5. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
> IMDb rating: 8.0
> Rotten tomatoes audience score: 92
> Worldwide ticket sales, adjusted for inflation: $864.3 million
> Starring: Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana
“Guardians of the Galaxy” is a space adventure that follows the formation and adventures of a motley crew of interstellar degenerates. Thrown together by circumstance, Star-Lord and his new companions are forced to out-maneuver evil in a quest for personal gain that eventually leads them to actually helping the universe and doing good deeds. The movie has a terrific soundtrack.
4. The Insider (1999)
> IMDb rating: 7.8
> Rotten tomatoes audience score: 90
> Worldwide ticket sales, adjusted for inflation: $109.1 million
> Starring: Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora
“The Insider” tells the true story of a tobacco industry whistleblower and the CBS “60 Minutes” producer who ran his story as both confront the massive pressure brought against them by the corporate tobacco industry and even CBS itself. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and was widely praised by critics, though was not a commercial success.
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3. The Straight Story (1999)
> IMDb rating: 8.0
> Rotten tomatoes audience score: 91
> Worldwide ticket sales, adjusted for inflation: $11.2 million
> Starring: Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter
Directed by David Lynch, “The Straight Story” tells the true tale of Alvin Straight’s 1994 journey across Iowa and Wisconsin on a riding lawnmower. Straight is an elderly WW II veteran whose declining eyesight makes him ineligible for a driver’s license. However, when he hears his estranged brother has had a stroke, he sets out to visit him and make things right between the two of them before it’s too late.
2. Dangal (2016)
> IMDb rating: 8.4
> Rotten tomatoes audience score: 94
> Worldwide ticket sales, adjusted for inflation: $323.1 million
> Starring: Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra
Released by Disney India, “Dangal” is a Hindi-language biographical sports movie. The true story focuses on an amateur pehlwani wrestler who trains his daughters to become some of the sport’s first female participants. The movie, which takes place mostly in India’s Haryana state, received considerable praise for its honest telling of the story. It was nominated for a range of awards around the world.
1. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
> IMDb rating: 8.4
> Rotten tomatoes audience score: 90
> Worldwide ticket sales, adjusted for inflation: $2.8 billion
> Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth
Originally titled “Avengers: Infinity War — Part 2,” this is the sequel to “Infinity War” and resolves the battle between the superhero group and supervillain Thanos. With its superstar cast and dazzling special effects, this, the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is one the most expensive movies ever made — and one of the highest-grossing films of all time.
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