Film

Movie Genres

The ABCs of Movie Genres:

(Movies I have seen are in bold; movies to see next are marked with a ^.)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Action-Adventure

Action

    1. Mad Max (1979, 1981, & 1985; 2015 & 2024)
    2. Rambo (1982, 1985, & 1988; 2008; 2019)
    3. Top Gun (1986 & 2022)
    4. Die Hard (1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, & 2013)
    5. Mission: Impossible (1996, 2000, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2018, & 2023)
    6. Charlie’s Angels (2000, 2003, & 2019)
    7. The Fast and the Furious (2001)
    8. The Hunger Games (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, & 2023)
    9. Jack Reacher (2012) & Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
    10. John Wick (2014, 2017, 2019, & 2023)

Adventure

    1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
    2. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
    3. Romancing the Stone (1984) & The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
    4. King Solomon’s Mines (1985) & Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
    5. Crocodile Dundee (1986 & 1988)
    6. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
    7. National Treasure (2004 & 2007)
    8. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
    9. The Lost City (2022)
    10. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

Quentin Tarantino films

    1. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
    2. Pulp Fiction (1994)
    3. Jackie Brown (1997)
    4. Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
    5. Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)
    6. Death Proof (2007)
    7. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    8. Django Unchained (2012)
    9. The Hateful Eight (2015)
    10. Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Black/African American

    1. Home of the Brave (1949)^
    2. Island in the Sun (1957)
    3. A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
    4. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
    5. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)
    6. Shaft (1971)
    7. Sounder (1972)
    8. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
    9. Roots (1977 miniseries)
    10. Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979)
    11. The Color Purple (1985)
    12. Coming to America (1988)
    13. Glory (1989)
    14. Jungle Fever (1991)
    15. Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    16. Malcolm X (1992)
    17. Amistad (1997)
    18. Eve’s Bayou (1997)
    19. City of God (2002)
    20. Ray (2004)
    21. Fruitvale Station (2013)
    22. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
    23. Selma (2014)
    24. Straight Outta Compton (2015)
    25. Hidden Figures (2016)
    26. Fences (2016)
    27. BlacKkKlansman (2018)
    28. Just Mercy (2019)^
    29. Till (2022)
    30. The Color Purple (2023)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Comedy

    1. The General (1926)
    2. Duck Soup (1933)
    3. Sons of the Desert (1933)
    4. Disorder in the Court (1936)
    5. The Great Dictator (1940)
    6. The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    7. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
    8. Blazing Saddles (1974)
    9. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
    10. National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)
    11. Airplane! (1980)
    12. The Blues Brothers (1980)
    13. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)^
    14. Clue (1985)
    15. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
    16. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
    17. My Cousin Vinny (1992)
    18. Kevin Smith’s Clerks (1994)
    19. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
    20. Rushmore (1998)
    21. The Big Lebowski (1998)
    22. Office Space (1999)
    23. Zoolander (2001)
    24. School of Rock (2003)
    25. Mean Girls (2004)
    26. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
    27. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
    28. Bridesmaids (2011)
    29. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
    30. Jojo Rabbit (2019)
American Graffiti (1973)

Drama

    1. The Birth of a Nation (1915)
    2. Intolerance (1916)
    3. Modern Times (1936)
    4. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
    5. Citizen Kane (1941)
    6. Casablanca (1942)
    7. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
    8. On the Waterfront (1954)
    9. The Hustler (1961)
    10. American Graffiti (1973)
    11. Badlands (1973)
    12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
    13. Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1976)
    14. The Right Stuff (1983)
    15. Amadeus (1984)
    16. Stand by Me (1986)
    17. Do the Right Thing (1989)
    18. Far and Away (1992)
    19. Good Will Hunting (1997)
    20. Titanic (1997)
    21. American Beauty (1999)
    22. Save the Last Dance (2001)
    23. The Departed (2006)
    24. There Will Be Blood (2007)
    25. Manchester by the Sea (2016)
    26. Moonlight (2016)
    27. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
    28. Green Book (2018)
    29. Little Women (2019)
    30. Nomadland (2020)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Eastern Martial Arts

    1. Fist films
      • Fist of Fury (1972)
      • Fist of Legend (1994)
    2. Bruce Lee Dragon films
      • Way of the Dragon (1972)
      • Enter the Dragon (1973)
    3. Jackie Chan Drunken Master films
      • Drunken Master (1978)
      • Drunken Master II (1994)
    4. Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
    5. Bloodsport (1988)
    6. Donnie Yen Ip Man films
      • Ip Man (2008)
      • Ip Man 2 (2010)
    7. Ancient China films
      • Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023) (Shang-to-Zhou)
      • Confucius (2010) (Zhou Dynasty)
      • Hero (2002) (Qin Dynasty)
      • The Myth (2005) (Qin Dynasty)
      • Dragon Blade (2015) (Han Dynasty)
    8. Romance of the Three Kingdoms films
      • Red Cliff (2008)
      • The Assassins (2012)
      • Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008)
      • The Lost Bladesman (2011)
      • Dynasty Warriors (2021)
    9. Medieval China films
      • House of Flying Daggers (2004) (Tang Dynasty)
      • Saving General Yang (2013) (Northern Song Dynasty)
      • Full River Red (2023) (Southern Song Dynasty)
      • Marco Polo (2014-2016) (Yuan Dynasty)
      • Reign of Assassins (2010) (Ming Dynasty)
    10. Qing Dynasty China films
      • The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (Master Killer) (1978)
      • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
      • 55 Days at Peking (1963)
      • Fearless (2006)
      • The Last Emperor (1987)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Fantasy

    1. Arabian Nights’^ The Thief of Bagdad (1924 & 1940)
    2. Die Nibelungen (1924 & 1924)
    3. William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935)
    4. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
    5. The Wizard of Oz (1939, 1985, & 2013)
    6. Fantasia (1940 & 1999)
    7. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
    8. Peter Pan (1953, 2002, & 2023)
    9. Voyages of Sinbad (7th: 1958, Golden: 1973, & Eye of the Tiger: 1977)
    10. Excalibur (1981)
    11. Jumanji (1981; 2017 & 2019)
    12. Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (1982)
    13. The Beastmaster (1982)
    14. Conan the Barbarian (1982 & 1984; 2011)
    15. The Last Unicorn (1982)
    16. Highlander (1986-2007)
    17. Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal (1982)^ & Labyrinth (1986)
    18. The Princess Bride (1987)
    19. Willow (1988)
    20. Gulliver’s Travels (1996)
    21. The 13th Warrior (1999)
    22. Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)
    23. Harry Potter (2001-2011)
    24. Pirates of the Caribbean (2003-2017)
    25. Chronicles of Narnia (2005-2010)
    26. Stardust (2007)
    27. The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
    28. The Hobbit (2012-2014)
    29. Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
    30. Fantastic Beasts (2016, 2018, & 2022)
A Walk in the Woods (2015)
A Walk in the Woods (2015)

Games/Sports

    1. Rocky (1976)
    2. The Black Stallion (1979)
    3. Chariots of Fire (1981)
    4. Hoosiers (1986)
    5. Field of Dreams (1989)
    6. Days of Thunder (1990)
    7. A League of Their Own (1992)
    8. Mr. Baseball (1992)
    9. The Cutting Edge (1992)
    10. The Mighty Ducks (1992)
    11. Cool Runnings (1993)
    12. Mystery, Alaska (1999)
    13. Varsity Blues (1999)
    14. Bring It On (2000)
    15. Ali (2001)
    16. Blue Crush (2002)
    17. Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
    18. Miracle (2004)
    19. Wimbledon (2004)
    20. Invictus (2009)
    21. The Way (2010)
    22. Moneyball (2011)
    23. 42 (2013)
    24. A Walk in the Woods (2015)
    25. Everest (2015)
    26. Creed (2015)
    27. I, Tonya (2017)
    28. Free Solo (2018)
    29. Ford v Ferrari (2019)
    30. King Richard (2021)
The Avengers (2012)
The Avengers (2012)

Hero/Superhero

HeroES

    1. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
    2. A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court (1949)
    3. Helen of Troy (1956)
    4. Spartacus (1960)
    5. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    6. The Mask of Zorro (1998)
    7. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
    8. Don Quixote (2000)
    9. The Three Musketeers (2011)
    10. The Northman (2022)

DC Superheroes

    1. Batman (1966)
    2. Superman (1978, 1980, 1983, & 1987)
    3. Swamp Thing (1982 & 1989)
    4. Batman (1989, 1992, 1995, & 1997)
    5. Jonah Hex (2010)
    6. Green Lantern (2011)
    7. Dark Knight Trilogy (2005, 2008, & 2012)
    8. DCEU – DC Extended Universe (2013-2023)
    9. The Batman (2022)
    10. The Joker (2019)

Marvel Superheroes

    1. Howard the Duck (1986)^
    2. Blade (1998, 2002, & 2004)
    3. X-Men (2000-2020)
    4. Spider-Man (2002, 2004, & 2007)
    5. The Punisher (1989; 2004 & 2008)
    6. Fantastic Four (2005 & 2007; 2015)
    7. Ghost Rider (2007 & 2011)
    8. Marvel Cinematic Universe (2008-present)
    9. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 & 2014)
    10. Sony’s MCU-Related Spider-Man (2018-present)
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)

Indian Cinema (Bollywood)

    1. Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1993)
    2. Asoka (2001)
    3. Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
    4. Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
    5. Mohenjo Daro (2016)
    6. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
    7. Kesari (2019)
    8. Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019)
    9. Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022)
    10. Adipurush (2023)
Venus Wars (1989)
Venus Wars (1989)

Japanese

studio ghibli

    1. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
    2. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
    3. Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
    4. Porco Rosso (1992)
    5. Princess Mononoke (1997)
    6. Spirited Away (2001)
    7. Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
    8. Tales from Earthsea (2006)
    9. Ponyo (2008)
    10. The Wind Rises (2013)

OTHER Anime

    1. Panda and the Magic Serpent (1958)
    2. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
    3. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
    4. Venus Wars (1989)
    5. Ninja Scroll (1993)
    6. Ghost In The Shell (1995)
    7. Ah! My Goddess: The Movie (2000)
    8. Steamboy (2004)
    9. Paprika (2006)
    10. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

JAPANESE LIVE-ACTION FILMS

    1. Rashomon (1950)
    2. Ikiru (1952)
    3. Ugetsu (1953)
    4. Seven Samurai (1954)
    5. Yojimbo (1961)
    6. Harakiri (1962)
    7. Heroes of the East (Shaolin Challenges Ninja) (1978)
    8. 13 Assassins (2010)
    9. 47 Ronin (2013)
    10. Drive My Car (2021)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Killer & Cop

    1. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
    2. Scarface (1931 & 1983)
    3. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
    4. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
    5. Rear Window (1954)
    6. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
    7. Psycho (1960)
    8. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
    9. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
    10. In Cold Blood (1967)
    11. In The Heat Of The Night (1967)
    12. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
    13. Dirty Harry (1971)
    14. The French Connection (1971)
    15. The Godfather (1972, 1974, & 1990)
    16. Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
    17. All the President’s Men (1976)
    18. Clue (1985)
    19. Taxi Driver (1976)
    20. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
    21. A Few Good Men (1992)
    22. The Fugitive (1993)
    23. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
    24. The Usual Suspects (1995)
    25. Fargo (1996)
    26. Erin Brockovich (2000)
    27. The Bourne Identity (2002)
    28. The Italian Job (2003)
    29. Les Misérables (2012)
    30. On the Basis of Sex (2018)
Road to Perdition (2002)

Live-Action Adaptation

Graphic Novel (live-action)

    1. Tank Girl (1995)
    2. Ghost World (2001)
    3. Road to Perdition (2002)
    4. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
    5. Hellboy (2004)
    6. Constantine (2005)
    7. A History of Violence (2005)
    8. Sin City (2005)
    9. V for Vendetta (2006)
    10. 300 (2006)
    11. Wanted (2008)
    12. Watchmen (2009)
    13. Kick-Ass (2010)
    14. RED (2010)
    15. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010)
    16. Snowpiercer (2013)
    17. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
    18. Atomic Blonde (2017)
    19. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
    20. Hellboy (2019)

Disney Live-Action Remakes

    1. The Jungle Book (films)
      • Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book (1994)
      • The Jungle Book (2016)
    2. Dalmatians (films)
      • 101 Dalmatians (1996)
      • 102 Dalmatians (2000)
      • Cruella (2021)
    3. Alice (films)
      • Alice in Wonderland (2010)
      • Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
    4. Maleficent (films)
      • Maleficent (2014)
      • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)^
    5. Disney Princesses (films)
      • Cinderella (2015)
      • Beauty and the Beast (2017)
      • Aladdin (2019)
      • Mulan (2020)
      • The Little Mermaid (2023)
      • Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)
      • Snow White (2025)
      • Moana (2025)
    6. Christopher Robin (2018)
    7. Dumbo (2019)
    8. The Lion King (films)
      • The Lion King (2019)
      • Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
    9. Lady and the Tramp (2019)
    10. Pinocchio (2022)
Dracula (1931)
Dracula (1931)

Monster/Horror

    1. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
    2. Nosferatu (1922)
    3. Dracula (1931)
    4. Frankenstein (1931)
    5. The Invisible Man (1933)
    6. King Kong (1933)
    7. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
    8. The Wolf Man (1941)
    9. The Phantom of the Opera (1943)
    10. Captive Wild Woman (1943)
    11. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
    12. Godzilla (1954)
    13. The Seventh Seal (1957)
    14. Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960)
    15. George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968)
    16. The Exorcist (1972)
    17. Steven Spielberg’s Jaws (1975)
    18. Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
    19. Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979)
    20. Stephen King’s The Shining (1980)
    21. James Cameron’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
    22. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
    23. Sam Raimi’s Army of Darkness (1992)
    24. Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park (1993)
    25. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible (1996)
    26. The Mummy (1999)
    27. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
    28. Underworld (2003)
    29. The Shape of Water (2017)
    30. Abigail (2024)
RBG (2018)

Noir, News/Documentary, & Travel

Noir

    1. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
    2. Casablanca (1942)
    3. The Big Sleep (1946)
    4. Key Largo (1948)
    5. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
    6. In a Lonely Place (1950)
    7. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
    8. The African Queen (1951)
    9. L.A. Confidential (1997)
    10. Mulholland Drive (2001)

News/Documentary

    1. Nanook of the North (1922)
    2. Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
    3. Michael Moore (documentary films)
    4. The Thin Blue Line (1998)
    5. An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
    6. Cave Of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
    7. Forks over Knives (2011)
    8. Amazing Grace (2018)
    9. RBG (2018)
    10. Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

TRAVEL

    1. BBC’s Michael Palin’s Travels:
      • Michael Palin’s Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
      • Michael Palin’s Pole to Pole (1992)
      • Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997)
      • Michael Palin’s Hemingway Adventure (1999)
      • Sahara with Michael Palin (2002)
      • Himalaya with Michael Palin (2004)
      • Michael Palin’s New Europe (2007)
      • Brazil with Michael Palin (2012)
    2. Travels in Europe with Rick Steves (1991-1998)
    3. Globe Trekker (1994-2017)
    4. Anthony Bourdain in…
      • Food Network’s A Cook’s Tour (2002–2003)
      • Travel Channel’s No Reservations (2005–2012)
      • Travel Channel’s The Layover (2011–2013)
      • CNN’s Parts Unknown (2013–2018)
    5. Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman in…
      • Long Way Round (2004-2005)
      • Long Way Down (2007)
      • Long Way Up (2020)
    6. Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (2006-Present) with Guy Fieri
    7. BBC’s Stephen Fry in America (2008)
    8. OLN’s Departures (2008-2010) with Scott Wilson and Justin Lukach
    9. Live Well Network’s Motion (2009-2010) with Greg Aiello
    10. ABC’s Rock the Park (2014-2020) with Jack Steward and Colton Smith
Hamilton (2020)
Hamilton (2020)

Orchestral/Musical/Theater

    1. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    2. On the Town (1949)
    3. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
    4. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
    5. Guys and Dolls (1955)
    6. Oklahoma! (1955)^
    7. The King and I (1955)
    8. West Side Story (1961)
    9. Mary Poppins (1964)
    10. My Fair Lady (1964)
    11. The Sound of Music (1965)
    12. Oliver! (1968)
    13. Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
    14. Cabaret (1972)
    15. Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
    16. Grease (1978)
    17. Purple Rain (1984)
    18. Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
    19. Moulin Rouge (2001)
    20. Chicago (2002)
    21. Dreamgirls (2006)
    22. High School Musical (2006)
    23. Mamma Mia! (2008)
    24. Les Miserables (2012)
    25. La La Land (2016)
    26. The Greatest Showman (2017)
    27. A Star Is Born (2018)
    28. Hamilton (2020)
    29. In the Heights (2021)
    30. West Side Story (2021)
Tombstone (1993)
Tombstone (1993)

Period/Westerns

Historic WesternS

    1. Montana & South Dakota (1823: Hugh Glass – fur trapper)
      • The Revenant (2015)
    2. The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas (1836: Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, James Bowie)
      • The Alamo (1960)
      • The Alamo (2004)
    3. Oregon Trail (1845)
      • Meek’s Cutoff (2010)
    4. New Mexico (1877: Lincoln County War – Billy the Kid)
      • Young Guns (1988)
    5. Missouri (1881)
      • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
    6. O.K. Corral, Tombstone, Arizona (1881: Earps vs. Clantons)
      • My Darling Clementine (1946)
      • Tombstone (1993)
      • Wyatt Earp (1994) (Wichita-Dodge City-Tombstone)
    7. Wyoming (1899)
      • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
    8. Osage Nation, Oklahoma (1920s)
      • Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

OTHER WesternS

    1. The Great Train Robbery (1903)
    2. Stagecoach (1939)
    3. Fort Apache (1948)
    4. Red River (1948)
    5. High Noon (1952)
    6. Shane (1953)
    7. Johnny Guitar (1954)
    8. The Searchers (1956)
    9. 3:10 To Yuma (1957 & 2007)
    10. The Magnificent Seven (1960 & 2016)
    11. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
    12. Sergio Leone’s Dollars Trilogy (Man with No Name Trilogy)
      • A Fistful of Dollars (Per un Pugno di Dollari) (1964)
      • For a Few Dollars More (1965)
      • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
    13. Cat Ballou (1965)
    14. Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time films
      • Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
      • Once Upon a Time … the Revolution (Duck, You Sucker!) (1971)
      • Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
    15. True Grit (1969 & 2010)
    16. The Wild Bunch (1969)
    17. El Topo (1970)
    18. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
    19. Westworld (1973)
    20. Unforgiven (1992)
    21. Robert Rodriguez’s Desperado Trilogy
      • El Mariachi (1993)
      • Desperado (1995)
      • Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
    22. The Power of the Dog (2021)
James Bond, "Casino Royale" (2006)
Casino Royale (2006)

Queen/King’s Secret Service/Spy

    • James Bond – 007 (film series)
      1. Dr. No (1962)
      2. From Russia with Love (1963)
      3. Goldfinger (1964)
      4. Thunderball (1965)
      5. You Only Live Twice (1967)
      6. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
      7. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
      8. Live and Let Die (1973)
      9. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
      10. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
      11. Moonraker (1979)
      12. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
      13. Octopussy (1983)
      14. Never Say Never Again (1983)
      15. A View to a Kill (1985)
      16. The Living Daylights (1987)
      17. Licence to Kill (1989)
      18. GoldenEye (1995)
      19. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
      20. The World Is Not Enough (1999)
      21. Die Another Day (2002)
      22. Casino Royale (2006)
      23. Quantum of Solace (2008)
      24. Skyfall (2012)
      25. Spectre (2015)
      26. No Time to Die (2021)
    • Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (film series)
      1. The Hunt for Red October (1990)
      2. Patriot Games (1992)
      3. Clear and Present Danger (1994)
      4. The Sum of All Fears (2002)
      5. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
    • True Lies (1994)
    • Bourne (film series)
      1. The Bourne Identity (2002)
      2. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
      3. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
      4. The Bourne Legacy (2012)
      5. Jason Bourne (2016)
    • Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)
    • The Good Shepherd (2006)
    • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
    • Kingsman (film series)
      1. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
      2. Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
      3. The King’s Man (2021)
Roman Holiday (1953)
Roman Holiday (1953)

Romantic Comedy

    1. His Girl Friday (1940)
    2. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
    3. Adam’s Rib (1949)
    4. Roman Holiday (1953)
    5. The Apartment (1960)
    6. Harold and Maude (1971)
    7. Annie Hall (1977)
    8. Broadcast News (1987)
    9. Moonstruck (1987)
    10. When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
    11. Groundhog Day (1993)
    12. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
    13. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
    14. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
    15. Clueless (1995)
    16. My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)
    17. How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
    18. You’ve Got Mail (1998)
    19. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
    20. Never Been Kissed (1999)
    21. Notting Hill (1999)
    22. Amélie (2001)
    23. Legally Blonde (2001)
    24. Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
    25. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
    26. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
    27. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
    28. The Big Sick (2017)
    29. Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
    30. Fire Island (2022)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Starship Troopers (1997)

Science Fiction

    1. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
    2. Metropolis (1927)
    3. Buck Rogers (1939) (serial)
    4. Flash Gordon (1940 & 1980)
    5. The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951 & 2008)
    6. The War of the Worlds (1953 & 2005)
    7. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956 & 1978)
    8. Time Machine (1960 & 2002)
    9. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    10. Star Wars (1977, 1980, & 1983)
    11. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
    12. Star Trek (1979, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, & 1991)
    13. Alien (1979, 1986, 1992, 1997, 2012, 2017, & 2024)
    14. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
    15. TRON (1982 & 2010)
    16. Dune (1984; 2021 & 2024)
    17. Terminator (1984, 1991, 2003, 2009, 2015, & 2019)
    18. Back to The Future (1985, 1989, & 1990)
    19. Blade Runner (1989 & 2017)
    20. The Abyss (1989)
    21. Jurassic Park (1993, 1997, & 2001; World: 2015, 2018, & 2022)
    22. Independence Day (1996 & 2016)
    23. Starship Troopers (1997)
    24. The Matrix (1999, 2003, 2003, & 2021)
    25. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
    26. Minority Report (2002)
    27. Children of Men (2006)
    28. Avatar (2009 & 2022)
    29. Inception (2010)
    30. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)^
Brave (2012)
Brave (2012)

Toon/Animated/CG (e.g., Disney & Pixar)

Cartoons

Top Cartoons of the 1980’s, 1990’s, and early 2000’s

    1. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)
    2. The Transformers (1984)
    3. Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984)
    4. The Real Ghostbusters (1986)
    5. Disney’s DuckTales (1987)
    6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
    7. Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
    8. X-Men: The Animated Series (1992)
    9. Disney’s Aladdin (1994)
    10. Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003)

Children’s Animated

    1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
    2. Pinocchio (1940)
    3. Fantasia (1940)
    4. Bambi (1942)
    5. Cinderella (1950)
    6. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
    7. The Lion King (1994)
    8. Toy Story (1995)
    9. Shrek (2001)
    10. Finding Nemo (2003)

Adult Animated

    1. Yellow Submarine (1968)
    2. Fantastic Planet (1973)
    3. Heavy Metal (1981)
    4. A Scanner Darkly (2006)
    5. Persepolis (2007)
    6. Sita Sings the Blues (2008)
    7. Waltz with Bashir (2008)
    8. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
    9. Chico & Rita (2010)
    10. Loving Vincent (2017)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

UK/British Empire Setting

    1. Brighton Rock (1947)
    2. Oliver Twist (1948)
    3. Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
    4. Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966)
    5. The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
    6. Gandhi (1982)
    7. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
    8. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
    9. Shakespeare in Love (1998)
    10. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
    11. Elizabeth (1998)
    12. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
    13. Pride & Prejudice (2005)
    14. The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
    15. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    16. The King’s Speech (2010)
    17. Darkest Hour (2017)
    18. Victoria & Abdul (2017)
    19. The Favourite (2018)
    20. Emma. (2020)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

Video Game

    1. Super Mario Bros. (films)
      1. Super Mario Bros. (1993)
      2. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
    2. Double Dragon (1994)
    3. Street Fighter (film series)
      • Street Fighter (1994)
      • Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)
    4. Mortal Kombat (film series)
      • Mortal Kombat (1995)
      • Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
    5. Wing Commander (1999)
    6. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
    7. Lara Croft Tomb Raider (films)
      • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
      • Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
      • Tomb Raider (2018)
    8. Resident Evil (film series)
      • Resident Evil (2002)
      • Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
      • Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
      • Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
      • Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
      • Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
    9. Doom (2005)
    10. BloodRayne (film series)
      • BloodRayne (2006)
      • BloodRayne II: Deliverance (2007)
      • BloodRayne: The Third Reich (2011)
    11. DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
    12. Silent Hill (film series)
      • Silent Hill (2006)
      • Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)
    13. Hitman (film series)
      • Hitman (2007)
      • Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
    14. Postal (2007)
    15. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
    16. Need for Speed (2014)
    17. Assassin’s Creed (2016)
    18. Warcraft (2016)
    19. Rampage (2018)
    20. Sonic the Hedgehog (film series)
      • Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
      • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)

War

    • Texas Revolution & Mexican-American War
      1. Kit Carson (1940)
      2. Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
      3. The First Texan (1956)
      4. Raiders of Old California (1957)
      5. The Alamo (1960)
      6. Frontier Uprising (1961)
      7. California (1963)
      8. One Man’s Hero (1999)
      9. The Alamo (2004)
      10. Bandidas (2006)
    • American Civil War
      1. Gone with the Wind (1939)
      2. The Red Badge of Courage (1951 & 1974)
      3. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
      4. North and South (1986)
      5. Glory (1989)
      6. Gettysburg (1993)
      7. Cold Mountain (2003)
      8. Lincoln (2012)
      9. Free State of Jones (2016)
      10. Harriet (2019)
    • American Indian Wars
      1. Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
      2. Hiawatha (1952)
      3. Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
      4. Dances with Wolves (1990)
      5. Last of the Mohicans (1992)
      6. Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
      7. Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale (1994)
      8. Hidalgo (2004)
      9. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
      10. Hostiles (2017)
    • World War I
      1. Wings (1927)
      2. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
      3. Mata Hari (1931)
      4. A Farewell to Arms (1932)
      5. Sergeant York (1941)
      6. Joyeux Noel (2005)
      7. The Red Baron (2008)
      8. War Horse (2011)
      9. They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)
      10. 1917 (2019)
    • World War II – Europe
      1. Went the Day Well? (1942)
      2. The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
      3. The Great Escape (1963)
      4. Patton (1970)
      5. Das Boot (1981)
      6. Stalingrad (1993)
      7. Schindler’s List (1993)
      8. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
      9. The Imitation Game (2014)
      10. Dunkirk (2017)
    • World War II – Pacific
      1. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
      2. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
      3. Midway (1976)
      4. MacArthur (1977)
      5. Empire of the Sun (1987)
      6. The Thin Red Line (1998)
      7. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
      8. Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
      9. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
      10. Oppenheimer (2023)
    • Korean War & Vietnam War
      1. M*A*S*H (1970)
      2. The Deer Hunter (1978)
      3. Apocalypse Now (1979)
      4. Platoon (1986)
      5. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
      6. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
      7. Hamburger Hill (1987)
      8. Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
      9. We Were Soldiers (2002)
      10. The Post (2017)
    • African Wars
      1. Zulu (1963) (South Africa)
      2. The Battle of Algiers (1966) (Algeria)
      3. Black Hawk Down (2001) (Somalia)
      4. Hotel Rwanda (2004) (Rwanda)
      5. Blood Diamond (2006) (Sierra Leone)
      6. The Last King of Scotland (2006) (Uganda)
      7. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) (South Africa)
      8. Virunga (2014) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
      9. Beasts of No Nation (2015) (West Africa)
      10. The Woman King (2022) (Dahomey – Benin)
    • Middle Eastern Wars
      1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)^
      2. Cleopatra (1963) (Egypt)
      3. Saladin (1963) (Crusades)
      4. Kingdom of Heaven (2005) (Crusades)
      5. The Hurt Locker (2008) (Iraq)
      6. Zero Dark Thirty (2012) (Pakistan)
      7. Argo (2012) (Iran)
      8. American Sniper (2014) (Iraq)
      9. 12 Strong (2018) (Afghanistan)
      10. Beirut (2018) (Lebanon)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Yuletide-Christmas

    1. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
    2. White Christmas (1954)
    3. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964)
    4. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
    5. Frosty the Snowman (1969)
    6. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
    7. Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983)
    8. Die Hard (1988)
    9. Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)
    10. Doctor Who (2005) Christmas Specials
Black Panther (2018)
Black Panther (2018)

Top Movies by Year

Top Movies by Year