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The Top R-Rated Movie of All Time Holds a 98% Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes

The Top R-Rated Movie of All Time Holds a 98% Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes

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The Top R-Rated Movie of All Time Holds a 98% Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes

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30. The Usual Suspects (1995)

Courtesy of Gramercy Pictures

29. The Departed (2006)

Courtesy of Warner Bros.

28. Die Hard (1988)

Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

27. Spotlight (2015)

Courtesy of Open Road Films

26. Unforgiven (1992)

Courtesy of Warner Bros.

25. Taxi Driver (1976)

Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

24. Memento (2000)

Courtesy of Newmarket Films

23. Amadeus (1984)

Courtesy of Orion Pictures

22. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Courtesy of TriStar Pictures

21. Whiplash (2014)

Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

20. Before Sunrise (1995)

Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

19. Chinatown (1974)

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

18. Aliens (1986)

Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

17. Parasite (2019)

Courtesy of Neon

16. L.A. Confidential (1997)

Courtesy of Warner Bros.

15. Good Will Hunting (1997)

Courtesy of Miramax

14. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Courtesy of DreamWorks Distribution

13. Apocalypse Now (1979)

Courtesy of United Artists

12. Alien (1979)

Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

11. The Pianist (2002)

Courtesy of Focus Features

10. Psycho (1960)

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

9. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Courtesy of Orion Pictures

8. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Courtesy of United Artists

7. Pulp Fiction (1994)

Courtesy of Miramax

6. Goodfellas (1990)

Courtesy of Warner Bros.

5. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Courtesy of United Artists

4. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

2. Schindler's List (1993)

Courtesy of Universal Pictures

1. The Godfather (1972)

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

The Top R-Rated Movie of All Time Holds a 98% Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes
30. The Usual Suspects (1995)
29. The Departed (2006)
28. Die Hard (1988)
27. Spotlight (2015)
26. Unforgiven (1992)
25. Taxi Driver (1976)
24. Memento (2000)
23. Amadeus (1984)
22. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
21. Whiplash (2014)
20. Before Sunrise (1995)
19. Chinatown (1974)
18. Aliens (1986)
17. Parasite (2019)
16. L.A. Confidential (1997)
15. Good Will Hunting (1997)
14. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
13. Apocalypse Now (1979)
12. Alien (1979)
11. The Pianist (2002)
10. Psycho (1960)
9. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
8. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
7. Pulp Fiction (1994)
6. Goodfellas (1990)
5. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
4. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
2. Schindler's List (1993)
1. The Godfather (1972)

The Top R-Rated Movie of All Time Holds a 98% Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes

Although your choice of favorite movie can be subjective, there are some flicks that everyone seems to agree on. The top R-rated movies ever made have nearly unanimous positive reviews on movie review sites such as Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB. We wanted to get to the bottom of what are the most-loved R-rated movies of all time so we took a deep dive into the movie review sites to create a list of the top 30. (For movies that are less well-known, but just as good, check out this list of must-see films you haven't watched yet.)

To determine the best R-rated movies of all time, 24/7 Tempo developed an index using average ratings on IMDb, an online movie database owned by Amazon, and a combination of audience scores and Tomatometer scores on Rotten Tomatoes, an online movie and TV review aggregator, weighting all ratings equally. Only movies with at least 100,000 user votes on IMDb were considered. Cast and director credits are from IMDb.

Here are the top R-rated movies of all time:

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