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SK's Top Rated Movies

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Live Action Movies

People who added this item 4917  Average listal rating (3323 ratings) 8  IMDB Rating 8.8 
1. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
What can I say? Star Wars will forever be the most influential movie to me.
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People who added this item 4588  Average listal rating (3102 ratings) 8.1  IMDB Rating 8.8 
2. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Ba... (1980)
Can't go wrong with the fan-favored sequel either.
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People who added this item 4264  Average listal rating (2906 ratings) 7.9  IMDB Rating 8.4 
3. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Possibly my favorite of the three, though if Obi-Wan were in it (alive) it would probably cut it.
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People who added this item 4372  Average listal rating (2936 ratings) 6.8  IMDB Rating 7.7 
4. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
I liked the prequels for various reasons though I see where the hate comes from. Still, the final half hour of this movie is epic regardless.
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People who added this item 5996  Average listal rating (4022 ratings) 7.8  IMDB Rating 8.5 
5. Back to the Future (1985)
Another great franchise I doubt I could live without.
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People who added this item 3902  Average listal rating (2706 ratings) 7.3  IMDB Rating 7.7 
6. Back to the Future Part II (1989)
In some ways it was more fun than the first just because you finally got to go to the future.
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People who added this item 3434  Average listal rating (2354 ratings) 7  IMDB Rating 7.3 
7. Back to the Future Part III (1990)
All three of these movies are really good in their own right and could almost be standalone movies if you broke the ties to each one. The first being a story about a kid dealing with his parents in the past, the second is about kid going to future, and third is about kid going back to the wild west because we all did that in our childhood.
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People who added this item 1188  Average listal rating (746 ratings) 6.1  IMDB Rating 6.5 
8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Yet another franchise I've spent way too much money on, or at least my parents did. The first one is by far the best and holds up over time, watch it now that you're all grown up like me and you'll see why this one is better than the rest.
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People who added this item 660  Average listal rating (413 ratings) 5.5  IMDB Rating 5.7 
9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret ... (1991)
Not to put a damper on the fan-favorite sequel, I still love this one as well.
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People who added this item 314  Average listal rating (180 ratings) 6  IMDB Rating 6.1 
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
A new series I've already come to love. My wife and I rented this on a whim thinking it would be a kid's funny "haha" movie. We laughed so hard we cried.
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People who added this item 129  Average listal rating (63 ratings) 6.6  IMDB Rating 6.3 
11. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)
Not disappointing in the least bit, this one just picks up where the first movie left off and keeps on running with the humor.
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People who added this item 2111  Average listal rating (1409 ratings) 7.4  IMDB Rating 7.7 
12. The Goonies (1985)
Always surprised at how many people haven't seen Goonies. If you didn't grow up with it (or if you're not from Oregon, yea Astoria) you might think it's lame but those of us who watched it when we were 5 all know we wanted to follow a treasure map to the unknown.
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People who added this item 5369  Average listal rating (3648 ratings) 6.4  IMDB Rating 6.7 
13. The Mask (1994)
Probably my favorite Jim Carrey movie, was my first of his as well.
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People who added this item 3418  Average listal rating (2350 ratings) 6.1  IMDB Rating 7.2 
14. Dumb & Dumber (1994)
Always tied with the Mask, this movie is pure genius despite the title telling you otherwise.
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People who added this item 3827  Average listal rating (2578 ratings) 6.2  IMDB Rating 6.8 
15. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
The Ventura movies are funny the first time around but when I watched them again years later I realized what a comical genius Jim Carrey is. This movie is pure gold from an acting standpoint.
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People who added this item 2555  Average listal rating (1706 ratings) 5.7  IMDB Rating
16. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
Personally I like this one a little more than the first. Maybe it's because there's no dudes with plastic surgery and pretending to be women in it or the jokes are just funnier. Regardless, I want to see him pull the slinky trick off successfully just once.
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People who added this item 3655  Average listal rating (2467 ratings) 6.6  IMDB Rating
17. School of Rock (2003)
A rather unique movie, Jack Black is another funny man who can do no wrong and any rock fan has to see this movie.
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People who added this item 1592  Average listal rating (1072 ratings) 7.5  IMDB Rating 7.8 
18. Office Space (1999)
Always makes me laugh and feel better despite my dead-end job that makes working at Initech look like fun.
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People who added this item 4251  Average listal rating (2981 ratings) 7.2  IMDB Rating 7.7 
19. 300 (2006)
My one war movie I put in to feel a little more manly. I actually am not always a fan of the "man" movies like Braveheart or Gladiator but this one stuck to me.
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People who added this item 605  Average listal rating (356 ratings) 6.3  IMDB Rating 6.6 
20. Fanboys (2009)
A long needed service to Star Wars fans, when this movie isn't making hilarious references to the epic saga they are creating great characters who I actually cared about and wondered what would happen to them.
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People who added this item 1962  Average listal rating (1335 ratings) 6.2  IMDB Rating 6.6 
21. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
For how stupid this movie is, it still makes me laugh even though I've seen it over a dozen times.
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People who added this item 552  Average listal rating (348 ratings) 6.1  IMDB Rating 6.8 
22. Tommy Boy (1995)
Another classic comedy, this was my first Chris Farley movie and therefore somehow defaults to being my favorite.
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People who added this item 1960  Average listal rating (1277 ratings) 7  IMDB Rating 7.4 
23. The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Another childhood movie that, like the Goonies, you probably wouldn't like if you watched it now for the first time unless you grew up with it. I loved this movie but Gmork always scared me... still does.
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People who added this item 1976  Average listal rating (1267 ratings) 7.7  IMDB Rating 8.1 
24. The Princess Bride (1987)
Another classic fairytale movie I grew up with, always fun to watch over and over again.
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People who added this item 1989  Average listal rating (1282 ratings) 7.2  IMDB Rating 7.7 
25. Stardust (2007)
A movie that aside from it's PG-13 rating I really felt could be the new generation's "Princess Bride" kind of movie. I wasn't expecting much from Stardust but I immediately went out and bought it after viewing, and then bought it again when the long awaited Bluray finally released, not disappointed for buying it twice in the least bit.
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Animated Movies

People who added this item 3223  Average listal rating (2061 ratings) 7.1  IMDB Rating 7.5 
26. The Little Mermaid (1989)
It's been my favorite Disney movie since it came out and it will just always be that way.
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People who added this item 6018  Average listal rating (4064 ratings) 7.9  IMDB Rating 8.4 
27. The Lion King (1994)
While Little Mermaid may always be number one I always have trouble choosing between this and Aladdin. I like Lion King but it's got so much sadness in it. Oh well, Hakuna Matata.
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People who added this item 4091  Average listal rating (2759 ratings) 7.4  IMDB Rating 7.9 
28. Aladdin (1992)
Another Disney favorite I grew up on, I always wanted to be as cool as Aladdin (never was) and have a pet monkey like Abu.
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People who added this item 792  Average listal rating (466 ratings) 6.4  IMDB Rating 6.5 
29. Oliver & Company (1988)
A not so popular Disney movie, I mostly fell in love with the music as a kid. Now I like watching this movie not just for the music, but the story and characters as well.
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People who added this item 3525  Average listal rating (2351 ratings) 7.6  IMDB Rating
30. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
I actually didn't want to see this one when I was a kid, I thought it was too girly (I know, and my fav is Little Mermaid, wassup with that??!?). My wife made me sit down and watch it and I was pleasantly surprised at how well done this movie is.
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People who added this item 595  Average listal rating (369 ratings) 7.1  IMDB Rating 7.1 
31. The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Another not so popular Disney movie, it's a little darker but still a great story and great cast.
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CGI Movies

People who added this item 2606  Average listal rating (1681 ratings) 7  IMDB Rating 7.6 
32. Kung Fu Panda (2008)
By far my fav CGI movie to date has to be Kung Fu Panda. Jack Black and just a stellar cast made this great story into a great movie.
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People who added this item 990  Average listal rating (613 ratings) 7.1  IMDB Rating 7.3 
33. Megamind (2010)
Two Dreamworks movies in a row, you'll notice a trend there, I'm not a huge fan of Pixar, I find their movies to generally be highly overrated. Megamind on the other hand was a hilariously fresh movie with a plot that was not so usual.
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People who added this item 1556  Average listal rating (1002 ratings) 6.4  IMDB Rating 6.8 
34. Over the Hedge (2006)
What was my fav CGI movie has moved down a few slots in the last couple years, but I still love this movie. The story is unique and all the characters are so great and have all their own quirks, it's great.
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People who added this item 1189  Average listal rating (737 ratings) 6.6  IMDB Rating
35. Bolt (2008)
One of Disney's CGI movies that I ended up loving. Bolt seems to be fairly underrated and it's probably because Miley Cyrus is in it, but if you notice she really doesn't have that many lines, heck Susie Essman has a larger part than her and does a fantastic job. Anyway it doesn't matter, because Rhino the hamster is what makes this movie great.
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People who added this item 1636  Average listal rating (1037 ratings) 7.8  IMDB Rating 7.8 
36. Tangled (2010)
Another CGI film from Disney, again I was pleasantly surprised at this movie. Personally I thought it would bomb, fortunately what we got is probably Disney's first successful combination of the lovableness of their older cartoons with the vibrancy and beauty of CGI. Not to mention this movie is hilarious and has a great soundtrack.
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People who added this item 5637  Average listal rating (3765 ratings) 7.1  IMDB Rating
37. The Incredibles (2004)
So I do have one Pixar movie that I think easily rises to the top. Incredibles took the X-Men idea and put a family spin on it. This movie has a great story, characters, and heart to it. Why no sequel? No idea, Toy Story is being beaten into the ground, and I mean Cars 2, really?
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People who added this item 1701  Average listal rating (1106 ratings) 7.9  IMDB Rating 8.2 
38. How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
This is the one Dreamworks movie that my Pixar fan friends say they like and say is "up to par" with Pixar. Screw you guys. This movie should be the bar for a Pixar movie to be made, then I might like them more.
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Movies that for whatever reason I've given 10/10 in my opinion. Surprisingly a lot of them are animated, guess I just will never grow up.

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