The best movies in history

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane, Casablanca, The Godfather, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, Schindler’s List, La Dolce Vita, Blade Runner, The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet), Parasite, The Wizard of Oz

Orson Welles was 25 years old when he captured it all on film: power, press, and self-worship in a single tracking shot. Since then, everyone tries to imitate him, but no one can surpass him.

Casablanca

Citizen Kane, Casablanca, The Godfather, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, Schindler’s List, La Dolce Vita, Blade Runner, The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet), Parasite, The Wizard of Oz

Bogart never said "play it again, Sam", but they made us believe he did. 'Casablanca' continues to export quotes and broken hearts as if black and white never went out of style.

The Godfather

Citizen Kane, Casablanca, The Godfather, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, Schindler’s List, La Dolce Vita, Blade Runner, The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet), Parasite, The Wizard of Oz

Francis Ford Coppola transformed gangster movies into a family saga marked by violence and honor. Marlon Brando redefined the mafia boss with a whispered, relentless performance. 'The Godfather' didn’t just change the genre: it changed the way we see power, loyalty... and even weddings.

2001: A Space Odyssey

Citizen Kane, Casablanca, The Godfather, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, Schindler’s List, La Dolce Vita, Blade Runner, The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet), Parasite, The Wizard of Oz

Monoliths, apes, and a silence louder than any Marvel explosion. Science fiction was never so dense nor so beautiful. HAL 9000 is still terrifying, and it doesn't even have a face.

Pulp Fiction

Citizen Kane, Casablanca, The Godfather, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, Schindler’s List, La Dolce Vita, Blade Runner, The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet), Parasite, The Wizard of Oz

John Travolta dances, Uma Thurman bleeds, and Tarantino crafts a puzzle with brilliant dialogue and bullets. It was pop, it was cult, and it remains the favorite costume of many.

Psycho

Citizen Kane, Casablanca, The Godfather, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, Schindler’s List, La Dolce Vita, Blade Runner, The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet), Parasite, The Wizard of Oz

A scream and a curtain, Hitchcock redefined horror with Norman Bates and his deceased mother (who is very much present). Fear was no longer in the monster, but in the everyday.

Vertigo

Citizen Kane, Casablanca, The Godfather, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, Schindler’s List, La Dolce Vita, Blade Runner, The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet), Parasite, The Wizard of Oz

The vertigo isn’t in the heights, but in how the master of suspense manipulates us unanesthetized. A story of love, obsession, and both literal and emotional falls, filmed with surgical precision.

Apocalypse Now

Citizen Kane, Casablanca, The Godfather, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, Schindler’s List, La Dolce Vita, Blade Runner, The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet), Parasite, The Wizard of Oz

Coppola didn't film a war: he delirium it. The horror, the smell of napalm amongst shadows and madness. An epic where death comes with a soundtrack by The Doors.

Schindler’s List

Citizen Kane, Casablanca, The Godfather, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, Schindler’s List, La Dolce Vita, Blade Runner, The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet), Parasite, The Wizard of Oz

Spielberg brought humanity into the midst of extermination. Oskar Schindler didn't save the world, but forced us to look it in the eye. It hurts to watch, and that's precisely why it's essential.

Photo: Universal Pictures

La Dolce Vita

Citizen Kane, Casablanca, The Godfather, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, Schindler’s List, La Dolce Vita, Blade Runner, The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet), Parasite, The Wizard of Oz

Fellini turned decay into visual poetry. A journalist wanders through parties, virgins, and madness. Italy was never so glamorous or so lost. The ending on the beach remains a slap in the face.

Blade Runner

Citizen Kane, Casablanca, The Godfather, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, Schindler’s List, La Dolce Vita, Blade Runner, The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet), Parasite, The Wizard of Oz

Ridley Scott placed us in a 2019 that seemed distant and is now laughable… until you see the atmosphere, the eternal rain, and the questions about what we are. Roy Batty cries, we all cry.

The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet)

Citizen Kane, Casablanca, The Godfather, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, Schindler’s List, La Dolce Vita, Blade Runner, The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet), Parasite, The Wizard of Oz

Bergman wasn't here to entertain us. His medieval knight plays chess with death, and in the meantime, he lets us ponder God, silence, and the absurdity of everything. Existential cinema without anesthesia.

Parasite

Citizen Kane, Casablanca, The Godfather, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, Schindler’s List, La Dolce Vita, Blade Runner, The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet), Parasite, The Wizard of Oz

Bong Joon-ho mocked the rich, the poor, and the theaters that only showed Marvel. A satire drenched in the smell of dampness, where every staircase leads to a new hell.

Photo: CJ Entertainment

The Wizard of Oz

Citizen Kane, Casablanca, The Godfather, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, Schindler’s List, La Dolce Vita, Blade Runner, The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet), Parasite, The Wizard of Oz

Judy Garland sung about rainbows, but the journey to Oz was an ode to terrifying childhood. Witches, flying monkeys, and an emerald city that solved nothing. Everything was in Kansas, of course.

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