1. THE GODFATHER(1972)
R | 175min | Crime, Drama
IMDb – 9.2 Metascore – 100
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: 1,502,946 | Gross: $134.97M
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Actors: 5 Stars
Direction: 5 Stars
Screenplay: 5 Stars
Oscars: 3
Oscar Nominations: 11
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 4
Golden Globes: 6
Golden Globe Nominations: 8
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2. THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION(1994)
R | 142min | Drama
IMDb – 9.3 Metascore – 80
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.
Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler
Votes: 2,181,797 | Gross: $28.34M
Actors: 4.8 Stars
Direction: 5 Stars
Screenplay: 4.9 Stars
Oscars: 0
Oscar Nominations: 7
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 2
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3. SCHINDLER’s LIST(1993)
R | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
IMDb – 8.9 Metascore – 94
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall
Votes: 1,138,816 | Gross: $96.90M
Actors: 4.9 Stars
Direction: 5 Stars
Screenplay: 5 Stars
Oscars: 7
Oscar Nominations: 12
BAFTA Awards: 6
BAFTA Nominations: 12
Golden Globes: 3
Golden Globe Nominations: 6
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4. RAGING BULL(1980)
R | 129 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
IMDb – 8.2 Metascore – 89
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent
Votes: 300,821 | Gross: $23.38M
Actors: 5 Stars
Direction: 5 Stars
Screenplay: 5 Stars
Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 8
BAFTA Awards: 2
BAFTA Nominations: 4
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 7
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5. CASABLANCA(1942)
PG | 102 min | Drama, Romance, War
IMDb – 8.5 Metascore – 100
A cynical American expatriate struggles to decide whether or not he should help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape French Morocco.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains
Votes: 492,089 | Gross: $1.02M
Actors: 5 Stars
Direction: 5 Stars
Screenplay: 5 Stars
Oscars: 3
Oscar Nominations: 8
BAFTA Awards: N/A
BAFTA Nominations: N/A
Golden Globes: N/A
Golden Globe Nominations: N/A
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6. CITIZEN KANE(1941)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Mystery
IMDb – 8.3 Metascore – 100
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: 375,250 | Gross: $1.59M
Actors: 5 Stars
Direction: 5 Stars
Screenplay: 5 Stars
Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 9
BAFTA Awards: N/A
BAFTA Nominations: N/A
Golden Globes: N/A
Golden Globe Nominations: N/A
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7. GONE WITH THE WIND(1939)
Passed | 238 min | Drama, History, Romance
IMDb – 8.1 Metascore – 97
A manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood | Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O’Neil
Votes: 272,291 | Gross: $198.68M
Actors: 5 Stars
Direction: 5 Stars
Screenplay: 5 Stars
Oscars: 8
Oscar Nominations: 13
BAFTA Awards: N/A
BAFTA Nominations: N/A
Golden Globes: N/A
Golden Globe Nominations: N/A
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8. THE WIZARD OF OZ(1939)
PG | 102 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
IMDb – 8 Metascore – 100
Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well.
Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Mervyn LeRoy, Norman Taurog, Richard Thorpe, King Vidor | Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr
Votes: 359,448 | Gross: $2.08M
Actors: 5 Stars
Direction: 5 Stars
Screenplay: 5 Stars
Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 6
BAFTA Awards: N/A
BAFTA Nominations: N/A
Golden Globes: N/A
Golden Globe Nominations: N/A
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