There has been an evident deviation in the way horror movies are made today then they were made earlier in times gone by. Earlier the emphasis was laid on overt and explicit content, gore, blood, scary make-up and a scary story involving supernatural machinery. However, as time progressed and technology got better and better, directors took a leap into psychological thrillers and moved away from run-of-the-mill ghost stories and phantom chronicles. Modern directors did not completely do away with the supernatural and ghost trends but ventured to explore the horrific nature of human beings and dangerous potential of human beings. So we had this influx of movies dealing with the problem of the twisted mind and its devilish inclinations.

Following is a list of horror movies that have been famous for raising impulse rates and increasing heart beats. The list is not based on any sort of hierarchy or preference and the movies are randomly selected.

• The Ring (2002)
• The Exorcist (1973)
• Pet Cemetery (1989)
• Friday the 13th (1980)
• The Evil Dead (1981)
• The Omen (1976/2006)
• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
• The Thing (1982)
• Psycho (1960)
• Dawn of the Dead (1978)
• The Haunting (1963)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
• Les Diaboliques (1955)
• The Beyond (1981)
• Hell Raiser (1987)
• The Blair Witch Project (1999)
• Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
• Halloween (1978)
• The Sixth Sense (1999)
• The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
• Shaun of the Dead (2004)

The list mentioned above is by no means complete. There may be numerous other scary movies which have not been mentioned here. So, please free to add any movie that you think deserves mention here.

Movies like Troy, The Ten Commandments and Julius Ceaser, etc are movies that have been made on classical epics. These movies are made on wide scales and huge canvas. Directors of epic movies present the story in an out-of-the-world manner taking assistance of special effects, creating real-life sets, doing historical research and other field work to recreate the magic of epic as far as they can.

These movies that appear innocent on the surface, actually insinuate and glorify violence, beauty over talent or intellect, revenge, power of body over mind, universality of superheroes, etc. They create unrealistic stereotypes in the minds of children and have them in turn measure themselves according to these stereotypes. This is how movies corrupts the young and innocent.

The situation isn’t that bad at all and we should not prevent our children from watching movies. As parents we can educate them better against any sort of hegemonic ideals or promote in them a sense of respect for others and for themselves. So that they can distinguish between good and bad influence and respond accordingly. If one knows better, one does better. Hence, make your children aware of the harmful effects of violence and let them make choices of what is right or wrong.

Following is a list of movies that might prove good for children’s viewing:

• Adventures of Robin Hood
• The Bear
• The Black Stallion
• The Buddy Holly Story
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
• Chicken Run
• The Day the earth stood still
• Duck Soup
• Edward’s Scissorshands
• Emma
• E.T the Extra Terrestrial
• Fly Away Home
• Gandhi
• Ghostbusters
• Great Expectations
• A Hard Day’s Night
• Jurassic Park
• The King and I
• Lawrence of Arabia
• Lilo & Stitch
• Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings
• Mrs. Doubtfire
• The Music Man
• My Fair Lady
• Mary Poppins
• Peter Pan
• Pinocchio
• Rocky
• The Secret Garden
• Shane
• Shrek
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• Singin’ in the Rain
• Steamboat Bill, Jr.
• Westside Story
• The Winslow Boy
• The Wizard of Oz
• Yellow Submarine

The list is not framed in order of preference and might differ from your evaluation. Please feel free to comment on the list and also give in your suggestions to improve the same.

Undoubtedly, various film industries across the world such as Hollywood, Bollywood, etc. are some of the most proliferating industries in the world. Every year dozens and dozens of movies are churned out for the benefit of the movie buffs and the progress of the film industry.

There are certain movies in the course of history that are considered landmarks and are truly movies with magic. There appeal is timeless and can be rightly hailed as classics. Some are inspirational, some are sentimental and emotional, some are funny while others are just simply subtle but loaded with meaning. Whatever, it may be, but there is something extra-ordinary in those which sets them apart from the rest. Following is a list of movies that have been considered by people as Top movies of all times. This list is of course based on judgment of a few and is liable to be deficient. Please add any movie that you feel should have made it to the list.

List of Top movies of all times

• City of God
• The 400 Blows
• The Ten Commandments
• Singin’ in the Rain
• Pyaasa
• Farewell my Concubine
• Ulysses’s Gaze
• Nayakan
• Goodfellas
• Taxi Driver
• Psycho
• Schindler’s List
• The Lord of the Rings
• Finding Nemo
• Drunken Master II
• The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
• Million Dollar Baby
• Seven Samurai
• Lacombe
• Hard Times
• Finding Nemo
• The Incredibles
• Shrek
• Lawrence of Arabia
• The Godfather
• It’s a Wonderful Life
• E.T – Extra Terrestrial
• Bande A Part
• The Shawshank Redemption
• The Terminator
• Silence of the Lamb
• A Clockwork Orange
• Modern Times
• City Lights
• The Wizard of Oz
• Citizen Kane
• The Lion King
• To kill a Mockingbird
• One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest

The list mentioned above is not based on any kind of hierarchy and simply mentions the names of good feature films.