Hollywood has been blessed with a galaxy of incredible actors and actresses over the decades, and many of the characters they portrayed have left an indelible and lasting impression. In this section, I have made a list of memorable roles enacted by these performers which I believe will stand the test of time. By its very nature, such a list is highly subjective; however, I believe most people would agree that these roles stand out from the rest and will forever be identified with these actors and actresses.
There are many movies listed which have more than one memorable role, and in these cases I have added in parentheses the number of memorable roles in the movie. It is remarkable to see that in more than half the cases, a great performance by one actor also brought out the best in their fellow performers in the same film.
Most of the listed movies can be borrowed from your local public library in DVD form and are also available for streaming. Watching these movies online usually requires a small fee or a subscription to streaming platforms such as YouTube, Amazon Prime, Disney+ or Netflix. The ‘Video at’ column in the list below indicates one preferred streaming option to watch these movies online, though it may also be available on other platforms. A ‘$’ sign indicates a small fee (usually $3.99 or less) for viewing the film. In a few cases, the movie is available for free online viewing, and in these cases the direct link to watch the movie is provided in a separate column.
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Year
Movie
GEM!
Performer
Memorable role
Other performers
Director
Video at
Link (free)
Wikipedia
More
1931
City Lights (silent)
Charlie Chaplin
The Tramp
Virginia Cherrill
Charlie Chaplin
YouTube $
1931
Dracula
Bela Lugosi
Count Dracula
Helen Chandler
Tod Browning
Prime Video
1931
Frankenstein
Boris Karloff
Frankenstein's Monster
Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles
James Whate
YouTube $
1934
It Happened One Night (2)
Clark Gable
Peter Warne
Walter Connolly
Frank Capra
Sling TV (free)
1934
It Happened One Night (2)
Claudette Colbert
Ellie Andrews
Walter Connolly
Frank Capra
Sling TV (free)
1936
Camille
Greta Garbo
Marguerite Gautier
Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore
George Cukor
YouTube $
1937
Life of Emile Zola, The
Paul Muni
Émile Zola
Gloria Holden, Gale Sondergaard, Joseph Schildkraut, Henry O'Neill, Morris Carnovsky
William Dieterle
YouTube $
1938
Adventures of Robin Hood, The
Errol Flynn
Robin Hood
Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Eugene Pallette, Ian Hunter
Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
YouTube $
1939
Gone with the Wind (2)
Clark Gable
Rhett Butler
Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, Hattie McDaniel
Victor Fleming
YouTube $
1939
Gone with the Wind (2)
Vivian Leigh
Scarlett O'Hara
Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, Hattie McDaniel
Victor Fleming
YouTube $
1939
Hound of the Baskervilles, The
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce, Richard Greene, Wendy Barrie
Sidney Lanfield
Tubi (free)
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Jimmy Stewart
Jefferson Smith
Jean Arthur, Claude Rains
Frank Capra
YouTube $
1939
Stagecoach
John Wayne
The Ringo Kid
Claire Trevor, Thomas Mitchell, John Carradine
John Ford
Tubi (free)
1939
Wizard of Oz, The
Judy Garland
Dorothy Gale
Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr
Victor Fleming
YouTube $
1939
Wuthering Heights
Laurence Olivier
Heathcliff
Merle Oberon, David Niven, Geraldine Fitzgerald
William Wyler
YouTube (free)
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Raymond Massey
Abraham Lincoln
Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon, Mary Howard
John Cromwell
YouTube $
1940
Grapes of Wrath, The
Henry Fonda
Tom Joad
Jane Darwell, John Carradine
John Ford
Prime Video $
1940
Philadelphia Story, The (2)
Cary Grant
Dexter Haven
Jimmy Stewart, Ruth Hussey
George Cukor
YouTube $
1940
Philadelphia Story, The (2)
Katharine Hepburn
Tracy Lord
Jimmy Stewart, Ruth Hussey
George Cukor
YouTube $
1940
Rebecca
Joan Fontaine
The Second Mrs. de Winter
Laurence Olivier, Judith Anderson
Alfred Hitchcock
YouTube (free)
1941
Citizen Kane
Orson Welles
Charles Foster Kane
Joseph Cotton
Orson Welles
YouTube $
1941
Sergeant York
Gary Cooper
Alvin York
Joan Leslie, Walter Brennan
Howard Hawks
YouTube $
1942
Casablanca (2)
Humphrey Bogart
Rick Blaine
Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre
Michael Curtiz
YouTube $
1942
Casablanca (2)
Ingrid Bergman
Ilsa Lund
Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre
Michael Curtiz
YouTube $
1943
Madame Curie
Greer Garson
Marie Curie
Walter Pidgeon, Henry Travers, Albert Bassermann
Mervyn LeRoy
YouTube $
1944
Double Indemnity (2)
Barbara Stanwyck
Phyllis Dietrichson
Edward G. Robinson
Billy Wilder
YouTube $
1944
Double Indemnity (2)
Fred MacMurray
Walter Neff
Edward G. Robinson
Billy Wilder
YouTube $
1944
Gaslight
Ingrid Bergman
Paula Anton
Charles Boyer, Joseph Cotton, May Whitty, Angela Lansbury
George Cukor
Prime Video
1945
Mildred Pierce
Joan Crawford
Mildred Pierce
Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth
Michael Curtiz
YouTube $
1946
Gilda
Rita Hayworth
Gilda Mundson
Glenn Ford, George Macready
Charles Vidor
YouTube $
1948
Hamlet
Laurence Olivier
Hamlet
Basil Sydney. Eileen Herlie, Jean Simmons, Stanley Holloway
Laurence Olivier
Plex (free)
1949
All the King's Men
Broderick Crawford
Willie Stark
John Ireland, Joanne Dru
Robert Rossen
YouTube (free)
1950
All About Eve
Bette Davis
Margo Channing
Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
YouTube $
1950
Sunset Boulevard
Gloria Swanson
Norma Desmond
William Holden, Erich von Stroheim
Billy Wilder
PlutoTV (free)
1951
Place in the Sun, A
Montgomery Clift
George Eastman
Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters
George Stevens
PlutoTV (free)
1951
Streetcar Named Desire, A (2)
Marlon Brando
Stanley Kowalski
Kim Hunter, Karl Malden
Elia Kazan
YouTube $
1951
Streetcar Named Desire, A (2)
Vivien Leigh
Blanche DuBois
Kim Hunter, Karl Malden
Elia Kazan
YouTube $
1952
High Noon
Gary Cooper
Marshal Will Kane
Grace Kelly, Lloyd Bridges
Fred Zinnemann
YouTube $
1952
Singin' in the Rain
Gene Kelly
Don Lockwood
Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen
Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
YouTube $
1953
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Marilyn Monroe
Lorelei Lee
Jane Russell, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid
Howard Hawks
YouTube $
1953
House of Wax
Vincent Price
Prof. Henry Jarrod
Frank Lovejoy, Phyllis Kirk, Carolyn Jones, Paul Picerni
Andre de Toth
YouTube $
1953
Roman Holiday
Audrey Hepburn
Princess Ann
Gregory Peck
William Wyler
Prime Video $
1953
Shane
Alan Ladd
Shane
Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon deWilde, Jack Palance
George Stevens
PlutoTV (free)
1954
On the Waterfront
Marlon Brando
Terry Malloy
Rod Steiger, Karl Marlden, Eva Marie Saint, Lee J. Cobb
Elia Kazan
YouTube $
1956
King and I, The
Yul Brynner
King Mongkut of Siam
Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson
Walter Lang
Vudu $
1956
Searchers, The
John Wayne
Ethan Edwards
Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood
John Ford
YouTube $
1956
Ten Commandments, The
Charlton Heston
Moses
Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson
Cecil B. DeMille
YouTube $
1957
12 Angry Men
Henry Fonda
Juror 8 (Davis)
Lee J. Cobb, Jack Klugman, Ed Begley, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam
Sidney Lumet
Tubi (free)
1957
Bridge on the River Kwai, The
Alec Guinness
Colonel Nicholson
William Holden, Jack Hawkins
David Lean
YouTube $
1957
Witness for the Prosecution (2)
Charles Laughton
Sir Wilfrid Robarts
Tyrone Power
Billy Wilder
PlutoTV (free)
1957
Witness for the Prosecution (2)
Marlene Dietrich
Christine Vole
Tyrone Power
Billy Wilder
PlutoTV (free)
1958
Vertigo
Jimmy Stewart
John "Scottie" Ferguson
Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones
Alfred Hitchcock
YouTube $
1959
Ben-Hur
Charlton Heston
Judah Ben-Hur
Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Hugh Griffith
William Wyler
YouTube $
1959
Some Like It Hot
Jack Lemmon
Jerry / "Daphne"
Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe
Billy Wilder
YouTube $
1960
Apartment, The (2)
Jack Lemmon
C.C. "Bud" Baxter
Fred MacMurray
Billy Wilder
Tubi (free)
1960
Apartment, The (2)
Shirley MacLaine
Fran Kubelik
Fred MacMurray
Billy Wilder
Tubi (free)
1960
Psycho
Anthony Perkins
Norman Bates
Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, Martin Balsam
Alfred Hitchcock
Netflix
1960
Spartacus
Kirk Douglas
Spartacus
Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin, Tony Curtis
Stanley Kubrick
YouTube $
1961
Hustler, The
Paul Newman
Eddie Felson
Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott
Robert Rossen
Sling TV (free)
1962
Dr. No
Sean Connery
James Bond
Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman, Jack Lord
Terence Young
YouTube $
1962
Lawrence of Arabia
Peter O'Toole
T. E. Lawrence
Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif, Jack Hawkins, José Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains
David Lean
YouTube $
1962
To Kill a Mockingbird
Gregory Peck
Atticus Finch
Mary Badham, Philip Alford
Robert Mulligan
YouTube $
1963
Cleopatra (2)
Elizabeth Taylor
Cleopatra
Rex Harrison, Pamela Brown, Roddy McDowall
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
YouTube $
1963
Cleopatra (2)
Richard Burton
Mark Antony
Rex Harrison, Pamela Brown, Roddy McDowall
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
YouTube $
1963
Irma La Douce (2)
Jack Lemmon
Nestor Patou / Lord X
Lou Jacobi
Billy Wilder
Tubi (free)
1963
Irma La Douce (2)
Shirley MacLaine
Irma La Douce
Lou Jacobi
Billy Wilder
Tubi (free)
1964
Fistful of Dollars, A
Clint Eastwood
The Man with No Name
Gian Maria Volonté, Marianne Koch
Sergio Leone
YouTube $
1964
Mary Poppins
Julie Andrews
Mary Poppins
Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns
Robert Stevenson
Disney+
1964
My Fair Lady (2)
Audrey Hepburn
Eliza Doolittle
Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White
George Cukor
YouTube $
1964
My Fair Lady (2)
Rex Harrison
Prof. Henry Higgins
Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White
George Cukor
YouTube $
1964
Shot in the Dark, A [Pink Panther #2]
Peter Sellers
Insp. Jacques Clouseau
Elke Sommer, George Sanders, Herbert Lom
Blake Edwards
Tubi (free)
1965
Doctor Zhivago
Omar Sharif
Dr Yuri Zhivago
Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Tom Courtenay, Alec Guinness, Rod Steiger
David Lean
YouTube $
1965
Sound of Music, The (2)
Christopher Plummer
Captain von Trapp
Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Charmian Carr, Eleanor Parker, Charmian Carr
Robert Wise
Disney+
1965
Sound of Music, The (2)
Julie Andrews
Maria
Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Charmian Carr, Eleanor Parker, Charmian Carr
Robert Wise
Disney+
1967
In the Heat of the Night (2)
Rod Steiger
Bill Gillespie
Norman Jewison
Tubi (free)
1967
In the Heat of the Night (2)
Sidney Poitier
Virgil Tibbs
Norman Jewison
Tubi (free)
1967
To Sir, With Love
Sidney Poitier
Mark Thackeray
Christian Roberts, Judy Geeson, Suzy Kendall, Lulu
James Clavell
YouTube $
1968
Bullitt
Steve McQueen
Lt. Frank Bullitt
Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset
Peter Yates
YouTube $
1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (2)
Paul Newman
Butch Cassidy
Katharine Ross
George Roy Hill
YouTube $
1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (2)
Robert Redford
The Sundance Kid
Katharine Ross
George Roy Hill
YouTube $
1969
MacKenna's Gold
Gregory Peck
Marshal Sam MacKenna
Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Camilla Sparv, Keenan Wynn, Julie Newmar, Ted Cassidy, Lee J. Cobb, Raymond Massey, Burgess Meredith, Anthony Quayle, Edward G. Robinson, Eli Wallach
J. Lee Thompson
Sling TV (free)
1970
Love Story (2)
Ali MacGraw
Oliver Barrett IV
Ray Milland, John Marley
Arthur Hiller
YouTube (free)
1970
Love Story (2)
Ryan O'Neal
Jenny Cavilleri
Ray Milland, John Marley
Arthur Hiller
YouTube (free)
1970
Patton
George C. Scott
Gen. George Patton
Karl Malden
Frank McCarthy
YouTube $
1971
Clockwork Orange, A
Malcolm McDowell
Alex DeLarge
Patrick Magee
Stenley Kubrick
YouTube $
1971
Dirty Harry
Clint Eastwood
Insp. Harry Callahan
Andy Robinson
Don Siegel
Prime Video
1971
French Connection, The
Gene Hackman
Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi
William Friedkin
Prime Video $
1972
Godfather, The (2)
Al Pacino
Michael Corleone
Diane Keaton, James Caan, Robert Duvall, John Cazale, Lee Strasberg
Francis Ford Coppola
YouTube $
1972
Godfather, The (2)
Marlon Brando
Don Vito Corleone
Diane Keaton, James Caan, Robert Duvall, John Cazale, Lee Strasberg
Francis Ford Coppola
YouTube $
1972
Sleuth (2)
Laurence Olivier
Andrew Wyke
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
YouTube (free)
1972
Sleuth (2)
Michael Caine
Milo Tindle
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
YouTube (free)
1973
Enter the Dragon
Bruce Lee
Lee
John Saxon, Jim Kelly, Ahna Capri, Bob Wall, Shih Kien
Robert Clouse
YouTube $
1973
Paper Chase, The
John Houseman
Charles Kingsfield Jr.
Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner
James Bridges
YouTube $
1973
Paper Moon
Tatum O'Neal
Addie Loggins
Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, John Hillerman
Peter Bogdanovich
YouTube $
1973
Sting, The (2)
Paul Newman
Henry Gondorff / "Shaw"
Robert Shaw
George Roy Hill
YouTube $
1973
Sting, The (2)
Robert Redford
Johnny Hooker / "Kelly"
Robert Shaw
George Roy Hill
YouTube $
1974
Death Wish
Charles Bronson
Paul Kersey
Vincent Gardenia
Michael Winner
Prime Video
1974
Great Gatsby, The
Robert Redford
Jay Gatsby
Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern, Sam Waterston, Karen Black
Jack Clayton
Prime Video $
1974
The Godfather, Part II
Robert De Niro
Younger Vito Corleone
Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
Francis Ford Coppola
Prime Video $
1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Jack Nicholson
R.P. McMurphy
Louise Fletcher
Milos Forman
YouTube $
1976
Network (2)
Faye Dunaway
Diana Christensen
William Holden, Robert Duvall
Sidney Lumet
Prime Video $
1976
Network (2)
Peter Finch
Howard Beale
William Holden, Robert Duvall
Sidney Lumet
Prime Video $
1976
Rocky
Sylvester Stallone
Rocky Balboa
Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith
John G. Avildsen
Prime Video
1976
Taxi Driver
Robert De Niro
Travis Bickle
Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel, Cybill Shepherd
Martin Scorsese
YouTube $
1977
Annie Hall (2)
Diane Keaton
Annie Hall
Paul Simon, Ben Gazzara
Woody Allen
YouTube $
1977
Annie Hall (2)
Woody Allen
Alvy Singer
Paul Simon, Ben Gazzara
Woody Allen
YouTube $
1977
Saturday Night Fever
John Travolta
Tony Manero
Karen Lynn Gorney
John Badham
Prime Video
1977
Spy Who Loved Me, The
Roger Moore
James Bond
Barbara Bach, Curt Jurgens
Lewis Gilbert
YouTube $
1977
Star Wars (3)
Carrie Fisher
Princess Leia
Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness
George Lucas
Disney+
1977
Star Wars (3)
Harrison Ford
Han Solo
Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness
George Lucas
Disney+
1977
Star Wars (3)
Mark Hamill
Luke Skywalker
Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness
George Lucas
Disney+
1978
Superman
Christopher Reeve
Superman
Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman
Richard Donner
YouTube $
1979
"10"
Bo Derek
Jenny Hanley
Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews
Blake Edwards
YouTube $
1979
Alien
Sigourney Weaver
Ellen Ripley
Tom Skeritt, John Hurt, Ian Holm
Ridley Scott
Prime Video $
1980
Raging Bull
Robert De Niro
Jake LaMotta
Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci
Martin Scorsese
YouTube $
1981
Eye of the Needle
Donald Sutherland
Henry Faber / "The Needle"
Kate Nelligan, Ian Bannen, Christopher Cazenove
Richard Marquand
Tubi (free)
1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Harrison Ford
Indiana Jones
Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliott
Steven Spielberg
Disney+
1982
Blade Runner
Harrison Ford
Rick Deckard
Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos
Ridley Scott
Tubi (free)
1982
Gandhi
Ben Kingsley
Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi
Edward Fox, Candice Bergen, Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth, John Gielgud, Saeed Jaffrey, Martin Sheen, Geraldine James, Alyque Padamsee, Ian Charleson
Richard Attenborough
YouTube $
1982
Officer and a Gentleman, An
Richard Gere
Zack Mayo
Debra Winger, Louis Gossett Jr.
Tayhor Hackford
YouTube $
1982
Tootsie
Dustin Hoffman
Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Bill Murray, Geena Davis
Sydney Pollack
YouTube $
1984
Beverly Hills Cop
Eddie Murphy
Det. Axel Foley
Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher, Ronny Cox, Steven Berkoff
Martin Brest
PlutoTV (free)
1984
Splash
Daryl Hannah
Madison (the Mermaid)
Tom Hanks, Eugene Levy, John Candy
Ron Howard
Disney+
1984
Terminator, The
Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Terminator
Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton
James Cameron
YouTube $
1985
Back to the Future
Michael J. Fox
Marty McFly
Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover
Robert Zemeckis
Tubi (free)
1986
Top Gun
Tom Cruise
Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Meg Ryan
Tony Scott
PlutoTV (free)
1987
Fatal Attraction
Glenn Close
Alex Forrest
Michael Douglas, Anne Archer
Adrian Lyne
Prime Video $
1987
Moonstruck
Cher
Loretta Castorini
Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello
Norman Jewison
PlutoTV (free)
1987
Wall Street
Michael Douglas
Gordon Gekko
Charlie Sheen, Daryl Hannah, Martin Sheen
Oliver Stone
Prime Video $
1988
Die Hard
Bruce Willis
Det. John McClane
Bonnie Bedelia, Alan Rickman
John McTiernan
YouTube $
1989
Batman (2)
Jack Nicholson
The Joker
Kim Basinger
Tim Burton
Prime Video
1989
Batman (2)
Michael Keaton
Batman
Kim Basinger
Tim Burton
Prime Video
1989
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Rick Moranis
Wayne Szalinski
Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman, Kristine Sutherland
Joe Johnston
Disney+
1990
Home Alone
Macaulay Culkin
Kevin McCallister
Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
Chris Columbus
Prime Video $
1990
Misery
Kathy Bates
Annie Wilkes
James Caan, Richard Farnsworth, Lauren Bacall
Rob Reiner
YouTube $$
1991
Silence of the Lambs, The (2)
Anthony Hopkins
Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Scott Glenn, Ted Levine
Jonathan Demme
YouTube $
1991
Silence of the Lambs, The (2)
Jodie Foster
Clarice Starling
Scott Glenn, Ted Levine
Jonathan Demme
YouTube $
1992
Basic Instinct
Sharon Stone
Catherine Tramell
Michael Douglas, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Paul Verhoeven
Prime Video $
1993
Groundhog Day
Bill Murray
Phil Connors
Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott
Harold Ramis
Netflix
1993
Mrs. Doubtfire
Robin Williams
Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire
Sally Field
Chris Columbus
Tubi (free)
1993
Schindler's List
Liam Neeson
Oskar Schindler
Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall
Steven Spielberg
Prime Video $
1994
Forrest Gump
Tom Hanks
Forrest Gump
Robin Wright, Gary Sinese, Sally Field
Robert Zemeckis
PlutoTV (free)
1995
Braveheart
Mel Gibson
William Wallace
Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack, Angus Macfadyen
Mel Gibson
Prime Video $
1995
Goldeneye
Pierce Brosnan
James Bond
Izabella Scorupco, Sean Bean, Famke Janssen, Judi Dench
Martin Campbell
YouTube $
1996
Fargo
Frances McDormand
Marge Gunderson
William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Joel & Ethan Coen
YouTube $
1996
Jerry Maguire
Tom Cruise
Jerry Maguire
Cuba Gooding, Jr., Renée Zellweger, Kelly Preston
Cameron Crowe
YouTube $
1996
Mission: Impossible
Tom Cruise
Ethan Hunt
Jon Voight, Ving Rhames, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Vanessa Redgrave
Brian De Palma
YouTube $
1997
Titanic (2)
Kate Winslet
Jack Dawson
Billy Zane
James Cameron
Netflix
1997
Titanic (2)
Leonardo DiCaprio
Rose Bukater
Billy Zane
James Cameron
Netflix
1999
Matrix, The
Keanu Reeves
Thomas Anderson / Neo
Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Ann Moss
The Wachowski Brothers
YouTube $
2000
Erin Brockovich
Julia Roberts
Erin Brockovich
Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart
Steven Soderbergh
YouTube $
2000
Gladiator
Russell Crowe
Maximus
Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Richard Harris, Oliver Reed
Ridley Scott
Prime Video
2000
X-Men (3)
Hugh Jackman
Logan / Wolverine
Halle Berry, Anna Paquin
Bryan Singer
Prime Video $
2000
X-Men (3)
Ian McKellen
Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
Halle Berry, Anna Paquin
Bryan Singer
Prime Video $
2000
X-Men (3)
Patrick Stewart
Prof. Charles Xavier
Halle Berry, Anna Paquin
Bryan Singer
Prime Video $
2001
Beautiful Mind, A
Russell Crowe
John Nash
Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Christopher Plummer, Judd Hisrch
Ron Howard
Prime Video $
2001
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (3)
Daniel Radcliffe
Harry Potter
Richard Harris, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith
Chris Columbus
YouTube $
2001
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (3)
Emma Watson
Hermione Granger
Richard Harris, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith
Chris Columbus
YouTube $
2001
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (3)
Rupert Grint
Ron Weasley
Richard Harris, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith
Chris Columbus
YouTube $
2001
Lord of the Rings: The (The Fellowship of the Ring)
Elijah Wood
Frodo Baggins
Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Andy Serkis
Peter Jackson
YouTube $
2001
Ocean's Eleven
George Clooney
Danny Ocean
Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle
Steven Soderbergh
YouTube $
2002
Bourne Identity, The
Matt Damon
Jason Bourne
Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Doug Liman
Prime Video
2002
Spider-Man
Tobey Maguire
Spider-Man
Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson
Sam Raimi
Disney+
2003
Mystic River
Sean Penn
Jimmy Markum
Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney
Clint Eastwood
YouTube $
2003
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Johnny Depp
Capt. Jack Sparrow
Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Pryce
Gore Verbinski
Disney+
2004
Million Dollar Baby
Hilary Swank
Maggie Fitzgerald
Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman
Clint Eastwood
YouTube $
2005
Batman Begins
Christian Bale
Batman
Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Tom Wilkinson, Morgan Freeman
Christopher Nolan
Netflix
2006
Casino Royale
Daniel Craig
James Bond
Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Wright, Judi Dench
Martin Campbell
YouTube $
2006
Devil Wears Prada, The
Meryl Streep
Miranda Priestly
Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci, Simon Baker, Emily Blunt, Adrian Grenier
David Frankel
YouTube $
2006
Last King of Scotland, The
Forest Whitaker
Idi Amin
James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Simon McBurney, Gillian Anderson
Kevin Macdonald
Prime Video $
2006
Pursuit of Happyness, The
Will Smith
Chris Gardner
Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith
Gabriele Muccino
Netflix
2006
Queen, The
Helen Mirren
Queen Elizabeth II
Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Helen McCrory, Alex Jennings
Stephen Frears
PlutoTV (free)
2007
No Country for Old Men
Javier Bardem
Anton Chigurh
Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin
Joel & Ethan Coen
Prime Video $
2008
Changeling
Angelina Jolie
Christine Collins
Jeffrey Donovan, John Malkovich
Clint Eastwood
YouTube $
2008
Iron Man
Robert Downey Jr.
Iron Man
Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub, Gwyneth Paltrow
Jon Favreau
Disney+
2009
Blind Side, The
Sandra Bullock
Leigh Anne Tuohy
Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Kathy Bates
John Lee Hancock
Prime Video $
2009
Invictus
Morgan Freeman
Nelson Mandela
Matt Damon
Clint Eastwood
YouTube $
2011
Iron Lady, The
Meryl Streep
Margaret Thatcher
Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Roger Allam, Susan Brown, Nick Dunning, Nicholas Farrell, Iain Glen
Phyllida Lloyd
YouTube $
2011
Lincoln Lawyer, The
Matthew McConaughey
Mickey Haller
Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe, Frances Fisher
Brad Furman
Tubi (free)
2011
Moneyball
Brad Pitt
Billy Beane
Kerris Dorsey, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Bennett Miller
YouTube $
2012
Argo
Ben Affleck
CIA Agent Tony Mendez
Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman
Ben Affleck
YouTube $
2012
Hunger Games, The
Jennifer Lawrence
Katniss Everdeen
Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland
Gary Ross
YouTube (free)
2012
Lincoln
Daniel Day-Lewis
Abraham Lincoln
Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, Tommy Lee Jones
Steven Spielberg
YouTube $
2012
Zero Dark Thirty
Jessica Chastain
CIA Analyst Maya Harris
Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Ehle, Mark Strong, Kyle Chandler, Édgar Ramírez, James Gandolfini
Kathryn Bigelow
Prime Video
2013
Butler, The
Forest Whitaker
Cecil Gaines
Oprah Winfrey, Robin Williams, James Marsden, John Cusack, Alan Rickman
Lee Daniels
Amazon Prime
2014
Imitation Game, The
Benedict Cumberbatch
Alan Turing
Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, Mark Strong
Morten Tyldum
Prime Video
2014
Selma
David Oyelowo
Martin Luther King Jr.
Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth, Oprah Winfrey
Ava DuVernay
Prime Video
2017
Wonder Woman
Gal Godot
Wonder Woman
Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Connie Nielsen, Elena Anaya
Patty Jenkins
Prime Video
2018
Aquaman
Jason Momoa
Aquaman
Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Kidman
James Wan
YouTube $
2018
Black Panther
Chadwick Boseman
Black Panther
Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Andy Serkis