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50 Best Action Movies of All Time
All you need to make a movie, a wise French man once said, is a girl and a gun. It helps, of course, if you throw in a few explosions, several car chases, some knockdown mano a mano fistfights, a smattering of kung fu and any number of swordfights as well. Action has been a part of the movies since the days of Keystone Kops and mustache-twirling villains tying up heroines on railroads tracks; you could even argue that the Lumiere brothers’ short of a train pulling into the station, which allegedly caused audiences to scream and flee the room, was the world’s first example of an action movie. The holy trinity of cinema, thrills, chills and spills, has been a main attraction of the medium for decades. And once the Age of the Blockbuster really kicks into gear in the early 1980s, you couldn’t throw a rock at a multiplex without hitting something that hyped up the “motion” into motion pictures.
Not all it-blowed-up-real-good films are created equal, however, so we’re shouting out the 50 best action movies of all time — the crème de la crème of martial arts flicks, bullet ballets, men-on-a-mission adventures, swashbucklers, superhero franchises, sci-fi spectacles, wuxia epics, and a whole lot more. These are the films we go to when we want an uncut dose of that kinetic-cinema rush. Strap yourself in.
The 40 Best Thriller Movies of All Time
It’s hard to say exactly what a thriller is, except that it’s something you feel in your bones. They make us jump and give us goosebumps. Technology has helped them along, but the best thrillers have always been the ones that pare things down: always gripping, not too scary or explosive. They’re, in a word, tense.
Every movie on this list, spanning tried-and-true classics and underrated gems, feels like a high-wire act. From Hitchcock’s finest to the origins of John McClane to French kids executing a terror plot, these are movies that keep us bolted in our seats until the end. Steven Spielberg wooed us with family-friendly fare like Jaws that had its jolts, but it was his Munich that really made us aware of the human cost lurking below the blood in the water. Viggo Mortensen defending his family with skills we weren’t supposed to know he had causes our stomachs to churn during A History of Violence. The image of a teenager who suddenly understands the consequences of his criminal actions in Nocturama makes us fear for him, and ourselves. That confrontation with violence—less the end of it than staring down the trigger—is where a thriller lives.
These movies are also visually stunning, frequently morally nuanced, and occasionally quite bloody. Because there’s only so much space, movies that can easily be called horror are excluded (sorry, Silence of the Lambs), but action is fine if it’s adequately propelled by mystery or suspense (hey, Heat!). And one entry per director only (Hitch can’t hog everything). Below, a list of the best thriller movies of all time:
Thriller Movies by Metascore
96 16. Parasite October 11, 2019 | Not Rated Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist, to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families. The Kims provide “indispensable” luxury services while the Parks obliviously bankroll their entire household. When a parasitic interloper threatens the Kims’ newfound comfort, a savage, underhanded battle for dominance breaks out, threatening to destroy the fragile ecosystem between the Kims and the Parks. [Neon] Metascore: 96 User Score: 8.7
96 17. Mean Streets October 14, 1973 | R Charlie (Harvey Keitel) is working his way up the ranks of a local mob. Teresa (Amy Robinson) is the girlfriend his family deems unsuitable because of her epilepsy. Johnny Boy (Robert De Niro) is a small-time gambler in big-time debt to loan sharks. This is a story Martin Scorsese lived, a semi-biographical tale of the first-generation sons and daughters of New York's Little Italy. [Warner Bros.] Metascore: 96 User Score: 7.3
96 18. Gravity October 4, 2013 | PG-13 Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone - tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth - and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space. Metascore: 96 User Score: 7.8
95 19. Don't Look Now December 9, 1973 | R A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond. Metascore: 95 User Score: 6.8
95 20. The Hurt Locker June 26, 2009 | R When a new sergeant, James (Jeremy Renner), takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Eldridge (Brian Geraghty), by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat. James behaves as if he's indifferent to death. As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James' true character reveals itself in a way that will change each man forever. [Summit Entertainment] Metascore: 95 User Score: 7.3
95 21. Anatomy of a Murder July 1, 1959 | TV-PG In a murder trial, the defendant says he suffered temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case? Metascore: 95 User Score: 8.1
95 22. Zero Dark Thirty December 19, 2012 | R For a decade, an elite team of intelligence and military operatives, working in secret across the globe, devoted themselves to a single goal: to find and eliminate Osama bin Laden. [Columbia Pictures] Metascore: 95 User Score: 6.9
95 23. Double Indemnity July 6, 1944 | Passed An insurance representative lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions. Metascore: 95 User Score: 8.5
94 24. Dunkirk July 21, 2017 | PG-13 Dunkirk opens as hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops are surrounded by enemy forces. Trapped on the beach with their backs to the sea they face an impossible situation as the enemy closes in. [Warner Bros.] Metascore: 94 User Score: 8.3
94 25. Taxi Driver February 7, 1976 | R Scorsese’s 1976 masterpiece is the all-too-real story of a psychotic New York cabby who is driven to violence in an attempt to rescue a teenage prostitute. [Sony] Metascore: 94 User Score: 7.7
94 26. The Manchurian Candidate October 24, 1962 | Approved John Frankenheimer's gripping political thriller about a group of American soldiers who are captured and brainwashed into becoming sleeper agents. (MGM) Metascore: 94 User Score: 8.1
94 27. Pulp Fiction October 14, 1994 | R Several inter-locking stories of crime and intrigue form a temporal mosaic set in the Los Angeles underworld. Metascore: 94 User Score: 9.0
94 28. The Irishman November 1, 2019 | R The Irishman is an epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro), a hustler and hitman who worked alongside some of the most notorious figures of the 20th Century. Spanning decades, the film chronicles one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history, the disappearance of legendary union boss Jimmy Hoffa, and offers a monumental journey through the hidden corridors of organized crime: its inner workings, rivalries and connections to mainstream politics. Metascore: 94 User Score: 8.1
94 29. Shadow of a Doubt January 15, 1943 | TV-PG A young woman discovers her visiting uncle may not be the man he seems to be. Metascore: 94 User Score: 8.2
94 30. Chess of the Wind (1976) October 29, 2021 | Not Rated The first lady of a noble house has died and now there is conflict between the remainders for taking over her inheritance. Metascore: 94 User Score: tbd
94 31. Carlos October 15, 2010 | Not Rated Carlos tells the story of Ilich Ramirez Sanchez who, for two decades, was one of the most wanted terrorists, on the planet. Between 1974 and 1994, he lived several lives under various pseudonyms, weaving his way through the complexities of international politics of the period. [IFC Films] Metascore: 94 User Score: 7.9
94 32. The French Connection October 7, 1971 | R New York narcotics officer "Popeye" Doyle and his partner take on an international drug ring shipping heroin into the United States. Metascore: 94 User Score: 8.4
94 33. Elevator to the Gallows June 10, 1961 | Not Rated (aka Elevator to the Gallows) A re-release of Louis Malle's 1957 masterpiece of suspense and film noir starring Jeanne Moreau, in the role that catapulted her to international stardom. (Rialto Pictures) Metascore: 94 User Score: 7.5
93 34. The 39 Steps August 1, 1935 | TV-G A man in London tries to help a counter-espionage Agent. But when the Agent is killed, and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring which is trying to steal top secret information. Metascore: 93 User Score: 8.0
93 35. The Burial Of Kojo March 29, 2019 Through a magical realist lens, The Burial Of Kojo follows the story of Esi, as she recounts her childhood and the tumultuous relationship between her father, Kojo and her uncle, Kwabena. Directed by TED fellow, music composer and musician Samuel “Blitz” Bazawule, the film chronicles the tale of two brothers through the gifted eyes of a young girl who transports the audience to the beautiful lands of Ghana and other worlds that exist between life and death. [Array Releasing] Metascore: 93 User Score: tbd
93 36. There Will Be Blood December 26, 2007 | R When Daniel Plainview gets a mysterious tip-off that there's a little town out West where an ocean of oil is oozing out of the ground, he heads there with his son, H.W., to take their chances in dust-worn Little Boston. In this hardscrabble town, where the main excitement centers around the Holy Roller church of charismatic preacher Eli Sunday, Plainview and H.W. make their lucky strike. But even as the well raises all of their fortunes, nothing will remain the same as conflicts escalate and every human value—love, hope, community, belief, ambition, and even the bond between father and son—is imperiled by corruption, deception, and the flow of oil. [Paramount Vantage] Metascore: 93 User Score: 8.1
93 37. Yojimbo September 13, 1961 | TV-MA A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town. Metascore: 93 User Score: 7.8
93 38. Spotlight November 6, 2015 | R Spotlight tells the riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world’s oldest and most trusted institutions. When the newspaper’s tenacious “Spotlight” team of reporters delve into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston's religious, legal, and government establishment, touching off a wave of revelations around the world. [Open Road Films] Metascore: 93 User Score: 8.2
92 39. Chinatown June 20, 1974 | R Jack Nicholson is private-eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extramarital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in Chinatown. (Paramount) Metascore: 92 User Score: 8.7
92 40. Frenzy June 21, 1972 | TV-14 A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man. Metascore: 92 User Score: 7.5
92 41. No Country for Old Men November 9, 2007 | R The time is our own, when rustlers have given way to drug runners and small towns have become free-fire zones. The story begins when Llewelyn Moss finds a pickup truck surrounded by a sentry of dead men. A load of heroin and 2 million dollars in cash are still in the back. When Moss takes the money, he sets off a chain reaction of catastrophic violence that not even the law, in the person of aging, disillusioned Sheriff Bell, can contain. As Moss tries to evade his pursuers--in particular, a mysterious mastermind who flips coins for human lives--the film simultaneously strips down the American crime drama and broadens its concerns to encompass themes as ancient as the Bible and as bloodily contemporary as this morning's headline. (Miramax) Metascore: 92 User Score: 7.9
92 42. Werckmeister Harmonies October 10, 2001 Based on László Krasznahorkai's novel "The Melancholy of Resistance," this is an uncanny fable about powerlessness and tyranny. Set in a small Hungarian village at a moment of great crisis, a mysterious circus comes to town with a giant whale and news of an appearance by a Prince known for his strange powers. Soon the locals' emotions are stirred to a fever pitch of anticipation. (Anthology Film Archives) Metascore: 92 User Score: 7.6
91 43. The Killing June 6, 1956 | TV-PG Crook Johnny Clay assembles a five man team to plan and execute a daring race-track robbery. Metascore: 91 User Score: 7.7
91 44. Son of Saul December 18, 2015 | R October 1944, Auschwitz-Birkenau. Saul Ausländer is a Hungarian member of the Sonderkommando, the group of Jewish prisoners isolated from the camp and forced to assist the Nazis in the machinery of large-scale extermination. While working in one of the crematoriums, Saul discovers the corpse of a boy he takes for his son. As the Sonderkommando plans a rebellion, Saul decides to carry out an impossible task: save the child’s body from the flames, find a rabbi to recite the mourner’s Kaddish and offer the boy a proper burial. Metascore: 91 User Score: 7.3
91 45. Le Cercle Rouge (re-release) January 10, 2003 | Not Rated Corey (Alain Delon) is an aristocratic thief, released from prison on the same day that Vogel (Gian-Maria Volonté), a murderer, escapes from the custody of Mattei (Bourvil), a cat-loving police superintendent. Corey robs Rico (André Ekyan), his mob boss, then enlists Vogel and an ex-police sharpshooter, Jansen (Yves Montand), in a jewel heist. While Corey is harried by the vengeful Rico, Mattei pressures Santi, a nightclub owner and pimp, to help him trap the thieves. Metascore: 91 User Score: 8.2
91 46. L.A. Confidential September 19, 1997 | TV-MA Based on James Ellroy's novel about the movie industry, corrupt cops, tabloid journalism, gangsters and sexual obsessions of every stripe, L.A. Confidential is set in 1950's Los Angeles. Metascore: 91 User Score: 8.6
91 47. Repulsion (re-release) April 21, 2006 | Unrated Roman Polanski followed up his international breakthrough Knife in the Water with this controversial tale of psychosis. Catherine Deneuve is Carol, a fragile, frigid young beauty cracking up in her London flat when left alone by her vacationing sister. She is soon haunted by specters real and imagined, and her insanity grows to a violent, hysterical pitch. (The Criterion Collection) Metascore: 91 User Score: 7.5
91 48. Uncut Gems December 13, 2019 | R Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler, is always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides, in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win. Metascore: 91 User Score: 7.2
90 49. After Hours September 13, 1985 | R A Manhattan Yuppie's night out becomes a comic nightmare. (Warner Bros.) Metascore: 90 User Score: 8.0
90 50. The Crying Game November 25, 1992 | R A psychological thriller centering on the kidnapping of a British soldier by the IRA. Metascore: 90 User Score: 7.4
90 51. Winter's Bone June 11, 2010 | R This tense, naturalistic thriller follows 17-year-old Ree Dolly as she confronts the local criminal underworld and the harsh Ozark wilderness in order to to track down her father, who has put up the family homestead for his bail. Featuring a star-making performance by Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone is sure to be one of the most-critically acclaimed films of the year. (Roadside Attractions) Metascore: 90 User Score: 7.3
90 52. The Godfather: Part II December 12, 1974 | R The sequel to "The Godfather" continues the saga of two generations of successive power within the Corleone family. Coppola tells two stories in Part II: the roots and rise of a young Don Vito, played with uncanny ability by Robert De Niro, and the ascension of Michael (Al Pacino) as the new Don. [Paramount Pictures] Metascore: 90 User Score: 9.0
90 53. To Have and Have Not January 20, 1945 | Approved During World War II, American expatriate Harry Morgan helps transport a French Resistance leader and his beautiful wife to Martinique while romancing a sensuous lounge singer. Metascore: 90 User Score: tbd
90 54. High and Low November 26, 1963 | Not Rated An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom. Metascore: 90 User Score: 8.3
90 55. The Tale May 26, 2018 | TV-MA Jennifer Fox (Laura Dern) faces a host of life-altering questions after a short story from her middle school days forces her to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive. Metascore: 90 User Score: 7.3
90 56. Mad Max: Fury Road May 15, 2015 | R In the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and everyone is fighting for the necessities of life, there are two rebels who just might be able to restore order—Max (Tom Hardy), a man of action and few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos, and Furiosa (Charlize Theron), a woman of action who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland. Metascore: 90 User Score: 8.5
90 57. Eyes Without a Face [re-release] October 31, 2003 | Unrated In this 1960 French-Italian horror film, a father's love for his daughter becomes a nightmarish obsession, as he sacrifices many innocent girls in his attempt to reconstruct his once-beautiful daughter's disfigured face. Metascore: 90 User Score: 7.7
90 58. American Hustle December 13, 2013 | R A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock our nation, American Hustle tells the story of con man Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), who along with his equally cunning and seductive partner Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper). DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that's as dangerous as it is enchanting. Caught between the con-artists and Feds is Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner), the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator, but it's Irving's unpredictable wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence) who could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down. [Sony Pictures] Metascore: 90 User Score: 7.3
90 59. The Passenger (re-release) October 28, 2005 | PG Originally released in 1975, The Passenger is, on the simplest level, a suspense story about a man trying to escape his own life. This haunting film is a portrait of a drained journalist, played by Jack Nicholson, whose deliverance is an identity exchange with a dead man. The film was shot on location and takes Nicholson on an incredible journey through Africa, Spain, Germany and England. (Sony Pictures Classics) Metascore: 90 User Score: 7.2
89 60. The Lives of Others December 1, 2006 | R At once a political thriller and human drama, The Lives of Others begins in East Berlin in 1984, five years before Glasnost and the fall of the Berlin Wall and ultimately takes us to 1991, in what is now the reunited Germany. The film traces the gradual disillusionment of Captain Gerd Wiesler, a highly skilled officer who works for the Stasi, East Germany's all-powerful secret police. (Sony Pictures Classics) Metascore: 89 User Score: 8.7
89 61. Assault on Precinct 13 November 5, 1976 | R The lone inhabitants of an abandoned police station are under attack by the overwhelming numbers of a seemingly unstoppable street gang. Metascore: 89 User Score: 7.7
89 62. Gangs of Wasseypur January 16, 2015 | R Gangs of Wasseypur charts seventy years in the lives – and spectacular deaths – of two mafia-like families fighting for control of the coal-mining town of Wasseypur, India. Inspired by the real-life exploits of local gangs and beginning with the bandit-like career of Shahid Khan (Jaideep Ahlawat) in the 1940s, the film follows the ruthless rise of his son Sardar (Manoj Bajpayee) and his offspring Faizal (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), Danish, Perpendicular and Definitive and their their longtime nemesis, the wily and seemingly unstoppable Ramadhir Singh (Tigmanshu Dhulia). [Cinelicious Pics] Metascore: 89 User Score: 8.5
89 63. Elle November 11, 2016 | R Michèle seems indestructible. Head of a successful video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life as to business. Being attacked in her home by an unknown assailant changes Michèle's life forever. When she resolutely tracks the man down, they are both drawn into a curious and thrilling game-a game that may, at any moment, spiral out of control. Metascore: 89 User Score: 7.2
89 64. Deep Red June 11, 1976 | Not Rated After witnessing the murder of a famous psychic, a musician teams up with a feisty reporter to find the killer while evading attempts on their lives by the unseen assailant bent on keeping a dark secret buried. Metascore: 89 User Score: 7.3
89 65. Alien June 22, 1979 | R For the first time in nearly a quarter-century, Alien returns to the big screen with a digitally remastered special edition of director Ridley Scott's science fiction/horror classic. [Fox] Metascore: 89 User Score: 8.8
89 66. High Noon July 30, 1952 | Approved This classic 1952 Western stars Gary Cooper as just-married lawman Will Kane, who is about to retire as a small-town sheriff and begin a new life with his bride (Grace Kelly) when he learns that gunslinger Frank Miller (Ian MacDonald) is due to arrive at high noon to settle an old score. Metascore: 89 User Score: 8.4
88 67. Foreign Correspondent August 16, 1940 | TV-PG On the eve of WW2, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London. Metascore: 88 User Score: 8.0
88 68. Strangers on a Train June 30, 1951 | TV-PG A psychotic socialite attempts to force a professional tennis star to prove a theory that two complete strangers can get away with murder. Metascore: 88 User Score: 8.7
88 70. The Fallen Idol (re-release) February 10, 2006 Adapted from Graham Greene's story "The Basement Room" this 1948 film is told from the perspective of a child. Metascore: 88 User Score: 6.8
88 71. Sweet Country April 6, 2018 | R Sam, a middle-aged Aboriginal man, works for a preacher in the outback of Australia’s Northern Territory. When Harry, a bitter war veteran, moves into a neighbouring outpost, the preacher sends Sam and his family to help Harry renovate his cattle yards. But Sam’s relationship with the cruel and ill-tempered Harry quickly deteriorates, culminating in a violent shootout in which Sam kills Harry in self-defence. As a result, Sam becomes a wanted criminal for the murder of a white man, and is forced to flee with his wife across the deadly outback, through glorious but harsh desert country. A hunting party led by the local lawman Sergeant Fletcher is formed to track Sam down. But as the true details of the killing start to surface, the community begins to question whether justice is really being served. Metascore: 88 User Score: 7.1
88 73. Slow Machine June 4, 2021 | NR Stephanie, a restless and vibrant actress, meets Gerard, an NYPD counter-terrorism specialist who’s an aficionado of experimental theater (and maybe out of his mind). Flirtation ensues, ends disastrously, and forces Stephanie to the ramshackle upstate home of musician Eleanor Friedberger, yet this supposed escape is infected by violent memories of her past life. Metascore: 88 User Score: tbd
87 74. The Conversation April 7, 1974 | PG Wiretapper Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) becomes concerned about recordings he made for a client. Metascore: 87 User Score: 8.4
87 75. Scarface April 9, 1932 | Passed An ambitious and nearly insane violent gangster climbs the ladder of success in the mob, but his weaknesses prove to be his downfall. Metascore: 87 User Score: 7.1
87 76. The Long Goodbye March 7, 1973 | R Private investigator Philip Marlowe helps a friend out of a jam then gets implicated in his wife's murder. Metascore: 87 User Score: 7.2
87 77. Halloween October 25, 1978 | R On Halloween night in 1963, 6-year old Michael Myers stabbed his sister to death. After being in a mental hospital for 15 years, Myers escapes and returns to Haddonfield, Illinois to kill. Metascore: 87 User Score: 8.6
87 78. The Fugitive August 6, 1993 | PG-13 Adapted from the popular 1960s television, this is the story of Dr. Richard Kimble (Ford), who has been falsely accused and convicted of his wife's murder. Metascore: 87 User Score: 8.7
87 79. Goldfinger January 9, 1965 | GP Investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. Metascore: 87 User Score: 8.3
87 80. Jaws June 20, 1975 | PG When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town’s chief of police (Roy Scheider), a young marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a grizzled shark hunter (Robert Shaw) embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again. [Universal Pictures] Metascore: 87 User Score: 8.6
87 81. Hereditary June 8, 2018 | R When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter's family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. [A24] Metascore: 87 User Score: 6.7
87 82. Odd Man Out April 23, 1947 | Approved A wounded Irish nationalist leader attempts to evade police following a failed robbery in Belfast. Metascore: 87 User Score: tbd
87 83. Maria Full of Grace July 16, 2004 | R This film follows a bright, gutsy young woman on a life-changing -- and life-threatening -- odyssey from Colombia to New York, weaving a gripping narrative of risk, determination and survival. (Fine Line Features) Metascore: 87 User Score: 2.6
87 84. The Wicker Man August 7, 1974 | R A police sergeant is sent to a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl whom the townsfolk claim never existed. Stranger still are the rites that take place there. Metascore: 87 User Score: 7.5
87 85. The Tragedy of Macbeth December 25, 2021 | R A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power. Metascore: 87 User Score: 7.0
87 86. The Shape of Water December 1, 2017 | R Set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1963. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of silence and isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment. Metascore: 87 User Score: 7.0
87 87. Dirty Harry December 23, 1971 | R When an individual known as 'the Scorpio Killer' menaces the city, tough as nails San Francisco Police Inspector Harry Callahan (Eastwoood) is assigned to track down and deal with the psychopath. "Iknowwhatyou're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a 44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've only got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya punk?" Metascore: 87 User Score: 8.2
86 88. Blow Out July 24, 1981 | R A movie sound recordist (John Travolta) accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually an intentional killing and consequently finds himself in jeopardy. Metascore: 86 User Score: 8.0
86 89. Point Blank August 31, 1967 | Approved After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the money that was stolen from him. Metascore: 86 User Score: 6.8
86 90. Dog Day Afternoon December 25, 1975 | R A man robs a bank to pay for his lover's operation; it turns into a hostage situation and a media circus. Metascore: 86 User Score: 8.6
86 91. Heavenly Creatures November 16, 1994 | R Two teenage girls share a unique bond; their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge. Metascore: 86 User Score: 7.8
86 92. To Die For September 27, 1995 | R Structured in a documentary style, the film focuses on the life of a woman (Kidman) obsessed with the dream of becoming a media personality. (Sony Pictures Entertainment) Metascore: 86 User Score: 8.5
86 93. Rebecca April 12, 1940 | Approved A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence. Metascore: 86 User Score: 8.4
86 94. The Babadook November 28, 2014 | Not Rated Six years after the violent death of her husband, Amelia (Essie Davis) is at a loss. She struggles to discipline her ‘out of control’ 6 year-old, Samuel (Noah Wiseman), a son she finds impossible to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both. When a disturbing storybook called The Babadook turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he’s been dreaming about. His hallucinations spiral out of control, and he becomes more unpredictable and violent. Amelia, genuinely frightened by her son’s behavior, is forced to medicate him. But when Amelia begins to see glimpses of a sinister presence all around her, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel has been warning her about may be real. [IFC Films] Metascore: 86 User Score: 8.4
86 95. Dead Ringers September 23, 1988 | R The chilling story of identical twin gynecologists--suave Elliot and sensitive Beverly, bipolar sides of one personality--who share the same practice, the same apartment, the same women. When a new patient, glamorous actress Claire Niveau, challenges their eerie bond, they descend into a whirlpool of sexual confusion, drugs, and madness. Jeremy Irons' tour-de-force performance--as both twins?raises disturbing questions about the nature of personal identity. (Criterion Collection) Metascore: 86 User Score: 5.5
86 96. The Great Escape July 4, 1963 | Approved Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II. Metascore: 86 User Score: 8.4
86 97. Mission: Impossible – Fallout July 27, 2018 | PG-13 The best intentions often come back to haunt you. Mission: Impossible – Fallout finds Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team (Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames) along with some familiar allies (Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Monaghan) in a race against time after a mission gone wrong. Henry Cavill, Angela Bassett, and Vanessa Kirby also join the dynamic cast with filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie returning to the helm. Metascore: 86 User Score: 8.3
86 98. The Big Sleep August 31, 1946 | Passed 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. Metascore: 86 User Score: 8.5
86 99. Bonnie and Clyde August 13, 1967 | R Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are the legendary Depression-era bandits and lovers in this landmark film that won two Academy Awards and triggered a revolution in screen violence. (Warner Bros.) Metascore: 86 User Score: 8.2
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