110 movies y'all need to see in your lifetime

toy story

"Toy Story" is the Pixar film that started it all.
Disney Pixar

In the past century movies have been around, Hollywood has given us unforgettable stories and characters.

Hither are 110 movies everyone should spotter in their lifetimes. They're a mix of movies to come across when you're growing upwards, recent hits, unforgettable classics that'll broaden your horizons, and pop civilisation touchstones everyone should be familiar with.

Take some time to add together these to your queue.

1. "The Godfather" (1972)

"The Godfather."
Paramount Pictures

"The Godfather" (and its sequel) is just one of those perfect movies. The story, casting, and direction all piece of work together to create onscreen magic.

Y'all can read more than nearly the film hither.

2. "Do the Correct Thing" (1989)

"Do the Right Thing."
Universal Pictures

With its advisedly built complex narrative, Spike Lee'due south is a visceral movie most race in America that lends itself to new interpretations every fourth dimension you sentry information technology.

You can read more about the movie here.

3. "Citizen Kane" (1941)

"Citizen Kane."
RKO Pictures

"Denizen Kane" isn't just essential viewing because critics oft concord it'due south the best movie of all fourth dimension. Information technology'south a timeless story of greed and power.

Y'all can read more about the moving-picture show hither.

iv. "Before Sunrise" (1995)

"Earlier Sunrise."
Columbia Pictures

Richard Linklater's "Before Sunrise" — and its sequels, each made nine years apart — are the most romantic movies ever fabricated.

You tin can read more than nigh the movie here.

6. "8½" (1963)

"8½."
The Benchmark Collection

Fredrico Fellini's "8½," a archetype of arthouse cinema, is a comedy about the messy romantic and professional life of a filmmaker trying to get a moving picture off the ground.

Yous tin read more nigh the movie hither.

7. "2001: A Infinite Odyssey" (1968)

"2001: A Space Odyssey."
2001

Stanley Kubrick'due south "2001: A Space Odyssey" came out in 1968, just its special effects — and its message — are simply equally brilliant today as they were back then.

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8. "The Rules of the Game" (1939)

"The Rules of the Game."
The Criterion Collection

Few movies take every bit abrupt a knife to the pettiness of class distinctions every bit "The Rules of the Game," Jean Renoir'due south hilarious withal moving satire.

You can read more about the movie here.

nine. "Toy Story" (1995)

"Toy Story."
Disney Pixar

Of all the Pixar films, "Toy Story" is nevertheless the nigh essential. It'south a moving tale that inverse blitheness forever. While you're at information technology, watch its sequels as well.

You can read more than about the movie here.

10. "Psycho" (1960)

"Psycho."
Paramount Pictures

Alfred Hitchcock was the primary of suspense, and "Psycho" is 1 of his best works.

You can read more than about the movie here.

11. "Seven Samurai" (1954)

"Seven Samurai."
Toho via YouTube

It'southward a toss up between "Seven Samurai," "Rashomon," and "Ran" over which is legendary director Akira Kurosawa's best flick, but in that location's no doubt over which is the most influential.

"Vii Samurai" — most a villager who convinces 7 samurai to defend his boondocks from bandits — has been the template for everything from "The Magnificent Seven" to "Star Wars: Rogue One."

You can read more about the pic here.

12. "The Muppet Motion-picture show" (1979)

"The Muppet Movie"
ITC Amusement

Every kid should spotter "The Muppet Movie," which helped bring the charms of Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and the rest of the gang to the world.

You tin read more about the movie here.

13. "Bike Thieves" (1948)

"Wheel Thieves."
Wheel Thieves (1948)

"Bicycle Thieves" unfolds like a legend, with emotional clarity and a powerful social justice message in a simple story about a father, a son, and a wheel.

Y'all can read more nearly the movie here.

14. "Singin' in the Rain" (1952)

"Singin' in the Pelting."
MGM

"Singin' in the Pelting" is more than than a sprightly musical comedy — it doubles as a history lesson for how movies evolved from silent to sound.

You can read more than about the movie hither.

17. "Jaws" (1975)

"Jaws."
Universal Pictures

Every kid remembers the starting time pic that terrorizes them. To brand information technology a adept i, lookout man Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" or "Jaws."

You can read more about the flick here.

18. "Groundhog Solar day" (1993)

Nib Murray's movie feels much more relatable now.
Columbia Pictures

"Groundhog Day" is a classic not just because it'southward horrifyingly skillful at capturing the repetitive nature of adult life, but because it knows how to milkshake you lot out of accepting it.

Yous can read more than almost the movie here.

19. "Goodfellas" (1990)

"Goodfellas."
Warner Bros.

Of all of Martin Scorsese's films, "Goodfellas" is his most masterful. It shows what can go wrong in the life of a promising young person, and how it can become spiraling down — all while being hilarious.

You tin read more than about the movie here.

21. "Moonlight" (2016)

"Moonlight."
A24

Barry Jenkins'south "Moonlight" may be new merely — in its portrayal of neglected lives and their pitiable turns — information technology'due south already essential.

You can read more well-nigh the movie here.

22. "Some Like it Hot" (1959)

"Some Like it Hot."
United Artists

Baton Wilder has fabricated about a dozen classics. "Some Like it Hot" stands out as having non only one of Marilyn Monroe's finest roles, but a surprisingly progressive commentary on gender politics.

You tin read more virtually the film here.

23. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004)

"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Listen."
Focus Features

"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" combines the all-time elements of a mind-bending psychological thriller and an epic, unforgettable romance.

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24. "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994)

"The Shawshank Redemption."
Columbia Pictures

"The Shawshank Redemption" was somewhat overlooked upon its release in 1994, but information technology'due south since cemented itself as a universal favorite — and information technology's guaranteed to make you weep.

You can read more than near the movie here.

25. "Die Difficult" (1988)

Bruce Willis in "Die Hard."
20th Century Play a trick on

John McClane (Bruce Willis) is but an off-duty cop trying to salve a bunch of hostages from a terrorist named Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) at a Christmas political party. One time you view it, y'all also will be able to weigh in on one of the hottest debates in pop culture: Whether or not "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie.

Yous can read more about the movie here.

26. "Blazing Saddles" (1974)

"Blazing Saddles."
Warner Bros.

"Blazing Saddles" is Mel Brooks' boldest piece of work, a searing satire of racism in America and the western genre starring Factor Wilder.

You can read more well-nigh the movie here.

27. "The Lion King" (1994)

"The Lion King."
Disney

Adapting "Hamlet" as a musical would be hard, but "The Lion King" succeeds wonderfully past turning all the characters into animals.

You can read more about the movie here.

28. "Mulholland Drive" (2001)

"Mulholland Bulldoze."
Universal Pictures

There are no other movies similar "Mulholland Drive," which has a dreamlike aesthetic, ambiguous narrative, and nighttime humor that pushes the possibilities of movie house itself.

You tin read more about the moving-picture show here.

29. "The Nighttime Knight" (2008)

Heath Ledger's the Joker in "The Dark Knight."
Warner Bros.

Christopher Nolan'southward second Batman film elevated the genre to new, darker heights and made information technology worth taking seriously. Heath Ledger gave the performance of a lifetime equally the iconic Joker villain, earning an Oscar posthumously.

You lot can read more than most the picture here.

xxx. "Pulp Fiction" (1994)

John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson in "Pulp Fiction."
Miramax

Quentin Tarantino'southward "Pulp Fiction" helped change the way audiences thought virtually cinema, putting dozens of references and genres into a blender and turning it into something effortlessly absurd.

You can read more about the film hither.

32. "Gladiator" (2000)

Russell Crowe in "Gladiator."
DreamWorks Pictures

It's heartbreaking to picket Maximus' (Russell Crowe) journey throughout the picture show from slave to gladiator as he seeks to gain vengeance against a power-hungry ruler (Joaquin Phoenix) who killed his family unit and ruined his chances at ruling Rome. Hans Zimmer'south score is a must-listen besides.

You tin read more nigh the film here.

33. "Tokyo Story" (1953)

"Tokyo Story."
The Criterion Collection

Yasujiro Ozu's masterpiece "Tokyo Story" follows an aging couple and their generational disharmonize with their children. It's unforgettable.

You tin can read more than almost the motion-picture show here.

34. "12 Years a Slave" (2013)

Chiwetel Ejiofor in "12 Years a Slave."
Fox Searchlight

No other moving picture recreates the horrors of slavery with as much visceral pain and empathy as Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave."

Y'all can read more virtually the movie here.

35. "Titanic" (1997)

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in "Titanic."
20th Century Fox

You can't go your entire life without seeing i of the highest-grossing movies of all time. The story of two ill-fated lovers meeting on a doomed ship set to sink is a classic romance spoiled by the buoyancy of a floating door.

Y'all can read more about the movie hither.

36. "Within Our Gates" (1920)

"Within Our Gates."
Public Domain

Skip "The Birth of a Nation." "Within Our Gates" —  the 1920 drama near the lynching of a blackness human and the challenges of mixed racial heritage by the prolific black director Oscar Micheaux — is another historically significant landmark film.

Y'all can read more about the motion-picture show here.

37. "The Practiced, The Bad, and The Ugly" (1966)

"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly."
"The Good, the Bad and The Ugly"/Produzioni Europee Associati

The all-time American westerns were made by Italians. Sergio Leone'south "The Expert, The Bad, and The Ugly" helped plough Clint Eastwood into a star and turned its photographic camera to the ballsy mural of the west in the middle of the Ceremonious War.

You lot tin can read more nearly the flick here.

38. "Fargo" (1996)

"Fargo."
Gramercy Pictures

The Coen Brothers' precisely crafted style, fish-out-of-h2o characters, and dark sense of humor have made almost all of their movies masterpieces. "Fargo" might be the most love.

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39. "Forrest Gump" (1994)

Tom Hanks in "Forrest Gump."
Paramount Pictures

Robert Zemeckis' endearing story of a young human being (Tom Hanks) with a low IQ, but a big eye. If yous don't know the line nigh life being like a box of chocolates, you should lookout this stat.

Yous tin read more almost the moving picture hither.

40. "The Piano" (1993)

"The Piano."
Miramax

Jane Campion'south "The Pianoforte" is as exhilarating a drama about love and sex every bit has ever been made.

Yous tin read more nearly the motion-picture show here.

41. "Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Promise" (1977)

Luke Skywalker looks off into the distance.
Lucasfilm

Unless you plan to exist a pop culture luddite for the residue of your life, you need to watch the original "Star Wars."

You can read more than about the moving-picture show here.

42. "Snowfall White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937)

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."
RKO Radio Pictures

Every blithe movie owes a debt to 1937's "Snow White and the Vii Dwarfs," the first full-length one ever and the starting time of Walt Disney's princess movies.

You tin read more virtually the movie here.

43. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975)

Jack Nicholson in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
United Artists

Miloš Forman's adaptation of the 1962 novel starring Jack Nicholson won all five major University Awards for best motion picture, lead actors, director, and screenplay.

You can read more than about the motion picture hither.

44. "The Wizard of Oz" (1939)

"The Wizard of Oz."
MGM via YouTube

Victor Fleming managed to directly ii of the near important movies of all time that were released in 1939. Merely between "The Wizard of Oz" and "Gone with the Wind," about people will agree that it's "Oz" which has aged better.

Y'all tin read more about the movie here.

45. "Close-Up" (1990)

"Shut-Up."
The Criterion Drove

"Close-Up," the knotty docu-fiction drama about a man who impersonates a filmmaker, asks hard questions well-nigh identity and whether images are ever trustworthy in the first place.

Y'all can read more about the picture show here.

46. "Casablanca" (1942)

"Casablanca."
Casablanca/IMDB

"Casablanca" — with its star turns from Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman — is allegorical of the all-time of classical Hollywood cinema.

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47. "Children of Men" (2006)

"Children of Men."
Universal Pictures

"Children of Men" didn't make much of an impact upon its release in 2006. But in the past ten years, it's gained a reputation every bit a greatly thoughtful science-fiction movie and i of the virtually brilliantly crafted films of the century.

You lot can read more well-nigh the movie hither.

48. "Selma" (2014)

"Selma."
Paramount Pictures

Information technology took decades to get Martin Luther King Jr.'southward story on the big screen, and Ava DuVernay's "Selma" retells information technology with a riveting star operation by David Oyelowo.

You can read more nigh the movie here.

49. "The Terminator" (1984)

Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a murderous robot in the commencement "Terminator."
Orion Pictures

There accept been many movies in the "Terminator" franchise. If you're going to watch one, make it the original which scared everyone into what could happen if robots in the future were e'er able to go bad. Plus, information technology gave us iconic Arnold Schwarzenegger lines like "Hasta la vista, baby" and "I'll be back."

You can read more than well-nigh the movie here.

50. "Meshes of the Afternoon" (1946)

"Meshes of the Afternoon."
Mystic Fire Video

Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid's "Meshes of the Afternoon" is a landmark of experimental picture, putting its characters and viewers in a dreamlike trance.

Yous can read more than about the movie here.

51. "Lost in Translation" (2004)

Scarlett Johansson and Nib Murray in "Lost in Translation."
Focus Features

"Lost in Translation" remains i of the all-time movies ever fabricated near feeling lonely in your surround, as well every bit the indescribable feeling of alienation between different people.

Y'all tin can read more about the movie here.

52. "Things to Come up" (2016)

"Things to Come."
Les Films du Losange

"Things to Come," about the life of a French philosopher going through a catamenia of societal modify, further establishes Isabelle Huppert as one of the all-fourth dimension greatest actresses.

Yous tin can read more about the motion picture here.

53. "Schindler's List" (1993)

Liam Neeson in "Schindler's List."
Universal via MovieClips

Steven Spielberg's story of Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), a German businessman who saved the lives of hundreds of Smoothen-Jewish refugees during the Holocaust is both powerful and heartbreaking. Information technology won vii Oscars including best picture.

You lot can read more about the motion-picture show hither.

54. "Grease" (1978)

"Grease."
Paramount Pictures

If yous've never seen Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta's sing and dance through a high schoolhouse graduation fair, you're missing out. Yous'll be singing along to "You're the One That I Want" long after the pic is over. Pro tip: Skip the sequel.

You lot can read more most the film here.

55. "Dead Poets Lodge" (1989)

"Dead Poets Society."
Touchstone Pictures

Robin Williams' English language teacher John Keating volition leave you wanting to seize the day and live your life to the fullest. Carpe diem, indeed.

Yous can read more virtually the picture show here.

56. "Lord of the Rings: The Ii Towers" (2002)

"Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers."
Warner Bros.

It'south tough to pick just i "Lord of the Rings" film to sentinel. You should actually invest in the entire trilogy virtually the young hobbit embarking on a perilous journeying to destroy an all-powerful ring. If you just have fourth dimension to spotter one, go with the second moving picture that won two Oscars and is the best-reviewed of the trilogy.

You can read more nearly the movie  here.

57. "Habitation Lone" (1990)

"Domicile Alone."
Movieclips/YouTube

Kevin McCallister (McCauley Culkin) lived out every kid'southward dream of getting the house to himself after his family forgot him on the way to the aerodrome for Christmas holiday. His ensuing chance of sabotaging 2 wannabe burglars in the neighborhood with pranks like hot tar and feathers is a holiday staple.

You can read more about the picture show here.

59. "Selena" (1997)

"Selena."
Warner Bros.

Before she was J. Lo, Jennifer Lopez'southward break-out part was every bit the upwards-and-coming Mexican vocaliser Selena Quintanilla-Pérez who was murdered at the historic period of 23 by the president of her fan social club.

Y'all tin can read more about the film  here.

60. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988)

It also introduced us to Jessica Rabbit.
Buena Vista Pictures

In that location aren't too many movies which combine live-activeness and animation seamlessly like the 1988 murder-mystery. It's probably the only picture where you lot'll meet Disney characters like Mickey and Donald Duck aslope Warner Bros.' honey Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig.

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61. "Coco" (2017)

"Coco."
Disney/Pixar

After a few less-than-stellar releases, Pixar nails it with a heartwarming story about the importance of family during the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead). The story follows a immature male child, Miguel, who wants to exist a musician even though it goes confronting his family'due south wishes. He winds upwardly in search of his great-great-grandfather who he believes to exist a famous guitar thespian in a stunningly vibrant-colored Land of the Expressionless.

If yous thought the first 15 minutes of "Upwardly" made you cry, you're going to want a box of tissues for this one.

You tin can read our review here.

62. "The Matrix" (1999)

"The Matrix."
The Matrix

If you don't know well-nigh Neo and the search for "The One," you have to watch the Wachowski's sci-fi adventure starring Keanu Reeves for its visuals alone. The film received four Oscars.

You can read more virtually the movie  here.

63. "John Wick" (2014)

Don't mess with a man and his dog.
Lionsgate

Not done with your Keanu Reeves fix? Us neither. The unexpected Lionsgate striking is a nonstop 101-infinitesimal blitz of adrenaline of Reeves taking names as he seeks revenge on the men who killed his puppy. You read that right.

You can read more well-nigh the motion-picture show  here.

64. "Gremlins" (1984)

"Gremlins."
Warner Bros.

The horror/one-act with the little terrorizing creatures made yous never want to feed your pets after midnight. It also fabricated us fall in love with the adorable mogwai, Gizmo.

You tin read more nigh the movie hither.

65. "M" (1931)

"M."
Paramount Pictures

Fritz Lang'southward thriller is about the manhunt of a serial killer who murders children. Other people hate him then much that even criminals try to catch him, teaming upwards with police to exercise then.

You tin can read more than almost the pic  here.

66. "Heathers" (1988)

"Heathers."
"Heathers"/New World Pictures

Before Rachel McAdams was leading a loftier school clique in "Mean Girls," Winona Ryder was running with a group of popular girls all named Heather. The major deviation is Ryder'southward character Veronica teams up with a badboy, J.D. (Christian Slater), to take down the group and she somewhen gets in over her head.

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67. "Sweetness Dwelling Alabama" (2002)

"Sweet Home Alabama."
Touchstone Pictures

If you're looking for some other skilful rom-com, expect no further. Melanie Carmichael (Reese Witherspoon) is set to ally Andrew (Patrick Dempsey), the son of the New York Metropolis mayor. There's just one catch — she has to get a divorce from her high school sweetheart in Alabama finalized commencement. It'southward a fleck easier said than done when she starts falling for him once more.

You can read more well-nigh the picture here.

68. "Train to Busan" (2016)

"Train to Busan."
Adjacent Entertainment Globe

You wouldn't think that a movie almost zombies on a train could exist as funny and heartbreaking, but the South Korean apocalypse thriller is just that. For the squeamish, this movie isn't scary. Think the setting of "Snowpiercer" with the fast-moving zombies from "Earth War Z."

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69. "The 7th Seal" (1957)

Criterion Collection
"The 7th Seal."

You lot've probably seem the epitome parodied somewhere: Max von Sydow, playing a knight, challenges Death himself to a chess friction match on the embankment. The entirety of Ingmar Bergman'southward "The Seventh Seal" is loaded with allegorical, beautifully composed images similar these that will haunt you with questions most expiry and life.

Y'all can read more virtually the movie here.

71. "The Parent Trap" (1961)

"The Parent Trap."
Disney

We're non talking nearly the Lindsay Lohan one. If y'all're going to watch one moving-picture show about separated identical twins trying to go their divorced parents back together, make it the original Disney film that was nominated for 2 Oscars.

Yous tin can read more virtually the motion-picture show  here.

72. "Fast Five" (2011)

Vin Diesel and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson getting mad at each other in the fictional movie "Fast Five."
Universal Studios

If you're going to watch whatever of the "Fast and Furious" movies, we recommend watching the fifth installment which grade-corrected the franchise. It united Paul Walker, Vin Diesel fuel, and more bandage members from previous movies for a behemothic "Ocean's xi"-similar heist. And let's not forget a massive ball between Diesel and the Rock.

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73. "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (1971)

"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Mill."
"Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory"/Paramount Pictures

Cistron Wilder made every child want to win a golden ticket to visit a magical candy factory and ride down a chocolate river.

Yous tin can read more than about the moving picture here.

74. "I Am Sam" (2001)

"I Am Sam."
New Line Cinema

Sean Penn's performance as a father with a developmental disability fighting for custody of his daughter, who's played past a young Dakota Fanning, is both heartbreaking and warming.

You lot can read more about the film here.

75. "Catch Me If You Tin can" (2002)

"Catch Me If Y'all Can."
Dreamworks via YouTube

Leonardo DiCaprio's chemistry with Tom Hanks as a youngster con man trying to evade the police force is electrical. Information technology'southward i of those movies you tin always watch when it's on Goggle box.

You tin read more about the pic  here.

76. "My Girl" (1991)

"My Girl."
Columbia Pictures

The first fourth dimension you lookout man this flick, you think you're in for a sweet pic about two young friends who are falling in love. One of them is played past McCauley Culkin. Then the carpeting is ripped up from under you. Have some tissues on standby.

Yous can read more nigh the movie  here, but don't spoil the surprise.

77. "The Notebook" (2004)

"The Notebook."
New Line Cinema

"If I'one thousand a bird, yous're a bird."

If you haven't seen Nicholas Sparks' greatest love story starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling every bit soul mates then set this one bated for date dark.

You can read more most the movie  here.

78. "The Petty Rascals" (1994)

"The Footling Rascals."
Universal

Information technology's adorable watching the "He-Homo-Woman-Antisocial" friends endeavor to sabotage Alfalfa as he attempts to courtroom his crush Darla.

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80. "The Night of the Hunter" (1955)

Robert Mitchum in "The Night of the Hunter."
United Artists

"The Night of the Hunter" is one of those unique works of art that doesn't resemble annihilation else out in that location. The lone directorial effort from the legendary actor Charles Laughton and written by James Agee is nearly a couple of children who abscond a corrupt government minister when he hatches a plot to marry their female parent and steal their dad'south money. It's scary, sure, but it's shot more similar an elegiac fairy tale.

81. "The Verdict" (1982)

Paul Newman in "The Verdict."
20th Century Fox

With a remarkable performance by Paul Newman, "The Verdict" is one of Sidney Lumet's finest and most overlooked films.

It doesn't have the same actorly fireworks every bit "12 Angry Men" or "Dog Solar day Afternoon," but it has someone everyone tin can root for. Newman plays an alcoholic lawyer trying to redeem his career by taking a medical malpractice instance that fights confronting the entrenched health system. Y'all'll notice scenes that inspired everything from "Michael Clayton" to "Spotlight."

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82. "Blow Out" (1981)

John Travolta in "Blow Out."
Criterion Drove

A spin on the 1966 movie "Blow-Upwardly," where a photographer discovers he accidentally captured a murder scene in the background of his photos, "Accident Out" does that withsound. It's nearly a moving picture sound effect technician, played past John Travolta in his prime number, who discovers he constitute audio of a would-be political assassinator while recording sounds in the park. It'due south an inventive thriller and a thrill to sentinel — especially if you lot have proficient speakers.

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83. "Margaret" (2011)

Anna Paquin in "Margaret."
Trick Searchlight Pictures

"Margaret" had a drawn-out legal boxing surrounding its production that shamefully led to it getting a small release with most no marketing half-dozen years after it was shot. It'southward definitely worth seeking out. Information technology's about a young woman — beautifully played past Anna Paquin — who witnesses a bus accident and the consequences of information technology spiral through her life and to the people effectually her. Y'all'll definitely cry.

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84. "Roger & Me" (1989)

"Roger & Me."
Warner Bros.

The first of Michael Moore'south scathing documentaries, "Roger & Me" is about Moore'southward attempt to interview General Motors CEO Roger B. Smith almost the effect he had on Moore's hometown of Flintstone, Michigan, later closing down several factories. Moore never gets the interview, only we learn a lot about America along the way.

Yous tin can read more nearly the movie here.

85. "A Face in the Crowd" (1957)

Andy Griffith in "A Face in the Crowd."
Warner Bros

Starring Andy Griffith, "A Confront in the Oversupply" is about a small-town out-of-stater who gets a radio show and, eventually, climbs the ladder to the top of the media world. On the way, he develops a taste for ruthlessness, power, and cant. It's incommunicable non to see parallels in today's world.

You can read more about the movie here.

86. "Toni Erdmann" (2016)

Sandra Hüller and Peter Simonischek in "Toni Erdmann."
Sony Pictures Classics

"Toni Erdmann" sounds like a corny family comedy that fifty-fifty Adam Sandler would turn down, but it's miraculously neat. It's about a begetter with a knack for applied jokes who tries to reconnect with his immature professional daughter by wearing a hideous wig, adopting an modify ego, and pretending to be a life coach for her CEO.

You lot can read more nearly the flick here.

87. "Become Out" (2017)

Daniel Kaluuya in "Get Out."
Universal Pictures

No movie stormed America's consciousness in 2022 similar "Get Out." A perfectly crafted horror movie and provocative racial parable, information technology immediately cemented comedian Jordan Peele equally a major director and launched a bevy of memes. Welcome to the sunken identify.

Yous can read more than about the movie here.

89. "Punch-Drunk Love"(2002)

Adam Sandler and Luis Guzmán in "Punch-Drunkard Honey."
Columbia Pictures

Some dice-hard Paul Thomas Anderson fans might pick one of the director's grander efforts, similar "There Will Be Claret" or "Boogie Nights."

Simply "Punch-Boozer Dearest" — about a shy man trying to strike up a romance while he'southward being "extorted past a telephone-sexual practice line run by a kleptomaniacal mattress salesman, and purchasing stunning amounts of pudding," in the words of IMDb — is one of the virtually incisive movies about introversion you'll e'er run across. It's besides really funny and has one of Adam Sandler's rare great performances.

You lot tin can read more about the movie here.

90. "Suspiria" (1977)

"Suspiria."
Produzioni Atlas Consorziate

A archetype bloody horror film, "Suspiria" is a rollicking movie about a young woman who joins a prestigious ballet school just to find that something much more sinister is going on.

Y'all can read more about the picture show here.

91. "Carol" (2015)

Cate Blanchett in "Carol."
The Weinstein Company

About an affair between a young salesgirl and an older woman, "Carol" is a lushly shot flow piece set in 1950s New York with deeply intimate performances from Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett.

You can read more about the pic here.

92. "No" (2012)

Gael García Bernal in "No."
Sony Pictures Classics

Based on a true story, Pablo Larraín's "No" stars Gael García Bernal as an advertizement manager in Chile. He takes a job leading the advertisements for the "No" campaign in the state's 1988 plebiscite, a referendum that finer ended the country's dictatorship. It'south a bizarre historical situation that feels similar a dystopia, just Larraín makes it feel like you're actually there.

You can read more about the movie here.

93. "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962)

Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Universal International Pictures

A close adaptation of Harper Lee'southward seminal novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a clear-eyed movie almost race and justice in Alabama, and how adults teach us about the moral values that make up our lives.

You can read more about the picture show here.

94. "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991)

Anthony Hopkins in "Silence of the Lambs."
Orion Pictures

A cultural touchstone since its release, "Silence of the Lambs" is near an F.B.I. agent who teams up with a a manipulative cannibal killer to understand and help take hold of a series killer.

You lot can read more about the movie here.

95. "Grizzly Human being" (2005)

"Grizzly Man."
Lionsgate

Werner Herzog's documentary tries to respond a seldom-asked but essential question: Why would someone attempt to befriend grizzly bears?

The more the movie looks into the life and soul of Timothy Treadwell — a man who did just that, before he was eaten by a bear — the more fascinating and horrifying the answers get.

You can read more about the movie hither.

96. "Z" (1969)

"Z."
Cinema 5

A thinly fictionalized drama based on the assassination of Greece'southward pol Grigoris Lambrakis in 1963, "Z" is a political conspiracy thriller about the killing of a prominent political activist and the government cover-up that follows.

The movie, directed by Costa-Gavras, has a knotty plot, but it likewise has a nighttime humour and delivers a satire of the war machine dictatorship of Greece that resonated through Europe at the time.

You lot can read more well-nigh the movie here.

97. "Clueless" (1995)

Alicia Silverstone in "Clueless."
Paramount

High school movies accept a long tradition of updating classic British literature. "10 Things I Hate Virtually You lot" updates Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew," "She's the Man" is a have on "Twelfth Nighttime," and "Clueless" — perhaps the near influential of them all — is an adaptation of Jane Austen's "Emma." It's about a wealthy high-schooler who tries to brand a new student popular, merely love gets in the way.

You can read more about the movie hither.

98. "Rebel Without a Crusade" (1955)

James Dean in "Rebel Without a Cause."
Warner Bros.

Aside from making James Dean the coolest person of the 1950s, "Rebel Without a Cause" struck a chord about the struggles and contradictions of bourgeoisie in a time when they were exploding in growth. Few movies take shown how sharply different generations can be.

You lot can read more almost the movie here.

99. "The Tree of Life" (2011)

Jessica Chastain in "The Tree of Life."
Play tricks Searchlight Pictures

More than of a visual verse form than a narrative motion picture, "The Tree of Life" starts at the showtime of the universe and traverses over to a immature boy growing upwardly in 1950s Texas. Managing director Terrence Malick intersperses ideas about faith and ane's role in the world while grappling with the alien teachings of different parents.

Only most importantly: Information technology's simply beautiful to await at.

Y'all can read more about the movie hither.

100: "Black Panther" (2018)

Chadwick Boseman every bit T'Challa, the hero of "Black Panther."
Disney

"Black Panther" represents the elevation of superhero movies. Its hero has an impossible moral quandary. The villain dominates each scene he's in. And the activity scenes are just really freaking cool.

But nearly importantly, "Black Panther" transcends the genre past beingness about something deeper than simply the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Ryan Coogler, the movie creates a vision of an African nation untouched by colonialism, grappling with its own history instead of the problems other countries foisted upon it. It's a clear-eyed, fully fledged world that yous could just see at the movies.

You can read more about the movie here.

101. "The Room" (2003)

"The Room" is this generation'south "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
Wiseau-Films/TPW Films

We're not saying "The Room" is a good moving picture, and that'south exactly why you need to sentinel information technology. Information technology may be the best worst flick that was ever made with some of the most quotable lines of dialogue around.

Information technology inspired midnight showings across the country where millennials throw plastic spoons at the screen and yell out quotes such every bit "You are fierce me apart." At that place'due south zippo else similar information technology.

Yous can read more than about the movie here.

102. "Spider-Human: Into the Spider-Poetry" (2018)

Sony's clever "Spider-Human" movie introduced the world to a universe of webslingers.
Sony Pictures

The animation in "Spider-Poesy" feels similar a comic book come up to life. It'south one of the best blithe pictures of the past decade. It too won best animated film at the Oscars.

You can read our review hither.

103. "Parasite" (2019)

The Due south Korean film garnered a lot of buzz in late 2019.
CJ Amusement

Bell Joon-Ho's "Parasite" is one of the best thrillers you lot can watch correct now and you should become into it knowing next to nothing if possible. Information technology became the offset film in history to win both best motion-picture show and best international film at the Oscars in February.

Y'all can read Insider'due south review hither.

104. "United states of america" (2019)

Jordan Peele's "Us."
Universal Pictures

After "Leave," Jordan Peele returned to the manager'due south chair to deliver some other chilling look at club that will make you sit down and ponder long later your first viewing. You'll immediately desire to watch this one once more. It's 1 of those rare movies that is completely dissimilar upon a second viewing.

You tin can read our review here.

105. "Queen & Slim" (2019)

"Queen & Slim."
Universal

The Bonnie and Clyde-similar thriller will leave you on the edge of your seat the entire time. Its heartwrenching ending will render you speechless. Lena Waithe delivers an emotionally-charged story well-nigh the strength of community and the pitfalls of the justice organization against African Americans.

You can read our review here.

106. "Booksmart" (2019)

Olivia Wilde delivered a relatable coming-of-age tale with "Booksmart."
Booksmart / United Artists Releasing

"Booksmart" is this generation's "Ferris Bueller" and "The Breakfast Club."

Anyone who has ever chosen studying over partying can chronicle to Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) and Molly (Beanie Feldstein), two overachievers who panic once they realize their presumably average peers too got into great colleges while partying their way through school. They call back they can make upwards for lost time in one incredible night of debauchery.

Yous can read Business Insider's review here.

107/108. "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Avengers: Endgame" (2018/2019)

"Infinity War" and "Endgame" should be watched together. Just make sure to bring some tissues.
Disney/Curiosity

The largest pop-culture milestone of the past decade, Marvel'southward 2-part finale became the biggest films in history. "Avengers: Endgame" is currently the highest-grossing movie of all fourth dimension and changed the way people encounter the number 3,000.

Robert Downey Jr.'s comeback role as Tony Stark/Iron Human is worth watching to see how his journey ends.

You can read our review for "Infinity State of war" here and for "Endgame" here.

109. "Crazy Stupid Love" (2011)

Ryan Gosling plays Steve Carrell's wingman.
Warner Bros. Pictures

If you're looking for a light-hearted rom-com with an unexpected twist, "Crazy Stupid Beloved" has you covered. The chemical science betwixt Ryan Gosling and Steve Carrell and and so Gosling and Emma Stone makes this a film you tin can easily sentry over and over again.

It'due south the perfect date-dark movie.

110. "Paddington two" (2018)

Nosotros should all aspire to exist more than similar the petty deport from Peru.
StudioCanal

If we were all a little bit more like Paddington, the world would be a much kinder identify.

The rare sequel that may be ameliorate than it's predecessor, "Paddington 2," volition give you hope during a bleak fourth dimension and restore your religion in mankind. That sounds similar a tall order, but information technology'southward the best-reviewed pic of 2018. As soon as you finish this movie, you'll want to watch the first one. (It'south OK if you watch them out of lodge.)

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