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

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).