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Oliver Stone's best films

The top 3 according to 35 votes from people: Nixon (1995) · Any Given Sunday (1999) · Platoon (1986). (Updated Sep 14, 2024.)

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

Romina Costa Herrera · · 15 items · 35 votes · 0 comments

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Top 15

  1. 1

    Nixon (1995)

    Anthony Hopkins as Richard Nixon.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  2. 2

    Any Given Sunday (1999)

    Al Pacino coaches a football team.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  3. 3

    Platoon (1986)

    His own Vietnam experience; Best Picture and Best Director.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  4. 4

    Wall Street (1987)

    Michael Douglas won the Oscar as Gordon Gekko.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  5. 5

    The Doors (1991)

    Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  6. 6

    Salvador (1986)

    James Woods as a journalist in the Salvadoran civil war.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  7. 7

    Talk Radio (1988)

    Eric Bogosian as a late-night radio host.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  8. 8

    Natural Born Killers (1994)

    Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis in a media satire.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  9. 9

    World Trade Center (2006)

    Two police officers trapped beneath the towers.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  10. 10

    Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

    Tom Cruise as Ron Kovic; his second Best Director Oscar.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 2

    0
  11. 11

    Heaven & Earth (1993)

    Vietnam seen by a Vietnamese woman; the end of his trilogy.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  12. 12

    JFK (1991)

    Kevin Costner as DA Jim Garrison.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 2

    -1
  13. 13

    U Turn (1997)

    Sean Penn stranded in an Arizona town.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1
  14. 14

    W. (2008)

    Josh Brolin as George W. Bush.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1
  15. 15

    Snowden (2016)

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 2

    -2

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