15. The Shawshank Redemption
Director Frank Darabont created a movie with no special effects, no extra dabs of make-up, just prisoners in uniform talking to each other that manages to encompass friendship, hardship, hope, laughter and dream. Many movies escalate our emotions by offering quick superlative emotions. Shawshank Redemption slows down, it pauses and it gives you the time to sink in the emotions. With the perfect cast, a calm narrative and deep lesson offered effortlessly, remaking it to its standard will cost anyone a lifetime.