It is always a chance that the result will not be as perfect as fans hope it will be with all the moving parts that go into making a feature-length movie. There are movies out there that range from bad to incredibly unbelievable and all in between all the way. The best films were the ones with a hard-working team that worked together to make their dreams a reality. These are all those films.
Highest Grossing Classic Movies Ever!
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
In 2004, director Michel Gondry met with screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and produced the masterpiece that we consider to be the Spotless Mind’s Everlasting Sunshine. Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet are the main characters, which should tell everything you need to hear about how amazing the movie is. Joel Barish and Clementine, the protagonists of Carrey and Winslet, are involved in an affair that begins to go South, so they both get an operation to erase their minds from each other. This is not, as planned, as simple as they thought.
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
The Grand Budapest Hotel
This is not shocking news, but the top-grossing film by The Grand Budapest Hotel director Wes Anderson also was the first to earn him an Academy Award nomination. It incorporates several various aspects of his various movies and brings them together into one fantastic film. The film is all about a boy in the hotel lobby, played by Tony Revolori, who begins working at the Hotel Grand Budapest. You are taken on an unpredictable roller coaster through Wes Anderson’s brain during the duration of the film.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Silence
Martin Scorsese managed to address one of the most challenging topics facing filmmakers, and he accomplished. A touchy subject to make a film about is the essence of life and morality, but he did it well. The movie is about two Jesuit priests sneaking into Japan to learn that their teacher has renounced his religion. The camerawork is impeccable, and the movie’s storyline is just like no other.
Silence
Jaws
“Jaws” is the kind of movie that might have been a success for a few months, but after people saw it, they took a nosedive, but Steven Spielberg and his staff made sure that this was not the reality. And even more than four decades after the film was released, people still think twice, before diving deep into the ocean. This movie was taken to an iconic standard by Spielberg and his team that will never be surpassed by any similar movie.
Jaws
Unforgiven
This movie is one of the first ones who got Clint Eastwood to start making Western films. This film, which was directed and starred by Eastwood, recalls the story of a former criminal who gave up his old life to raise his kids but had to go back for some additional cash. Instead of glorifying it as is done in most Western films, this film does the excellent job of showing what real ugly violence looks like.
Unforgiven
There Will Be Blood
In this late 19th-century film, Paul Thomas Anderson puts the spotlight on people’s greed for money and oil. Stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano are competing with each other because of who’s going to get oil power. The movie takes a poke at American capitalism and unknowingly does the greed-driven stuff people do.
There Will Be Blood
John Wick
John Wick is a brilliantly executed film that made Keanu Reeves train for four months for eight hours a day, five days a week to perform to his full potential. This movie has a backstory that can’t be found anywhere else; it’s more than just about a guy who goes on a killing spree after the murder of his dog. The last thing that linked him with his deceased wife was the puppy. This movie has feelings behind it that can be explained only by seeing the film for yourself.
John Wick
You Were Never Really Here
This film follows the life of a hitman who was hired by a senator to save his daughter from great dangers, portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix. This may sound like a very classic story, but what makes it better than everything else is performance and character development. In the best way possible, Phoenix does an excellent job of juggling various forms of identities.
You Were Never Really Here
The Witch
This 1630s movie is about a father and his family who have all been expelled from a community in Puritan Plymouth and are attempting to go out on their own to start farming in the woods. When a member of their family disappears from nowhere, while trying to locate him, the family has several problems ahead. The producer, Robert Eggers, spent four years researching to make the film as authentic as it could be.
The Witch
Manchester By The Sea
If you are looking for a warm and fuzzy feeling inside, this is not the type of film you should be watching. The film is about Lee Chandler, played by Casey Affleck, who after his brother’s death, is asked to return to his hometown and finds out he now has custody of his adolescent nephew. This movie is going to make you feel emotions that you never thought you could experience from something that isn’t real life, but it’s as real as you can get inside a screen.
Manchester By The Sea
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road is all about a near-feral human being living in a post-apocalyptic world who ends up on a journey to rescue women from the grips of evil. The storyline is fascinating on its own but what makes it stand out are the combat and visual effects. Like the high-speed automobiles spinning around, most of the stunts are real.
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive would not be the first film to take a shot at mastering the concept of surrealism, nor is it the only one, but David Lynch incorporates the idea of surrealism into this film perfectly. He blurs the boundaries between what is imagination and what is a fact, which produces a film that is unsettling but impressive. The movie is so unique that it has also been called the best movie of the 21st century by the BBC.
Mulholland Drive
Her
This science-fiction romance that ended up being a top hit was written, directed and produced by Spike Jonze. It is set in the future, but still the relatable future. The story tracks Theodore Twombly through his latest divorce, played by Joaquin Phoenix. By purchasing an operating system, he attempts to restore his broken heart, but he ends hopelessly in love with it. There is so much to play with through this film —the emotions, the camerawork, the colors, everything, and the production team just hit it out of the park.
Her
The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Robert Ford’s The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward is considered one of the most overlooked movies ever made. This film takes its time to introduce characters and build up the plot, unlike the classic Western movie of nothing but a massive lot of gunfights. Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck refined the characteristics of their characters and made the movie what it indeed was. What made this film incredibly was the combination of acting with the fantastic visuals that made the screen look like a painting.
The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
The Lord Of The Rings Return of the King
Although every film in the Lord of the Rings series was out of this world, it was the final one that tied it all together and brought the total resolution of every film. What makes it the second-highest-grossing movie of all time is the cinematography and realistic fights, and the reason it was able to win 11 Oscars. An accomplishment such as this is not usual.
The Lord Of The Rings Return Of The King
The Thing
A group of researchers stumbles across “The Thing” when located in a remote region in Antarctica, which is a huge life-sized parasite that can adapt to the form or any organism, including humans. This makes the group of scientists feel anxious being in the proximity of one another since they have no clue if the parasite might be one of them. At first, audiences were not sure how they felt about this film, but over time, everyone grew to enjoy and appreciate the depth and scope of this film.
The Thing
Pulp Fiction
This movie was directed by Quentin Tarantino and starred by Bruce Willis, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, and John Travolta. The casting and acting abilities are fantastic. What makes this film unique is the many sub storylines in the movie which have nothing to do with each other, but by the end, they find their way together somehow. You don’t know what the next move is going to be in the movie, and it does such an excellent job of keeping you intrigued.
Pulp Fiction
2001: A Space Odyssey
This film was a playoff of “The Sentinel” by Arthur C. Clarke. It’s about a spacecraft sent to Jupiter after biological evolution was interrupted. It touches on subjects that most movies stay away from, such as evolution and existentialism. By using sounds and dialogues sparingly to make audiences believe they were in space, the filmmakers made it as real as it can get. It is said that this movie is one of the most influencing films ever made.
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski remembers the tale of someone who is played by Jeff Bridges as “The Dude.” He finds himself struggling in all directions to purchase a new carpet. In each minute of this film, there is so much going on, which leaves audiences as confused as “The Dude” is. This movie’s out-there characters are what won over audiences, on top of whether its funny and light-hearted script would leave its fans in their daily lives reciting lines from the movie.
The Big Lebowski
Pan’s Labyrinth
Five years after the Spanish Civil War, this dark film takes place and does an excellent job of combining reality with a mythical worldview. In essence, the movie is about a young girl named Ofelia who discovers magical creatures that lead her to determine her destiny somewhere. Sections of this film are brutal and dramatic, but what makes it a film to be appreciated by anyone who has watched it is the performance and cinematography in this film.
Pan’s Labyrinth
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
There’s always going to be a controversy about what’s going to be the best Marvel movie. Still, we think Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 deserves a fighting opportunity to be deemed number one. This film focuses on many of the facets of the various characters and how the casts were brought to where they are now from their experience.
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
Hot Fuzz
We have seen a lot of comedies, but many can tell you that Hot Fuzz is the best choice for you. The 2007 British film is about two policemen who are determined to solve a murder in the region’s unexplained chain of deaths. This doesn’t sound like a hilarious conspiracy, but believe us, it is. The jokes and the foreshadowing of the story stand out from other movies, and it will blow your mind the way they bring in a thin layer of horror, suspense and action.
Hot Fuzz
Spider-Man 2
Even Roger Ebert, a notorious critic for giving every film harsh reviews, called this 2004 film “the best superhero film since Superman was released in the modern genre.” One of the best aspects of this version of the film is that while not dismissing what’s at risk in the movie, they can maintain a light-hearted tone in the movie. Viewers are becoming steadily addicted not only to cheering for Spider-Man’s success, as well as to the progress in his private life.
Spider-Man 2
Evil Dead II
This film is considered by many people to be perfect, and not for no justification. The target set for this film was to make its audiences scream and make their viewers laugh, and both of those goals were accomplished. This sequel to the classic 1981 film reveals that Bruce Campbell, as he is covered in guts, is in a relatively realistic light.
Evil Dead II
Titanic
James Cameron, as the director, actor, co-producer, and co-editor of the iconic film, had a say in just about everything that transpired during the Titanic production process. This movie was nominated for a whopping 14 Academy Awards and won 11 Oscars, and is supported by almost everyone who has ever seen it! Even though it probably won’t keep all of its milestones long, it’s still going to be the first movie to make over $1 billion.
Titanic
West Side Story
You should see this one, even if you’re not a massive fan of classic movies. Even though he had no previous experience in a musical, the director of the film was motivated to turn the story into a film. He brought on Jerome Robbins, a musical and dance producer because he realized he needed support to help with the behind-the-scenes job of adequately preparing the actors for their roles. The 1961 film was so well produced that in Manhattan, audiences felt like they were brought back to 1957.
West Side Story
The English Patient
This is one of those movies that can hit your heart’s darkest depths and tug on its strings. The English Patient is the kind of movie that can make you feel as if, even if you were not even living yet you could relate to the Second World War. It has received 12 Academy Awards nominations and won nine of them and won two of its seven Golden Globe nominations.
The English Patient
Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire was the kind of movie that American audiences did not know necessary to enrich their cultural and global understanding and knowledge of challenges. The film deals with the lives of brothers who lived in the slums of Mumbai, India. Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy tried to dig deep into the culture so that he could guarantee that what he was depicting on screen was authentic. The film, amongst others, won an Academy Award for Best Picture and made $377 million!
Slumdog Millionaire
Schindler’s List
Schindler’s List is among the films based on a book, so it already has an excellent script to work off. The directing abilities of Steven Spielberg combined with the writing abilities of Steven Zaillian, made this movie remarkable in every way. The film is about Oskar Schindler and his world-changing quest to save thousands of Polish-Jewish refugees from their fate by recruiting them to work at his factory during the Holocaust. Itzhak Perlman’s camerawork and music are what make this film almost flawless and certainly unmatched.
Schindler’s List
Forrest Gump
In Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks’ success is unlike anything most people have seen before. His kind and well-meaning spirit give back a little bit of belief to the world. The 1994 film received over $677 million worldwide and won an Academy Award for Best Picture in a Leading Role and Best Actor. Not only did this film take over the hearts of many in America, but people across the globe raced head-first to get a ticket.
Forrest Gump
The Godfather Part II
Amazing actors such as Al Pacino and Robert De Niro were included in the cast, and Francis Ford Coppola directed it, so you already know it’s going to be great. The Godfather’s first instalment was such a big success that Paramount Pictures didn’t even think twice about producing a sequel. Coppola was doubtful at first about the fate of this follow-up film, but he realized it would be amazing after rewriting parts of the script.
The Godfather Part II
Get Out
It is one of the best films of the modern era because it portrays the terrible realities faced by African-Americans and puts viewers in the shoes of those who have had to live this life. Chris is going to visit his girlfriend’s family, but something seems suspicious to him immediately after his arrival. He thought the family might be a little racist, but it takes a sharp turn to expose the most horrific nightmare.
Get Out
Creed
Many fans thought that the Rocky movies did not need a new addition to the community before sitting down to watch this film since its original 1976 film. This adaptation was regarded as the best film. Michael B. Jordan was still a prospective actor when this movie was made. To prove himself, Adonis Creed, decided to transform to Rocky Balboa. This wasn’t just a continuation of a film that already existed, but it presented us with a new character with innovations and a new plot instead.
Creed
Shaun Of The Dead
Shaun Of The Dead was a horror-comedy film that was known to be a force to be dealt with before Hot Fuzz came into being. Shawn, a slacker who does not do anything with his life, is plunged head-first into adulthood when a zombie apocalypse takes over his hometown. There is also a tremendous amount of humor in this movie instead of making this zombie movie purely about blood and guts.
Shaun Of The Dead
Fight Club
When this film came out in 1999, it was deemed highly controversial. The film has only become more famous over the years and is considered to be a cult classic nowadays. Brad Pitt, who plays the role of a soap salesman, appears in the movie. He and Edward Norton, who plays a white-collar worker, come together to form an underground combat club. There is a much different conclusion to the movie than you would expect, and the storyline keeps audiences on their toes.
Fight Club
The Incredibles
This movie is quite distinct from any other movie on the list. When they released “The Incredibles” in 2004, Disney truly stepped up their game. This film features a “regular” family trying to keep a secret about their crazy superpowers. It was not the classic Disney film typically released. Not only is the amount of animation incredible, but the movie’s storyline is also one that will keep both kids and adults amused for the entire film.
The Incredibles
Whiplash
Most audiences loved and gave this film a high rating in 2014, and it’s not a mystery why. This movie is about a jazz drum apprentice with a conflicted relationship with his abusive teacher. It features exceptional acting abilities that made the viewers experience being a part of the sequence of events. It had the potential to turn out badly, but it reached every possible mark.
Whiplash
Vertigo
Vertigo is about a retired police officer who has an extreme fear of heights. There is a mysterious vibe to the plot of the movie, and it unfolds seamlessly during the film’s length. Thanks to something called a dolly zoom, which shifts perspective from the camera’s view, the camerawork makes you feel like you have vertigo when watching it.
Vertigo
The Shawshank Redemption
Film critic Roger Ebert said it is darker than most movies; it’s about continuity in a lifetime, focused on friendship and hope.” Surprisingly, even though it earned loads of award nominations, this movie was not a success in theaters. Cinematographer Roger Deakins ended up winning the American Society of Cinematographers award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography, despite the long, uphill struggle to make viewers love the movie. It was accepted for preservation by the National Film Registry 21 years after the film came out.
The Shawshank Redemption
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
This film was just the second to win all 5 major categories of the Academy Awards, and reasonably so. It is recently ranked number 33 on the “100 Years, 100 Movies” list of the American Film Institutes. In this film, Jack Nicholson brings to the screen a powerful performance. Equally remarkable were the supporting actors, and this film will still be regarded as one of the best.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
The Sound Of Music
Every time it’s watched, this 1965 film brings a new perspective to the world. The cast includes the fantastic Julie Andrews, who portrayed the character of a tomboy called Maria, who takes her love of music to the home she’s moved to in Austria. It’s a heartbreaking story based on the real Von Trapp band, one of the world’s best concert groups around the time of World War II.
The Sound Of Music
The Wizard Of Oz
After a Kansas hurricane rages in her small town, Dorothy, played by Judy Garland, is washed away with her dog, Toto. They arrive in Oz, a magical place, where they have to navigate the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City. Here they encounter a party made up of a wizard, a scarecrow, a tin man, and a lion. The film is so well-thought-out that it has so many complex moving parts. It’s a timeless film that can never be substituted.
The Wizard Of Oz
The Breakfast Club
This is a film that depicts a day in the lifestyles of five high school students from various backgrounds and has very distinct personality traits from each other. The film is based on a perspective that allows each character to tell their narrative, and by the end of the film, you’re intrigued to know the best way—how it all happened.
The Breakfast Club
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
This 1982 fantasy movie takes a shot at the making of an alien film, where they strike the nail on the head. Young Drew Barrymore is one of the movie’s lead stars, and nothing beats young Drew Barrymore. As alien and extraterrestrial films were not so popular then, it was one of the greatest hits of its time.
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Back To The Future
This 1985 sci-fi film follows a Marty McFly, a teenager from California, who was transported back to 1950s by accident. Because of this, it’s Marty’s responsibility to guarantee that his parents meet and fall in love to secure his future. As the movie progress, circumstances pushed him to several paths to save his friends, himself and more.
Back To The Future
Up
When they released Up in 2009, Disney brought animation capabilities and aspirations to the next level. The film touched the hearts of those who watched it and left everyone inside feeling warm and mushy. An old gentleman with a vision meets a young boy with a target, and in their unlikely journey together the two conquer all odds.
Up
Gone With The Wind
Scarlett O’Hara, a southern girl who has a fascinating perspective on the ideology of her family’s plantation, is the protagonist of this 1939 drama set around the time of the civil war. The film was a big success and a daunting moment to understand that it was not anything to shy away from violating social and civic norms.
Gone With The Wind
Braveheart
William Wallace, a medieval patriot, is thrown into a Scottish war against the English. The love of his life has just been murdered. During this battle, which is increasingly worsening to an extreme degree, his survival is on the line.
Braveheart
Beauty And The Beast
The 1991 version of this Disney movie was the first animated film ever to obtain a Best Picture nomination. It is the original version of a film which has become one of the classic, house-hold movies that everyone genuinely loves.
Beauty And The Beast