The Greatest 100 Movies of All Time

1 The Godfather [Film Series] The first two movies in Francis Ford Coppola's operatic Mafia series (starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino) are genre-defining classics. 2917 15181 2 The Shawshank Redemption This life-affirming Stephen King adaptation stars Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman as two jailed prisoners who strike up a friendship. 2912 16540 3 Star Wars [Film Series] The first entry in George Lucas’s much-heralded fantastical space trilogy broke big technological ground as well as box-office records. 2001 13781 4 Casablanca Michael Curtiz’s critically beloved landmark 1942 romance stars Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in career-defining turns. 1812 10174 5 Schindler's List Often considered Spielberg’s masterpiece, this wrenching drama starring Liam Neeson as the titular hero is based on true events. 1683 10237 6 It's a Wonderful Life This tale of a stricken average Joe (James Stewart) whose life is saved by an angel made director Frank Capra a household name. 1624 9110 7 The Wizard of Oz Victor Fleming’s timeless 1939 musical boasts some of the most loved songs in movie history as well as a star turn by Judy Garland. 1610 10194 8 Gone With the Wind Victor Fleming’s 1939 star-studded Civil War tour de force finds Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh entangled in a fiery love affair. 1506 9378 9 Psycho Possibly the most influential thriller ever made, Alfred Hitchcock’s tale of a psychotic mama's boy (Anthony Perkins) hasn’t dimmed with age. 1443 8455 10 To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee’s story is poignantly reimagined in this 1962 coming-of-age pic with a career-defining performance by Gregory Peck. 1443 8683 11 Citizen Kane Director and star Orson Welles’s masterful fictional biopic about the titular tycoon set a new standard for the movies that followed. 1409 8263 12 Pulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino's stylish cult classic interweaves a series of vignettes about low-life criminals, lovers, and thugs. 1407 10901 13 Rear Window Alfred Hitchcock’s voyeuristic triumph finds James Stewart and Grace Kelly navigating the twists and turns of a nail-biting thriller. 1371 7217 14 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Jack Nicholson as a crazy-sane mental patient is one of many fine performances that anchor Milos Forman’s adaptation. 1350 8642 15 Jaws Steven Spielberg’s unforgettably terrifying flick brings Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss to their knees before a giant mechanical shark. 1130 9086 16 North by Northwest One of Hitchcock’s finest works of suspense, this mistaken-identity movie boasts crack performances by Cary Grant and James Mason. 1096 6360 17 Vertigo James Stewart stars as the acrophobic detective at the heart of this 1958 tale of obsession also from the Hitchock canon. 1043 6339 18 Apocalypse Now Coppola’s nightmarish Vietnam epic, starring Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen, redefines the war flick and the dangers of the jungle. 1003 7395 19 Taxi Driver Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese make movie magic in the tale of a rage-filled New York cabbie bent on correcting the world’s injustices. 971 7277 20 Ben-Hur This 1959 Charlton Heston classic tells the epic story of Judah Ben-Hur on an ambitious scale made evident by its famed chariot race. 765 6501 21 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Spielberg’s feel-good 1982 hit stars Drew Barrymore and Henry Thomas as young siblings who form a powerful bond with a cute alien. 756 7750 22 The Bridge on the River Kwai Based on a true event, this 1957 war drama finds Alec Guinness’s British commander leading a perilous effort in the wilds of Burma. 739 5891 23 Lawrence of Arabia Peter O’Toole nabbed the Oscar for his first major role, in David Lean’s breathtakingly gorgeous 1962 biopic. 722 6110 24 Singin' in the Rain The inimitable Gene Kelly directs and stars in one of the most beloved musicals of the fifties, opposite Jean Hagen and Debbie Reynolds. 552 6066 25 The Maltese Falcon John Huston’s influential noir mystery stars Humphrey Bogart as a hard-drinking gumshoe tracking the elusive titular statue. 488 5278 26 The African Queen Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn’s odd-couple chemistry anchors John Huston’s 1951 romantic adventure. 450 5274 27 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Disney’s first full-length animated masterpiece is a classic fairy tale that won hearts (and an Oscar) in 1937. 438 6052 28 2001: A Space Odyssey Stanley Kubrick’s hypnotic, thought-provoking mind bender was revolutionary in 1968 and has been a sci-fi staple ever since. 432 6926 29 King Kong The pioneering 1933 horror-fantasy favorite stars Fay Wray as the comely blonde who entices the love-struck giant ape to his doom. 425 5821

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