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Most rated movies. Citizen Kane The dream, right? Not so, as they revisit their life together in woozy flashbacks and realize that they're not ready to let go just yet.

Spike Lee acts and directs in a film that marries comedy and drama perfectly. Roger Ebert's review is pretty spot-on, but to summarize: Lee builds a community in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, teeming with life and tension on the hottest day of the year.

And then he rips it all apart. But it's so much more compelling than even that description. Lee handles all his characters with love, and there's no one who's truly evil, despite spot-on and heart-wrenching commentary about racism, classism, and poverty. Best known for its "I wish I knew how to quit you! Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal give phenomenal performances as cowboys who fall for each other.

The elaborate costumes, the stunning visuals, and the beautiful art direction are all key features of this art house movie by Chinese director Wong Kar-Wai. And though there's sparse dialogue, sit back and prepare to be enchanted by the slow but captivating scenes of two married neighbors falling in love. Still one of the most quotable of all the Coen Brothers' movies, this film is notable for its hilarious script, continually madcap sequence of events, and stoner dialogue from lead actor Jeff Bridges AKA "The Dude.

This early Hitchcock movie is one of the few films to score a coveted percent Rotten Tomatoes score, and it's still considered one of the best of its time. Starring Princess Grace Kelly and James Stewart, the film revolves around a man confined to his wheelchair whose pastime involves spying on his neighbors.

Things take a turn for the worst when he believes he's witnessed a murder. If you've ever wondered whether your life is just one big sitcom, The Truman Show illustrates what happens when one man, played by Jim Carrey, realizes that his entire life is scripted for television.

Jack Nicholson's at his best in this film about a habitual criminal who's sentenced to time in a mental hospital. There, he threatens the natural order under the watch of cruel Nurse Ratched and attempts to flee with his fellow patients. And Robin Williams plays the therapist who draws out the troubled young man, breaking through his walls and helping him heal. Between the Elliott Smith soundtrack and the brooding performance from Matt Damon, it's the sad girl '90s movie that dreams are made of.

Robinson, and her daughter—this film is hard to not immediately fall in love with. Cher Horowitz stole everyone's heart in the '90s as the well-intentioned Valley Girl with an enviable revolving closet who set out to prove she wasn't "just a ditz with a credit card. Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder in the '90s were at the prime of their quirky weirdness in this Edward Burton flick that captures Depp as a human weapon with literal scissors for hands but with lots of feelings, mind you.

It's also the film that brought together the "Winona Forever" power couple of the '90s. Quentin Tarantino is at his most quotable in this dark crime comedy starring John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson who play hitmen trying to reclaim a stolen suitcase for their mob boss.

The chemistry of the outstanding cast members including Tarantino favorite Uma Thurman and the bizarre script routinely land this at the top of critics' lists for the best film of the century. When people discuss prison movies, probably the first one that comes to mind is The Shawshank Redemption. Expect excellent acting plus a suspenseful ending that inspired Mexican drug lord El Chapo's rendezvous with the police last year that you'll be talking about for years to come.

If you haven't seen When Harry Met Sally , you probably know it from this famous "I'll have what she's having" scene. But it's worth seeing in full to relive Nora Ephron's groundbreaking screenwriting plus the easy banter between America's sweetheart Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal it kind of set the stage for modern rom-coms as we know them.

Winona Ryder's always in her element in off-beat dark comedies, and this one sets her in the middle of a high school where her character Veronica gets invited to a join a popular clique of "Heathers" literally three girls whose names are Heather until they betray her. Veronica and her partner-in-crime J. Dean Christian Slater set out to right all the wrongs made against her, in cruel and unusual ways.

John Hughes's catalogue of '80s films with Molly Ringwald often playing the starring role are all classics, though this story about unexpected friendship that blossoms in the middle of detention hall takes the cake for its iconic scenes, from coordinated dances to beauty makeovers. You've probably seen it a dozen times, but it's worth it every time. Tom Hanks gives the performance of his life don't fight me on this as Forrest Gump, an intellectually challenged man from Alabama who lives an extraordinary life.

This sci-fi film sees Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, a time traveler who drives his flying Delorean back into the '50s after an experiment gone wrong. Fun fact: the sequel is set in the far-away future, a. In Vietnam, an American group aboard a Navy patrol boat travel up the Viet Cong-held river, where they're horrified by the destruction and corruption they see.

See for yourself where all the live versions of the cult favorite Rocky Horror Picture Show began with this over-the-top, perfectly cast musical see: young Susan Sarandon. This movie is trippy and a bit hard to follow, but it's absolutely required viewing. Stanley Kubrick takes us from the dawn of the human species to the dawn of a totally new species in just a few hours, and his view of space and space travel set the standard for a thousand sci-fi films to come.

More importantly, it's compelling and totally, totally terrifying. It's aged really well, despite being made over 50 years ago. If you don't know why Miss Marilyn Monroe was and is such a big deal, take a look at this one. The film shows off her vocal chops as the lead singer of an all-girl band who dreams of wooing a millionaire. As her band travels to sunny Florida, she makes friends with two new musicians in the group, who she doesn't realize are men in disguise and on the run.

One of the highest grossing Nigerian movies of all time, anyone interested in Nollywood should check out The Wedding Party. The film shows every aspect of the wedding day between Dozie Banky Wellington and Dunni Adeusa Etomi , down to the families' concerns and the planner's antics. Plus there's plenty of glamorous inspo for your own big day. In this legendary Korean thriller, a group of travelers on a bullet train have to fight off a car full of zombies as a mysterious infection ravages the country.

The pulse-pounding film has a stellar cast and a secret heart, with the characters making touch choices to help their families survive. A hilarious comedy with a super-sweet love story, Coming to America is an essential watch for anyone who loves to smile.

This film also cemented Eddie Murphy's place as comedy royalty, with him and Arsenio Hall cracking us up through multiple different characters. The classic carol of the same name is just one of the great songs in this Irving Berlin musical.

While it does hit harder during the holidays, the story of two song-and-dance duos banding together to save a Vermont Inn tugs the heartstrings year-round.

A Chicago family, the Youngers, are about to receive a windfall that will change their lives, but they have different ideas on how to use the money. An adaptation of the Lorraine Hansberry play made with the original cast, this film questions who is allowed the American Dream.

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It sees humanity struggling to make sense of strange, alien visitors arriving on Earth. At the centre of the film is linguist Louise Banks played by Amy Adams , whose attempts to commune with the aliens brings her unsettling visions of a daughter she doesn't have. It's moving, touching and fascinating stuff — and a fine addition to Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi catalogue to catch up with before the release of Dune. Set in in Johannesburg, South Africa, an alien spaceship appears and a population of insect-like aliens are found aboard, before being banished to District 9 by the government.

Three decades later, the district has become reviled by the locals, and increasing unrest leads the government to believe that the aliens should be moved. In the process of doing so, three escape, setting off another chain of events.

Adapted by visionary director Hayao Miyazaki from a novel of the same name, Howl's Moving Castle is his most overtly anti-war film. Set against the backdrop of a futile war fought using 20th century technology and magic, a young milliner is cursed by a witch and turned into an old woman. She heads to the countryside in search of a cure, where she encounters the eponymous castle and its owner, a troublesome wizard called Howl.

Its mixture of charming characters and sumptuous animation is classic Ghibli, but it's among Miyazaki's darkest films, particularly in the imagery of huge swathes of planes dropping bombs on innocent civilians. Stuck in his house in the Hollywood hills, He also happens to live next door to director Roman Polanski and his new wife, rising star Sharon Tate. In this film, which is essentially a tribute to the industry itself, Quentin Tarantino attempts to give one of the most shocking murders in Hollywood a different yet equally gruesome ending.

His opposition is Eli Sunday, played by Paul Dano, the leader of an evangelical church situated on oil rich lands. A contender for the best film of 21st century. After more than 75 years as part of popular culture, Wonder Woman finally got her big screen solo movie debut in Given DC Films' poor track record with superhero movies of late — we're looking at you Suicide Squad and Batman v Superman — there was genuine reason to worry if Wonder Woman was going to be worth the screen time.

Thankfully, Gal Gadot's depiction of the superhero is a triumph. Although the flight itself lasted just three minutes, Sully concentrates on the accident's aftermath as Sully is brought before the National Transportation Safety Board to explain why he chose to ditch the plane in the river rather than attempting to land at either LaGuardia Airport in New York, or New Jersey's Teterboro Airport. A scientific team is escorted by the US military to survey the eponymous island, but the folk from monster wranglers Monarch know all too well what the real deal is.

Chaos ensues with Tom Hiddlestone's expert hunter joining Brie Larson's photojournalist and a band of survivors as they try to escape the island. Samuel L. Jackson also stars as a soldier intent on revenge for his men. There's nothing clever about Kong: Skull Island , but it's an entertaining romp that's easy to enjoy. This acclaimed indie horror movie stars Florence Pugh as a troubled student who joins her boyfriend and his friends on a trip to Sweden to attend a festival that only happens every 90 years.

The problem? The festival is a front for a pagan cult. It's a deeply effective and unsettling film with none other than Jordan Peele, director of the smash hit Get Out , declaring it has "the most atrociously disturbing imagery I've ever seen on film". Perfect date night material. Here, the animation coats the harrowing realism in a sorrowful, pastoral lament. This is a film about a world lost, of innocence lost, of pain and suffering and love.

A woman wakes up in a cryonics cell, after a few weeks in suspended animation. But one thing she knows — courtesy of an annoying talking AI — she has only just over an hour before she runs out of oxygen.

Can she get out of the coffin-shaped chamber quickly enough? Oxygen is as claustrophobic a thriller as it gets, and manages to find that rare sweet spot of being static and unnerving at once. Molly Bloom was set for a career as an Olympic skier before an accident sent her life off the rails.

Fast forward a few years and Molly finds herself presiding over the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker games frequented by Hollywood celebrities, athletes and the Russian mafia. Then things start to unravel. Jessica Chastain plays the lead role in a film based on the memoir of the real-life Bloom, while Aaron Sorkin writes and directs.

Directed by Park Chan-Wook — the man who " put South Korean cinema on the map " — this film has been widely acclaimed a masterpiece of its genre.

An erotic psychological thriller set in Japanese-occupied Korea, a con man attempts to win the heart of an heiress with the help of her handmaiden. The film takes a dark turn, with outrageous twists and turns throughout. With feminist themes and serious artistic vision, The Handmaiden demonstrates the mesmerising talent of Park Chan-Wook. Stalin is dead and now every bad man going wants the Soviet Union's top job.

Based on a graphic novel of the same name, The Death of Stalin is a farcical and darkly comic take on the days, weeks and months after Stalin's death. When people think of director Christopher Nolan, they tend to remember his blockbuster epics The Dark Knight , Inception and Interstellar , but his film The Prestige is worthy of equal acclaim. Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale star as warring magicians in 19th century London, whose rivalry escalates to unhealthy and dangerous levels.

There are great performances throughout, including a small and important one from David Bowie playing Nicola Tesla, as Nolan weaves a complex, non-linear story, but the genius is this isn't just a film about magic, the film itself is a magic trick.

It's a must watch for any Nolan fan and a useful touchstone for his later work. Instead he spends his time moving from one town in Texas to the next and makes his way by reading people the news of the day. However, life is upturned when he runs into ten-year-old Kiowa person Johanna Helena Zengel. Her people have been killed and her only living relatives are hundreds of miles away. Set against the backdrop of a Britain on the brink of war, The Dig chronicles one of the greatest archeological finds ever discovered in the Isles, the Sutton Hoo excavation.

When wealthy landowner Edith Pretty Carey Mulligan hires archeologist Basil Brown Ralph Fiennes to dig up large mounds on her property, the pair make a startling discovery - a ship from the Dark Ages that turns out to be the burial site of someone of tremendous distinction.

An intricate study of a cinematic masterpiece or two hours 11 minutes of Gary Oldman lying around and getting tanked in bed? Mank is both. Mankiewicz, otherwise known as the guy who wrote Citizen Kane with Orson Welles.

Or, more accurately, as the film is interested in, for Orson Welles. All that old Hollywood fancy and snappy dialogue is here but Fincher's also interested in movie moguls, fake news, the women behind the men and creative credit. And Amanda Seyfried is wonderful as actress Marion Davies. Oscar voters will be beside themselves. There's been an explosion of interest in true crime content in recent years, and David Fincher's film Zodiac helped set the tone — based on the true story of the Zodiac killer, who sent cops cryptic clues after his crimes and evaded capture for decades.

It stars Mark Ruffalo as the beleaguered police officer in charge of the investigation, and Jake Gyllenhaal as a newspaper cartoonist who gets drawn into the case. As he makes more money and his lifestyle races to catch up, he sets up a firm, Stratton Oakmont in the early s and starts to swindle wealthy financiers out of their fortunes, even as the authorities close in. It's all the more compelling because the film is based on the memoirs of the real-life Jordan Belfort, who is now a motivational speaker.

The movie has been a colossal hit in China. The film sees a group of astronauts, sometime far into the future, attempting to guide the Earth away from the Sun, which is expanding into a red giant. Jupiter is also in the way. While the Earth is being steered by 10, fire-blowing engines that have been strapped to the surface, the humans still living on the planet must find a way to survive the ever-changing environmental conditions. Watch it here. Davis delivers a stellar performance, perfectly reflecting the tensions of the time.

As anti-war, civil rights, and general hippie activists involved in the protests at the Democratic Convention in Chicago, the Seven theoretically eight were picked as convenient scapegoats after the unrest was crushed at the behest of mayor Richard Daley, and arraigned before a judge whose views and demeanour put him to the right of Vlad the Impaler.

The film seems to wholeheartedly embrace its tropes rather than getting too mired down in them, and the costumes and locations make for very enjoyable viewing. Queue an incredibly uncomfortable dinner with parents Toni Collette and David Thewlis both excellent and a confusing journey that flits through the time. On paper, The Peanut Butter Falcon looks like a sickeningly schmaltzy film.

Zack Gottsagen plays Zak, a young man with Down's syndrome who busts out of the care home he has found himself in to pursue his dream of attending a wrestling school run by his hero.

Along the way, he runs into Tyler Shia LaBeouf who is escaping from his own sad backstory, and the pair buddy up to take a raft trip along North Carolina's Outer Banks. The powerful chemistry between the two leads elevates this film far above its cheesy road-trip roots and the swampy hinterland provides a sweat-drenched backdrop to the action as Eleanor Dakota Johnson follows hot on Zak's trail.

The lead role was written for Gottsagen, who delivers a persuasive central performance that turns this dramedy into a something far more emotionally engaging. Former US army captain Nathan Algren Tom Cruise regrets taking on the responsibility for training the newly created Imperial Japanese Army when he is captured during its first battle.