Movies by Lists - The Official List of 100 Movies Every Catholic Should See (107 [107])| Title | Year | Director | Genre | Rating | Runtime | Added |
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| 12 Angry MenThe jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict. | 1957 | Sidney Lumet (*) | Crime, Drama | 9.0 (749.3K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| Agony and the Ecstasy, TheThe biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II. | 1965 | Carol Reed (*) | Biography, Drama, History | 7.2 (7.1K votes) | 138 | 20211228 |
| Andrei RublevThe life, times and afflictions of the fifteenth-century Russian iconographer St. Andrei Rublev. | 1966 | Andrei Tarkovsky (*) | Biography, Drama, History | 8.1 (52.1K votes) | 205 | 20211228 |
| Apocalypse NowA U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god. | 1979 | Francis Ford Coppola (*) | Drama, Mystery, War | 8.4 (641.8K votes) | 147 | 20211228 |
| ArrivalA linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world. | 2016 | Denis Villeneuve (*) | Drama, Sci-Fi | 7.9 (656.6K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| Autumn SonataA devoted wife is visited by her mother, a successful concert pianist who had little time for her when she was young. | 1978 | Ingmar Bergman (*) | Drama, Music | 8.2 (32.9K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
| Babette's FeastDuring the late 19th century, a strict religious community in a Danish village takes in a French refugee from the Franco-Prussian War as a servant to the late pastor's daughters. | 1987 | Gabriel Axel | Drama | 7.8 (19.6K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| Bells of St Mary's, TheAt a big city Catholic school, Father O'Malley and Sister Benedict indulge in friendly rivalry, and succeed in extending the school through the gift of a building. | 1945 | Leo McCarey (*) | Drama | 7.3 (8.1K votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| Ben HurAfter 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. | 1959 | William Wyler (*) | Adventure, Drama, History | 8.1 (232.2K votes) | 212 | 20211228 |
| Blues Brothers, TheJake Blues rejoins with his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chi | 1980 | John Landis (*) | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Music, Musical | 7.9 (193.6K votes) | 133 | 20211228 |
| Bridge on the River Kwai, TheBritish 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. | 1957 | David Lean (*) | Adventure, Drama, War | 8.1 (214.6K votes) | 161 | 20211228 |
| CalvaryAfter he is threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him. | 2014 | John Michael McDonagh | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 7.4 (58.3K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Captain America - The First AvengerSteve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a war monger and a terrorist organizati | 2011 | Joe Johnston | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 6.9 (805.1K votes) | 124 | 20211228 |
| CasablancaA 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. | 1942 | Michael Curtiz (*) | Drama, Romance, War | 8.5 (558.2K votes) | 102 | 20220423 |
| Chariots of FireTwo British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience. | 1981 | Hugh Hudson | Biography, Drama, Sport | 7.2 (58.5K votes) | 125 | 20211228 |
| Cheaper by the DozenMyrna Loy plays the wife of the persnickety father of her 12 children, Clifton Webb, who has uniquely humorous methods for dealing with the ordeals such an unwieldy family undoubtedly encounters. | 1950 | Walter Lang | Comedy, Drama, Family | 7.0 (5.1K votes) | 86 | 20211228 |
| Children of MenIn 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have become somehow infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea. | 2006 | Alfonso Cuarón | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.9 (487.1K votes) | 109 | 20211228 |
| Cinderella ManThe story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to challenge for the heavyweight championship of the world. | 2005 | Ron Howard | Biography, Drama, History, Romance, Sport | 8.0 (183.6K votes) | 144 | 20211228 |
| Close Encounters of the Third KindRoy 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. | 1977 | Steven Spielberg (*) | Drama, Sci-Fi | 7.6 (195.8K votes) | 138 | 20211228 |
| Dark Knight, TheWhen the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice. | 2008 | Christopher Nolan (*) | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 9.0 (2.5M votes) | 152 | 20211228 |
| DekalogTen television drama films, each one based on one of the Ten Commandments. | 1989 | Krzysztof Kieslowski (*) | Drama | 9.0 (24.2K votes) | 0 | 20211228 |
| Diary of a Country PriestA young priest taking over the parish at Ambricourt tries to fulfill his duties even as he fights a mysterious stomach ailment. | 1951 | Robert Bresson (*) | Drama | 7.9 (11K votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| Elephant Man, TheA 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. | 1980 | David Lynch (*) | Biography, Drama | 8.1 (234.2K votes) | 124 | 20211228 |
| Empire Strikes Back, TheAfter the Rebels are brutally overpowered by the Empire on the ice planet Hoth, Luke Skywalker begins Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett. | 1980 | Irvin Kershner (*) | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 8.7 (1.2M votes) | 124 | 20211228 |
| FantasiaA collection of animated interpretations of great works of Western classical music, ranging from the abstract to depictions of mythology and fantasy, and settings including the prehistoric, supernatural and sacred. | 1940 | James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford Beebe Jr., Norman Ferguson, David Hand | Animation, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical | 7.7 (93.5K votes) | 125 | 20211228 |
| Fantastic Mr. FoxAn urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation. | 2009 | Wes Anderson (*) | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family | 7.9 (220.1K votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
| FaustThe demon Mephisto wagers with God that he can corrupt a mortal man's soul. | 1926 | F.W. Murnau (*) | Drama, Fantasy, Horror | 8.1 (14.9K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| Fellowship of the RingA meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron. | 2001 | Peter Jackson (*) | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | 8.8 (1.8M votes) | 178 | 20211228 |
| Fiddler On The RoofIn pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off three of his daughters with modern romantic ideals while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village. | 1971 | Norman Jewison (*) | Drama, Family, Musical, Romance | 8.0 (42.5K votes) | 181 | 20211228 |
| Field of DreamsIowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true. | 1989 | Phil Alden Robinson | Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sport | 7.5 (116.1K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| GladiatorA former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery. | 2000 | Ridley Scott (*) | Action, Adventure, Drama | 8.5 (1.4M votes) | 155 | 20211228 |
| Godfather Part I, TheThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty in postwar New York City transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant youngest son. | 1972 | Francis Ford Coppola (*) | Crime, Drama | 9.2 (1.7M votes) | 175 | 20211228 |
| Godfather Part II, TheThe early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate. | 1974 | Francis Ford Coppola (*) | Crime, Drama | 9.0 (1.2M votes) | 202 | 20211228 |
| Godfather Part III, TheFollows Michael Corleone, now in his 60s, as he seeks to free his family from crime and find a suitable successor to his empire. | 1990 | Francis Ford Coppola (*) | Crime, Drama | 7.6 (382K votes) | 162 | 20211228 |
| Going My WayWhen young Father O'Malley arrives at St. Dominic's, old Father Fitzgibbon doesn't think much of the church's newest member. | 1944 | Leo McCarey (*) | Comedy, Drama, Music | 7.1 (11.7K votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| Goodbye Mr. ChipsA shy, withdrawn English schoolteacher falls for a flashy showgirl. | 1969 | Herbert Ross | Drama, Musical, Romance | 6.9 (3.4K votes) | 155 | 20211228 |
| Gran TorinoDisgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino. | 2008 | Clint Eastwood (*) | Drama | 8.1 (753.5K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| GravityTwo astronauts work together to survive after an accident leaves them stranded in space. | 2013 | Alfonso Cuarón | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.7 (803.2K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
| Groundhog DayA self-centered Pittsburgh weatherman finds himself inexplicably trapped in a small town as he lives the same day over and over again. | 1993 | Harold Ramis (*) | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 8.0 (603.6K votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
| Hail CaesarA Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio's stars in line. | 2016 | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Comedy, Drama, Mystery | 6.3 (130.8K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| HeatA group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist. | 1995 | Michael Mann (*) | Action, Crime, Drama | 8.2 (623.4K votes) | 170 | 20211228 |
| Henry VIn the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415. | 1989 | Kenneth Branagh | Drama, History, War | 7.5 (29.5K votes) | 137 | 20211228 |
| Hidden Life, AThe Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II. | 2019 | Terrence Malick (*) | Biography, Drama, Romance, War | 7.4 (24.9K votes) | 174 | 20221228 |
| I ConfessA priest, who comes under suspicion for murder, cannot clear his name without breaking the seal of the confessional. | 1953 | Alfred Hitchcock (*) | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.3 (20.5K votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| IkiruA bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer. | 1952 | Akira Kurosawa (*) | Drama | 8.3 (75.5K votes) | 143 | 20211228 |
| In BrugesGuilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be. | 2008 | Martin McDonagh | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.9 (409.2K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| InceptionA thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster. | 2010 | Christopher Nolan (*) | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 8.8 (2.2M votes) | 148 | 20211228 |
| Incredibles, TheA family of undercover superheroes, while trying to live the quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world. | 2004 | Brad Bird | Animation, Action, Adventure, Family | 8.0 (694K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| Inside Llewyn DavisA week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. | 2013 | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Comedy, Drama, Music | 7.5 (149.3K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
| InterstellarA team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival. | 2014 | Christopher Nolan (*) | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi | 8.6 (1.7M votes) | 169 | 20211228 |
| Iron Giant, TheA young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy. | 1999 | Brad Bird | Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi | 8.0 (184.5K votes) | 86 | 20211228 |
| It's a Wonderful LifeAn angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed. | 1946 | Frank Capra (*) | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy | 8.6 (438.9K votes) | 130 | 20211228 |
| Jeweller's Shop, The [La bottega dell'orefice]The Jeweller sells wedding rings to a young couple and teaches them some precious truths about the meaning of love and marriage. He also helps another couple fight for their troubled marriage, rebuilding their relationship. | 1988 | Michael Anderson | Drama, Mystery, Romance | 5.8 (327 votes) | 95 | 20240316 |
| La Passion de Jeanne d'ArcIn 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. | 1928 | Carl Theodor Dreyer (*) | Biography, Drama, History | 8.1 (52.6K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| Last Crusade, TheIn 1938, after his father Professor Henry Jones, Sr. goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Professor Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. finds himself up against Adolf Hitler's Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers. | 1989 | Steven Spielberg (*) | Action, Adventure | 8.2 (729.3K votes) | 127 | 20211228 |
| Lawrence of ArabiaThe story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks. | 1962 | David Lean (*) | Adventure, Biography, Drama, War | 8.3 (284.5K votes) | 228 | 20211228 |
| Les MiserablesIn 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever. | 2012 | Tom Hooper | Drama, Musical, Romance | 7.6 (322.3K votes) | 158 | 20211228 |
| Life Is BeautifulWhen an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor, and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp. | 1997 | Roberto Benigni | Comedy, Drama, Romance, War | 8.6 (666.4K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| Lilies of The FieldA travelling handyman becomes the answer to the prayers of nuns who wish to build a chapel in the desert. | 1963 | Ralph Nelson | Drama | 7.6 (10.8K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
| Lion King, TheLion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself. | 1994 | Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff | Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical | 8.5 (1M votes) | 88 | 20211228 |
| Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe, TheFour kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion. | 2005 | Andrew Adamson | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | 6.9 (385.3K votes) | 143 | 20211228 |
| Man For All Seasons, AThe story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry. | 1966 | Fred Zinnemann (*) | Biography, Drama, History | 7.7 (33.8K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Master and Commander The Far Side of the WorldDuring the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America. | 2003 | Peter Weir (*) | Action, Adventure, Drama, War | 7.4 (214.8K votes) | 138 | 20211228 |
| MetropolitanA group of young upper-class Manhattanites are blithely passing through the gala debutante season, when an unusual outsider joins them and stirs them up. | 1990 | Whit Stillman | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 7.3 (11.1K votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
| Miracle Maker, TheThe story of Jesus Christ. | 2000 | Derek W. Hayes, Stanislav Sokolov | Animation, Biography, Drama | 7.0 (1.5K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Miracle on 34th StreetAfter a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he's not mistak | 1947 | George Seaton | Comedy, Drama, Family | 7.9 (47K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| Mission, TheEighteenth-century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal. | 1986 | Roland Joffé (*) | Adventure, Drama, History | 7.4 (60.1K votes) | 125 | 20211228 |
| Modern TimesThe Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman. | 1936 | Charles Chaplin (*) | Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance | 8.5 (233.6K votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonA naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his char | 1939 | Frank Capra (*) | Comedy, Drama | 8.1 (113.2K votes) | 129 | 20211228 |
| Night of the HunterA religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery. | 1955 | Charles Laughton (*) | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller | 8.0 (87K votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
| Nights of Cabiria (Le Notti di Cabiria)A waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finds only heartbreak. | 1957 | Federico Fellini (*) | Drama | 8.1 (47.4K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| No Country For Old MenViolence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande. | 2007 | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 8.1 (924.5K votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
| Of Gods and Men [Des hommes et des dieux]Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of Trappist monks stationed with an impoverished Algerian community must decide whether to leave or stay. | 2010 | Xavier Beauvois | Drama, History | 7.2 (15.9K votes) | 122 | 20231001 |
| On The WaterfrontAn ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims. | 1954 | Elia Kazan (*) | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 8.1 (150.9K votes) | 108 | 20211228 |
| Passion of the Christ, TheDepicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. | 2004 | Mel Gibson (*) | Drama | 7.2 (225K votes) | 127 | 20211228 |
| Pianist, TheA Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II. | 2002 | Roman Polanski (*) | Biography, Drama, Music, War | 8.5 (790.4K votes) | 150 | 20211228 |
| PinocchioA living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy. | 1940 | Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical | 7.4 (139.9K votes) | 88 | 20211228 |
| Prince of Egypt, TheEgyptian Prince Moses learns of his identity as a Hebrew and his destiny to become the chosen deliverer of his people. | 1998 | Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells | Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical | 7.1 (127K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
| Princess Bride, TheWhile homesick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love. | 1987 | Rob Reiner (*) | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance | 8.1 (416.9K votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
| Princess MononokeOn a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime. | 1997 | Hayao Miyazaki (*) | Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 8.4 (374.2K votes) | 134 | 20211228 |
| PrisonersWhen Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. | 2013 | Denis Villeneuve (*) | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 8.1 (675K votes) | 153 | 20220414 |
| Quiet Place, AIn a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while hiding from monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing. | 2018 | John Krasinski | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi | 7.5 (494.3K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Reluctant Saint, TheIn 17th century Italy, a simple and clumsy young man joins a Franciscan order, pursues full priesthood and performs a miracle that eventually ensures his sainthood. | 1962 | Edward Dmytryk (*) | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 7.2 (400 votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| Return of the JediAfter a daring mission to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebels dispatch to Endor to destroy the second Death Star. Meanwhile, Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side without falling into the Emperor's tr | 1983 | Richard Marquand | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 8.3 (1M votes) | 131 | 20211228 |
| Return of the KingGandalf 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. | 2003 | Peter Jackson (*) | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | 8.9 (1.7M votes) | 201 | 20211228 |
| RockyA small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. | 1976 | John G. Avildsen (*) | Drama, Sport | 8.1 (551.3K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Sacrifice, The [Offret]At the dawn of World War III, a man searches for a way to restore peace to the world and finds he must give something in return. | 1986 | Andrei Tarkovsky (*) | Drama | 8.0 (27.3K votes) | 149 | 20211228 |
| Scarlet and the Black, TheVatican efforts, led by Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, to save Allied P.O.W.s and downed Allied airmen as the Nazis invade Rome. | 1983 | Jerry London | Drama, History, War | 7.6 (3.1K votes) | 143 | 20211228 |
| Secret Life of Walter MittyTheWhen both he and a colleague are about to lose their job, Walter takes action by embarking on an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined. | 2013 | Ben Stiller | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 7.3 (307.8K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| Seventh Seal, TheA knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague. | 1957 | Ingmar Bergman (*) | Drama, Fantasy, History | 8.2 (179.1K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| Shawshank Redemption, TheTwo imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. | 1994 | Frank Darabont (*) | Drama | 9.3 (2.5M votes) | 142 | 20211228 |
| Shop Around The Corner, TheTwo employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal. | 1940 | Ernst Lubitsch (*) | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 8.1 (32K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
| SignsA widowed former priest living with his children and brother on a Pennsylvania farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields, which suggests something more frightening to come. | 2002 | M. Night Shyamalan (*) | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.7 (353.2K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| Sleeping BeautyAfter being snubbed by the royal family, a malevolent fairy places a curse on a princess which only a prince can break, along with the help of three good fairies. | 1959 | Clyde Geronimi, Eric Larson, Les Clark, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman | Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance | 7.2 (144.2K votes) | 75 | 20211228 |
| Song of Bernadette, The14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous, living in a small town in the south of 1850s France, claims to have seen a divine vision, prompting extreme skepticism, concern from her family, and religious and political turmoil. | 1943 | Henry King | Biography, Drama | 7.6 (6.7K votes) | 156 | 20211228 |
| Sound of Music, TheA young novitiate is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer. | 1965 | Robert Wise (*) | Biography, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance | 8.0 (221.6K votes) | 172 | 20211228 |
| Spiderman 2Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius. | 2004 | Sam Raimi (*) | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 7.4 (617.9K votes) | 127 | 20211228 |
| StagecoachA group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo and learn something about each other in the process. | 1939 | John Ford (*) | Adventure, Drama, Western | 7.9 (47.4K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| StalkerA guide leads two men through an area known as the Zone to find a room that grants wishes. | 1979 | Andrei Tarkovsky (*) | Drama, Sci-Fi | 8.1 (129.5K votes) | 162 | 20211228 |
| Star WarsLuke 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 Vad | 1977 | George Lucas (*) | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 8.6 (1.3M votes) | 121 | 20211228 |
| Ten Commandments, TheMoses, 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. | 1956 | Cecil B. DeMille (*) | Adventure, Drama, Family | 7.9 (68.3K votes) | 220 | 20211228 |
| Third Man, ThePulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime. | 1949 | Carol Reed (*) | Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller | 8.1 (167.7K votes) | 93 | 20211228 |
| Tree of Life, TheThe story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings. | 2011 | Terrence Malick (*) | Drama, Fantasy | 6.8 (173.9K votes) | 139 | 20211228 |
| Trouble With Angels, TheTwo high-spirited young students at St. Francis Academy keep things hopping for the challenged Mother Superior and her staff of bewildered Sisters. | 1966 | Ida Lupino (*) | Comedy, Family | 7.4 (4.8K votes) | 112 | 20211228 |
| Truman Show, TheAn insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show. | 1998 | Peter Weir (*) | Comedy, Drama | 8.1 (1M votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| Two Towers, TheWhile Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard. | 2002 | Peter Jackson (*) | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | 8.7 (1.6M votes) | 179 | 20211228 |
| Village, TheA series of events tests the beliefs of a small isolated countryside village. | 2004 | M. Night Shyamalan (*) | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 6.5 (254.9K votes) | 108 | 20211228 |