# Oliver Stone's best films

Vietnam, politics and American myths: Oliver Stone's films according to Zenda, AARP and Gold Derby, with JFK and Platoon at the top.

- 35 votes · 15 items
- Sep 14, 2024 · Romina Costa Herrera
- https://even.best/en/l/3452/oliver-stone-s-best-films

## Top 15

1. **Nixon (1995)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Anthony Hopkins as Richard Nixon.
2. **Any Given Sunday (1999)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Al Pacino coaches a football team.
3. **Platoon (1986)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — His own Vietnam experience; Best Picture and Best Director.
4. **Wall Street (1987)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Michael Douglas won the Oscar as Gordon Gekko.
5. **The Doors (1991)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison.
6. **Salvador (1986)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — James Woods as a journalist in the Salvadoran civil war.
7. **Talk Radio (1988)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Eric Bogosian as a late-night radio host.
8. **Natural Born Killers (1994)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis in a media satire.
9. **World Trade Center (2006)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Two police officers trapped beneath the towers.
10. **Born on the Fourth of July (1989)** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — Tom Cruise as Ron Kovic; his second Best Director Oscar.
11. **Heaven & Earth (1993)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Vietnam seen by a Vietnamese woman; the end of his trilogy.
12. **JFK (1991)** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — Kevin Costner as DA Jim Garrison.
13. **U Turn (1997)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Sean Penn stranded in an Arizona town.
14. **W. (2008)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Josh Brolin as George W. Bush.
15. **Snowden (2016)** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.