The Riker Scale

Updated July 2023

99 Rating 

1. The Incredibles (2004), PG, Directed by Brad Bird
2. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005), PG-13, Directed by George Lucas
3. The Godfather (1972), R, Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
4. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), PG, Directed by Irvin Kershner

98 Rating

5. Jurassic Park (1993), PG-13, Directed by Steven Spielberg
6. The Dark Knight (2008), PG-13, Directed by Christopher Nolan

97 Rating

7. Ocean’s Eleven (2001), PG-13, Directed by Steven Soderberg
8. The Sandlot (1993), G, Directed by David Mickey Evans

96 Rating

9. Monsters Inc. (2001), G, Directed by Pete Docter
10. Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), PG, Directed by Steven Spielberg

95 Rating

11. La La Land (2016), PG-13, Directed by Damien Chazelle
12. Count of Monte Cristo (2002), PG-13, Directed by Kevin Reynolds
13. Ford v. Ferrari (2019), PG-13, Directed by James Mangold

93 Rating

14. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001), PG, Directed by Chris Columbus
15. Us (2019), R, Directed by Jordan Peele
16. Get Out (2017), R, Directed by Jordan Peele
17. The Departed (2006), R, Directed by Martin Scorsese
18. Toy Story (1995), G, Directed by John Lasseter
19. The Blind Side (2009), PG-13, Directed by John Lee Hancock

92 Rating

20. Rogue One (2016), PG-13, Directed by Gareth Edwards
21. Titanic (1997), PG-13, Directed by James Cameron
22. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), PG-13, Directed by John Hughes
23. Back to the Future (1985), PG, Directed by Robert Zemeckis
24. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), PG, Directed by Chris Columbus
25. The Godfather Part II (1974), R, Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
26. The Batman (2022), PG-13, Directed by Matt Reeves

91 Rating

27. Scarface (1983), R, Directed by Brian De Palma
28. Tenet (2020), PG-13, Directed by Christopher Nolan
29. Spiderman 2 (2003), PG-13, Directed by Sam Raimi
30. Batman Begins (2005), PG-13, Directed by Christopher Nolan
31. Heat (1995), R, Directed by Michael Mann

90 Rating

32. Life is Beautiful (1997), PG-13, Directed by Roberto Benigni
33. Black Panther (2018), PG-13, Directed by Ryan Coogler
34. Miami Vice (2006), R, Directed by Michael Mann

89 Rating

35. Die Hard (1988), R, Directed by John McTiernan
36. Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015), PG-13, Directed by J.J. Abrams
37. Adventures of Tin-Tin (2011), PG, Directed by Steven Spielberg
38. The Martian (2015), PG-13, Directed by Ridley Scott

88 Rating

39. Casino Royale (2006), PG-13, Directed by Martin Campbell
40. Madagascar (2005), PG, Directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath
41. Spiderman: No Way Home (2021), PG-13, Directed by Jon Watts
42. The Shawshank Redemption (1994), R, Directed by Frank Darabont
43. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), PG, Directed by Alfonso Cuaron

87 Rating

44. Memento (2000), R, Directed by Christopher Nolan
45. The Social Network (2010), PG-13, Directed by David Fincher
46. Ratatouille (2007), G, Directed by Brad Bird
47. Toy Story 3 (2010), G, Directed by Lee Unkrich
48. Before Sunrise (1995), R, Directed by Richard Linklater

86 Rating

49. Parasite (2019), R, Directed by Bong-Joon Ho
50. Knives Out (2019), PG-13, Directed by Rian Johnson
51. Spiderman: Homecoming (2017), PG-13, Directed by Jon Watts

85 Rating

52. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977), PG, Directed by George Lucas
53. Into the Spider-Verse (2018), PG, Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman
54. 42 (2013), PG-13, Directed by Brian Helgeland
55. The Prestige (2006), PG-13, Directed by Christopher Nolan

84 Rating

56. Mission Impossible: Fallout (2018),  PG-13, Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
57. The Godfather Part III (1990), R, Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
58. Face/Off (1997), R, Directed by John Woo
59. Collateral (2004), R, Directed by Michael Mann
60. Coco (2017), PG, Directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina
61. Rocky (1976), PG, Directed by John G. Avildsen
62. Sound of Music (1965), G, Directed by Robert Wise
63. Top Gun: Maverick (2022), PG-13, Directed by Joseph Kosinski
64. Death on the Nile (2022), PG-13, Directed by Kenneth Branagh
65. Spiderman (2001), PG-13, Directed by Sam Raimi

83 Rating

66. Toy Story 2 (1999), G, Directed by John Lasseter and Ash Brannon
67. Minority Report (2003), PG-13, Directed by Steven Spielberg
68. Mission Impossible IV: Ghost Protocol (2011), PG-13, Directed by Brad Bird
69. Mission Impossible (1996), PG-13, Directed by Brian De Palma
70. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), PG-13, Directed by David Yates
71. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015), PG-13, Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
72. Good Will Hunting (1997), R, Directed by Gus Van Sant
73. When Harry Met Sally (1989), R, Directed by Rob Reiner
74. Superbad (2007), R, Directed by Greg Mottola

82 Rating

75. Before Sunset (2004), R, Directed by Richard Linklater
76. Up (2009), PG, Directed by Pete Docter
77. No Time to Die (2021), R, Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
78. Silver Linings Playbook (2012), R, Directed by David O. Russell
79. Shrek (2001), PG, Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson
80. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), R, Directed by Quentin Tarantino
81. Uncut Gems (2019), R, Directed by the Safdie Brothers
82. Oppenheimer (2023), R, Directed by Christopher Nolan
83. Indiana Jones: Dial of Destiny (2023), PG-13, Directed by James Mangold
84. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022), PG-13, Directed by Rian Johnson

81 Rating

85. A Time to Kill (1996), R, Directed by Joel Schumaker
86. Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade (1989), PG-13, Directed by Steven Spielberg
87. Romeo + Juliet (1996), PG-13, Directed by Baz Luhrmann
88. Casablanca (1942), G, Directed by Michael Curtiz
89. Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse (2023), PG-13, Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson
90. Aladdin (1992), G, Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker
91. Lion King (1994), G, Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff
92. Finding Nemo (2003), G, Directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
93. First Blood (1982), R, Directed by Ted Kotcheff

80 Rating

94. Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones (2002), PG, Directed by George Lucas
95. Sleepless in Seattle (1993), PG, Directed by Nora Ephron
96. Love & Basketball (2000), PG-13, Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
97. The Hangover (2009), R, Directed by Todd Phillips
98. Searching (2018), PG-13, Directed by Aneesh Chaganty
99. The Insider (1999), R, Directed by Michael Mann
100. Elemental (2023), PG, Directed by Peter Sohn