Action
- Die Hard (1988) was voted greatest action movie of all time by both Entertainment Weekly[25] and music channel MTV2,[citation needed] and the best disaster movie by Channel 4.[citation needed]
- Seven Samurai (1954) is the highest reviewed action movie at Rotten Tomatoes.[26]
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) was chosen as the best action film for Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time.[27]
Animation
- Spirited Away (2001) is the highest-rated anime film on Anime News Network's Top 500 anime list (and is ranked as fifth-best anime overall, including TV series & OVAs).
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) was selected as the best American animated movie ever by the American Film Institute during their 10 Top 10.[28]
- Beauty and the Beast (1991) is #1 on the IGN's Top 25 Animated Movies of All Time. The film was voted #1 out of 20 animated Disney movies by a public poll taken by Ultimate Disney in which random people voted for their favorite Animated Disney Classic.[29]
- Toy Story (1995) was voted number 1 on the Top 100 Animated Features of All Time by the Online Film Critics Society (list published March 2003).[30] Both this and its 1999 sequel hold a perfect 100% score at Rotten Tomatoes.[31][32] Toy Story 2 (1999) topped a Rotten Tomatoes poll of the 50 best animated movies ever made.[33] It is also number 1 on their list of the best kids movies,[34] and is number 1 on the Movie Review Query Engine's list of the best animated movies.[35] Toy Story 3 (2010) is currently number 1 on the list of top rated animated titles at the Internet Movie Database,[36] and has a 99% score at Rotten Tomatoes.[37]
- What's Opera, Doc? (1957) was voted the greatest animated short by animators, film historians and directors, in Jerry Beck's 1994 poll of The 50 Greatest Cartoons.[38]
- The Lion King (1994) was chosen as the best animated film for Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time.[39]
Christmas
- A Christmas Story (1983) is AOL's number 1 Christmas movie of all time[40] and IGN's top holiday-themed movie of all time.[41]
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) is number 1 on the Movie Review Query Engine's list of the best holiday movies,[42] and also topped AFI's 100 Years…100 Cheers list.[43]
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) is ranked number 1 on Rotten Tomatoes' Top 25 Best Christmas Movies list.[44]
Comedy
- Airplane! (1980) is number 1 on statistician William M. Briggs's list of Top 10 Spoof Movies of All Time.[45] It was also chosen as the best comedy for Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time.[46]
- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) is the highest reviewed comedy movie at Rotten Tomatoes.[47]
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) A 2004 poll by UK arm of Amazon and the Internet Movie Database named Monty Python and the Holy Grail as the best British comedy picture of all time.[48]
- Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) was voted the greatest comedy ever in polls conducted by Total Film magazine in 2000,[49] the British TV networks Channel 4 in 2006 [50] andChannel Five in 2007,[51] and The Guardian newspaper in 2007.[52]
- National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) was voted number 1 on the Bravo list of funniest movies of all time.[53]
- Some Like It Hot (1959) was listed Best American Film Comedy by the American Film Institute in June 2000.[54]
- City Lights (1931) was selected as the best romantic comedy ever by the American Film Institute during their 10 Top 10.[28]
Comicbook/Superhero
- Persepolis (2007) is number 1 in the Rotten Tomatoes countdown of movies based on superheroes, graphic novels, manga and comic strips – in order of critical approval.[55]
- The Dark Knight (2008) is number 1 on the Movie Review Query Engine's list of the best comic and superhero movies.[56]
- Spider-Man 2 (2004) is number 1 on Rotten Tomatoes' Comix Worst to Best list.[57]
- X2 (2003) was voted number 1 in Empire Magazine's list of the 20 Greatest Comic Book Movies.[58]
Courtroom
- To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) was selected as the best courtroom drama ever by the American Film Institute during their 10 Top 10 list.[28]
Crime/Gangster
- The Godfather (1972) was selected as the best gangster movie ever by the American Film Institute during their 10 Top 10.[28] It also tops the Rotten Tomatoes list of the best drama movies.[59]
- Goodfellas (1990) was chosen as the greatest crime film out of the 25 movies by the IGN website.[60]
Disaster
- The Poseidon Adventure (1972) was voted best disaster movie in a poll commissioned by UCI cinemas in May 2004.[61]
- Titanic (1997) won 11 Academy Awards, the highest number of any disaster film ever made.
Documentary
- Hoop Dreams (1994), an ambitious documentary spanning six years in the lives of two lower-class teenage basketball players, received near universal acclaim, with a 98% positive score on Rotten Tomatoes.[62] Roger Ebert called it "a masterpiece",[63] and ranked it as the best film of the decade.[64]
- Bowling for Columbine (2002), Michael Moore's controversial documentary relating gun control and the culture of fear in the United States, heads the list of 20 all-time favorite non-fiction films selected by members of the International Documentary Association (IDA).[65][66]
- Seven Up! (1964) was voted as the greatest ever documentary in a Channel 4 poll of the 50 Greatest Documentaries in 2005.[67]
- Man on Wire (2008) competed in the World Cinema Documentary Competition[68] at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema Documentary and the World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary.[69] In February 2009, the film won the BAFTA for Outstanding British Film, the Independent Spirit Awards and the Academy Award for Best Documentary. It is rated at 100% by Rotten Tomatoes.[70]
- The Thin Blue Line (1988) won Best Documentary honors from the New York Film Critics Circle, the Kansas City Film Critics Circle, the National Board of Review, and the National Society of Film Critics. The director, Errol Morris, won an International Documentary Association Award, an Edgar Award, and a MacArthur Fellowship Genius Grant (1989). In 2001, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
- The Last Waltz (1978) is considered one of the greatest concert documentaries ever created, and has been deemed as such by Total Film,[71] Michael Worthington of the Chicago Tribune,[72] and by Rotten Tomatoes, where it holds a 97% favorable rating.[73]
Epic
- The Battle of Algiers (1966) won the Venice Film Festival Grand Prize and was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Screenplay (Gillo Pontecorvo and Franco Solinas), Best Director (Gillo Pontecorvo) and Best Foreign Language Film. Other awards include The City of Venice Cinema Prize (1966); the International Critics Award (1966); the City of Imola Prize (1966); the Italian Silver Ribbon Prize (director, photography, producer); Ajace Prize of the Cinema d'Essai (1967); the Italian Golden Asphodel (1966); Diosa de Plata at the Acapulco Film Festival (1966); the Golden Grolla (1966); the Riccione Prize (1966); voted "Best Film of 1967" by Cuban critics in a poll sponsored by Cuban magazine Cine, and the United Churches of America Prize for 1967.
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962) was voted best epic by readers of Total Film in May 2004. It was selected as the best epic movie ever by the American Film Institute during their 10 Top 10.[28]
Fantasy
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) is number 1 on the list of the top rated fantasy titles at the Internet Movie Database.[74] It is the only film in the genre to win theAcademy Award for Best Picture.
- The Wizard of Oz (1939) was selected as the best American fantasy movie ever by the American Film Institute during their 10 Top 10.[28]
Horror/Thriller
- The Shining (1980) ranks number 1 on The Moving Arts Film Journal's list of the 25 greatest horror films.[75]
- The Exorcist (1973) was voted scariest movie of all time by Entertainment Weekly and Movies.com,[citation needed] and by viewers of AMC in 2006.[76] It was also chosen as the best horror film for Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time.[77]
- Psycho (1960). The Alfred Hitchcock classic tops AFI's list of the 100 most thrilling American films,[78] and the top rated horror titles at the Internet Movie Database.[79]
- King Kong (1933) is currently number 1 on the Rotten Tomatoes list of the best horror movies,[80] and topped the Rotten Tomatoes list of the 50 best horror movies of all time.[81]
- Jaws (1975) was number one in the Bravo network's five-hour miniseries The 100 Scariest Movie Moments in 2004.[82] It was also ranked second on AFI's list for thrillers, 100 Years... 100 Thrills.
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) ranks number 1 on Total Film's list of the greatest horror films.[83]
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991) was chosen as the best suspense/thriller for Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time.[84]
Musical
- A Hard Day's Night (1964) is ranked number 1 on both Rotten Tomatoes' lists of the Top Ten Certified Fresh Musicals,[85] and the Best Reviewed Movies of All Time.[86]
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) tops the American Film Institute's list of the 25 best American musicals of all time,[87] and the top rated musicals at the Internet Movie Database.[88]
- West Side Story (1961) was chosen as the best screen musical by readers of The Observer in a 2007 poll.[89]
- The Sound of Music (1965) was chosen as the best musical for Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time.[90]
Mystery
- Rear Window (1954) is currently number 1 on the Rotten Tomatoes list of the best mystery/suspense films.[91]
- Vertigo (1958) was selected as the best mystery movie ever by the American Film Institute during their 10 Top 10.[28]
Political/Historical
- Schindler's List (1993) was chosen as the best political/historical film for Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time.[92]
Propaganda
- Triumph of the Will (1935), Leni Riefenstahl's documentary film glorifying Adolf Hitler and the 1934 Nazi Party Convention, in Nuremberg is widely perceived, renowned and acknowledged as the best propaganda film ever,[93] although Riefenstahl asserted she intended it only as a documentary.
Religious
- In 1996, the Holy See released three lists of recommended films. The three different lists considered films of religious value, virtue (or moral value) and artistic merit. Among the list of 15 religious films considered by the Vatican to be the best ever, were in no particular order, William Wyler's Ben-Hur, The Mission, The Passion of Joan of Arc, and Fred Zinnemann's 1966 version of A Man For All Seasons.[94]
Romance
- Casablanca (1942) was voted the top romantic American film on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions list,[95] and is currently #number 1 on the top rated romance titles at the Internet Movie Database.[96]
- Romeo & Juliet (1968) is currently #1 on DigitalDreamDoor.com's list of the 100 Greatest Romance Movies.[97]
- The Notebook (2004) was chosen as the best chick flick for Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time.[98]
Science fiction
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) tops the Online Film Critics Society list of greatest science fiction films of all time.[99] It is also the only science fiction film to make the Sight and Sound poll for ten best movies, and was selected as the best science fiction movie ever by the American Film Institute during their 10 Top 10.[28]
- Blade Runner (1982) was voted the best science fiction film by a panel of scientists assembled by the British newspaper The Guardian in 2004.[100] In New Scientist, Blade Runnerwas voted "all-time favourite science fiction film" in both the staff,[101] and reader's 2008 polls.[102]
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) topped a Rotten Tomatoes poll of the 100 best Science Fiction movies ever made.[103]
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) was voted number one in Total Film's Top 100 Movies of All Time,[104] and number one in the 2006 Empire "Greatest Movies Ever" special.[citation needed] It is currently number 2 on the top rated sci-fi titles at the Internet Movie Database.[105]
- Inception (2010) is currently number one on the top rated sci-fi titles at the Internet Movie Database.[105]
- Star Wars (1977) was chosen as the best sci-fi film for Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time.[106]
Sports
- Murderball (2005) is number 1 on the Rotten Tomatoes countdown of the top sports movies.[107]
- Raging Bull (1980) was selected as the best sports movie ever by the American Film Institute during their 10 Top 10,[28] and is currently number 1 on the top rated sport titles at theInternet Movie Database.[108]
- Miracle (2004) is currently standing as the overall best sports movie of all time in the ongoing poll at sportsinmovies.com [109]
- Cinderella Man (2005) is currently standing as the best boxing movie in the ongoing poll at sportsinmovies.com [110]
- Le Mans (1971) is currently standing as the best auto racing movie in the ongoing poll at sportsinmovies.com [111]
- Bull Durham (1988) is currently standing as the best baseball movie in the ongoing poll at sportsinmovies.com [112]
- Coach Carter (2005) is currently standing as the best basketball movie in the ongoing poll at sportsinmovies.com [113]
- Caddyshack (1980) is currently standing as the best golf movie in the ongoing poll at sportsinmovies.com [114]
- Chariots of Fire (1981) is currently standing as the best track and field movie in the ongoing poll at sportsinmovies.com [115]
War
- See Gone with the Wind, Casablanca and Schindler's List in the Films acclaimed in audience polls section above.
- Paths of Glory (1957) is number 1 on the Movie Review Query Engine's list of the best military movies.[116]
- Saving Private Ryan (1998) was voted as the greatest war film in a 2008 Channel 4 poll of the 100 greatest war films.[117]
Western
- The Searchers (1956) was selected as the best western movie ever by the American Film Institute during their 10 Top 10.[28] (See also: films acclaimed by critics and filmmakersabove).
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo) (1966). Currently number 1 on the top rated western titles at the Internet Movie Database.[118]
- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). Empire Magazine ranks the film on its poll of "500 Greatest Movies of All Time" at number 14, the highest ranking Western.
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) was chosen as the best western film for Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time.[119]
Countries
Australia
See also: Cinema of Australia
- Mad Max (1979): a post-apocalyptic action thriller starring Mel Gibson was voted the best Australian film ever by the Australian Film Institute.[citation needed]
- Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975): voted No. 1 of the Top 10 best-ever Australian films at 1995 centenary of Australian cinema.[120]
Bangladesh
See also: Cinema of Bangladesh
- Titash Ekti Nadir Naam (1973), also known as A River Named Titas, by the acclaimed Indian Bengali film director Ritwik Ghatak, topped the British Film Institute's "Top 10 Bangladesh Films" of all time, both in the critics,[121] and user polls.[122]
Belgium
See also: Cinema of Belgium
- Loft: voted the best Belgian film on Moviemeter.nl, followed by Man Bites Dog, The Memory of a Killer, Toto the Hero and Ben X.[citation needed]
- Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles: voted the best Belgian film on the "They Shoot Pictures" site (no. 142 in the Top 250).[citation needed]
Brazil
See also: Cinema of Brazil
- Bus 174 (2002). This documentary about a bus hijacking by José Padilha is the highest rated foreign film at Rotten Tomatoes.[123]
- City of God (2002) is the highest rated Brazilian film on the IMDb Top 250 list.[124]
- Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol (1964) has been selected by Brazilian critics as the best film of all time several times, such as the 27th edition of Brazilian film magazineContracampo.[125]
Canada
See also: Cinema of Canada
- Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) (1989): Ranked second on the All Time TIFF, and in a reader's poll conducted by Playback's list since its release. Winner of 12 Genie Awardsat the 11th Genie Awards.
- Mon oncle Antoine (1971): A poll of critics at the 1984 Toronto International Film Festival and again at the 1993 and 2004 festivals named the greatest Canadian film of all time. 8th inPlayback's reader's poll.[citation needed]
- The Sweet Hereafter (1997): Voted the best Canadian film ever by readers of Playback,[126] and a poll done by Canadian film insiders named it the best Canadian film of the last 15 years.[127]
- Wavelength (1967): the only Canadian film on the Village Voice's "100 Best Films of the 20th Century" ranking at #85.[128]
China
See also: Cinema of China
- Spring in a Small Town (小城之春) (1948) was voted the best Chinese film ever made by the Hong Kong Film Awards Association in 2005. A Better Tomorrow (英雄本色) (1986) came in second place.[129]
- Farewell My Concubine (1993), directed by Chen Kaige, is the highest-ranking Asian film on Time Magazine's "Readers Top Rated" list.[130]
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) is the highest-ranking Chinese film on the Internet Movie Database's "Top 250 movies".[131]
Croatia
See also: Cinema of Croatia
- Tko pjeva zlo ne misli (One Who Sings Means No Harm, 1970) was voted the best Croatian all time movie by the Croatian Society of Film Critics.
Denmark
See also: Cinema of Denmark
- Day of Wrath (Vredens dag) Carl Th. Dreyer's harrowing tale of adultery and repression is often cited in Denmark as the greatest Danish film.[132]
- Flickering Lights (Blinkende lygter) the 2000 comedy about small-time gangsters was voted the Best Danish Film in a 2007 poll by Ekstra Bladet newspaper. Thomas Vinterberg'sThe Celebration (Festen) was the runner-up.[133]
Estonia
See also: Cinema of Estonia
- Kevade (Spring, 1969) received the first place in the Estonian feature films Top Ten Poll in 2002 held by Estonian film critics and journalists.[134]
Finland
See also: Cinema of Finland
- The Unknown Soldier (1955) was voted the best Finnish movie in an Internet poll by Helsingin Sanomat in 2007.[135]
- Talvisota (The Winter War, 1989): is the highest user rated Finnish film on the IMDb having received more than 1000 votes.[136]
France
See also: Cinema of France
- La Règle du Jeu (The Rules of the Game) (1939/1950). See films acclaimed by critics and filmmakers.
- Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise) (1945/1946): Voted "Best French Film of the Century" in a poll of 600 French critics and professionals in the late 1990s.[137]
- Léon (The Professional) (1994) is currently the highest ranked French film on IMDb's Top 250.[12]
Germany
See also: Cinema of Germany
- M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder by Fritz Lang is the highest rated German film in the IMDb.[138]
Hong Kong
See also: Cinema of Hong Kong
- Drunken Master II (1994), directed by Jackie Chan and Lau Kar-Leung, is the highest-ranking entirely Hong Kong production and third highest-ranking Asian film on Time Magazine's "Readers Top Rated" list.[130]
- Infernal Affairs (2002), directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, is the highest-ranking entirely Hong Kong production on the Internet Movie Database's "Top 250 Movies" list.[139]
- The Departed (2006), Martin Scorsese's remake of Infernal Affairs,[140] is the highest-ranking Hong Kong co-production on the Internet Movie Database's "Top 250 Movies" list.[12]
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