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Live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on March 1, the 32nd Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA recognize the greatest performances of 2025 across film and television. Previously known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Actor Awards serve as the final major televised ceremony of the season before the Academy Awards on March 15. Kristen Bell returns as host for the third time, following funny and well-received hosting stints in 2018 and 2025.

Warner Bros. Pictures productions One Battle After Another and Sinners lead film nominations with seven and five nods, respectively. Apple TV’s comedy The Studio is all but guaranteed to have a big night, with a total of five nods. HBO’s The White Lotus and Netflix’s Adolescence follow with four nods apiece. The presenters confirmed for Sunday’s ceremony include Sterling K. Brown, Lisa Kudrow, Chase Infiniti, Timothée Chalamet and Wunmi Mosaku, and Harrison Ford will be honored with SAG-AFTRA’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

The 32nd Actor Awards airs on Netflix at 8 pm/5 EST. Stay tuned to Collider for live updates and the full list of winners.

Film Nominations

Cast Ensemble in a Motion Picture

Frankenstein

Hamnet

Marty Supreme

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Male Actor in a Leading Role

Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme

Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another

Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon

Michael B. Jordan, Sinners

Jesse Plemons, Bugonia

Female Actor in a Leading Role

Jessie Buckley, Hamnet

Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue

Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another

Emma Stone, Bugonia

Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Miles Caton, Sinners

Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another

Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein

Paul Mescal, Hamnet

Sean Penn, One Battle After Another

Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Odessa A’Zion, Marty Supreme

Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good

Amy Madigan, Weapons

Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners

Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

F1

Frankenstein

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

One Battle After Another

Sinners

Television Nominations

Over the past 50 years, we have been the gift of sensational cinema. Movies have taken us to far-off lands, told true stories that changed our history, and pushed our imaginations to the extremes. Within the scope of those fifty glorious years, we’ve witnessed some truly perfect films.

In a near-impossible task, we’ve determined ten titles that are perfect masterpieces. They also just so happened to define the last five decades in the world of movies. Whether through impact or influence, these perfect films have served as a blueprint for future films to utilize. While there are easily hundreds of other films that can be swapped in, these ten are remarkably special.

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‘Parasite’ (2019)

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One film that truly reshaped American cinema was Bong Joon Ho’s captivating Parasite. Giving American audiences a reason to appreciate and seek out foreign language films, Parasite’s award run was nothing short of phenomenal. The South Korean black comedy thriller follows the Kims, a poor family who cunningly infiltrate the lives and home of the wealthy Park family by posing as unrelated, highly qualified employees. Diving deep into the themes of class struggle, greed, and social inequality, Parasite pushes the individuals to dark, chaotic, and tragic consequences that redefine how the desperate poor fight amongst themselves for scraps from the rich.

A flawless, genre-bending script, Parasite makes Downton Abbey look like a kid’s show. Through the smart and strategic use of comedy and drama, thriller and tragedy, Bong meticulously brings the viewer on a journey whose end you simply are not prepared for. Its deep critical conversation on class and economic disparity resonates now more than ever. Becoming the first ever foreign language film to earn the Academy Award for Best Picture was well deserved. Parasite was proof that excellent filmmaking knows no language.

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‘The Shawshank Redemption’ (1994)

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There has been an array of legendary cinematic adaptations of Stephen King’s works, but none were as perfect as The Shawshank Redemption. Based upon his short story, the Frank Darabont film tells the story of Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), a banker wrongly convicted of murdering his wife, who maintains hope and integrity over two decades in the brutal Shawshank State Penitentiary. He forms a deep friendship with fellow inmate Red (Morgan Freeman) while navigating corruption and secretly plotting his escape. A timeless tale of hope, friendship, and resilience, The Shawshank Redemption is a masterful work of storytelling, with pristine performances and exquisite cinematography.

A powerful exploration of the power of optimism, the emotional film is unlike many prison-set narratives. Darabont doesn’t try to make Andy’s experience squeaky clean. His bouts of hardship help to define his ultimate journey. Robbins and Freeman provide some of the strongest performances of the decade, helping to define their illustrious careers. When we see an oak tree today, thanks to this film, we can’t help but feel a sense of hope. The Shawshank Redemption is an endless reminder that our inner freedom is our greatest gift.

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‘Oppenheimer’ (2023)

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Though there could be many individuals to earn this title, one of the most revolutionary directors of the 21st century is Christopher Nolan. With an extraordinary body of work, Nolan has done a sensational job at bringing epic storytelling to life. Many of his films could make an expansive version of this list, but the top spot would always go to Oppenheimer. Based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, Oppenheimer dramatizes Oppenheimer’s studies, his direction of the Los Alamos Laboratory, and his 1954 security hearing. With Cillian Murphy taking on the role of the Father of the Atomic Bomb, the mind-blowing biopic is both a magnificent work of storytelling and performance.

Part of the blockbuster double feature with Barbie, Oppenheimer helped invite bring moviegoers back to the cinema. Rather than being a dense, dialogue-driven film, Nolan brought an evocative vision into a pulse-pounding experience. Beyond Murphy in the titular part, the entire ensemble, which includes Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, and Josh Hartnett, among many others, soar as they embark on the non-linear storytelling that dives deep into the psychological mythology of Oppenheimer. From the exceptional cinematography to the groundbreaking use of sound, and lack there of, Oppenheimer is more than just a story about a man of science. A profound journey through morality, power, and the devastating, long-lasting consequences of scientific achievement, Oppenheimer went big, and the risk was rewarded.

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‘Pulp Fiction’ (1994)

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Quentin Tarantino’s influence on Hollywood is boundless, but the film that officially defined him as one of the greats was 1994’s black comedy, Pulp Fiction. A film that tells four intertwining stories, Pulp Fiction focuses on the lives of LA mob hitmen Jules and Vincent (Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta), boxer Butch (Bruce Willis), and a gangster’s wife Mia (Uma Thurman). Bringing the theme of redemption to the forefront, Pulp Fiction gives you everything: a botched robbery, a drug overdose, and a faked boxing match, for a bloody good time. Helping to energize the 90s with a unique approach in post-modern storytelling, Pulp Fiction masterfully united dark humor with highly-stylized violence.

Tarantino’s ability to turn the mundane into character-defining moments helped Pulp Fiction to achieve its greatness. The film featured so many iconic moments, including the Royale with cheese bit, and an exceptional soundtrack, including “Misirlou,” that made it a well-rounded and complete film. We still reference Pulp Fiction because it infused itself into pop culture so effortlessly. We get giddy when we see any of our main trio reunite for anything Pulp Fiction. Though not so much when Thurman and Jackson attempt to find any semblance of humor in a bomb like The Kill Room. It’s safe to say that Pulp Fiction not only defined the 90s in cinema but shaped Hollywood forever.

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‘The Matrix’ (1999)

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In 1999, we entered The Matrix, and movies have never been the same since. Directed by the Wachowskis, the groundbreaking sci-fi action masterpiece follows computer hacker Neo (Keanu Reeves), who discovers that the world he knows is a simulated reality created by sentient machines to keep humanity docile while harvesting them for bioelectric power. He joins rebels led by Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) to fight the machines, learning to manipulate the simulation’s rules to gain superhuman abilities and uncover the truth.

When you hear the title, you can visualize the film. From the bullet-time visual effects to the cyberpunk aesthetics, The Matrix’s distinct style helped it establish its unique identity and set the stage for a franchise. Some come for the insanely good martial arts sequences. Others seek out the profound philosophical approach found inside. The Wachowskis instilled a deep conversation about the nature of reality, free will versus determinism, and the search for truth. The Matrix continued to revolutionize science fiction blockbusters straight into the 21st century.

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‘Schindler’s List’ (1993)

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One of the most profound films ever created was Steven Spielberg’s visually captivating and emotionally heavy Schindler’s List. The classic wartime drama follows the true story of Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), a German businessman who saved over 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories to protect them from concentration camps. Focusing on Schindler’s moral transformation from a war profiteer to a savior, the film’s intense historical approach blended with a rich emotional pull has set it above many films in the same category. But what makes Schindler’s List a step above the rest is its extraordinary black-and-white visual cinematography and its integration of colorized storytelling.

Schindler’s List is a technical marvel. Through a haunting atmosphere, helped by Spielberg’s longtime collaborator John Williams, Schindler’s List’s harrowing story is not meant to stoke change but remind the world about the rare heroes that were born out of moral necessity on the other side. The concept of “whoever saves one life, saves the world entire” is at the heart of the film, and it still resonates all these decades removed. Alongside Neeson’s career-defining performance, Ralph Fiennes is equally gripping as Amon Göth. Historical cinema is forever a part of Hollywood storytelling. Holocaust stories will continue to be made. And they will always aspire to hold the same significance as Spielberg’s perfect movie.

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‘Star Wars: Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back’ (1980)

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It’s a wild thought to imagine how richly impactful George Lucas’ Star Wars has been on science fiction. While the original film started a franchise, it’s the sequel, Star Wars- Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back that defined the franchise. As Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) trains with Yoda (Frank Oz), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), Han Solo (Harrison Ford), and Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) are captured, setting up an epic battle between Luke (Mark Hamill) and Darth Vader (James Earl Jones), where a shocking revelation comes to light. Though it’s a brilliant showdown between good and evil, the film will forever be remembered for its groundbreaking twist: “No, I am your father.” And the Yoda backpack moment, but that’s a distant second.

We have been trained to believe that the heroes always win. The Empire Strikes Back defied that. Though we ultimately know that it was the second part of the saga and Darth Vader will lose in the end, this film had us all wondering if our heroes could not be victorious. With a darker tone than the first and more complexities with the ever-growing story, The Empire Strikes Back served as an exceptional continuation while also standing solidly on its own. The Star Wars mythology and lore are not only expanded, but character arcs are also enhanced. But let’s be honest, we adore the wide-ranging locales that Lucas takes us to and the epic moments we see there. Between the intense Hoth battle, the Dagobah training, and the Cloud City climax, each iconic moment serves to build the bigger puzzle.

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‘Jurassic Park (1993)

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We’ve had an affinity for dinosaurs, but we were never fully immersed in the sensational creatures until Steven Spielberg brought us Jurassic Park. In the first film of the franchise, paleontologists Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler (Sam Neill and Laura Dern), along with mathematician Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), are invited by billionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) to tour a new theme park on Isla Nublar featuring cloned dinosaurs. The trip turns into a fight for survival when a security failure, sabotaged by a worker, releases the predators, including T-Rex and Velociraptors. As InGen cloned dinosaurs using prehistoric DNA extracted from amber-trapped mosquitoes, Jurassic Park opened our imaginations to the possibility of what it might be like to walk among these beautiful beasts.

Giving us a dose of summer blockbuster, Jurassic Park seamlessly transported Michael Crichton’s novel to the big screen. Through exceptional animatronics and revolutionary CGI, Jurassic Park’s visceral suspense-building and terror provided for a perfectly terrifying experience. They may be giant creatures, but these carnivores still manage to sneak up on you and eat you while you’re on the loo! While the entertainment factor is at its max, Spielberg ensured that Crichton’s conversation about the hubris of humanity and the dangers of manipulating nature through technology could have a catastrophic effect on our future. Jurassic Park established itself as a major player in pop culture, jumpstarting a franchise and finding a space in theme parks around the world. Fret not, the animatronics at Universal Studios won’t try to eat you— just provide a memorable thrill.

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‘The Dark Knight’ (2008)

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The 21st century has seen the superhero blockbuster blow up as the defining genre in the world of popcorn movies. We go for the action and see our favorite heroes in action. But what if you could go see your favorite comic book characters while also experiencing a rich psychological drama? You certainly did with Christopher Nolan’s groundbreaking The Dark Knight. The second part of his trilogy, Batman (Christian Bale), Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman), and DA Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) form an alliance to dismantle Gotham’s organized crime. Their efforts are thwarted by the Joker (Heath Ledger), a chaotic criminal mastermind who plunges the city into anarchy, kills Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal), and turns Dent into the villainous Two-Face. Not a bad arc for a singular film! Forever synonymous with Ledger’s award-winning performance, The Dark Knight became the recipe for every superhero flick to come.

Through a blend of high-stakes, grounded storytelling and thematic depth exploring morality, chaos, and heroism, The Dark Knight is richly unique. You could easily remove the iconic DC Comic names and still receive a fervent crime drama. The Dark Knight is remembered for the Joker, but the nuanced arc for Batman continued to allow the character to establish himself as a completely different iteration, ripe for the new century. By removing the typical comic-book tone in favor of something realistic and gritty, The Dark Knight is more than just a good-versus-evil tale. It’s a fully developed movie that just so happens to use classic IP.

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‘The Lion King’ (1994)

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The Disney Renaissance changed animation forever. Collectively, the films from the 90s instantly became core memories for everyone who watched them in theaters. But one film stood out at the top and defined the decade: The Lion King. In the 1994 animated classic, audiences were dropped into the African savannah as Simba (Matthew Broderick), a young lion cub destined to rule the Pride Lands, who flees into exile after his wicked uncle Scar (Jeremy Irons) orchestrates the death of King Mufasa (James Earl Jones). Raised by Timon and Pumbaa (Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella) under the “Hakuna Matata” philosophy, an adult Simba returns to challenge Scar, reclaim his throne, and restore balance to the circle of life. Loosely inspired by William Shakespeare’s classic drama Hamlet, Disney balanced an iconic soundtrack with darker themes to craft a flawless cinematic masterpiece.

The golden era of Disney hand-drawn animation, The Lion King remains a timeless tale that has been passed down for generations. Disney has been known for introducing audiences to talking animals, but never have we met the brilliant characters within this nuanced animal kingdom. Each character, voiced by the perfect performer, is wonderfully brought to life, earning a place in the Disney pantheon. With Elton John and Tim Rice’s whimsical soundtrack and Hans Zimmer’s score, music becomes its own important character. The legacy of The Lion King remains profoundly a part of the tapestry of entertainment and pop culture. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll scream, you’ll feel warmth. The Lion King is the complete package.

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June 15, 1994

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89 minutes

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Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff

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Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Linda Woolverton, Rick Maki, Jorgen Klubien, Chris Sanders, Joe Ranft, Thom Enriquez, Larry Leker, Barry Johnson, Francis Glebas, Burny Mattinson, Andrew Gaskill, Gary Trousdale, Lorna Cook, Tom Sito, Mark Kausler, Kevin Harkey, Ed Gombert, Jim Capobianco

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For a long time, Hollywood was missing one of its big-screen mainstays: the iconic horror villain. That is slowly changing with the addition of characters like Art the Clown, but it can be tough to take this Terrifier villain’s particular brand of mystic-flavored gore porn very seriously. A few years ago, though, an entirely different scary movie introduced us to a foe who was much more down-to-earth and that much scarier for it.

That movie is The Black Phone (2021), which seizes on one of our most heart-stopping modern-day fears: that powerful forces are hurting children, and there’s nothing we can do about it. It does so while wrapping those fears in the cloak of a new horror villain, one who is even more viscerally disturbing than Art the Clown. To experience the most potent cinematic terror in years, all you have to do is stream The Black Phone on Netflix today.

Time To Pick Up The Phone

The premise of The Black Phone is that in the late ‘70s, the streets of suburban Colorado are stalked by a creepy child snatcher known only as The Grabber. We follow the misadventures of a group of kids, one of whom is abducted. When the police have trouble turning up leads, it’s up to the abducted boy’s sister to use her psychic dreams to lead a rescue, but one wrong move may get these youngsters killed (or worse).

Fittingly enough, the cast of The Black Phone is primarily filled with rising stars like Mason Thames (best known outside this movie for the show For All Mankind) and Madeleine McGraw (best known outside this movie for the show Outcast), who play the dynamic duo at the heart of this bleak drama. Speaking of bleak, veteran performer Jeremy Davies (best known for Saving Private Ryan) does an excellent job as an alcoholic father who doesn’t believe his children’s warnings about the local child murderer. That character is played to chilling perfection by Ethan Hawke (best known for Training Day), and his performance effortlessly elevates what might have

A Horrific Hit With Critics And Audiences

When The Black Phone came out, it earned $161.4 million against a budget of only about $17 million. That’s the kind of horror movie that studios love to see: one that earns nearly 10 times its budget while becoming a breakout pop culture hit. Because of this, a sequel quickly got the green light, and The Black Phone 2 slashed its way into theaters in 2025.

While horror movies often fail to impress critics, The Black Phone was the exception: on Rotten Tomatoes, the movie has an 81 percent, with reviewers praising it for being as frighteningly well-acted as it is bone-chillingly scary. They also commended the movie for being an effective adaptation of a short story written by Joe Hill over two decades ago. Notably, The Black Phone has an 88 percent audience score, proving that audiences hungry for fresh horror love this iconic thriller even more than the critics do.

Horror Has A New Face

If you’re a fan of the horror genre, there is plenty to like about The Black Phone, starting with Ethan Hawke’s hypnotically creepy performance as The Grabber: while his fearsome mask and gruesome proclivities help make him frightening, he elicits a very different fear from villains like Jason Voorhees or Freddie Krueger. He’s not some dream demon or resurrected zombie out to cause as much mayhem as possible. Rather, he’s a very human threat, and a cancerous community presence that targets children specifically because they are so vulnerable.

Speaking of which, a big part of what makes The Black Phone work so well is that it constantly emphasizes the vulnerability of our young protagonists. You know that skin-crawling feeling you get when a killer (say, Art the Clown in Terrifier 3) is attacking someone in the shower? That feeling comes from knowing the characters are helpless in the face of something almost unstoppably malevolent. That malevolence permeates The Black Phone like a shroud, creating an atmosphere of menacing suspense that is sure to leave you on the edge of your seat.

The Scary Movie You’ve Been Looking For

Finally, The Black Phone is great because the film never glosses over the grit and grime of its period setting. Everything looks palpably dirty, which helps give the film its gritty texture while serving as an extension of The Grabber’s malign influence. This is a town where nothing ever looks or feels clean, and why should it? After all, the dirtiest thing of all, a child predator, hides in plain sight among his victims.

Will you agree that The Black Phone is a creepy thriller from beginning to end, or is this one horror movie you’d rather hang up on? The only way to find out is to stream it on Netflix today. Just do yourself a favor and don’t watch it too close to bedtime; otherwise, I won’t be held responsible for the weird nightmares you end up having!

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James Bond is quite possibly the most recognizable cinematic character of the 20th century. He began as the ultimate boys’ fantasy: a character charming enough to land any woman and deadly enough to kill any foe. The fact that he got to travel the world while driving the slickest cars ever made was just the cherry on top of this adolescent dream turned cinematic reality.

While they proved to be major box office hits, Agent 007 wasn’t yet fully formed in his earlier films, and both Dr. No and From Russia With Love (a personal favorite) were used to flesh out his character. But the third time was most definitely the charm, and Goldfinger (1964) transformed this action movie star into the superspy who would dominate pop culture for over half a century. Whether you want to see Bond come into his own or just watch the most iconic spy movie of all time, all you have to do is stream Goldfinger on Netflix! 

The Ties That Bond

The general premise of Goldfinger is that the titular character is a gold smuggler, and British superspy James Bond is assigned to figure out how this man is moving metal around the world. But what starts as a simple investigation soon lands our erstwhile spy in the middle of the most dangerous criminal conspiracy the world has ever known. If he succeeds, he will preserve the way of life for England and America alike; if he fails, however, the planet will be plunged into financial chaos and ruthless anarchy.

Goldfinger is filled with some of the most iconic performers of the 1960s, including Gert Fröbe (best known outside of this film for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) as the titular villain. Additionally, Honor Blackman (best known outside of this film for The Avengers television show) plays the hilariously named Pussy Galore, a powerful enemy who could become the perfect ally if properly persuaded. The real star is Hollywood legend Sean Connery (arguably best known for Dr. No), whose confident performance and sheer rockstar charisma helped singlehandedly transform James Bond into a pop culture icon for the generations.

Audiences Couldn’t Get Enough

Fitting enough, Goldfinger seemed to have the Midas touch, and it earned $125 million against a budget of only $3 million. Incidentally, killer word of mouth just kept goosing ticket sales, and some theaters had to stay open 24 hours a day just to keep up with demand. Thanks to the film’s sheer popularity, it became the then fastest-grossing movie in film history; this paved the way for the inevitable sequels, though the “fastest-grossing movie” honor would be stolen by later films (it is currently held by Avengers: Endgame). 

When Goldfinger came out, the critics quickly decided that it was the new gold standard (so to speak) for the spy genre: it has a staggering 99 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, with reviewers praising how it works as both a showcase for 007 and a stylish action movie unto itself. Speaking of 007, most Bond superfans consider this to be the film where the superspy came into his own, establishing himself as one of the most iconic characters in Hollywood. In short, Goldfinger is as good as classic Bond gets, and it’s the perfect film to rewatch for franchise fans waiting to learn which actor will replace Daniel Craig as 007.

Sleek, Sexy, And Stylish

On top of being a hit with critics and fans alike, Goldfinger holds another special honor: it is the first James Bond film to win an Academy Award! In 1965, the film’s sound editor, Norman Wandstall, won the Oscar for Best Sound Editing. Winning this award helped establish 007 as one of Hollywood’s most prestigious action heroes, and Goldfinger composer John Barry was nominated for a Grammy (yes, kids, the music is that good).

In retrospect, it’s not hard to see why most fans consider Goldfinger to be the ultimate James Bond film. The titular villain was unlike any we had seen before, and he combined the charisma and cool death traps that we came to expect from the Big Bads of this franchise. It’s no stretch to say that we just wouldn’t have the modern action movie supervillain without the delightfully over-the-top evil of Auric Goldfinger.

Cheers To The Ultimate James Bond Film

Sean Connery is also at the top of his game as 007 here, finally finding the sweet spot between unflinching action hero and debonair ladies’ man. His every appearance is absolutely dripping with sex appeal, and Golfinger helped establish this spy as the epitome of swaggering masculinity. James Bond became someone every man wanted to be, and every woman wanted to be with, and that would never have happened without the insane popularity of Goldfinger.

Finally, it’s worth noting that Goldfinger wrote the winning formula for all future Bond films: all you need is an over-the-top villain, a globe-spanning plot, an array of futuristic gadgets, sexy action, and dry comedy. James Bond became a pop culture juggernaut, and this franchise has touched millions of lives while completely changing how action movies are made. None of that would have ever happened, though, without the trailblazing success of Goldfinger.

Will you agree that Goldfinger is the most iconic spy movie of all time, or is this one movie you’d rather see destroyed by a laser? You won’t know until you grab the remote (just don’t hit the ejector seat button!) and stream it on Netflix. Come for the killer Shirley Bassey theme song and stay for the borderline pornographic footage of the Aston Martin DB5, the sexiest car in cinematic history!

Later this year, everyone’s favorite big-screen web-slinger will return for his latest blockbuster in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. With production having come to an end back in December 2025, Tom Holland‘s time to suit up again and save the world gets closer and closer. Following the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Brand New Day is the next stop before the Avengers come face-to-face with their Doomsday later in the year, as possibly the most ambitious movie in the record-breaking franchise yet debuts in theaters on December 18.

Whilst you wait for Spider-Man’s new movie, a trilogy many would call the best in superhero movie history is about to swing onto a new streamer. Helmed by horror icon Sam Raimi, who recently returned to the horror directing chair after 17 years with the box office smash Send Help, the early Noughties Spider-Man trilogy saw Tobey Maguire don the iconic mask and suit as he looked to save his city from a selection of comic book villains.

Followed by an excellent second installment and a less-impressive third, there were initial plans for a fourth movie starring Maguire, which had been dated for a 2011 release and would’ve reportedly boasted the talents of John Malkovich and Anne Hathaway. Alas, after Raimi walked away following disputes over the scripts, the film never materialized. This month, you’ll get the chance to relive Raimi and Maguire’s Spider-Man trilogy as it officially becomes available to stream on HBO Max.

A Fourth in the Trilogy Just Got a Terrible Update

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Thanks to the success of Maguire’s Spidey returning in Spider-Man: No Way Home, the thought of a fourth movie in the series finally materializing started to feel like it could become a reality. Alas, in a recent interview, Raimi squashed those dreams, saying it wouldn’t “be right for me to go back and try and resurrect my version of this story,” and adding:

“Stan Lee’s great character — that a bullpen of writers in New York at Marvel had come up with stories for — he created the character, but so many people contributed, so many artists, that for a brief time I was handed the torch to carry on after 40 years of Spider-Man comics. And then after my three movies, I handed the torch off to someone else. And I think they’ve got to keep running with the storyline and the audience that is now following the torchbearer.”

The Spider-Man trilogy is available to stream this month on HBO Max.

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May 1, 2002

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121 minutes

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Sam Raimi

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