Choosing the best movies in history is not an easy task. That’s why our team of Super Fans relied on your overall score on IMDB, Metacritic, and our special criteria to make it. So we can enjoy the best of the seventh art together.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Genre: Drama
Andy Dufresne, a banker, is the prime suspect in the murder of his wife and her secret lover. At trial, they find him guilty, and decide to send him to Shawshank Prison, where he is isolated and closed to human interaction due to his circumstances.
However, the light of hope shines in his heart. When he meets Red, a wise man who tries to lead prisoners to the path of sanity, Andy realizes that he can achieve even the impossible.
The Godfather (1972)
Genre: Drama, Crime
In the most recognizable mob movie in history, we follow the Corleone family. Vito, the patriarch, is the Don, the head of the family. His son, Michael, has returned as a war hero, and just in time for the wedding of his sister Connie, who is to marry the Rizzi.
Despite wanting to live a normal life, Michael finds himself involved with a powerful drug dealer who offers him immunity from the Corleones. When he is repulsed by the Don, the patriarch is mercilessly attacked. After this, Michael will make the difficult decision to wage war against the Sollozzos and their allies to keep his family name up.
The Godfather II (1974)
Genre: Drama, Crime
In this prequel, Vito Corleone’s childhood is depicted and his rise from a simple criminal to the most powerful don in New York City. While his son Don Michael Corleone succumbs to power, greed and cruelty, all out of pride and keeping the Corleone family intact.
The Dark Knight (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
In this magnificent sequel to Christopher Nolan’s first Batman film, we follow the Dark Knight meeting his nemesis, the Joker, for the first time. Batman has every intention of dismantling organized crime within Gotham City, and he has the best allies behind the project. A prosecutor and the police chief, Lieutenant Gordon and Harvey Dent.
Their plan is effective, but soon the three will have to learn to deal with a new criminal mastermind on the rise, known as The Joker. This new character will try to push Gotham City into the most chaotic anarchy, while his cruelty and planning will force Batman to consider crossing that fine line between being a hero or becoming a vigilante.
Schindler’s List (1993)
- The best films of all time – Schindler’s List
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Oskar Schindler, a historical figure, represents the greed of capitalism. He is a businessman, cold, vain and full of greed. However, seeing the atrocities committed against the Jews, he feels compelled to turn his factory into a refuge for them. This feature film is based on the true story of the businessman, who managed to save more than a thousand Jews from execution in a gas chamber inside the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
- The best movies ever – Pulp Fiction
- Genre: Crime, Drama
Pulp Fiction is proof that not everything has to make perfect sense at the beginning to create a cohesive and magnificent story. The film follows different unrelated stories, but at its center are two contract killers, Jules and Vincent. They just got a couple of big commissions. This unites them with the wife of their employer, a boxer who is no longer in his prime, and a couple of petty thieves in a family cafeteria.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
- Best Movies Ever – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- Genre: Adventure, Western
Three different men of three different temperaments and tastes embark on a long adventure to find a fortune in gold. While the former, who is a former bounty hunter, knows the name of the cemetery in which the gold is buried, the latter, a hot-tempered greedy man, knows the name of the grave. But the third person, a cruel cold-blooded killer, knows no one, so he must reach the gold in his own way.
Fight Club (1999)
- The Best Movies Ever – Fight Club
- Genre: Drama
An anonymous insomniac storyteller needs a fantasy to escape his boring life. After trying his luck at a cancer support group, he meets Tyler Durden. This mysterious person is a soap opera salesman who runs a secret fight club in the parking lot of his friend’s restaurant, which follows 8 simple rules.
Forrest Gump (1994)
- The Best Movies Ever – Forrest Gump
- Genre: Drama, Comedy, Action, Romance
Forrest Gump has never considered himself disabled. His mother insists that yes, he is different, but that makes him special. Thanks to his way of thinking, Forrest has managed to not only be an excellent sportsman, but achieve feats in the Vietnam War and be the captain of a fishing boat. His childish optimism is contagious, and inspires many. Yet Forrest hasn’t been able to touch the heart of the woman he loves most, his childhood friend Jenny.
Inception (2010)
- The best movies ever – Inception
- Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller, Action
Dom Cobb is a criminal specialized in a very particular art. He has the ability to enter people’s dreams, thus obtaining information that is only available within his deepest subconscious. Thanks to this, he has gained fame in the world of espionage. When he is assigned a new job, he will have to test if he can plant an idea inside a person’s dreams. And if he completes said feat, Cobb will be able to say that he has committed the perfect crime.
Matrix (saga) (1999 – 2022)
- The best movies ever – Matrix
- Genre: Action, Science Fiction
Thomas Anderson is a man who has two lives. During the day, he works as a programmer for a company, and at night, he works as the hacker known by the alias Neo. Neo has always questioned the reality of him, but the truth that he will find goes far beyond what he imagined. When the police start chasing him for his illegal activities, he is contacted by Morfeo, a hacker recognized as a terrorist by the government. And Morpheus gives him the choice to continue living in a delusion, or face the reality behind everything he knows.
Goodfellas (1990)
- The best movies in history – Goodfellas
- Genre: Biographical, Crime, Drama
The story follows three crucial mobsters in the 1960s and 1970s in New York. Henry Hill is a normal boy, who was transformed into a gangster due to the harsh conditions in his neighborhood. Tommy DeVito is the heir to a mobster, and his best friend. Finally, Jimmy Conway is the one who unites them, and is in charge of putting together the most elaborate robberies and deceptions that the city has seen. After spending time in jail, they will have to face Paulie Cicero, a very important mobster, if they intend to achieve the life they have always dreamed of.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
- Best Movies Ever – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
- Genre: Drama
McMurphy, a man with a criminal past, has gotten himself into trouble again, and will have to appear in court. However, he comes up with a curious idea to avoid the hard work that awaits him in jail, and claims mental instability.
Thus, he is transferred to an institution to treat this affliction. There, he is a witness and victim of the cruel and inhuman nurse Ratched, who takes advantage of both him and the other inmates. Faced with this situation, McMurphy forms a coalition with the other patients to rebel against the evil nurse.
Seven Samurai (1954)
- Best Movies Ever – Seven Samurai
- Genre: Action, Drama
During the 16th century in Japan, farmers were constantly confronted by criminal groups that robbed them of the fruits of their labor. To avoid this scenario again, they decide to hire a group of ronin, samurai, to defend their village.
In exchange, they offer them food and shelter. The samurai they hire, Shimada Kambei, determines that they will need seven warriors to protect the entire space, and in the process, they decide to train the townspeople to learn how to defend themselves as well.
Seven (1995)
- The best movies ever – Seven
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
The story follows a couple of detectives who have been assigned to the case of a serial killer. The criminal chooses his victims and presents them as a kind of tribute to the seven deadly sins, which has become his personal brand.
As the detectives get closer to solving the case and unmasking the killer, the killer for his part is studying them to end his will in a shocking denouement.
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- The Best Movies Ever – The Silence of the Lambs
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Clarice Starling is a newly appointed cadet, working for the FBI on a high-profile serial killer case. To help her solve it, her office offers her a particular idea: to interview Hannibal Lecter, a cannibalistic psychiatrist who had been on the run for years from the law and justice.
As Clarice makes contact with Lecter, she realizes his intelligence in profiling the killer she’s looking for. But little by little she also notices her manipulative and dangerous nature, which begins to disturb her.
City of God (2002)
- Best Movies Ever – City of God
- Genre: Crime, Drama
Set in the most dangerous neighborhood in Brazil in the 1960s, the urban gangs teach everything they know to the young, who learn all too well. In the 70s, Li’l Zé has learned from the best, and keeps the city in chaos, just the way he likes it. He ends his rivals, using violence and any means necessary.
But his best friend, Bené, is the only one keeping him sane. Meanwhile, a classmate named Rocket has been witnessing it all for years, and he refuses to participate.
Life is Beautiful (1997)
- Best movies in history – Life is beautiful
- Genre: Drama, Romance
The story is based on events of World War II. A Jewish librarian with comedic skills is interned with his wife and his son in a concentration camp. And he will use all his creativity to make his son feel safe, despite the danger.
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
- The Best Movies Ever – It’s a Wonderful Life
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
In this film we see a man who has always given up his dreams and ambitions in favor of throwing himself into his responsibilities. He always puts others first, and because of that, he feels lonely and helpless enough to plan to end his life on Christmas Eve.
But this decision causes her guardian angel, Clarence Odbody, to intervene. And little by little he shows him the lives that he has affected with his altruism, showing him what the lives of those close to him would be like if he had not been born.
The Lord of the Rings (saga) (2001-2003)
- The best movies in history – Saga the lord of the rings
- Genre: Fantasy, Action
This epic fantasy saga is based on the stories written by JRR Tolkien. The story tells of a fantastic journey through Middle-earth, undertaken by a group of adventurers selected to protect a ring that could bring destruction to their universe.
Interstellar (2014)
- The Best Movies Ever – Interstellar
- Genre: Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
Humanity has been plagued by death, destruction, drought, and natural disasters that could slowly wipe out all life on Earth. A group of explorers will have to travel through a wormhole in space to ensure the survival of the human race.
Spirited Away (2001)
- Best Movies Ever – Spirited Away
- Genre: Animation, Adventure, Romance, Family
Chihiro, an 11-year-old girl, learns the consequences of greed and gluttony when her parents are turned into pigs after eating food that was not meant for them. Now, she will have to “pay” for the sentence of her parents, serving as a worker in a hot spring. She soon discovers that she has just passed to the spiritual plane, and that many of the humans who are there with her are people who made the same mistake as her parents.
Her optimism and generosity, however, will lead her to help many of those who are there, and could even change their destinies forever.
Parasite (2019)
- The best movies ever – Parasite
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Suspense
A smart boy manages to find a position as a tutor for private English classes. He gets in thanks to a recommendation, and begins to realize that his employers are very naive, but very wealthy. Little by little he finds a position for each of his family members, but his biggest obstacle is getting the family to fire the housekeeper, who has been working with them for years.
The Green Mile (1999)
- Best Movies Ever – The Green Mile
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Paul Edgecomb, a life prisoner guard, witnesses unprecedented acts of kindness from a suspected murderer. After getting to know a convicted murderer with mental problems, Edgecomb begins to notice a curious pattern that could be due to supernatural powers.
Leon, the Professional (1994)
- Best Movies Ever – Léon, the Professional
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Mathilda is 12 years old and has lost everything. The daughter of a drug dealer, the girl finds refuge in the home of a hired assassin named Léon, whom she begs to teach her everything he knows. Léon is not exactly happy about this situation, but he takes the girl as his ward, and they both vow to take revenge on the murderer of Mathilda’s brother.
The Pianist (2002)
- Best Movies Ever – The Pianist
- Genre: Biographical, Drama, Music
The story follows the narration of a Polish-Jewish pianist who witnesses the change of his country during World War II. When he is forced to flee his home and into the Warsaw ghetto, he is separated from his family. His only chance of survival is by hiding in various locations, among the ruins of Warsaw.
Back to the future (saga) (1985 – 1990)
- Best movies in history – Back to the future
- Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
In this fantastic science fiction saga we follow Marty Mc Fly and a mad scientist named Doc. Doc, after many failed experiments, manages to create a time travel machine, and Marty will be the first subject to test it.
Star Wars (saga) (1977 – 2019)
- Best Movies Ever – Star Wars
- Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction
In this fantastic space cinematic universe, we follow a story that spans different generations. George Lucas’s fantastic narrative accompanies a highly political story, filled with memorable and important moments.
The Usual Suspects (1995)
- Best Movies Ever – The Usual Suspects
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
After hijacking a truck in New York, five criminals are interrogated together. None of them seem to be guilty, and because of everything they have been put through, they decide to take revenge on the police. Even though the operation goes well, they feel the influence of a criminal mastermind behind everything, and little by little they will realize that this criminal mastermind wants to take revenge on each one of them.
Psycho (1960)
- Best movies ever – Psycho
- Genre: Horror, Mystery, Suspense
A secretary fed up with her circumstances decides to rob her boss after he asks her for a bank withdrawal. She flees the city, and tries to get as fast as she can to California from another state.
Her plan is to meet her boyfriend, share the money to get married and start a new life. But when she decides to rest in a motel in the middle of the road and meets Norman Bates, things don’t go as she expected.
The Lion King (1994)
- Best Movies Ever – The Lion King
- Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family
In this indisputable classic of animation, we follow the story of Simba. The little heir to the throne dreams of growing up now, and his uncle fills his head with ideas about his reign being the best his people have ever seen. But that same guy fervently wants to see Mufasa, the current king, fall to the bottom, and manipulates Simba until he manages to put him in danger. Mufasa, like a good father, tries to bail him out, but ends up trusting the wrong person and tragically passes away.
Guilt-ridden Simba flees his responsibilities, unaware that what he is leaving behind is a kingdom brought to ruin by his evil uncle.
The Prestige (2006)
- Best Movies Ever – The Prestige
- Genre: Drama, Mystery, Suspense
During the 19th century in London, Robert Angier, his wife, Julia McCullough, and Alfred Borden, are friends and assistants of a magician. But when Julia dies during a presentation, Robert blames Alfred for the fact, and a feud is created that will last for years. They both transform into magicians, and constantly compete against each other, trying to sabotage each other.
When rivals come up with seemingly impossible tricks, each becomes obsessed with figuring out how to perform it, with dangerous consequences.
Untouchables (2011)
- Best Movies Ever – Untouchables
- Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
A quadriplegic millionaire is interviewing candidates to put them to work as his caretaker. However, the situation is interrupted by Driss, a man who is looking for the man’s signature to show that he is looking for work with social security.
Philippe, the millionaire, challenges him to accept the job for a month, in order to gain the experience of helping him. Thus, Driss could choose whether he would keep the job permanently. But this decision will forever change Philippe’s life and all his employees.
Whiplash (2014)
- Greatest Movies Ever – Whiplash
- Genre: Drama, Music
A passionate drummer tries to impress the most demanding and cruel instructor at the music academy. After having different altercations with the man, and gradually losing the motivation that he originally had, the boy enters a dangerous depressive spiral. And his ambition soon turns into an uncontrollable desire to show his instructor what he is capable of.
Casablanca (1942)
- Best movies in history – Casablanca
- Genre: Drama, Romance, War
The owner of a club in Morocco will have to entertain Victor Lazlo, a Czech leader during World War II. The problem? Victor finds himself hand in hand with the only love that has entered his life, the beautiful Isla. After meeting again, they consider running away together, but the plan is more difficult than it seems.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- Best Movies Ever – Terminator 2 Judgment Day
- Genre: Action, Science Fiction
John Connor finds himself ten years in the future as an orphaned child within the foster system. His mother, Sarah, is hospitalized. Skynet will try to stop John from changing the course of history, by sending a shape-shifting assassin after him. But soon, John will discover that he has a peculiar ally who is willing to do anything to protect him.
American History X (1998)
- Greatest Movies in History – American History X
- Genre: Drama
Derek Vinyad is a hateful, violent neo-Nazi skinhead. The product of his upbringing and his teaching of hate, he served three years in prison for murdering two black men who tried to steal his truck. But when he gets out of prison, he will try to convince his younger brother that there is much more to life than making bad decisions, and less letting hatred take the reins of everything you think and feel.
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
- Best Movies Ever -Grave of the Fireflies
- Genre: Animation, Drama, War
You can’t be fooled by the fact that this is an animated movie. Its subject matter and tonality are extremely adult, and many of us who saw it in childhood felt very marked by its rawness. The story follows Seita and Setsuko, a pair of brothers who end up stranded during the atrocities of World War II.
Memento (2000)
- Best Movies Ever – Memento
- Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Leonard Shelby lives with a rare short-term memory condition. He believes that the reason behind it is due to an event that included the murder of his wife. He remembers his life before the incident, but has had to learn to deal with his condition little by little, following various people who live with the same thing as him. He often writes notes on his body and takes pictures to remember people to help him remember. The story is told in a non-linear way, and we will discover through flashbacks the events before Leonard’s memory loss.
Alien: The Eighth Passenger (1979)
- Best movies ever – Alien
- Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
The crew of a commercial ship respond to a distress signal on a distant moon, and when three of the crew come into contact with a dangerous alien being, things spiral out of control.
Django Unchained (2012)
- Best Movies Ever – Django Unchained
- Genre: Action, Wester, Drama
A slave enters into a business relationship with a bounty hunter. After completing his work for him, Django, the slave, asks him to go together to find his wife, who was sold and separated from him. After discovering that she is in Mississippi, they will have to devise a plan to win the trust of the owner of the farm that has her confined.
Wall-E (2008)
- Best Movies Ever – Wall-E
- Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family
A beautiful film whose story is so well carried out that it almost didn’t need dialogues to make us feel something. We follow an adorable robot whose daily routine keeps him always busy. He has learned to collect small treasures in an abandoned land, but the one he cherishes the most is a small plant. It is something he is completely unaware of.
One day, the invasion of a strange and modernized white and pristine robot, completely opposite to him, interrupts his life. And he will soon discover that this little treasure is much more valuable than he ever imagined.
The Shining (1980)
- Best Movies Ever – The Shining
- Genre: Drama, Horror
A writer desperate for inspiration decides to take his family to a remote resort in the middle of nowhere. Once established in his temporary home, the writer begins to have supernatural visions that make him increasingly aggressive and erratic. Inevitably, this makes him paranoid and he begins to think that even his family are his enemies. But he’s not the only one, and his little boy is also seeing terrifying hallucinations around every corner. Will the sinister hotel be able to with them, or will they find a way out?
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse (2018)
- Best Movies Ever – Spider-Man Into the Spider-verse
- Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
In this masterpiece of contemporary animation, we follow the new Spiderman, Miles Morales. Miles doesn’t find his place in society, having problems both at school and at his home. Despite being highly intelligent and enrolled in an elite school, Miles has a creative streak that he doesn’t want to ignore, and so he finds a hidden world under the New York subway.
During one of his escapades to this place, Miles is bitten by a radioactive spider that came from another dimension. And he’ll soon find himself in the middle of an interdimensional conflict far bigger than his little world can handle.
Old Boy (2003)
- Best Movies Ever – Old Boy
- Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
After spending 15 years kidnapped and locked up, after a kidnapping where no one explained anything to him, an ordinary man turns into a monster. His only mission is to exact revenge on all who have wronged him, and upon meeting a Japanese chef, his will becomes even more unbreakable.
Your Name (2016)
- The Best Movies Ever – Your Name
- Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Mitsuha and Taki live very different lives. She is a girl who lives in a town far from the capital, and she dreams of moving soon, when she enters high school. For Taki, however, the city has lost its luster. She only dreams of becoming an architect, and she has a very strong artistic streak.
The two find themselves bonding one fateful night when the universe decides to make them swap bodies. When the occurrence begins to repeat itself, they begin to establish rules so as not to intervene too much in each other’s lives. But the connection they create is one that will last a lifetime, unbreakable and very special.
Coconut (2017)
- Best Movies Ever – Coco
- Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Comedy
Miguel dreams of being an artist, and music is his greatest inspiration. His idol, Ernesto de la Cruz, achieved the impossible, but his family seems to hate everything that has to do with music, since they forbid him to play. After a couple of missteps, Miguel ends up in the land of the dead, where he meets Hector, a talented musician who is very close to oblivion. Miguel asks her for help to find one of his ancestors, and thus discover why his family hates music so much.
12 Angry Men (1957)
- Best Movies Ever – 12 Angry Men
- Genre: Crime, Drama
This story takes place entirely within a courthouse. In it, it will be established if a young man is guilty of murdering his father. But what originally felt like an easy case to solve, will be transformed into a detective story. The evidence is not enough, the jury’s prejudices are more than evident, as are their preconceived ideas about themselves, the defendant and the trial in general.
Cinema Paradise (1988)
- Best Movies Ever – Cinema Paradiso
- Genre: Drama, Romance
A beautiful and moving story follows a young man in his hometown, after receiving the news that someone from his childhood has passed away. Through his memories, we can see his special relationship with an old man who was in charge of showings at the local cinema.
Rear Window (1954)
- Best Movies Ever – Rear Window
- Genre: Mystery, Suspense
A photographer, recovering from an accident that left him unable to walk, spies on his neighbors from his window. Among a quirky and colorful group, he becomes obsessed with a couple. A salesman with a disabled wife. One day, her wife disappears without explanation, and the photographer begins to suspect that her husband has murdered her.
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