My Best Picture Winners and Nominees
by AJMerz | created - 12 May 2019 | updated - 1 week ago | PublicThese are the movies that I feel were deserving of the Best Picture award from each year. The winners for each year are pictured with the nominees in the notes. 6 nominees in a grouped 1920-1930 & from 1989-2023; 3 nominees from 1940-1988 & 2024-on.
Plus my picks for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress from 1989-on
For My Best Animated Picture (see https://www.imdb.com/list/ls087609428/ )
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1. The Teachers' Lounge (2023)
PG-13 | 98 min | Drama
When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.
Director: Ilker Çatak | Stars: Leonie Benesch, Anne-Kathrin Gummich, Rafael Stachowiak, Michael Klammer
Votes: 15,571
Scrapper
Jesus Revolution
See Hear Love
Sound of Freedom
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Tee Yoo-Past Lives
Alma Pöysti-Fallen Leaves
Bill Camp-Sound of Freedom
Maria Kowalska-Forgotten Love
2. Women Talking (2022)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama
Do nothing, stay and fight, or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.
Director: Sarah Polley | Stars: Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Frances McDormand
Votes: 41,932
Top Gun: Maverick
Living
A Love Song
Avatar: The Way of Water
RRR
Austin Butler-Elvis
Danielle Deadwyler-Till
Colin Farrell-The Batman
Lashana Lynch-The Woman King
3. CODA (2021)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her passion at Berklee College of Music and her fear of abandoning her parents.
Director: Sian Heder | Stars: Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant
Votes: 164,817
Map of Tiny Perfect Things
Mass
Tick Tick Boom
Belfast
A Hero
Tim Blake Nelson-Old Henry
Jessica Chastain-The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Troy Kotsur-CODA
Ann Dowd-Mass
4. The Father (I) (2020)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Mystery
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
Director: Florian Zeller | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Williams
Votes: 193,055
Tigertail
The Banker
Words on Bathroom Walls
Mother: Mazâ
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Anthony Hopkins-The Father
Masami Nagasawa-Mother:Maza
Merab Ninidze-The Courier
Youn Yuh-jung-Minari
5. The Two Popes (2019)
PG-13 | 125 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Behind Vatican walls, the conservative Pope Benedict XVI and the liberal future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church.
Director: Fernando Meirelles | Stars: Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujín, Luis Gnecco
Votes: 132,939
Avengers: Endgame
The Best of Enemies
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Dark Waters
The Farewell
Ethan Hawke-Adopt a Highway
Renée Zellweger-Judy
Brian Dennehy-Driveways
Shuzhen Zhao-The Farewell
6. Leave No Trace (2018)
PG | 109 min | Adventure, Drama
A father and his seventeen-year-old daughter are living an ideal existence in a vast urban park in Portland, Oregon when a small mistake derails their lives forever.
Director: Debra Granik | Stars: Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Foster, Jeffery Rifflard, Derek John Drescher
Votes: 65,264 | Gross: $6.05M
Avengers: Infinity War
Green Book
I Can Only Imagine
Searching
The Hate U Give
Rami Malek-Bohemian Rhapsody
Katrine Greis Rosenthal-A Fortunate Man
Dennis Quaid-I Can Only Imagine
Claire Foy-First Man
7. Wonder (I) (2017)
PG | 113 min | Drama, Family
Based on the New York Times bestseller, this movie tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
Director: Stephen Chbosky | Stars: Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic, Julia Roberts
Votes: 178,306 | Gross: $132.42M
Menashe
Marshall
Gifted
Say You Will
The Case for Christ
Gary Oldman-Darkest Hour
Emma Stone-Battle of the Sexes
Daniel Craig-Logan Lucky
Wrenn Schmidt-The Good Catholic
8. Lion (2016)
PG-13 | 118 min | Biography, Drama
A five-year-old Indian boy is adopted by an Australian couple after getting lost hundreds of kilometers from home. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Director: Garth Davis | Stars: Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Sunny Pawar
Votes: 251,022 | Gross: $51.74M
Miracles from Heaven
Sing Street
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
A Monster Calls
The African Doctor
Denzel Washington-Fences
Taraji P. Henson-Hidden Figures
John Carroll Lynch-The Founder
Margot Robbie-Suicide Squad
9. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
R | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper and a drifter named Max.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz
Votes: 1,085,749 | Gross: $154.06M
Suffragette
The Revenant
Spotlight
The Martian
A Man Called Ove
Michael Fassbender-Steve Jobs
Saoirse Ronan-Brooklyn
Mark Rylance-Bridge of Spies
Olivia Cooke-Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
10. The Imitation Game (2014)
PG-13 | 114 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.
Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech
Votes: 824,757 | Gross: $91.13M
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Good Lie
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
St Vincent
Phoenix
Eddie Redmayne-Theory of Everything
Amy Adams-Big Eyes
JK Simmons-Whiplash
Keira Knightley-Imitation Game
11. Tangerines (2013)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, War
In 1992, war rages in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. An Estonian man, Ivo, has decided to stay behind and harvest his crops of tangerines. In a bloody conflict at his door, a wounded man is left behind, and Ivo takes him in.
Director: Zaza Urushadze | Stars: Lembit Ulfsak, Elmo Nüganen, Giorgi Nakashidze, Misha Meskhi
Votes: 48,976 | Gross: $0.14M
Gravity
Run Boy Run
Hope
Still Life
Saving Mr. Banks
Nicholas Hoult-Warm Bodies
Cate Blanchett-Blue Jasmine
Alex Veadov-The Saratov Approach
Agata Kulesza-Ida
12. The Avengers (2012)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.
Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner
Votes: 1,459,012 | Gross: $623.28M
Lincoln
Life of Pi
Still Mine
Zero Dark Thirty
The Hunger Games
Daniel Day Lewis-Lincoln
Naomi Watts-The Impossible
Richard Armitage-Hobbit: Unexpected Journey
Geneviève Bujold-Still Mine
13. Warrior (2011)
PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Drama, Sport
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.
Director: Gavin O'Connor | Stars: Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Morrison
Votes: 497,785 | Gross: $13.66M
A Separation
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Where Do We Go Now?
The Help
A Better Life
Mohamed Fellag-Monsieur Lazhar
Meryl Streep-The Iron Lady
Nick Nolte-Warrior
Sareh Bayat-A Separation
14. The Social Network (2010)
PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Drama
As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara
Votes: 758,400 | Gross: $96.96M
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Inception
True Grit
The King's Speech
The Way Back
Jesse Eisenberg-Social Network
Nicole Kidman-Rabbit Hole
Andrew Garfield-Social Network
Hailee Steinfeld-True Grit
15. Invictus (2009)
PG-13 | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
Nelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng
Votes: 167,850 | Gross: $37.49M
Get Low
Star Trek
Avatar
Creation
Entre Nos
Morgan Freeman-Invictus
Nisreen Faour-Amreeka
Stanley Tucci-Lovely Bones
Sofia Vassilieva-My Sister's Keeper
16. The Wave (2008)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
A high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.
Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich
Votes: 115,079
Departures
The Dark Knight
The Hurt Locker
Burn After Reading
Doubt
Mickey Rourke-The Wrestler
Kristen Scott Thomas-I've Loved You So Long
Robert Downey Jr-Tropic Thunder
Isla Fisher-Definitely Maybe
17. American Gangster (2007)
R | 157 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin
Votes: 452,410 | Gross: $130.16M
Kite Runner
There Will Be Blood
Lars and the Real Girl
Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Michael Clayton
Daniel Day Lewis-There Will Be Blood
Ellen Page-Juno
Javier Bardem-No Country for Old Men
Leslie Mann-Knocked Up
18. Blood Diamond (2006)
R | 143 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Kagiso Kuypers
Votes: 585,898 | Gross: $57.37M
Stranger Than Fiction
The Illusionist
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Departed
Apocalypto
Will Smith-Pursuit of Happyness
Helen Mirren-The Queen
Djimon Hounsou-Blood Diamond
Naomie Harris-Pirates 2: Dead Man's Chest
19. Walk the Line (2005)
PG-13 | 136 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick
Votes: 265,792 | Gross: $119.52M
Batman Begins
Good Night, & Good Luck
Joyeux Noel
V for Vendetta
Kingdom of Heaven
Terrence Howard-Hustle & Flow
Reese Witherspoon-Walk the Line
Jake Gyllenhaal-Jarhead
Eva Mendes-Hitch
20. Miracle (2004)
PG | 135 min | Biography, Drama, History
The true story of Herb Brooks, the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Soviet squad.
Director: Gavin O'Connor | Stars: Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Nathan West, Noah Emmerich
Votes: 58,892 | Gross: $64.38M
Saw
Collateral
Finding Neverland
A Moment to Remember
National Treasure
Jamie Foxx-Ray
Hilary Swank-Million Dollar Baby
Derek Luke-Friday Night Lights
Maia Morgenstern-Passion of the Christ
21. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
PG-13 | 201 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom
Votes: 1,978,479 | Gross: $377.85M
Secondhand Lions
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Shattered Glass
The Last Samurai
Bruce Almighty
Johnny Depp-Pirates of the Caribbean
Jamie Lee Curtis-Freaky Friday
Ken Watanabe-Last Samurai
Holly Hunter-Thirteen
22. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friend", escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.
Director: Kevin Reynolds | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Christopher Adamson, JB Blanc
Votes: 148,411 | Gross: $54.23M
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Bourne Identity
Catch Me If You Can
Signs
8 Mile
Daniel Day Lewis-Gangs of New York
Nicole Kidman-The Hours
Andy Serkis-Two Towers
Dagmara Dominczyk-Count of Monte Cristo
23. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
PG-13 | 178 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean
Votes: 2,006,391 | Gross: $315.54M
Other Side of Heaven
Behind the Sun
A Beautiful Mind
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Russell Crowe-A Beautiful Mind
Nastassja Kinski-American Rhapsody
Ian McKellen-Fellowship of the Ring
Molly Parker-War Bride
24. Remember the Titans (2000)
PG | 113 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
In 1971 Virginia high school football was everything to the people of Alexandria. But when the school board was forced to integrate an all-black school with an all-white one, the very foundation of football's tradition was put to the test.
Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst
Votes: 231,853 | Gross: $115.65M
Thirteen Days
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Chocolat
Memento
Love & Basketball
George Clooney-O Brother Where Art Thou
Helen Hunt-Pay it Forward
Samuel L Jackson-Unbreakable
Ziyi Zhang-Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
25. The Green Mile (1999)
R | 189 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A tale set on death row, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the lead guard, Paul Edgecombe, recognizes John's gift, he tries to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt
Votes: 1,406,735 | Gross: $136.80M
The Cider House Rules
The Sixth Sense
Galaxy Quest
The Matrix
The Color of Paradise
Richard Farnsworth-The Straight Story
Janet Mcteer-Tumbleweeds
Lawrence Fishburne-The Matrix
Embeth Davidtz-Bicentennial Man
26. The Truman Show (1998)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich
Votes: 1,195,723 | Gross: $125.62M
Saving Private Ryan
Mask of Zorro
Deep Impact
Shadrach
Waking Ned Devine
Jim Carrey-The Truman Show
Susan Sarandon-Stepmom
Geoffrey Rush-Shakespeare in Love
Laura Linney-The Truman Show
27. Contact (1997)
PG | 150 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt
Votes: 293,025 | Gross: $100.92M
Titanic
The Rainmaker
Good Will Hunting
Kundun
The Apostle
Matt Damon-Good Will Hunting
Kate Winslet-Titanic
Greg Kinnear-As Good as it Gets
Gloria Stuart-Titanic
28. The Promise (1996)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Roger uses his son Igor to ruthlessly traffic and exploit undocumented immigrants. When one of the immigrants is killed, Igor is guilt-ridden and wants to care for the dead man's family against his father's orders.
Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Stars: Jérémie Renier, Olivier Gourmet, Assita Ouedraogo, Jean-Michel Balthazar
Votes: 8,539 | Gross: $0.45M
The Crucible
Jerry Maguire
Sling Blade
Scream
Ponette
Billy Bob Thornton-Sling Blade
Glenn Close-101 Dalmatians
Edward Norton-Primal Fear
Joan Allen-The Crucible
29. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
PG | 136 min | Drama, Romance
Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The two eldest daughters are the title opposites.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, James Fleet, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 125,681 | Gross: $43.18M
Braveheart
Heat
Se7en
Apollo 13
Mr. Holland's Opus
Nicolas Cage-Leaving Las Vegas
Emma Thompson-Sense and Sensibility
Kevin Spacey-Usual Suspects
Kate Winslet-Sense and Sensibility
30. 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: 2,255,934 | Gross: $330.25M
Maverick
Shawshank Redemption
Quiz Show
Léon: The Professional
The Santa Clause
Tom Hanks-Forrest Gump
Jodie Foster-Maverick
Gary Sinise-Forrest Gump
Robin Wright-Forrest Gump
31. Schindler's List (1993)
R | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall
Votes: 1,450,118 | Gross: $96.90M
Mrs. Doubtfire
Rudy
Jurassic Park
Homeward Bound
The Fugitive
Robin Williams-Mrs. Doubtfire
Debra Winger-Shadowlands
Val Kilmer-Tombstone
Darlene Cates-What's Eating Gilbert Grape
32. A Few Good Men (1992)
R | 138 min | Drama, Thriller
Military lawyer Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder. They contend they were acting under orders.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon
Votes: 287,230 | Gross: $141.34M
A League of Their Own
Reservoir Dogs
Of Mice and Men
Chaplin
Malcolm X
Gary Oldman-Bram Stoker's Dracula
Michelle Pfeiffer-Batman Returns
Tom Hanks-A League of Their Own
Lori Petty-A League of Their Own
33. Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
PG | 125 min | Drama, Romance
China in the 1920s. After her father's death, Songlian is forced to marry the wealthy Master Chen. With three wives already, each living in a separate house, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Gong Li, Jingwu Ma, Saifei He, Cuifen Cao
Votes: 35,330 | Gross: $2.60M
Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The Ox
Fried Green Tomatoes
Anthony Hopkins-Silence of the Lambs
Anjelica Huston-The Adaams Family
Alfred Molina-Not Without My Daughter
Barbarao-Daughters of the Dust
34. Ghost (1990)
PG-13 | 127 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.
Director: Jerry Zucker | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn
Votes: 235,863 | Gross: $217.63M
Kindergarten Cop
The Field
Dances with Wolves
Eminent Domain
Long Walk Home
Gérard Depardieu-Cyrano de Bergerac
Mia Farrow-Alice
Tony Goldwyn-Ghost
Mary McDonnell-Dances with Wolves
35. Field of Dreams (1989)
PG | 107 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.
Director: Phil Alden Robinson | Stars: Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Amy Madigan
Votes: 128,038 | Gross: $64.43M
Glory
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Romero
The Abyss
Metropolitan
Raul Julia-Romero
Jessica Tandy-Driving Miss Daisy
James Earl Jones-Field of Dreams
Shirley MacLaine-Steel Magnolias
36. Die Hard (1988)
R | 132 min | Action, Thriller
A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson
Votes: 945,316 | Gross: $83.01M
Cinema Paradiso Rain Man
37. The Princess Bride (1987)
PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon
Votes: 450,847 | Gross: $30.86M
Predator The Last Emperor
38. The Assault (1986)
PG | 144 min | Drama, History, Romance
A Dutch doctor, haunted by grueling childhood memories of World War II, struggles to find peace as he spends his life looking for answers about the tragic night that shaped him.
Director: Fons Rademakers | Stars: Derek de Lint, Marc van Uchelen, Monique van de Ven, John Kraaijkamp Sr.
Votes: 3,401 | Gross: $0.20M
Platoon Jean de Florette
39. The Color Purple (1985)
PG-13 | 154 min | Drama
A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery
Votes: 97,292 | Gross: $98.47M
The Breakfast Club Back to the Future
40. A Soldier's Story (1984)
PG | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An African-American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Howard E. Rollins Jr., Adolph Caesar, Art Evans, David Alan Grier
Votes: 11,392 | Gross: $21.82M
The Terminator The Karate Kid
41. Educating Rita (1983)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
An alcoholic professor has been hired by a working-class girl for higher education.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Michael Williams, Maureen Lipman
Votes: 14,917 | Gross: $14.65M
Cross Creek Tender Mercies
42. 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: 23,356 | Gross: $14.00M
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Gandhi
43. On Golden Pond (1981)
PG | 109 min | Drama
Norman is a curmudgeon with an estranged relationship with his daughter Chelsea. At Golden Pond, he and his wife nevertheless agree to care for Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon
Votes: 34,848 | Gross: $119.29M
Raiders of the Lost Ark Chariots of Fire
44. 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: 258,373
The Empire Strikes Back Somewhere in Time
45. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
PG | 105 min | Drama
After his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.
Director: Robert Benton | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Justin Henry
Votes: 154,649 | Gross: $106.26M
Alien The China Syndrome
46. Autumn Sonata (1978)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Music
A devoted wife is visited by her mother, a successful concert pianist who had little time for her when she was young.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Lena Nyman, Halvar Björk
Votes: 37,764
Deer Hunter Days of Heaven
47. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness
Votes: 1,449,181 | Gross: $322.74M
Alambrista Sorcerer
48. Rocky (1976)
PG | 120 min | Drama, Sport
A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
Votes: 628,221 | Gross: $117.24M
All the President's Men The Message
49. Barry Lyndon (1975)
PG | 185 min | Adventure, Drama, War
An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's aristocratic position in 18th-century England.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Krüger
Votes: 183,007
Jaws Man Who Would Be King
50. Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
PG | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In December 1935, when his transcontinental luxury train is stranded by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before, with a multitude of suspects.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery
Votes: 69,120 | Gross: $0.07M
The Godfather Part 2 Where Red Fern Grows
51. Paper Moon (1973)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, John Hillerman
Votes: 52,445 | Gross: $30.93M
Badlands American Grafitti
52. 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: 2,011,568 | Gross: $134.97M
The New Land The Candidate
53. Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
G | 181 min | Drama, Family, Musical
In pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off three of his daughters with modern romantic ideals while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon
Votes: 47,846 | Gross: $80.50M
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Duck, You Sucker/Giù la testa
54. I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
GP | 92 min | Drama, Music
A man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.
Director: Gilbert Cates | Stars: Melvyn Douglas, Gene Hackman, Dorothy Stickney, Estelle Parsons
Votes: 3,000 | Gross: $0.85M
Patton Love Story
55. Z (1969)
M/PG | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The public murder of a prominent politician and doctor amid a violent demonstration is covered up by military and government officials. A tenacious magistrate is determined not to let them get away with it.
Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, François Périer
Votes: 31,342 | Gross: $0.08M
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid The Cow (Gaav)
56. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
G | 149 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
After uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins: a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer HAL 9000.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter
Votes: 719,237 | Gross: $56.95M
Once Upon a Time in the West Night of the Living Dead
57. Wait Until Dark (1967)
Approved | 108 min | Thriller
A recently blinded woman is terrorized by a trio of thugs while they search for a heroin-stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment.
Director: Terence Young | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Votes: 33,716 | Gross: $17.55M
The Whisperers In the Heat of the Night
58. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
G | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Robert Shaw, Leo McKern
Votes: 37,148 | Gross: $28.35M
Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming How to Steal a Million
59. The Sound of Music (1965)
G | 172 min | Biography, Drama, Family
A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn
Votes: 260,951 | Gross: $163.21M
Dr Zhivago The Cincinnati Kid
60. 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: 10,711
Becket Father of a Soldier
61. Lilies of the Field (1963)
Unrated | 94 min | Drama
A travelling handyman becomes the answer to the prayers of nuns who wish to build a chapel in the desert.
Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann, Isa Crino
Votes: 13,558
Hud High and Low
62. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Approved | 129 min | Crime, Drama
Atticus Finch, a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama, defends a Black man against an undeserved rape charge, and tries to educate his young children against prejudice.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy
Votes: 332,775
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance The Miracle Worker
63. Fanny (1961)
Approved | 134 min | Drama, Romance
Young Marius dreams of leaving his dull provincial life and seeing the world. When the beautiful Fanny declares her adoration for him, Marius must choose between an adventurous life at sea and the grandest adventure of all: love.
Director: Joshua Logan | Stars: Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Charles Boyer, Horst Buchholz
Votes: 2,654 | Gross: $10.00M
Yojimbo The Children's Hour
64. Psycho (1960)
R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin
Votes: 718,062 | Gross: $32.00M
The Apartment Inherit the Wind
65. Ben-Hur (1959)
G | 212 min | Adventure, Drama
After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet
Votes: 253,588 | Gross: $74.70M
The 400 Blows The Diary of Anne Frank
66. 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: 17,821
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Touch of Evil
67. 12 Angry Men (1957)
Approved | 96 min | Crime, Drama
The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler
Votes: 864,624 | Gross: $4.36M
Witness for the Prosecution Bridge on the River Kwai
68. The Searchers (1956)
Passed | 119 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
An American Civil War veteran embarks on a years-long journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches after the rest of his brother's family is massacred in a raid on their Texas farm.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond
Votes: 96,244
The Killing Forbidden Planet
69. Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Approved | 101 min | Crime, Drama
A new English teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school is determined to do his job, despite resistance from both students and faculty.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Margaret Hayes
Votes: 9,877
The Man with the Golden Arm Bad Day at Black Rock
70. Seven Samurai (1954)
Not Rated | 207 min | Action, Drama
Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukiko Shimazaki
Votes: 366,693 | Gross: $0.27M
On the Waterfront White Christmas
71. Roman Holiday (1953)
Passed | 118 min | Comedy, Romance
A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert, Hartley Power
Votes: 147,591
The Big Heat Shane
72. Limelight (1952)
G | 137 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton
Votes: 22,127 | Gross: $1.00M
Ivanhoe The Quiet Man
73. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
G | 92 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
An alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe
Votes: 85,745
Ace in the Hole A Streetcar Named Desire
74. 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: 58,226
All About Eve Sunset Blvd
75. The Third Man (1949)
Approved | 93 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.
Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard
Votes: 181,798 | Gross: $0.45M
Intruder in the Dust All the King's Men
76. The Search (1948)
Approved | 104 min | Drama, War
In post-war Berlin, an American private helps a lost Czech boy find his mother.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Montgomery Clift, Ivan Jandl, Aline MacMahon, Wendell Corey
Votes: 4,839
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre The Red Shoes
77. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
After a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he's not mistaken.
Director: George Seaton | Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Gene Lockhart
Votes: 54,904 | Gross: $2.65M
The Bishop's Wife Black Narcissus
78. A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
PG | 104 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron
Votes: 24,836
The Stranger It's a Wonderful Life
79. 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: 40,180 | Gross: $9.46M
Mildred Pierce Scarlet Street
80. Double Indemnity (1944)
Passed | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A Los Angeles insurance representative lets an alluring housewife seduce him into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, an insurance investigator.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Byron Barr
Votes: 167,409 | Gross: $5.72M
Laura Going My Way
81. The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Approved | 156 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery
14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous, living in a small town in the south of 1850s France, claims to have seen a divine vision, prompting extreme skepticism, concern from her family, and religious and political turmoil.
Director: Henry King | Stars: Jennifer Jones, Charles Bickford, William Eythe, Vincent Price
Votes: 7,643
The More the Merrier Watch on the Rhine
82. Casablanca (1942)
PG | 102 min | Drama, Romance, War
A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains
Votes: 605,833 | Gross: $1.02M
Pride of the Yankees The Pied Piper
83. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Passed | 100 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
San Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre
Votes: 166,534 | Gross: $2.11M
Citizen Kane How Green Was My Valley
84. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Romance
When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey
Votes: 73,826
The Grapes of Wrath Rebecca
85. Gone with the Wind (1939)
Passed | 238 min | Drama, Romance, War
A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood | Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil
Votes: 334,183 | Gross: $198.68M
1920-1939 All Quiet on the Western Front It Happened One Night M The Only Son The Wizard of Oz
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