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1. TheWolfofWallStreet(2013)
8.2/10

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3. PulpFiction(1994) ReleaseYear

8.9/10

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pairofdinerbanditsintertwineinfourtalesofviolenceand
redemption.(154mins.)
Director:QuentinTarantino OtherListsByspikespiegel
Stars:JohnTravolta,UmaThurman,SamuelL.Jackson,BruceWillis
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4. ApocalypseNow(1979) Seealllistsbyspikespiegel

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DuringtheVietnamWar,CaptainWillardissentona aboutthisfeature.
dangerousmissionintoCambodiatoassassinatearenegade
colonelwhohassethimselfupasagodamongalocaltribe.
(153mins.)
Director:FrancisCoppola
Stars:MartinSheen,MarlonBrando,RobertDuvall,FredericForrest
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TaeGukGi:TheBrotherhoodofWar(2004)
8.1/10

AdramaaboutthefateofbrothersforcedtofightintheKorean
War.(140mins.)
Director:JegyuKang
Stars:DonggunJang,BinWon,EunjuLee,HyeongjinKong
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6. BreakingBad(2008TVSeries)
9.5/10

Achemistryteacherdiagnosedwithterminallungcancerteams
upwithhisformerstudenttocookandsellcrystalmeth.(49
mins.)
Stars:BryanCranston,AaronPaul,AnnaGunn,BetsyBrandt
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7. Moon(2009)
8.0/10

AstronautSamBellhasaquintessentiallypersonalencounter
towardtheendofhisthreeyearstintontheMoon,wherehe,
workingalongsidehiscomputer,GERTY,sendsbacktoEarth
parcelsofaresourcethathashelpeddiminishourplanet's
powerproblems.(97mins.)
Director:DuncanJones
Stars:SamRockwell,KevinSpacey,DominiqueMcElligott,RosieShaw
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8. Gandhi(1982)
8.1/10

Gandhi'scharacterisfullyexplainedasamanofnonviolence.
Throughhispatience,heisabletodrivetheBritishoutofthe
subcontinent.AndthestubbornnatureofJinnahandhis
commitmenttowardsPakistanisportrayed.(191mins.)
Director:RichardAttenborough
Stars:BenKingsley,JohnGielgud,CandiceBergen,EdwardFox
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9. Inception(2010)
8.8/10

Athiefwhostealscorporatesecretsthroughuseofthedream
sharingtechnologyisgiventheinversetaskofplantinganidea
intothemindofaCEO.(148mins.)
Director:ChristopherNolan
Stars:LeonardoDiCaprio,JosephGordonLevitt,EllenPage,Ken
Watanabe
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10. Pan'sLabyrinth(2006)
8.2/10

InthefalangistSpainof1944,thebookishyoungstepdaughter
ofasadisticarmyofficerescapesintoaneeriebutcaptivating
fantasyworld.(118mins.)
Director:GuillermodelToro
Stars:IvanaBaquero,AriadnaGil,SergiLpez,MaribelVerd
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11. TheDarkKnight(2008)
9.0/10

WhenthemenaceknownastheJokerwreakshavocandchaos
onthepeopleofGotham,thecapedcrusadermustcometo
termswithoneofthegreatestpsychologicaltestsofhisability
tofightinjustice.(152mins.)
Director:ChristopherNolan
Stars:ChristianBale,HeathLedger,AaronEckhart,MichaelCaine
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12. Skyfall(2012)
7.8/10

Bond'sloyaltytoMistestedwhenherpastcomesbackto
haunther.WhilstMI6comesunderattack,007musttrack
downanddestroythethreat,nomatterhowpersonalthecost.
(143mins.)
Director:SamMendes
Stars:DanielCraig,JavierBardem,NaomieHarris,JudiDench
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13. LawAbidingCitizen(2009)
7.4/10

Afrustratedmandecidestotakejusticeintohisownhands
afterapleabargainsetsoneofhisfamily'skillersfree.He
targetsnotonlythekillerbutalsothedistrictattorneyand
othersinvolvedinthedeal.(109mins.)
Director:F.GaryGray
Stars:GerardButler,JamieFoxx,LeslieBibb,ColmMeaney
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14. DasBoot(1981)
8.4/10

TheclaustrophobicworldofaWWIIGermanUboatboredom,
filth,andsheerterror.(149mins.)
Director:WolfgangPetersen
Stars:JrgenProchnow,HerbertGrnemeyer,KlausWennemann,
HubertusBengsch
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15. Schindler'sList(1993)
8.9/10

InPolandduringWorldWarII,OskarSchindlergradually
becomesconcernedforhisJewishworkforceafterwitnessing
theirpersecutionbytheNazis.(195mins.)
Director:StevenSpielberg
Stars:LiamNeeson,RalphFiennes,BenKingsley,CarolineGoodall
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16. TheGreenMile(1999)
8.5/10

ThelivesofguardsonDeathRowareaffectedbyoneoftheir
charges:ablackmanaccusedofchildmurderandrape,yet
whohasamysteriousgift.(189mins.)
Director:FrankDarabont
Stars:TomHanks,MichaelClarkeDuncan,DavidMorse,BonnieHunt
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17. ThePursuitofHappyness(2006)
7.9/10

Astrugglingsalesmantakescustodyofhissonashe'spoised
tobeginalifechangingprofessionalendeavor.(117mins.)
Director:GabrieleMuccino
Stars:WillSmith,ThandieNewton,JadenSmith,BrianHowe
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18. Lebanon(2009)
6.9/10

DuringtheFirstLebanonWarin1982,alonetankanda
paratroopersplatoonaredispatchedtosearchahostiletown.
(93mins.)
Director:SamuelMaoz
Stars:YoavDonat,ItayTiran,OshriCohen,MichaelMoshonov
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19. EternalSunshineoftheSpotlessMind(2004)
8.4/10

Whentheirrelationshipturnssour,acoupleundergoesa
proceduretohaveeachothererasedfromtheirmemories.But
itisonlythroughtheprocessoflossthattheydiscoverwhat
theyhadtobeginwith.(108mins.)
Director:MichelGondry
Stars:JimCarrey,KateWinslet,TomWilkinson,GerryRobertByrne
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20. 127Hours(2010)
7.6/10

Anadventurousmountainclimberbecomestrappedundera
boulderwhilecanyoneeringalonenearMoab,Utahandresorts
todesperatemeasuresinordertosurvive.(94mins.)
Director:DannyBoyle
Stars:JamesFranco,AmberTamblyn,KateMara,SeanBott
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21. TheUsualSuspects(1995)
8.6/10

Asolesurvivortellsofthetwistyeventsleadinguptoahorrific
gunbattleonaboat,whichbeginwhenfivecriminalsmeetata
seeminglyrandompolicelineup.(106mins.)
Director:BryanSinger
Stars:KevinSpacey,GabrielByrne,ChazzPalminteri,StephenBaldwin
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22. PK(2014)
8.3/10

Astrangerinthecityasksquestionsnoonehasaskedbefore.
Knownonlybyhisinitials,P.K.'sinnocentquestionsand
childlikecuriositywilltakehimonajourneyoflove,laughter
andlettinggo.(153mins.)
Director:RajkumarHirani
Stars:AamirKhan,AnushkaSharma,SanjayDutt,BomanIrani
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23. ASeparation(2011)
8.4/10

Amarriedcouplearefacedwithadifficultdecisionto
improvethelifeoftheirchildbymovingtoanothercountryor
tostayinIranandlookafteradeterioratingparentwhohas
Alzheimer'sdisease.(123mins.)
Director:AsgharFarhadi
Stars:PeymanMoaadi,LeilaHatami,SarehBayat,ShahabHosseini
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24. LifeofPi(2012)
8.0/10

Ayoungmanwhosurvivesadisasteratseaishurtledintoan
epicjourneyofadventureanddiscovery.Whilecastaway,he
formsanunexpectedconnectionwithanothersurvivor:a
fearsomeBengaltiger.(127mins.)
Director:AngLee
Stars:SurajSharma,IrrfanKhan,AdilHussain,Tabu
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25. ThreeKings(1999)
7.2/10

IntheaftermathofthePersianGulfWar,4soldierssetoutto
stealgoldthatwasstolenfromKuwait,buttheydiscover
peoplewhodesperatelyneedtheirhelp.(114mins.)
Director:DavidO.Russell
Stars:GeorgeClooney,MarkWahlberg,IceCube,SpikeJonze
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26. Fargo(1996)
8.2/10

JerryLundegaard'sineptcrimefallsapartduetohisandhis
henchmen'sbunglingandthepersistentpoliceworkofthequite
pregnantMargeGunderson.(98mins.)
Director:JoelCoen
Stars:WilliamH.Macy,FrancesMcDormand,SteveBuscemi,Peter
Stormare
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27. Oldboy(2003)
8.4/10

Afterbeingkidnappedandimprisonedfor15years,OhDaeSu
isreleased,onlytofindthathemustfindhiscaptorin5days.
(120mins.)
Director:ChanwookPark
Stars:MinsikChoi,JitaeYu,HyejeongKang,DaehanJi
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28. LostinTranslation(2003)
7.8/10

Afadedmoviestarandaneglectedyoungwomanforman
unlikelybondaftercrossingpathsinTokyo.(101mins.)
Director:SofiaCoppola
Stars:BillMurray,ScarlettJohansson,GiovanniRibisi,AnnaFaris
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29. ExMachina(2015)
7.7/10

Ayoungprogrammerisselectedtoparticipateinaground
breakingexperimentinsyntheticintelligencebyevaluatingthe
humanqualitiesofabreathtakinghumanoidA.I.(108mins.)
Director:AlexGarland
Stars:AliciaVikander,DomhnallGleeson,OscarIsaac,SonoyaMizuno
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30. Her(2013)
8.0/10

Alonelywriterdevelopsanunlikelyrelationshipwithhisnewly
purchasedoperatingsystemthat'sdesignedtomeethisevery
need.(126mins.)
Director:SpikeJonze
Stars:JoaquinPhoenix,AmyAdams,ScarlettJohansson,RooneyMara
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31. Dredd(2012)
7.0/10

Inaviolent,futuristiccitywherethepolicehavetheauthority
toactasjudge,juryandexecutioner,acopteamswitha
traineetotakedownagangthatdealstherealityaltering
drug,SLOMO.(95mins.)
Director:PeteTravis
Stars:KarlUrban,OliviaThirlby,LenaHeadey,RachelWood
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32. GranTorino(2008)
8.2/10

DisgruntledKoreanWarveteranWaltKowalskisetsoutto
reformhisneighbor,aHmongteenagerwhotriedtosteal
Kowalski'sprizedpossession:a1972GranTorino.(116mins.)
Director:ClintEastwood
Stars:ClintEastwood,BeeVang,ChristopherCarley,AhneyHer
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33. Rango(2011)
7.2/10

Rangoisanordinarychameleonwhoaccidentallywindsupin
thetownofDirt,alawlessoutpostintheWildWestin
desperateneedofanewsheriff.(107mins.)
Director:GoreVerbinski
Stars:JohnnyDepp,IslaFisher,TimothyOlyphant,AbigailBreslin
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34. SavingPrivateRyan(1998)
8.6/10

FollowingtheNormandyLandings,agroupofU.S.soldiersgo
behindenemylinestoretrieveaparatrooperwhosebrothers
havebeenkilledinaction.(169mins.)
Director:StevenSpielberg
Stars:TomHanks,MattDamon,TomSizemore,EdwardBurns
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35. MaryandMax(2009)
8.2/10

Ataleoffriendshipbetweentwounlikelypenpals:Mary,a
lonely,eightyearoldgirllivinginthesuburbsofMelbourne,
andMax,afortyfouryearold,severelyobesemanlivingin
NewYork.(92mins.)
Director:AdamElliot
Stars:ToniCollette,PhilipSeymourHoffman,EricBana,BarryHumphries
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36. ReservoirDogs(1992)
8.4/10

Afterasimplejeweleryheistgoesterriblywrong,thesurviving
criminalsbegintosuspectthatoneofthemisapolice
informant.(99mins.)
Director:QuentinTarantino
Stars:HarveyKeitel,TimRoth,MichaelMadsen,ChrisPenn
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37. AClockworkOrange(1971)
8.4/10

InfutureBritain,charismaticdelinquentAlexDeLargeisjailed
andvolunteersforanexperimentalaversiontherapydeveloped
bythegovernmentinanefforttosolvesociety'scrimeproblem
butnotallgoesaccordingtoplan.(136mins.)
Director:StanleyKubrick
Stars:MalcolmMcDowell,PatrickMagee,MichaelBates,WarrenClarke
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38. GraveoftheFireflies(1988)
8.5/10

Atragicfilmcoveringayoungboyandhislittlesister's
struggletosurviveinJapanduringWorldWarII.(89mins.)
Director:IsaoTakahata
Stars:TsutomuTatsumi,AyanoShiraishi,AkemiYamaguchi,Yoshiko
Shinohara
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39. TheManfromNowhere(2010)
7.9/10

Aquietpawnshopkeeperwithaviolentpasttakesonadrug
andorgantraffickingringinhopeofsavingthechildwhoishis
onlyfriend.(119mins.)
Director:JeongbeomLee
Stars:BinWon,SaeronKim,TaehoonKim,HeewonKim
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40. CastAway(2000)
7.7/10

AFedExexecutivemusttransformhimselfphysicallyand
emotionallytosurviveacrashlandingonadesertedisland.
(143mins.)
Director:RobertZemeckis
Stars:TomHanks,HelenHunt,PaulSanchez,LariWhite
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41. TheLordoftheRings:TheReturnoftheKing
(2003)
8.9/10

GandalfandAragornleadtheWorldofMenagainstSauron's
armytodrawhisgazefromFrodoandSamastheyapproach
MountDoomwiththeOneRing.(201mins.)
Director:PeterJackson
Stars:ElijahWood,ViggoMortensen,IanMcKellen,OrlandoBloom
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42. TheLordoftheRings:TheFellowshipofthe
Ring(2001)
8.8/10

AmeekHobbitandeightcompanionssetoutonajourneyto
destroytheOneRingandtheDarkLordSauron.(178mins.)
Director:PeterJackson
Stars:ElijahWood,IanMcKellen,OrlandoBloom,SeanBean
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43. TheLordoftheRings:TheTwoTowers(2002)
8.7/10

WhileFrodoandSamedgeclosertoMordorwiththehelpof
theshiftyGollum,thedividedfellowshipmakesastandagainst
Sauron'snewally,Saruman,andhishordesofIsengard.(179
mins.)
Director:PeterJackson
Stars:ElijahWood,IanMcKellen,ViggoMortensen,OrlandoBloom
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44. Bernie(2011)
6.8/10

InsmalltownTexas,anaffablemorticianstrikesupa
friendshipwithawealthywidow,thoughwhenshestartsto
becomecontrolling,hegoestogreatlengthstoseparate
himselffromhergrasp.(99mins.)
Director:RichardLinklater
Stars:JackBlack,ShirleyMacLaine,MatthewMcConaughey,Brady
Coleman
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45. BrokenFlowers(2005)
7.2/10

AstheextremelywithdrawnDonJohnstonisdumpedbyhis
latestwoman,hereceivesananonymousletterfromaformer
loverinforminghimthathehasasonwhomaybelookingfor
him.AfreelancesleuthneighbormovesDontoembarkona
crosscountrysearchforhisoldflamesinsearchofanswers.
(106mins.)
Director:JimJarmusch
Stars:BillMurray,JessicaLange,SharonStone,JulieDelpy
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46. DjangoUnchained(2012)
8.5/10

WiththehelpofaGermanbountyhunter,afreedslavesets
outtorescuehiswifefromabrutalMississippiplantation
owner.(165mins.)
Director:QuentinTarantino
Stars:JamieFoxx,ChristophWaltz,LeonardoDiCaprio,KerryWashington
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47. ForrestGump(1994)
8.8/10

ForrestGump,whilenotintelligent,hasaccidentallybeen
presentatmanyhistoricmoments,buthistruelove,Jenny
Curran,eludeshim.(142mins.)
Director:RobertZemeckis
Stars:TomHanks,RobinWright,GarySinise,SallyField
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48. InsideMan(2006)
7.6/10

Apolicedetective,abankrobber,andahighpowerbroker
enterhighstakesnegotiationsafterthecriminal'sbrilliantheist
spiralsintoahostagesituation.(129mins.)
Director:SpikeLee
Stars:DenzelWashington,CliveOwen,JodieFoster,ChristopherPlummer
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49. ShutterIsland(2010)
8.1/10

AU.SMarshalinvestigatesthedisappearanceofamurderess
whoescapedfromahospitalforthecriminallyinsane.(138
mins.)
Director:MartinScorsese
Stars:LeonardoDiCaprio,EmilyMortimer,MarkRuffalo,BenKingsley
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50. SevenYearsinTibet(1997)
7.0/10

TruestoryofHeinrichHarrer,anAustrianmountainclimber
whobecamefriendswiththeDalaiLamaatthetimeofChina's
takeoverofTibet.(136mins.)
Director:JeanJacquesAnnaud
Stars:BradPitt,DavidThewlis,BDWong,Mako
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51. TheTrumanShow(1998)
8.1/10

Aninsurancesalesman/adjusterdiscovershisentirelifeis
actuallyaT.V.show.(103mins.)
Director:PeterWeir
Stars:JimCarrey,EdHarris,LauraLinney,NoahEmmerich
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52. DieHard(1988)
8.2/10

JohnMcClane,officeroftheNYPD,triestosavehiswifeHolly
Gennaroandseveralothersthatweretakenhostageby
GermanterroristHansGruberduringaChristmaspartyatthe
NakatomiPlazainLosAngeles.(131mins.)
Director:JohnMcTiernan
Stars:BruceWillis,AlanRickman,BonnieBedelia,ReginaldVelJohnson
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53. DonnieDarko(2001)
8.1/10

Atroubledteenagerisplaguedbyvisionsofalargebunny
rabbitthatmanipulateshimtocommitaseriesofcrimes,after
narrowlyescapingabizarreaccident.(113mins.)
Director:RichardKelly
Stars:JakeGyllenhaal,JenaMalone,MaryMcDonnell,HolmesOsborne
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54. FightClub(1999)
8.9/10

Aninsomniacofficeworker,lookingforawaytochangehis
life,crossespathswithadevilmaycaresoapmaker,forming
anundergroundfightclubthatevolvesintosomethingmuch,
muchmore...(139mins.)
Director:DavidFincher
Stars:BradPitt,EdwardNorton,HelenaBonhamCarter,MeatLoaf
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55. FearandLoathinginLasVegas(1998)
7.7/10

AnoddballjournalistandhispsychopathiclawyertraveltoLas
Vegasforaseriesofpsychedelicescapades.(118mins.)
Director:TerryGilliam
Stars:JohnnyDepp,BenicioDelToro,TobeyMaguire,EllenBarkin
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56. TheSocialNetwork(2010)
7.7/10

HarvardstudentMarkZuckerbergcreatesthesocialnetworking
sitethatwouldbecomeknownasFacebook,butislatersued
bytwobrotherswhoclaimedhestoletheiridea,andtheco
founderwhowaslatersqueezedoutofthebusiness.(120
mins.)
Director:DavidFincher
Stars:JesseEisenberg,AndrewGarfield,JustinTimberlake,RooneyMara
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57. NoCountryforOldMen(2007)
8.1/10

Violenceandmayhemensueafterahunterstumblesupona
drugdealgonewrongandmorethantwomilliondollarsincash
neartheRioGrande.(122mins.)
Director:EthanCoen,JoelCoen
Stars:TommyLeeJones,JavierBardem,JoshBrolin,WoodyHarrelson
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58. 3:10toYuma(2007)
7.8/10

Asmalltimerancheragreestoholdacapturedoutlawwho's
awaitingatraintogotocourtinYuma.Abattleofwillsensues
astheoutlawtriestopsychouttherancher.(122mins.)
Director:JamesMangold
Stars:RussellCrowe,ChristianBale,BenFoster,LoganLerman
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59. StarTrek(2009)
8.0/10

ThebrashJamesT.Kirktriestoliveuptohisfather'slegacy
withMr.Spockkeepinghimincheckasavengeful,time
travelingRomulancreatesblackholestodestroytheFederation
oneplanetatatime.(127mins.)
Director:J.J.Abrams
Stars:ChrisPine,ZacharyQuinto,SimonPegg,LeonardNimoy
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60. ThisIsEngland(2006)
7.7/10

Ayoungboybecomesfriendswithagangofskinheads.Friends
soonbecomelikefamily,andrelationshipswillbepushedto
theverylimit.(101mins.)
Director:ShaneMeadows
Stars:ThomasTurgoose,StephenGraham,JoHartley,AndrewShim
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61. FindingNemo(2003)
8.1/10

AfterhissoniscapturedintheGreatBarrierReefandtakento
Sydney,atimidclownfishsetsoutonajourneytobringhim
home.(100mins.)
Director:AndrewStanton,LeeUnkrich
Stars:AlbertBrooks,EllenDeGeneres,AlexanderGould,WillemDafoe
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62. GroundhogDay(1993)
8.1/10

Aweathermanfindshimselflivingthesamedayoverandover
again.(101mins.)
Director:HaroldRamis
Stars:BillMurray,AndieMacDowell,ChrisElliott,StephenTobolowsky
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63. TrueGrit(2010)
7.7/10

AtoughU.S.Marshalhelpsastubbornteenagertrackdownher
father'smurderer.(110mins.)
Director:EthanCoen,JoelCoen
Stars:JeffBridges,MattDamon,HaileeSteinfeld,JoshBrolin
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64. NachoLibre(2006)
5.7/10

Beratedallhislifebythosearoundhim,amonkfollowshis
dreamanddonsamasktomoonlightasaLuchador(Mexican
wrestler).(92mins.)
Director:JaredHess
Stars:JackBlack,AnadelaReguera,HctorJimnez,DariusRose
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65. LettheRightOneIn(2008)
8.0/10

Oskar,anoverlookedandbulliedboy,findsloveandrevenge
throughEli,abeautifulbutpeculiargirl.(115mins.)
Director:TomasAlfredson
Stars:KreHedebrant,LinaLeandersson,PerRagnar,HenrikDahl
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66. PiratesoftheCaribbean:DeadMan'sChest
(2006)
7.3/10

JackSparrowracestorecovertheheartofDavyJonestoavoid
enslavinghissoultoJones'service,asotherfriendsandfoes
seektheheartfortheirownagendaaswell.(151mins.)
Director:GoreVerbinski
Stars:JohnnyDepp,OrlandoBloom,KeiraKnightley,JackDavenport
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67. DogDayAfternoon(1975)
8.0/10

Amanrobsabanktopayforhislover'soperationitturnsinto
ahostagesituationandamediacircus.(125mins.)
Director:SidneyLumet
Stars:AlPacino,JohnCazale,PenelopeAllen,SullyBoyar
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68. Scarface(1983)
8.3/10

In1980Miami,adeterminedCubanimmigranttakesovera
drugcartelwhilesuccumbingtogreed.(170mins.)
Director:BrianDePalma
Stars:AlPacino,MichellePfeiffer,StevenBauer,MaryElizabeth
Mastrantonio
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69. IronMan(2008)
7.9/10

AfterbeingheldcaptiveinanAfghancave,anengineercreates
auniqueweaponizedsuitofarmortofightevil.(126mins.)
Director:JonFavreau
Stars:RobertDowneyJr.,GwynethPaltrow,TerrenceHoward,JeffBridges
AddtoWatchlist

70. RaidersoftheLostArk(1981)
8.5/10

ArchaeologistandadventurerIndianaJonesishiredbytheUS
governmenttofindtheArkoftheCovenantbeforetheNazis.
(115mins.)
Director:StevenSpielberg
Stars:HarrisonFord,KarenAllen,PaulFreeman,JohnRhysDavies
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71. IndianaJonesandtheLastCrusade(1989)
8.3/10

WhenDr.HenryJonesSr.suddenlygoesmissingwhile
pursuingtheHolyGrail,eminentarchaeologistIndianaJones
mustfollowinhisfather'sfootstepsandstoptheNazis.(127
mins.)
Director:StevenSpielberg
Stars:HarrisonFord,SeanConnery,AlisonDoody,DenholmElliott
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72. IndianaJonesandtheTempleofDoom(1984)
7.6/10

AfterarrivinginIndia,IndianaJonesisaskedbyadesperate
villagetofindamysticalstone.Heagrees,andstumblesupon
asecretcultplottingaterribleplaninthecatacombsofan
ancientpalace.(118mins.)
Director:StevenSpielberg
Stars:HarrisonFord,KateCapshaw,JonathanKeQuan,AmrishPuri
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73. ToyStory(1995)
8.3/10

Acowboydollisprofoundlythreatenedandjealouswhenanew
spacemanfiguresupplantshimastoptoyinaboy'sroom.(81
mins.)
Director:JohnLasseter
Stars:TomHanks,TimAllen,DonRickles,JimVarney
AddtoWatchlist

74. ToyStory3(2010)
8.4/10

Thetoysaremistakenlydeliveredtoadaycarecenterinstead
oftheatticrightbeforeAndyleavesforcollege,andit'supto
Woodytoconvincetheothertoysthattheyweren'tabandoned
andtoreturnhome.(103mins.)
Director:LeeUnkrich
Stars:TomHanks,TimAllen,JoanCusack,NedBeatty
AddtoWatchlist

75. ToyStory2(1999)
7.9/10

WhenWoodyisstolenbyatoycollector,Buzzandhisfriends
vowtorescuehim,butWoodyfindstheideaofimmortalityin
amuseumtempting.(92mins.)
Director:JohnLasseter,AshBrannon
Stars:TomHanks,TimAllen,JoanCusack,KelseyGrammer
AddtoWatchlist

76. Memento(2000)
8.5/10

Amancreatesastrangesystemtohelphimrememberthings
sohecanhuntforthemurdererofhiswifewithouthisshort
termmemorylossbeinganobstacle.(113mins.)
Director:ChristopherNolan
Stars:GuyPearce,CarrieAnneMoss,JoePantoliano,MarkBooneJunior
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77. TaxiDriver(1976)
8.3/10

AmentallyunstableVietnamwarveteranworksasanight
timetaxidriverinNewYorkCitywheretheperceived
decadenceandsleazefeedshisurgeforviolentaction,
attemptingtosaveapreadolescentprostituteintheprocess.
(113mins.)
Director:MartinScorsese
Stars:RobertDeNiro,JodieFoster,CybillShepherd,AlbertBrooks
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78. Ocean'sEleven(2001)
7.8/10

DannyOceanandhiselevenaccomplicesplantorobthreeLas
Vegascasinossimultaneously.(116mins.)
Director:StevenSoderbergh
Stars:GeorgeClooney,BradPitt,JuliaRoberts,MattDamon
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79. UndertheSkin(2013)
6.3/10

Amysteriouswomanseduceslonelymenintheeveninghours
inScotland.Eventsleadhertobeginaprocessofself
discovery.(108mins.)
Director:JonathanGlazer
Stars:ScarlettJohansson,JeremyMcWilliams,LynseyTaylorMackay,
DougieMcConnell
AddtoWatchlist

80. Buried(2010)
7.0/10

PaulisaU.S.truckdriverworkinginIraq.Afteranattackbya
groupofIraqishewakestofindheisburiedaliveinsidea
coffin.Withonlyalighterandacellphoneit'saraceagainst
timetoescapethisclaustrophobicdeathtrap.(95mins.)
Director:RodrigoCorts
Stars:RyanReynolds,JosLuisGarcaPrez,RobertPaterson,Stephen
Tobolowsky
AddtoWatchlist

81. TheFugitive(1993)
7.8/10

Dr.RichardKimble,unjustlyaccusedofmurderinghiswife,
mustfindtherealkillerwhilebeingthetargetofanationwide
manhunt.(130mins.)
Director:AndrewDavis
Stars:HarrisonFord,TommyLeeJones,SelaWard,JulianneMoore
AddtoWatchlist

82. Platoon(1986)
8.1/10

AyoungrecruitinVietnamfacesamoralcrisiswhen
confrontedwiththehorrorsofwarandthedualityofman.(120
mins.)
Director:OliverStone
Stars:CharlieSheen,TomBerenger,WillemDafoe,KeithDavid
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83. TheShining(1980)
8.4/10

Afamilyheadstoanisolatedhotelforthewinterwhereanevil
andspiritualpresenceinfluencesthefatherintoviolence,while
hispsychicsonseeshorrificforebodingsfromthepastandof
thefuture.(146mins.)
Director:StanleyKubrick
Stars:JackNicholson,ShelleyDuvall,DannyLloyd,ScatmanCrothers
AddtoWatchlist

84. TheRing(2002)
7.1/10

Ajournalistmustinvestigateamysteriousvideotapewhich
seemstocausethedeathofanyoneinaweekofviewingit.
(115mins.)
Director:GoreVerbinski
Stars:NaomiWatts,MartinHenderson,BrianCox,DavidDorfman
AddtoWatchlist

85. Jumper(2008)
6.1/10

Ateenagerwithteleportationabilitiessuddenlyfindshimselfin
themiddleofanancientwarbetweenthoselikehimandtheir
swornannihilators.(88mins.)
Director:DougLiman
Stars:HaydenChristensen,SamuelL.Jackson,JamieBell,RachelBilson
AddtoWatchlist

86. CowboyBebop(1998TVSeries)
9.0/10

Thefuturisticmisadventuresandtragediesofaneasygoing
bountyhunterandhispartners.(24mins.)
Director:KunihiroMori,IkurSat
Stars:KichiYamadera,UnshIshizuka,MegumiHayashibara,Kevin
Seymour
AddtoWatchlist

87. CowboyBebop:TheMovie(2001)
7.9/10

Aterroristexplosionreleasesadeadlyvirusonthemasses,
andit'supthebountyhuntingBebopcrewtocatchthecold
bloodedculprit.(115mins.)
Director:ShinichirWatanabe
Stars:BeauBillingslea,MelissaFahn,NicholasGuest,KichiYamadera
AddtoWatchlist

88. CodeGeass:LelouchoftheRebellion(2006TV
Series)
8.8/10

TheEmpireofBritanniahasinvadedJapanusinggiantrobot
weaponscalledKnightmareFrames.Japanisnowreferredto
asArea11...(24mins.)
Stars:JunFukuyama,YukanaNogami,JohnnyYongBosch,Takahiro
Sakurai
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89. Paprika(2006)
7.7/10

Whenamachinethatallowstherapiststoentertheirpatients'
dreamsisstolen,allhellbreaksloose.Onlyayoungfemale
therapistcanstopit:Paprika.(90mins.)
Director:SatoshiKon
Stars:MegumiHayashibara,TruEmori,KatsunosukeHori,TruFuruya
AddtoWatchlist

90. SpiritedAway(2001)
8.6/10

Duringherfamily'smovetothesuburbs,asullen10yearold
girlwandersintoaworldruledbygods,witches,andspirits,
andwherehumansarechangedintobeasts.(125mins.)
Director:HayaoMiyazaki
Stars:DaveighChase,SuzannePleshette,MiyuIrino,RumiHiiragi
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91. MyNeighborTotoro(1988)
8.3/10

Whentwogirlsmovetothecountrytobeneartheirailing
mother,theyhaveadventureswiththewonderousforestspirits
wholivenearby.(86mins.)
Director:HayaoMiyazaki
Stars:HitoshiTakagi,NorikoHidaka,ChikaSakamoto,ShigesatoItoi
AddtoWatchlist

92. TheLunchbox(2013)
7.8/10

AmistakendeliveryinMumbai'sfamouslyefficientlunchbox
deliverysystemconnectsayounghousewifetoanoldermanin
theduskofhislifeastheybuildafantasyworldtogether
throughnotesinthelunchbox.(104mins.)
Director:RiteshBatra
Stars:IrrfanKhan,NimratKaur,NawazuddinSiddiqui,LilleteDubey
AddtoWatchlist

93. DeathNote(2006TVSeries)
9.0/10

Anintelligenthighschoolstudentgoesonasecretcrusadeto
eliminatecriminalsfromtheworldafterdiscoveringanotebook
capableofkillinganyonewhosenameiswrittenintoit.(24
mins.)
Stars:MamoruMiyano,BradSwaile,VincentTong,RyNait
AddtoWatchlist

94. Samuraichanpur(2004TVSeries)
8.7/10

Fuu,awaitresswhoworksinateahouse,rescuestwomaster
swordsmen,MugenandJin,fromtheirexecutiontohelpher
findthe"samuraiwhosmellsofsunflowers."(24mins.)
Director:HirotakaEndo,MasatoMiyoshi
Stars:KazuyaNakai,GinpeiSato,AyakoKawasumi,SteveBlum
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95. AttackonTitan(2013TVSeries)
8.9/10

Afterhishometownisdestroyedandhismotheriskilled,
youngErenJaegarvowstocleansetheearthofthegiant
humanoidTitansthathavebroughthumanitytothebrinkof
extinction.(24mins.)
Stars:MarinaInoue,YukiKaji,JoshGrelle,BrycePapenbrook
AddtoWatchlist

96. Looper(2012)
7.4/10

In2074,whenthemobwantstogetridofsomeone,thetarget
issentintothepast,whereahiredgunawaitssomeonelike
Joewhoonedaylearnsthemobwantsto'closetheloop'by
sendingbackJoe'sfutureselfforassassination.(119mins.)
Director:RianJohnson
Stars:JosephGordonLevitt,BruceWillis,EmilyBlunt,PaulDano
AddtoWatchlist

97. Omar(2013)
7.6/10

AyoungPalestinianfreedomfighteragreestoworkasan
informantafterhe'strickedintoanadmissionofguiltby
associationinthewakeofanIsraelisoldier'skilling.(96mins.)
Director:HanyAbuAssad
Stars:AdamBakri,LeemLubany,EyadHourani,SamerBisharat
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98. ParanoiaAgent(2004TVSeries)
8.2/10

SeeminglyunconnectedcitizensofTokyoaretargetedfor
bludgeoningbyaboywithagoldenbaseballbat.Asdetectives
trytolinkthevictims,theydiscoverthatfollowingthe
assaults,thevictims'liveshaveimprovedinsomeway.(30
mins.)
Stars:Shzzuka,ToshihikoSeki,MichaelMcConnohie,LiamO'Brien
AddtoWatchlist

99. GoodWillHunting(1997)
8.3/10

WillHunting,ajanitoratM.I.T.,hasagiftformathematics,but
needshelpfromapsychologisttofinddirectioninhislife.(126
mins.)
Director:GusVanSant
Stars:RobinWilliams,MattDamon,BenAffleck,StellanSkarsgrd
AddtoWatchlist

100. ATouchofSin(2013)
7.2/10

FourindependentstoriessetinmodernChinaaboutrandom
actsofviolence.(133mins.)
Director:ZhangkeJia
Stars:WuJiang,BaoqiangWang,TaoZhao,LanshanLuo
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