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70. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
> Worldwide box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.21 billion
> IMDb user rating: 8.4/10 (917,143 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 96% (827,087 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 95% (84 reviews)
> Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg’s “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” introduced audiences to swashbuckling archeologist Indiana Jones. The film has a 95% Freshness rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and a 96% approval rating from audiences.
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69. Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
> Worldwide box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.21 billion
> IMDb user rating: 7.5/10 (737,919 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 66% (33,683,838 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 80% (302 reviews)
> Directed by: George Lucas
“Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith” sees Anakin complete his journey to the Dark Side and transform into Darth Vader. As the Clone Wars rage on, Chancellor Palpatine strengthens his hold on power in the galaxy at the expense of the Jedi. Though many “Star Wars” fans lump all three prequels into the same box of disappointment, some might forget that “Revenge of the Sith” is generally well-regarded.
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68. The Sixth Sense (1999)
> Worldwide box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.22 billion
> IMDb user rating: 8.1/10 (942,340 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 90% (1,036,884 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 86% (158 reviews)
> Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
A young boy (Haley Joel Osment) sees dead people and communicates with them too in this Oscar-nominated thriller. While not the first film from director M. Night Shyamalan, it did establish his signature brand of classic twist endings.
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67. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
> Worldwide box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.22 billion
> IMDb user rating: 7.8/10 (708,963 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 89% (181,003 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 90% (424 reviews)
> Directed by: Anthony & Joe Russo
In this sequel to “Captain America: The First Avenger” (2011) and “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” (2014), the Avengers are divided into two factions, one led by Steve Rogers and the other by Tony Stark.
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66. The Ten Commandments (1956)
> Worldwide box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.23 billion
> IMDb user rating: 7.9/10 (67,181 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 87% (60,282 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 88% (41 reviews)
> Directed by: Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments” is a 3 hour and 40 minute epic. While it was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, it won only for its special effects.
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65. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
> Worldwide box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.23 billion
> IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (394,433 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 51% (651,982 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 53% (78 reviews)
> Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Jeff Goldblum and Richard Attenborough return in this sequel to the runaway hit “Jurassic Park.” Chicago Tribune critic Gene Siskel said the film “lacked a staple of Steven Spielberg adventure films: exciting characters.”
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64. Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
> Worldwide box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.24 billion
> IMDb user rating: 5.6/10 (304,774 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 50% (224,175 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 17% (212 reviews)
> Directed by: Michael Bay
Who knew that a toy line could turn into a movie — or movies? In this one, the fourth in the series, the original actors of the first three films were replaced by the stars Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci and Kelsey Grammar, among others. Some of the Transformers were new, too. The film, the first filmed on small digital IMAX cameras, bombed with critics but was a huge box office success.
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63. Toy Story 3 (2010)
> Worldwide box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.24 billion
> IMDb user rating: 8.2/10 (786,394 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 90% (607,826 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 98% (309 reviews)
> Directed by: Lee Unkrich
The penultimate film in the Toy Story franchise, “Toy Story 3” tells the bittersweet tale of Andy’s departure to college and our favorite toys’ adventures from Andy’s house to a chaotic daycare to a new child. Did you know that Pixar teased “Cars 2” inside Andy’s room in this movie?
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62. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
> Worldwide box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.25 billion
> IMDb user rating: 8.4/10 (1,578,386 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 90% (1,212,887 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 87% (372 reviews)
> Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Director Christopher Nolan’s follow-up to “The Dark Knight” (2008) is the second most successful Batman movie to date at the domestic box office. It is also the second most critically acclaimed live-action Batman movie, behind only its predecessor.
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61. Incredibles 2 (2018)
> Worldwide box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.25 billion
> IMDb user rating: 7.6/10 (268,984 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 84% (18,775 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 93% (387 reviews)
> Directed by: Brad Bird
Fourteen years passed between the original “The Incredibles” movie and this sequel about the family of superheroes. Fans were clearly eager to see it, as the follow-up grossed more than $617 million (in 2019 dollars) at the domestic box office. The first film grossed $393 million.
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