Oscars: Every Best Picture Winner Ever Ranked From Worst To Best

By Jack Pooley / March 6, 2018

51. Mutiny On The Bounty (1935)

There have been numerous adaptations of Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall's 1932 novel over the years, but the Frank Lloyd-directed version remains the best, largely thanks to the memorable performances from Clark Gable and Charles Laughton front and center.

While much has been written over the last 80-plus years about how the movie fudges the real facts of the mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh (Laughton), embraced as a well-crafted slice of escapist entertainment, it is an enjoyable jaunt.

Its influence on pretty much every seafaring movie that followed is undeniable, which is basically enough to make it a solid Best Picture pick (while little that's succeeded it in the genre has managed to better it, especially its own remakes).