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Thursday, 4 June 2015

10 most haunted places around the world

1) The Beechworth Lunatic Asylum, Australia

(John T Collins/National Library of Australia/Wikimedia Commons)
Abandoned asylums, for my money, are the creepiest places ever, and Australia has a good one. The Beechworth Lunatic Asylum — originally called Mayday Hills Lunatic Asylum — is located in Victoria, Australia. It served as a mental hospital from 1867 until 1995. At its highest capacity, 1,200 patients lived there. About 9,000 patients died in its 130-year history, and there’s little doubt those souls are haunting it this very day. Visitors can take a nighttime ghost tour, to which I say, no thank you.

2) The Princess Theatre, Australia

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Elsewhere in Australia, you’ll find the Princess Theatre, which is haunted by a ghost named Frederici. According to lore, Frederick Baker, or “Frederici,” was an Italian baritone singer who died on stage in 1888. He was finishing a performance as Mephistopheles in Faust when a trapdoor dropped beneath his feet and he fell beneath the stage, dying from a heart attack. For many years, the Princess Theater saved an open seat for Frederic at every opening-night performance.

3) The Bhanghar Fort, India

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If you’re not scared yet, head over to India, where you’ll find the Bhanghar Fort in the Alwar district of Rajasthan. The fort was built in 1573 and remains today a ruin of several temples, palaces, and smaller living units.
According to legend, the fort became cursed when a wizard who lived in the town fell in love with the princess of Banghar. Drawing on his skills in black magic, rather than on his interpersonal skills, he tried to woo the princess with a bowl of magic potion. It didn’t work. She figured out the play and threw the bowl against a large boulder. The boulder was disturbed enough to start rolling, and it rolled right in the path of the wizard. As the wizard faced down the boulder, he cursed the town, saying that it would be destroyed and become uninhabitable. He was crushed to death. Soon after, the town was invaded and pillaged. Most of its inhabitants, including the princess, were killed. Those who lived abandoned the fort.
The wizard’s curse remains, of course, and the ghosts of those killed continnue to haunt the fort. The Archaeological Survey of India, which manages the site, forbids anyone from staying at the fort after dark.

4) Aokigahara, Japan

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If you’ve ever visited this haunted place, you’re way braver than I am. At the base of Mt. Fugi, you’ll find Aokigahara, Japan’s globally infamous Suicide Forest. Hundreds of people have journeyed into the forest to kill themselves amidst its dense trees and vines, so many people that the local police do annual sweeps to clear away the bodies. They no longer publicize the number of bodies discovered, out of fear that those numbers actually encourage suicides. In 2004, 108 people committed suicide there. Signs around the forest placed by local police plead with suicidal visitors to reconsider: “Your life is a precious gift to your parents” and “Please consult with the police before you decide to die.”
Understandably, many people believe that the forest is haunted by the souls of those who have died there. Others point to a different haunting origin, though. According to one legend, during times of famine in ancient Japan, families couldn’t feed themselves. Some would be abandoned in Aokigahara, where they died of starvation. Those ghosts haunt the forest today, of course.
It’s an all around terrifying place.
5) Iulia Hasdeu Castle, Romania

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The Iulia Hasdeu Castle was built by Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu in Campina, Romania after the death of his 19-year-old daughter, Iulia. Hasdeu dedicated the castle and the rest of his life to lulia. He became a practitioner of spiritualism in an attempt to reconnect with her spirit, and designed one room in the castle solely for the purposes of these daily spiritual exercises. Its walls are all black. Iulia reportedly haunts the castle still, walking through the courtyard in a white dress and holding daisies. Oh, and she still plays the piano each night.

6) Hell Fire Club on Montpelier Hill, Ireland

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The Hell Fire Club on Montpelier Hill was built as a hunting lodge in 1725 and reportedly became a gathering place for a small group of Dublin elites who met for debauchery and devil worship.

(Joe King/Wikimedia Commons)
Tales of animal sacrifice, black masses, cloven-hoofed men, and murder surround the structure. It’s another popular destination for tourists and ghost tours.

7) Manila Film Center, Philippines

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This one doesn’t look like your typical haunted castle, creepy forest, or old ruin, but its story is sad and terrifying.The Manila Film Center is reportedly haunted by the ghosts of workers killed during a tragic construction accident. At 3 a.m. on Nov. 17, 1981, scaffolding at the site collapsed burying about 169 workers in quick-drying cement. No rescue teams were allowed at the site for nine hours. Reports differ on just how many workers were killed, but it’s possible that several bodies remain entombed in the structure.

8) Dragsholm Slot, Denmark
ack to haunted castles: Dragsholm Slot, or Dragsholm Castle in Denmark. The original castle was built in 1215. In the 16th and 17th century, parts of it were used to house prisoners of noble or ecclesiastical rank. It was rebuilt in a Baroque style after 1694, and is thought to house at least three ghosts: a grey lady, a white lady, and the ghost of one its prisoners, James Hepburn, the 4th Earl of Bothwell.

9) Raynham Hall, United Kingdom

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The are lots of haunted places in the United Kingdom. The most famous is the Tower of London, but that’s kind of played out, so here’s a slightly less famous haunted spot: Raynham Hall in Norfolk, which is haunted by the “Brown Lady,” so named because she appears wearing a brown brocade dress.
The Brown Lady is thought to be the ghost of Lady Dorothy Walpole (1686-1726). The sister of Robert Walpole (the first prime minister of Great Britain), she allegedly had an affair with a local lord, Lord Wharton. According to one story, her husband, Charles Townshend discovered the affair and locked her in their home at Raynham Hall. Another story claims that it was Lord Wharton’s wife who somehow managed to arrange her entrapment. Either way, Dorothy was locked up. She died, and her soul was freed to haunt the castle.
The Brown Lady has been spotted many times, first in 1825, when guests at a Raynham Hall Christmas party retired to their rooms. The most recent sighting was Sept. 19, 1936, when a photographer for Country Life magazine snapped an iconic photo of her. It appeared in Country Life and then again in Life magazine. It was probably a smudge on a lens or a double-exposure. Or maybe not. Either way, the Brown Lady became famous.

10) Château de Châteaubriant, France

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We’ll end with another story of a woman locked in a castle. This one comes from France. TheChâteau de Châteaubriant was built in the 11th century. The haunting dates to the 16th century, and the story of Jean de Laval and his wife Françoise de Foix. King Francis I asked de Laval to assist him at court, and Françoise joined him there, becoming the lady in waiting to the queen. She also became King Francis’ mistress. She died on Oct. 16, 1537 under mysterious circumstances. It was rumored that de Laval had learned of her affair and locked her in a room until he could poison her. Now, every year, on Oct. 16, Françoise walks the halls of the Château.

Top 100 Funny Status Updates

  1. Laugh at your problems, everybody else does.
  2. Worrying works! 90% of the things I worry about never happen.
  3. I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks.
  4. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.
  5. Never get into fights with ugly people, they have nothing to lose.
  6. A little boy asked his father, “Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?” Father replied, “I don’t know son, I’m still paying.”
  7. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
  8. The longer the title the less important the job.
  9. Just remember…if the world didn’t suck, we’d all fall off.
  10. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  11. I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
  12. The shinbone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.
  13. Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
  14. The sole purpose of a child’s middle name, is so he can tell when he’s really in trouble.
  15. Good girls are bad girls that never get caught.
  16. Some people say “If you can’t beat them, join them”. I say “If you can’t beat them, beat them”, because they will be expecting you to join them, so you will have the element of surprise.
  17. I’m never sure what to do with my eyes when I’m at the dentist. Do I close them? Do I stare at his face? Do I look at the ceiling? What’s the proper etiquette here?
  18. No, I’m not feeling violent, I’m feeling creative with weapons.
  19. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
  20. By the time a man realizes that his father was right, he has a son who thinks he’s wrong.
  21. Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
  22. Some people are like Slinkies … not really good for anything, but you can’t help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.
  23. Did you know that dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish?
  24. I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.
  25. A bank is a place that will lend you money, if you can prove that you don’t need it.
  26. Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
  27. If I agreed with you we’d both be wrong.
  28. Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the “people you may know” feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose not to be friends with?
  29. The real reason women live longer than men because they don’t have to live with women.
  30. Eat right, exercise, die anyway.
  31. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  32. Children: You spend the first 2 years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next 16 years telling them to sit down and shut-up.
  33. Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.
  34. Evening news is where they begin with ‘Good evening’, and then proceed to tell you why it isn’t.
  35. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
  36. We buy things we don’t need, with money we don’t have, to impress people we don’t know.
  37. I may be fat, but you’re ugly – I can lose weight!
  38. I wish Google Maps had an “Avoid Ghetto” routing option.
  39. A husband is someone who after taking the trash out, gives the impression he just cleaned the whole house.
  40. Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back.
  41. A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.
  42. We have enough gun control. What we need is idiot control.
  43. My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I am right.
  44. I intend to live forever. So far, so good.
  45. When in doubt, mumble.
  46. WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you are whispering when you are not.
  47. I like work. It fascinates me. I sit and look at it for hours.
  48. I used to be indecisive. Now I’m not sure.
  49. There is a great need for sarcasm font.
  50. Every so often, I like to go to the window, look up, and smile for a satellite picture.
  51. When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.
  52. Worry is interest paid in advance for a debt you may never owe.
  53. The advantage of exercising every day is that you die healthier.
  54. Knowledge is power, and power corrupts. So study hard and be evil.
  55. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
  56. Some people hear voices.. Some see invisible people.. Others have no imagination whatsoever.
  57. If winning isn’t everything why do they keep score?
  58. After (M)onday and (T)uesday even the week says WTF !!
  59. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
  60. Girls are like roads, more the curves, more the dangerous they are.
  61. Why didn’t Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
  62. The difference between in-laws and outlaws? Outlaws are wanted.
  63. Money talks…but all mine ever says is good-bye.
  64. Our generation doesn’t knock on doors. We will call or text to let you know we’re outside.
  65. They keep saying the right person will come along, I think mine got hit by a truck.
  66. If the number 2 pencil is the most popular, why is it still number 2?
  67. By the time you learn the rules of life, you’re too old to play the game.
  68. We are all time travelers moving at the speed of exactly 60 minutes per hour
  69. Dogs have masters. Cats have staff.
  70. I don’t have a beer gut, I have a protective covering for my rock hard abs.
  71. People tend to make rules for others and exceptions for themselves.
  72. I have all the money I’ll ever need – if I die by 4:00 p.m. today.
  73. Google Maps really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
  74. Life’s like a bird, it’s pretty cute until it craps on your head.
  75. Don’t steal. That’s the government’s job.
  76. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
  77. Women should not have children after 35. Really… 35 children are enough.
  78. Lite: the new way to spell “Light,” now with 20% fewer letters!
  79. I went to see my doctor. “Doctor, every morning when I get up and look in the mirror, I feel like throwing up. What’s wrong with me?” He said “I don’t know but your eyesight is perfect.”
  80. There are no winners in life…only survivors.
  81. Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.
  82. Without ME, it’s just AWESO.
  83. The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.
  84. I’m in shape. Round is a shape isn’t it?
  85. The farther away the future is, the better it looks.
  86. There are two kinds of people who don’t say much: those who are quiet and those who talk a lot.
  87. I love to give homemade gifts. Which one of my kids do you want?
  88. We are all part of the ultimate statistic – ten out of ten die.
  89. I am willing to make the mistakes if someone else is willing to learn from them.
  90. If you do a job too well, you will get stuck with it.
  91. How do you get holy water? Boil the hell out of it.
  92. I’d like to help you out, which way did you come in?
  93. To find out a girl’s faults, praise her to her girlfriends.
  94. Asking dumb questions is easier than correcting dumb mistakes.
  95. Complex problems have simple, easy to understand, wrong answers.
  96. Seen it all, done it all, can’t remember most of it.
  97. The winner of the rat race is still a rat.
  98. If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.
  99. All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
  100. Why do women always ask questions that have no right answers?

Top 10 criminals of the world

There are thousand of criminals around the globe including terrorists, killers, drug smugglers, and war criminals. TopYaps brings you a list of such top 10 criminals – 10 of the world’s most evil and dangerous men. Have a look and drop your suggestions in the comments!

10. Omid Tahvili (Persia):

Bigwig of an Iranian crime organization, he was accused with mail fraud, wire fraud, telemarketing and abetting. He escaped from a high-security prison in Nov. 2007 after bribing a guard. Due to his brawny relationships in Europe and Middle East, he is still dodging intelligence agencies and working as an international crime operator.
Top 10 criminals of the world

9. James “Whitey” Bulger (America):

Lover of history books and Adolf Hitler, he is on FBI’s most wanted list since 1995. In the starting years he was arrested for stealing, forgery, assault and armed robbery. He is known for his trusting and beneficial relationship with gangsters.
Top 10 criminals of the world

8. Al Capone (America):

Keeping the formula “money is the game” in mind, a boy joined a street gang and later became an epitome of devastation in the United States. He initiated his crime archive with rackets of gambling, extortion, protection and prostitution. His explosive temper made him the boss of American criminal enterprise.
Top 10 criminals of the world

7. Matteo Messina Denaro (Italy):

Better known as “Boss of all bosses,” this cinematically credited “Playboy Don” is fond of expensive Porsche sports car, Rolex watches, Rayban sunglasses, fancy clothes from Giorgio Armani, Versace and young girls. Born in a Mafia family, this leader of Cosa Nostra (Mafia) learned to use the gun at the early age of 14. He, himself, admits – “I filled a cemetery all by myself.”
Top 10 criminals of the world

6. Joseph Kony (Uganda):

Foe of the Ugandian Government, Kony formed a rebellion group Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in 1987. Fond of wearing women’s dresses, he is accused in enormous criminal cases such as murder, kidnapping, enslavement, rape, cruel acts with civilians and etc. Really, an obnoxious face of human!
Top 10 criminals of the world

5. Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov (Russia):

A fabulous footballer at a time, he proceeded Moscow to become a big gun of gambling world where money matters. Nominal head of Russian organized crime, arms dealing, smuggling and other notorious activities, he once introduced himself as “I’m a successful businessman, a patron of the arts, a community worker. That’s what I call myself today.”
Top 10 criminals of the world

4. Felicien Kabuga (Rwanda):

A prominent businessman and multimillionaire of Rwanda, Kabuga is said to be the prime accused of Rwandan genocide of 1994, which claimed estimated lives of 800,000 people. Apart from this hellish act, he is also involved in bankrolling and other crimes.
Top 10 criminals of the world

3. Pedro Antonio Marin (Colombia):

Also know as Tirofijo, he is the beginner of FARC, a terrorist organization based on Marxist doctrine. This organization is involved with drug trafficking, murder, extortion, kidnapping and various criminal activities. With it’s own military and thousands of supporters, FARC’s main targets are politics, economics and military of Colombia.
Top 10 criminals of the world

2. Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar (India):

Inspiration of Bollywood’s underworld theme and the owner of D-Company, his crime era started after murdering Karim Lala (Godfather of Mumbai’s crime during 1980’s). Soon he became the fire machine of Bombay’s streets. Mumbai bomb blast in March, 1993, made him the crime boss. Son of a policeman, this big fish of crime world is a major headache for intelligence agencies.
Top 10 criminals of the world

1. Joaquin Guzman (Mexico):

You can catch this 5’6″ drug lord in the Forbes list of “The World’s Billionaires” but intelligence agencies are still rubbing their hands to catch him face to face. He owns the most powerful drug corporate in Mexico. He is the next Robin Hood for his lovers as he contributes a lot for social welfare.
Top 10 criminals of the world

100 People who changed the world

This is a list of 100 people who have changed the world. This list is not a judgement about who is ‘best’.

People who changed the world

christ1. Jesus Christ (c.5BC – 30AD) Spiritual Teacher, central figure of Christianity.
2. Thomas JeffersonJefferson (1743 – 1826) 3rd President of US. Principle author of Declaration of Independence
3. Mikhail Gorbachev Gorbachev(1931 – ) Leader of Soviet Union. Oversaw transition from Communism in Eastern Europe.
4. Lord Buddha buddha (c 563 – 483 BC) Spiritual Teacher and founder of Buddhism.
5. Winston Churchill Churchill(1874 – 1965) Prime Minister of Great Britain during Second World War.
6. William Shakespeare Shakespeare(1564- 1616) English poet and playwright.
Muhammad_Salat7. Muhammad – (570 – 632) Prophet of Islam
8. Martin Luther King christ (1929 – 1968) Non-violent civil rights leader.
9. Abraham Lincoln Lincoln (1809 – 1865) President of US during civil war, helped end slavery.
mandela10. Nelson Mandela (1918 – 2013) Anti-apartheid leader. First President of democratic South Africa in 1994.
  1. St Paul (5 – AD 67) – Christian missionary
  2. Adolf Hitler (1889 – 1945) – Dictator of Nazi Germany.
  3. George Washington (1732 – 1799) – 1st President of US
  4. Sri Krishna (c. BC) – Spiritual teacher of Hinduism
  5. Emperor Constantine (272 – 337) First Roman Emperor to embrace Christianity
  6. Martin Luther (1483 – – 1546) – Key figure in Protestant Reformation.
  7. Socrates (469 – 399 BC) – Greek philosopher
  8. Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948) – Indian nationalist and politician
  9. Karl Marx (1818 -– 1883) – German philosopher, founder of Marxism
  10. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 –- 1821) – French military and political leader
  11. Simon Bolivar (1783 – 1830) – Liberator of Latin American countries
  12. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 – 1945) US President 1932-1945
  13. Charles Darwin (1809 -– 1882) – Developed theory of evolution
  14. Sir Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727) – English mathematician and scientist.
  15. Confucius (551 – – 479 BC) – Chinese philosopher.
  16. Akbar (1542 – 1605) – Moghul Emperor
  17. Queen Victoria (1819 –- 1901) – Queen of Great Britain during Victorian age.
  18. Konrad Adenauer (1876 – 1967) – German Chancellor post WWII.
  19. Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 – 1964) – First Indian Prime Minister
  20. Ramses II (1279 – 1213 BC) – Powerful Egyptian king.
  21. Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790) – US writer and polymath
  22. Alexander the Great (356 -– 323 BC) – King of Macedonia.
  23. Woodrow Wilson (1856 – 1924) – President of US during WWI
  24. Christopher Columbus (1451 – 1506) – Italian explorer landed in America.
  25. Marcus Aurelius (121 –- 180)  – Roman Emperor and philosopher
  26. Galileo Galilei (1564 -1642) – Astronomer and physicist
  27. Plato (424 –- 348 BC) – philosopher.
  28. Joan of Arc  (1412 – 1431) – French saint.
  29. Charlemagne (742 – 814) – King of Franks and Emperor of the Romans.
  30. Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC) – Greek philosopher.
  31. Saladin (1138 –- 1193) – Leader of Arabs during Crusades.
  32. Babur (1483 – 1531) – Founder of Moghul Empire
  33. Sir Walter Raleigh (1552 – 1618) – English explorer.
  34. Voltaire (1694 – – 1778)  – French philosopher.
  35. Catherine the Great (1729 -– 1796) – Russian Queen.
  36. Mozart (1756 –- 1791) – Austrian Music composer.
  37. Guru Nanak (1469 – 1539) – Founder of Sikhism
  38. Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519) – Italian scientist, artist, polymath.
  39. Louis Pasteur (1822 – 1895) – French chemist and Biologist.
  40. Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910) – Russian writer and philosopher
  41. Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) – German physicist.
  42. Ataturk (1881-1938) – founder of the Turkish Republic.
  43. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) – Spanish painter and sculptor
  44. Pope John Paul II (1920 – 2005) – Polish Pope from 1978-2005
  45. Margaret Thatcher (1925 – ) – British Prime Minister
  46. Mohammed Ali (1942 – ) American boxer
  47. John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963) – US President.
  48. Boris Yeltsin (1931 – 2007) – Russian President
  49. Indira Gandhi (1917 – 1984) – Third Prime Minister of India.
  50. William Tyndale (1494 – 1536) – Translated Bible into English
  51. Tim Berners Lee (1955 – ) Credited with founding World Wide Web
  52. Rosa Parks (1913-2005) – Civil Rights activist
  53. Benazir Bhutto (1953 – 2007) – Prime Minister of Pakistan
  54. J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750) – German composer
  55. 14th Dalai Lama (1938 – ) Spiritual and political leader of Tibetans
  56. Malcolm X (1925 – 1965) Black nationalist leader
  57. Lech Walesa (1943 – ) Leader of Polish solidarity movement.
  58. Charles de Gaulle (1890 – 1970) French politician.
  59. Joseph Stalin (1879 – 1953) Leader of the Soviet Union.
  60. Marie Curie (1867 – 1934) – Chemist and Physicist
  61. Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807 – 1882) – Independence leader in Italy and Latin America
  62. Johann Gutenberg (1395 – 1468) – Inventor of printing press.
  63. Oliver Cromwell (1599 – 1658) – British Parliamentarian.
  64. V.Lenin (1870 – 1924) – Leader of Russian Revolution in 1917.
  65. Sigmund Freud (1856 – 1939) – Austrian neurologist / psychoanalyst.
  66. Mother Teresa – (1910-1997) – Nun who served the poor.
  67. Bill Gates (1955 – ) Founder of Microsoft
  68. Ernest Hemingway ( 1899 – 1961) US writer
  69. John Lennon (1940 – 1980) British pop-star and Beatle
  70. Genghis Kahn (1162 – 1227) – Leader and creator of Mongol Empire.
  71. Haile Selassie (1892 – 1975) – Ethiopian leader
  72. John M Keynes (1883 – 1946) Influential economist.
  73. Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906). American political activist.
  74. George Orwell (1903 – 1950) – English author
  75. Thomas Edison (1847 – 1931) – Inventor and businessman.
  76. Kofi Annan (1938 – ) United Nations Secretary General
  77. Dwight Eisenhower (1890 – 1969) – Supreme Allied Commander
  78. Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) – helped to draft UN declaration of human rights
  79. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (1891 – 1956) – Indian political activist and social reformer who drafted Indian constitution
  80. Lyndon Johnson (1908 –- 1973)  US President 1963-69
  81. William Wilberforce (1759 – 1833) – Campaigner against slavery
  82. Nikola Tesla (1856 –1943) – Scientist, inventor
  83. Alexander Fleming (1881–1955) – Scientist who discover penicillin
  84. Samuel Johnson (1709 – 1784) – British author and creator of dictionary.
  85. Eva Peron (1919 – 1952) – First Lady of Argentina
  86. Henry Ford (1864-1947) US Industrialist
  87. Princess Diana (1961 –- 1997) – Humanitarian
  88. Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) – Irish writer.
  89. Beethoven (1770 1827) – German composer
  90. Aung San Suu Kyi (1945 – ) Burmese opposition leader

Top 100 Greatest Movies of All Time (The Ultimate List)

1.
The Godfather (1972)
    9.2/10  
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son. (175 mins.)
“ Oscars: 3
Oscar Nominations: 11
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 4
Golden Globes: 6
Golden Globe Nominations: 8 ” - ChrisWalczyk55

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2.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
    9.3/10  
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. (142 mins.)
Director: Frank Darabont
“ Oscars: 0
Oscar Nominations: 7
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 2 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
3.
Schindler's List (1993)
    8.9/10  
In Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis. (195 mins.)
Director: Steven Spielberg
“ Oscars: 7
Oscar Nominations: 12
BAFTA Awards: 6
BAFTA Nominations: 12
Golden Globes: 3
Golden Globe Nominations: 6 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
4.
Raging Bull (1980)
    8.3/10  
An emotionally self-destructive boxer's journey through life, as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring, destroys his life outside it. (129 mins.)
Director: Martin Scorsese
“ Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 8
BAFTA Awards: 2
BAFTA Nominations: 4
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 7 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
5.
Casablanca (1942)
    8.6/10  
Set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World War II: An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. (102 mins.)
Director: Michael Curtiz
“ Oscars: 3
Oscar Nominations: 8
BAFTA Awards: N/A
BAFTA Nominations: N/A
Golden Globes: N/A
Golden Globe Nominations: N/A ” - ChrisWalczyk55
6.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
    8.7/10  
Upon admittance to a mental institution, a brash rebel rallies the patients to take on the oppressive head nurse. (133 mins.)
Director: Milos Forman
“ *****
Oscars: 5
Oscar Nominations: 9
BAFTA Awards: 6
BAFTA Nominations: 9
Golden Globes: 6
Golden Globe Nominations: 6 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
7.
Gone with the Wind (1939)
    8.2/10  
A manipulative Southern belle carries on a turbulent affair with a blockade runner during the American Civil War. (238 mins.)
Director: Victor Fleming
“ *****
Oscars: 8
Oscar Nominations: 13
BAFTA Awards: N/A
BAFTA Nominations: N/A
Golden Globes: N/A
Golden Globe Nominations: N/A ” - ChrisWalczyk55
8.
Citizen Kane (1941)
    8.4/10  
Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. (119 mins.)
Director: Orson Welles
“ Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 9
BAFTA Awards: N/A
BAFTA Nominations: N/A
Golden Globes: N/A
Golden Globe Nominations: N/A ” - ChrisWalczyk55
9.
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    8.1/10  
Dorothy Gale is swept away to a magical land in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard who can help her return home. (102 mins.)
Director: Victor Fleming
“ *****
Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 6
BAFTA Awards: N/A
BAFTA Nominations: N/A
Golden Globes: N/A
Golden Globe Nominations: N/A ” - ChrisWalczyk55
10.
Titanic (1997)
    7.7/10  
A seventeen-year-old aristocrat, expecting to be married to a rich claimant by her mother, falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic. (194 mins.)
Director: James Cameron
“ Oscars: 11
Oscar Nominations: 14
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 8
Golden Globes: 4
Golden Globe Nominations: 8 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
11.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
    8.4/10  
Follows a brilliant, flamboyant and controversial British military figure and his conflicted loyalties during wartime service. (216 mins.)
Director: David Lean
“ Oscars: 7
Oscar Nominations: 10
BAFTA Awards: 4
BAFTA Nominations: 5
Golden Globes: 4
Golden Globe Nominations: 7 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
12.
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
    9.1/10  
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York is portrayed while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on his crime syndicate stretching from Lake Tahoe, Nevada to pre-revolution 1958 Cuba. (200 mins.)
“ Oscars: 6
Oscar Nominations: 11
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 3
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 6 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
13.
Psycho (1960)
    8.6/10  
A Phoenix secretary steals $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother. (109 mins.)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
“ *****
Oscars: 0
Oscar Nominations: 4
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 1 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
14.
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
    8.5/10  
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity. (110 mins.)
Director: Billy Wilder
“ *****

Oscars: 3
Oscar Nominations: 11
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
Golden Globes: 4
Golden Globe Nominations: 7 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
15.
Vertigo (1958)
    8.4/10  
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her. (128 mins.)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
“ Oscars: 0
Oscar Nominations: 2
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 0 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
16.
On the Waterfront (1954)
    8.3/10  
An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses. (108 mins.)
Director: Elia Kazan
“ *****
Oscars: 8
Oscar Nominations: 12
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 3
Golden Globes: 4
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
17.
Forrest Gump (1994)
    8.8/10  
Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him. (142 mins.)
Director: Robert Zemeckis
“ Oscars: 6
Oscar Nominations: 13
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 7
Golden Globes: 3
Golden Globe Nominations: 7 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
18.
The Sound of Music (1965)
    8.0/10  
A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower. (174 mins.)
Director: Robert Wise
“ *****
Oscars: 5
Oscar Nominations: 10
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 1
Golden Globes: 2
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
19.
West Side Story (1961)
    7.6/10  
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy. (152 mins.)
“ *****
Oscars: 10
Oscar Nominations: 11
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 1
Golden Globes: 3
Golden Globe Nominations: 5 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
20.
Star Wars (1977)
    8.7/10  
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a wookiee and two droids to save the universe from the Empire's world-destroying battle-station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader. (121 mins.)
Director: George Lucas
“ Oscars: 6
Oscar Nominations: 10
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 5
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
21.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
    7.9/10  
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home-world. (115 mins.)
Director: Steven Spielberg
“ *****
Oscars: 4
Oscar Nominations: 9
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 12
Golden Globes: 2
Golden Globe Nominations: 5 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
22.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    8.3/10  
Humanity finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, object buried beneath the Lunar surface and, with the intelligent computer H.A.L. 9000, sets off on a quest. (160 mins.)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
“ Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 4
BAFTA Awards: 3
BAFTA Nominations: 5
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 0 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
23.
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
    8.6/10  
A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims. (118 mins.)
Director: Jonathan Demme
“ Oscars: 5
Oscar Nominations: 7
BAFTA Awards: 2
BAFTA Nominations: 9
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 5 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
24.
Chinatown (1974)
    8.3/10  
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption and murder. (130 mins.)
Director: Roman Polanski
“ Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 11
BAFTA Awards: 3
BAFTA Nominations: 10
Golden Globes: 4
Golden Globe Nominations: 7 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
25.
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
    8.3/10  
After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it. (161 mins.)
Director: David Lean
“ Oscars: 7
Oscar Nominations: 8
BAFTA Awards: 4
BAFTA Nominations: 4
Golden Globes: 3
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
26.
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    8.4/10  
A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound. (103 mins.)
“ *****

Oscars: 0
Oscar Nominations: 2
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 1
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 2 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
27.
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
    8.7/10  
An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed. (130 mins.)
Director: Frank Capra
“ *****
Oscars: 0
Oscar Nominations: 5
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 1 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
28.
Some Like It Hot (1959)
    8.3/10  
When two musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. (120 mins.)
Director: Billy Wilder
“ Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 6
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 2
Golden Globes: 3
Golden Globe Nominations: 3 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
29.
12 Angry Men (1957)
    8.9/10  
A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court. (96 mins.)
Director: Sidney Lumet
“ *****
Oscars: 0
Oscar Nominations: 3
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 2
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
30.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
    8.5/10  
An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically try to stop. (95 mins.)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
“ Oscars: 0
Oscar Nominations: 4
BAFTA Awards: 3
BAFTA Nominations: 6
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 0 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
31.
Amadeus (1984)
    8.4/10  
The incredible story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told by his peer and secret rival Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum. (160 mins.)
Director: Milos Forman
“ *****
Oscars: 8
Oscar Nominations: 11
BAFTA Awards: 4
BAFTA Nominations: 9
Golden Globes: 4
Golden Globe Nominations: 6 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
32.
Apocalypse Now (1979)
    8.5/10  
During the Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe. (153 mins.)
Director: Francis Coppola
“ Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 8
BAFTA Awards: 2
BAFTA Nominations: 8
Golden Globes: 3
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
33.
Gandhi (1982)
    8.1/10  
The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest. (191 mins.)
“ Oscars: 8
Oscar Nominations: 11
BAFTA Awards: 5
BAFTA Nominations: 16
Golden Globes: 5
Golden Globe Nominations: 5 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
34.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    8.9/10  
Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring. (201 mins.)
Director: Peter Jackson
“ Oscars: 11
Oscar Nominations: 11
BAFTA Awards: 4
BAFTA Nominations: 10
Golden Globes: 4
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
35.
Gladiator (2000)
    8.5/10  
When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge. (155 mins.)
Director: Ridley Scott
“ *****
Oscars: 5
Oscar Nominations: 12
BAFTA Awards: 4
BAFTA Nominations: 12
Golden Globes: 2
Golden Globe Nominations: 5 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
36.
From Here to Eternity (1953)
    7.8/10  
In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love. (118 mins.)
Director: Fred Zinnemann
“ Oscars: 8
Oscar Nominations: 13
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 1
Golden Globes: 2
Golden Globe Nominations: 2 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
37.
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
    8.6/10  
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action. (169 mins.)
Director: Steven Spielberg
“ Oscars: 5
Oscar Nominations: 11
BAFTA Awards: 2
BAFTA Nominations: 8
Golden Globes: 2
Golden Globe Nominations: 5 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
38.
Unforgiven (1992)
    8.3/10  
Retired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner and a young man. (131 mins.)
Director: Clint Eastwood
“ Oscars: 4
Oscar Nominations: 9
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 6
Golden Globes: 2
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
39.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
    8.6/10  
Archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis. (115 mins.)
Director: Steven Spielberg
“ Oscars: 4
Oscar Nominations: 8
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 6
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 1 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
40.
Rocky (1976)
    8.1/10  
Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the heavy-weight champion, Apollo Creed, in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. (119 mins.)
Director: John G. Avildsen
“ Oscars: 3
Oscar Nominations: 10
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 5
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 6 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
41.
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
    8.1/10  
Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her. (122 mins.)
Director: Elia Kazan
“ Oscars: 4
Oscar Nominations: 12
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 2
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 3 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
42.
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
    8.1/10  
When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself. (112 mins.)
Director: George Cukor
“ Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 6
BAFTA Awards: N/A
BAFTA Nominations: N/A
Golden Globes: N/A
Golden Globe Nominations: N/A ” - ChrisWalczyk55
43.
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
    8.4/10  
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice. (129 mins.)
Director: Robert Mulligan
“ Oscars: 3
Oscar Nominations: 8
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 2
Golden Globes: 3
Golden Globe Nominations: 5 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
44.
An American in Paris (1951)
    7.3/10  
Three friends struggle to find work in Paris. However, things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman. (113 mins.)
“ Oscars: 6
Oscar Nominations: 8
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 1
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 3 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
45.
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
    8.2/10  
Three WWII veterans return home to small-town America to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed. (172 mins.)
Director: William Wyler
“ Oscars: 7
Oscar Nominations: 8
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 1
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 1 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
46.
My Fair Lady (1964)
    7.9/10  
A misogynistic and snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society. (170 mins.)
Director: George Cukor
“ Oscars: 8
Oscar Nominations: 12
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 2
Golden Globes: 3
Golden Globe Nominations: 5 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
47.
Ben-Hur (1959)
    8.1/10  
When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge. (212 mins.)
Director: William Wyler
“ Oscars: 11
Oscar Nominations: 12
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 1
Golden Globes: 3
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
48.
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    8.0/10  
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during the First World War and then the October Revolution. (197 mins.)
Director: David Lean
“ Oscars: 5
Oscar Nominations: 10
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 3
Golden Globes: 5
Golden Globe Nominations: 6 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
49.
Patton (1970)
    8.0/10  
The World War II phase of the career of the controversial American general, George S. Patton. (172 mins.)
“ *****
Oscars: 7
Oscar Nominations: 10
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 2
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 3 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
50.
Jaws (1975)
    8.1/10  
When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it. (124 mins.)
Director: Steven Spielberg
“ Oscars: 3
Oscar Nominations: 4
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 6
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
51.
Braveheart (1995)
    8.4/10  
When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her, William Wallace begins a revolt and leads Scottish warriors against the cruel English tyrant who rules Scotland with an iron fist. (177 mins.)
Director: Mel Gibson
“ Oscars: 5
Oscar Nominations: 10
BAFTA Awards: 3
BAFTA Nominations: 5
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
52.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
    8.9/10  
A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery. (161 mins.)
Director: Sergio Leone
“ Oscars: 0
Oscar Nominations: 0
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Award Nominations: 0
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 0 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
53.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
    8.2/10  
Two Western bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close. (110 mins.)
Director: George Roy Hill
“ *****
Oscars: 4
Oscar Nominations: 7
BAFTA Awards: 8
BAFTA Nominations: 9
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
54.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
    8.3/10  
Fred Dobbs and Bob Curtin, two Americans searching for work in Mexico, convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains. (126 mins.)
Director: John Huston
“ Oscars: 3
Oscar Nominations: 4
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 1
Golden Globes: 3
Golden Globe Nominations: 3 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
55.
The Apartment (1960)
    8.3/10  
A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue. (125 mins.)
Director: Billy Wilder
“ Oscars: 5
Oscar Nominations: 10
BAFTA Awards: 3
BAFTA Nominations: 3
Golden Globes: 3
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
56.
Platoon (1986)
    8.1/10  
A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. (120 mins.)
Director: Oliver Stone
“ *****
Oscars: 4
Oscar Nominations: 8
BAFTA Awards: 2
BAFTA Nominations: 3
Golden Globes: 3
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
57.
High Noon (1952)
    8.1/10  
A marshall, personally compelled to face a returning deadly enemy, finds that his own town refuses to help him. (85 mins.)
Director: Fred Zinnemann
“ *****
Oscars: 4
Oscar Nominations: 7
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
Golden Globes: 4
Golden Globe Nominations: 7 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
58.
Dances with Wolves (1990)
    8.0/10  
Lt. John Dunbar, exiled to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military. (181 mins.)
Director: Kevin Costner
“ *****
Oscars: 7
Oscar Nominations: 12
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 9
Golden Globes: 3
Golden Globe Nominations: 6 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
59.
The Pianist (2002)
    8.5/10  
A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II. (150 mins.)
Director: Roman Polanski
“ *****

Oscars: 3
Oscar Nominations: 7
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 5
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 2 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
60.
Goodfellas (1990)
    8.7/10  
Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy. (146 mins.)
Director: Martin Scorsese
“ *****
Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 6
BAFTA Awards: 5
BAFTA Nominations: 7
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 5 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
61.
The Exorcist (1973)
    8.0/10  
When a teenage girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter. (122 mins.)
Director: William Friedkin
“ Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 10
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 1
Golden Globes: 4
Golden Globe Nominations: 7 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
62.
The Deer Hunter (1978)
    8.2/10  
An in-depth examination of the ways in which the U.S. Vietnam war impacts and disrupts the lives of people in a small industrial town in Pennsylvania. (183 mins.)
Director: Michael Cimino
“ Oscars: 5
Oscar Nominations: 9
BAFTA Awards: 2
BAFTA Nominations: 9
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 6 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
63.
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
    8.1/10  
A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I. (136 mins.)
Director: Lewis Milestone
“ *****
Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 4
BAFTA Awards: N/A
BAFTA Nominations: N/A
Golden Globes: N/A
Golden Globe Nominations: N/A ” - ChrisWalczyk55
64.
The French Connection (1971)
    7.8/10  
A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection. (104 mins.)
Director: William Friedkin
“ *****
Oscars: 5
Oscar Nominations: 8
BAFTA Awards: 2
BAFTA Nominations: 5
Golden Globes: 3
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
65.
City Lights (1931)
    8.6/10  
With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically. (87 mins.)
Director: Charles Chaplin
“ *****

Oscars: 0
Oscar Nominations: 0
BAFTA Awards: N/A
BAFTA Nominations: N/A
Golden Globes: N/A
Golden Globe Nominations: N/A ” - ChrisWalczyk55
66.
The King's Speech (2010)
    8.1/10  
The story of King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it. (118 mins.)
Director: Tom Hooper
“ Oscars: 4
Oscar Nominations: 12
BAFTA Awards: 5
BAFTA Nominations: 11
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 7 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
67.
It Happened One Night (1934)
    8.2/10  
A spoiled heiress, running away from her family, is helped by a man who's actually a reporter looking for a story. (105 mins.)
Director: Frank Capra
“ *****
Oscars: 5
Oscar Nominations: 5
BAFTA Awards: N/A
BAFTA Nominations: N/A
Golden Globes: N/A
Golden Globe Nominations: N/A ” - ChrisWalczyk55
68.
A Place in the Sun (1951)
    7.8/10  
A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women. (122 mins.)
Director: George Stevens
“ *****
Oscars: 6
Oscar Nominations: 9
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
69.
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
    7.9/10  
A naive prostitute and his sickly friend struggle to survive on the streets of New York City. (113 mins.)
Director: John Schlesinger
“ *****
Oscars: 3
Oscar Nominations: 7
BAFTA Awards: 6
BAFTA Nominations: 6
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 7 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
70.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
    8.3/10  
A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the US Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down. (129 mins.)
Director: Frank Capra
“ Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 11
BAFTA Awards: N/A
BAFTA Nominations: N/A
Golden Globes: N/A
Golden Globe Nominations: N/A ” - ChrisWalczyk55
71.
Rain Man (1988)
    8.0/10  
Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country. (133 mins.)
Director: Barry Levinson
“ Oscars: 4
Oscar Nominations: 8
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 3
Golden Globes: 2
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
72.
Annie Hall (1977)
    8.1/10  
Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall. (93 mins.)
Director: Woody Allen
“ *****
Oscars: 4
Oscar Nominations: 5
BAFTA Awards: 5
BAFTA Nominations: 6
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 5 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
73.
Good Will Hunting (1997)
    8.3/10  
Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life. (126 mins.)
Director: Gus Van Sant
“ Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 9
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
74.
Terms of Endearment (1983)
    7.4/10  
Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love and her daughter's family problems. (132 mins.)
Director: James L. Brooks
“ Oscars: 5
Oscar Nominations: 11
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 1
Golden Globes: 4
Golden Globe Nominations: 6 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
75.
Tootsie (1982)
    7.4/10  
An unemployed actor with a reputation for being difficult disguises himself as a woman to get a role in a soap opera. (116 mins.)
Director: Sydney Pollack
“ Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 10
BAFTA Awards: 2
BAFTA Nominations: 9
Golden Globes: 3
Golden Globe Nominations: 5 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
76.
Fargo (1996)
    8.2/10  
Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson. (98 mins.)
Director: Joel Coen
“ Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 7
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 6
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
77.
Giant (1956)
    7.7/10  
Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates. (201 mins.)
Director: George Stevens
“ *****
Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 10
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 1 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
78.
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
    8.2/10  
A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression. (129 mins.)
Director: John Ford
“ Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 7
BAFTA Awards: N/A
BAFTA Nominations: N/A
Golden Globes: N/A
Golden Globe Nominations: N/A ” - ChrisWalczyk55
79.
Shane (1953)
    7.7/10  
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smoldering settler/rancher conflict forces him to act. (118 mins.)
Director: George Stevens
“ Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 6
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 2
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 0 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
80.
The Green Mile (1999)
    8.5/10  
The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift. (189 mins.)
Director: Frank Darabont
“ Oscars: 0
Oscar Nominations: 4
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 1 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
81.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
    7.7/10  
After an encounter with U.F.O.s, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen. (137 mins.)
Director: Steven Spielberg
“ Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 8
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 4
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 8 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
82.
Network (1976)
    8.2/10  
A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit. (121 mins.)
Director: Sidney Lumet
“ Oscars: 4
Oscar Nominations: 10
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 9
Golden Globes: 4
Golden Globe Nominations: 5 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
83.
Nashville (1975)
    7.8/10  
Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention as secrets and lies are surfaced and revealed. (159 mins.)
Director: Robert Altman
“ *****
Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 5
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 5
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 11 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
84.
The Graduate (1967)
    8.0/10  
A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter. (106 mins.)
Director: Mike Nichols
“ Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 7
BAFTA Awards: 5
BAFTA Nominations: 7
Golden Globes: 5
Golden Globe Nominations: 7 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
85.
American Graffiti (1973)
    7.5/10  
A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college. (110 mins.)
Director: George Lucas
“ *****
Oscars: 0
Oscar Nominations: 5
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 1
Golden Globes: 2
Golden Globe Nominations: 4 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
86.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
    8.9/10  
The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. (154 mins.)
“ Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 7
BAFTA Awards: 2
BAFTA Nominations: 8
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 6 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
87.
The African Queen (1951)
    7.9/10  
In Africa during WWI, a gin-swilling riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced missionary to use his boat to attack an enemy warship. (105 mins.)
Director: John Huston
“ Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 4
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 3
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 0 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
88.
Stagecoach (1939)
    7.9/10  
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo and learn something about each other in the process. (96 mins.)
Director: John Ford
“ Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 7
BAFTA Awards: N/A
BAFTA Nominations: N/A
Golden Globes: N/A
Golden Globe Nominations: N/A ” - ChrisWalczyk55
89.
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
    7.9/10  
A somewhat romanticized account of the career of the notoriously violent bank robbing couple and their gang. (111 mins.)
Director: Arthur Penn
“ Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 10
BAFTA Awards: 2
BAFTA Nominations: 4
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 7 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
90.
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
    7.8/10  
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on avenging his captors. (132 mins.)
Director: Frank Lloyd
“ Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 8
BAFTA Awards: N/A
BAFTA Nominations: N/A
Golden Globes: N/A
Golden Globe Nominations: N/A ” - ChrisWalczyk55
91.
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
    8.2/10  
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette. (100 mins.)
Director: John Huston
“ Oscars: 0
Oscar Nominations: 3
BAFTA Awards: N/A
BAFTA Nominations: N/A
Golden Globes: N/A
Golden Globe Nominations: N/A ” - ChrisWalczyk55
92.
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
    8.4/10  
In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem - but not all goes according to plan. (136 mins.)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
“ Oscars: 0
Oscar Nominations: 4
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 7
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 3 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
93.
Taxi Driver (1976)
    8.4/10  
A mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process. (113 mins.)
Director: Martin Scorsese
“ Oscars: 0
Oscar Nominations: 4
BAFTA Awards: 2
BAFTA Nominations: 6
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 2 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
94.
Wuthering Heights (1939)
    7.7/10  
A servant in the house of Wuthering Heights tells a traveler the unfortunate tale of lovers Cathy and Heathcliff. (104 mins.)
Director: William Wyler
“ *****

Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 8
BAFTA Awards: N/A
BAFTA Nominations: N/A
Golden Globes: N/A
Golden Globe Nominations: N/A ” - ChrisWalczyk55
95.
Double Indemnity (1944)
    8.4/10  
An insurance representative lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions. (107 mins.)
Director: Billy Wilder
“ Oscars: 0
Oscar Nominations: 7
BAFTA Awards: N/A
BAFTA Nominations: N/A
Golden Globes: N/A
Golden Globe Nominations: N/A ” - ChrisWalczyk55
96.
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
    7.8/10  
A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies. (111 mins.)
Director: Nicholas Ray
“ *****
Oscars: 0
Oscar Nominations: 3
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 2
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 0 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
97.
Rear Window (1954)
    8.6/10  
A wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. (112 mins.)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
“ Oscars: 0
Oscar Nominations: 4
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 1
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 0 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
98.
The Third Man (1949)
    8.3/10  
Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime. (104 mins.)
Director: Carol Reed
“ Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 3
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 2
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 0 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
99.
North by Northwest (1959)
    8.4/10  
A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive. (136 mins.)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
“ Oscars: 0
Oscar Nominations: 3
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 0 ” - ChrisWalczyk55
100.
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
    7.8/10  
A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan. (126 mins.)
Director: Michael Curtiz
“ Oscars: 3
Oscar Nominations: 8
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 0 ” - ChrisWalczyk55