The 30 best movies from United States

Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 8,149 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. Um Sonho de Liberdade leads, rated 8.6 (1994). The average release year on the list is 1995. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.

Page updated on 09/20/2026.

1

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

directed by Frank Darabont · 142 min · 8.7 31,257 votes
2

The Godfather (1972)

directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 175 min · 8.7 23,501 votes
3

Schindler's List (1993)

directed by Steven Spielberg · 195 min · 8.6 17,865 votes
4

The Godfather Part II (1974)

directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 202 min · 8.6 14,289 votes
5

Interstellar (2014)

directed by Christopher Nolan · 169 min · 8.5 41,065 votes
6

The Dark Knight (2008)

directed by Christopher Nolan · 152 min · 8.5 36,624 votes
7

Pulp Fiction (1994)

directed by Quentin Tarantino · 154 min · 8.5 30,811 votes
8

Forrest Gump (1994)

directed by Robert Zemeckis · 142 min · 8.5 30,395 votes
9

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

directed by Peter Jackson · 202 min · 8.5 27,275 votes
10

12 Angry Men (1957)

directed by Sidney Lumet · 96 min · 8.6 10,330 votes
11

The Green Mile (1999)

directed by Frank Darabont · 189 min · 8.5 19,757 votes
12

GoodFellas (1990)

directed by Martin Scorsese · 146 min · 8.5 14,714 votes
13

Project Hail Mary (2026)

directed by Phil Lord · 157 min · 8.6 7,605 votes
14

Inception (2010)

directed by Christopher Nolan · 148 min · 8.4 40,117 votes
15

Fight Club (1999)

directed by David Fincher · 139 min · 8.4 32,798 votes
16

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

directed by Peter Jackson · 179 min · 8.4 28,290 votes
17

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

directed by Peter Jackson · 180 min · 8.4 24,515 votes
18

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

directed by Sergio Leone · 163 min · 8.5 9,916 votes
19

Se7en (1995)

directed by David Fincher · 127 min · 8.4 23,716 votes
20

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

directed by Irvin Kershner · 124 min · 8.4 18,807 votes
21

Michael (2026)

directed by Antoine Fuqua · 128 min · 8.7 4,271 votes
22

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

directed by Bob Persichetti · 117 min · 8.4 17,810 votes
23

Whiplash (2014)

directed by Damien Chazelle · 107 min · 8.4 17,042 votes
24

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

directed by Miloš Forman · 133 min · 8.4 11,716 votes
25

Psycho (1960)

directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 109 min · 8.4 11,229 votes
26

The Matrix (1999)

directed by Lana Wachowski · 136 min · 8.3 28,663 votes
27

Back to the Future (1985)

directed by Robert Zemeckis · 115 min · 8.3 22,335 votes
28

The Lion King (1994)

directed by Roger Allers · 89 min · 8.3 20,099 votes
29

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

directed by Jonathan Demme · 118 min · 8.3 18,454 votes
30

Swapped (2026)

directed by Nathan Greno · 102 min · 8.9 2,160 votes