| Title |
Year |
Rating |
Rank |
Review |
| Departed, The | 2006 | 96 | 1 | |
| Gandhi | 1982 | 95 | 2 | (full review) - A bit overly long, which made it a bit tough to watch, but excellently performed and very insightful. Should be required viewing. |
| Forrest Gump | 1994 | 94 | 3 | |
| Gladiator | 2000 | 93 | 4 | |
| Shakespeare in Love | 1998 | 93 | 4 | |
| Birdman | 2014 | 92 | 6 | - As we walked towards the theater exit, an older woman told me, a stranger, that she hated the movie. I felt quite different about it than she did, but I can understand where she's coming from. It isn't for everyone, but it's a damn fine film from all aspects. |
| Braveheart | 1995 | 92 | 6 | |
| Lawrence of Arabia | 1962 | 92 | 6 | |
| Kramer vs. Kramer | 1979 | 90 | 9 | |
| On The Waterfront | 1954 | 90 | 9 | |
| Rain Man | 1988 | 90 | 9 | |
| Parasite | 2019 | 89 | 12 | |
| Rebecca | 1940 | 89 | 12 | |
| Argo | 2012 | 88 | 14 | (full review) |
| One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | 1975 | 88 | 14 | |
| West Side Story | 1961 | 87 | 16 | |
| Ben-Hur | 1959 | 86 | 17 | |
| Hamlet (1948) | 1948 | 86 | 17 | |
| Rocky | 1976 | 86 | 17 | |
| The Shape of Water | 2017 | 86 | 17 | |
| 12 Years a Slave | 2013 | 85 | 21 | |
| American Beauty | 1999 | 85 | 21 | |
| Casablanca | 1942 | 85 | 21 | |
| From Here to Eternity | 1953 | 85 | 21 | |
| Godfather, The | 1972 | 85 | 21 | |
| Last Emperor, The | 1987 | 85 | 21 | |
| Moonlight | 2016 | 85 | 21 | |
| Silence of the Lambs, The | 1991 | 85 | 21 | |
| Sound of Music, The | 1965 | 85 | 21 | |
| The Bridge on the River Kwai | 1957 | 85 | 21 | - Interesting concept but about 30 minutes too long. |
| Unforgiven | 1992 | 85 | 21 | |
| In the Heat of the Night | 1967 | 84 | 32 | |
| Sting, The | 1973 | 83 | 33 | - Not enough time spent tying up loose ends and explaining how things fit together, but if you don't need FULL closure it is still a really clever movie. |
| The Best Years of Our Lives | 1946 | 83 | 33 | |
| A Beautiful Mind | 2001 | 82 | 35 | |
| All The King's Men | 1949 | 82 | 35 | |
| Everything Everywhere All at Once | 2022 | 82 | 35 | - Funnier than I expected. |
| Kings Speech, The | 2010 | 82 | 35 | |
| Lord of the Rings: Return of the King | 2003 | 82 | 35 | |
| Million Dollar Baby | 2004 | 82 | 35 | |
| My Fair Lady | 1964 | 82 | 35 | |
| No Country for Old Men | 2007 | 82 | 35 | |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | 1952 | 81 | 43 | |
| Amadeus | 1984 | 80 | 44 | (full review) |
| Artist, The | 2011 | 80 | 44 | (full review) |
| Deer Hunter, The | 1978 | 80 | 44 | |
| Driving Miss Daisy | 1989 | 80 | 44 | |
| French Connection, The | 1971 | 80 | 44 | |
| Godfather: Part II, The | 1974 | 80 | 44 | (full review) |
| Hurt Locker, The | 2008 | 80 | 44 | (full review) |
| Nomadland | 2020 | 80 | 44 | |
| Patton | 1970 | 80 | 44 | |
| Platoon | 1986 | 80 | 44 | |
| Schindlers List | 1993 | 80 | 44 | |
| Slumdog Millionaire | 2008 | 80 | 44 | |
| Spotlight | 2015 | 80 | 44 | (full review) - Intriguing and important story, but nothing special about the way it was told. Above average movie, decent dialogue. Decent acting. Nothing special. |
| Terms of Endearment | 1983 | 80 | 44 | (full review) |
| The Lost Weekend | 1945 | 80 | 44 | |
| Titanic | 1997 | 80 | 44 | |
| Chicago | 2002 | 78 | 60 | |
| Oliver! | 1968 | 78 | 60 | |
| CODA | 2021 | 76 | 62 | |
| Gigi | 1958 | 75 | 63 | |
| Marty | 1955 | 75 | 63 | |
| The Apartment | 1960 | 75 | 63 | (full review) |
| Annie Hall | 1977 | 74 | 66 | |
| Dances with Wolves | 1990 | 74 | 66 | |
| All About Eve | 1950 | 73 | 68 | |
| Ordinary People | 1980 | 72 | 69 | |
| How Green Was My Valley | 1941 | 71 | 70 | |
| Mrs. Miniver | 1942 | 70 | 71 | |
| English Patient, The | 1996 | 69 | 72 | |
| Chariots of Fire | 1981 | 67 | 73 | - Decent story but the pacing was sluggish, ironic because the film was about Olympic runners. There really wasn't much in the way of tension or drama, and although they could have juxtaposed the main characters, they didn't make much of an attempt. I will be interested to watch the other films nominated that year to see how this could have won. |
| Going My Way | 1944 | 67 | 73 | |
| Mutiny on the Bounty | 1935 | 65 | 75 | |
| An American in Paris | 1951 | 64 | 76 | - There was some great dancing and the story was decent, but it was overly long and it didn't age well. |
| Tom Jones | 1963 | 63 | 77 | |
| Midnight Cowboy | 1969 | 62 | 78 | |
| A Man for All Seasons | 1966 | 60 | 79 | |
| Out of Africa | 1985 | 60 | 79 | (full review) - Great acting and good cinematography. Sluggish pacing. Awkward transitions. Mediocre dialogue. |
| Around the World in Eighty Days | 1956 | 50 | 81 | |
| Crash | 2004 | 44 | 82 | (full review) - Too contrived, and although the story is interestingly complex, the dialogue is sub-par and the characters are way too stereotypical. Huge disappointment. |
