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The essential list of movies that will either change your view of the world, or enrich your life in some way, whether it is just good writing or acting or a good moral to the story.
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Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump (1994)
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump (1994)
81
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
82
83%8.0
Patton (1970)
Patton (1970)
83
94%7.9
Ghandi (1982)
Ghandi (1982)
84
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
85
93%8.2
Twelve Angry Men (1954)
Twelve Angry Men (1954)
86
7.5
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
87
94%7.6
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
88
82%7.4
To Sir, With Love (1967)
To Sir, With Love (1967)
89
90%7.7
Lilies of the Field (1963)
Lilies of the Field (1963)
90
92%7.6
The Karate Kid (1984)
The Karate Kid (1984)
91
89%7.3
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
92
82%7.2
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
93
86%8.0
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
94
91%7.3
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
95
85%8.1
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
96
94%7.6
Spartacus (1960)
Spartacus (1960)
97
93%7.9
21 (2008)
21 (2008)
98
36%6.8
Babe (1995)
Babe (1995)
99
97%6.8
National Velvet (1944)
National Velvet (1944)
100
100%7.3
The Man From Snowy River (1982)
The Man From Snowy River (1982)
101
85%7.3
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
102
74%8.2
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
103
92%8.3
The Fugitive (1993)
The Fugitive (1993)
104
96%7.8
Enemy of the State (1998)
Enemy of the State (1998)
105
72%7.3
The Client (1994)
The Client (1994)
106
78%6.8
The Firm (1993)
The Firm (1993)
107
75%6.8
Operation Petticoat (1959)
Operation Petticoat (1959)
108
81%7.2
Father Goose (1964)
Father Goose (1964)
109
80%7.3
Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954)
110
100%8.6
Kate & Leopold (2001)
Kate & Leopold (2001)
111
52%6.4
Source Code (2011)
Source Code (2011)
112
92%7.5
Argo (2012)
Argo (2012)
113
96%7.7
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man (2002)
114
90%7.3
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
115
93%7.4
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
116
98%8.3
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
117
88%8.7
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
118
80%7.7
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
119
80%8.0
The King's Speech (2010)
The King's Speech (2010)
120
94%8.0
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