Top 10 movies on IMDb that you dare not miss in this lifetime

We list the top 10 movies which have the highest rating on IMDb. 

Every movie on the list is a classic. 

Although a few of them are old movies, their unique charms have withstood the stand of time. 

How many of them have you seen before? 

Number 10: Fight Club (1999, rating: 8.8)

Director: David Fincher 

Script: Chuck Palahniuk, Jim Uhls 

Cast: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Meat Loaf 

The story tells an unnamed narrator, who is discontented with his white-collar job. He forms a "fight club" with a soap salesman, and becomes embroiled in a relationship with him and a destitute woman. It failed to meet the studio's expectations at the box office, but it later found commercial success with its DVD release.

Number 9: The Good, the bad and the ugly (1966, rating: 8.8)

Director: Sergio Leone 

Script: Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Leone, Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Mickey Knox 

Cast: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef 

Following A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly was marketed as the third and final installment in the Dollars Trilogy. The plot revolves around three gunslingers competing to find a fortune in a buried cache of Confederate gold amid the violent chaos of the American Civil War.

Number 8: Pulp Fiction (1994, rating: 8.9)

Director: Quentin Tarantino 

Script: Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary 

Cast: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson 

This film tells several stories of criminal organizations in Los Angeles. It is often considered a cultural watershed, influencing movies and other media that adopted elements of its style. It was nominated for seven awards at the 67th Academy Awards and was a major cultural and commercial success.

Number 7: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, rating: 8.9)

Director: Peter Jackson 

Script: J.R.R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson 

Cast: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen 

Continuing the plot of previous movies from the trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, The Return of the King is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential fantasy films ever made. The film won many awards, including winning all 11 Oscars for which it was nominated at the 76th Academy Awards. 

Number 6: Schindler’s List (1993, rating: 8.9)

Director: Steven Spielberg 

Script: Thomas Keneally, Steven Zaillian 

Cast: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley 

The film tells the story of a German businessman, who employed more than a thousand mostly Polish-Jewish refugees in his factories and saved them from the Holocaust. It is based on the novel Schindler's Ark by novelist Thomas Keneally. 

Number 5: 12 Angry Men (1957, rating: 8.9)

Director: Sidney Lumet 

Script: Reginald Rose, Reginald Rose 

Cast: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam 

The judicial issues discussed in the film still exist which makes it one of the most important films in the history of American cinema. It was hailed as "the greatest court film, dialectical reasoning film" in the history of film. 

Number 4: The Dark Knight (2008, rating: 9.0)

Director: Christopher Nolan 

Script: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan 

Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart

Film critics consider it one of the best films of its decade and one of the best superhero films of all time. The film received highly positive reviews and won 2 Academy Awards, Best Sound Editing and Best Supporting Actor. 

Number 3: The Godfather: Part II (1974, rating: 9.0)

Director: Francis Ford Coppola 

Script: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola 

Cast: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall 

Following the big success of The Godfather, Paramount Pictures began developing a follow up to the film, with much of the same cast and crew returning. It is considered to be the most successful sequel in history and received 6 Oscars from 11 nominations. 

Number 2: The Godfather (1972, rating: 9.1) 

Director: Francis Ford Coppola 

Script: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola 

Cast: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan

The story spanning 1945 to 1955, describes the transformation of Michael Corleone from reluctant family outsider to a ruthless mafia boss. This movie won 3 Oscars from double-digit nominations and is considered one of the most influential movies in history, especially in the gangster genre. 

Number 1: The Shawshank Redemption (1994, rating: 9.2)

Director: Frank Darabont 

Script: Stephen King, Frank Darabont 

Cast: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton 

It tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne, who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence. He befriends a fellow prisoner, Ellis, and becomes instrumental in a money-laundering operation led by the prison warden over the following two decades. This movie received seven Oscar nominations in 1994, established great success in the home theater and rental markets. 

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