Release Date: 1895-06-10

Overview: A gardener is watering his flowers, when a mischievous boy sneaks up behind his back, and puts a foot on the water hose. The gardener is surprised and looks into the nozzle to find out why the water has stopped coming. The boy then lifts his foot from the hose, whereby the water squirts up in the gardener's face. The gardener chases the boy, grips his ear and slaps him in his buttocks. The boy then runs away and the gardener continues his watering. Three separate versions of this film exist, this is the original, filmed by Louis Lumière.

Rating: 6.786 (264 votes)

Release Date: 1897-01-01

Overview: A boy is fishing in a stream when some others see an opportunity for mischief.

Rating: 4.8 (20 votes)

Release Date: 1957-10-25

Overview: A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

Rating: 8.26 (3147 votes)

Release Date: 1968-08-01

Overview: At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.

Rating: 6.9 (265 votes)

Release Date: 1984-12-14

Overview: In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the Fremen, have long held a prophecy that a man would come, a messiah who would lead them to true freedom.

Rating: 6.179 (3291 votes)

Release Date: 1927-02-06

Overview: In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

Rating: 8.102 (2975 votes)

Release Date: 1945-08-13

Overview: Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.

Rating: 6.8 (163 votes)

Release Date: 1997-12-25

Overview: Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep the money for herself.

Rating: 7.358 (6723 votes)

Release Date: 1965-03-03

Overview: Along a rocky, barren coastline, Jesus begins teaching, primarily using parables. He attracts disciples; he's stern, brusque, and demanding. His parables often take on the powers that be, so he and his teachings come to the attention of the Pharisees, the chief priests, and elders. They conspire to have him arrested, beaten, tried, and crucified, just as he prophesied to his followers.

Rating: 7.429 (393 votes)

Release Date: 2008-07-16

Overview: Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

Rating: 8.525 (34826 votes)

Release Date: 2006-03-23

Overview: In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.

Rating: 8.038 (3946 votes)

Release Date: 1990-12-25

Overview: Alice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for a handsome sax player, Joe. Stricken with a backache, she consults herbalist Dr. Yang, who realizes that her problems are not related to her back, but in her mind and heart. Dr. Yang's magical herbs give Alice wondrous powers, taking her out of her well-established rut.

Rating: 6.3 (329 votes)

Release Date: 1970-02-18

Overview: The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war.

Rating: 7 (1106 votes)

Release Date: 2006-05-25

Overview: A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle — and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.

Rating: 7.1 (622 votes)

Release Date: 1995-10-20

Overview: Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall. Eventually, they decide to try and win back their significant others and take care of their respective nemeses.

Rating: 6.756 (1322 votes)

Release Date: 1982-02-12

Overview: Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the dictatorship.

Rating: 7.239 (409 votes)

Release Date: 1948-02-01

Overview: Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.

Rating: 7.943 (2899 votes)

Release Date: 1954-08-01

Overview: A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

Rating: 8.348 (6921 votes)

Release Date: 1955-12-24

Overview: A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England.

Rating: 7.25 (208 votes)

Release Date: 1959-03-19

Overview: Two musicians witness a mob hit and need to quickly find a way out of Chicago. Their only opportunity comes in the form of joining an all-girl band as they prepare to leave on a tour. The two disguise themselves as women and struggle to keep their identities secret as the gangsters close in.

Rating: 8.088 (3725 votes)