Summarized Film Lists

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Last Updated: 6/19/24
Note: This is a summary of all the lists of best and worst films I've compiled for different categories. I'm only listing the top or bottom film of each. To see the rest of the lists, go to the previous page and click on any which will have a detailed explanation and guideline.




Best Action-Adventure Film

Indiana Jones Trilogy (1981)

Best American Indian and Indigenous Film

The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

Best Animal Film

Jaws (1975)

Best Asian Film

Dip huet seung hung (1989)

Best Black Film

Roots (1977)

Best Buddy Film

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Best Business Film

Wall Street (1987)

Best Comedy Film

M*A*S*H (1970)

Best Coming-of-Age Film

The Ten Commandments (1956)

Best Cop Film

Dirty Harry (1971)

Corniest Film

Pretty in Pink (1986)

Best Courtroom Film

12 Angry Men (1957)

Best Cult Film

Pink Flamingos (1972)

Most Depressing Film

Roots Duology (1977)

Best Disability and Disorder Film

The Miracle Worker (1962)

Best Disaster Film

Titanic (1997)

Best Documentary Film

Hoop Dreams (1994)

Best Drug and Alcohol Film

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

Best Education Film

Lean on Me (1989)

Best Ensemble Film

The Godfather Trilogy (1972)

Best Epic Film

Ben-Hur (1959)

Best Espionage Film

The 39 Steps (1935)

Most Famous Bad Film

Heaven's Gate (1980)

Best Fantasy and Supernatural Film

The Ten Commandments (1956)

Best Film

Casablanca (1942)

Best Film of the Decade: 1910s

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

Best Film of the Decade: 1920s

Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920)

Best Film of the Decade: 1930s

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Best Film of the Decade: 1940s

Casablanca (1942)

Best Film of the Decade: 1950s

Ben-Hur (1959)

Best Film of the Decade: 1960s

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Best Film of the Decade: 1970s

Roots (1977)

Best Film of the Decade: 1980s

Chariots of Fire (1981)

Best Film of the Decade: 1990s

Schindler's List (1993)

Best Film Noir

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Best Foreign Film

À bout de souffle (1960)

Best Gangster Film

The Godfather (1972)

Best Holiday Film

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Best Horror Film

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Most Inspiring Film

Rocky (1976)

Best Kid Film

The Goonies (1985)

Best Latino Film

Como agua para chocolate (1992)

Best LGBT Film

Boys Don't Cry (1999)

Best Medical Film

The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)

Best Military Film

From Here to Eternity (1953)

Best Mystery Film

12 Monkeys (1995)

Best Neo-Noir Film

Chinatown (1974)

Best News Film

Network (1976)

Most Overlooked Film

The Color Purple (1985)

Most Overrated Film

Sergio Leone's Movies (1964)

Best Political Film

The Candidate (1972)

Best Prison Film

Schindler's List (1993)

Best Religious Film

The Ten Commandments (1956)

Best Remade Film

The Ten Commandments (1956)

Best Road Film

Easy Rider (1969)

Best Romantic Film

Casablanca (1942)

Best Sci-Fi Film

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Best Sensual Film

9½ Weeks (1986)

Best Sequel Film

Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Best Showbiz Film

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

Best Silent Film

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

Best Southern Gothic Film

Mandingo (1975)

Best Special Law Enforcement Film

Manhunter (1986)

Best Sports Film

Chariots of Fire (1981)

Best Suspense Film

Burnt Offerings (1976)

Best Teen Film

The Last Picture Show (1971)

Most Thrilling Film

Cobra (1986)

Best UK Film

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Most Underrated Film

9½ Weeks (1986)

Best War Film

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Best Western Film

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Worst Film

Charlie Chaplin's Movies (1914-1919)