Top 5 Oscar movies must watch

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  1. Ben-Hur (1959)
    G | 212 min | Adventure, Drama, History

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When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet

Won 11 Oscars.

Budget: $19M
Box Office: $90M

  1. Titanic (1997)
    PG-13 | 194 min | Drama, Romance

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A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates

Won 11 Oscars.

Budget: $200M
Box Office: $2.185M

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    PG-13 | 201 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

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Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.

Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom

Won 11 Oscars.

Budget: $94M
Box Office: $1.120M

  1. West Side Story (1961)
    Not Rated | 153 min | Crime, Drama, Musical

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Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

Directors: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise | Stars: Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn

Won 10 Oscars.

Budget: $6M
Box Office: $43.7M

  1. Gigi (1958)
    G | 115 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

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Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship, but it may not stay platonic for long.

Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold

Won 9 Oscars.

Budget: $3.3M
Box Office: $13.2M