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Top Films from Universal Pictures (#1-100)

This list includes films from Focus Features, Working Title Films, Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Universal International Pictures, and Universal TV.

Rank Title Year Director(s) Overall
Rank
1 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 Steven Spielberg 21
2 Schindler's List 1993 Steven Spielberg 22
3 Jaws 1975 Steven Spielberg 27
4 Touch of Evil1 1958 Orson Welles 49
5 Fargo2 1996 Joel Coen 50
6 To Kill a Mockingbird1 1962 Robert Mulligan 57
7 The Deer Hunter 1978 Michael Cimino 72
8 Frankenstein 1931 James Whale 114
9 Bride of Frankenstein 1935 James Whale 116
10 All Quiet on the Western Front 1930 Lewis Milestone 119
11 Jurassic Park 1993 Steven Spielberg 131
12 Back to the Future 1985 Robert Zemeckis 137
13 Gladiator 2000 Ridley Scott 138
14 The Magnificent Ambersons1 1942 Orson Welles 142
15 American Graffiti 1973 George Lucas 179
16 Shakespeare in Love 1998 John Madden 229
17 The Birds 1963 Alfred Hitchcock 238
18 Four Weddings and a Funeral2 1994 Mike Newell 241
19 The Sting 1973 George Roy Hill 254
20 Scarface 1983 Brian De Palma 260
21 The Thing 1982 John Carpenter 276
22 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind3 2004 Michel Gondry 278
23 Animal House 1978 John Landis 282
24 The Big Lebowski2 1998 Joel Coen 283
25 Babe 1995 Chris Noonan 329
26 Dracula 1931 Tod Browning 340
27 The Blues Brothers 1980 John Landis 345
28 Lost in Translation3 2003 Sofia Coppola 353
29 Apollo 13 1995 Ron Howard 375
30 The Bank Dick 1940 Edward F. Cline 380
31 The Breakfast Club 1985 John Hughes 381
32 Twelve Monkeys 1995 Terry Gilliam 394
33 Shadow of a Doubt 1943 Alfred Hitchcock 401
34 Written on the Wind1 1956 Douglas Sirk 405
35 Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1982 Amy Heckerling 442
36 Out of Africa 1985 Sydney Pollack 445
37 The Phantom of the Opera 1925 Rupert Julian 463
38 Imitation of Life1 1959 Douglas Sirk 487
39 My Man Godfrey 1936 Gregory La Cava 515
40 Casino 1995 Martin Scorsese 560
41 Charade 1963 Stanley Donen 582
42 On Golden Pond 1981 Mark Rydell 587
43 Harvey1 1950 Henry Koster 602
44 Out of Sight 1998 Steven Soderbergh 603
45 The Killers 1946 Robert Siodmak 622
46 Bridget Jones's Diary2 2001 Sharon Maguire 626
47 My Beautiful Laundrette2 1985 Stephen Frears 637
48 Shaun of the Dead2 2004 Edgar Wright 643
49 A Beautiful Mind 2001 Ron Howard 645
50 All That Heaven Allows1 1955 Douglas Sirk 671
51 American Pie 1999 Paul Weitz 698
52 The Invisible Man 1933 James Whale 713
53 Slap Shot 1977 George Roy Hill 718
54 High Fidelity2 2000 Stephen Frears 730
55 Dead Man Walking2 1995 Tim Robbins 751
56 The Mummy 1932 Karl Freund 767
57 Pillow Talk1 1959 Michael Gordon 774
58 Billy Elliot2 2000 Stephen Daldry 826
59 Destry Rides Again 1939 George Marshall 850
60 O Brother, Where Art Thou?2 2000 Joel Coen 867
61 Coal Miner's Daughter 1980 Michael Apted 870
62 Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein1 1948 Charles Barton 878
63 Brokeback Mountain3 2005 Ang Lee 893
64 The Last Temptation of Christ 1988 Martin Scorsese 910
65 The Incredible Shrinking Man1 1957 Jack Arnold 930
66 Winchester '731 1950 Anthony Mann 939
67 Foolish Wives4 1922 Erich von Stroheim 946
68 Barton Fink2 1991 Joel Coen 953
69 Sixteen Candles 1984 John Hughes 979
70 Show Boat 1936 James Whale 981
71 The Wolf Man 1941 George Waggner 1026
72 Elizabeth2 1998 Shekhar Kapur 1039
73 Meet the Parents 2000 Jay Roach 1095
74 Back to the Future Part III 1990 Robert Zemeckis 1107
75 Back to the Future Part II 1989 Robert Zemeckis 1112
76 The Mummy 1999 Stephen Sommers 1118
77 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003 Peter Weir 1121
78 Silent Running 1972 Douglas Trumbull 1134
79 Children of Men 2006 Alfonso Cuarón 1142
80 Love Actually2 2003 Richard Curtis 1147
81 Duel5 1971 Steven Spielberg 1155
82 The Black Cat 1934 Edgar G. Ulmer 1195
83 The American President 1995 Rob Reiner 1218
84 Notting Hill2 1999 Roger Michell 1223
85 Two-Lane Blacktop 1971 Monte Hellman 1248
86 The Hudsucker Proxy2 1994 Joel Coen 1258
87 Fried Green Tomatoes 1991 Jon Avnet 1289
88 Melvin and Howard 1980 Jonathan Demme 1322
89 King Kong 2005 Peter Jackson 1364
90 Midnight Run 1988 Martin Brest 1365
91 Creature from the Black Lagoon1 1954 Jack Arnold 1385
92 Missing 1982 Costa-Gavras 1394
93 October Sky 1999 Joe Johnston 1396
94 The Andromeda Strain 1971 Robert Wise 1427
95 Saboteur 1942 Alfred Hitchcock 1437
96 Marnie 1964 Alfred Hitchcock 1444
97 The Bourne Identity 2002 Doug Liman 1458
98 Twister 1996 Jan de Bont 1461
99 The Old Dark House 1932 James Whale 1546
100 Army of Darkness 1992 Sam Raimi 1558

1 Produced by Universal International Pictures.
2 Produced by Working Title Films.
3 Produced by Focus Features.
4 Produced by Universal Film Manufacturing Company.
5 Produced by Universal TV.

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