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Top 5 Action Movies of All Time

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The Dark Knight (2008)

9.0 152 min

When the Joker emerges as a mastermind criminal in Gotham City, Batman must confront one of his greatest psychological and physical challenges, pushing him to his ethical limits in this gritty superhero crime thriller directed by Christopher Nolan.

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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

8.1 120 min

In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman named Furiosa rebels against a tyrannical ruler with the aid of a group of female prisoners and a drifter named Max, creating a visually stunning, high-octane chase film directed by George Miller.

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Avengers: Endgame (2019)

8.4 181 min

After the devastating events of Infinity War, the remaining Avengers assemble once more to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe in this epic culmination of the 22-film Marvel Cinematic Universe saga directed by the Russo brothers.

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John Wick (2014)

7.4 101 min

When a retired hitman's beloved dog, a final gift from his dying wife, is killed by the son of a crime boss, he returns to the criminal underworld seeking vengeance, showcasing innovative gunplay choreography in this stylish action thriller directed by Chad Stahelski.

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Die Hard (1988)

8.2 132 min

An NYPD officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles, creating the blueprint for the modern action hero in this genre-defining classic directed by John McTiernan.

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Top 5 Drama Movies of All Time

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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

9.3 142 min

Over the course of several decades, two men sentenced to life imprisonment form an unlikely friendship, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of basic decency in this prison drama directed by Frank Darabont based on a Stephen King novella.

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The Godfather (1972)

9.2 175 min

The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son, chronicling the family's rise in postwar America in this definitive gangster film directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

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Schindler's List (1993)

9.0 195 min

In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis, leading him to save over a thousand lives in this historical drama directed by Steven Spielberg.

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Forrest Gump (1994)

8.8 142 min

The presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal and other historical events unfold through the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, whose only desire is to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart, in this heartwarming drama directed by Robert Zemeckis.

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The Green Mile (1999)

8.6 189 min

The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift, in this supernatural drama directed by Frank Darabont based on Stephen King's serial novel.

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Top 5 Sci-Fi Movies of All Time

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Inception (2010)

8.8 148 min

A thief who enters people's dreams and steals their secrets from their subconscious is offered a chance at redemption when he is tasked with planting an idea in someone's mind instead of stealing one, in this mind-bending sci-fi thriller directed by Christopher Nolan.

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The Matrix (1999)

8.7 136 min

A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers, revolutionizing action filmmaking with groundbreaking visual effects in this science fiction classic directed by the Wachowskis.

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Interstellar (2014)

8.6 169 min

A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival as Earth faces a global food crisis, exploring complex themes of time, love, and sacrifice in this visually stunning space epic directed by Christopher Nolan.

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Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

8.0 164 min

A new blade runner uncovers a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos, leading him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former blade runner who has been missing for 30 years, in this visually breathtaking sequel directed by Denis Villeneuve.

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Arrival (2016)

7.9 116 min

A linguist is recruited by the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft land around the world, challenging the very perception of time and reality in this cerebral sci-fi drama directed by Denis Villeneuve.

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Top 5 Animation Movies of All Time

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Spirited Away (2001)

8.6 125 min

During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, where humans are changed into beasts, in this beautifully animated Japanese masterpiece directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

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The Lion King (1994)

8.5 88 min

A young lion prince flees his kingdom after the murder of his father, only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery, featuring memorable songs and a compelling story that resonates across generations in this Disney animation classic directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff.

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) Movie Poster

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

8.4 117 min

Teen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe and must join with five counterparts from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities, revolutionizing animation with its groundbreaking visual style in this innovative superhero film directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman.

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WALL·E (2008)

8.4 98 min

In a distant future where humans have abandoned Earth, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind, combining environmental messaging with a touching love story in this Pixar masterpiece directed by Andrew Stanton.

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Toy Story (1995)

8.3 81 min

A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's room, launching the computer animation revolution as the first fully CGI-animated feature film directed by John Lasseter for Pixar.

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Top 5 Thriller Movies of All Time

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Se7en (1995)

8.6 127 min

Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives, creating an atmosphere of dread and one of the most shocking endings in cinema history in this psychological thriller directed by David Fincher.

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Gone Girl (2014) Movie Poster

Gone Girl (2014)

8.1 149 min

With his wife's disappearance becoming the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent, in this twisting psychological thriller directed by David Fincher based on Gillian Flynn's bestselling novel.

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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

8.6 118 min

A young FBI cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims, creating one of cinema's most memorable villains in this psychological thriller directed by Jonathan Demme.

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Zodiac (2007) Movie Poster

Zodiac (2007)

7.9 157 min

The true story of the investigation of the "Zodiac Killer", a serial killer who terrorized San Francisco with a string of murders in the late 1960s and taunted the police with letters, ciphers, and blood-stained clothing, in this meticulously crafted thriller directed by David Fincher.

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Memento (2000)

8.4 113 min

A man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer, using an ingenious system of Polaroid photographs and tattoos, told in a unique reverse-chronological structure in this mind-bending thriller directed by Christopher Nolan.

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