Here are our picks for the best movies of the decade nominated for zero Oscars. Each year, the Academy attempts to recognize the best achievements in film, but invariably there are always snubs. Film, of course, is a subjective medium, and everyone has their own opinions about what is and isn't worthy of Oscar gold. Even the most acclaimed contender for Best Picture has its fair share of detractors, and the movies that don't get any Oscar love at all have legions of viewers championing its merits long after the nominations have already been announced.
Even though there are 24 Oscar categories covering a variety of filmmaking aspects, there's a limited number of nominations. No matter how great a single movie is, sometimes it just doesn't have enough support to beat out the intense competition. And while movies like First Man, The LEGO Movie, and The Town (among countless others) fell short of snagging Best Picture nominations, they were at least in the running for other awards. The films on this list couldn't garner even one Oscar nomination - not even in one of the technical areas.
These are the best movies of all time, ranked by movie experts and film fans alike. What are the greatest movies of all time? This list of the top films ever made was created by taking best movie suggestions from Ranker users and letting them vote to determine which films are the best ever made.
So, what are the best movies of all time? The list includes a wide range of films, from art house European cinema to top action films and blockbusters to established, highly-regarded classics of the Golden Age of Hollywood. The entries span many genres and include some of the greatest movie villains created by the best writers and top film directors in the industry. Included are movies that were recognized in their own time – including a number of Academy Award recipients and even Best Picture selections – as well as cult movies or sleeper hits that took time to find an audience. Shawshank Redemption, for example, was not highly regarded or popular in theaters when it first opened but has since risen to the top of many best movie lists.
1. The Godfather.
The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy from a screenplay by Mario Puzo and Coppola. Starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the leaders of a fictional New York crime family, the story spans the years 1945-55, concentrating on the transformation of Michael Corleone from reluctant family outsider to ruthless Mafia boss.
2. The Shawshank Redemption.
The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Adapted from the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, the film tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a banker who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Prison despite his claims of being wrongly accused. During his time at the prison, he befriends a fellow inmate, Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, and finds himself protected by the guards after the warden begins using him in his money endeavor.
3. Pulp Fiction.
Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino. The lives of two mob hitmen (Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta), a boxer (Bruce Willis), a gangster's wife (Uma Thurman), and a pair of diner bandits (Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer) intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption
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