Best Critically Acclaimed Movies
Highly rated by critics and audiences alike. These critically acclaimed films represent the pinnacle of cinema. Track them on Matinee.
Movies
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
The Godfather
1972
The Godfather Part II
1974
Schindler's List
1993
12 Angry Men
1957
Spirited Away
2001
The Dark Knight
2008
The Green Mile
1999
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
Parasite
2019
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Pulp Fiction
1994
Your Name.
2016
Interstellar
2014
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966
Forrest Gump
1994
GoodFellas
1990
Grave of the Fireflies
1988
Life Is Beautiful
1997
Fight Club
1999
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
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