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The EW 1000

Celebrating the new classics: The 1000 best movies, TV shows, albums, books, and more of the past 25 years

100 New Movie Classics: No. 50-26

We're getting closer to the top of our countdown of the best films of the past 25 years; see why ''Scarface,'' ''Gladiator,'' ''Pretty Woman,'' ''Aliens,'' and others made the grade

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100 New Movie Classics: No. 50-26

50. THE PIANO (1993)

The closing five minutes — when Holly Hunter's mute pianist takes two trips to the bottom of the ocean, one real and one imaginary — are enough on their own to earn Jane Campion's bleak yet beautiful feminist parable a slot on our list.

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25 Most Romantic Gestures in Film

25 New Classic One-Hit Wonders

25 New Classic Movie Soundtracks

25 stars who rocked fashion

50 stars who rocked fashion: No. 50-26

25 TV host/character swan songs

25 best plays/musicals since '83

50 New Stage Classics: No. 50-26

Jodie Foster: 10 death-defying scenes

25 New Classic Movie Death Scenes

Sarah Michelle Gellar's TV fantasy

25 best books since 1983

100 New Book Classics, part 3

The New Book Classics, Part 2

100 New Book Classics, part 1

25 classic TV holiday episodes

25 New Classic Book Covers

100 New Music Classics: The Top 25

50 New Videogame Classics: Top 25

50 New Videogame Classics, part 1

100 New Music Classics, part 3

100 New Music Classics, part 2

Countdown! 100 New Music Classics

100 New TV Classics: The Top 25

100 New TV Classics, part 3

100 New TV Classics, part 2

Countdown! 100 New TV Classics

100 New Movie Classics: The Top 25

100 New Movie Classics, part 3

100 New Movie Classics, part 2

Countdown! 100 New Movie Classics

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