1Paths of Glory (1957) ❧Dir. Stanley Kubrick88· USA· War, Drama,· NRA+ 95/100Director Stanley KubrickWriter Jim Thompson, Stanley Kubrick, Calder WillinghamD.O.P. Georg KrauseComposer Gerald FriedEditor Eva KrollLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 88′Percentile 97thViewings 2
2Witness for the Prosecution (1957) ❧Dir. Billy Wilder116· USA· Drama, Mystery, Crime,· NRA 94/100Director Billy WilderWriter Billy Wilder, Harry KurnitzD.O.P. Russell HarlanComposer Matty MalneckEditor Daniel MandellLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 116′Percentile 96th
312 Angry Men (1957) ❧Dir. Sidney Lumet97· USA· Drama,· NRA 93/100Director Sidney LumetWriter Reginald RoseD.O.P. Boris KaufmanComposer Kenyon HopkinsEditor Carl LernerLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 97′Percentile 95thViewings 2
4In Cold Blood (1967) ❧Dir. Richard Brooks134· USA· Crime, Drama, Thriller, History,· RA- 90/100Director Richard BrooksWriter Richard BrooksD.O.P. Conrad L. HallComposer Quincy JonesEditor Peter ZinnerLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 134′Percentile 90th
5Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) ❧Dir. Stanley Kramer191· USA· Drama, History,· NRB+ 89/100Director Stanley KramerWriter Abby MannD.O.P. Ernest LaszloComposer Ernest GoldEditor Frederic KnudtsonLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 191′Percentile 89th
6The Verdict (1982) ❧Dir. Sidney Lumet129· USA· Drama,· RB+ 88/100Director Sidney LumetWriter David Mamet, Jay Presson AllenD.O.P. Andrzej BartkowiakComposer Johnny MandelEditor Peter C. FrankLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 129′Percentile 87thViewings 2Watched ########
7Philadelphia (1993) ❧Dir. Jonathan Demme126· USA· Drama,· PG-13B+ 88/100Director Jonathan DemmeWriter Ron NyswanerD.O.P. Tak FujimotoComposer Howard ShoreEditor Craig McKayLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 126′Percentile 87th
8The Insider (1999) ❧Dir. Michael Mann158· USA· Drama, Thriller,· RB+ 86/100Director Michael MannWriter Michael Mann, Eric Roth, Marie BrennerD.O.P. Dante SpinottiComposer Pieter Bourke, Lisa GerrardEditor William Goldenberg, David Rosenbloom, Paul RubellLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 158′Percentile 83rdViewings 3
9My Cousin Vinny (1992) ❧Dir. Jonathan Lynn120· USA· Comedy, Drama,· RB+ 86/100Director Jonathan LynnWriter Dale LaunerD.O.P. Peter DemingComposer Randy EdelmanEditor Stephen E. RivkinLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 120′Percentile 83rdViewings 2
10The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) ❧Dir. Miloš Forman130· USA· Drama,· RB 84/100Director Miloš FormanWriter Scott Alexander, Larry KaraszewskiD.O.P. Philippe RousselotComposer Thomas NewmanEditor Christopher TellefsenLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 130′Percentile 78thViewings 2
11Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) ❧Dir. John Ford100· USA· Drama, History,· NRB 84/100Director John FordWriter Lamar TrottiD.O.P. Bert GlennonComposer Alfred NewmanEditor Walter ThompsonLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 100′Percentile 78th
12...And Justice for All (1979) ❧Dir. Norman Jewison119· USA· Drama,· RB 83/100Director Norman JewisonWriter Barry Levinson, Valerie CurtinD.O.P. Victor J. KemperComposer Dave GrusinEditor John F. BurnettLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 119′Percentile 75th
13A Cry in the Dark (1988) ❧Dir. Fred Schepisi120· Australia· Drama,· PG-13B 83/100Director Fred SchepisiWriter Fred Schepisi, Robert CaswellD.O.P. Ian BakerComposer Bruce SmeatonEditor Jill BilcockLanguage EnglishCountry Australia, USARuntime 120′Percentile 75th
14A Soldier's Story (1984) ❧Dir. Norman Jewison101· USA· Mystery, Crime, Drama,· PGB 82/100Director Norman JewisonWriter Charles FullerD.O.P. Russell BoydComposer Herbie HancockEditor Mark Warner, Caroline BiggerstaffLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 101′Percentile 73rd
15Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) ❧Dir. Robert Benton105· USA· Drama,· PGB 82/100Director Robert BentonWriter Robert BentonD.O.P. Néstor AlmendrosComposer NullEditor Gerald B. GreenbergLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 105′Percentile 73rd
16Inherit the Wind (1960) ❧Dir. Stanley Kramer128· USA· Drama,· NRB 81/100Director Stanley KramerWriter Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob SmithD.O.P. Ernest LaszloComposer Ernest GoldEditor Frederic KnudtsonLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 128′Percentile 72nd
17The Rainmaker (1997) ❧Dir. Francis Ford Coppola135· USA· Drama, Crime, Thriller,· PG-13B- 79/100Director Francis Ford CoppolaWriter Francis Ford Coppola, Michael HerrD.O.P. John TollComposer Elmer BernsteinEditor Barry MalkinLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 135′Percentile 67thViewings 3
18A Few Good Men (1992) ❧Dir. Rob Reiner138· USA· Drama,· RB- 79/100Director Rob ReinerWriter Aaron SorkinD.O.P. Robert RichardsonComposer Marc ShaimanEditor Robert Leighton, Steven NeviusLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 138′Percentile 67th
19Compulsion (1959) ❧Dir. Richard Fleischer103· USA· Crime, Drama, History, Thriller,· NRB- 78/100Director Richard FleischerWriter Richard MurphyD.O.P. William C. MellorComposer Lionel NewmanEditor William ReynoldsLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 103′Percentile 64th
20Anatomy of a Murder (1959) ❧Dir. Otto Preminger161· USA· Crime, Drama, Mystery,· NRB- 77/100Director Otto PremingerWriter Wendell MayesD.O.P. Sam LeavittComposer Duke EllingtonEditor Louis R. LoefflerLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 161′Percentile 62nd
21Legally Blonde (2001) ❧Dir. Robert Luketic96· USA· Comedy, Romance,· PG-13B- 77/100Director Robert LuketicWriter Kirsten Smith, Karen McCullahD.O.P. Anthony B. RichmondComposer Rolfe KentEditor Garth Craven, Anita Brandt-BurgoyneLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 96′Percentile 62nd
22To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) ❧Dir. Robert Mulligan129· USA· Drama,· NRB- 76/100Director Robert MulliganWriter Horton FooteD.O.P. Russell HarlanComposer Elmer BernsteinEditor Aaron StellLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 129′Percentile 60th
23Primal Fear (1996) ❧Dir. Gregory Hoblit129· USA· Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller,· RB- 75/100Director Gregory HoblitWriter Steve Shagan, Ann BidermanD.O.P. Michael ChapmanComposer James Newton HowardEditor David RosenbloomLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 129′Percentile 58th
24Erin Brockovich (2000) ❧Dir. Steven Soderbergh131· USA· Drama,· RC+ 74/100Director Steven SoderberghWriter Susannah GrantD.O.P. Edward LachmanComposer Thomas NewmanEditor Anne V. CoatesLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 131′Percentile 56thViewings 2Watched 5/9/2024
25The Talk of the Town (1942) ❧Dir. George Stevens118· USA· Comedy, Drama, Romance,· NRC+ 74/100Director George StevensWriter Sidney Buchman, Irwin Shaw, Sidney HarmonD.O.P. Ted TetzlaffComposer Friedrich HollaenderEditor Otto MeyerLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 118′Percentile 56thWatched ########
26I Want to Live! (1958) ❧Dir. Robert Wise120· USA· Drama, Crime,· NRC+ 74/100Director Robert WiseWriter Ed Montgomery, Nelson Gidding, Don MankiewiczD.O.P. Lionel LindonComposer Johnny MandelEditor William HornbeckLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 120′Percentile 56thWatched ########
27Libel (1959) ❧Dir. Anthony Asquith100· UK· Drama, Mystery, Thriller,· NRC+ 74/100Director Anthony AsquithWriter Karl Tunberg, Anatole de GrunwaldD.O.P. Robert KraskerComposer Benjamin FrankelEditor Frank ClarkeLanguage EnglishCountry UKRuntime 100′Percentile 56thWatched ########
28Reversal of Fortune (1990) ❧Dir. Barbet Schroeder111· USA· Drama,· RC+ 70/100Director Barbet SchroederWriter Nicholas KazanD.O.P. Luciano TovoliComposer Mark IshamEditor Lee PercyLanguage EnglishCountry USA, UK, JapanRuntime 111′Percentile 48th
29The Client (1994) ❧Dir. Joel Schumacher119· USA· Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery,· PG-13C 69/100Director Joel SchumacherWriter Akiva Goldsman, Robert GetchellD.O.P. Tony Pierce-RobertsComposer Howard ShoreEditor Robert BrownLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 119′Percentile 45th
30The Pelican Brief (1993) ❧Dir. Alan J. Pakula141· USA· Thriller, Crime, Drama,· PG-13C 67/100Director Alan J. PakulaWriter Alan J. PakulaD.O.P. Stephen GoldblattComposer James HornerEditor Tom Rolf, Trudy ShipLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 141′Percentile 40th
31Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) ❧Dir. Fritz Lang80· USA· Crime, Drama,· NRC 67/100Director Fritz LangWriter Douglas MorrowD.O.P. William E. SnyderComposer Herschel Burke GilbertEditor Gene Fowler Jr.Language EnglishCountry USARuntime 80′Percentile 40th
32I Confess (1953) ❧Dir. Alfred Hitchcock95· USA· Drama, Thriller, Crime,· NRC 67/100Director Alfred HitchcockWriter William Archibald, George TaboriD.O.P. Robert BurksComposer Dimitri TiomkinEditor Rudi FehrLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 95′Percentile 40th
33Absence of Malice (1981) ❧Dir. Sydney Pollack116· USA· Drama, Romance,· PGC 66/100Director Sydney PollackWriter Kurt Luedtke, David RayfielD.O.P. Owen RoizmanComposer Dave GrusinEditor Sheldon KahnLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 116′Percentile 38th
34A Man for All Seasons (1966) ❧Dir. Fred Zinnemann120· UK· Drama, History,· GC 66/100Director Fred ZinnemannWriter Robert BoltD.O.P. Ted MooreComposer Georges DelerueEditor Ralph KemplenLanguage EnglishCountry UKRuntime 120′Percentile 38thWatched 4/1/2024
35A Time to Kill (1996) ❧Dir. Joel Schumacher149· USA· Crime, Drama, Thriller,· RC 65/100Director Joel SchumacherWriter Akiva GoldsmanD.O.P. Peter Menzies Jr.Composer Elliot GoldenthalEditor William SteinkampLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 149′Percentile 37th
36Presumed Innocent (1990) ❧Dir. Alan J. Pakula127· USA· Mystery, Crime, Thriller,· RC 65/100Director Alan J. PakulaWriter Frank Pierson, Alan J. PakulaD.O.P. Gordon WillisComposer John WilliamsEditor Evan A. LottmanLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 127′Percentile 37th
37The Children's Hour (1961) ❧Dir. William Wyler108· USA· Drama,· NRC- 64/100Director William WylerWriter John Michael HayesD.O.P. Franz PlanerComposer Alex NorthEditor Robert SwinkLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 108′Percentile 35th
38The Onion Field (1979) ❧Dir. Harold Becker122· USA· Crime, Drama,· RC- 62/100Director Harold BeckerWriter Joseph WambaughD.O.P. Charles Rosher Jr.Composer Eumir DeodatoEditor John W. WheelerLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 122′Percentile 31st
39The Caine Mutiny (1954) ❧Dir. Edward Dmytryk124· USA· Drama, War,· NRC- 61/100Director Edward DmytrykWriter Stanley RobertsD.O.P. Franz PlanerComposer Max SteinerEditor Henry Batista, William A. LyonLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 124′Percentile 30th
40Amistad (1997) ❧Dir. Steven Spielberg155· USA· Drama, History, Mystery,· RC- 60/100Director Steven SpielbergWriter David FranzoniD.O.P. Janusz KamińskiComposer John WilliamsEditor Michael KahnLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 155′Percentile 28th
41The Accused (1988) ❧Dir. Jonathan Kaplan111· USA· Crime, Drama,· RC- 60/100Director Jonathan KaplanWriter Tom ToporD.O.P. Ralf D. BodeComposer Brad FiedelEditor Gerald B. GreenbergLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 111′Percentile 28th
42Advise & Consent (1962) ❧Dir. Otto Preminger139· USA· Drama,· NRD+ 57/100Director Otto PremingerWriter Wendell MayesD.O.P. Sam LeavittComposer Jerry FieldingEditor Louis R. LoefflerLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 139′Percentile 24th
43The Young Philadelphians (1959) ❧Dir. Vincent Sherman136· USA· Drama,· NRD+ 57/100Director Vincent ShermanWriter James GunnD.O.P. Harry Stradling Sr.Composer Ernest GoldEditor William H. ZieglerLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 136′Percentile 24thWatched ########
44Jagged Edge (1985) ❧Dir. Richard Marquand108· USA· Thriller,· RD+ 56/100Director Richard MarquandWriter Joe EszterhasD.O.P. Matthew F. LeonettiComposer John BarryEditor Conrad Buff IV, Sean BartonLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 108′Percentile 23rd
45The Crucible (1996) ❧Dir. Nicholas Hytner123· USA· Drama, History,· PG-13D+ 55/100Director Nicholas HytnerWriter Arthur MillerD.O.P. Andrew DunnComposer George FentonEditor Tariq AnwarLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 123′Percentile 21st
46Madame X (1966) ❧Dir. David Lowell Rich100· USA· Drama, Crime,· NRD 54/100Director David Lowell RichWriter Jean HollowayD.O.P. Russell MettyComposer Frank SkinnerEditor Milton CarruthLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 100′Percentile 20th
47Suspect (1987) ❧Dir. Peter Yates121· USA· Crime, Drama, Thriller,· RD 54/100Director Peter YatesWriter Eric RothD.O.P. Billy WilliamsComposer Michael KamenEditor Ray LovejoyLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 121′Percentile 20th
48Adam's Rib (1949) ❧Dir. George Cukor100· USA· Comedy, Drama, Romance,· NRD- 49/100Director George CukorWriter Ruth Gordon, Garson KaninD.O.P. George J. FolseyComposer Miklós RózsaEditor George BoemlerLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 100′Percentile 15th
49Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) ❧Dir. Rob Reiner130· USA· Drama, History,· PG-13D- 45/100Director Rob ReinerWriter Lewis ColickD.O.P. John SealeComposer Marc ShaimanEditor Robert LeightonLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 130′Percentile 12th
50Fury (1936) ❧Dir. Fritz Lang92· USA· Crime, Drama,· NRF 36/100Director Fritz LangWriter Bartlett Cormack, Fritz Lang, Norman KrasnaD.O.P. Joseph RuttenbergComposer Franz WaxmanEditor William LeVanway, Frank SullivanLanguage EnglishCountry USARuntime 92′Percentile 8th