500 Best Movies List
This is my list of 500 best movies. These films are purely my own opinion.
The first 2 movies in this list are my favorite movies of all time. The rest, I can't really rank, so I have them in alphabetical order, as well as chronological order for some.
The first 2 movies in this list are my favorite movies of all time. The rest, I can't really rank, so I have them in alphabetical order, as well as chronological order for some.
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- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard DreyfussWhen a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.Everything about this movie is perfect. It's frightening, funny, dramatic, has everyman characters, and a damn good ending. And it's the movie that's inspired me to be a filmmaker, so it's definitely a life-changer.
JAWS has a 98% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob GuntonOver the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship, seeking consolation and, eventually, redemption through basic compassion.Frank Darabont's greatest film ever. It reminds us that hope is alive even in the most horrid of places. It's the blueprint for great screenwriting, and it's a movie I can watch over and over again and never get bored with.
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION has an 90% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorJoshua OppenheimerAnonymousChristine CynnStarsAnwar CongoHerman KotoSyamsul ArifinA documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsSpencer TracyKatharine HepburnJudy HollidayDomestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband.A funny, but exciting look at the conflict of husband and wife working the same case, but defending different people. How perfect Tracy and Hepburn were together.
ADAM'S RIB has a 100% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorSpike JonzeStarsNicolas CageMeryl StreepChris CooperA lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.Great writing. Funny. Thought-provoking.
ADAPTATION. has a 91% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorLeo McCareyStarsCary GrantDeborah KerrRichard DenningA couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?A sweet love story. Ending made me tear up.
AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER has a 65% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartKatharine HepburnRobert MorleyIn WWI East Africa, a gin-swilling Canadian riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced English missionary to undertake a trip up a treacherous river and use his boat to attack a German gunship.You definitely have to suspend your disbelief, but Bogart and Hepburn are absolutely marvelous.
THE AFRICAN QUEEN has a 100% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorNorman JewisonStarsJane FondaAnne BancroftMeg TillyWhen a naive novice nun is discovered with a dead newborn in her convent quarters, a court-appointed psychiatrist investigates her case.It'll stay with you soon even after the credits roll. Jane Fonda, the late Anne Bancroft, and Meg Tilly knocked it out of the park.
AGNES OF GOD has (unfortunately) a 53% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn HurtThe crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.The first will always be the best. What makes the film as good as it is is the claustrophobia and the strong script. It may not have characters you can really identify with, but it's got enough uncomfortable tension to keep you invested from beginning to end.
ALIEN has a 96% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsBette DavisAnne BaxterGeorge SandersA seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.One of the best written movies ever made.
ALL ABOUT EVE has a 100% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsCecilia RothMarisa ParedesCandela PeñaA comedy-drama about a bereaved mother, and overwrought actress, her jealous lover, and a pregnant nun.A bitter sweet movie. Wonderfully acted and incredibly written.
TODO SOBRE MI MADRE has a 98% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsLew AyresLouis WolheimJohn WrayA German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.One of the greatest anti-war films made ever.
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT has a 97% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorBob FosseStarsRoy ScheiderJessica LangeAnn ReinkingDirector/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid career of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer.I had no idea Roy Scheider could do that. Best musical version of 8 1/2 I've ever seen.
ALL THAT JAZZ has an 87% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorDouglas SirkStarsJane WymanRock HudsonAgnes MooreheadAn upper-class widow falls in love with a much younger, down-to-earth nurseryman, much to the disapproval of her children and criticism of her country club peers.A wonderful love story that will make you cry.
ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS has a 92% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsDustin HoffmanRobert RedfordJack Warden"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.Very intricate. Hoffman and Redford at their finest.
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN has a 100% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsEddie ConstantineAnna KarinaAkim TamiroffA U.S. secret agent is sent to the distant space city of Alphaville where he must find a missing person and free the city from its tyrannical ruler.It's so trippy and weird, but it's so unforgettable it's good.
ALPHAVILLE: UNE ÉNTRANGE AVENTURE DE LEMMY CAUTION has an 82% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorMilos FormanStarsF. Murray AbrahamTom HulceElizabeth BerridgeThe life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was deeply jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.I've never had a real deep appreciation for Mozart, but this film gave me that appreciation.
AMADEUS has a 96% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorSam MendesStarsKevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora BirchA sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.One of the best screenplays ever written. Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening blew my mind. Such a beautiful film, too. You can't take your eyes off it.
AMERICAN BEAUTY has an 88% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorGeorge LucasStarsRichard DreyfussRon HowardPaul Le MatA group of teenagers in California's central valley spend one final night after their 1962 high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they pursue their varying goals.I wish George Lucas would make more movies like this.
AMERICAN GRAFFITI has a 97% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorTony KayeStarsEdward NortonEdward FurlongBeverly D'AngeloLiving a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.A disturbing view into white supremacy, and one person's mission to prevent his brother from going down the same road he tread.
AMERICAN HISTORY X has an 82% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsGene KellyLeslie CaronOscar LevantThree friends struggle to find work in Paris. Things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman.It breezes by with the same grace as Gene Kelly's choreography. Vincente Minnelli's film doesn't disappoint.
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS has a 96% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorMary HarronStarsChristian BaleJustin TherouxJosh LucasA wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.Christian Bale is phenomenal!
AMERICAN PSYCHO has a 67% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorJohn LandisStarsDavid NaughtonJenny AgutterJoe BelcherTwo American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.The best werewolf film I have seen in, like, forever. It's funny, it's scary, and it's got great special effects. It's THE film to see every Halloween.
AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON has an 88% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsAudrey TautouMathieu KassovitzRufusDespite being caught in her imaginative world, Amelie, a young waitress, decides to help people find happiness. Her quest to spread joy leads her on a journey where she finds true love.Funny, sweet, engaging, and beautiful. You can't take your eyes off it.
LE FABULEUX DESTIN D'ÁMELIE POULAIN has a 90% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com - DirectorMichael HanekeStarsJean-Louis TrintignantEmmanuelle RivaIsabelle HuppertGeorges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.As unflinchingly effective as its script, Haneke delivers a powerhouse of a movie. Both Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva are perfect together.
AMOUR has a 93% Approval Rating on www.rottentomatoes.com