Top 100 Movies
This is a list of the top 100 movies that I have seen. This list mostly contains modern movies because I have not seen a lot of old movies from the 30's, 40's, and 50's. This list is ranked off (in this order): my opinion, enjoyability, filmmaking flair, rewatchability, iconic status, critical acclaim, award nominations, and finally box office success. So if I do not have a movie on here that you think should be on here then I probably have not seen it or thought it was too boring (For example "2001," "E.T.," and "Schindler's List" are all good films but kind of boring). Please enjoy, watch, and when you are finished go like all my movie reviews!
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- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMatt DamonTom SizemoreFollowing the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.Steven Spielberg's brutal, uncompromising, and masterfully crafted depiction of warfare is cinema at its most visceral, compelling, and emotionally stimulating. This film presents the most realistic depiction of anything ever seen in film.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames CaanThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son."The Godfather" transcends movie filmmaking with superb acting, groundbreaking cinematography, memorable characters, quotable writing, and transgressive violence that all cohere around a compelling mafia tale about family, survival, and vengeance.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartWhen a menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman, James Gordon and Harvey Dent must work together to put an end to the madness."The Dark Knight" virtually redefines Batman and superhero flicks with its amazing characters, performances, action, suspense, chaos, special effects, and need I say more. Everything about this movie is fantastic.
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodEli WallachLee Van CleefA bounty-hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.Sergio Leone's three hour long epic is easily the most iconic and influential western in cinema history. The score, shootouts, set designs, characters, story, violence, and dialogue all blend together to create a truly timeless masterpiece.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodViggo MortensenIan McKellenGandalf 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.Peter Jackson's final installment of the LOTR trilogy brings Tolkien's visionary books to a more than satisfying conclusion. The film is the most emotionally powerful, exciting, visually stunning, action packed and epic entry in the series.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJodie FosterCybill ShepherdA mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.Martin Scorsese's dark, gritty character study cemented the charisma and talent of Robert de Niro as an actor to be reckoned with. His performance will withstand the test of time as one of the most engrossing and deranged ever put on screen.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsCharlie SheenTom BerengerWillem DafoeChris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict."Platoon" will go down as one of the most realistic depictions about war. The film focuses on what it is like to be a soldier, what war does to a person, and finally what Vietnam was like. Performances, battle scenes, set designs, and soundtrack were all top-notch.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsKevin CostnerSean ConneryRobert De NiroDuring Prohibition, Treasury agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone, and assembles a small, incorruptible team to help him."The Untouchables" features an all star cast, classic Morricone score, hard hitting mob violence, and just plain thrilling action that form together to create a masterpiece firing on all cylinders.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsJosh HartnettEwan McGregorTom SizemoreThe story of 160 elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily armed Somalis."Black Hawk Down" is an incredibly crafted and highly thrilling visceral experience featuring fantastic direction, performances, action, and heroism.
- DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob GuntonA banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.Shawshank is a compelling, hopeful, powerful, and inspirational drama that has all the classical components of a great film. Like seriously, it's Shawshank!
- DirectorBryan SingerStarsKevin SpaceyGabriel ByrneChazz PalminteriThe sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup."The Usual Suspects" is one of the most suspenseful and expertly written dramas out there. The ending will blow your mind; you'll be thinking about it for months.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot PageA thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster."Inception" solidified that Christopher Nolan is legit because of its visual perplexing thrills, mind boggling special effects, and highly intellectually stimulating plot.
- DirectorsEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsTommy Lee JonesJavier BardemJosh BrolinViolence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande."No Country for Old Men" is the Coen Brothers best movie that features one of the scariest and engrossing villains of all time -- Anton Chigurh.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsRussell CroweJoaquin PhoenixConnie NielsenA former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery."Gladiator" brought back the swords and sandals epics with its amazing thrilling action, awesome lead character, and some state of the art effects.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroRay LiottaJoe PesciThe story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito."Goodfellas" further proved that the pairing Martin Scorsese and Robert de Niro was one for the ages in this fact based gangster drama.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. JacksonThe lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.Quentin Tarantino ushered himself into pop culture lore with this ultraviolent, original, and unconventional tale about intertwined stories in LA.
- DirectorBryan SingerStarsPatrick StewartHugh JackmanHalle BerryWhen anti-mutant Colonel William Stryker kidnaps Professor X and attacks his school, the X-Men must ally with their archenemy Magneto to stop him."X-men 2 is the quintessential marvel movie with awesome characters, action, set pieces, and what really makes it stand out is its intense and emotional finale.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenOrlando BloomA 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."The Fellowship of the Ring" introduced the world to Tolkien's world of adventure, action, mystical creatures, likeable heroes and just pure spectacle.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsMatthew McConaugheyAnne HathawayJessica ChastainWhen Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans."Interstellar" is a one in a kind type of movie. Check out my full review on my profile page.
- DirectorsPhil LordChristopher MillerStarsJonah HillChanning TatumIce CubeA pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring."21 Jump Street" might be the funniest movie ever! Top of its genre and a future classic.
- DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsTom HanksBarkhad AbdiBarkhad AbdirahmanThe true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherLuke 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.
- DirectorsTerry GilliamTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleKing Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.
- DirectorMel GibsonStarsMel GibsonSophie MarceauPatrick McGoohanScottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera MilesA secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded California motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.
