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51. The Lion King (1994) Add to W atchlist

8.5/10
Lion cub and future king Simba searches for his identity. His eagerness to please others
and penchant for testing his boundaries sometimes gets him into trouble.
Dir: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff With: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones
Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Musical 89 mins.

52. Apocalypse Now (1979) Add to W atchlist

8.5/10
During the Vietnam War, C aptain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into C ambodia to
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assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe.
Dir: Francis Ford C oppola With: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall
Drama | War 153 mins. Feedback? Tell us what you think
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53. Cinema Paradiso (1988) Add to W atchlist

8.5/10
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's
theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.
Dir: Giuseppe Tornatore With: Philippe Noiret, Enzo C annavale, Antonella Attili
Drama 155 mins.

54. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Add to W atchlist
Love the Bomb (1964)
8.5/10
An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians
and generals frantically try to stop.
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 Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Peter Sellers, George C . Scott, Sterling Hayden
C omedy 95 mins.

55. The Great Dictator (1940) Add to W atchlist

8.5/10
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to
avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Dir: C harles C haplin With: C harles C haplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie
C omedy | Drama | War 125 mins.

56. Children of Heaven (1997) Add to W atchlist

8.5/10
After a boy loses his sister's pair of shoes, he goes on a series of adventures in order to
find them. When he can't, he tries a new way to "win" a new pair.
Dir: Majid Majidi With: Mohammad Amir Naji, Amir Farrokh Hashemian, Bahare Seddiqi
Drama | Family 89 mins.

57. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Add to W atchlist

8.5/10
Eight years after the Joker's reign of anarchy, the Dark Knight, with the help of the
enigmatic Selina, is forced from his imposed exile to save Gotham C ity, now on the edge
of total annihilation, from the brutal guerrilla terrorist Bane.
Dir: C hristopher Nolan With: C hristian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway
Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller 164 mins.

58. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) Add to W atchlist

8.5/10
A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
Dir: Isao Takahata With: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi
Animation | Drama | War 89 mins.

59. The Lives of Others (2006) Add to W atchlist

8.5/10
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and
his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
Dir: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck With: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian
Koch
Drama | Thriller 137 mins.

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 60. Alien (1979) Add to W atchlist

8.5/10
After a space merchant vessel perceives an unknown transmission as distress call, their
landing on the source planet finds one of the crew attacked by a mysterious lifeform.
C ontinuing their journey back to Earth with the attacked crew having recovered and the
critter deceased, they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.
Dir: Ridley Scott With: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt
Horror | Sci-Fi 117 mins.

61. Paths of Glory (1957) Add to W atchlist

8.5/10
After refusing to attack an enemy position, a general accuses the soldiers of cowardice
and their commanding officer must defend them.
Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou
Drama | War 88 mins.

62. Django Unchained (2012) Add to W atchlist

8.5/10
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a
brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Dir: Quentin Tarantino With: Jamie Foxx, C hristoph Waltz, Leonardo DiC aprio
Drama | Western 165 mins.

63. 3 Idiots (2009) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
Two friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days
and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the
rest of the world called them "idiots".
Dir: Rajkumar Hirani With: Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Mona Singh
C omedy | Drama 170 mins.

64. The Shining (1980) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence
influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the
past and of the future.
Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd
Drama | Horror 146 mins.

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 65. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after
surprise.
Dir: Billy Wilder With: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, C harles Laughton
C rime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller 116 mins.

66. Princess Mononoke (1997) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle
of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets
San, the Mononoke Hime.
Dir: Hayao Miyazaki With: Yôji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yûko Tanaka
Animation | Adventure | Fantasy 134 mins.

67. WALL·E (2008) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
In the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space
journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.
Dir: Andrew Stanton With: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin
Animation | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi 98 mins.

68. American Beauty (1999) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with
his daughter's best friend.
Dir: Sam Mendes With: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch
Drama 122 mins.

69. Das Boot (1981) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth, and sheer terror.
Dir: Wolfgang Petersen With: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann
Adventure | Drama | Thriller | War 149 mins.

70. Once Upon a Time in America (1984) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over
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 thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Dir: Sergio Leone With: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern
C rime | Drama 229 mins.

71. M (1931) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals
join in the manhunt.
Dir: Fritz Lang With: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut
C rime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller 117 mins.

72. Oldboy (2003) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find
that he must find his captor in 5 days.
Dir: C han-wook Park With: Min-sik C hoi, Ji-tae Yu, Hye-jeong Kang
Drama | Mystery | Thriller 120 mins.

73. Aliens (1986) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
The planet from Alien has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team
has impressive firepower, but will it be enough?
Dir: James C ameron With: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, C arrie Henn
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi 137 mins.

74. Citizen Kane (1941) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the
meaning of his final utterance.
Dir: Orson Welles With: Orson Welles, Joseph C otten, Dorothy C omingore
Drama | Mystery 119 mins.

75. North by Northwest (1959) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group
of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: C ary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason
Action | Adventure | C rime | Mystery | Thriller 136 mins.

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 76. A Separation (2011) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by
moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has
Alzheimer's disease.
Dir: Asghar Farhadi With: Peyman Moaadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat
Drama | Mystery 123 mins.

77. Amélie (2001) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
Amélie is an innocent and naive girl in Paris with her own sense of justice. She decides to
help those around her and, along the way, discovers love.
Dir: Jean-Pierre Jeunet With: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus
C omedy | Romance 122 mins.

78. Vertigo (1958) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of
an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes
Mystery | Romance | Thriller 128 mins.

79. Braveheart (1995) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her,
William Wallace begins a revolt against King Edward I of England.
Dir: Mel Gibson With: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan
Biography | Drama | History | War 178 mins.

80. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
After rescuing Han Solo from the palace of Jabba the Hutt, the rebels attempt to destroy
the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to make Vader return from the dark side of
the Force.
Dir: Richard Marquand With: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, C arrie Fisher
Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi 131 mins.

81. Double Indemnity (1944) Add to W atchlist

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 8.4/10
An insurance representative lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme
that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions.
Dir: Billy Wilder With: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson
C rime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller 107 mins.

82. Requiem for a Dream (2000) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
The drug-induced utopias of four C oney Island people are shattered when their addictions
run deep.
Dir: Darren Aronofsky With: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer C onnelly
Drama 102 mins.

83. Reservoir Dogs (1992) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
After a simple jewelry heist goes terribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect
that one of them is a police informant.
Dir: Quentin Tarantino With: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen
C rime | Drama | Thriller 99 mins.

84. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
The story of TE Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and lead the diverse,
often warring, Arab tribes during World War 1 in order to fight the Turks.
Dir: David Lean With: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn
Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | War 216 mins.

85. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an
undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice.
Dir: Robert Mulligan With: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton
C rime | Drama 129 mins.

86. A Clockwork Orange (1971) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and volunteers for an
experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve

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 society's crime problem - but not all goes according to plan.
Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates
C rime | Drama | Sci-Fi 136 mins.

87. The Kid (1921) Add to W atchlist

8.4/10
The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put that relationship in jeopardy.
Dir: C harles C haplin With: C harles C haplin, Edna Purviance, Jackie C oogan
C omedy | Drama | Family 68 mins.

88. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Add to W atchlist

8.3/10
When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a procedure to have each other
erased from their memories. But it is only through the process of loss that they discover
what they had to begin with.
Dir: Michel Gondry With: Jim C arrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson
Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi 108 mins.

89. Bicycle Thieves (1948) Add to W atchlist

8.3/10
Set in Post-WWII Italy, a working class man's bicycle is stolen. He and his son set out to
find it.
Dir: Vittorio De Sica With: Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella C arell
Drama 89 mins.

90. Toy Story 3 (2010) Add to W atchlist

8.3/10
The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before
Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't
abandoned and to return home.
Dir: Lee Unkrich With: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan C usack
Animation | Adventure | C omedy | Family | Fantasy 103 mins.

91. Taxi Driver (1976) Add to W atchlist

8.3/10
A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York
C ity where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action,
attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
Dir: Martin Scorsese With: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, C ybill Shepherd
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 C rime | Drama 113 mins.

92. Amadeus (1984) Add to W atchlist

8.3/10
The incredible story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told by his peer and secret rival
Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum.
Dir: Milos Forman With: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge
Biography | Drama | History | Music 160 mins.

93. Singin' in the Rain (1952) Add to W atchlist

8.3/10
A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Dir: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly With: Gene Kelly, Donald O'C onnor, Debbie Reynolds
C omedy | Musical | Romance 103 mins.

94. The Sting (1973) Add to W atchlist

8.3/10
In C hicago in September 1936, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered
partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker.
Dir: George Roy Hill With: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw
C omedy | C rime | Drama 129 mins.

95. Yojimbo (1961) Add to W atchlist

8.3/10
A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them
against each other to free the town.
Dir: Akira Kurosawa With: Toshirô Mifune, Eijirô Tôno, Tatsuya Nakadai
Drama 110 mins.

96. Full Metal Jacket (1987) Add to W atchlist

8.3/10
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his
fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio
Drama | War 116 mins.

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 97. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Add to W atchlist

8.3/10
Humanity finds a mysterious, obviously artificial object buried beneath the Lunar surface
and, with the intelligent computer H.A.L. 9000, sets off on a quest.
Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester
Adventure | Mystery | Sci-Fi 149 mins.

98. All About Eve (1950) Add to W atchlist

8.3/10
An ingenue insinuates herself into the company of an established but aging stage actress
and her circle of theater friends.
Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz With: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders
Drama 138 mins.

99. Tokyo Story (1953) Add to W atchlist

8.3/10
An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city; but the children have little
time for them.
Dir: Yasujirô Ozu With: C hishû Ryû, C hieko Higashiyama, Sô Yamamura
Drama 136 mins.

100. Rashomon (1950) Add to W atchlist

8.3/10
A heinous crime and its aftermath are recalled from differing points of view.
Dir: Akira Kurosawa With: Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori
C rime | Drama 88 mins.

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