Hollywood movies have a great niche of topmost movies. There are a huge number of people who love to watch the same movie a number of times. The major genres into which most of the films can be categorized are Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Crime, Drama and the other categories will be next to these. So, let’s have a look at the top 5 Hollywood movies from a different genre that gained huge popularity in the audience, such as Shawshank Redemption.
1. Aliens
‘Aliens’ is one of the top Hollywood action movies. This movie is the second version of Alien that was released in the year 1979 and Aliens was released in the year 1986. The big-budget film runs around the adrenalin-fueled war-action film sequel. This film stars Lt. Ellen Ripley, Carter Burke and others. This action genre movie has been nominated for more than 5 Academy awards for the categories of best visual effects, best sound effects editing and other categories too. This movie revolves around the ‘Vietnamese-style’ heroic conflict that takes place between heavily-armed Marines and an unbeatable enemy alien.
2. Harry Potter Films
Every person around the globe is aware and waits eagerly for the upcoming movies of Harry Potter that fall into a Fantasy, Children or Adventure genre. This chain of films has started its journey in the Hollywood from the year 2001 with the entry of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and continued for about a decade till Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 in 2011. All these films are made upon the written work from J.K. Rowling’s books. However, the audience around the world is eagerly waiting for the upcoming movie of Harry Potter.
3. Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park is one of the best adventure movies that have gained popularity from the audience around the world. This movie has been into Hollywood from the year of 1993 and ended with the sequel trilogy that ended with the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in the year of 2018. This movie is created on the novel by Michael Crichton. The movie gained popularity which made it to the nominations and was awarded as well. It has won awards in the three categories that include the Best Visual Effects, Best Sound and Best Sound Editing. One of the best things about this movie is that on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, this film was again re-released in 3-D as well as IMAX in 2013.
4. Toy Story
Toy story is another best Hollywood movie that falls into the genre of animation. The best thing about this movie is that it has been designed using amazing technology. This movie was released in 1995.
5. The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption is yet another wonderful drama movie that has gained a huge fan base. This movie was released in 1994. Directed by Frank Darabont, this American thriller movie is a must-watch but, at the same time, a disturbing one as it shows the hard realities of criminals living a terrible life in Shawshank State Penitentiary. The lead Tim Robbins plays the character of Andy Dufresne, who is convicted of killing his wife and lover. He is sent to Shawshank Prison, where he came across other criminals being subject to the cruelties of a corrupt warden, predatory inmates, and sadistic guards. Ultimately, the inmates are seen forming a bonding and loving community where they are supporting each other in darkest times.
So, these are the top 5 Hollywood movies from different genres.