The Best Movies of Oliver Stone
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The Best Movies of Oliver Stone

Controversial and always exciting, the director of Wall Street, W., and JFK has a fresh take on any given subject. Which is your favorite?

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1 Platoon
Stone drew on his own experiences in Vietnam to make Platoon, which makes clear the brutal and awful nature of war. 270 526
2 JFK
Stone's take on the conspiracy of a lifetime, the assasination of JFK, is as timeless as it is controversial. 154 484
3 Wall Street
In the decades since its release, Wall Street has become celebrated by everyone from greedy bankers to the people who hate them. 154 516
4 Born on the Fourth of July
The tragic tale of Ron Kovic puts opposition to the Vietnam War, and the hatred for its veterans, in perspective. 30 442
5 Natural Born Killers
Visually stunning, with black-and-white, animinated, and surveillence styles, Natural Born Killers is also Stone's most disturbing movie. 21 465
6 Any Given Sunday
Stone's take on pro football is typically unsentimental and a lot closer to the reality of NFL Sunday than other movies of its ilk. -27 417
7 Nixon
Everyone hates Nixon, but Stone didn't take the easy way out, giving the digraced president a humanizing portrait. -58 370
8 Salvador
Drawing on the experiences of a friend, Stone brings El Salvador to life as more than a troubled country on the evening news. -111 345
9 W.
Stone takes on another unpopular president and, with the help of Josh Brolin, shares a nuanced and humanized portrait. -120 382
10 Talk Radio
Stone's technical talents are on display, as he weaves a compelling narrative from, mostly, shots of one man and a microphone. -122 334