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Best movies (all time)

A ranking of movies of any genre.

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Back to the Future Part II
90

Back to the Future Part II

(1989)
Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 American science-fiction adventure comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Bob Gale. It is the sequel to the 1985 film Back to the Future and the second installment in the Back t...
8
8
from 1 vote
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Return of the Jedi
90

Return of the Jedi

(1983)
Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi) is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand. The screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas was from a story by Lucas, who w...
8
8
from 1 vote
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Monsters, Inc.
90

Monsters, Inc.

(2001)
Monsters, Inc. is a 2001 American computer-animated comedy film directed by Pete Docter, produced by Pixar, and released by Walt Disney Pictures. John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton both served as executive producers. The film was co...
8
8
from 1 vote
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Moonrise Kingdom
90

Moonrise Kingdom

(2012)
Moonrise Kingdom is a 2012 American coming-of-age film directed by Wes Anderson, written by Anderson and Roman Coppola. Described as an "eccentric, pubescent love story", it features newcomers Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward in the...
8
8
from 1 vote
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The Santa Clause
90

The Santa Clause

(1994)
The Santa Clause is a 1994 American Christmas fantasy family comedy-drama film directed by John Pasquin. It is the first installment in The Santa Clause trilogy and it stars Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, an ordinary man who accidenta...
8
8
from 1 vote
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
90

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

(1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 American science fiction film, written and directed by Steven Spielberg and featuring Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, and Cary Guffey. It te...
8
8
from 1 vote
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Paths of Glory
90

Paths of Glory

(1957)
Paths of Glory is a 1957 American anti-war film by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb. Set during World War I, the film stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, the commanding officer of French soldiers...
8
8
from 1 vote
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The Killing
90

The Killing

(1956)
The Killing is a 1956 film noir produced by James B. Harris and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It was written by Kubrick and Jim Thompson and based on the novel Clean Break by Lionel White. The drama features Sterling Hayden, Coleen...
8
8
from 1 vote
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The Big Short
90

The Big Short

(2015)
The Big Short is a 2015 American biographical comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Adam McKay. It is based on the 2010 book of the same name by Michael Lewis, about the financial crisis of 2007–2010 by the build-up of the...
8
8
from 1 vote
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Reservoir Dogs
90

Reservoir Dogs

(1992)
Reservoir Dogs is a 1992 American neo-noir black comedy crime thriller that depicts the events before and after a botched diamond heist. The film was the debut of director and writer Quentin Tarantino, and stars Harvey Keitel, Tim...
8
8
from 1 vote
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
111

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

(2012)
The Hobbit is a film series consisting of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson. They are based on the 1937 novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, with large portions of the trilogy inspired by the appendices...
7.8
7.8
from 11 votes
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Kill Bill: Volume 1
112

Kill Bill: Volume 1

(2003)
Kill Bill: Volume 1 is a 2003 American martial arts film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It is the first of two Kill Bill films produced at the same time, and was followed by Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004). It was originall...
7.8
7.8
from 5 votes
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
113

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

(2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic high fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. It is the third and final instalment in Th...
7.8
7.8
from 4 votes
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
113

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

(2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 epic high fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the first volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955). It is the first instalment in The Lord...
7.8
7.8
from 4 votes
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Furious 7
115

Furious 7

(2015)
Furious 7 (a.k.a. Fast & Furious 7 and Furious Seven) is a 2015 American action film. It is the sequel to the 2013 film Fast & Furious 6 and the seventh and final installment in the Fast & Furious film series. The film was written...
7.7
7.7
from 3 votes
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
115

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

(2010)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 is a 2010 fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the first of two cinematic parts based on the novel by J. K. Rowling. The film, which is...
7.7
7.7
from 3 votes
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Foxcatcher
115

Foxcatcher

(2014)
Foxcatcher is a 2014 American biographical sports film produced and directed by Bennett Miller. Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, the film stars Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo. The film's plot is loosely ba...
7.7
7.7
from 3 votes
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American Sniper
115

American Sniper

(2014)
American Sniper is a 2014 American biographical war drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Jason Hall. It is based on the memoir American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History (...
7.7
7.7
from 3 votes
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Birdman
115

Birdman

(2014)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), commonly referred to as simply Birdman, is a 2014 American black comedy drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. It stars Michael Keaton with a...
7.7
7.7
from 3 votes
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The Terminator
115

The Terminator

(1984)
The Terminator is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, written by Cameron and the film's producer Gale Anne Hurd, and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn and Linda Hamilton. It is the fi...
7.7
7.7
from 3 votes
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Lucy
121

Lucy

(2014)
Lucy is a 2014 English-language French science fiction action film written and directed by Luc Besson and produced by his wife Virginie Silla for his company Europacorp. The film was shot in Taipei, Paris and New York City. It sta...
7.6
7.6
from 5 votes
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
122

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

(2013)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a 2013 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson. It was produced by WingNut Films in collaboration with New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was distributed by Warner Bros...
7.6
7.6
from 7 votes
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
123

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

(2005)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy film directed by Mike Newell and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. The film, which is the fourth instalment in t...
7.5
7.5
from 4 votes
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Eyes Wide Shut
124

Eyes Wide Shut

(1999)
Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 American erotic thriller film loosely based upon Arthur Schnitzler's 1926 novella Traumnovelle (Dream Story). The film was directed, produced, and co-written by Stanley Kubrick. It was his last film, as he...
7.5
7.5
from 2 votes
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Hardcore Henry
124

Hardcore Henry

(2016)
Hardcore Henry (also known simply as Hardcore) is a 2015 Russian-American science fiction action film written and directed by Ilya Naishuller. The film stars Sharlto Copley, Danila Kozlovsky, Haley Bennett, and Tim Roth. It was re...
7.5
7.5
from 2 votes
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Oblivion
124

Oblivion

(2013)
Oblivion is a 2013 post-apocalyptic science fiction film based on Joseph Kosinski's unpublished graphic novel of the same name. The film was co-written, produced and directed by Kosinski. It stars Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andre...
7.5
7.5
from 2 votes
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Live by Night
124

Live by Night

(2016)
Live by Night is a 2016 American crime drama film written, directed, co-produced and starring Ben Affleck, based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane. The film also stars Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson, Chris Messina...
7.5
7.5
from 2 votes
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Chappie
124

Chappie

(2015)
Chappie (stylized as CHAPPiE) is a 2015 American science fiction film directed by South African Neill Blomkamp. The screenplay, written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, is based on Blomkamp's 2004 short film Tetra Vaal. The film st...
7.5
7.5
from 2 votes
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
124

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

(1974)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American horror film, directed and produced by Tobe Hooper, who cowrote it with Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow and Gunnar Hansen, who respectively...
7.5
7.5
from 2 votes
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Shaolin Soccer
124

Shaolin Soccer

(2001)
Shaolin Soccer is a 2001 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film co-written, directed by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the lead role. A former Shaolin monk reunites his five brothers, years after their master's death, to apply their...
7.5
7.5
from 2 votes
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Boy & The World
124

Boy & The World

(2013)
Boy & the World (Portuguese: O Menino e o Mundo) is a 2013 Brazilian animated film written and directed by Alê Abreu. It was nominated at the 88th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature. It tells the story of Cuca, a boy who liv...
7.5
7.5
from 2 votes
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The Imitation Game
132

The Imitation Game

(2014)
The Imitation Game is a 2014 historical thriller film directed by Morten Tyldum, with a screenplay by Graham Moore based on the biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the British...
7.4
7.4
from 9 votes
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Kingsman: The Secret Service
133

Kingsman: The Secret Service

(2015)
Kingsman: The Secret Service is a spy action comedy film, directed by Matthew Vaughn, and based on the comic book The Secret Service, created by Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar. The screenplay was written by Vaughn and Jane Goldman...
7.4
7.4
from 5 votes
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
134

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

(2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, also known as Star Wars: Episode VII, or simply Star Wars 7, is an American epic space opera movie directed by J. J. Abrams. It stars John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis,...
7.3
7.3
from 39 votes
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
135

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

(1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (often referred to simply as E.T.) is a 1982 American science fiction-family film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison, featuring special effects by Carlo Rambaldi...
7.3
7.3
from 6 votes
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Jurassic World
136

Jurassic World

(2015)
Jurassic World is a 2015 American science fiction adventure film directed by Colin Trevorrow. It is the fourth installment in the Jurassic Park film series. The screenplay was co-written by Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Derek Connoll...
7.3
7.3
from 3 votes
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The Exorcist
136

The Exorcist

(1973)
The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted by William Peter Blatty from his 1971 novel of the same name. The book, inspired by the 1949 exorcism of Roland Doe, deals with the dem...
7.3
7.3
from 3 votes
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
136

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

(2016)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is an American superhero film featuring the DC Comics characters Batman and Superman, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film is directed by Zack Snyder, with a screenplay written by Chris...
7.3
7.3
from 3 votes
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The Polar Express
136

The Polar Express

(2004)
The Polar Express is a 2004 American computer animated musical fantasy film based on the children's book of the same title by Chris Van Allsburg. Written, produced, and directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film features human characte...
7.3
7.3
from 3 votes
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Aliens
140

Aliens

(1986)
Aliens is a 1986 American science-fiction action horror film written and directed by James Cameron, produced by his then-wife Gale Anne Hurd, and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen,...
7.3
7.3
from 4 votes
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World War Z
141

World War Z

(2013)
World War Z is a 2013 American apocalyptic action horror film directed by Marc Forster. The screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard, and Damon Lindelof is from a screen story by Carnahan and J. Michael Straczynski, ba...
7.2
7.2
from 5 votes
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Barely Lethal
142

Barely Lethal

(2015)
Barely Lethal is an action-comedy film directed by Kyle Newman and written by John D'Arco, starring Hailee Steinfeld, Jessica Alba, Sophie Turner, Samuel L. Jackson, Dove Cameron and Jaime King. The film was released on May 29, 20...
7.2
7.2
from 6 votes
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Gravity
143

Gravity

(2013)
Gravity is a 2013 science fiction thriller film directed, co-written, and produced by Alfonso Cuarón. It stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.
7.1
7.1
from 8 votes
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Titanic
144

Titanic

(1997)
Titanic is a 1997 American epic romantic disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as membe...
7
7
from 5 votes
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Scent of a Woman (1992 film)
145

Scent of a Woman (1992 film)

(1992)
Scent of a Woman is a 1992 American drama directed and produced by Martin Brest that tells the story of a preparatory school student who takes a job as an assistant to an irascible, blind, medically retired Army officer. The film...
7
7
from 4 votes
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Cinderella
145

Cinderella

(2015)
Cinderella is a 2015 American romantic fantasy film directed by Kenneth Branagh, from a screenplay written by Chris Weitz. Produced by David Barron, Simon Kinberg and Allison Shearmur for Walt Disney Pictures, the story is inspire...
7
7
from 4 votes
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Kill Bill: Volume 2
147

Kill Bill: Volume 2

(2004)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 is a 2004 American martial arts film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It is the second of two volumes that were released several months apart. It was originally scheduled for a single theatrical relea...
7
7
from 3 votes
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Mad Max Beyond the Thunderdome
147

Mad Max Beyond the Thunderdome

(1985)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (also known as Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome or simply Mad Max 3) is a 1985 Australian post-apocalyptic action adventure film directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie, distributed by Warner Bros., an...
7
7
from 3 votes
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Gremlins
147

Gremlins

(1984)
Gremlins is a 1984 American comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante and released by Warner Bros. The film is about a young man who receives a strange creature called a mogwai as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transf...
7
7
from 3 votes
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By the Sea
150

By the Sea

(2015)
By the Sea is a drama film directed and written by Angelina Jolie. The film stars Jolie and Brad Pitt. It was released on November 13, 2015 by Universal Pictures...
7
7
from 2 votes
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