51. City Lights | 1931 | 8.4 IMDB
City Lights is a 1931 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Charles Chaplin. The film stars Chaplin, Virgil Thomson, and Paulette Goddard. It is Chaplin’s last silent film, and was released after he had made City Lights, The Great Dictator, and Modern Times, all of which had incorporated synchronized soundtracks.
52. Cinema Paradiso | 1988 | 8.4 IMDB
Cinema Paradiso is a 1988 Italian film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. It tells the story of a young man, Salvatore, who falls in love with the movies at his local theater, the Cinema Paradiso, and becomes a projectionist there.
The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
53. Memento | 2000 | 8.4 IMDB
Memento is a 2000 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan, and written by Nolan and his brother Jonathan. The film’s plot revolves around Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce), a man with anterograde amnesia, who cannot form new memories, as he hunts for the man he believes raped and murdered his wife (Carrie-Anne Moss). The film’s script was based on a pitch by Jonathan Nolan, who later wrote the story “Memento Mori” from the concept.
54. Apocalypse Now | 1979 | 8.4 IMDB
The Vietnam War is the backdrop for this harrowing, hallucinatory and ultimately transcendent film about the horrors of war. Francis Ford Coppola’s masterwork follows Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) on a mission into Cambodia to assassinate the renegade Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando), who has gone insane and established himself as a god-like leader among a local tribe. Willard’s journey takes him from the stench and degradation of the Saigon city streets, upriver to an increasingly surreal and nightmarish landscape that is as much inside Willard’s head as it is in the jungles of Vietnam.
55. Everything Everywhere All at Once | 2022 | 8.4 IMDB
Everything Everywhere All at Once is about a group of friends who are all trying to figure out what they want to do with their lives. They all have different ideas and opinions, but they’re all trying to figure it out together. It’s a coming-of-age story about friendship, love, and figuring out who you are.
56. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1981 | 8.4 IMDB
In “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark,” Dr. Jones (Harrison Ford) is an archaeologist who finds himself in the middle of a race against the Nazis to find the lost Ark of the Covenant. The Ark is said to have the power to destroy anyone who looks upon it, and the Nazis believe that it will give them the power to win the war. Dr. Jones must find the Ark before the Nazis do, and he must do it without getting killed in the process.
57. Django Unchained | 2012 | 8.4 IMDB
Django Unchained is a 2012 American revisionist Western film set in the Old West and Antebellum South, directed and produced by Quentin Tarantino and starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson. The film follows Django (Foxx), a freed slave who teams up with bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Waltz) to rescue his wife from a plantation owner (DiCaprio).
Django Unchained was a commercial and critical success, grossing over $425 million worldwide against its $100 million budget, and was nominated for several film industry awards, including five Academy Awards. Waltz won several awards for his performance, including the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
58. WALL·E | 2008 | 8.4 IMDB
WALL·E is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film directed and co-written by Andrew Stanton, produced by Jim Morris, and co-written by Jim Reardon. It stars the voices of Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy, and Sigourney Weaver. The film centers on WALL·E, a trash compactor robot that is designed to clean up an abandoned, waste-covered Earth far in the future. He falls in love with another robot named EVE, which also has a human-like quality.
59. The Lives of Others | 2006 | 8.4 IMDB
The Lives of Others is a 2006 German drama film, directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. The film is set in East Germany in 1984, five years before the fall of the Berlin Wall. It follows the life of Stasi captain Gerd Wiesler, who is assigned to spy on playwright Georg Dreyman and his girlfriend Christa-Maria Sieland.
60. Sunset Blvd. | 1950 | 8.4 IMDB
Sunset Blvd. is a 1950 American film noir directed and co-written by Billy Wilder and produced and co-written by Charles Brackett. It was named after the boulevard that runs through Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, California.
The film stars William Holden as Joe Gillis, an unsuccessful screenwriter, and Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, a faded silent film star who draws him into her reclusive world. Joe is struggling to write a screenplay when he meets Norma, who is eager to return to the big screen. She hires him as a script doctor and they begin a tempestuous affair.
61. Paths of Glory | 1957 | 8.4 IMDB
Paths of Glory is a 1957 American anti-war film by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb. It stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, the commanding officer of French troops who refuses to continue a pointless attack, and Adolphe Menjou as General Broulard, the French High Command who orders Dax to make the attack anyway.
The film was adapted for the screen by Kubrick, Calder Willingham, and Jim Thompson, and was nominated for four Academy Awards.
62. The Shining | 1980 | 8.4 IMDB
The Shining is a horror movie directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel by Stephen King. It stars Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance, a writer who takes a job as the caretaker of an isolated hotel in the Colorado Rockies. Over the course of a long and snowy winter, Jack gradually descends into madness, terrorizing his wife and young son. The Shining is a classic of the horror genre, and its iconic images and scenes have been deeply influential in pop culture.
63. The Great Dictator | 1940 | 8.4 IMDB
The Great Dictator is a 1940 comedy-drama film written, directed, and produced by Charlie Chaplin, starring Chaplin in his first speaking role since he left Mutual Films in 1923. The film is a satire of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, fascism, antisemitism, and the Nazis.
64. Witness for the Prosecution | 1957 | 8.4 IMDB
Based on a short story by Agatha Christie, Witness for the Prosecution is a courtroom drama about a man on trial for murder. The man’s wife is the key witness for the prosecution, but she may not be telling the whole truth. The film was directed by Billy Wilder and stars Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, and Charles Laughton.
65. Avengers: Infinity War | 2018 | 8.4 IMDB
The Avengers: Infinity War is a 2018 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. The film is a sequel to The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron, and it is the nineteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson.
66. Aliens | 1986 | 8.3 IMDB
The 1986 film Aliens is a science fiction horror film directed by James Cameron, starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser, and Bill Paxton. The film’s story follows Ellen Ripley (Weaver) as she returns to the moon LV-426 where her crew encountered the hostile alien creatures, this time accompanied by a unit of space marines. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Actress (Weaver) and Best Visual Effects, winning the latter.
67. American Beauty | 1999 | 8.3 IMDB
American Beauty follows the life of Lester Burnham, a middle-aged man who is unhappy with his life. He quits his job, starts working out, and begins an affair with his teenage daughter’s friend, Angela. Lester’s wife, Carolyn, is having an affair with a real estate agent. Their daughter, Jane, is a sullen teenager who is also having an affair with a married man.
The movie explores the themes of suburban malaise, infidelity, and teenage angst. Lester’s journey toward self-awakening is at times painful, but ultimately liberating. American Beauty is a dark comedy that ultimately affirms the beauty of life.
68. Dr. Strangelove | 1964 | 8.3 IMDB
Dr. Strangelove is a dark comedy about the Cold War that ends in nuclear Armageddon. The movie follows the U.S. President, who is convinced by a rogue general to launch a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. The President’s advisers try to stop him, but ultimately it is up to the President to prevent the end of the world.
69. The Dark Knight Rises | 2012 | 8.3 IMDB
The Dark Knight Rises is the third and final installment in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. The film follows Batman as he faces off against the terrorist leader Bane.
The Dark Knight Rises is an excellent conclusion to Nolan’s trilogy. The action is non-stop, the acting is top-notch, and the story is very satisfying. If you’re a fan of the previous two films, you won’t be disappointed.
70. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | 2018 | 8.3 IMDB
In this Academy Award-winning animated film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, teenager Miles Morales becomes Spider-Man in an alternate universe where Peter Parker has died. Morales must team up with other Spider-People from different dimensions to stop a super-collider from destroying all of reality.
The movie was praised for its innovative animation style, its clever story, and its amazing voice cast, which includes Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Jake Johnson, and Liev Schreiber.
71. Joker | 2019 | 8.3 IMDB
The movie Joker is about a man who turns to a life of crime after being driven insane by the cruelty of society. He becomes the Joker, a clown-like figure who terrorizes Gotham City. The movie is a dark and gritty look at the origins of one of comics’ most iconic villains. The film is ultimately a tragedy, with the Joker’s descent into madness and violence being driven by the cruelty of the world around him.
72. Oldboy | 2003 | 8.3 IMDB
Oldboy is a 2013 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Spike Lee and produced by Roy Lee, based on the 2003 South Korean film of the same name. The film stars Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, and Sharlto Copley. Oldboy is the story of an advertising executive, Joe Doucett (Brolin), who is abducted and imprisoned for 20 years without explanation. When he is finally released, he embarks on a quest for answers and revenge against his captor.
73. Braveheart | 1995 | 8.3 IMDB
Braveheart is a 1995 American historical drama film directed by Mel Gibson and written by Randall Wallace, based on the 13th-century Scottish warrior William Wallace’s fight for independence from King Edward I of England. The film was a box office success, grossing $75 million in the United States and $210 million worldwide.
74. Amadeus | 1984 | 8.3 IMDB
Amadeus is a 1984 period drama film directed by Miloš Forman, adapted by Peter Shaffer from his stage play Amadeus. The story, set in Vienna, Austria, during the latter half of the 18th century, is a fictionalized biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart’s music is heard extensively in the soundtrack of the film.
75. Toy Story | 1995 | 8.3 IMDB
Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter and written by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, and Alec Sokolow. The film features the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Jim Varney, and Annie Potts. The film was produced by Ralph Guggenheim and Bonnie Arnold and features music by Randy Newman. The screenplay was co-written by Stanton and Lasseter.
Toy Story was released on November 22, 1995, and was the first feature-length film to be entirely computer-animated. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $191 million worldwide and becoming the highest-grossing film of that year. It received three Academy Awards.