My Ultimate Best Movies: 1900-1999
by GirishGowda | created - 01 Aug 2013 | updated - 3 months ago | PublicA personal, favorite choice of movies from 1900-1999 in chronological order, which include animated movies as well.
Here are my other lists if you're interested:
• My Ultimate Best Movies: 2000-2016
• My Ultimate Best Horror Movies
• Best Sci-Fi, Superhero and Fantasy Movies: 2000-2016
• The Best Shows on Television
• The Greatest Actresses of All-Time
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1. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
TV-G | 13 min | Short, Action, Adventure
A group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Victor André, Bleuette Bernon, Brunnet
Votes: 55,811
2. Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Comedy
The Tramp wanders into and disrupts the filming of a go-kart race.
Director: Henry Lehrman | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Henry Lehrman, Gordon Griffith
Votes: 3,312
3. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Not Rated | 67 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.
Director: Robert Wiene | Stars: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Feher, Lil Dagover
Votes: 70,077
4. The Kid (1921)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put their relationship in jeopardy.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Jackie Coogan, Carl Miller
Votes: 134,867 | Gross: $5.45M
5. City Lights (1931)
G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers
Votes: 196,107 | Gross: $0.02M
6. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Approved | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.
Directors: William Cottrell, David Hand, Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell, Lucille La Verne, Roy Atwell
Votes: 215,538 | Gross: $184.93M
7. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
PG | 102 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.
Directors: Victor Fleming, King Vidor | Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr
Votes: 428,792 | Gross: $2.08M
8. Pinocchio (1940)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
Directors: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Mel Blanc, Don Brodie
Votes: 159,922 | Gross: $84.25M
9. Dumbo (1941)
G | 64 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.
Directors: Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen, John Elliotte | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Edward Brophy, Herman Bing, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 142,132 | Gross: $1.60M
10. Bambi (1942)
G | 69 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The story of a young deer growing up in the forest.
Directors: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, David Hand, Graham Heid, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Norman Wright, Arthur Davis, Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Hardie Albright, Stan Alexander, Bobette Audrey, Peter Behn
Votes: 154,137 | Gross: $102.80M
11. Cinderella (1950)
G | 74 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske | Stars: Ilene Woods, James MacDonald, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton
Votes: 174,036 | Gross: $85.00M
12. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Alice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney | Stars: Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Richard Haydn, Sterling Holloway
Votes: 154,116 | Gross: $1.07M
13. Peter Pan (1953)
G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Wendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney | Stars: Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried, Bill Thompson
Votes: 153,168 | Gross: $87.40M
14. Bedara Kannappa (1954)
155 min | Drama
A hunter tries to prove his extreme devotion to Lord Shiva by removing both of his eyes.
Director: H.L.N. Simha | Stars: Rajkumar, Pandari Bai, G.V. Iyer, Subba Rao A.V.
Votes: 132
15. Rear Window (1954)
PG | 112 min | Mystery, Thriller
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his Greenwich Village courtyard apartment window and, despite the skepticism of his fashion-model girlfriend, becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter
Votes: 522,277 | Gross: $36.76M
16. Mother India (1957)
Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
In this melodrama, a poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, she always sticks to her own moral code.
Director: Mehboob Khan | Stars: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Raaj Kumar
Votes: 9,856
17. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Approved | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester
Votes: 137,921 | Gross: $8.18M
18. Vertigo (1958)
PG | 128 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller
A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore
Votes: 427,110 | Gross: $3.20M
19. Psycho (1960)
R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin
Votes: 718,595 | Gross: $32.00M
20. Kaivara Mahatme (1961)
175 min | Drama, History
Indian Kannada film directed by T.V. Singh Thakore.
Director: T.V. Singh Thakore | Stars: T.N. Balakrishna, Leelavathi, Rajkumar, K.S. Ashwath
Votes: 11
21. The Innocents (1961)
Not Rated | 100 min | Horror
A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted.
Director: Jack Clayton | Stars: Deborah Kerr, Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins, Michael Redgrave
Votes: 33,075 | Gross: $2.62M
22. Onibaba (1964)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Two women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask.
Director: Kaneto Shindô | Stars: Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Satô, Jûkichi Uno
Votes: 21,876
23. Sati Savitri (1965)
128 min | Drama
Savithri's husband dies and she pursues the God of Death, Yama, to implore in him to release her husband's soul.
Director: P.R. Kaundinya | Stars: Udaya Kumar, Rajkumar, K.S. Ashwath, Ramachandra Sastry H.R.
Votes: 19
24. Satya Harishchandra (I) (1965)
221 min | Drama, History
The life story of the king Harishchandra who is also known as ' Satya Harishchandra '
Director: Hunsur Krishnamurthy | Stars: Rajkumar, Udaya Kumar, T.R. Narasimharaju, M.P. Shankar
Votes: 202
25. The Jungle Book (1967)
G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, Bruce Reitherman
Votes: 198,750 | Gross: $141.84M
26. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
G | 149 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
After uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins: a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer HAL 9000.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter
Votes: 719,865 | Gross: $56.95M
27. Goa Dalli CID 999 (1968)
Not Rated | 145 min | Crime, Thriller
Nuclear scientist Shekar has created the formula Plasma Binson, which can destroy any object on earth.
Directors: S.K. Bhagavan, B. Dorai Raj | Stars: Rajkumar, Sabeetha Perera, Lakshmi, Jyothi Lakshmi
Votes: 106
28. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
PG | 110 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid lead a band of outlaws. When a train robbery goes wrong, they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. After considering their options, they escape to South America.
Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin
Votes: 226,779 | Gross: $102.31M
29. Sri Krishna Deva Raya (1970)
Not Rated | 216 min | Drama, History
Story of the emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire, Lord Krishnadevaraya who presided over the empire at its zenith.
Director: B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu | Stars: Rajkumar, R. Nagendra Rao, B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu, R.N. Sudarshan
Votes: 147
30. Kasturi Nivasa (1970)
152 min | Drama
The story of an extremely generous and righteous man, Ravi Varma, who succumbs to his intention of being generous no matter what happens.
Directors: S.K. Bhagavan, B. Dorai Raj | Stars: Rajkumar, T.R. Narasimharaju, T.N. Balakrishna, K.S. Ashwath
Votes: 430
31. Sakshatkara (1971)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama
The story revolves around the dangers of superstition, particularly when it concerns marriage and how unscrupulous elements in society could manipulate these beliefs to their benefit and lead to tragic consequences.
Director: S.R. Puttana Kanagal | Stars: T.N. Balakrishna, B. Jayamma, Prithviraj Kapoor, Rajkumar
Votes: 129
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32. Sharapanjara (1971)
180 min | Drama
Kaveri and Sathish fall in love and get married and have a perfect life. However, Sathish's behavior towards Kaveri changes when he finds out she was molested as a kid.
Director: S.R. Puttana Kanagal | Stars: Kalpana, K.S. Ashwath, Ganapathi Bhat, K.M. Cariappa
Votes: 121
33. Sipayi Ramu (1971)
Not Rated | 160 min | Drama
Director: Y.R. Swamy | Stars: Arathi, Leelavathi, Rajkumar, K.S. Ashwath
Votes: 37
34. Vamsha Vriksha (1971)
Not Rated | 166 min | Drama
Kathyayani, a widow, pursues her BA degree with her father-in-law's support. However, when she falls in love with a drama professor, Raja Rao, she struggles with her emotions.
Directors: B.V. Karanth, Girish Karnad | Stars: Venkata Rao Talegiri, L.V. Sharada Rao, B.V. Karanth, Girish Karnad
Votes: 64
35. Bangarada Manushya (1972)
174 min | Drama
Rajeeva comes to the village to visit his sister only to find that she's in financial trouble and has lost her husband. He decides to stay and help her out.
Director: Siddalingaiah | Stars: Rajkumar, Bharathi, Loknath, T.N. Balakrishna
Votes: 1,004
36. Nagara Haavu (1972)
184 min | Drama, Musical
This is the tale of an angry young man with flavours of Teacher-student relationship, the stubbornness of Ramachari(protagonist) and his attempts at having a romantic relationship.
Director: S.R. Puttana Kanagal | Stars: Ambarish, Arathi, K.S. Ashwath, M.N. Lakshmi Devi
Votes: 1,174
37. Solaris (1972)
PG | 167 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky | Stars: Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Jüri Järvet, Vladislav Dvorzhetskiy
Votes: 98,298
38. Don't Look Now (1973)
R | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.
Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania
Votes: 62,351 | Gross: $0.98M
39. Gandhada Gudi (1973)
140 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A forest officer is sent to a place to stop sandalwood smuggling.
Director: Vijay | Stars: Rajkumar, Vishnuvardhan, M.P. Shankar, Kalpana
Votes: 408
41. The Exorcist (1973)
R | 122 min | Horror
When a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 455,176 | Gross: $232.91M
42. Bhakta Kumbhara (1974)
Not Rated | 149 min | Drama
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Director: Hunsur Krishnamurthy | Stars: T.N. Balakrishna, Leelavathi, Rajkumar, M.N. Lakshmi Devi
Votes: 187
43. Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu (1974)
Not Rated | 155 min | Drama
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Director: Siddalingaiah | Stars: Vishnuvardhan, Lokesh, M.P. Shankar, T.N. Balakrishna
Votes: 439
44. Chinatown (1974)
R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez
Votes: 349,989
45. Sampathige Saval (1974)
Not Rated | 148 min | Drama
The plot showcases the tyranny of the landlord and the protagonist's protest against it.
Director: A.V. Seshagiri Rao | Stars: Rajkumar, M.V. Rajamma, T.N. Balakrishna, B. Jaya
Votes: 224
46. Jaws (1975)
PG | 124 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
When 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.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary
Votes: 659,735 | Gross: $260.00M
47. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
R | 133 min | Drama
In the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco
Votes: 1,072,753 | Gross: $112.00M
48. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
PG | 115 min | Drama, Mystery
During a rural summer picnic, a few students and a teacher from an Australian girls' school vanish without a trace. Their absence frustrates and haunts the people left behind.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Rachel Roberts, Anne-Louise Lambert, Vivean Gray, Helen Morse
Votes: 41,057 | Gross: $0.23M
49. Shubha Mangala (1975)
161 min | Drama
Hema and her friends lead a happy life with her father in a small town. Unfortunately, Hema's father passes away and she is forced to live with her cousin in a city.
Director: S.R. Puttana Kanagal | Stars: Arathi, Srinath, Shivaram, Ambarish
Votes: 65
50. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
PG | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A thirteen-year-old girl, who lives with her absentee father, befriends a disabled teenage amateur magician and invites him, gradually, into her tenuous struggle against a predatory local neighbor.
Director: Nicolas Gessner | Stars: Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Alexis Smith, Mort Shuman
Votes: 18,094
51. Annie Hall (1977)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
Alvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane
Votes: 278,501 | Gross: $39.20M
52. Bayalu Dari (1977)
Not Rated | 139 min | Drama
Chandra, a rich estate owner's daughter falls in love with Gopu, a confirmed 'Romeo'. Gopu, in order to erase his bad image joins the army. He is believed killed in a plane crash. Chandra ... See full summary »
Directors: S.K. Bhagavan, B. Dorai Raj | Stars: Kalpana, T.N. Balakrishna, Anant Nag, Padma Kumta
Votes: 45
53. Babruvahana (1977)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Drama, History
Tells the story of Babruvahana, son of Arjuna and the events that eventually lead to a battle between them.
Director: Hunsur Krishnamurthy | Stars: Rajkumar, Jaymala Adarsh, Saroja Devi B., Shashikala Jawalkar
Votes: 468
54. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
PG | 138 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon
Votes: 216,971 | Gross: $132.09M
55. Kokila (1977)
140 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Balu Mahendra | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Shobha, B.S. Achar, Mohan
Votes: 62
56. Sanadhi Appanna (1977)
170 min | Drama, Family
Appanna, a musician, falls in love with a dancer, Basanti. But when Basanti dies, things changes a lot for Appanna.
Director: Vijay | Stars: Rajkumar, Jaya Prada, T.N. Balakrishna, Maathu
Votes: 77
57. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Luke 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.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness
Votes: 1,450,201 | Gross: $322.74M
58. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
G | 74 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
In this collection of animated shorts based on the stories and characters by A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh, a honey-loving teddy bear, embarks on some eccentric adventures.
Directors: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Sebastian Cabot, Junius Matthews, Barbara Luddy, Howard Morris
Votes: 39,709
59. Halloween (1978)
R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Moran, Nancy Kyes
Votes: 306,902 | Gross: $47.00M
60. Operation Diamond Racket (1978)
Not Rated | 165 min | Action, Comedy, Mystery
Prakash is called in to investigate the theft of diamonds and the kidnapping of scientists; a trail that takes him to distant Nepal.
Directors: S.K. Bhagavan, B. Dorai Raj | Stars: Rajkumar, Padmapriya, Chandralekha, Seema Kapoor
Votes: 153
61. Superman (1978)
PG | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando
Votes: 187,588 | Gross: $134.22M
62. Alien (1979)
R | 117 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 951,365 | Gross: $78.90M
63. Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
PG | 112 min | Action, Biography, Crime
Alcatraz is the most secure prison of its time. It is believed that no one can ever escape from it, until three daring men make a possibly successful attempt at escaping from one of the most infamous prisons in the world.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau
Votes: 147,490 | Gross: $43.00M
64. Ondanondu Kaladalli (1978)
Not Rated | 156 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A mercernary sets out to assist a tribal chieftain to defeat the chieftain's brother who is now an opponent and an enemy.
Director: Girish Karnad | Stars: Shankar Nag, Sushilendra Joshi, Vasant Rao Nakod, Rekha Sabnis
Votes: 179
65. Narada Vijaya (1980)
Not Rated | 133 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Lord Narayana sends his devotee, Narada to Earth to test the will of his human devotee and start some clashes.
Director: Siddalingaiah | Stars: K.S. Ashwath, Hema Chaudhari, Pratima Devi, Kokila
Votes: 57
66. Somewhere in Time (1980)
PG | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A Chicago playwright uses self-hypnosis to travel back in time and meet the actress whose vintage portrait hangs in a grand hotel.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer, Teresa Wright
Votes: 32,549 | Gross: $9.71M
67. The Fog (1980)
R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller
An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, John Houseman
Votes: 83,040 | Gross: $21.38M
68. The Shining (1980)
R | 146 min | Drama, Horror
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers
Votes: 1,107,255 | Gross: $44.02M
69. Minchina Oata (1980)
135 min | Adventure, Crime
Two small-time thieves hatch a plan to get rich. They hire an automobile mechanic, with financial troubles, to help them in stealing cars.
Director: Shankar Nag | Stars: Ramesh Bhat, Loknath, Anant Nag, Shankar Nag
Votes: 230
70. Halloween II (1981)
R | 92 min | Horror
While Dr. Loomis hunts for Michael Myers, a traumatized Laurie is rushed to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, and The Shape is not far behind her.
Director: Rick Rosenthal | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Jeffrey Kramer
Votes: 101,736 | Gross: $25.53M
71. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure
In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 1,037,159 | Gross: $248.16M
72. Ranganayaki (1981)
Not Rated | 196 min | Drama
Life of theater artistes. The Oedipus complex. The tragic life of a quintessential movie heroine. These are some of the themes handled by ace director Puttanna Kanagal with his characteristic finesse in Ranganayaki.
Director: S.R. Puttana Kanagal | Stars: Arathi, Ashok, Ambarish, Rajanand
Votes: 167
73. The Evil Dead (1981)
NC-17 | 85 min | Horror
Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.
Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker
Votes: 232,479 | Gross: $2.40M
74. Blade Runner (1982)
R | 117 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos
Votes: 823,399 | Gross: $32.87M
75. E.T. (1982)
PG | 115 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace
Votes: 437,708 | Gross: $435.11M
76. Gandhi (1982)
PG | 191 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth
Votes: 240,233 | Gross: $52.77M
77. Maanasa Sarovara (1982)
140 min | Drama
A middle-aged, do-gooder and idealistic psychiatrist takes pity on a homeless, mentally ill woman and starts treating her. His treatment along with his gentleness, care and affection starts... See full summary »
Director: S.R. Puttana Kanagal | Stars: Srinath, Padma Vaasanthi, Chandrahasa Alva, Nanjunda Arakalagudu
Votes: 177
78. Poltergeist (1982)
PG | 114 min | Horror, Thriller
A family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: JoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight
Votes: 179,657 | Gross: $76.61M
79. The Thing (1982)
R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Richard Masur
Votes: 466,898 | Gross: $13.78M
81. Kavirathna Kaalidaasa (1983)
189 min | Drama, History, Musical
Sanskrit and upper-caste poet, Kalidas, faces many challenges after falling in love with a low-caste woman, and being entered into a competition against a learned princess.
Director: Renuka Sharma | Stars: Rajkumar, Srinivasa Murthy, Jaya Prada, T.N. Balakrishna
Votes: 342
82. Bandhana (1984)
Not Rated | 139 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A doctor falls in love with his student.
Director: S.V. Rajendra Singh Babu | Stars: Suhasini, Vishnuvardhan, K.S. Ashwath, Jai Jagdeesh
Votes: 204
83. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
PG | 118 min | Action, Adventure
In 1935, Indiana Jones is tasked by Indian villagers with reclaiming a rock stolen from them by a secret cult beneath the catacombs of an ancient palace.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri
Votes: 535,434 | Gross: $179.87M
84. Sixteen Candles (1984)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.
Director: John Hughes | Stars: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Justin Henry, Michael Schoeffling
Votes: 126,409 | Gross: $23.69M
85. The Karate Kid (1984)
PG | 126 min | Action, Drama, Family
A martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove
Votes: 244,577 | Gross: $90.82M
86. The Terminator (1984)
R | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield
Votes: 924,570 | Gross: $38.40M
87. Accident (1985)
121 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Young man kills people sleeping on the footpath while driving under influence. Young man's influential father struggles to silence the police investigation and media coverage.
Director: Shankar Nag | Stars: Anant Nag, Shankar Nag, Ashok Mandanna, Srinivasa Prabhu
Votes: 253
88. Back to the Future (1985)
PG | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover
Votes: 1,307,459 | Gross: $210.61M
89. The Breakfast Club (1985)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.
Director: John Hughes | Stars: Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy
Votes: 436,723 | Gross: $45.88M
90. The Goonies (1985)
PG | 114 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman
Votes: 298,528 | Gross: $61.50M
91. Weird Science (1985)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Two high-school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, who promptly turns their lives upside-down.
Director: John Hughes | Stars: Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton
Votes: 97,460 | Gross: $23.83M
92. Aliens (1986)
R | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn, Paul Reiser
Votes: 763,404 | Gross: $85.16M
93. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy
A popular high school student, admired by his peers, decides to take a day off from school and goes to extreme lengths to pull it off, to the chagrin of his Dean, who'll do anything to stop him.
Director: John Hughes | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones
Votes: 386,631 | Gross: $70.14M
94. Evil Dead II (1987)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Horror
Ash Williams, the lone survivor of an earlier onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits, holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.
Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks, Kassie Wesley DePaiva
Votes: 181,990 | Gross: $5.92M
95. Ondu Muthina Kathe (1987)
131 min | Drama
Ondu muttina kathe is based on a tribal community in the coastal area of karnataka
Director: Shankar Nag | Stars: Archana, Ashok Badardinni, T.N. Balakrishna, Ramesh Bhat
Votes: 230
96. Premaloka (1987)
154 min | Drama, Romance
Ravichandran tries to woo a classmate. On being spurned, he poses as a mysterious biker and sweeps her off her feet.
Director: V. Ravichandran | Stars: V. Ravichandran, Juhi Chawla, Vishnuvardhan, Ambarish
Votes: 542
97. Pushpaka Vimana (1987)
125 min | Comedy, Drama
An unemployed graduate who coincidentally encounters a rich unconscious man, and takes over his lifestyle by keeping him a prisoner. However, he is in for a twist as a contract killer is after him, assuming him to be the affluent man.
Director: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Amala Akkineni, Tinnu Anand, Narayana P.L.
Votes: 3,813
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98. RoboCop (1987)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
In a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox
Votes: 283,246 | Gross: $53.42M
99. Child's Play (1988)
R | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
A struggling single mother unknowingly gifts her son a doll imbued with a serial killer's consciousness.
Director: Tom Holland | Stars: Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif
Votes: 116,802 | Gross: $33.24M
100. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece. Can Dr. Loomis stop him?
Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris, George P. Wilbur
Votes: 58,656 | Gross: $17.77M
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