Our Favorite Theatergoing Experiences of the 21st Century

Tears, cheers, and other highlights from 25 years of going to the movies.

Top 50 Movies of the 21st Century

Our picks for the movies that have made our lives sweeter over the last 25 years.

ToppingsCinema SugarNovember 4, 2024hero, 21st Century, Road to Perdition, Midsommar, Palm Springs, The Lives of Others, Paterson, 25th Hour, Jennifer's Body, Top Gun: Maverick, The Cabin in the Woods, Bridesmaids, Amelie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Brick, The Zone of Interest, Lincoln, Grizzly Man, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Spirited Away, Moulin Rouge, Lost In Translation, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Moana, Midnight in Paris, Before Sunset, Anchorman, In the Mood for Love, The Descent, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Hell or High Water, The Tree of Life, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mulholland Drive, Inglourious Basterds, La La Land, No Country for Old Men, Get Out, Signs, Pan's Labyrinth, Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, There Will Be Blood, The Dark Knight, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Parasite, Almost Famous, Zodiac, Little Women, Arrival, Moonlight, WALL-E, Children of Men, row 2

My Kind of Tinseltown: A Chicago Movie Autobiography

There's a special thrill in seeing your reality reflected back to you on a giant screen, as The Fugitive, The Blues Brothers, A League of Their Own, and so many other Chicago movies have done for me as a lifelong Chicagoan.

The ScoopBryan WawzenekSeptember 25, 2024Chicago, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Untouchables, The Fugitive, Wayne's World, Rookie of the Year, Hoop Dreams, A League of Their Own, High Fidelity, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, The Blues Brothers, Home Alone, The Dark Knight

Top 10 Chicago Movies

Chicago is second to none for welcoming the most colorful movie characters, including the fugitive doctors, future presidents, and truant teenagers that fill out our list.

ToppingsCinema SugarSeptember 6, 2024Chicago, The Dark Knight, Southside With You, Return to Me, Uncle Buck, While You Were Sleeping, Candyman, High Fidelity, Judas and the Black Messiah, The Fugitive, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Top 10 Action Movies

Come with us if you want to live vicariously through the stunts, shootouts, chases, fights, and other heart-pounding moments of our favorite action flicks.

ToppingsCinema SugarMay 6, 2024Action, Last Action Hero, Prey, The Bourne Ultimatum, Foxy Brown, Point Break, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Dark Knight, Mad Max: Fury Road, Die Hard, Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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