Silent classics, noirs, space operas and everything in between: Somehow we managed to rank the best movies of all time

Giggle along with our list of the cinema’s funniest movies like Borat and Mean Girls

From human clones to alien invasions: we asked scientists, filmmakers and writers to select the best sci-fi films in cinema history

Free culture, huge parks and a pub on (almost) every corner

Bistros, romance and culture everywhere you turn: it can only be Paris

Modernista architecture meets Mediterranean beaches: result!

Amazing culture, amazing restaurants, amazing bars, amazing everything

Malibu to Venice Beach to Sunset Strip to Amoeba Records: LA has it all

Time Out readers voted the Windy City the best in the world

A sunny island city that’s a clean, green, modern machine

Traditional meets ultramodern (and it’s the world’s best city for food)

A colourful, frenetic city with a rich, East-meets-West heritage

Australia’s ‘Emerald City’ glitters with lush foliage and a famous harbour

This buzzy cultural capital never stops (except for cocktails)

A sunny sub-tropical city on a snaking river

Gorgeous beaches, a thriving restaurant scene and… penguins? Count us in

From hammams to haggling at souks, Marrakech is chilled one minute, full-on the next

South Africa’s biggest, buzziest city feels like it’s being reborn. Get around with our guide

This vast, football-mad metropolis is a melting pot of cultures, colours and cuisines

From Carnival to the ubiquitous street parties, no one throws a bash like Rio’s cariocas

Locals’ undying lust for life infatuates visitors to the humming Colombian capital