The best Best Picture winners according to critics
The top 3 according to 66 votes from people: On the Waterfront (1954) · Parasite (2019) · Casablanca (1942). (Updated Jul 16, 2025.)
Parasite, Casablanca, All About Eve, On the Waterfront, Moonlight and Schindler's List: the Best Picture Oscar winners with the highest Tomatometer scores on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Top 25
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1
On the Waterfront (1954)
99% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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2
Parasite (2019)
99% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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3
Casablanca (1942)
99% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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4
All About Eve (1950)
99% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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5
Moonlight (2016)
98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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6
Rebecca (1940)
98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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7
Schindler's List (1993)
98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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8
The Hurt Locker (2008)
96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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9
Sunrise (1927)
98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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10
All the King's Men (1949)
97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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11
The Godfather, Part II (1974)
96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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12
Unforgiven (1992)
96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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13
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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14
Marty (1955)
96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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15
The Lost Weekend (1945)
97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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16
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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17
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
95% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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18
It Happened One Night (1934)
98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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19
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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20
Argo (2012)
96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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21
Spotlight (2015)
97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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22
The Godfather (1972)
97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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23
Annie Hall (1977)
97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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24
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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25
The French Connection (1971)
97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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