diff --git "a/6ac5446b-fb69-4116-b5a7-21146750b231.json" "b/6ac5446b-fb69-4116-b5a7-21146750b231.json" new file mode 100644--- /dev/null +++ "b/6ac5446b-fb69-4116-b5a7-21146750b231.json" @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +{ + "interaction_id": "6ac5446b-fb69-4116-b5a7-21146750b231", + "search_results": [ + { + "page_name": "Tom Hanks' Best Movies According To Rotten Tomatoes", + "page_url": "https://screenrant.com/tom-hanks-best-movies-rotten-tomatoes/", + "page_snippet": "Ahead of Tom Hanks' new biopic ... look to Rotten Tomatoes for the heralded actor's 10 best movies. Tom Hanks is easily one of the most celebrated actors of all time. The talented comedic and dramatic actor got his start on the 1980s sitcom Bosom Buddies and has gone on to become one of the most successful actors of his generation. He has been nominated for five Academy Awards, ...Ahead of Tom Hanks' new biopic film A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, we look to Rotten Tomatoes for the heralded actor's 10 best movies. Tom Hanks is easily one of the most celebrated actors of all time. The talented comedic and dramatic actor got his start on the 1980s sitcom Bosom Buddies and has gone on to become one of the most successful actors of his generation. He has been nominated for five Academy Awards, winning back-to-back trophies in 1994-95 for his lead performances in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. Never one to shy away from playing real-life characters, Hanks returns to the big screen next Friday to play Fred Rogers in It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. To prepare us, let's assess what critics deem to be Hanks' finest films to date (minus cameos and documentaries). So, here are Tom Hanks' 10 best movies according to Rotten Tomatoes. Tom Hanks is easily one of the most celebrated actors of all time. The talented comedic and dramatic actor got his start on the 1980s sitcom Bosom Buddies and has gone on to become one of the most successful actors of his generation. He has been nominated for five Academy Awards, winning back-to-back trophies in 1994-95 for his lead performances in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. RELATED: Top 10 Tom Hanks Movies, According To IMDB Believe it or not, all four Toy Story films rank among Hanks' top-rated movies, according to Rotten Tomatoes. However, in the name of variety, we compiled them all into one. And yet, with an aggregated 99% over four films, the Toy Story franchise still reigns supreme! As you know, Hanks voices the iconic role of Woody in the Toy Story franchise.", + "page_result": "", + "page_last_modified": "" + }, + { + "page_name": "The Top 20 Highest-Rated Movies on Rotten Tomatoes", + "page_url": "https://collider.com/top-highest-rated-movies-on-rotten-tomatoes/", + "page_snippet": "Our list of the top 20 highest-rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes explains how they got there, from E.T. to Mad Max: Fury Road to Black Panther.With the sheer amount of content permeating every facet of media, from streaming to physical media, it\u2019s hard wading through everything to find the best of the best. Thankfully the folks at Rotten Tomatoes have created a handy list of the top-rated features on their site to give audiences a starting point for finding the enduring classics that might connect with them. Thankfully the folks at Rotten Tomatoes have created a handy list of the top-rated features on their site to give audiences a starting point for finding the enduring classics that might connect with them. But the list is just a starting point. A bird's eye view. So we wanted to look closer at the list itself and the movies on it. What is it about them that has allowed them to rise to the top and become the highest-rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes? This adjustment is made to account for the volume of reviews a movie receives. So if a movie only has four reviews, but all are positive, it technically has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. But if a movie has 483 reviews and a 96% score, that average is technically harder to achieve given the sheer number of reviews that exist. Since its release it\u2019s often called one of the smartest films to exist with its insider-view of the theater world that many believe is synonymous with filmmaking. It holds a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Roger Ebert cited it as Bette Davis\u2019 finest work. It\u2019s a crackling story that reminds everyone to watch out because your friends and enemies might just be one and the same.", + "page_result": "\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \t\n\t \t \n\t \t \n\t \t\t\t\t\n\t The Top 20 Highest-Rated Movies on Rotten Tomatoes\n\t \n\t \t \t \n\t \t \n\t \t\t\t\n\t \t\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n

Collider

\n\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n
\n Log in\n
\n \n \n
\n\n
\n
\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n
\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n
\n\n \n \n\n
\n\n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n\n\n \n\n \n
\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n

The Top 20 Highest-Rated Movies on Rotten Tomatoes

\n\n
\n
\n \n By\n \n \n Kristen Lopez\n \n \n
\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n

What are the movies with the highest rating on RT and why have they endured for so long?

\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n\n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n\n\n
\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n
\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

With the sheer amount of content permeating every facet of media, from streaming to physical media, it\u2019s hard wading through everything to find the best of the best. Thankfully the folks at Rotten Tomatoes have created a handy list of the top-rated features on their site to give audiences a starting point for finding the enduring classics that might connect with them.

\n

But the list is just a starting point. A bird's eye view. So we wanted to look closer at the list itself and the movies on it. What is it about them that has allowed them to rise to the top and become the highest-rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes?

\n

It's important to note that the ranking of the list\u2014as crafted by Rotten Tomatoes itself\u2014was created using a movie's \"Adjusted Score.\" RT officially explains the score as follows:

\n
\n

Each critic from our discrete list gets one vote, weighted equally. A movie must have 40 or more rated reviews to be considered. The Adjusted Score comes from a weighted formula (Bayesian) that we use that accounts for variation in the number of reviews per movie.

\n \n

This adjustment is made to account for the volume of reviews a movie receives. So if a movie only has four reviews, but all are positive, it technically has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. But if a movie has 483 reviews and a 96% score, that average is technically harder to achieve given the sheer number of reviews that exist.

\n

So without further ado, let's dig into the top 20 highest-rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes.

\n

\n 20. All About Eve (1950)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via 20th Century Fox
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a0100%

\n

One of the quintessential features about show business, All About Eve is the Single White Female of the 1950s. Legendary actress Bette Davis plays legendary actress Margo Channing who takes a shine to a sycophantic fan named Eve (Anne Baxter). But as Margo and her friends soon realize, Eve has more than just friendship on her mind; she actually wants to steal Margo\u2019s career from her, and everything that comes with it.

\n

Directed and written by Joseph Mankiewicz, All About Eve was a critical darling upon release in 1950. Critics praised the acid-tongued dialogue and the acting of all involved. It would eventually win six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Since its release it\u2019s often called one of the smartest films to exist with its insider-view of the theater world that many believe is synonymous with filmmaking. It holds a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Roger Ebert cited it as Bette Davis\u2019 finest work. It\u2019s a crackling story that reminds everyone to watch out because your friends and enemies might just be one and the same.

\n

\n 19. Dunkirk (2017)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Warner Bros.
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a092%

\n

It might surprise many to realize this is the only feature directed by Christopher Nolan to enter this list. Nolan\u2019s tenth feature film follows the various men from Belgium, Great Britain, and France who fought and died during the battle of Dunkirk in WWII. The film was a long-time passion project for Nolan who initially conceived of it in the early 1990s. The film\u2019s visceral imagery was often compared to Steven Spielberg\u2019s Saving Private Ryan, and Nolan crafted the entire narrative as something of a time puzzle. The all-star cast often takes a backseat to the sheer power of the cinematography and technical prowess.

\n

Dunkirk went on to win three Academy Awards for sound and editing and made over $500 million worldwide. Though it holds a 92% on RT, critics at the time cited its script, direction, cinematography, and score as worthy of praise, with many considering it Nolan\u2019s best as well as one of the foremost features on WWII.

\n

\n 18. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Universal Pictures
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score: 98%

\n

One of the most iconic images of cinema is little Elliott (Henry Thomas) and his friends traveling across the moon to help their alien buddy E.T. \u201cphone home.\u201d The Steven Spielberg-directed feature is a heartfelt, funny, and compassionate story of friendship wrapped up in a coping with divorce narrative (heavy stuff for a kid\u2019s film). On a scant budget of just $10 million, E..T the Extra-Terrestrial has netted nearly $800 million since its release in 1982 (it was re-released in 1985 and 2002) and surpassed Star Wars as the highest-grossing film of all time. It also won four Oscars, mainly in effects and sound as well as the John Williams-created score that\u2019s endured alongside the movie.

\n

It\u2019s a film that connected with audiences so much it was screened at the White House for then-President Ronald Reagan, made Princess Diana cry, and was showcased at the United Nations. Interestingly, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial won universal acclaim upon release but boasts a 98% on RT with one negative review.

\n

\n 17. Coco (2017)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Disney\u2022Pixar
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a097%

\n

The first of three Disney films on this list (excluding the Fox merger), Coco tells the story of a little boy named Miguel who wants to be a musician. Unfortunately his family, for reasons unknown to him, has placed a ban on music. So when Miguel steals the guitar of a long-dead and famous Mexican musician he is accidentally sent to the Land of the Dead where he must reunite with his ancestors and learn about his family\u2019s past.

\n

Coco marked the first motion picture to boast an all-Latino cast and have a nine-figure budget. It was also Pixar\u2019s first film with a Latino lead character. Like all Pixar features Coco is a blend of humor and heart, with a final scene that is an emotional gutpunch. The songs, penned by Frozen lyricists Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, are spunky and infectious with the track \u201cRemember Me\u201d going on to win Best Original Song at the 2018 Academy Awards; the film also won Best Animated Feature.

\n

Coco boasts a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes receiving praise for its rich characters and colorful animation.

\n

\n 16. Modern Times (1936)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via United Artists
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a0100%

\n

Whether you\u2019ve seen one of his films or not, nearly everyone can identify Charlie Chaplin\u2019s \u201cthe Tramp\u201d character. The kind-hearted vagrant with a mustache and bowler hat had been Chaplin\u2019s bread and butter since the mid-1900s. Interested in the nature of machinery, especially in the midst of the Great Depression\u2019s unemployment, Chaplin assembled a movie wherein his Tramp character plays a factory worker struggling to deal with modern technology and the aftermath of losing his job. Chaplin hoped Modern Times would be his first \u201ctalkie,\u201d but decided to abandon the idea and keep the Tramp silent for as long as he could. (The character\u2019s first sound film would be four years later in The Great Dictator.)

\n

Though it won no awards in 1936, Modern Times is considered Chaplin\u2019s best feature and is his most popular, boasting a perfect 100% on RT. Reviews at the time were positive, though not overly effusive and it was not commercially successful in the United States with its political views on labor being cited as controversial. Modern Times is often championed for prophesying our increased dependence on machinery and automation, all seen through the eyes of one little Tramp.

\n

\n 15. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Kino Lorber
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a0100%

\n

Another 100% feature on the list, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a silent German Expressionist film about a somnambulist (or sleepwalker) played by Conrad Veidt, who commits murders at the behest of the evil Dr. Caligari (Werner Krauss).

\n

A landmark in horror history, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is usually taught in film schools as the best example of German expressionism. The movement is commonly identified for its reliance on dark and twisted imagery, sharp and oblique angles, and shadows painted directly on the sets themselves. The film is perceived to be a war allegory, with Veidt\u2019s Cesare the German soldiers fighting in WWI and Dr. Caligari the government sending them off to their deaths. Today the feature is a creepy tale of control with a dreamlike atmosphere and stark cinematography. It\u2019s a highly memorable silent film.

\n

Surprisingly, the film was marketed as a standard horror film, free of artistic pretensions and captured an audience upon release in 1920. It was distributed in the U.S. the next year but was pulled from theaters after protests regarding the presentation of German features during wartime. It\u2019s unclear how the movie was received in 1920. Some film theorists have said it was a commercial and critical success while others maintain it was a critical failure that was \u201ctoo high-brow to become popular in Germany,\u201d this per Siegfried Kracauer. Regardless, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari has become a foundational film and a must-see for any fans of horror.

\n

\n 14. Casablanca (1942) \n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Warner Bros.
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a098%

\n

When asked to say the first classic era film you've seen, the usual answer is this 1942 war drama directed by Michael Curtiz. Humphrey Bogart plays Rick Blaine, an apathetic bar owner in the Vichy-controlled city of Casablanca. When he\u2019s reunited with Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), the woman who got away, Rick is forced to reconcile with his past and his own response to the events going on in the city.

\n

Casablanca remains a perfect example of why studio-era cinema has endured. Its stars are A-list and utterly flawless, the directing isn\u2019t technologically focused but geared towards the performances, and it has serious stakes. However, while filming it was assumed that Casablanca would just be another war drama in a decade dominated by them. You might say the studio didn\u2019t think it\u2019d amount to a hill of beans.

\n

Reviews in 1942 were pleasant with resident critic Bosley Crowther applauding its sentiment. Other papers, like The New Yorker, simply called the film \u201cpretty tolerable.\u201d With a budget of a little over $1 million the grosses were good but not spectacular. It wasn\u2019t until the late-\u201950s that audiences started to appreciate the movie for the classic it is. Here\u2019s looking at you, kid!

\n

\n 13. It Happened One Night (1934) \n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Sony Pictures
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a098%

\n

One of the funniest screwball comedies out there, there\u2019s nothing better than It Happened One Night. Claudette Colbert plays heiress Ellen Andrews who runs away from home because she can\u2019t marry who she wants. She meets up with reporter Peter Warne (Clark Gable) and the two strike a deal: if she gives him an exclusive he won\u2019t rat her out to her dad. Thus the two end up on a cross-country adventure with Ellen realizing her privilege and the two falling in love.

\n

Screwball comedy was popular during the Depression as it positioned the wealthy in positions of goofiness (how times have changed). Colbert\u2019s Ellen is relatable, a princess running away from the strictures of her rigid life. Gable\u2019s Peter is scrappy, a man\u2019s man. The two\u2019s chemistry is fantastic and makes for some unforgettable comedy.

\n

Interestingly, Colbert thought the movie was \u201cthe worst picture in the world and home studio Columbia didn\u2019t think much of it either. Reviews were pleasant, with Variety saying there wasn\u2019t a \u201cparticularly strong plot.\u201d Word-of-mouth and the Depression creating a need for heartwarming stories helped the film do brisk business, eventually turning it into a hit. It won five Oscars, including both Best Actor and Actress for its leads, as well as Best Picture and is labeled as one of the best comedies ever made.

\n

\n 12. Eighth Grade (2018)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via A24
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score: 99%

\n

Director Bo Burnham blew audiences away in 2018 with his feature directorial debut, Eighth Grade. The film follows Kayla (Elsie Fisher), who is about to finish her last week of middle school. As the tween prepares to transition to a new school, she's forced to confront all her social awkwardness and the problems she doesn\u2019t want to follow her to high school.

\n

Burnham was inspired to make Eighth Grade by his own adolescent anxieties. He translated that into a feature examining the generation of children who came of age with social media. Newcomer Elsie Fisher, who\u2019d previously been known for voicing one of the little girls in Despicable Me, became an instant star after the film\u2019s release for her performance as Kayla, garnering a Golden Globe nomination in the process (the film would receive no Oscar nominations). Eighth Grade holds a 99% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes with reviews praising its \u201csupreme awkwardness\u201d and \u201cachingly honest\u201d script.

\n

\n 11. Inside Out (2015)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Pixar
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a098%

\n

In 2015, Disney and Pixar got psychological with Inside Out, the colorful tale about the anthropomorphic feelings that control the minds of every being on this planet. In this case, the audience meets the emotions of a girl named Riley. Joy (voiced by Amy Poehler) wants Riley, who is moving from her hometown of Minnesota to San Francisco, to have the perfect transition. But when Sadness (voiced by Phyllis Smith) messes things up it\u2019s up to Joy to get the little girl\u2019s mind back in order.

\n

With the success of the 2009 film Up director Pete Doctor was able to pitch this movie, inspired by his daughter Elie personality change as she became a teenager. The film was a bit of a game-changer for the studio, the first to not be intensely overseen by Pixar\u2019s former chief creative officer John Lasseter and the first to have half the story crew be comprised of women.

\n

Inside Out premiered out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015 and grossed over $850 million worldwide with the biggest opening gross for a Pixar movie at the time. It holds a 98% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes with the critical consensus being that it\u2019s \u201canother outstanding addition to the Pixar library of modern animated classics.\u201d

\n

\n 10. Wonder Woman (2017)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Imagine via Warner Bros. Pictures
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score: 93%

\n

After several decades in development, Warner Bros. announced in 2010 plans to adapt Wonder Woman for the screen. With an at-the-time untested director in Patty Jenkins and a leading lady who wasn\u2019t a household name in Gal Gadot, Wonder Woman was considered a gamble that paid off big time.

\n

Gadot plays Diana of Themyscira, a princess living on an island of Amazonian women warriors. When a WWI spy (played by Chris Pine) crash-lands on Themyscira it kicks off a series of events that sees Diana leave home to travel to England. Diana hopes to find a \u201cGodkiller\u201d weapon to stop the evil god Ares from destroying humanity.

\n

Wonder Woman connected with audiences everywhere but none more so than women, who found the movie\u2019s predominantly female cast and lack of male gaze to be refreshing. In a time where politics were making women fear everything, Diana and the women of Themyscira gave them hope. The film was a success financially and garnered incredibly positive reviews despite the online discourse that dominated social media. It was considered DC\u2019s best feature at the time and kick-started a wave of discussion on the roles of women, both in front of and behind the camera.

\n

\n 9. Moonlight (2016)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via A24
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a099%

\n

The Oscars mistake heard round the world is usually cited as overshadowing the sheer power of Barry Jenkins\u2019 powerful tale of love between two African-American men. Everything in Moonlight, from the performances to Nicholas Britell\u2019s score, to the luminous cinematography, is astounding.

\n

Director Barry Jenkins was reluctant to tackle a second film after his 2008 feature, Medicine for Melancholy, debuted. After that he wasn\u2019t able to get a script into production. Urged on by his producer, Jenkins took a shot at adapting Tarell Alvin McCaraney\u2019s play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue. The finished product pointedly discussed black masculinity, particularly where it regards homosexuality, poverty and struggle, and the relationships between families.

\n

On a budget of just $4 million, Moonlight grossed $65.3 million worldwide in 2016. It holds a nearly perfect 99% on Rotten Tomatoes with several reviews praising the film\u2019s authentic and personal story. It would win three Oscars, including Best Picture where it infamously was thought to have lost to La La Land. A presenter snafu led to the most controversial Oscars ceremony in years.

\n

\n 8. The Third Man (1949)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Selznick Releasing Organization
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a099%

\n

Directed by the acclaimed British auteur Carol Reed with a script by Grahame Green, The Third Man is a landmark in British film noir. The Third Man follows Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten), a man sent to Vienna on the behest of his friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles). But when Holly discovers Lime\u2019s been murdered it kickstarts a twisted and wholly unpredictable mystery.

\n

With its stark black-and-white cinematography and heavy use of Dutch angles, The Third Man is considered one of the most expressive and cynical features to come out of post-WWII Britain. The feature is not only regarded for its look, but its acting, and a third-act twist that is still a highlight for fans today.

\n

The Third Man became the most popular film in Britain in 1949, though the reviews were tepid elsewhere. Critics in the U.S. praised it, even if a few thought the cinematography was overwhelming. Surprisingly, the film was nominated and won just one Oscar for Robert Kasker\u2019s \u201cdeliriously tilted\u201d cinematography. Since its release the film is considered a masterpiece and a must-watch for film aficionados.

\n

\n 7. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Warner Bros.
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a097%

\n

In 1979 Australian director George Miller debuted Mad Max about a post-apocalyptic world. The film had two sequels, 1983\u2019s Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and 1985\u2019s Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. The films made Miller a cult favorite who would go on to direct The Witches of Eastwick (1987) and Happy Feet (2006). Miller also was offered a chance to make a big-scale Justice League movie that legendarily crashed and burned. But in that time Miller was always working on a fourth Mad Max film. After obtaining the rights in 1995 he spent the next 20 years attempting to get the film made.

\n

It wasn\u2019t until 2009 that Warner Bros. offered to help Miller with the film and in 2011 Mad Max: Fury Road entered production. The film followed a new incarnation of Max (this time played by Tom Hardy) and a woman named Furiosa (Charlize Theron) attempting to liberate a group of female prisoners. The intense action and physical effects remain remarkably revolutionary in an age of CGI, and numerous essays have been written on the film\u2019s feminism.

\n

With a $200 million dollar budget it would have been difficult for the feature to turn a significant profit and only grossed $378 million worldwide. It was cited by Forbes as \u201ctoo expensive, but not really a flop.\u201d Reviews were strong with several critics championing Fury Road as the greatest action feature ever made. The film won six Academy Awards in the tech field, including Best Costumes and Production Design and, more importantly, has introduced Max and his gang to a whole new generation. The movie has a 97% on RT.

\n

\n 6. Get Out (2017)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Universal Pictures
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score: 98%

\n

Before he was an Oscar-nominated director,\u00a0Jordan Peele was best known as one half of the comic duo\u00a0Key and Peele. After his comedy show went off the air in 2015, Peele transitioned to directing and burst out the gate with a movie that challenged audiences\u2019 thoughts on race, history, and the nature of the horror movie. In\u00a0Get Out,Daniel Kaluuya plays Chris, a black man invited to meet the parents of his white girlfriend. But what starts out as an awkwardly weird weekend turns into a terrifying tale of cultural appropriation.

\n

Get Out flew under the radar right up until the moment of release, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival a month before hitting theaters nationwide. Upon release in 2017, reviews were extremely enthusiastic. Writers were praising the film from every angle, from its presentation of the white savior trope to how it looks at black culture butting up against white society. Get Out was a box office success, a critical darling and, more importantly, made Jordan Peele the fifth Black man nominated for Best Director. He won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, and the film currently stands at 98% on RT.

\n

\n 5. BlacKkKlansman (2018)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Focus Features
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a096%

\n

Spike Lee has been challenging audiences\u2019 thoughts on race since the 1980s, but it wasn\u2019t until he adapted the story of Colorado Springs police officer Ron Stallworth that he nabbed his first Best Director nomination.

\n

In the 1970s, Stallworth (played by John David Washington) was the first Black man hired to the Colorado Springs police department. When he stumbles upon an ad for the Ku Klux Klan, Stallworth decided to infiltrate the organization with the help of a white fellow officer (Adam Driver). BlacKkKlansman is at times both painfully humorous and utterly terrifying. Lee and screenwriters Charlie Wachtel and David Rabinowitz create something that feels timely and, unfortunately, timeless.

\n

A box office success upon release, BlacKkKlansman drew as much criticism as it did praise. Lee\u2019s provocative story drew rave reviews from critics, while director Boots Riley took to social media to decry the director\u2019s use of inaccurate facts for narrative entertainment. Regardless, the film holds a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and was nominated for six Academy Awards. Lee didn\u2019t win for Best Director but did get a chance to make a speech at the awards ceremony when the film won for Best Adapted Screenplay.

\n

\n 4. Citizen Kane (1941)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Warner Bros.
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score: 100%

\n

If you\u2019ve studied film in any capacity you\u2019ve seen and/or heard \u201cRosebud,\u201d the plaintive cry that anchors Orson Welles\u2019 filmic monument, Citizen Kane. Welles was just 25 when he wrote, directed, starred and produced Citizen Kane. Inspired by the life of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, Welles created newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane, an ambitious man who reaches the heights of professional glory at the expense of personal relationships.

\n

Citizen Kane is a marvel of filmmaking from its directing to its cinematography, with director of photography Gregg Toland creating several new techniques that have become de rigueur in cinema today. The film\u2019s release history already has several books written on it, but the movie irked Hearst immensely. He attempted to have the film stopped and when that didn\u2019t work he banned all advertising, reviews, or mentions in any of the newspapers he owned. Several major theaters refused to screen it for fear of running afoul of Hearst and his lead gossip columnist, Louella Parsons.

\n

When Citizen Kane finally did open it was a box office disappointment, playing to near empty houses in rural areas and major cities. Despite several good reviews at the time the film was the first (though far from the last) time Welles would be in the red. It was nominated for nine Oscars regardless of Hearst\u2019s campaign, though it only won one for Best Original Screenplay. Now Citizen Kane is regarded as a masterpiece, the film by which all other films are judged, and Welles\u2019 name is positioned firmly as one of the greatest directors of our time.

\n

\n 3. The Wizard of Oz (1939)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Warner Home Video
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a098%

\n

It\u2019s hard to believe but The Wizard of Oz only has a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes! Who could possibly dislike the most charming, fun, sweet movie to ever exist? One that\u2019s made a legion of children smile and has inspired nearly every movie to follow? It\u2019s just baffling. The story of Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her trip over the rainbow to the land of Oz has countless books written on its production, which involved numerous directors, costume changes, and actor swaps, but the finished product remains just as dazzling today as it did in 1939.

\n

The Wizard of Oz came out in one of the best years for cinema and, interestingly enough, is the only feature from the Golden Year to make this list. This was home studio MGM\u2019s pony (alongside Gone With the Wind). The movie was a massive undertaking with numerous worlds created on a studio backlot (and a revolving door of directors). Judy Garland was just 16 when she got the role of a lifetime as Dorothy Gale, taking on a role that initially was offered to Shirley Temple.

\n

It isn\u2019t surprising that the movie received huge praise in 1939; not from The New Yorker though who called it a \u201cstinkeroo.\u201d Because of its large budget it took several years for the movie to reach a profit, aided by subsequent re-releases throughout the \u201840s. It did only win two Oscars (out of a low six nominations) for Best Song and Score. But no matter because the movie now is cited as one of the best films ever made with nearly all of its cast becoming legends.

\n

\n 2. Lady Bird (2017)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via A24
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a099%

\n

For a generation of women in 2017, watching director Greta Gerwig\u2019s feature Lady Bird was like being sent right back to their high school. The story of a confident young woman named Lady Bird (Saorise Ronan) and her desire to leave her Sacramento hometown was relatable, funny, cringe-worthy at times but always delightful. Gerwig, the star of films like Frances Ha and Mistress America, had been working on the script for years and was determined to make it her first solo directorial effort.

\n

Lady Bird grossed nearly $80 million worldwide and was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture. Greta Gerwig became just the fifth woman nominated for Best Director, the first since Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman Best Director winner for The Hurt Locker in 2009.

\n

\n 1. Black Panther (2018) \n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Marvel Studios
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score: 96%

\n

By the time Black Panther was released the Marvel Cinematic Universe had been a presence for ten years. And yet, in all that time, audiences were still asking for a superhero lead of color.

\n

All that changed with the release of Ryan Coogler\u2019s Black Panther, an exuberant, rich, and highly entertaining story about the citizens of the fictional country of Wakanda. Led by T\u2019Challa (Chadwick Boseman) as the eponymous Black Panther, the nation of Wakanda must band together to stop the evil Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan).

\n

In development since 1992 - Wesley Snipes wanted the role badly - Black Panther went through its fair share of development hell. With Snipes leaving the project in the early 2000s, Marvel finally greenlit it as part of their phase two slate in 2014 with Boseman, who had previously played Jackie Robinson and James Brown, as King T\u2019Challa.

\n

Black Panther grossed over $1 billion dollars in 2018, becoming the highest-grossing solo superhero film and the highest-grossing film by a black director. More iconic was its winning of three Academy Awards, including Ruth Carter\u2019s fantastic costume design. It also marked the first time a Marvel feature was nominated for Best Picture.

\n
\n \n\n \n \n\n\n
\n \n \n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n", + "page_last_modified": "" + }, + { + "page_name": "Tom Hanks' Best Movies According To Rotten Tomatoes", + "page_url": "https://screenrant.com/tom-hanks-best-movies-rotten-tomatoes/", + "page_snippet": "Ahead of Tom Hanks' new biopic ... look to Rotten Tomatoes for the heralded actor's 10 best movies. Tom Hanks is easily one of the most celebrated actors of all time. The talented comedic and dramatic actor got his start on the 1980s sitcom Bosom Buddies and has gone on to become one of the most successful actors of his generation. He has been nominated for five Academy Awards, ...Ahead of Tom Hanks' new biopic film A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, we look to Rotten Tomatoes for the heralded actor's 10 best movies. Tom Hanks is easily one of the most celebrated actors of all time. The talented comedic and dramatic actor got his start on the 1980s sitcom Bosom Buddies and has gone on to become one of the most successful actors of his generation. He has been nominated for five Academy Awards, winning back-to-back trophies in 1994-95 for his lead performances in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. Never one to shy away from playing real-life characters, Hanks returns to the big screen next Friday to play Fred Rogers in It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. To prepare us, let's assess what critics deem to be Hanks' finest films to date (minus cameos and documentaries). So, here are Tom Hanks' 10 best movies according to Rotten Tomatoes. Tom Hanks is easily one of the most celebrated actors of all time. The talented comedic and dramatic actor got his start on the 1980s sitcom Bosom Buddies and has gone on to become one of the most successful actors of his generation. He has been nominated for five Academy Awards, winning back-to-back trophies in 1994-95 for his lead performances in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. RELATED: Top 10 Tom Hanks Movies, According To IMDB Believe it or not, all four Toy Story films rank among Hanks' top-rated movies, according to Rotten Tomatoes. However, in the name of variety, we compiled them all into one. And yet, with an aggregated 99% over four films, the Toy Story franchise still reigns supreme! As you know, Hanks voices the iconic role of Woody in the Toy Story franchise.", + "page_result": "", + "page_last_modified": "" + }, + { + "page_name": "The Top 20 Highest-Rated Movies on Rotten Tomatoes", + "page_url": "https://collider.com/top-highest-rated-movies-on-rotten-tomatoes/", + "page_snippet": "Our list of the top 20 highest-rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes explains how they got there, from E.T. to Mad Max: Fury Road to Black Panther.With the sheer amount of content permeating every facet of media, from streaming to physical media, it\u2019s hard wading through everything to find the best of the best. Thankfully the folks at Rotten Tomatoes have created a handy list of the top-rated features on their site to give audiences a starting point for finding the enduring classics that might connect with them. Thankfully the folks at Rotten Tomatoes have created a handy list of the top-rated features on their site to give audiences a starting point for finding the enduring classics that might connect with them. But the list is just a starting point. A bird's eye view. So we wanted to look closer at the list itself and the movies on it. What is it about them that has allowed them to rise to the top and become the highest-rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes? This adjustment is made to account for the volume of reviews a movie receives. So if a movie only has four reviews, but all are positive, it technically has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. But if a movie has 483 reviews and a 96% score, that average is technically harder to achieve given the sheer number of reviews that exist. Since its release it\u2019s often called one of the smartest films to exist with its insider-view of the theater world that many believe is synonymous with filmmaking. It holds a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Roger Ebert cited it as Bette Davis\u2019 finest work. It\u2019s a crackling story that reminds everyone to watch out because your friends and enemies might just be one and the same.", + "page_result": "\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \t\n\t \t \n\t \t \n\t \t\t\t\t\n\t The Top 20 Highest-Rated Movies on Rotten Tomatoes\n\t \n\t \t \t \n\t \t \n\t \t\t\t\n\t \t\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n

Collider

\n\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n
\n Log in\n
\n \n \n
\n\n
\n
\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n
\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n
\n\n \n \n\n
\n\n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n \n\n\n \n\n \n
\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n

The Top 20 Highest-Rated Movies on Rotten Tomatoes

\n\n
\n
\n \n By\n \n \n Kristen Lopez\n \n \n
\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n

What are the movies with the highest rating on RT and why have they endured for so long?

\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n\n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n\n\n
\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n
\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

With the sheer amount of content permeating every facet of media, from streaming to physical media, it\u2019s hard wading through everything to find the best of the best. Thankfully the folks at Rotten Tomatoes have created a handy list of the top-rated features on their site to give audiences a starting point for finding the enduring classics that might connect with them.

\n

But the list is just a starting point. A bird's eye view. So we wanted to look closer at the list itself and the movies on it. What is it about them that has allowed them to rise to the top and become the highest-rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes?

\n

It's important to note that the ranking of the list\u2014as crafted by Rotten Tomatoes itself\u2014was created using a movie's \"Adjusted Score.\" RT officially explains the score as follows:

\n
\n

Each critic from our discrete list gets one vote, weighted equally. A movie must have 40 or more rated reviews to be considered. The Adjusted Score comes from a weighted formula (Bayesian) that we use that accounts for variation in the number of reviews per movie.

\n \n

This adjustment is made to account for the volume of reviews a movie receives. So if a movie only has four reviews, but all are positive, it technically has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. But if a movie has 483 reviews and a 96% score, that average is technically harder to achieve given the sheer number of reviews that exist.

\n

So without further ado, let's dig into the top 20 highest-rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes.

\n

\n 20. All About Eve (1950)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via 20th Century Fox
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a0100%

\n

One of the quintessential features about show business, All About Eve is the Single White Female of the 1950s. Legendary actress Bette Davis plays legendary actress Margo Channing who takes a shine to a sycophantic fan named Eve (Anne Baxter). But as Margo and her friends soon realize, Eve has more than just friendship on her mind; she actually wants to steal Margo\u2019s career from her, and everything that comes with it.

\n

Directed and written by Joseph Mankiewicz, All About Eve was a critical darling upon release in 1950. Critics praised the acid-tongued dialogue and the acting of all involved. It would eventually win six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Since its release it\u2019s often called one of the smartest films to exist with its insider-view of the theater world that many believe is synonymous with filmmaking. It holds a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Roger Ebert cited it as Bette Davis\u2019 finest work. It\u2019s a crackling story that reminds everyone to watch out because your friends and enemies might just be one and the same.

\n

\n 19. Dunkirk (2017)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Warner Bros.
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a092%

\n

It might surprise many to realize this is the only feature directed by Christopher Nolan to enter this list. Nolan\u2019s tenth feature film follows the various men from Belgium, Great Britain, and France who fought and died during the battle of Dunkirk in WWII. The film was a long-time passion project for Nolan who initially conceived of it in the early 1990s. The film\u2019s visceral imagery was often compared to Steven Spielberg\u2019s Saving Private Ryan, and Nolan crafted the entire narrative as something of a time puzzle. The all-star cast often takes a backseat to the sheer power of the cinematography and technical prowess.

\n

Dunkirk went on to win three Academy Awards for sound and editing and made over $500 million worldwide. Though it holds a 92% on RT, critics at the time cited its script, direction, cinematography, and score as worthy of praise, with many considering it Nolan\u2019s best as well as one of the foremost features on WWII.

\n

\n 18. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Universal Pictures
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score: 98%

\n

One of the most iconic images of cinema is little Elliott (Henry Thomas) and his friends traveling across the moon to help their alien buddy E.T. \u201cphone home.\u201d The Steven Spielberg-directed feature is a heartfelt, funny, and compassionate story of friendship wrapped up in a coping with divorce narrative (heavy stuff for a kid\u2019s film). On a scant budget of just $10 million, E..T the Extra-Terrestrial has netted nearly $800 million since its release in 1982 (it was re-released in 1985 and 2002) and surpassed Star Wars as the highest-grossing film of all time. It also won four Oscars, mainly in effects and sound as well as the John Williams-created score that\u2019s endured alongside the movie.

\n

It\u2019s a film that connected with audiences so much it was screened at the White House for then-President Ronald Reagan, made Princess Diana cry, and was showcased at the United Nations. Interestingly, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial won universal acclaim upon release but boasts a 98% on RT with one negative review.

\n

\n 17. Coco (2017)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Disney\u2022Pixar
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a097%

\n

The first of three Disney films on this list (excluding the Fox merger), Coco tells the story of a little boy named Miguel who wants to be a musician. Unfortunately his family, for reasons unknown to him, has placed a ban on music. So when Miguel steals the guitar of a long-dead and famous Mexican musician he is accidentally sent to the Land of the Dead where he must reunite with his ancestors and learn about his family\u2019s past.

\n

Coco marked the first motion picture to boast an all-Latino cast and have a nine-figure budget. It was also Pixar\u2019s first film with a Latino lead character. Like all Pixar features Coco is a blend of humor and heart, with a final scene that is an emotional gutpunch. The songs, penned by Frozen lyricists Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, are spunky and infectious with the track \u201cRemember Me\u201d going on to win Best Original Song at the 2018 Academy Awards; the film also won Best Animated Feature.

\n

Coco boasts a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes receiving praise for its rich characters and colorful animation.

\n

\n 16. Modern Times (1936)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via United Artists
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a0100%

\n

Whether you\u2019ve seen one of his films or not, nearly everyone can identify Charlie Chaplin\u2019s \u201cthe Tramp\u201d character. The kind-hearted vagrant with a mustache and bowler hat had been Chaplin\u2019s bread and butter since the mid-1900s. Interested in the nature of machinery, especially in the midst of the Great Depression\u2019s unemployment, Chaplin assembled a movie wherein his Tramp character plays a factory worker struggling to deal with modern technology and the aftermath of losing his job. Chaplin hoped Modern Times would be his first \u201ctalkie,\u201d but decided to abandon the idea and keep the Tramp silent for as long as he could. (The character\u2019s first sound film would be four years later in The Great Dictator.)

\n

Though it won no awards in 1936, Modern Times is considered Chaplin\u2019s best feature and is his most popular, boasting a perfect 100% on RT. Reviews at the time were positive, though not overly effusive and it was not commercially successful in the United States with its political views on labor being cited as controversial. Modern Times is often championed for prophesying our increased dependence on machinery and automation, all seen through the eyes of one little Tramp.

\n

\n 15. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Kino Lorber
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a0100%

\n

Another 100% feature on the list, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a silent German Expressionist film about a somnambulist (or sleepwalker) played by Conrad Veidt, who commits murders at the behest of the evil Dr. Caligari (Werner Krauss).

\n

A landmark in horror history, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is usually taught in film schools as the best example of German expressionism. The movement is commonly identified for its reliance on dark and twisted imagery, sharp and oblique angles, and shadows painted directly on the sets themselves. The film is perceived to be a war allegory, with Veidt\u2019s Cesare the German soldiers fighting in WWI and Dr. Caligari the government sending them off to their deaths. Today the feature is a creepy tale of control with a dreamlike atmosphere and stark cinematography. It\u2019s a highly memorable silent film.

\n

Surprisingly, the film was marketed as a standard horror film, free of artistic pretensions and captured an audience upon release in 1920. It was distributed in the U.S. the next year but was pulled from theaters after protests regarding the presentation of German features during wartime. It\u2019s unclear how the movie was received in 1920. Some film theorists have said it was a commercial and critical success while others maintain it was a critical failure that was \u201ctoo high-brow to become popular in Germany,\u201d this per Siegfried Kracauer. Regardless, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari has become a foundational film and a must-see for any fans of horror.

\n

\n 14. Casablanca (1942) \n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Warner Bros.
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a098%

\n

When asked to say the first classic era film you've seen, the usual answer is this 1942 war drama directed by Michael Curtiz. Humphrey Bogart plays Rick Blaine, an apathetic bar owner in the Vichy-controlled city of Casablanca. When he\u2019s reunited with Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), the woman who got away, Rick is forced to reconcile with his past and his own response to the events going on in the city.

\n

Casablanca remains a perfect example of why studio-era cinema has endured. Its stars are A-list and utterly flawless, the directing isn\u2019t technologically focused but geared towards the performances, and it has serious stakes. However, while filming it was assumed that Casablanca would just be another war drama in a decade dominated by them. You might say the studio didn\u2019t think it\u2019d amount to a hill of beans.

\n

Reviews in 1942 were pleasant with resident critic Bosley Crowther applauding its sentiment. Other papers, like The New Yorker, simply called the film \u201cpretty tolerable.\u201d With a budget of a little over $1 million the grosses were good but not spectacular. It wasn\u2019t until the late-\u201950s that audiences started to appreciate the movie for the classic it is. Here\u2019s looking at you, kid!

\n

\n 13. It Happened One Night (1934) \n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Sony Pictures
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a098%

\n

One of the funniest screwball comedies out there, there\u2019s nothing better than It Happened One Night. Claudette Colbert plays heiress Ellen Andrews who runs away from home because she can\u2019t marry who she wants. She meets up with reporter Peter Warne (Clark Gable) and the two strike a deal: if she gives him an exclusive he won\u2019t rat her out to her dad. Thus the two end up on a cross-country adventure with Ellen realizing her privilege and the two falling in love.

\n

Screwball comedy was popular during the Depression as it positioned the wealthy in positions of goofiness (how times have changed). Colbert\u2019s Ellen is relatable, a princess running away from the strictures of her rigid life. Gable\u2019s Peter is scrappy, a man\u2019s man. The two\u2019s chemistry is fantastic and makes for some unforgettable comedy.

\n

Interestingly, Colbert thought the movie was \u201cthe worst picture in the world and home studio Columbia didn\u2019t think much of it either. Reviews were pleasant, with Variety saying there wasn\u2019t a \u201cparticularly strong plot.\u201d Word-of-mouth and the Depression creating a need for heartwarming stories helped the film do brisk business, eventually turning it into a hit. It won five Oscars, including both Best Actor and Actress for its leads, as well as Best Picture and is labeled as one of the best comedies ever made.

\n

\n 12. Eighth Grade (2018)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via A24
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score: 99%

\n

Director Bo Burnham blew audiences away in 2018 with his feature directorial debut, Eighth Grade. The film follows Kayla (Elsie Fisher), who is about to finish her last week of middle school. As the tween prepares to transition to a new school, she's forced to confront all her social awkwardness and the problems she doesn\u2019t want to follow her to high school.

\n

Burnham was inspired to make Eighth Grade by his own adolescent anxieties. He translated that into a feature examining the generation of children who came of age with social media. Newcomer Elsie Fisher, who\u2019d previously been known for voicing one of the little girls in Despicable Me, became an instant star after the film\u2019s release for her performance as Kayla, garnering a Golden Globe nomination in the process (the film would receive no Oscar nominations). Eighth Grade holds a 99% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes with reviews praising its \u201csupreme awkwardness\u201d and \u201cachingly honest\u201d script.

\n

\n 11. Inside Out (2015)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Pixar
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a098%

\n

In 2015, Disney and Pixar got psychological with Inside Out, the colorful tale about the anthropomorphic feelings that control the minds of every being on this planet. In this case, the audience meets the emotions of a girl named Riley. Joy (voiced by Amy Poehler) wants Riley, who is moving from her hometown of Minnesota to San Francisco, to have the perfect transition. But when Sadness (voiced by Phyllis Smith) messes things up it\u2019s up to Joy to get the little girl\u2019s mind back in order.

\n

With the success of the 2009 film Up director Pete Doctor was able to pitch this movie, inspired by his daughter Elie personality change as she became a teenager. The film was a bit of a game-changer for the studio, the first to not be intensely overseen by Pixar\u2019s former chief creative officer John Lasseter and the first to have half the story crew be comprised of women.

\n

Inside Out premiered out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015 and grossed over $850 million worldwide with the biggest opening gross for a Pixar movie at the time. It holds a 98% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes with the critical consensus being that it\u2019s \u201canother outstanding addition to the Pixar library of modern animated classics.\u201d

\n

\n 10. Wonder Woman (2017)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Imagine via Warner Bros. Pictures
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score: 93%

\n

After several decades in development, Warner Bros. announced in 2010 plans to adapt Wonder Woman for the screen. With an at-the-time untested director in Patty Jenkins and a leading lady who wasn\u2019t a household name in Gal Gadot, Wonder Woman was considered a gamble that paid off big time.

\n

Gadot plays Diana of Themyscira, a princess living on an island of Amazonian women warriors. When a WWI spy (played by Chris Pine) crash-lands on Themyscira it kicks off a series of events that sees Diana leave home to travel to England. Diana hopes to find a \u201cGodkiller\u201d weapon to stop the evil god Ares from destroying humanity.

\n

Wonder Woman connected with audiences everywhere but none more so than women, who found the movie\u2019s predominantly female cast and lack of male gaze to be refreshing. In a time where politics were making women fear everything, Diana and the women of Themyscira gave them hope. The film was a success financially and garnered incredibly positive reviews despite the online discourse that dominated social media. It was considered DC\u2019s best feature at the time and kick-started a wave of discussion on the roles of women, both in front of and behind the camera.

\n

\n 9. Moonlight (2016)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via A24
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a099%

\n

The Oscars mistake heard round the world is usually cited as overshadowing the sheer power of Barry Jenkins\u2019 powerful tale of love between two African-American men. Everything in Moonlight, from the performances to Nicholas Britell\u2019s score, to the luminous cinematography, is astounding.

\n

Director Barry Jenkins was reluctant to tackle a second film after his 2008 feature, Medicine for Melancholy, debuted. After that he wasn\u2019t able to get a script into production. Urged on by his producer, Jenkins took a shot at adapting Tarell Alvin McCaraney\u2019s play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue. The finished product pointedly discussed black masculinity, particularly where it regards homosexuality, poverty and struggle, and the relationships between families.

\n

On a budget of just $4 million, Moonlight grossed $65.3 million worldwide in 2016. It holds a nearly perfect 99% on Rotten Tomatoes with several reviews praising the film\u2019s authentic and personal story. It would win three Oscars, including Best Picture where it infamously was thought to have lost to La La Land. A presenter snafu led to the most controversial Oscars ceremony in years.

\n

\n 8. The Third Man (1949)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Selznick Releasing Organization
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a099%

\n

Directed by the acclaimed British auteur Carol Reed with a script by Grahame Green, The Third Man is a landmark in British film noir. The Third Man follows Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten), a man sent to Vienna on the behest of his friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles). But when Holly discovers Lime\u2019s been murdered it kickstarts a twisted and wholly unpredictable mystery.

\n

With its stark black-and-white cinematography and heavy use of Dutch angles, The Third Man is considered one of the most expressive and cynical features to come out of post-WWII Britain. The feature is not only regarded for its look, but its acting, and a third-act twist that is still a highlight for fans today.

\n

The Third Man became the most popular film in Britain in 1949, though the reviews were tepid elsewhere. Critics in the U.S. praised it, even if a few thought the cinematography was overwhelming. Surprisingly, the film was nominated and won just one Oscar for Robert Kasker\u2019s \u201cdeliriously tilted\u201d cinematography. Since its release the film is considered a masterpiece and a must-watch for film aficionados.

\n

\n 7. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Warner Bros.
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a097%

\n

In 1979 Australian director George Miller debuted Mad Max about a post-apocalyptic world. The film had two sequels, 1983\u2019s Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and 1985\u2019s Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. The films made Miller a cult favorite who would go on to direct The Witches of Eastwick (1987) and Happy Feet (2006). Miller also was offered a chance to make a big-scale Justice League movie that legendarily crashed and burned. But in that time Miller was always working on a fourth Mad Max film. After obtaining the rights in 1995 he spent the next 20 years attempting to get the film made.

\n

It wasn\u2019t until 2009 that Warner Bros. offered to help Miller with the film and in 2011 Mad Max: Fury Road entered production. The film followed a new incarnation of Max (this time played by Tom Hardy) and a woman named Furiosa (Charlize Theron) attempting to liberate a group of female prisoners. The intense action and physical effects remain remarkably revolutionary in an age of CGI, and numerous essays have been written on the film\u2019s feminism.

\n

With a $200 million dollar budget it would have been difficult for the feature to turn a significant profit and only grossed $378 million worldwide. It was cited by Forbes as \u201ctoo expensive, but not really a flop.\u201d Reviews were strong with several critics championing Fury Road as the greatest action feature ever made. The film won six Academy Awards in the tech field, including Best Costumes and Production Design and, more importantly, has introduced Max and his gang to a whole new generation. The movie has a 97% on RT.

\n

\n 6. Get Out (2017)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Universal Pictures
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score: 98%

\n

Before he was an Oscar-nominated director,\u00a0Jordan Peele was best known as one half of the comic duo\u00a0Key and Peele. After his comedy show went off the air in 2015, Peele transitioned to directing and burst out the gate with a movie that challenged audiences\u2019 thoughts on race, history, and the nature of the horror movie. In\u00a0Get Out,Daniel Kaluuya plays Chris, a black man invited to meet the parents of his white girlfriend. But what starts out as an awkwardly weird weekend turns into a terrifying tale of cultural appropriation.

\n

Get Out flew under the radar right up until the moment of release, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival a month before hitting theaters nationwide. Upon release in 2017, reviews were extremely enthusiastic. Writers were praising the film from every angle, from its presentation of the white savior trope to how it looks at black culture butting up against white society. Get Out was a box office success, a critical darling and, more importantly, made Jordan Peele the fifth Black man nominated for Best Director. He won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, and the film currently stands at 98% on RT.

\n

\n 5. BlacKkKlansman (2018)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Focus Features
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a096%

\n

Spike Lee has been challenging audiences\u2019 thoughts on race since the 1980s, but it wasn\u2019t until he adapted the story of Colorado Springs police officer Ron Stallworth that he nabbed his first Best Director nomination.

\n

In the 1970s, Stallworth (played by John David Washington) was the first Black man hired to the Colorado Springs police department. When he stumbles upon an ad for the Ku Klux Klan, Stallworth decided to infiltrate the organization with the help of a white fellow officer (Adam Driver). BlacKkKlansman is at times both painfully humorous and utterly terrifying. Lee and screenwriters Charlie Wachtel and David Rabinowitz create something that feels timely and, unfortunately, timeless.

\n

A box office success upon release, BlacKkKlansman drew as much criticism as it did praise. Lee\u2019s provocative story drew rave reviews from critics, while director Boots Riley took to social media to decry the director\u2019s use of inaccurate facts for narrative entertainment. Regardless, the film holds a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and was nominated for six Academy Awards. Lee didn\u2019t win for Best Director but did get a chance to make a speech at the awards ceremony when the film won for Best Adapted Screenplay.

\n

\n 4. Citizen Kane (1941)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Warner Bros.
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score: 100%

\n

If you\u2019ve studied film in any capacity you\u2019ve seen and/or heard \u201cRosebud,\u201d the plaintive cry that anchors Orson Welles\u2019 filmic monument, Citizen Kane. Welles was just 25 when he wrote, directed, starred and produced Citizen Kane. Inspired by the life of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, Welles created newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane, an ambitious man who reaches the heights of professional glory at the expense of personal relationships.

\n

Citizen Kane is a marvel of filmmaking from its directing to its cinematography, with director of photography Gregg Toland creating several new techniques that have become de rigueur in cinema today. The film\u2019s release history already has several books written on it, but the movie irked Hearst immensely. He attempted to have the film stopped and when that didn\u2019t work he banned all advertising, reviews, or mentions in any of the newspapers he owned. Several major theaters refused to screen it for fear of running afoul of Hearst and his lead gossip columnist, Louella Parsons.

\n

When Citizen Kane finally did open it was a box office disappointment, playing to near empty houses in rural areas and major cities. Despite several good reviews at the time the film was the first (though far from the last) time Welles would be in the red. It was nominated for nine Oscars regardless of Hearst\u2019s campaign, though it only won one for Best Original Screenplay. Now Citizen Kane is regarded as a masterpiece, the film by which all other films are judged, and Welles\u2019 name is positioned firmly as one of the greatest directors of our time.

\n

\n 3. The Wizard of Oz (1939)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Warner Home Video
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a098%

\n

It\u2019s hard to believe but The Wizard of Oz only has a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes! Who could possibly dislike the most charming, fun, sweet movie to ever exist? One that\u2019s made a legion of children smile and has inspired nearly every movie to follow? It\u2019s just baffling. The story of Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her trip over the rainbow to the land of Oz has countless books written on its production, which involved numerous directors, costume changes, and actor swaps, but the finished product remains just as dazzling today as it did in 1939.

\n

The Wizard of Oz came out in one of the best years for cinema and, interestingly enough, is the only feature from the Golden Year to make this list. This was home studio MGM\u2019s pony (alongside Gone With the Wind). The movie was a massive undertaking with numerous worlds created on a studio backlot (and a revolving door of directors). Judy Garland was just 16 when she got the role of a lifetime as Dorothy Gale, taking on a role that initially was offered to Shirley Temple.

\n

It isn\u2019t surprising that the movie received huge praise in 1939; not from The New Yorker though who called it a \u201cstinkeroo.\u201d Because of its large budget it took several years for the movie to reach a profit, aided by subsequent re-releases throughout the \u201840s. It did only win two Oscars (out of a low six nominations) for Best Song and Score. But no matter because the movie now is cited as one of the best films ever made with nearly all of its cast becoming legends.

\n

\n 2. Lady Bird (2017)\n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via A24
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score:\u00a099%

\n

For a generation of women in 2017, watching director Greta Gerwig\u2019s feature Lady Bird was like being sent right back to their high school. The story of a confident young woman named Lady Bird (Saorise Ronan) and her desire to leave her Sacramento hometown was relatable, funny, cringe-worthy at times but always delightful. Gerwig, the star of films like Frances Ha and Mistress America, had been working on the script for years and was determined to make it her first solo directorial effort.

\n

Lady Bird grossed nearly $80 million worldwide and was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture. Greta Gerwig became just the fifth woman nominated for Best Director, the first since Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman Best Director winner for The Hurt Locker in 2009.

\n

\n 1. Black Panther (2018) \n

\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Image via Marvel Studios
\n \n
\n\n\n
\n
\n

RT Score: 96%

\n

By the time Black Panther was released the Marvel Cinematic Universe had been a presence for ten years. And yet, in all that time, audiences were still asking for a superhero lead of color.

\n

All that changed with the release of Ryan Coogler\u2019s Black Panther, an exuberant, rich, and highly entertaining story about the citizens of the fictional country of Wakanda. Led by T\u2019Challa (Chadwick Boseman) as the eponymous Black Panther, the nation of Wakanda must band together to stop the evil Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan).

\n

In development since 1992 - Wesley Snipes wanted the role badly - Black Panther went through its fair share of development hell. With Snipes leaving the project in the early 2000s, Marvel finally greenlit it as part of their phase two slate in 2014 with Boseman, who had previously played Jackie Robinson and James Brown, as King T\u2019Challa.

\n

Black Panther grossed over $1 billion dollars in 2018, becoming the highest-grossing solo superhero film and the highest-grossing film by a black director. More iconic was its winning of three Academy Awards, including Ruth Carter\u2019s fantastic costume design. It also marked the first time a Marvel feature was nominated for Best Picture.

\n
\n \n\n \n \n\n\n
\n \n \n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n", + "page_last_modified": "" + }, + { + "page_name": "27 Best Tom Hanks Movies, Ranked \u2014 Top Tom Hanks Films - Parade: ...", + "page_url": "https://parade.com/1396552/samuelmurrian/tom-hanks-movies/", + "page_snippet": "Starring in numerous classics that captured our imaginations, Tom Hanksis now nothing short of a cultural icon. The tw0-time Oscar winner and six-time nomineeStarring in numerous classics that captured our imaginations, Tom Hanksis now nothing short of a cultural icon. The tw0-time Oscar winner and six-time nominee has earned an unprecedented level of affection and even trust from audiences, the most beloved movie star of our time\u2014and widely known as one of the absolute nicest guys in Hollywood, both onscreen and off. To celebrate Elvis, one of the summer's buzziest releases, and a career like no other, we're rounded up and ranked the best Tom Hanks films of all time. Related: Tom Hanks Banks Millions! Find Out His Net Worth and How He Made It \u00b7 By 1989, Hanks was already so popular with audiences that The Burbs opened atop the box office simply because of his likability and star power, despite mixed reviews. A meh but pleasurable dark comedy from Joe Dante, five years after his handcrafted masterpiece of mayhem Gremlins, The Burbs co-stars Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Corey Feldmanand Rick Ducommon. A meh but pleasurable dark comedy from Joe Dante, five years after his handcrafted masterpiece of mayhem Gremlins, The Burbs co-stars Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Corey Feldmanand Rick Ducommon. It's about neighbors who suspect the new folks on the block are part of a murderous cult. Like other Dante efforts, The Burbs utilizes clever and eye-popping visual effects, but the greatest effect in an uneven film is Hanks' breezily funny presence.", + "page_result": "28 Best Tom Hanks Movies, Ranked - Parade\nSkip to main content
March 17, 2024
\"Tom

Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

We Ranked the 28 Best Tom Hanks Movies of All Time, From 'Big' to 'Asteroid City'

There's a reason he's the most beloved star around!

Starring in numerous classics that captured our imaginations, Tom Hanks is now nothing short of a cultural icon. The two-time Oscar winner and six-time nominee has earned an unprecedented level of affection and even trust from audiences; he is the most beloved movie star of our time and widely known as one of the absolute nicest guys in Hollywood, both onscreen and off.

When presenting Hanks with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, President Barack Obama summed it up perfectly: “He has introduced us to America’s unassuming heroes. He has allowed us to see ourselves, not only as we are, but as we aspire to be.”

We've rounded up and ranked the best Tom Hanks movies of all time. Where does Asteroid City rank among Hanks' filmography? What's the iconic actor and filmmaker's greatest movie ever? Here are the best Tom Hanks movies ever, ranked.

Related: Tom Hanks Banks Millions! Find Out His Net Worth and How He Made It

Best Tom Hanks Movies of All Time

\"Tom

Tom Hanks In 'The 'Burbs'

Universal/Getty Images

28. The Burbs (1989)

By 1989, Hanks was already so popular with audiences that The Burbs opened atop the box office simply because of his likability and star power, despite mixed reviews. A meh but pleasurable dark comedy from Joe Dante, five years after his handcrafted masterpiece of mayhem GremlinsThe Burbs co-stars Bruce DernCarrie FisherCorey Feldman and Rick Ducommon. It's about neighbors who suspect that the new folks on the block are part of a murderous cult. Like other Dante efforts, The Burbs utilizes clever and eye-popping visual effects, but the greatest effect in an uneven film is Hanks' breezily funny presence.

\"Greyhound\"

Greyhound

AppleTV+

27. Greyhound (2020)

At the absolute zenith of the pandemic, two Hank pictures were released on streaming to positive notice: News of the World and Greyhound on Apple. Directed by Aaron Schneider from a screenplay by Hanks, Greyhound co-stars Elizabeth Shue, Stephen Graham and Hanks' son Chet Hanks. It's a relatively low-fi World War II maritime thriller that fleshes out character and stages gripping action in an economical 91 minutes—no small feat. Greyhound was Oscar-nominated for Best Sound.

\"Asteroid

Asteroid City

Focus Features

26. Asteroid City (2023) 

Tom Hanks is rarely bad in a movie, and he's certainly not bad in Asteroid City. Unfortunately, Wes Anderson loves a sprawling ensemble, and in this dramedy about a stargazing camp, Hanks is mostly relegated to telephone conversations. Here's to hoping that if he comes back for a second Anderson project he gets a little more screen time. 

\"Sully\"

Sully

Warner Bros.

25. Sully aka Sully: Miracle on the Hudson (2016)

Co-starring with Aaron EckhartLaura Linney and Anna Gunn, Hanks teamed up with director Clint Eastwood for this biopic/legal drama hybrid about Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger. Sully examines the emergency landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River and the legal investigation that followed. Sully doesn't have the heft of the director or star's absolute finest, but the set-piece is riveting, and so are the actors.

\"News

News of the World

Bruce Talamon/Universal Pictures

24. News of the World (2020)

News of the World reunited Hanks and director Paul Greengrass years after the considerable success of Captain Phillips. Based on the novel of the same name, the action drama stars Hanks as a Civil War vet who crosses paths with a 10-year-old girl (Helena Zengel) raised by Kiowa and journeys across perilous Texas terrain to return her to her familyNews of the World nails the pacing of a classic Western: deliberate and explorative overall and nail-bitingly tense at times.

\"Turner

Turner and Hooch

Touchstone/Buena Vista

23. Turner & Hooch (1989)

Turner & Hooch is Tom Hanks and a big dog. Does it get any more high-concept appealing than that? Tomorrow Never Dies director Roger Spottiswoode directs the Oscar winner in a comedy crime caper about a by-the-book detective who inherits a deceased colleague’s Dogue de Bordeaux. The film was adapted for a Disney+ series in 2021. Be warned: This is a comedy that may require a box of tissues.

\"A

Tom Hanks stars as Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.

Lacey Terrell/Tristar Pictures

22. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2018)

Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers has to be among the most perfect casting decisions of all time. Hanks played the beloved, iconic children’s television personality in Marielle Heller's drama Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. The Oscar-nominated film, written by Noah Harpsand Micah Fitzerman-Blue, centers on real-life journalist Tom Junod (played by The Americans' Emmy winner Matthew Rhys), whose life was enriched by an opportunity to profile Rogers for Esquire. Hanks is perfect, and frankly, the movie would have benefited from giving him more screen time. It's a respectful and even insightful biopic, but with this casting, it should have been a home run.

\"Bridge

Bridge of Spies

DreamWorks/20th Century Studios

21. Bridge of Spies (2015)

In frequent collaborator Steven Spielberg's Cold War-set Bridge of Spies, Hanks plays real-life lawyer James B. Donovan, tasked with a prisoner exchange after defending a convicted KGB spy. Divided into two distinct halves, Bridge of Spies is light on its feet, a little creaky at times, and mostly satisfying—a notch under top-tier Spielberg. Everyone in Bridge of Spies is upstaged by Mark Rylance, who won Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars over favored Sylvester Stallone (Creed). It was the biggest upset of the night.

Related: 25 Throwback Photos of Tom Hanks' Most Memorable Roles

\"Meg

Meg Ryan And Tom Hanks In 'Joe Versus The Volcano'

Warner Bros./Getty Images

20. Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)

Before box-office behemoths Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail, the classic pairing of Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks shined in Moonstruck writer/director John Patrick Shanley's cult classic, underrated rom-com about a hypochondriac who's apparently about to die, accepting an offer from an eccentric millionaire (Lloyd Bridges) to die with dignity, in a remote tropical volcano. Ryan plays three roles in a comedy that's boldly absurdist and mostly just a treat. Watching it all these years later, it's easy to wish that, one day, we'll see Hanks and Ryan share the screen together again.

\"That

That Thing You Do

20th Century Studios

19. That Thing You Do! (1996)

Hanks' debut as screenwriter/director is an ensemble dramedy about a fictional rock band in the vein of The Beatles. High-energy That Thing You Do! is charming and fun; it succeeds handsomely in evoking a bygone era, and it's fluffier than some of the more groundbreaking pictures Hanks was attached to in the '90s. That's a high bar! A deleted scene gave Hanks, who plays the band's gay manager, a boyfriend played by NFL star Howie Long. The scene also features Hanks' wife, Rita Wilson. It's very funny, and frankly, it's a shame it didn't make it into the final cut. Fortunately, it can now be enjoyed in all its glory online.

\"Thanksgiving

You've Got Mail

Warner Bros.

18. You've Got Mail (1998)

Nora Ephron's follow-up to Sleepless in Seattle is a higher-tech ('90s!) remake of Ernst Lubitsch's masterpiece The Shop Around the Corner. Reuniting Ryan and Hanks, hilarious as bitter business rivals who are secretly in love over dial-up, You've Got Mail was a huge box-office success, grossing over $250 million, even more than Sleepless in Seattle or When Harry Met Sally.

\"Steven

Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in The Post.

20th Century Fox

17. The Post (2017)

Steven Spielberg found Liz Hannah's script for this dramatic thriller about Katharine Graham, Ben Bradlee and the 1971 publication of the Pentagon Papers so timely and vital that he shut down development on a stalled period piece and fast-tracked The Post for a holiday 2017 release. Timing matters, and The Post, a model of stripped-down, streamlined storytelling, became a must-see movie of the moment. It’s easy to overlook imperfections (it’s not exactly subtle) because high-spirited The Post is mostly exhilarating, a showcase for MerylStreep's best performance in at least a decade, maybe since Adaptation. She’s understated to great effect, and Graham’s arc carries the film. Quiet, deliberate and tough, her rapport with Hanks‘ gruff Bradlee is easy, lived-in, and amusing when they occasionally lock horns.

\"Road

Road to Perdition

DreamWorks

16. Road to Perdition (2002)

Sam Mendes' period gangster film casts Hanks against a weathered criminal; he headlines a cast that includes Paul NewmanJennifer Jason Leigh and a pre-Bond Daniel Craig. With this talent behind and in front of the camera, Road to Perdition looked like it could be one for the ages, but ultimately it's a little overly orchestrated. It's easy to recommend, though, and is particularly affecting in its themes surrounding fathers and sons. Road to Perdition looks breathtaking in virtually every moment, thanks to Mendes re-teaming with American Beauty cinematographer Conrad Hall.

\"Splash

Splash

Buena Vista

15. Splash (1984)

Hanks and Daryl Hannah charm in Ron Howard's rom-com about an everyman and a mermaid. Notable for being the first film released under Disney’s Touchstone banner for more grownup audiences, Splash was Oscar-nominated for Best Original Screenplay. The smart script is the most valuable element here, mining a concept that could have been merely cute for rom-com misunderstandings and antics in a classic sense.

Related: 25 Facts You Never Knew About Tom Hanks

\"Saving

Saving Mr. Banks

Disney/Francois Duhamel

14. Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

Hanks stars with Emma Thompson in The Blind Side director John Lee Hancock's winning, somewhat underrated family dramedy about the long road to the production of the classic 1964 musical Mary Poppins, focusing on the prickly relationship between author P.L. Travers and Walt Disney. Some critics said the film was a bit embellished and softened from reality, but Thompson and Hanks are enchanting, and Saving Mr. Banks has an emotional hook that works all too well. This is the first-ever depiction of Disney himself in a mainstream film; Disney CEO Bob Iger contacted Hanks personally about the project.

\"Austin

Elvis

Warner Bros.

13. Elvis (2022)

Stylized within an inch of its life, sometimes positively pulsing with anachronistic hip-hop beats, Baz Luhrmann's best since the mighty Moulin Rouge! does everything it must, honoring pop music's pioneer for a modern audience. Like the Australian auteur's 2001 Oscar winner, Elvis is so opulent and kinetic it would be chaos if it weren't for fine performances and heart—and there's much of that.

Sure, it's a biopic in a sequined cape, but the methodical spectacle and earnest melodrama make it feel timeless. A lively Hanks chews the scenery as what's likely his least sympathetic character ever; ultimately, this is Austin Butler's show—and oh, what a show. A star is born.

\"Castaway\"

Cast Away

Fox/DreamWorks

12. Cast Away (2000)

One of the high points of innovative director Robert Zemeckis and Hanks' long-running working relationship is this drama about a workaholic FedEx exec who becomes stranded on an island in the Pacific Ocean as the sole survivor of a cargo plane crash.

Hanks has remained popular for decades in part because of a willingness to take risks. Though Cast Away benefits greatly from Helen Hunt's supporting turn with limited screen time, Hanks spends much of the runtime acting opposite a volleyball named Wilson. It's no doubt a testament to the talent involved that such a film enthralled audiences. Cast Away grossed over $429 million, and Hanks was Oscar-nominated.

\""The

Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan in 'The Green Mile'

Universal Pictures

11. The Green Mile (1999)

One of multiple brilliant Frank Darabont pictures adapted from the work of Stephen King, The Green Mile stars Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan in a story about supernatural events on Depression-era death row. Despite running over three hours, The Green Mile doesn’t feel overly long; it’s absorbing and rich in character. The drama received four Academy Award nominations: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Duncan), Best Sound and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Related: Tom Hanks' 10 Best Quotes About Life, Love and Everything In Between

Top 10 Tom Hanks Movies

\"Meg

Sleepless in Seattle

Entertainment Pictures/Alamy Stock Photo

10. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

Stars Hanks and Ryan and director/co-writer Nora Ephron are in top form in this swoon-worthy, often hilarious romantic comedy about a widower and a reporter who fall in love over the airwaves. Nominated for two OscarsSleepless in Seattle was a big hit with critics and a major force at the box office, grossing roughly ten times its budget worldwide.

\"A

A League of Their Own

Columbia Pictures

9. A League of Their Own (1992)

Hanks, Geena DavisMadonna and Rosie O’Donnell star in Penny Marshall's much-loved fictionalized account of real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. A League of Their Own is one of the most popular sports films ever, and for good reason: It's great family entertainment and an inspiring underdog story. There's no crying in baseball!

\"Catch

Catch Me If You Can

DreamWorks

8. Catch Me If You Can (2002)

An unqualified win across the respective filmographies of Hanks, Spielberg and Leonardo DiCaprio, Catch Me If You Can is the stylish, funny and touching sort-of biopic based on the (largely refuted and disproven) autobiography of con man Frank Abagnale Jr. and the FBI agent who tracks him. It's a game of cat and mouse at first; then it gets better when it becomes more of a father-son story. Wisely timed for a holiday season 2002 release, Catch Me If You Can appealed to a wide, multigenerational audience like relatively few films can.

\"Apollo

Apollo 13

©UNIVERSAL/COURTESY EVERETT COLLECTION

7. Apollo 13 (1995)

This nail-biting dramatization of the aborted 1970 lunar mission is arguably director Ron Howard‘s best film to date, and the filmmakers went to extraordinary lengths to make Apollo 13 scientifically accurate as well as entertaining. Stars Hanks, Kevin BaconBill PaxtonGary Sinise and Ed Harris committed to learning and experiencing as much as possible in preparation for their highly technical roles, even impressing those at NASA.

A meticulously crafted, visceral and emotionally potent thriller about real-life survival against all odds, Apollo 13 was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture (winning for Best Film Editing and Best Sound).

\"Captain

Captain Phillips

Hopper Stone

6. Captain Phillips (2013)

Technically flawless and close to unbearable in the level of tension it generates, critical and commercial hit Captain Phillips pairs Hanks with United 93 and The Bourne Supremacy director Paul Greengrass. It's based on the 2009 commandeering of U.S. containership Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates and an ensuing hostage crisis. The final moments of Captain Phillips represent some of the beloved performer's finest throw-down, heartbreaking acting. It's the kind of thing that stays with you and reminds you why this is one of our most enduringly popular talents.

Related: The 101 Best Thrillers of All Time, Ranked 

\"Tom

Big

Aaron Rapoport/Corbis via Getty Images

5. Big (1988)

Even in 1988, this kind of body-swap comedy setup felt mined to death. With a winning script by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg (focused more on character than high jinks and yuks), Penny Marshall's Big, about a 12-year-old whose magic wish turns him into a 30-year-old man, defied expectations. Co-starring Elizabeth Perkins and the ever-underrated Robert LoggiaBig was a massive hit and received two Oscar nods: for Best Original Screenplay and Hanks' first for Best Actor. All these years later, Big is utterly bewitching.

\"Philadelphia\"

Tom Hanks in 'Philadelphia'

Tristar Pictures

4. Philadelphia (1993)

Two years after The Silence of the Lambs broke box-office records and permanently entered the zeitgeist (and also drew criticism from activists), the incomparably humanistic Jonathan Demme's Oscar-winning drama Philadelphia made a huge impact on pop culture and beyond. The picture starred Hanks as a gay lawyer fired from his firm when his AIDS diagnosis is discovered. Denzel Washington played the attorney who defends him in court as he sues for discrimination.

\"Saving

Saving Private Ryan

Piero Oliosi / Polaris

3. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

You can divide the history of war films into two eras: before and after Saving Private Ryan. The most influential war movie since Lewis Milestone‘s All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), which director Steven Spielberg cites as a key inspiration, Saving Private Ryan is one of the great directorial accomplishments in cinema. The battle scenes are as remarkable for their awe-inspiring technical wizardry and authenticity (Spielberg famously didn’t storyboard the D-Day landing scene, as he wanted genuine spontaneity) as they are for being stomach-turning and, at times, almost unbearable to watch. After the release of the unflinching, masterfully immersive Saving Private Ryan, so many earlier World War II films just seem quaint and phony by comparison. This film is uniquely powerful for veterans and their loved ones.

\"Toy

Toy Story

Yvonne Hemsey/Getty Images

2. The Toy Story franchise (1995-2019)

Pixar’s emotionally sophisticated saga of long-term friendship—and growing up—ushered in a new era of animation. The series maintained massive critical and financial success for a quarter-century.

The best of the Toy Story bunch is part three. The unexpectedly dark and bittersweet detours taken in its third act are among the greatest creative risks the artists at Pixar have ever taken and the most rewarding. Perhaps especially for millennial audiences who grew up with Andy, Toy Story 3 is a profoundly moving film. The fourth picture is often brilliant but more divisive, ending on an uncomfortably mature note.

\"Forrest

Forrest Gump

Paramount Pictures

1. Forrest Gump (1994)

Slow-witted but generous of heart, Hanks' titular hero Forrest Gump captured the hearts of audiences worldwide. Robert Zemeckis' profoundly American epic also sees the filmmaker at the top of his oft-formidable game. In telling the story of a good man who traverses the U.S. over several decades, suffers loss, falls in love and never gives up, the innovator uses special effects without ever upstaging the plot or people.

Forrest Gump almost wasn't the film we know today: Hanks paid for crucial scenes out of his own pocket after the studio refused. Hanks and Zemeckis' shared belief in the material paid off, and the picture was one of the biggest box-office hits of the '90s, winning Best Picture, Best Director and Hanks' second consecutive Best Actor at the Academy Awards. Forrest Gump is a movie of the strangest alchemy that works like magic.

Next, Where Forrest Gump Ranks Among the 100 Best Movies of All Time

CLOSE
CLOSE
CLOSE
CLOSE
", + "page_last_modified": "" + } + ] +} \ No newline at end of file