- Citizen Kane (1941) – The undisputed champ of innovation and influence.
- The Godfather (1972) – Mafia saga perfection.
- Casablanca (1942) – Old Hollywood magic that still lands every line.
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – Kubrick rewired cinema and our brains.
- Schindler’s List (1993) – Spielberg at his most devastating and humane.
- The Godfather Part II (1974) – A sequel that somehow matches the original.
- Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) – The blockbuster blueprint.
- Pulp Fiction (1994) – Tarantino’s pop-culture earthquake.
- The Shawshank Redemption (1994) – Eternal crowd favorite, endlessly rewatchable.
- Gone with the Wind (1939) – Problematic, yes. But it’s a juggernaut of its era.