My TOP 25 Movies Of All Time

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1. The Rock (1996)

R | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

58 Metascore

A mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, John Spencer

Votes: 357,866 | Gross: $134.07M

The most neat movie of Hollywood! Breath-taking opening scene, incredible acting and perfect directing. The only movie, which can offer equally perfect acting from both main and supporting actors.

2. Armageddon (1998)

PG-13 | 151 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

42 Metascore

After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas will impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler

Votes: 450,480 | Gross: $201.57M

Another masterpiece from my favorite director - Michael Bay. One of the very few movies, which can offer everything - action, humor, thriller, unexpected turns, drama and even...erotic. But the most valuable thing of this film is the work of cameraman, John Schwartzman. His style was later used in "The Matrix" trilogy.

3. Face/Off (1997)

R | 138 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

82 Metascore

To foil a terrorist plot, FBI agent Sean Archer assumes the identity of the criminal Castor Troy who murdered his son through facial transplant surgery, but the crook wakes up prematurely and vows revenge.

Director: John Woo | Stars: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola

Votes: 400,521 | Gross: $112.23M

The best two actor partnership, I've ever seen. Considering that in the middle of the movie, Cage and Travolta switch characters, their acting is a real feat. In addition, the director is one of my favorites - John Woo, who makes the movie unforgettable. Finally, it offers the best closing scene, I've ever seen.

4. Man on Fire (2004)

R | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama

47 Metascore

In Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.

Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken, Dakota Fanning, Radha Mitchell

Votes: 389,202 | Gross: $77.91M

The best role of Denzel Washington and the best film of Tony Scott. Cruel, brutal, unmerciful - just like the life itself.

5. 300 (2006)

R | 117 min | Action, Drama

52 Metascore

In the ancient battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. They face insurmountable odds when they are betrayed by a Spartan reject.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Dominic West

Votes: 863,449 | Gross: $210.61M

Despite the critics, for me this movie is a great achievement of a unknown director, who elaborated the action scenes. Regarding the acting of Gerard Butler - I do not think anyone have forgotten it, after seeing it. The movie makes you to forget films like Troy, Alexander and Gladiator.

6. 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)

R | 102 min | Action, Drama

48 Metascore

Greek general Themistocles of Athens leads the naval charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.

Director: Noam Murro | Stars: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, Hans Matheson

Votes: 315,716 | Gross: $106.58M

A breathtaking sequal of the original movie from 2006. Noam Murro keeps the spirit of the first film and Eva Green is at her best. Unfortunately Sullivan Stapleton is not as good actor at Gerard Butler, which is the main reason why the original movie is better for me.

7. Sucker Punch (2011)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

33 Metascore

A young girl institutionalized by her abusive stepfather retreats to an alternative reality as a coping strategy and envisions a plan to help her escape.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone

Votes: 252,550 | Gross: $36.39M

Another great achievement by Zack Snyder. This movie unites in unforgettable way drama with fantasy genres. The Action scenes take the breath away again.

8. Natural Born Killers (1994)

R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Romance

74 Metascore

Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield

Votes: 251,584 | Gross: $50.28M

Oliver Stone is at his best with this movie. This movie stroke me like a lightning and I stood like hypnotize 30 minutes after I saw it for the first time. It satirizes America like no other movie.

9. Titanic (1997)

PG-13 | 194 min | Drama, Romance

75 Metascore

A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates

Votes: 1,278,811 | Gross: $659.33M

A lot of praises and critics, but the result is unconditional - over 1.8 billion income worldwide. Incredible opening scene again, followed by broaching intro, but after that the movie is exceptional. James Cameron elaborates it, adding some humor and extracting the maximum from the acting potential of Leonardo Di Caprio.

10. Moulin Rouge! (2001)

PG-13 | 127 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

66 Metascore

A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.

Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent

Votes: 299,164 | Gross: $57.39M

This is the movie, for which I've least expected to become a fan of. But I can not deny that Baz Luhrmann is a genius, who had elaborated the movie. In addition the love songs are unforgettable.

11. The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)

R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

55 Metascore

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, Victor Gojcaj

Votes: 207,880 | Gross: $65.45M

Another surprise for me by entering in this list. But John Travolta is at his best in this movie and once again Tony Scott proves that he is a genius director.

12. Brain Donors (1992)

PG | 80 min | Comedy

44 Metascore

Three manic idiots; a lawyer, cab driver and a handyman team up to run a ballet company to fulfill the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics result as the trio try to outwit the rich widow.

Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: John Turturro, Bob Nelson, Mel Smith, Nancy Marchand

Votes: 4,669 | Gross: $0.92M

My favorite comedy. John Turturo is at his best and the director, Dennis Dugan, makes me laugh literally every second of the movie.

13. The Matrix (1999)

R | 136 min | Action, Sci-Fi

73 Metascore

When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.

Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving

Votes: 2,050,420 | Gross: $171.48M

Great scenario, which was never seen before. The directing of the action scenes is breath-taking. The only weak point of the movie is the acting.

14. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

R | 138 min | Action, Sci-Fi

62 Metascore

Freedom fighters Neo, Trinity and Morpheus continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army, unleashing their arsenal of extraordinary skills and weaponry against the systematic forces of repression and exploitation.

Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving

Votes: 629,937 | Gross: $281.49M

For me it is very difficult to separate the different movies of the The Matrix. Therefore the second part goes right after the first part. This is my favorite part .

15. The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

R | 129 min | Action, Sci-Fi

47 Metascore

The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.

Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving

Votes: 542,980 | Gross: $139.31M

The final chapter of the The Matrix. Still outstanding movie, even though it's not my favorite part.

16. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

R | 169 min | Drama, War

91 Metascore

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.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns

Votes: 1,494,888 | Gross: $216.54M

Forget Schindler's List and E.T., this is the best Steven Spielberg's movie. It showed me that the most touching movie story is the war one. Realistic opening battle scene, followed by unforgettable acting by Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore (the most underrated actor for me), Edward Burns and Matt Damon.

17. Black Hawk Down (2001)

R | 144 min | Action, Drama, History

74 Metascore

The 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.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana

Votes: 423,173 | Gross: $108.64M

The movie that showed me that Ridley Scott can be a genius. Everybody glorify Galdiator, but for me this is his best directing ever. In addition, it has many not so famous, but brilliant actors - Josh Hartnett, Tom Sizemore (again), Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, William Fichtner, Sam Shepard and Jason Isaacs. The perfect men's movie.

18. Con Air (1997)

R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

52 Metascore

Newly-paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner-transport plane when the passengers seize control.

Director: Simon West | Stars: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Colm Meaney

Votes: 318,986 | Gross: $101.12M

Another brilliant action movie with Nicolas Case and from the best producer, Jerry Bruckheimer. The closing scene, in which his character meets his wife and daughter after 8 years in prison is more touching than most of the dramas. I almost cry every time I watch it.

19. Independence Day (1996)

PG-13 | 145 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

59 Metascore

The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell

Votes: 605,084 | Gross: $306.17M

Despite all the insults, he received, the movie offers something unseen before. The special effect are unforgettable, together with the acting of Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum (maybe his best one).

20. Knight Moves (1992)

R | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

During a chess tournament, grand master Peter is suspected of murdering Debi after sex. He helps the police as the murders continue.

Director: Carl Schenkel | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Tom Skerritt, Codie Lucas Wilbee, Joshua Murray

Votes: 9,157 | Gross: $0.92M

Forget the Silence of the lambs, this is the best criminal movie ever for me. When I watched it for the first time, I was sitting in front of the TV with my hair on the arms horrent and really looking forward to see who is the killer. The best acting of Christopher Lambert (highly underrated actor).

21. Resurrection (1999)

R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Chicago homicide detectives Prudhome and Hollingsworth are assigned to investigate a murder. Both become entangled in the plot of a serial killer whose goal is to recreate the body of Christ.

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Mike Anscombe, Jeff J.J. Authors, Patrick Chilvers

Votes: 11,065

Second incredible criminal movie with Christopher Lambert and perfectly directed by Russell Mulcahy. Great acting the Lambert and great ending of the movie.

22. We Were Soldiers (2002)

R | 138 min | Action, Drama, History

65 Metascore

The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.

Director: Randall Wallace | Stars: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott

Votes: 151,136 | Gross: $78.12M

Groundbreaking war movie. The director is using breath-taking ways to show the terror of the war. The result is one of the most neat and realistic was movies ever. Mel Gibson offers one of his best acting.

23. Minority Report (2002)

PG-13 | 145 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

80 Metascore

John works with the PreCrime police which stop crimes before they take place, with the help of three 'PreCogs' who can foresee crimes. Events ensue when John finds himself framed for a future murder.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Max von Sydow

Votes: 583,833 | Gross: $132.07M

Steven Spielberg shows with this movie that he can be brilliant director in action genre too. He offers us breath-taking action scenes, combined with touching story of lost son of Tom Cruise's hero. And the denouement of the story just knocked me out with its unique originality.

24. Inception (2010)

PG-13 | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

74 Metascore

A 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.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe

Votes: 2,547,615 | Gross: $292.58M

It took a long time, before I recognize Christopher Nolan as a genius director (5 movies to be precise). The Dark Night was a great movie, but to write a story like the one in Inception...I believe it happens only once in a lifetime. Leonardo Di Caprio as usual plays exceptionally well and contributes for the greatness of the movie.

25. Pearl Harbor (2001)

PG-13 | 183 min | Action, Drama, Romance

44 Metascore

A tale of war and romance mixed in with history. The story follows two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse who are caught up in the horror of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett, William Lee Scott

Votes: 351,536 | Gross: $198.54M

Another masterpiece by Michael Bay. The center battle scene is incredible and breath-taking. Josh Hartnett make his break-though and since this movie, he is one of my favorite actors.



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