1.
The Godfather (1972)
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son. (175 mins.)
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
2.
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York is portrayed while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on his crime syndicate stretching from Lake Tahoe, Nevada to pre-revolution 1958 Cuba. (200 mins.)
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
3.
12 Angry Men (1957)
A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court. (96 mins.)
Director: Sidney Lumet
4.
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed. (130 mins.)
Director: Frank Capra
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5.
Casablanca (1942)
Set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World War II: An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. (102 mins.)
Director: Michael Curtiz
6.
Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him. (142 mins.)
Director: Robert Zemeckis
8.
Citizen Kane (1941)
Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. (119 mins.)
Director: Orson Welles
9.
Modern Times (1936)
The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman. (87 mins.)
Director: Charlie Chaplin
10.
The King's Speech (2010)
The story of King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it. (118 mins.)
Director: Tom Hooper
11.
The Corporation (2003 Documentary)
Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.(145 mins.)
Director: Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott
12.
Casino (1995)
Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two mobster best friends and a trophy wife over a gambling empire. (178 mins.)
Director: Martin Scorsese
13.
There Will Be Blood (2007)
A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business. (158 mins.)
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
14.
Network (1976)
A TV network cynically exploits a deranged ex-TV anchor's ravings and revelations about the media for their own profit.(121 mins.)
Director: Sidney Lumet
15.
Inside Job (2010 Documentary)
Takes a closer look at what brought about the financial meltdown. (105 mins.)
Director: Charles Ferguson
16.
Gandhi (1982)
Biography of Mohandas K. Gandhi, the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest. (191 mins.)
Director: Richard Attenborough
17.
The Social Network (2010)
Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, but is later sued by two brothers who claimed he stole their idea, and the cofounder who was later squeezed out of the business. (120 mins.)
Director: David Fincher
18.
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Two British soldiers in India decide to resign from the Army and set themselves up as deities in Kafiristan--a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander. (129 mins.)
Director: John Huston
19.
Mildred Pierce (1945)
After her cheating husband leaves her, Mildred Pierce proves she can become independent and successful, but can't win the approval of her spoiled daughter. (111 mins.)
Director: Michael Curtiz
20.
The Insider (1999)
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a "60 Minutes" expose on Big Tobacco. (157 mins.)
Director: Michael Mann
21.
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office. (100 mins.)
Director: James Foley
22.
Office Space (1999)
Comedic tale of company workers who hate their jobs and decide to rebel against their greedy boss. (89 mins.)
Director: Mike Judge
23.
American Gangster (2007)
In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country from the Far East. (157 mins.)
Director: Ridley Scott
24.
Man on Wire (2008 Documentary)
A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century." (94 mins.)
Director: James Marsh
25.
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional endeavor. (117 mins.)
Director: Gabriele Muccino
26.
127 Hours (2010)
A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive. (94 mins.)
Director: Danny Boyle
27.
Door to Door (2002 TV Movie)
A man with cerebral palsy is determined to become a salesman.(90 mins.)
Director: Steven Schachter
28.
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Satirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his twelve-year-old son. (92 mins.)
Director: Jason Reitman
29.
Up in the Air (2009)
With a job that has him traveling around the country firing people, Ryan Bingham leads an empty life out of a suitcase, until his company does the unexpected: ground him. (109 mins.)
Director: Jason Reitman
30.
Lord of War (2005)
An arms dealer confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an Interpol agent. (122 mins.)
Director: Andrew Niccol
31.
I.O.U.S.A. (2008 Documentary)
Few are aware that America may be on the brink of a financial meltdown. I.O.U.S.A. explores the country's shocking current fiscal condition and ways to avoid a national economic disaster.(85 mins.)
Director: Patrick Creadon
32.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical. (116 mins.)
Director: Tim Burton
33.
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don Michael Corleone seeks to vow for his sins while taking a young protégé under his wing.(162 mins.)
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
34.
American Psycho (2000)
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies. (102 mins.)
Director: Mary Harron
35.
The Aviator (2004)
A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career, from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s. (170 mins.)
Director: Martin Scorsese
36.
The Queen (2006)
After the death of Princess Diana, HM Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted. (103 mins.)
Director: Stephen Frears
37.
The Method (2005)
During IMF & World Bank Summit and demonstrations which upset Madrid, like other capitals, major corporation... (115 mins.)
Director: Marcelo Piñeyro
38.
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam. (111 mins.)
Director: Joel Coen
39.
Wall Street (1987)
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing. (126 mins.)
Director: Oliver Stone
40.
The Mist (2007)
A freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives. (126 mins.)
Director: Frank Darabont
41.
Gosford Park (2001)
Multiple storylined drama set in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guest and downstairs servants at a party in a country house in England. (137 mins.)
Director: Robert Altman
42.
Barbarians at the Gate (1993 TV Movie)
The president of a major tobacco company decides to buy the company himself, but a bidding war ensues as other companies make their own offers. (107 mins.)
Director: Glenn Jordan
43.
Chocolat (2000)
A woman and her daughter open a chocolate shop in a small French village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community. (121 mins.)
Director: Lasse Hallström
44.
Jerry Maguire (1996)
When a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent with the only athlete who stays with him.(139 mins.)
Director: Cameron Crowe
45.
Big Night (1996)
A failing Italian restaurant run by two brothers gambles on one special night to try to save the business. (107 mins.)
Director: Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci
46.
Soul Kitchen (2009)
In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef. (99 mins.)
Director: Fatih Akin
47.
Margin Call (2011)
Follows the key people at an investment bank, over a 24-hour period, during the early stages of the financial crisis. (107 mins.)
Director: J.C. Chandor
48.
Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999 TV Movie)
History of Apple and Microsoft. (95 mins.)
Director: Martyn Burke
49.
Startup.com (2001 Documentary)
Traces the birth and failure of new media company govWorks.com. (107 mins.)
Director: Chris Hegedus, Jehane Noujaim
50.
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill-fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept. (110 mins.)
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
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