Top 20 Movies Everyone Needs To See At Least Once

Stop what you're doing and watch these movies immediately! For this list, we’ll be ranking the big ones, the films that are considered classics by many, and those that should probably be part of a balanced cinematic diet at least once during your lifetime. Our countdown includes “The Breakfast Club”, "The Dark Knight", “The Exorcist”, “The Godfather”, "Psycho", and more! Can you think of any we missed? Let us know in the comments!

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[WatchMojo]

Can you think of any we missed? Let us know in the comments!

[Strongbad]

#20: Parasite (2019)
#19: The Breakfast Club (1985)
#18: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
#17: Singin' in the Rain (1952)
#16: The Dark Knight (2008)
#15: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
#14: Apocalypse Now (1979)
#13: Toy Story (1995)
#12: The Maltese Falcon (1941)
#11: The Exorcist (1973)
#10: Citizen Kane (1941)
#9: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
#8: Modern Times (1936)
#7: Gone with the Wind (1939)
#6: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
#5: Seven Samurai (1954)
#4: Psycho (1960)
#3: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
#2: The Godfather (1972)
#1: The Wizard of Oz (1939)

[thesheambelly]

Was expecting Terminator 2: The Judgement Day, The Jurassic Park, Titanic, Schindler's List, The Shawshank Redemption... ❤️

[richardroberts]

No mention of "It's a Wonderful Life" starring Jimmy Stewart. That's one that deserved to be in the top 20!

[siddharthverma]

The list includes..
Parasite
The Breakfast club
The good the bad the ugly
Singing in the rain
The dark knight
Crouching tiger hidden dragon
Apocalypse now
Toy story
The matlese falcon
The exorcist
Lord of the rings franchise
Modern times
Gone with the wind
Star wars the Empire strikes back
Seven samurai
Psycho
2001:a space Odyssey
The Godfather
Citizen kane
The wizard of oz

[Vindix]

Terminator 2 -Judgement Day and Saving Private Ryan should be on the list.

[sagarnandi]

"12 Angry Men" must be included in this list

[richardroberts]

"Back to the Future" should have had an honorable mention.

[Simone]

My list (not in order):
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Pulp Fiction
- The Godfather
- Taxi Driver
- Star Wars (Original Trilogy)
- The Wizard of Oz
- Indiana Jones (Original Trilogy)
- Life is Beautiful
- Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- Titanic

[MyDoppleganger]

Agree...and add Dances With Wolves, Home Alone, The Grapes of Wrath, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Shining, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The Omen (original), Goodfellas, Titanic, The Notebook, Grease, and Amadeus.

[Paradigmfusion]

Pulp Fiction, Blazing Saddles, Shawshank Redemption, Full Metal Jacket, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Wilder is the ultimate Wonka), Casino, Wolf of Wall Street.

[williamsummerson]

Shawshank redemption, One flew over the cuckoo's nest, Titanic, Jurassic Park, Forrest Gump, Schindler's list and 12 Angry Men. Are some of my favorites that I think everybody should see once. Still really enjoyed the video watch mojo.

[mr.decencykeepinitreal]

‘The Dark Knight’ is still one of my 25+ most favorite superhero movies of all time.
We still miss you, Heath Ledger…

[trinaq]

All of these movies are classics, and thanks to my film class, I've seen nearly half of these picks, and analysed them all to pieces!

[emi]

Honorable mentions:
Back to the Future (1985)
Schindler’s List (1993)
Clockwork Orange (1971)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Forrest Gump (1994)

[mr.decencykeepinitreal]

‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ is still one of the best martial arts movies ever made.

[atticusmcfly]

I don't care how old you are, if you don't feel some form of joy when you watch The Wizard of Oz, I simply do not trust you in any real world situation. Great List overall!

[giaro]

My personal list (in no particular order):

Titanic
Spirited away
The Shawshank redemption
The exorcist
The Godfather
Schindler list
12 Angry men
Forrest Gump
Borat
Ratatouille

Honorable mentions:
Coco
Halloween
The silence of the lambs
American beauty
Wall-E
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
Kungfu Hustle

[hardbutter]

What in the world do you have against Spielberg? The fact that not one of his movies made the list is an absolute farce. I could think of maybe 4 or 5 alone that should be there.

[imraanshah]

Layer Cake, Watchmen, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, The Departed, There Will Be Blood, The Social Network, Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump, Inception, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Trilogy), The Gentlemen, Blood Diamond, Crank, X-Men Series, Gangs Of Wasseypur 1 & 2, Delhi Belly, Rockstar, Rock On.