Top 42 Movies
The most discussed and best-rated movies. Why 42? Watch this movie and you may find the answer!
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Inception (2010)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page …
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Oscar-nominated for Best Picture, this unnerving sci-fi thriller stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Dom Cobb, who earns a tidy sum infiltrating the dreams of corporate titans to steal their most…
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Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz …
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
A Jewish cinema owner (Mélanie Laurent) in occupied Paris is forced to host a Nazi movie premiere, where a radical group of American Jewish soldiers called the Basterds, led by Lt. Aldo Raine…
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Toy Story 3 (2010)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack …
Directed by: Lee Unkrich
In this installment of the Pixar animated franchise, toy cowboy Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks), his astronaut pal, Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), and their friends cope with their owner's…
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Black Swan (2010)
Cast: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel …
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
In director Darren Aronofsky's psychological thriller, ambitious New York City ballet dancer Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) lands the lead in "Swan Lake" but soon thinks her dreams of…
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Cast: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst …
Directed by: Michel Gondry
After learning that his mercurial ex-girlfriend, Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet), has undergone an experimental medical process to purge all memories of him, mild-mannered Joel Barish…
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Avatar (2009)
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver …
Directed by: James Cameron
Disabled Marine Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) travels to planet Pandora to become an avatar, ingratiate himself with the natives and help Americans mine lucrative unobtainium. But he finds…
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Fight Club (1999)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter …
Directed by: David Fincher
An insomniac corporate drone (Edward Norton) meets roguish rebel Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), and together they form a cathartic but brutal underground society in which men fight each other…
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(500) Days of Summer (2009)
Cast: Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Clark Gregg …
Directed by: Marc Webb
When his girlfriend, Summer (Zooey Deschanel), unceremoniously dumps him, greeting-card copywriter and hopeless romantic Tom (Golden Globe nominee Joseph Gordon-Levitt) begins sifting through…
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The Social Network (2010)
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake …
Directed by: David Fincher
Director David Fincher's biographical drama chronicles the meteoric rise of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) from Harvard sophomore to Internet superstar, examining his…
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Up (2009)
Cast: Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, Christopher Plummer …
Directed by: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
After a lifetime of dreaming of traveling the world, 78-year-old homebody Carl (voiced by Ed Asner) flies away on an unbelievable adventure with Russell, an 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer…
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The Hangover (2009)
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis …
Directed by: Todd Phillips
When three friends (Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis and Bradley Cooper) finally come to after a raucous night of bachelor-party revelry, they find a baby in the closet and a tiger in the…
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Pulp Fiction (1994)
Cast: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman …
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
A burger-loving hit man (John Travolta), his philosophical partner (Samuel L. Jackson), a drug-addled gangster's moll (Uma Thurman) and a washed-up boxer (Bruce Willis) converge in this…
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The Dark Knight (2008)
Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal …
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
In this blockbuster sequel to Batman Begins, the caped crusader (Christian Bale) teams with Lt. James Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) to continue…
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Amelie (2001)
Cast: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus …
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
When impish gamine Amélie (Audrey Tautou), who lives alone, finds a long-hidden trove of toys behind a baseboard in her apartment, she's inspired to repatriate the items, an impulse…
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton …
Directed by: David Fincher
David Fincher directs this Oscar-nominated tale of Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) -- a man who was born old and wrinkled but grows younger as the years go by -- with a screenplay adapted from a…
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Kick-Ass (2010)
Cast: Adrian Martinez, Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage …
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Inspired by his love of comic books, high school student Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) decides to transform himself into a masked crime fighter -- a decision that eventually thrusts the…
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Forrest Gump (1994)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise …
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Winner of six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, director Robert Zemeckis's charming blend of comedy and drama stars Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump, a simpleminded man who finds himself…
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The Matrix (1999)
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss …
Directed by: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
In this complex story that aspires to mythology, a computer hacker (Keanu Reeves) searches for the truth behind the mysterious force known as the Matrix. He finds his answer with a group of…
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WALL-E (2008)
Cast: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin …
Directed by: Andrew Stanton
In a futuristic world, human beings have destroyed Earth and evacuated the planet, leaving the cleanup to an army of robots they've programmed to do their dirty work. Due to a mishap,…
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Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter …
Directed by: Tim Burton
A 19-year-old Alice (Mia Wasikowska) journeys through Underland, where she experiences strange ordeals and encounters peculiar characters, including the vaporous Cheshire Cat (voiced by…
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Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)
Cast: Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos, André Ramiro …
Directed by: Jose Padilha
Tenente-Coronel Nascimento, a hardened vet of Rio de Janeiro's drug wars, is now head of a special police unit. With his new title comes new responsibilities and dangers, which the…
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Shutter Island (2010)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley, Mark Ruffalo …
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
When Teddy Daniels -- a World War II veteran turned U.S. marshal -- probes the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, his efforts are compromised by his…
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A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Adrienne Corri …
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
In this Stanley Kubrick classic based on Anthony Burgess's novel, teenage miscreant Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell) wanders aimlessly amid a bleak, futuristic urban landscape, drinking…
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Titanic (1997)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane …
Directed by: James Cameron
In this cinematic spectacle -- winner of 11 Academy Awards -- society girl Rose and penniless artist Jack struggle to survive both a tragically sinking ship and the wrath of Rose's…
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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Cast: Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette …
Directed by: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Convinced their little Olive (Abigail Breslin) is beauty queen material, parents Richard (Greg Kinnear) and Sheryl (Toni Collette) load the rest of the family into a van and embark on a…
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Cast: Gordon Liu, Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu …
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
In the first volume of this gritty revenge saga, an assassin is shot at the altar by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle. But she survives and sets…
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The Godfather (1972)
Cast: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan …
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
When organized-crime family patriarch Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody…
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Into the Wild (2007)
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Hal Holbrook, Vince Vaughn …
Directed by: Sean Penn
A young man gives up everything -- including his trust fund and ties to a seemingly stable family -- to lead a solitary life in the wild. Eschewing convention to trek across Alaska's…
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Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest …
Directed by: Tim Burton
An inventor dies before developing hands for his creation, a boy named Edward who instead has scissors at the end of each arm. Edward lives a monastic existence until an Avon lady adopts him…
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The Shining (1980)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd …
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
On the wagon and out of lucrative work thanks to his alcoholism and family troubles, aspiring novelist Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) accepts a position as the off-season custodian at an…
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Juno (2007)
Cast: Ellen Page, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner …
Directed by: Jason Reitman
Facing an unplanned pregnancy while she's still in high school, quirky teen Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) devises a plan to locate her unborn baby's perfect adoptive parents. But the…
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The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Adrian Grenier …
Directed by: David Frankel
After taking a job in the Big Apple as assistant to powerful fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep, in an Oscar-nominated role), small-town girl Andrea Sachs (Anne Hathaway)…
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Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams …
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Robert Downey Jr., in a Golden Globe-winning role, stars as the legendary London sleuth Sherlock Holmes, joined by Jude Law as Dr. Watson, in this Guy Ritchie-helmed reinvention of Sir Arthur…
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V for Vendetta (2005)
Cast: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea …
Directed by: James McTeigue
From the pages of David Lloyd and Alan Moore's groundbreaking graphic novel springs the enigmatic "V" (Hugo Weaving), a masked freedom fighter who's taken up arms against the…
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Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly …
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
A widow's growing dependence on amphetamines and a self-help television show parallels the struggles of her heroin-addicted son and his girlfriend and friend in Darren Aronofsky's…
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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010)
Cast: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin …
Directed by: Edgar Wright
When dreamy delivery girl Ramona (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) starts popping up in his life, slacker musician Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) takes notice. But to win the love of this rollerblading…
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The Sixth Sense (1999)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette …
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
When 6-year-old Cole Sear inexplicably starts seeing dead people, he lands in the care of child psychologist Malcolm Crowe, who's determined to uncover the truth behind Cole's…
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Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Cast: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Irrfan Khan …
Directed by: Danny Boyle
After coming within one question of winning it all on the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?," 18-year-old Mumbai "slumdog" Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) is arrested on suspicion…
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The King's Speech (2010)
Cast: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter …
Directed by: Tom Hooper
Britain's King George VI (Colin Firth) struggles with an embarrassing stutter for years until he seeks help from unorthodox Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) in…
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Closer (2004)
Cast: Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Anna, a photographer, seems content with her boyfriend, while Dan, a writer, adores his quirky beloved. But when Anna and Dan embark on an illicit affair, a cascade of betrayal ensues in this…
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City of God (2002)
Cast: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Phellipe Haagensen …
Directed by: Fernando Meirelles, Katia Lund
Buscapé (Alexandre Rodrigues) is frightened he'll end up like the countless others around him -- troubled, violent or dead. But his saving grace is his photographer's eye,…
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara …
Directed by: John Hughes
High-schooler Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) knows everyone -- and every trick to faking an illness. So with the entire school convinced he's at death's door, Bueller grabs his…