This list includes films from Universal International Pictures, Focus Features, October Films, USA Films, Universal Film Manufacturing Company, and Universal TV.
| Rank | Title | Year | Director(s) | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Schindler's List | 1993 | Steven Spielberg | 21 |
| 2 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | 1982 | Steven Spielberg | 22 |
| 3 | Jaws | 1975 | Steven Spielberg | 26 |
| 4 | Touch of Evil1 | 1958 | Orson Welles | 51 |
| 5 | To Kill a Mockingbird1 | 1962 | Robert Mulligan | 55 |
| 6 | The Deer Hunter | 1978 | Michael Cimino | 73 |
| 7 | Back to the Future | 1985 | Robert Zemeckis | 95 |
| 8 | Bride of Frankenstein | 1935 | James Whale | 121 |
| 9 | Frankenstein | 1931 | James Whale | 126 |
| 10 | Gladiator | 2000 | Ridley Scott | 127 |
| 11 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail | 1975 | Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones | 135 |
| 12 | All Quiet on the Western Front | 1930 | Lewis Milestone | 137 |
| 13 | Jurassic Park | 1993 | Steven Spielberg | 148 |
| 14 | American Graffiti | 1973 | George Lucas | 177 |
| 15 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2 | 2004 | Michel Gondry | 199 |
| 16 | The Thing | 1982 | John Carpenter | 233 |
| 17 | The Birds | 1963 | Alfred Hitchcock | 244 |
| 18 | Shakespeare in Love | 1998 | John Madden | 246 |
| 19 | Scarface | 1983 | Brian De Palma | 248 |
| 20 | The Sting | 1973 | George Roy Hill | 261 |
| 21 | Animal House | 1978 | John Landis | 277 |
| 22 | Lost in Translation2 | 2003 | Sofia Coppola | 280 |
| 23 | The Blues Brothers | 1980 | John Landis | 304 |
| 24 | Twelve Monkeys | 1995 | Terry Gilliam | 338 |
| 25 | Babe | 1995 | Chris Noonan | 358 |
| 26 | Shadow of a Doubt | 1943 | Alfred Hitchcock | 365 |
| 27 | The Breakfast Club | 1985 | John Hughes | 370 |
| 28 | Apollo 13 | 1995 | Ron Howard | 383 |
| 29 | Dracula | 1931 | Tod Browning | 392 |
| 30 | The Bank Dick | 1940 | Edward F. Cline | 418 |
| 31 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | 1982 | Amy Heckerling | 425 |
| 32 | Out of Africa | 1985 | Sydney Pollack | 433 |
| 33 | Casino | 1995 | Martin Scorsese | 457 |
| 34 | Breaking the Waves3 | 1996 | Lars von Trier | 458 |
| 35 | Written on the Wind1 | 1956 | Douglas Sirk | 474 |
| 36 | My Man Godfrey | 1936 | Gregory La Cava | 499 |
| 37 | The Phantom of the Opera | 1925 | Rupert Julian | 527 |
| 38 | Imitation of Life1 | 1959 | Douglas Sirk | 538 |
| 39 | Brokeback Mountain2 | 2005 | Ang Lee | 550 |
| 40 | The Killers | 1946 | Robert Siodmak | 569 |
| 41 | Out of Sight | 1998 | Steven Soderbergh | 610 |
| 42 | Harvey1 | 1950 | Henry Koster | 611 |
| 43 | Children of Men | 2006 | Alfonso Cuarón | 635 |
| 44 | A Beautiful Mind | 2001 | Ron Howard | 652 |
| 45 | American Pie | 1999 | Paul Weitz | 657 |
| 46 | All That Heaven Allows1 | 1955 | Douglas Sirk | 665 |
| 47 | On Golden Pond | 1981 | Mark Rydell | 666 |
| 48 | Charade | 1963 | Stanley Donen | 685 |
| 49 | Far from Heaven2 4 | 2002 | Todd Haynes | 687 |
| 50 | Traffic4 | 2000 | Steven Soderbergh | 696 |
| 51 | Slap Shot | 1977 | George Roy Hill | 710 |
| 52 | The Invisible Man | 1933 | James Whale | 745 |
| 53 | The Mummy | 1932 | Karl Freund | 785 |
| 54 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | 2000 | Joel Coen | 823 |
| 55 | Gosford Park4 | 2001 | Robert Altman | 835 |
| 56 | Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein1 | 1948 | Charles Barton | 844 |
| 57 | Destry Rides Again | 1939 | George Marshall | 888 |
| 58 | Winchester '731 | 1950 | Anthony Mann | 900 |
| 59 | Coal Miner's Daughter | 1980 | Michael Apted | 907 |
| 60 | The Last Temptation of Christ | 1988 | Martin Scorsese | 913 |
| 61 | The Incredible Shrinking Man1 | 1957 | Jack Arnold | 921 |
| 62 | Silent Running | 1972 | Douglas Trumbull | 925 |
| 63 | Pillow Talk1 | 1959 | Michael Gordon | 945 |
| 64 | The Bourne Identity | 2002 | Doug Liman | 976 |
| 65 | Love Actually | 2003 | Richard Curtis | 985 |
| 66 | Meet the Parents | 2000 | Jay Roach | 999 |
| 67 | The Black Cat | 1934 | Edgar G. Ulmer | 1010 |
| 68 | The Wolf Man | 1941 | George Waggner | 1012 |
| 69 | Two-Lane Blacktop | 1971 | Monte Hellman | 1027 |
| 70 | Back to the Future Part II | 1989 | Robert Zemeckis | 1035 |
| 71 | Sixteen Candles | 1984 | John Hughes | 1062 |
| 72 | The Bourne Ultimatum | 2007 | Paul Greengrass | 1065 |
| 73 | Midnight Run | 1988 | Martin Brest | 1066 |
| 74 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | 2003 | Peter Weir | 1093 |
| 75 | Foolish Wives5 | 1922 | Erich von Stroheim | 1094 |
| 76 | Duel6 | 1971 | Steven Spielberg | 1104 |
| 77 | Lacombe Lucien | 1974 | Louis Malle | 1110 |
| 78 | Back to the Future Part III | 1990 | Robert Zemeckis | 1144 |
| 79 | Serenity | 2005 | Joss Whedon | 1157 |
| 80 | King Kong | 2005 | Peter Jackson | 1165 |
| 81 | Show Boat | 1936 | James Whale | 1205 |
| 82 | Lost Highway3 | 1997 | David Lynch | 1218 |
| 83 | The Old Dark House | 1932 | James Whale | 1276 |
| 84 | The Mummy | 1999 | Stephen Sommers | 1290 |
| 85 | The 40 Year Old Virgin | 2005 | Judd Apatow | 1301 |
| 86 | The Bourne Supremacy | 2004 | Paul Greengrass | 1356 |
| 87 | United 93 | 2006 | Paul Greengrass | 1365 |
| 88 | Twister | 1996 | Jan de Bont | 1384 |
| 89 | Fried Green Tomatoes | 1991 | Jon Avnet | 1387 |
| 90 | October Sky | 1999 | Joe Johnston | 1410 |
| 91 | Creature from the Black Lagoon1 | 1954 | Jack Arnold | 1415 |
| 92 | Carlito's Way | 1993 | Brian De Palma | 1437 |
| 93 | Army of Darkness | 1992 | Sam Raimi | 1441 |
| 94 | Marnie | 1964 | Alfred Hitchcock | 1455 |
| 95 | Missing | 1982 | Costa-Gavras | 1501 |
| 96 | Happy Gilmore | 1996 | Dennis Dugan | 1516 |
| 97 | Saboteur | 1942 | Alfred Hitchcock | 1525 |
| 98 | Cinderella Man | 2005 | Ron Howard | 1562 |
| 99 | The American President | 1995 | Rob Reiner | 1583 |
| 100 | Melvin and Howard | 1980 | Jonathan Demme | 1619 |
| 101 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | 1998 | Terry Gilliam | 1649 |
| 102 | Rosetta3 | 1999 | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne | 1687 |
| 103 | Frenzy | 1972 | Alfred Hitchcock | 1691 |
| 104 | Imitation of Life | 1934 | John M. Stahl | 1692 |
| 105 | Primary Colors | 1998 | Mike Nichols | 1708 |
| 106 | Hot Fuzz | 2007 | Edgar Wright | 1714 |
| 107 | The Andromeda Strain | 1971 | Robert Wise | 1717 |
| 108 | Friday Night Lights | 2004 | Peter Berg and Josh Pate | 1729 |
| 109 | The Hurricane | 1999 | Norman Jewison | 1732 |
| 110 | Hellzapoppin' | 1941 | H.C. Potter | 1736 |
| 111 | Conan the Barbarian | 1982 | John Milius | 1740 |
| 112 | Seabiscuit | 2003 | Gary Ross | 1785 |
| 113 | Play Misty for Me | 1971 | Clint Eastwood | 1810 |
| 114 | Parenthood | 1989 | Ron Howard | 1825 |
| 115 | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | 1976 | John Badham | 1850 |
| 116 | 1941 | 1979 | Steven Spielberg | 1903 |
| 117 | Atonement | 2007 | Joe Wright | 1916 |
| 118 | American Psycho | 2000 | Mary Harron | 1918 |
| 119 | Fletch | 1985 | Michael Ritchie | 1941 |
| 120 | Scent of a Woman | 1992 | Martin Brest | 1957 |
| 121 | Pride & Prejudice2 | 2005 | Joe Wright | 1974 |
| 122 | Munich | 2005 | Steven Spielberg | 1976 |
| 123 | Grace of My Heart | 1996 | Allison Anders | 2017 |
| 124 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | 1982 | Carl Reiner | 2024 |
| 125 | Flash Gordon | 1936 | Frederick Stephani | 2033 |
| 126 | Slaughterhouse-Five | 1972 | George Roy Hill | 2039 |
| 127 | My Little Chickadee | 1940 | Edward F. Cline | 2059 |
| 128 | This Island Earth1 | 1955 | Joseph M. Newman | 2089 |
| 129 | Son of Frankenstein | 1939 | Rowland V. Lee | 2107 |
| 130 | Ulzana's Raid | 1972 | Robert Aldrich | 2108 |
| 131 | Jesus Christ Superstar | 1973 | Norman Jewison | 2125 |
| 132 | In the Name of the Father | 1993 | Jim Sheridan | 2126 |
| 133 | Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey | 1988 | Michael Apted | 2136 |
| 134 | The Naked City1 | 1948 | Jules Dassin | 2177 |
| 135 | Schizopolis | 1996 | Steven Soderbergh | 2180 |
| 136 | All of Me | 1984 | Carl Reiner | 2183 |
| 137 | The Idiots3 | 1998 | Lars von Trier | 2185 |
| 138 | Airport | 1970 | George Seaton | 2212 |
| 139 | Reality Bites | 1994 | Ben Stiller | 2235 |
1 Produced by Universal International Pictures.
2 Produced by Focus Features.
3 Produced by October Films.
4 Produced by USA Films.
5 Produced by Universal Film Manufacturing Company.
6 Produced by Universal TV.