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1921 — 2026
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ONE HUNDRED

THE DEFINITIVE LIST OF THE BEST FILMS EVER MADE
Ranked by master score across 74,571 films and a hundred years of cinema. A weighted composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, TMDB, Oscar performance, and box office.
1921 — 2026
100
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92.5
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85
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The Top Ten

THE CANON

Ten films. The peak. If you only see ten things from the catalog, see these.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) poster
No.01
MS95.9
SERGIO LEONE|1966
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

“For three men the Civil War wasn't hell. It was practice.”

Psycho (1960) poster
No.02
MS95.3
ALFRED HITCHCOCK|1960
PSYCHO

“A new and altogether different screen excitement!”

Rear Window (1954) poster
No.03
MS95.2
ALFRED HITCHCOCK|1954
REAR WINDOW

“It only takes one witness to spoil the perfect crime.”

12 Angry Men (1957) poster
No.04
MS95.1
SIDNEY LUMET|1957
12 ANGRY MEN
Schindler's List (1993) poster
No.05
MS94.6
STEVEN SPIELBERG|1993|7 OSCARS
SCHINDLER'S LIST
Harakiri (1962) poster
No.06
MS94.5
MASAKI KOBAYASHI|1962
HARAKIRI
The Kid (1921) poster
No.07
MS94.3
CHARLES CHAPLIN|1921
THE KID
Seven Samurai (1954) poster
No.08
MS94.3
AKIRA KUROSAWA|1954
SEVEN SAMURAI
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) poster
No.09
MS94.1
GEORGE LUCAS|1977|7 OSCARS
STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE
Your Name. (2016) poster
No.10
MS93.9
MAKOTO SHINKAI|2016
YOUR NAME.
Eleven Through Fifty

THE MASTERS

Forty films that define the second tier of the catalog. Every one a heavyweight.

The 2020s
6 films
Shatak (2026) poster
#25
92.8
Shatak
2026 · Aashish Mall
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) poster
#30
92.7
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021 · Jon Watts
Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) poster
#37
92.5
Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
2025 · Tatsuya Yoshihara
The Rescue (2021) poster
#38
92.5
The Rescue
2021 · Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Attack on Titan the Movie: The Last Attack (2024) poster
#43
92.4
Attack on Titan the Movie: The Last Attack
2024 · Yûichirô Hayashi
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train (2020) poster
#47
92.4
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train
2020 · Haruo Sotozaki
The 2010s
3 films
The Intouchables (2011) poster
#14
93.5
The Intouchables
2011 · Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano
Klaus (2019) poster
#21
93.1
Klaus
2019 · Sergio Pablos, Carlos Martínez López
The Man from Nowhere (2010) poster
#32
92.7
The Man from Nowhere
2010 · Lee Jeong-beom
The 2000s
5 films
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) poster
#12
93.8
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Peter Jackson · 11 Oscars
Like Stars on Earth (2007) poster
#29
92.8
Like Stars on Earth
2007 · Aamir Khan
The Best of Youth (2003) poster
#44
92.4
The Best of Youth
2003 · Marco Tullio Giordana
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) poster
#46
92.4
Slumdog Millionaire
2008 · Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan · 8 Oscars
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) poster
#49
92.3
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
2008 · Kurt Kuenne
The 1990s
2 films
Trainspotting (1996) poster
#26
92.8
Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle
Raise the Red Lantern (1991) poster
#31
92.7
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Yimou Zhang
The 1980s
4 films
Stop Making Sense (1984) poster
#13
93.6
Stop Making Sense
1984 · Jonathan Demme
The Breakfast Club (1985) poster
#33
92.7
The Breakfast Club
1985 · John Hughes
My Neighbor Totoro (1988) poster
#34
92.6
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · Hayao Miyazaki
Shoah (1985) poster
#36
92.5
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
The 1970s
10 films
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) poster
#15
93.5
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 · Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Taxi Driver (1976) poster
#18
93.4
Taxi Driver
1976 · Martin Scorsese
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) poster
#19
93.2
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · Milos Forman · 5 Oscars
Young Frankenstein (1974) poster
#22
93.1
Young Frankenstein
1974 · Mel Brooks
The Godfather (1972) poster
#23
93.0
The Godfather
1972 · Francis Ford Coppola · 3 Oscars
The Sting (1973) poster
#27
92.8
The Sting
1973 · George Roy Hill · 7 Oscars
Halloween (1978) poster
#28
92.8
Halloween
1978 · John Carpenter
Stalker (1979) poster
#39
92.5
Stalker
1979 · Andrei Tarkovsky
A Clockwork Orange (1971) poster
#48
92.3
A Clockwork Orange
1971 · Stanley Kubrick
The Godfather Part II (1974) poster
#50
92.3
The Godfather Part II
1974 · Francis Ford Coppola · 6 Oscars
The 1960s
2 films
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) poster
#17
93.4
A Fistful of Dollars
1964 · Sergio Leone
Night of the Living Dead (1968) poster
#40
92.5
Night of the Living Dead
1968 · George A. Romero
The 1950s
5 films
On the Waterfront (1954) poster
#20
93.1
On the Waterfront
1954 · Elia Kazan · 8 Oscars
The Wages of Fear (1953) poster
#35
92.6
The Wages of Fear
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Tokyo Story (1953) poster
#41
92.4
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirô Ozu
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) poster
#42
92.4
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · David Lean · 7 Oscars
The 400 Blows (1959) poster
#45
92.4
The 400 Blows
1959 · François Truffaut
The 1940s
1 film
The Big Sleep (1946) poster
#24
92.9
The Big Sleep
1946 · Howard Hawks
The 1930s
2 films
Gone with the Wind (1939) poster
#11
93.8
Gone with the Wind
1939 · Victor Fleming · 10 Oscars
M (1931) poster
#16
93.4
M
1931 · Fritz Lang
Fifty-One Through One Hundred

THE BENCH

The next fifty. The films just one place outside the canon — and in any other year, they'd be in it.

The 2020s
2 films
076Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025) poster
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
2025 · Haruo Sotozaki, Hikaru Kondô
91.7
079MST - Terra Prometida (2025) poster
MST - Terra Prometida
2025 · Elton Mesquita
91.7
The 2010s
10 films
051Dangal (2016) poster
Dangal
2016 · Nitesh Tiwari
92.2
059Ne Zha (2019) poster
Ne Zha
2019 · Yu Yang
92.0
067Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) poster
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 · David Yates
91.9
073Parasite (2019) poster
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon Ho · 4 Oscars
91.8
074Temple Grandin (2010) poster
Temple Grandin
2010 · Mick Jackson
91.8
075Searching (2018) poster
Searching
2018 · Aneesh Chaganty
91.7
087The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016) poster
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016 · Ron Howard
91.6
088Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) poster
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2018 · Morgan Neville
91.5
090Song of the Sea (2014) poster
Song of the Sea
2014 · Tomm Moore
91.5
096Avengers: Endgame (2019) poster
Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
91.4
The 2000s
1 film
064Memories of Murder (2003) poster
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon Ho
92.0
The 1990s
10 films
060The Silence of the Lambs (1991) poster
The Silence of the Lambs
1991 · Jonathan Demme · 5 Oscars
92.0
065Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) poster
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
1995 · Aditya Chopra
92.0
066Clerks (1994) poster
Clerks
1994 · Kevin Smith
91.9
068The Sixth Sense (1999) poster
The Sixth Sense
1999 · M. Night Shyamalan
91.9
069Se7en (1995) poster
Se7en
1995 · David Fincher
91.9
071Princess Mononoke (1997) poster
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
91.8
083Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) poster
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
91.6
089Hoop Dreams (1994) poster
Hoop Dreams
1994 · Steve James
91.5
092Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) poster
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991 · Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper, Eleanor Coppola
91.5
094American Beauty (1999) poster
American Beauty
1999 · Sam Mendes · 5 Oscars
91.4
The 1980s
3 films
052The Terminator (1984) poster
The Terminator
1984 · James Cameron
92.2
058Come and See (1985) poster
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
92.0
061Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) poster
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 · Steven Spielberg · 5 Oscars
92.0
The 1970s
1 film
077Blazing Saddles (1974) poster
Blazing Saddles
1974 · Mel Brooks
91.7
The 1960s
5 films
054For a Few Dollars More (1965) poster
For a Few Dollars More
1965 · Sergio Leone
92.2
055Sanjuro (1962) poster
Sanjuro
1962 · Akira Kurosawa
92.2
057Woman in the Dunes (1964) poster
Woman in the Dunes
1964 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
92.0
081The Odd Couple (1968) poster
The Odd Couple
1968 · Gene Saks
91.7
098The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) poster
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
91.3
The 1950s
8 films
056Wild Strawberries (1957) poster
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
92.1
062Sansho the Bailiff (1954) poster
Sansho the Bailiff
1954 · Kenji Mizoguchi
92.0
063Ben-Hur (1959) poster
Ben-Hur
1959 · William Wyler · 11 Oscars
92.0
078Ugetsu (1953) poster
Ugetsu
1953 · Kenji Mizoguchi
91.7
084The World of Apu (1959) poster
The World of Apu
1959 · Satyajit Ray
91.6
085Pather Panchali (1955) poster
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
91.6
093Godzilla (1954) poster
Godzilla
1954 · Ishirô Honda
91.4
095Throne of Blood (1957) poster
Throne of Blood
1957 · Akira Kurosawa
91.4
The 1940s
5 films
053The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) poster
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946 · William Wyler · 8 Oscars
92.2
070Children of Paradise (1945) poster
Children of Paradise
1945 · Marcel Carné
91.9
080Notorious (1946) poster
Notorious
1946 · Alfred Hitchcock
91.7
099Rome, Open City (1945) poster
Rome, Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
91.3
100Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) poster
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949 · Robert Hamer
91.3
The 1930s
1 film
091Frankenstein (1931) poster
Frankenstein
1931 · James Whale
91.5
The 1920s
4 films
072The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) poster
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
91.8
082Safety Last! (1923) poster
Safety Last!
1923 · Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor
91.6
086Sherlock Jr. (1924) poster
Sherlock Jr.
1924 · Buster Keaton
91.6
097The Big Parade (1925) poster
The Big Parade
1925 · King Vidor, George W. Hill
91.3
The Methodology

HOW THIS LIST WAS MADE

Master score is a weighted composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, TMDB, Oscar performance, and box office across the entire catalog. No editorial overrides. No favourites. Just the math.

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