Top 50

By Andrea Cavallucci 2015

By release year order

Movies List

My

1

1965 - USA Director: David Lean Music: Maurice Jarre

Stars: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, …

Doctor Zhivago (Il dottor Živago)

2

1968 - USA Director: Stanley Kubrick

Music: classical pieces Stars: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, …

2001: A Space Odyssey (2001: Odissea nello spazio)

3

1972 - USA Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Music: Nino Rota Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, …

The Godfather (Il Padrino)

4

1973 - USA Director: George Roy Hill Music: Marvin Hamlisch

Stars: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, …

The Sting (La Stangata)

5

1974 - USA Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Music: Nino Rota Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, …

The Godfather Part II (Il Padrino Parte II)

6

1978 - USA Director: Michael Cimino

Music: Stanley Myers Stars: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep, …

The Deer Hunter (Il Cacciatore)

7

1978 - USA Director: Alan Parker

Music: Giorgio Moroder Stars: Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, …

Midnight Express (Fuga di Mezzanotte)

8

1978 - USA Director: John Milius

Music: Basil Poledouris Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey, …

Big Wednesday (Un Mercoledì da Leoni)

9

1980 - USA Director: Milos Forman Music: Galt MacDermot

Stars: John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo, …

Hair

10

1980 - USA Director: Stanley Kubrick

Music: Wendy Carlos Stars: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, …

The Shining (Shining)

11

1984 - Italy Director: Sergio Leone

Music: Ennio Morricone Stars: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, …

C’era una volta in America (Once upon a time in America)

12

1985 - USA Director: Milos Forman

Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Salieri Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge,…

Amadeus

13

1987 - USA Director: Brian De Palma

Music: Ennio Morricone Stars: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro, …

The Untouchables (Gli intoccabili)

14

1988 - Italy Director: Giuseppe Tornatore

Music: Ennio Morricone Stars: Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Brigitte Fossey, …

Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (Cinema Paradiso)

15

1989 - USA Director: Gary David Goldberg

Music: James Horner Stars: Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Olympia Dukakis, …

Dad (Dad - Papà)

16

1990 - USA Director: Kevin Costner

Music: John Barry Stars: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, …

Dances with Wolves (Balla coi lupi)

17

1990 - USA Director: Robert Enrico

Music: Maurice Jarre Stars: Michael York, Brigitte Fossey, Jacques Penot

Au nom de tous les miens (For those I loved) (In nome dei miei)

18

1990 - France Director: Claude Lelouch

Music: Erik Berchot, Francis Lai Stars: Gérard Lanvin, Patrick Chesnais, Annie Girardot

Il y a des jours… et des lunes (Ci sono dei giorni… e delle lune)

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1990 - France Director: Patrice Leconte

Music: Michael Nyman Stars: Jean Rochefort, Anna Galiena, Roland Bertin

Le mari de la coiffeuse (The Hairdresser’s Husband)

20

1992 - USA Director: Jon Avnet

Music: Thomas Newman Stars: Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson

Fried Green Tomatoes (Pomodori verdi fritti)

21

1992 - USA Director: Robert Redford

Music: Mark Isham Stars: Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt, …

A River runs through it (In mezzo scorre il fiume)

22

1993 - USA Director: Jonathan Demme

Music: Howard Shore Stars: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Roberta Maxwell, …

Philadelphia

23

1993 - USA Director: Gary Ross

Music: James Newton Howard Stars: Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, …

Dave

24

1993 - USA Director: Alan J. Pakula

Music: James Horner Stars: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, …

The Pelican Brief (Il rapporto Pelican)

25

1994 - USA Director: Edward Zwick

Music: James Horner Stars: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond, …

Legends of the Fall (Vento di Passioni)

26

1994 - USA Director: Frank Darabont Music: Thomas Newman

Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, …

The Shawshank Redemption (Le ali della libertà)

27

1994 - USA Director: Glenn Gordon Caron

Music: Ennio Morricone Stars: Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Katharine Hepburn, …

Love Affair

28

1994 - USA Director: Quentin Tarantino

Music: mix of American rock and roll, surf music, pop and soul Stars: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, …

Pulp Fiction

29

1995 - USA Director: Bryan Singer

Music: John Ottman Stars: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri , …

The usual suspects (I soliti sospetti)

30

1997 - Italy Director: Roberto Benigni

Music: Nicola Piovani Stars: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini , …

La vita è bella (Life is beautiful)

31

1997 - Italy Director: Robert Duvall

Music: David Mansfield Stars: Robert Duvall, Todd Allen, Paul Bagget, …

The Apostle (L’apostolo)

32

1998 - USA Director: Gus Van Sant

Music: Danny Elfman Stars: Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck

Good Will Hunting (Will Hunting - Genio ribelle)

33

1999 - USA Director: Frank Darabont Music: Thomas Newman

Stars: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, ….

The Green Mile (Il miglio verde)

34

2000 - USA Director: Ridley Scott Music: Hans Zimmer

Stars: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, …

Gladiator

35

2003 - Italy Director: Marco Tullio Giordana

Music: various pieces Stars: Luigi Lo Cascio, Alessio Boni, Jasmine Trinca, …

La meglio gioventù (The Best of Youth)

36

2004 - Italy Director: Christophe Barratier

Music: Bruno Coulais Stars: Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, …

Les choristes (The Chorus) (I Ragazzi del Coro)

37

2006 - USA Director: Steven Spielberg

Music: John Williams Stars: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Marie-Josée Croze

Munich

38

2006 - USA Director: Martin Campbell

Music: David Arnold Stars: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench, …

Casino Royale

39

2006 - USA Director: Martin Scorsese

Music: Howard Shore Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, …

The Departed

40

2006 - USA Director: Gabriele Muccino

Music: Andrea Guerra Stars: Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith, …

The Pursuit of Happiness (La ricerca della felicità)

41

2009 - USA Director: Quentin Tarantino

Music: variety of music genres Stars: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, …

Inglorious Basterds (Bastardi senza gloria)

42

2009 - Argentina Director: Juan José Campanella

Music: Federico Jusid, Emilio Kauderer Stars: Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Pablo Rago, …

El secreto de sus ojos (The Secret in Their Eyes)

43

2010 - France Director: Claude Lelouch

Music: Laurent Couson, Francis Lai Stars: Audrey Dana, Dominique Pinon, Raphaël, …

Ces Amours-Là (What War May Bring)

44

2010 - USA Director: John Wells

Music: Aaron Zigman Stars: Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones, …

The Company Men

45

2012 - USA Director: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano

Music: Ludovico Einaudi Stars: François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny , …

Intouchables (The Intouchables) (Quasi Amici)

46

2012 - USA Director: John Hillcoat

Music: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis Stars: Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Guy Pearce, …

Lawless

47

2012 - USA Director: Lasse Hallström

Music: Jan A.P. Kaczmarek Stars: Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, …

Hachi: A Dog's Tale (Hachiko - Il tuo migliore amico)

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2012 - USA Director: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal

Music: Marcelo Zarvos Stars: Bradley Cooper, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde, …

The Words

49

2012 - USA Director: Spike Jonze

Music: Arcade Fire Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson

Her (Lei)

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2013 - USA Director: Ben Stiller

Music: Theodore Shapiro Stars: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Jon Daly, …

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (I sogni segreti di Walter Mitty)

and another few memorable ones…

1975 - Italy Director: Luciano Salce

Music: Franco Bixio, Fabio Frizzi, Vince Tempera Stars: Paolo Villaggio, Anna Mazzamauro, Gigi Reder , …

Fantozzi

1983 - USA Director: Harold Ramis

Music: Ralph Burns Stars: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca , …

National Lampoon's Vacation (Cinema Paradiso)

1988 - USA Director: Martin Brest

Music: Ennio Morricone Stars: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, …

Midnight Run (Prima di mezzanotte)