100 Best Movies of All Time That You Should Watch Immediately

In case you couldn’t tell, we love movies. Heck, who doesn’t? Trouble is, not everyone loves the same movies. That’s probably fairly obvious. But it’s what makes putting together a list of the greatest movies of all-time a particularly fraught assignment. Tastes in cinema vary wildly, of course, and one person’s Citizen Kane is another’s Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. Or vice versa. So then, why bother even attempting to rank the best movies ever made at all?  

Well, perhaps it’s best not to think of this – or any list, for that matter – as any attempt at solidifying any sort of canon. Really, think of it more as a jumping off point. If you’re enough of a cineaste to claim to have seen every movie here already, maybe think of it as a way to rethink your own personal rankings and challenge your own preconceived notions about what makes any movie one of the GOATS. And if you’re filling in the gaps of your movie knowledge – or heck, just starting to build it – this is a tremendous place to start. Because this is a list that covers a lot of ground: over 100 years, multiple countries, and just about every genre you can imagine, from monolithic blockbusters to treasured cult classics, ridiculous comedies to freaky horror, sweaty-palmed thrillers to eye-popping action flicks.  

No matter where you are on the movie appreciation spectrum, we’re sure you’ll find something to love here. Or get mad about. We’re cool either way.

Written by Abbey Bender, Dave Calhoun, Phil de Semlyen, Bilge Ebiri, Ian Freer, Stephen Garrett, Tomris Laffly, Joshua Rothkopf, Anna Smith and Matthew Singer

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