| Title |
Year |
Rating |
Rank |
Review |
| Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi | 1983 | 96 | 1 | - The best of the Star Wars movies. This one had it all and executed it all flawlessly. |
| It's a Wonderful Life | 1946 | 95 | 2 | - It's not just a great Christmas film but a fantastic movie. This, plain and simple, was Jimmy Stewart at his best. |
| Star Wars V: Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | 94 | 3 | - The battle of Hoth is probably my favorite part of any Star Wars movie. This would be the best of them had there been a stronger ending. |
| Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens | 2015 | 93 | 4 | - The truly brilliant thing that the film does is that it establishes an era of the canon that is squarely after Return of the Jedi. It doesn't start a new chapter so much as the next book, so to speak. And J.J. Abrams and the writers deserve all the credit in the world for that. |
| Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | 2016 | 92 | 5 | - This is perhaps the farthest a Star Wars film has ventured away from the norm, but it can still hold its own with the others. |
| Cabin in the Woods, The | 2011 | 88 | 6 | - A funny, thrtilling horror flick that turns the genre on its head? What's not to love? |
| Hunger Games, The | 2012 | 88 | 6 | (full review) - Staying relatively true to the novel was the only key to success Hunger Games needed. |
| Field of Dreams | 1989 | 87 | 8 | - It's an epic. An epic about dreams realized, dreams deferred, and other dreams still unfulfilled. Better yet, it points to the necessity of not everyone catching their dreams. |
| Independence Day | 1996 | 87 | 8 | - As far as summer blockbusters go, it's an instant classic. |
| Suicide Squad | 2016 | 86 | 10 | - A thoroughly enjoyable counter-punch from the DC universe for all the success Marvel movies have enjoyed. |
| LEGO Movie, The | 2014 | 85 | 11 | - This is not a movie for men or for children, but for man-children everywhere. Absolutely has something for everyone. |
| Green Mile, The | 1999 | 84 | 12 | - A fantastic story, but without any context as to what's really behind the curtains, you can only invest so much of yourself into it. |
| E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial | 1982 | 82 | 13 | - One of those films I will forever be impartial to because I grew up with it. |
| Down to Earth | 2001 | 81 | 14 | - There was a point at the turn of the century where Chris Rock was THE comedian to lead your film. 'Down to Earth' is indicative of that. |
| Lord of the Rings: Return of the King | 2003 | 81 | 14 | - Epic in nearly every way...including runtime. |
| Ted | 2012 | 81 | 14 | - It's not the funniest thing Seth McFarlane has ever created, but the classic punchlines are sure to leave people quoting it for years. |
| Ghostbusters | 2016 | 80 | 17 | - A solid reincarnation of a beloved franchise. |
| Lord of the Rings: Two Towers | 2002 | 80 | 17 | - Some say this is the weakest of the trilogy, I say it's markedly better than the first. |
| Star Wars IV: A New Hope | 1977 | 80 | 17 | - It initially had to set up the story for three movies, which explains the long, somewhat slow beginning. The end is the stuff of film legend, though. |
| Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith | 2005 | 79 | 20 | - The darkest of the six movies. Some say that's a good thing. I say it's the best of the worse trilogy. |
| V for Vendetta | 2005 | 78 | 21 | - Is it a superhero movie? I suppose so. Either way, it's one of the coolest in the genre! Reminds us there were filmmakers taking down hypothetical totalitarian government ever before Katniss Everdeen came along. |
| X2: X-Men United | 2003 | 78 | 21 | - It does what a sequel should: it builds off the original story. This is not a new adventure for this band of Marvel Superheroes, but rather the same adventure extended. |
| Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 | 77 | 23 | - The visuals in Peter Jackson's first installment of this epic are breathtaking, but the film could've shed 30-60 minutes and been just as good or better. |
| Spider-Man | 2002 | 77 | 23 | - A functional origin story. |
| X-Men | 2000 | 77 | 23 | - A pretty decent origin story. |
| Batman (Keaton) | 1989 | 76 | 26 | - Good, not great. |
| Nightmare Before Christmas | 1993 | 76 | 26 | - A cute little movie, to be sure. |
| Scrooged | 1988 | 76 | 26 | - It's just a straight-up modern-day Christmas Carol, which is fine. It's fine. |
| X-Men: The Last Stand | 2006 | 76 | 26 | - It's very much in step with the first two, but I'd have to say, push come to shove, it's also the weakest of the three. |
| Batman Returns | 1992 | 75 | 30 | - Too cartoonish to be taken seriously and that's a problem. Because, like with all Batman movies -- really all superhero movies, for that matter -- they need to be at least somewhat serious for us, the audience, to really buy in. |
| Fly, The | 1986 | 75 | 30 | - It's more a sci-fi misadventure then it is a horror. It's An American Werewolf in London meets Back To The Future |
| Spider-Man 2 | 2004 | 75 | 30 | - Some cringeworthy acting aside, it's alright. |
| Independence Day: Resurgence | 2016 | 74 | 33 | - It fails to successfully build on the nostalgia fans had for the original film, primarily because most would argue a sequel without Will Smith is a sequel simply not worth making. |
| Avatar | 2009 | 72 | 34 | - A little overrated. It's worth a watch, but the runtime and countless slow moments will have you checking your watch. |
| Elf | 2003 | 72 | 34 | - One of the more quotable recent Christmas flicks. |
| Groundhog Day | 1993 | 72 | 34 | - It's a B-list rom-com, but it's fun to turn on every groundhog day. |
| Sleepy Hollow | 1999 | 72 | 34 | - The frustrating thing here is that Tim Burton can't help but to put his own little twist on a classic story. Everything feels a little less scary "Burton-ized". |
| How to Train Your Dragon 2 | 2014 | 70 | 38 | - It's a cute, little albeit painfully formulaic family film. |
| Maleficent | 2014 | 70 | 38 | - As long as Disney is rewriting it's own tales, how about changing the whole Mufasa getting trampled to death and scarring every child for life thing? |
| The 5th Wave | 2016 | 70 | 38 | - Like 'The Maze Runner' franchise, the story's underlying agenda of focusing on children in these post apocalyptic worlds is obvious. There's no big, bad authority coming for young adults, just money-hungry producers. |
| Thor | 2011 | 70 | 38 | - It tries to be an origin story of sorts for Thor, but let's call this what it really is: a half-hearted attempt a prologue to set up the final character for the 'Avengers' movie. |
| X-Men: Days of Future Past | 2014 | 69 | 42 | - A star-studded cast, yes...and the weirdest addition to this franchise to date. |
| Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale | 2010 | 68 | 43 | - Definitely a different take on the usual Christmas movie, but for the better? I don't know about that. |
| Amazing Spider-Man, The | 2012 | 67 | 44 | - Why, WHY was this made? Was the superhero genre not saturated enough let alone Spiderman as a franchise itself? |
| The Jungle Book | 2016 | 65 | 45 | - What is the point of a live action movie when all but one character are CGI? |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 2003 | 63 | 46 | - One of the most iconic action films ever. The downside? That's all it was. If you didn't read the subtitles, you really didn't miss much. |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | 2003 | 63 | 46 | - Make no mistake: this is really more of a kids movie. Not that it was intended that way, but its over-the-top acting and simpleton plot makes it so. |
| Green Lantern | 2011 | 62 | 48 | - As much as I like Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, this film could have been way better. One of those classic cases where a decent concept falls victim to the high-end effects of Hollywood. |
| Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones | 2002 | 62 | 48 | - Slightly better than Episode I. Still unnecessarily long with too much eye-rolling dialogue. |
| Cowboys & Aliens | 2011 | 60 | 50 | - I thought everything Jon Favreau touched turned to gold. This flick proves he's not King Midas after all. |
| Hotel Transylvania 2 | 2015 | 59 | 51 | - It's your conventional modern day family animated film. |
| The Cobbler | 2014 | 59 | 51 | - Sandler has done a few of these "magic" movies now, and while they aren't as awful as some of his works -- we're looking at you 'Grown Ups 2' -- they're not exactly memorable, either. |
| Man of Steel | 2013 | 58 | 53 | - How a duo of geeky gurus like Christopher Nolan and Zack Snyder managed to make such a disappointment has to be one of the biggest surprises of the year in movies. |
| Being John Malkovich | 1999 | 57 | 54 | - Truly bizarre. |
| Star Wars I: Phantom Menace | 1999 | 57 | 54 | - The worst of the two trilogies, easily. George Lucas and crew really took an entire movie to shake off the rust. |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007) | 2007 | 56 | 56 | - The best thing this movie ever offered was a now-defunct promise that this'd be the end of the franchise. |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest (2006) | 2006 | 56 | 56 | - Honestly, the ride at Disneyland is more fun. |
| Swiss Army Man | 2016 | 56 | 56 | - I can honestly say I don't know what the hell I just watched. |
| Midnight in Paris | 2011 | 55 | 59 | - Too odd for its own good. Aside from the history hysteria, there's not much worth sticking around for. |
| Kubo and the Two Strings | 2016 | 54 | 60 | - Ultimately, it's forgettable. |
| Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The (2012) | 2012 | 50 | 61 | - Martin Freeman is the film's only saving grace and, to his credit, the only thing worth being in the same breath as the three first (erm, last?) movies. |
| Pan's Labyrinth | 2006 | 50 | 61 | - The problem with fantasy films is there's a very, very fine line between the movie having real contextual value and just being whimsical cow excrement. 'Pan's Labyrinth', as much as I hate to say it, leans toward the latter. |
| Zathura: A Space Adventure | 2005 | 49 | 63 | - Sometime around the point where George A. Romero expects you to buy his "mindless" zombies are capable of operating a firearm, you want to roll your eyes and leave. Go ahead, your time is probably more valuable. |
| Akira | 1988 | 48 | 64 | - Just seems like another anime film to me. If there's something special here I guess I missed it. |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | 2011 | 48 | 64 | - Why? Why was this movie made? Money. And kids. That's why. |
| Underworld: Awakening | 2012 | 48 | 64 | - The best part of this movie was the soundtrack. Skip the film and listen to that. |
| Princess Mononoke | 1997 | 45 | 67 | - Too cartoonish for its own good. Is it visually ambitious? Sure. But successful? Not so much. |
| The Seventh Seal | 1957 | 42 | 68 | - Utterly bizarre. |
| Immortals | 2011 | 36 | 69 | - Imagine 300 with even less plot, poorer acting, and worse direction. |
| Evil Dead II | 1987 | 31 | 70 | - Awful. Just absolutely awful. |
| Nines, The | 2007 | 29 | 71 | - Returns nothing for the investment of your time. How in the hell did Ryan Reynolds and Melissa McCarthy get roped into this? |
