20: Spider-Man: No Way Home—hilarious, sad, and an example of good fanservice.
19: Captain America: The First Avenger—great war movie, and Hugo Weaving was great.
18: Spider-Man: Far From Home—Tom Holland and Zendaya are always great, and Mysterio was a very cool and interesting villain.
17: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug—worst Middle-Earth film, but Smaug was awesome.
16: The Nativity Story—best Christian movie I've ever seen.
15: Top Gun: Maverick—WHOA! So epic and fast, with real-feeling combat and deep characters.
14: The Bourne Supremacy—well-written and awesome, even if the shaky cam is a little sloppily used.
13: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey—it's almost like Tolkien.
12: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies—it's not Tolkien, but it's still awesome.
11: The Bourne Ultimatum—fast-paced, gritty, and well-written.
11: Arrival—Dennis Villeneuve is a master of atmosphere, subtle tension, and looming, impending fate.
10: Gladiator—best historical fiction movie. Are you not entertained?!
9: Interstellar—amazing soundtrack and great story, even if it has a few plot holes.
8: Jason Bourne—A fitting closing film for a great saga.
7: The Martian—SCIENCE.
6: The Bourne Identity—a secret agent film that's both awesome and intelligent.
5: Inception—Chris Nolan, you genius.
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:
10% of these movies were directed by Christopher Nolan.
10% were directed by Dennis Villeneuve.
30% were directed by Peter Jackson.
25% were scored by John Powell.
25% were scored by Hans Zimmer.
30% were scored by Howard Shore.
Three of the top five won Best Cinematography.
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