1. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) |
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A hugely popular sequel to the first action-packed Rambo movie starring Sylvester Stallone, Rambo: First Blood Part II continues the straightforward action without bothering much with a story.
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2. Blade Runner (1982) |
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Based on Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Blade Runner is a visually stunning science-fiction masterpiece from director Ridley Scott. The complex film noir movie that stars Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer and Sean Young, explores the question what it means to be human, while also presenting a thought-provoking vision of the near future.
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3. Casablanca (1942) |
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Casablanca is undoubtedly one of the most famous romantic movies, with a witty yet emotional script, an excellent direction from Michael Curtiz, and most of all superb performances from its two stars, Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.
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4. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) |
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One of the most well-known Westerns, and probably the most acclaimed of Sergio Leone's "spaghetti westerns", The Good, the Bad and the Ugly stars Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef as three men searching for buried gold, each of them having only part of the knowledge about where it is located. The movie is also recognizable for its theme music, composed by Ennio Morricone.
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5. Apocalypse Now (1979) |
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Inspired by Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness, Francis Ford Coppola takes the journey into the darkness of the human psyche and moves it to the Vietnam War. Just as famous as the film itself are the legendary stories about its making, as the filming was a troubled process for the self-financing Coppola.
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6. Gone with the Wind (1939) |
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This biggest ever box-office hit (if adjusted to inflation) is a true American classic in which a manipulative woman (Vivien Leigh) and a roguish man (Clark Gable) carry on a turbulent love affair in the American south during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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7. Singin' in the Rain (1952) |
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One of the big feel-good movies of all time, Singin' in the Rain is a musical starring Gene Kelly in a story about how a silent film production company and its cast make a difficult transition to sound.
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8. The Wizard of Oz (1939) |
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A musical fantasy based on L. Frank Baum's children's story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The film stars Judy Garland as a girl who is taken by a tornado into a fantastic land populated among other things by witches, a talking scarecrow, and a cowardly lion. The musical also stars Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke and Margaret Hamilton.
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9. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) |
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The first of the enormously successful Indiana Jones films, starring Harrison Ford as the adventurer-archaeologist, contacted by the government to go on a quest for the Ark of the Covenant. Directed by Steven Spielberg from an idea by George Lucas.
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10. Citizen Kane (1941) |
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This classic drama directed by Orson Welles is perhaps the most revered film in the history of cinema, as it has been celebrated for its technical innovation, clever story telling, and good performances.
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