1. Good Will Hunting (1997)
2. Braveheart (1995)
3. Robin Hood (1973)
4. Once (2006)
5. Brick (2005)
6. Contact (1997)
7. Jurassic Park (1993)
8. Children of Men (2006)
9. Gattaca (1997)
10. Aladdin (1992)
11. The Matrix (1999)
12. The Postman (1997)
13. The Secret Garden (1993)
14. Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
15. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
16. Home Alone (1990)
17. Groundhog Day (1993)
18. There Will Be Blood (2007)
19. Bicycle Thieves 1948)
20. Primer (2004)
21. The Lion King (1994)
22. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
23. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
24. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
25. The Parent Trap (1961)
26. Flight of the Navigator (1986)
27. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
28. The Incredibles (2004)
29. Pootie Tang (2001)
30. (500) Days of Summer (2009)
31. Romeo + Juliet (1996)
32. Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
33. Babe (1995)
34. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
35. Fight Club (1999)
36. Gladiator (2000)
37. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
38. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
39. Mulholland Drive (2001)
40. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
41. Oldboy (2003)
42. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
43. Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
44. Maverick (1994)
45. The Princess Bride (1987)
46. Gerry (2002)
47. Memento (2000)
48. The Spectacular Now (2013)
49. Zoolander (2001)
50. Swingers (1996)

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1. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
2. Back to the Future (1985)
3. Pulp Fiction (1994)
4. Parenthood (1989)
5. City of God (Cidade de Deus) (2002)
6. Children of Men (2006)
7. Moon (2009)
8. Groundhog Day (1993)
9. The Goonies (1985)
10. Jaws (1975)
11. Trainspotting (1996)
12. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
13. Boogie Nights (1997)
14. Blade Runner (1982)
15. 12 Angry Men (1957)
16. Braveheart (1995)
17. The Birds (1963)
18. Toy Story (1995)
19. Being John Malkovich (1999)
20. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
21. The Princess Bride (1987)
22. The Godfather (1972)
23. Run Lola Run (1998)
24. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
25. Triangle (2009)
26. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
27. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
28. Donnie Darko (2001)
29. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
30. The Mission (1986)
31. Alien (1979)
32. Ghostbusters (1984)
33. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
34. Twelve Monkeys (1995)
35. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
36. The Secret of NIMH (1982)
37. The Pianist (2002)
38. The Dark Knight (2008)
39. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
40. ¡Three Amigos! (1986)
41. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
42. Fight Club (1999)
43. Apocalypse Now (1979)
44. The Shining (1980)
45. The BRAT Patrol (1986)
46. Kids (1995)
47. The Matrix (1999)
48. Drive (2011)
49. The Iron Giant (1999)
50. The Proposition (2005)