Best Plot in Films — Rated 4/4 on Quartile

Quartile rates every film 1–4 across Plot, Acting, Cinematography, Novelty and Ending. These films earned a 4 — Well Above Average — for Plot, ranked by their overall Q score.

1. Arrival (2016) · Q 9.5
2. Good Will Hunting (1997) · Q 9.5
3. Dune: Part Two (2024) · Q 9.5
4. Valley Uprising (2014) · Q 9.5
5. Interstellar (2014) · Q 9.5
6. Dead Poets Society (1989) · Q 9.5
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) · Q 9.5
8. La bola negra (2026) · Q 9.5
9. Tenet (2020) · Q 9.5
10. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) · Q 9.5
11. Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013) · Q 9.5
12. Dune (2021) · Q 9
13. Inglourious Basterds (2009) · Q 9
14. Forrest Gump (1994) · Q 9
15. Captain Fantastic (2016) · Q 9
16. Inception (2010) · Q 9
17. Apocalypse Now (1979) · Q 9
18. American Psycho (2000) · Q 9
19. Soul (2020) · Q 9
20. Tropic Thunder (2008) · Q 9
21. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) · Q 9
22. Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026) · Q 9
23. The Matrix (1999) · Q 9
24. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · Q 9
25. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) · Q 9
26. Toy Story (1995) · Q 9
27. Rush (2013) · Q 9
28. Jurassic Park (1993) · Q 9
29. Free Solo (2018) · Q 9
30. Howl's Moving Castle (2004) · Q 9

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