To be classified as perfect, a movie must execute what it sets out to do without flaw.

Movies can be perfect for different reasonsnot everything should be held to the same criteria.

Hugo is gifted when it comes to all things mechanicala trait he inherited from his late watchmaker father.

Cillian Murphy standing in front of a bomb in a poster for Oppenheimer

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An experiment known as The Trinity Test would lead to Oppenheimer’s greatest success and worst nightmares.

The massive success (both critical and financial) ofOppenheimershouldn’t be surprising.

As their lives intersect, violence erupts, and a series of unlikely incidents unfold.

Hugo (Asa Butterfield) and Isabelle (Chloë Grace Moretz) beside an automaton in ‘Hugo’ (2011)

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Jo March (Saoirse Ronan) seeks to make a name for herself as an author.

Sadly, the worsening illness of Beth (Eliza Scanlen) brings the girls back together.

LittleWomenisa timeless story that predates movies themselves.

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As it turns out,Gerwig delivered period-drama perfection.

While there are sure to be more adaptations made in the future,Gerwig’sLittle Womenfeels like a definitive effort.

A romance blossoms between the two on the maiden voyage on what is deemed to be the unsinkable R.M.S.

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The success story ofTitanicis long and fabled.

4’The Dark Knight' (2008)

The Dark Knightis set shortly after the events ofBatman Begins.

WithBatman Begins, directorChristopher Nolanset a new precedent for comic-book movies.

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3’Blade Runner' (1982)

Directed by Ridley Scott

The year is 2019.

Along with all this,Blade Runnersolidified Scottas one to look out for.

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Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield pointing guns about to shoot in Pulp Fiction

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Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan, and Eliza Scanlen as Meg, Amy, Jo, and Beth wearing hats and dresses Little Women

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Miles dropping into New York City in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

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Jack and Rose at the bow of the Titanic and her arms wide.

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Joker pulls a card from his jacket in The Dark Knight

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Rick Deckard in ‘Blade Runner’, sitting in front of the Voight-Kampff machine

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The main characters of The Lego Movie together looking surprised

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Amy Adams in Arrival wearing a hazmat suit and holding a sign that has the word “human”.

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Oppenheimer

The Dark Knight

Titanic