List of the best Ridley Scott movies: Gladiator(2000), Alien(1979), Blade Runner(1982), The Martian(2015), American Gangster(2007), Black Hawk Down(2001), Thelma & Louise(1991), The Duellists(1978), Body of Lies(2008), Prometheus(2012), A Good Year(2006), Hannibal(2001) ... ...
Action, Adventure, Drama, History
USA|UK|Malta|Morocco
2000
154 Minutes
Director
Russell Crowe Joaquin Phoenix Connie Nielsen Oliver Reed Derek Jacobi Djimon Hounsou Richard Harris David Schofield Tomas Arana Rolf Muller Spencer Treat Clark
gladiator prince emperor senator gritty thrilling rome colosseum battle slavery murder corruption freedom betrayal revenge transformation roman empire
A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
Sci-Fi, Horror
UK|USA
1979
117 Minutes
Director
Tom Skerritt Sigourney Weaver John Hurt Veronica Cartwright Harry Dean Stanton Ian Holm Yaphet Kotto Helen Horton
explorer android alien chilling dark suspenseful thrilling space station spaceship planet lv-426 aliens corporate espionage scientific experiments escape 22nd century
After a space merchant vessel receives an unknown transmission as a distress call, one of the crew is attacked by a mysterious life form and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1982
122 Minutes
Director
Harrison Ford Rutger Hauer Sean Young Edward James Olmos M. Emmet Walsh Daryl Hannah William Sanderson Brion James Joe Turkel Joanna Cassidy James Hong
android police officer hunter love interest tycoon creative dark gritty los angeles street outer space apartment escape showdown murder slavery meaning of life dystopia escape pursuit
A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space, and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama
UK|USA|Hungary|Jordan
2015
142 Minutes
Director
Matt Damon Jessica Chastain Kristen Wiig Jeff Daniels Michael Peña Kate Mara Sean Bean Sebastian Stan Aksel Hennie Donald Glover Mackenzie Davis
astronaut survivor president scientist wife crew member brooding emotional intense tense dark nasa facility camp mars spacecraft space station control room space travel stranded mars
An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
Crime, Biography, Drama
USA|UK
2007
157 Minutes
Director
Denzel Washington Russell Crowe Chiwetel Ejiofor Cuba Gooding Jr. Josh Brolin Ted Levine Armand Assante RZA John Ortiz John Hawkes Roger Guenveur Smith
detective mobster gangster police officer gritty dark new york city restaurant police station nightclub drug trafficking organized crime ambition murder mafia corruption pursuit revenge 1990s
An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
War, Drama
USA|UK
2001
144 Minutes
Director
Josh Hartnett Ewan McGregor Tom Sizemore Eric Bana William Fichtner Ewen Bremner Sam Shepard Gabriel Casseus Kim Coates Hugh Dancy Ron Eldard
soldier warrior military officer rebel gritty thrilling tense somalia violence starvation explosion battle showdown armed conflict quest rescue pursuit 1990s
160 elite U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis.
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
USA|UK|France
1991
129 Minutes
Director
Susan Sarandon Geena Davis Harvey Keitel Michael Madsen Christopher McDonald Brad Pitt
housewife waitress boyfriend rapist robber police detective fiery charming touching amusing oklahoma grand canyon bar arkansas arizona female bonding road trip running away rape fugitives
Two best friends set out on an adventure, but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the police, as these two girls escape for the crimes they committed.
Drama
UK
1978
101 Minutes
Director
Keith Carradine Harvey Keitel Albert Finney Edward Fox Tina Herazo Robert Stephens Tom Conti John McEnery
soldier enemy minister wife colonel striking france battlefield countryside russia obsession dueling honor military life napoleonic wars rivalry quest rise 1810s
France, 1801. Due to a minor, perceived slight mild-mannered Lieutenant d'Hubert is forced into a duel with the hot-headed, irrational Lieutenant Feraud. The disagreement ultimately results in scores of duels, spanning several years.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Action
USA|UK
2008
128 Minutes
Director
Leonardo DiCaprio Russell Crowe Mark Strong Golshifteh Farahani Oscar Isaac Ali Suliman Alon Moni Aboutboul Vince Colosimo Simon McBurney Mehdi Nebbou Michael Gaston
cia agent terrorist partner spy tense suspenseful gripping jordan washington, d.c. hideout espionage secret identity terrorism deception pursuit sacrifice adventure 2000s
A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordan Intelligence.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA|UK
2012
123 Minutes
Director
Noomi Rapace Michael Fassbender Charlize Theron Idris Elba Guy Pearce Logan Marshall-Green Sean Harris Rafe Spall Emun Elliott Benedict Wong Kate Dickie
scientist space traveler archaeologist love interest businesswoman captain suspenseful eerie spaceship outer space space travel exploration extraterrestrial life saving the planet discovery rescue future
Following clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.
Romance
USA|UK
2006
118 Minutes
Director
Russell Crowe Marion Cotillard Albert Finney Abbie Cornish Tom Hollander Didier Bourdon Freddie Highmore Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi Isabelle Candelier Archie Panjabi
investment banker uncle lawyer cousin dog illegitimate daughter amusing emotional tense chateau provence, france vineyard airport restaurant inheritance incest affair wine life lessons death
A British investment broker inherits his uncle's chateau and vineyard in Provence, where he spent much of his childhood. He discovers a new laid-back lifestyle as he tries to renovate the estate to be sold.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK|Italy
2001
131 Minutes
Director
Anthony Hopkins Julianne Moore Gary Oldman Ray Liotta Frankie Faison Giancarlo Giannini Francesca Neri Zeljko Ivanek Hazelle Goodman David Andrews Francis Guinan
hannibal lecter fbi agent victim gory chilling frightening disturbing florence, italy united states serial murders cannibalism disfigurement deviant behavior manhunt revenge 2000s
Living in exile, Dr. Hannibal Lecter tries to reconnect with now disgraced F.B.I. Agent Clarice Starling, and finds himself a target for revenge from a powerful victim.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Italy|UK|China
2017
132 Minutes
Director
Michelle Williams Christopher Plummer Mark Wahlberg Romain Duris Timothy Hutton Charlie Plummer Charlie Shotwell Andrew Buchan Marco Leonardi Giuseppe Bonifati Nicolas Vaporidis
billionaire kidnapped child kidnapper mother negotiator grandfather gripping emotional engaging tense mansion airport desert italy kidnapping ransom negotiation money survival rescue
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
1989
125 Minutes
Director
Michael Douglas Andy Garcia Ken Takakura Kate Capshaw Yusaku Matsuda Shigeru Kohyama John Spencer Guts Ishimatsu Yuya Uchida Tomisaburô Wakayama Miyuki Ono
police officer partner gangster guide bartender thrilling cool intense new york city osaka, japan culture clash yakuza murder gangs rivalry revenge pursuit 1980s
Two NYC cops arrest a Yakuza member and must escort him when he's extradited to Japan.
Drama
USA|UK
1996
127 Minutes
Director
Jeff Bridges Caroline Goodall Scott Wolf John Savage Jeremy Sisto Ryan Phillippe David Lascher Eric Michael Cole
captain teen boy high-school student sailor teacher friend thrilling emotional caribbean ocean boat underwater island natural disasters storm shipwreck survival student-teacher relationship coming of age adventure
Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyage.
Fantasy
USA|UK
1985
89 Minutes
Director
Tom Cruise Mia Sara Tim Curry David Bennent Alice Playten Billy Barty
young man princess sidekick dwarf villain fairy creative dreamy spirited fantasy world forest pond lair curse unicorns riddle battle evading capture rescue quest
A young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA|UK
2017
122 Minutes
Director
Michael Fassbender Katherine Waterston Billy Crudup Danny McBride Demián Bichir Carmen Ejogo Jussie Smollett Callie Hernandez Amy Seimetz Nathaniel Dean Alexander England
space traveler colonist robot alien chilling frightening gripping suspenseful spaceship alien planet space alien life-forms cyborgs space exploration space travel discovery mystery quest adventure future
The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and must attempt a harrowing escape.
Action, Drama, Adventure, History
UK|Spain|USA
2014
150 Minutes
Director
Christian Bale Joel Edgerton John Turturro Aaron Paul Ben Kingsley Sigourney Weaver Golshifteh Farahani María Valverde Ben Mendelsohn Dar Salim Indira Varma
moses ramses xiii pharaoh god slave orphan emotional inspiring somber spectacular dark ancient egypt desert sinai desert mountain pyramid royal palace the bible escape plagues
The defiant leader Moses rises up against Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2013
117 Minutes
Director
Michael Fassbender Penélope Cruz Cameron Diaz Javier Bardem Brad Pitt Bruno Ganz Rosie Perez Sam Spruell Toby Kebbell Edgar Ramírez Ruben Blades
lawyer lover drug dealer fiancé nightclub owner gritty uneasy hedonistic mexico amsterdam hotel texas border drug smuggling cocaine trade bad behavior drug trade wretched excess revenge rivalry
A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.
Mystery & Thriller
1987
105 Minutes
Director
Tom Berenger Mimi Rogers Lorraine Bracco Jerry Orbach John Rubinstein Andreas Katsulas James E. Moriarty Mark Moses
police detective socialite wife friend boyfriend murderer thrilling tense party new york city apartment love triangle murder witness protection hostage situation divorce class distinctions rescue temptation love
A married New York detective (Tom Berenger) works nights guarding a socialite murder witness (Mimi Rogers).
Drama
2005
129 Minutes
Rosie Perez Mehdi Charef Ridley Scott Spike Lee Maria Grazia Cucinotta Adama Bila Elysée Rouamba Rodrigue Ouattara Uros Milovanovic
Seven short films revolve around poor and exploited children in Africa, China, Brazil and the United States.
Documentary
2013
107 Minutes
Woody Allen Hynek Pallas Wes Anderson Francis Ford Coppola Wes Craven Robert De Niro Isabella Rossellini Martin Scorsese Ridley Scott Lars von Trier Alejandro González Iñárritu