The EW 1000

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

Gift Guide: 25 DVD Library Musts

The 25 films EW named as the best of the past 25 years can't fail to please the movie lovers on your list — who wouldn't like to unwrap ''The Matrix,'' ''GoodFellas,'' or ''The Lord of the Rings'' on the big day?

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Gift Guide: 25 DVD Library Musts

25. SHREK (2001)

By taking relentless (and funny!) potshots at the Disney formula, the ogre with the Mike Myers brogue — and the gloriously anarchic pop soundtrack — made ugly the new beautiful.

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