Awards for Best Films, Directors and Performances

by Skylab23 | created - 09 Feb 2015 | updated - 2 weeks ago | Public

Yearly awards for Best Film, Director, Actress, Actor, Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor as I would have handed them. Hey, it's a free world to dream away!

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1. Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

R | 151 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

86 Metascore

A woman is suspected of murder after her husband's death; their half-blind son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness.

Director: Justine Triet | Stars: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner, Antoine Reinartz

Votes: 119,699

Best Film Anatomy of a Fall The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon Monster The Zone of Interest

Best Director Jonathan Glazer - The Zone of Interest Alexander Payne - The Holdovers Justine Triet - Anatomy of a Fall Martin Scorsese - Killers of the Flower Moon Yorgos Lanthimos - Poor Things

Best Actress Sandra Hüller - Anatomy of a Fall Carey Mulligan - Maestro Emma Stone - Poor Things Greta Lee - Past Lives Lily Gladstone - Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Actor Kôji Yakusho - Perfect Days Gael García Bernal - Cassandro Jeffrey Wright - American Fiction Leonardo DiCaprio - Killers of the Flower Moon Paul Giamatti - The Holdovers

Best Supporting Actress Da'Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer Jodie Foster - Nyad Julianne Moore - May December Sakura Ando - Monster

Best Supporting Actor Robert De Niro - Killers of the Flower Moon Charles Melton - May December Mark Ruffalo - Poor Things Robert Downey Jr. - Oppenheimer Ryan Gosling - Barbie

2. Aftersun (II) (2022)

R | 102 min | Drama

95 Metascore

Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't...

Director: Charlotte Wells | Stars: Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall, Sally Messham

Votes: 93,544

Best Film Aftersun The Banshees of Inisherin Everything Everywhere All at Once The Fabelmans Tár

Best Director Todd Field - Tár Charlotte Wells - Aftersun Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once Park Chan-wook - Decision to Leave Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans

Best Actress Cate Blanchett - Tár Emma Thompson - Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Michelle Williams - The Fabelmans Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All at Once Tang Wei - Decision to Leave

Best Actor Colin Farrell - The Banshees of Inisherin Bill Nighy - Living Brendan Fraser - The Whale Brendan Gleeson - The Banshees of Inisherin Paul Mescal - Aftersun

Best Supporting Actress Dolly De Leon - Triangle of Sadness Hong Chau - The Whale Jamie Lee Curtis - Everything Everywhere All at Once Keke Palmer - Nope Kerry Condon - The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Supporting Actor Judd Hirsch - The Fabelmans Albrecht Schuch - All Quiet on the Western Front Barry Keoghan - The Banshees of Inisherin Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All at Once Zlatko Buric - Triangle of Sadness

3. The Green Knight (2021)

R | 130 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

85 Metascore

A fantasy retelling of the medieval story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Director: David Lowery | Stars: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury

Votes: 117,947

Best Film The Green Knight Drive My Car Petite Maman The Power of the Dog The Worst Person in the World

Best Director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi - Drive My Car Céline Sciamma - Petite Maman David Lowery - The Green Knight Jane Campion - The Power of the Dog Joachim Trier - The Worst Person in the World

Best Actress Kristen Stewart - Spencer Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy Faye Nicole Kidman - Being the Ricardos Penélope Cruz - Parallel Mothers Renate Reinsve - The Worst Person in the World

Best Actor Benedict Cumberbatch - The Power of the Dog Denzel Washington - The Tragedy of Macbeth Hidetoshi Nishijima - Drive My Car LaKeith Stanfield - Judas and the Black Messiah Will Smith - King Richard

Best Supporting Actress Ruth Negga - Passing Ariana DeBose - West Side Story Jessie Buckley - The Lost Daughter Kirsten Dunst - The Power of the Dog Tôko Miura - Drive My Car

Best Supporting Actor Daniel Kaluuya - Judas and the Black Messiah Vincent Lindon - Titane Jesse Plemons - The Power of the Dog Kodi Smit-McPhee - The Power of the Dog Troy Kotsur - CODA

4. Nomadland (2020)

R | 107 min | Drama

87 Metascore

A woman in her sixties, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

Director: Chloé Zhao | Stars: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Gay DeForest

Votes: 183,358

Best Film Nomadland Another Round The Father Minari Quo Vadis, Aida?

Best Director Chloé Zhao - Nomadland David Fincher - Mank Jasmila Zbanic - Quo Vadis, Aida? Lee Isaac Chung - Minari Thomas Vinterberg - Another Round

Best Actress Jasna Djuricic - Quo Vadis, Aida? Carey Mulligan - Promising Young Woman Frances McDormand - Nomadland Jessie Buckley - I'm Thinking of Ending Things Viola Davis - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Best Actor Anthony Hopkins - The Father Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Gary Oldman - Mank Mads Mikkelsen - Another Round Steven Yeun - Minari

Best Supporting Actress Youn Yuh-jung - Minari Amanda Seyfried - Mank Maria Bakalova - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Olivia Colman - The Father Valeria Bruni Tedeschi - Summer of 85

Best Supporting Actor Thomas Bo Larsen - Another Round David Strathairn - Nomadland David Thewlis - I'm Thinking of Ending Things Frank Langella - The Trial of the Chicago 7 Sacha Baron Cohen - The Trial of the Chicago 7

5. Parasite (2019)

R | 132 min | Drama, Thriller

97 Metascore

Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.

Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-sik

Votes: 959,043 | Gross: $53.37M

Best Film Parasite Knives Out 1917 Pain and Glory Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Best Director Bong Joon Ho - Parasite Céline Sciamma - Portrait of a Lady on Fire Greta Gerwig - Little Women Pedro Almodóvar - Pain and Glory Sam Mendes - 1917

Best Actress Lupita Nyong'o - Us Adèle Haenel - Portrait of a Lady on Fire Noémie Merlant - Portrait of a Lady on Fire Saoirse Ronan - Little Women Scarlett Johansson - Marriage Story

Best Actor Antonio Banderas - Pain and Glory Adam Driver - Marriage Story Joaquin Phoenix - Joker Riz Ahmed - Sound of Metal Song Kang-ho - Parasite

Best Supporting Actress Sonia Braga - Bacurau Florence Pugh - Little Women Julieta Serrano - Pain and Glory Laura Dern - Marriage Story Lee Jeong-eun - Parasite

Best Supporting Actor Willem Dafoe - The Lighthouse Al Pacino - The Irishman Brad Pitt - Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood Joe Pesci - The Irishman Leonardo Sbaraglia - Pain and Glory

6. Roma (2018)

R | 135 min | Drama

96 Metascore

A year in the life of a middle-class family's maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s.

Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey, Carlos Peralta

Votes: 169,784

Best Film Roma Burning Capernaum The Favourite Shoplifters

Best Director Alfonso Cuarón - Roma Hirokazu Kore-eda - Shoplifters Lee Chang-dong - Burning Nadine Labaki - Capernaum Yorgos Lanthimos - The Favourite

Best Actress Toni Collette - Hereditary Joanna Kulig - Cold War Olivia Colman - The Favourite Tao Zhao - Ash Is Purest White Yalitza Aparicio - Roma

Best Actor Mahershala Ali - Green Book Christian Bale - Vice Kôji Yakusho - The Blood of Wolves Viggo Mortensen - Green Book Willem Dafoe - At Eternity's Gate

Best Supporting Actress Rachel Weisz - The Favourite Emma Stone - The Favourite Marina de Tavira - Roma Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk Sakura Ando - Shoplifters

Best Supporting Actor Steven Yeun - Burning Adam Driver - BlacKkKlansman Alex Wolff - Hereditary Sam Elliott - A Star Is Born Sam Rockwell - Vice

7. The Shape of Water (2017)

R | 123 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

87 Metascore

At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Doug Jones

Votes: 447,605 | Gross: $63.86M

Best Film The Shape of Water A Fantastic Woman BPM (Beats Per Minute) Call Me by Your Name Loveless

Best Director Guillermo Del Toro - The Shape of Water Andrey Zvyagintsev - Loveless Christopher Nolan - Dunkirk Luca Guadagnino - Call Me by Your Name Sebastián Lelio - A Fantastic Woman

Best Actress Frances McDormand - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Alexandra Borbély - On Body and Soul Glenn Close - The Wife Maryana Spivak - Loveless Sally Hawkins - The Shape of Water

Best Actor Ethan Hawke - First Reformed Daniel Day-Lewis - Phantom Thread Daniel Kaluuya - Get Out Gary Oldman - Darkest Hour Timothée Chalamet - Call Me by Your Name

Best Supporting Actress Tiffany Haddish - Girls Trip Allison Janney - I, Tonya Laurie Metcalf - Lady Bird Lesley Manville - Phantom Thread Octavia Spencer - The Shape of Water

Best Supporting Actor Sam Rockwell - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Barry Keoghan - The Killing of a Sacred Deer Hugh Grant - Paddington 2 Richard Jenkins - The Shape of Water Willem Dafoe - The Florida Project

8. Moonlight (I) (2016)

R | 111 min | Drama

99 Metascore

A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.

Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes, Alex R. Hibbert

Votes: 331,799 | Gross: $27.85M

Best Film Moonlight The Handmaiden Manchester by the Sea Neruda Toni Erdmann

Best Director Park Chan-wook - The Handmaiden Barry Jenkins - Moonlight Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea Maren Ade - Toni Erdmann Paul Verhoeven - Elle

Best Actress Isabelle Huppert - Elle Natalie Portman - Jackie Sandra Hüller - Toni Erdmann Sonia Braga - Aquarius Viola Davis - Fences

Best Actor Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea Gaspard Ulliel - It's Only the End of the World Peter Simonischek - Toni Erdmann Shahab Hosseini - The Salesman Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic

Best Supporting Actress Michelle Williams - Manchester by the Sea Hayley Squires - I, Daniel Blake Naomie Harris - Moonlight Nicole Kidman - Lion Sandrine Kiberlain - Being 17

Best Supporting Actor Mahershala Ali - Moonlight Dev Patel - Lion Kim Eui-sung - Train to Busan Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea Michael Shannon - Nocturnal Animals

9. Spotlight (I) (2015)

R | 129 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

93 Metascore

The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

Director: Tom McCarthy | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber

Votes: 502,082 | Gross: $45.06M

Best Film Spotlight The Assassin Carol Cemetery of Splendor Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Director George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road Alejandro G. Iñárritu - The Revenant Hou Hsiao-Hsien - The Assassin Todd Haynes - Carol Tom McCarthy - Spotlight

Best Actress Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years Brie Larson - Room Cate Blanchett - Carol Rooney Mara - Carol Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn

Best Actor Géza Röhrig - Son of Saul Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs Ricardo Darín - Truman Vincent Lindon - The Measure of a Man

Best Supporting Actress Mya Taylor - Tangerine Cynthia Nixon - James White Jennifer Jason Leigh - The Hateful Eight Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs Rachel McAdams - Spotlight

Best Supporting Actor Sylvester Stallone - Creed Idris Elba - Beasts of No Nation Mark Ruffalo - Spotlight Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies Michael Keaton - Spotlight

10. Two Days, One Night (2014)

PG-13 | 95 min | Drama

89 Metascore

Liège, Belgium. Sandra is a factory worker who discovers that her workmates have opted for a EUR1,000 bonus in exchange for her dismissal. She has only a weekend to convince her colleagues to give up their bonuses in order to keep her job.

Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione, Catherine Salée, Baptiste Sornin

Votes: 50,533 | Gross: $1.44M

Best Film Two Days, One Night Boyhood The Grand Budapest Hotel Interstellar Leviathan

Best Director Richard Linklater - Boyhood Abderrahmane Sissako - Timbuktu Andrey Zvyagintsev - Leviathan Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne - Two Days, One Night Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Actress Marion Cotillard - Two Days, One Night Julianne Moore - Still Alice Nina Hoss - Phoenix Reese Witherspoon - Wild Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl

Best Actor Michael Keaton - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Aleksey Serebryakov - Leviathan Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything Timothy Spall - Mr. Turner

Best Supporting Actress Patricia Arquette - Boyhood Alicia Vikander - Ex Machina Érica Rivas - Wild Tales Rene Russo - Nightcrawler Suzanne Clément - Mommy

Best Supporting Actor Steve Carell - Foxcatcher Edward Norton - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Ethan Hawke - Boyhood J.K. Simmons - Whiplash Roman Madyanov - Leviathan

11. Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)

NC-17 | 180 min | Drama, Romance

90 Metascore

Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adèle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss.

Director: Abdellatif Kechiche | Stars: Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche, Aurélien Recoing

Votes: 163,048 | Gross: $2.20M

Best Film Blue is the Warmest Color American Hustle Gravity Ida 12 Years a Slave

Best Director Alfonso Cuarón - Gravity Abdellatif Kechiche - Blue is the Warmest Color David O. Russell - American Hustle Pawel Pawlikowski - Ida Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave

Best Actress Sandra Bullock - Gravity Adèle Exarchopoulos - Blue is the Warmest Color Amy Adams - American Hustle Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine Judi Dench - Philomena

Best Actor Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club Bruce Dern - Nebraska Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street Toni Servillo - The Great Beauty

Best Supporting Actress Agata Kulesza - Ida Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle Julia Roberts - August: Osage County Léa Seydoux - Blue is the Warmest Color Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years a Slave

Best Supporting Actor Michael Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave Bradley Cooper - American Hustle Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club Jonah Hill - The Wolf of Wall Street Patrick d'Assumçao - Stranger by the Lake

12. The Hunt (2012)

R | 115 min | Drama

77 Metascore

A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.

Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrøm

Votes: 364,301 | Gross: $0.69M

Best Film The Hunt Amour The Master No Skyfall

Best Director Michael Haneke - Amour Ang Lee - Life of Pi Pablo Larraín - No Paul Thomas Anderson - The Master Thomas Vinterberg - The Hunt

Best Actress Emmanuelle Riva - Amour Greta Gerwig - Frances Ha Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty Quvenzhané Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Actor Mads Mikkelsen - The Hunt Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln Jean-Louis Trintignant - Amour Joaquin Phoenix - The Master

Best Supporting Actress Amy Adams - The Master Anne Hathaway - Les Misérables Edith Scob - Holy Motors Emma Watson - The Perks of Being a Wallflower Maribel Verdú - Blancanieves

Best Supporting Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Master Alan Arkin - Argo Christoph Waltz - Django Unchained Robert De Niro - Silver Linings Playbook Tommy Lee Jones - Lincoln

13. A Separation (2011)

PG-13 | 123 min | Drama

95 Metascore

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.

Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Payman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini

Votes: 258,501 | Gross: $7.10M

Best Film A Separation The Artist Moneyball Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Weekend

Best Director Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist Asghar Farhadi - A Separation Bennett Miller - Moneyball Steven Spielberg - War Horse Tomas Alfredson - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Actress Kirsten Dunst - Melancholia Bérénice Bejo - The Artist Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best Actor Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Brad Pitt - Moneyball Jean Dujardin - The Artist Michael Fassbender - Shame Omar Sy - Intouchables

Best Supporting Actress Sareh Bayat - A Separation Carey Mulligan - Shame Jessica Chastain - The Tree of Life Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids Octavia Spencer - The Help

Best Supporting Actor Brad Pitt - The Tree of Life Albert Brooks - Drive Jonah Hill - Moneyball Nick Nolte - Warrior Shahab Hosseini - A Separation

14. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)

Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Fantasy

87 Metascore

Dying of kidney disease, a man spends his last, somber days with family, including the ghost of his wife and a forest spirit who used to be his son, on a rural northern Thailand farm.

Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Stars: Thanapat Saisaymar, Jenjira Pongpas, Sakda Kaewbuadee, Natthakarn Aphaiwonk

Votes: 17,382 | Gross: $0.18M

Best Film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Black Swan The Fighter The Social Network Toy Story 3

Best Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul - Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan David Fincher - The Social Network David O. Russell - The Fighter Denis Villeneuve - Incendies

Best Actress Natalie Portman - Black Swan Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone Juliette Binoche - Certified Copy Yun Jeong-hie - Poetry

Best Actor Colin Firth - The King's Speech Jeff Bridges - True Grit Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network Ryan Gosling - Blue Valentine Wagner Moura - Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within

Best Supporting Actress Lesley Manville - Another Year Amy Adams - The Fighter Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech Melissa Leo - The Fighter

Best Supporting Actor Christian Bale - The Fighter Christopher Plummer - Beginners Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech John Hawkes - Winter's Bone Mark Ruffalo - The Kids Are All Right

15. The White Ribbon (2009)

R | 144 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

84 Metascore

Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?

Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur

Votes: 77,634 | Gross: $2.22M

Best Film The White Ribbon Avatar Inglourious Basterds Mother The Secret in Their Eyes

Best Director Michael Haneke - The White Ribbon Bong Joon Ho - Mother Jacques Audiard - A Prophet James Cameron - Avatar Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds

Best Actress Hye-ja Kim - Mother Carey Mulligan - An Education Gabourey Sidibe - Precious Helen Mirren - The Last Station Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia

Best Actor Colin Firth - A Single Man Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart Morgan Freeman - Invictus Nicolas Cage - The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans Tahar Rahim - A Prophet

Best Supporting Actress Mo'Nique - Precious Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air Diane Kruger - Inglourious Basterds Julianne Moore - A Single Man Mélanie Laurent - Inglourious Basterds

Best Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds Christopher Plummer - The Last Station Niels Arestrup - A Prophet Paul Schneider - Bright Star Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones

16. WALL·E (2008)

G | 98 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

95 Metascore

In the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.

Director: Andrew Stanton | Stars: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard

Votes: 1,200,243 | Gross: $223.81M

Best Film WALL·E A Christmas Tale The Dark Knight Entre les Murs The Wrestler

Best Director Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight Arnaud Desplechin - A Christmas Tale Charlie Kaufman - Synecdoche, New York Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire Darren Aronofsky - The Wrestler

Best Actress Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married Hiam Abbass - Lemon Tree Kristin Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long Melissa Leo - Frozen River

Best Actor Sean Penn - Milk Alex Descas - 35 Shots of Rum Colin Farrell - In Bruges Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Best Supporting Actress Penélope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona Elsa Zylberstein - I've Loved You So Long Kate Winslet - The Reader Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler Viola Davis - Doubt

Best Supporting Actor Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight Eddie Marsan - Happy-Go-Lucky Jean-Paul Roussillon - A Christmas Tale Josh Brolin - Milk Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder

17. No Country for Old Men (2007)

R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

92 Metascore

Violence 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.

Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson

Votes: 1,059,998 | Gross: $74.28M

Best Film No Country for Old Men The Bourne Ultimatum 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Ratatouille There Will Be Blood

Best Director Joel Coen, Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men Abdellatif Kechiche - The Secret of the Grain Cristian Mungiu - 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Paul Greengrass - The Bourne Ultimatum Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood

Best Actress Anamaria Marinca - 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Elliot Page - Juno Jeon Do-yeon - Secret Sunshine Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose Tang Wei - Lust, Caution

Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood Emile Hirsch - Into the Wild George Clooney - Michael Clayton Mathieu Amalric - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises

Best Supporting Actress Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There Ruby Dee - American Gangster Saoirse Ronan - Atonement

Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton Vlad Ivanov - 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

18. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

R | 118 min | Drama, Fantasy, War

98 Metascore

In the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú

Votes: 702,934 | Gross: $37.63M

Best Film Pan's Labyrinth The Departed Little Miss Sunshine Still Life Syndromes and a Century

Best Director Guillermo Del Toro - Pan's Labyrinth Alfonso Cuarón - Children of Men Jia Zhangke - Still Life Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris - Little Miss Sunshine Martin Scorsese - The Departed

Best Actress Penélope Cruz - Volver Helen Mirren - The Queen Judi Dench - Notes on a Scandal Julie Christie - Away from Her Laura Dern - Inland Empire

Best Actor Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland Leonardo DiCaprio - The Departed Peter O'Toole - Venus Ulrich Mühe - The Lives of Others Will Smith - The Pursuit of Happyness

Best Supporting Actress Rinko Kikuchi - Babel Carmen Maura - Volver Cate Blanchett - Notes on a Scandal Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls Maribel Verdú - Pan's Labyrinth

Best Supporting Actor Mark Wahlberg - The Departed Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine Jackie Earle Haley - Little Children Sergi López - Pan's Labyrinth Steve Carell - Little Miss Sunshine

19. Brokeback Mountain (2005)

R | 134 min | Drama, Romance

87 Metascore

Ennis and Jack are two shepherds who develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of them get married to their respective girlfriends.

Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams, Randy Quaid

Votes: 382,154 | Gross: $83.04M

Best Film Brokeback Mountain A History of Violence Caché King Kong L'Enfant

Best Director Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain David Cronenberg - A History of Violence Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne - L'Enfant Michael Haneke - Caché Peter Jackson - King Kong

Best Actress Shu Qi - Three Times Felicity Huffman - Transamerica Keira Knightley - Pride & Prejudice Maria Bello - A History of Violence Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line

Best Actor Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain Jérémie Renier - L'Enfant Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote

Best Supporting Actress Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener Catherine Keener - Capote Luminita Gheorghiu - The Death of Mr. Lazarescu Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain Scarlett Johansson - Match Point

Best Supporting Actor William Hurt - A History of Violence George Clooney - Syriana Mickey Rourke - Sin City Niels Arestrup - The Beat That My Heart Skipped Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man

20. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

R | 108 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

89 Metascore

When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.

Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson, Gerry Robert Byrne

Votes: 1,077,832 | Gross: $34.40M

Best Film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Howl's Moving Castle Kill Bill: Vol. 2 Sideways Tropical Malady

Best Director Hayao Miyazaki - Howl's Moving Castle Alexander Payne - Sideways Apichatpong Weerasethakul - Tropical Malady Michel Gondry - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Mike Leigh - Vera Drake

Best Actress Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Annette Bening - Being Julia Emmanuelle Devos - Kings and Queen Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake

Best Actor Mathieu Amalric - Kings and Queen Bruno Ganz - Downfall Jamie Foxx - Ray Javier Bardem - The Sea Inside Paul Giamatti - Sideways

Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen -Sideways Cate Blanchett - The Aviator Laura Linney - Kinsey Natalie Portman - Closer Thandiwe Newton - Crash

Best Supporting Actor Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby Clive Owen - Closer David Carradine - Kill Bill: Vol. 2 Rodrigo de la Serna - The Motorcycle Diaries Thomas Haden Church - Sideways

21. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

PG-13 | 201 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

94 Metascore

Gandalf 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.

Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom

Votes: 1,978,868 | Gross: $377.85M

Best Film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Dogville Kill Bill: Vol. 1 Memories of Murder Mystic River

Best Director Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Bong Joon Ho - Memories of Murder Clint Eastwood - Mystic River Lars von Trier - Dogville Quentin Tarantino - Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Best Actress Charlize Theron - Monster Naomi Watts - 21 Grams Nicole Kidman - Dogville Scarlett Johansson - Lost in Translation Uma Thurman - Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Best Actor Bill Murray - Lost in Translation Choi Min-sik - Oldboy Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Omar Sharif - Monsieur Ibrahim Sean Penn - Mystic River

Best Supporting Actress Lucy Liu - Kill Bill: Vol. 1 Ludivine Sagnier - Swimming Pool Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River Marie-Josée Croze - The Barbarian Invasions Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April

Best Supporting Actor Tim Robbins - Mystic River Albert Finney - Big Fish Benicio Del Toro - 21 Grams Bill Nighy - Love Actually Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai

22. The Pianist (2002)

R | 150 min | Biography, Drama, Music

85 Metascore

During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Emilia Fox

Votes: 912,008 | Gross: $32.57M

Best Film The Pianist Chicago Far from Heaven The Hours The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Best Director Roman Polanski - The Pianist Fernando Meirelles - City of God Pedro Almodóvar - Talk to Her Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Todd Haynes - Far from Heaven

Best Actress Nicole Kidman - The Hours Diane Lane - Unfaithful Julianne Moore - Far from Heaven Moon So-ri - Oasis Salma Hayek - Frida

Best Actor Adrien Brody - The Pianist Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York Hiroyuki Sanada - The Twilight Samurai Jack Nicholson - About Schmidt Sol Kyung-gu - Oasis

Best Supporting Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones - Chicago Meryl Streep - Adaptation. Patricia Clarkson - Far from Heaven Queen Latifah - Chicago Samantha Morton - Minority Report

Best Supporting Actor Dennis Quaid - Far from Heaven Chris Cooper - Adaptation. Christopher Walken - Catch Me If You Can Djimon Hounsou - In America John C. Reilly - Chicago

23. Mulholland Drive (2001)

R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

86 Metascore

After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.

Director: David Lynch | Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Jeanne Bates

Votes: 383,777 | Gross: $7.22M

Best Film Mulholland Dr. Amélie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Shrek Spirited Away

Best Director David Lynch - Mulholland Dr. Alfonso Cuarón - Y Tu Mamá También Hayao Miyazaki - Spirited Away Jean-Pierre Jeunet - Amélie Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Best Actress Isabelle Huppert - The Piano Teacher Emmanuelle Devos - Read My Lips Halle Berry - Monster's Ball Naomi Watts - Mulholland Dr. Nicole Kidman - Moulin Rouge!

Best Actor Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind Denzel Washington - Training Day Gene Hackman - The Royal Tenenbaums Nanni Moretti - The Son's Room Tom Wilkinson - In the Bedroom

Best Supporting Actress Helen Mirren - Gosford Park Annie Girardot - The Piano Teacher Jennifer Connelly - A Beautiful Mind Maggie Smith - Gosford Park Norma Aleandro - Son of the Bride

Best Supporting Actor Ian McKellen - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Benoît Magimel - The Piano Teacher Ethan Hawke - Training Day Jude Law - A.I. Artificial Intelligence Steve Buscemi - Ghost World

24. In the Mood for Love (2000)

PG | 98 min | Drama, Romance

87 Metascore

Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.

Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung, Siu Ping-Lam, Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung

Votes: 166,810 | Gross: $2.73M

Best Film In the Mood for Love Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Gladiator Platform Yi Yi

Best Director Wong Kar Wai - In the Mood for Love Ang Lee - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Darren Aronofsky - Requiem for a Dream Edward Yang - Yi Yi Ridley Scott - Gladiator

Best Actress Maggie Cheung - In the Mood for Love Björk - Dancer in the Dark Ellen Burstyn - Requiem for a Dream Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich Michelle Yeoh - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Best Actor Tony Leung - In the Mood for Love Ed Harris - Pollock Javier Bardem - Before Night Falls Tom Hanks - Cast Away Russell Crowe - Gladiator

Best Supporting Actress Ziyi Zhang - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Jennifer Connelly - Requiem for a Dream Julie Walters - Billy Elliot Kate Hudson - Almost Famous Marcia Gay Harden - Pollock

Best Supporting Actor Ben Kingsley - Sexy Beast Albert Finney - Erin Brockovich Benicio Del Toro - Traffic Joaquin Phoenix - Gladiator Willem Dafoe - Shadow of the Vampire

25. All About My Mother (1999)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

87 Metascore

A comedy-drama about a bereaved mother, and overwrought actress, her jealous lover, and a pregnant nun.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan

Votes: 102,855 | Gross: $8.26M

Best Film All About My Mother American Beauty Magnolia The Matrix Peppermint Candy

Best Director Pedro Almodóvar - All About My Mother Claire Denis - Beau Travail Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski - The Matrix Paul Thomas Anderson - Magnolia Sam Mendes - American Beauty

Best Actress Cecilia Roth - All About My Mother Annette Bening - American Beauty Émilie Dequenne - Rosetta Hilary Swank - Boys Don't Cry Julianne Moore - The End of the Affair

Best Actor Kevin Spacey - American Beauty Jim Broadbent - Topsy-Turvy Richard Farnsworth - The Straight Story Russell Crowe - The Insider Sol Kyung-gu - Peppermint Candy

Best Supporting Actress Julianne Moore - Magnolia Angelina Jolie - Girl, Interrupted Antonia San Juan - All About My Mother Catherine Keener - Being John Malkovich Chloë Sevigny - Boys Don't Cry

Best Supporting Actor Tom Cruise - Magnolia Haley Joel Osment - The Sixth Sense John Malkovich - Being John Malkovich Jude Law - The Talented Mr. Ripley Michael Clarke Duncan - The Green Mile

26. Shakespeare in Love (1998)

R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, History

87 Metascore

The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.

Director: John Madden | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson

Votes: 234,318 | Gross: $100.32M

Best Film Shakespeare in Love The Celebration Central Station Saving Private Ryan The Thin Red Line

Best Director Terrence Malick - The Thin Red Line John Madden - Shakespeare in Love Peter Weir - The Truman Show Steven Soderbergh - Out of Sight Steven Spielberg - Saving Private Ryan

Best Actress Fernanda Montenegro - Central Station Cameron Diaz - There's Something About Mary Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth Emily Watson - Hilary and Jackie Gwyneth Paltrow - Shakespeare in Love

Best Actor Ian McKellen - Gods and Monsters Edward Norton - American History X Jim Carrey - The Truman Show Tom Hanks - Saving Private Ryan Ulrich Thomsen - The Celebration

Best Supporting Actress Judi Dench - Shakespeare in Love Brenda Blethyn - Little Voice Joan Allen - Pleasantville Kathy Bates - Primary Colors Rachel Griffiths - Hilary and Jackie

Best Supporting Actor Geoffrey Rush - Shakespeare in Love Bill Murray - Rushmore Ed Harris - The Truman Show John Goodman - The Big Lebowski Thomas Bo Larsen - The Celebration

27. Happy Together (1997)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Romance

70 Metascore

A couple take a trip to Argentina but both men find their lives drifting apart in opposite directions.

Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Chang Chen, Gregory Dayton

Votes: 34,031 | Gross: $0.19M

Best Film Happy Together The Eel L.A. Confidential Life Is Beautiful Titanic

Best Director Shôhei Imamura - The Eel Atom Egoyan - The Sweet Hereafter Curtis Hanson - L.A. Confidential James Cameron - Titanic Wong Kar Wai - Happy Together

Best Actress Helen Hunt - As Good as It Gets Cecilia Roth - Martín (Hache) Emma Thompson - The Winter Guest Julie Christie - Afterglow Kate Winslet - Titanic

Best Actor Nick Nolte - Affliction Homayoun Ershadi - Taste of Cherry Kôji Yakusho - The Eel Roberto Benigni - Life Is Beautiful Leslie Cheung - Happy Together

Best Supporting Actress Kim Basinger - L.A. Confidential Joan Cusack - In & Out Julianne Moore - Boogie Nights Minnie Driver - Good Will Hunting Mitsuko Baishô - The Eel

Best Supporting Actor Robin Williams - Good Will Hunting Burt Reynolds - Boogie Nights Greg Kinnear - As Good as It Gets James Coburn - Affliction Robert Forster - Jackie Brown

28. Secrets & Lies (1996)

R | 136 min | Comedy, Drama

92 Metascore

Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.

Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook

Votes: 47,177 | Gross: $13.42M

Best Film Secrets & Lies The English Patient Fargo Hamlet Trainspottting

Best Director TIE Mike Leigh - Secrets & Lies Anthony Minghella - The English Patient Danny Boyle - Trainspottting Joel Coen - Fargo Lars von Trier - Breaking the Waves

Best Actress Brenda Blethyn - Secrets & Lies Emily Watson - Breaking the Waves Frances McDormand - Fargo Kristin Scott Thomas - The English Patient Marianne Jean-Baptiste - Secrets & Lies

Best Actor Ralph Fiennes - The English Patient Geoffrey Rush - Shine Kenneth Branagh - Hamlet Timothy Spall - Secrets & Lies Woody Harrelson - The People vs. Larry Flynt

Best Supporting Actress Juliette Binoche - The English Patient Courtney Love - The People vs. Larry Flynt Joan Allen - The Crucible Kate Winslet - Hamlet Lauren Bacall - The Mirror Has Two Faces

Best Supporting Actor Armin Mueller-Stahl - Shine Cuba Gooding Jr. - Jerry Maguire Edward Norton - Primal Fear Jean Rochefort - Ridicule William H. Macy - Fargo

29. Underground (1995)

Not Rated | 167 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

79 Metascore

Two underground black marketeers, Marko and Blacky, sell weapons to the Communist resistance in wartime Belgrade, living the good life along the way.

Director: Emir Kusturica | Stars: Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Lazar Ristovski, Mirjana Jokovic, Slavko Stimac

Votes: 61,241 | Gross: $0.17M

Best Film Underground Braveheart Leaving Las Vegas Toy Story Seven

Best Director Emir Kusturica - Underground Ang Lee - Sense and Sensibility David Fincher - Seven Mel Gibson - Braveheart Mike Figgis - Leaving Las Vegas

Best Actress Susan Sarandon - Dead Man Walking Elisabeth Shue - Leaving Las Vegas Emma Thompson - Sense and Sensibility Meryl Streep - The Bridges of Madison County Sharon Stone - Casino

Best Actor Nicolas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas Jonathan Pryce - Carrington Morgan Freeman - Seven Sean Penn - Dead Man Walking Vincent Cassel - La Haine

Best Supporting Actress Kate Winslet - Sense and Sensibility Gwyneth Paltrow - Seven Jacqueline Bisset - La Cérémonie Karen Mok - Fallen Angels Mira Sorvino - Mighty Aphrodite

Best Supporting Actor Kevin Spacey - The Usual Suspects Alan Rickman - Sense and Sensibility Brad Pitt - Twelve Monkeys Ed Harris - Apollo 13 James Cromwell - Babe

30. Pulp Fiction (1994)

R | 154 min | Crime, Drama

95 Metascore

The 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.

Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis

Votes: 2,219,716 | Gross: $107.93M

Best Film Pulp Fiction Chungking Express Forrest Gump The Lion King The Shawshank Redemption

Best Director Quentin Tarantino - Pulp Fiction Krzysztof Kieslowski - Three Colors: Red Peter Jackson - Heavenly Creatures Robert Zemeckis - Forrest Gump Wong Kar Wai - Chungking Express

Best Actress Isabelle Adjani - Queen Margot Irène Jacob - Three Colors: Red Jessica Lange - Blue Sky Susan Sarandon - The Client Winona Ryder - Little Women

Best Actor Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump John Travolta - Pulp Fiction Morgan Freeman - The Shawshank Redemption Nigel Hawthorne - The Madness of King George You Ge - To Live

Best Supporting Actress Dianne Wiest - Bullets Over Broadway Jennifer Tilly - Bullets Over Broadway Kristin Scott Thomas - Four Weddings and a Funeral Uma Thurman - Pulp Fiction Virna Lisi - Queen Margot

Best Supporting Actor Samuel L. Jackson - Pulp Fiction Chazz Palminteri - Bullets Over Broadway Gary Sinise - Forrest Gump Martin Landau - Ed Wood Paul Scofield - Quiz Show

31. Three Colors: Blue (1993)

R | 94 min | Drama, Music, Mystery

87 Metascore

A woman struggles to find a way to live her life after the death of her husband and child.

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy, Benoît Régent

Votes: 110,479 | Gross: $1.32M

Best Film Three Colors: Blue Groundhog Day Naked The Remains of the Day Schindler's List

Best Director Steven Spielberg - Schindler's List James Ivory - The Remains of the Day Jane Campion - The Piano Krzysztof Kieslowski - Three Colors: Blue Mike Leigh - Naked

Best Actress Juliette Binoche - Three Colors: Blue Angela Bassett - What's Love Got to Do with It Emma Thompson - The Remains of the Day Holly Hunter - The Piano Verónica Forqué - Kika

Best Actor David Thewlis - Naked Anthony Hopkins - The Remains of the Day Daniel Day-Lewis - In the Name of the Father Liam Neeson - Schindler's List Tom Hanks - Philadelphia

Best Supporting Actress Anna Paquin - The Piano Emma Thompson - In the Name of the Father Madeleine Stowe - Short Cuts Rossy de Palma - Kika Winona Ryder - The Age of Innocence

Best Supporting Actor Ralph Fiennes - Schindler's List John Malkovich - In the Line of Fire Leonardo DiCaprio - What's Eating Gilbert Grape Pete Postlethwaite - In the Name of the Father Tommy Lee Jones - The Fugitive

32. Howards End (1992)

PG | 142 min | Drama, Romance

88 Metascore

Set in the early 20th century, class distinctions and troubled relations affect the relationship between two families and the ownership of a cherished British estate known as Howards End.

Director: James Ivory | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter

Votes: 35,840 | Gross: $25.97M

Best Film Howards End Farewell My Concubine Husbands and Wives The Player Unforgiven

Best Director Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven James Ivory - Howards End Kaige Chen - Farewell My Concubine Robert Altman - The Player Woody Allen - Husbands and Wives

Best Actress Emma Thompson - Howards End Catherine Deneuve - Indochine Emmanuelle Béart - Un Coeur en Hiver Gong Li - The Story of Qiu Ju Susan Sarandon - Lorenzo's Oil

Best Actor Denzel Washington - Malcolm X Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven Federico Luppi - A Place in the World Robert Downey Jr. - Chaplin Tim Robbins - The Player

Best Supporting Actress Gong Li - Farewell My Concubine Dominique Blanc - Indochine Judy Davis - Husbands and Wives Marisa Tomei - My Cousin Vinny Vanessa Redgrave - Howards End

Best Supporting Actor Gene Hackman - Unforgiven Al Pacino - Glengarry Glen Ross André Dussollier - Un Coeur en Hiver Jack Lemmon - Glengarry Glen Ross Steve Buscemi - Reservoir Dogs

33. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

R | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

86 Metascore

A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.

Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine

Votes: 1,547,934 | Gross: $130.74M

Best Film The Silence of the Lambs A Brighter Summer Day The Double Life of Véronique Raise the Red Lantern Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Best Director Jonathan Demme - The Silence of the Lambs Edward Yang - A Brighter Summer Day Joel Coen - Barton Fink Krzysztof Kieslowski - The Double Life of Véronique Zhang Yimou - Raise the Red Lantern

Best Actress Jodie Foster - The Silence of the Lambs Gong Li - Raise the Red Lantern Irène Jacob - The Double Life of Véronique Susan Sarandon - Thelma & Louise Victoria Abril - Amantes

Best Actor Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs Nick Nolte - The Prince of Tides Robert De Niro - Cape Fear Robin Williams - The Fisher King River Phoenix - My Own Private Idaho

Best Supporting Actress Mercedes Ruehl - The Fisher King Cuifen Cao - Raise the Red Lantern Jessica Tandy - Fried Green Tomatoes Juliette Lewis - Cape Fear Saifei He - Raise the Red Lantern

Best Supporting Actor John Goodman - Barton Fink Alan Rickman - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Harvey Keitel - Bugsy Michael Lerner - Barton Fink Tommy Lee Jones - JFK

34. Dances with Wolves (1990)

PG-13 | 181 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

72 Metascore

Lieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, finds himself engaging with a neighbouring Sioux settlement, causing him to question his own purpose.

Director: Kevin Costner | Stars: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant

Votes: 290,570 | Gross: $184.21M

Best Film Dances with Wolves Close-Up Cyrano de Bergerac GoodFellas The Grifters

Best Director Stephen Frears - The Grifters Abbas Kiarostami - Close-Up Kevin Costner - Dances with Wolves Martin Scorsese - GoodFellas Tim Burton - Edward Scissorhands

Best Actress Kathy Bates - Misery Anjelica Huston - The Grifters Anne Brochet - Cyrano de Bergerac Anne Parillaud - Nikita Julia Roberts - Pretty Woman

Best Actor Gérard Depardieu - Cyrano de Bergerac Jeremy Irons - Reversal of Fortune Kevin Costner - Dances with Wolves Ray Liotta - GoodFellas Robert De Niro - Awakenings

Best Supporting Actress Annette Bening - The Grifters Diane Ladd - Wild at Heart Lorraine Bracco - GoodFellas Rebecca Pan - Days of Being Wild Whoopi Goldberg - Ghost

Best Supporting Actor Joe Pesci - GoodFellas Andy Garcia - The Godfather Part III Graham Greene - Dances with Wolves John Turturro - Miller's Crossing Willem Dafoe - Wild at Heart

35. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

G | 103 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

85 Metascore

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi

Votes: 165,460

Best Film Kiki's Delivery Service Crimes and Misdemeanors Dead Poets Society Do the Right Thing Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Best Director Spike Lee - Do the Right Thing Hayao Miyazaki - Kiki's Delivery Service Hou Hsiao-Hsien - A City of Sadness Steven Spielberg - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Woody Allen - Crimes and Misdemeanors

Best Actress Jessica Tandy - Driving Miss Daisy Andie MacDowell - Sex, Lies, and Videotape Helen Mirren - The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Meg Ryan - When Harry Met Sally... Michelle Pfeiffer - The Fabulous Baker Boys

Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis - My Left Foot Morgan Freeman - Driving Miss Daisy Rentarô Mikuni - Rikyû Robin Williams - Dead Poets Society Tom Cruise - Born on the Fourth of July

Best Supporting Actress Laura San Giacomo - Sex, Lies, and Videotape Anjelica Huston - Enemies: A Love Story Brenda Fricker - My Left Foot Etsuko Ichihara - Black Rain Lena Olin - Enemies: A Love Story

Best Supporting Actor Martin Landau - Crimes and Misdemeanors Danny Aiello - Do the Right Thing Denzel Washington - Glory Ray McAnally - My Left Foot Sean Connery - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

36. Rain Man (1988)

R | 133 min | Drama

65 Metascore

After a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen

Votes: 546,519 | Gross: $178.80M

Best Film Rain Man Dangerous Liaisons Dead Ringers Grave of the Fireflies The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Best Director Philip Kaufman - The Unbearable Lightness of Being Barry Levinson - Rain Man David Cronenberg - Dead Ringers Giuseppe Tornatore - Cinema Paradiso Stephen Frears - Dangerous Liaisons

Best Actress Carmen Maura - Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Glenn Close - Dangerous Liaisons Isabelle Adjani - Camille Claudel Melanie Griffith - Working Girl Sigourney Weaver - Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey

Best Actor Jeremy Irons - Dead Ringers Daniel Day-Lewis - The Unbearable Lightness of Being Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man Philippe Noiret - Cinema Paradiso Tom Hanks - Big

Best Supporting Actress Michelle Pfeiffer - Dangerous Liaisons Jamie Lee Curtis - A Fish Called Wanda Lena Olin - The Unbearable Lightness of Being María Barranco - Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Sigourney Weaver - Working Girl

Best Supporting Actor Kevin Kline - A Fish Called Wanda Dean Stockwell - Married to the Mob Martin Landau - Tucker: The Man and His Dream Michael Palin - A Fish Called Wanda Salvatore Cascio - Cinema Paradiso

37. Maurice (1987)

R | 140 min | Drama, Romance

75 Metascore

Two English school chums find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. To regain his place in society, Clive gives up Maurice and marries. While staying with Clive and his wife, Maurice discovers romance in the arms of the gamekeeper Alec.

Director: James Ivory | Stars: James Wilby, Rupert Graves, Hugh Grant, Denholm Elliott

Votes: 23,571 | Gross: $3.13M

Best Film Maurice

Best Director Brian De Palma - The Untouchables

Best Actress Glenn Close - Fatal Attraction

Best Actor Max von Sydow - Pelle the Conqueror

Best Supporting Actress Olympia Dukakis - Moonstruck

Best Supporting Actor Sean Connery - The Untouchables

38. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama

90 Metascore

Between two Thanksgivings two years apart, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Michael Caine, Barbara Hershey

Votes: 76,769 | Gross: $40.08M

Best Film Hannah and Her Sisters

Best Director Andrei Tarkovsky - The Sacrifice

Best Actress Sigourney Weaver - Aliens

Best Actor Erland Josephson - The Sacrifice

Best Supporting Actress Dianne Wiest - Hannah and Her Sisters

Best Supporting Actor Daniel Auteuil - Jean de Florette

39. Ran (1985)

R | 160 min | Action, Drama, War

97 Metascore

In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.

Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryû

Votes: 136,175 | Gross: $4.14M

Best Film Ran

Best Director Sydney Pollack - Out of Africa

Best Actress Norma Aleandro - The Official Story

Best Actor William Hurt - Kiss of the Spider Woman

Best Supporting Actress Anjelica Huston - Prizzi's Honor

Best Supporting Actor Daniel Day-Lewis - My Beautiful Laundrette

40. Paris, Texas (1984)

R | 145 min | Drama

81 Metascore

Travis Henderson, an aimless drifter who has been missing for four years, wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family.

Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Sam Berry

Votes: 118,878 | Gross: $2.18M

Best Film Paris, Texas

Best Director Wim Wenders - Paris, Texas

Best Actress Judy Davis - A Passage to India

Best Actor F. Murray Abraham - Amadeus

Best Supporting Actress Peggy Ashcroft - A Passage to India

Best Supporting Actor John Malkovich - Places in the Heart

41. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

58 Metascore

After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.

Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams

Votes: 1,121,264 | Gross: $309.13M

Best Film Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

Best Director Andrzej Wajda - Danton

Best Actress Shirley MacLaine - Terms of Endearment Sumiko Sakamoto - The Ballad of Narayama

Best Actor Gérard Depardieu - Danton Ken Ogata - The Ballad of Narayama

Best Supporting Actress Jamie Lee Curtis - Trading Places

Best Supporting Actor Jack Nicholson - Terms of Endearment

42. Fanny and Alexander (1982)

R | 188 min | Drama

100 Metascore

Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.

Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Bertil Guve, Pernilla Allwin, Kristina Adolphson, Börje Ahlstedt

Votes: 67,486 | Gross: $4.97M

Best Film Fanny and Alexander

Best Director Ingmar Bergman - Fanny and Alexander

Best Actress Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice

Best Actor Paul Newman - The Verdict

43. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure

86 Metascore

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: 1,036,761 | Gross: $248.16M

Best Film Raiders of the Lost Ark

Best Director Steven Spielberg - Raiders of the Lost Ark

Best Actress Isabelle Adjani - Possession

Best Actor Jeremy Irons - The French Lieutenant's Woman

Best Supporting Actress Karen Allen - Raiders of the Lost Ark

Best Supporting Actor Ian Holm - Chariots of Fire

44. The Elephant Man (1980)

PG | 124 min | Biography, Drama

78 Metascore

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.

Director: David Lynch | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud

Votes: 258,414

Best Film The Elephant Man

Best Director Stanley Kubrick - The Shining

Best Actress Catherine Deneuve - The Last Metro Susan Sarandon - Atlantic City

Best Actor Robert De Niro - Raging Bull Burt Lancaster - Atlantic City

45. Alien (1979)

R | 117 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

89 Metascore

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: 950,375 | Gross: $78.90M

Best Film Alien

Best Director Ridley Scott - Alien

Best Actress Meryl Streep - Kramer vs. Kramer

Best Actor Peter Sellers - Being There

46. Midnight Express (1978)

R | 121 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

59 Metascore

Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.

Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli

Votes: 88,230 | Gross: $35.00M

Best Film Midnight Express

Best Director Michael Cimino - The Deer Hunter

Best Actress Ingrid Bergman - Autumn Sonata

Best Actor Christopher Walken - The Deer Hunter

47. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

90 Metascore

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: 1,449,387 | Gross: $322.74M

Best Film Star Wars

Best Director Woody Allen - Annie Hall

Best Actress Diane Keaton - Annie Hall

Best Actor Fernando Rey - That Obscure Object of Desire

48. Taxi Driver (1976)

R | 114 min | Crime, Drama

94 Metascore

A 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.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks

Votes: 920,514 | Gross: $28.26M

Best Film Taxi Driver

Best Director Martin Scorsese - Taxi Driver

Best Actress Liv Ullmann - Face to Face

Best Actor Robert De Niro - Taxi Driver

49. Mirror (1975)

Not Rated | 107 min | Biography, Drama

82 Metascore

A dying man in his forties remembers his past. His childhood, his mother, the war, personal moments and things that tell of the recent history of all the Russian nation.

Director: Andrei Tarkovsky | Stars: Margarita Terekhova, Filipp Yankovskiy, Ignat Daniltsev, Oleg Yankovskiy

Votes: 52,221 | Gross: $0.18M

Best Film Mirror

Best Director Chantal Akerman - Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Best Actress Lily Tomlin - Nashville

Best Actor Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

50. Chinatown (1974)

R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

92 Metascore

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: 349,785

Best Film Chinatown

Best Director Roman Polanski - Chinatown

Best Actress Gena Rowlands - A Woman Under the Influence

Best Actor Al Pacino - The Godfather Part II

51. The Sting (1973)

PG | 129 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

83 Metascore

Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.

Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning

Votes: 279,842 | Gross: $159.60M

Best Film The Sting

Best Director Federico Fellini - Amarcord

Best Actress Ellen Burstyn - The Exorcist

Best Actor Robert Redford - The Sting

52. The Godfather (1972)

R | 175 min | Crime, Drama

100 Metascore

The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton

Votes: 2,011,999 | Gross: $134.97M

Best Film The Godfather

Best Director Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather

Best Actress Liza Minnelli - Cabaret

Best Actor Marlon Brando - The Godfather

53. The Last Picture Show (1971)

R | 118 min | Drama, Romance

93 Metascore

In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.

Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson

Votes: 52,372 | Gross: $29.13M

Best Film The Last Picture Show

Best Director Robert Altman - McCabe & Mrs. Miller

Best Actress Julie Christie - McCabe & Mrs. Miller

Best Actor Gene Hackman - The French Connection

54. The Conformist (1970)

R | 113 min | Drama

100 Metascore

A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Stefania Sandrelli, Gastone Moschin, Enzo Tarascio

Votes: 33,686 | Gross: $0.54M

Best Film The Conformist

Best Director Bernardo Bertolucci - The Conformist

Best Actress Karen Black - Five Easy Pieces

Best Actor Jack Nicholson - Five Easy Pieces

55. Midnight Cowboy (1969)

R | 113 min | Drama

79 Metascore

A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.

Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, John McGiver

Votes: 120,750 | Gross: $44.79M

Best Film Midnight Cowboy

Best Director Costa-Gavras - Z

Best Actress Jane Fonda - They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Best Actor Dustin Hoffman - Midnight Cowboy

56. Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Approved | 137 min | Drama, Horror

96 Metascore

A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer

Votes: 235,123

Best Film Rosemary's Baby

Best Director Stanley Kubrick - 2001: A Space Odyssey

Best Actress Katharine Hepburn - The Lion in Winter

Best Actor Peter O'Toole - The Lion in Winter

57. In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Approved | 110 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

76 Metascore

A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.

Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant

Votes: 83,543 | Gross: $24.38M

Best Film In the Heat of the Night

Best Director Arthur Penn - Bonnie and Clyde

Best Actress Anne Bancroft - The Graduate

Best Actor Rod Steiger - In the Heat of the Night

58. Persona (1966)

Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Thriller

86 Metascore

A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.

Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Margaretha Krook, Gunnar Björnstrand

Votes: 130,895

Best Film Persona

Best Director Ingmar Bergman - Persona

Best Actress Elizabeth Taylor - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best Actor Steve McQueen - The Sand Pebbles

Best Supporting Actress Vanessa Redgrave - Blow-Up

59. Doctor Zhivago (1965)

PG-13 | 197 min | Drama, Romance, War

69 Metascore

The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.

Director: David Lean | Stars: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger

Votes: 82,068 | Gross: $111.72M

Best Film Doctor Zhivago

Best Director David Lean - Doctor Zhivago

Best Actress Julie Christie - Darling

Best Actor Omar Sharif - Doctor Zhivago

60. Woman in the Dunes (1964)

Not Rated | 147 min | Drama, Thriller

An entomologist on vacation is trapped by local villagers into living with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them.

Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara | Stars: Eiji Okada, Kyôko Kishida, Kôji Mitsui, Hiroko Itô

Votes: 22,692

Best Film Woman in the Dunes

Best Director Hiroshi Teshigahara - Woman in the Dunes

Best Actress Julie Andrews - Mary Poppins

Best Actor Rex Harrison - My Fair Lady

61. (1963)

Not Rated | 138 min | Drama

93 Metascore

A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.

Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Claudia Cardinale, Sandra Milo

Votes: 125,170 | Gross: $0.05M

Best Film

Best Director Luchino Visconti - The Leopard

Best Actress Ingrid Thulin - Winter Light

Best Actor Gunnar Björnstrand - Winter Light

62. Vivre sa vie (1962)

Not Rated | 85 min | Drama

Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.

Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Anna Karina, Sady Rebbot, André S. Labarthe, Guylaine Schlumberger

Votes: 34,991

Best Film Vivre Sa Vie

Best Director Jean-Luc Godard - Vivre Sa Vie

Best Actress Jeanne Moreau - Jules and Jim

Best Actor Gregory Peck - To Kill a Mockingbird Peter O'Toole - Lawrence of Arabia

Best Supporting Actress Mary Badham - To Kill a Mockingbird Collin Wilcox Paxton - To Kill a Mockingbird

Best Supporting Actress Brock Peters - To Kill a Mockingbird

63. Through a Glass Darkly (1961)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama

84 Metascore

Recently released from a mental hospital, Karin rejoins her emotionally disconnected family in their island home, only to slip from reality as she begins to believe she is being visited by God.

Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Max von Sydow, Lars Passgård

Votes: 27,381

Best Film Through a Glass Darkly

Best Director Alain Resnais - Last Year at Marienbad

Best Actress Jeanne Moreau - La Notte

Best Actor Toshirô Mifune - Yojimbo

64. The Apartment (1960)

Approved | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

94 Metascore

A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston

Votes: 196,770 | Gross: $18.60M

Best Film The Apartment

Best Director Ingmar Bergman - The Virgin Spring

Best Actress Sophia Loren - Two Women

Best Actor Jack Lemmon - The Apartment

65. Ben-Hur (1959)

G | 212 min | Adventure, Drama

90 Metascore

After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet

Votes: 253,628 | Gross: $74.70M

Best Film Ben-Hur

Best Director Billy Wilder - Some Like It Hot

Best Actress Emmanuelle Riva - Hiroshima Mon Amour

Best Actor Charlton Heston - Ben-Hur

66. Vertigo (1958)

PG | 128 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller

100 Metascore

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: 426,841 | Gross: $3.20M

Best Film Vertigo

Best Director Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo

67. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

PG | 161 min | Adventure, Drama, War

88 Metascore

British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.

Director: David Lean | Stars: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa

Votes: 233,263 | Gross: $44.91M

Best Film The Bridge on the River Kwai

Best Director Ingmar Bergman - The Seventh Seal

Best Actress Isuzu Yamada - Throne of Blood

Best Actor Victor Sjöström - Wild Strawberries

68. The Ten Commandments (1956)

G | 220 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson

Votes: 77,841 | Gross: $93.74M

Best Film The Ten Commandments

Best Director John Ford - The Searchers

69. The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Not Rated | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

97 Metascore

A self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.

Director: Charles Laughton | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason

Votes: 97,336 | Gross: $0.65M

Best Film The Night of the Hunter

Best Director Charles Laughton - The Night of the Hunter

Best Actress Simone Signoret - Diabolique

Best Actor Robert Mitchum - The Night of the Hunter

70. Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

Not Rated | 124 min | Drama

96 Metascore

In medieval Japan, a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyôko Kagawa, Eitarô Shindô

Votes: 18,224

Best Film Sansho the Bailiff

Best Director Akira Kurosawa - Seven Samurai

Best Actress Giulietta Masina - La Strada Joan Crawford - Johnny Guitar

Best Actor Marlon Brando - On the Waterfront

Best Supporting Actress Mercedes McCambridge - Johnny Guitar

71. Tokyo Story (1953)

Not Rated | 136 min | Drama

100 Metascore

An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city, but receive little attention.

Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Chishû Ryû, Chieko Higashiyama, Sô Yamamura, Setsuko Hara

Votes: 68,575

Best Film Tokyo Story

Best Director Kenji Mizoguchi - Ugetsu

Best Actress Audrey Hepburn - Roman Holiday

Best Actor Burt Lancaster - From Here to Eternity

Best Supporting Actress Haruko Sugimura - Tokyo Story

Best Supporting Actor Frank Sinatra - From Here to Eternity

72. Singin' in the Rain (1952)

G | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

99 Metascore

A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.

Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly | Stars: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen

Votes: 260,611 | Gross: $8.82M

Best Film Singin' in the Rain

Best Director Kenji Mizoguchi - The Life of Oharu

Best Actress Kinuyo Tanaka - The Life of Oharu

Best Actor Takashi Shimura - Ikiru

Best Supporting Actress Jean Hagen - Singin' in the Rain

Best Supporting Actor Donald O'Connor - Singin' in the Rain

73. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

PG | 122 min | Drama

97 Metascore

Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.

Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden

Votes: 114,323 | Gross: $8.00M

Best Film A Streetcar Named Desire

Best Director Yasujirô Ozu - Early Summer

Best Actress Vivien Leigh - A Streetcar Named Desire

Best Actor Marlon Brando - A Streetcar Named Desire

Best Supporting Actress Kim Hunter - A Streetcar Named Desire

Best Supporting Actor Karl Malden - A Streetcar Named Desire

74. Sunset Blvd. (1950)

Passed | 110 min | Drama, Film-Noir

94 Metascore

A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson

Votes: 236,403

Best Film Sunset Blvd.

Best Director Akira Kurosawa - Rashomon

Best Actress Bette Davis - All About Eve

Best Actor William Holden - Sunset Blvd.

Best Supporting Actress Thelma Ritter - All About Eve

Best Supporting Actor George Sanders - All About Eve

75. The Third Man (1949)

Approved | 93 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller

97 Metascore

Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.

Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard

Votes: 181,809 | Gross: $0.45M

Best Film The Third Man

Best Director Yasujirô Ozu - Late Spring

Best Actress Setsuko Hara - Late Spring

Best Actor Alec Guinness - Kind Hearts and Coronets

76. Bicycle Thieves (1948)

Not Rated | 89 min | Drama

In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.

Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell, Elena Altieri

Votes: 175,132 | Gross: $0.33M

Best Film Bicycle Thieves

Best Director John Huston - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Best Actress Barbara Stanwyck - Sorry, Wrong Number

Best Actor Humphrey Bogart - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Best Supporting Actor Walter Huston - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

77. Out of the Past (1947)

Approved | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

85 Metascore

A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses, and duplicitous dames.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming

Votes: 40,900

Best Film Out of the Past

Best Director Jacques Tourneur - Out of the Past

78. The Big Sleep (1946)

Passed | 114 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery

86 Metascore

Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail and what might be love.

Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers

Votes: 90,511 | Gross: $6.54M

Best Film The Big Sleep

Best Director Alfred Hitchcock - Notorious

Best Actress Rita Hayworth - Gilda

Best Actor Humphrey Bogart - The Big Sleep

79. Brief Encounter (1945)

Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Romance

92 Metascore

Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.

Director: David Lean | Stars: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey

Votes: 44,223

Best Film Brief Encounter

Best Director David Lean - Brief Encounter

Best Actress Celia Johnson - Brief Encounter

Best Actor Gregory Peck - Spellbound

80. Double Indemnity (1944)

Passed | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

95 Metascore

A Los Angeles insurance representative lets an alluring housewife seduce him into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, an insurance investigator.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Byron Barr

Votes: 167,431 | Gross: $5.72M

Best Film Double Indemnity

Best Director Billy Wilder - Double Indemnity

Best Actress Barbara Stanwyck - Double Indemnity

Best Supporting Actor Clifton Webb - Laura

81. Casablanca (1942)

PG | 102 min | Drama, Romance, War

100 Metascore

A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains

Votes: 605,919 | Gross: $1.02M

Best Film Casablanca

Best Director Michael Curtiz - Casablanca

Best Actress Ingrid Bergman - Casablanca

Best Actor Humphrey Bogart - Casablanca

Best Supporting Actress Agnes Moorehead - The Magnificent Ambersons

Best Supporting Actor Claude Rains - Casablanca

82. Citizen Kane (1941)

PG | 119 min | Drama, Mystery

100 Metascore

Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'

Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead

Votes: 465,901 | Gross: $1.59M

Best Film Citizen Kane

Best Director Orson Welles - Citizen Kane

Best Actress Barbara Stanwyck - The Lady Eve

Best Actor Orson Welles - Citizen Kane

Best Supporting Actor Sydney Greenstreet - The Maltese Falcon

83. The Great Dictator (1940)

G | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, War

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner

Votes: 237,320 | Gross: $0.29M

Best Film The Great Dictator

Best Director Charles Chaplin - The Great Dictator

Best Actress Joan Fontaine - Rebecca

Best Actor Charles Chaplin - The Great Dictator

Best Supporting Actress Judith Anderson - Rebecca

Best Supporting Actor Jack Oakie - The Great Dictator

84. Gone with the Wind (1939)

Passed | 238 min | Drama, Romance, War

97 Metascore

A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.

Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood | Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil

Votes: 334,235 | Gross: $198.68M

Best Film Gone with the Wind

Best Director Jean Renoir - The Rules of the Game

Best Actress Vivien Leigh - Gone with the Wind

Best Actor Clark Gable - Gone with the Wind

Best Supporting Actress Hattie McDaniel - Gone with the Wind

85. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

PG | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

97 Metascore

When Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence in 1190s England, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a resistance movement.

Directors: Michael Curtiz, William Keighley | Stars: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains

Votes: 54,480 | Gross: $3.98M

Best Film The Adventures of Robin Hood

Best Director Michael Curtiz, William Keighley - The Adventures of Robin Hood

86. The Grand Illusion (1937)

Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, War

During WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress.

Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim

Votes: 38,863 | Gross: $0.17M

Best Film The Grand Illusion

Best Director Jean Renoir - The Grand Illusion

Best Supporting Actor Erich von Stroheim - The Grand Illusion

87. Dodsworth (1936)

Passed | 101 min | Drama, Romance

A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Mary Astor

Votes: 10,198

Best Film Dodsworth

Best Director William Wyler - Dodsworth

Best Actress Ruth Chatterton - Dodsworth

Best Actor Walter Huston - Dodsworth

Best Supporting Actress Maria Ouspenskaya - Dodsworth

88. A Night at the Opera (1935)

Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Music, Musical

A sly business manager and the wacky friends of two opera singers in Italy help them achieve success in America while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.

Directors: Sam Wood, Edmund Goulding | Stars: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Kitty Carlisle

Votes: 34,756 | Gross: $2.54M

Best Film A Night at the Opera

Best Director Sam Wood - A Night at the Opera

89. Grand Hotel (I) (1932)

Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Romance

79 Metascore

A group of very different individuals staying at a luxurious hotel in Berlin deal with each of their respective dramas.

Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery

Votes: 20,874 | Gross: $2.69M

Best Film Grand Hotel

Best Director Edmund Goulding - Grand Hotel

90. City Lights (1931)

G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

99 Metascore

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: 196,037 | Gross: $0.02M

Best Film City Lights

Best Director Charles Chaplin - City Lights

Best Actress Virginia Cherrill - City Lights

Best Actor Peter Lorre - M

91. Der blaue Engel (1930)

Passed | 104 min | Drama, Music, Romance

90 Metascore

An elderly professor's ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer.

Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Gerron, Rosa Valetti

Votes: 16,293 | Gross: $0.08M

Best Film The Blue Angel

Best Director Josef von Sternberg - The Blue Angel

Best Actress Marlene Dietrich - The Blue Angel

Best Actor Emil Jannings - The Blue Angel

92. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

Passed | 114 min | Biography, Drama, History

98 Metascore

In 1431, Jeanne d'Arc is placed on trial on charges of heresy. The ecclesiastical jurists attempt to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions.

Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, André Berley, Maurice Schutz

Votes: 60,652 | Gross: $0.02M

Best Film The Passion of Joan of Arc

Best Director Carl Theodor Dreyer - The Passion of Joan of Arc

Best Actress Maria Falconetti - The Passion of Joan of Arc

93. Metropolis (1927)

Not Rated | 153 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

98 Metascore

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Votes: 185,494 | Gross: $1.24M

Best Film Metropolis

Best Director Fritz Lang - Metropolis

Best Actress Janet Gaynor - Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Best Actor George O'Brien - Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

94. The General (1926)

Passed | 78 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

After being rejected by the Confederate military, not realizing it was due to his crucial civilian role, an engineer must single-handedly recapture his beloved locomotive after it is seized by Union spies and return it through enemy lines.

Directors: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley

Votes: 98,125 | Gross: $1.03M

Best Film The General

Best Director Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman - The General

Best Actor Buster Keaton - The General

95. Battleship Potemkin (1925)

Not Rated | 66 min | Drama, History, Thriller

97 Metascore

In the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1905, the crew of the battleship Potemkin mutiny against the brutal, tyrannical regime of the vessel's officers. The resulting street demonstration in Odessa brings on a police massacre.

Director: Sergei Eisenstein | Stars: Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barskiy, Grigoriy Aleksandrov, Ivan Bobrov

Votes: 61,437 | Gross: $0.05M

Best Film Battleship Potemkin

Best Director Sergei Eisenstein - Battleship Potemkin

Best Actress Georgia Hale - The Gold Rush

Best Actor Charles Chaplin - The Gold Rush

96. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

Not Rated | 155 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Julanne Johnston, Snitz Edwards, Charles Belcher

Votes: 6,969 | Gross: $4.36M

Best Film The Thief of Bagdad

Best Director Raoul Walsh - The Thief of Bagdad

97. 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: 70,047

Best Film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Best Director Robert Wiene - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Best Actor Werner Krauss - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari



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