Cold War fears made the 1950s a golden era for paranoid science-fiction flicks. TIME looks back at the decade’s best outer-space and nuclear-monster movies.
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Top 10 Biopics
As Clint Eastwood’s new film on the life of J. Edgar Hoover hits movie screens, TIME looks back at 80-plus years of films “based on the life of…”
Top 10 Bond Gadgets
In his last two films—Quantum of Solace and Casino Royale—James Bond has drifted away from his gizmo-filled days of yore. TIME looks at four decades of 007’s best doohickies.
Top 10 Worst Video Game Movies
TIME’s look at the ten worst video game to screen adaptations is like shooting fish in a barrel with a plasma cannon.
Top 10 Movie Presidents
Some of the cinema’s greatest actors have portrayed the Commander-in-Chief. TIME looks at the most notable performances.
Top 10 CIA Movies
Ever notice how movies like Safe House almost always make the Central Intelligence Agency the bad guy? TIME looks back at some of the most memorable flicks starring the secretive organization.
Top 10 Dog Movies
From killer dogs to show dogs, TIME takes a look back at cinema’s most memorable pooch flicks.
Top 10 Paul Newman Films
Paul Newman died in 2008 at the age of 83. TIME’s Richard Corliss looked back through his most memorable movie roles.
Top 10 Tom Cruise Roles
TIME looks back at almost three decades worth of Tom Cruise performances.
Top 25 Important Movies On Race
In honor of Black History Month, TIME critic Richard Corliss surveys nearly a century of cinema, and reflects on 25 defining works that broke down the walls of intolerance on the big screen
The 10 Best Coen Brothers Moments
The Coen Brothers return with the thriller No Country for Old Men, starring Javier Bardem as a psycho killer, Tommy Lee Jones as a saintly sheriff, and Josh Brolin as a man on the run. A look back at the Coens’ best movie moments.
Top 25 Horror Movies
From silent vampires to animated murders to sharks that won’t die, TIME chronicles the best from more than a century’s worth of big-screen scares
80 Years of Robots in Hollywood
Movies robots aren’t just mindless automatons. They can often be metal marvels with their own charismatic personalities. TIME looks at cinema’s long tradition of smart silver screen machines.