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#1. 7278 people have queued up The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
 2009  4.1 stars 152 mins Foreign (Swedish)   Rated: R  until 06-Jul-2013

Journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) and rebellious computer hacker Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) team up to investigate the unsolved disappearance of wealthy Henrik Vanger's (Sven-Bertil Taube) teen niece (Ewa Fröling), only to uncover dark secrets about Vanger's powerful family. Niels Arden Oplev directs this Swedish thriller based on the first novel from Stieg Larsson's best-selling trilogy.

   

#2. 6538 people have queued up Food, Inc.
 2008  4.1 stars 94 mins Documentary   Rated: PG  until 03-Dec-2012

Drawing on Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation and Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma, director Robert Kenner's Oscar-nominated documentary explores the food industry's detrimental effects on our health and environment. Kenner spotlights the men and women who are working to reform an industry rife with monopolies, questionable interpretations of laws and subsidies, political ties and rising rates of E. coli outbreaks.

   

#3. 6034 people have queued up The Men Who Stare at Goats
 2009  3.0 stars 94 mins Comedy   Rated: R  until 06-Feb-2012

Journalist Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) latches onto an unbelievable story in Iraq when he meets Lyn Cassady (George Clooney), a man of mysterious origins who reveals he was a "warrior monk" trained by the U.S. Army to develop psychic powers. Jeff Bridges co-stars as Lyn's mentor, the man who dreamed up the top-secret operation. Kevin Spacey and Rebecca Mader co-star in this Grant Heslov-helmed wild spoof.

   

#4. 5950 people have queued up Up
 2009  4.3 stars 96 mins Children & Family   Rated: PG  until 04-Jun-2011

After a lifetime of dreaming of traveling the world, 78-year-old homebody Carl (voiced by Ed Asner) flies away on an unbelievable adventure with Russell, an 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer (Jordan Nagai), unexpectedly in tow. Together, the unlikely pair embarks on a thrilling odyssey full of jungle beasts and rough terrain. Other voices in the Oscar-winning film include the renowned Christopher Plummer and Pixar stalwart John Ratzenberger.

   

#5. 5581 people have queued up Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
 2009  3.8 stars 90 mins Children & Family   Rated: PG  until 06-May-2011

Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must scramble to avert disaster. Can he regain control of the machine and put an end to the wild weather before the town is destroyed? Bill Hader and Anna Faris lend their vocal talents to this Golden Globe-nominated animated adventure.

   

#6. 5572 people have queued up District 9
 2009  3.6 stars 112 mins Sci-Fi & Fantasy   Rated: R  until 05-May-2011

When aliens land on Earth, global business conglomerate Multi-National United forces them into rigid containment zones where they are compelled to labor, even as MNU commandeers their otherworldly technology for profit. As tensions build between human and non-human races, a rogue agent leads a resistance movement against MNU's ruthless consolidation of power. Neill Blomkamp directs this cinema verité-style sci-fi thriller nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award.

   

#7. 5434 people have queued up The Big Lebowski
 1998  3.8 stars 118 mins Comedy   Rated: R  until 01-Oct-2012

Slacker Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) gets involved in a gargantuan mess of events when he's mistaken for another man named Lebowski, whose wife has been kidnapped and is being held for ransom. All the while, Dude's friend, Walter (John Goodman), stirs the pot. Brothers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen write and direct this cult comedy classic that also stars Steve Buscemi, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore and John Turturro.

   

#8. 5395 people have queued up Letters from Iwo Jima
 2007  3.8 stars 140 mins Drama   Rated: R  starting 01-Feb-2011

As tens of thousands of Allied troops push further inland, the Japanese troops defending Iwo Jima during World War II prepare to meet their fate in this Clint Eastwood-directed Oscar nominee, a companion piece to his hit film Flags of Our Fathers. Ken Watanabe stars as a Japanese general who knows his men are outnumbered and, with no hope of rescue, that most will eventually die in battle -- or end up killing themselves.



#9. 5330 people have queued up Zombieland
 2009  4.1 stars 88 mins Horror   Rated: R  until 16-Jun-2011

An easily spooked guy, Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), joins forces with wild man Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) to fight for survival in a world virtually taken over by freakish zombies. As they destroy scores of the undead, they meet up with two other survivors, Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) and Wichita (Emma Stone), and journey to a supposedly safe abandoned amusement park. Ruben Fleischer directs this horror romp.

   

#10. 5325 people have queued up Doubt
 2008  3.6 stars 104 mins Drama   Rated: PG-13  until 01-Oct-2010

In this Oscar-nominated adaptation of John Patrick Shanley's Tony-winning play, Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep) begins to have doubts about doting priest Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman), who seems to have become overly involved in the life of a young African American pupil. But Flynn isn't the only one she doubts. Is she overreacting to the situation, or is there truth behind her convictions?

   

#11. 5325 people have queued up Moon
 2009  3.8 stars 97 mins Sci-Fi & Fantasy   Rated: R  until 10-Mar-2011

As he nears the end of a lonely three-year stint on the moon base Sarang, astronaut Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) begins to hear and see strange things. It's not long before Sam suspects that his employer -- the conglomerate LUNAR -- has other plans for him. Featuring Kevin Spacey as the voice of a robot, this sci-fi thriller also stars Matt Berry and Kaya Scodelario. The film was an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival.

   

#12. 5320 people have queued up Seven Pounds
 2008  3.8 stars 123 mins Drama   Rated: PG-13

Distraught over his wife's death -- and convinced that his own actions had something to do with it -- a depressed IRS agent (Will Smith) begins plotting his suicide, vowing to improve the lives of seven strangers in the process. But a chance meeting with a woman who has a life-threatening heart defect (Rosario Dawson) makes him think twice when their budding relationship suddenly feels a lot like love.



#13. 5215 people have queued up Dexter: Season 1
 2006  4.3 stars 650 mins Television   Rated: PG-13  until 01-Jul-2011

Playing a sympathetic serial killer might sound like a stretch, but former "Six Feet Under" star Michael C. Hall pulls it off in this macabre drama about a likable forensics expert who channels his violent tendencies into knocking off miscreants. Dexter Morgan (Hall) seems so harmless, in fact, that neither his girlfriend (Julie Benz) nor his cop sister (Jennifer Carpenter) suspect the true nature of his extracurricular activities.

   

#14. 5141 people have queued up Spartacus: Blood and Sand
 2010  4.2 stars 692 mins Television

Spartacus (Andy Whitfield) is betrayed by a Roman general and sold into slavery to Lentulus Batiatus (John Hannah) to train at his ludus gladiatorius in Capua, Italy. Ultimately, Spartacus must fight for his freedom and his wife's (Erin Cummings). Lucy Lawless co-stars as Lucretia, Batiatus's wife, in this bloody, twist-filled Starz television series in which corruption, treachery and action reign while one man's journey unfolds.



#15. 5133 people have queued up Man on Wire
 2008  3.8 stars 94 mins Documentary   Rated: PG-13  until 09-Jan-2012

Philippe Petit captured the world's attention in 1974 when he successfully walked across a high wire between New York's Twin Towers. This Oscar winner for Best Documentary explores the preparations that went into the stunt as well as the event and its aftermath. Obsessed with the towers even before they were fully constructed, Petit sneaked into the buildings several times to determine the equipment he needed to accomplish his daring feat.

   

#16. 5079 people have queued up WALL-E
 2008  4.1 stars 98 mins Children & Family   Rated: G

In a futuristic world, human beings have destroyed Earth and evacuated the planet, leaving the cleanup to an army of robots they've programmed to do their dirty work. Due to a mishap, the dutiful WALL-E is the only one left. But with the arrival of a female probe, the monotony of WALL-E's existence is broken -- and he experiences love for the first time. Andrew Stanton directs this Golden Globe- and Oscar-winning Pixar tale with a sci-fi twist.



#17. 5062 people have queued up The Constant Gardener
 2005  3.5 stars 129 mins Thrillers   Rated: R  until 15-Dec-2011

Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes), a member of the British High Commission based in Africa, launches a quest for the truth and begins his own international investigation when his wife (Rachel Weisz, in an Oscar-winning turn) is murdered. Not even the rumors of his wife's infidelity will stop him from uncovering what really happened to her -- a conspiracy that's much more dangerous than he ever imagined.

   

#18. 4919 people have queued up Bolt
 2008  3.9 stars 97 mins Children & Family   Rated: PG  until 16-Oct-2010

Nominated for a Best Animated Feature Oscar and Golden Globe, this tale of adventure follows dashing German shepherd Bolt, a canine actor forced to make an action-filled cross-country trek when he's mistakenly shipped from Hollywood to New York City. Believing that he and his fictional character are one and the same, Bolt gets a glimpse of what it takes to be a real hero. Celebrity voices include John Travolta, Miley Cyrus and Malcolm McDowell.

   

#19. 4827 people have queued up Serenity
 2005  4.0 stars 119 mins Sci-Fi & Fantasy   Rated: PG-13  until 31-Dec-2011

Picking up where his cult show "Firefly" left off, writer-director Joss Whedon's tale of galactic unrest follows Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), captain of the transport ship Serenity, and his scrappy but loyal crew. When the ship picks up two fugitives from the powerful coalition ruling the universe, "Mal" and his mates find themselves at the center of a cosmic conflict, pursued by military forces and space-roaming savages.

   

#20. 4772 people have queued up Let the Right One In
 2008  3.8 stars 114 mins Foreign (Swedish)   Rated: R  until 10-Apr-2012

Twelve-year-old Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant), the constant target of bullies, spends his time plotting revenge and collecting news items about the grisly murders plaguing his town. But things change when he meets a new girl named Eli (Lina Leandersson), a misfit vampire who steals his heart. As a serial killer continues to prey on teen boys in their small Swedish village, Eli helps Oskar find the courage to stand up to his tormenters.

   

#21. 4715 people have queued up 30 Rock: Season 1
 2006  4.1 stars 453 mins Television   Rated: R  until 01-Oct-2010

Tina Fey stars as Liz Lemon, the lead writer on a television variety series à la "Saturday Night Live," in this Emmy-winning workplace sitcom co-starring Jane Krakowski, Tracy Morgan and the scene-stealing Alec Baldwin. When brash network executive Jack Donaghy (Baldwin) arrives on the scene to pep up the show, he unnerves the cast and crew with his meddlesome ways -- among them, hiring a whacked-out movie star (Morgan).

   

#22. 4704 people have queued up Traitor
 2008  3.6 stars 114 mins Thrillers   Rated: PG-13  until 20-Oct-2010

Tenacious FBI agent Roy Clayton (Guy Pearce) is assigned to pursue Samir Horn (Don Cheadle), an ex-Special Ops soldier who betrayed his country and joined the Al Nathir terrorist organization. But as he closes in, Clayton begins to second-guess Horn's true intentions. Jeff Daniels and Neal McDonough co-star in this intelligent and exciting spy thriller that also examines the beliefs and motivations behind terrorism.

   

#23. 4676 people have queued up The Messenger
 2009  3.4 stars 112 mins Drama   Rated: R  until 02-Jun-2012

An injured U.S. soldier, Sgt. Will Montgomery (Ben Foster), is paired up with by-the-book Capt. Tony Stone (Oscar nominee Woody Harrelson) to notify families of killed soldiers -- a job that bonds them as they debate different views on serving America. At odds at first, the two find common ground while facing life's variety of battles. Oren Moverman directs this poignant military tale that co-stars Samantha Morton and Jena Malone.

   

#24. 4644 people have queued up Julie & Julia
 2009  3.8 stars 123 mins Drama   Rated: PG-13  until 08-Mar-2011

Amy Adams stars in this truth-inspired tale as Julie Powell, who decides to enliven her uneventful life by cooking all 524 recipes outlined in Julia Child's culinary classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Based on Powell's book Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen, director Nora Ephron's heartwarming dramedy also stars Meryl Streep as legendary chef Child, for which she won a Golden Globe.

   

#25. 4615 people have queued up The International
 2009  3.2 stars 118 mins Thrillers   Rated: R  until 18-Oct-2010

Interpol agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and New York Asst. DA Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) team up to expose a global financial institution's money laundering, arms dealing and other illegal rackets in this tense thriller from director Tom Tykwer. As the pair race from New York to Milan and beyond to pursue their case, they soon discover that the ruthless bank will stop at nothing to continue its profitable activities.

   

#26. 4614 people have queued up Surrogates
 2009  3.4 stars 89 mins Sci-Fi & Fantasy   Rated: PG-13  until 20-Jul-2011

Based on Robert Venditti's graphic novel of the same name, director Jonathan Mostow's sci-fi thriller is set in a futuristic world in which humans hibernate at home while living their lives vicariously through robot surrogates. When a series of mysterious surrogate murders occurs, FBI agent Greer (Bruce Willis) ventures out into the world for the first time in years to investigate. Radha Mitchell and Ving Rhames co-star.

   

#27. 4608 people have queued up Pan's Labyrinth
 2006  4.0 stars 112 mins Foreign (Spanish)   Rated: R

Living with her tyrannical stepfather (Sergi López) in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by the mysterious Pan (Doug Jones), an ancient satyr who claims to know her destiny. If she wishes to return to her real father, Ofelia must complete three terrifying tasks in director Guillermo del Toro's Oscar-winning fairy tale for grown-ups.



#28. 4551 people have queued up Firefly: The Complete Series
 2002  4.4 stars 720 mins Television   Rated: PG-13  until 01-Apr-2011

Set almost 500 years in the future, this short-lived but much-loved TV series follows the adventures of the ragtag crew (including Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres and Alan Tudyk) of the transport spaceship Serenity, who view no job as too small, too dirty or too close to the line of illegality. When a passenger is wanted by the ruling Alliance regime, the Firefly must hide out in the dangerous fringes of space.

   

#29. 4542 people have queued up The Visitor
 2007  3.8 stars 103 mins Drama   Rated: PG-13

Widowed professor Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins, in an Oscar-nominated role) finds himself drawn to a different rhythm when he discovers an immigrant couple, Tarek (Haaz Sleiman) and Zainab (Danai Gurira), squatting in his Manhattan flat and becomes wrapped up in their lives. Hiam Abbass co-stars as Tarek's mother, who forges an unlikely connection with Walter when Tarek is thrown into a detention center.



#30. 4496 people have queued up Angels & Demons
 2009  3.7 stars 138 mins Thrillers   Rated: PG-13  until 24-Feb-2011

After the murder of Italian physicist Leonardo Vetra, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon's (Tom Hanks) investigation with Vetra's daughter (Ayelet Zurer) leads to a secret society, the Illuminati, and a quest for the world's most potent -- and deadly -- energy source. Ron Howard directed the crime thriller, which is based on The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown's novel and co-stars Ewan McGregor and Stellan Skarsgård.

   

#31. 4494 people have queued up Taxi Driver
 1976  3.8 stars 114 mins Drama   Rated: R  until 01-Oct-2010

Martin Scorsese crafts a violently prophetic, gripping vision of urban decay and insanity in which mentally unstable Vietnam vet Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) drives a cab through the sleaziest streets of pregentrified New York City and befriends a child hooker (Jodie Foster). The groundbreaking film earned four Oscar nominations, including nods for Best Picture, Best Score, and for De Niro and Foster's haunting performances.

   

#32. 4443 people have queued up The Boondock Saints
 1999  4.1 stars 110 mins Thrillers   Rated: UR  until 15-Apr-2011

Sensing a God-given mission to cleanse the earth of all evil, twin brothers Conner (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Murphy (Norman Reedus) set out to rid Boston of crime. But instead of joining the police force, these Irish Americans decide to kick criminal butt their own way. Willem Dafoe co-stars in writer-director Troy Duffy's crime thriller as the openly gay FBI special agent who's assigned to investigate the siblings' activities.

   

#33. 4428 people have queued up Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
 2004  3.6 stars 108 mins Comedy   Rated: R  until 15-May-2011

After learning that his mercurial ex-girlfriend, Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet), has undergone an experimental medical process to purge all memories of him, mild-mannered Joel Barish (Jim Carrey) opts for the same procedure. But during the operation, he decides he doesn't want to lose what's left of their relationship and tries to conceal her image in his memory cells. This quirky romantic comedy won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

   

#34. 4423 people have queued up Memento
 2000  3.8 stars 113 mins Thrillers   Rated: R  until 03-Nov-2010

Suffering short-term memory loss after a head injury, Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) embarks on a grim quest to find the lowlife who murdered his wife in this gritty, complex thriller that packs more knots than a hangman's noose. To carry out his plan, Shelby snaps Polaroids of people and places, jotting down contextual notes on the backs of photos to aid in his search and jog his memory. He even tattoos his own body in a desperate bid to remember.

   

#35. 4410 people have queued up Arrested Development: Season 1
 2003  4.3 stars 491 mins Television   Rated: R  until 01-Apr-2011

When wily patriarch George Bluth Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor, in an Emmy-nominated role) is sent to jail, his responsible son (Jason Bateman) takes over the family business. But he's no match for his crazy siblings (Will Arnett, Tony Hale and Portia de Rossi) and sharp-tongued mother (Jessica Walter), whose daily diet consists of vodka and reckless consumption. David Cross and Michael Cera co-star in this short-lived but critically lauded Fox sitcom.

   

#36. 4374 people have queued up The Machinist
 2004  3.5 stars 101 mins Thrillers   Rated: R  until 01-May-2011

Trevor Reznik (Christian Bale) hasn't slept in a year, and his physical and mental health have eroded. So when cryptic notes pop up in his apartment and he has visions of a co-worker nobody else can see, is it reality -- or just the next level of insomnia? His call-girl girlfriend (Jennifer Jason Leigh) seems to be the only bright spot in Trevor's quickly deteriorating world. And he, too, seems to be breaking down.

   

#37. 4353 people have queued up Step Brothers
 2008  3.6 stars 95 mins Comedy   Rated: R

Brennan Huff (Will Ferrell) and Dale Doback (John C. Reilly) might be grown men. But that doesn't stop them from living at home and turning into jealous, competitive stepbrothers when their single parents (Mary Steenburgen and Richard Jenkins) marry in this Judd Apatow-produced comedy. Brennan's constant competition with Dale strains his mom's marriage to Dale's dad, leaving everyone to wonder whether they'll ever see eye to eye.



#38. 4332 people have queued up 2012
 2009  3.3 stars 158 mins Action & Adventure   Rated: PG-13  until 14-Aug-2011

When typhoons, earthquakes and other disasters suddenly threaten to destroy the world, Jackson (John Cusack), his estranged wife, Kate (Amanda Peet), and others surmise that the secret may lie in ancient Mayan prophecies that describe global calamity in the year 2012. Roland Emmerich co-writes and directs a star-studded ensemble cast that also includes Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Woody Harrelson, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Danny Glover.

   

#39. 4292 people have queued up Weeds: Season 1
 2005  4.1 stars 300 mins Television   Rated: NR  until 01-Apr-2014

Suburban widow Nancy Botwin (Golden Globe winner Mary-Louise Parker) launches a profitable but unlikely business venture as pot dealer in the first season of this hit Showtime series about the challenges of managing motherhood -- and marijuana. Desperate times force Nancy into desperate dealings with dangerous characters, which raises the suspicions of a self-involved neighbor (Elizabeth Perkins, in an Emmy-nominated role) and the DEA.

   

#40. 4273 people have queued up The Proposal
 2009  3.9 stars 108 mins Comedy   Rated: PG-13  until 06-Apr-2011

When she learns she's in danger of losing her visa status and being deported, overbearing book editor Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock, in a Golden Globe-nominated role) forces her put-upon assistant, Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds), to marry her. Directed by Anne Fletcher (27 Dresses), this romantic comedy also stars Craig T. Nelson and Mary Steenburgen as Andrew's parents, Joe and Grace, and Betty White as the outspoken Grandma Annie.

   

#41. 4199 people have queued up The Taking of Pelham 123
 2009  3.6 stars 106 mins Action & Adventure   Rated: R  until 02-Feb-2011

When a group of hijackers led by criminal mastermind Ryder (John Travolta) take the passengers aboard a New York subway train hostage and demand a king's ransom, it's up to subway dispatcher Walter Garber (Denzel Washington) to bring them down. Directed by Tony Scott (Man on Fire), this action thriller -- an update of the 1974 film from Joseph Sargent -- also stars James Gandolfini, John Turturro, Luis Guzmán and Michael Rispoli.

   

#42. 4166 people have queued up Pineapple Express
 2008  3.6 stars 112 mins Comedy   Rated: R

After witnessing a murder involving a corrupt cop (Rosie Perez) and a drug kingpin (Gary Cole), straitlaced pothead Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) must go on the run with his dealer (James Franco, in a Golden Globe-nominated role) to escape the wrath of vengeance-minded criminals. Acclaimed indie director David Gordon Green steers this stoner buddy comedy, penned by Rogen and his Superbad co-writer, Evan Goldberg.



#43. 4102 people have queued up Monsters, Inc.
 2001  4.2 stars 93 mins Children & Family   Rated: G  until 12-Dec-2010

Pixar pitches another computer-animated classic with this family-friendly tale about the professional scarers of Monsters, Inc., who sneak into children's bedrooms at night to elicit screams that they convert into energy to run their world. Life is fine for top scarer Sulley (John Goodman) and his assistant, Mike (Billy Crystal), until a little girl named Boo accidentally finds her way into the monster world -- and into Sulley's heart.

   

#44. 4083 people have queued up Lost: Season 1
 2004  4.1 stars 1035 mins Television   Rated: R  until 01-Oct-2010

Stranded on a tropical island after their plane crashes 1,000 miles off course, a group of castaways must learn to survive in their new home, avoid the gigantic something crashing through the trees and determine whether they're really alone. Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Terry O'Quinn, Dominic Monaghan and Naveen Andrews head the diverse ensemble cast in this landmark series, which won an Emmy for Best Drama.

   

#45. 4053 people have queued up Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
 2007  3.3 stars 123 mins Drama   Rated: R  until 15-Jun-2011

The perfect crime goes horribly wrong for brothers Andy (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Hank (Ethan Hawke) when they botch a robbery of their parents' jewelry store in this wrenching drama from legendary filmmaker Sidney Lumet, who was 82 when he directed the film. Albert Finney and Rosemary Harris co-star as Andy and Hank's unsuspecting parents, with Marisa Tomei appearing as Gina, Andy's unfaithful wife.

   

#46. 4045 people have queued up Full Metal Jacket
 1987  4.1 stars 117 mins Drama   Rated: R  until 01-Jan-2011

Marine recruits (including Matthew Modine and Vincent D'Onofrio) endure the grueling ordeal of basic training and later face the unrelenting Viet Cong during the 1968 Tet Offensive in this grim Stanley Kubrick drama, based on a novel by Gustav Hasford. One of the most authentic depictions of warfare ever put on the big screen, the film teems with howling madness, stark images and troubling questions about duty, honor and sacrifice.

   

#47. 4013 people have queued up Syriana
 2005  3.2 stars 128 mins Thrillers   Rated: R  until 19-Jan-2011

America is at the beck and call of the Middle East when it comes to the oil industry, and all its players -- Washington, sheiks, oil companies, field workers -- intersect with each other in this political thriller from director Stephen Gaghan. The star-studded cast includes Matt Damon, Amanda Peet, Chris Cooper, Christopher Plummer and George Clooney, who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar and Golden Globe for his role as CIA operative Bob Barnes.

   

#48. 4013 people have queued up The Shawshank Redemption: Special Edition
 1994  4.6 stars 142 mins Drama   Rated: R  until 14-Jan-2011

Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden (Bob Gunton). During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red (Morgan Freeman) -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

   

#49. 4008 people have queued up Following
 1998  3.4 stars 70 mins Thrillers   Rated: R  until 20-Nov-2011

Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Dark Knight) writes and directs this odd, claustrophobic neo-noir film about a seedy young Brit (Jeremy Theobald) who's obsessed with following people -- albeit harmlessly at first. After meeting a like-minded bloke (Alex Haw), the twosome graduate to breaking and entering -- but meet their match in a tough blonde dame (Lucy Russell) who may have dubious plans of her own.

   

#50. 3974 people have queued up Cashback
 2006  3.4 stars 98 mins Comedy   Rated: R  until 01-Jun-2011

After breaking up with his girlfriend, aspiring artist Ben Willis (Sean Biggerstaff) develops insomnia and takes a night-shift job at a supermarket to pass the hours. He soon discovers that he can freeze time and begins fantasizing about pretty checkout clerk Sharon (Emilia Fox). When he's not dreaming of Sharon -- who may hold the key to resolving his sleeplessness -- Ben roams the aisles disrobing beautiful customers and sketching them.