100 Best Movies to Watch From the Last 100 Years

The best movies to add to your watch list

When it comes to cultural touchstones, few things have the power of good movies. You don’t even have to have seen a Rocky movie to know Bill Conti’s iconic score, and people throw around lines like “These go to 11” or “I’ll have what she’s having” even if they haven’t actually seen This is Spinal Tap or When Harry Met Sally. And of course, debating the “best movies ever” has enlivened dinner party conversations and social media feeds for decades—in fact, we guarantee the following list will have overlooked at least one good movie you’ll be shocked wasn’t included.

The concept of “best” is such a subjective thing, though. It’s really about intention. Just because something was made to be mass entertainment doesn’t mean it’s automatically devoid of value. And just because something is three hours long and in black and white doesn’t immediately make it higher quality. If a movie is successful in what it is setting out to do and maybe raises the bar for its genre in the process, then it deserves to be applauded. So this isn’t a ranking of the best. The movies are presented in no particular order—it’s just a list of funny movies, serious movies, plus some family movies and musical movies, and hard-to-classify movies—everything you should definitely try to see if you haven’t already. Enjoy!

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