Our top 100 movies listing is updated regularly and is based on external ratings of each title. Our March 2021 list includes comedy, action, romantic, sci-fi, and animated movies currently streaming on Netflix — fun for all the family! We very much value your comments so please let us know what you think.
100. (93) Denis Leary: No Cure For Cancer — 1992
Directed by: Ted Demme
Starring: Denis Leary
Running time: 62 minutes
In the stand-up performance that made him a legend, comedian Denis Leary caustically holds forth on nonsmokers, vegetarians and other undesirables.
99. (92) Trumbo — 2015
Directed by: Jay Roach
Starring: Bryan Cranston, Michael Stuhlbarg, David Maldonado, John Getz
Running time: 124 min
When he is blacklisted by Hollywood for his leftist political views, screenwriter Dalton Trumbo struggles to find work in secret as a ghost writer.
98. (91) Saving Mr. Banks — 2013
Directed by: John Lee Hancock
Starring: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti
Running time: 126 minutes
When Walt Disney sets his sights on obtaining the rights to the children’s classic “Mary Poppins,” the book’s author proves a tough nut to crack.
97. (90) Wadjda — 2012
Directed by: Haifaa Al-Mansour
Starring: Reem Abdullah, Waad Mohammed, Abdulrahman Al Gohani, Ahd
Running time: 98 min
A persistent 10-year-old wishes for a new bicycle so she can beat her friend (a boy) in a race. But it’s going to take some ingenuity to get one.
96. () The Conjuring — 2013
Directed by: James Wan
Starring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston
Running time: 111 minutes
Based on true events, this spine-chiller tells the story of a New England family who begins having encounters with spirits in their farmhouse.
95. (89) Hugo — 2011
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz
Running time: 127 minutes
Living inside a Paris train station, an orphan eludes the rigid stationmaster, meets a legendary filmmaker and finds the key to unlocking his destiny.
94. (88) Sarah’s Key — 2010
Directed by: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Starring: Aidan Quinn, Kristin Scott Thomas, Frédéric Pierrot, Michel Duchaussoy
Running time: 102 minutes
Paris, 1942: To protect her brother from the police arresting Jewish families, a young girl hides him away, promising to come back for him.
93. (87) Ip Man 2–2010
Directed by: Wilson Yip
Starring: Donnie Yen, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Huang Xiaoming, Simon Yam
Running time: 108 minutes
New in Hong Kong, martial arts instructor Ip Man perseveres and retaliates against his rivals’ opposition to the Wing Chun fighting style he teaches.
92. (86) Tucker and Dale vs. Evil — 2010
Directed by: Eli Craig
Starring: Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss
Running time: 88 minutes
Expecting to relax at their “vacation” cabin, two backwoods boys see their trip turn into a nightmare when they’re accused of being psychotic killers.
91. (85) Scott Pilgrim vs. the World — 2010
Directed by: Edgar Wright
Starring: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans
Running time: 112 minutes
Dreamy delivery girl Ramona captures Scott Pilgrim’s heart, but he must vanquish all seven of her evil exes in martial arts battles to win her love.
90. (84) Miracle — 2004
Directed by: Gavin O’Connor
Starring: Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich, Sean McCann
Running time: 136 minutes
U.S. hockey coach Herb Brooks unites a motley crew of college athletes and turns them into a force to be reckoned with at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
89. (83) Total Recall — 1990
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox
Running time: 113 min
After getting a memory implant, working stiff Douglas Quaid discovers he might actually be a secret agent embroiled in a violent insurrection on Mars.
88. (82) Addicted to Life — 2014
Directed by: Thierry Donard
Starring: Matt Annetts, Wille Lindberg, Jesse Richman, Mathias Wyss
Running time: 90 mins
Chasing extreme challenges, athletic daredevils test their limits in various environments from giant waves to snowy slopes around the world.
87. (81) I’m No Longer Here — 2019
Directed by: Fernando Frias
Starring: Juan Daniel Garcia Treviño, Xueming Angelina Chen, Brandon Stanton, Federico Mallet
Running time: 105 min
A terrible misunderstanding with a local gang sends 17-year-old Ulises, leader of a group hooked on cumbia music, across the border to save his life.
86. (80) Happy as Lazzaro — 2018
Directed by: Alice Rohrwacher
Starring: Adriano Tardiolo, Agnese Graziani, Alba Rohrwacher, Luca Chikovani
Running time: 127 minutes
Purehearted teen Lazzaro is content living as a sharecropper in rural Italy, but an unlikely friendship with the marquise’s son will change his world.
85. (79) The Florida Project — 2017
Directed by: Sean Baker
Starring: Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Willem Dafoe, Christopher Rivera
Running time: 111 minutes
A mischievous 6-year-old finds the magic in her own circumstances while living with her troubled mom in a budget motel near Disney World.
84. (78) The Two Popes — 2019
Directed by: Fernando Meirelles
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce, Juan MinujÃn
Running time: 125 minutes
At a key turning point for the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI forms a surprising friendship with the future Pope Francis. Inspired by true events.
83. (77) Heneral Luna — 2015
Directed by: Jerrold Tarog
Starring: John Arcilla, Mon Confiado, Arron Villaflor, Joem Bascon
Running time: 118 minutes
In the 1890s, Gen. Antonio Luna leads the fight for independence from the U.S. during the Philippine-American War. Prequel to “Goyo: The Boy General.”
82. (76) Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey — 2011
Directed by: Constance Marks
Starring: Kevin Clash, Whoopi Goldberg
Running time: 76 minutes
Whoopi Goldberg narrates Elmo creator Kevin Clash’s remarkable journey from a working-class Baltimore neighborhood to Jim Henson’s “Sesame Street.”
81. (75) A Single Man — 2009
Directed by: Tom Ford
Starring: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult, Ginnifer Goodwin
Running time: 100 minutes
This stream-of-consciousness drama centers on a day in the life of a gay college professor who’s reeling from his longtime lover’s recent death.
80. (74) Sherlock Holmes — 2009
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong
Running time: 128 minutes
Robert Downey Jr. stars as the legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes in this Guy Ritchie-helmed reinvention of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective series.
79. (73) Stardust — 2007
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Starring: Ian McKellen, Bimbo Hart, Alastair MacIntosh, David Kelly
Running time: 127 min
To win his true love’s heart, wide-eyed Tristan Thorn journeys to a forbidden realm to retrieve a fallen star that has taken human form.
78. (72) White Christmas — 1954
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen
Running time: 120 minutes
Two war buddies fall for two sisters and follow the girls to a resort owned by their former commanding officer, who is in danger of losing the place.
77. (71) The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! — 1988
Directed by: David Zucker
Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, Ricardo Montalban
Running time: 84 minutes
In this slapstick comedy classic, hapless cop Frank Drebin causes more problems than he solves while trying to stop a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II.
76. (70) Sugar Rush — 2019
Directed by: Kayode Kasum
Starring: Bimbo Ademoye, Bisola Aiyeola, Uzor Arukwe, Tobi Bakre
Running time: 120 min
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After discovering a huge sum of money, a trio of sisters swipes it for personal use until the authorities and a shady mob boss come to collect the cash.”
75. (69) The Blazing Sun (Struggle in the Valley) — 1954
Directed by: Youssef Chahine
Starring: Faten Hamama, Omar Sharif, Zaki Rostom, Farid Shawqi
Running time: 105 min
Competition between sugar cane producers turns deadly after a greedy landlord conspires against an agricultural engineer who falls for his daughter.
74. (68) ROMA — 2018
Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón
Starring: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira
Running time: 134 minutes
Oscar-winner Alfonso Cuarón delivers a vivid, emotional portrait of a domestic worker’s journey set against domestic and political turmoil in 1970s Mexico.
73. (66) Budhia Singh: Born to Run — 2016
Directed by: Soumendra Padhi
Starring: Manoj Bajpayee, Mayur Mahendra Patole, Tillotama Shome, Shruti Marathe
Running time: 95 minutes
In this thought-provoking biopic, an idealistic judo trainer adopts a boy from the slums and grooms him into the world’s youngest marathon runner.
72. (65) The Theory of Everything — 2014
Directed by: James Marsh
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox, Emily Watson
Running time: 123 minutes
As his esteem grows in the world of physics, Stephen Hawking’s body is ravaged by ALS, forcing his increasing dependence on his devoted wife, Jane.
71. (64) Fire in the Blood — 2012
Directed by: Dylan Mohan Gray
Starring: William Hurt
Running time: 83 minutes
Dylan Mohan Gray examines Africa’s AIDS crisis and activists’ battle with pharmaceutical companies to make life-saving HIV drugs more affordable.
70. (63) Silver Linings Playbook — 2012
Directed by: David O. Russell
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver
Running time: 122 minutes
After a stint in a mental hospital, Pat moves in with his parents and tries to win back his wife, until he meets a woman who’s as unstable as he is.
69. (62) Undefeated — 2011
Directed by: Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin
Starring: Montrail ‘Money’ Brown, O.C. Brown, Bill Courtney, Chavis Daniels
Running time: 113 minutes
An inspirational profile of an inner-city high school football team’s valiant effort to reach the school’s first-ever playoff game.
68. (61) The Social Network — 2010
Directed by: David Fincher
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer
Running time: 120 minutes
Director David Fincher’s biographical drama chronicles the meteoric rise of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg from Harvard sophomore to Internet superstar.
67. (60) Cairo Station — 1958
Directed by: Youssef Chahine
Starring: Farid Shawqi, Hind Rustum, Youssef Chahine, Hassan el Baroudi
Running time: 77 min
A Cairo newsstand vendor’s fantasies morph into a dangerous fixation with a lemonade seller as a serial killer begins terrorizing the city.
66. (59) Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro: Special Edition — 1979
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Yasuo Yamada, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Eiko Masuyama, Makio Inoue
Running time: 99 minutes
Lupin, his sidekick Jigen and the samurai warrior Goemon set out to take over an evil counterfeit operation at Count Cagliostro’s fortress.
65. (58) Kung Fu Hustle — 2004
Directed by: Stephen Chow
Starring: Stephen Chow, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Lam Chi-chung
Running time: 98 minutes
Sing, a mobster in 1940s China, longs to be as cool as the formally clad Axe Gang, a band of killers who rule Hong Kong, but can only pretend.
64. (57) Enter the Dragon — 1973
Directed by: Robert Clouse
Starring: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly, Ahna Capri
Running time: 102 minutes
Recruited by a British agent, Shaolin master Lee infiltrates a remote island and a brutal martial arts tournament to spy on a sinister crime lord.
63. (56) Platoon — 1986
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Starring: Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Forest Whitaker
Running time: 119 minutes
A naive American soldier’s view of the Vietnam War starts to change after he witnesses murder and rape at the hands of his compatriots.
62. (55) Saladin (El Naser Salah el Dine) — 1963
Directed by: Youssef Chahine
Starring: Ahmad Mazhar, Mohamed Abdel Gawad, Salah Dhulfeqar, Tawfik El Deken
Running time: 90 min
The Sultan of Egypt and Syria launches a campaign to retake Jerusalem amid the Crusades.
61. (54) Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution — 2020
Directed by: Nicole Newnham, James Lebrecht
Starring:
Running time: 108 minutes
A groundbreaking summer camp galvanizes a group of teens with disabilities to help build a movement, forging a new path toward greater equality.
60. (53) Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga — 2020
Directed by: David Dobkin
Starring: Rachel McAdams, Pierce Brosnan, Will Ferrell, Jamie Demetriou
Running time: 123 mins
Two small-town singers chase their pop star dreams at a global music competition, where high stakes, scheming rivals and onstage mishaps test their bond.
59. (52) In This Corner of the World — 2016
Directed by: Sunao Katabuchi
Starring: Non, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Natsuki Inaba, Minori Omi
Running time: 129 minutes
Suzu marries into a family living outside of Hiroshima and quickly settles into her new life, until World War II challenges her ability to survive.
58. (51) I Am Not Your Negro — 2016
Directed by: Raoul Peck
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X
Running time: 93 min
Based on James Baldwin’s unfinished book, this visual essay explores racism through the stories of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
57. (50) The Hateful Eight — 2015
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins
Running time: 167 minutes
Years after the Civil War, a bounty hunter and his captive are waylaid by a Wyoming blizzard and hole up in a way station with six dicey strangers.
56. (49) About Time — 2013
Directed by: Richard Curtis
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Margot Robbie
Running time: 123 minutes
When Tim learns that the men in his family can travel in time and change their own lives, he decides to go back and win the woman of his dreams.
55. (48) The Pixar Story — 2007
Directed by: Leslie Iwerks
Starring: Stacy Keach
Running time: 88 minutes
Go behind the scenes at Pixar Animation Studios with this Emmy-nominated documentary tracing the creation and history of the groundbreaking company.
54. (47) Into the Wild — 2007
Directed by: Sean Penn
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone
Running time: 148 minutes
A young man gives up everything — including his trust fund and ties to a seemingly stable family — to lead a solitary life in the wild.
53. () Dances with Wolves — 1990
Directed by: Kevin Costner
Starring: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Rodney Grant, Graham Greene
Running time: 181 minutes
Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide — and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he’s sent to the remote Western frontier.
52. (46) What’s Eating Gilbert Grape — 1993
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
Starring: Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen
Running time: 117 minutes
In a backwater Iowa town, young Gilbert is torn between taking care of his troubled family and a girl who shows him new possibilities for his life.
51. (45) Bonnie and Clyde — 1967
Directed by: Arthur Penn
Starring: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman
Running time: 110 minutes
Serial bank robbers, sometime lovers and folkloric heroes Bonnie and Clyde barrel across Depression-ravaged America on a deadly shooting spree.
50. (44) Pad Man — 2018
Directed by: R. Balki
Starring: Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor, Radhika Apte, Jyoti Subhash
Running time: 130 minutes
Despite public humiliation and resistance, an entrepreneur market a hygienic, low-cost sanitary pad that even India’s poorest women can afford.
49. (43) Monty Python: Live at the Hollywood Bowl — 1982
Directed by: Terry Hughes, Ian MacNaughton
Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle
Running time: 80 minutes
Film clips and Terry Gilliam animations feature in this live-to-tape performance of greatest hits, including “Travel Agent” and “Solo Wrestling.”
48. (42) The Irishman — 2019
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel
Running time: 209 minutes
Hit man Frank Sheeran looks back at the secrets he kept as a loyal member of the Bufalino crime family in this acclaimed film from Martin Scorsese.
47. (41) The Artist — 2011
Directed by: Michel Hazanavicius
Starring: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell
Running time: 100 minutes
Winner of five Oscars, this black-and-white silent film follows the romance between a silent-era legend on a downward spiral and a rising starlet.
46. (40) Gran Torino — 2008
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Christopher Carley
Running time: 116 minutes
Curmudgeonly Korean War vet Walt confronts his Hmong immigrant neighbors when the family’s son tries to steal his beloved 1972 Gran Torino.
45. (39) The Death of Mr. Lazarescu — 2005
Directed by: Cristi Puiu
Starring: Monica Bârlădeanu, Ion Fiscuteanu, Doru Ana, Dragos Bucur
Running time: 154 minutes
Amid a pandemic, an ailing man waits for his illness to overtake him while being shuttled between hospitals as doctors try to pinpoint a diagnosis.
44. (37) The Silence of Others — 2018
Directed by: Robert Bahar, Almudena Carracedo
Starring: MarÃa MartÃn, José MarÃa Galante, Carlos Slepoy, Ana Messuti
Running time: 96 min
Filmed over six years, this documentary captures the struggles of victims who suffered abuse under Gen. Francisco Franco’s regime as they seek justice.
43. (38) The Trial of the Chicago 7–2020
Directed by: Aaron Sorkin
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alex Sharp, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong
Running time: 129 min
What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.
42. () Banana Split — 2018
Directed by: Benjamin Kasulke
Starring: Hannah Marks, Liana Liberato, Dylan Sprouse, Luke Spencer Roberts
Running time: 88 min
Despite leaving for college, a heartsick teen tries to build a new friendship with a kindred spirit even though she’s dating her ex-boyfriend.
41. () What Keeps You Alive — 2018
Directed by: Colin Minihan
Starring: Hannah Emily Anderson, Brittany Allen, Martha MacIsaac, Joey Klein
Running time: 98 min
A couple’s romantic anniversary retreat to a rural cabin unravels when a childhood friend appears and reveals long-held secrets from the past.
40. (36) Marriage Story — 2019
Directed by: Noah Baumbach
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Alan Alda
Running time: 136 minutes
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Noah Baumbach directs this incisive and compassionate look at a marriage coming apart and a family staying together.
39. (35) Buddy Thunderstruck: The Maybe Pile — 2017
Directed by: Harry Chaskin
Starring: Brian Atkinson, Ted Raimi, Harry Chaskin, Debi Derryberry
Running time: 13 minutes
Champion truck-racing dog Buddy and his handyman ferret pal Darnell test potentially awesome (but mostly terrible) ideas in this interactive adventure.
38. (34) Special 26–2013
Directed by: Neeraj Pandey
Starring: Akshay Kumar, Manoj Bajpayee, Anupam Kher, Jimmy Shergill
Running time: 136 minutes
In this fact-based crime drama, a gang of con artists posing as government officials executes a heist in the form of a raid on a prominent jeweler.
37. (33) The Perks of Being a Wallflower — 2012
Directed by: Stephen Chbosky
Starring: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Mae Whitman
Running time: 102 minutes
A shy freshman struggling with depression deals with his best friend’s suicide and his first love in this engaging coming-of-age tale.
36. (32) Ip Man — 2008
Directed by: Wilson Yip
Starring: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Louis Fan, Lam Ka Tung
Running time: 106 minutes
An occupying Japanese general challenges Chinese men to duels to prove the superiority of the Japanese, but Ip Man refuses to fight — at first.
35. () The Pursuit of Happyness — 2006
Directed by: Gabriele Muccino
Starring: Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Thandie Newton, Brian Howe
Running time: 117 minutes
When Chris and his son are evicted, they face trying times as a desperate Chris accepts an unpaid internship at a stock brokerage firm.
34. () Rain Man — 1988
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen
Running time: 133 minutes
A fast-talking yuppie is forced to slow down when he meets the brother he never knew he had, an unusually gifted autistic savant named Raymond.
33. (31) Fiddler on the Roof — 1971
Directed by: Norman Jewison
Starring: Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon
Running time: 181 min
This adaptation of the musical chronicles the trials of a Jewish peasant, his wife, and their three strong-willed daughters in pre-revolutionary Russia.
32. (30) Disclosure — 2020
Directed by: Sam Feder
Starring: Nick Adams, Tre’vell Anderson, Ser Anzoategui, Alexandra Billings
Running time: 100 min
In this documentary, leading trans creatives and thinkers share heartfelt perspectives and analysis about Hollywood’s impact on the trans community.
31. (29) A Kid from Coney Island — 2019
Directed by: Coodie, Chike Ozah
Starring: Stephon Marbury
Running time: 95 min
From gifted athlete to professional NBA hooper, Coney Island’s Stephon Marbury navigates the pressures, pitfalls and peaks of his basketball journey.
30. (28) Blackfish — 2013
Directed by: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Starring:
Running time: 83 minutes
This fascinating documentary examines the life of performing killer whale Tilikum, who has caused the deaths of several people while in captivity.
29. (27) Oh My God — 2012
Directed by: Umesh Shukla
Starring: Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Mithun Chakraborty, Om Puri
Running time: 128 minutes
Mumbai shopkeeper Kanji Bhai files a lawsuit against God when an earthquake destroys his store and his insurance policy won’t cover the damage.
28. (26) The Help — 2011
Directed by: Tate Taylor
Starring: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer
Running time: 146 min
A young, white writer stirs up the status quo in 1960s Mississippi by interviewing Black housemaids and bringing their stories to the masses.
27. (23) Monty Python’s Life of Brian — 1979
Directed by: Terry Jones
Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle
Running time: 93 minutes
Born in a stable in Judea, Brian grows up to join a group of anti-Roman zealots, but his fate keeps getting confused with that of a certain carpenter.
26. (22) Cool Hand Luke — 1967
Directed by: Stuart Rosenberg
Starring: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon, Lou Antonio
Running time: 126 minutes
Luke Jackson likes to do things his own way, which leads to a world of hurt when he ends up in a prison camp — and on the wrong side of its warden.
25. (21) The Land — 1970
Directed by: Youssef Chahine
Starring: Mahmoud Al Meleji, Nagwa Ibrahim, Ezzat El Alaili, Hamdy Ahmed
Running time: 130 min
A group of peasant farmers fights to protect their village against a corrupt landowner. Adapted from the popular novel by Abdel Rahman al-Sharqawi.
24. (20) Heaven Without People — 2017
Directed by: Lucien Bourjeily
Starring: Samira Sarkis, Laeticia Semaan, Nadim Abou Samra, Jenny Gebara
Running time: 91 min
From long resentments to deep secrets, an overdue family reunion erupts with drama when the matriarch makes a disturbing discovery.
23. (19) LA 92–2017
Directed by: Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin
Starring:
Running time: 114 minutes
Previously unseen footage is shaped into a fresh and timely retelling of the 1992 Rodney King trial — and the verdict that sparked civil unrest.
22. (18) Klaus — 2019
Directed by: Sergio Pablos
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Will Sasso
Running time: 98 minutes
A selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a cold, dark town that desperately needs it.
21. (17) Drishyam — 2015
Directed by: Nishikant Kamat
Starring: Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran, Tabu, Rajat Kapoor
Running time: 162 minutes
An unexceptional man becomes a murder suspect when the son of a high-ranking police official who harassed his daughter goes missing.
20. (16) Queen — 2014
Directed by: Vikas Bahl
Starring: Kangana Ranaut, Rajkummar Rao, Lisa Haydon, Mish Boyko
Running time: 137 minutes
A jilted bride decides to go on her European honeymoon anyway — by herself — and ends up embarking on a journey of self-discovery.
19. (15) There Will Be Blood — 2007
Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O’Connor, Ciarán Hinds
Running time: 158 minutes
An ambitious prospector strikes it rich and turns a simple village into a boomtown, stoking the ire of a charismatic young preacher.
18. (14) Pan’s Labyrinth — 2006
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Doug Jones
Running time: 119 minutes
Young Ofelia meets a mythical faun who claims she is destined to become princess of the Underworld. But first she must carry out three perilous tasks.
17. (13) Andaz Apna Apna — 1994
Directed by: Rajkumar Santoshi
Starring: Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor
Running time: 159 minutes
Broke and with no concrete plans for the future, two young men discover that a stunning heiress lives nearby and try to charm her into marriage.
16. (12) Monty Python and the Holy Grail — 1975
Directed by: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam
Running time: 92 minutes
The Monty Python comedy clan skewers King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they quest far and wide for the Holy Grail.
15. (11) A Clockwork Orange — 1971
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke
Running time: 136 minutes
A young man spends his time stealing, raping and beating innocent people in nihilistic orgies of violence, all in an attempt to get his nightly kicks.
14. (10) Project Papa — 2018
Directed by: Kanika Batra
Starring: Kanika Batra, Rakesh Batra, Rajit Kapoor, Sneha Kapoor
Running time: 100 min
When a busy entrepreneur pauses her career to spend time with her aging father, both learn valuable lessons on happiness, love and living in the moment.
13. (9) Taxi Driver — 1976
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Peter Boyle
Running time: 113 minutes
Enraged by New York’s moral rot and urban decay, an unhinged cab driver goes mad, plotting an assassination and saving a teen sex worker.
12. (8) Django Unchained — 2012
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington
Running time: 165 minutes
Accompanied by a German bounty hunter, a freed slave named Django travels across America to free his wife from a sadistic plantation owner.
11. (6) The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story — 2019
Directed by: Christopher Bird, Simon Lupton
Starring: Anastacia, David Bowie, Jared Braverman, Paul Cambaccini
Running time: 84 min
With rare footage and candid interviews, this documentary details the serendipitous pairing of legendary rock band Queen and powerhouse Adam Lambert.
10. (5) The Departed — 2006
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg
Running time: 151 minutes
Two rookie Boston cops are sent deep undercover — one inside the gang of a charismatic Irish mob boss and the other double-crossing his own department.
9. (4) GoodFellas — 1990
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco
Running time: 145 minutes
Former mobster Henry Hill recounts his colorful yet violent rise and fall in a New York crime family — a high-rolling dream turned paranoid nightmare.
8. (3) Inception — 2010
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy
Running time: 148 minutes
In this mind-bending sci-fi thriller, a man runs an espionage business built around entering the subconscious of his targets to mold their thoughts.
7. (2) Lola Igna — 2019
Directed by: Eduardo W. Roy Jr.
Starring: Angie Ferro, Yves Flores, Meryll Soriano, Maria Isabel Lopez
Running time: 114 min
An elderly woman finds her life disrupted when her family and village realize she has a chance at a world record for being the oldest grandmother alive.
6. () Tread — 2020
Directed by: Paul Solet
Starring: Marvin Heemeyer, Robert Fleet, Teresa Riley
Running time: 89 min
This documentary reconstructs the pivotal moments that drove a man on a rampage to destroy a small town with a bulldozer he fortified in secret.
5. () Funan — 2018
Directed by: Denis Do
Starring: Bérénice Bejo, Louis Garrel, Colette Kieffer, Aude-Laurence Clermont Biver
Running time: 84 min
Separated from their young son during the brutal Khmer Rouge revolution, a couple must find ways to endure while searching for their child.
4. () Pick of the Litter — 2018
Directed by: Don Hardy, Dana Nachman
Starring: Diane Meer, Terry Blosser, Janet Gearheart, Sharon Kret
Running time: 80 min
Five Labrador puppies embark on a 20-month training to pass the milestones on their journey to becoming guide dogs for people with visual impairment.
3. () Spotlight — 2015
Directed by: Tom McCarthy
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber
Running time: 129 min
A team of reporters and editors at the Boston Globe relentlessly investigate a shocking child molestation cover-up by the Catholic Church.
2. () Mad Max — 1979
Directed by: George Miller
Starring: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley
Running time: 88 min
In a post-apocalyptic future, a malicious gang murders Max’s family as an act of retaliation, forcing Max to hit the open road seeking vengeance.
1. (1) Spelling the Dream — 2020
Directed by: Sam Rega
Starring: Srinivas Ayyagari, Jacques Bailly, Valerie Browning, Ratnam Chitturi
Running time: 82 min
Following four hopeful competitors, this documentary explores Indian Americans’ decades-long success at the biggest spelling contest in the U.S.
