Film was firstly begun in 1890s with the emergence of the first motion pictures. In 1912, the first film ever made in Hollywood in United States went on show, and it was just seventeen-minute long. In 1914, the first official Hollywood film came out; it was directed by Cecil B. De Mille—one of the legends of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Later, by 1915, the American film industry was born in Los Angeles. Since 1920s, the American film industry has earned more money every year than that of any other countries. The most commercially successful American movies in the world are “Gone with the Wind” (1913), “Star Wars” (1977), “Titanic” (1997) and “Avatar” (2009). Nowadays, American film industry has generated hundred movies every year, making the United States the third most prolific producer of films in the world after Indian cinema and Nigerian Cinema.
Below is top 10 best films made in United States of America
1.The Petrified Forest
AGAIN THEY TRIUMPH!…The stars of ‘Human Bondage’ in a picture greater than the play!
Gabby lives and works at her dads small diner out in the desert. She can’t stand it and wants to go and live with her mother in France. Along comes Alan, a broke man with no will to live, who is traveling to see the pacific, and maybe to drown in it. Meanwhile Duke Mantee a notorious killer and his gang is heading towards the diner where Mantee plan on meeting up with his girl.
2.Johnny O’Clock
JOHNNY’S NO GOOD…but that’s how women want him!
Slick, egotistical Johnny O’Clock (Powell) is a partner in a gambling house that has seen better days. When the hat-check girl is found murdered, he gets involved with crooked cops and criminals that includes his shady partner in the casino, Pete.
3.The Lovely Bones
When 14-year-old Susie Salmon is murdered, she watches from above as her family deals with her tragic death — and as her killer prepares to strike again. Torn between vengeance and healing, Susie’s loved ones are forever changed.
4.Destroyer
You’ll Always Remember . . . And Never Forget . . . Destroyer
Flagwaving story of a new American destroyer, the JOHN PAUL JONES, from the day her keel is laid, to what was very nearly her last voyage. Among the crew, is Steve Boleslavski, a shipyard welder that helped build her, who reenlists, with his old rank of Chief bosuns mate. After failing her sea trials, she is assigned to the mail run, until caught up in a disparate battle with a Japanese sub. After getting torpedoed, and on the verge of sinking, the Captain, and crew hatch a plan to try and save the ship, and destroy the sub.
5.Notorious
Notorious woman of affairs… Adventurous man of the world
Released shortly after the war, this classic Hitchcock film illustrates the battle between German Nazis and American spies and the trafficking of drugs.
6.Door-to-Door Maniac
How could she extend the moments he had given her?
A gang of bank robbers terrorize a small town by knocking on doors and then killing whoever answers.
7.Ladder 49
Their greatest challenge lies in rescuing one of their own
Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. Jack has reached a crossroads, however, as the sacrifices he’s made have put him in harm’s way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids.
8.Willow
Adventure doesn’t come any bigger than this.
Fearful of a prophecy stating that a girl child will be born to bring about her downfall, the evil Queen Bavmorda imprisons all pregnant women within the formidable stronghold of Nockmaar. A child, Elora Danan, is born in the Nockmaar dungeons and identified as the prophesied child by a birthmark on her arm. However, before the black sorceress arrives to claim the child, Elora’s mother convinces her reluctant midwife to escape with the baby. Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, is entrusted with delivering the royal infant from evil.
9.Tobacco Road
Shiftless Jeeter Lester and his family of hillbilly stereotypes live in a rural backwater where their ancestors were once wealthy planters. Their slapstick existence is threatened by a bank’s plans to take over the land for more profitable farming.
10.Make Way For Tomorrow
At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents’ home is being foreclosed. “Temporarily,” Ma moves in with son George’s family, Pa with daughter Cora. But the parents are like sand in the gears of their middle-aged children’s well regulated households. Can the old folks take matters into their own hands?