The 30 Most Important Movies of All-Time
Here are the 30 most important movies ever made, based on technological advancements and cinematic greatness. 😲❤️
List is in chronological order, and why each is so significant is briefly mentioned.
KEY: Year: Movie — Rating · Imdb Ama
(Rating from IMDb. Imdb = IMDb movie page. Ama = Amazon movie page. You = Youtube movie page. Some titles shortened for page readability.)
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A Chronology of the Most Important Movies of All-Time
1927: The Jazz Singer — 6.4 · Imdb Ama
1st feature film with sound
1928: Steamboat Willie — 7.5 · Imdb Ama
1st cartoon with synchronized sound
1933: King Kong — 7.9 · Imdb Ama
1st stop motion hit
1937: Snow White.. — 7.6 · Imdb Ama
1st animated feature film
1939: The Wizard of Oz — 8.1 · Imdb Ama
1st three-color hit
1940: Fantasia — 7.7 · Imdb Ama
1st film with surround sound
1942: Casablanca — 8.5 · Imdb Ama
Highest-rated romance movie ever
1972: The Godfather — 9.2 · Imdb Ama
Best acting performance ever*
1975: Jaws — 8.1 · Imdb Ama
1st film to gross $400 million
1977: Star Wars — 8.6 · Imdb Ama
1st 3D graphics used
1982: Tron — 6.7 · Imdb Ama
1st CGI hit
1988: Who Framed Roger Rabbit — 7.7 · Imdb Ama
1st live action-animation hybrid
1990: The Rescuers Down Under — 6.8 · Imdb Ama
1st digital animated movie
1991: Terminator 2 — 8.6 · Imdb Ama
1st CGI main character
1991: Beauty and the Beast — 8.0 · Imdb Ama
1st animation nominated for Best Picture
1991: The Silence of the Lambs — 8.6 · Imdb Ama
1st horror movie to win Best Picture
1994: Pulp Fiction — 8.9 · Imdb Ama
Plot jumps arrive
1994: Shawshank Redemption — 9.3 · Imdb Ama
Highest-rated movie ever
1995: Toy Story — 8.3 · Imdb Ama
1st 3D animation, 1st all CGI movie
1997: Titanic — 7.9 · Imdb Ama
1st film to gross $1 billion
1998: Saving Private Ryan — 8.6 · Imdb Ama
Handheld point-of-view arrives
1999: The Matrix — 8.7 · Imdb Ama
'Bullet time' arrives
2001: The Lord of the Rings — 8.9 · Imdb Ama
1st motion-capture movie
2004: The Polar Express — 6.6 · Imdb Ama
1st performance-capture movie
2009: Avatar — 7.9 · Imdb Ama
1st 3D movie to be highest-grossing all-time
2018: Black Panther — 7.3 · Imdb Ama
1st virtual reality movie
2019: Parasite — 8.5 · Imdb Ama
1st non-English movie to win Best Picture
* Brando's role is usually recognized as best ever.
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In a League of Their Own
The following three are excellent documentaries that deserve mention for shedding light on issues impacting humanity's health and all life on earth.
2005: Earthlings — 8.6 · Imdb You
Speciesism exposed
2018: The Game Changers — 7.8 · Imdb Ama
Protein myths exposed
2020: The Social Dilemma — 7.6 · Imdb Ama
Phone addiction exposed
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So.. you gonna watch them all in order?
Hahaha. Enjoy your journey :)
Peace and Love,
Ben
