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Name: Movies Database
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A comprehensive database of the highest-rated films on TMDB, including director, cast, genres, runtime, language, country of origin, and plot overview.

Movies Database — 300 entries in the entertainment category, sortable by Name, TMDB ID, Title. Every row is ranked by community votes, giving you a crowd-sourced perspective you won't find on Wikipedia or IMDb.

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Name↕	TMDB ID↕	Title↕	Year↕	Genres↕	Director↕	Top Cast↕	Runtime (min)↕	TMDB Rating↕	Vote Count↕	Language↕	Country↕	Overview↕
The Shawshank Redemption	278	The Shawshank Redemption	1994	Drama, Crime	Frank Darabont	Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler	142	8.7	29,753	English	United States of America	Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. Dur...
The Godfather	238	The Godfather	1972	Drama, Crime	Francis Ford Coppola	Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall	175	8.7	22,468	English	United States of America	Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Mich...
The Godfather Part II	240	The Godfather Part II	1974	Drama, Crime	Francis Ford Coppola	Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro	202	8.6	13,595	English	United States of America	In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and ...
Schindler's List	424	Schindler's List	1993	Drama, History, War	Steven Spielberg	Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall	195	8.6	17,118	English	United States of America	The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
12 Angry Men	389	12 Angry Men	1957	Drama	Sidney Lumet	Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall	97	8.6	9,745	English	United States of America	The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon beco...
Spirited Away	129	Spirited Away	2001	Animation, Family, Fantasy	Hayao Miyazaki	Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takashi Naito	125	8.5	17,964	Japanese	Japan	A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
The Dark Knight	155	The Dark Knight	2008	Action, Crime, Thriller	Christopher Nolan	Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine	152	8.5	35,190	English	United Kingdom	Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnersh...
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge	19,404	Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge	1995	Comedy, Drama, Romance	Aditya Chopra	Kajol, Shah Rukh Khan, Amrish Puri, Farida Jalal	190	8.5	4,558	Hindi	India	Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India ...
The Green Mile	497	The Green Mile	1999	Fantasy, Drama, Crime	Frank Darabont	Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan	189	8.5	18,865	English	United States of America	A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's ...
Parasite	496,243	Parasite	2019	Comedy, Thriller, Drama	Bong Joon Ho	Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik	133	8.5	20,147	Korean	South Korea	All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	122	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	2003	Adventure, Fantasy, Action	Peter Jackson	Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin	201	8.5	26,043	English	New Zealand	As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the no...
Pulp Fiction	680	Pulp Fiction	1994	Thriller, Crime, Comedy	Quentin Tarantino	John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis	154	8.5	29,694	English	United States of America	A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip b...
Your Name.	372,058	Your Name.	2016	Animation, Romance, Drama	Makoto Shinkai	Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryo Narita, Aoi Yuuki	106	8.5	12,294	Japanese	Japan	High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen ra...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly	429	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly	1966	Western	Sergio Leone	Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Aldo Giuffrè	161	8.5	9,418	Italian	United States of America	While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stol...
Interstellar	157,336	Interstellar	2014	Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction	Christopher Nolan	Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Jessica Chastain	169	8.5	38,892	English	United Kingdom	The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Forrest Gump	13	Forrest Gump	1994	Comedy, Drama, Romance	Robert Zemeckis	Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field	142	8.5	29,251	English	United States of America	A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one ...
GoodFellas	769	GoodFellas	1990	Drama, Crime	Martin Scorsese	Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco	145	8.5	14,025	English	United States of America	The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Seven Samurai	346	Seven Samurai	1954	Action, Drama	Akira Kurosawa	Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi	207	8.5	4,113	Japanese	Japan	A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and t...
Grave of the Fireflies	12,477	Grave of the Fireflies	1988	Animation, Drama, War	Isao Takahata	Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi	89	8.4	6,360	Japanese	Japan	In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandone...
Life Is Beautiful	637	Life Is Beautiful	1997	Comedy, Drama	Roberto Benigni	Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano	116	8.4	13,793	Italian	Italy	A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp...
Fight Club	550	Fight Club	1999	Drama, Thriller	David Fincher	Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf	139	8.4	31,456	English	Germany	A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an e...
Harakiri	14,537	Harakiri	1962	Action, Drama, History	Masaki Kobayashi	Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita, Tetsuro Tamba	135	8.4	1,164	Japanese	Japan	Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâc...
City of God	598	City of God	2002	Drama, Crime	Fernando Meirelles	Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva	129	8.4	8,011	Portuguese	Brazil	In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José...
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	120	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	2001	Adventure, Fantasy, Action	Peter Jackson	Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin	179	8.4	27,022	English	New Zealand	Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to pr...
Cinema Paradiso	11,216	Cinema Paradiso	1988	Drama, Romance	Giuseppe Tornatore	Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Marco Leonardi, Salvatore Cascio	124	8.4	4,732	Italian	Italy	A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.
Impossible Things	667,257	Impossible Things	2021	Family, Drama	Ernesto Contreras	Nora Velázquez, Benny Emmanuel, Luisa Huertas, Salvador Garcini	88	8.4	419	Spanish	Mexico	After the death of her abusive husband, Matilde finds her new best friend in Miguel, her young, insecure, and disoriented neighbor.
A Dog's Will	40,096	A Dog's Will	2000	Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance	Guel Arraes	Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello, Rogério Cardoso, Denise Fraga	104	8.4	1,203	Portuguese	Brazil	The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Vir...
Psycho	539	Psycho	1960	Horror, Thriller, Mystery	Alfred Hitchcock	Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin	109	8.4	10,807	English	United States of America	When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	510	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	1975	Drama	Miloš Forman	Jack Nicholson, Brad Dourif, Louise Fletcher, Danny DeVito	133	8.4	11,213	English	United States of America	A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	121	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	2002	Adventure, Fantasy, Action	Peter Jackson	Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin	179	8.4	23,452	English	New Zealand	Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wiza...
Gabriel's Inferno	696,374	Gabriel's Inferno	2020	Romance, Drama	Tosca Musk	Melanie Zanetti, Giulio Berruti, Kurt McKinney, Agnes Albright	122	8.4	2,442	English	United States of America	An intriguing and sinful exploration of seduction, forbidden love, and redemption, Gabriel's Inferno is a captivating and wildly passionate tale of one man's escape from his own personal hell as he tries to earn the i...
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	324,857	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	2018	Animation, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction	Bob Persichetti	Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali	117	8.4	16,874	English	United States of America	Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Sp...
Hope	255,709	Hope	2013	Drama	Lee Joon-ik	Sul Kyung-gu, Uhm Ji-won, Lee Re, Kim Sang-ho	122	8.4	821	Korean	South Korea	After 8-year-old So-won narrowly survives a brutal sexual assault, her family labors to help her heal while coping with their own rage and grief.
The Empire Strikes Back	1,891	The Empire Strikes Back	1980	Adventure, Action, Science Fiction	Irvin Kershner	Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams	124	8.4	18,076	English	United States of America	The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, r...
Howl's Moving Castle	4,935	Howl's Moving Castle	2004	Fantasy, Animation, Adventure	Hayao Miyazaki	Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashûin	119	8.4	10,824	Japanese	Japan	Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.
Once Upon a Time in America	311	Once Upon a Time in America	1984	Drama, Crime	Sergio Leone	Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Treat Williams	229	8.4	5,897	English	United States of America	A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
A Silent Voice: The Movie	378,064	A Silent Voice: The Movie	2016	Animation, Drama, Romance	Naoko Yamada	Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yuuki, Kensho Ono	129	8.4	4,362	Japanese	Japan	Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elem...
Se7en	807	Se7en	1995	Crime, Mystery, Thriller	David Fincher	Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, John Cassini	127	8.4	22,625	English	United States of America	Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the ne...
The Pianist	423	The Pianist	2002	Drama, War	Roman Polanski	Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman	150	8.4	9,920	English	France	The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his fami...
Whiplash	244,786	Whiplash	2014	Drama, Music	Damien Chazelle	Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist	107	8.4	16,313	English	United States of America	Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.

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