votes: 9,494
1951 01. Kirk Douglas · Detective story 02. Fredric March · Death of a salesman --- Arthur Kennedy · Bright victory
10. High Noon (1952)
PG | 85 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
A town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high noon" when the gang leader, an outlaw he "sent up" years ago, arrives on the noon train.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges
Votes: 110,202 | Gross: $9.45M
1952 01. Gary Cooper · High noon --- Ray Milland · The thief Charles Boyer · The happy time
11. The Actress (1953)
Passed | 90 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
This is an account of the real life experience of actress/playwright Ruth Gordon.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Jean Simmons, Teresa Wright, Anthony Perkins
Votes: 1,506
1953 01. Spencer Tracy · The actress
12. On the Waterfront (1954)
Approved | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger
Votes: 164,947 | Gross: $9.60M
1954 01. Marlon Brandon · On the waterfront
13. Marty (1955)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli
Votes: 27,029
1955 01. Ernest Borgnine · Marty
14. Lust for Life (1956)
Approved | 122 min | Biography, Drama
The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh.
Directors: Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald, Pamela Brown
Votes: 12,509 | Gross: $3.48M
1956 01. Kirk Douglas · Lust for life 02. Charlton Heston · The ten commandments 03. Burt Lancaster · The rainmaker 04. Karl Malden · Baby doll 05. Gary Cooper · Friendly persuasion
15. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
PG | 161 min | Adventure, Drama, War
British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.
Director: David Lean | Stars: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa
Votes: 233,350 | Gross: $44.91M
1957 01. Alec Guinness · The bridge on the river Kwai 02. Marlon Brando · Sayonara
16. The Defiant Ones (1958)
Approved | 96 min | Crime, Drama
Two chained-together escaped convicts, White and Black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.
Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Cara Williams, Theodore Bikel
Votes: 17,844
1958 01. Sidney Poitier · The defiant ones 02. Tony Curtis · The defiant ones 03. David Niven · Separate tables 04. Spencer Tracy · The old man and the sea 05. Robert Donat · The inn of the sixth happiness
17. The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
Approved | 180 min | Biography, Drama, Family
During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Millie Perkins, Shelley Winters, Joseph Schildkraut, Richard Beymer
Votes: 13,692 | Gross: $5.01M
1959 01. Joseph Schildkraut · The diary of Anne Frank 02. Fredric March · Middle of the night 03. Charlton Heston · Ben-Hur --- Anthony Franciosa · Career Richard Burton · Look back in anger
18. Elmer Gantry (1960)
Approved | 146 min | Drama
A fast-talking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Dean Jagger
Votes: 12,824 | Gross: $11.34M
1960 01. Burt Lancaster · Elmer Gantry 02. Spencer Tracy · Inherit the wind 03. Trevor Howard · Sons and lovers 04. Laurence Olivier · Spartacus 05. Dean Stockwell · Sons and lovers
19. The Hustler (1961)
Not Rated | 134 min | Drama, Sport
An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
Director: Robert Rossen | Stars: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott
Votes: 86,805 | Gross: $8.28M
1961 01. Paul Newman · The hustler 02. Maximilian Schell · Judgment at Nuremberg 03. Sidney Poitier · A raisin in the sun 04. Maurice Chevalier · Fanny 05. Warren Beatty · Splendor in the grass
20. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Approved | 218 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 314,444 | Gross: $44.82M
1962 01. Peter O'Toole · Lawrence of Arabia 02. James Mason · Lolita 03. Gregory Peck · To kill a mockingbird 04. Jack Lemmon · Days of wine and roses 05. Anthony Quinn · Lawrence of Arabia 06. Burt Lancaster · Birdman of Alcatraz 07. Paul Newman · Sweet bird of youth 08. Laurence Harvey · The wonderful world of the Brothers Grimm
21. Hud (1963)
Passed | 112 min | Drama, Western
Honest, hard-working Texas rancher Homer Bannon has a conflict with his unscrupulous, selfish, arrogant, egotistical son Hud, who sank into alcoholism after accidentally killing his brother in a car crash.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal, Brandon De Wilde
Votes: 23,944 | Gross: $10.00M
1963 01. Paul Newman · Hud 02. Rex Harrison · Cleopatra 03. Sidney Poitier · Lilies of the field 04. Steve McQueen · Love with the proper stranger 05. Stathis Giallelis · America America 06. Gregory Peck · Captain Newman M.D. 07. Tom Tryon · The cardinal --- Marlon Brando · The ugly American
22. Becket (1964)
PG-13 | 148 min | Biography, Drama, History
King Henry II of England comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant Thomas Becket, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the King's.
Director: Peter Glenville | Stars: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi
Votes: 15,848
1964 01. Peter O'Toole · Becket 02. Anthony Quinn · Zorba the Greek 03. Richard Burton · Becket 04. Fredric March · Seven days in May --- Anthony Franciosa · Rio Conchos
23. The Pawnbroker (1964)
Approved | 116 min | Drama
A Jewish pawnbroker, victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sánchez
Votes: 10,716
1965 01. Rod Steiger · The pawnbroker 02. Omar Sharif · Doctor Zhivago 03. Sidney Poitier · A patch of blue 04. Rex Harrison · The agony and the ecstasy 05. Oskar Werner · Ship of fools
24. Alfie (1966)
Unrated | 114 min | Comedy, Drama
An unrepentant ladies' man gradually begins to understand the consequences of his lifestyle.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Michael Caine, Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin, Julia Foster
Votes: 15,831 | Gross: $18.87M
1966 01. Michael Caine · Alfie 02. Paul Scofield · A man for all seasons 03. Richard Burton · Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? 04. Steve McQueen · The sand pebbles 05. Max von Sydow · Hawaii
25. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Approved | 110 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant
Votes: 83,580 | Gross: $24.38M
1967 01. Rod Steiger · In the heat of the night 02. Paul Newman · Cool Hand Luke 03. Sidney Poitier · In the heat of the night 04. Spencer Tracy · Guess who's coming to dinner 05. Warren Beatty · Bonnie and Clyde 06. Alan Bates · Far from the madding crowd
26. The Lion in Winter (1968)
PG | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
1183 A.D.: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. When he allows his imprisoned wife Eleanor of Aquitaine out for a Christmas visit, they all variously plot to force him into a decision.
Director: Anthony Harvey | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, John Castle
Votes: 34,222 | Gross: $22.28M
1968 01. Peter O'Toole · The lion in Winter 02. Cliff Robertson · Charly 03. Tony Curtis · The Boston strangler 04. Alan Arkin · The heart is a lonely hunter 05. Alan Bates · The fixer
27. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
R | 113 min | Drama
A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, John McGiver
Votes: 120,861 | Gross: $44.79M
1969 01. Jon Voight · Midnight cowboy 02. Dustin Hoffman · Midnight cowboy 03. John Wayne · True grit 04. Richard Burton · Anne of the thousand days --- Alan Arkin · Popi
28. Patton (1970)
GP | 172 min | Biography, Drama, War
The World War II phase of the career of controversial American general George S. Patton.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong
Votes: 107,970 | Gross: $61.70M
BEST ACTOR 01. George C. Scott · Patton 02. Melvin Douglas · I never sang for my father 03. Jack Nicholson · Five easy pieces 04. James Earl Jones · The great white hope 05. Ryan O'Neal · Love story
29. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
R | 136 min | Crime, Sci-Fi
In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke
Votes: 881,489 | Gross: $6.21M
1971 01. Malcolm McDowell · A clockwork orange 02. Peter Fink · Sunday bloody Sunday 03. Gene Hackman · The French connection 04. George C. Scott · The hospital 05. Jack Nicholson · Carnal knowledge
30. The Godfather (1972)
R | 175 min | Crime, Drama
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton
Votes: 2,013,141 | Gross: $134.97M
1972 01. Al Pacino · The godfather 02. Marlon Brando · The godfather 03. Laurence Olivier · Sleuth 04. Michael Caine · Sleuth 05. Jon Voight · Deliverance
31. Save the Tiger (1973)
R | 100 min | Drama
A disillusioned war veteran has two days to let go of his shaken morals if he wants his small fashion company to survive.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman, Norman Burton
Votes: 5,613 | Gross: $2.33M
1973 01. Jack Lemmon · Save the tiger 02. Jack Nicholson · The last detail 03. Al Pacino · Serpico --- Steve McQueen · Papillon Robert Blake · Electra glide in blue
32. The Godfather Part II (1974)
R | 202 min | Crime, Drama
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.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
Votes: 1,364,596 | Gross: $57.30M
1974 01. Al Pacino · The godfather Part II 02. Dustin Hoffman · Lenny 03. Gene Hackman · The conversation 04. Jack Nicholson · Chinatown --- James Caan · The gambler
33. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
R | 133 min | Drama
In the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco
Votes: 1,072,620 | Gross: $112.00M
1975 01. Jack Nicholson · One flew over the cuckoo's nest 02. Al Pacino · Dog day afternoon --- Gene Hackman · French connection II Maximilian Schell · The man in the glass booth James Whitmore · Give 'em hell, Harry!
34. Taxi Driver (1976)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama
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.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks
Votes: 920,998 | Gross: $28.26M
1976 01. Robert de Niro · Taxi driver 02. Peter Finch · Network 03. Dustin Hoffman · Marathon man 04. David Carradine · Bound for glory 05. Sylvester Stallone · Rocky
35. A Special Day (1977)
Approved | 106 min | Drama
Two neighbors, a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife, meet during Hitler's visit to Italy in May 1938.
Director: Ettore Scola | Stars: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, John Vernon, Françoise Berd
Votes: 15,840
1977 01. Marcello Mastroianni · A special day 02. Richard Burton · Equus --- Al Pacino · Bobby Deerfield Gregory Peck · MacArthur Henry Winkler · Heroes
36. The Deer Hunter (1978)
R | 183 min | Drama, War
An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.
Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage
Votes: 362,308 | Gross: $48.98M
1978 01. Robert de Niro · The deer hunter 02. Jon Voigth · Coming home 03. Brad Davis · Midnight express 04. Laurence Olivier · The boys from Brazil --- Anthony Hopkins · Magic
37. The China Syndrome (1979)
PG | 122 min | Drama, Thriller
A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant.
Director: James Bridges | Stars: Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady
Votes: 33,045 | Gross: $51.72M
1979 01. Jack Lemmon · The China syndrome 02. Dustin Hoffman · Kramer vs. Kramer 03. Al Pacino · And justice for all --- Jon Voight · The champ James Woods · The onion field
38. The Elephant Man (1980)
PG | 124 min | Biography, Drama
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud
Votes: 258,518
1980 01. John Hurt · The elephant man 02. Donald Sutherland · Ordinary people 03. Robert de Niro · Raging bull 04. Peter O'Toole · The stunt man --- Jack Lemmon · Tribute
39. Atlantic City (1980)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli
Votes: 18,301
1981 01. Burt Lancaster · Atlantic City 02. Henry Fonda · On golden pond 03. Warren Beatty · Reds --- Timothy Hutton · Taps Treat Williams · Prince of the city
40. Missing (1982)
PG | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History
When an idealistic American writer disappears during the Chilean coup d'état in September 1973, his wife and father try to find him.
Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John Shea
Votes: 23,372 | Gross: $14.00M
1982 01. Jack Lemmon · Missing 02. Paul Newman · The verdict 03. Ben Kingsley · Gandhi 04. Richard Gere · An officer and a gentleman --- Albert Finney · Shoot the moon
41. Tender Mercies (1983)
PG | 92 min | Drama, Music
A broken-down, middle-aged country singer gets a new wife, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley
Votes: 12,026 | Gross: $8.44M
1983 01. Robert Duvall · Tender mercies 02. Al Pacino · Scarface 03. Eric Roberts · Star 80 04. Tom Courtenay · The dresser 05. Albert Finney · The dresser --- Tom Conti · Reuben Reuben Richard Farnsworth · The grey fox
42. Amadeus (1984)
R | 160 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was deeply jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice
Votes: 428,165 | Gross: $51.97M
1984 01. Tom Hulce · Amadeus 02. F. Murray Abraham · Amadeus 03. Jeff Bridges · Starman 04. Sam Waterston · The killing fields 05. Albert Finney · Under the volcano
43. Runaway Train (I) (1985)
R | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a speeding train with no brakes and nobody driving.
Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, Kyle T. Heffner
Votes: 33,013 | Gross: $7.94M
1985 01. Jon Voight · Runaway train 02. Harrison Ford · Witness 03. Raul Julia · Kiss of the spider woman 04. William Hurt · Kiss of the spider woman 05. Gene Hackman · Twice in a lifetime
44. Mona Lisa (1986)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A man recently released from prison manages to get a job driving a call girl from customer to customer.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane
Votes: 18,711 | Gross: $5.79M
1986 01. Bob Hoskins · Mona Lisa 02. William Hurt · Children of a lesser god 03. Paul Newman · The color of money 04. Jeremy Irons · The Mission --- Harrison Ford · The Mosquito Coast Dexter Gordon · Round midnight
45. The Last Emperor (1987)
PG-13 | 163 min | Biography, Drama, History
Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatisation of the life story of China's last emperor, Pu Yi.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying
Votes: 111,530 | Gross: $43.98M
1987 01. John Lone · The last emperor 02. Denzel Washington · Cry freedom 03. Michael Douglas · Wall Street 04. Jack Nicholson · Ironweed --- Nick Nolte · Weeds
46. Mississippi Burning (1988)
R | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two F.B.I. Agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif
Votes: 111,078 | Gross: $34.60M
1988 01. Gene Hackman · Mississippi burning 02. Edward James Olmos · Stand and deliver 03. Dustin Hoffman · Rain man --- Tom Hulce · Dominick and Eugene Forest Whitaker · Bird
47. My Left Foot (1989)
R | 103 min | Biography, Drama
Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.
Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan
Votes: 79,806 | Gross: $14.74M
1989 01. Daniel Day-Lewis · My left foot 02. Robin Williams · Dead poets society 03. Tom Cruise · Born on the fourth of July 04. Al Pacino · Sea of love --- Jack Lemmon · Dad
48. The Field (1990)
PG-13 | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
When a field (which has been farmed by the McCabe family for generations) goes up for auction, the patriarch of the McCabe family will stop at nothing to prevent a rich American from buying it.
Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Richard Harris, John Hurt, Sean Bean, Frances Tomelty
Votes: 6,769 | Gross: $1.41M
1990 01. Richard Harris · The field 02. Kevin Costner · Dances with Wolves 03. Robin Williams · Awakenings 04. Jeremy Irons · Reversal of fortune 05. Al Pacino · The godfather Part III
49. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
R | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
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.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,548,618 | Gross: $130.74M
1991 01. Anthony Hopkins · The silence of the lambs 02. Robert de Niro · Cape Fear 03. Nick Nolte · The prince of tides 04. Kevin Costner · JFK 05. Warren Beatty · Bugsy
50. Malcolm X (1992)
PG-13 | 202 min | Biography, Drama, History
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.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee
Votes: 102,042 | Gross: $48.17M
1992 01. Denzel Washington · Malcolm X 02. Tom Cruise · A few good men 03. Robert Downey Jr. · Chaplin 04. Al Pacino · Scent of a woman --- Jack Nicholson · Hoffa
51. The Remains of the Day (1993)
PG | 134 min | Drama, Romance
A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, John Haycraft, Christopher Reeve
Votes: 84,463 | Gross: $22.95M
1993 01. Anthony Hopkins · The remains of the day 02. Daniel Day-Lewis · In the name of the father 03. Tom Hanks · Philadelphia 04. Liam Neeson · Schindler's list 05. Harrison Ford · The fugitive
52. Forrest Gump (1994)
PG-13 | 142 min | Drama, Romance
The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field
Votes: 2,257,825 | Gross: $330.25M
1994 01. Tom Hanks · Forrest Gump 02. Paul Newman · Nobody's fool 03. Morgan Freeman · The Shawshank redemption 04. John Travolta · Pulp fiction 05. Brad Pitt · Legends of the fall
53. Dead Man Walking (1995)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama
A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.
Director: Tim Robbins | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry
Votes: 101,797 | Gross: $39.39M
1995 01. Sean Penn · Dead man walking 02. Nicolas Cage · Leaving las Vegas 03. Anthony Hopkins · Nixon 04. Ian McKellen · Richard III --- Richard Dreyfuss · Mr. Holland's Opus
54. Michael Collins (1996)
R | 133 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
Neil Jordan's historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the UK, helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the National Army during the Irish Civil War.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Julia Roberts, Ian Hart
Votes: 33,760 | Gross: $11.09M
1996 01. Liam Neeson · Michael Collins 02. Woody Harrelson · The people vs. Larry Flynt 03. Geoffrey Rush · Shine 04. Ralph Fiennes · The English patient 05. Mel Gibson · Ransom
55. The Boxer (1997)
R | 113 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Young Danny Flynn is released from prison 14 years after "taking the rap" for the IRA and tries to rebuild his life in his old Belfast neighborhood.
Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Daragh Donnelly, Frank Coughlan
Votes: 22,326 | Gross: $5.80M
1997 01. Daniel Day-Lewis · The boxer 02. Peter Fonda · Ulee's gold 03. Matt Damon · Good Will Hunting 04. Djimon Hounsou · Amistad 05. Leonardo DiCaprio · Titanic
56. Gods and Monsters (1998)
R | 105 min | Biography, Drama
The last days of Frankenstein (1931) director James Whale are explored.
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Lolita Davidovich
Votes: 32,769 | Gross: $6.39M
1998 01. Ian McKellen · Gods and monsters 02. Jim Carrey · The Truman show 03. Nick Nolte · Affliction 04. Tom Hanks · Saving Private Ryan --- Stephen Fry · Wilde
57. The Insider (1999)
R | 157 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora
Votes: 180,241 | Gross: $28.97M
1999 01. Russell Crowe · The insider 02. Richard Farnsworh · The Straight story 03. Kevin Spacey · American beauty 04. Matt Damon · The talented Mr. Ripley --- Denzel Washington · The Hurricane
58. Wonder Boys (2000)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama
An English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Robert Downey Jr.
Votes: 66,605 | Gross: $19.39M
2000 01. Michael Douglas · Wonder boys 02. Tom Hanks · Cast away 03. Geoffrey Rush · Quills 04. Javier Bardem · Before night falls 05. Russell Crowe · Gladiator
59. Training Day (2001)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger
Votes: 473,007 | Gross: $76.63M
2001 01. Denzel Washington · Training day 02. Billy Bob Thortnon · The man who wasn't there 03. Russell Crowe · A beautiful mind 04. Kevin Spacey · The shipping news 05. Will Smith · Ali
60. Gangs of New York (2002)
R | 167 min | Crime, Drama
In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 473,037 | Gross: $77.81M
2002 01. Daniel Day-Lewis · Gangs of New York 02. Jack Nicholson · About Schmidt 03. Michael Caine · The quiet American 04. Adrien Brody · The pianist 05. Leonardo DiCaprio · Catch me if you can
61. Mystic River (2003)
R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
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.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Emmy Rossum
Votes: 485,936 | Gross: $90.14M
2003 01. Sean Penn · Mystic River 02. Jude Law · Cold Mountain 03. Ben Kingsley · House of sand and fog 04. Russell Crowe · Master and commander. The far side of the world 05. Tom Cruise · The last samurai
62. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
PG-13 | 121 min | Biography, Drama, History
Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa.
Director: Terry George | Stars: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Xolani Mali
Votes: 372,313 | Gross: $23.53M
2004 01. Don Cheadle · Hotel Rwanda 02. Leonardo DiCaprio · The aviator 03. Javier Bardem · The sea inside 04. Liam Neeson · Kinsey 05. Johnny Depp · Finding Neverland
63. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
R | 134 min | Drama, Romance
Ennis and Jack are two shepherds who develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of them get married to their respective girlfriends.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams, Randy Quaid
Votes: 382,293 | Gross: $83.04M
2005 01. Heath Ledger · Brokeback Mountain 02. Terrence Howard · Hustle & Flow 03. Russell Crowe · Cinderella man 04. Philip Seymour Hoffman · Capote 05. David Strathairn · Good night, and good luck
64. The Departed (2006)
R | 151 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg
Votes: 1,422,657 | Gross: $132.38M
2006 01. Leonardo DiCaprio · The departed 02. Forest Whitaker · The last king of Scotland 03. Leonardo DiCaprio · Blood diamond 04. Peter O'Toole · Venus 05. Will Smith · The pursuit of happyness
65. Eastern Promises (2007)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A teenager who dies during childbirth leaves clues in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Josef Altin
Votes: 261,186 | Gross: $17.11M
2007 01. Viggo Mortensen · Eastern promises 02. James McAvoy · Atonement 03. Denzel Washington · American gangster 04. Daniel Day-Lewis · There will be blood 05. George Clooney · Michael Clayton
66. Milk (I) (2008)
R | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna
Votes: 179,868 | Gross: $31.84M
2008 01. Sean Penn · Milk 02. Mickey Rourke · The wrestler 03. Frank Langella · Frost/Nixon 04. Brad Pitt · The curious case of Benjamin Button 05. Leonardo DiCaprio · Revolutionary Road
67. A Single Man (2009)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles.
Director: Tom Ford | Stars: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Nicholas Hoult
Votes: 117,779 | Gross: $9.17M
2009 01. Colin Firth · A single man 02. George Clooney · Up in the air 03. Jeff Bridges · Crazy heart 04. Morgan Freeman · Invictus --- Tobey Maguire · Brothers
68. The King's Speech (2010)
R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.
Director: Tom Hooper | Stars: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Derek Jacobi
Votes: 708,045 | Gross: $138.80M
2010 01. Colin Firth · The king's speech 02. James Franco · 127 hours 03. Jesse Eisenberg · The social network 04. Mark Wahlberg · The fighter 05. Ryan Gosling · Blue Valentine
69. Moneyball (2011)
PG-13 | 133 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.
Director: Bennett Miller | Stars: Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Votes: 464,729 | Gross: $75.61M
2011 01. Brad Pitt · Moneyball 02. George Clooney · The descendants 03. Ryan Gosling · The ides of March --- Leonardo DiCaprio · J. Edgar Michael Fassbender · Shame
70. The Master (2012)
R | 138 min | Drama, History
A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Jesse Plemons
Votes: 186,242 | Gross: $16.38M
2012 01. Joaquin Phoenix · The master 02. Richard Gere · Arbitrage 03. Daniel Day-Lewis · Lincoln 04. John Hawkes · The sessions 05. Denzel Washington · Flight
71. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
R | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt
Votes: 741,438 | Gross: $56.67M
2013 01. Chiwetel Ejiofor · 12 years a slave 02. Tom Hanks · Captain Phillips 03. Idris Elba · Mandela: Long walk to freedom 04. Robert Redford · All is lost 05. Matthew McConaughey · Dallas buyers club
72. Nightcrawler (2014)
R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
Director: Dan Gilroy | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Riz Ahmed
Votes: 604,779 | Gross: $32.38M
2014 01. Jake Gyllenhaal · Nightcrawler 02. Steve Carell · Foxcatcher 03. David Oyelowo · Selma 04. Eddie Redmayne · The theory of everything 05. Benedict Cumberbatch · The imitation game
73. The Revenant (I) (2015)
R | 156 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson
Votes: 874,561 | Gross: $183.64M
2015 01. Leonardo DiCaprio · The revenant 02. Michael Fassbender · Steve Jobs 03. Bryan Cranston · Trumbo 04. Will Smith · Concussion 05. Eddie Redmayne · The Danish girl
74. Manchester by the Sea (2016)
R | 137 min | Drama
A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.
Director: Kenneth Lonergan | Stars: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges
Votes: 313,861 | Gross: $47.70M
2016 01. Casey Affleck · Manchester by the sea 02. Joel Edgerton · Loving 03. Viggo Mortensen · Captain Fantastic 04. Andrew Garfield · Hacksaw Ridge 05. Denzel Washington · Fences
75. Call Me by Your Name (2017)
R | 132 min | Drama, Romance
In 1980s Italy, romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant.
Director: Luca Guadagnino | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar
Votes: 315,936 | Gross: $18.10M
2017 01. Timothée Chalamet · Call me by your name 02. Daniel Day-Lewis · Phantom thread 03. Tom Hanks · The Post 04. Gary Oldman · Darkest hour 05. Denzel Washington · Roman J. Israel, Esq.
76. A Star Is Born (2018)
R | 136 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Director: Bradley Cooper | Stars: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott, Greg Grunberg
Votes: 419,498 | Gross: $215.29M
2018 01. Bradley Cooper · A star is born 02. willem Dafoe · At eternity's gate 03. John David Washington · BlacKkKlansman 04. Rami Malek · Bohemian rhapsody --- Lucas Hedges · Boy erased
77. Pain and Glory (2019)
R | 113 min | Drama
A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as the past and present come crashing down around him.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Nora Navas
Votes: 63,126
2019 01. Antonio Banderas · Pain and glory 02. Christian Bale · Ford v. Ferrari 03. Joaquin Phoenix · Joker 04. Jonathan Pryce · The two popes 05. Adam Driver · Marriage story
78. Sound of Metal (2019)
R | 120 min | Drama, Music
A heavy metal drummer's life is turned upside down when he begins to lose his hearing and he must confront a future filled with silence.
Director: Darius Marder | Stars: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff
Votes: 150,405
2020 01. Riz Ahmed · Sound of metal 02. Anthony Hopkins · The father 03. Chadwick Boseman · Ma Rainey's black bottom 04. Tahar Rahim · The Mauritanian 05. Gary Oldman · Mank
79. The Power of the Dog (2021)
R | 126 min | Drama, Western
Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.
Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee
Votes: 193,871
2021 01. Benedict Cumberbatch · The power of the dog 02. Mahershala Ali · Swan song 03. Denzel Washington · The tragedy of Macbeth 04. Will Smith · King Richard 05. Javier Bardem · Being the Ricardos
80. The Inspection (2022)
R | 95 min | Drama
A young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside.
Director: Elegance Bratton | Stars: Jeremy Pope, Gabrielle Union, Bokeem Woodbine, Raúl Castillo
Votes: 4,878
2022 01. Jeremy Pope · The inspection 02. Bill Nighy · Living 03. Austin Butler · Elvis 04. Brendan Fraser · The whale --- Hugh Jackman · The son
81. All of Us Strangers (2023)
R | 105 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A screenwriter drawn back to his childhood home enters into a fledgling relationship with his downstairs neighbor while discovering a mysterious new way to heal from losing his parents 30 years ago.
Director: Andrew Haigh | Stars: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Carter John Grout, Jamie Bell
Votes: 44,988
2023 01. Andrew Scott · All of us strangers 02. Barry Keoghan · Saltburn 03. Leonardo DiCaprio · Killers of the Flower Moon 04. Colman Domingo · Rustin 05. Bradley Cooper · Maestro 06. Cillian Murphy · Oppenheimer
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