Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

Rating: 7.1/10


Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people.
 
Director:
Ridley Scott
Writer:
William Monahan
Stars:
Orlando Bloom, Eva Green and Liam Neeson 

3 wins & 11 nominations

12 Angry Men (1957)

Rating: 8.9/10

A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court.
 
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Writer:
Reginald Rose (story)
Stars:
Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb and Martin Balsam 

Into the Wild (2007)

Rating: 8.2/10


After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.


Director: Sean Penn

Writers: Sean Penn (screenplay), Jon Krakauer (book)
Stars: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn and Catherine Keener


Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 36 nominations

Forrest Gump (1994)

Rating: 8.7/10


Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny, eludes him.





Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writers: Winston Groom (novel), Eric Roth (screenplay)
Stars: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and Gary Sinise


Won 6 Oscars. Another 32 wins & 38 nominations

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

Rating: 7.8/10

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional endeavor.





Director: Gabriele Muccino
Writer: Steve Conrad
Stars: Will Smith, Thandie Newton and Jaden Smith


Nominated for Oscar. Another 9 wins & 17 nominations

300 (2006)

My Rating: 8/10


King Leonidas and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.


Director: Zack Snyder

Writers: Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad

Stars: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey and David Wenham

9 wins & 27 nominations


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A Beautiful Mind (2001)

After a brilliant but asocial mathematician accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn to the nightmarish.


Director: Ron Howard
Writers: Akiva Goldsman, Sylvia Nasar (book)
Stars: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris and Jennifer Connelly


Won 4 Oscars. Another 27 wins & 49 nominations

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Gladiator (2000)

When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered  by a corrupt prince, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge.

Director:

Ridley Scott

Writers:

David Franzoni (story), David Franzoni (screenplay), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix and Connie Nielsen 

 

 

Won 5 Oscars. Another 45 wins & 79 nominations

Titanic (1997)

Fictional romantic tale of a rich girl and poor boy who meet on the ill-fated voyage of the 'unsinkable' ship.

Director:

James Cameron

Writer:

James Cameron

Stars:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and Billy Zane

 

 

Won 11 Oscars. Another 76 wins & 48 nominations 

Cast Away (2000)

A FedEx executive must transform himself physically and emotionally to survive a crash landing on a deserted island.

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Writer: William Broyles Jr.

Stars: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt and Paul Sanchez

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 21 nominations

The Sixth Sense (1999)

A boy who communicates with spirits that don't know they're dead seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist.

Director:

M. Night Shyamalan

Writer:

M. Night Shyamalan

Stars:

Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment and Toni Collette

Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 31 wins & 37 nominations

Dirty Dancing (1987)

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Spending the summer in a holiday camp with her family, Frances ('Baby') falls in love with the camp's dancing teacher.
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Director:Emile Ardolino
Writer:Eleanor Bergstein
Stars: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey and Jerry Orbach

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The Shining (1980)

A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future.



Director: Stanley Kubrick


Writers:
Stephen King (novel), Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall and Danny Lloyd

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

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The cyborg who once tried to kill Sarah Connor must now protect her teenage son, John Connor, from an even more powerful and advanced Terminator.

 Director:

James Cameron

Writers:

James Cameron, William Wisher Jr.