My ranking of all 1000 movies I've seen

Greetings, reader!

Well, at the beginning of 2025, I noticed two things: one, my blog was starting to near its 300th post, and two, my IMDB list of watched movies was nearing the big 1000-film milestone. Therefore, I started to time my viewing of films I haven't seen before, so that I would hit the big one thousand right in time to make my 300th post into a ranking of every movie I have seen in my life. Man, this was fun! Anyways, here's my ranking of the movies I've seen, all one thousand of them.

1000. The Emoji Movie (Tony Leondis, 2017)

I don't know what stage of capitalism it is when animated kids' movies replace their soul with pure product placement, but it scares the living hell out of me.

999. Sharkenstein (Mark Polonia, 2016)

Shockingly, the film that answers the question "what if a shark had Hitler's brain?" wasn't all that great.

998. A Nightmare on Elm Street (Samuel Bayer, 2010)

Almost every bad movie has at least a bit of "so bad that it's good" going on for it, but this remake tries so hard to take itself seriously that it ends up being so bad that it's just bad.

997. Birdemic: Shock and Terror (James Nguyen, 2010)

You think you've seen terrible CGI? Trust me, it gets worse.

996. Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House (Rod Daniel, 2002)

I like to say that the first two Home Alone movies were my childhood, while the next two damn near ruined it.

995. Rage (Paco Cabezas, 2014)

If you think Nicolas Cage's trademark over-acting is bad, trust me - toned-down Nic, forced to be generic and serious, is so much worse, and makes this Taken rip-off feel like you're watching a caged (pun not intended) animal.

994. Noah (Darren Aronofsky, 2014)

The second-worst Bible adaptation of all time, only barely outranked by the right-wing evangelical movement.

993. Home Alone 3 (Raja Gosnell, 1997)

If you ever saw Home Alone and thought, "This is fine, but what if they replaced Kevin with some random kid, and the bad guys, instead of two unserious goofballs, were a North Korean terrorist organization", then this is the film for you.

992. Cats (Tom Hooper, 2019)

I do grudgingly admit that I'm better off having watched this trainwreck, due to what a cultural landmark its absolute failure was, but Jesus, what a mess.

991. X-Men: Dark Phoenix (Simon Kinberg, 2019)

One of the more tragic moments in the X-Men series occurs here, as they shock the viewer by killing off the soul of the franchise.

990. Napoleon Dynamite (Jared Hess, 2004)

Uncle Dan, if you're reading this, I'm so sorry - I really wanted to like this movie, but its brand of humor just really rubbed me the wrong way.

989. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Tim Story, 2007)

I'm a big fan of superhero movies in general, but at their worst, they can suck just as much as the rest of 'em.

988. Holidate (John Whitesell, 2020)

I watched every Netflix Original Christmas Movie a few years back, and it really takes something special to be the worst of that bunch.

987. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Rob Marshall, 2011)

The fact that this soulless cashgrab is one of the most expensive movies ever made really proves that money alone does not make good cinema.

986. You Don't Mess with the Zohan (Dennis Dugan, 2008)

This Adam Sandler Israel/Palestine comedy wasn't that funny to begin with, and I can only imagine how horribly the jokes have aged.

985. Planet of the Apes (Tim Burton, 2001)

The more you love the original Planet of the Apes, the more you'll be offended by this remake equivalent of peeing on one's grave.

984. Hostel (Eli Roth, 2005)

I love horror cinema, but I've never been into gore for the sake of gore, and there is literally nothing more to this film than that.

983. Eragon (Stefen Fangmeier, 2006)

"Based on" a decent fantasy book, this "adaptation" takes the book's character and place names and tries very very hard to be The Lord of the Rings instead of, y'know, adapting the book they're supposed to be adapting.

982. Justice League (Joss Whedon, 2017)

The legendary rivalry between Marvel and DC has always been somewhat of an even one, except for the time when Joss Whedon tried to replicate The Avengers and failed so much that Marvel won that round 100-0. Thank God for the Snyder cut, counted on this list as its own separate film because it ranks hundreds and hundreds of places higher.

981. Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (Alan Myerson, 1988)

Really scraping the bottom of the barrel here, with so many of the beloved original characters having jumped ship at this point that it feels like a cheap rip-off.

980. Ghost Rider (Mark Steven Johnson, 2007)

Classic uneven Nicolas Cage cinema from the time before Marvel put effort into their movies.

979. The Room (Tommy Wiseau, 2003)

One of the hardest ones to rank - it's a legendary piece of cinema and a true cult classic, but only because of how iconically bad it is. It's so bad that it's good, but it's also so bad-good that it's good-bad.

978. A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (John Schultz, 2019)

The Christmas Prince gang is back, for the third goddamn time, for more Netflix original shenanigans!

977. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (Joe Berlinger, 2000)

I must give some reluctant credit to this sequel's attempt at being creatively meta with its premise - but the execution is so, so deeply flawed.

976. A Castle for Christmas (Mary Lambert, 2021)

Out of all the Netflix original Christmas movies, this is certainly one of them.

975. War (Philip G. Atwell, 2007)

This action flick is better-made than many that rank ahead of it, because I appreciate a cruddy film with heart a lot more than a well-produced but shallow and generic film...

974. The Wicker Man (Neil LaBute, 2006)

...Then again, even a cruddy film has its limits on how cruddy it can be. "NOT THE BEES!"

973. Date Movie (Aaron Seltzer, 2006)

You know the loosely connected 'franchise' of genre-parody movies, with 'movie' in the title, from the early 2000's? Yeah, the rom-com one is the worst out of the bunch.

972. A California Christmas (Shaun Paul Piccinino, 2020)

Like the other ones, but set on a ranch in California! Wow!

971. Hancock (Peter Berg, 2008)

Between The Dark Knight and Iron Man, 2008 was a great year for superhero flicks, even despite this uneven Will Smith misadventure.

970. The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star (Mike Rohl, 2021)

Slight points for the sheer amount of shenanigans. Otherwise, a total mess.

969. Friday the 13th: The New Blood (John Carl Buechler, 1988)

As someone who watched all 12 films in the Friday the 13th franchise, I can confirm that 'the one with the random telekinesis storyline' is the worst out of the bunch.

968. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (David Leitch, 2019)

These films were never realistic nor did they need to be, but even when watching for guilty-pleasure entertainment, the line should be drawn somewhere before "villain with actual superpowers because it's trendy to try to be Marvel".

967. Operation Christmas Drop (Martin Wood, 2020)

Some generic-but-touching rom-com moments, but I'm too much of a pacifist to enjoy the military-romanticizing aspects.

966. Robin Hood (Ridley Scott, 2010)

Out of all the flashy, big-budget reboots made with box office scores in mind and no passion, this is one of the more unapologetically blatant ones.

965. American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (John Putch, 2009)

The CGI moose scene alone confirms the placement of this spin-off as the very worst American Pie flick.

964. Gulliver's Travels (Rob Letterman, 2010)

Jack Black is always a blast, but the attempted humor written into this modern remake of the Jonathan Swift tale is so incredibly cringeworthy.

963. Cheaper By the Dozen 2 (Adam Shankman, 2005)

A classic example of the type of sequel where they just go "Hey, the first film did pretty well, so let's recycle the same jokes and story and just do the same exact thing again!".

962. A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (Stephen Hopkins, 1989)

Freddy Krueger stopped being scary already a few sequels before this one, but The Dream Child is where he stops being particularly entertaining as well.

961. Suicide Squad (David Ayer, 2016)

DC, known for making darker and more serious comic book films than Marvel, decided to adapt the morally grey comic book storyline about a group of villains - and that's when they try to be Marvel and fill the movie with hundreds of trying-to-be-quirky jokes.

960. Spy Hard (Rick Friedberg, 1996)

I hate to rank a Leslie Nielsen flick this low, but man, a vast majority of the humor in this action spoof is so lazy it hurts.

959. Stan Helsing (Bo Zenga, 2009)

Just dumb&fun enough to work as a light cool-down after watching an actually good film, when having a double feature. At least if you're tired and/or drunk enough.

958. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Dave Filoni, 2008)

I hear the TV series gets really good - but I know that the movie just kinda doesn't.

957. Central Intelligence (Rawson Marshall Thurber, 2016)

The Kevin Hart / Dwayne Johnson buddy-cop film is exactly as good as you'd expect it to be. An adequate film to watch on a Sunday night or a plane, but even for that, there surely are better options.

956. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (Rachel Talalay, 1991)

The sixth Elm Street is actually a tad better (or, more accurately, 'less crappy') than the fifth, because of how delightfully unserious it is. You know what you're getting with this one.

955. Quantum of Solace (Marc Forster, 2008)

The worst James Bond flick ends up being more ridiculous than any of the conventionally ridiculous ones, due to how absurdly over-seriously it takes itself.

954. Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (Danny Steinmann, 1985)

It's nice to follow the Tommy Jarvis character from the franchise's best instalment - but other than that, this slasher sequel is an utterly laughable mess.

953. A California Christmas: City Lights (Shaun Paul Piccinino, 2021)

A bit better than the first one, believe it or not, but still in the same tier of E-class cinema.

952. Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (Jim Drake, 1987)

You'll find a genuine laugh or two here, but the overall deterioration of the franchise's quality is deeply felt.

951. Never Say Never Again (Irvin Kershner, 1983)

The mythical, unofficial non-canonical 007 flick is a big mess, but it's still better than Quantum of Solace.

950. Hulk (Ang Lee, 2003)

The complete disregard for consistency and cinematic quality in the Marvel films before the MCU era always makes for a good chuckle.

949. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Steven Spielberg, 2008)

I sort of appreciate the effort here - but aliens? Really, Spielberg?

948. Halloween: Resurrection (Rick Rosenthal, 2002)

I honestly really like the idea of the 'cursed' Myers house being the central source of horror here. Sadly, everything else about the film sucks.

947. American Pie Presents: Beta House (Andrew Waller, 2007)

It's entertaining, but it's also from a point in the franchise where they don't even bother to pretend to have a plot and/or likable characters. If you're in the mood for 90 minutes of lazy sex jokes and gross cringe humor, this'll do the job.

946. Terrifier (Damien Leone, 2016)

Again, not a fan of gore for the sake of gore. Ranked well ahead of Hostel because I appreciate the genuinely scary first act.

945. A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding (John Schultz, 2018)

When you're at a place in life when you've decided to watch through every NOCM, with a good attitude for the project despite the quality of the films, you'll appreciate seeing the same familiar characters again in this by-the-numbers sequel.

944. The Holiday Calendar (Bradley Walsh, 2018)

Hey, two NOCMs (Netflix Original Christmas Movie) in a row! Fun! Almost like a vast majority of these films are of the exact same lukewarm quality!

943. Flubber (Les Mayfield, 1997)

The great Robin Williams makes this otherwise mega-cruddy film quite passable.

942. Moonraker (Lewis Gilbert, 1979)

At the risk of pissing off my fiancée and her family with this ranking - I'm sorry, this blatant attempt to cash in on the Star Wars hype is just so forced despite the first half of the film having some decent moments.

941. Terminator Salvation (McG, 2009)

The fourth Terminator film is visually cool, but the potential-filled premise was absolutely squandered by some truly unimaginative storytelling.

940. Get Smart (Peter Segal, 2008)

An action comedy made to please large crowds - everything, from the humor to the plot, is generic but just-okay.

939. American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (Joe Nussbaum, 2006)

This is where the spin-offs start to get delightfully obscure and far-removed from the original films, for better or worse (read: worse).

938. Christmas Inheritance (Ernie Barbarash, 2017)

A mostly forgettable NOCM among the rest, but I love that the small town it's set in is called "Snow Falls".

937. Ghostbusters (Paul Feig, 2016)

I swear, I don't dislike this film for the sexist reasons you see on the internet. It's just an uninspired and largely unfunny reboot.

936. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (Bill Condon, 2011)

Easily the worst Twilight film, due to its terrible pacing and questionable morals.

935. The Mask of Zorro (Martin Campbell, 1998)

Antonio Banderas was a brilliant casting choice, but otherwise this reboot is just really by-the-numbers and predictable.

934. Camp Rock (Matthew Diamond, 2008)

Delightfully cheesy (or, dare I say, camp), but admittedly not very good cinema (which is a part of why it works?).

933. The Dictator (Larry Charles, 2012)

I admit this film has some genuinely funny parts to it, but I already thought the jokes were pretty offensive when I saw it as a teen, so I can only imagine how it has aged since then.

932. The Last Airbender (M. Night Shyamalan, 2010)

Not as completely bad as people say, and sort of a guilty-pleasure film for me - but definitely not the proper adaptation that the beloved animated TV show deserves.

931. El Camino Christmas (David E. Talbert, 2017)

Nice of Netflix to give its own yuletide flick for the dirtbag community!

930. Green Lantern (Martin Campbell, 2011)

I appreciate comic book films like this one, because their absolute mediocrity really helps one appreciate the baseline quality in even the below-average MCU flicks and such.

929. The Knight Before Christmas (Monika Mitchell, 2019)

Pretty funny, but purely on an unintentional, guilty-pleasure level.

928. Snakes on a Plane (David R. Ellis, 2006)

Rushed and inconsistent, but the iconic Samuel L. Jackson line pushes this film about 50 places higher than it would otherwise rank.

927. Wonder Woman 1984 (Patty Jenkins, 2020)

Another classic misfire from the DC Extended Universe, although Kristen Wiig tries her best to save the film in her unconventional villain role.

926. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (David Yates, 2018)

I love the MCU, but I very much didn't love the trend in the 2010's where every franchise abandoned their own personality to try and be the MCU, and this is one of the most blatant examples.

925. Holiday Rush (Leslie Small, 2019)

A NOCM like the rest of them, but for the Black community! Points for diversity! Is this the DEI the right is so scared about?

924. Black Widow (Cate Shortland, 2021)

Love the character, yet her long-awaited solo film is the absolute lowpoint of the Marvel Cinematic Universe - that's how bad the plot and style are.

923. Single All the Way (Michael Mayer, 2021)

A NOCM like the rest of them, but with gay people! Yay for representation!

922. Little Fockers (Paul Weitz, 2010)

The Fockers-films are good fun, but are they good enough to warrant a full trilogy of films? Short answer - not really.

921. The Big Easy (Jim McBride, 1986)

The atmosphere in this crime flick is pretty decent, but it's also the only memorable element in an otherwise by-the-numbers movie.

920. The Princess Switch: Switched Again (Mike Rohl, 2020)

The sheer hijinks experienced here more or less make up for the generic production quality and overall vibe.

919. Superhero Movie (Craig Mazin, 2008)

If you're familiar with the superhero genre and like spoof flicks, this'll make you chuckle at some places and roll your eyes at others.

918. National Security (Dennis Dugan, 2003)

Martin Lawrence is genuinely funny this one, making an otherwise unremarkable buddy-cop film quite watchable.

917. Snake Eyes (Brian De Palma, 1998)

Is this Brian De Palma's best film? Definitely not. But is it his horniest? Definitely yes.

916. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (Tommy Lee Wallace, 1982)

I absolutely hated this film when I first saw it and would've put it in my all-time bottom 20, but upon re-watching I learned to grudgingly semi-appreciate its offbeat cult classic status. A perfect film to laugh at and balance out the actually good horror flicks in a Halloween marathon.

915. Holiday in the Wild (Ernie Barbarash, 2019)

Rob Lowe's charisma alone makes this romp better than most in the NOCMsphere.

914. Austin Powers in Goldmember (Jay Roach, 2002)

Has its "Yeah, baby!" moments, but not quite as groovy as people remember.

913. Sausage Party (Conrad Vernon & Greg Tiernan, 2016)

Who the hell is this weird-ass f**king film for? Still, I must respect just how unhinged the escalation of the plot and premise is.

912. A Christmas Prince (Alex Zamm, 2017)

The most archetypical NOCM - so, point deduction for ultimate clichédness, but point addition for being the ultimate representative of the phenomenon.

911. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (Guy Ritchie, 2011)

Tries a bit too hard to be more clever than BBC's Sherlock, or maybe it just tries in the wrong way.

910. Transformers (Michael Bay, 2007)

On one hand, you get just the entertaining brainless-fun action you expect from a Michael Bay flick. On the other hand, that brings with it just the sexist and racist undertones you also expect from a Michael Bay flick.

909. Mr. Bean's Holiday (Steve Bendelack, 2007)

Mr. Bean was never the biggest thing for my humor, but you gotta appreciate Rowan Atkinson's gift for physical comedy.

908. The Wolverine (James Mangold, 2013)

I like what Mangold tried to do with this film and Jackman is as good as ever in the role - but the end result is just so inescapably boring.

907. Scary Movie 3 (David Zucker, 2003)

Anna Faris still rules, but I do find this to be the least laugh-out-loud funny and most dumb out of the four Scary Movie films.

906. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (Adam Marcus, 1993)

Gotta appreciate how f**king out-there and genuinely strange the premise of this slasher sequel is. It might be ranked quite well if it was one bit scary or well-acted.

905. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Michael Bay, 2009)

I like the second Transformers film a bit more than the 1st, mainly because the explosive action sequences are the only thing to really like in these silly movies, and I recall there's even more of them here.

904. Anger Management (Peter Segal, 2003)

A well-acted comedy, but also an annoying one, and not especially funny.

903. Epic Movie (Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer, 2007)

One of the worst-made movies I've ever seen on a cinematic level - but deeply nostalgic and enjoyable on a guilty-pleasure level!

902. Sherlock Holmes (Guy Ritchie, 2009)

As a Sherlock Holmes adaptation, the Robert Downey Jr. / Jude Law version is so much worse than BBC's Sherlock, but at least it's better than Elementary (most things are).

901. Sex and the City (Michael Patrick King, 2008)

I'm sure I would've appreciated this flick more if I had seen the TV series first.

900. Halloween Kills (David Gordon Green, 2021)

Parts of this were okay, but it could've and should've been so much better, and ends up being the easily worst out of the three newest Halloween instalments.

899. Bean (Mel Smith, 1997)

Better than the previously ranked Mr. Bean instalment due to the heartfelt plot.

898. American Pie Presents: Band Camp (Steve Rash, 2005)

The first American Pie spin-off after the original trilogy is an okay time, assuming you've turned your brain all the way off and just want to be entertained.

897. Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh, 2012)

There are good actors in the mix, but I found the plot to be boring and forgettable.

896. Johnny English (Peter Howitt, 2003)

Ever wonder what would happen if you mashed up Mr. Bean and Austin Powers, not picking their best aspects but also not the worst? Comedy cinema mediocrity, that's what.

895. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Jon Turtletaub, 2007)

The first film was fun enough that even this sequel is worth watching, no matter how blatantly "let's just repeat the same tropes again" it is.

894. Halloween V: The Revenge of Michael Myers (Dominique Othenin-Girard, 1989)

Laughably cruddy on a cinematic level, but assuming you enjoy the slasher genre, the final act and cliffhanger ending make this a barely worthwhile addition to the franchise for us completist viewers.

893. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Chris Weitz, 2009)

I like how this instalment focuses on the wolf lore. That's it for the positives, more or less.

892. The Flintstones (Brian Levant, 1994)

As lazy of a "let's cash in on this beloved franchise" reboot as they come, but nothing with Kyle MacLachlan in it can totally suck.

891. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Gavin Hood, 2009)

About half an hour's worth of legitimately cool origin story, which would be more enjoyable if it wasn't sprinkled throughout an otherwise boring and poorly written feature film.

890. FC Venus (Joona Tena, 2005)

A decent Finnish football flick, but severe minus points for how overdone and/or stiff the humor is at places.

889. Scary Movie 4 (David Zucker, 2006)

At this point, the humor is so dumb that it can't help but work on some bizarre level, especially with the brilliant Anna Faris carrying the franchise.

888. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Gore Verbinski, 2007)

Well-produced, visually grand - and more than a bit hollow and empty.

887. Bolt (Byron Howard & Chris Williams, 2008)

An average animated kids' film on all counts - wholesome and fun, but everything it does well has been done better by many others.

886. Jason X (James Isaac, 2001)

Jason Voorhees in space? Absolute cult vintage "So bad it's good" stuff.

885. Let It Snow (Luke Snellin, 2019)

Beats most NOCM's due to how legitimately wholesome it ends up being in all glorious cheesiness (but it's still no masterpiece).

884. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Peter R. Hunt, 1969)

This initially hated flick has grown on many Bond fans over the years, but I'm not one of them - Lazenby is just so woefully uncharismatic in the lead role.

883. Casper (Brad Silberling, 1995)

A semi-fun, by-the-numbers fantasy flick. No strong feelings about this one.

882. Over the Hedge (Tim Johnson & Carey Kirkpatrick, 2006)

Another zany and well-animated flick, inevitably overshadowed by its more memorable counterparts.

881. Knight and Day (James Mangold, 2010)

Just as fun-on-a-lukewarm-level as you'd expect an action comedy starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz to be.

880. Police Academy 3: Back in Training (Jerry Paris, 1986)

The quality of the franchise starts to deteriorate quickly around here, but there are more than a few excellent laughs in the mix.

879. The Hangover Part II (Todd Phillips, 2011)

Entertaining and funny enough to be worth watching - but the plot is such an unapologetic rehash of the first film's glory.

878. J. Edgar (Clint Eastwood, 2011)

As well-directed as you can expect from Clint - but did J. Edgar Hoover really deserve a humanizing biopic?

877. Twilight (Catherine Hardwicke, 2008)

The 1st Twilight is fun to watch due to how over-the-top cringe it is, so points for entertainment and minus points for physical pain.

876. Rocky V (John G. Avildsen, 1990)

The fifth Rocky film starts off with potential, but really falls flat towards the end.

875. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Robert Wise, 1979)

I love the Star Trek franchise with a deep passion - but there's no getting around the fact that apart from some genuinely cool parts, the first feature film is severely flawed and anticlimactic.

874. Project X (Nima Nourizadeh, 2012)

Nothing very standout about this party flick, but it's an entertaining party flick among the rest of 'em.

873. Halloween II (Rob Zombie, 2009)

The first 20 minutes are cool as shit. Then it gets unfortunately underwhelming.

872. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Adam McKay, 2004)

Sorry to be a hater, but Anchorman is very overrated - there are some funny parts, but much of the humor is overdone in a way that annoys me.

871. Spider-Man 3 (Sam Raimi, 2007)

"Hey, let's cash in on intellectual property by having like 3 different main villains in this film! I'm sure there's plenty of screentime for their archs to feel fleshed-out and not rushed".

870. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (William Shatner, 1989)

The story had potential, but man - I love William Shatner's acting, but whoever let him in the director's chair should be put in prison.

869. Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One (Jeff Wamester, 2024)

A bit unevenly paced and unimaginative at times, but an alright experience for fans of the superhero genre and DC lore.

868. Coming to America (John Landis, 1988)

I mean, it's quite funny and Eddie Murphy is always a blast, but my hot take is that this isn't as big of a classic as it's often made out to be.

867. Paul (Greg Mottola, 2011)

A mediocre but quite amusing alien comedy starring the class act duo of Pegg&Frost.

866. Get Him to the Greek (Nicholas Stoller, 2010)

A silly and entertaining flick, as long as you can separate the art from the artist in this exceptionally poorly-aged cast (Russell Brand is just the tip of the iceberg - did you remember that goddamn P. Diddy acts in this as well?).

865. Fantastic Four (Tim Story, 2005)

This could be ranked a lot lower on "This is before Marvel put effort into their superhero flicks" merits, but there's something very guilty-pleasure respectable about the film's cheesiness.

864. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (Rob Hedden, 1989)

Speaking of guilty pleasure flicks - as long as you like silly slashers and are invested in the Friday the 13th lore, this joke of a cinematic production will work wonders as an obscure franchise addition.

863. Entourage (Doug Ellin, 2015)

I should've probably watched the TV show first, but the movie sequel made for solid dumb fun nonetheless.

862. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (Bill Condon, 2012)

This well-produced franchise finale more or less sticks the landing, being a better film than most of the instalments leading up to it while stile being quite flawed.

861. Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, 2013)

One of those wonky films where I appreciate the creativity, but the quality of the end result doesn't quite catch up with the imaginative vision.

860. Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (Greg Richardson & Robert D. Cardona, 2006)

A thoroughly silly adventure that clearly has a lot of nostalgic value for my fiancée, which I can appreciate even though I don't particularly relate.

859. Scream 3 (Wes Craven, 2000)

It's the least good Scream film (note: I haven't seen #5 or #6), but all of the sequels are better than you'd expect - can't go wrong with Wes Craven's horror directing and this cast!

858. Niko Lentäjän Poika (Michael Hegner & Kari Juusonen, 2008)

A sweet and wholesome, if not super-memorable, animated flick from Finland.

857. Ocean's Twelve (Steven Soderbergh, 2004)

The least good Ocean's film by a long shot, but the Julia Roberts meta sequence alone makes it worth the watch.

856. She's Out of My League (Jim Field Smith, 2010)

Nothing all that special, but a decent rom-com with gleefully crude humor in the mix.

855. Australia (Baz Luhrmann, 2008)

The plot may be a bit boring, but the beautiful scenery and stylistic cinematography at least partially make up for it.

854. The Curse of La Llorona (Michael Chaves, 2019)

The weakest edition of the Conjuring universe, but there are some excellent scares among the uneven plot.

853. American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules (Mike Elliott, 2020)

A lot the humor is as lazy as you'd expect from an American Pie spin-off, but this female-lead instalment still kicks the ass of the franchise's other spinoffs with ease.

852. Creed II (Steven Caple Jr., 2018)

This sequel has its dramatic moments and some brilliant acting, but the plot falls deep into the trend of making the hero too unlikable and the villain too sympathetic, thus making the viewer unsure who they're supposed to be rooting for.

851. Flushed Away (David Bowers & Sam Fell, 2006)

A goofy children's flick with some fun animating and a memorable premise.

850. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Guy Ritchie, 2015)

Inescapably generic when compared to more inventive action comedies, but I'm glad films like this exist (they're the perfect compromise when looking to watch something with the whole family or some other group that includes picky movie tastes).

849. Meet the Fockers (Jay Roach, 2004)

The addition of Dustin Hoffman into the main cast thoroughly saves this comedy sequel from being mundane and forgettable.

848. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (David Yates, 2022)

Some surprisingly good moments, mixed with plenty of flaws, make the third Fantastic Beasts film easily better than the God-awful second one but not as good as the first.

847. Annabelle (John R. Leonetti, 2014)

If you're watching horror for the sake of horror, this'll do the job and make you scared. If you're watching horror for the sake of cinema, steer clear of this - the plot and themes feel hollow and empty.

846. Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton, 2010)

A well-cast and visually zany remake, that would be ranked a lot higher if it wasn't for the terribly dull fantasy-cliché-mayhem final act.

845. The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (Chris Columbus, 2020)

A fun feel-good romp worth watching if you liked the first one, but it's nothing particularly special.

844. Die Another Day (Lee Tamahori, 2002)

Gotta give points for being the hands-down most ridiculous and over-the-top 007 flick. It ranks above the most boring ones due to how much of a so-bad-it's-good cult classic it is, but it's still really bad on cinematic merits.

843. The Switch (Josh Gordon & Will Speck, 2010)

A decent if not particularly remarkable rom-com. Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston are both semi-charismatic in the lead roles.

842. Eternals (Chloé Zhao, 2021)

I really wanted to like this MCU flick with its brilliant aesthetic and skillful directing - but the plot is just so bad and the characters are so forgettable, that the whole thing feels like nothing.

841. Mission: Impossible II (John Woo, 2000)

John Woo knows how to direct an action set piece, as can be seen especially in the motorcycle chase sequence, but everything else about this sequel is generic and one-dimensional.

840. National Lampoon's European Vacation (Amy Heckerling, 1985)

Any movie in the Vacation series is bound to have its moments, but this is the least funny and memorable out of the bunch.

839. Scary Movie 2 (Keenen Ivory Wayans, 2001)

A lot lazier and more comedically uneven than the first, but nothing where Tim Curry and Chris Elliott play creepy oddball characters can be especially bad.

838. Tavarataivas (Petri Luukkainen, 2013)

A decent, if somewhat unremarkable, Finnish documentary about materialism.

837. The Tinder Swindler (Felicity Morris, 2022)

Much like the previous entry, this documentary deals with important themes and is a solid production, but it's just missing that special something that makes a documentary really stand out.

836. Scream 4 (Wes Craven, 2011)

The Scream sequels continue to beat the odds and remain decent viewing experiences, with the 4th instalment gaining points especially for Craven's clever premise and script.

835. Horton Hears a Who! (Jimmy Hayward & Steve Martino, 2008)

A cute family adventure with some zany animation!

834. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (Michael Chaves, 2021)

The Godfather III of horror cinema (as in it feels mediocre when compared to the high bar of the first two instalments, but it's still semi-strong when viewed on its own cinematic merits).

833. Bedtime Stories (Adam Shankman, 2008)

A magical premise, that could've made for an amazing fantasy film under a different filmmaker and production team, and is only slightly squandered by the simple and predictable direction they took.

832. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (Peyton Reed, 2023)

Some neat worldbuilding and tried-and-true banter charisma from the main cast, but everything else in the film screams "let's splash big-budget CGI on everything and make money".

831. Cheaper by the Dozen (Shawn Levy, 2003)

One of those cozy comedy flicks that doesn't cause anything strong but doesn't do any harm either. The world needs these movies.

830. Octopussy (John Glen, 1983)

Everything that this average Bond flick does, is done better by at least 10 other films in the franchise. It still makes for a swell addition for completist viewers.

829. 2 Fast 2 Furious (John Singleton, 2003)

A below-average F&F instalment by pretty much any merit, but saved from lousiness by the sheer entertainment value of the street race opening scene and the stunts in the final act.

828. The Princess Switch (Mike Rohl, 2018)

By the standard of NOCMs, this is The Godfather. By the standards of overall cinema, a solid 5/10.

827. Terminator Genisys (Alan Taylor, 2015)

An entertaining sequel, best experienced after turning the plot-processing part of your brain alllll the way off.

826. The Grey (Joe Carnahan, 2011)

A solid survival thriller, but there's a plethora of similar-but-better movies out there.

825. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Marc Webb, 2014)

The plot is pretty generic and unimaginative here, but Andrew Garfield is great as ever in the lead role!

824. A Bug's Life (John Lasseter & Andrew Stanton, 1998)

I don't remember the events of this film with particular vividness (I was a small child at the time), but I do recall the vibes being fun and whimsical.

823. Slap Shot (George Roy Hill, 1977)

A delighfully funny ice hockey comedy, that I would probably enjoy even more if I gave two craps about ice hockey.

822. Justice League: War (Jay Olivia, 2014)

No DC character is the best or most interesting version of themselves in this animated flick, but it's a thoroughly solid superhero flick for nerds like me nonetheless!

821. High Flying Bird (Steven Soderbergh, 2019)

A subject as boring as the business side of the NBA transfer portal is made quite vibrant by the Sorkin-esque style of this film, even if the poor man's Sorkin is inferior to the real thing.

820. The Expendables 2 (Simon West, 2012)

No brains, no themes, no lessons, just a f**k-bunch of macho action stars reliving their glory days. Good for them, man.

819. The Girl Next Door (Luke Greenfield, 2004)

Starts off as an archetypical male-gaze teenage fantasy, and takes an unexpected but honestly quite impressive turn into a cautionary tale about the adult film industry.

818. Three Amigos! (John Landis, 1986)

The legendary trio of Chevy Chase, Martin Short and Steve Martin can be expected to deliver, and they do. At least to some degree.

817. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Garth Jennings, 2005)

I really should read the book - I've heard that the film feels like a cheap copy after reading it, which is saying something as the film isn't bad by any means (but it’s no Dune either).

816. Carry-On (Jaume Collet-Serra, 2024)

A fairly unremarkable, but solid and entertaining, yuletide action flick.

815. Thor: Love and Thunder (Taika Waititi, 2022)

The MCU was rapidly falling from grace when scraping together the parts for the fourth Thor film, where the overdone humor harms the tone of an otherwise decent superhero flick.

814. Lucy (Luc Besson, 2014)

One of Scarlett Johansson's better performances, but the admittedly intriguing premise isn't quite utilized to its full potential.

813. Hoodwinked! (Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards & Tony Leech, 2005)

An amusing fairytale parody, perfect for when you're tired and feel like easy and obvious humor.

812. A Dangerous Method (David Cronenberg, 2011)

Very well-acted, but something is off - a Freud/Jung biopic starring Viggo Mortensen and Michael Fassbender should be a lot better.

811. Twins (Ivan Reitman, 1988)

The plot is silly and on-the-nose, but the specific comedy of the very casting makes for laughs and enjoyment.

810. Serenity (Joss Whedon, 2005)

The cinematic sequel to Firefly makes for a thoroughly appropriate, if not mind-blowing, closing chapter.

809. Cube (Vincenzo Natali, 1997)

The horror in this horror film isn't very special (not to mention the wildly uneven acting performances), but the mystery element is strong and compelling.

808. Click (Frank Coraci, 2006)

An admittedly awesome premise, with Adam Sandler's leading role somewhat hindering the end result's quality and potential yet also feeling ultimately natural for the film.

807. How to Train Your Dragon (Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders, 2010)

I liked the book a lot better, but this still makes for a fun and adventurous animation flick.

806. Hot Shots! Part Deux (Jim Abrahams, 1993)

The humor isn't nearly as consistent as in the first, but at its best, this still provides plenty of laughs amidst its many misfires.

805. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Carlos Saldanha & Michael Thurmeier, 2009)

A neat way to keep the franchise fresh, although its biggest glory days were inescapably behind at this point.

804. The Purge (James DeMonaco, 2013)

One of those rare cases where the franchise's first film is its worse - the premise is so cool, yet it's absolutely squandered in this unimaginative plot, thankfully giving the sequels plenty of room to explore and improve.

803. Gone with the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939)

The hands-down hardest one to rank - one of the greatest films of all time on its cinematic merits, but the propaganda-heavy take on U.S. history is painful for someone with a "slavery was bad, actually" worldview. As a compromise, I ranked it just above the bad and mediocre films but behind anything really good.

802. Bad Boys (Michael Bay, 1995)

Yay for big-budget explosions and the entertaining buddy-cop energy, nay for all the poorly aged sexism.

801. The Outpost (Rod Lurie, 2019)

A thoroughly solid war film based on Jake Tapper's book, although it pales in comparison to many similar-but-better movies.

800. The Fate of the Furious (F. Gary Gray, 2017)

This is from the point where the F&F franchise had evolved into such a joke that one must admire their commitment to the bit - it's a film not meant to be taken seriously, and the entertainment value works.

799. 2012 (Roland Emmerich, 2009)

An end-of-the-world flick with a hollow plot, but the visuals alone make into a viewing experience that is riveting at its best moments.

798. National Lampoon's Animal House (John Landis, 1978)

Another film that aged so poorly that my woke ass has to deduct points for that, but some of the moments here are truly iconic (at least in terms of the party movie genre).

797. Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (David E. Talbert, 2020)

A lively and atmospheric holiday film, so decent that it doesn't feel like a NOCM!

796. Friday the 13th (Marcus Nispel, 2009)

Much better than a slasher remake has any right to be. The opening scene is a masterclass on how to kick off a film of this genre.

795. The Outlaw Josey Wales (Clint Eastwood, 1976)

A borderline great western directing-wise, but again, me and my worldview have a hard time relating to a film where the hero is a Confederate soldier and the villains are on the Union side.

794. Bee Movie (Simon J. Smith & Steve Hickner, 2007)

Hard to separate the film from the meme culture around it in 2016-2017, of which I'm deeply nostalgic. A fun watch with or without that context.

793. Hot Fuzz (Edgar Wright, 2007)

Not as excellent as some people make it out to be, but a fun crime comedy starring every British actor that you recognize from that one thing.

792. The Nun (Corin Hardy, 2018)

The plot and acting are subpar, but points for the sheer horror - Valak is such a visually frightening villain that it would be hard to make a totally bad horror flick centered on her.

791. Skavabölen Pojat (Zaida Bergroth, 2009)

An overall okay play  adaptation, that would be   a lot better if    Finnish movie actors weren't     trained to emphatize every      line delivery with unnatural-feeling       pauses.

790. Wonka (Paul King, 2023)

I loved many elements of this prequel, from the whimsical songs to Chalamet's performance - but fat-shaming humor? In Goddamn 2023?? Absolutely inexcusable.

789. Studio 666 (BJ McDonnell, 2022)

Remember the time the Foo Fighters made a horror flick? Yeah, that happened.

788. The Night Before (Jonathan Levine, 2015)

A crude and silly Xmas flick, with some dumb parts but some legitimately clever ones.

787. Pretty Woman (Garry Marshall, 1990)

Not sure what the lesson is here, but Julia Roberts rules, so points for that.

786. Contagion (Steven Soderbergh, 2011)

A pandemic thriller that aged incredibly well, and was fascinating to watch from a post-Covid lens.

785. F9: The Fast Saga (Justin Lin, 2021)

The franchise's escalation into embracing the surreal makes for fantastic, utterly brainless viewing here.

784. Planet Terror (Robert Rodriguez, 2007)

A semi-boring and forgettable plot, but the stylistic directing and aesthetic win me over.

783. The World Is Not Enough (Michael Apted, 1999)

A subpar Bond flick, but my man Pierce Brosnan is always a treat to watch.

782. Friday the 13th: Part 3 (Steve Miner, 1982)

A thoroughly solid slasher sequel for fans of the genre, with classic Jason Voorhees mayhem and a tense final act.

781. Becoming (Nadia Hallgren, 2020)

A cute, somewhat inspiring Michelle Obama documentary, that could have been better but was worth the watch in any case.

780. American Wedding (Jesse Dylan, 2003)

The original cast is still going strong in this gleefully carefree third instalment.

779. Lolita (Stanley Kubrick, 1962)

A hard one to rank, so many mixed feelings, impossible to discuss in a short description, needs an essay...

778. Britain and the Blitz (Ella Wright, 2025)

I hate to sound like a middle-aged dad, but sometimes nothing beats a good WWII documentary.

777. Dave (Ivan Reitman, 1993)

Ivan Reitman has to be the king of good-but-not-great, watch-it-on-a-Sunday-night-or-an-airplane movies, and this is a vintage example.

776. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (Renny Harlin, 1988)

The acting and dialogue (except for Freddy Krueger, on both counts) is laughably bad, but Finland's own Renny Harlin puts some expert touches on the vibrant lighting and color palette, giving the film a groovy signature look.

775. Freaky Friday (Mark Waters, 2003)

Good run-of-the-mill body-swap fun, although the Community episode spoofing this is much better.

774. Men in Black II (Barry Sonnenfeld, 2002)

The type of sequel that gets the job done, but is clearly weaker than the first instalment on all fronts.

773. Skyfall (Sam Mendes, 2012)

The Bond franchise's 50th anniversary blockbuster had terrific potential, but muddled the landing, making for a flawed mess with some great parts.

772. The Nun II (Michael Chaves, 2023)

Does this film have a memorable plot or an imaginative style? Hell no. But it's a decent horror flick for fans of the genre, with some very well-built scares.

771. 300 (Zack Snyder, 2006)

I usually hate the "style over substance" argument that the internet throws at any given artistic film, but this is one of the examples where it really is a severe case of style over substance. Still, the style is really cool.

770. Romeo + Juliet (Baz Luhrmann, 1996)

Tremendous potential, would otherwise be one of my all-time favorite Shakespeare adaptations - but who the f**k thought it would be a good idea to cast an underage actress and give her sexually charged nude scenes?! Big, big minus points for creepiness and discomfort.

769. Yellow Submarine (George Dunning, 1968)

An amiable animated flick of the Beatles, by the Beatles and for the Beatles (and their fans). Needless to say, the music here rules.

768. Now You See Me 2 (Jon M. Chu, 2016)

Mostly a rehash of both the strengths and shortcomings of the first film, but Daniel Radcliffe's unorthodox villain performance helps the film stand out.

767. The Rock (Michael Bay, 1996)

A decent action flick, with Sean Connery's grounded performance making up for whatever film Nicolas Cage thinks he's in.

766. Meet the Parents (Jay Roach, 2000)

The kind of comfort comedy film that won't do anything groundbreaking, but guarantees a good amount of laughs and an easy-to-follow predictable plot.

765. Fast & Furious 6 (Justin Lin, 2013)

Suffers from trying too hard to be an even bigger blockbuster than Fast Five in every sense, but it is pretty damn entertaining nonetheless.

764. A View to a Kill (John Glen, 1985)

Roger Moore's final outing as Bond isn't the grand swan song he would've deserved, but it’s not a total whimper either (the final fight on the Golden Gate Bridge is one for the ages).

763. Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (Liam Lynch, 2006)

The greatest band of all time gets the documentary they deserve. Bravo.

762. Star Trek: Nemesis (Stuart Baird, 2002)

Pretty bad on Star Trek standards, but I'm such a positively oriented viewer and such a mega-fan of the franchise that there's always something to enjoy even in the weaker instalments (such as the nature vs. nurture themes explored in this one).

761. Shazam! (David F. Sandberg, 2019)

Doesn't really fit in with the rest of the DCEU, but a fun attempt to make an old-school style superhero flick in the modern age.

760. Friday the 13th Part 2 (Steve Miner, 1981)

Feels like a first instalment, because this is where Jason Voorhees first takes center stage as the main villain, and he's arguably at his best.

759. The Dirt (Jeff Tremaine, 2019)

It's no Bohemian Rhapsody, but let's face it - Mötley Crüe is no Queen either, so this plastic-but-fun film is exactly the biopic that Mötley Crüe deserves.

758. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Peter Weir, 2003)

A tad long-winded and unevenly paced for my taste, but the visuals and production design are on point.

757. Matti (Aleksi Mäkelä, 2006)

Finland's notorious antihero gets a biopic that is fittingly dark, chaotic and messed up. Jasper Pääkkönen is pretty great in the lead role.

756. For Your Eyes Only (John Glen, 1981)

Vintage Roger Moore 007 - all the tropes of his era are there, and the film isn't distinctive enough to be one of the best Bond films but it's definitely solid enough to not be one of the worst either.

755. Goal II: Living the Dream (Jaume Collet-Serra, 2007)

A decent sequel with many compelling storylines and moments, but it tries a bit too hard to be a bit too serious and dramatic.

754. Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman, 1984)

Good fun, classic stuff, a great theme song and only somewhat dampened by the Reagan-era anti-environment pro-corporate thematics.

753. Freddy Vs. Jason (Ronny Yu, 2003)

This hilariously dumb, mega-entertaining slasher crossover extravaganza is everything you'd expect from it.

752. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1997)

The second Jurassic Park flick starts out pretty awesome, but kinda jumps the shark with its King Kong wannabe final act.

751. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Edgar Wright, 2010)

Not as special to me as it is to many movie buffs in my generation, but I appreciate the quirky style choices and Michael Cera's performance.

750. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg, 2008)

This stoner comedy sequel has some incredibly dumb moments to it (as can be expected), but there's a multitude of laughs as well.

749. Diamonds Are Forever (Guy Hamilton, 1971)

For a Sean Connery Bond film, it's pretty lame. But still - it's a Sean Connery Bond film.

748. The Proposal (Anne Fletcher, 2009)

A by-the-numbers feel-good rom-com - God knows there are worse ones out there, and better ones as well.

747. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (Justin Lin, 2006)

Delightfully different and with a vibe of its own - but there are many little flaws keeping the spin-off from being the best version of itself.

746. Beverly Hills Cop (Martin Brest, 1984)

Such a low ranking for such a classic may be a hot take, but fight me - it's an otherwise below-mediocrity crime comedy, but absolutely carried by Eddie Murphy's charisma and the atmospheric soundtrack.

745. Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy (Tomas Alfredson, 2011)

A decent enough spy flick, although the opening act is a lot better than the rest of it, with the plot remaining in an intriguing-building slow-pace deadlock until it's too late.

744. The Santa Clause (John Pasquin, 1994)

Silly good fun for the whole family, but not quite in the highest tier of holiday flicks.

743. Star Trek: Insurrection (Jonathan Frakes, 1998)

What would otherwise be a brilliant addition to the cinematic side of the Star Trek universe is somewhat dampened by the film's depth-attempting lesson sort of collapsing in on itself.

742. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (Tom McLoughlin, 1986)

Ah, the soft reboot where the producers decided to not even try to be scary anymore, but rather reinvent Jason Voorhees as a mega-entertaining buffoonish villain. The paintball sequence is the stuff of legends.

741. Vacation (Harold Ramis, 1983)

A timeless family comedy, that is quite alright but inevitably overshadowed by the much better yuletide sequel.

740. Last Christmas (Paul Feig, 2019)

Speaking of Holiday flicks, this rom-com is sweet and heartfelt and I'd like to put it higher but there are just so many good movies out there!

739. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Chris Columbus, 2010)

The king of guilty pleasure cinema for me. A terrible book adaptation, some wild-ass style choices, but weirdly entertaining and engaging when viewed as its own oddball thing.

738. Avatar: The Way of Water (James Cameron, 2022)

Much like the first film, the plot is more or less forgettable but oh man, those visuals are a treat.

737. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (David Slade, 2010)

Easily the best Twilight flick, with its intriguing story directions and tight pacing and everything just coming together in a satisfying manner.

736. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (George Clooney, 2002)

Charlie Kaufman's weakest script, but let's be real - he's one of the all-time greatest screenwriters for a reason, and none of his screenplays are bad.

735. Mission: Impossible III (J.J. Abrams, 2006)

An otherwise generic and forgettable sequel, saved by Abrams' steady action directing and Dustin Hoffman's semi-brilliant villain turn.

734. The Gray Man (Joe & Anthony Russo, 2022)

The plot in this action thriller is average at best, but the Russo brothers really know their way around stylistic action set pieces (the drone shots are cool as heck).

733. Wayne's World 2 (Stephen Surjik, 1993)

Plenty of laughs and endearing moments, but definitely less memorable and original than the first film.

732. Call Me by Your Name (Luca Guadagnino, 2017)

Beautiful set design and cinematography - but the film really can't decide if it's trying to be a misguided romance or a cautionary tale about grooming.

731. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (Jerry Paris & James Signorelli, 1985)

Inevitably lesser than the first, but quite a blast nonetheless!

730. Coraline (Henry Selick, 2009)

The animation style is cool as shit, but otherwise this film never resonated with me as powerfully as it does with many fans.

729. Caddyshack (Harold Ramis, 1980)

A carefree golf romp starring some SNL heavyweights from back in the day - good stuff, but not the massive favorite for me that it is for my dad and uncle.

728. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Tim Burton, 2005)

A solid, visually stimulating adventure for the whole family.

727. Avatar (James Cameron, 2009)

The visuals are God-tier, but watching the film for a second time really makes you realize how overhyped it was as a whole.

726. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Thor Freudenthal, 2010)

Takes a bunch of liberties, but is still an okay adaptation of the modern-cult-classic book.

725. We're the Millers (Rawson Marshall Thurber, 2013)

An otherwise very run-of-the-mill(er) comedy flick, but the "You guys are getting paid?" dialogue boosts it about a 100 places up.

724. The Matrix Reloaded (Lana&Lilly Wachowski, 2003)

This adrenaline-charged sequel has its moments, but it's also one of the unfortunate cases where the "style over substance" cliché rings true.

723. Iron Man 2 (Jon Favreau, 2010)

The MCU was still dealing with pre-golden-age growing pains here, but Downey Jr. is great as ever in the role and the Avengers lore continues to build.

722. National Treasure (Jon Turtletaub, 2004)

Quite perfect for when you feel like watching a heist flick for the vibes, and not for the urge for clever storytelling.

721. Sleepless in Seattle (Nora Ephron, 1993)

A sweet rom-com, sold and pushed above mediocrity by Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan's chemistry.

720. Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (Cathy Yan, 2020)

One of the most hedonist movies you'll see, with a brilliant femcel-cinema angle.

719. Tomboy (Céline Sciamma, 2011)

I'd like to put this trans-coded French coming-of-age film even higher due to its beautiful themes - but, and I hate to admit this, it felt unnecessarily slow-paced and even boring at times.

718. The Polar Express (Robert Zemeckis, 2004)

The animation style verges between beautiful and wonky, but the music and the general Christmas atmosphere are magical in any case.

717. The Purge: Anarchy (James DeMonaco, 2014)

A sequel significanly better than the original, as we actually get to explore the many implications of the creative premise.

716. Mean Girls (Mark Waters, 2004)

I didn't grow up with this film like many in my generation, and only saw it at an adult age. So, it's not especially important or nostalgic to me, but I appreciate its cultural value (plus there are some killer lines).

715. Killer's Kiss (Stanley Kubrick, 1955)

Kubrick's debut film is solid and well-directed, showing flashes of the groundbreaking and genius filmmaking techniques he'd become known for, but it's definitely in training-wheels mode when compared to his later works.

714. Ice Age: The Meltdown (Carlos Saldanha, 2006)

A fun sequel with a memorable final act, but definitely a notch down from the greatness of the original.

713. The Hunger Games (Gary Ross, 2012)

I saw it on plane once, and I'm guessing it'll rank higher once I get around to reading the books and watching the whole franchise like I've been meaning to. Even now, I remember it fondly even it wasn't that big of a deal for me.

712. Thor (Kenneth Branagh, 2011)

The early stage of the MCU was a lot cruddier than its prime, as the films didn't bother to have their own peculiar identities and felt stylistically generic - still, this is a decent origin story, and the excellent casting of Hemsworth and Hiddleston would reap rewards for years to come.

711. Scream 2 (Wes Craven, 1997)

A bit too similar-but-less-original to the first to really stand on its own, but Wes Craven's blend of humor, clever storytelling and expert horror directing makes sure that it isn't a snoozefest either.

710. Lone Survivor (Peter Berg, 2013)

Superbly directed, but the leading performance is a bit one-note and the narrative isn't as anti-war as my pacifist ass needs war films to be in order to rate them among the best.

709. Valkyrie (Bryan Singer, 2008)

A memorable history flick about the barely failed assassination attempt on Hitler, that would be ranked about 200 movies higher if they had cast a believable German and not Tom f**king Cruise in the lead role.

708. Now You See Me (Louis Leterrier, 2013)

Not half as clever and mind-blowing as it tries to be, but a delightfully entertaining flick with a fun and dynamic cast when not taken too seriously.

707. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (Dwight H. Little, 1988)

Not great by any cinematic merits, but as long as you like slashers, this'll give you the fix (and for fans of the franchise, it feels like a big payoff after whatever the f**k Halloween III was).

706. Step Brothers (Adam McKay, 2008)

A fun carefree comedy, with a nice chemistry between the two leads (but for every two genuinely funny jokes there's one that doesn't quite land).

705. Rocky III (Sylvester Stallone, 1982)

An otherwise stale sequel is saved by A) Mr. T as a ridiculously entertaining, over-the-top villain, and B) the iconic addition of Eye of the Tiger to the soundtrack.

704. Licence to Kill (John Glen, 1989)

Premise-wise, this Timothy Dalton adventure has the potential to a standout 007 flick and among the franchise's best, but its execution is a bit of a half measure.

703. Iron Man 3 (Shane Black, 2013)

Some totally awesome and dramatic moments, but the poorly written villain and semi-generic style drag the end result down.

702. Robots (Chris Wedge & Carlos Saldanha, 2005)

A decent kids' movie, made especially memorable by the whimsical score!

701. Due Date (Todd Phillips, 2010)

The comedic dynamic between Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis is off the charts in an otherwise mundanve/average road trip comedy!

700. Shrek the Third (Chris Miller & Raman Hui, 2007)

Not as good as the first two, but not as bad as people say either!

699. The LEGO Movie (Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, 2014)

Take notes, The Emoji Movie - this is how you maintain a kids' movie's soul even when you feel like you gotta product-place all over the place.

698. Jurassic Park III (Joe Johnston, 2001)

A lot of people hate this instalment, but I always found it to maintain a big chunk of the original film's adventurous charm.

697. Mad Max (George Miller, 1979)

An entertaining post-apocalypse action flick, but eh - there are better ones of its kind.

696. The Da Vinci Code (Ron Howard, 2006)

A decent mystery flick from start to finish, but every moment screams "The book is better". (I haven't even read the book but I still get that sense from the film).

695. Rocky IV (Sylvester Stallone, 1985)

Probably the most ridiculously one-sided, black-and-white piece of Cold War propaganda you'll ever see, but dammit if the soundtrack and cheesy plot don't make for a great guilty-pleasure cult classic.

694. A Christmas Story (Bob Clark, 1983)

A solid Xmas romp, but there are plenty more out there that were more special in my childhood or more relevant to my relationship to the holiday.

693. The Amazing Spider-Man (Marc Webb, 2014)

The ever-marvelous Andrew Garfield busts his ass carrying this otherwise bottom-100-worthy reboot this high up on the list.

692. Murder on the Orient Express (Kenneth Branagh, 2017)

I was never too into Agatha Christie adaptations on the big screen (no matter how great of a job you do, it can't help but feel like a plastic copy of the book), but this one is all right.

691. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (Kevin Costner, 2024)

This complicated mess contains flashes of genius, but it also contains one of the worst movie endings of all time, with some truly bizarre and inexcusable editing choices.

690. Mission: Impossible - Fallout (Christopher McQuarrie, 2018)

Surprisingly solid in keeping up the good work, when six films into the franchise!

689. The Purge: Election Year (James DeMonaco, 2016)

When it comes to sequels, "Bring politics into the mix" is a guaranteed recipe for splitting the opinion of the general public but definitely earning my vote (pun intended).

688. Tootsies & the Fake (Piyachart Thong-Uam, 2019)

I should probably watch more queer cult cinema from Thailand, because the one such film I've seen was pretty darn fun.

687. The Living Daylights (John Glen, 1987)

Timothy Dalton makes a solid debut in a film that knows what it is - a soft reboot, with a slightly more grounded but not-too-grounded take on 007. Unsurprisingly, it's better than many Bond flicks and worse than many others.

686. American Reunion (John Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg, 2012)

A carefree blast of nostalgia for fans of the franchise, although in hindsight, watching it with my parents wasn't the brightest idea.

685. Top Secret! (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker & Jerry Zucker, 1984)

Rest in peace, Val Kilmer - you are a legend for this weird-ass film.

684. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Michael Apted, 2010)

Quite a loyal adaptation, at least in terms of quality (it's exactly as much worse than the The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe film as their respective books).

683. Helene (Antti J. Jokinen, 2020)

Has the makings of a fantastic biopic, but the intriguing focal character and Laura Birn's wonderful performance are somewhat undercut by the bland directing.

682. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (Christopher McQuarrie, 2015)

A bit overrated by the many who called this the franchise's high point, but still a big-budget action flick that gets the job done.

681. A Haunting in Venice (Kenneth Branagh, 2023)

Slightly better than Branagh's Orient Express adaptation, because the horror thematics made for some neat directing choices.

680. The Mighty Ducks (Stephen Herek, 1992)

A fun, feel-good hockey flick! Go Ducks!

679. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (Joe Chappelle, 1995)

I will forever defend this deeply obscure slasher sequel, which is probably my list's highest-ranked film to have less than a 5.0 on IMDB. I don't care what anyone says - tying the Michael Myers origin story into the ancient Samhain lore was f**king awesome.

678. Captain Phillips (Paul Greengrass, 2013)

A well-directed true-story thriller, most memorable for the chilling "I am the captain now" line.

677. Thor: The Dark World (Alan Taylor, 2013)

A solid and underrated building block of the semi-early MCU, with plenty of important build-up for future films only slightly eating away at the film's individual identity.

676. Monsters, Inc. (Pete Docter, David Silverman & Lee Unkrich, 2001)

A fun, run-of-the-mill Pixar flick that I remember fondly from my childhood!

675. Scooby-Doo (Raja Gosnell, 2002)

Nothing beats the original cartoons, but damn, the live-action adaptation isn't half bad! The casting department was on fire for this one.

674. Fast & Furious (Justin Lin, 2009)

No, this isn't the franchise's first film, the instalment titles in this series are just severely f**ked up and dumb. Anyways, it's a solid sequel made memorable by its dramatic ending.

673. The Big Lebowski (Joel&Ethan Coen, 2002)

Dynamic performances by Jeff Bridges and John Goodman, and peculiar dialogue that leaves you thirsty for a white russian.

672. The Interview (Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen, 2014)

The behind-the-scenes drama surrounding this film was about a hundred times more entertaining than the actual film, but this isn't bad either!

671. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (Adam Wingard, 2024)

Visually magnificent, although the lore and deep themes of Kaiju cinema are less present than in the best MonsterVerse flicks, thus feeling somewhat like a cash grab.

670. Bend It Like Beckham (Gurinder Chadha, 2002)

A solid football flick with a nice feminist message!

669. Mr. Harrigan's Phone (John Lee Hancock, 2022)

A Stephen King short story comes to life on the big screen, as a mystery film with a fantastically intriguing opening act, and a slightly disappointing finale.

668. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Jonathan Mostow, 2003)

A major drop in quality from the brilliant first two films, but the dramatic full-circle ending sort of makes up for its flaws.

667. Spectre (Sam Mendes, 2015)

An entertaining Bond film that tries to be too many things at once, thus succeeding in many aspects but falling a tad flat in others.

666. Madagascar (Eric Darnell & Tom McGrath, 2005)

An average kids' movie in many regards, but the characters and character dynamics are very memorable and compelling!

665. The Cabin in the Woods (Drew Goddard, 2011)

My friend Henrik said it the best: "Somehow it's simultaneously the most cliché movie and the least cliché movie I've ever seen".

664. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Shawn Levy, 2009)

A fun, silly and carefree sequel with a memorable atmosphere.

663. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (Leonard Nimoy, 1984)

The premise is dumb, but the film does absolute cartwheels to at least be a lot better than you'd expect.

662. Dallas Buyers Club (Jean-Marc Vallée, 2013)

Hate to say this because of the important subject matter, but Dallas Buyers Club is very overrated as a whole. Still, obviously a well-made film in many regards.

661. X-Men: The Last Stand (Brett Ratner, 2006)

Much worse than the first two, but not as terrible as people remember - it's entertaining, and does a fair share of things right amidst the flaws.

660. Aquaman (James Wan, 2018)

The Aquaman lore is so cool that this film should've been a lot better. Still, it's pretty decent.

659. This Is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner, 1984)

The delicious middle section of the venn diagram for "rockumentary" and "mockumentary".

658. The Wolf Man (George Waggner, 1941)

A vintage monster B-movie. Hell yeah.

657. Hot Tub Time Machine (Steve Pink, 2010)

Nostalgia, great music, and overall quite a blast.

656. Casino (Martin Scorsese, 1995)

Overrated (everything this film does well was done better by Goodfellas, so I'm not giving points for originality or uniqueness), but Scorsese sure knows how to direct a mob flick.

655. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (Peter Hewitt, 1991)

A fun, run-of-the-mill sequel, largely carried by how awesome the humor and tropes set by the first film were.

654. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Nicholas Stoller, 2008)

A solid rom-com, and one of the better films focusing on the art of dealing with a break-up.

653. Pet Sematary (Kevin Kölsch & Dennis Widmyer, 2019)

Definitely scarier than the original film (mind you, the book is 100x scarier than the two combined), but a worse overall adaptation.

652. The Lion King 1 1/2 (Bradley Raymond, 2004)

A delightfully, hilariously obscure *checks notes for the right vocabulary* paraquel.

651. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Tim Burton, 2016)

Right in the middle ground of the fantasy genre, as it's not lazy or cliché enough to be among the bad ones but also not imaginative or epic enough to be among the greats.

650. Ocean's Thirteen (Steven Soderbergh, 2007)

An otherwise forgettable sequel made semi-unforgettable by Al Pacino's villain performance!

649. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (William Cottrell, David Hand & Wilfred Jackson, 1937)

A cute and cinematically influential classic!

648. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Amy Heckerling, 1982)

Sean Penn is outrageously iconic as the stoner Jeff Spicoli.

647. Mission: Impossible (Brian De Palma, 1996)

Like the franchise as a whole, this is a tad overrated, but definitely a worthwhile action flick nonetheless.

646. Futurama: Bender's Big Score (Dwayne Carey-Hill, 2007)

Fun fan service for friends of the TV show!

645. Triangle (Christopher Smith, 2009)

Starts off with brilliant mystery-intrigue, and only slightly lets you down with how it all shakes out.

644. The Babadook (Jennifer Kent, 2014)

Genuinely scary as f**k, which pretty much makes up for all other cinematic merits being a bit average.

643. Man of Steel (Zack Snyder, 2013)

My love-hate relationship to this one is strong - the first half makes a strong case for this being the best Superman adaptation out there, but the second half dampens the full potential with many unncecessary tropes.

642. Finding Dory (Andrew Stanton & Angus MacLane, 2016)

For people who grew up with the first one, this sequel is sure to cause a nostalgic smile or two!

641. Ant-Man and the Wasp (Peyton Reed, 2018)

Would be groundbreaking, had it come out 10 years earlier. Smacked into the tail end of the MCU's prime, during a year with many better superhero films, it can't help feeling a bit run-of-the-mill.

640. The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann, 2013)

More like "The Overhyped but Still Pretty Decent and Stylistically Directed Gatsby". Rolls right off the tongue!

639. King Kong vs. Godzilla (Ishirô Honda & Tom Montgomery, 1963)

The American and Japanese monster movie cultures of the 60's clash in this delightfully chaotic mess!

638. Scoop (Philip Martin, 2024)

A tight and solid biopic, but not remarkable enough in any regard to be among the all-timers.

637. Charlie Wilson's War (Mike Nichols, 2007)

Surprisingly weak for a Sorkin-written film. But, still, it's a Sorkin flick, so obviously it does plenty of things right.

636. Lethal Weapon (Richard Donner, 1987)

Vintage 80's buddy cop shenanigans.

635. Prison Break: The Final Break (Kevin Hooks & Brad Turner, 2009)

A nice bookend for the TV show, with an ending that'll hit you right in the feels.

634. Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, 1964)

Julie Andrews was a national treasure, although this cherished classic wasn't as big for my childhood as it was for many.

633. Bill & Ted Face the Music (Dean Parisot, 2020)

A legacy sequel that feels a bit plastic but brings plenty of laughs (and its share of heart), in the rock n' roll spirit of the original.

632. Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone, 2006)

A half-assed attempt at a legacy sequel when comparing to the much-better Creed, but honestly, this now-forgotten phase in the franchise isn't half bad either.

631. As Good as It Gets (James L. Brooks, 1997)

Some of the sentiments aged rather poorly, but the film's heart is in the right place more often than not, and the acting performances are touching.

630. The Little Mermaid (Ron Clements & John Musker, 1989)

Memorable songs and a zany vibe!

629. Taken (Pierre Morel, 2008)

A rock-solid action movie, but nothing mind-blowing or revolutionary about it.

628. Godzilla (Gareth Edwards, 2014)

This reboot might be dull plot-wise and less deep than the originals, but dammit if the visuals don't make for a beautiful testament to the potential of Hollywood budgets meeting Kaiju lore.

627. Pinocchio (Norman Ferguson, T. Hee & Wilfred Jackson, 1940)

Not gonna lie - this classic is quite good, to tell you the truth.

626. A Nightmare on Elm Street II: Freddy's Revenge (Jack Sholder, 1985)

Pretty bad as a slasher, but great as cult queer cinema with its bizarrely artistic homoerotic undertones.

625. Sibelius (Timo Koivusalo, 2003)

Martti Suosalo is pretty awesome as the legendary Finnish composer, but otherwise this biopic isn't half as great as Sibelius would've deserved.

624. Salem's Lot (Gary Dauberman, 2024)

A solid (if slightly unremarkable) adaptation of King's book, with some properly spooky vampire horror!

623. The Christmas Chronicles (Clay Kaytis, 2018)

Kurt Russell as Santa Claus is pretty damn fun.

622. Wonder Woman (Patty Jenkins, 2017)

An adventurous score and plenty of memorable moments. Too bad that Gal Gadot has spiraled so far into evil that it's hard to separate the art from the artist with this one.

621. Penelope (Mark Palansky, 2006)

A cute rom-com with a heartfelt message and a dashing role by James McAvoy!

620. Halloween (Rob Zombie, 2007)

A surprisingly fresh horror remake, with the new-perspective framing of the narrative being the key to why it works.

619. The Call of the Wild (Chris Sanders, 2020)

Takes some pretty wild-ass liberties from the much-better book, but the visuals are a sight for sore eyes.

618. Independence Day (Roland Emmerich, 1996)

Everything else is a bit mid, but that speech scene goes f**king hard.

617. Patton (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1970)

Subjective minus points for not being as anti-war as I like my war films to be - but the set design and production values here are off the charts.

616. Annabelle Comes Home (Gary Dauberman, 2019)

A surprisingly decent instalment, with some creative worldbuilding and a fun brand of mythological horror.

615. Batman Returns (Tim Burton, 1992)

Weaker than the first Burton/Keaton Batman flick, but one has to appreciate Michelle Pfeiffer and Danny DeVito as Catwoman and The Penguin.

614. Big (Penny Marshall, 1988)

Much like its protagonist, this film has aged in a weird way - but it certainly has its charming moments, and Tom Hanks impresses as always.

613. Beneath the Planet of the Apes (Ted Post, 1970)

An otherwise very by-the-numbers sequel, but Jesus Christ, that ending - one of the most utterly shocking, out-of-the-box ways to end a film I've ever seen. Bravo.

612. Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015)

The admittedly awesome action choreography and practical effects are enough to put this otherwise massively overrated film this high, but not any higher. 

611. Mothra (Ishirô Honda, 1961)

Inevitably inferior to the Godzilla-centric Kaiju films, but still a fun spin-off that further fleshes out the lore.

610. Black Hawk Down (Ridley Scott, 2001)

Insanely well-directed and properly intense, but shares the same problem as Patton - it's not exactly pro-war, but it's pretty damn borderline for my pacifist taste.

609. Spider-Man (Sam Raimi, 2002)

A bit over-romanticized by nostalgic superhero fans in my generation - yes, it's good and it's influential, but it's just not on the cinematic levels that Marvel would go on to reach in the MCU era. I mean, the chemistry between Maguire and Dunst in their poorly written love story is just terrible.

608. Escape from the Planet of the Apes (Don Taylor, 1971)

A fun way to continue the franchise, especially memorable for its suspenseful final act!

607. District 9 (Neill Blomkamp, 2009)

A solid alien flick, with some boring parts but some genuinely emotional ones!

606. Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (Bill Melendez & Phil Roman, 1977)

Not as iconic as the holiday-themed Charlie Brown short films, but a thoroughly alright feature length instalment.

605. Halloween Ends (David Gordon Green, 2022)

A bit subpar by slasher merits, but fantastic as a final instalment to the franchise. I hope they really let it rest now, although I fear they won't.

604. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (Raja Gosnell, 2004)

Bad by pretty much any cinematic merits apart from casting, but dammit if this guilty-pleasure nostalgia-fest doesn't cause its share of warm and fuzzy feelings!

603. Superbad (Greg Mottola, 2007)

A teen party movie that is much better than most of its kind. Two thumbs up for McLovin'!

602. Mothra vs. Godzilla (Ishirô Honda, 1964)

This Japanese monster-mash classic works both on the primitive "let's watch these two cool-looking monsters fight each other" level and on the more sophisticated "let's use this story to criticize humanity and capitalist greed" level.

601. Annabelle: Creation (David F. Sandberg, 2017)

A fantastically atmospheric horror prequel. Hell yeah.

600. Burn After Reading (Ethan&Joel Coen, 2008)

A delightfully clever mixture of various storylines bumping into each other.

599. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (Chuck Russell, 1987)

A turning point for the franchise - after milking out properly scary Freddy for two films, they reinvented the villain as an unserious and entertaining source of zany zingers. And honestly, it works.

598. Elvis (Baz Luhrmann, 2022)

A stylistically directed biopic with some brilliant acting performances.

597. The Spy Who Loved Me (Lewis Gilbert, 1977)

Vintage 007, in the very vein of the tropes and delights of the Roger Moore era.

596. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Sam Raimi, 2022)

Some extremely cool and neat multiverse worldbuilding, only slightly dampened by the average movie it's happening around.

595. Following (Christopher Nolan, 1998)

Chris Nolan's debut picture shows signs of greatness to come, but is still very much a demo of what he would go on to unleash.

594. Kong: Skull Island (Jordan Vogt-Roberts, 2017)

The human characters are laughably one-dimensional, but let's face it, I'm not watching King Kong for the human characters and neither are you. The visuals here are a treat, and Kong looks more magnificent than ever.

593. Jurassic World (Colin Trevorrow, 2015)

Speaking of grand visuals, this nostalgic reboot has its share!

592. Gran Torino (Clint Eastwood, 2008)

Then again, who needs visuals when you have Clint in the role of a lifetime, playing a deep take on the archetypical "Get off my lawn" boomer.

591. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (James Gunn, 2017)

Less zany shock value than in the first instalment, but enough of the same lovable humor to successfully coast off its glory.

590. Jesus Christ Superstar (Norman Jewison, 1973)

Gotta love the far-out concept of this biblical rock opera!

589. Crazy Rich Asians (Jon M. Chu, 2018)

A sweet (if clichéd) rom-com with a dynamite A-list cast!

588. The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion, 2021)

I'm still not sure if this film was over-artsy in an empty, Oscar-bait fashion or if I just missed its deeper meanings. In either case, Jane Campion is one hell of a director.

587. The Little Mermaid (Rob Marshall, 2023)

A solid remake with brilliant casting, fresh updates on beloved songs, and bonus points for hilariously turning a bunch of conservative dudes into teary-eyed defenders of Danish mermaid lore.

586. The Matrix Revolutions (Lana&Lilly Wachowski, 2003)

The Matrix trilogy's final act is messy and bloated at its worst, but an emotional powerhouse at its best. Six of one, half a dozen of the other, as my Grandpa would say.

585. Jojo Rabbit (Taika Waititi, 2019)

After the dust of the overblown discourse around this film has settled, I think we can all agree that it wasn't quite the all-timer masterpiece some were making it out to be, but it still gets points for sticking the landing for such an outlandish premise.

584. The Great Hack (Karim Amer & Jehane Noujaim, 2019)

A thoroughly informative documentary about the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

583. Godzilla vs. Kong (Adam Wingard, 2021)

Hell yeah! A visual spectacle, with the eye-pleasing monster mayhem more than making up for the semi-generic plot.

582. Miracle (Gavin O'Connor, 2004)

A sweet true-story underdog flick that actually made me care about hockey for the duration of its runtime.

581. From Russia with Love (Terence Young, 1963)

The second-ever Bond flick is a tad overrated in the grand scheme of the franchise, but Sean Connery's charm ensures that the end product is far from bad.

580. Trainspotting (Danny Boyle, 1996)

A respectably bleak and hard-to-watch look at drug addiction, even though I'm not as downright fanatic about this film as many of my fellow cinephiles.

579. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)

A timeless fantasy-comedy!

579. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)

A timeless fantasy-comedy!

579. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)

A timeless...WAIT, WHAT'S HAPPENING?!

579. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)

Sorry, couldn't resist.

578. Die Hard with a Vengeance (John McTiernan, 1995)

A properly action-packed sequel, worthy of several "HELL YEAH"s.

577. Rocky II (Sylvester Stallone, 1979)

A bit of a repeat of the first, but the directing and writing are decent enough (not to mention the poetic ending)!

576. Argo (Ben Affleck, 2012)

An insane real-life story told with a brilliant supporting cast, making for a film that is really good despite Ben Affleck's efforts as director and leading actor.

575. The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese, 2013)

My take on the "over-romanticizing or cautionary tale" discourse? It's a mob flick, just like any other Scorsese mob flick, but just about a different kind of organized criminal.

574. 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible (Torquil Jones, 2021)

A damn inspiring mountain-climbing documentary!

573. Turtles All the Way Down (Hannah Marks, 2024)

The humor is over-cheesy at times, but the film's heart is so very much in the right place, with its realistic and heartfelt OCD representation.

572. Deadpool 2 (David Leitch, 2018)

Similar (in a good and a bad way) to the first. Bonus points for the absolutely hysterical, fifth-wall-breaking end credits.

571. Erin Brockovic (Steven Soderbergh, 2000)

A poignant reminder of the superheroes of the real world - single moms and whistleblowers (this total badass was both).

570. Stutz (Jonah Hill, 2022)

A refreshing, out-of-the-box approach to the documentary genre.

569. She's Gotta Have It (Spike Lee, 1986)

Some elements of Spike Lee's debut haven't aged well (and the Spike himself, ever the class act, is the first to admit it). Other than that, there's a lot to enjoy here.

568. West Side Story (Steven Spielberg, 2021)

Does some things even better than the original, but is a mere shadow of it in other regards.

567. Spider-Man 2 (Sam Raimi, 2004)

The train sequence is one of the coolest action set pieces in modern cinema. A pretty neat flick otherwise as well.

566. Strangers on a Train (Alfred Hitchcock, 1951)

Classy film-noir intrigue from back in the day. Good stuff.

565. Se7en (David Fincher, 1995)

An intense thriller lead by a dynamic duo, culminating in quite the memorable final act.

564. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (David Yates, 2016)

I gotta admit, the first one was pretty good. Those critters (including Eddie Redmayne) are just so damn adorable!

563. The Suicide Squad (James Gunn, 2021)

An unreal improvement from DC's first attempt at a Suicide Squad film.

562. Prometheus (Ridley Scott, 2012)

Goes beyond its "Alien prequel" premise to work wonders as a standalone sci-fi flick.

561. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (Stanley Nelson, 2019)

Low on production values and generic in its documentary style - but Miles Davis was such a cool dude that you couldn't make a bad movie about him if you tried.

560. Predator (John McTiernan, 1987)

An adrenaline-packed action classic from the deep veins of the 80's.

559. El Camino (Vince Gilligan, 2019)

A nice bookend for the Breaking Bad franchise.

558. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (Steve Miner, 1998)

A neat and dramatic turning point in the iconic slasher franchise!

557. Split (M. Night Shyamalan, 2016)

James McAvoy's incredible acting performance really carries this psychological thriller.

556. Airplane! (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker & Jerry Zucker, 1980)

Surely this Leslie Nielsen classic deserves praise. But don't call me Shirley!

555. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (George Lucas, 1999)

The Star Wars prequels are a difficult bunch - they're so flawed compared to the original trilogy, but there's still tons to love (especially when taking nostalgia into consideration).

554. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Trey Parker, 1999)

Of course the South Park movie musical was going to be good, with timeless bangers like Blame Canada and What Would Brian Boitano Do? in the soundtrack.

553. Green Book (Peter Farrely, 2018)

Veering on the uncomfortable white savior -trope, but has its genuinely heartfelt moments and the leading performances are dynamite.

552. Klaus (Sergio Pablos & Carlos Martínez López, 2019)

A beautiful take on "What might Santa Claus' origin story be?", although Finland did the premise better (more on that later).

551. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Ryan Coogler, 2022)

Not among the MCU's best, but they did an admirable job with the difficult situation they had - it's the only movie I've seen where the opening logos have moved me to tears.

550. Florence Foster Jenkins (Stephen Frears, 2016)

Meryl Streep is such a fantastic performer that she was able to believably play a bad singer, even though she's Meryl Streep. Now that's acting.

549. The Batman (Matt Reeves, 2022)

Quite heavily in the Dark Knight trilogy's shadow, but Zoë Kravitz's Catwoman is the all-time best version of the character and I will die on that hill.

548. First Blood (Ted Kotcheff, 1982)

The first Rambo flick is very different from what you'd expect from the franchise's pop culture reputation, earned by its ridiculous sequels.

547. Troy (Wolfgang Petersen, 2004)

A very solid swords-and-sandals epic. Would be higher, but I just really love movies so there are tons of even better ones out there.

546. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (George Lucas, 2002)

Both the negatives and the positives weigh more than in Episode I, but as someone who likes to put more focus on the positives, that puts Episode II slightly ahead in my book.

545. Cars (John Lasseter & Joe Ranft, 2006)

Life is a highway! It sure is! Ka-chow!

544. Four Hours at the Capitol (Jamie Roberts, 2021)

A harrowing documentation about a dreadful day in American history.

543. Don't Worry Darling (Olivia Wilde, 2022)

A refreshing film that'll keep you guessing!

542. Crip Camp (James Lebrecht & Nicole Newnham, 2020)

A heart-melting documentary about a summer camp turned into a civil rights movement for disabled people.

541. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)

A tad overrated, but the action choreography and the anime sequence go f**king hard.

540. Encanto (Jared Bush, Byron Howard & Charise Castro Smith, 2021)

An adorable kids' flick with cool themes and catchy songs!

539. The Parent Trap (David Swift, 1961)

An important milestone for hijinks in cinema (something I hold in very high regard).

538. The Sound of Metal (Darius Marder, 2019)

I appreciate all aspects of the filmmaking process, and this gem has some of the coolest sound design out there.

537. Ant-Man (Peyton Reed, 2015)

In the prime of the MCU, even the lesser instalments of the year were a joy to my nerd heart. This origin story is no exception.

536. Face/Off (John Woo, 1997)

Look what you did, The Parent Trap - this action flick took hijinks in cinema to a whole new level.

535. Joulutarina (Juha Wuolijoki, 2007)

As I mentioned with Klaus - Finland has the best take on "Santa Claus' origin story".

534. The Harder They Fall (Jeymes Samuel, 2021)

A Tarantino-inspired, all-black western? Sign me up.

533. Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (J.J. Abrams, 2019)

The final instalment of the Skywalker saga is definitely flawed, but it's still very overhated. It does many things right, and is epic enough to earn a solid placement here despite its shortcomings.

532. Sid and Nancy (Alex Cox, 1986)

Gary Oldman's performance as Sid Vicious is something else, man.

531. The Artist (Michel Hazanavicius, 2011)

A neat and gimmicky love letter to cinematic history's silent era.

530. Jumanji: The Next Level (Jake Kasdan, 2019)

Say what you will, I think the new Jumanji films rock almost as much as the original! This one was very enjoyable.

529. Captain Marvel (Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck, 2019)

A solid superhero origin story, and one that brilliantly sets up Avengers: Endgame.

528. Donnie Brasco (Mike Newell, 1997)

A mob flick so memorable that one can't, as Pacino's character would say, fuggeddaboutit.

527. Kulman Pojat (Teppo Airaksinen, 2012)

The Jari Ja Minä song makes this all-around fine Finnish football comedy about a thousand times better.

526. Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple (Bill Teck, 2024)

A proper rockumentary about what a f**king cool dude Stevie Van Zandt has always been.

525. The Fast and the Furious (Rob Cohen, 2001)

The first F&F film works well because it knows its limits and doesn't take itself too seriously.

524. American Pie (Paul Weitz, 1999)

Speaking of unserious, this party comedy is perfect no-brain entertainment for a sick day.

523. Batman: The Movie (Leslie H. Martinson, 1966)

As much as I like the MCU and the Dark Knight trilogy, I do have a major fondness for the era where superhero films were just the campiest, corniest spandex adventures out there.

522. Enemy (Denis Villeneuve, 2013)

A delightfully confusing psycho-drama that'll keep you on your toes.

521. The Shape of Water (Guillermo del Toro, 2017)

A Best Picture winner slightly dampened by being over-artsy Oscar bait at times, but salvaged by the phenomenal acting.

520. Jersey Boys (Clint Eastwood, 2014)

Equal parts Scorsese-style mob flick and Broadway-to-cinema musical, Jersey Boys succeeds just as well within both genres (as in "not in its highest tier but still really good").

519. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (Quentin Tarantino, 2004)

Better than the first, because I love a good payoff. The climax here is exhilarating.

518. The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, 2008)

Speaking of exhilarating, this well-directed Iraq war flick is one of the most suspenseful movies of all time. Still, minus points from my pacifist ass - the film isn't exactly pro-war, but any film about the Iraq war where the U.S. isn't portrayed as the bad guys is a bit questionable.

517. Men in Black (Barry Sonnenfeld, 1997)

A groovy sci-fi film, utilizing the buddy-cop dynamic of Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith for zany alien fun.

516. The Jungle Book (Wolfgang Reitherman, 1967)

A true classic that I remember fondly from my childhood, even if it wasn't among my very biggest favorites.

515. What We Do in the Shadows (Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi, 2014)

A vampire mockumentary? To quote Troy Barnes from Community, "Can I sign up twice?".

514. Solo: A Star Wars Story (Ron Howard, 2018)

Not particularly deep, but great fan service and excellent casting!

513. Holy Wars (Stephen Marshall, 2010)

A gripping look at religious fundamentalism, from the perspectives of both Islam and Christianity.

512. The King of Comedy (Martin Scorsese, 1982)

Out of the many instances of Robert De Niro acting his ass off in a Scorsese film, this is actually one of the lesser ones, but they're all pretty awesome.

511. Mank (David Fincher, 2020)

A stylistically brilliant look at Citizen Kane -era Hollywood, with neat connections and easter eggs for us cinema history nerds.

510. The Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selick, 1993)

Not as huge of a subjective favorite for me as it is for many, but I mean, obviously the animation and songs are pretty amazing regardless.

509. Tove (Zaida Bergroth, 2020)

A sentimental biopic about the legendary author and illustrator Tove Jansson.

508. I'm Thinking About Ending Things (Charlie Kaufman, 2020)

Charlie Kaufman is so f**king good at writing weird-ass movie scripts. The rare times when he's also allowed in the director's chair make for ultimate weird.

507. A Fistful of Dollars (Sergio Leone, 1964)

A classic western, and one with a borderline revolutionary impact on ushering in the spaghetti western era.

506. The Beautiful Game (Thea Sharrock, 2024)

If you love football and care about social issues as much as this viewer, The Beautiful Game is bound to melt your heart.

505. Death Proof (Quentin Tarantino, 2007)

The final act of this flick is pure gold. It's insane that Weinstein was a producer on this - did he think Kurt Russell's character is the hero of the story?!

504. Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow, 2012)

A thrilling true story, brought to full potential via Bigelow's expert directing and Jessica Chastain's dynamic lead performance.

503. The Gold Rush (Charles Chaplin, 1925)

An timeless and adorable Charlie Chaplin adventure.

502. The Shallows (Jaume Collet-Serra, 2016)

A woman vs. nature survival flick that'll have you on the edge of your seat!

501. X-Men (Bryan Singer, 2000)

Fairly cheesy and not-in-its-full-potential from a modern superhero cinema perspective, but it broke some serious ground and the casting is phenomenal.

500. Catch Me If You Can (Steven Spielberg, 2002)

A clever and well-paced cat-and-mouse thriller!

499. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Jeremiah S. Chechik, 1989)

A delightfully chaotic holiday classic.

498. It: Chapter Two (Andy Muschietti, 2019)

Definitely flawed when compared to the first, but it does enough things right (hard not to, with one of the all-time great horror books as your source material) to earn this relatively high placement.

497. Knives Out (Rian Johnson, 2019)

Sometimes on the verge of stumbling over its own cleverness - but mostly just really clever, and wonderfully entertaining.

496. Jeremiah Johnson (Sydney Pollack, 1972)

Slow-paced in just the right way - this film gives viewers that magical room to breathe that is missing from so many modern films, while reminding one of humanity's relationship to nature.

495. 13 Going on 30 (Gary Winick, 2004)

Amusing shenanigans and a semi-magical feel rule this coming-of-age fantasy comedy.

494. Men in Black 3 (Barry Sonnenfeld, 2012)

Yeah, I honestly like this even better than the first. Fun time travel, a badass villain and an emotional ending.

493. Iron Man (Jon Favreau, 2008)

The MCU kicked off with a film that would be improved upon but laid a solid groundwork - and the world of superhero cinema was never the same.

492. A Beautiful Mind (Ron Howard, 2001)

A well-acted drama, sure to please fans of psychology.

491. Up (Pete Docter & Bob Peterson, 2009)

Even if the rest of the film doesn't quite live up to it, the by-now iconic opening sequence alone earns high marks for Up.

490. Rain Man (Barry Levinson, 1988)

Not sure how this film's portrayal of autism has aged - I'd have to rewatch it in order to judge that. From what I remember, it's a splendid film by its cinematic merits in any case, and quite touching.

489. The Bourne Identity (Doug Liman, 2002)

A rock-solid action thriller with on-point directing and relentless intensity.

488. Mountainhead (Jesse Armstrong, 2025)

If you loved Succession, you'll definitely enjoy this eat-the-rich satire by the same people.

487. The Hours (Stephen Daldry, 2002)

A slow-paced film made quite engaging by Meryl Streep's acting performance, and the narrative frame that'll keep you guessing.

486. No Country for Old Men (Ethan&Joel Coen, 2007)

Speaking of great acting performances, Javier Bardem's villain here is nothing short of spine-chilling.

485. Miracle on 34th Street (George Seaton, 1947)

A wholesome yuletide classic with a good lesson.

484. Marriage Story (Noah Baumbach, 2019)

A gripping drama with some phenomenal acting. Not a fun watch, but an impressive one for sure.

483. The Walk (Robert Zemeckis, 2015)

As is sometimes the case, the documentary is even better than the biopic (more on that later) - but this dramatization of Philippe Petit's iconic art crime is also pretty damn good!

482. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)

As a Kubrick fan, I probably should rank this even higher - but, with the risk of the elitists coming for me, the plot is boring. Still, the cinematography is Godtier and any given shot could be framed and hung on the wall.

481. For the Love of Spock (Adam Nimoy, 2016)

The documentary that Leonard Nimoy's son made about his dad's inspiring career is every bit as heart-melting as you'd expect.

480. The Sting (George Roy Hill, 1973)

Come for the ragtime soundtrack, stay for the ploys and double-crosses.

479. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Gore Verbinski, 2003)

A bit overhyped by some in my generation, but definitely a good time with its action-adventure shenanigans.

478. Turning Red (Domee Shi, 2022)

A visually creative animation flick with a great message, that sadly flew a bit under the radar upon release.

477. Thunderball (Terence Young, 1965)

Vintage old-school Connery 007. The Caribbean underwater fight at the end is cool as shit.

476. The Greatest Showman (Michael Gracey, 2017)

Whether or not the questionable P.T. Barnum deserved a musical about him is an important discussion to have, but the songs in this flick are such bangers that I had to rank it fairly high regardless.

475. The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973)

Here's my hot take: I didn't find The Exorcist one bit scary. So, I find the "scariest film of all time" shtick to be very overdone. That being said, it's excellent cinema.

474. Star Trek: Generations (David Carson, 1994)

"Kirk-Picard crossover" is such a dynamite premise for a nerd like me, that the film will succeed on fan service merits alone, even if its cinematic aspects leave it far from reaching full potential.

473. 12 Monkeys (Terry Gilliam, 1995)

There are even better time travel films out there, but honestly, not that many. 12 Monkeys is as clever as it is dark.

472. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (George C. Wolfe, 2020)

A phenomenal final performance by the late great Chadwick Boseman. Rest in power, King.

471. The King's Speech (Tom Hooper, 2010)

One of those movies that feels like great cinema while watching, but in retrospect is missing that special something that makes certain films stick out as truly iconic and unforgettable.

470. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (James Gunn, 2023)

A strong emotional core, a strong statement on animal rights, and plenty of humor to balance those themes out. Hell yes.

469. A Star Is Born (Bradley Cooper, 2018)

A tragic tale, brought to life with fantastic acting and decent music.

468. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Leonard Nimoy, 1986)

A fun breath of fresh air for the franchise!

467. The Lion King (Jon Favreau, 2019)

Obviously not as good as the original, but I still really liked this remake. The casting was on point, and the best moments had me in tears of childhood nostalgia.

466. Pikku-Siperia (Dome Karukoski, 2025)

The newest flick from my favorite Finnish filmmaker is weird and not for everyone, but definitely good-weird for my taste.

465. Good Will Hunting (Gus Van Sant, 1997)

One of those films where a mediocre story/premise becomes infinitely better thanks to elements like score, cinematography and dialogue reaching a real "the magic of cinema" feel.

464. A River Runs Through It (Robert Redford, 1992)

A beautiful, under-the-radar tale of two brothers.

463. Cocaine Bear (Elizabeth Banks, 2023)

No, really, hear me out (or, should I say, 'bear with me'). Cocaine Bear succeeds phenomenally as the type of film it's supposed to be. No film has ever lived up to its title as fully as this one.

462. All Is Lost (Robert Redford, 2013)

An awesome, engaging survival flick!

461. Invictus (Clint Eastwood, 2009)

I'd like to rank this even higher due to its important message - but, for whatever reason, there are tons of anti-racism films that make their point more powerfully than this one. Still, quality cinema with its heart in the right place!

460. Henry V (Kenneth Branagh, 1989)

A thoroughly solid Shakespeare adaptation - Branagh really gives his everything into the battle speech sequence.

459. Miekkailija (Klaus Härö, 2015)

A beautifully shot, historically compelling Finnish-Estonian production.

458. Captain America: The First Avenger (Joe Johnston, 2011)

Ah, the early days of the MCU at their best. Simple, in just the right way, with a whole bunch of heart.

457. Jerry Maguire (Cameron Crowe, 1996)

When it comes to iconic lines, this film had me at "You had me at hello".

456. Sing (Garth Jennings & Christophe Lourdelet, 2016)

A hysterically fun jukebox musical, with zany characters and brilliant casting!

455. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (Brad Bird, 2011)

High stakes, a dramatic feel, breathtaking stunts - undoubtedly the highpoint of this decent but slightly overrated franchise.

454. Moneyball (Bennett Miller, 2011)

Aaron Sorkin is such a great screenwriter that he can make a film that's about A) baseball, B) mathematical algorithms and C) finance management, and still make it entertaining for someone like myself.

453. The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982)

Vintage horror. My viewing experience was a bit cursed, so it'll probably rank even higher upon my eventual re-watch.

452. Castle in the Sky (Hayao Miyazaki, 1986)

Studio Ghibli is pretty much a guarantee for whimsical animation, and magical imagery that will stay with you.

451. Bo Burnham: Inside (Bo Burnham, 2021)

A generation-defining testament, tying together phenomena from the Covid-19 pandemic and mental health struggles to Weltschmerz and white male privilege.

450. Aliens (James Cameron, 1986)

Many consider this sequel to be superior to the original Alien - but those people are, in fact, wrong. Still, it's a pretty brilliant action flick and Sigourney is such a badass.

449. The Aviator (Martin Scorsese, 2004)

A tad overrated within Scorsese's filmography, but Cate Blanchett's performance as Katharine Hepburn alone locks down a fairly high ranking.

448. The Many Saints of Newark (Alan Taylor, 2021)

A Sopranos prequel that oozes class and elegance (and tons of fan service).

447. Goldfinger (Guy Hamilton, 1964)

Speaking of class, this vintage 007 flick is filled to the brim with it. (Apart from the sexual assault scene - the film would be ranked a lot higher if not for that blast of 60's rape culture).

446. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Tim Burton, 2007)

It's all about the vibes in this gothic, atmospheric horror musical.

445. Inside Man (Spike Lee, 2006)

While not as socially poignant as most Spike Lee joints, Inside Man certainly succeeds as a neat heist thriller.

444. Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino, 1992)

Tarantino's debut picture is a narratively clever crime flick with an A-list cast.

443. X2: X-Men United (Bryan Singer, 2003)

Everything that the first film did well is delightfully upped in this thrilling, well-paced sequel!

442. American Psycho (Mary Harron, 2000)

I can only imagine how frustrated Mary Harron is about the multitude of toxic men who clearly got the wrong takeaway and glorify the wrong aspects of this brilliant film online.

441. The American President (Rob Reiner, 1995)

Unapologetically cheesy, in the most endearing way.

440. Get on Up (Tate Taylor, 2014)

This James Brown biopic is otherwise a bit by-the-numbers, but the music is obviously great and Chadwick Boseman's mesmerizing performance really carries the end product.

439. Nomadland (Chloé Zhao, 2020)

A melancholic, intricately directed and thoroughly deserving Best Picture winner.

438. Roma (Alfonso Cuarón, 2018)

The cinematography is so f**king ridiculously off the charts in this movie, shot so beautifully that it more than makes up for the boring-at-times plot.

437. Kuningas Litmanen (Arto Koskinen, 2012)

A fitting, to-the-point documentary about Finland's all-time greatest football player.

436. The Revenant (Alejandro G. Iñárritu, 2015)

Many cinephiles would rank it higher, but honestly, the plot gets fairly dull especially towards the end. But the cinematography and Iñàrritu's artistic directing are sublime.

435. Star Trek Into Darkness (J.J. Abrams, 2013)

Tries to one-up The Wrath of Khan a bit too hard at times, but other than that, a fun and entertaining Star Trek adventure!

434. Sisu (Jalmari Helander, 2022)

The most Tarantino-esque film that Finland ever produced. The action sequences are very " 'Hell yeah' but make it 'PERKELE' ".

433. Crooklyn (Spike Lee, 1994)

A semi-autobiographical tale of a Black family's upbringing, combining humor and heart with rough themes and social commentary.

432. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Andrew Adamson, 2005)

It's not quite the flawless fantasy masterclass that C.S. Lewis' iconic book deserved - but it's close. And definitely better than no adaptation, or a bad one.

431. Doctor Strange (Scott Derrickson, 2016)

In the prime of the MCU, even the more generic origin story films found tons of ways to stick out and be their own thing. The final act in this one is insanely creative.

430. Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (Jun Falkenstein, Alex Mann & Bradley Raymond, 1999)

A deeply nostalgic childhood favorite, which still stands the test of time.

429. Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, 1992)

A gripping, near-perfect blend of traditional western norms and revisionist western tropes.

428. Macbeth (Justin Kurzel, 2015)

There are even better big-screen adaptations of the Scottish Play out there, but the one starring Michael Fassbender is still rock-solid.

427. Dune (David Lynch, 1984)

I struggled back and forth on where to rank this one. Some may consider #427 out of 1000 ridiculously high for such an admittedly flawed film, but hear me out - there are many kinds of good cinema, and I know that my life is richer with this cult classic in it. I'm so glad that Lynch's Dune exists, and it has given me tons of enjoyment over the years.

426. Godzilla Raids Again (Motoyoshi Oda & Ishirô Honda, 1955)

The first Godzilla sequel is the full package - a mysterious opening act, cool Kaiju worldbuilding, and a finale that brilliantly sets up the next film.

425. The Hangover (Todd Phillips, 2009)

Probably one of the highest laughs-per-minute ratios in the comedy genre with its relentless humor!

424. All Quiet on the Western Front (Edward Berger, 2022)

The remake isn't as overall groundbreaking as the original, but it does some things even better (the Germans are more believable when they're played by, y'know, Germans).

423. The Piano (Jane Campion, 1993)

Peculiar, well-cast, very arthouse. Jane Campion is a legend.

422. The Merchant of Venice (Michael Radford, 2004)

A Shakespeare adaptation so gay that the Bard would be very proud!

421. The Whale (Darren Aronofsky, 2022)

Brendan Fraser and Sadie Sink act their hearts out in this gripping picture.

420. The Man with the Golden Gun (Guy Hamilton, 1974)

Unsurprisingly, the all-time great villain actor Christopher Lee makes for one of the Bond franchise's most memorable villains.

419. Pet Sematary (Mary Lambert, 1989)

The final act falls a tad short - but the brilliant page-to-screen plot adaptation, the atmospheric vibes of the first half and that Ramones song more than make up for it.

418. Joker: Folie à Deux (Todd Phillips, 2024)

The online hate for this film was a ridiculous mess of misogyny and wrong expectations, and I will die on this hill. This movie rocks.

417. Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret (Kip Andersen & Keegan Kuhn, 2014)

One of the least fun films you'll ever watch, and likely one of the most important ones. I know people who attribute their decision to go fully vegan to this one movie.

416. Alice in Wonderland (Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson & Hamilton Luske, 1951)

It's been so long since I saw this film that my recollection is like a zany fever dream - which, judging by the animation department's choices, was the film's intention. Good for them.

415. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Steven Spielberg, 1984)

The second Indiana Jones flick has its questionable elements, but man, the action-adventure sequences are such a rush!

414. X-Men: Days of Future Past (Bryan Singer, 2014)

A neat premise, a clever way to bring the casts of the two trilogies together, and the Quicksilver Pentagon heist sequence is the cherry on top.

413. Kopps (Josef Fares, 2003)

It's a Swedish comedy about a village where the police station is about to be shut down due to crime being low, so the cops start to create fake crimes in order to save their jobs - obviously, a masterpiece.

412. Carrie (Brian De Palma, 1976)

In the good ol' days, filmmakers didn't feel pressure to reinvent the wheel by doing each book adaptation with some revolutionary gimmick/twist/angle. This is one of the most no-nonsense book-to-movie adaptations you'll ever see.

411. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Destin Daniel Cretton, 2021)

After a run of below-average films, the MCU showed that it still had some fight left in it with this delightfully fresh and engaging origin story.

410. Wayne's World (Penelope Spheeris, 1992)

Party on! Excellent!

409. Leaving Las Vegas (Mike Figgis, 1995)

Yes, Nicolas Cage really won an Oscar, and yes, he really deserved it. His brand of over-acting feels clumsy and unrealistic when he's playing an agent or a superhero, but it hits f**king hard and feels depressingly real when he plays a suicidal alcoholic who doesn't care anymore.

408. Cast Away (Robert Zemeckis, 2000)

Brilliant chemistry between the ever-great Tom Hanks and his charismatic co-star, a volleyball.

407. 22 Jump Street (Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, 2014)

The first film was such great comedy that this sequel works wonders by more or less coasting off its style and utilizing its established humor further.

406. Molly's Game (Aaron Sorkin, 2017)

Olympic-level skiing, high-stakes poker and the Russian mob are an unlikely combo, but Sorkin manages to weave it all together.

405. Us (Jordan Peele, 2019)

At times, the humor is a bit overdone. Otherwise, an absolutely brilliant feat of modern horror with poignant social themes.

404. X-Men: Apocalypse (Bryan Singer, 2016)

Yeah, sue me, I like this generally criticized instalment. The villain is just right for the film, the dramatic blockbuster style works, and it's fun.

403. Rocky (John G. Avildsen, 1976)

A classic underdog tale, with the unforgettable training montage being the highlight.

402. Scary Movie (Keenen Ivory Wayans, 2000)

Hilariously clunky on all other cinematic merits, but just so f**king funny. Historically funny, even. One of the great laugh-out-loud films, really.

401. Dear Ex (Chih-Yen Hsu & Mag Hsu, 2018)

An queer drama from Taiwan that will grab your heart, and very possibly melt it.

400. Logan (James Mangold, 2017)

A fitting swan song for Hugh Jackman's Wolverine - so fitting, in fact, that I didn't have one shred of interest in watching his return for whatever the hell Wolverina & Deadpool was supposed to be.

399. Teit Meistä Kauniin (Tuukka Temonen, 2016)

The biopic of Apulanta, one of my favorite Finnish bands, is really good, sure to please fellow fans of their music.

398. Blade Runner 2049 (Denis Villeneuve, 2017)

Beautifully directed, with an all-timer score by Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch. Would be even higher, but the plot and pacing never reach full potential.

397. Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau, 1922)

A spooky, gothic classic from the early days of horror cinema. O, pre-Hitler German cinema, your potential keeps me awake at night.

396. Marshall (Reginald Hudlin, 2017)

The late great Chadwick Boseman had a knack for playing inspiring figures, and the role of Thurgood Marshall was no exception in this courtroom biopic.

395. Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution (Page Hurwitz, 2024)

Believe it or not, this documentary about LGBTQ+ stand-up comedians really spoke to me.

394. Porco Rosso (Hayao Miyazaki, 1992)

Vibrant and expressive animation, adventurous music, and tons of wine. Good times.

393. Tomorrow Never Dies (Roger Spottiswoode, 1997)

Between Jonathan Pryce's fantastic villain, Michelle Yeoh's badass 'Bond girl' and Pierce Brosnan kicking ass as usual, this takes the cake as the most underrated 007 flick.

392. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)

An unreal child acting performance by Jodie Foster, an unforgettable lead role by De Niro, and a brilliant fusion of social themes and gritty crime cinema by Mr. Scorsese.

391. Back to the Future Part III (Robert Zemeckis, 1990)

This trilogy goes so hard that even the clearly least-good instalment is pretty f**king awesome.

390. Creed (Ryan Coogler, 2015)

I've said it before and I'll say it again - the Rocky reboot / pseudo-sequel is even better than the original.

389. A Quiet Place (John Krasinski, 2018)

A neat horror premise, executed with aplomb!

388. Tyttö Sinä Olet Tähti (Dome Karukoski, 2005)

A music-industry gem from the early career of Finland's best modern filmmaker.

387. Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005)

The second-best story about two men going to a mountain and destroying a ring, right after the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

386. Hocus Pocus (Kenny Ortega, 1993)

Only the 1990's could've produced a fantasy flick of such utterly whimsical fun.

385. American Pie 2 (J.B. Rogers, 2001)

Nostalgia, guilty-pleasure entertainment value and pure vibes. The best of the saga.

384. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)

Scorsese brings expert directing to the fights both in and outside the boxing ring, and De Niro's performance is acclaimed for good reason.

383. The Deer Hunter (Michael Cimino, 1978)

A gripping take on the Vietnam War, and specifically the haunting scars that war tends to leave on its veterans.

382. Ocean's Eight (Gary Ross, 2018)

The female-lead heist flick reboot kicks some serious ass.

381. Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino, 2012)

All the things you'd expect from a Tarantino flick - if you're into his style, you'll love this one.

380. King Kong (Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933)

Minus points for sexism so blatant that it hurts even when trying to consider the "it was a different time" factor for the 30's. Other than that, a groundbreaking monster flick.

379. Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle & Loveleen Tandan, 2008)

A narratively neat high-stakes drama - although eight Academy Awards was maybe a tad overkill.

378. Batman (Tim Burton, 1989)

Michael Keaton makes for a decent Batman, and for a magnificent Bruce Wayne. Seriously, this is the only adaptation where it feels completely believable that this f**king guy would indeed go out and beat people up while dressed as a bat.

377. Margin Call (J.C. Chandor, 2011)

An intensely dramatic look at a game-changing night at the cusp of the 2008 financial crisis, where the employees of an investment bank are the first to realize overnight that the whole world is about to be f**ked.

376. Chicago (Rob Marshall, 2002)

Come for the charming aesthetic and showmanship, stay for the catchy tunes and kick-ass feminism.

375. Superman (Richard Donner, 1978)

Two things can be right at once - I respect the Dark Knight trilogy and MCU for taking superhero cinema to the next level, but I will also always love the cheesy, optimistic and lovably dorky old-school comic book films.

374. Doctor Sleep (Mike Flanagan, 2019)

This adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining pseudo-sequel nails the source material's "different, yet same" vibe.

373. The Karate Kid (John G. Avildsen, 1984)

An uplifting classic, especially notable for Pat Morita's towering performance as Mr. Miyagi.

372. The Untouchables (Brian De Palma, 1987)

This prohibition-era gangster flick starring Sean Connery and Robert De Niro oozes all the class you'd expect it to.

371. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Anthony&Joe Russo, 2014)

The Russo brothers usher in the definitive golden era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with this thrilling instalment.

370. Friday the 13th (Sean S. Cunningham, 1980)

Easily the weakest out of the 'big three' slasher franchises' opening instalments - but let's face it, they're all pretty damn iconic.

369. Frozen II (Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee, 2019)

Not quite as great as the first in terms of plot, songs and humor - but the depth of the themes and lessons pretty much makes up for it.

368. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Gore Verbinski, 2006)

For someone like me who considers the franchise overrated as overall cinema but enjoys it mainly for the fun adventure-set-piece shenanigans, the wacky second instalment is easily the highpoint.

367. Escape from Alcatraz (Don Siegel, 1979)

A pretty incredible true story gets the film adaptation it deserves. Imagine being such a badass that they cast Clint Eastwood to play you in a movie.

366. Star Trek Beyond (Justin Lin, 2016)

The Star Trek franchise's 50th anniversary is celebrated in an appropriately adventurous and uplifting manner!

365. Halloween II (Rick Rosenthal, 1981)

Not as groundbreaking and legendary as the first, but surprisingly close to its style and quality of horror. They work wonders as a double feature.

364. The Cabinet of Dr. Cagliari (Robert Wiene, 1920)

This oldie rules so much that it pretty much created horror cinema.

363. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Rian Johnson, 2022)

A pretty fun mixture of detective mysteries and eat-the-rich satires.

362. Thor: Ragnarok (Taika Waititi, 2017)

The culmination of the Thor trilogy pulls all the stops! A good time.

361. The Butler (Lee Daniels, 2013)

Heartstrings will be tugged in this tale of historical fiction, where we follow an African-American butler who worked in the White House over the course of eight presidencies.

360. Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979)

I can see why cinephiles adore this Russian classic - the cinematography and directing are sublime, and the plot keeps you on your toes.

359. Paha Maa (Aku Louhimies, 2005)

A thorough exploration of snow banks, alcoholism, grit, pessimism, domestic violence, depression, generational trauma...bingo! I got Finnish mindset bingo!

358. Misery (Rob Reiner, 1990)

A very proper adaptation of one of the best Stephen King novels. Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes is gold.

357. Eighth Grade (Bo Burnham, 2018)

Not as flashily powerful as many coming-of-age films, but very moving in its own, subdued way.

356. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Rupert Wyatt, 2011)

This movie will make you so immersed in its grounded story that you'll forget that it's a Planet of the Apes prequel (which makes the final act hit even harder).

355. The Godfather Part III (Francis Ford Coppola, 1990)

Gets made fun of a lot, but really - being several notches worse than the first two Godfathers means that you're still better than a lot of the cinema out there. It's the Firmino to their Salah and Mane, the Novoselic to their Grohl and Cobain.

354. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Gareth Edwards, 2016)

Probably the most gargantuan length anyone has ever gone to in order to fix a plot hole. The last 20 minutes are a relentlessly emotional thrill ride.

353. Life of Pi (Ang Lee, 2012)

A visually stunning survival tale, with the whale scene in particular feeling magical and larger-than-life.

352. David Lynch: The Art Life (Rick Barnes, Olivia Neergaard-Holm & Jon Nguyen, 2016)

An illuminating look at the inner machinations of cinema's greatest mind.

351. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)

John Williams and Steven Spielberg team up to show how they can make an entire generation afraid to go into the water with just two notes and the trick of not showing the big bad until the final act.

350. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (Danny Leiner, 2004)

Everything you want and need from a stoner comedy. Sometimes one quite simply craves a movie like this, not unlike the craving these heroes get for quality fast food.

349. Shutter Island (Martin Scorsese, 2010)

Scorsese's range as a filmmaker is just bonkers - he's out there making gangster flicks, and all of the sudden, he attempts psychological horror and the film becomes one of the genre's best?

348. Les Misérables (Tom Hooper, 2012)

The grand-scale blockbuster that Victor Hugo's story and the Broadway musical adaptation deserve.

347. Hamlet (Michael Almereyda, 2000)

You had me at "Ethan Hawke as Hamlet, Julia Stiles as Ophelia and Kyle MacLachlan as Claudius". Can't go wrong with that casting.

346. Halloween (David Gordon Green, 2018)

A properly intense slasher reboot! Jamie Lee Curtis' return as Laurie Strode is a delight.

345. Everything Everywhere All At Once (Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, 2022)

Overhyped at the peak of its discourse, but that doesn't change the fact that it was cool as f**k for such a creative, utterly bonkers film to win Best Picture.

344. Goal! The Dream Begins (Danny Cannon, 2005)

The definitive football/soccer movie. The streets won't forget prime Santiago Muñez.

343. The Bucket List (Rob Reiner, 2007)

You should definitely add this feel-good flick to your list of movies to watch before you die!

342. The Vvitch (Robert Eggers, 2015)

Robert Eggers invents, nails and perfects the new-wave brand of stale horror. Sometimes there's nothing spookier than a still shot where nothing even happens but you constantly feel like something might.

341. Everest (Baltasar Kormákur, 2015)

A hellishly suspenseful and visually spectacular recollection of a real-life mountain climbing disaster.

340. Nope (Jordan Peele, 2022)

Haha, more like "Yep". Because this movies rules.

339. Romeo and Juliet (Franco Zeffirelli, 1968)

A very classy, by-the-book big-screen adaptation of Shakespeare's most famous play.

338. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982)

Touching, magical, classic Spielberg.

337. Looper (Rian Johnson, 2012)

A severely underrated sci-fi flick, and one that completes the challenge of writing time travel better than most.

336. Will & Harper (Josh Greenbaum, 2024)

An eye-watering documentary about the trans experience, rural America and the power of friendship. We need more films like this, dammit.

335. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (Joseph Zito, 1984)

Obviously, the ambitiously titled fourth instalment was not the final chapter. It is, however, the franchise's finest offering, and I will die on this hill.

334. Inglorious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)

From one of the most edge-of-your-seat opening scenes in cinema to its satisfying ending, this Tarantino flick doesn't f**k around.

333. Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982)

A pioneer of modern science fiction, diving deep into the genre's more philosophical side.

332. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Nicholas Meyer, 1991)

A beautiful send-off for the original Star Trek cast, along with a powerful message of peace and diplomacy in the plot.

331. Boyz n the Hood (John Singleton, 1991)

My upbringing was just about as far from 'the hood' as you can get, so I appreciate how eye-opening and informative raw and gritty films like this are for me.

330. You Only Live Twice (Lewis Gilbert, 1967)

From the fakeout-death plot to Blofeld finally taking center stage as the main villain, this is the most underrated 007 flick of the Connery era.

329. Hugo (Martin Scorsese, 2011)

Did I mention how impressive of a genre-bender Scorsese is?? Seriously, when the guy who made Goodfellas and Casino makes a kids' movie, you'd expect a half-assed vanity project, but in stead you get a legitimately magical journey filled with genuine childlike wonder.

328. The Incredibles (Brad Bird, 2004)

Ah, the nostalgia! I don't remember all that many details, I just remember that I f**king loved it.

327. Legally Blonde (Robert Luketic, 2001)

She ate - with her spoon - and left no crumbs.

326. Christine (John Carpenter, 1983)

Absolutely perfect for a very rare and specific (but real) type of horror film craving - the kind where you don't have to be actually scary, but with a cheesy (but not too cheesy), entertaining and atmospheric vintage-horror vibe. Every horror marathon needs one film like that, and Christine perfects the type.

325. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Ol Parker, 2018)

Immaculate, enjoyable, an all-around good time.

324. Deadpool (Tim Miller, 2016)

As a fan of everything meta, I have an obvious appreciation for the downright historic degree in which this film shatters the fourth wall into oblivion.

323. Shoplifters (Hirokazu Koreeda, 2018)

A beautifully shot, emotionally charged film that serves as a strong reminder that I should really watch more Japanese cinema.

322. Tom of Finland (Dome Karukoski, 2017)

Dome Karukoski just doesn't miss! His filmmaking style was a natural fit for this biopic about one of the biggest gay icons in Finnish history.

321. The Blair Witch Project (Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez, 1999)

The founding artwork of the found-footage horror subgenre is spooky as hell.

320. Dirty Dancing (Emile Ardolino, 1987)

You'll have the time of your life when watching this! Yes, I swear, it's the truth.

319. The Sound of Music (Robert Wise, 1965)

I've only seen this once, as a child, and I know it might rank a lot higher upon re-watch. Even now, I remember it very fondly.

318. Last Action Hero (John McTiernan, 1993)

A pretty damn heartwarming testament to the magic of action cinema.

317. Midsommar (Ari Aster, 2019)

The scariest film to ever take place largely in broad daylight! That's quite the flex.

316. Notting Hill (Roger Michell, 1999)

A charmingly exquisite rom-com - just what a guy needs every now and then.

315. No Time to Die (Cary Joji Fukunaga, 2021)

My feelings on the latest (and possibly last-ever?) 007 flick are lengthy and mixed, but in summation - a flawed yet ultimately kick-ass send-off.

314. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)

Anthony Burgess' weird-ass novel can't have been easy to adapt, but Stan the man got the job done with this piece of psychological art violence.

313. Amélie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001)

One of the quirkiest, cutest films out there (the music really adds to the sense of whimsy as well).

312. Spider-Man: Far from Home (Jon Watts, 2019)

I'm such a big fan of the MCU Spider-Man films that even the least-good part of the trilogy makes it all the way here. Tom Holland's Peter Parker and Zendaya's MJ are unironically one of my all-time favorite love stories in cinema, and I'm not exaggerating.

311. Shrek 2 (Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury & Conrad Vernon, 2004)

The song choices in the soundtrack alone make this into a huge classic for my generation.

310. Ben-Hur (William Wyler, 1959)

The eleven Academy Awards alone make this into a huge classic for past generations. Gotta respect those lavish production values.

309. Rocketman (Dexter Fletcher, 2019)

Starts out a tad plastic, gets better and better as it progresses, ends up being one of the better rock star biopics.

308. Macbeth (Rupert Goold, 2010)

Patrick Stewart is so f**king ridiculously good at doing Shakespeare. The other elements in this adaptation are bare minimum, but that doesn't even matter - the lead role is that great.

307. Phone Booth (Joel Schumacher, 2002)

A thoroughly engaging thriller, with Kiefer Sutherland's villain performance sure to lock the viewer in.

306. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Sergio Leone, 1966)

The spaghetti western of all spaghetti westerns. While I'm not as bonkers about the subgenre as some (hi, Dad!), I do greatly appreciate it, and this is as good as they come.

305. Hereditary (Ari Aster, 2018)

I considered Hereditary good but quite overrated based on my first viewing. I saw it for the second time last year, and oh boy, it was so much creepier than I had remembered. The kind of horror that grows on you, I suppose.

304. Amadeus (Milos Forman, 1984)

A properly dramatic biopic about the OG controversial rock star. Some of the imagery here really stays with you.

303. The Imitation Game (Morten Tyldum, 2014)

Who knew a film about WWII codebreakers could be every bit as thrilling as the ones about soldiers?

302. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey & Rodney Rothman, 2018)

This unlikely but deserving Oscar winner is groundbreaking in terms of animation technique, as well as the next-level use of music in movies!

301. Police Academy (Hugh Wilson, 1984)

One of the funniest ensemble casts ever put together for a movie. Silly and unserious in all the right ways.

300. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (David Lynch, 1992)

Oh man, this one was f**king hard to rank. It's the least good part of the Twin Peaks mythos, but it still does so many things right (like Sheryl Lee's performance - Christ, how heartbreaking) that I gotta appreciate it as a fan.

299. Joker (Todd Phillips, 2019)

Now, as a man writing about this movie online, I feel that I need to make the disclaimer that I didn't like Joker in the toxic, missing-the-point way that so many over-romanticizing incels did. It's just a damn good, sadly misunderstood movie.

298. Grease (Randal Kleiser, 1978)

The songs and aesthetic are so immaculate that the film rightfully became one of cinema's most iconic musicals despite the fairly dull plot!

297. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013)

After decades and decades of whitewashing, this film finally showed the American mainstream just how brutal the evils of slavery were. Hard truths, but important ones.

296. Searching for Sugar Man (Malik Bendjelloul, 2012)

A true story so against-the-odds that the documentary couldn't possibly have failed!

295. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mike Newell, 2005)

The least good Potter film, as Newell's directing has the least personality and magic out of the franchise's four directors. Still, a solid entry with plenty to enjoy! Also, fuck J.K. Rowling.

294. The Simpsons Movie (David Silverman, 2007)

Ah, I've seen it way too many times, but gags like "There's something wrong with that SOP sign" and "I'm staying in Alaska, and I'm never going back to America!" will never not make me laugh.

293. The Irishman (Martin Scorsese, 2019)

This is like The Avengers: Infinity War for wise guys.

292. The Bridge on the River Kwai (David Lean, 1957)

A classic of the war film genre, down to the riveting final act!

291. The Tragedy of Macbeth (Joel Coen, 2021)

Out of many good contenders, this is the best big-screen Macbeth adaptation (unless you count Breaking Bad). Denzel Washington is superb in the lead role, and the aesthetic is properly creepy.

290. Boys Don't Cry (Kimberly Peirce, 1999)

In 1999, Kimberly Peirce made a gripping film about a young trans man, with a powerful message against discrimination and violence. It breaks my heart that people didn't listen (again, and I cannot emphasize this enough - FUCK J.K. ROWLING).

289. Helmiä ja Sikoja (Perttu Leppä, 2003)

Humorous, heartfelt and one of the better offerings across Finnish cinema.

288. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic & Pierre Leduc, 2023)

So much better than I expected. Something about this film really awakened my inner child, to a degree that very few kids' movies can reach when viewed at an adult age.

287. Silence (Martin Scorsese, 2016)

Between the 3-hour runtime, the excruciatingly slow pace and the premise about Jesuit priests in 17th century Japan, this is not your average Friday night popcorn flick. But when it's viewed in the right frame of mind and and with a patient attitude, a true gem is unveiled.

286. Arrival (Denis Villeneuve, 2016)

Denis Villeneuve's audition tape to land the Dune job is pretty f**king amazing.

285. The Conjuring (James Wan, 2013)

An absolute staple of modern horror. Man, this one creeps you out.

284. Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999)

Kubrick's final film is a fittingly weird note to leave things on.

283. Dinosaur (Eric Leighton & Ralph Zondag, 2000)

It has been ages and ages since I last saw this, but I trust my core memories when they say that kid Veikko liked this more than a big per cent of the other movies he watched. That opening sequence was so full of magic.

282. Spider-Man: Homecoming (Jon Watts, 2017)

Two things I absolutely love about this film: 1) how it's 30% MCU blockbuster and 70% high school comedy, and 2) the villain isn't particularly intimidating when wearing his super-suit, but downright terrifying when he's just Michael Keaton being Michael Keaton.

281. Rare Exports (Jalmari Helander, 2010)

There are many movies about Santa - but, as far as I know, only one horror film where the villain is the original Joulupukki from Finnish pagan lore. Needless to say, one of the better Christmas movies.

280. Milk (Gus Van Sant, 2008)

A brilliant testament to a gay activist who helped pave the way for a historic human rights movement!

279. Bamboozled (Spike Lee, 2000)

Short answer: blackface is never okay. Long answer: blackface is never okay, with the only possible exception being a genius Black filmmaker having his actors do it to illustrate in a devastating manner how horrible the whole concept is. A bleak look at show business, this one.

278. Night at the Museum (Shawn Levy, 2006)

A nostalgic and whimsical fantasy-comedy with a star-studded cast!

277. Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, 2013)

With its top notch visuals and cinematography, this was one of the coolest movies to see in the cinema (and a #1 contender for "Films that would be the most cursed to watch on your phone").

276. Don't Look Up (Adam McKay, 2021)

The satire here is heavy-handed, but y'know what - sometimes that's alright. The world needed this movie and is better off for it.

275. Saw (James Wan, 2004)

I will always have a special place in my heart for the first horror film I ever saw. I'm generally not big on gore, but I make an exception when it has an insanely well-written villain and a magnificent main theme.

274. The Butterfly Effect (Eric Bress & J. Mackye Gruber, 2004)

Starts off as an entertaining time travel film, gets really goddamn dark, and ends up leaving you traumatized. Highly recommended!

273. Furious 7 (James Wan, 2015)

Yeah, I know, it's the seventh Fast & Furious movie. But screw it - a vast majority of the runtime is the franchise at its best (self-aware, over-the-top stunts - hell yeah), and the ending is legitimately powerful.

272. Speed (Jan de Bont, 1994)

Two fast-car thrillers in a row! But yeah, this one rocks. One of the more edge-of-your-seat flicks out there.

271. Gladiator (Ridley Scott, 2000)

Definitely in the arena when considering Ridley Scott's best films. Haha, get it? Arena?

270. West Side Story (Jerome Robbins & Robert Wise, 1961)

With its meticulous set design, lavish costumes and sharply choreographed musical numbers, the original film adaptation of the Broadway classic is quite majestic.

269. Dr. No (Terence Young, 1962)

Where it all began! The first-ever 007 flicks sets the stage for the franchise about to come - and remains one of its best instalments, with its pure and simple action-flick plot.

268. Best in Show (Christopher Guest, 2000)

You ever just feel like kicking back and watching a film that is less "plot, themes, art" et cetera and more just people and their dogs vibing at a dog show? If so, this is the film for you.

267. Avengers: Age of Ultron (Joss Whedon, 2015)

The second Avengers film gets a lot of hate - but while I too consider it the weakest out of the four, I still enjoy a vast majority of it. Yes, the pacing isn't as flawless as in the others, but to be fair, it's difficult to perfect with the cast and worldbuilding getting so bloated. Despite its flaws, Age of Ultron really speaks to my nerd heart.

266. La La Land (Damien Chazelle, 2016)

Wait, what's that? Oh, dammit, I made a mistake. La La Land isn't supposed to be ranked here. Let's try again...

266. Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016)

There we go! If Moonlight's third act wasn't a tad boring and unremarkable when compared to the first two, it would be ranked even higher. The first hour of this Best Picture winner is pure gold.

265. Hevi Reissu (Juuso Laatio & Jukka Vidgren, 2018)

Equal parts hilarious and heartfelt, this is very much the Blues Brothers for Finnish metalheads.

264. Moana (Ron Clements, John Musker & Don Hall, 2016)

If you know anything about me and my interests (some might say 'hyperfixations'), it will not shock you that a musical, set in ancient Polynesia and composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, was very much to my liking.

263. Night of the Living Dead (George A. Romero, 1968)

The OG zombie flick! Massive points for influence, and honestly, an impressively creepy and tense movie for its time.

262. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (David Yates, 2010)

While the best parts of the final Harry Potter book (fun fact: the book magically wrote itself, making for a rare occurrence where no human needs/deserves to be thanked or credited!) are reserved for The Deathly Hallows: Part 2, this film does an excellent job kicking off the endgame.

261. The King of Staten Island (Judd Apatow, 2020)

Pete Davidson's semi-autibiographical film is emotional beyond all the raw humor, in an authentically gritty way.

260. Guardians of the Galaxy (James Gunn, 2014)

At the height of their power, Marvel really went "Man, these fans will watch anything! Let's adapt our most obscure comic book to see if these nerds will watch a film about a dude going on space adventures with a f**king raccoon and a one-sentence tree". And it worked??!!

259. Mies Vailla Menneisyyttä (Aki Kaurismäki, 2002)

The only Finnish film to ever be nominated for the Best International Film Oscar! While Kaurismäki has better movies and there are plenty of other Finnish films that could've gotten the nomination just as easily, the honor was very well-deserved nonetheless.

258. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (Ishirô Honda, 1964)

The lore of the Kaiju movies is at its most insanely cool right around this movie. Godzilla, Mothra and Rodan teaming up to fight Ghidorah was 100% the "Avengers, assemble!" of its time.

257. Da 5 Bloods (Spike Lee, 2020)

Sometimes I struggle with my American identity, what with the everything going to shit and all - but then I remember that Spike Lee exists. That man and his movies - that's an America I can be proud of.

256. Rolling Thunder Revue (Martin Scorsese, 2019)

A documentary so unorthodox that you'd think it's Lynch in the director's chair, not Scorsese. But, yeah, Rolling Thunder Revue is phenomenal (although it's somehow only the third-highest Bob Dylan film on this list??).

255. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Jake Kasdan, 2017)

Dubbed generic, predictable and cliché by everyone who takes life too seriously, this fantasy reboot was one of the most pure-fun movies of the 2010's. Sometimes you just need a blast of honest entertainment, and this flick does the job.

254. Frozen (Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee, 2013)

Beautiful songs coming to life via beautiful vocal performances; a beautiful story coming to life via beautiful animation.

253. Easy A (Will Gluck, 2010)

On paper, this film could be expected to be about 300 places lower on the list - it's a basic-ass plot and premise. But Emma Stone's performance and the nonchalant atmosphere just turn this film into such a vibe, and one that you really look back on with fondness.

252. King Kong (Peter Jackson, 2005)

With Peter Jackson's magic touch for adventure cinema and big-budget production values, this monster film remake does the unthinkable and surpasses the original.

251. Toy Story (John Lasseter, 1995)

I struggled with how to rank the very evenly matched trilogy (so, spoiler alert - the other two aren't very far ahead) - and in the end, I had to put the original last. That being said, it's a highly influential movie and a damn good one.

250. Selma (Ava DuVernay, 2014)

A biopic that evades all the over-dramatization clichés of Hollywood biopics and just really, admirably sticks to the true story. Also, the theme song goes f**king hard.

249. Frankenstein (James Whale, 1931)

A remarkable pioneer of the horror genre. It's not particularly scary nor is it a particularly great book adaptation, but somehow it still works wonders as its own thing.

248. Live and Let Die (Guy Hamilton, 1973)

With its entertaining chase sequences on land, air and water, Roger Moore's 007 debut is one of the franchise's shiniest highpoints.

247. Tuntematon Sotilas (Aku Louhimies, 2017)

The pressure was on for this remake made to honor Finland's 100th year of independence - but honestly, it was done in really good taste. Obviously not as good as the original, though.

246. Bridge to Terabithia (Gabor Csupo, 2007)

A delightfully whimsical escapist fantasy film! Wait, what traumatic twist? I don't know what you're talking about (I'M STILL IN DENIAL).

245. V for Vendetta (James McTeigue, 2005)

One of the better films in the dystopian genre, and frighteningly relevant. I feel bad for dystopian writers - all that creativity that goes into imagining those cautionary tales, only for our governments to use those stories as a goddamn blueprint.

244. Hamlet Liikemaailmassa (Aki Kaurismäki, 1987)

We're starting to get to the portion of the list where the filmmakers were really cooking. With Finland's answer to David Lynch adapting Hamlet with a modern-world twist, how could you go wrong?

243. The Great Escape (John Sturges, 1963)

In this WWII film - that is somehow based on a true story (loosely, but still) - the Nazis deal with an outbreak of POW escape attempts, with the genius move of rounding all the biggest escape artists up into the same prison so they can keep a close eye on them. And you'll NEVER guess what happens next!

242. Yesterday (Danny Boyle, 2019)

A premise so cool that it couldn't fail if it tried - but the film does a lot more than the bare minimum, really utilizing the premise to full effect!

241. Roman Holiday (William Wyler, 1953)

Not to sound like a pretentious 'old soul' - but the romantic chemistry between Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck had me legit swooning. They struck gold with this one.

240. The Disaster Artist (James Franco, 2017)

Out of the true story behind one of the worst films of all time, a great film is born. O, the poetic irony!

239. Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Michael Dougherty, 2019)

I will always and forever defend this film. All of the criticism it got came from people who sound like they went into the cinema expecting The Godfather, and were thoroughly upset that the monster movie was what a monster movie is supposed to be. In its own genre, it's a borderline masterpiece.

238. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman, 1975)

It may be the least good out of the three films to have won the Big Five Oscars, but then again - any film to win the Big Five Oscars is bound to be pretty f**king amazing.

237. The Blues Brothers (John Landis, 1980)

Entertaining music, a cool atmosphere, fun cameos, and a car chase sequence for the ages. They really were on a mission from God when making this one.

236. Spotlight (Tom McCarthy, 2015)

The rare case where the Best Picture winner isn't a film that feels like it's trying to win Best Picture, but just a really well-made film for the sake of cinema. No overdramatization, no overdone tropes, just telling the story with the dialogue and acting it called for.

235. Jackie Brown (Quentin Tarantino, 1997)

A forever underrated Tarantino flick. The dialogue is neat, the plot keeps you hooked, the final act is suspenseful as hell, and Pam Grier is a Godtier badass in the lead role.

234. Mo' Better Blues (Spike Lee, 1990)

These days, Hollywood's music-themed films feel downright afraid to actually feature music, like they're afraid that an over-15-second performance clip without dialogue or action will bore the audience's TikTok brain. Films like this are the cure. It's a story about jazz, and it's like 50 per cent jazz.

233. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (David Yates, 2007)

Man, I love these movies almost as much as she-who-must-not-be-named hates trans people. A reminder to borrow or pirate these films when wanting to watch them, so the real-life Voldemort won't get any extra money for the war she's waging on gender minorities!

232. The Maltese Falcon (John Huston, 1941)

Well, hot dog - only a complete schmuck wouldn't appreciate this flashy, classy film noir, featuring Humphrey Bogart as private investigator Sam Spade! This picture has it all - dames, wise guys and hard-boiled rabble-rousers who will bust your chops.

231. Casino Royale (Martin Campbell, 2006)

The introduction to the Daniel Craig era of 007 is a near-perfect action flick, with its thrilling pace, espionage intrigue and badass action set-pieces.

230. Toy Story 2 (John Lasseter, Ash Brannon & Lee Unkrich, 1999)

For whatever reason, I have even more of that special childhood nostalgia for the second Toy Story than the first. The baggage claim sequence is unmatched.

229. The Usual Suspects (Bryan Singer, 1995)

"Mind-blowing" would be an understatement for the iconic final twist - both conceptually, and in terms of how it's executed.

228. 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002)

A somber and reflective Spike Lee film, spearheaded by one dynamo of a leading performance by the great Ed Norton.

227. The Intouchables (Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano, 2011)

A truly touching feel-good film about an unlikely friendship. This one will melt your heart.

226. My Neighbor Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki, 1988)

Brilliant animation, whimsical worldbuilding, and just an absolute vibe.

225. Fast Five (Justin Lin, 2011)

Ocean's Eleven on wheels, and the definitive high point of this goofy-ass franchise.

224. Steve Jobs (Danny Boyle, 2015)

Everything you expect from a biopic by Aaron Sorkin, from the cleverly built narrative to the fast-paced, high-stakes dialogue.

223. Longlegs (Osgood Perkins, 2024)

Probably the most scared I've ever been in the movie theater! Excellent horror.

222. Thirteen Days (Roger Donaldson, 2000)

An inspiring, historically fascinating detailing of the Cuban missile crisis!

221. The Killing (Stanley Kubrick, 1956)

A hellishly underrated heist flick from the early stages of Kubrick's career. The final act will have you guessing how it's all going to shake out, up to the very last seconds.

220. Hidden Figures (Theodore Melfi, 2016)

A historical wrong is made right, as the kick-ass Black women who helped NASA and didn't the credit they deserved finally get their story told.

219. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Chris Columbus, 2002)

A magical fantasy flick so good that it really pisses one off to remember how hard it is to fully enjoy the films because a certain author had to take a giant dump on her legacy. A shame, really.

218. All the President's Men (Alan J. Pakula, 1976)

A groundbreaking film, telling an exhilarating true story with a style that would go on to shape all political thrillers to come.

217. 8 Mile (Curtis Hanson, 2002)

The semi-autobiographical Eminem film is a gripping tale, and one made infinitely better by the emergence of the Oscar-winning original song Lose Yourself.

216. Shrek (Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson, 2001)

A fun twist on the fairytale formula, providing loads and loads of jokes that would go on to shape the humor and pop culture reference basis of my generation.

215. Myrskyluodon Maija (Tiina Lymi, 2024)

A proper cinematic adaptation of a tale so melancholic and depressing that it has resonated with the Finnish mindset more than hardly any other. The cinematography is borderline divine.

214. The Departed (Martin Scorsese, 2006)

Matt Damon plays the Irish mafia's mole in the Boston PD, Leo DiCaprio plays the Boston PD's mole in the Irish mafia, Jack Nicholson is the mob boss calling the shots, and the soundtrack kicks off with Gimme Shelter and goes on to feature multiple instances of I'm Shipping Up to Boston. So, yeah, this movie f**king rules.

213. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (Stephen Herek, 1989)

Two stoner youths risk failing their history exam - but when a time machine falls into their hands, they utilize it to do something that's, like, so radical, dude. Excellent!

212. Key Largo (John Huston, 1948)

Humphrey Bogart is a class act in this stylish, claustrophobic thriller, with a wonderfully tense final act.

211. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (George Lucas, 2005)

I always struggle to rank this one - it has the potential to be a full-on masterpiece, but the flaws prominent throughout the prequel trilogy do drag it down a bit (imagine how much harder Anakin&Padme's falling-out would hit if the actors had any chemistry). Still, a vast majority of the darkest Star Wars film is great stuff.

210. Nimona (Nick Bruno & Troy Quane, 2023)

A beautifully animated tale, with the emotionally charged story serving as a powerful metaphor for the trans experience.

209. Jumanji (Joe Johnston, 1995)

One of those films that I saw only once as a kid, so it's hard to compare to all these others - but I still remember how enthralled I felt when watching the magic of the film unfold, so it's gotta be pretty damn special.

208. Rebel Without a Cause (Nicholas Ray, 1955)

James Dean and Natalie Wood, two giants we lost too soon, knock it out of the park with their iconic, dramatic and utterly cool performances.

207. X-Men: First Class (Matthew Vaughn, 2011)

Rarely has any casting been as full-on genius as the combo of James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender as the young versions of Charles Xavier and Magneto. Everything else about my favorite X-Men film is pretty awesome as well.

206. Othello (Oliver Parker, 1995)

I'm sure Shakespeare looks its purest on the stage of a theater - but this right here is as good as it gets on the big screen. Iago must be one of the hardest roles from the Bard's works to play, but lifelong Shakespeare enthusiast Kenneth Branagh makes for a simply outstanding interpretation.

205. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Peter Jackson, 2013)

Yeah, I'm one of those people you hear about who actually really like the Hobbit movies. I can't go into a whole defense in these short-ass descriptions, but...just enjoy 'em, man. The middle instalment is the most flawed, but there are still plenty of epic moments of Middle Earth mayhem.

204. Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, 1973)

The film that walked so that Goodfellas, The Sopranos and that chicken finger episode from Community could run. A true pioneer of the mob flick genre.

203. Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich, 2010)

What can I say? The coming-of-age themes got to me, man. A real tear-jerker, this one.

202. It Happened One Night (Frank Capra, 1934)

In terms of the three films to have won the Big Five Oscars, this sweet rom-com is even greater than Cuckoo's Nest in my book. That Clark Gable is just so charming!

201. Batman v Superman: The Dawn of Justice (Zack Snyder, 2016)

Probably the single hottest take from this entire top thousand. I love this profoundly misunderstood film, and consider it one of superhero cinema's finest offerings.

200. Hytti Nro 6 (Juho Kuosmanen, 2021)

The nuanced dialogue and even more nuanced acting performances carry this chill, reflective film. One of those movies that really remind the viewer of what an enjoyable art form cinema can be.

199. Man on Wire (James Marsh, 2008)

An inspiring, well-made documentary about Philippe Petit's iconic art crime!

198. 10 Things I Hate About You (Gil Junger, 1999)

The performances by Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger are outrageously good for a teen movie (and appropriately amazing when you remember that it's an unconventional Shakespeare adaptation).

197. Challengers (Luca Guadagnino, 2024)

All three leading performances are dynamite, and Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross' score goes unimaginably hard.

196. Back to the Future Part II (Robert Zemeckis, 1989)

Fresh, fun, fast-paced, and just an ultimate source of entertainment.

195. Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)

An elegant yet silly cross-dressing extravaganza!

194. The Iron Giant (Brad Bird, 1999)

A seriously underrated kids' movie, with one emotional powerhouse of a conclusion.

193. GoldenEye (Martin Campbell, 1995)

With Pierce Brosnan stepping into the lead role, Sean Bean playing the best-ever Bond villain and Tina Turner belting out the theme tune, the 007 franchise produces its finest hour.

192. Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick, 1987)

Horrifying, bleak, philosophical - this is how anti-war a proper war film should be.

191. Palm Springs (Max Barbakow, 2020)

Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti provide excellent chemistry in this sweet rom-com with a cool sci-fi twist!

190. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers & Justin K. Thompson, 2023)

Pushes the boundaries of the genre (and cinematic storytelling in general, to be honest) even further than its predecessor. The kind of film that'll have you enthralled.

189. The Conjuring 2 (James Wan, 2016)

If you're looking for a horror film for the usual reasons, you can't do much better than this one. The scares are so intricately built, the atmosphere so creepy...yeah, it hits the spot.

188. The Terminator (James Cameron, 1984)

A stone-cold classic of the action genre, the premise of which has an undying coolness.

187. Brother Bear (Aaron Blaise & Robert Walker, 2003)

The king of the "I only saw it once as a kid, but my memory of it is utterly magical and epic" type. On one hand, I'd love to see it again, but on the other, I'm almost afraid to ruin the vague but profound memories I hold from how it felt as a child.

186. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Jim Sharman, 1975)

A colorfully zany and extravagant piece of unconventional art! Great set&costume design, great songs, great immortal cult status for the LGBTQ+ community.

185. Zack Snyder's Justice League (Zack Snyder, 2021)

I had to count the two Justice League cuts as separate films, because the theatrical release was at #982, and this is all the way up here, and - well, that's the power of editing right there. I'm so glad they were able to save this ambitious, magnificent gem of superhero cinema.

184. City Lights (Charles Chaplin, 1931)

One of the more pure and sweet movies to ever have been made, from Chaplin's physical comedy antics to the heart-melting love story.

183. Mamma Mia! (Phyllida Lloyd, 2008)

As a kid, you wonder why every single movie has to have conflict in the plot ("couldn't they all just have a good time?"). Then, you grow and learn that a story needs conflict to be interesting. It would, in fact, be a screenwriter's ultimate 'mission impossible' to keep a movie interesting if the plot is all vibes. And this is like the one movie that does the impossible!!

182. Scream (Wes Craven, 1996)

This film does double duty as a satirical parody of the slasher horror genre, and a decent horror flick in itself that works even without all the irony and subtle meta elements. A tough balance to nail, but Wes Craven got the job done.

181. Monty Python's the Meaning of Life (Terry Jones, 1983)

It may be the weakest Monty Python film, but as we all know, all three are pretty f**king great. The musical numbers range from slightly forgettable to extremely unforgettable, and the deep thematics make for several laughs but also some legitimate food for thought.

180. Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008)

An arthouse film so ambitious, over-the-top, layered and headache-inducing, that it's very appealing (and borderline revolutionary) to the type of film nerd I am, and hilariously unappealing to a large percentage of the population (people with lives).

179. Scarface (Brian De Palma, 1983)

A classic rise-and-fall story, with Al Pacino's tour-de-force performance as its relentless engine.

178. Hot Shots! (Jim Abrahams, 1991)

One of the funniest, laugh-out-loud, laugh-till-you-cry movies ever made. Absolutely hysterical.

177. Love Actually (Richard Curtis, 2003)

An adorable feel-good classic with sky-high entertainment value.

176. Lady Bird (Greta Gerwig, 2017)

The vibes are immaculate in Greta Gerwig's highly atmospheric directorial debut.

175. Planet of the Apes (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1968)

A staple of the sci-fi genre, culminating in what is arguably cinema's most legendary plot twist.

174. Ice Age (Chris Wedge & Carlos Saldanha, 2002)

An adventurous childhood favorite, with a rambunctious score and lovable characters.

173. Tag (Jeff Tomsic, 2018)

The premise is awesome on its own, and inspiring as hell when you find out it's loosely based on a true story. Much of the runtime is hilarious fun, but there are also some deep takeaways about what really matters in life.

172. Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan, 2005)

The revolution of the comic book movie genre started with this rock-solid reboot, kicking off a trilogy in which the two other instalments are somehow even better.

171. Crash (Paul Haggis, 2004)

Some have criticized this Best Picture winner as "crying porn", and honestly, that's a valid argument. But as someone who likes to have his heartstrings tugged, this tear-jerker does really get to me.

170. Bohemian Rhapsody (Bryan Singer, 2018)

Queen's music and story were so great that even a slightly mediocre director and the cliché of favoring maximum drama over sticking to the facts couldn't keep the biopic from being really f**kin amazing. The 10/10 casting definitely helped.

169. The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg, 2022)

Spielberg's semi-autobiographical passion project reads as a touching love letter to cinema.

168. Friday (F. Gary Gray, 1995)

Memorable performances, excellent dialogue, just an absolute vibe.

167. The Fugitive (Andrew Davis, 1993)

There are many films just like this one, but The Fugitive manages to do everything so right that it's simply better than any of 'em. Something just clicks with this one.

166. The Hateful Eight (Quentin Tarantino, 2015)

Take eight world-class actors, lock them in a freezing cabin for three hours, and have them solve a whodunit with Tarantino dialogue. Now there's a pitch that was never going to fail.

165. Wild at Heart (David Lynch, 1990)

Then there's this one, where the chaotic pitch reads out like it was done via mad lib. *David Lynch* directs a *rom-com* where *Nic Cage* plays a *snakeskin-jacket* -wearing cool guy called *Sailor Ripley*, while *Laura Dern* stars as his love interst *Lula*. *Willem Dafoe* plays a villain called *Bobby* *Peru*. The plot contains random *witch* sequences every now and then.

164. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (David Yates, 2009)

The production values of the franchise keep on growing, as do the stakes of the story. I long for the days where Snape killing Dumbledore was the most heartbreaking betrayal that J.K. Rowling had committed - nowadays it pales in comparison to what she did to the LGBTQ+ fan base who grew up reading her books. May she rot in hell.

163. Ocean's Eleven (Steven Soderbergh, 2001)

It's always impressive when a film is so good that it becomes the definitive film of its genre - and for heist flicks, the choice is as clear as it is well-deserved. This is the shit right here!

162. The Notebook (Nick Cassavetes, 2004)

Despite the poorly aged opening act, this film will win you over with its brilliantly built romantic payoffs and massively heartstring-tugging conclusion!

161. The Green Mile (Frank Darabont, 1999)

Speaking of heartstrings being tugged - Stephen King's book is even better, but the film adaptation definitely does it justice. You better have some tissues ready for this one.

160. The Avengers (Joss Whedon, 2012)

It's hard to remember now, after the franchise got bigger and bigger - but back in 2012, having the main heroes from different Marvel films team up for an intricately planned crossover event was some groundbreaking nerdgasm shit. Still stands the test of time!

159. Calamari Union (Aki Kaurismäki, 1985)

I still can't believe this is a real movie and not a fever dream I had. Fifteen guys, all named Frank and all played by Finnish musicians, try to get from Kallio to Eira (for my non-Finnish readers, these are Helsinki neighborhoods), and most of them die trying. Spectacular.

158. 127 Hours (Danny Boyle, 2010)

One of the most tense man vs. nature survival movies ever made, arguably even the GOAT of the subgenre.

157. The Terminal (Steven Spielberg, 2004)

An immigrant lands on U.S. soil only to find that a coup took place in his homeland during the flight. He becomes stateless, and takes up residence in the airport while waiting for his papers to be processed. What ensues is the sweetest and coziest movie to ever have been made about the consequences of a violent coup.

156. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (Quentin Tarantino, 2019)

If this remains Tarantino's final film, he sure went out with a bang. A well-directed entertainment extravaganza, with every element from the historical revisionism to the Hollywood lore easter eggs feeling like cinephile paradise.

155. Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (Rian Johnson, 2017)

A fresh and bold direction for the Star Wars franchise, which was met respectfully and with great maturity by the franchise's fan base. Sorry, I almost died of a sarcasm overdose when writing that. Anyhow, this film rules and the mass of online 'fans' hating on it really sucks.

154. Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)

The ultimate love child of horror and science fiction, with both genres really bringing out the best in each other. Also, Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley is just top notch badassery.

153. All Quiet on the Western Front (Lewis Milestone, 1930)

Anti-war films are still met with controversy by our militaristic society - so just think how much guts it took to make such a film in 1930, at the height of old-school hardcore nationalism. The world needed films like this then, and as depressing as it is, it still needs them now.

152. Inland Empire (David Lynch, 2006)

I held on to the pipe dream that Lynch would make one more movie right until he died - but in retrospect, there's something hauntingly beautiful about this mega-cryptic puzzle box remaining his final feature film.

151. Parasite (Bong Joon Ho, 2019)

A gripping portrayal of class struggle, a genius combination of comedic and dramatic elements, and all in all, one of the more deserving Best Picture winners from my lifetime.

150. Black Panther (Ryan Coogler, 2018)

The vibrant world of Wakanda comes to life via immensely enjoyable music, set design and costumes.

149. Top Gun: Maverick (Joseph Kosinski, 2022)

This legacy sequel had some sky-high expectations to meet, but it sure rose to the occasion, providing brilliant nostalgia and clever payoffs.

148. Inside Out (Pete Docter & Ronnie Del Carmen, 2015)

A genius premise, executed in a manner that will tug at your heartstrings to the utmost degree.

147. 42 (Brian Helgeland, 2013)

The story of Jackie Robinson is as inspiring as it is gripping - and out of all possible people, they cast the late great Chadwick Boseman in the role? Heartbreak on so many levels.

146. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Nicholas Meyer, 1982)

Remember when the first Star Trek film was ranked at #874? Yeah, this is the biggest glow-up between a film and its sequel of all time, and it's not even a close call. The pace, the villain, the emotionally raw finale - it's all pretty great.

145. Saving Private Ryan (Steven Spielberg, 1998)

If you're wondering why it's not even higher, I will say that the second half of the movie doesn't quite live up to its first. That being said, the opening act is 10/10 cinema, and it's not like the final act is bad either.

144. Insomnia (Christopher Nolan, 2002)

From a slightly overrated Spielberg flick to a deliciously underrated Nolan one! Between Hilary Swank's nuanced performance, Al Pacino's incredibly believable portrayal of insomnia and Robin Williams' rare villain turn, the acting alone makes this oft-forgotten gem quite incredible.

143. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)

A stylish mob picture, with some grade-A work in terms of cinematography, soundtrack and dialogue.

142. City of God (Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund, 2002)

The ambitious title is an apt one, as the character dynamics in this Brazilian masterwork escalate to downright biblical proportions.

141. Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994)

Moments of zany fun, skilfully interspersed between an overall heartbreaking and sentimental story.

140. Won't You Be My Neighbor? (Morgan Neville, 2018)

We need more kindness in the world, and documentaries like this tear-jerker are a powerful reminder of just that.

139. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Peter Jackson, 2014)

I know, it has its flaws, which is becoming pretty rare this high up on my list. But the positives count for so much when they're this massive! As a huge fan of Peter Jackson's Middle Earth saga, several moments in the culmination of the Hobbit trilogy had me weeping. Richard Armitage acing the role of Thorin, the dwarves charging into battle, the poetic final scene...

138. Heat (Michael Mann, 1995)

If you're making a cops-and-robbers movie and have the budget for it, casting Al Pacino as the main cop and Robert De Niro as the main robber is definitely the most sure-fire way to ensure the film's all-timer status.

137. Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)

The influence of this guiding beacon of the action/adventure genre on cinema cannot be overstated. Kurosawa directs every scene with aplomb.

136. The Martian (Ridley Scott, 2015)

The rare case where the film based on a book is every bit as good as the source material. The humor, the survival-against-the-odds element, the focus on realistic science, and just everything from Andy Weir's novel transcends to the big screen in an intricate yet effortless-seeming manner.

135. Bombshell (Jay Roach, 2019)

A fantastically cast, utterly gripping portrayal of the sexual harassment culture at Fox News, making for a defining film of the #metoo era.

134. Citizenfour (Laura Poitras, 2014)

It's crazy that one can watch the unraveling of a world-changing act of whistleblowing as it unfolded, thanks to this bold and heroic documentary.

133. Glengarry Glen Ross (James Foley, 1992)

One of the best-acted films ever made, with everyone in the cast bringing their A-game into their deliveries of riveting, rapid-fire dialogue.

132. Spartacus (Stanley Kubrick, 1960)

A swords-and-sandals epic with sky-high production values and one of the most powerful endings in fiction.

131. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Jon Watts, 2021)

No piece of media has had as much fun with the concepts of crossovers and fictional canons as this one - yet it also takes the time to deliver a humane, heart-wrenching story betwixt all the fan service?!

130. Dracula (Terence Fisher, 1958)

What an absolute class act of an old-school horror flick. Christopher Lee as Dracula is everything.

129. Being John Malkovic (Spike Jonze, 1999)

A mind-bending premise, brought to full potential by Charlie Kaufman's imaginative script.

128. Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927)

A massive landmark in the history of cinema, so very far ahead of its time in terms of creativity, production values and the ways in which a movie can tell a story and convey powerful themes.

127. A Complete Unknown (James Mangold, 2024)

I considered Bob Dylan to be such a larger-than-life figure that no actor could do him justice - but honestly, Chalamet genuinely lived up to the role. A remarkable biopic about a remarkable artist.

126. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)

Chris Nolan's directing as its most deliciously Nolan-y, in a film brought from an already high quality to near-perfection thanks to Heath Ledger's sledgehammer performance as the Joker.

125. Ju-on: The Grudge (Takashi Shimizu, 2002)

A bone-chilling feat of pure horror. Total masterclass.

124. Monty Python's Life of Brian (Terry Jones, 1979)

No film has made me cry from laughter as much as this one. "Nah, mate, I'm pulling your leg, it's crucifixion really!" is the second-funniest movie moment of all time, if you ask me.

123. The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991)

The best of the three Big Five Oscar winners. Anthony Hopkins does incredibly much with impressively little screentime, and Jodie Foster is a national treasure.

122. Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977)

A 31-year-old David Lynch was bold enough to make his debut feature film into one of the weirdest, most f**king bonkers pieces of art to ever be made - and the world of cinema was forever changed.

121. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (John Huston, 1948)

Killer dialogue, a proper sense of adventure, and the intrigue of the western genre at its purest.

120. Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (Jacques Demy, 1964)

A heart-wrenching story, with some of the best movie music ever composed.

119. Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017)

A combination of horror so scary, humor so hilarious, and social commentary so vocal, that it shouldn't work at all on paper. But, somehow, they pulled it off.

118. About Time (Richard Curtis, 2013)

Starts off as a rom-com with a sci-fi twist, proceeds to do some wonderful trope-subverting, and ends up teaching some major lessons about life with its emotionally charged final act.

117. Boyhood (Richard Linklater, 2014)

Gotta appreciate the commitment to the craft with this groundbreaking coming-of-age film, shot across a 12-year span in order to accurately portray the gradual nature of growing up. The end result works like a charm.

116. 21 Jump Street (Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, 2012)

One of the ultimate feel-good, watch-this-on-a-sick day movies for me personally. It all just flows so well, from the clever yet effortless jokes and Hill&Tatum's sublime chemistry to the plot that is way too good for a high school comedy.

115. Dunkirk (Christopher Nolan, 2017)

One of the best-directed war films ever made, with Nolan's tried-and-true filmmaking touch and the grand production values making for an unforeseen level of intensity in the genre.

114. Whiplash (Damien Chazelle, 2014)

To the backdrop of some absolutely killer music by Justin Hurwitz, a story of anxiety, pressure, expectations and playing the f**k out of a drum kit unfolds. That final scene is simply haunting.

113. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Steven Spielberg, 1989)

The addition of Sean Connery as Indy's father was just the extra spice needed to make the franchise even more awesome. Pretty much every moment here is exciting, entertaining and pure adventure.

112. Kuolleet Lehdet (Aki Kaurismäki, 2023)

A grounded and subdued film about love, alcoholism and everything in between. When it comes to writing dialogue, Aki Kaurismäki is (and I'm not exaggerating here) a living God.

111. The Breakfast Club (John Hughes, 1985)

Sure, the whole beauty-standards thing definitely aged poorly. Thing is, everything else about this movie is pure f**king gold, and it would be ranked much higher yet if it wasn't for that aspect. That fist pump to the backdrop of that song and that monologue is one of the coolest ways to end a film I've ever seen.

110. Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1997)

Plays out like a dream. Not in the aesthetically pleasing Inception way, but in the "just as narratively and visually messed up as the actual dreams we have" way. Pretty damn neat that Lynch was able to convey such a cryptic experience into cinema format.

109. Breakfast at Tiffany's (Blake Edwards, 1961)

Audrey Hepburn was a queen and a goddess, and never more so than in this absolute classic. Point deductions for the ridiculously racist Mr. Yunioshi character - it's not just a 'product of its time' thing, because the character was controversial already in the 60's, so you know it's pretty f**king bad. Otherwise, a perfect old-timey romantic comedy.

108. The Big Sick (Michael Showalter, 2017)

A rom-com that is exceptionally full of heart, with a strikingly genuine sense of love and passion.

107. The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010)

If you "like" good movies, you should watch this with your "friends", even if you're the type who likes to "poke" fun of social media. Hehe. Pretty proud of that one. But, yeah, the Facebook biopic rules roughly as much as Mark Zuckerberg sucks in real life.

106. Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (David Slade, 2018)

I've watched through all the possible endings of this high-concept choose-your-own-adventure extravaganza, and it's highly engaging. Clever, creative stuff.

105. Scent of a Woman (Martin Brest, 1992)

Al Pacino is nothing short of astonishing in the role that finally won him his long-overdue Oscar.

104. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)

A landmark of the horror genre, with elements from score to cinematography being just revolutionary. Some of the moments are still scary as f**k even for modern-day sensibilities.

103. Captain America: Civil War (Anthony&Joe Russo, 2016)

From the height of the MCU comes this film that is just peak Marvel, demonstrating everything the franchise does best.

102. Braveheart (Mel Gibson, 1995)

I'm a stone-cold pacifist, so you know it's good cinema when a goddamn battle speech is one of my favorite movie moments of all time. James Horner's impeccable score really helps elevate that moment to all-timer status.

101. Tuntematon Sotilas (Edvin Laine, 1955)

Realistic characters, important depictions of the brutality of war, and touching moments of humor and humanity amidst the horrors. The most iconic Finnish movie for good reason.

100. The Emperor's New Groove (Mark Dindal, 2000)

One of the most whimsical and unforgettable films from my childhood - and one with important lessons that carried on well into adulthood.

99. Wes Craven's New Nightmare (Wes Craven, 1994)

The single scariest film I've ever seen. No, I'm not kidding. A weird choice for sure, but what can I say? The meta horror really f**king got to me.

98. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)

A vibrant yet subtle story of human connection. Sofia Coppola really accomplished something special with this one.

97. American History X (Tony Kaye, 1998)

Somehow even more gripping than you'd expect a film about neo-nazis to be. The acting by both Edwards, Norton and Furlong, is just unreal.

96. Kielletty Hedelmä (Dome Karukoski, 2009)

My hands-down favorite Finnish film of all time. Dome's directing, the balance between humor&heart and depressingly serious themes, it all makes for a very powerful experience.

95. Paths of Glory (Stanley Kubrick, 1957)

My pacifist heart aches for this film - one that somehow manages to be even more anti-war than all the other anti-war films.

94. Gandhi (Richard Attenborough, 1982)

A beautifully acted and scored epic about pacifism and nonviolent resistance.

93. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)

The adventure movie of all adventure movies! Full of thrills, dangers, intriguing obstacles and fascinating action set pieces!

92. Tenet (Christopher Nolan, 2020)

My nerd brain is just enthralled by how utterly mind-bending this infinitely re-watchable, narratively genius sci-fi masterstroke was.

91. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)

Haunting imagery, lively settings and characters, imaginative worldbuilding, and a beautiful coming-of-age-story wrapped in it all.

90. Clerks (Kevin Smith, 1994)

Some of the funniest dialogue ever written. ”...In a row?” alone puts this in the comedy GOAT conversation.

89. A Few Good Men (Rob Reiner, 1992)

From top tier comedy dialogue to top tier drama dialogue! Can’t believe this genre-defining courtroom drama was Aaron Sorkin’s debut screenplay. Dude didn't come to mess around.

88. Hair (Milos Forman, 1979)

Groovy songs, lovable hippies, and one grade-A emotional gut punch of an ending.

87. In Bruges (Martin McDonagh, 2008)

Dark comedy at its finest. The chemistry betwen Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson is impeccable.

86. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Peter Jackson, 2012)

If the haters took some time off from hating, they'd realize that while this isn't as huge of a masterpiece as the LOTR trilogy, over 90 per cent of why Peter Jackson's Middle Earth worked in those films is also present and effective here, making for much of that same lovable magic and epicness.

85. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)

Ah, Citizen Kane - truly the Citizen Kane of movies, if you ask me.

84. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (J.J. Abrams, 2015)

I don't care what you say, I'm a sucker for nostalgia and this legacy sequel gave me buckets of it (while also introducing us to a fresh new generation of exciting heroes and villains!). A brilliant next step for a beloved franchise.

83. It (Andy Muschietti, 2017)

A film so awesome that it jump-started my obsession with Stephen King, who would go on to become my all-time favorite author. The vibe in this outrageously good adaptation is a perfect mixture of coming-of-age wholesomeness and frightening horror mayhem.

82. Schindler's List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)

Genius use of color, fantastic production values, and just one of the saddest, most emotion-invoking films ever made. Watched it, loved it, never watching it again (and I mean that, because unlike certain terrorist states, I know what 'never again' goddamn means. It's beyond devastating that humanity didn't learn).

81. Tolkien (Dome Karukoski, 2019)

An author who means everything to me gets a biopic worthy of his story. Touching, beautiful, inspiring as hell.

80. Star Trek: First Contact (Jonathan Frakes, 1996)

Speaking of inspiring - the entire Star Trek franchise is a roadmap to a better future for humanity, and this sci-fi masterclass spells it out more loud and clear than any other instalment. Powerful stuff.

79. The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh, 2022)

Wonderfully bizarre, hilarious in the most fucked-up way, and contains some all-time great dialogue.

78. La La Land (Damien Chazelle, 2016)

An impeccably scored, visually magnificent celebration of music, film, art in general, and love.

77. A Nightmare on Elm Street (Wes Craven, 1984)

This is what horror cinema is all about. Creepy as hell, shivers down your spine, mysterious, dark and bleak and fascinating and enthralling, a 10/10 villain - what an atmosphere.

76. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)

This game-changing staple of cinematic history brings about a delicate balance between war, historical intrigue, romance and humor. No other film has as many lines of iconic stature.

75. Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan, 2023)

This movie is the BOMB! No, but really, it's an insanely well-made biopic, with final words more haunting and relevant than those in arguably any other film.

74. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Chris Columbus, 1992)

I know, it's not typical to rank this ahead of Citizen Kane and Casablanca. But, really, I can't quite put to words how big the first two Home Alone movies were for my childhood. This is my subjective list, and this will always be one of my most cherished and beloved films.

73. Philadelphia (Jonathan Demme, 1993)

People often debate whether Tom Hanks' best role is Cast Away of Forrest Gump, but what those people have in common with each other is that they clearly haven't seen Philadelphia. A massive tear-jerker, with an important message and a gripping theme song.

72. The Elephant Man (David Lynch, 1980)

Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt act their hearts out in two career-high performances for two very prolific careers. Also, it's Lynch, so you know the directing and cinematography are on point.

71. Stand By Me (Rob Reiner, 1986)

One of the all-time great short stories is adapted into a film that is roughly just as great. One of those films that touches something particularly real about the human experience.

70. Die Hard (John McTiernan, 1988)

The action genre at its purest, with Alan Rickman calling the shots in his unforgettable villain performance while Bruce Willis commits ultimate badassery.

69. Straight Outta Compton (F. Gary Gray, 2015)

Step aside, Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman - THIS is the greatest music biopic out there. Properly raw and gritty, this flick tells the story of N.W.A. and does so with style and power.

68. Godzilla (Ishirô Honda, 1954)

No oldie stands the test of time quite like the original Godzilla - from the more-and-more socially relevant themes to the production design and practical effects being so clever that they still hold up, this ultimate monster classic aged like wine.

67. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)

Often dubbed 'the masterpiece without a message', and for good reason. Most of my all-time favorite films are ones with gripping stories and emotionally powerful themes - but if the dialogue and vibes are perfect enough, you can make it all the way to #67 by just being fantastic cinema without all that.

66. Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978)

My kind of horror movie, to the utmost degree. The gradually built suspense, the subtle horror stemming from well-built directing and editing choices, the deliciously escalating pace, the spine-tingling score, the genius use of creepy Halloween imagery, the iconic final girl and even more iconic villain - ah, that's the stuff.

65. Barbie (Greta Gerwig, 2023)

The set design and overall aesthetic are colorful and fun as hell, the casting is top tier, there's some genius humor in the mix, and the overarching feminist message hits home on many levels. Mark my words, this is a stone-cold future classic if I ever saw one.

64. It's a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946)

One of the most powerful fictional stories ever told, period.

63. Avengers: Infinity War (Anthony & Joe Russo, 2018)

Bringing a storyline built across nearly 20 interconnected feature films to the opening act of its climax, while having to pace and balance all the different characters, archs and storylines, seemed an impossible job - but the bastards pulled it off. One of the most extravagant blockbuster Movies (absolutely with a capital M) I have ever seen, down to the bold-ass ending that had me f**king reeling.

62. Star Trek (J.J. Abrams, 2009)

Speaking of the sort of fan service that I'm a total sucker for - the 2009 Star Trek reboot revitalizes the franchise, keeping it fresh for a whole new generation of fans while feeling like a genuine love letter to the franchise's roots. There are a few key scenes where just thinking about them gives me goosebumps.

61. Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999)

Can't really discuss this one without breaking the first two rules. But, y'know. Out of all the great films that are severely misunderstood and glorified by the online army of incels for all the wrong reasons (Joker, American Psycho et cetera), this is the best (hence, so many people missing the entire point of this film hurts the most).

60. Malcolm X (Spike Lee, 1992)

A complicated, influential and larger-than-life civil rights icon gets the biopic treatment he deserves in this 3-hour behemoth, spearheaded by Denzel's career-defining performance.

59. Coco (Lee Unkrich & Adrian Molina, 2017)

Starts off as your typical wholesome and whimsical kids' movie - then gets better and better and better with each twist and turn, until you realize you're watching one the legitimately deepest, most profound movies you've seen, moving you to the point of tears with its important lessons about life.

58. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)

I love it when a writer combines a creative sci-fi premise with an emotionally charged love story - and rarely has that combination flowed as beautifully as it does in this Kaufman-penned powerhouse.

57. Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1993)

No other movie has visuals that are as good, in relation to the time of the film's release, as this one. Couple that with the John Williams score that'll make your heart soar, and you've got yourself a quintessential modern classic.

56. The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan, 2012)

One of my weirdest hills to die on is my undying love for this generally divisive trilogy finale. Many consider it downright sacrilegious that I rank it above The Dark Knight, but what can I say? There's countless little things that I love about this film, and its mega-dramatic atmosphere just always causes something big in me.

55. Love Story (Arthur Hiller, 1970)

Where do I begin? This heart-piercing romance is one for the ages, and gains a lot of subjective points for making all the sense in the world as my fiancée Martta's all-time favorite film (man, she has taste).

54. Titanic (James Cameron, 1997)

From one devastating love story to another, this gargantuan piece of pure cinema deserved all eleven of the Academy Awards it won.

53. 12 Angry Men (Sidney Lumet, 1957)

Sometimes all you need is twelve extremely talented actors, sitting in a room, having a heated discussion for 96 minutes. Sounds boring and risky on paper, but with the right script and cast, you got dynamite on your hands.

52. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Chris Columbus, 2001)

A truly great fantasy film! Anyhow, if you’ve spent money on this franchise and want to counteract it, I suggest donating to foundations like the Trevor Project, which is doing important work in trying to prevent the hate crimes, bullying and suicides that J.K. Rowling insists on causing.

51. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Aaron Sorkin, 2020)

I only saw this once when it came out, and it felt equal parts A) painfully, depressingly relevant and B) sending-me-to-the-barricades inspiring in the wake of George Floyd's murder and the BLM protests in 2020. I'd imagine that it'd feel every bit as gripping now, what with the U.S. giving unchecked power to the goddamn Gestapo.

50. I'm Not There (Todd Haynes, 2007)

My love for Bob Dylan's music, and my intrigue for the world that shaped him as well as the world he shaped, is condensed pretty fully into this extravagantly unconventional piece of art.

49. Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985)

Just one of the movies of all time. Like, if you're asked to name just a really good movie, one that everyone likes and you can't imagine someone disliking, you can't do much better than Back to the Future. One of the good movies, in my view as well as universal legacy.

48. BlacKkKlansman (Spike Lee, 2018)

The defining film of the Trump era. The Spike does what he does best, juxtaposing and drawing lines to connect the historical phenomena from slavery, through the KKK, all the way to the current manifestations of white supremacy running (and ruining) the US. One of the quintessential films to help you understand America's history and its present.

47. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)

I use the phrase "Not exactly The Godfather" constantly on my blog, so you know it's good when you arrive at the only film ever made that is, in fact, exactly The Godfather. Watching this film really makes you appreciate how well-deserved it is that people use it as their go-to example of a great movie (man, what a legacy to have).

46. The Lion King (Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff, 1994)

A true childhood favorite if there ever was one. Every musical number, every dramatic moment, the way the plot is basically Hamlet with animals but borderline better than Hamlet...yeah, this rules.

45. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000)

Trust me, it'll pay off. But keep re-watching Memento and it'll all be worth it. And the second. The reverse narrative might confuse the hell out of you the first time. So, here's the deal with Memento.

44. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)

I'm thinking about what to write about this movie, and verging on tears because Lynch was such a great filmmaker that it can't be put to words. No other human could've made this film, or anything like it. Mulholland Drive is a tapestry of wild imagination and surreal art in a league of its own.

43. The Matrix (Lana&Lilly Wachowski, 1999)

One of the coolest sci-fi premises ever, and the execution completely matches the concept. The distinctive style is just unreal.

42. School of Rock (Richard Linklater, 2003)

An uplifting, hilarious rock-n-roll film with well-aged messages ahead of their time. This film honestly helped me on my journey to become the man I am today.

41. tick, tick... BOOM! (Lin-Manuel Miranda, 2021)

I've seen a thousand movies. Out of all 1000, this is the one that feels the most like someone had taken my brain/personality and turned it into a feature film. Seriously - the humor, the narrative style, the themes, just every little detail. It's like this film was made for me, so no wonder I love it deeply.

40. Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich, 2003)

The hands-down most special, memorable and nostalgic animated flick from my childhood. A young me would just re-watch this again and again, always mesmerized by its portrayal of the mysterious ocean and the vivid atmosphere.

39. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)

Yeah, a bit of a hot take, but this is even better than the original. The vibe is largely the same, but the acting performances are somehow even more impressive, while the intrigue of every storyline is sky-high and the narrative addition of Don Vito's backstory adds so much depth.

38. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones, 1975)

Remember when I called something the second-funniest movie scene of all time earlier in this post? Well, the moment in this film where the tower guards try to keep up with the lord's instructions - that's #1. The rest of this comedy all-timer is unbelievably hilarious as well.

37. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)

I actually agree with King that it's a pretty bad book adaptation. But it's still my thirty-seventh favorite film of all time, because Kubrick - in all disregard for the literary masterpiece he was adapting - kinda just accidentally made a totally different kind of masterpiece.

36. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (John Hughes, 1986)

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it". Honestly, borderline life-changing words of wisdom. We all need to escape the nightmare of the never-ending stress-maxing capitalist grind mentality by watching this film every now and then.

35. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Alfonso Cuarón, 2004)

Cuarón’s intricate and imaginative directing makes for some of cinema’s most delightful magic scenery! Now, for those who have a hard time realizing this: in the scene where the innocent Buckbeak ends up dead because Draco spewed inflammatory lies about him 'being a threat' for no other reason than evil spite, Draco is actually the bad guy in that situation.

34. The Lighthouse (Robert Eggers, 2019)

Some of the most skillful cinematography and directing I've ever seen clashes with two bombastic acting performances by Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson in order to create some high f**king art.

33. The Prestige (Christopher Nolan, 2006)

If you'd have to explain Chris Nolan with one film, it would have to be this absolute mindfuck. Of course, in order to explain the film itself, you need to watch it like five times, but then again, that's the beauty of Nolan.

32. 13th (Ava DuVernay, 2016)

A straight-to-the-point, no-bullshit documentary about the history and current reality of systemic racism in the United States. Gripping, eye-opening, should be mandatory viewing for every U.S. politician (but clearly isn't).

31. Hacksaw Ridge (Mel Gibson, 2016)

Nothing like a true story, about a medic who refused to bear arms and saved enough people to become the first-ever Medal of Honor recipient who never lifted a gun, to resonate with my pacifist spirit. Oh, and Andrew Garfield plays every second of the lead role with relentless, unwavering passion.

30. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939)

Now, I'm not saying that there weren't good movies before 1939 - I'm just saying that something was missing from the art form, keeping it from reaching its true potential, and The Wizard of Oz is when cinema truly came alive. A timeless, magical dose of culture.

29. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (David Yates, 2011)

A properly gripping finale. Man, those innocent witches and wizards were just trying to live their lives but Voldemort was so evil that he thought they shouldn't exist, thus waging a cold-hearted war on them. That's why it's such an earned payoff when Voldemort finally f**king dies. No subtext.

28. The Straight Story (David Lynch, 1999)

Upon learning that his estranged brother is critically ill, a 73-year-old man who can't drive a car embarks on a quest from Iowa to Wisconsin on his lawn mower. Richard Farnsworth's tour-de-force performance leaves no room for improvement, and the dialouge and directing are sublime.

27. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980)

While I don't rank this as my #1 Star Wars film like most people, I do see why it's generally regarded as the franchise's best. Every little moment is downright iconic in the realm of sci-fi.

26. Dune (Denis Villeneuve, 2021)

In many ways, I'd single this out as the #1 greatest book-to-movie adaptation I've ever seen. Frank Herbert's sci-fi masterpiece from 1965 certainly wasn't easy to adapt, but man, the job Villeneuve and his team do - the characters, settings and legendary moments are executed in the exact way one pictures them when reading the source material. Bravo.

25. Bowling for Columbine (Michael Moore, 2002)

My favorite documentary of all time. When it comes to activism via filmmaking, you can't really beat Michael Moore confronting the director of the NRA, showing him the picture of a girl killed in a preventable school shooting, asking if he'll apologize to her family (spoiler alert: he does not). It's a fucked-up world we live in, but I'm glad we have Mr. Moore to shed light on its problems for us.

24. 1917 (Sam Mendes, 2019)

The earth-scorching Thomas Newman score helps the astounding cinematography in creating an unforgettable, heart-racing atmosphere. The climactic running sequence is one of the most adrenaline-charged moments in all cinema.

23. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)

A masterclass on exploring race relations in the United States with nuance. Do the Right Thing has humor, heart, dynamite dialogue, gripping moral dilemmas, immortal character performances, and a killer soundtrack.

22. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (Richard Marquand, 1983)

Everything the Star Wars franchise does best is on full display in the triumphant culmination of the original trilogy. A massive, massive favorite of mine ever since childhood, and its value in my eyes hasn't diminished in the slightest.

21. Top Gun (Tony Scott, 1986)

Speaking of favorites from childhood, the amount of love I have for this silly 80's classic can't really be explained by science. It's the magic of cinema, I suppose. I just know that nothing comes close to the feeling of cranking the volume high and watching Top Gun for like the fifteenth time.

20. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (Alejandro G. Iñárritu, 2014)

Expert camerawork, engaging dialogue, a wacky all-drum score, and some of my all-time favorite actors putting in their best work. Hits the spot.

19. Moulin Rouge! (Baz Luhrmann, 2001)

I'm still flabbergasted by the sheer enormity of emotions this musical masterpiece caused in me.

18. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (James Cameron, 1991)

I said earlier that Die Hard was the action genre at its purest - but this right here is the action genre pushing its limits and expanding into something more. Pure fire.

17. Avengers: Endgame (Anthony&Joe Russo, 2019)

As long as one considers superhero movies a valid form of cinema, one must appreciate Endgame as the ultimate culmination of said genre. The amount of well-built plot threads across over 20 movies is pretty insane, considering that this blockbuster spectacle sticks the landing and brings them to climax. I had unprecedented levels of hype for this one, and I'm glad to report it was properly met.

16. Interstellar (Christopher Nolan, 2014)

Everything Chris Nolan does well as a filmmaker is on full display in this gargantuan science fiction mega-production. Whenever I hear any of Hans Zimmer's Interstellar tracks, my mind is immediately transported to the exact feeling I had when experiencing this in the cinema.

15. Dune: Part Two (Denis Villeneuve, 2024)

Somehow, the sequel outdid the already-amazing 2021 Dune. Every element, from score and set design to visuals and acting performances, feels like everyone involved was a legitimate Dune fan and did their everything to make every detail feel 100% like Frank Herbert's book. Chills, man, absolute chills.

14. Home Alone (Chris Columbus, 1990)

This is why I had to specify that Finding Nemo was my favorite *animated* flick from my childhood. Because for all films, in all genres, nothing will ever match the sweet comfort and nostalgic value of Home Alone. I will never get sick of this film, nor will I ever be able to watch the final scenes without becoming a blubbering mess of tears.

13. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)

"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the war room!" is tied with that one Ferris Bueller line for my all-time favorite movie quote. A pacifist masterpiece, and one that sadly seems to be more and more relevant each day.

12. Adaptation. (Spike Jonze, 2002)

Charlie Kaufman was at his Kaufman-est when writing this script, with the narrative escalating to such depths that most people called the film "weird", "over-the-top" or "trying too hard to be layered and meta", while this average meta enjoyer calls it "one of the coolest, most creative movies ever made".

11. Wicked (Jon M. Chu, 2024)

Recency bias? Maybe. I just know that I haven't cried for as big a part of any film's runtime as this beautiful, heartbreaking roller coaster of emotions. Spectacular cinema, from the very beginning to the very end.

10. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson, 2002)

The Lord of the Rings trilogy is everything to me. From the battle of Helm's Deep to Sam's heart-melting "There's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it's worth fighting for" speech, this is pretty much cinema at its best.

9. Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010)

Works on many levels, like a dream come true! No, but seriously, Inception utilizes its sci-fi premise with brilliance, while being the most perfectly paced action thriller I've seen, and packs in one of cinema's great ending scenes to top it all off.

8. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)

Between the pitch-perfect aesthetic, the peculiar acting performances and the curious, deep-down-the-rabbit-hole plot, this will always remain the crown jewel of Lynch's impressive collection of feature films.

7. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Peter Jackson, 2001)

Seeing something as remarkable, special and large-scale as Tolkien's all-time great literature trilogy come to life on the big screen with such a real sense of magic and epicness - it's a rush of emotion that'll never cease to amaze me.

6. Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977)

The perfect, quintessential adventure film. No notes.

5. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky, 2012)

A few weeks ago, I ranked the movies I have the most personal relationship with. This was #1, out of all the 1000 movies I've seen, so you know it's pretty goddamn special. That final monologue is just about the most beautiful set of words ever written if you ask me.

4. Dead Poets Society (Peter Weir, 1989)

O captain my captain! This film spoke to me on a visceral level, helping me grow as a creative mind and writer, an enjoyer of poetry and literature, a teacher, and a human. Just about the most gripping, yet ultimately inspiring, film I've seen.

3. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)

Experimental, narratively baffling, cryptic and symbolic - this magnum opus of science fiction is so authentically weird that it doesn't seem to make any f**king sense, until suddenly it all hits you like a ton of bricks, and feels immeasurably large in scope. And every shot is just visual perfection. One of those artworks that truly push the boundaries on what one can do with raw, limitless imagination.

2. The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994)

A basic take, but let's be real - it's universally beloved for a reason. Every scene invokes one strong emotion or another, ranging from heart-sinking despair to an uplifting sense of hope and humanity in even the darkest of times. Every line of dialogue, every note of music and just everything comes together to convey the story in the most powerful manner imaginable.

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Peter Jackson, 2003)

Nice of Peter Jackson to take one of my favorite books and use its big-screen adaptation to make the CULMINATION OF CINEMA AS AN ART FORM. This is the movie of all movies for me, and there's no way around it. A hundred years of the cinematic art form developing, with the background of thousands of years of literature history, and it all leads to "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you" being just the peak of storytelling as a concept. Can't imagine anything ever topping this.

Thank you for reading (honestly, anyone who read through the whole thing deserves a goddamn medal)! Well - I've been doing this for five years now. Three hundred posts into this thing, culminating in such a mega-post, would be a pretty natural place to move on and part ways with this blog of mine. I mean, how am I ever going to top this?

But, f**k that, I enjoy writing these silly weekly posts, so I'm gonna keep going till who knows when. Tune in next week for a combined ranking of Matt Damon and Jesse Plemons' best acting performances (y'know, because they look alike)!