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100 New Movie Classics: No. 50-26

We're getting closer to the top of our countdown of the best films of the past 25 years; see why ''Scarface,'' ''Gladiator,'' ''Pretty Woman,'' ''Aliens,'' and others made the grade
By EW Staff Updated June 16, 2008 at 06:00 PM EDT
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Scarface, Al Pacino | We suppose the saga of penniless Cuban refugee-cum-wealthy drug kingpin Tony Montana's rise and fall has a moral, if you want to look for it.…
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Children of Men, Clive Owen, ... | Alfonso Cuaron's dystopian film reminded us that adrenaline-juicing action sequences can work best when the future looks just as grimy as today.
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