Looking for some really good movies to watch? You’re in luck, for we have for you a list of some great movies from all genres. Get ready for a movie marathon!
- Animated Movies
- Scary Movies
- Suspense Movies
- Sci-Fi Movies
- Action Movies
- Comedy Movies
- Romantic Movies
- Drama Movies
What would I do without movies, especially the animated and sci-fi ones! Whenever I finish watching a really good movie, I just don’t know what to do with my life; such a movie buff I am! So, to go on with my life, I recently compiled a few lists of some awesome movies to watch, and thought of sharing them with you all. The lists contain some of the best animated, scary, suspense, sci-fi, action, comedy, romantic, and drama movies. Check them out!
NOTE: Some movie names may appear in more than one list provided in this article. Also, the lists are in no particular order.
Good Animated Movies
- Up (2009
- Antz (1998)
- Bolt (2008)
- Cars (2006)
- Akira (1988)
- Balto (1995)
- Brave (2012)
- Ponyo (2008)
- Rango (2011)
- Shrek (2001)
- Cars 2 (2011)
- Robots (2005)
- Tarzan (1999)
- Wall-E (2008)
- Aladdin (1992)
- Ice Age (2002)
- Shrek 2 (2004)
- Tangled (2010)
- Megamind (2010)
- Toy Story (1995)
- Metropolis (2001)
- ParaNorman (2012)
- Happy Feet (2006)
- Madagascar (2005)
- Shark Tale (2004)
- Brother Bear (2003)
- Open Season (2006)
- Barefoot Gen (1983)
- Ratatouille (2007)
- Toy Story 2 (1999)
- Toy Story 3 (2010)
- A Bug’s Life (1998)
- Finding Nemo (2003)
- Only Yesterday (1991)
- Puss in Boots (2011)
- Despicable Me (2010)
- Kung Fu Panda (2008)
- Monster, Inc. (2001)
- Spirited Away (2001)
- The Ant Bully (2006)
- The Bee Movie (2007)
- The Lion King (1994)
- Over The Hedge (2006)
- Shrek the Third (2007)
- Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
- Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- The Incredibles (2004)
- The Jungle Book (1967)
- The Lion King 2 (1998)
- Castle in the Sky (1986)
- Princess Mononoke (1997)
- The Swan Princess (1994)
- Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
- My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
- The Simpsons Movie (2007)
- Alice in Wonderland (2010)
- Shrek Forever After (2010)
- Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
- Whisper of the Heart (1995)
- Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
- Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
- Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
- Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
- How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
- The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
- The Princess and the Frog (2009)
- Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
- The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
- Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
- Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012)
Good Scary Movies
- IT (1990)
- May (2002)
- Saw (2004)
- 1408 (2007)
- [Rec] (2007)
- Grace (2009)
- Them! (1954)
- Psycho (1960)
- Carrie (1976)
- Hostel (2005)
- Inside (2007)
- Kaidan (2007)
- Misery (1990)
- Scream (1994)
- Thirst (2009)
- Candyman (1992)
- Shutter (2008)
- Slither (2006)
- The Fly (1986)
- Let Me In (2010)
- Calvaire (2004)
- Sinister (2012)
- The Ring (2002)
- The Rite (2011)
- Halloween (1978)
- Cape Fear (1991)
- Insidious (2010)
- Repulsion (1965)
- Session 9 (2001)
- The Birds (1963)
- The Thing (1982)
- Grindhouse (2007)
- Baby Blues (2008)
- Hellraiser (1987)
- Kill List (2011)
- Piranha 3D (2010)
- The Others (2001)
- The Grudge (2004)
- The Tenant (1976)
- The Unborn (2009)
- Them (Ils)(2006)
- Dead Birds (2004)
- The Descent (2005)
- Poltergeist (1982)
- Salem’s Lot (1975)
- The Crazies (2010)
- The Hitcher (2007)
- The Howling (1981)
- The Shining (1980)
- Child’s Play (1988)
- High Tension (2003)
- Pet Cemetery (1989)
- The Exorcist (1973)
- The Funhouse (1981)
- The Grudge 2 (2006)
- The Grudge 3 (2009)
- The Ring Two (2005)
- The Orphanage (2007)
- 28 Days Later (2002)
- The Dead Zone (1983)
- The Uninvited (2009)
- Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
- The Changeling (1980)
- The Innkeepers (2011)
- Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
- The Sixth Sense (1999)
- Drag Me to Hell (2009)
- Friday the 13th (2009)
- Army of Darkness (1992)
- Carnival of Souls (1962)
- The Exorcist III (1990)
- The Silent House (2010)
- The Last Exorcism (2010)
- The Invisible Man (1933)
- The Girl Next Door (2007)
- The Woman in Black (2012)
- Eyes Without a Face (1960)
- Final Destination 4 (2009)
- My Bloody Valentine (2009)
- Paranormal Activity (2007)
- Let the Right One In (2008)
- House on Haunted Hill (1959)
- Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
- Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
- Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
- Village of the Damned (1995)
- Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
- The House of the Devil (2009)
- The Blair Witch Project (1999)
- The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
- Feast III: The Happy Finish (2009)
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
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Good Suspense/Thriller Movies
- M (1931)
- Fargo (1996)
- Se7en (1995)
- Buried (2010)
- Zodiac (2007)
- Oldboy (2013)
- Memento (2000)
- Identity (2003)
- Breakdown (1997)
- Frequency (2000)
- Collateral (2004)
- House of 9 (2005)
- Panic Room (2002)
- Red Dragon (2002)
- Body Double (1984)
- Match Point (2005)
- Primal Fear (1996)
- Rear Window (1954)
- Come Morning (2012)
- Nick of Time (1995)
- The 39 Steps (1935)
- The Big Heat (1953)
- The Prestige (2006)
- The Machinist (2004)
- Missing Pieces (2012)
- Reservoir Dogs (1992)
- Scream of Fear (1961)
- Wake in Fright (1971)
- American Psycho (2000)
- Dressed to Kill (1980)
- Wait Until Dark (1967)
- Minority Report (2002)
- Fatal Attraction (1987)
- The Conversation (1974)
- Funeral in Berlin (1966)
- The International (2009)
- The Lady Vanishes (1938)
- The Moon-Spinners (1964)
- Dial M for Murder (1954)
- North by Northwest (1959)
- The Last of Sheila (1973)
- The Usual Suspects (1995)
- Strangers on a Train (1951)
- The Butterfly Effect (2004)
- A History of Violence (2005)
- Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
- The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
- No Country for Old Men (2007)
- The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009)
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
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- Cube(1997)
- Moon (2009)
- Tron (1982)
- Alien (1979)
- Them! (1954)
- Avatar (2009)
- Brazil (1985)
- Primer (2004)
- Splice (2009)
- Contact (1997)
- Gattaca (1997)
- RoboCop (1987)
- Sleeper (1973)
- Solaris (1972)
- Stalker (1979)
- Starman (1984)
- The Fly (1986)
- eXistenZ (1999)
- Predator (1987)
- Repo Man (1984)
- Scanners (1981)
- Serenity (2005)
- Sunshine (2007)
- THX 1138 (1971)
- Metropolis (1927)
- Dark City (1998)
- Dark Star (1974)
- Idiocracy (2006)
- Inception (2010)
- They Live (1988)
- Westworld (1973)
- 12 Monkeys (1995)
- Alphaville (1965)
- Armageddon (1998)
- District 9 (2009)
- Dreamscape (1984)
- Rollerball (1975)
- The Matrix Series
- Logan’s Run (1976)
- Blade Runner (1985)
- Galaxy Quest (1999)
- Men in Black (1997)
- Sleep Dealer (2008)
- Total Recall (1990)
- Jurassic Park (1993)
- Soylent Green (1973)
- Altered States (1980)
- Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
- Men in Black 3 (2012)
- Silent Running (1972)
- The Terminator (1984)
- Children of Men (2006)
- Men in Black II (2002)
- A Scanner Darkly (2006)
- Fantastic Planet (1973)
- Forbidden Planet (1956)
- The Time Machine (1960)
- Starship Troopers (1997)
- War of the Worlds (1953)
- A Trip to the Moon (1902)
- Back to the Future (1985)
- Planet of the Apes (1968)
- When Worlds Collide (1951)
- The Andromeda Strain (1971)
- The Last Starfighter (1984)
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1971)
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- 300 (2006)
- Red (2010)
- Troy (2004)
- Blade (1998)
- Taken (2008)
- Speed (1994)
- Con Air (1997)
- Ong-bak (2003)
- Red Eye (2005)
- Skyfall (2012)
- The Rock (1996)
- Die Hard (1988)
- Face/Off (1997)
- Iron Man (2008)
- Scarface (1983)
- True Lies (1994)
- Desperado (1995)
- Gladiator (2000)
- Fast Five (2011)
- Inception (2010)
- Bloodsport (1988)
- Spider-Man (2002)
- 13 Tzameti (2005)
- Die Hard 2 (1990)
- Fight Club (1999)
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- Real Steel (2011)
- The Matrix (1999)
- Hard-Boiled (1992)
- City of God (2002)
- First Blood (1982)
- Source Code (2011)
- Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- Spider-Man 3 (2007)
- Casino Royale (2006)
- Jack Reacher (2012)
- Men in Black (1997)
- The Avengers (2012)
- Total Recall (2012)
- Batman Begins (2005)
- Lethal Weapon (1987)
- Seven Samurai (1954)
- Men in Black 3 (2012)
- The Impossible (2012)
- The Karate Kid (2010)
- The Terminator (1984)
- The Wild Bunch (1969)
- The Dirty Dozen (1967)
- Black Hawk Down (2001)
- Men in Black II (2002)
- The Dark Knight (2008)
- Enter the Dragon (1973)
- Independence Day (1996)
- The Hunger Games (2012)
- The Public Enemy (1931)
- The Last Boy Scout (1991)
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
- Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
- Quantum of Solace (2008)
- Enemy at the Gates (2001)
- X-Men: First Class (2011)
- Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- Mission: Impossible (1996)
- Clash of the Titans (2010)
- The Bourne Identity (2002)
- The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- The Guns of Navarone (1961)
- The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
- The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
- To Have and Have Not (1944)
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- The French Connection (1971)
- Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
- The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- Mission: Impossible III (2006)
- The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
- The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2001)
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Good Comedy Movies
- Ted (2012)
- Click (2006)
- Borat (2006)
- Flipped (2010)
- Kingpin (1996)
- Duck Soup (1933)
- Kick-Ass (2010)
- Superbad (2007)
- Vacation (1983)
- The Jerk (1979)
- Swingers (1996)
- Airplane! (1980)
- Get Smart (2008)
- Sex Drive (2008)
- In Bruges (2008)
- Annie Hall (1977)
- Caddyshack (1980)
- Date Night (2010)
- Four Lions (2010)
- Dirty Deeds (2005)
- In The Loop (2009)
- Knocked Up (2007)
- The Matador (2005)
- Adam & Steve (2005)
- American Pie (1999)
- Pirate Radio (2009)
- The Hangover (2009)
- Top Secret! (1984)
- Sister Act (1992)
- Adventureland (2009)
- Dumb & Dumber (1994)
- Life of Brian (1979)
- Wayne’s World (1992)
- Happy Gilmore (1996)
- Hotel for Dogs (2009)
- Tropic Thunder (2008)
- Blazing Saddles (1974)
- Dr. Strangelove (1964)
- Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
- Ocean’s Twelve (2004)
- The Ice Harvest (2005)
- Youth in Revolt (2009)
- Ocean’s Thirteen (2007)
- Some Like It Hot (1959)
- The Big Lebowski (1998)
- The Longest Yard (2005)
- Wedding Crashers (2005)
- Dan in Real Life (2007)
- Bringing Up Baby (1938)
- Pineapple Express (2008)
- Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- The Three Stooges (2012)
- Burn After Reading (2008)
- The Wedding Singer (1998)
- This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
- Young Frankenstein (1974)
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
- The Meaning of Life (1983)
- The Taste of Others (2000)
- (500) Days of Summer (2009)
- The Hangover Part II (2011)
- For Your Consideration (2006)
- The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
- A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
- I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)
- There’s Something About Mary (1998)
- You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (2008)
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
- Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery (1997)
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
- Amélie (2001)
- Sabrina (1995)
- Titanic (1997)
- Jane Eyre (2011)
- Only You (1994)
- 27 Dresses (2008)
- Annie Hall (1977)
- Casablanca (1942)
- Moonstruck (1987)
- Bull Durham (1988)
- City Lights (1931)
- French Kiss (1995)
- Serendipity (2001)
- Shadowlands (1993)
- Notting Hill (1999)
- Pretty Woman (1990)
- The Notebook (2004)
- Dirty Dancing (1987)
- Jerry Maguire (1996)
- Love Actually (2003)
- Moulin Rouge! (2001)
- Roman Holiday (1953)
- Runaway Bride (1999)
- Sugar & Spice (2001)
- The Quiet Man (1952)
- Crazy/Beautiful (2001)
- 50 First Dates (2004)
- Shall We Dance (2004)
- Love Story (1970 film)
- No Reservations (2007)
- P.S. I Love You (2007)
- Say Anything… (1989)
- The Lake House (2006)
- What Women Want (2000)
- You’ve Got Mail (1998)
- Harold and Maude (1971)
- Music and Lyrics (2007)
- The Goodbye Girl (1977)
- Definitely, Maybe (2008)
- Love & Basketball (2000)
- Never Been Kissed (1999)
- Pride & Prejudice (2005)
- The African Queen (1951)
- Wuthering Heights (2011)
- A Room with a View (1985)
- A Walk to Remember (2002)
- Autumn in New York (2000)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
- The Princess Bride (1987)
- As Good as It Gets (1997)
- No Strings Attached (2011)
- Save the Last Dance (2001)
- Shakespeare in Love (1998)
- Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
- Someone Like You… (2001)
- Something Borrowed (2011)
- Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
- The English Patient (1996)
- An Affair to Remember (1957)
- Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
- Something’s Gotta Give (2003)
- When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
- While You Were Sleeping (1995)
- Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
- The Time Traveler’s Wife (2009)
- 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
- An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
- The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995)
- Juno (2007)
- Rain Man (1988)
- Cast Away (2000)
- Gladiator (2000)
- Braveheart (1995)
- Goodfellas (1990)
- Life of Pi (2012)
- City of God (2002)
- Gran Torino (2008)
- Lord of War (2005)
- Raging Bull (1980)
- Stand by Me (1986)
- The Pianist (2002)
- 12 Angry Men (1957)
- Citizen Kane (1941)
- Donnie Darko (2001)
- Forrest Gump (1994)
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- The Departed (2006)
- Before Sunset (2004)
- Into the Wild (2007)
- The Godfather (1972)
- A Few Good Men (1992)
- Apocalypse Now (1979)
- City of Angels (1998)
- The Green Mile (1999)
- American Beauty (1999)
- The Descendants (2011)
- The Sixth Sense (1999)
- The Truman Show (1998)
- A Beautiful Mind (2001)
- Schindler’s List (1993)
- Sunset Boulevard (1950)
- American Gangster (2007)
- American History X (1998)
- Brokeback Mountain (2005)
- The Breakfast Club (1985)
- The Social Network (2010)
- Million Dollar Baby (2004)
- Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
- There Will Be Blood (2007)
- Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
- it’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
- The Godfather: Part II (1974)
- The Godfather: Part III (1990)
- The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Most of the movies provided in the lists above, have garnered a score of more than 50% in the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.
That would all for my list of some great and awesome movies to watch and enjoy. In case, you think there should have been some more names, then feel free to add them to these lists, via the comment box.