Top Movies to Watch, a list by Linas Purinis

64

/2395/

64

/577/

3.4

/429895/

69

/281/

65

/323/

65

/50/

2.5

age 16+

In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.

68

IMDb 89

6.3

/81777/

62

/4516/

65

/963/

2.9

/1118386/

77

/300/

66

/745/

70

/50/

3.5

age 15+

A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.

70

IMDb 36

6.4

/102871/

64

/8225/

64

/1279/

3.3

/493963/

87

/336/

72

/1763/

75

/48/

3.0

age 13+

Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. Following in his father's footsteps, he must solve a murder case to prevent Police Squad from closure.

74

IMDb 100

7.1

/255578/

71

/16842/

73

/3067/

3.6

/1621213/

88

/381/

93

/5129/

68

/53/

2.5

age 13+

After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, seven disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.

74

IMDb 48

6.7

/59871/

67

/3578/

70

/812/

3.3

/550865/

90

/242/

76

/503/

75

/39/

3.5

age 17+

Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country, abandoning all that is familiar in their lives except each other. With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their flesh.

76

IMDb 99

7.1

/105919/

71

/6203/

74

/1302/

3.7

/816166/

89

/267/

79

/524/

75

/40/

3.0

age 16+

Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.

75

IMDb

6.8

/2504/

68

/34/

68

/65/

3.2

/22610/

81

/90/

76

/30/

4.0

age 14+

Three stories concerning the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent (or parents), and each other: a reclusive father visited by his grown children in the US, sisters visiting their novelist mother in Dublin, and adult twins called back to their Paris apartment to address a family tragedy.

75

IMDb 97

6.7

/11847/

66

/569/

66

/97/

3.8

/90533/

91

/183/

79

/23/

77

/34/

3.5

age 15+

With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.

76

IMDb

6.9

/9601/

66

/308/

68

/105/

3.7

/66756/

90

/212/

77

/72/

78

/43/

3.5

age 15+

On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”.

81

IMDb 98

7.5

/109274/

79

/9554/

81

/2173/

3.6

/1485126/

93

/98/

99

/201/

77

/9/

3.0

age 10+

When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.

83

IMDb 84

7.2

/16484/

71

/731/

69

/179/

4.1

/237787/

97

/187/

85

/58/

90

/36/

4.0

age 15+

Agnes feels stuck. Unlike her best friend, Lydie, who’s moved to New York and is now expecting a baby, Agnes still lives in the New England house they once shared as graduate students, now working as a professor at her alma mater. A ‘bad thing’ happened to Agnes a few years ago and, since then, despite her best efforts, life hasn’t gotten back on track.

65

IMDb 67

6.4

/4680/

68

/455/

72

/46/

3.1

/15181/

76

/50/

76

/76/

54

/11/

2.0

age 15+

A new porter embarks on an unlikely relationship with the youngest daughter of a prominent English family. Simultaneously, rivalries are spilling over in the Davenport family, led by the Lord and Lady as they also weather the epic failure of the wedding of their eldest daughter to her caddish cousin.

71

IMDb 59

7.5

/2984/

76

/23/

81

/16/

3.2

/5568/

55

/6/

3.0

age 6+

From the songs of his mother’s heart to the whispers of a faithful God, David’s story begins in quiet devotion. When the giant Goliath rises to terrorize a nation, a young shepherd armed with only a sling, a few stones, and unshakable faith steps forward. Pursued by power and driven by purpose, his journey tests the limits of loyalty, love, and courage—culminating in a battle not just for a crown, but for the soul of a kingdom.

70

IMDb 20

7.6

/5194/

76

/157/

73

/33/

3.4

/34742/

78

/174/

97

/1554/

61

/45/

1.5

age 13+

Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams.

63

IMDb 32

6.7

/6790/

68

/285/

66

/76/

3.3

/23356/

66

/83/

71

/105/

54

/27/

2.0

age 15+

Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.

65

IMDb 63

6.5

/76218/

69

/5487/

66

/834/

3.0

/254863/

77

/139/

53

/599/

60

/25/

3.0

age 12+

A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.

65

IMDb 31

6.5

/35481/

66

/1865/

67

/492/

3.0

/68670/

58

/120/

73

/228/

58

/28/

3.0

age 16+

A group of disillusioned outsiders abandon modern society in search of a new beginning. Settling on a remote, uninhabited island, their utopian dream quickly unravels as they discover that the greatest threat isn’t the brutal climate or deadly wildlife, but each other.

65

IMDb 93

6.7

/44993/

68

/2966/

67

/501/

3.4

/317606/

64

/195/

79

/599/

58

/38/

2.0

age 16+

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.

67

IMDb 78

5.8

/3968/

61

/235/

69

/48/

2.5

/52813/

65

/17/

4.0

age 7+

Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.

70

IMDb 69

6.6

/59367/

66

/3236/

65

/720/

3.5

/590950/

77

/302/

71

/523/

70

/53/

3.0

age 14+

Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins.

71

IMDb 58

6.4

/103182/

65

/6109/

63

/1016/

2.8

/244430/

75

/259/

77

/38/

75

/51/

4.0

age 14+

When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.

74

IMDb 73

6.9

/62227/

69

/3711/

69

/665/

3.4

/428166/

85

/253/

83

/541/

65

/47/

3.5

age 16+

Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of late 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined.

78

IMDb 41

7.3

/50283/

74

/2698/

73

/677/

3.7

/226624/

80

/294/

88

/358/

67

/42/

4.0

age 14+

In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.

75

IMDb 61

6.9

/231514/

70

/12160/

70

/2788/

3.4

/1808242/

86

/403/

90

/5943/

65

/54/

3.5

age 11+

Against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel's First Family is forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, while defending Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.

86

IMDb 3

8.2

/26029/

80

/479/

80

/87/

4.3

/738799/

94

/281/

83

/1164/

89

/58/

4.0

age 15+

In 1950s New York, table tennis player Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to Hell and back in pursuit of greatness.

71

IMDb 1

7.0

/22197/

72

/700/

72

/257/

3.1

/303248/

73

/182/

92

/1394/

65

/35/

2.5

age 17+

Trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina and Andrew Winchester. But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous—a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power.

72

IMDb 53

7.0

/25009/

72

/2173/

70

/260/

3.3

/56725/

82

/146/

89

/141/

70

/28/

2.5

age 14+

A broker of lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten them breaks his own rules when a new client seeks his protection to stay alive.

72

IMDb 30

6.6

/177396/

64

/10653/

66

/1954/

3.4

/1030438/

89

/395/

63

/2019/

77

/56/

3.5

age 16+

Twenty-eight years since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one member departs on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.

78

IMDb 92

6.9

/18990/

72

/2165/

74

/418/

3.3

/35908/

95

/94/

87

/211/

76

/19/

3.5

age 16+

Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, ‘the man who refuses to die’ dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. When the commander who killed his family comes back hellbent on finishing the job, a relentless, eye-popping cross-country chase ensues.

71

IMDb 2

7.4

/98246/

75

/3660/

73

/1269/

3.6

/920061/

66

/338/

90

/3967/

61

/59/

2.5

age 13+

In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash People, a violent and power-hungry Na'vi tribe led by the ruthless Varang. Jake's family must fight for their survival and the future of Pandora in a conflict that pushes them to their emotional and physical limits.

70

IMDb 26

6.6

/29256/

64

/878/

60

/285/

3.3

/154455/

77

/228/

87

/23/

67

/51/

3.0

age 14+

Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager, Ron.

85

IMDb 76

7.5

/14747/

74

/459/

71

/257/

4.0

/153479/

98

/189/

92

/7/

91

/41/

4.0

An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor.

66

IMDb

6.2

/54871/

65

/5335/

65

/885/

2.7

/221157/

53

/264/

84

/2696/

48

/49/

4.0

age 13+

A highly sophisticated Program called Ares is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind's first encounter with A.I. beings.

80

IMDb 25

8.1

/8997/

79

/134/

76

/23/

4.2

/154538/

86

/262/

92

/503/

83

/48/

2.5

age 13+

The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

85

IMDb 66

7.9

/9680/

78

/291/

79

/130/

3.9

/156794/

99

/150/

82

/42/

92

/34/

4.0

In 1977 Brazil, technology specialist Marcelo, fleeing a mysterious past, returns to Recife in search of peace, but realizes the city is far from the refuge he seeks.

81

IMDb 4

7.4

/165411/

75

/8232/

72

/1613/

3.8

/1518388/

92

/318/

93

/256/

80

/59/

3.5

age 13+

When young priest Jud Duplenticy is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, the lack of an obvious suspect prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott to join forces with renowned detective Benoit Blanc to unravel a mystery that defies all logic.

75

IMDb 22

7.0

/27526/

71

/1696/

71

/274/

3.8

/338932/

77

/184/

90

/214/

58

/36/

3.5

age 13+

In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.

83

IMDb 11

7.6

/53959/

78

/2598/

76

/985/

3.8

/786561/

90

/210/

96

/2196/

73

/39/

4.0

age 8+

After cracking the biggest case in Zootopia's history, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De'Snake arrives and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.

73

IMDb 51

7.2

/206984/

73

/12271/

72

/2370/

3.5

/684315/

80

/428/

88

/6531/

67

/57/

2.5

age 13+

Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe — with the world's governments and a mysterious ghost from Hunt's past on their trail. Joined by new allies and armed with the means to shut the Entity down for good, Hunt is in a race against time to prevent the world as we know it from changing forever.

85

IMDb 33

7.6

/20291/

75

/682/

77

/279/

4.2

/167816/

98

/157/

93

/11/

85

/37/

4.0

age 16+

After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.

84

IMDb 16

7.5

/45438/

74

/1610/

73

/407/

4.1

/217210/

95

/220/

90

/17/

88

/42/

4.0

age 13+

A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.

65

IMDb 34

6.4

/58140/

68

/6023/

68

/913/

3.2

/336655/

63

/288/

78

/748/

56

/52/

2.5

age 16+

Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards is convinced by The Running Man's charming but ruthless producer to enter the deadly competition game as a last resort. But Ben's defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite — and a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters, but a nation addicted to watching him fall.

71

IMDb 28

6.8

/49762/

70

/2723/

66

/649/

3.5

/1022872/

67

/341/

93

/6354/

58

/60/

3.0

age 11+

As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.

62

IMDb 35

6.0

/42722/

65

/4241/

65

/832/

3.0

/385633/

60

/144/

80

/643/

50

/34/

2.5

age 13+

The original Four Horsemen reunite with a new generation of illusionists to take on powerful diamond heiress Veronika Vanderberg, who leads a criminal empire built on money laundering and trafficking. The new and old magicians must overcome their differences to work together on their most ambitious heist yet.

74

IMDb 10

7.4

/39211/

75

/1471/

73

/304/

3.5

/84718/

72

/187/

95

/787/

61

/37/

3.0

age 14+

In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler's right-hand man.

86

IMDb 18

7.9

/25934/

78

/679/

76

/266/

4.2

/341725/

97

/218/

94

/51/

86

/44/