The Riker Scale

Updated Feb. 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

92 Rating

19. Titanic (1997), PG-13, Directed by James Cameron
20. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), PG-13, Directed by John Hughes
21. Back to the Future (1985), PG, Directed by Robert Zemeckis
22. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), PG, Directed by Chris Columbus
23. The Batman (2022), PG-13, Directed by Matt Reeves

91 Rating

24. Spiderman 2 (2003), PG-13, Directed by Sam Raimi
25. The Godfather Part II (1974), R, Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
26. Batman Begins (2005), PG-13, Directed by Christopher Nolan
27. Heat (1995), R, Directed by Michael Mann

90 Rating

28. Rogue One (2016), PG-13, Directed by Gareth Edwards
29. Scarface (1983), R, Directed by Brian De Palma
30. Tenet (2020), PG-13, Directed by Christopher Nolan
31. Black Panther (2018), PG-13, Directed by Ryan Coogler
32. Miami Vice (2006), R, Directed by Michael Mann

89 Rating

33. The Blind Side (2009), PG-13, Directed by John Lee Hancock
34. Die Hard (1988), R, Directed by John McTiernan
35. Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015), PG-13, Directed by J.J. Abrams
36. Adventures of Tin-Tin (2011), PG, Directed by Steven Spielberg
37. The Martian (2015), PG-13, Directed by Ridley Scott
38. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977), PG, Directed by George Lucas
39. Life is Beautiful (1997), PG-13, Directed by Roberto Benigni

88 Rating

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

87 Rating

45. Memento (2000), R, Directed by Christopher Nolan
46. The Social Network (2010), PG-13, Directed by David Fincher
47. Ratatouille (2007), G, Directed by Brad Bird
48. Spiderman: Homecoming (2017), PG-13, Directed by Jon Watts

86 Rating

49. Parasite (2019), R, Directed by Bong-Joon Ho
50. Top Gun: Maverick (2022), PG-13, Directed by Joseph Kosinski
51. Knives Out (2019), PG-13, Directed by Rian Johnson
52. Shrek (2001), PG, Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson

85 Rating

53. Toy Story 3 (2010), G, Directed by Lee Unkrich
54. Into the Spider-Verse (2018), PG, Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman
55. Death on the Nile (2022), PG-13, Directed by Kenneth Branagh

84 Rating

56. Mission Impossible: Fallout (2018),  PG-13, Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
57. 42 (2013), PG-13, Directed by Brian Helgeland
58. The Prestige (2006), PG-13, Directed by Christopher Nolan
59. The Godfather Part III (1990), R, Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
60. Collateral (2004), R, Directed by Michael Mann
61. Coco (2017), PG, Directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina
62. Rocky (1976), PG, Directed by John G. Avildsen
63. Sound of Music (1965), G, Directed by Robert Wise
64. Spiderman (2001), PG-13, Directed by Sam Raimi

83 Rating

65. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022), PG-13, Directed by Rian Johnson
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. Aladdin (1992), G, Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker
76. No Time to Die (2021), R, Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
77. Romeo + Juliet (1996), PG-13, Directed by Baz Luhrmann
78. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), R, Directed by Quentin Tarantino
79. Uncut Gems (2019), R, Directed by the Safdie Brothers
80. Inception (2010), PG-13, Directed by Christopher Nolan
81. A Time to Kill (1996), R, Directed by Joel Schumaker
82. Up (2009), PG, Directed by Pete Docter
83. Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade (1989), PG-13, Directed by Steven Spielberg
84. McFarland, USA (2015), PG, Directed by Niki Caro
85. Casablanca (1942), G, Directed by Michael Curtiz

81 Rating

86. Lion King (1994), G, Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff
87. Finding Nemo (2003), G, Directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
88. First Blood (1982), R, Directed by Ted Kotcheff
89. Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones (2002), PG, Directed by George Lucas
90. Sleepless in Seattle (1993), PG, Directed by Nora Ephron
91. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), PG-13, Directed by Destin Daniel Crettin
92. Love & Basketball (2000), PG-13, Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
93. The Hangover (2009), R, Directed by Todd Phillips
94. Searching (2018), PG-13, Directed by Aneesh Chaganty
95. The Insider (1999), R, Directed by Michael Mann
96. Wall-E (2008), G, Directed by Andrew Stanton

80 Rating

97. Lilo and Stitch (2002), G, Directed by Chris Sanders
98. 21 Jump Street (2012), R, Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller
99. Top Gun (1986), PG, Directed by Tony Scott
100. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988), PG-13, Directed by David Zucker