The best Oscar-winning movies

Make sure you tick these award-winning films off your watch list when Oscar season rolls around

Here are the five best movies ever to go home with a little golden man...

5. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1990)

A masterful serial killer movie that nabbed Best Picture thanks to a dynamite script, utterly haunting score, and mesmerizing turns from Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins.   

4. ALL ABOUT EVE (1952)

A timeless story about our resistance to growing old. Bette Davis' scathing delivery of Joseph L. Mankiewicz's razor-sharp dialogue make this the actor's finest performance. 

3. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)

There are few movies that define spectacle cinema like David Lean's epic. With incredible production values, and an incredibly charismatic Peter O'Toole, we can see why this is Spielberg's favorite film of all time. 

2. CASABLANCA (1943)

A brilliant blend of romance, thriller, and war-torn actioner, Casablanca is the great American movie. Bogart and Bergman share an electrying onscreen chemistry that's rare to see. 

1. THE GODFATHER:  PART II (1974)

The finest movie sequel ever. Themes of loyalty, family, and sacrifice drive home Francis Ford Coppola's second chapter in the Corleone clan's tale. Pacino has never been more chilling.

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