1. Citizen Kane



In his mansion house in the middle of his sprawling Florida estate, newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane utters 'Rosebud', his last word before dying. No one has the first clue as to the meaning of the word and so reporter, Jerry Thompson, is assigned the task of finding out the meaning of the word. Thompson interviews Foster's friends, family and work colleagues to discover the truth.

2. The Godfather

Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece features Oscar winner Marlon Brando as the patriarch of the Corleone family. Coppola paints a chilling portrait of a Sicilian family's rise and near fall from power in America, and the passage of rites from father to son. He masterfully balances the story between family life and the ugly business of crime in which they are engaged. Based on Mario Puzo's best-selling novel, this graphic and brilliant film garnered the Oscar for Best Picture in 1972.

3. The Shawshank Redemption

City Banker Andy Dufresne is in Shawshank State Prison after receiving a double life sentence for murder. There he meets Red and also forms friendships with the warden and prison guards. Andy soon finds that you either get on with living or you get on with dying.

4. Schindler's List

The war finds businessman Oskar Schindler joining the Nazi party to make a profit. His dedication to the cause and his generous bribes see him rewarded with an enamelware plant in Krakow, whose employees are unpaid Jews. As time goes by the atrocities overwhelm Schindler, who is determined to protect his workers at all costs. Adapted from the novel by Thomas Keneally. Academy Award: Best Picture 1993.

5. Casablanca

Casablanca: easy to enter, but much harder to leave, especially if your name is on the Nazi's most wanted list. Atop that list is Czech Resistance leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), whose only hope is Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), a cynical American who sticks his neck out for no one…especially Victor's wife Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), the ex-lover who broke his heart. So when Ilsa offers herself in exchange for Laszlo's safe transport out of the country, the bitter Rick must decide what's more important - his own happiness or the countless lives that hang in the balance.

6. Star Wars

The plot then follows the life of a simple farmboy, Luke Skywalker, as he and his newly met allies (Han Solo, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2) attempt to rescue a rebel leader, Princess Leia, from the clutches of the Empire. The conclusion is culminated as the Rebels, including Skywalker and flying ace Wedge Antilles make an attack on the Empires most powerful and ominous weapon, the Death Star.

7. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

In a time before history, in a place called Middle Earth, a dark and powerful lord has brought together the forces of evil to enslave all life caught in his path. Sauron's time is at hand and he only needs one small object - a Ring that has been lost for centuries - to cover the world in eternal darkness. The Ring in question has found its way into the hand of Frodo Baggins, a young hobbit from the Shire. He must destory the Ring in the fires of Mount Doom if good is to prevail. Hobbits Sam (Sean Astin) Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Boromir (Sean Bean), Gimli the dwarf (Jean Rhys-Davies) Gandalf the wizard make up the loyal fellowship that is brought together to aid Frodo on his daunting quest into the unknown. Bonus Feature - This version contains two discs. The first of these discs contains the full theatrical feature. It is presented in 5.1 Dolby Ex Surround with English subtitles and closed captions. The second disc contains an incredible 158 minutes of must own features.

8. Pulp Fiction

Hollywood's hottest director Quentin Tarantino assembles a all-star cast for a skillfully woven tale of small-time gangster life in a most ambitious and provocative film, Pulp Fiction. Bruce Willis, John Travolta, Samuel L Jackson deliver career performances as petty thugs in LA's criminal underworld - where gritty confrontarions, fast talk and perverse humour are all part of the daily grind.

9. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

When free-spirited petty crook Randle P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) arrives at the state mental hospital, his contagious sense of disorder jolts the routine. Soon he's on one side of a brewing war; soft spoken, coolly monstrous Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher) is on the other. At stake is the fate of every patient on the ward. Milos Forman's electrifying adaptation of Ken Kesey's acclaimed best seller swept all five major 1975 Academy Awards: Best Picture (produced by Saul Zaentz and Michael Douglas), Actor (Nicholson), Actress (Fletcher), Director (Milos Forman) and Adapted Screenplay (Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman). Raucous, moving and with a superb cast that includes Brad Dourif, Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd in his film debut, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest simply soars.

10. Raiders of the Lost Ark

In Raiders Of The Lost Ark Indiana Jones is assigned to find the mystically empowered Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain it for their own evil use.