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Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2660days

With The Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan took Batman as far as he could

Nolan’s bloated, brilliant final Batman film brings an epic series to a messy but satisfying close.

by Nathan Rabin
  • The Secret In Their Eyes highlights the sometimes-baffling complexity of the IMDb 250

    Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2667days

    The Secret In Their Eyes highlights the sometimes-baffling complexity of the IMDb 250

    A handsome, mournful crime thriller from 2009 ranks suprisingly high on the list.

    by Nathan Rabin
  • Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2674days

    A revisit of Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels suggests maybe we were wrong about Guy Ritchie

    The comic 1998 crime movie marked Guy Ritchie's breakthrough. Years later, even that debut doesn’t look so hot.

    by Nathan Rabin
  • Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2681days

    Before Sunrise is a quietly auspicious beginning to an unexpectedly epic project

    A journey of many years began with one train passenger changing seats.

    by Nathan Rabin
  • Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2688days

    Bicycle Thieves finds the universal in the everyday

    Vittorio De Sica’s 1948 classic has served as the textbook example of Italian neorealism for decades. But its ability to move stretches beyond the classroom.

    by Nathan Rabin
  • Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2695days

    The prescient ugliness of Mel Gibson’s Braveheart

    After 20 years of avoiding it, our critic finally swallows his hatred of Gibson and sees the No. 81 film on the IMDb 250.

     

    by Nathan Rabin
  • Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2702days

    Django Unchained makes the horrors of the Antebellum South way too entertaining

    Quentin Tarantino’s 2012 film uses slavery as fodder for an exhilirating revenge story.

    by Nathan Rabin
  • Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2708days

    The Lives Of Others looks at those who did the listening behind the Iron Curtain

    The 2006 film explores the paranoia and oppresion of East Germany in the final days of the Cold War.

    by Nathan Rabin
  • Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2716days

    Stand By Me became a pop classic by getting childhood right

    Rob Reiner’s Stephen King adaptation mixes darkness, nostalgia, and the messy rituals of boyhood.

    by Nathan Rabin
  • Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2723days

    Batman Begins kicked off a new phase of the Dark Knight’s on-screen life

    Christopher Nolan’s reboot is responsible for elevating the comic-book movie.

    by Nathan Rabin
  • Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2730days

    Roman Holiday marked Audrey Hepburn's coronation as a movie star of the highest order

    Her performance as Princess Ann made an indelible impression on the general public.

    by Nathan Rabin
  • Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2737days

    Parodies and familiarity can’t dull the impact of The Silence Of The Lambs

    Jonathan Demme’s Oscar-winning thriller balances one brilliant character against another.

    by Nathan Rabin
  • Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2744days

    Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid isn't the glib buddy comedy we remember

    It’s a tragedy, littered with fiendishly funny moments.

    by Nathan Rabin
  • Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2753days

    Casino is haunted by gangster movies past

    The Goodfellas-esque film is no Goodfellas.

    by Nathan Rabin
  • Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2758days

    The glorious lightness of North By Northwest

    Between Vertigo and Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock made one of his lighest—and best—films.

    by Nathan Rabin
  • Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2765days

    Requiem For A Dream is intense, but is it great?

    The Darren Aronofsky film puts every single one of its characters through the wringer.

    by Nathan Rabin
  • Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2772days

    The liberating vulgarity of Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot

    Over five decades later, Wilder’s 1959 hit still seems ahead of its time.

    by Nathan Rabin
  • Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2792days

    Blood Diamond attempted to mix thrills with edutainment

    The Leonardio DiCaprio-starring, Oscar-nominated film squeaks onto the IMDb 250 in the bottom-most spot.

    by Nathan Rabin
  • Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2799days

    The dark, dirty allure of Blade Runner

    The 136th best film, per IMDb users, imagines a future filled with rain, robots, and mortal peril.

    by Nathan Rabin
  • Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2806days

    Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb Top 250: The Truman Show

    Jim Carrey stars in the world’s biggest reality show in the ambitious Peter Weir film at No. 236.

    by Nathan Rabin
  • Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb 250 2820days

    Nathan Rabin vs. The IMDb Top 250: The Best Years Of Our Lives

    In 1946, William Wyler captured the feeling of returning home and finding the end of war didn’t mean the end of struggle.

    by Nathan Rabin
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