MRQE Ranks: The Best to Worst Movie Trios

1

Jaws (1975)

Cast: Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey Kramer, Susan Backlinie, Jonathan Filley, Ted Grossman, Chris Rebello, Robert Shaw, Murray Hamilton, Lorraine Gary, Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss

Director: Steven Spielberg

Writer: Howard Sackler, John Milius, Robert Shaw

Synopsis: When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping near the New England tourist town of Amity Island, police chief Martin Brody (Roy Sche... [MORE]

2

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Cast: Aldo Giuffre, Chelo Alonso, Mario Brega, Luigi Pistilli, Rada Rassimov, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Clint Eastwood

Director: Sergio Leone

Writer: Age Null, Null Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Leone

Synopsis: In the Southwest during the Civil War, a mysterious stranger, Joe (Clint Eastwood), and a Mexican outlaw, Tuco (Eli Wallach), form an uneasy partne... [MORE]

3

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Cast: Gabriele Ferzetti, Keenan Wynn, Paolo Stoppa, Marco Zuanelli, Lionel Stander, Jack Elam, Woody Strode, John Frederick, Enzo Santianello, Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Frank Wolff, Jason Robards

Director: Sergio Leone

Writer: Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci, Sergio Leone

Synopsis: There's a single piece of land around Flagstone with water on it, and rail baron Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti) aims to have it, knowing the new railro... [MORE]

4

Goodfellas (1990)

Cast: Frank Sivero, Tony Darrow, Mike Starr, Frank Vincent, Chuck Low, Frank Dileo, Christopher Serrone, Robert De Niro, Paul Sorvino, Joe Pesci, Ray Liotta, Lorraine Bracco

Director: Martin Scorsese

Writer: Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese

Synopsis: A young man grows up in the mob and works very hard to advance himself through the ranks. He enjoys his life of money and luxury, but is oblivious ... [MORE]

5

Star Wars (1977)

Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Eddie Byrne, Phil Brown, Drewe Henley, Peter Cushing, Jack Purvis, Anthony Daniels, Alex McCrindle, Shelagh Fraser

Director: George Lucas

Writer: George Lucas

Synopsis: The Imperial Forces -- under orders from cruel Darth Vader (David Prowse) -- hold Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) hostage, in their efforts to quell ... [MORE]

6

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Cast: Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban, Craig Parker, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Elijah Wood, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin

Director: Peter Jackson

Writer: Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, Stephen Sinclair

Synopsis: The sequel to the Golden Globe-nominated and AFI Award-winning "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "The Two Towers" follows the co... [MORE]

7

The Princess Bride (1987)

Cast: Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, Fred Savage, Peter Falk, Peter Cook, Carol Kane, Billy Crystal, Mel Smith, Chris Sarandon, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Cary Elwes

Director: Rob Reiner

Writer: William Goldman

Synopsis: A fairy tale adventure about a beautiful young woman and her one true love. He must find her after a long separation and save her. They must battle... [MORE]

8

A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

Cast: Jamie Curtis, Tom Georgeson, Patricia Hayes, Geoffrey Palmer, Maria Aitken, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline

Director: John Cleese, Charles Crichton

Synopsis: British gangster George Thomason (Tom Georgeson) and his hapless aide, Ken Pile (Michael Palin), draft a pair of arrogant Americans, grifter Wanda ... [MORE]

9

True Grit (2010)

Cast: Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld, Barry Pepper

Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Synopsis: Fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) joins an aging U.S. marshal (Jeff Bridges) and another lawman (Matt Damon) in tracking her father'... [MORE]

10

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Cast: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Jeffrey Jones, Mia Sara, Jennifer Grey

Director: John Hughes

Writer: John Hughes

Synopsis: Teenaged Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) is a legend in his own time thanks to his uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. In... [MORE]

11

High Fidelity (2000)

Cast: John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black, Todd Louiso, Lisa Bonet, Joan Cusack, Sara Gilbert, Joelle Carter, Chris Rehmann, Ben Carr, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lili Taylor, Tim Robbins, Bruce Springsteen, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Natasha Gregson-Wagner

Director: Stephen Frears

Writer: D.v. Devincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack, Scott Rosenberg

Synopsis: Rob Gordon (John Cusack) is the owner of a failing record store in Chicago, where he sells music the old-fashioned way -- on vinyl. Although they h... [MORE]

12

Superbad (2007)

Cast: Bill Hader, Aviva, Emma Stone, Martha MacIsaac, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Joe Lo Truglio

Director: Greg Mottola

Synopsis: Operating under the assumption that by procuring alcohol for an upcoming party they will finally be able to break their longstanding losing streak ... [MORE]

13

The Big Lebowski (1998)

Cast: David Huddleston, Philip Hoffman, Flea Null, Leon Russom, Sam Elliott, Tara Reid, David Thewlis, Ben Gazzara, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Jeff Bridges, Peter Stormare

Director: Joel Coen

Writer: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Synopsis: Jeff Bridges plays Jeff Lebowski who insists on being called "the Dude," a laid-back, easygoing burnout who happens to have the same name as a mill... [MORE]

14

Y tu mamá también (2001)

Cast: Gael García Bernal, María Aura, Maribel Verdu, Diego Luna, Diana Bracho

Director: Alfonso Cuaron

Synopsis: Mexican-born, New York-based filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón directed this Mexican box-office smash hit about a pair of randy upper-class buddies that spa... [MORE]

15

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Cast: Sandra Sanchez, Ed Swanson, Patricia Decou, Jim King, Bob Griffith, Joshua Leonard, Michael Williams, Heather Donahue

Director: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez

Writer: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez

Synopsis: Found video footage tells the tale of three film students (Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams) who've traveled to a small town to... [MORE]

16

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Cast: Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Kevin McNally, Zoe Saldana, Jonathan Pryce, Treva Etienne, David Bailie, Lee Arenberg, MacKenzie Crook, Trevor Goddard, Isaac Singleton Jr., Brye Cooper, Jack Davenport

Director: Gore Verbinski

Writer: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert

Synopsis: Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) arrives at Port Royal in the Caribbean without a ship or crew. His timing is inopportune, however, because later t... [MORE]

17

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Richard Harris, Alan Rickman, Tom Felton, Bonnie Wright, Matthew Lewis, Robbie Coltrane, Maggie Smith, Warwick Davis, Alfred Enoch, Oliver Phelps, Julie Walters, James Phelps, Richard Griffiths, John Cleese

Director: Chris Columbus

Synopsis: Adaptation of the first of J.K. Rowling's popular children's novels about Harry Potter, a boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the or... [MORE]

18

Slap Shot (1977)

Cast: Jerry Houser, Andrew Duncan, Jeff Carlson, David Hanson, Yvon Barrette, Allan Nicholls, Brad Sullivan, Stephen Mendillo, Yvan Ponton, Matthew Cowles, Kathryn Walker, Melinda Dillon, M. Emmet Walsh, Swoosie Kurtz, Paul D'Amato, Jean Tetreault, Strother Martin, Lindsay Crouse, Michael Ontkean, Paul Newman, Jennifer Warren

Director: George Hill, George Roy Hill

Writer: Nancy Dowd

Synopsis: In the small New England town of Charlestown, the local mill is about to lay off 10,000 workers. The town's minor league hockey team, the Charlesto... [MORE]

19

Tombstone (1993)

Cast: Robert Burke, Sam Elliott, Stephen Lang, Terry O'Quinn, Joanna Pacula, Bill Paxton, Jason Priestley, Michael Rooker, Jon Tenney, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Billy Zane, Buck Taylor, Harry Carey Jr., Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Charlton Heston, Robert Mitchum, Billy Thornton, Michael Biehn, Powers Boothe, Val Kilmer, Kurt Russell, Dana Delany

Director: George Cosmatos, George P. Cosmatos

Writer: Kevin Jarre

Synopsis: Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) and his brothers, Morgan (Bill Paxton) and Virgil (Sam Elliott), have left their gunslinger ways behind them to settle do... [MORE]

20

City Slickers (1991)

Cast: Helen Slater, Noble Willingham, Tracey Walter, Josh Mostel, David Paymer, Bill Henderson, Jeffrey Tambor, Phill Lewis, Kyle Secor, Dean Hallo, Karla Tamburrelli, Yeardley Smith, Jayne Meadows, Alan Charof, Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, Jack Palance, Patricia Wettig

Director: Ron Underwood

Writer: Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel

Synopsis: Every year, three friends take a vacation away from their wives. This year, henpecked Phil (Daniel Stern), newly married Ed (Bruno Kirby), and Mitc... [MORE]

21

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)

Cast: Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas, Brad Pitt, Christian Slater, Stephen Rea, Kirsten Dunst, Domiziana Giordano, Thandie Newton, Indra Ove, Laure Marsac

Director: Neil Jordan

Writer: Anne Rice

Synopsis: Born as an 18th-century lord, Louis (Brad Pitt) is now a bicentennial vampire, telling his story to an eager biographer (Christian Slater). Suicida... [MORE]

22

Charlie's Angels (2000)

Cast: Tim Curry, Kelly Lynch, Crispin Glover, Matt LeBlanc, LL Cool J, Tom Green, Luke Wilson, Bill Murray, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Sam Rockwell

Director: Mcg Null, Joseph McGinty Nichol

Writer: John August, Ryan Rowe

Synopsis: A trio of elite private investigators armed with the latest in high-tech tools, high-performance vehicles, martial arts techniques and an array of ... [MORE]

23

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

Cast: Bryce Howard, Dakota Fanning, Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Elizabeth Reaser, Jackson Rathbone, Peter Facinelli, Kellan Lutz, Xavier Samuel, Cameron Bright, Daniel Cudmore, Charlie Bewley, Jodelle Ferland, Chaske Spencer, Alex Meraz, Kiowa Gordon, Tinsel Korey, Tyson Houseman, Bronson Pelletier, Anna Kendrick, Julia Jones, Booboo Stewart, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke, Bryce Dallas Howard

Director: David Slade

Writer: Melissa Rosenberg

Synopsis: Danger once again surrounds Bella (Kristen Stewart), as a string of mysterious killings terrorizes Seattle and a malicious vampire continues her in... [MORE]

24

Me, Myself & Irene (2000)

Cast: Jim Carrey, Renee Zellweger, Jerod Mixon, Anthony Anderson, Mongo Brownlee, Chris Cooper, Robert Forster, Lin Shaye, Richard Jenkins, Rob Moran, Traylor Howard, Daniel Greene, Zen Gesner, Tony Cox, Mike Cerrone, John-eliot Jordan, Michael Bowman, Jeanne Basone

Director: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly

Writer: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Mike Cerrone

Synopsis: Meet Charlie Baileygates, a 17-year veteran of the Rhode Island police force. Charlie is mild-mannered, hard-working, always helpful, and a devoted... [MORE]

25

Josie and the Pussycats (2001)

Cast: Rachael Cook, Gabriel Mann, Paulo Costanzo, Missi Pyle, Tom Butler, Carson Daly, Rosario Dawson, Parker Posey, Rachael Leigh Cook, Alan Cumming, Tara Reid

Director: Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan

Writer: Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont

Synopsis: Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook), Melody (Tara Reid) and Val (Rosario Dawson) are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out ... [MORE]

26

Three to Tango (1999)

Cast: John McGinley, Bob Balaban, Deborah Rush, Kelly Rowan, Rick Gomez, Patrick Van Horn, David Ramsey, Neve Campbell, Oliver Platt, Matthew Perry, Dylan McDermott, Cylk Cozart

Director: Damon Santostefano

Synopsis: Oscar (Matthew Perry) and Peter (Oliver Platt) land a career-making opportunity when a Chicago tycoon (Dylan McDermott) chooses them to compete for... [MORE]

27

The Three Musketeers (1993)

Cast: Rebecca De Mornay, Gabrielle Anwar, Michael Wincott, Paul McGann, Julie Delpy, Hugh O'Conor, Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Oliver Platt, Tim Curry, Chris O'Donnell

Director: Stephen Herek

Writer: Jack Olesker, Alexandre Dumas Père

Synopsis: D'Artagnan (Chris O'Donnell) travels to Paris hoping to become a musketeer, one of the French king's elite bodyguards, only to discover that the co... [MORE]

28

Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)

Cast: Veronica Alicino, Kevin Symons, Adriane Lenox, Beth Riesgraf, Don Tiffany, Lorne Green, David Cross, Cameron Richardson, Jane Lynch, Jason Lee

Director: Tim Hill

Writer: Jon Vitti, Will Mcrobb, Chris Viscardi

Synopsis: After the tree they called home is cut down and shipped to Los Angeles, talking chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore find a new home with songwriter... [MORE]

29

The Three Musketeers (2011)

Cast: Matthew Macfadyen, Luke Evans, Gabriella Wilde, Mads Mikkelsen, Freddie Fox, Juno Temple, James Corden, Til Schweiger, Dexter Fletcher, Jane Perry, Christoph Waltz, Ray Stevenson, Milla Jovovich, Orlando Bloom, Logan Lerman

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson

Writer: Alex Litvak

Synopsis: D'Artagnan (Logan Lerman) leaves his home in rural France to fulfill his ambition of becoming one of the king's elite guardsmen, the Musketeers. In... [MORE]

30

Batman & Robin (1997)

Cast: Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, John Glover, Elle Macpherson, Vivica Fox, Vendela Thomessen, Elizabeth Sanders, Jeep Swenson, George Clooney, Alicia Silverstone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, Chris O'Donnell

Director: Joel Schumacher

Writer: Akiva Goldsman

Synopsis: This superhero adventure finds Batman (George Clooney) and his partner, Robin (Chris O'Donnell), attempting to the foil the sinister schemes of a d... [MORE]

31

¡Three Amigos! (1986)

Cast: Tony Plana, Joe Mantegna, Jon Lovitz, Martin Short, Patrice Martinez, Alfonso Arau, Chevy Chase, Steve Martin

Director: John Landis

Writer: Steve Martin, Lorne Michaels, Randy Newman

Synopsis: Three cowboy movie stars from the silent era -- Dusty Bottoms (Chevy Chase), Lucky Day (Steve Martin) and Ned Nederlander (Martin Short) -- are fir... [MORE]

32

3 Men and a Baby (1987)

Cast: Tom Selleck, Ted Danson, Steve Guttenberg, Celeste Holm, Nancy Travis, Alex Amini, Dave Foley, Philip Bosco, Margaret Colin, Cynthia Harris

Director: Leonard Nimoy

Writer: Coline Serreau, James Orr, Jim Cruickshank

Synopsis: New York City roommates Peter (Tom Selleck), Michael (Steve Guttenberg) and Jack (Ted Danson) are all successful and happily unmarried, but Peter a... [MORE]