Top 25 Greatest Movies of all time

The Godfather is regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, movie is based on Mario Puzo's novel, focuses on the powerful Italian-American crime family of Marlon Brando. When the don's youngest son, Al Pacino, joins the Mafia reluctantly, he becomes involved in the inevitable cycle of violence and betrayal. The Godfather was nominated for eleven Academy awards, it also won a record five Golden Globes.

Andy is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover and is sentenced to a tough prison. In prison he forms a friendship with Red, experiences brutality of prison life, adapts, helps the warden and plans his escape.

This film is both sequel and prequel to The Godfather, presenting parallel dramas: one picks up the 1958 story of Michael Corleone, the new Don of the Corleone crime family, protecting the family business in the aftermath of an attempt on his life

The movie depicts the lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

Batman has been able to keep a tight lid on crime in Gotham City but when someone calling himself the Joker suddenly throws the town into chaos. This movie is known for breath-taking performance of Heath Ledger as Batman's nemesis

A young man grows up in the mob and works very hard to advance himself through the ranks. He enjoys his life of money and luxury, but is oblivious to the horror that he causes. A drug addiction and a few mistakes ultimately unravel his climb to the top.

Oskar Schindler arrives in Krakow in 1939, ready to make his fortune from World War II. After joining the Nazi party primarily for political expediency, he staffs his factory with Jewish workers for similarly pragmatic reasons. When the SS begins exterminating Jews in the Krakow ghetto, Schindler arranges to have his workers protected to keep his factory in operation.

The movie presents the final confrontation between the forces of good and evil fighting for control of the future of Middle-earth. Hobbits Frodo and Sam reach Mordor in their quest to destroy the `one ring', while Aragorn leads the forces of good against Sauron's evil army at the stone city of Minas Tirith.

The sequel of Star Wars. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and Chewbacca face attack by the Imperial forces and its walkers on the ice planet Hoth. Luke travels to Dagobah in search of Yoda. Only with the Jedi master's help will Luke survive when the dark side of the Force beckons him into the ultimate duel with Darth Vader.

Edward Norton, an automobile worker starts a fight club with his new friend Brad Pitt. The two bored men form an underground club with strict rules and fight other men who are fed up with their mundane lives but later it evolves into something much more

The ring which has been lost for centuries. Powerful and evil forces are unrelenting in their search for it but a young Hobbit named Frodo gets it. A daunting task lies ahead for Frodo and his friend when he becomes the ringbearer to destroy the ring in the fires of Mount Doom where it was originally created.

A courtroom drama that shows the story of a jury of 12 men as they deliberate the conviction or acquittal of an 18-year old defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt, forcing the jurors to question their morals and values.

The Imperial Forces under orders from Darth Vader hold Princess Leia hostage, in their efforts to quell the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, captain of the Millennium Falcon, work together with the companionable droid duo to rescue the beautiful princess and restore freedom and justice to the Galaxy.

During the Civil War, in the Southwest, a mysterious stranger Joe and an outlaw, Tuco form a partnership. Joe turns in the bandit for the reward money, then rescues him just as he is being hanged. When Joe's shot goes awry during one escapade, a furious Tuco tries to have him murdered. The men re-team to beat out a criminal and the Union army and find large sum of money buried in the desert.

A reporter is assigned to decipher newspaper magnate Kane's last words. His investigation gradually reveals the fascinating portrait of a man who rose from obscurity to staggering heights. Though Kane's colleague and his mistress shed light on Kane's life, the reporter fears he might not be able to solve the mystery of the man's final word (Rosebud)

Dom Cobb is a thief who have ability to enter people's dreams and steal their secrets from their subconscious. His skill has made him a hot commodity in the world of corporate espionage. Cobb gets a chance at redemption when he is offered a seemingly impossible task to plant an idea in someone's mind.

When Randle McMurphy gets transferred from a prison farm to a mental institution for evaluation. He meets the strict Nurse Ratched who runs the psychiatric ward keeping her patients cowed through abuse, medication and sessions of electric therapy. The battle of wills starts between McMurphy and Ratched.

Neo believes that Morpheus which is considered to be the most dangerous man alive can answer his question about the Matrix. Neo is contacted by Trinity who leads him into an underworld where he meets Morpheus. They fight a brutal battle for their lives against a cadre of viciously intelligent secret agents.

Rick Blaine who owns a nightclub in Casablanca discovers that his former girlfriend Ilsa is in town with her husband Victor Laszlo. Laszlo is a famous rebel and Germans were on a look out for him. Ilsa knows Rick can help them get out of the country.

Frodo and the Fellowship continues the quest to destroy the Ring. Frodo and Sam discover they are being followed by the mysterious Gollum. Aragorn, the Elf archer Legolas and Gimli the Dwarf encounter the besieged Rohan kingdom which has fallen under deadly spell of Saruman.

A town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others people to help him teach the people how to defend themselves. A fierce battle breaks out when bandits attack the village.

An adventurous archaeologist tries to beat a band of Nazis to a unique religious antique. Battling against deceits, snake phobia and soldiers, Indiana Jones is on constant run against time and escaping narrowly to move closer to his target

Shot in the poverty stricken slums of Rio in the 1970s. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug related violence of his neighborhood. José is an ambitious drug dealer who uses Rocket and his photos as a way to increase his fame as a turf war erupts with his rival.

Phoenix secretary Marion runs away with her boyfriend after stealing money fom her employer. Traveling on the back roads to avoid the police, she stops for the night at the motel and meets the polite but edgy owner Norman who has an interest in taxidermy.

Soon to be retiring police detective William tackles a final case with the help of David. They discover a number of elaborate and grizzly murders. They soon realize they are dealing with a serial killer who is targeting people he thinks represent one of the seven deadly sins.

Following few movies missed out of top 25 narrowly:

> The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
> Forrest Gump (1994)
> Vertigo (1958)
> Apocalypse Now (1979)
> Rear Window (1954)