17 of the most popular movies released till date,

 Sure, here are 17 of the most popular movies released till date, along with a brief description of each:

1. Titanic (1997) - Directed by James Cameron, this romantic drama tells the story of a wealthy woman and a poor man who fall in love aboard the doomed ship.

2. The Godfather (1972) - Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, this crime drama follows the Corleone family, a powerful Mafia dynasty, and the struggles they face to maintain their power.

3. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - Directed by Frank Darabont, this drama follows the story of a man who is wrongly convicted of murder and sent to prison, where he forms an unlikely friendship with a fellow inmate.

4. The Dark Knight (2008) - Directed by Christopher Nolan, this superhero film features Batman as he tries to stop the Joker from wreaking havoc on Gotham City.

5. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Directed by Peter Jackson, this epic fantasy film concludes the story of Frodo Baggins and his quest to destroy the One Ring.

6. Forrest Gump (1994) - Directed by Robert Zemeckis, this comedy-drama tells the story of a simple man who finds himself in the midst of some of the most important events in American history.

7. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) - Directed by George Lucas, this space opera is the first in the original Star Wars trilogy and follows a group of rebels as they try to destroy the Death Star and defeat the evil Empire.

8. The Matrix (1999) - Directed by the Wachowskis, this science fiction action film tells the story of a computer programmer who discovers that his reality is actually a simulation created by machines.

9. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - Directed by Jonathan Demme, this psychological horror-thriller follows FBI agent Clarice Starling as she tries to catch a serial killer with the help of a cannibalistic psychiatrist.

10. Jurassic Park (1993) - Directed by Steven Spielberg, this science fiction adventure film follows a group of scientists who clone dinosaurs and open an amusement park based on them, only to have things go horribly wrong.

11. The Lion King (1994) - Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, this animated musical tells the story of a young lion prince who must take his rightful place as king and defeat his evil uncle.

12. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Directed by Steven Spielberg, this science fiction film follows a young boy who befriends an alien and tries to help him return to his home planet.

13. Jaws (1975) - Directed by Steven Spielberg, this horror-thriller follows a small seaside town as it is terrorized by a giant man-eating shark.

14. The Exorcist (1973) - Directed by William Friedkin, this horror film follows a young girl who becomes possessed by a demonic entity, and the efforts of two priests to save her.

15. Inception (2010) - Directed by Christopher Nolan, this science fiction action film follows a thief who enters people's dreams to steal their secrets, but is tasked with planting an idea in someone's mind instead.

16. Goodfellas (1990) - Directed by Martin Scorsese, this crime drama follows the rise and fall of a young man who becomes involved in the Mafia.

17. Pulp Fiction (1994) - Directed by Quentin Tarantino, this crime film follows the intersecting storylines of several characters in the criminal underworld of Los Angeles.