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For any serious cinephile, all roads lead to France. For many, French movies are the final frontier of film fandom: painfully stylish and achingly cool, with philosophical underpinnings and experimental structures that more mainstream audiences can find impenetrable. And certainly, some of that stereotyping is based in truth – pioneering New Wavers like Jean-Luc Godard and Agnès Varda prided themselves on their intellect. But once you start exploring French cinema, it’s not difficult to see why it’s had such a powerful influence on global moviemaking – and that it’s not nearly as highfalutin’ and alienating as it can sometimes seem. We understand that leaping in can be intimidating, though. So we’ve ranked the 100 best French movies ever made, less to craft a definitive canon but to give both newbies and hardcore Francophiles a jumping-off point. Sure, there are famous crowd-pleasers like Amélie and Criterion-canonised classics, but also more obscure gems to challenge even deep-diving Nouvelle Vague obsessives. No matter your experience level, you’re sure to discover something surprising.  Written by Tom Huddleston, Geoff Andrew, Dave Calhoun, Cath Clarke, Trevor Johnston, Joshua Rothkopf, Keith Uhlich and Matthew Singer  Recommended: 🔥 The 100 best movies of all-time🌏 The best foreign films of all-time🇬🇧 The 100 best British movies🛏 The 101 best sex scenes in movies of all-time

At the intersection of crime drama, action flick and psychological thriller lies the heist movie. In truth, though, the subgenre predates the many umbrellas it exists under: movies had barely been invented when Edwin S Porter dropped The Great Train Robbery, depicting a group of bandits holding up an American locomotive in the Old West.  Well over a century later, filmmakers from Quentin Tarantino to Stanley Kubrick to Kathryn Bigelow had taken the same basic premise and used it to create some of the most memorable moments in cinema, whether it’s Rififi’s silent hit on a Parisian jeweller or the breathless shootout in Michael Mann’s Heat. It’s no wonder the concept has proven so enduring: somewhere deep down, everyone romanticises the concept of living outside the law, and even if we find the perpetrators despicable, there’s a visceral rush to watching criminality in action. Yes, it’s a genre with many tropes – the phrases ‘one last job’ and ‘ragtag group of low lives’ pop up frequently – but the best heist movies manage to find brilliant new ways to put those familiar rhythms to use. Here are 60 of the greatest examples. Recommended: 😬 The best thriller films of all-time🔪 The 12 best thrillers on Netflix🔥 The 100 best movies of all-time🌋 The 35 steamiest erotic thrillers ever made

Here’s a hot take for you: the 1990s were the best decade for movies ever. It shouldn’t be that controversial when you really give it some thought. It was a time of mindblowing innovation, not just in terms of special effects but the kind of stories major studios felt comfortable telling. It was the era when the indies blew up and blockbusters got even bigger. International cinema reached wider audiences than ever before. It was when going to the movies truly felt like an experience, because anything seemed possible. And if you weren’t alive to experience it in real time, well, sucks for you. But don’t worry – we’re here to help you catch up with a list of the absolute best movies of the 1990s. Some are obvious, others are lesser-known gems, while some are conspicuous in their absence. (Sorry, Forrest.) But whether you’re nostalgic for the era or missed it all together, we’re certain you’ll agree that it was an exciting time to be going to the movies. Dust off that Game Boy and crack open a Surge – these are the 50 best movies of the 1990s. Written by Cath Clarke, Gail Tolley, Chris Waywell, Dave Calhoun, Tom Huddleston, Kate Lloyd, James Manning & Matthew Singer Recommended: 🔥 The 100 best movies of all-time🤣 The 100 best comedies of all-time🌏 The 50 best foreign films of all-time🎸 The 50 best ‘90s songs 

Remember the last time you went somewhere – anywhere – exciting? After a year parked on the sofa, movies have become our passports to strange, exotic places. With that sense of escapism in mind, we’ve mapped out 100 places around the world that offer something for every film fan, cinephile and pop-culture nerd. It ticks off everything from legendary film locations, to studio tours, to movie museums, to delis where you should always have what Meg Ryan is having. There are three lots of iconic staircases, a prison or two, a couple of boats, and at least one crashed train. And if none of that tickles your DVD collection, look out for the high school where Ferris skivved off and the Breakfast Club did detention. Oh, and you can check into the cinema hotel where you dial ‘007’ for room service. Happy trails.From Cape Town to Amsterdam: these are the 50 most beautiful cinemas in the world.

Gathering the whole family together for movie night can be a wonderful experience – or it can be downright dreadful. It really comes down to the movie itself. But finding a film that satisfies every age group represented on the couch is no easy task. Make the right pick, and you’ll create a warm, fuzzy memory that’ll live somewhere in the young’uns’ subconscious for a lifetime. Choose poorly, and the evening can end in a flurry of tears, insults and slammed doors.  But don’t fret. It is possible to find a movie that everyone agrees on, and we’re here to help. Among these 50 picks on this list, you’ll find a mix of animated masterpieces, enduring classics  from Hollywood’s Golden Age, live-action adventures stretching across generations and comedies that’ll make both grade schoolers and grandparents laugh at the same time. Whatever floats your family’s boat, throw on one of these flicks and you’ll be a hero. RECOMMENDED: ✍ The 100 best animated films of all-time👪 The 50 best kids movies to watch as a family💻 The best family movies on Netflix for all-ages🤣 The best family comedy movies🧒 The best kids’ movies from the ’90s

It’s never too early to instill a love of cinema in the lil’uns. Sure, expecting a toddler to keep still for an entire movie is a bit foolish. But that doesn’t mean there’s no use in trying. For one thing, moving images should stop even the most hyperactive youngster from running into the walls and flushing keys down the toilet long enough for parents to catch their breath. And if you land on the right moving images, your child could find their first favourite film – a true milestone.  Of course, picking the right movie for a toddler is a delicate dance. You don’t want to simply hypnotise them with bright colours and loud noises, but you also don’t want to present them with anything more complex than the rhyming books they read at bedtime. These 18 movies, though, should do the trick. Recommended: ✍ The 100 best animated films of all time👪 The 50 best kids movies to watch as a family💻 The best family movies on Netflix for all ages🤣 The best family comedy movies

Everyone is scared of something. It might be something specific, like spiders or snakes or heights, or something less tangible, like death or failure. But deep down, even the most posturing tough guy harbours deep-seated fears. Perhaps that explains why horror has grown into one of the most popular of all film genres. Even if a movie doesn’t necessarily touch on the things that personally scare us the most, allowing ourselves to be scared at all helps us confront and ease the anxieties and fears that keep us paralysed.   Of course, horror hasn’t always been a moneymaker. Not long ago, it was mainly a niche interest, ignored by mass audiences and shrugged off by critics. The recent artistic and commercial success of diverse films from Get Out to Longlegs to Sinners to Final Destination Bloodlines have brought retroactive respect to a genre once synonymous with schlock. So if you’ve spent too much of your film fandom dismissing horror, consider this your guide to everything you’ve missed. Here are the 100 greatest horror movies ever made. Written by Tom Huddleston, Cath Clarke, Dave Calhoun, Nigel Floyd, Phil de Semlyen, David Ehrlich, Joshua Rothkopf, Nigel Floyd, Andy Kryza, Alim Kheraj and Matthew Singer Recommended: 🔪 The best new horror movies of 2025 (so far)🔥 The 100 best movies of all time🤡 The 21 best Stephen King movies of all time🩸 The 15 scariest horror movies based on true stories

Whatever you think of Netflix, there’s no denying the streamer has changed the game when it comes to original programming. Starting with House of Cards way back in 2013, the platform broke down the door for on-demand series to become their own form of prestige TV. Of course, that innovation came back to bite them, as they now have to compete with everyone from Hulu to Disney+ to – checks notes – FreeVee. But just when it seems like Netflix has been left in the dust of the revolution it started, it drops something like Baby Reindeer or Adolescence, and ends up right back at the centre of the entertainment conversation. Even factoring in its fallow periods, Netflix has already created so many must-watch shows that most of us won’t ever get to half of it. So we’ve put together a list of the Netflix original series you absolutely must make time for. And before you get all upset about the absence of Black Mirror and Cobra Kai, we’ve left out shows that originated elsewhere before the platform picked them up. We’re also sticking to scripted series - though you can check out our favourite Netflix true crime docs here. Recommended: 🎥 The 35 best movies on Netflix right now🔥 The 25 best movies on HBO and Max right now👽 The best sci-fi shows streaming on Netflix

In movies, the best things come in threes. Well, sometimes. Actually, it’s pretty rare for a film franchise to not run out of steam and/or ideas by its third instalment. But rarity is precisely what makes the best movie trilogies so memorable. Extending a story over three chapters is not an easy thing to do, so it’s no wonder that those which pull it off often include some of the greatest individual films of all-time. Of course, there are many trilogies that have crashed and burned while trying to stick the landing. That’s why, when considering this list, we’ve left off those series whose final chapters have hit the ground with a hard enough thud to leave a crater – think Alien, The Terminator and X-Men. On the other hand, there are trilogies whose first two entries are so impactful and influential (The Godfather, The Dark Knight) that we’ve forgiven the shortcomings of the lesser bookends. Even with the occasional bumps in the road, we consider these epic sagas the most worthy of an all-day binge. RECOMMENDED:  📽️ The 100 greatest movies of all time📺 The greatest TV and streaming series ever made

August 2025 update: Zach Cregger’s vanishing-kids fable Weapons, a must-see small-town mystery with a bitumen-black sense of humour, immaculately-played Swiss hospital drama Late Shift and Eva Victor’s stunning trauma drama Sorry, Baby are the newest additions to our best-of-the-year pantheon.  Halfway through 2025, Hollywood must be breathing a sigh of relief. At this point last year, the studios were scratching their heads at several major unexpected flops, and many analysts were left to wonder if the post-pandemic bounce-back of 2023 was simply an outlier. Now, with films like A Minecraft Movie, Sinners, Final Destination: Bloodlines and Lilo & Stitch outperforming expectations, it might be safe to say that the movies are finally, really, truly… back? Maybe we shouldn’t get ahead of ourselves. But there are reasons for cinephiles to celebrate beyond the industry’s financial health, whether it’s the blockbuster success of the aforementioned Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s ambitious and wholly original horror epic, or several smaller-scale achievements, from the formal invention of Nickel Boys to the animated underdog (undercat?) story of Flow to a pair of home runs from Steven Soderbergh. And there’s plenty more to come. Here are the films that have had us cheering loudest in 2025 so far.  RECOMMENDED: 📺 The best TV and streaming shows of 2025 (so far)🔥 The best horror movies of 2025🎥 The 101 greatest films ever made