ROTTEN TOMATOES: Count Down Oscar History with RT's Best of the Best Pictures

Count Down Oscar History with RT's Best of the Best Pictures

by RT Staff | February 16, 2007

We're kicking off a clear and sunny California Friday with a new feature: The Best of the Best Pictures, a convenient Tomatometer-sorted list of all 79 Best Picture Oscar winners. Where do your favorite (and least favorite) Best Picture picks rank? Click here to read the feature and find out!

Does "Forrest Gump" outrun "Chariots of Fire"? Is it "Patton" over "Platoon"? If you can't muster the energy to click the link and must know right now, we can tell you that last on the list is the rotten "The Greatest Show on Earth," rendering its title bitterly ironic. And in the top spot? "The Godfather", the one movie no one's ever been able to refuse.

Best Picture winner "Return of the King". Check out the rest of the winners.

And in the hallowed halls of Oscar glory, "Gone With the Wind" ranks in 17th place. Why are we telling you this? Because frankly, dear RT reader, we do give a...ah, just click here for the list and the rest of the results.

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Mavtactic writes:
on Feb 16 2007 12:48 PM

[b]Almost Perfect[/b]
Superb List and thank everything thats still good in movies that Godfather is #1 IMO.....those who disagree.....I CAST YOU OUT!!! (flings holy water) lol

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jacketman writes:
on Feb 16 2007 01:05 PM

Agreed. Though not my favorite film, it is in my top 5. I do think it is the best overall film ever made.....The Godfather.

I disagree with some of the list though....but...duh. We all will.

I loved Forrest Gump. I didn't know the tomatometer was in the 70's. Kinda shocked. Now lets do a list of the films that didn't win an award and see which list is better.

I am guessing the non best picture awards would reign supreme.

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vader_of_vjun writes:
on Feb 16 2007 04:59 PM

Hamlet and Gone With The Wind should be higher...oh well.

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dagreenman18 writes:
on Feb 16 2007 08:38 PM

So can we finally say that The Godfather is the Uncontestable best movie of all time?

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Jofo1185 writes:
on Feb 16 2007 11:58 PM

In reply to this comment (#856093)
...that won an oscar

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GreenBastard writes:
on Feb 17 2007 05:00 AM

Yep, I bet the non-Oscar winners list would be better too.
They snob so much it's not funny. The Golden Globes are much better.

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bigbrother writes:
on Feb 17 2007 11:35 AM

In reply to this comment (#856093)
I've always thought Goodfella's was a better gangster movie. More real, but really it's like comparing Michealangelo to Da Vinci. Both masterpieces. I was actually a little surprised they put "Sunrise" in there that high. When I think F.W. Murnau I always think "Nosferatu". Oh and Casablana as only the 10th best movie of all-time come on.

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insanemansam5 writes:
on Feb 17 2007 03:50 PM

In reply to this comment (#856091)
If the list was a full eighty. It would probably be hard to get a better top 40 among American films IMO.

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Thundaar writes:
on Feb 17 2007 10:33 PM

I guess next year we will be seeing Norbit somewhere at the top of this list ... huh?

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Praz writes:
on Feb 19 2007 09:15 AM

I did not care for The Godfather.

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lrm8 writes:
on Feb 19 2007 07:53 PM

Praz, i do not care for your opinions

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lrm8 writes:
on Feb 19 2007 07:53 PM

Praz, i do not care for your opinions. respectfully

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Praz writes:
on Feb 20 2007 08:23 AM

In reply to this comment (#856101)
It insists upon itself.

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