Greatest stories yet told
by Miles_Avery | created - 05 Aug 2011 | updated - 23 Aug 2011 | PublicThis is a list of the greatest, most original stories from movies, TV, and Video Games. If I could I'd include novels in this list, but alas this is the movie database. This list isn't over yet, I intend to keep updating it as i get the time. Please remember that this is opinion and in no way fact, that being said I recommend that if you have not experienced any of these stories that you remedy that fact as soon as you can. Enjoy or despise as you will.
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1. The Princess Bride (1987)
PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon
Votes: 450,630 | Gross: $30.86M
The greatest love story ever told in my opinion. If you really need me to describe this movie for you, you need to go out and see it immediately.
2. Firefly (2002–2003)
TV-14 | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Five hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small spacecraft tries to survive as they travel the unknown parts of the galaxy and evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them.
Stars: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin
Votes: 281,437
Voted the best space faring sci fi ever this short lived tv show was the dream child of acclaimed storyteller and director Joss Wheedon.
3. Kingdom Hearts (2002 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
When his world is destroyed and his friends mysteriously disappear, a young boy named Sora is thrust into a quest to find his missing friends and prevent the armies of darkness from destroying many other worlds.
Director: Tetsuya Nomura | Stars: Miyu Irino, Mamoru Miyano, Risa Uchida, Kôichi Yamadera
Votes: 7,880
Amazingly original story of the darkness in peoples hearts manifesting itself into a monstrous force known as the heartless threatening to destroy all of existence. And I am referring to all games in the series.
4. Trigun (1998)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Vash the Stampede is the most infamous outlaw on the planet Gunsmoke and with a 60 billion double dollar price on his head the most sought after.
Stars: Masaya Onosaka, Hiromi Tsuru, Satsuki Yukino, Johnny Yong Bosch
Votes: 24,141
Proof that animation can create just as compelling a story as anything else.
5. WALL·E (2008)
G | 98 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
In the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.
Director: Andrew Stanton | Stars: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard
Votes: 1,198,977 | Gross: $223.81M
Words cant describe the magical childlike joy that comes from watching this movie.
6. Amadeus (1984)
R | 160 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was deeply jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice
Votes: 427,467 | Gross: $51.97M
"What use is man, after all, if not to teach god his lessons" Solieri
7. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Lovers' lives are complicated by city law, feuding faerie royalty, and... love.
Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 26,944 | Gross: $16.07M
Hilarious play about mystical creatures interference with the lives and love of four mortal youths.
8. Dead Poets Society (1989)
PG | 128 min | Comedy, Drama
Maverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles
Votes: 544,890 | Gross: $95.86M
I Quote Robin Williams "We don't read and write poetry because its cute. We read and write poetry because were members of the human race". "What will your verse be".
9. Final Fantasy VIII (1999 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
A group of students at a military academy rescue a mysterious girl, who some say is the sorceress who wants to govern the universe.
Director: Yoshinori Kitase
Votes: 6,455
Magic, Gunblades, flying military bases, a battle with a sorceress who compresses all of time, and a love strong enough to send Squall Leonheart into the void of space in nothing but a space suit to be with the woman he loves.
10. X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A team of mutant superheroes fight for justice and human acceptance in the Marvel Comics universe.
Stars: Cedric Smith, Cal Dodd, Lenore Zann, George Buza
Votes: 48,654
The tale of the X-men actually parallels the struggle of racial segregation but told through the eyes of people born with special abilities, or mutants, simply trying to live normal lives. The characters of Charles Xavier and Magneto were partially based on Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X.
11. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friend", escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.
Director: Kevin Reynolds | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Christopher Adamson, JB Blanc
Votes: 148,312 | Gross: $54.23M
I recommend reading the book, although i admit it is a very tough read.
12. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009–2010)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Two brothers search for a Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their deceased mother goes awry and leaves them in damaged physical forms.
Stars: Kent Williams, Iemasa Kayumi, Matthew Leonhart, Vic Mignogna
Votes: 196,994
In the beginning of the series two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, attempt to bring their mother back to life through alchemy with catastrophic results. Eds left leg is ripped from his body and Als whole body is torn asunder, but Ed is able to bond his young brothers soul to an empty suit of armor sacrificing his right arm in the process. Never believe that all cartoons are for kids.
13. Peter Pan (1953)
G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Wendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney | Stars: Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried, Bill Thompson
Votes: 152,926 | Gross: $87.40M
I doubt there is anyone reading this isn't at least familiar with the tale of the young adventurous boy who never grows up. Timeless
14. Reign Over Me (2007)
R | 124 min | Drama
A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.
Director: Mike Binder | Stars: Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett Smith, Liv Tyler
Votes: 99,564 | Gross: $19.66M
Words can not describe Adam Sandlers portrayal of a human soul that has been absolutely devastated by such a heinous tragedy. If you don't believe in the acting capability of Adam Sandler, see this movie.
15. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
G | 84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart
Votes: 479,231 | Gross: $218.97M
You know you saw this movie and you know you should watch it again.
16. Resident Evil (2002 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
Remake of the first game in which the RPD squad, Jill and Chris, are forced to flee into a mysterious mansion. Featuring new gameplay mechanics, revised puzzles, additional explorable areas, a revised script, and new story details.
Director: Shinji Mikami | Stars: Joe Whyte, Heidi Anderson-Swan, Ed Smaron, Hope Levy
Votes: 4,889
There are many movies, books, and video games featuring zombies, but none have the level of complexity and originality of the Resident Evil series. If youve only seen the movies do yourself a favor and play the games already. Who the hell is Alice anyway.
17. The Prestige (2006)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
After a tragic accident, two stage magicians in 1890s London engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Caine
Votes: 1,439,449 | Gross: $53.09M
The blood thirsty rivalry between two magicians reveals dark secrets and shows what a man is willing to endure in the pursuit of revenge. After seeing the end, the movie will never be the same.
18. Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)
PG-13 | 101 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An ex-mercenary is forced out of isolation when three mysterious men kidnap and brainwash the city's children afflicted with the Geostigma disease.
Directors: Tetsuya Nomura, Takeshi Nozue | Stars: Takahiro Sakurai, Ayumi Ito, Shôtarô Morikubo, Maaya Sakamoto
Votes: 58,166
This also refers to the original video game that this movie is based on.
19. The Man in the Iron Mask (I) (1998)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The cruel King Louis XIV of France has a secret twin brother whom he keeps imprisoned. Can the twin be substituted for the real king?
Director: Randall Wallace | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gérard Depardieu
Votes: 178,614 | Gross: $56.97M
20. Ghostbusters (1984)
PG | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Three parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers.
Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis
Votes: 449,063 | Gross: $238.63M
When there's something strange...in the neighbor hood...who you gonna call.
21. 50 First Dates (2004)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Henry Roth is a man afraid of commitment until he meets the beautiful Lucy. They hit it off and Henry think he's finally found the girl of his dreams until discovering she has short-term memory loss and forgets him the next day.
Director: Peter Segal | Stars: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider, Sean Astin
Votes: 381,665 | Gross: $120.91M
Possibly the happiest movie ending Ive ever seen.
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