“Jaws,” “The Godfather,” and “The Shawshank Redemption”: Empire magazine releases its list of the 100 greatest films of all time

British film magazine Empire has published an updated ranking of the 100 greatest films of all time, based on votes from over 1,000 readers. First place went to Steven Spielberg’s 1975 thriller Jaws.

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In a 2025 poll, readers were asked to name up to 20 of their favorite films. The votes were then weighted, tallied, and compared with the opinions of editorial critics to determine the final rankings.

The rating covers the works of 72 directors from 14 countries. Among actors, Harrison Ford has the most films in the top 100 — 6. Among directors, Steven Spielberg leads with 7 films on the list. The longest film in the rating is “Lawrence of Arabia” (3 hours 48 minutes), the shortest is “The Lion King” (1 hour 29 minutes). The oldest film on the list remains “Citizen Kane” from 1941.

Newcomers to the rating were “Barbie”, “Oppenheimer”, “Everything Everywhere and Immediately” and “Past Lives”.

1. Jaws (1975) Director: Steven Spielberg. Starring: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss. This thriller about a killer shark terrorizing a coastal town is considered the film that laid the foundation for the concept of the “summer blockbuster.” The filming was extremely difficult – due to the constant breakdowns of the mechanical shark and the budget overruns – but the result became the standard for tense cinema with deeply written characters.

2. The Godfather (1972) Director: Francis Ford Coppola. Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan. Adaptation of Mario Puzo’s novel about the Corleone family criminal dynasty became both an arthouse drama and a commercial blockbuster. Stanley Kubrick called this film the best ever made.

3. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Director: Frank Darabont. Starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, William Sadler. Adaptation of Stephen King’s story about a wrongly convicted man who finds salvation in prison. After failing at the box office, the film gained cult status thanks to video distribution.

4. “Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back” (1980) Director: Irwin Kershner. Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher. The second episode of the saga expanded the universe of the first film: Luke’s training with Master Yoda, the Battle of Hoth and the fateful revelation of Darth Vader. It is considered bigger and better than the original.

5. “Aliens” (1986) Director: James Cameron. Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn. Sequel to Ridley Scott’s film, in which Ripley and the colonists face off against an entire army of xenomorphs. One of the best action films that has retained the characteristic tension of the original.

6. “Inception” (2010) Director: Christopher Nolan. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy. A group of criminals implant an idea into a businessman’s subconscious through layered dreams. The climactic action scene actually consists of 3 large-scale fights nested inside each other.

7. “Goodfellas” (1990) Director: Martin Scorsese. Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci. Biographical crime drama about the rise and fall of gangster Henry Gill. The director, screenwriter and editor built the film so that each scene seamlessly transitions into the next, not giving the viewer a break.

8. “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” (1977) Director: George Lucas. Starring: Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill. The first film in the saga took the classic story of the hero’s journey into a cosmic universe with laser swords and galactic dictators. The cultural impact of the film, according to the publication, cannot be overestimated.

9. “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (2001) Director: Peter Jackson. Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen. The first episode of the trilogy based on Tolkien’s novel is considered the most impressive part of the series. Even at half the running time, the viewer feels that he has experienced more adventure, tension and beauty than a regular film gives.

10. The Dark Knight (2008) Director: Christopher Nolan. Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart. Although the film is part of the Batman franchise, the focus of the plot is on the Joker, played by Heath Ledger: the character is reimagined as an unpredictable terrorist wreaking havoc in Gotham. Recognized not only as the best comic book film, but also as one of the best films in general.

11. Pulp Fiction (1994) Director: Quentin Tarantino. Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Uma Thurman. The intertwined stories of hitmen, robbers, and a boxer in 1990s Los Angeles. The film embodied all the best of independent cinema of the early decade: surprise, genre erudition, and an unforgettable soundtrack.

12. Back to the Future (1985) Director: Robert Zemeckis. Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson. Teenager Marty McFly is transported to 1955 and must bring his parents together to be born himself and return to 1985. It is considered one of the most perfect scripts in film history due to the flawless interconnection of every detail.

13. “Jurassic Park” (1993) Director: Steven Spielberg. Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum. Revolutionary in terms of computer effects, the film recreated dinosaurs with incredible realism. Despite the technical breakthrough, the film remains primarily an attraction with skillfully constructed suspense.

14. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Director: Steven Spielberg. Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman. The first Indiana Jones film is a standard action-adventure that brought together Spielberg and Lucas at the peak of their creative powers. Harrison Ford played an archaeologist who was far from an invincible hero.

15. Blade Runner (1982) Director: Ridley Scott. Starring: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young. A science fiction noir set in a rainy future Los Angeles about a replicant hunter who gradually begins to question his own identity. Rutger Hauer’s monologue at the end is considered one of the greatest in film history.

16. “The Godfather: Part II” (1974) Director: Francis Ford Coppola. Starring: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, John Cazale. A sequel and a prequel at the same time: the story of Michael Corleone’s rise to power and the youth of Vito Corleone, played by De Niro, unfold in parallel. It is considered one of the few sequels that stand on a par with the original.

17. “Alien” (1979) Director: Ridley Scott. Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt. The crew of the spaceship “Nostromo” responds to a distress signal and encounters an extraterrestrial life form. Sigourney Weaver as Ripley became not just one of the characters, but, perhaps, the main character of the entire film.

18. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Director: James Cameron. Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong. Turning the Terminator into a defender could have been a failure for the series, but Cameron turned it into one of the best sequels ever. The scale, special effects, and emotional component were much more powerful than in the original.

19. “Interstellar” (2014) Director: Christopher Nolan. Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain. A NASA pilot embarks on an interstellar journey in search of a new home for humanity, leaving his daughter behind on a dying Earth. The scientific accuracy of the film was ensured by physicist Kip Thorne.

20. “Heat” (1995) Director: Michael Mann. Starring: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer. The epic confrontation between detective Vincent Hanna and criminal Neil McCauley remains the pinnacle of the crime drama genre. The duets of Pacino and De Niro – only 2 scenes together – have become legendary due to the density of every word.

21. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Director: Peter Jackson. Starring: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen. The conclusion of the trilogy with colossal battles, a giant spider, and the pivotal moment when Éowyn says, “I am a woman.” The film won all the major Oscars it was nominated for.

22. The Matrix (1999) Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski. Starring: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne. A science fiction action film about the world as a simulation and the awakening of a man named Neo. It combined martial arts, philosophy and computer anxiety of the late 1990s.

23. There’s Blood (2007) Director: Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciaran Hinds. A monumental American epic about oilman Daniel Plainview, whose pursuit of wealth consumes everything human in him. Day-Lewis created one of the most unforgettable antagonists in film history.

24. “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968) Director: Stanley Kubrick. Starring: Keir Dulla, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester. A science fiction epic about key moments in the evolution of humanity – from primitive people to an encounter with an incomprehensible monolith in space. The technical mastery of the film remains impressive to this day.

25. “Gladiator” (2000) Director: Ridley Scott. Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen. Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, after being betrayed, must fight his way through bloody battles in the Colosseum. The film revived the genre of historical epic and proved the commercial viability of big-budget films about antiquity.

26. “Parasite” (2019) Director: Bong Joon-ho. Starring: Song Kang-ho, Lee Seong-kyun, Cho Yo-jeong. South Korean social satire about the poor Kim family, which gradually infiltrates the lives of the wealthy Park family. In 2020, it became the first non-English language film to win the Oscar for Best Picture.

27. Apocalypse Now (1979) Director: Francis Ford Coppola. Starring: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall. Vietnam war epic based on Conrad’s Heart of Darkness: Captain Willard goes into the jungle to find Colonel Kurtz, who has gone mad. The filming was accompanied by scandals and budget overruns, but the result influenced a generation of filmmakers.

28. “12 Angry Men” (1957) Director: Sidney Lumet. Starring: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam. The entire action takes place in a jury room, where the only dissenter forces his colleagues to reconsider a seemingly obvious verdict. The film is a reminder of the value of dialogue and the ability to listen to others.

29. Casablanca (1942) Director: Michael Curtis. Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid. A war melodrama about a bar owner in Morocco during World War II who has to choose between love and debt. Considered one of the most catchy films in the history of cinema.

30. “The Thing” (1982) Director: John Carpenter. Starring: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David. A science fiction horror film about a mimicry alien on an Antarctic station where no one knows who “The Thing” is. Despite being a box office failure, it gained cult status thanks to Rob Bottin’s brilliant special effects.

31. The Shining (1980) Director: Stanley Kubrick. Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd. Adaptation of Stephen King’s novel about a writer who becomes a winter caretaker of a hotel with his family and gradually loses his mind. Stephen King famously hated the adaptation, but most critics consider it a masterpiece.

32. “Seven” (1995) Director: David Fincher. Starring: Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey. A detective thriller about a serial killer who commits crimes based on the seven deadly sins. The shocking ending with the infamous contents of the box is considered one of the most powerful movie endings.

33. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Director: Peter Jackson. Starring: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis. The middle part of the trilogy deepened the human drama of the Rohan storyline and introduced Gollum, a character whom Serkis imbued with both horror and tragedy. The climax was the Battle of Helm’s Deep.

34. “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015) Director: George Miller. Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult. After a 30-year hiatus, Miller returned to the series with the most insane version of Max. The film unfolds almost as a single continuous action scene against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

35. Fight Club (1999) Director: David Fincher. Starring: Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter. Psychological thriller and black comedy about an underground fight club that degenerates into a terrorist cult. The satire on 1990s consumerism and toxic masculinity remains relevant today.

36. “Breaking Point” (1991) Director: Kathryn Bigelow. Starring: Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Gary Busey. An undercover FBI agent investigates a gang of robbers who are passionate about surfing. The combination of extreme sports, robberies and male brotherhood became a classic of 1990s action cinema.

37. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Director: David Lean. Starring: Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness, Omar Sharif. Epic biographical drama about T. E. Lawrence and his role in uniting the Arab tribes during World War I. The longest film in the rating is 3 hours and 48 minutes.

38. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966) Director: Sergio Leone. Starring: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef. The conclusion of the Man with No Name trilogy: a 3-hour spaghetti western about 3 bandits competing for treasure against the backdrop of the Civil War. Ennio Morricone’s theme song has become immortal.

39. “Mulholland Drive” (2001) Director: David Lynch. Starring: Naomi Watts, Laura Herring, Justin Theroux. Surreal thriller about Hollywood as a factory of dreams and nightmares, where the line between reality and illusion is completely erased. It was this film that brought Naomi Watts to star status.

40. Schindler’s List (1993) Director: Steven Spielberg. Starring: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley. A mostly black-and-white drama about the Nazi persecution of Jews in Krakow and the entrepreneur Oskar Schindler, who saved over 1,000 people. Considered one of the most important films in the history of cinema.

41. Saving Private Ryan (1998) Director: Steven Spielberg. Starring: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Giovanni Ribisi. The film’s opening shot—the Normandy landings on Omaha Beach—changed the standard for wartime cinematography forever. Janusz Kaminski’s jarring, discolored style has been copied many times but rarely surpassed.

42. “La La Land” (2016) Director: Damien Chazelle. Starring: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, J.K. Simmons. A musical melodrama about an aspiring actress and a musician who strive to fulfill their dreams in Hollywood. It celebrates “fools who dream” — and leaves us with both hope and sadness.

43. “Taxi Driver” (1976) Director: Martin Scorsese. Starring: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd. A portrait of Vietnam veteran Travis Bickle, whose psyche is crumbling in New York at night. The atmosphere of caustic decay has not lost its power even after numerous viewings.

44. “Past Lives” (2023) Director: Celine Son. Starring: Greta Lee, Teo Yo, John Magaro. Son’s feature debut is about a Korean woman in New York who reunites with a childhood friend she left behind in Seoul. It explores not a romantic triangle, but unlived alternatives and echoes of the past in the present.

45. Vertigo (1958) Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Starring: James Stewart, Kim Novak. A retired detective follows a mysterious woman, witnesses her death, and then obsessively pursues her doppelganger. Considered Hitchcock’s most profound exploration of the theme of obsession.

46. “Citizen Kane” (1941) Director: Orson Welles. Starring: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Kamingor. The oldest film in the rating — 85 years old — changed the language of cinema: new shooting techniques, nonlinear narration, satire on media moguls. It launched Welles’ career and at the same time destroyed it due to a conflict with the real-life prototype of the hero.

47. Rear Window (1954) Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Starring: James Stewart, Grace Kelly. A photographer with a broken leg spies on his neighbors and appears to witness a murder. The entire set was built on Paramount Studios with a real drainage system.

48. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo. Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Hemsworth, Sebastian Stan, Josh Brolin. It was the biggest crossover event in cinematic history and the biggest cliffhanger we never expected. After ten years and eighteen films, Marvel took superhero filmmaking to the next level, uniting all of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (and then some) against the Mad Titan himself—and, surprisingly, they suffered a crushing defeat.

49. “Psycho” (1960) Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Starring: Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins. The film that forever changed the rules of the thriller: the main character is killed in the middle of the picture, overturning all the expectations of the viewer. One of the best horror films of all time according to the publication.

50. “Lawless Land” (2007) Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen. Starring: Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin. Adapted from the novel by Cormac McCarthy, this is a slow, mysterious chaser starring Bardem as the unforgettable villain Anton Chigurh. It was shot by legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins.

51. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Director: Jonathan Demme. Starring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Ted Levine. The first horror film to win the Oscar for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress. Hopkins only appeared in the film for about 25 minutes, but he won for Best Actor.

52. Rear Window (1954) Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Starring: James Stewart, Grace Kelly. Photographer L. B. Jeffries (James Stewart, one of the greatest actors of all time according to Empire) is on sick leave after breaking his leg. Bored to death, he starts spying on his neighbors. And suddenly he witnesses a murder. Or does he?

53. “Vertigo” (1958) – Hitchcock explores obsession through a detective chasing the doppelganger of a dead woman.

54. “Get Out” (2017) — Jordan Peele’s debut in the horror genre: a black man discovers the terrible secrets of a girl’s family. A social allegory of racism and slavery.

55. “Sharp Fuzz” (2007) — Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost reimagine the American cop movie in a sleepy English town with unexpectedly brutal consequences.

56. “Ghostbusters” (2001) – Studio Ghibli’s breakthrough into the Western market: a girl falls into the world of Shinto spirits. The most original and culturally specific anime film in the ranking.

57. Seven Samurai (1954) — Akira Kurosawa gathered a band of warriors to protect a village from bandits. The film inspired numerous remakes and influenced the entire action genre.

58. “Titanic” (1997) — James Cameron’s romantic disaster starring DiCaprio and Winslet became one of the highest-grossing films of all time despite predictions of failure.

59. The Exorcist (1973) — A classic exorcism: a 12-year-old girl possessed by a demon and a crisis of faith for two priests. Considered one of the scariest films of all time.

60. “Fargo” (1996) — The Coen brothers combined warm Midwestern accents with cold corpses in snowy North Dakota. Frances McDormand plays a pregnant detective.

61. “The Social Network” (2010) — David Fincher depicted the founding of Facebook as a gritty corporate drama with pulsating music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

62. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) — Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman deconstruct a romantic drama through a memory-erasing procedure. Carrey and Winslet come to their full potential in unconventional roles.

63. “The Big Lebowski” (1998) – The Coen brothers built a comedy of errors with bowling, kidneys, and identity confusion around the image of the Dude, played by Jeff Bridges.

64. “Oppenheimer” (2023) – Nolan turned the creation of the atomic bomb into a 3-hour black-and-white and color blockbuster. Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. played 2 key psychological poles.

65. “Predator” (1987) — Arnold Schwarzenegger and his crew find themselves in the jungle under the hunting rifle of an invisible alien. A masculine action film with elements of the science fiction genre.

66. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) — The third installment of the original trilogy reunited Harrison Ford and Sean Connery as father and son. The relationship between them became the emotional heart of the entire adventure.

67. “Do the Right Thing” (1989) — Spike Lee’s one of the hottest days in Bedford-Stuyvesant, culminating in an explosion of interracial violence, hasn’t aged a day.

68. “Avengers: Endgame” (2019) — The Russo brothers concluded the 11-year Marvel saga with time travel and the iconic moment when Steve Rogers lifts Mjolnir.

69. The Babadook (2014) — Australian horror film by Jennifer Kent reimagines the genre as an exploration of grief and maternal burnout. The monster’s sound design is considered some of the most effective in modern cinema.

70. “Children of Men” (2006) — Alfonso Cuarón painted a dystopia where humanity has become barren: long handheld shots and open battle scenes are still unsurpassed in realism.

71. Arrival (2016) — Denis Villeneuve directed a sci-fi drama about a linguist who communicates with aliens. Amy Adams gave one of the best performances of her career.

72. “Magnolia” (1999) – Paul Thomas Anderson’s third film tackled the biggest questions of existence through the intertwined fates of the residents of the San Fernando Valley, accompanied by Aimee Mann.

73. The Lion King (1994) — The shortest film in the ranking (1 hour 29 minutes): Disney’s Hamlet-esque tale with songs by Elton John and a score by Hans Zimmer. Originally considered a minor studio project.

74. “On a Needle” (1996) – Danny Boyle adapted Irwin Welsh’s “unfilmed” novel about Edinburgh drug addicts into a film. The result became a personification of 1990s British culture.

75. “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991) — mentioned above (position 51).

76. “Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood” (2019) — Tarantino recreated the 1969 decline of classic Hollywood with DiCaprio and Pitt and rewrote the real story in his signature style.

77. “The Mood for Love” (2000) — Wong Kar-wai depicted the unrequited love of neighbors in 1960s Hong Kong through restrained sensuality and a unique visual style.

78. Ghostbusters (1984) — Ivan Reitman combined demonic invasion with comedy, and the chemistry between Murray, Aykroyd, Ramis, and Hudson turned the film into a timeless classic.

79. Paddington 2 (2017) — Paul King outdid his first film by upping the stakes and adding a dose of warmth. Hugh Grant played the arrogant antagonist actor.

80. “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (2018) – The animated film introduced Miles Morales and revolutionized the visual language of animation long before Marvel took on the multiverse.

81. “Everything Everywhere, All at Once” (2022) – The Daniels duo made a multi-world odyssey about an immigrant family that won the Oscar for Best Picture. Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huey Kuan fully revealed themselves in both genres – action and family drama.

82. “Brokeback Hill” (2005) — Ang Lee adapted Annie Prue’s short story about the decades-long love between two shepherd men against the backdrop of societal pressure.

83. Inglourious Basterds (2009) — Tarantino rewrote the ending of World War II into an action-adventure. Christoph Waltz won an Oscar for his role as Colonel Ganda.

84. “Pan’s Labyrinth” (2006) – Guillermo del Toro created a brutal coming-of-age tale set in Francoist Spain without using computer graphics for the monsters.

85. Rocky (1976) is a classic underdog story: Sylvester Stallone wrote the script and starred, conquering Hollywood just as his character conquered the arena.

86. “Lady Bird” (2017) — Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut: a coming-of-age drama about a mother, a daughter, and a hometown you only realize after you leave. Saoirse Ronan played a “not always likable” heroine.

87. “Raging Bull” (1980) — Martin Scorsese’s black-and-white portrait of boxer Jake LaMotta: less a biography, more an exploration of destructive masculinity.

88. “The Piano” (1993) – winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes: Jane Campion directed a mysterious, sensual drama about a woman who arrives in New Zealand for a forced marriage.

89. “American Psycho” (2000) — Mary Herron turned the novel into a stylish satirical horror about the emptiness inside the ideal representative of 1980s corporate America, played by Christian Bale.

90. “Groundhog Day” (1993) — Harold Ramis trapped Bill Murray in a time loop that turned out to be a profound meditation on the meaning of existence.

91. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) — Wes Anderson combined a love of beauty with the theme of the advance of fascism. Ralph Fiennes played a witty concierge with impeccable deadpan.

92. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) — 5 Oscars: Jack Nicholson played a man who fakes mental illness to get into a hospital instead of prison. Louise Fletcher as Nurse Rhett personified an uncaring system.

93. “Lost in Translation” (2003) — Sofia Coppola transformed a rom-com into a melancholic anti-romance about two strangers in Tokyo who are both united and divided by dislocation.

94. “Moon” (2016) — Barry Jenkins traced the development of a man over three time periods. Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris won Oscars for their supporting roles.

95. “Remember” (2000) — Christopher Nolan told a detective story in reverse: a hero with short-term amnesia searches for his wife’s killer. This is where Nolan’s obsession with time began.

96. “The Extra-Terrestrial” (1982) — Spielberg combined a childhood adventure with a meditation on family dysfunction and healing. Henry Thomas, at age 10, played one of the greatest child characters in film.

97. Barbie (2023) — Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach reimagine the doll as a vehicle for examining femininity and societal expectations. Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling give stellar performances.

98. “When Harry Met Sally…” (1989) — Noah Ephron wrote one of the most perfect rom-com scripts: a decade of friendship and disagreements between Crystal and Ryan.

99. “Portrait of a Girl on Fire” (2020) — Céline Séomma captures an 18th-century lesbian romance through stolen glances and piercing cinematography. Every frame has been compared to a Renaissance painting.

100. Avatar (2009) — James Cameron brought the Pandora universe to life using pioneering motion capture technology, combining familiar narrative moves with an unprecedented level of digital world-building.

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