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Merry Christmas
what’s Christmastime to you but a time
for paying bills without money a time
for finding yourself a year older and
knocked up any richer through
revolutionary special effects and even
more revolutionary storytelling this
director has brought our wildest dreams
to life welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 Robert Zemeckis movies
for this list we’re looking at the films
that mr. Zemeckis has directed
throughout his career and are ranking
them based on their critical acclaim
originality and overall fan popularity I
ain’t cheap I can’t be had
number 10 flight southjet to do 7 we’re
in an uncontrolled dive is sending out
of 21,000 feet we’re declaring an
emergency
one of robert zemeckis a–‘s most
compelling films is also one of his most
recent this dramatic thriller centers on
Denzel Washington as an airline pilot
struggling with various addictions were
you aware that she was twice treated for
alcohol addiction the last time was 16
months ago and paid for by southjet
Airlines after saving a Plane full of
passengers from disaster his competence
as a pilot and ability to stay sober are
put to the test you’re here oh man you
will never pay for another drink as long
as you live Zemeckis his first
live-action film since the year 2000
flight saw the director translate his
own experience as a private pilot onto
the screen with his thoughtful Direction
bolstered by Washington’s compelling
performance this toxicology report
states that you were drunk and high on
cocaine felonies punishable by up to 12
years in prison praised by both critics
and audiences though loosely based on a
true story film earned two Academy Award
nominations and proved that Zemeckis was
not even close to finished as a director
Reena Marquez did not drink the vodka
because I drank the body number nine
used cars
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throughout the 80s
Zemeckis brought several unforgettable
lighthearted pieces of entertainment to
the big screen a highlight being this
overlooked r-rated gem that’s
fortunately been finding a wider
audience thanks to its newfound cult
status these brief little arms obviously
hysterical Oh fabulous we have a new
deal in this comedy we follow a crafty
young used-car salesman who tries to
save the business he works for from
falling into the wrong hands
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written by Zemeckis and frequent
collaborator Bob Gale used cars is
filled with laughs energetic
performances and Zemeckis is signature
style yes sir so remember friends that’s
New Deal used cars it really is a wonder
it didn’t do well at the box office upon
initial release number 8 Back to the
Future Part 3
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it’s a science experiment here though
it’s first to appear on this list we
accompany Marty McFly and Doc Brown for
the last time on another awesome
time-traveling adventure
merging genres like comedy science
fiction romance and Western the audience
follows Marty who after being stranded
in 1955 discovers doc is doomed to be
murdered by who else but a member of the
Tannen family to rescue his friend from
his fate the time-traveling teen treks
back to the Old West of 1885 under the
alias of Clint Eastwood Eastwood uh
Clint Clint Eastwood sweet clever and
thoroughly entertaining it also provides
fans of thrilling climax and a good
moral to finish off some exes magnum
opus of a trilogy
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number seven contact
Zemeckis scores yet another
oscar-nominated hit with this science
fiction drama about a scientist
portrayed by Jodie Foster who believes
she’s made contact with alien beings
well we don’t know it might be some type
of advanced communication device or it
could be a teaching machine of some kind
adapted from Carl Sagan’s 1985 novel
contact explores love death religion and
of course extraterrestrial life
similar to Close Encounters of the Third
Kind the film with its incredible
special effects also leaves us wondering
is there life in space that we don’t
know about well we have no idea it could
be anything it could be the first volume
of an encyclopedia Galactica
instructions to acquaint us with their
colonization procedures are there aliens
from other planets trying to make
contact questions everyone wants answers
to and questions that’s a mecca’s with
total creative control skillfully brings
to mind
number six Romancing the Stone who the
hell are you I’m a romance no you’re why
in this action-adventure rom-com we
follow Kathleen Turner who portrays a
mousy romance novelist who may have more
in common with her characters than she’d
like to admit my god what kind of
trouble are you in
she’s tasked with delivering a treasure
map to Colombian smugglers as ransom in
order to save her kidnapped sister
they have jungles death Tony insects the
size of Sanitation trucks
revolutionaries it’s not that shocking
men that there were comparisons between
this film and a certain badass Nazi
fighting archaeologist movie however the
screenplay for Romancing the Stone was
in fact written five years before
Indiana Jones look you want to kill me
take me back to Queens II don’t we don’t
let me die in a jungle like a goddamn
snake the result was a fun funny and
spirited adventure for movie goers and
Zemeckis is first big hit is it
poisonous yeah not very tasty
number five Back to the Future Part 2
like Gabor him finally we get to see
what the Year 2015 would look like in
the world of Back to the Future that is
[Music]
a sequel that lives up to its
predecessor we embark on another blast
into the past and future as Marty McFly
and Doc Brown accidentally create a
dystopic 1985 and must once again travel
back to 1955 to prevent those
catastrophic changes it’s gotta be the
wrong year
despite some less than stellar reviews
from critics it earned an Oscar nod for
Best Visual Effects little girl stop
look I need to worry hoverboard plus we
can’t help but love the way it calls
back to the first film with its
intertwining storyline
setting us up perfectly for the final
installment in the process is your name
Marty McFly number 4 castaway
Zemeckis collaborates with Tom Hanks for
the second time in this adventure drama
about a workaholic
FedEx employee who realizes what truly
matters in life when he stranded on a
desert island alone where’s Milton where
are you
faced with unique issues in the
filmmaking process like Tom Hanks
necessary weight loss and having only
one live character on screen for most of
a film the director rose to the
challenge this is it it’s all that’s
left
check over the whole island and that is
all this left credited as some of the
mecca’s deepest and most seasoned
directing work this film was praised by
both critics and audiences for its
intelligent script and for its take on
the indomitable human spirit
number three Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Roger watch this wading bird one of the
80s most risky films this masterpiece
took critics and audiences by sheer
amazement with its uncanny fusion of
live-action and animation earning it
four Oscars in total
hey come but son you’re not the first
man whose wife played pattycake on him
in a world where humans and tunes
coexist we follow the titular character
who after being framed
for killing a beloved businessman seeks
help from a private detective to prove
his innocence go ahead call the cops
I can hit the head but what do you do
convincing human toon interactions along
with hilarious goofiness and admirable
characters made this an exhilarating
ride to go on with Zemeckis as our
director don’t have the only one for me
you’ll see picadillo we’re gonna be
happy again happy yeah
number two Forrest Gump my mom always
said life was like a box of chocolates
in this comedy-drama we follow Tom Hanks
titular character a simple-minded but
kind-hearted young man who searches for
happiness and his childhood love while
also becoming involved in many American
history events in the process here
Zemeckis uses his magic touch with
special effects and archive footage to
place forest in the middle of the action
making it look amazingly realistic when
he encounters beetles and presidents
congratulations how do you feel
I got it paid I believe you good yes
you’ll be met with critical acclaim
Forrest Gump won six Oscars and is still
Zemeckis a–‘s biggest film to date and
one of the most heartfelt I’m not a
smart man but I know what love is before
we unveil our number one pick here are
some honorable mentions
lady a decision full of confidence
spirit
Christmas keep up the good work
number one back to the future my
calculations are correct when this baby
hits 88 miles per hour you’re gonna see
some serious shit really what else could
it be with its trademark use of
impressive special effects this film
also has all the eccentricity and heart
critics and audiences have come to know
and expect from Zemeckis wait a minute
wait a minute doc ha are you telling me
you built a time machine out of a
DeLorean a sci-fi comedy classic about
teenager Marty McFly who with the help
from his friend Doc Brown accidentally
travels from 1985 to 1955 where he meets
his teenage parents and inadvertently
puts his own existence in jeopardy
tell me future boy who’s President of
the United States in 1985 Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan the actor with love
relationships and time as its themes
Back to the Future is also funny smart
light-hearted and charming all of which
help it to be Zemeckis s most iconic
film of all time hey Doc we gotta back
up we don’t have enough road to get up
to 88 rows
well we’re going we don’t need roads do
you agree with our list I’m not bad I’m
just drawn that way what’s your favorite
Robert Zemeckis film what do you think I
really don’t know for more entertaining
top 10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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you
[Music]
Merry Christmas
what’s Christmastime to you but a time
for paying bills without money a time
for finding yourself a year older and
knocked up any richer through
revolutionary special effects and even
more revolutionary storytelling this
director has brought our wildest dreams
to life welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 Robert Zemeckis movies
for this list we’re looking at the films
that mr. Zemeckis has directed
throughout his career and are ranking
them based on their critical acclaim
originality and overall fan popularity I
ain’t cheap I can’t be had
number 10 flight southjet to do 7 we’re
in an uncontrolled dive is sending out
of 21,000 feet we’re declaring an
emergency
one of robert zemeckis a–‘s most
compelling films is also one of his most
recent this dramatic thriller centers on
Denzel Washington as an airline pilot
struggling with various addictions were
you aware that she was twice treated for
alcohol addiction the last time was 16
months ago and paid for by southjet
Airlines after saving a Plane full of
passengers from disaster his competence
as a pilot and ability to stay sober are
put to the test you’re here oh man you
will never pay for another drink as long
as you live Zemeckis his first
live-action film since the year 2000
flight saw the director translate his
own experience as a private pilot onto
the screen with his thoughtful Direction
bolstered by Washington’s compelling
performance this toxicology report
states that you were drunk and high on
cocaine felonies punishable by up to 12
years in prison praised by both critics
and audiences though loosely based on a
true story film earned two Academy Award
nominations and proved that Zemeckis was
not even close to finished as a director
Reena Marquez did not drink the vodka
because I drank the body number nine
used cars
[Music]
throughout the 80s
Zemeckis brought several unforgettable
lighthearted pieces of entertainment to
the big screen a highlight being this
overlooked r-rated gem that’s
fortunately been finding a wider
audience thanks to its newfound cult
status these brief little arms obviously
hysterical Oh fabulous we have a new
deal in this comedy we follow a crafty
young used-car salesman who tries to
save the business he works for from
falling into the wrong hands
[Music]
written by Zemeckis and frequent
collaborator Bob Gale used cars is
filled with laughs energetic
performances and Zemeckis is signature
style yes sir so remember friends that’s
New Deal used cars it really is a wonder
it didn’t do well at the box office upon
initial release number 8 Back to the
Future Part 3
[Music]
it’s a science experiment here though
it’s first to appear on this list we
accompany Marty McFly and Doc Brown for
the last time on another awesome
time-traveling adventure
merging genres like comedy science
fiction romance and Western the audience
follows Marty who after being stranded
in 1955 discovers doc is doomed to be
murdered by who else but a member of the
Tannen family to rescue his friend from
his fate the time-traveling teen treks
back to the Old West of 1885 under the
alias of Clint Eastwood Eastwood uh
Clint Clint Eastwood sweet clever and
thoroughly entertaining it also provides
fans of thrilling climax and a good
moral to finish off some exes magnum
opus of a trilogy
[Music]
number seven contact
Zemeckis scores yet another
oscar-nominated hit with this science
fiction drama about a scientist
portrayed by Jodie Foster who believes
she’s made contact with alien beings
well we don’t know it might be some type
of advanced communication device or it
could be a teaching machine of some kind
adapted from Carl Sagan’s 1985 novel
contact explores love death religion and
of course extraterrestrial life
similar to Close Encounters of the Third
Kind the film with its incredible
special effects also leaves us wondering
is there life in space that we don’t
know about well we have no idea it could
be anything it could be the first volume
of an encyclopedia Galactica
instructions to acquaint us with their
colonization procedures are there aliens
from other planets trying to make
contact questions everyone wants answers
to and questions that’s a mecca’s with
total creative control skillfully brings
to mind
number six Romancing the Stone who the
hell are you I’m a romance no you’re why
in this action-adventure rom-com we
follow Kathleen Turner who portrays a
mousy romance novelist who may have more
in common with her characters than she’d
like to admit my god what kind of
trouble are you in
she’s tasked with delivering a treasure
map to Colombian smugglers as ransom in
order to save her kidnapped sister
they have jungles death Tony insects the
size of Sanitation trucks
revolutionaries it’s not that shocking
men that there were comparisons between
this film and a certain badass Nazi
fighting archaeologist movie however the
screenplay for Romancing the Stone was
in fact written five years before
Indiana Jones look you want to kill me
take me back to Queens II don’t we don’t
let me die in a jungle like a goddamn
snake the result was a fun funny and
spirited adventure for movie goers and
Zemeckis is first big hit is it
poisonous yeah not very tasty
number five Back to the Future Part 2
like Gabor him finally we get to see
what the Year 2015 would look like in
the world of Back to the Future that is
[Music]
a sequel that lives up to its
predecessor we embark on another blast
into the past and future as Marty McFly
and Doc Brown accidentally create a
dystopic 1985 and must once again travel
back to 1955 to prevent those
catastrophic changes it’s gotta be the
wrong year
despite some less than stellar reviews
from critics it earned an Oscar nod for
Best Visual Effects little girl stop
look I need to worry hoverboard plus we
can’t help but love the way it calls
back to the first film with its
intertwining storyline
setting us up perfectly for the final
installment in the process is your name
Marty McFly number 4 castaway
Zemeckis collaborates with Tom Hanks for
the second time in this adventure drama
about a workaholic
FedEx employee who realizes what truly
matters in life when he stranded on a
desert island alone where’s Milton where
are you
faced with unique issues in the
filmmaking process like Tom Hanks
necessary weight loss and having only
one live character on screen for most of
a film the director rose to the
challenge this is it it’s all that’s
left
check over the whole island and that is
all this left credited as some of the
mecca’s deepest and most seasoned
directing work this film was praised by
both critics and audiences for its
intelligent script and for its take on
the indomitable human spirit
number three Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Roger watch this wading bird one of the
80s most risky films this masterpiece
took critics and audiences by sheer
amazement with its uncanny fusion of
live-action and animation earning it
four Oscars in total
hey come but son you’re not the first
man whose wife played pattycake on him
in a world where humans and tunes
coexist we follow the titular character
who after being framed
for killing a beloved businessman seeks
help from a private detective to prove
his innocence go ahead call the cops
I can hit the head but what do you do
convincing human toon interactions along
with hilarious goofiness and admirable
characters made this an exhilarating
ride to go on with Zemeckis as our
director don’t have the only one for me
you’ll see picadillo we’re gonna be
happy again happy yeah
number two Forrest Gump my mom always
said life was like a box of chocolates
in this comedy-drama we follow Tom Hanks
titular character a simple-minded but
kind-hearted young man who searches for
happiness and his childhood love while
also becoming involved in many American
history events in the process here
Zemeckis uses his magic touch with
special effects and archive footage to
place forest in the middle of the action
making it look amazingly realistic when
he encounters beetles and presidents
congratulations how do you feel
I got it paid I believe you good yes
you’ll be met with critical acclaim
Forrest Gump won six Oscars and is still
Zemeckis a–‘s biggest film to date and
one of the most heartfelt I’m not a
smart man but I know what love is before
we unveil our number one pick here are
some honorable mentions
lady a decision full of confidence
spirit
Christmas keep up the good work
number one back to the future my
calculations are correct when this baby
hits 88 miles per hour you’re gonna see
some serious shit really what else could
it be with its trademark use of
impressive special effects this film
also has all the eccentricity and heart
critics and audiences have come to know
and expect from Zemeckis wait a minute
wait a minute doc ha are you telling me
you built a time machine out of a
DeLorean a sci-fi comedy classic about
teenager Marty McFly who with the help
from his friend Doc Brown accidentally
travels from 1985 to 1955 where he meets
his teenage parents and inadvertently
puts his own existence in jeopardy
tell me future boy who’s President of
the United States in 1985 Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan the actor with love
relationships and time as its themes
Back to the Future is also funny smart
light-hearted and charming all of which
help it to be Zemeckis s most iconic
film of all time hey Doc we gotta back
up we don’t have enough road to get up
to 88 rows
well we’re going we don’t need roads do
you agree with our list I’m not bad I’m
just drawn that way what’s your favorite
Robert Zemeckis film what do you think I
really don’t know for more entertaining
top 10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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