Schindler's List

Steven Spielberg's devastating masterpiece outshines #2 in emotional impact, winning 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Based on the true story of Oskar Schindler, who saved 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust, it holds a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score—higher than the average Best Picture winner's 89%—and is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made.