20- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

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User Rating : 8.8/10

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Story of a young woman, Mrs. McBain, who moves from New Orleans to frontier Utah, on the very edge of the American West. She arrives to find her new husband and family slaughtered, but by who? The prime suspect, coffee-lover Cheyenne, befriends her and offers to go after the real killer, assassin gang leader Frank, in her honor. He is accompanied by Harmonica on his quest to get even. Get-rich-quick subplots and intricate character histories intertwine with such artistic flair that this could in fact be the movie-to-end-all-movies.

Director: Sergio Leone

Writers: Dario Argento (story), Bernardo Bertolucci (story), Sergio Leone (Story & ScreenPlay), Sergio Donati (ScreenPlay), Mickey Knox (dialogue: English version)

Stars: Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson and Claudia Cardinale

Genres: Western  

Runtime : 175 min

Details
Country: Italy | USA
Language: English
Release Date: 21 December 1968 (Italy)
Also Known As: Erase una vez en el Oeste
Filming Locations: Arizona, USA

Box Office
Budget: $5,000,000 (estimated)
Gross: $5,321,508 (USA) (22 June 1984)

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19- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

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Won 4 Oscars. Another 76 wins & 84 nominations

User Rating : 8.8/10

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An ancient Ring thought lost for centuries has been found, and through a strange twist in fate has been given to a small Hobbit named Frodo. When Gandalf discovers the Ring is in fact the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron, Frodo must make an epic quest to the Cracks of Doom in order to destroy it! However he does not go alone. He is joined by Gandalf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Aragorn, Boromir and his three Hobbit friends Merry, Pippin and Samwise. Through mountains, snow, darkness, forests, rivers and plains, facing evil and danger at every corner the Fellowship of the Ring must go. Their quest to destroy the One Ring is the only hope for the end of the Dark Lords reign!

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien (novel), Fran Walsh (screenplay),Philippa Boyens (screenplay) and Peter Jackson (screenplay) 

Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen and Orlando Bloom

Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Runtime : 178 min

Details
Country: New Zealand | USA
Language: English | Sindarin
Release Date: 19 December 2001 (USA)
Also Known As: The Fellowship of the Ring
Filming Locations: Arrowtown Recreational Reserve, Arrowtown, Otago, New Zealand

Box Office
Budget: $93,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $66,114,741 (USA) (23 December 2001) (3359 Screens)
Gross: $314,776,114 (USA) (16 December 2003)

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18- City of God (2002)

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 Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 55 wins & 25 nominations

User Rating : 8.8/10

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Brazil, 1960's, City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970's: Li'l Zé has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bené is the only one to keep him on the good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these two gain power for years, and he wants no part of it. Yet he keeps getting swept up in the madness. All he wants to do is take pictures. 1980's: Things are out of control between the last two remaining gangs...will it ever end? Welcome to the City of God.

Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Katia Lund

Writers: Paulo Lins (novel), Braulio Mantovani (screenplay)

Stars: Alexandre Rodrigues, Matheus Nachtergaele and Leandro Firmino

Genres: Crime | Drama

Runtime : 130 min

Details
Country: Brazil | France
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: 2002 (Russia)
Also Known As: Ciudad de Dios
Filming Locations: Cidade de Deus, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Box Office
Budget: $3,300,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $114,442 (USA) (19 January 2003) (5 Screens)
Gross: $7,563,397 (USA) (20 June 2004)

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17- Casablanca (1942)

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Won 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations


User Rating : 8.8/10

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In World War II Casablanca, Rick Blaine, exiled American and former freedom fighter, runs the most popular nightspot in town. The cynical lone wolf Blaine comes into the possession of two valuable letters of transit. When Nazi Major Strasser arrives in Casablanca, the sycophantic police Captain Renault does what he can to please him, including detaining Czech underground leader Victor Laszlo. Much to Rick's surprise, Lazslo arrives with Ilsa, Rick's one time love. Rick is very bitter towards Ilsa, who ran out on him in Paris, but when he learns she had good reason to, they plan to run off together again using the letters of transit. Well, that was their original plan.

Director: Michael Curtiz

Writers: Julius J. Epstein (screenplay), Philip G. Epstein (screenplay), and 4 more credits

Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid

Genres: Drama | Romance | War

Runtime : 102 min

Details
Country: USA
Language: English | French | German
Release Date: 23 January 1943 (USA)
Also Known As: Everybody Comes to Rick's
Filming Locations: Flagstaff, Arizona, USA

Box Office
Budget: $950,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $181,494 (USA) (12 April 1992) (11 Screens)
Gross: $1,661,267 (USA) (12 July 1992)

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16- Goodfellas (1990)

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Won Oscar. Another 34 wins & 18 nominations 


User Rating : 8.8/10

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Henry Hill is a small time gangster, who takes part in a robbery with Jimmy Conway and Tommy De Vito, two other gangsters who have set their sights a bit higher. His two partners kill off everyone else involved in the robbery, and slowly start to climb up through the hierarchy of the Mob. Henry, however, is badly affected by his partners success, but will he stoop low enough to bring about the downfall of Jimmy and Tommy?

Director: Martin Scorsese

Writers: Nicholas Pileggi (book "Wise Guy"), Nicholas Pileggi (screenplay), Martin Scorsese (screenplay)

Stars: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci

Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller

Runtime : 146 min

Details
Country: USA
Language: English | Italian
Release Date: 19 September 1990 (USA)
Also Known As: GoodFellas
Filming Locations: 2409 Thirty Second Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office
Budget: $25,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $6,368,901 (USA) (21 September 1990) (1070 Screens)
Gross: $46,836,394 (USA)

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15- Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

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Won 6 Oscars. Another 27 wins & 21 nominations

User Rating : 8.8/10

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Part IV in a George Lucas epic, Star Wars: A New Hope opens with a rebel ship being boarded by the tyrannical Darth Vader. The plot then follows the life of a simple farmboy, Luke Skywalker, as he and his newly met allies (Han Solo, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2) attempt to rescue a rebel leader, Princess Leia, from the clutches of the Empire. The conclusion is culminated as the Rebels, including Skywalker and flying ace Wedge Antilles make an attack on the Empires most powerful and ominous weapon, the Death Star.

Director: George Lucas
Writer: George Lucas
Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher

Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Runtime : 121 min

Details
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 25 May 1977 (USA)
Also Known As: La guerra de las galaxias
Filming Locations: Tikal National Park, Guatemala

Box Office
Budget: $13,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $35,906,661 (USA) (2 February 1997) (2 Screens)
Gross: $460,935,665 (USA) (4 May 1997) (re-issue)

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14- Fight Club (1999)

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Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 14 nominations

User Rating : 8.8/10

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A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

Director: David Fincher

Writers: Chuck Palahniuk (novel), Jim Uhls (screenplay)

Stars: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter

Genres: Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Runtime : 139 min

Details
Country: USA | Germany
Language: English
Release Date: 10 September 1999 (Italy) (Venice Film Festival)
Also Known As: El club de la pelea
Filming Locations: Los Angeles Center Studios - 450 S. Bixel Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office
Budget: $63,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $11,035,485 (USA) (17 October 1999) (1963 Screens)
Gross: $37,023,395 (USA) (27 February 2000)

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