Daring Movies That Shook The World

Daring Movies That Shook The World

With some films, you know this right from the very start: they won’t pass into history unnoticed. But do you suspect that you might’ve missed a couple of the all-time greats? Worry not: A list of 100 great films that conquered the world, gaining the love of film audiences and winning critical acclaim.

Drama

1. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? 1993
2. Dead Poets Society, 1989
3. Scent of a Woman, 1992
4. Seven Pounds, 2008
5. Gandhi, 1982
6. Forrest Gump, 1994
7. The Notebook, 2004
8. Breaking the Waves, 1996
9. Cashback, 2005
10. Pay It Forward, 2000
11. Stranger Than Fiction, 2006
12. The Ultimate Gift, 2006
13. Good Will Hunting, 1997
14. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, 1997
15. Trainspotting, 1996
16. The Shawshank Redemption, 1994
17. The Valley of Light, 2007
18. Offret, 1986
19. The Fifth Seal, 1976
20. Time, 2006
21. Dogville, 2003
22. Frida, 2002
23. Noel, 2004
24. Crash, 2004
25. Hachi: A Dog’s Tale, 2008
26. Rain Man, 1988
27. A Beautiful Mind, 2001
28. The Pursuit of Happiness, 2006
29. The Next Three Days, 2010
30. The Last Emperor, 1987
31. Life Is Beautiful, 1997

Sci-fi

32. Limitless, 2011
33. The Truman Show, 1998
34. City of Angels, 1998
35. Vanilla Sky, 2001
36. Meet Joe Black, 1998
37. The Family Man, 2000
38. The Lake House, 2006
39. K-PAX, 2001
40. Bicentennial Man, 1999
41. Avatar, 2009
42. Mr. Nobody, 2009
43. Inception, 2010
44. Back to the Future, 1985
45. Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope, 1977
46. Artificial Intelligence: AI, 2001

Fantasy

47. It’s a Wonderful Life, 1946
48. What Dreams May Come, 1998
49. Groundhog Day, 1993
50. Dogma, 1999
51. Angel-A, 2005
52. Big Fish, 2003

Criminal Drama

53. City of God, 2002
54. Alpha Dog, 2005
55. Revolver, 2005
56. Fight Club, 1999
57. The Green Mile, 1999
58. Irreversible, 2002
59. Hearts in Atlantis, 2001
60. Léon, 1994
61. Lucky Number Slevin, 2005
62. Catch Me If You Can, 2002
63. Se7en, 1995
Adventure

64. Eight Below, 2005
65. Into the Wild, 2007
66. 127 Hours, 2010
67. Interstate 60, 2001

Musical

68. August Rush, 2007
69. Billy Elliot, 2000
70. Hustle & Flow, 2005
71. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, 2001
72. La leggenda del pianista sull’oceano, 1998
73. La Vie en Rose, 2007
74. The Chorus, 2004

Melodramas

75. Sweet November, 2001
76. Feast of Love, 2007
77. Lost in Translation, 2003
78. Sparrow, 2008
79. Cruel Intentions, 1999
80. A Walk to Remember, 2002
81. Don Juan DeMarco, 1995

Romantic comedies

82. Love Actually, 2003
83. A Good Year, 2006
84. The Holiday, 2006
85. Under the Tuscan Sun, 2003
86. Flipped, 2010

Sports

87. The Legend of Bagger Vance, 2000
88. Peaceful Warrior, 2006
89. The World’s Fastest Indian, 2005
90. Moneyball, 2011
91. Friday Night Lights, 2004

Comedies

92. Last Holiday, 2006
93. Amélie, 2001
94. La belle verte, 1996
95. Patch Adams, 1998
96. As Good as It Gets, 1997
97. The Mighty, 1998

Documentaries

98. Baraka, 1992
99. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, 2014
100. Ashes and Snow, 2005

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