The films in the ranking yield a host of numbers, facts, figures and trivia if examined perhaps a little too closely.
Here's a look at the money, the minutes, the men and women, the minutiae and the many, many animals involved in
LARGEST WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE FOR 2022: $1.5 billion
(No. 7), was the box office champ by the end of 2022, per studio figures compiled by Comscore. (tied for No. 16) was a close second despite a December release (it surpassed 鈥淭op Gun鈥� a few weeks into 2023).
LONGEST RUNNING TIME: 3 hours, 12 minutes
was the lengthiest, but (No. 18) and (No. 6) also surpassed three hours.
AVERAGE RUNNING TIME: 2 hours, 11 minutes
The shortest is (No. 23) at one hour, 26 minutes.
CHARACTERS IN THE LONGEST TITLE: 33
That's (No. 2), but if subtitles are considered, it ties with (No. 10).
ACCENT MARKS IN TITLES: 1
(No. 3), often stylized in all caps, is the lone movie title with a diacritical mark. It's also the second-shortest title, after 鈥淓O.鈥�
ACTORS CREDITED IN MULTIPLE FILMS ON THE LIST: 5
plays the eponymous elite conductor Lydia T谩r, and voices the monkey Spazzatura and puppets in (No. 13).
voices the titular (No. 20) and plays Debbie the Dog Mom in 鈥淓verything Everywhere All at Once," while Samantha Morton is in both (No. 19) and (tied for No. 16).
Jayme Lawson appears in (No. 5) and 鈥淭ill" (No. 22) James Hong provides a voice in (No. 24) and is in 鈥淓verything Everywhere All at Once."
AGE OF OLDEST LEAD ACTOR: 67
, the oldest leading actor on the list, is arguably the co-lead of (No. 1) even though he is being promoted as a supporting actor for awards.
If the list鈥檚 lone documentary, (No. 15), is considered, its subject 鈥� the photographer Nan Goldin 鈥� would be the oldest at 69.
Sexagenarians also found representation with of 鈥淭op Gun: Maverick鈥� and of both 1962 babies.
AGE OF YOUNGEST LEAD ACTOR: 13
Frankie Corio is close in age to her preteen (No. 11) character Sophie.
CELEBRITY CAMEOS IN : 10
Spotted in the 鈥淜nives Out鈥� sequel: Angela Lansbury, Stephen Sondheim, Hugh Grant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, , Ethan Hawke, Jake Tapper, Natasha Lyonne, Joseph Gordon-Levitt('s voice) and Yo-Yo Ma. Two 鈥� and 鈥� have since died.
ROLES FOR DONKEYS: 3
Three films on the list had significant 鈥� and tragic 鈥� roles for the furry pack animals. The name of the title donkey in 鈥淓翱鈥� is derived from the Polish take on the sound donkeys make. features a miniature donkey named Jenny (played by a miniature donkey named Jenny, shouted out in two speeches). The nameless, wounded donkey in (No. 21) is a mysterious howl in the night before making a brief but unforgettable appearance.
DONKEYS IT TOOK TO PLAY : 6
Their names are Marietta, Tako, Hola, Ettore, Rocco and Mela.
MOVIES WITH WEAPONIZED ANIMALS: 2
N.T. Rama Rao Jr. hurls a leopard at British soldiers in and Slate swings a leashed Pomeranian at Yeoh in 鈥淓verything Everywhere All At Once.鈥�
FILMS WITH TITULAR ANIMALS THAT DO NOT APPEAR IN SAID FILMS: 2
has no whales, and (No. 25) has no bears.
DIRECTORS' DEBUT FEATURES: 3
鈥淎ftersun,鈥� directed by ; 鈥淭urning Red,鈥� directed by Domee Shi and 鈥淢arcel the Shell with Shoes On," directed by .
FEATURE FILMS DIRECTED BY STEVEN SPIELBERG: 33
Of the directors with movies on the list, , at the helm of (No. 8) has directed the most by far.
AGE OF YOUNGEST DIRECTOR: 33
That's Shi, the Canadian director of Pixar's 鈥淭urning Red.鈥�
AGE OF OLDEST DIRECTOR: 84
And that's Jerzy Skolimowski of 鈥淓O.鈥�
FILMS WITH NON-WHITE DIRECTORS: 9
鈥淓verything Everywhere All at Once" (one of 鈥渢he Daniels,鈥� Daniel Kwan, is Chinese American), No. 4 ( ), (Gina Prince-Blythewood), 鈥凌搁搁鈥� (S.S. Rajamouli), No. 12 ( ), 鈥淧inocchio,鈥� (Chinonye Chukwu), 鈥淭urning Red鈥� and 鈥淣o Bears鈥� ( ).
FILMS DIRECTED BY WOMEN: 7
鈥淭he Woman King,鈥� 鈥淲omen Talking鈥� (No. 9, directed by ), 鈥淎ftersun,鈥� 鈥淎ll the Beauty and the Bloodshed鈥� (Laura Poitras), 鈥淪he Said鈥� (Maria Schrader), and 鈥淭urning Red.鈥�
SEQUELS: 3
鈥淭op Gun: Maverick鈥� came 36 years after the original, and the story picks up after nearly that much time has passed. While an 鈥淎vatar鈥� sequel took 13 years, it is conveniently set 15 years later. was released in a more typical three years after the original 鈥淜nives Out.鈥�
BASED ON A TRUE STORY: 9
Take that framing with a pinch of salt, as they vary wildly in how much truth they include. The main characters of 鈥淪he Said,鈥� and (No. 14) are real people. So are the two friends-turned-enemies-turned-friends at the center of but the events of the movie are almost pure speculation.
It's not called 鈥淭he Spielbergs,鈥� but is a barely veiled autobiography of its director. 鈥淏abylon,鈥� 鈥淲oman King鈥� and stem from true events but nearly all characters 鈥� and many events 鈥� are invented. 鈥淎ll The Beauty and the Bloodshed," meanwhile, is a documentary.
ANIMATED FILMS: 3
鈥淧inocchio鈥� and 鈥淢arcel the Shell with Shoes On" use stop-motion animation, while 鈥淭urning Red鈥� is computer animation.
FILMS FEATURING EXCESSIVE VOMITING IN OPULENT CIRCUMSTANCES: 2
and 鈥淏abylon.鈥� That's all you'll get from us here.
FILMS WITH STUCK ON A MAIN CHARACTER: 2
and 鈥淢arcel the Shell with Shoes On.鈥�
FILMS THAT FEATURE SEVERED FINGERS: 2
鈥淭he Banshees of Inisherin鈥� and 鈥淩RR."
FILMS THAT FEATURE HOT DOGS AS FINGERS: 1
鈥淓verything Everywhere All at Once.鈥�
EXPERT VOTERS: 26
Our panel was at news outlets across the U.S.
TOTAL FILMS SELECTED BY PANELISTS: 176
Of these, 76 appeared on only one ballot among the 26.
POINTS RECEIVED BY : 2
This sequel was slotted at No. 25 by two voters, putting it above the work of Oscar-nominated filmmakers David O. Russell and . Their respective and received just one point apiece.
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