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150 Great Movies That Lived Up to the Hype - Page 3

Some movies are hyped to a point that it seems impossible to live up to expectations. This is a list of films that, for me, live up to those expectations.
Yesterday I made a short list of movies that I found to be overrated and a short list of movies I found to be underrated. Luckily for me, I find that most great movies have their reputation for a reason.
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Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
81
70%8.8
Friday (1995)
Friday (1995)
82
77%7.3
Toy Story (1995)
Toy Story (1995)
83
100%8.3
Sling Blade (1996)
Sling Blade (1996)
84
96%8.0
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
85
80%8.6
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
86
98%8.3
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
87
72%7.0
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
88
93%8.6
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
89
83%8.1
SLC Punk (1998)
SLC Punk (1998)
90
63%7.4
The Green Mile (1999)
The Green Mile (1999)
91
78%8.6
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
92
94%7.7
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
93
88%8.7
Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
94
79%8.8
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
95
78%7.7
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
96
92%7.7
Amélie (2001)
Amélie (2001)
97
89%8.3
Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away (2001)
98
97%8.6
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
99
81%7.6
Elf (2003)
Elf (2003)
100
85%7.0
Oldboy (2003)
Oldboy (2003)
101
81%8.4
Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)
Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)
102
90%7.7
Finding Nemo (2003)
Finding Nemo (2003)
103
99%8.1
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
104
92%7.9
Saw (2004)
Saw (2004)
105
51%7.6
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
106
49%7.2
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
107
66%7.2
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
108
93%7.4
Capote (2005)
Capote (2005)
109
89%7.3
Walk the Line (2005)
Walk the Line (2005)
110
82%7.8
V for Vendetta (2005)
V for Vendetta (2005)
111
73%8.1
The Lives of Others (2006)
The Lives of Others (2006)
112
92%8.4
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
113
95%8.2
The Departed (2006)
The Departed (2006)
114
90%8.5
Casino Royale (2006)
Casino Royale (2006)
115
94%8.0
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
116
71%6.6
No Country for Old Men (2007)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
117
93%8.1
There Will Be Blood (2007)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
118
91%8.2
In Bruges (2008)
In Bruges (2008)
119
84%7.9
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
120
91%8.0
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