# The 38 Best New Line Cinema Movies of All Time

> Middle-earth epics sit next to slasher icons and late-night 90s comedies, all from one indie-born studio that punched far above its size.

*By YPB Team · Published October 29, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-38-best-new-line-cinema-movies-of-all-time*

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1. **The Return of the King** — score 1000/1000
   Peter Jackson's 2003 trilogy finale that won all 11 Oscars it was nominated for, including Best Picture.
2. **The Fellowship of the Ring** — score 948/1000
   The 2001 opening chapter of Jackson's Middle-earth epic that bet New Line's future on Tolkien.
3. **Se7en** — score 619/1000
   David Fincher's 1995 serial-killer thriller with Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman and a notorious box.
4. **Menace II Society** — score 619/1000
   The Hughes brothers' searing 1993 debut about life in Watts.
5. **Hairspray (1988)** — score 582/1000
   John Waters' original 1988 Baltimore comedy with Ricki Lake and Divine.
6. **Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles** — score 541/1000
   The 1990 live-action Turtles film, then the most successful independent release ever.
7. **Blow** — score 541/1000
   Ted Demme's 2001 biopic with Johnny Depp as cocaine smuggler George Jung.
8. **Rush Hour** — score 541/1000
   Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker's 1998 buddy-cop action comedy.
9. **Dumb and Dumber** — score 494/1000
   The Farrelly brothers' 1994 road comedy starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels.
10. **Pleasantville** — score 494/1000
   Gary Ross' 1998 fable of two teens trapped in a black-and-white sitcom.
11. **Set It Off** — score 494/1000
   F. Gary Gray's 1996 heist drama starring Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox and Kimberly Elise.
12. **The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)** — score 442/1000
   Marcus Nispel's 2003 remake that kicked off the 2000s horror remake wave.
13. **Final Destination** — score 442/1000
   The 2000 horror hit where death itself stalks survivors of a plane disaster.
14. **Final Destination Bloodlines** — score 442/1000
   The 2025 franchise revival that became the series' best-reviewed and biggest entry.
15. **The Spy Who Shagged Me** — score 442/1000
   The 1999 Austin Powers sequel that introduced Fat Bastard and Mini-Me.
16. **The Two Towers** — score 442/1000
   The 2002 middle chapter of the trilogy, crowned by the Battle of Helm's Deep.
17. **It** — score 383/1000
   Andy Muschietti's 2017 Stephen King adaptation, the highest-grossing horror film ever at release.
18. **Dark City** — score 383/1000
   Alex Proyas' 1998 noir sci-fi about a city remade every midnight.
19. **A Nightmare on Elm Street** — score 383/1000
   Wes Craven's 1984 slasher that introduced Freddy Krueger and built 'the house that Freddy built'.
20. **The Mask** — score 383/1000
   Jim Carrey's cartoonish 1994 breakout comedy that also launched Cameron Diaz.
21. **Magnolia** — score 316/1000
   Paul Thomas Anderson's sprawling 1999 mosaic of interlocking lives in the San Fernando Valley.
22. **Weapons** — score 316/1000
   Zach Cregger's 2025 horror mystery about a classroom of children who vanish in one night.
23. **The Notebook** — score 316/1000
   Nick Cassavetes' 2004 romance with Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.
24. **Blade** — score 316/1000
   The 1998 Marvel vampire-hunter film with Wesley Snipes that paved the way for superhero cinema.
25. **Boogie Nights** — score 316/1000
   Paul Thomas Anderson's 1997 ensemble saga of the 1970s adult-film industry.
26. **The Conjuring** — score 316/1000
   James Wan's 1980s-set 2013 haunting starring Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson as the Warrens.
27. **Mortal Kombat** — score 316/1000
   Paul W. S. Anderson's 1995 video-game adaptation with its unforgettable techno theme.
28. **Shazam!** — score 316/1000
   The 2019 DC superhero comedy about a boy who becomes an adult hero by saying one word.
29. **Wedding Crashers** — score 316/1000
   The 2005 R-rated comedy hit starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn.
30. **House Party** — score 316/1000
   The 1990 hip-hop comedy with Kid 'n Play that became a cult classic.
31. **Friday** — score 316/1000
   Ice Cube and Chris Tucker's 1995 South Central stoner comedy classic.
32. **Wes Craven's New Nightmare** — score 238/1000
   Craven's meta 1994 return to Elm Street, a precursor to Scream.
33. **Horrible Bosses** — score 238/1000
   The 2011 dark comedy about three friends plotting against their awful bosses.
34. **The Conjuring 2** — score 238/1000
   James Wan's 2016 sequel following the Warrens to the Enfield haunting in London.
35. **American History X** — score 147/1000
   The 1998 drama with Edward Norton as a reformed neo-Nazi trying to save his brother.
36. **Elf** — score 147/1000
   Jon Favreau's 2003 Christmas comedy with Will Ferrell as a human raised by Santa's elves.
37. **Hairspray** — score 0/1000
   The 2007 musical remake with John Travolta, Nikki Blonsky and Michelle Pfeiffer.
38. **Austin Powers** — score 0/1000
   Mike Myers' 1997 spy spoof Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, a home-video cult hit.

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