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- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodViggo MortensenIan McKellenGandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - 10
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - 10
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - 10
4. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) - 8
5. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) - 8
6. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) - 7 - DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherAfter the Rebel Alliance are overpowered by the Empire, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.1. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - 10
2. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) - 10
3. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) - 9
4. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) - 8
5. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) - 8
6. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) - 8
7. Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) - 7 - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames CaanThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.1. The Godfather (1972) - 10
2. The Godfather: Part II (1974) - 10
3. The Godfather: Part III (1990) - 9 - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartWhen the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.1. The Dark Knight (2008) - 10
2. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - 10
3. The Batman (2022) - 9
4. Batman Begins (2005) - 8
5. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013) - 8
6. Batman (1989) - 8
7. Batman Returns (1992) - 7
8. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012) - 7 - DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn HurtThe crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.1. Aliens (1986) - 9
2. Alien (1979) - 9
3. Prometheus (2012) - 7 - DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne MossWhen a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.1. The Matrix (1999) - 10
2. The Matrix Reloaded (2003) - 8
3. The Matrix Revolutions (2003) - 8 - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul FreemanIn 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - 9
2. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - 8
3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - 8
4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) - 7 - DirectorJohn LasseterStarsTom HanksTim AllenDon RicklesA cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's bedroom.1. Toy Story (1995) - 9
2. Toy Story 3 (2010) - 8
3. Toy Story 2 (1999) - 8
4. Toy Story 4 (2019) - 7
5. Lightyear (2022) - 7 - DirectorSam RaimiStarsTobey MaguireKirsten DunstAlfred MolinaPeter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a former brilliant scientist named Otto Octavius.1. Spider-Man 2 (2004) - 8
2. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) - 8
3. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) - 8
4. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) - 8
4. Spider-Man (2002) - 7
5. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) - 7 - DirectorGeorge MillerStarsTom HardyCharlize TheronNicholas HoultIn a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper and a drifter named Max.1. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) - 9
2. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) - 8
3. Mad Max (1979) - 7 - DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward FurlongA cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - 9
2. The Terminator (1984) - 8 - DirectorDavid YatesStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintHarry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts.1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) - 8
2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - 7
3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) - 7
4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) - 7
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) - 7 - DirectorChristopher McQuarrieStarsTom CruiseHenry CavillVing RhamesEthan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.1. Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) - 8
2. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) - 7
3. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) - 7
4. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) - 7
5. Mission: Impossible III (2006) - 7
6. Mission: Impossible (1996) - 7 - DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppGeoffrey RushOrlando BloomBlacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - 8
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) - 7 - DirectorRyan CooglerStarsMichael B. JordanSylvester StalloneTessa ThompsonThe former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.1. Creed (2015) - 9
2. Rocky (1976) - 8
3. Rocky Balboa (2006) - 7
4. Rocky II (1979) - 7
5. Creed II (2018) - 7 - DirectorRoger AllersRob MinkoffStarsMatthew BroderickJeremy IronsJames Earl JonesLion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.1. The Lion King (1994) - 10
2. The Lion King (2019) - 8 - DirectorBryan SingerStarsPatrick StewartIan McKellenHugh JackmanThe X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.1. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) - 8
2. X-Men: First Class (2011) - 8
3. Logan (2017) - 8
4. X-Men 2 (2003) - 7
5. X-Men (2000) - 7
6. X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) - 7 - DirectorMatt ReevesStarsGary OldmanKeri RussellAndy SerkisThe fragile peace between apes and humans is threatened as mistrust and betrayal threaten to plunge both tribes into a war for dominance over the Earth.1. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) - 8
2. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) - 8
3. Planet of the Apes (1968) - 8
4. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) - 7
5. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) - 7 - DirectorZack SnyderStarsHenry CavillBen AffleckGal GadotDetermined to ensure that Superman's ultimate sacrifice wasn't in vain, Bruce Wayne recruits a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.1. Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) - 8
2. Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013) - 8 - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsSam NeillLaura DernJeff GoldblumA pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.1. Jurassic Park (1993) - 8
2. Jurassic World (2015) - 7
3. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) - 7 - DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsChris PineZachary QuintoSimon PeggThe brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.1. Star Trek (2009) - 8
2. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) - 8
3. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - 8
4. Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - 7
5. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - 7 - DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott GlennA young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - 10
2. Manhunter (1986) - 8
3. Red Dragon (2002) - 7 - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea ThompsonMarty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.1. Back to the Future (1985) - 8
2. Back to the Future Part II (1989) - 8
3. Back to the Future Part III (1990) - 7 - DirectorMartin CampbellStarsDaniel CraigEva GreenJudi DenchAfter earning a licence to kill, secret agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, in Montenegro.1. Casino Royale (2006) - 7
2. Skyfall (2012) - 7
3. GoldenEye (1995) - 7
4. From Russia with Love (1963) - 7
5. Goldfinger (1964) - 7
6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) - 7
7. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) - 7
8. The Living Daylights (1987) - 7
9. Licence to Kill (1989) - 7 - DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisAlan RickmanBonnie BedeliaA New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.1. Die Hard (1988) - 9
2. Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) - 7
3. Die Hard 2 (1990) - 7
4. Live Free or Die Hard (2007) - 7 - DirectorChad StahelskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneGeorge GeorgiouJohn Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.1. John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) - 8
2. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) - 7
3. John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) - 7 - DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellSarah BerryDan HicksAsh Williams, the lone survivor of an earlier onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits, holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.1. Evil Dead II (1987) - 8
2. Army of Darkness (1992) - 7
3. The Evil Dead (1981) - 7 - DirectorAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansMark RuffaloAfter the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.1. Avengers: Endgame - 8
2. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - 7
3. The Avengers (2012) - 7 - DirectorZack SnyderStarsHenry CavillAmy AdamsMichael ShannonAn alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.1. Man of Steel (2013) - 7
2. Superman (1978) - 7
3. Superman II (1980) - 7