Top Ten Best Movies of All Times

Top Ten Movies of All Times

Probably the list of top movies is pretty long, but here are the top ten movies of all times. Even after 15 years, the movie The Shawshank Redemption stays on top of lists of best movies of all times. The other movies in the top five spots that take the crown of top movies, appreciated and adored by millions of viewers all over the world are The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Pulp Fiction and The Dark Knight. Read on important reviews of top movies and know why these movies are still watched all over the world:

The Shawshank Redemption

The movie when released been in critics for a long time for its length (142 minutes). Movie was directed by Frank Darabont who filmed the plot so dramatically rewarding as the movie approaches towards its end. Actors Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown and other actors have proved their acting at every stage in the movie. The movie won 11 awards, nominated for 7 oscar awards and holds 13 other nominations. The movie genre is ‘Drama’ but holds good amount of suspense which makes it even more interesting by the end. The movie rating is R for language and prison violence. The movie is inspired by Stephen King’s original story ‘Red’. The movie was released in 1994.

The Godfather

Generally acknowledged as a bona fide classic, this Francis Ford Coppola film is one of those rare experiences that feels perfectly right from beginning to end–almost as if everyone involved had been born to participate in it. Francis Ford Coppola, the director of The Godfather, paints a chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan’s rise and near fall from power in America, masterfully balancing the story between the Corleone’s family life and the ugly crime business in which they are engaged. Starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvell and many other well known artists. The movie won 3 oscar awards, 19 other awards and carries 17 nominations. The Godfather movie genre is Crime, Drama & Thriller and has been rated R for the level of violence. The movie was released in 1972.

The Godfather Part II

Just 2 years later, the director of the hit The Godfather, released the second part of this movie; The Godfather Part II. Francis Ford Coppola took some of the deep background from the life of Mafia chief Vito Corleone–the patriarch of Mario Puzo’s bestselling novel The Godfather–and built around it a stunning sequel to his Oscar-winning, 1972 hit film. Rated and voted by millions of users across globe, the movies is one of the best sequels ever. Starred by Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, John Cazale and Talia Shire, the movie bagged 6 oscar awards, 7 other awards and carries 15 nominations. The Godfather Part II movie genre is Crime, Drama and Thriller. The movie was released in 1974.

Pulp Fiction

With the knockout one-two punch of 1992’s Reservoir Dogs and 1994’s Pulp Fiction writer-director Quentin Tarantino stunned the filmmaking world, exploding into prominence as a cinematic heavyweight contender. Critics and audiences worldwide hailed PULP FICTION as the star-studded picture that redefined cinema in the 20th Century! Quentin Tarantino, the director of Pulp Fiction, shows the lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster’s wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. Starcast includes John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Eric Stoltz and Bruce Willis putting together their best effort to make it large. The movie won Oscar Award in 1995 and won 43 other awards, carries 40 nominations. The movie was released in 1994.

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight arrives with tremendous hype of ‘Best superhero movie ever’, and incredibly, it lives up to all of it. Bruce Wayman sets the tone of the movie: the world is a dark, dangerous place where there are no easy choices. The movie is directed by Christopher Nolan director of hit movies like Batman Begins, The Prestige, Insomnia and many more. The plot of the movie beholds viewer’s interest: Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent are forced to deal with the chaos unleashed by an anarchist mastermind known only as the Joker, as it drives each of them to their limits. Starring Christian Bale (Batman), Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, monique Curnen and other actors have spilled the best of them bagging 2 oscars for the movie with another 46 wins and carries 47 nominations. The movie was released in 2008.

Schindler’s List

The director of hit movie “Jurassic Park”, Steven Spielberg refers Schindler’s List as “the most satisfying experience of my career.” Adapted from the best-selling book by Thomas Keneally and filmed in Poland with an emphasis on absolute authenticity, Spielberg’s masterpiece ranks among the greatest films ever made about the Holocaust during World War II. The movie plot: Oskar Schindler uses Jews to start a factory in Poland during the war. He witnesses the horrors endured by the Jews, and starts to save them. The movie is more like a biography filled with drama and history of war. Starring Liam Neeson (Oskar Schindler), Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall (Emilie Schindler), Jonathan Sagall, Embeth Davidtz and other actors have outdone in this epic, bagging 7 Oscar awards, with another 63 wins and 21 nominations. The movie was released in 1993.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

One of the key movies of the 1970s, when exciting, groundbreaking, personal films were still being made in Hollywood, Milos Forman’s One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest emphasized the humanistic story at the heart of Ken Kesey’s more hallucinogenic novel. The movie is a landmark (one of the few I might add) in cinema. Almost everything in this movie from direction to acting is at its perfection. The tagline of the movie “If he’s crazy, what does that make you?” makes it even more interesting. Starring Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Sydney Lassick, Brad Douriff, Christopher Lloyd, Will Sampson, Danny DeVito, Dean R. Brooks, Scatman Crothers and other great actors, the movie bagged in 5 Oscar Awards, another 28 wins and 11 nominations. The movie was released in 1975.

12 Angry Men

Even after 52 years, Sidney Lumet’s directorial debut remains a tense, atmospheric courtroom thriller, in which the viewer never sees a trial and the only action is verbal. Eleven jurors are convinced that the defendant is guilty of murder. The twelfth has no doubt of his innocence. How can this one man steer the others toward the same conclusion? It’s a case of seemingly overwhelming evidence against a teenager accused of killing his father in “one of the best pictures ever made”. A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court. Starring Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb, E. G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, Ed Binns, Jack Warden, Henry Fonda, Joseph Sweeney and other actors have added to the success of this movie and was nominated for 3 oscar awards, another 13 wins and 6 nominations. The movie was released in 1957.

Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Irvin Kershner directed movie Star Wars Episode V made a big time on the box office and loved among the fans of science fiction movies. Fleeing the evil Galactic Empire, the rebels abandon their new base on Hoth. Princess Leia, Han Solo and the droids R2-D2 and C-3P0 escape in the damaged Millenium Falcon, but are later captured by Lord Darth Vader on Bespin. Directed by Irvin Kershner and written by George Lucas & Leigh Brackett, the movie star cast includes Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Pincess Leia), Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), David Prowse (Darth Vader), Frank Oz (Yoda), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and other actors pushed far over edges to win the Oscar Award for this movie alongwith another 10 wins and 12 nominations. The movie was released in 1980.

Casablanca

A truly perfect movie, the 1942 Casablanca still wows viewers today, and for good reason. Its unique story of a love triangle set against terribly high stakes in the war against a monster is sophisticated instead of outlandish, intriguing instead of garish. Classic film set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World War II: An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. The movie plot: During World War II, Europeans who were fleeing from the Germans, sought refuge in America. But to get there they would first have to go Casablanca and once they get there, they have to obtain exit visas which are not very easy to come by. Starred by Humphrey Bogart (Rick Blaine), Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and many other actors contributed to have the movie count on 3 oscar awards, another 2 wins and 6 nominations. The movie was released in 1942.

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