20: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian—not so true to the book, but pretty epic, and has an incredible track.
19: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe—quite true to the book, and Liam Neeson rocked it.
18: Captain America: The First Avenger—great war movie, and Hugo Weaving was great.
17: The Nativity Story—best Christian movie I've ever seen.
16: The Bourne Legacy—while it doesn't feel like a Bourne film, it's not half bad as its own thing.
15: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug—worst Middle-Earth film, but Smaug was awesome.
14: Top Gun: Maverick—WHOA! So epic and fast, with real-feeling combat and deep characters.
13: The Bourne Supremacy—well-written and awesome, even if the shaky cam is a little sloppily used.
12: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey—it's almost like Tolkien.
11: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies—it's not Tolkien, but it's still awesome.
10: The Bourne Ultimatum—fast-paced, gritty, and well-written.
9: Gladiator—best historical fiction movie. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?
8: Interstellar—amazing soundtrack and great story, even if it has a few plot holes.
7: The Martian—SCIENCE.
6: Jason Bourne—A fitting closing film for the saga.
5: The Bourne Identity—a secret agent film that's both awesome and intelligent.
4: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers—while they kind of changed the message, it's still LOTR.
3: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring—the most true to the book of the series.
2: Dune: Part One—quite true to the book, well-acted and scored, and awesome.
1: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King—I doubt anything will ever top this.
Stats:
15% of these movies have Oscar Isaac in them.
20% were scored by Hans Zimmer.
30% were scored by Howard Shore.
30% have Matt Damon in them.
35% have Hugo Weaving in them.
40% are fantasy.
85% are to some extent action films.
100% came out this century (though three of them just barely did, and #21 didn't)
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