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Least Highbrow Films

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
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