Film Studies

Entertainment Weekly says, "We bet at least some of these will be new even to dedicated movie fans...and you'll be glad you found them."

This is a very unscientific gathering of the approximate collective opinions of the editors of Rolling Stone Magazine and film critics on the best movies of the 1990s.

The greatest films not in the English language are listed with information about why each is considered great.

FilmSite list of most talked-about movies.

Filmsite.org's Tim Dirks has spotlighted the 100 all-time greatest movies, many of which have improved with time. Also links to Top 200 and Top 300 films of all time lists and category lists.

The American Film Institute in mid-June 1998 commemorated the extraordinary first 100 years of American movies by making a "definitive selection of the 100 greatest American movies of all time, as determined by more than 1,500 leaders from the American film community." The 400 nominated films were feature-length fictional movies produced between 1912 and 1996 "with the goal of amassing a capsule of the first 100 years of American cinema, across decades and across genres."

The British Academy of Film and Television Art has given best film awards since 1948. This is a listing of winners and nominees since then.

This list is a compilation derived from New York Times film critics and their reviews over the years.

This website has several lists of 'best' movies: best 100 movies, best 1000 movies, best 5-star movies.

Top 250 movies as voted by our users.

Many different genres of 'best' films are given here.

The National Film Registry (NFR) is the United States National Film Preservation Board's selection of films for preservation in the Library of Congress. The NFR names to its list up to 25 "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant films" each year, showcasing the range and diversity of American film. The Registry includes films ranging from Hollywood classics to orphan films. A film is not required to be feature-length, nor is it required to have been theatrically released. The Registry contains newsreels, silent films, experimental films, short subjects, films out of copyright protection, film serials, home films, documentaries, independent films, television films, and music videos. As of the 2012 listing, there are 600 films preserved in the Registry.

This is a list of the best picture winners since the inception of the Oscar Awards.

FlickChart rates the worst of the worst movies.

Films honored by the American Film Institute are listed by year.

The Academy Awards Database contains the record of past Academy Award winners and nominees. The data is complete through the 2011 (84th) Academy Awards, presented on February 26, 2012.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards® has become one of the industry’s most prized honors. The only televised awards shows to exclusively honor performers, it presents thirteen awards for acting in film and television in a fast moving two hour show. The awards focus on both individual performances as well as on the work of the entire ensemble of a drama series and comedy series, and the cast of a motion picture. These honors are fundamental to the spirit of the Screen Actors Guild Awards because they recognize that acting is a collaborative art.

The Academy is proud of its expert membership of approximately 6,500 individuals in the UK and the US and of its vast collective experience across film, television and games. The Academy identifies, rewards and celebrates excellence at its internationally-renowned, annual BAFTA Awards ceremonies. The Academy is committed to sharing insights into the crafts of the people who work in film, television and games.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizes outstanding achievements by conferring annual Awards of Merit (Golden Globe® Awards) serving as a constant incentive within the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign, and to focus wide public attention upon the best in motion pictures and television.