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The 100 Best Free Movies on YouTube (November 2024)
Did you know there’s an official channel for free movies on YouTube? Take one hop over and you’re immediately inside a gallery featuring hundreds ad-supported free movies! But which to watch? Using Rotten Tomatoes and our classic Tomatometer as a guide, we present the 100 best free movies on YouTube!
To create the YouTub-ular list (radical, even), we’ve taken their latest updated selection of Certified Fresh movies (movies with high critical praise), Fresh movies, and Rotten movies with over 60% Audience Scores. Check out the official YouTube page, and with our guide to the best free movies on YouTube, have a classic movie night without reaching for the credit card or answering account recovery questions like the the color of the street you got your fistfight in or your third dog’s maiden name.
Recently added: The Truman Show, Titanic, Free Birds, Corpse Bride, Hulk, Interstellar, The Waterboy, Monster House, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Shutter Island, Flight, Miracle on 31st Street, and more!
#1
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
98%
#1
Adjusted Score: 113051%
Critics Consensus: An engrossing look at the triumphs and travails of war veterans, The Best Years of Our Lives is concerned specifically with the aftermath of World War II, but its messages speak to the overall American experience.
Synopsis: Fred, Al and Homer are three World War II veterans facing difficulties as they re-enter civilian life. Fred (Dana Andrews)…
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Directed By: William Wyler
#2
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
98%
#2
Adjusted Score: 103958%
Critics Consensus: With Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo as his template, Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars helped define a new era for the Western and usher in its most iconic star, Clint Eastwood.
Synopsis: Wandering gunfighter Joe arrives in the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among sheriff…
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Directed By: Sergio Leone
#3
Paddington (2014)
97%
#3
Adjusted Score: 104338%
Critics Consensus: Paddington brings a beloved children’s character into the 21st century without sacrificing his essential charm, delivering a family-friendly adventure as irresistibly cuddly as its star.
Synopsis: After a deadly earthquake destroys his home in Peruvian rainforest, a young bear (Ben Whishaw) makes his way to England…
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Directed By: Paul King
#4
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
96%
#4
Adjusted Score: 104725%
Critics Consensus: A landmark Sergio Leone spaghetti western masterpiece featuring a classic Morricone score.
Synopsis: There’s a single piece of land around Flagstone with water on it, and rail baron Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti) aims to…
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Directed By: Sergio Leone
#5
True Grit (2010)
95%
#5
Adjusted Score: 106488%
Critics Consensus: Girded by strong performances from Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, and newcomer Hailee Steinfeld, and lifted by some of the Coens’ most finely tuned, unaffected work, True Grit is a worthy companion to the Charles Portis book.
Synopsis: After an outlaw named Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin) murders her father, feisty 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) hires…
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#6
Train to Busan (2016)
95%
#6
Adjusted Score: 100626%
Critics Consensus: Train to Busan delivers a thrillingly unique — and purely entertaining — take on the zombie genre, with fully realized characters and plenty of social commentary to underscore the bursts of skillfully staged action.
Synopsis: A man (Gong Yoo), his estranged daughter and other passengers become trapped on a speeding train during a zombie outbreak…
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Directed By: Yeon Sang-ho
#7
The Truman Show (1998)
94%
#7
Adjusted Score: 104347%
Critics Consensus: A funny, tender, and thought-provoking film, The Truman Show is all the more noteworthy for its remarkably prescient vision of runaway celebrity culture and a nation with an insatiable thirst for the private details of ordinary lives.
Synopsis: He doesn’t know it, but everything in Truman Burbank’s (Jim Carrey) life is part of a massive TV set. Executive…
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Directed By: Peter Weir
#8
The Great Escape (1963)
94%
#8
Adjusted Score: 100469%
Critics Consensus: With its impeccably slow-building story and a cast for the ages, The Great Escape is an all-time action classic.
Synopsis: Imprisoned during World War II in a German POW camp, a group of Allied soldiers are intent on breaking out,…
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Directed By: John Sturges
#9
Face/Off (1997)
93%
#9
Adjusted Score: 99476%
Critics Consensus: John Travolta and Nicolas Cage play cat-and-mouse (and literally play each other) against a beautifully stylized backdrop of typically elegant, over-the-top John Woo violence.
Synopsis: Obsessed with bringing terrorist Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage) to justice, FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) tracks down Troy, who…
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Directed By: John Woo
#10
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
93%
#10
Adjusted Score: 99849%
Critics Consensus: The Secret of NIMH seeks to resurrect the classical style of American animation and succeeds, telling a mature story with rapturous presentation.
Synopsis: Mrs. Brisby (Elizabeth Hartman), a widowed mouse, must move her children out of their home in a field before the…
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Directed By: Don Bluth
#11
Fences (2016)
92%
#11
Adjusted Score: 104975%
Critics Consensus: From its reunited Broadway stars to its screenplay, the solidly crafted Fences finds its Pulitzer-winning source material fundamentally unchanged — and still just as powerful.
Synopsis: Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) makes his living as a sanitation worker in 1950s Pittsburgh. Maxson once dreamed of becoming a…
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Directed By: Denzel Washington
#12
Into the Abyss (2011)
92%
#12
Adjusted Score: 96222%
Critics Consensus: Another probing, insightful look at an interesting subject, Werner Herzog explores the American prison system with passion and not politics.
Synopsis: Filmmaker Werner Herzog explores capital punishment through interviews with convicted killers, their victims’ families, and members of the Texas criminal…
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Starring: Werner Herzog
Directed By: Werner Herzog
#13
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
91%
#13
Adjusted Score: 98887%
Critics Consensus: T2 features thrilling action sequences and eye-popping visual effects, but what takes this sci-fi/ action landmark to the next level is the depth of the human (and cyborg) characters.
Synopsis: In this sequel set eleven years after “The Terminator,” young John Connor (Edward Furlong), the key to civilization’s victory over…
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Directed By: James Cameron
#14
Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998)
91%
#14
Adjusted Score: 94623%
Critics Consensus: Ever After is a sweet, frothy twist on the ancient fable, led by a solid turn from star Barrymore.
Synopsis: This updated adaptation of the classic fairytale tells the story of Danielle (Drew Barrymore), a vibrant young woman who is…
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Directed By: Andy Tennant
#15
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
91%
#15
Adjusted Score: 96099%
Critics Consensus: Remixing Roger Corman’s B-movie by way of the Off-Broadway musical, Little Shop of Horrors offers camp, horror and catchy tunes in equal measure — plus some inspired cameos by the likes of Steve Martin and Bill Murray.
Synopsis: Meek flower shop assistant Seymour (Rick Moranis) pines for co-worker Audrey (Ellen Greene). During a total eclipse, he discovers an…
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Directed By: Frank Oz
#16
Downfall (2004)
90%
#16
Adjusted Score: 94225%
Critics Consensus: Downfall is an illuminating, thoughtful and detailed account of Hitler’s last days.
Synopsis: In 1942, young Traudl Junge (Alexandra Maria Lara) lands her dream job — secretary to Adolf Hitler (Bruno Ganz) at…
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Directed By: Oliver Hirschbiegel
#17
Galaxy Quest (1999)
90%
#17
Adjusted Score: 96492%
Critics Consensus: Intelligent and humorous satire with an excellent cast — no previous Trekkie knowledge needed to enjoy this one.
Synopsis: The stars of a 1970s sci-fi show — now scraping a living through re-runs and sci-fi conventions are beamed aboard…
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Directed By: Dean Parisot
#18
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
90%
#18
Adjusted Score: 95407%
Critics Consensus: The first collaboration between Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, Edward Scissorhands is a magical modern fairy tale with gothic overtones and a sweet center.
Synopsis: A scientist (Vincent Price) builds an animated human being — the gentle Edward (Johnny Depp). The scientist dies before he…
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Directed By: Tim Burton
#19
The Big Short (2015)
89%
#19
Adjusted Score: 105145%
Critics Consensus: The Big Short approaches a serious, complicated subject with an impressive attention to detail — and manages to deliver a well-acted, scathingly funny indictment of its real-life villains in the bargain.
Synopsis: In 2008, Wall Street guru Michael Burry realizes that a number of subprime home loans are in danger of defaulting….
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Directed By: Adam McKay
#20
Titanic (1997)
88%
#20
Adjusted Score: 106577%
Critics Consensus: A mostly unqualified triumph for James Cameron, who offers a dizzying blend of spectacular visuals and old-fashioned melodrama.
Synopsis: A society girl abandons her haughty fiance for a penniless artist on the ill-fated ship’s maiden voyage….
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Directed By: James Cameron
#21
Poltergeist (1982)
88%
#21
Adjusted Score: 95647%
Critics Consensus: Smartly filmed, tightly scripted, and — most importantly — consistently frightening, Poltergeist is a modern horror classic.
Synopsis: Strange and creepy happenings beset an average California family, the Freelings — Steve (Craig T. Nelson), Diane (JoBeth Williams), teenaged…
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Directed By: Tobe Hooper
#22
Donnie Darko (2001)
87%
#22
Adjusted Score: 90918%
Critics Consensus: Richard Kelly’s debut feature Donnie Darko is a daring, original vision, packed with jarring ideas and intelligence and featuring a remarkable performance from Jake Gyllenhaal as the troubled title character.
Synopsis: In a funny, moving and distinctly mind-bending journey through suburban America, one extraordinary but disenchanted teenager is about to take…
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Directed By: Richard Kelly
#23
Wonder (2017)
86%
#23
Adjusted Score: 96134%
Critics Consensus: Wonder doesn’t shy away from its bestselling source material’s sentiment, but this well-acted and overall winsome drama earns its tugs at the heartstrings.
Synopsis: Born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie Pullman becomes…
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Directed By: Stephen Chbosky
#24
Thelma & Louise (1991)
86%
#24
Adjusted Score: 100478%
Critics Consensus: Driven by ride-or-die chemistry between Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon while director Ridley Scott provides scorching visuals fit for a postcard, Thelma & Louise is a feminist adventure that’s equal parts provocative and rollicking.
Synopsis: Meek housewife Thelma (Geena Davis) joins her friend Louise (Susan Sarandon), an independent waitress, on a short fishing trip. However,…
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Directed By: Ridley Scott
#25
The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
85%
#25
Adjusted Score: 91826%
Critics Consensus: Steve Carell’s first star turn scores big with a tender treatment of its titular underdog, using raunchy but realistically funny comedy to connect with adult audiences.
Synopsis: Three dysfunctional co-workers embark on a mission to help their newfound friend lose his sexual innocence….
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Directed By: Judd Apatow
#26
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (2005)
84%
#26
Adjusted Score: 91335%
Critics Consensus: As can be expected from a Tim Burton movie, Corpse Bride is whimsically macabre, visually imaginative, and emotionally bittersweet.
Synopsis: Victor (Johnny Depp) and Victoria’s (Emily Watson) families have arranged their marriage. Though they like each other, Victor is nervous…
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#27
Breach (2007)
83%
#27
Adjusted Score: 89874%
Critics Consensus: Powered by Chris Cooper’s masterful performance, Breach is a tense and engaging portrayal of the FBI’s infamous turncoat.
Synopsis: Eric O’Neill (Ryan Phillippe), a low-level surveillance expert with the FBI, believes he is accomplishing his dream of becoming a…
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Directed By: Billy Ray
#28
Furious 7 (2015)
82%
#28
Adjusted Score: 95674%
Critics Consensus: Serving up a fresh round of over-the-top thrills while adding unexpected dramatic heft, Furious 7 keeps the franchise moving in more ways than one.
Synopsis: After defeating international terrorist Owen Shaw, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) and the rest of the crew…
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Directed By: James Wan
#29
Tropic Thunder (2008)
82%
#29
Adjusted Score: 92302%
Critics Consensus: With biting satire, plenty of subversive humor, and an unforgettable turn by Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder is a triumphant late summer comedy.
Synopsis: Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), pampered action superstar, sets out for Southeast Asia to take part in the biggest, most-expensive war…
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Directed By: Ben Stiller
#30
Friday Night Lights (2004)
82%
#30
Adjusted Score: 87598%
Critics Consensus: An acute survey of the football-obsessed heartland that succeeds as both a stirring drama and a rousing sports movie.
Synopsis: A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star…
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Directed By: Peter Berg
#31
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
82%
#31
Adjusted Score: 87422%
Critics Consensus: With surprisingly touching earnestness, The Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants follows four best friends as they try on adulthood — and though it isn’t an easy fit, their journey becomes bearable thanks to the threads they share.
Synopsis: Bridget (Blake Lively), Carmen (America Ferrera), Lena (Alexis Bledel) and Tibby (Amber Tamblyn) are best friends living in Maryland. After…
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Directed By: Ken Kwapis
#32
Barbershop (2002)
82%
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#33
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
81%
#33
Adjusted Score: 90125%
Critics Consensus: A bird may love a fish — and musical fans will love this adaptation of Fiddler on the Roof, even if it isn’t quite as transcendent as the long-running stage version.
Synopsis: A lavishly produced and critically acclaimed screen adaptation of the international stage sensation tells the life-affirming story of Tevye (Topol),…
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Directed By: Norman Jewison
#34
Early Man (2018)
80%
#34
Adjusted Score: 89191%
Critics Consensus: Early Man isn’t quite as evolved as Aardman’s best work, but still retains the unique visuals and sweet humor that have made the studio a favorite among animation enthusiasts.
Synopsis: A plucky cave man named Dug, his sidekick Hognob and the rest of their tribe face a grave threat to…
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Directed By: Nick Park
#35
Dredd (2012)
80%
#35
Adjusted Score: 87752%
Critics Consensus: Fueled by bombastic violence and impressive special effects, rooted in self-satire and deadpan humor, Dredd 3D does a remarkable job of capturing its source material’s gritty spirit.
Synopsis: Mega City One is a vast, violent metropolis where felons rule the streets. The only law lies with cops called…
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Directed By: Pete Travis
#36
Split (2016)
79%
#36
Adjusted Score: 94029%
Critics Consensus: Split serves as a dramatic tour de force for James McAvoy in multiple roles — and finds writer-director M. Night Shyamalan returning resoundingly to thrilling form.
Synopsis: Though Kevin (James McAvoy) has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher (Betty Buckley), there remains one still…
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Directed By: M. Night Shyamalan
#37
Flight (2012)
77%
#37
Adjusted Score: 88431%
Critics Consensus: Robert Zemeckis makes a triumphant return to live-action cinema with Flight, a thoughtful and provocative character study propelled by a compelling performance from Denzel Washington.
Synopsis: Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker (Denzel Washington) has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he’s managed to…
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Directed By: Robert Zemeckis
#38
Dog (2022)
77%
#38
Adjusted Score: 85309%
Critics Consensus: Dog‘s dramatic breed is far from exotic, but solid narrative bones and well-trained work from co-director/star Channing Tatum make for a fetching viewing experience.
Synopsis: DOG is a buddy comedy that follows the misadventures of two former Army Rangers paired against their will on the…
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#39
Labyrinth (1986)
77%
#39
Adjusted Score: 81871%
Critics Consensus: While it’s arguably more interesting on a visual level, Labyrinth provides further proof of director Jim Henson’s boundless imagination.
Synopsis: Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah (Jennifer Connelly), a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins…
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Directed By: Jim Henson
#40
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)
76%
#40
Adjusted Score: 78408%
Critics Consensus: When the Rugrats go to Paris, the result is Nickelodeon-style fun. The plot is effectively character-driven, and features catchy songs and great celebrity voice-acting.
Synopsis: In the long-running animated series’ second feature film, the focus is on the show’s perennial second banana, Chuckie (Christine Cavanaugh)….
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#41
Monster House (2006)
74%
#41
Adjusted Score: 80389%
Critics Consensus: Monster House welcomes kids and adults alike into a household full of smart, monstrous fun.
Synopsis: No adults believe three youths’ (Mitchel Musso, Spencer Locke, Sam Lerner) assertion that a neighboring residence is a living creature…
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Directed By: Gil Kenan
#42
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
74%
#42
Adjusted Score: 76168%
Critics Consensus: What Jimmy Neutron lacks in computer animation, it makes up for in charm and cleverness.
Synopsis: “Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius” tells the simple story of a 10-year-old boy and his robot dog – battling evil, rescuing…
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Directed By: John A. Davis
#43
Interstellar (2014)
73%
#43
Adjusted Score: 91417%
Critics Consensus: Interstellar represents more of the thrilling, thought-provoking, and visually resplendent filmmaking moviegoers have come to expect from writer-director Christopher Nolan, even if its intellectual reach somewhat exceeds its grasp.
Synopsis: In Earth’s future, a global crop blight and second Dust Bowl are slowly rendering the planet uninhabitable. Professor Brand (Michael…
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Directed By: Christopher Nolan
#44
My Name Is Nobody (1973)
100%
#44
Adjusted Score: 82189%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: An anonymous gunfighter (Terence Hill) follows a retired outlaw (Henry Fonda) from Santa Fe to New Orleans for one last…
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Directed By: Tonino Valerii
#45
The Blue Max (1966)
100%
#45
Adjusted Score: 68403%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Lt. Bruno Stachel (George Peppard), a brash German World War I fighter pilot, is driven to shoot down 20 enemy…
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Directed By: John Guillermin
#46
Ip Man 2 (2010)
97%
#46
Adjusted Score: 97404%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: In this film inspired by a true story, Wing Chun martial arts master Ip Man (Donnie Yen) and his family…
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Directed By: Wilson Yip
#47
Hang ‘Em High (1968)
92%
#47
#48
The Man in the Moon (1991)
91%
#48
Adjusted Score: 92194%
Critics Consensus: It’s sentimental, and some viewers may feel manipulated by the melodramatic final act, but The Man in the Moon offers a finely drawn coming-of-age story with an excellent cast — including Reese Witherspoon in her film debut.
Synopsis: Maureen Trant (Emily Warfield) and her younger sibling Dani (Reese Witherspoon) share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster…
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Directed By: Robert Mulligan
#49
Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
81%
#49
Adjusted Score: 82719%
Critics Consensus: Killer Klowns from Outer Space‘s title promises darkly goofy fun — and more often than not, the movie delivers.
Synopsis: When teenagers Mike (Grant Cramer) and Debbie (Suzanne Snyder) see a comet crash outside their sleepy small town, they investigate…
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Directed By: Stephen Chiodo
#50
Charlotte’s Web (1973)
76%
#50
Adjusted Score: 77470%
Critics Consensus: That’s some pig, with spirited vocal performances and a charmingly family-friendly adaptation of E.B. White’s winsome story spun around him.
Synopsis: E.B. White’s beloved children’s tale is brought to life in this animated film, which finds the young farm pig Wilbur…
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#51
The Last Unicorn (1982)
75%
#51
Adjusted Score: 77186%
Critics Consensus: The Last Unicorn lacks the fluid animation to truly sparkle as an animated epic, but offbeat characters and an affecting story make it one of a kind for the true believers.
Synopsis: In this animated musical, the villainous King Haggard (Christopher Lee) plots to destroy all the world’s unicorns. When a young…
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#52
Airport (1970)
75%
#52
Adjusted Score: 76419%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: In this large-ensemble disaster movie, Mel Bakersfeld (Burt Lancaster), the general manager of a Chicago-area airport, must contend with a…
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Directed By: George Seaton
#53
#53
Adjusted Score: 77102%
Critics Consensus: Although it softens the nasty edges of its source material, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events is a gothic visual treat, and it features a hilariously manic turn from Jim Carrey as the evil Count Olaf.
Synopsis: After the three young Baudelaire siblings are left orphaned by a fire in their mansion, they are carted off to…
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Directed By: Brad Silberling
#54
Legally Blonde (2001)
72%
#54
Adjusted Score: 77294%
Critics Consensus: Though the material is predictable and formulaic, Reese Witherspoon’s funny, nuanced performance makes this movie better than it would have been otherwise.
Synopsis: Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) has it all. She wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But there…
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Directed By: Robert Luketic
#55
Freedom Writers (2007)
70%
#55
Adjusted Score: 74624%
Critics Consensus: Freedom Writers is a frank, formulaic entry in the inspirational inner-city teacher genre, with an energetic Hilary Swank leading the appealing cast of unknowns.
Synopsis: A dedicated teacher (Hilary Swank) in a racially divided Los Angeles school has a class of at-risk teenagers deemed incapable…
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Directed By: Richard LaGravenese
#56
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
70%
#56
Adjusted Score: 70244%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Blue-collar buddies (Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby) search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup….
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Directed By: Sidney Poitier
#57
Shutter Island (2010)
69%
#57
Adjusted Score: 79920%
Critics Consensus: It may not rank with Scorsese’s best work, but Shutter Island‘s gleefully unapologetic genre thrills represent the director at his most unrestrained.
Synopsis: The implausible escape of a brilliant murderess brings U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his new partner (Mark Ruffalo)…
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Directed By: Martin Scorsese
#58
Disturbia (2007)
69%
#58
Adjusted Score: 75873%
Critics Consensus: Aside from its clichéd resolution, Disturbia is a tense, subtle thriller with a noteworthy performance from Shia LaBeouf.
Synopsis: Ever since his father died, young Kale (Shia LaBeouf) has become increasingly sullen and withdrawn, until he finds himself under…
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Directed By: D.J. Caruso
#59
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
69%
#59
Adjusted Score: 72806%
Critics Consensus: The humor is less sharp and more warm-hearted this time around, and the characters are enjoyable to revisit.
Synopsis: This sequel to the 2002 film returns to the Chicago barbershop owned by Calvin Palmer Jr. (Ice Cube). His employees…
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Directed By: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
#60
Wrath of Man (2021)
68%
#60
Adjusted Score: 81048%
Critics Consensus: Wrestling just enough stakes out of its thin plot, Wrath of Man sees Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham reunite for a fun, action-packed ride.
Synopsis: A mysterious and wild-eyed new cash truck security guard (Jason Statham) surprises his coworkers during a heist in which he…
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Directed By: Guy Ritchie
#61
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
67%
#61
Adjusted Score: 70772%
Critics Consensus: Though Conan may take itself too seriously for some, this adventure film about a former slave seeking vengeance is full of quotable Schwarzenegger lines and gritty action.
Synopsis: Orphaned boy Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is enslaved after his village is destroyed by the forces of vicious necromancer Thulsa Doom…
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Directed By: John Milius
#62
FernGully … the Last Rainforest (1992)
67%
#62
Adjusted Score: 67784%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Crysta (Samantha Mathis) is a fairy who lives in FernGully, a rainforest in Australia, and has never seen a human…
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Directed By: Bill Kroyer
#63
Insidious (2010)
66%
#63
Adjusted Score: 72841%
Critics Consensus: Aside from a shaky final act, Insidious is a very scary and very fun haunted house thrill ride.
Synopsis: Parents (Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne) take drastic measures when it seems their new home is haunted and their comatose son…
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Directed By: James Wan
#64
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
66%
#64
Adjusted Score: 69369%
Critics Consensus: The workable chemistry among the four leads combined with the enriching message make for a winning Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.
Synopsis: Following freshman year at college, best friends Tibby (Amber Tamblyn), Lena (Alexis Bledel), Carmen (America Ferrera) and Bridget (Blake Lively)…
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Directed By: Sanaa Hamri
#65
The Frighteners (1996)
66%
#65
Adjusted Score: 68517%
Critics Consensus: Boasting top-notch special effects and exuberant direction from Peter Jackson, The Frighteners is visually striking but tonally uneven.
Synopsis: Once an architect, Frank Bannister (Michael J. Fox) now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster…
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Directed By: Peter Jackson
#66
Epic (2013)
65%
#66
Adjusted Score: 70351%
Critics Consensus: Though its narrative themes are all too familiar, Epic is beautifully animated and crafted with just enough flair to make for solid family entertainment.
Synopsis: Mary Katherine (Amanda Seyfried), or M.K., is a headstrong, spirited teenager who has a strained relationship with her father (Jason…
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Directed By: Chris Wedge
#67
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
64%
#67
Adjusted Score: 72510%
Critics Consensus: Its flagrantly silly script — and immensely likable cast — make up for most of its flaws.
Synopsis: Four pals are stuck in a rut in adulthood: Adam (John Cusack) has just been dumped, Lou (Rob Corddry) is…
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Directed By: Steve Pink
#68
Hulk (2003)
63%
#68
Adjusted Score: 71496%
Critics Consensus: While Ang Lee’s ambitious film earns marks for style and an attempt at dramatic depth, there’s ultimately too much talking and not enough smashing.
Synopsis: Eric Bana (“Black Hawk Down”) stars as scientist Bruce Banner, whose inner demons transform him in the aftermath of a…
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Directed By: Ang Lee
#69
Interview With the Vampire (1994)
63%
#69
Adjusted Score: 67255%
Critics Consensus: Despite lacking some of the book’s subtler shadings, and suffering from some clumsy casting, Interview with a Vampire benefits from Neil Jordan’s atmospheric direction and a surfeit of gothic thrills.
Synopsis: Born as an 18th-century lord, Louis is now a bicentennial vampire, telling his story to an eager biographer. Suicidal after…
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Directed By: Neil Jordan
#70
House of Gucci (2021)
62%
#70
Adjusted Score: 81099%
Critics Consensus: House of Gucci vacillates between inspired camp and dour drama too often to pull off a confident runway strut, but Lady Gaga’s note-perfect performance has a timeless style all its own.
Synopsis: House of Gucci is inspired by the shocking true story of the family behind the Italian fashion empire. When Patrizia…
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Directed By: Ridley Scott
#71
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
62%
#71
Adjusted Score: 78318%
Critics Consensus: Mary Queen of Scots delivers uneven period political thrills while offering a solid showcase for the talents of its well-matched leads.
Synopsis: Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary Stuart defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her…
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Directed By: Josie Rourke
#72
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
62%
#72
Adjusted Score: 77846%
Critics Consensus: Though less subversive than its predecessor, Sicario: Day of the Soldado succeeds as a stylish, dynamic thriller — even if its amoral machismo makes for grim viewing.
Synopsis: FBI agent Matt Graver calls on mysterious operative Alejandro Gillick when Mexican drug cartels start to smuggle terrorists across the…
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Directed By: Stefano Sollima
#73
Uncle Drew (2018)
62%
#73
Adjusted Score: 66891%
Critics Consensus: Kyrie Irving’s crossover to comedy is amiable enough to score with basketball fans, but Uncle Drew is held back by formulaic plotting and too much product placement.
Synopsis: After draining his life savings to enter a team in the Rucker Classic street ball tournament in Harlem, Dax is…
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Directed By: Charles Stone III
#74
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
60%
#74
Adjusted Score: 67973%
Critics Consensus: Although this action-romance suffers from weak writing and one too many explosions, the chemistry generated by onscreen couple Pitt and Jolie is palpable enough to make this a thoroughly enjoyable summer action flick.
Synopsis: John (Brad Pitt) and Jane Smith (Angelina Jolie), a couple in a stagnating marriage, live a deceptively mundane existence. However,…
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Directed By: Doug Liman
#75
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
60%
#75
Adjusted Score: 61919%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Six-year-old Susan Walker (Mara Wilson) is skeptical of the Christmas myth surrounding Santa Claus, a trait she perhaps learned from…
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Directed By: Les Mayfield
#76
Let’s Do It Again (1975)
60%
#76
Adjusted Score: 60258%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Milkman Clyde Williams (Sidney Poitier) and his best friend, Billy Foster (Bill Cosby), are members of a fraternal lodge, The…
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Directed By: Sidney Poitier
#77
Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
60%
#77
Adjusted Score: 35461%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Country music star Buck Bonham (Willie Nelson) has spent a lot of years on the road, but despite his wife…
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Directed By: Jerry Schatzberg
#78
Quigley Down Under (1990)
52%
#78
Adjusted Score: 52974%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Matthew Quigley (Tom Selleck) is an American rifleman who travels to the Australian outback to answer a help wanted ad…
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Directed By: Simon Wincer
#79
Young Guns (1988)
43%
#79
Adjusted Score: 46027%
Critics Consensus: Young Guns rounds up a posse of attractive young leads, but this cheerfully shallow Brat Pack Western ultimately has too much hat and not enough cattle.
Synopsis: The year is 1878, Lincoln County. John Tunstall, a British ranch owner, hires six rebellious boys as “regulators” to protect…
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Directed By: Christopher Cain
#80
Overboard (1987)
46%
#80
Adjusted Score: 48665%
Critics Consensus: Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell’s comedic chops elevate waterlogged material, but not even their buoyant chemistry can keep Overboard‘s creepy concept afloat.
Synopsis: Snobbish and wealthy Joanna Stayton (Goldie Hawn) is living a life of leisure with her husband, Grant (Edward Herrmann), when…
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Directed By: Garry Marshall
#81
Balto (1995)
56%
#81
Adjusted Score: 57115%
Critics Consensus: Balto is a well-meaning adventure with spirited animation, but mushy sentimentality and bland characterization keeps it at paw’s length from more sophisticated family fare.
Synopsis: In this animated feature, a deadly diphtheria epidemic strikes the remote town of Nome, Alaska. With the life-saving medicine located…
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Directed By: Simon Wells
#82
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988)
56%
#82
Adjusted Score: 57512%
Critics Consensus: A gothic, campy, raunchy comedy elevated by Cassandra Peterson’s iconic persona yet driven off course by one-note jokes, this isn’t the best — or worst — introduction to Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.
Synopsis: The cult-movie TV hostess (Phil Rubenstein) inherits an old New England house, a poodle and a black-magic cookbook….
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Directed By: James Signorelli
#83
Red Dawn (1984)
50%
#83
Adjusted Score: 51872%
Critics Consensus: An appealing ensemble of young stars will have some audiences rooting for the Wolverines, but Red Dawn‘s self-seriousness can never conceal the silliness of its alarmist concept.
Synopsis: In an alternate 1980s, the United States stands alone as communism grows stronger. When Soviet soldiers invade a small Colorado…
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Directed By: John Milius
#84
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
52%
#84
Adjusted Score: 61500%
Critics Consensus: It’s enthusiastically acted and reasonably fun, but Jack the Giant Slayer is also overwhelmed by digital effects and a bland, impersonal story.
Synopsis: When young farmhand Jack (Nicholas Hoult) unwittingly opens a portal between his realm and a race of giants, it rekindles…
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Directed By: Bryan Singer
#85
Carrie (2013)
51%
#85
Adjusted Score: 59351%
Critics Consensus: It boasts a talented cast, but Kimberly Peirce’s “reimagining” of Brian De Palma’s horror classic finds little new in the Stephen King novel — and feels woefully unnecessary.
Synopsis: High school can be tough for many teenagers, but for Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), it’s especially hellish. A shy…
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Directed By: Kimberly Peirce
#86
The Majestic (2001)
42%
#86
Adjusted Score: 46959%
Critics Consensus: Ponderous and overlong, The Majestic drowns in forced sentimentality and resembles a mish-mash of other, better films.
Synopsis: Rising Hollywood screenwriter Peter Appleton (Jim Carrey) is blacklisted in the early 1950s Red Scare. Following a drunken car accident,…
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Directed By: Frank Darabont
#87
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
42%
#87
Adjusted Score: 44589%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ (Max von Sydow) is…
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Directed By: George Stevens
#88
The Girl Who Believes in Miracles (2021)
40%
#88
Adjusted Score: 10863%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: When young Sara hears a preacher say faith can move mountains, she starts praying. Suddenly, people in her town are…
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Directed By: Richard Correll
#89
The Lake House (2006)
35%
#89
Adjusted Score: 41159%
Critics Consensus: The plot of The Lake House is a little too convoluted, and the film fails to pull off the sweeping romance it aims for.
Synopsis: A lonely doctor (Sandra Bullock), who once lived in a beautiful lakeside home, falls in love via letters with its…
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Directed By: Alejandro Agresti
#90
The Waterboy (1998)
34%
#90
Adjusted Score: 38323%
Critics Consensus: This is an insult to its genre with low humor and cheap gags.
Synopsis: Raised by his overprotective mother, Helen (Kathy Bates), Bobby Boucher Jr. (Adam Sandler) is the water boy for a successful…
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Directed By: Frank Coraci
#91
Good Burger (1997)
33%
#91
Adjusted Score: 35468%
Critics Consensus: Good Burger might please hardcore fans of the 1990s Nickelodeon TV series that launched leads Kenan and Kel to stardom, but for all others, it will likely prove a comedy that is neither satisfyingly rare nor well done.
Synopsis: Teen misfits (Kel Mitchell, Kenan Thompson) at a modest burger joint face competition from a hamburger emporium across the street….
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Directed By: Brian Robbins
#92
Scooby-Doo (2002)
32%
#92
Adjusted Score: 36714%
Critics Consensus: Though Lillard is uncannily spot-on as Shaggy, Scooby Doo is a tired live-action update, filled with lame jokes.
Synopsis: Zoinks! Two years after a clash of egos forced Mystery Inc. to close its doors, Scooby-Doo and his clever crime-solving…
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Directed By: Raja Gosnell
#93
The Ultimate Gift (2006)
32%
#93
Adjusted Score: 33724%
Critics Consensus: Though The Ultimate Gift avoids religious speechifying like other Fox Faith films, it’s dramatically inert with flat direction.
Synopsis: Jason Stevens (Drew Fuller) lives a life of wealth and privilege. When his grandfather (James Garner) dies, Jason expects to…
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Directed By: Michael O. Sajbel
#94
8 Seconds (1994)
31%
#94
Adjusted Score: 31085%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: An ex-bull rider (James Rebhorn) trains his son (Luke Perry), who becomes the world rodeo champion in 1987 Oklahoma….
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Directed By: John G. Avildsen
#95
A Walk to Remember (2002)
30%
#95
Adjusted Score: 33111%
Critics Consensus: Though wholesome, the Mandy Moore vehicle A Walk to Remember is also bland and oppressively syrupy.
Synopsis: Set in North Carolina, “A Walk To Remember” follows the rite of passage of a jaded, aimless high school senior…
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Directed By: Adam Shankman
#96
Poltergeist (2015)
29%
#96
Adjusted Score: 34995%
Critics Consensus: Paying competent homage without adding anything of real value to the original Poltergeist, this remake proves just as ephemeral (but half as haunting) as its titular spirit.
Synopsis: All seems well for Eric Bowen (Sam Rockwell), wife Amy (Rosemarie DeWitt) and their three children as they move into…
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Directed By: Gil Kenan
#97
Free Birds (2013)
20%
#97
Adjusted Score: 23524%
Critics Consensus: Technically proficient yet creatively moribund, Free Birds begs unfortunate comparisons with the dim-witted fowl that inspired it.
Synopsis: Pardoned by the president, a lucky turkey (Owen Wilson) named Reggie gets to live a carefree lifestyle, until fellow fowl…
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Directed By: Jimmy Hayward
#98
The Wild Life (2016)
17%
#98
Adjusted Score: 18980%
Critics Consensus: The Wild Life uses its classic source material as a half-hearted springboard into a colorfully animated but essentially empty experience that only the youngest of viewers will find at all entertaining.
Synopsis: Times are good for Mak the parrot, Scrubby the goat, Carmello the chameleon and the rest of the wildlife that…
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#99
A Cinderella Story (2004)
11%
#99
Adjusted Score: 13890%
Critics Consensus: An uninspired, generic updating of the classic fairy tale.
Synopsis: Sam (Hilary Duff), a teenager in California, is obliged to work as a janitor and dishwasher in the diner of…
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Directed By: Mark Rosman
#100
Fallen (2016)
7%
#100
Adjusted Score: 5031%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: On Luce Price’s first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school, her attention is captured by the strangely familiar…
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Directed By: Scott Hicks
