In 2019, we shared our list of the100 Essential Movies.

And most of all, we hope you have fun with these movies.

They’re a blast!

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For better or worse, this is theRobin Hoodagainst which all otherRobin Hoods are made and judged.

And when you throw in the beautiful technicolor, you have a classic thats still vibrant and captivating.

Its a truly unprecedented moment that resulted in one of the most memorable theatrical experiences in history.

Errol Flynn in The Adventures of Robin Hood

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It is Michael Bay distilled down into his most dangerous form.

Its aMichael Baymovie stripped of all pretense of needing to appeal to anyone other than action junkies.

Its a movie that announces its third act turn with Marcus literally saying, Shit just got real.

Sigourney Weaver as Ripley in Aliens

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Theres noReservoir DogswithoutA Better Tomorrow,noThe Matrix, no action cinema as we know it.

But it isnt just a remarkable film because it changed movies, its just a downright remarkable film.

Casual integration of fantastical, mythological elements in our otherwise grounded, corporeal world?

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Will Smith in Bad Boys II

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Chow Yun-fat in A Better Tomorrow

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Kurt Russell in Big Trouble in Little China

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Matt Damon in The Bourne Supremacy

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Nicolas Cage in Con Air

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Zhang Ziyi in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

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John McClane crawls in an air vent in Die Hard

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