| Rank | Title | Year | Director(s) | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Forrest Gump | 1994 | Robert Zemeckis | 72 |
| 2 | The Shawshank Redemption | 1994 | Frank Darabont | 45 |
| 3 | The Dark Knight | 2008 | Christopher Nolan | 18 |
| 4 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1981 | Steven Spielberg | 28 |
| 5 | Titanic | 1997 | James Cameron | 96 |
| 6 | Schindler's List | 1993 | Steven Spielberg | 21 |
| 7 | Back to the Future | 1985 | Robert Zemeckis | 30 |
| 8 | Star Wars | 1977 | George Lucas | 4 |
| 9 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | 1982 | Steven Spielberg | 27 |
| 10 | The Silence of the Lambs | 1991 | Jonathan Demme | 20 |
| 11 | Saving Private Ryan | 1998 | Steven Spielberg | 60 |
| 12 | The Matrix | 1999 | Lana and Lilly Wachowski | 26 |
| 13 | Gladiator | 2000 | Ridley Scott | 137 |
| 14 | Rocky | 1976 | John G. Avildsen | 108 |
| 15 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 | Peter Jackson | 35 |
| 16 | Jaws | 1975 | Steven Spielberg | 13 |
| 17 | Gone with the Wind | 1939 | Victor Fleming | 31 |
| 18 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2003 | Peter Jackson | 52 |
| 19 | Die Hard | 1988 | John McTiernan | 85 |
| 20 | One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest | 1975 | Milos Forman | 39 |
| 21 | The Wizard of Oz | 1939 | Victor Fleming | 9 |
| 22 | Inception | 2010 | Christopher Nolan | 74 |
| 23 | The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | Irvin Kershner | 29 |
| 24 | The Sound of Music | 1965 | Robert Wise | 135 |
| 25 | Pulp Fiction | 1994 | Quentin Tarantino | 8 |
| 26 | Jurassic Park | 1993 | Steven Spielberg | 83 |
| 27 | The Godfather | 1972 | Francis Ford Coppola | 2 |
| 28 | Fight Club | 1999 | David Fincher | 71 |
| 29 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | 1991 | James Cameron | 54 |
| 30 | Goodfellas | 1990 | Martin Scorsese | 14 |
| 31 | Casablanca | 1942 | Michael Curtiz | 5 |
| 32 | The Usual Suspects | 1995 | Bryan Singer | 134 |
| 33 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 2002 | Peter Jackson | 58 |
| 34 | The Lion King | 1994 | Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff | 92 |
| 35 | Alien | 1979 | Ridley Scott | 6 |
| 36 | Braveheart | 1995 | Mel Gibson | 278 |
| 37 | Interstellar | 2014 | Christopher Nolan | 266 |
| 38 | To Kill a Mockingbird | 1962 | Robert Mulligan | 109 |
| 39 | Mad Max: Fury Road | 2015 | George Miller | 113 |
| 40 | The Princess Bride | 1987 | Rob Reiner | 47 |
| 41 | Avatar | 2009 | James Cameron | 149 |
| 42 | The Green Mile | 1999 | Frank Darabont | 296 |
| 43 | Avengers: Infinity War | 2018 | Anthony and Joe Russo | 436 |
| 44 | Dirty Dancing | 1987 | Emile Ardolino | 423 |
| 45 | The Notebook | 2004 | Nick Cassavetes | 439 |
| 46 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | 2001 | Chris Columbus | 333 |
| 47 | Aliens | 1986 | James Cameron | 50 |
| 48 | Ghost | 1990 | Jerry Zucker | 798 |
| 49 | Toy Story | 1995 | John Lasseter | 38 |
| 50 | Seven | 1995 | David Fincher | 90 |
| 51 | Pretty Woman | 1990 | Garry Marshall | 443 |
| 52 | Good Will Hunting | 1997 | Gus Van Sant | 339 |
| 53 | Love Actually | 2003 | Richard Curtis | 503 |
| 54 | Apocalypse Now | 1979 | Francis Ford Coppola | 10 |
| 55 | Top Gun | 1986 | Tony Scott | 816 |
| 56 | Avengers: Endgame | 2019 | Anthony and Joe Russo | 373 |
| 57 | The Avengers | 2012 | Joss Whedon | 313 |
| 58 | Lawrence of Arabia | 1962 | David Lean | 25 |
| 59 | Whiplash | 2014 | Damien Chazelle | 391 |
| 60 | Home Alone | 1990 | Chris Columbus | 618 |
| 61 | Ben-Hur | 1959 | William Wyler | 188 |
| 62 | It's a Wonderful Life | 1946 | Frank Capra | 46 |
| 63 | Grease | 1978 | Randal Kleiser | 355 |
| 64 | 12 Angry Men | 1957 | Sidney Lumet | 66 |
| 65 | 12 Years a Slave | 2013 | Steve McQueen | 235 |
| 66 | The Goonies | 1985 | Richard Donner | 335 |