My Top 20 Favorite Movies of All Time (In Order)
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- DirectorMike NicholsStarsDustin HoffmanAnne BancroftKatharine RossA disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.It deserved all of its Oscar nominations, and I'm glad Mike Nichols won Best Director, but I wish Simon and Garfunkle got a nod.
- DirectorPaul BrickmanStarsTom CruiseRebecca De MornayJoe PantolianoA Chicago teenager is looking for fun at home while his parents are away, but the situation quickly gets out of hand.It should've been nominated for and Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and Best Original Score by Tangerine Dream.
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsBruce WillisHaley Joel OsmentToni ColletteMalcolm Crowe, a child psychologist, starts treating a young boy, Cole, who encounters dead people and convinces him to help them. In turn, Cole helps Malcolm reconcile with his estranged wife.It deserved all of its Oscar nominations, but I think Haley Joel Osment should've won Best Supporting Actor, and it should've also been nominated for Best Art Direction.
- DirectorBryan SingerStarsKevin SpaceyGabriel ByrneChazz PalminteriThe sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.It deserved all of the Oscars it won
- DirectorBilly RayStarsHayden ChristensenChloë SevignySteve ZahnThe story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was discovered he fabricated over half of his articles from the publication The New Republic magazine.It should've been nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Peter Sarsgaard and Best Editing.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHenry ThomasDrew BarrymorePeter CoyoteA troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.It should've won the Oscar for Best Picture, even Richard Attenborough, who won the Oscar for Best Picture for "Gandhi", said so as well.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsJesse EisenbergAndrew GarfieldJustin TimberlakeAs Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.I think it should've won the Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture. I would also like to say I am quite happy it won the Oscar for Best Original Score. Inception's was awesome, but The Social Network's worked with the movie much better.
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsHarrison FordKelly McGillisLukas HaasWhile protecting an Amish boy - who is the sole witness to a brutal murder - and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life is threatened.It deserved all the Oscars it won, and all the Oscars it was nominated for. I just can't believe people don't really remember this movie.
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsDustin HoffmanTom CruiseValeria GolinoAfter a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.It deserved all of the Oscars it won, and all the Oscars it was nominated for, but part of me wishes Valeria Golino was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
- DirectorAdrian LyneStarsMichael DouglasGlenn CloseAnne ArcherA married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.It deserved all of its Oscar nominations.
- DirectorAndrew DavisStarsHarrison FordTommy Lee JonesSela WardDr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal.It deserved the Oscar that Tommy Lee Jones won for Best Supporting Actor, and it deserved all of the nominations it got.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin BalsamThe jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.It deserved all of the nominations it got, but it should've also been nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Supporting Actor for Lee J. Cobb.
- DirectorCharles CrichtonJohn CleeseStarsJohn CleeseJamie Lee CurtisKevin KlineIn London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool a very proper barrister.It deserved the Oscar it won for Best Supporting Actor for Kevin Kline, and it deserved all of the nominations it got.
- DirectorJerry ZuckerStarsPatrick SwayzeDemi MooreWhoopi GoldbergAfter a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.It deserved all of the Oscars it won, and all of the Oscars it was nominated for.
- DirectorPhil Alden RobinsonStarsKevin CostnerJames Earl JonesRay LiottaIowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.It should've been nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Supporting Actor for James Earl Jones.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera MilesA Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.It deserved all of the Oscars it was nominated for, but it should've also been nominated for Best Picture and Best Original Score (how was it not?).
- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsNicolas CageHolly HunterTrey WilsonWhen a childless couple--an ex-con and an ex-cop--decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.It should've been nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor for Trey Wilson, and Best Cinematography.
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsDanny AielloOssie DavisRuby DeeOn the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.It deserved all of the Oscar nominations it got (and should've won them too). It also should've been nominated for (and won) Best Picture and Best Director for Spike Lee. But if none of that, it should've at least been nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Giancarlo Esposito, Best Cinematography, and Best Art Direction.
- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve BuscemiMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.It deserved all of the Oscars it won and was nominated for, but I think William H. Macy deserved to win Best Supporting Actor, not Cuba Gooding Jr. (I really didn't see anything very stunning in his performance, however he certainly wins the Oscar for Best Acceptance Speech of All Time in my book). Also it should've received a nod for Best Original Score and Best Supporting Actor for Steve Buscemi (How has this guy NEVER been nominated for an Oscar before?!).
- DirectorJoel ZwickStarsNia VardalosJohn CorbettMichael ConstantineA young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.It deserved the nomination it got for Best Original Screenplay, but I think it also deserved a nomination for Best Original Score and Best Supporting Actor for Michael Constantine.