Megalist: All movies over the last 20 years which starred 3 Oscar Winners or More

I've started to notice that the formula for a good movie is to have two stars in it. Very not often do you see films investing beyond that unless it's a mega-ensemble film like Bobby, Murder on the Orient Express or something along those lines. 

I did one of those megalists where I made the criteria films with three Oscar winning actors in the cast excluding Oscar recipients (although honorary recipients are just as worthy, and I will die along those lists). This is not a 100% accurate measure of stardom, and I included people before they won the Oscar or in films for which they won their Oscar (i.e. Shakespeare in Love, A Beautiful Mind) so Larry Crowne (which has a small role for Rami Malek) is essentially a two-star film with a break out star. Lastly worth nothing, a handful of Oscar winners (Judi Dench, Jon Voight, Jim Broadbent, Christopher Plummer, Chris Cooper) are not particularly selective with their roles and don't demand (or maybe simply aren't afforded) top roles, so they normally squeeze into casts in all sorts of places.

Still it's (slightly) interesting to read.

1998:

Shakespeare in Love: Gwyneth Paltrow*, Colin Firth, Geoffery Rush, Judi Dench*
Great Expectations: Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Bancroft, Robert DeNiro, Chris Coooper

Enemy of the State: Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Will Smith, Regina King, Jason Robards

Primary Colors: Emma Thompson, Kathy Bates, Allison Janney

Antz: Gene Hackman, Anne Bancroft, Christopher Walken

One True Thing: Meryl Streep, Rene Zellweger, William Hurt

Big Lebowski: Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, Phillip Seymour Hoffman

A Thin Red Line: Sean Penn, George Clooney, Adrian Brody
Meet Joe Black: Anthony Hopkins, Brad, Marcia Gay Harden

1999:

Talented Mr Ripley: Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, Phillip Seymour Hoffman

American Beauty: Kevin Spacey,* Chris Cooper, Allison Janney

Cider House Rules: Michael Caine*, Charlize Theron, JK Simmons

Insider: Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer
Magnolia: Julianne Moore, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Jason Robards

Tea with Moussilini: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Cher

2000:

Traffic: Michael Douglas, Benicio del Toro*, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Viola Davis
Quills: Geoffery Rush, Kate Winslet, Michael Caine, Joaquin Phoenix

Finding Forrester: Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin

Almost Famous: Frances McDormand, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Anna Paquin

Nurse Betty: Rene Zellweger, Morgan Freeman, Allison Janney

Men of Honor: Cuba Gooding Jr, Robert DeNiro, Charlize Theron

Requiem for a Dream: Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Connelly, Jared Leto
Gone in 60 Seconds: Nicholas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Robert Duvall
Dr T and the Women: Helen Hunt, Laura Dern, Lee Grant

Legend of Bagger Vance: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jack Lemmon

2001:

Royal Tenenbaums: Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow

Shipping News: Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Judi Dench

Beautiful Mind: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly*, Christopher Plummer

Ocean’s 11: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Casey Affleck, Brad Pitt

Miss Congeniality: Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Regina King

Iris: Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent*, Kate Winslet

Hannibal: Julianne Moore, Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman
Bridget Jones Diary: Rene Zellweger, Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent

I Am Sam: Sean Penn, Dianne Weist, Laura Dern
America's Sweethearts: Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Christopher Walken
Captain Corelli's Mandolin: Penelope Cruz, Nicolas Cage, Christian Bale
The Pledge: Jack Nicholson, Benicio del Toro, Helen Mirren
2002:

Adaptation: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper*, Tilda Swinton

Hours: Nicole Kidman*, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep, Allison Janney

Catch Me If You Can: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken

Gangs of New York: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jim Broadbent

Insomnia: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hillary Swank

Banger Sisters: Goldie Hawn, Susan Sarandon, Geoffery Rush

Nicholas Nickelby: Anne Hathaway, Christopher Plummer, Jim Broadbent

Panic Room: Jodi Foster, Forrest Whitaker, Jared Leto
Moonlight Mile: Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon, Holly Hunter

Spiderman: Cliff Robertson, JK Simmons, Octavia Spencer

2003:

Cold Mountain: Nicole Kidman, Rene Zellweger, Natalie Portman, Phillip Seymour Hoffman

21 Grams: Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Melissa Leo

Legally Blonde 2: Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field, Regina King

Mystic River: Sean Penn*, Tim Robbins*, Marcia Gay Harden

Runaway Jury: Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman, Rachel Weisz

Intolerable Cruelty: George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Geoffery Rush

Something’s Gotta Give: Jack Nicholson, Dianne Keaton, Frances McDormand

2004:

Ocean’s 12: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julia Roberts, Casey Affleck
Alexander: Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, Christopher Plummer, Jared Leto
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow: Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Marlon Brando

Finding Neverland: Kate Winslet, Dustin Hoffman, Julie Christie

National Treasure: Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight, Christopher Plummer

Manchurian Candidate: Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Jon Voight
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason: Rene Zellweger, Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth

The Village: Adrien Brody, William Hurt, Joaquin Phoenix

2005:

Batman Begins: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman

Bewitched: Nicole Kidman, Michael Caine, Shirley MacLaine

Miss Congeniality 2: Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Regina King
North Country: Charlize Theron, Francis McDormand, Sissy Spacek

Syriana: George Clooney, Chris Cooper, William Hurt, Christopher Plummer, Viola Davis

[Empire Falls: Helen Hunt, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward]

2006:

Good Shepard: Angelina Jolie, Robert DeNiro, Eddie Redmayne, Joe Pesci

Prairie Home Companion: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones

Superman Returns: Kevin Spacey, Eva Marie Saint, Marlon Brando

All the King’s Men: Sean Penn, Anthony Hopkins, Kate Winslet

Inside Man: Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer
2007:

I’m Not There: Cate Blanchett, Chrstian Bale, Heath Ledger, Julianne Moore

National Treasure 2: Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight, Helen Mirren

Elizabeth the Golden Age: Cate Blanchett, Geoffery Rush, Eddie Redmayne

Darjeeling Limited: Adrianne Brody, Anjelica Huston, Natalie Portman

American Gangster: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Cuba Gooding Jr

Charlie Wilson’s War: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Phillip Seymour Hoffman

In the Valley of Elah: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon

Ocean’s 13: Al Pacino, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck
Assassination of Jesse James: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Rockwell

Hot Fuzz: Olivia Colman, Jim Broadbent, Brad Pitt

2008:

Four Christmases: Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Mary Steenburgen, Sissy Spacek, Jon Voight

Dark Knight: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger*, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman

Burn After Reading: Frances McDormand, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton, JK Simmons

Revolutionary Road: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCpario, Kathy Bates

Doubt: Meryl Streep, Viola Davis, Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton

Righteous Kill: Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Melissa Leo

2009:
Nine: Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench

Brothers Bloom: Adrian Brody, Rachel Weisz, Maxmillan Schell

Men Who Stare at Goats: Kevin Spacey, George Clooney, Jeff Bridges

Everybody’s Fine: Robert DeNiro, Sam Rockwell, Melissa Leo

State of Play: Russell Crowe, Helen Mirren, Viola Davis

2010:

Valentine’s Day: Anne Hathaway, Jamie Fox, Shirley MacLaine, Kathy Bates, Julia Roberts

Red: Helen Mirren, Anthony Hopkins, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Dreyfuss

Inception: Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Caine, Marion Cotillard

Little Fockers: Dustin Hoffman, Robert DeNiro, Barbara Streisand
Conviction: Hillary Swank, Melissa Leo, Sam Rockwell

Eat Pray Love: Julia Roberts, Viola Davis, Javier Bardem

2011:

The Help: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer*, Allison Janney, Sissy Spacek, Mary Steenburgen, Jessica Chastain

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks, Viola Davis
New Year's Eve: Robert DeNiro, Halle Berry, Hillary Swank 

Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides: Penelope Cruz, Geoffery Rush, Judi Dench

Carnage: Jodi Foster, Kate Winslet, Christophe Waltz

Midnight in Paris: Marion Cotillard, Adrian Brody, Kathy Bates

Crazy Stupid Love: Emma Stone, Julianne Moore, Marisa Tomei

The Ides of March: George Clooney, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei

Larry Crowne: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Rami Malek

Iron Lady: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman
Contagion: Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Marion Cotillard

Tree of Life: Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Sean Penn

2012:

Dark Knight Rises: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard

Django Unchained: Jamie Foxx, Christophe Waltz*, Leonardo DiCaprio

Lincoln: Daniel Day-Lewis*, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones

Amazing Spiderman: Emma Stone, Sally Field, Chris Cooper

Les Miserables: Anne Hathaway*, Russell Crowe, Eddie Redmayne

The Company You Keep: Julie Christie, Susan Sarandon, Chris Cooper
The Master: Joaquin Phoenix, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Dern

2013:

Last Vegas: Roberto De Niro, Michael Douglas, Mary Steenburgen, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline

The Butler: Forrest Whitaker, Jane Fonda, Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr, Vanessa Redgrave

American Hustle: Christian Bale, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert DeNiro

Wolf of Wall Street: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jean DuJardin, Matthew McConaughey

Stand Up Guys:  Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin, Al Pacino
Red 2: Helen Mirren, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones
The Big Wedding: Robin Willliams, Robert DeNiro, Susan Sarandon, Dianne Keaton
The Counselor: Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz

August Osage County: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Chris Cooper

2014:

Interstellar: Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, Casey Affleck, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Caine

Grand Budapest Hotel: F. Murray Abraham, Tilda Swinton, Adrian Brody

Night at the Museum 2:  Robin Williams, Rami Malek, Ben Kingsley

X-Men Days of Future Past: Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin

Hunger Games Mockingjay 1: Jennifer Lawrence, Julianne Moore, Phillip Seymour Hoffman,            Amazing Spiderman 2: Emma Stone, Sally Field, Chris Cooper

Noah: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins
Monuments Men: George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Jean DuJardin

The Homesman: Tommy Lee Jones, Hillary Swank, Meryl Streep

Inherent Vice: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Benicio del Toro

2015:
Youth: Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, Rachel Weisz

Big Short: Christain Bale, Marissa Tomei, Melissa Leo, Brad Pitt

Hunger Games Mockingjay 2: Jennifer Lawrence, Julianne Moore, Phillip Seymour Hoffman

Magic in the Moonlight: Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Marcia Gay Harden

2016:

Bridget Jones Baby: Rene Zellweger, Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson

Hail Caesar: George Clooney, Francis McDormand, Tilda Swinton

Jungle Book: Ben Kinglsey, Lupita Nyongo, Chrisopher Walken

Suicide Squad: Jared Leto, Will Smith, Viola Davis

Knight of Cups: Christain Bale, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman

2017:

Murder on the Orient Express: Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Olivia Colman

Kingsman 2: Julianne Moore, Colin Firth, Halle Berry, Jeff Bridges

Tulip Fever: Alicia Vickander, Christophe Waltz, Judi Dench

Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales: Javier Bardem, Geoffrey Rush, Penelope Cruz

2018:

Mamma Mia 2: Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Cher

Book Club: Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Keaton, Jane Fonda, Richard Dreyfuss
The Favourite: Olivia Colman*, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone

Black Panther: Forest Whitaker, Lupita N'yonga, Juliette Whitaker
Avengers Infinity War: Benicio del Toro, Gwyneth Paltrow, William Hurt, Brie Larson

Ocean's 8: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway

Widows: Robert Duvall, Viola Davis, Dan Kaluuya
2019:

Little Women-Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood-Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Al Pacino

Avengers Endgame: Tilda Swinton, Michael Douglas, Marisa Tomei, William Hurt, Natalie Portman, Gwyneth Paltrow

2020:

Prom-Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Ariana DeBose

Dolittle-Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, Octavia Spencer, Marion Cotillard, Jim Broadbent

Little Things-Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, Rami Malek