The best movies of all time

30. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Thornton Wilder
Starring Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotton, Henry Travers and Patricia Collinge
108 minutes

Genre: Psychological crime thriller, Film noir

29. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Written by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke
Based on the novel by Arthur C. Clarke
Starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood
142 minutes

Genre: Science fiction, Epic fantasy

27. Vertigo (1958)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Alex Coppel and Samuel Taylor
Based on the novel by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac
Starring James Stewart and Kim Novak
128 minutes

Genre: Mystery, Romance

26. Rear Window (1954)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by John Michael Hayes
Based on the short story by Cornell Wollrich
Starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly
112 minutes

Genre: Crime mystery, Drama

25. I, Tonya (2017)

Directed by Craig Gillespie
Written by Steven Rogers
Starring Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan and Allison Janney
119 minutes

Genre: Biography, Sports drama, Black comedy

24. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Directed by Wes Anderson
Written by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
Starring Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray and Frances McDormand
94 minutes

Genre: Comedy, Teen drama, Adventure

23. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgendy (2004)

Directed by Adam McKay
Written by Adam McKay and Will Ferrell
Starring Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd and Steve Carrell
94 minutes

Genre: Comedy

22. Dial M for Murder (1954)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Frederick Knott
Starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly and Robert Cummings
105 minutes

Starring: Crime mystery

21. Get Out (2017)

Written and Directed by Jordan Peele
Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Alison Williams and Bradley Whitford
103 minutes

Genre: Horror, Comedy, Social drama

20. Rushmore (1998)

Directed by Wes Anderson
Written by Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson
Starring Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray and Olivia Williams
93 minutes

Genre: Comedy

19. Birdman (2014)

Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, N. Giacobone, A. Dinelaris Jr and Armando Bo
Starring Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Edward Norton and Zach Galifianakis
119 minutes

Genre: Drama, Dark comedy

18. It (2017)

Directed by Andy Muschietti
Written by Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman
Based on the novel by Stephen King
Starring Jaeden Lieberher and Bill Skarsgard
135 minutes

Genre: Supernatural horror, Teen drama

17. Election (1999)

Directed by Alexander Payne
Written by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Starring Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon
103 minutes

Genre: Black comedy, Teen drama

16. Brick (2005)

Written and Directed by Rian Johnson
Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emilie de Ravin and Lukas Haas
109 minutes

Genre: Teen drama, Crime drama, Neo-Noir

15. Looper (2012)

Written and Directed by Rian Johnson
Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels
118 minutes

Genre: Science fiction, Action

14. Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Directed by Tim Burton
Written by Tim Burton and Caroline Thompson
Starring Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Diane Wiest and A. M. Hall
105 minutes

Genre: Dark fantasy, Romance

13. Inception (2010)

Written and Directed by Christopher Nolan
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
148 minutes

Genre: Science fiction, Action

12. The American President (1995)

Directed by Rob Reiner
Written by Aaron Sorkin
Starring Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Michael J. Fox and Martin Sheen
113 minutes

Genre: Political drama, Romance, Comedy

11. The Shining (1980)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Written by Stanley Kubrick and Diane Johnson
Based on the novel by Stephen King
Starring Jack Nicholson, Shelly Duvall, Danny Lloyd and Scatman Crothers
144 minutes

Genre: Psychological horror, Drama

10. The Social Network (2010)

Directed by David Fincher
Written by Aaron Sorkin
Based on the novel by Ben Mezrich
Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake and Armie Hammer
120 minutes

Genre: Biography, Period drama

9. The Breakfast Club (1985)

Written and Directed by John Hughes
Starring Emilio Estevez, A. M. Hall, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy
97 minutes

Genre: Comedy, Teen drama

8. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)

Written and Directed by John Hughes
Starring Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck and Mia Sara
103 minutes

Genre: Comedy, Teen drama

7. The Way, Way Back (2013)

Written and Directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
Starring Liam James, Toni Collette, Steve Carrell and Sam Rockwell
103 minutes

Genre: Comedy, Teen drama

6. The Sixth Sense (1999)

Written and Directed by M. Night Shymalan
Starring Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osmont, Toni Collette and Olivia Williams
107 minutes

Genre: Supernatural horror, Thriller

5. Stand by Me (1986)

Directed by Rob Reiner
Written by Bruce A. Evans and Raymond Gideon
Based on the short novel by Stephen King
Starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman and Jerry O’Connell
89 minutes

Genre: Teen drama, Adventure

4. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Directed by Jonathan Demme
Written by Ted Tally
Based on the novel by Thomas Harris
Starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glen and Ted Levine
118 minutes

Genre: Horror, Crime thriller

3. The Goonies (1985)

Directed by Richard Donner
Written by Chris Columbus and Steven Spielberg
Starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Anne Ramsey and Corey Feldman
114 minutes

Genre: Comedy, Adventure

2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Written and Directed by Frank Darabont
Based on the short novel by Stephen King
Starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman
142 minutes

Genre: Prison drama

1. Psycho (1960)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Joseph Stefano
Based on the novel by Robert Bloch
Starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin and Janet Leigh
109 minutes

Genre: Psychological horror, Mystery