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Known as one of the biggest references for film ratings on the internet, the website Rotten Tomatoes revealed this week its ranking of the 100 best feature films of all time. According to the website, the selection was based on issues such as critical approval, audience ratings and some editorial metrics.
The big winner ended up being Los Angeles – Forbidden City (LA Confidental)directed by Custis Hanson and released in 1997. Starring Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Bassinger, James Cromwell and Danny Devito, it tells how the Los Angeles police helped cover up scandals involving celebrities during the 1950s.
An adaptation of a book by James Ellroy, the film won an Oscar for best adapted screenplay and best supporting actress for Kim Bassinger — who received a Golden Globe for the same role. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has 99% critical approval and 94% approval among more than 100 thousand public reviews.
The 100 best films of all time according to Rotten Tomatoes
- 99% – Los Angeles – Forbidden City (1997)
- 97% – The Godfather (1972)
- 99% – Casablanca (1942)
- 100% – The Seven Samurai (1954)
- 99% – Parasite (2019)
- 98% – Schindler’s List (1993)
- 96% – Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
- 100% – Toy Story 2 (1999)
- 98% – Chinatown (1974)
- 99% – Thieves Syndicate (1954)
- 99% – The Battle of Algiers (1966)
- 100% – Toy Story (1995)
- 98% – Rear Window (1954)
- 98% – Modern Times (1936)
- 99% – How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
- 99% – The Wicked (1950)
- 96% – Spirited Away (2001)
- 98% – Up – Altas Aventuras (2009)
- 99% – The Third Man (1949)
- 97% – Spotlight: Secrets Revealed (2015)
- 97% – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
- 100% – Nuptials of Scandal (1940)
- 99% – Finding Nemo (2003)
- 100% – Singing in the Rain (1952)
- 100% – 12 Angry Men (1957)
- 98% – Toy Story 3 (2010)
- 98% – Twilight of the Gods (1950)
- 97% – Viva – Life is a Party (2017)
- 96% – The Godfather 2 (1974)
- 100% – The Brotherhood Is Red (1994)
- 99% – Selma (2014)
- 98% – Zootopia (2016)
- 99% – Citizen Kane (1941)
- 97% – Annie Hall (1977)
- 100% – Indomitable Rebellion (1967)
- 97% – The Rejected (2023)
- 98% – Inside Out (2015)
- 98% – Dr. Fantastic (1964)
- 98% – Let Her In (2008)
- 95% – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
- 97% – Knives Out (2019)
- 100% – M (1931)
- 97% – Toy Story 4 (2019)
- 98% – The Fighter (2008)
- 95% – Goodfellas (1990)
- 98% – The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 97% – Blood Pact (1944)
- 97% – Psycho (1960)
- 99% – Paddington 2 (2017)
- 100% – Before Sunrise (1995)
- 94% – Batman: The Dark Knight (2008)
- 99% – Holy Relic (1941)
- 98% – It Happened One Night (1934)
- 100% – The Wages of Fear (1953)
- 97% – International Intrigue (1959)
- 99% – Bicycle Thieves (1948)
- 93% – Alien (1979)
- 96% – Argo (2012)
- 98% – Run (2017)
- 100% – The Kid (1921)
- 96% – Mission: Impossible – Reckoning Part 1 (2023)
- 95% – The Pianist (2002)
- 100% – Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
- 99% – The Misunderstood (1959)
- 100% – Tomb of the Fireflies (1988)
- 98% – Love Sick (2017)
- 98% – Minari (2020)
- 97% – Portrait of a Young Girl on Fire (2019)
- 100% – The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 97% – Apocalypse Now (1979)
- 97% – Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
- 98% – The Last Film Session (1971)
- 100% – Tampopo (1985)
- 97% – Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
- 100% – Once Upon a Time in Tokyo (1953)
- 98% – The Kings of Iê, Iê, Iê (1964)
- 97% – Metropolis (1927)
- 97% – Good Will Hunting (1997)
- 100% – In Search of Gold (1925)
- 98% – Aliens (1986)
- 95% – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
- 97% – Three Men in Conflict (1967)
- 96% – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 95% – The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- 100% – Fanny and Alexander (1982)
- 100% – Laura (1944)
- 99% – The Corner Store (1940)
- 99% – His Girl Friday (1940)
- 98% – All Quiet at the Front (1930)
- 96% – Monsters Inc. (2001)
- 100% – Nights of Cabíria (1957)
- 98% – Pather Panchali (1955)
- 100% – Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
- 100% – Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
- 99% – Eighth Series (2018)
- 98% – Rebecca (1940)
- 100% – Stalker (1979)
- 100% – The Terminator (1984)
- 94% – Amnesia (2000)
- 96% – The Social Network (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes explains that, to make the list, it was not enough for a film to have pleased both the public and the audience. The site also took into account the popularity of each title, which means that it heavily weighed the total number of reviews associated with each of them.
Furthermore, the year of consideration of the films was also taken into account. “An editorial review was taken to refine the final list, which included minimum thresholds for each of these data points.”, explains the page. And do you agree with the results? Share your opinion on our social networks!
