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  2025

  Anora (2024)

  Contemporary Cinderella‑style romantic drama.

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  2024

  Oppenheimer (2023)

  Atomic‑bomb pioneer biopic.

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  2023

  Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

  Multiverse‑chaos family sci‑fi comedy.

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  2022

  CODA (2021)

  Hearing teen in a deaf family pursues singing.

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  2021

  Nomadland (2020)

  Modern nomadic life across America.

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  2020

  Parasite (2019)

  Korean class‑divide thriller.

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  2019

  Green Book (2018)

  Road trip bridging race in ’60s America.

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  2018

  The Shape of Water (2017)

  Love story with aquatic creature.

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  2017

  Moonlight (2016)

  Chiron’s journey with identity and sexuality.

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  2016

  Spotlight (2015)

  Boston reporters expose abuse scandal.

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  2015

  Birdman (2014)

  Fading actor mounts Broadway comeback.

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  2014

  12 Years a Slave (2013)

  True story of a free Black man enslaved.

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  2013

  Argo (2012)

  CIA‑led Iran hostage rescue mission.

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  2012

  The Artist (2011)

  Modern silent‑style French romance.

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  2011

  The King's Speech (2010)

  King George VI overcomes stammer.

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  2010

  The Hurt Locker (2009)

  Iraq bomb‑disposal team drama.

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  2009

  Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

  Indian teen wins on TV quiz show.

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  2008

  No Country for Old Men (2007)

  Cat‑and‑mouse neo‑western thriller.

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  2007

  The Departed (2006)

  Boston undercover cops and criminals.

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  2006

  Crash (2005)

  Intersecting LA stories about race and redemption.

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  2005

  Million Dollar Baby (2004)

  Female boxer’s emotional rise.

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  2004

  The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

  Final chapter of Tolkien trilogy.

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  2003

  Chicago (2002)

  Jazz‑age musical crime story.

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  2002

  A Beautiful Mind (2001)

  Mathematician John Nash’s struggle with mental illness.

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  2001

  Gladiator (2000)

  Roman general’s revenge saga.

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  2000

  American Beauty (1999)

  Satirical look at suburban life.

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  1999

  Shakespeare in Love (1998)

  Fictional romance of young Shakespeare.

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  1998

  Titanic (1997)

  Ocean liner romance‑tragedy.

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  1997

  The English Patient (1996)

  WWII love story in North Africa.

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  1996

  Braveheart (1995)

  Scottish independence epic.

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  1995

  Forrest Gump (1994)

  Life through the eyes of a simple man.

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  1994

  Schindler's List (1993)

  Holocaust rescue drama.

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  1993

  Unforgiven (1992)

  Revisionist western from Clint Eastwood.

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  1992

  The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

  FBI trainee seeks help from a cannibal.

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  1991

  Dances with Wolves (1990)

  Civil War lieutenant befriends Sioux.

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  1990

  Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

  Southern driver‑employer relationship over decades.

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  1989

  Rain Man (1988)

  Brothers bond across emotional divide.

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  1988

  The Last Emperor (1987)

  Biography of China’s last emperor.

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  1987

  Platoon (1986)

  Vietnam War from a soldier’s POV.

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  1986

  Out of Africa (1985)

  Romance set on a Kenyan coffee farm.

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  1985

  Amadeus (1984)

  Dramatized rivalry between Mozart and Salieri.

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  1984

  Terms of Endearment (1983)

  Mother‑daughter relationship through years.

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  1983

  Gandhi (1982)

  Life of India’s spiritual leader.

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  1982

  Chariots of Fire (1981)

  British runners at the 1924 Olympics.

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  1981

  Ordinary People (1980)

  Family coping after tragedy.

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  1980

  Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

  Custody battle and father‑son bond.

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  1979

  The Deer Hunter (1978)

  Vietnam War’s impact on friends.

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  1978

  Annie Hall (1977)

  Woody Allen’s romantic comedy.

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  1977

  Rocky (1976)

  Underdog boxer’s rise to fame.

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  1976

  One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

  Rebellion in a mental institution.

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  1975

  The Godfather Part II (1974)

  Prequel/sequel Mafia epic.

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  1974

  The Sting (1973)

  Clever con‑man caper.

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  1973

  The Godfather (1972)

  Epic Mafia family saga.

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  1972

  The French Connection (1971)

  Undercover cop busts NYC drug ring.

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  1971

  Patton (1970)

  WWII General George S. Patton biopic.

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  1970

  Midnight Cowboy (1969)

  Gritty tale of NYC hustlers.

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  1969

  Oliver! (1968)

  Musical version of Dickens's Oliver Twist.

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  1968

  In the Heat of the Night (1967)

  Police drama confronting racism.

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  1967

  A Man for All Seasons (1966)

  Biography of Sir Thomas More.

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  1966

  The Sound of Music (1965)

  Classic musical set in Austria.

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  1965

  My Fair Lady (1964)

  Musical about a Cockney flower girl.

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  1964

  Tom Jones (1963)

  Colorful 18th‑century British romp.

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  1963

  Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

  Epic desert biopic of T.E. Lawrence.

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  1962

  West Side Story (1961)

  Modern musical adaptation of Romeo & Juliet.

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  1961

  The Apartment (1960)

  Corporate-era romantic dramedy.

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  1960

  Ben-Hur (1959)

  Spectacular Biblical epic with chariot race.

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  1959

  Gigi (1958)

  Elegant musical in Belle Époque Paris.

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  1958

  The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

  WWII POWs build a bridge in Thailand.

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  1957

  Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

  Global adventure based on Verne's novel.

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  1956

  Marty (1955)

  Tender romance about a lonely butcher.

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  1955

  On the Waterfront (1954)

  Dockworker fights corruption.

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  1954

  From Here to Eternity (1953)

  Pre‑Pearl Harbor military drama.

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  1953

  The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

  Circus epic about life under the big top.

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  1952

  An American in Paris (1951)

  Romantic musical set in Paris.

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  1951

  All About Eve (1950)

  Backstage drama about fame and treachery.

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  1950

  All the King's Men (1949)

  Political rise‑and‑fall drama.

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  1949

  Hamlet (1948)

  Laurence Olivier’s adaptation of Shakespeare.

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  1948

  Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

  Social drama confronting antisemitism.

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  1947

  The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

  Post‑WWII veterans reintegration story.

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  1946

  The Lost Weekend (1945)

  Powerful tale of alcoholism.

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  1945

  Going My Way (1944)

  Feel‑good musical drama with Bing Crosby.

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  1944

  Casablanca (1943)

  Timeless romantic drama in WWII‑era Morocco.

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  1943

  Mrs. Miniver (1942)

  British home-front WWII drama.

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  1942

  How Green Was My Valley (1941)

  Decline of a Welsh mining family.

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  1941

  Rebecca (1940)

  Suspenseful Hitchcock gothic romance.

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  1940

  Gone with the Wind (1939)

  Civil War–era romance epic.

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  1939

  You Can't Take It with You (1938)

  Heartfelt comedy about quirky family.

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  1938

  The Life of Emile Zola (1937)

  Dreyfus affair courtroom drama.

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  1937

  The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

  Biopic of famed Broadway impresario.

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  1936

  Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

  Seafaring epic of revolt.

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  1935

  It Happened One Night (1934)

  Iconic screwball romantic comedy.

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  1934

  Cavalcade (1933)

  British historical drama spanning decades.

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  1933

  Grand Hotel (1932)

  Multiple-story drama set in Berlin.

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  1932

  Cimarron (1931)

  Oklahoma frontier saga.

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  1931

  All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

  Anti‑war chronicle based on Erich Maria Remarque.

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  1930

  The Broadway Melody (1928)

  Landmark early musical.

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  1929

  Wings (1927)

  WWI epic, first-ever Oscar for Best Picture.