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100 Movies That Describe Life - Page 2

This is a list of movies that describe human life in some way. They show how our society and world works, and display elements of the earth we have created. For example, "Stand By Me" is about how childhood is the best time of our lives. "RoboCop" is about technology and how it is both a blessing and a curse. These movies here are the defining movies of our world, and life as we know it.
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Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
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Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
43
Ghost World (2001)
Ghost World (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
44
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
45
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
46
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
47
The Goonies (1985)
The Goonies (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
48
The Graduate (1967)
The Graduate (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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49
Groundhog Day (1993)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
50
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
51
The Iron Giant (1999)
The Iron Giant (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
52
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
53
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
54
Jerry Maguire (1996) (1996)
Jerry Maguire (1996) (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
55
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
56
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
57
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
58
La La Land (2016)
La La Land (2016)
59
Lost in Translation (2003)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
60
The Martian (2015)
The Martian (2015)
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61
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
62
Mean Girls (2004)
Mean Girls (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
63
Memento (2000)
Memento (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
64
Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis (1927)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
65
Minority Report (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
66
Modern Times (1936)
Modern Times (1936)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
67
Moneyball (2011)
Moneyball (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
68
Moonlight (2016)
Moonlight (2016)
69
No Country for Old Men (2007)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
70
On the Waterfront (1954)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
71
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
72
Pinocchio (1940)
Pinocchio (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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73
Point Break (1991)
Point Break (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
74
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
75
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
76
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
77
Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
78
Rain Man (1988)
Rain Man (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
79
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
80
Robocop (1987)
Robocop (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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