Top 200 Movies of PW! (200-101) 

200. Braveheart

 199. Shaun of the Dead

198. Silver Linings Playbook 

197. Trading Places 

196. Wall-E

195. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse

194. The Dirty Dozen 

193. Hot Fuzz 

192. Heat

191. The Tree of Life 

190. Spirited Away

189. The Seventh Seal

188. Catch Me If You Can 

187. Skyfall 

186. Tommy Boy 

185. The Night of the Hunter 

184. Logan

183. V for Vendetta 

182. The Hangover

181. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 

180. The Fast and the Furious

179. True Lies

178. The Cabin in the Woods

177. Uncle Buck 

176. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

175. Her

174. Apollo 13

173. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 

172. Clerks

171. Falling Down 

170. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri 

169. Galaxy Quest 

168. Scarface

167. Sweet Home Alabama

166. Marvel's The Avengers

165. Hell or High Water

164. Paranormal Activity 

163. Zodiac

162. Grease

161. 2001: A Space Odyssey 

160. In Bruges 

159. North by Northwest 

158. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 

157. Blade Runner 

156. Shutter Island 

155. A Christmas Story 

154. Matchstick Men 

153. Elf

152. Moneyball 

151. Full Metal Jacket

150. Ghost 

149. Almost Famous 

148. Man on Fire 

147. Big Fish 

146. The Wizard of Oz

145. Ferris Bueller's Day Off 

144. Planes , Trains and Automobiles

143. Billy Madison

142. Men in Black 

141. Blazing Saddles 

140. Back to the Future Part II 

139. Punch Drunk Love 

138. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

137. Big Trouble in Little China 

136. The Wrestler 

135. Pretty Woman 

134. Dazed and Confused 

133. John Wick 

132. Wayne's World 

131. The Conjuring 

130. Prisoners 

129. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 

128. Parasite

127. Collateral 

126. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

125. The Sandlot 

124. Ocean's Eleven 

123. Rocky IV

122. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 

121. Ex Machina 

120. The Princess Bride 

119. Mrs. Doubtfire 

118. American Psycho 

117. Apocalypse Now 

116. Step Brothers 

115. Boogie Nights

114. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 

113. A Nightmare on Elm Street 

112. Speed 

111. The Apartment 

110. Sicario

109. Remember the Titans 

108. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 

107. Gone Girl 

106. Adaptation. 

105. Dirty Dancing 

104. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 

103. Three Colors: Blue 

102. Tombstone 

101. Chinatown

200. Braveheart 

Every man dies, not every man really lives. ~ William Wallace 

Released 

1995 

Credits 

Director: Mel Gibson 

Writer: Randal Wallace 

Cast 

Mel Gibson (William Wallace)

Sophie Marceau (Princess Isabelle)

Patrick McGoohan (Longshanks)

Catherine McCormack (Murron)

Brendan Gleeson (Hamish)

Critical 

#78 Rated Movie of All Time (IMDB)

8.3/10 (IMDB)

78% (RT Critics)

85% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $75,609,945 

Worldwide: $213,216,216 

At the Oscars 

- Winner for Best Picture 

- Winner for Best Director 

- Winner for Best Cinematography 

- Winner for Best Sound Effects Editing 

- Winner for Best Makeup 

- Nominated Best Original Screenplay 

- Nominated for Best Best Costume Design 

- Nominated for Best Film Editing 

- Nominated for Best Original Dramatic Score 

199. Shaun of the Dead 

As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in pie. And there's an "I" in meat pie. Anagram of meat is team... I don't know what he's talking about. ~ Shaun 

Released 

2004 

Credits 

Director: Edgar Wright 

Writer: Simon Pegg 

Writer: Edgar Wright 

Cast 

Simon Pegg (Shaun)

Kate Ashfield (Liz)

Nick Frost (Ed)

Lucy Davis (Dianne)

Dylan Moran (David)

Critical 

7.9/10 (IMDB)

92% (RT Critics)

93% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $13,542,874

Worldwide: $30,081,497

198. Silver Linings Playbook 

The only way you can beat my crazy was by doing something crazy yourself. Thank you. I love you. I knew it the minute I met you. I'm sorry it took so long for me to catch up. I just got stuck. ~ Pat 

Released 

2012 

Credits 

Director: David O. Russell 

Screenplay: David O. Russell 

Novel: Matthew Quick 

Cast 

Bradley Cooper (Pat)

Jennifer Lawrence (Tiffany)

Robert De Niro (Pat Sr.)

Jacki Weaver (Dolores)

Chris Tucker (Danny)

Critical 

7.7/10 (IMDB)

92% (RT Critics)

86% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $132,092,958 

Worldwide: $236,412,453 

At the Oscars 

- Winner for Best Leading Actress 

- Nominated for Best Picture 

- Nominated for Best Leading Actor 

- Nominated for Best Supporting Actor 

- Nominated for Best Supporting Actress 

- Nominated for Best Director 

- Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay 

- Nominated for Best Film Editing 

197. Trading Places 

I had the most absurd nightmare. I was poor and no one liked me. I lost my job, I lost my house, Penelope hated me, and it was all because of this terrible, awful Negro! ~ Louis Winthorpe III

Released 

1983 

Credits 

Director: John Landis 

Writer: Timothy Harris 

Writer: Herschel Weingrod 

Cast 

Dan Aykroyd (Louis Winthorpe III)

Eddie Murphy (Billy Ray Valentine)

Ralph Bellamy (Randolph Duke)

Don Ameche (Mortimer Duke)

Jamie Lee Curtis (Ophelia)

Critical 

7.5/10 (IMDB)

87% (RT Critics)

84% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $90,404,800 

At the Oscars 

- Nominated for Best Original Song Score 

196. Wall-E 

Eeeee... va? ~ Wall-E

Released 

2008 

Credits 

Director: Andrew Stanton 

Writer: Andrew Stanton 

Writer: Pete Docter 

Cast 

Ben Burtt (Wall-E)

Elissa Knight (Eve)

Jeff Garland (Captain)

Fred Willard (Shelby Forthright)

John Ratzenberger (John)

Critical 

#63 Rated Movie of All Time (IMDB)

8.4/10 (IMDB)

95% (RT Critics)

90% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $223,808,164 

Worldwide: $521,311,860

At the Oscars 

- Winner for Best Animated Feature 

- Nominated for Best Original Screenplay 

- Nominated for Best Original Score 

- Nominated for Best Original Song 

- Nominated for Best Sound Mixing 

- Nominated for Best Sound Editing 

195. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse 

That person who helps others simply because it should or must be done, and because it is the right thing to do, is indeed without a doubt, a real superhero. ~ Stan

Released 

2018

Credits 

Director: Bob Persichetti 

Director: Peter Ramsey 

Screenplay: Phil Lord 

Screenplay: Rodney Rothman 

Cast 

Shameik Moore (Miles Morales)

Jake Johnson (Peter B. Parker)

Hailee Steinfeld (Gwen Stacy)

Mahershala Ali (Uncle Aaron)

Lily Tomlin (Aunt May)

Critical 

#66 Rated Movie of All Time (IMDB)

8.4/10 (IMDB)

97% (RT Critics)

93% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $190,241,310 

Worldwide: $375,540,831 

At the Oscars 

- Winner for Best Animated Feature Film 

194. The Dirty Dozen 

Killin' generals could get to be a habit with me. ~ Joseph Wladislaw

Released 

1967 

Credits 

Director: Robert Aldrich 

Screenplay: Nunnally Johnson 

Screenplay: Lukas Heller 

Cast 

Lee Marvin (Major Reisman)

Ernest Borgnine (General Worden)

Charles Bronson (Joseph Wladislaw)

Jim Brown (Robert Jefferson)

John Cassavetes (Victor Franko)

Critical 

7.7/10 (IMDB)

85% (RT Critics)

90% (RT Audiences)

At the Oscars 

- Winner for Best Sound Effects 

- Nominated for Best Supporting Actor 

- Nominated for Best Sound 

- Nominated Film Editing 

193. Hot Fuzz 

Well, there was the bit that you missed where I distracted him with the cuddly monkey then I said "play time's over" and I hit him in the head with the peace lily. ~ Nicholas Angel 

Released 

2007 

Credits 

Director: Edgar Wright 

Writer: Edgar Wright 

Writer: Simon Pegg 

Cast 

Simon Pegg (Nicholas Angel)

Nick Frost (Danny Butterman)

Jim Broadbent (Frank Butterman)

Edward Woodward (Tom Weaver)

Paddy Considine (Paddy Wainwright)

Critical 

7.8/10 (IMDB)

91% (RT Critics)

89% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $23,637,265 

Worldwide: $80,743,363

192. Heat 

A guy told me one time, "Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner." Now, if you're on me and you gotta move when I move, how do you expect to keep a... a marriage? ~ Neil McCauley 

Released 

1995 

Credits 

Director: Michael Mann 

Writer: Michael Mann 

Cast 

Al Pacino (Lt. Vincent Hanna)

Robert De Niro (Neil McCauley)

Val Kilmer (Chris)

Jon Voight (Nate)

Tom Sizemore (Michael)

Critical 

#124 Rated Movie of All Time (IMDB)

8.2/10 (IMDB)

87% (RT Critics)

94% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $67,436,818 

Worldwide: $187,436,818

191. The Tree of Life 

Help each other. Love everyone. Every leaf. Every ray of light. Forgive. ~ Mr. O'Brien 

Credits 

Director: Terrance Malik 

Writer: Terrance Malik 

Cast 

Brad Pitt (Mr. O'Brien)

Sean Penn (Jack)

Jessica Chastain (Mrs. O'Brien)

Hunter McCracken (Young Jack)

Tye Sheridan (Steve)

Critical 

6.8/10 (IMDB)

85% (RT Critics)

60% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $13,303,319 

Worldwide: $58,409,247 

At the Oscars 

- Nominated for Best Director 

- Nominated for Best Cinematography 

- Nominated for Best Picture 

190. Spirited Away 

Once you do something, you never forget. Even if you can't remember. ~ Zeniba 

Released 

2001 

Credits 

Director: Hayao Miyazaki 

Writer: Hayao Miyazaki 

Cast 

Rumi Hiiragi (Chihiro Ogino)

Miyu Irino (Master Haku)

Mari Natsuki (Yubaba/Zeniba)

Yuni Tamai (Lin)

Takashi Naito (Akio)

Critical 

#27 Rated Movie of All Time (IMDB)

8.6/10 (IMDB)

97% (RT Critics)

96% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $13,750,644 

Worldwide: $355,467,056 

At the Oscars 

- Winner for Best Animated Feature 

189. The Seventh Seal 

We must make an idol of our fear, and call it god. ~ Antonius Block 

Released 

1957 

Credits 

Director: Ingmar Bergman 

Screenplay: Ingmar Bergman 

Cast 

Max von Sydow (Antonius Block)

Gunnar Bjornstrand (Jons)

Bibi Andersson (Mia)

Bengt Ekerot (Death)

Ake Fridell (Blacksmith Prog)

Critical 

#159 Rated Movie of All Time (IMDB)

8.2/10 (IMDB)

93% (RT Critics)

93% (RT Audiences)

188. Catch Me If You Can 

Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream. The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned. The second mouse, wouldn't quit. He struggled so hard that eventually he churned that cream into butter and crawled out. Gentlemen, as of this moment, I am that second mouse. ~ Frank Abagnale Sr. 

Released 

2002

Credits 

Director: Steven Spielberg 

Screenplay: Jeff Nathanson 

Book: Frank Abagnale Jr. 

Cast 

Leonardo DiCaprio (Frank Abagnale Jr.)

Tom Hanks (Carl Hanratty)

Christopher Walken (Frank Abagnale Sr.)

Martin Sheen (Roger Strong)

Amy Adams (Brenda)

Critical 

#193 Rated Movie of All Time (IMDB)

8.1/10 (IMDB)

96% (RT Critics)

89% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $164,615,351 

Worldwide: $352,114,312 

At the Oscars 

- Nominated for Best Supporting Actor 

- Nominated for Best Original Score 

187. Skyfall

Some men are coming to kill us. We're going to kill them first. ~ James Bond  

Released 

2012 

Credits 

Director: Sam Mendes 

Writer: Neal Purvis 

Writer: Robert Wade 

Cast 

Daniel Craig (James Bond)

Javier Bardem (Silva)

Judi Dench (M)

Naomie Harris (Eve)

Ralph Fiennes (Gareth Mallory)

Critical 

7.7/10 (IMDB)

92% (RT Critics)

86% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $304,360,277 

Worldwide: $1,108,561,013

At the Oscars 

- Winner for Best Original Song 

- Winner for Best Achievement in Sound Editing 

- Nominated for Best Cinematography 

- Nominated for Best Original Score 

- Nominated for Best Sound Mixing 

186. Tommy Boy 

I can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking my head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take a butcher's word for it. ~ Tommy 

Released 

1995 

Credits 

Director: Peter Segal 

Writer: Bonnie Turner 

Writer: Terry Turner 

Cast 

Chris Farley (Tommy)

David Spade (Richard)

Brian Dennehy (Big Tom)

Bo Derek (Beverly)

Julie Warner (Michelle)

Critical 

7.1/10 (IMDB)

42% (RT Critics)

90% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Worldwide: $32,679,899 

185. The Night of the Hunter 

It's a hard world for little things. ~ Rachel Cooper 

Released 

1955 

Credits 

Director: Charles Laughton 

Screenplay: James Agee 

Novel: David Grubb 

Cast 

Robert Mitchum (Harry Powell)

Shelley Winters (Willa Harper)

Billy Chapin (John)

Sally Jane Bruce (Pearl)

Peter Graves (Ben Harper)

Critical 

8.0/10 (IMDB)

99% (RT Critics)

90% (RT Audiences)

184. Logan 

Nature made me a freak. Man made me a weapon. And God made it last too long. ~ Logan 

Released 

2017 

Credits 

Director: James Mangold 

Screenplay: Scott Frank 

Cast 

Hugh Jackman (Logan)

Patrick Stewart (Charles Xavier)

Dafne Keen (Laura)

Boyd Holbrook (Pierce)

Stephen Merchant (Caliban)

Critical 

#217 Rated Movie of All Time (IMDB)

8.1/10 (IMDB)

93% (RT Critics)

90% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $226,277,068 

Worldwide: $619,021,436

At the Oscars 

- Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay 

183. V for Vendetta

People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people. ~ V  

Released 

2005 

Credits 

Director: James McTeigue 

Screenplay: The Wachowski's 

Cast 

Natalie Portman (Evey)

Hugo Weaving (V)

Stephen Rea (Finch)

John Hurt (Chancellor Adam Sutler)

Stephen Fry (Deitrich)

Critical 

#157 Rated Movie of All Time (IMDB)

8.2/10 (IMDB)

73% (RT Critics)

90% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $70,511,035 

Worldwide: $132,511,035

182. The Hangover 

I didn't know they gave out rings at the Holocaust. ~ Alan 

Released 

2009 

Credits 

Director: Todd Phillips 

Writer: Jon Lucas 

Writer: Scott Moore 

Cast 

Zach Galifianakis (Alan)

Bradley Cooper (Phil)

Ed Helms (Stu)

Justin Bartha (Doug)

Heather Graham (Jade)

Critical 

7.7/10 (IMDB)

78% (RT Critics)

84% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $277,322,503 

Worldwide: $469,310,836

181. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 

Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it. ~ Dumbledore 

Released 

2011 

Credits 

Director: David Yates 

Screenplay: Steve Kloves

Novel: JK Rowling 

Cast 

Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe)

Emma Watson (Hermione Granger)

Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley)

Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort)

Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix LeStrange)

Critical 

#216 Movie Rated Of All Time (IMDB)

8.2/10 (IMDB)

96% (RT Critics)

89% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $381,409,310 

Worldwide: $1,342,177,743

At the Oscars 

- Nominated for Best Makeup 

- Nominated for Best Visual Effects 

- Nominated for Best Art Direction 

180. The Fast and the Furious 

I live my life a quarter mile at a time. Nothing else matters: not the mortgage, not the store, not my team and all their bullshit. For those ten seconds or less, I'm free. ~ Dominic 

Released 

2001 

Credits 

Director: Rob Cohen 

Writer: Gary Scott Thompson 

Cast 

Paul Walker (Brian O'Connor)

Vin Diesel (Dominic Toretto)

Jordana Brewster (Mia Toretto)

Michelle Rodriguez (Letty)

Rick Yune (Johnny Tran)

Critical 

6.8/10 (IMDB)

53% (RT Critics)

74% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $144,533,925 

Worldwide: $214,474,595

179. True Lies 

First I'm going to use you as a human shield. Then I'm going to kill this guard over here with the Patterson trocar on the table. And then I was thinking about breaking your neck. ~ Harry 

Released 

1994 

Credits 

Director: James Cameron 

Screenplay: Claude Ziti 

Screenplay: Simon Michael 

Cast 

Arnold Schwarzenegger (Harry Tasker)

Jamie Lee Curtis (Helen Tasker)

Tom Arnold (Albert Gibson)

Bill Paxton (Simon)

Tia Carrere (Juno)

Critical 

7.2/10 (IMDB)

71% (RT Critics)

76% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $146,282,411 

Worldwide: $378,882,411 

At the Oscars 

- Nominated for Best Visual Effects 

178. The Cabin in the Woods

Yes, you did. Yes, you had zombies. But this is "Zombie Redneck Torture Family," see? They're entirely separate species. Like the difference between an elephant and an elephant seal. ~ Sitterson 

Released 

2011 

Credits 

Director: Drew Goddard 

Writer: Joss Whedon 

Cast 

Kristen Connolly (Dana)

Chris Hemsworth (Curt)

Anna Hutchison (Jules)

Fran Kranz (Marty)

Jesse Williams (Holden)

Critical 

7.0/10 (IMDB)

92% (RT Critics)

74% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $42,073,277 

Worldwide: $69,935,600

177. Uncle Buck 

I don't think I want to know a six-year-old who isn't a dreamer, or a sillyheart. And I sure don't want to know one who takes their student career seriously. I don't have a college degree. I don't even have a job. But I know a good kid when I see one. Because they're ALL good kids, until dried-out, brain-dead skags like you drag them down and convince them they're no good. You so much as scowl at my niece, or any other kid in this school, and I hear about it, and I'm coming looking for you! ~ Buck Russell 

Released 

1989 

Credits 

Director: John Hughes 

Writer: John Hughes 

Cast 

John Candy (Buck Russell)

Amy Madigan (Chanice Kobolowski)

Jean Louisa Kelly (Tia)

Macaulay Culkin (Miles)

Gaby Hoffman (Maizy)

Critical 

7.0/10 (IMDB)

61% (RT Critics)

76% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $66,758,538 

Worldwide: $79,258,538

176. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 

What, fuckhead? Who taught you grammar? Badly's an adverb. Get out. Vanish. ~ Gay Perry 

Released 

2005 

Credits 

Director: Shane Black 

Screenplay: Shane Black 

Novel: Brett Halliday 

Cast 

Robert Downey Jr. (Harry Lockhart)

Val Kilmer (Gay Perry)

Michelle Monaghan (Harmony Faith Lane)

Corbin Bernsen (Harlan Dexter)

Dash Mihok (Mr. Frying Pan)

Critical 

7.5/10 (IMDB)

86% (RT Critics)

87% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $4,243,756 

Worldwide: $15,785,148

175. Her 

Sometimes I think I have felt everything I'm ever gonna feel. And from here on out, I'm not gonna feel anything new. Just lesser versions of what I've already felt. ~ Theodore 

Released 

2013 

Credits 

Director: Spike Jonze 

Writer: Spike Jonze 

Cast 

Joaquin Phoenix (Theodore)

Amy Adams (Amy)

Scarlett Johansson (Samantha)

Rooney Mara (Catherine)

Chris Pratt (Paul)

Critical 

8.0/10 (IMDB)

95% (RT Critics)

82% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $25,568,251 

Worldwide: $48,517,427 

At the Oscars 

- Winner for Best Original Screenplay 

- Nominated for Best Picture 

- Nominated for Best Original Score 

- Nominated for Best Original Song 

- Nominated for Best Production Design 

174. Apollo 13 

Houston, we have a problem. ~ Jim Lovell 

Released 

1995 

Credits 

Director: Ron Howard 

Screenplay: William Broyles Jr. 

Screenplay: Al Reinert 

Book: Jim Lovell 

Book: Jeffrey Kluger 

Cast 

Tom Hanks (Jim Lovell)

Bill Paxton (Fred Haise)

Kevin Bacon (Jack Swigert)

Gary Sinise (Ken Mattingly)

Ed Harris (Gene Kranz)

Critical 

7.6/10 (IMDB)

96% (RT Critics)

87% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $173,837,933 

Worldwide: $355,237,933 

At the Oscars 

- Winner for Best Sound 

- Winner for Best Film Editing 

- Nominated for Best Picture 

- Nominated for Best Supporting Actor 

- Nominated for Best Supporting Actress 

- Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay 

- Nominated for Best Set Decoration 

- Nominated for Best Visual Effects 

- Nominated for Best Dramatic Score 

173. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 

Boy, I got vision, and the rest of the world wears bifocals. ~ Butch Cassidy 

Released 

1969 

Credits 

Director: George Roy Hill 

Screenplay: William Goldman 

Cast 

Paul Newman (Butch Cassidy)

Robert Redford (Sundance)

Katharine Ross (Etta Place)

Strother Martin (Percy Garris)

George Furth (Woodcock)

Critical 

8.0/10 (IMDB)

90% (RT Critics)

92% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $102,308,889

At the Oscars 

- Winner for Best Original Screenplay 

- Winner for Best Cinematography 

- Winner for Best Original Song 

- Winner for Best Original Score 

- Nominated for Best Picture 

- Nominated for Best Director 

- Nominated for Best Sound 

172. Clerks 

I'm not even supposed to be here today! ~ Dante

Released 

1994 

Credits 

Director: Kevin Smith 

Writer: Kevin Smith 

Cast 

Brian O'Halloran (Dante)

Jeff Anderson (Randal)

Marilyn Ghigliotti (Veronica)

Lisa Spoonhauer (Caitlin)

Jason Mewes (Jay)

Critical 

7.7/10 (IMDB)

88% (RT Critics)

89% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $3,151,130