From 696,528 votes, Gone Girl has an 8.1/10 rating from the users of IMDb. With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent. Hoo boy. This one was intense. As always this will be … More #239 – Gone Girl (2014)
From 638,224 votes, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has an 8.1/10 rating from the users of IMDb. Harry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts. I was actually quite surprised that this is the only … More #240 – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
From 733,480 votes, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has an 8.0/10 rating from the users of IMDb. Three decades after the Empire’s defeat, a new threat arises in the militant First Order. Stormtrooper defector Finn and the scavenger Rey are caught up in the Resistance’s search for the missing Luke Skywalker. This is another movie … More #241 – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
From 685,958 votes, Mad Max: Fury Road has an 8.1/10 rating from the users of IMDb, the first movie at this time to reach that number. A woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in postapocalyptic Australia in search for her home-land with the help of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshipper, and a … More #242 – Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
From 243,710 votes, Baby Driver has a 7.7/10 rating from the users of IMDb, a number that was higher prior to the Kevin Spacey revelations of late 2017. After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail. This is a movie … More #243 – Baby Driver (2017)
From 199,265 votes, Dog Day Afternoon has an 8.0/10 rating from the users of IMDb. A man robs a bank to pay for his lover’s operation; it turns into a hostage situation and a media circus. Dog Day Afternoon is quite possibly the quintessential bank robbery movie with many tropes put to effect that can be recognised in any … More #244 – Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
With 484,149 votes, Groundhog Day has an 8.0/10 rating on IMDb. A weatherman finds himself inexplicably living the same day over and over again. Hoo boy. I’ll say this right off and tell you that Groundhog Day is absolutely not one of my favourite films. It’s alright, but it’s not something I’d choose to watch. … More #245 – Groundhog Day (1993)
From 344,988 votes, Beauty and the Beast has a score of 8.0/10. A young woman whose father has been imprisoned by a terrifying beast offers herself in his place, unaware that her captor is actually a prince, physically altered by a magic spell. Disney really hit a jackpot when it came to this movie. I’ll say … More #246 – Beauty and the Beast (1991)
From 499,955 votes, Twelve Monkeys has an 8.0/10 rating on IMDb. In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet. Twelve Monkeys is the kind of movie that makes you go “huh” … More #247 – Twelve Monkeys (1995)
From 884,858 votes, Pirates of the Caribbean has an 8.0/10 rating on IMDb. Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate “Captain” Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor’s daughter, from Jack’s former pirate allies, who are now undead. One of my absolute most favourite ‘genres’ in the world is ‘pirate with a hint of fantasy’. … More #248 – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
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