100 Best Movies of the Last 100 Years, According to Critics

Special Report

April 1, 2021 9:00 am

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80. The Wild Bunch (1969)
> Gross: $12.1 million
> Lead: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan
> Director: Sam Peckinpah

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79. The Deer Hunter (1978)
> Gross: $49.0 million
> Lead: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale
> Director: Michael Cimino

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78. Rocky (1976)
> Gross: $117.2 million
> Lead: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young
> Director: John G. Avildsen

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77. American Graffiti (1973)
> Gross: $115.0 million
> Lead: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat
> Director: George Lucas

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76. City Lights (1931)
> Gross: $460,000
> Lead: Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee
> Director: Charles Chaplin

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75. Dances With Wolves (1990)
> Gross: $184.2 million
> Lead: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene
> Director: Kevin Costner

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74. The Gold Rush (1925)
> Gross: $5.5 million
> Lead: Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray
> Director: Charles Chaplin

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73. Wuthering Heights (1939)
> Gross: $624,600
> Lead: Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven
> Director: William Wyler

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72. Ben-Hur (1959)
> Gross: $74.7 million
> Lead: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd
> Director: William Wyler

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71. Forrest Gump (1994)
> Gross: $330.3 million
> Lead: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise
> Director: Robert Zemeckis

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