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What are the greatest movies of all time is a natural inquiry given the abundance of movies available nowadays. Given that everyone has their favorite films and that no two movie lovers have precisely the same taste, it is a challenging topic to answer. We’ve compiled the definitive list of the 5 finest movies.
This feature is the result of our passion, nerdiness, and openness to watching everything. We’ve combed through the best and worst of cinema to compile a list of contemporary superhero films, indisputable romantic comedies, and enduring classics for you. We searched every corner of the cinema to come up with our list of the greatest films ever made.
Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo is one of the best films ever made. You may say anything you want about Alfred Hitchcock, but the man understood how to produce a wonderful movie. When he looks into the death of Madeleine Estler, former police officer John “Scottie” Ferguson—played by James Stewart—becomes increasingly insane (Kim Novak).
Vertigo, often regarded as Hitchcock’s finest, is a taut and compelling thriller that will have first-timers guessing right up to the very end. Stewart, though, who plays against his image as an average American and instead embraces his darker, more obsessive side, is the actual star.
Oldboy (2003)
Oldboy, the second picture of Park Chan-unofficial wook’s Vengeance Trilogy, is likely the most well-known and financially successful of this quartet. In this neo-noir thriller, businessman Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) is kidnapped and held captive for 15 years at the command of an enigmatic entity.
Oh Dae-su finds his life in shambles after being set free and swears to discover out who kidnapped him and exact violent retribution. Oldboy is a violent and chaotic vengeance fantasy that upends all of your preconceptions about the genre.
Parasite (2019)
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The genre-defying, socially conscious masterwork from Bong Joon-ho broke the one-inch subtitle barrier while being enormously entertaining. The narrative of the Kims, a low-income family striving to make ends meet, is told in Parasite. Because to Kim Ki-cunning, woo’s the Kims are able to get into the rich Park family’s home.
As the film explores simmering social tensions and latent resentments, what initially appears to be a black comedy gradually transforms into a suspenseful thriller. An Oscar favorite, Parasite became the first non-English language picture to win the Academy Award for Best Picture after taking home a record-breaking four trophies at the 92nd Academy Awards. In our opinion, Parasite is one of the few occasions when the Academy got things right.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
The sci-fi classic by Stanley Kubrick is a seductive and captivating work of art. If we said we totally understood it, we’d be lying, but that’s probably on purpose. The entire movie is just so fantastic that it defies explanation, which makes it difficult to write about.
The movie, which was co-written by Kubrick and futurist Arthur C. Clarke, is ostensibly about man’s first encounter with extraterrestrial life, but it’s about much more than that. It is a message about the promise of mankind as well as a warning that, despite that potential, we are just a short while away from reverting to our prehistoric state. The movie 2001: A Space Odyssey is outstanding.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption, a notorious box office flop, has gone on to become one of the most universally adored movies of all time. It is a quietly elegant prison drama.
The movie follows the tale of Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), following him from his first day in Shawshank State Prison to the night he makes a remarkable escape. It is based on the Stephen King book Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. He becomes friends with jail smuggler Red (Morgan Freeman) along the way, builds a library (which is more remarkable than it seems), and aids the warden in stealing millions of dollars.
The Shawshank Redemption appears on paper to be a devastating prison drama in the manner of Midnight Express or Papillon, but it primarily subverts the typical gloomy clichés and plot dead ends to convey a tale about camaraderie, optimism, and the triumph of the human spirit in the most trying of circumstances.