Every Best Picture Oscar Winner Ranked Worst To Best

21. It Happened One Night (1934)

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Columbia Pictures

It Happened One Night may be pushing ninety, but it hasn't aged a day. With perfectly matched leads in Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert and a crackling script that's wonderfully light on its feet, the film set the blueprint for the meet-cute romcom, and has rarely - if ever - been surpassed.

Following a journalist and a socialite who fall in love whilst on an impromptu road trip that leads to a series of hysterical laughs and unrivalled cast chemistry.

This is about as comforting a Best Picture winner as there's ever been, basking in its sophisticated sexiness, witty dialogue, and the timeless charm offensive of its stars. Everyone should watch it at least once, to appreciate just how effortless it makes things look.

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