Top 5 Favourite Movies Ever Made

1. Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001)

• Director: Peter Jackson
• Duration: 178 minutes
• Rated: PG
• IMDB rating: 8.8/10
• Budget: $93,000,000
• Box Office: $314,776,114

Simply one of the greatest films ever made, in my opinion. An epic and powerful fantasy adventure, and one of the best adaptation from a book that I've ever seen. The Two Towers and Return Of the King are also amazing, check them out now if you haven't already!

The Battle Of The Last Alliance, LOTR




The amazing battle scene at the beginning of the film, between an alliance of Elves and Men, against the forces of Mordor.





 

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2. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

• Director: Steven Spielberg
• Duration: 169 minutes
• Rated: 15
• IMDB rating: 8.5/10
• Budget: $70,000,000
• Box Office: $216,119,491

A stunning World War II film following the story of American soldiers in France trying to track down someone, with plenty of brilliant battle scenes and emotion thrown into the mix. 

An infamous fighting scene in Saving Private Ryan, between Pvt. Jackson and a German sniper.

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3. District 9 (2009)

• Director: Neill Blomkamp
• Duration: 112 minutes
• Rated: 15
• IMDB rating: 8.3/10
• Budget: $30,000,000
• Box Office: $115, 502, 313

A brilliant science fiction thriller film following differences between humankind and the unhostile aliens, or "prawns". It is bloody and exciting film that also deals with matters of xenophobia and social segregation. 

    Wikus Van Der Merwe and an MNU soldier evict a prawn from its settlement. 


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4. Monty Python & The Holy Grail (1975)

• Directors: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
• Duration: 91 minutes
• Rating: 15
• IMDB rating: 8.4/10
• Budget: £229,575
• Box Office: £80,371,739

The best comedy film ever made, simple. Absolutely hilarious roles from the Pythons, with the Black Knight and Tim the Sorcerer, as well as the French soldiers and Sir Lancelot's running cycle making the film flawless.  

The side-splitting run towards the castle, by Sir Lancelot (John Cleese) 

He then proceeds to kill everyone in the castle. 

The classic scene of King Arthur and The Black Knight after his blatant defeat.


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5. 300 (2007)

• Director: Zack Snyder
• Duration: 117 minutes
• Rating: 15
• IMDB rating: 7.8/10
• Budget: $70,000,000
• Box Office: $456,068,181

300 is a superb action film, adapted from the graphic novel. King Leonidas leads 300 Spartans into battle against Persian "God-King"Xerxes and his army of more than one million soldiers. Bloody and gory battles ensue, and the effects used are outstanding. 

Immortals, the Persian army's elite soldiers.

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