What makes a great movie trailer? The sound? The effects? The visuals? The actors or actresses? Well, honestly it’s really simple. After having watched a great movie trailer, It will make you say to yourself, “Damn! That looks awesome! I need to see that.” Or something to that effect. Here is a hand-picked list of the top 50 movie trailers of all-time. If you think there’s one you’ve seen that belongs on this list, or one on this list that you think doesn’t belong…say so.
50. Batman Begins
49. Walk the Line
48. Clerks II
47. The Strangers
46. Men In Black
45. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
44. V for Vendetta
43. Pulp Fiction
42 Cinderella Man
41. Mystic River
40. The Blair Witch Project
39. Requiem for a Dream
38. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
37. 300
36. Almost Famous
35. The Aviator
34. Iron Man
33. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
32. War of the Worlds
31. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
30. There Will Be Blood
29. The Prestige
28. King Kong
27. Good Night, and Good Luck
26. The Shining
25. The Dark Knight
24. Godzilla
23. Casino Royale
22. Mission: Impossible
21. A Clockwork Orange
20. Pineapple Express
19. Saving Private Ryan
18. 21 Grams
17. Munich
16. The Matrix
15. LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring
14. Adaptation
13. The Departed
12. 2001: A Space Odyssey
11. Cloverfield
10. LOTR: The Return of the King
9. No Country For Old Men
8. Independence Day
7. The Abyss
6. Garden State
5. Fight Club
4. Transformers
3. Comedian
2. Unbreakable
1. Alien