1 Paths of Glory (1957) ❧ Dir. Stanley Kubrick 88· USA· War, Drama,· NR A+ 95/100 Director Stanley Kubrick Writer Jim Thompson, Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham D.O.P. Georg Krause Composer Gerald Fried Editor Eva Kroll Language English Country USA Runtime 88′ Percentile 97th Viewings 2
2 Witness for the Prosecution (1957) ❧ Dir. Billy Wilder 116· USA· Drama, Mystery, Crime,· NR A 94/100 Director Billy Wilder Writer Billy Wilder, Harry Kurnitz D.O.P. Russell Harlan Composer Matty Malneck Editor Daniel Mandell Language English Country USA Runtime 116′ Percentile 96th
3 12 Angry Men (1957) ❧ Dir. Sidney Lumet 97· USA· Drama,· NR A 93/100 Director Sidney Lumet Writer Reginald Rose D.O.P. Boris Kaufman Composer Kenyon Hopkins Editor Carl Lerner Language English Country USA Runtime 97′ Percentile 95th Viewings 2
4 In Cold Blood (1967) ❧ Dir. Richard Brooks 134· USA· Crime, Drama, Thriller, History,· R A- 90/100 Director Richard Brooks Writer Richard Brooks D.O.P. Conrad L. Hall Composer Quincy Jones Editor Peter Zinner Language English Country USA Runtime 134′ Percentile 90th
5 Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) ❧ Dir. Stanley Kramer 191· USA· Drama, History,· NR B+ 89/100 Director Stanley Kramer Writer Abby Mann D.O.P. Ernest Laszlo Composer Ernest Gold Editor Frederic Knudtson Language English Country USA Runtime 191′ Percentile 89th
6 The Verdict (1982) ❧ Dir. Sidney Lumet 129· USA· Drama,· R B+ 88/100 Director Sidney Lumet Writer David Mamet, Jay Presson Allen D.O.P. Andrzej Bartkowiak Composer Johnny Mandel Editor Peter C. Frank Language English Country USA Runtime 129′ Percentile 87th Viewings 2 Watched ########
7 Philadelphia (1993) ❧ Dir. Jonathan Demme 126· USA· Drama,· PG-13 B+ 88/100 Director Jonathan Demme Writer Ron Nyswaner D.O.P. Tak Fujimoto Composer Howard Shore Editor Craig McKay Language English Country USA Runtime 126′ Percentile 87th
8 The Insider (1999) ❧ Dir. Michael Mann 158· USA· Drama, Thriller,· R B+ 86/100 Director Michael Mann Writer Michael Mann, Eric Roth, Marie Brenner D.O.P. Dante Spinotti Composer Pieter Bourke, Lisa Gerrard Editor William Goldenberg, David Rosenbloom, Paul Rubell Language English Country USA Runtime 158′ Percentile 83rd Viewings 3
9 My Cousin Vinny (1992) ❧ Dir. Jonathan Lynn 120· USA· Comedy, Drama,· R B+ 86/100 Director Jonathan Lynn Writer Dale Launer D.O.P. Peter Deming Composer Randy Edelman Editor Stephen E. Rivkin Language English Country USA Runtime 120′ Percentile 83rd Viewings 2
10 The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) ❧ Dir. Miloš Forman 130· USA· Drama,· R B 84/100 Director Miloš Forman Writer Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski D.O.P. Philippe Rousselot Composer Thomas Newman Editor Christopher Tellefsen Language English Country USA Runtime 130′ Percentile 78th Viewings 2
11 Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) ❧ Dir. John Ford 100· USA· Drama, History,· NR B 84/100 Director John Ford Writer Lamar Trotti D.O.P. Bert Glennon Composer Alfred Newman Editor Walter Thompson Language English Country USA Runtime 100′ Percentile 78th
12 ...And Justice for All (1979) ❧ Dir. Norman Jewison 119· USA· Drama,· R B 83/100 Director Norman Jewison Writer Barry Levinson, Valerie Curtin D.O.P. Victor J. Kemper Composer Dave Grusin Editor John F. Burnett Language English Country USA Runtime 119′ Percentile 75th
13 A Cry in the Dark (1988) ❧ Dir. Fred Schepisi 120· Australia· Drama,· PG-13 B 83/100 Director Fred Schepisi Writer Fred Schepisi, Robert Caswell D.O.P. Ian Baker Composer Bruce Smeaton Editor Jill Bilcock Language English Country Australia, USA Runtime 120′ Percentile 75th
14 A Soldier's Story (1984) ❧ Dir. Norman Jewison 101· USA· Mystery, Crime, Drama,· PG B 82/100 Director Norman Jewison Writer Charles Fuller D.O.P. Russell Boyd Composer Herbie Hancock Editor Mark Warner, Caroline Biggerstaff Language English Country USA Runtime 101′ Percentile 73rd
15 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) ❧ Dir. Robert Benton 105· USA· Drama,· PG B 82/100 Director Robert Benton Writer Robert Benton D.O.P. Néstor Almendros Composer Null Editor Gerald B. Greenberg Language English Country USA Runtime 105′ Percentile 73rd
16 Inherit the Wind (1960) ❧ Dir. Stanley Kramer 128· USA· Drama,· NR B 81/100 Director Stanley Kramer Writer Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith D.O.P. Ernest Laszlo Composer Ernest Gold Editor Frederic Knudtson Language English Country USA Runtime 128′ Percentile 72nd
17 The Rainmaker (1997) ❧ Dir. Francis Ford Coppola 135· USA· Drama, Crime, Thriller,· PG-13 B- 79/100 Director Francis Ford Coppola Writer Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Herr D.O.P. John Toll Composer Elmer Bernstein Editor Barry Malkin Language English Country USA Runtime 135′ Percentile 67th Viewings 3
18 A Few Good Men (1992) ❧ Dir. Rob Reiner 138· USA· Drama,· R B- 79/100 Director Rob Reiner Writer Aaron Sorkin D.O.P. Robert Richardson Composer Marc Shaiman Editor Robert Leighton, Steven Nevius Language English Country USA Runtime 138′ Percentile 67th
19 Compulsion (1959) ❧ Dir. Richard Fleischer 103· USA· Crime, Drama, History, Thriller,· NR B- 78/100 Director Richard Fleischer Writer Richard Murphy D.O.P. William C. Mellor Composer Lionel Newman Editor William Reynolds Language English Country USA Runtime 103′ Percentile 64th
20 Anatomy of a Murder (1959) ❧ Dir. Otto Preminger 161· USA· Crime, Drama, Mystery,· NR B- 77/100 Director Otto Preminger Writer Wendell Mayes D.O.P. Sam Leavitt Composer Duke Ellington Editor Louis R. Loeffler Language English Country USA Runtime 161′ Percentile 62nd
21 Legally Blonde (2001) ❧ Dir. Robert Luketic 96· USA· Comedy, Romance,· PG-13 B- 77/100 Director Robert Luketic Writer Kirsten Smith, Karen McCullah D.O.P. Anthony B. Richmond Composer Rolfe Kent Editor Garth Craven, Anita Brandt-Burgoyne Language English Country USA Runtime 96′ Percentile 62nd
22 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) ❧ Dir. Robert Mulligan 129· USA· Drama,· NR B- 76/100 Director Robert Mulligan Writer Horton Foote D.O.P. Russell Harlan Composer Elmer Bernstein Editor Aaron Stell Language English Country USA Runtime 129′ Percentile 60th
23 Primal Fear (1996) ❧ Dir. Gregory Hoblit 129· USA· Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller,· R B- 75/100 Director Gregory Hoblit Writer Steve Shagan, Ann Biderman D.O.P. Michael Chapman Composer James Newton Howard Editor David Rosenbloom Language English Country USA Runtime 129′ Percentile 58th
24 Erin Brockovich (2000) ❧ Dir. Steven Soderbergh 131· USA· Drama,· R C+ 74/100 Director Steven Soderbergh Writer Susannah Grant D.O.P. Edward Lachman Composer Thomas Newman Editor Anne V. Coates Language English Country USA Runtime 131′ Percentile 56th Viewings 2 Watched 5/9/2024
25 The Talk of the Town (1942) ❧ Dir. George Stevens 118· USA· Comedy, Drama, Romance,· NR C+ 74/100 Director George Stevens Writer Sidney Buchman, Irwin Shaw, Sidney Harmon D.O.P. Ted Tetzlaff Composer Friedrich Hollaender Editor Otto Meyer Language English Country USA Runtime 118′ Percentile 56th Watched ########
26 I Want to Live! (1958) ❧ Dir. Robert Wise 120· USA· Drama, Crime,· NR C+ 74/100 Director Robert Wise Writer Ed Montgomery, Nelson Gidding, Don Mankiewicz D.O.P. Lionel Lindon Composer Johnny Mandel Editor William Hornbeck Language English Country USA Runtime 120′ Percentile 56th Watched ########
27 Libel (1959) ❧ Dir. Anthony Asquith 100· UK· Drama, Mystery, Thriller,· NR C+ 74/100 Director Anthony Asquith Writer Karl Tunberg, Anatole de Grunwald D.O.P. Robert Krasker Composer Benjamin Frankel Editor Frank Clarke Language English Country UK Runtime 100′ Percentile 56th Watched ########
28 Reversal of Fortune (1990) ❧ Dir. Barbet Schroeder 111· USA· Drama,· R C+ 70/100 Director Barbet Schroeder Writer Nicholas Kazan D.O.P. Luciano Tovoli Composer Mark Isham Editor Lee Percy Language English Country USA, UK, Japan Runtime 111′ Percentile 48th
29 The Client (1994) ❧ Dir. Joel Schumacher 119· USA· Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery,· PG-13 C 69/100 Director Joel Schumacher Writer Akiva Goldsman, Robert Getchell D.O.P. Tony Pierce-Roberts Composer Howard Shore Editor Robert Brown Language English Country USA Runtime 119′ Percentile 45th
30 The Pelican Brief (1993) ❧ Dir. Alan J. Pakula 141· USA· Thriller, Crime, Drama,· PG-13 C 67/100 Director Alan J. Pakula Writer Alan J. Pakula D.O.P. Stephen Goldblatt Composer James Horner Editor Tom Rolf, Trudy Ship Language English Country USA Runtime 141′ Percentile 40th
31 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) ❧ Dir. Fritz Lang 80· USA· Crime, Drama,· NR C 67/100 Director Fritz Lang Writer Douglas Morrow D.O.P. William E. Snyder Composer Herschel Burke Gilbert Editor Gene Fowler Jr. Language English Country USA Runtime 80′ Percentile 40th
32 I Confess (1953) ❧ Dir. Alfred Hitchcock 95· USA· Drama, Thriller, Crime,· NR C 67/100 Director Alfred Hitchcock Writer William Archibald, George Tabori D.O.P. Robert Burks Composer Dimitri Tiomkin Editor Rudi Fehr Language English Country USA Runtime 95′ Percentile 40th
33 Absence of Malice (1981) ❧ Dir. Sydney Pollack 116· USA· Drama, Romance,· PG C 66/100 Director Sydney Pollack Writer Kurt Luedtke, David Rayfiel D.O.P. Owen Roizman Composer Dave Grusin Editor Sheldon Kahn Language English Country USA Runtime 116′ Percentile 38th
34 A Man for All Seasons (1966) ❧ Dir. Fred Zinnemann 120· UK· Drama, History,· G C 66/100 Director Fred Zinnemann Writer Robert Bolt D.O.P. Ted Moore Composer Georges Delerue Editor Ralph Kemplen Language English Country UK Runtime 120′ Percentile 38th Watched 4/1/2024
35 A Time to Kill (1996) ❧ Dir. Joel Schumacher 149· USA· Crime, Drama, Thriller,· R C 65/100 Director Joel Schumacher Writer Akiva Goldsman D.O.P. Peter Menzies Jr. Composer Elliot Goldenthal Editor William Steinkamp Language English Country USA Runtime 149′ Percentile 37th
36 Presumed Innocent (1990) ❧ Dir. Alan J. Pakula 127· USA· Mystery, Crime, Thriller,· R C 65/100 Director Alan J. Pakula Writer Frank Pierson, Alan J. Pakula D.O.P. Gordon Willis Composer John Williams Editor Evan A. Lottman Language English Country USA Runtime 127′ Percentile 37th
37 The Children's Hour (1961) ❧ Dir. William Wyler 108· USA· Drama,· NR C- 64/100 Director William Wyler Writer John Michael Hayes D.O.P. Franz Planer Composer Alex North Editor Robert Swink Language English Country USA Runtime 108′ Percentile 35th
38 The Onion Field (1979) ❧ Dir. Harold Becker 122· USA· Crime, Drama,· R C- 62/100 Director Harold Becker Writer Joseph Wambaugh D.O.P. Charles Rosher Jr. Composer Eumir Deodato Editor John W. Wheeler Language English Country USA Runtime 122′ Percentile 31st
39 The Caine Mutiny (1954) ❧ Dir. Edward Dmytryk 124· USA· Drama, War,· NR C- 61/100 Director Edward Dmytryk Writer Stanley Roberts D.O.P. Franz Planer Composer Max Steiner Editor Henry Batista, William A. Lyon Language English Country USA Runtime 124′ Percentile 30th
40 Amistad (1997) ❧ Dir. Steven Spielberg 155· USA· Drama, History, Mystery,· R C- 60/100 Director Steven Spielberg Writer David Franzoni D.O.P. Janusz Kamiński Composer John Williams Editor Michael Kahn Language English Country USA Runtime 155′ Percentile 28th
41 The Accused (1988) ❧ Dir. Jonathan Kaplan 111· USA· Crime, Drama,· R C- 60/100 Director Jonathan Kaplan Writer Tom Topor D.O.P. Ralf D. Bode Composer Brad Fiedel Editor Gerald B. Greenberg Language English Country USA Runtime 111′ Percentile 28th
42 Advise & Consent (1962) ❧ Dir. Otto Preminger 139· USA· Drama,· NR D+ 57/100 Director Otto Preminger Writer Wendell Mayes D.O.P. Sam Leavitt Composer Jerry Fielding Editor Louis R. Loeffler Language English Country USA Runtime 139′ Percentile 24th
43 The Young Philadelphians (1959) ❧ Dir. Vincent Sherman 136· USA· Drama,· NR D+ 57/100 Director Vincent Sherman Writer James Gunn D.O.P. Harry Stradling Sr. Composer Ernest Gold Editor William H. Ziegler Language English Country USA Runtime 136′ Percentile 24th Watched ########
44 Jagged Edge (1985) ❧ Dir. Richard Marquand 108· USA· Thriller,· R D+ 56/100 Director Richard Marquand Writer Joe Eszterhas D.O.P. Matthew F. Leonetti Composer John Barry Editor Conrad Buff IV, Sean Barton Language English Country USA Runtime 108′ Percentile 23rd
45 The Crucible (1996) ❧ Dir. Nicholas Hytner 123· USA· Drama, History,· PG-13 D+ 55/100 Director Nicholas Hytner Writer Arthur Miller D.O.P. Andrew Dunn Composer George Fenton Editor Tariq Anwar Language English Country USA Runtime 123′ Percentile 21st
46 Madame X (1966) ❧ Dir. David Lowell Rich 100· USA· Drama, Crime,· NR D 54/100 Director David Lowell Rich Writer Jean Holloway D.O.P. Russell Metty Composer Frank Skinner Editor Milton Carruth Language English Country USA Runtime 100′ Percentile 20th
47 Suspect (1987) ❧ Dir. Peter Yates 121· USA· Crime, Drama, Thriller,· R D 54/100 Director Peter Yates Writer Eric Roth D.O.P. Billy Williams Composer Michael Kamen Editor Ray Lovejoy Language English Country USA Runtime 121′ Percentile 20th
48 Adam's Rib (1949) ❧ Dir. George Cukor 100· USA· Comedy, Drama, Romance,· NR D- 49/100 Director George Cukor Writer Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin D.O.P. George J. Folsey Composer Miklós Rózsa Editor George Boemler Language English Country USA Runtime 100′ Percentile 15th
49 Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) ❧ Dir. Rob Reiner 130· USA· Drama, History,· PG-13 D- 45/100 Director Rob Reiner Writer Lewis Colick D.O.P. John Seale Composer Marc Shaiman Editor Robert Leighton Language English Country USA Runtime 130′ Percentile 12th
50 Fury (1936) ❧ Dir. Fritz Lang 92· USA· Crime, Drama,· NR F 36/100 Director Fritz Lang Writer Bartlett Cormack, Fritz Lang, Norman Krasna D.O.P. Joseph Ruttenberg Composer Franz Waxman Editor William LeVanway, Frank Sullivan Language English Country USA Runtime 92′ Percentile 8th