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The Shawshank Redemption
(1994) Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. Dir: Frank Darabont With: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton Crime | Drama 142 mins. |
946,491 |
| 2. |
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The Dark Knight
(2008) When Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent launch an assault on the mob, they let the clown out of the box, the Joker, bent on turning Gotham on itself and bringing any heroes down to his level. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller 152 mins. |
921,868 |
| 3. |
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Inception
(2010) A skilled extractor is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page Action | Adventure | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller 148 mins. |
737,609 |
| 4. |
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Pulp Fiction
(1994) The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. Dir: Quentin Tarantino With: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson Crime | Thriller 154 mins. |
737,173 |
| 5. |
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Fight Club
(1999) An insomniac office worker looking for a way to change his life crosses paths with a devil-may-care soap maker and they form an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more... Dir: David Fincher With: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter Drama 139 mins. |
721,071 |
| 6. |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(2001) A meek hobbit of The Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring and the dark lord Sauron. Dir: Peter Jackson With: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom Action | Adventure | Fantasy 178 mins. |
701,576 |
| 7. |
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The Matrix
(1999) A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers. Dir: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski With: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi 136 mins. |
683,511 |
| 8. |
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The Godfather
(1972) The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola With: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan Crime | Drama 175 mins. |
676,804 |
| 9. |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(2003) 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. Dir: Peter Jackson With: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen Action | Adventure | Fantasy 201 mins. |
676,515 |
| 10. |
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Forrest Gump
(1994) Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him. Dir: Robert Zemeckis With: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise Drama | Romance 142 mins. |
621,645 |
| 11. |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(2002) While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard. Dir: Peter Jackson With: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen Action | Adventure | Fantasy 179 mins. |
607,477 |
| 12. |
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The Dark Knight Rises
(2012) Eight years on, a new evil rises from where the Batman and Commissioner Gordon tried to bury it, causing the Batman to resurface and fight to protect Gotham City... the very city which brands him an enemy. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway Action | Crime | Thriller 165 mins. |
573,103 |
| 13. |
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Se7en
(1995) Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi. Dir: David Fincher With: Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey Crime | Mystery | Thriller 127 mins. |
551,040 |
| 14. |
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Avatar
(2009) A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. Dir: James Cameron With: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi 162 mins. |
547,669 |
| 15. |
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Batman Begins
(2005) After training with his mentor, Batman begins his war on crime to free the crime-ridden Gotham City from corruption that the Scarecrow and the League of Shadows have cast upon it. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama 140 mins. |
537,953 |
| 16. |
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Gladiator
(2000) When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen Action | Adventure | Drama 155 mins. |
531,110 |
| 17. |
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Star Wars
(1977) Luke Skywalker, a spirited farm boy, joins rebel forces to save Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader, and the galaxy from the Empire's planet-destroying Death Star. Dir: George Lucas With: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi 121 mins. |
521,168 |
| 18. |
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American Beauty
(1999) Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter's attractive friend. Dir: Sam Mendes With: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch Drama 122 mins. |
498,384 |
| 19. |
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Memento
(2000) A man, suffering from short-term memory loss, uses notes and tattoos to hunt for the man he thinks killed his wife. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano Mystery | Thriller 113 mins. |
497,716 |
| 20. |
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Schindler's List
(1993) In Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley Biography | Drama | History | War 195 mins. |
486,286 |
| 21. |
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Saving Private Ryan
(1998) Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore Action | Drama | War 169 mins. |
484,774 |
| 22. |
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The Departed
(2006) An undercover state cop who infiltrated a Mafia clan and a mole in the police force working for the same mob race to track down and identify each other before being exposed to the enemy, after both sides realize their outfit has a rat. Dir: Martin Scorsese With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson Crime | Thriller 151 mins. |
480,753 |
| 23. |
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The Avengers
(2012) Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. brings together a team of super humans to form The Avengers to help save the Earth from Loki and his army. Dir: Joss Whedon With: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson Action 143 mins. |
479,872 |
| 24. |
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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
(1980) As Luke trains with Master Yoda to become a Jedi Knight, his friends evade the Imperial fleet under the command of Darth Vader who is obsessed with turning Skywalker to the Dark Side of the Force. Dir: Irvin Kershner With: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi 124 mins. |
464,821 |
| 25. |
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The Silence of the Lambs
(1991) A young FBI cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims. Dir: Jonathan Demme With: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Lawrence A. Bonney Crime | Drama | Thriller 118 mins. |
462,038 |
| 26. |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(2003) Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead. Dir: Gore Verbinski With: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom Action | Adventure | Fantasy 143 mins. |
460,010 |
| 27. |
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Titanic
(1997) A seventeen-year-old aristocrat, expecting to be married to a rich claimant by her mother, falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic. Dir: James Cameron With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane Drama | Romance 194 mins. |
459,267 |
| 28. |
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V for Vendetta
(2005) A shadowy freedom fighter known only as "V" uses terrorist tactics to fight against his totalitarian society. Upon rescuing a girl from the secret police, he also finds his best chance at having an ally. Dir: James McTeigue With: Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Rupert Graves Action | Fantasy | Thriller 132 mins. |
447,868 |
| 29. |
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Inglourious Basterds
(2009) In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same. Dir: Quentin Tarantino With: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth Adventure | Drama | War 153 mins. |
439,490 |
| 30. |
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The Godfather: Part II
(1974) The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York is portrayed while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on his crime syndicate stretching from Lake Tahoe, Nevada to pre-revolution 1958 Cuba. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola With: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall Crime | Drama 200 mins. |
436,525 |
| 31. |
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American History X
(1998) A former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did. Dir: Tony Kaye With: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo Crime | Drama 119 mins. |
436,476 |
| 32. |
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The Prestige
(2006) The rivalry between two magicians is exacerbated when one of them performs the ultimate illusion. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson Drama | Mystery | Thriller 130 mins. |
434,890 |
| 33. |
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The Usual Suspects
(1995) A boat has been destroyed, criminals are dead, and the key to this mystery lies with the only survivor and his twisted, convoluted story beginning with five career crooks in a seemingly random police lineup. Dir: Bryan Singer With: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri Crime | Mystery | Thriller 106 mins. |
432,938 |
| 34. |
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Braveheart
(1995) When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier whom tried to rape her, a commoner begins a revolt and leads Scottish warriors against the cruel English tyrant who rules Scotland with an iron-fist. Dir: Mel Gibson With: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan Action | Biography | Drama | History | War 177 mins. |
428,791 |
| 35. |
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
(1991) The cyborg who once tried to kill Sarah Connor is dead, and another T-101 must now protect her teenage son, John Connor, from an even more powerful and advanced Terminator, the T-1000. Dir: James Cameron With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller 137 mins. |
427,772 |
| 36. |
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The Sixth Sense
(1999) A boy who communicates with spirits that don't know they're dead seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist. Dir: M. Night Shyamalan With: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette Drama | Mystery | Thriller 107 mins. |
424,343 |
| 37. |
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1
(2003) The Bride wakes up after a long coma. The baby that she carried before entering the coma is gone. The only thing on her mind is to have revenge on the assassination team that betrayed her - a team she was once part of. Dir: Quentin Tarantino With: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah Action | Crime | Thriller 111 mins. |
421,975 |
| 38. |
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Sin City
(2005) A film that explores the dark and miserable town, Basin City, and tells the story of three different people, all caught up in violent corruption. Dir: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez With: Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Bruce Willis Crime | Thriller 124 mins. |
417,571 |
| 39. |
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Goodfellas
(1990) Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy. Dir: Martin Scorsese With: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller 146 mins. |
413,311 |
| 40. |
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Léon: The Professional
(1994) A professional assassin rescues a teenage girl whose parents were killed in a police raid. Dir: Luc Besson With: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman Crime | Drama | Thriller 110 mins. |
402,248 |
| 41. |
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(1975) Upon admittance to a mental institution, a brash rebel rallies the patients to take on the oppressive head nurse, a woman he views as more dictator than nurse. Dir: Milos Forman With: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Michael Berryman Drama 133 mins. |
395,801 |
| 42. |
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
(1981) Archeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman Action | Adventure 115 mins. |
395,649 |
| 43. |
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The Green Mile
(1999) The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift. Dir: Frank Darabont With: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery 189 mins. |
393,050 |
| 44. |
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
(2004) A couple undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories when their relationship turns sour, but it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with. Dir: Michel Gondry With: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi 108 mins. |
391,491 |
| 45. |
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300
(2006) King Leonidas and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C. Dir: Zack Snyder With: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham Action | Fantasy | History | War 117 mins. |
384,901 |
| 46. |
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Back to the Future
(1985) A teenager is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his friend, Dr. Emmett Brown, and must make sure his high-school-age parents unite in order to save his own existence. Dir: Robert Zemeckis With: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi 116 mins. |
379,802 |
| 47. |
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WALL·E
(2008) 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 | Romance | Sci-Fi 98 mins. |
378,530 |
| 48. |
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Slumdog Millionaire
(2008) A Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" He is arrested under suspicion of cheating, and while being interrogated, events from his life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers. Dir: Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan With: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Saurabh Shukla Drama | Romance | Thriller 120 mins. |
376,355 |
| 49. |
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Shutter Island
(2010) Drama set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding nearby. Dir: Martin Scorsese With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo Mystery | Thriller 138 mins. |
373,424 |
| 50. |
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Reservoir Dogs
(1992) After a simple jewelery 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 Crime | Thriller 99 mins. |
371,455 |
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