A Glean movie guide
The Best Picture Collection
Cinema's highest honors.
Award-winning dramas that defined cinema and moved the world.
Handpicked for this guide
The movie list
- 01
Oppenheimer
A visually stunning and intellectually rigorous look at the man who changed the course of history.
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
- 02
Parasite
A razor-sharp social commentary that masterfully blends dark humor with heart-pounding tension.
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
- 03
Moonlight
A poetic and deeply moving exploration of identity told through three defining chapters of a young man's life.
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
- 04
The Godfather
The definitive American crime saga, exploring the complex intersection of family loyalty and power.
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
- 05
Schindler's List
A profound and essential historical masterpiece documenting the triumph of the human spirit.
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
- 06
No Country for Old Men
A chilling, philosophical neo-Western that pits fate against a relentless and enigmatic force of evil.
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
- 07
12 Years a Slave
A visceral and unflinching portrayal of survival that remains one of the most powerful historical dramas.
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
- 08
The Silence of the Lambs
A masterclass in psychological suspense featuring one of cinema’s most iconic and intellectual villains.
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
- 09
Nomadland
A quiet, soulful journey through the American West that captures the beauty and hardship of life on the fringes.
A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
- 10
Spotlight
A gripping, meticulously crafted procedural that honors the power of investigative journalism.
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
- 11
Gladiator
An epic tale of vengeance and honor that revitalized the historical spectacle for a modern audience.
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
- 12
CODA
A vibrant and heartwarming coming-of-age story that offers a rare, authentic look at the bonds of a deaf family.
As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.