Best movies on Apple TV+ : our Top 20

1994 · Frank Darabont

Convicted in the 1940s for the murder of his wife and her lover, former banker Andy Dufresne is sent to Shawshank State Prison, where he must rebuild his life behind bars. Using his expertise with numbers, he becomes indispensable to a corrupt warden, and over the course of many years earns the respect of his fellow inmates—especially an older lifer called Red—who admire his moral strength and persistent optimism.

With Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows and Mark Rolston

2012 · James McTeigue

A respected banker convicted in the 1940s of killing his wife and her lover is sent to Shawshank Prison, where he puts his financial expertise at the service of a corrupt warden. Over many years behind bars, his moral steadiness and relentless optimism earn him the respect and friendship of his fellow inmates, particularly an older man named Red.

With John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin McNally, Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Jimmy Yuill

2008 · Christopher Nolan

Batman pushes his campaign against Gotham’s underworld to the next level, joining forces with Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent to systematically break apart the last criminal networks. Their cooperation brings hope for a safer city, but a cunning new antagonist who calls himself the Joker sparks a spiral of violence and anarchy that threatens to overwhelm them all.

With Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman

2002 · Peter Jackson

Separated and traveling different routes, the members of the Fellowship press on with their mission to end the Ring’s threat. Their journeys converge on two strongholds: the black tower of Orthanc in Isengard, where the traitorous wizard Saruman broods, and Sauron’s iron fortress Barad-dûr buried in the wastelands of Mordor. Frodo and Sam push into the enemy country, bearing the burden of destroying the Ring, while Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli track the orcs who have taken Merry and Pippin. All the while Saruman schemes within his tower, ready to intercept and undermine any who dare approach.

With Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis and Cate Blanchett

2001 · Peter Jackson

After his uncle Bilbo leaves him a strange and powerful ring, young hobbit Frodo Baggins must leave the safety of his home to keep it from being seized by the evil force that forged it. A diverse band of companions forms around him to guard the ring-bearer and guide the perilous trek to Mount Doom—the only place where the ring can be destroyed.

With Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Sean Bean and Cate Blanchett

1994 · Robert Zemeckis

A man of limited intelligence finds himself swept into landmark moments of history, repeatedly achieving far more than anyone expects and leaving a trail of remarkable accomplishments. Despite the fame and the extraordinary life he builds, the woman he truly loves remains just out of reach.

With Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field, Mykelti Williamson, Michael Conner Humphreys and Hanna Hall

1999 · David Fincher

A volatile insomniac and a smooth-talking soap seller channel repressed masculine rage into a brutal, cathartic form of therapy. The movement snowballs into clandestine fighting rings in towns everywhere, until an eccentric disrupts the group and triggers an uncontrollable slide toward chaos and ruin.

With Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Jared Leto, Zach Grenier and Holt McCallany

1993 · Steven Spielberg

During the Second World War, industrialist Oskar Schindler risks everything to defy the Nazi regime, using his factories and connections to employ, protect, and ultimately save more than a thousand Jewish people from deportation and death.

With Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall, Embeth Davidtz and Malgorzata Gebel

2015 · Peter Sohn

A young girl named Chihiro is pulled into a hidden realm teeming with spirits; when her parents are strangely transformed, she must discover a deep well of courage she never knew she possessed to save them and return home.

With Frances McDormand, Raymond Ochoa, Jeffrey Wright, Steve Zahn, Sam Elliott, Anna Paquin and John Ratzenberger

1977 · George Lucas

When Princess Leia is taken hostage by the ruthless Imperial forces as they tighten their grip on the galaxy, intrepid Luke Skywalker and the roguish Captain Han Solo join forces with the resourceful droid pair R2-D2 and C-3PO. Together they embark on a dangerous rescue mission to free the princess and challenge the Empire’s oppressive rule, fighting to restore freedom and justice across the stars.

With Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels and Kenny Baker

1998 · Steven Spielberg

As Allied forces sweep onto the beaches of Normandy, three brothers are killed in combat and a fourth is left stranded behind enemy lines. Captain John Miller, a U.S. Army Ranger, leads a seven-man squad on a dangerous incursion into German-held territory to find the young soldier and bring him home.

With Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg and Vin Diesel

1999 · Lilly Wachowski

In the 22nd century, a gifted hacker becomes part of a covert resistance movement fighting to overthrow the vast, sentient machines that have seized control of the planet.

With Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano, Marcus Chong and Anthony Ray Parker

1999 · Frank Darabont

On death row in a Southern penitentiary, a towering, soft-spoken inmate named John Coffey harbors a baffling ability to lift illness and suffering from others. When Paul Edgecomb, the cell block’s chief guard, witnesses Coffey’s restorative gift, he becomes obsessed with preventing the condemned man’s execution. Battling institutional forces and his own uncertainty, Edgecomb mounts a desperate attempt to save a man whose power challenges everything they thought they knew.

With Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Cromwell, Michael Jeter and Graham Greene

2001 · Hayao Miyazaki

Chihiro finds herself stranded in a strange realm of spirits, and when her parents are mysteriously transformed into other beings, she must summon unexpected courage to brave the enchanted world, confront its challenges, and win her family back.

With Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Bunta Sugawara, Akio Nakamura, Yumi Tamai and Ryunosuke Kamiki

1991 · Jonathan Demme

A promising trainee at the FBI Academy, Clarice Starling is chosen by her superior, Jack Crawford, to question the incarcerated Dr. Hannibal Lecter — a brilliant psychiatrist infamous for his violent psychopathy and serving life for multiple murders and acts of cannibalism. Crawford believes Lecter may possess crucial leads on an active investigation, and he suspects that Clarice’s youth and composure might be exactly what it takes to penetrate the doctor’s guarded mind. Tasked with drawing out the reluctant genius, she must navigate a dangerous psychological game to extract the information needed.

With Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald, Brooke Smith and Diane Baker

1985 · Robert Zemeckis

A teenager from the 1980s, Marty McFly, is accidentally hurled back to 1955, where he inadvertantly derails his parents’ first meeting and becomes the object of his mother’s unexpected attraction. Faced with the threat of erasing his own future, Marty must engineer a way to bring his parents back together and, with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown, fix the timeline and find a way back to 1985.

With Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson, Claudia Wells and Marc McClure

2012 · Quentin Tarantino

A newly freed man teams up with a German bounty hunter to confront a cruel Mississippi plantation owner and rescue the wife he’s been forced to leave behind.

With Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins and Dennis Christopher

1995 · Bryan Singer

Seated beneath the harsh glare of interrogation lights in Los Angeles, Verbal Kint tells federal agents a gripping tale: he insists that the legendary criminal Keyser Söze is real and engineered a multimillion-dollar heist that drew in him and four accomplices, culminating in a catastrophic explosion at San Pedro harbor that left almost no one alive. Through a mix of calculated detail and a portrait of a cold, seemingly omnipotent mastermind, Verbal seduces his interrogators into believing a story of manipulation and brutality that borders on the supernatural.

With Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Pete Postlethwaite and Suzy Amis

1989 · Robert Zemeckis

A 1980s teenager is mysteriously hurled back to 1955, where his sudden presence spoils the meeting that would lead to his parents’ relationship and unexpectedly attracts his mother’s romantic attention. Racing to preserve his own existence, he must reunite his parents and — with the help of his eccentric inventor friend — find a way to get back to 1985.

With Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue, James Tolkan and Jeffrey Weissman

2023 · Joaquim Dos Santos

Reconnected with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s own Spider-Man is suddenly hurled through the Multiverse, where he joins the Spider Society — a band of Spider-heroes tasked with defending reality itself. When the group fractures over how to confront a new menace, Miles is forced into conflict with his fellow Spiders and must strike out alone to protect the people he loves.

With Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jason Schwartzman, Oscar Isaac, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez and Jake Johnson