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85 Alexandra
xx All of Us
53 Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert
57 Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela, The
40 America the Beautiful
66 American Teen
74 Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer
63 Appaloosa
65 August Evening
xx Bachna Ae Haseeno
62 Baghead
81 Ballast
55 Battle in Seattle
59 Beautiful Losers
xx Beer for My Horses
47 Before the Rains
80 Bigger, Stronger, Faster*
63 Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
56 Bottle Shock
75 Boy A
55 Bra Boys
61 Brick Lane
64 Brideshead Revisited
61 Bustin' Down the Door
49 Children of Huang Shi, The
47 Choke
xx Christmas on Mars: A Fantastical Film Freakout Featuring the Flaming Lips
54 CSNY: Déjà Vu
41 Cthulhu
64 Duchess, The
85 Edge of Heaven, The
66 Elegy
33 Elite Squad
52 Elsa & Fred
80 Encounters at the End of the World
26 Everybody Wants to Be Italian
64 Fall, The
28 Fireproof
86 Flight of the Red Balloon, The
65 Flow: For Love of Water
37 Forever Strong
39 Forgiveness
82 Frozen River
73 Girl Cut in Two, A
62 Girls Rock!
xx Goal II: Living the Dream
73 Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
54 Hamlet 2
25 Hell Ride
44 Henry Poole is Here
31 Hounddog
53 Humboldt County
72 I Served the King of England
71 I.O.U.S. A
40 Igor
64 In Search of a Midnight Kiss
46 Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
67 Jellyfish
xx Just Buried
62 Kabluey
63 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
78 Last Mistress, The
52 Last Stop for Paul
70 Love Songs
63 Man Named Pearl, A
89 Man on Wire
62 Mister Foe
86 Momma's Man
74 Mongol
80 Moving Midway
46 My Mexican Shivah
73 Obscene
80 Order of Myths, The
67 Patti Smith: Dream of Life
xx Phoebe in Wonderland
55 Ping Pong Playa
77 Pool, The
72 Priceless
83 Rachel Getting Married
61 Red
55 Religulous
71 Roman de gare
78 Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
51 Savage Grace
58 Save Me
72 Secret, A
45 Shoot on Sight
57 Sixty Six
55 Sukiyaki Western Django
16 Surfer, Dude
82 Tell No One
56 Then She Found Me
63 Thousand Years of Good Prayers, A
71 To the Limit
57 Towelhead
72 Transsiberian
83 Trouble the Water
83 U2 3D
84 Up the Yangtze
52 Virtual JFK: Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived
79 Visitor, The
61 Wackness, The
xx Whaledreamers
54 What We Do Is Secret
66 When Did You Last See Your Father?
67 XXY
55 Year of the Fish
39 Young People F**king
75 Young@Heart

Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed movies.

All-Time High Scores: The Best-Reviewed Movies

The following list contains the 200 highest-scoring films in Metacritic's database with a minimum of seven reviews. Since our database consists mainly of more recent releases (virtually every film since the beginning of 1999, and selected films from prior years) most of the films on this list will be from that period. Periodically, we add additional films from the 1990's and prior decades to our database, and these releases will find their way onto this list as appropriate. Note that any movies labeled "re-release" are not included in the high score list since their scores are based on reviews at the time of the re-release rather than at the time of the original release.

Click on any title below to read all the reviews for that movie, or learn more about Metascores.

If you are looking for films from the opposite end of the quality spectrum, view our all-time low scores. You may also view high score lists by individual year.

1. Godfather, The 1972 100
2. Superman II 1981 99
3. Army of Shadows 2006 99
4. Pan's Labyrinth 2006 98
5. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 2008 97
6. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 96
7. Ratatouille 2007 96
8. Manchurian Candidate, The 1962 94
9. Pulp Fiction 1994 94
10. Killer of Sheep 2007 94
11. Spirited Away 2002 94
12. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The 2003 94
13. Sideways 2004 94
14. Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The 2000 93
15. WALL-E 2008 93
16. Reversal of Fortune 1990 93
17. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000 93
18. Schindler's List 1993 93
19. Amadeus: Director's Cut 2002 93
20. Yi Yi (A One and a Two) 2000 92
21. Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The 2007 92
22. Raging Bull 1980 92
23. There Will Be Blood 2007 92
24. Toy Story 1995 92
25. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The 2001 92
26. Werckmeister Harmonies 2001 92
27. Moolaadé 2004 91
28. Fast Runner, The 2002 91
29. Star Wars 1977 91
30. Triplets of Belleville, The 2003 91
31. Queen, The 2006 91
32. Beau Travail 2000 91
33. Do The Right Thing 1989 91
34. Secrets & Lies 1996 91
35. Patton 1970 91
36. No Country for Old Men 2007 91
37. Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 90
38. After Hours 1985 90
39. Crying Game, The 1992 90
40. Saving Private Ryan 1998 90
41. L.A. Confidential 1997 90
42. Apocalypse Now Redux 2001 90
43. My Voyage to Italy 2001 90
44. Bloody Sunday 2002 90
45. Sweet Hereafter, The 1997 90
46. Topsy-Turvy 1999 90
47. Being John Malkovich 1999 90
48. Incredibles, The 2004 90
49. Before Sunset 2004 90
50. Hannah and Her Sisters 1986 90
51. Almost Famous 2000 90
52. American Splendor 2003 90
53. Gosford Park 2001 90
54. United 93 2006 90
55. Truman Show, The 1998 90
56. Capturing the Friedmans 2003 90
57. Persepolis 2007 90
58. Lost in Translation 2003 89
59. Best of Youth, The 2005 89
60. Lives of Others, The 2006 89
61. 4 Little Girls 1997 89
62. House of Flying Daggers 2004 89
63. Man on Wire 2008 89
64. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 2006 89
65. Finding Nemo 2003 89
66. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 89
67. No End in Sight 2007 89
68. Stop Making Sense 1984 89
69. Goodfellas 1990 89
70. Piano, The 1993 89
71. Letters from Iwo Jima 2006 89
72. Once 2007 88
73. Superman: The Movie 1978 88
74. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The 2002 88
75. Ghost World 2001 88
76. Brazil 1985 88
77. Capote 2005 88
78. Overlord 2006 88
79. Band of Outsiders 2001 88
80. Time Out 2002 88
81. Thelma & Louise 1991 88
82. Away from Her 2007 88
83. Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut 2004 88
84. Chicken Run 2000 88
85. Blade Runner: The Director's Cut 1992 88
86. Y Tu Mamá También 2002 88
87. Toy Story 2 1999 88
88. Nobody Knows 2005 88
89. L'Enfant (The Child) 2006 87
90. Little Women 1994 87
91. Shakespeare in Love 1998 87
92. Fog of War, The 2003 87
93. Quiz Show 1994 87
94. Howards End 1992 87
95. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 2005 87
96. Crumb 1995 87
97. Maria Full of Grace 2004 87
98. Fateless 2006 87
99. Tootsie 1982 87
100. Brokeback Mountain 2005 87
101. Shine 1996 87
102. Tarnation 2004 87
103. Murderball 2005 87
104. Grizzly Man 2005 87
105. All About My Mother 1999 87
106. English Patient, The 1996 87
107. Marooned in Iraq 2003 86
108. Wind Will Carry Us, The 2000 86
109. sex, lies, and videotape 1989 86
110. To Die For 1995 86
111. Million Dollar Baby 2004 86
112. 42 UP 1999 86
113. Say Anything... 1989 86
114. Rushmore 1999 86
115. Straight Story, The 1999 86
116. To Be and to Have 2003 86
117. Momma's Man 2008 86
118. Dead Ringers 1988 86
119. Boys Don't Cry 1999 86
120. Easy Rider 1969 86
121. I'm Going Home 2002 86
122. In the Bedroom 2001 86
123. Ten 2003 86
124. Chinatown 1974 86
125. Das Boot 1982 86
126. Russian Ark 2002 86
127. Deliver Us from Evil 2006 86
128. Our Daily Bread 2006 86
129. 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 86
130. Under the Sand 2001 86
131. Grifters, The 1990 86
132. Traffic 2000 86
133. Talk to Her 2002 86
134. This Is England 2007 86
135. Player, The 1992 86
136. Son, The 2003 86
137. Sweet Sixteen 2003 86
138. Departed, The 2006 86
139. Diner 1982 86
140. American Beauty 1999 86
141. Fugitive, The 1993 86
142. Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film 2006 86
143. Flight of the Red Balloon, The 2008 86
144. Before Night Falls 2000 85
145. Bourne Ultimatum, The 2007 85
146. You Can Count On Me 2000 85
147. Pianist, The 2002 85
148. Boogie Nights 1997 85
149. Children Underground 2001 85
150. Edge of Heaven, The 2008 85
151. Savages, The 2007 85
152. Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition, The 2001 85
153. Offside 2007 85
154. Los Angeles Plays Itself 2004 85
155. Knocked Up 2007 85
156. Turtles Can Fly 2005 85
157. Festival Express 2004 85
158. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring 2004 85
159. Half Nelson 2006 85
160. Street Fight 2006 85
161. About Schmidt 2002 85
162. Last Letter, The 2003 85
163. Love & Diane 2003 85
164. Domestic Violence 2002 85
165. Neil Young: Heart of Gold 2006 85
166. Last Seduction, The 1994 85
167. Fargo 1996 85
168. Hedwig and the Angry Inch 2001 85
169. Intruder, The 2005 85
170. Iron Giant, The 1999 85
171. Atonement 2007 85
172. Alexandra 2008 85
173. Host, The 2007 85
174. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 1988 85
175. Out of Sight 1998 85
176. Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience 2002 85
177. In the Mood for Love 2001 85
178. 24 Hour Party People 2002 85
179. Paragraph 175 2000 85
180. Circle, The 2001 85
181. Sound and Fury 2000 85
182. Since Otar Left 2004 85
183. Halloween 1978 85
184. Sling Blade 1996 84
185. Calle 54 2000 84
186. In the Shadow of the Moon 2007 84
187. My Winnipeg 2008 84
188. Children of Men 2006 84
189. Man Without a Past, The 2003 84
190. American Movie 1999 84
191. Up the Yangtze 2008 84
192. Bus 174 2003 84
193. Lantana 2001 84
194. Lion King, The 1994 84
195. Cinema Paradiso: The Director's Cut 2002 84
196. 49 UP 2006 84
197. Broadcast News 1987 84
198. Remains of the Day, The 1993 84
199. No Man's Land 2001 84
200. Distant 2004 84

 

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