| 1 |  | Downfall(2004) | ⭐ 8.2 |
| 2 |  | Schindler's List(1993) | ⭐ 9.0 |
| 3 |  | The Godfather Part II(1974) | ⭐ 9.0 |
| 4 |  | Saving Private Ryan(1998) | ⭐ 8.6 |
| 5 |  | Requiem for a Dream(2000) | ⭐ 8.3 |
| 6 |  | Mississippi Burning(1988) | ⭐ 7.8 |
| 7 |  | In the Name of the Father(1993) | ⭐ 8.1 |
| 8 |  | Empire of the Sun(1987) | ⭐ 7.7 |
| 9 |  | Girl, Interrupted(1999) | ⭐ 7.3 |
| 10 |  | Cinderella Man(2005) | ⭐ 8.0 |
| 11 |  | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004) | ⭐ 8.3 |
| 12 |  | City of God(2002) | ⭐ 8.6 |
| 13 |  | American History X(1998) | ⭐ 8.5 |
| 14 |  | Hard Eight(1996) | ⭐ 7.1 |
| 15 |  | 12 Years a Slave(2013) | ⭐ 8.1 |
| 16 |  | Mystic River(2003) | ⭐ 7.9 |
| 17 |  | The Usual Suspects(1995) | ⭐ 8.5 |
| 18 |  | 21 Grams(2003) | ⭐ 7.6 |
| 19 |  | Babel(2006) | ⭐ 7.4 |
| 20 |  | Oppenheimer(2023) | ⭐ 8.2 |
| 21 |  | Beau Is Afraid(2023) | ⭐ 6.6 |
| 22 |  | L.A. Confidential(1997) | ⭐ 8.2 |
| 23 |  | Of Mice and Men(1992) | ⭐ 7.4 |
| 24 |  | Training Day(2001) | ⭐ 7.8 |
| 25 |  | Life Is Beautiful(1997) | ⭐ 8.6 |
| 26 |  | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai(1999) | ⭐ 7.5 |
| 27 |  | Mary and Max(2009) | ⭐ 8.1 |
| 28 |  | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels(1998) | ⭐ 8.1 |
| 29 |  | Donnie Brasco(1997) | ⭐ 7.7 |
| 30 |  | The Untouchables(1987) | ⭐ 7.8 |
| 31 |  | Crash(2004) | ⭐ 7.7 |
| 32 |  | American Beauty(1999) | ⭐ 8.3 |
| 33 |  | Hamlet(1996) | ⭐ 7.7 |
| 34 |  | Cast Away(2000) | ⭐ 7.8 |
| 35 |  | The Devil's Advocate(1997) | ⭐ 7.5 |
| 36 |  | A Very Long Engagement(2004) | ⭐ 7.6 |