Top 10 Greatest movies of all time - Top movies of all time 2023

10. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

A Sergio Leone-directed epic spaghetti western with Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach in the roles of "the Good," "the Bad," and "the Ugly."

The movie is renowned for the cinematography by Leone, who is noted for his particular use of violence, tension, and highly stylized gunfights.

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In the brutal chaos of the American Civil War (particularly the Battle of Glorieta Pass of the New Mexico Campaign in 1862), three gunslingers compete to find a fortune in a hidden cache of Confederate gold while taking part in several fights, encounters, and duels along the way.

9. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Based on J. R. R. Tolkien's 1954 novel The Fellowship of the Ring, the first installment of The Lord of the Rings, this is an epic fantasy adventure movie from 2001 that was directed by Peter Jackson.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy's opening film is this one. Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis are among the ensemble cast members.

8. Pulp Fiction (1994)

At the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, Pulp Fiction won the Palme d'Or and enjoyed enormous critical and financial success. At the 67th Academy Awards, it was nominated for seven prizes, including Best Picture, and it won Best Original Screenplay.

Tarantino's film Pulp Fiction is hailed as his masterpiece and received particular accolades for its screenplay. It is frequently seen as a cultural turning point because of how its aesthetic influenced movies and other forms of media. The cast received a lot of appreciation as well, with Travolta, Thurman, and Jackson receiving special mention.

7. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

It earned more than $1.1 billion worldwide, making it the second-highest-grossing movie of all time at the time of its release, the highest-grossing movie produced by New Line Cinema, and the highest-grossing movie of 2003.

The Return of the King is regarded as one of the best and most influential movies ever created, just like the other films in the trilogy. The movie won multiple awards. It tied with the films Ben-Hur from 1959 and Titanic from 1997 for the most Academy Award victories when it won all eleven of the trophies for which it was nominated at the 76th Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

6. Schindler’s List (1993)

The movie centers on Oskar Schindler, a German manufacturer who, during World War II, employed more than a thousand predominantly Polish-Jewish immigrants at his factories, preventing them from becoming victims of the Holocaust. It features Ben Kingsley as Itzhak Stern, Schindler's Jewish accountant, Ralph Fiennes as SS officer Amon Göth, and Liam Neeson as Schindler.

The movie, which is frequently ranked among the best movies ever produced, won praise from critics everywhere for its mood, direction by Spielberg, tone, atmosphere, and acting (especially from Neeson, Fiennes, and Kingsley). Additionally, it was a hit at the box office, bringing in $322 million globally on a $22 million budget.

5. 12 Angry Men (1957)

Sidney Lumet's American courtroom drama chronicles the tale of a jury of twelve men as they debate whether to convict or exonerate a kid accused of murder.

It features Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, E. G. Marshall, and Jack Warden and explores a variety of consensus-building techniques as well as the challenges these men face because of their diversity in personalities. The film is intense and contentious.

The movie was chosen by the American Film Institute for their AFI's 10 Top 10 ranking as the second-best courtroom drama of all time, behind 1962's To Kill a Mockingbird.

4. The Godfather: Part II (1974)

The Godfather: Part II is an American epic crime movie that Francis Ford Coppola both produced and directed. In part, the movie is based on Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather, which he co-wrote with Coppola. The parallel dramas in Part II act as both a prelude and a sequel to the 1972 movie The Godfather.

Eleven Academy Awards were nominated for the movie, and it became the first sequel to win Best Picture. Along with Best Director for Coppola, Best Supporting Actor for De Niro, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Coppola and Puzo, the film garnered six Oscar nominations. Pacino received an Oscar nomination and won Best Actor at the BAFTAs.

3. The Dark Knight (2008)

Batman: A Star Wars Story is a 2008 superhero movie that Christopher Nolan directed from a script he co-wrote with his brother Jonathan and is the follow-up to Batman Begins (2005). It is the second book in the trilogy about The Dark Knight.

Following the vigilante Batman, police lieutenant James Gordon, and district attorney Harvey Dent as they team up to fight organized crime in Gotham City, the story focuses on their efforts.

2. The Godfather (1972)

Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, and Diane Keaton star in Francis Ford Coppola's picture, which also features Al Pacino and Richard Conte.

It is the first film in the Godfather trilogy, which spans the years 1945 to 1955 and tells the story of the Corleone family under patriarch Vito Corleone (Brando). It focuses on how his youngest son, played by Al Pacino, goes from being a hesitant family outsider to a violent mob boss.

1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Based on the 1982 Stephen King novels Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, this American drama film tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne. It was written and directed by Frank Darabont (Tim Robbins). Despite his claims of innocence, Dufresne was found guilty of killing his wife and her lover and was given a life sentence in Shawshank State Prison.