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Crash (1996) |
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The '96 Crash is about a strange sexual fetish. It's a sexy film with insane characters.
Quote VAUGHAN: The car crash is a fertilizing rather than a destructive event.
Director: David Cronenberg
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| 199 |
Duo luo tian shi (1995)
Fallen Angels |
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The supposed third story of 'Chungking Express', and although not as good, it's just as fresh and fun.
Quote KILLER'S AGENT: The road wasn't long, and I knew I'd be getting off soon. But at that moment, I felt such warmth.
Director: Kar Wai Wong
IMDB » (7.3/10)
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| 198 |
True Romance (1993) |
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Written by Tarentino, and a killer cast makes this one of the best crime/love stories.
Quote CLARENCE: I always said, if I had to fuck a guy... I mean had to, if my life depended on it... I'd fuck Elvis.
Director: Tony Scott
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| 197 |
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) |
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Kubrick's last film was both sexual and creepy, starring the most popular Hollywood couple of the late 90's.
Quote RED CLOAK: Remove your clothes... or would you like us to do it for you?
Director: Stanley Kubrick
IMDB » (7.2/10)
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| 196 |
Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975) |
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A sexy fun guilty pleasure with a brutal theme. Dyanne Thorne is a great Femme Fatale.
Quote ILSA: You have been given the honor of sleeping with a German woman, an officer of the SS!
Director: Don Edmonds
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| 195 |
Almost Famous (2000) |
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A fun coming-of-age film, but in a whole other way. Great music and fun to be had.
Quote WILLIAM: Please don't give him any more acid.
Director: Cameron Crowe
IMDB » (8.0/10)
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| 194 |
A Night at the Opera (1935) |
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A great Marx brothers comedy that isn't entirely consistant, but has plenty of laugh-out-loud moments.
Quote OTIS: You know the old saying. Two's company, fives a crowd.
Director: Sam Wood
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| 193 |
Babel (2006) |
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A great cast and clever story. It is like three short films that are connected.
Quote CHIEKO: They look at us like were monsters.
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
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| 192 |
Janghwa, Hongryeon (2003)
A Tale of Two Sisters |
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A beautiful little psychological horror with a neat plot twist near the end.
Quote EUN-JU: As much as you hate it, I'm the only one in this world you can call mother.
Director: Ji-woon Kim
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| 191 |
Léolo (1992) |
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A great little French film about a boy with a great mind growing up in Canada.
Quote LEOLO: Because I dream, I am not.
Director: Jean-Claude Lauzon
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| 190 |
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924) |
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A great adventure story and the film looks incredible for it's time, films years later didn't look nearly as good.
Director: Fritz Lang
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| 189 |
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) |
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The film most people will remember James Dean for.
Quote JIM: Please, lock me up. I'm gonna hit somebody and I don't want to...
Director: Nicholas Ray
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| 188 |
Alien (1979) |
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A way-before-it's-time epic horror/science fiction with badass creatures.
Quote ASH: I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies.
Director: Ridley Scott
IMDB » (8.5/10 - Top 250 #44)
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| 187 |
Coffy (1973) |
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A great blaxploitation that includes the goddess Pam Grier. Undeniably good camp.
Quote COFFY: This is the end of your rotten life, you motherfuckin' dope pusher!
Director: Jack Hill
IMDB » (6.7/10)
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| 186 |
Stand by Me (1986) |
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Pure childhood nostalghia. A great growing-up film.
Quote ACE: She's a Catholic, man. There'll all like that. If you wanna get laid, you gotta get yourself a Protestant. A Jew's good.
Director: Rob Reiner
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The Omen (1976) |
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The creepiest 'evil kid' ever, Satan reborn. If only they still made horror movies like this.
Quote FATHER BRENNAN: He must DIE, Mr. Thorn!
Director: Richard Donner
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| 184 |
Beetle Juice (1988) |
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Pure campy fun, enjoyable from beginning to end.
Quote ADAM: Barb, honey... we're dead. I don't think we have very much to worry about anymore.
Director: Tim Buron
IMDB » (7.3/10)
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| 183 |
El espíritu de la colmena (1973)
The Spirit of the Beehive |
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A great look into the mind of a child.
Quote ISABEL: Everything in the movies is fake. It's all a trick.
Director: Victor Enrice
IMDB » (8.0/10)
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| 182 |
Irréversible (2002)
Irreversible |
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A terribly unenjoyble sadistic ride, but a truly unforgettable one.
Quote FISTMAN: Are you a soldier? Good soldiers get fucked to death!
Director: Gaspar Noé
IMDB » (7.3/10)
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| 181 |
American Psycho (2000) |
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Bale is a god, he played this fascinating psycho a little too well.
Quote PATRICK: You're a fucking ugly bitch. I want to stab you to death, and then play around with your blood.
Director: Mary Harron
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| 180 |
Happiness (1998) |
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Don't let the title mislead you, this is a brilliantly dark comedy about some of the most unlikeable people imaginable.
Quote HELEN: I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing with you.
Director: Todd Solondz
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| 179 |
Monster (2003) |
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One of the best serial killer character studies, Charlize Theron underwent one of the most shocking transformations.
Quote AILEEN: People kill each other every day and for what? Hm? For politics, for religion, and THEY'RE HEROES!
Director: Patty Jenkins
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| 178 |
Sleeping Beauty (1959) |
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Groundbreaking animations and despite the typical princess story, it all comes together so well.
Quote FAUNA: Maleficent doesn't know anything about love, or kindness, or the joy of helping others.
Director: Clyde Geronimi
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| 177 |
An American Werewolf in London (1981) |
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I love werewolves, but only a mere few movies stand out. This is the MASTER of werewolf flicks.
Quote JACK: Have you tried talking to a corpse? It's boring.
Director: John Landis
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| 176 |
Hitlerjunge Salomon (1990)
Europa Europa |
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True story about a Jew posing as a german during WW2.
Quote SALOMON: When l had sons, l barely hesitated to circumcise them.
Director: Agnieszka Holland
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| 175 |
Misery (1990) |
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A pretty horrifying experience that makes me glad I don't have a number one fan. Kathy Bates is terrifying.
Quote ANNIE: There is nothing to worry about. You are going to be just fine. I am your number one fan.
Director: Rob Reiner
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| 174 |
Jurassic Park (1993) |
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A fun, adventurous dinosaur epic.
Quote TIM: They only eat vegetables, but for you, I think they'd make an exception.
Director: Steven Spielberg
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| 173 |
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
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A chilling thriller with brilliant chemistry between the leads.
Quote JACK: Believe me, you don't want Hannibal Lecter inside your head.
Director: Jonathan Demme
IMDB » (8.7/10 - Top 250 #26)
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| 172 |
Frida (2002) |
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The story of Mexico's most acclaimed painter, the film is full of beautiful imagery.
Quote DIEGO: Sex is like pissing. People take it much too seriously.
Director: Julie Taymor
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| 171 |
Zabriskie Point (1970) |
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Visually superb, and appealing in topic and charcaters. Something people can now appreciate more than back then.
Quote DARIA: There's a thousand sides to everything. Not just heroes and villains.
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
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| 170 |
Blue Velvet (1986) |
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A stylish David Lynch crime story that is confusing but excellent.
Quote DOROTHY: I have your disease in me now.
Director: David Lynch
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| 169 |
Lolita (1962) |
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A seductive, great looking Kubrick 'love' story.
Quote CLARE: I lay there hovering between consciousness and unconsciousness. It's really the greatest.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
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Precious (2009)
Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire |
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Imaginative and inspirational story about a 'big' girl with an abusive mother.
Quote PRECIOUS: Love ain't done nothing for me... but beat me... rape me... call me an animal!
Director: Lee Daniels
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| 167 |
Yôjinbô (1961)
Yojimbo |
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A classic Samuraj epic about a brave man in a corrupt town.
Quote SANJURO: I hate pathetic people. I'll have to kill you.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
IMDB » (8.3/10 - Top 250 #140)
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| 166 |
Lost Highway (1997) |
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A confusing beautiful mess that is one of the most memorable Lynch films.
Quote FRED: How I remembered them. Not necessarily the way they happened.
Director: David Lynch
IMDB » (7.5/10)
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| 165 |
Dead Alive (1992)
Braindead |
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An over the top gorefest that is funnier than most comedies. Not everyone can appreciate this.
Quote LIONEL: That's my mother you're pissing on.
Director: Peter Jackson
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| 164 |
Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981)
Christiane F. |
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A disturbingly realistic real-life story about a girl who got OUT of the drug world.
Quote DETLEV: I won't let them jerk me off. It wouldn't be a job then.
Director: Uli Edel
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| 163 |
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) |
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One of the most disturbing films ever made. Period.
Quote FRANKLIN: If I have any more fun today I don't think I can take it!
Director: Tobe Hooper
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| 162 |
The Basketball Diaries (1995) |
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Great early role for DiCaprio as a drug addict turned writer.
Quote JIM: All I've been doing is reading this diary wondering how the hell I'm still alive?
Director: Scott Kalvert
IMDB » (7.1/10)
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| 161 |
Fight Club (1999) |
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One of those movies that turn out to be completely different from what you expected. In this case, a pleasant surprise.
Quote TYLER: Fuck redemption! We're God's unwanted children, so be it!
Director: David Fincher
IMDB » (8.8/10 - Top 250 #18)
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| 160 |
Evil Dead II (1987) |
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Completely over-the-top in every way. As good as B-horror gets.
Quote ASH: We just cut up our girlfriend with a chainsaw. Does that sound fine?
Director: Sam Raimi
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| 159 |
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
The Big Hearted Will Take the Bride |
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A long but brilliant Bollywood flick with colorful settings and full of great songs.
Quote RAJ: It's all right, Senorita. In big countries, such small things keep happening.
Director: Aditya Chopra
IMDB » (8.1/10)
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| 158 |
Jackie Brown (1997) |
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Tarentino's most serious film as a homage to Pam's blaxploitation career.
Quote ORDELL: What the fuck happened to you, man? Shit, your ass used to be beautiful!
Director: Quentin Tarentino
IMDB » (7.6/10)
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| 157 |
The Fall (2006) |
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A simple, cute, gorgeous looking film.
Quote ROY: It was the natural order of things... all things must die.
Director: Tarsem Singh
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| 156 |
Vertigo (1958) |
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A great and colorful Hitchcock that is a bit more artistic than his others.
Quote MADELEINE: Only one is a wanderer; two together are always going somewhere.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
IMDB » (8.6/10 - Top 250 #43)
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| 155 |
Kinsey (2004) |
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A fascinating film about sex, or not so much about sex but about the man who dared to study it.
Quote KINSEY: Love is the answer, isn't it? But, sex raises a lot of very interesting questions.
Director: Bill Condon
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| 154 |
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) |
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An emotionally draining film with memorable performances all around.
Quote BLANCHE: Whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.
Director: Elia Kazan
IMDB » (8.1/10 - Top 250 #206)
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| 153 |
Freaks (1932) |
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This movie was banned for years. It's one where you root for the social outcasts, the throwaways, the meek.
Quote HERCULES: They're going to make you one of them, my peacock!
Director: Tod Browning
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| 152 |
Angela's Ashes (1999) |
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A depressing, but touching film about a poor Irish family.
Quote FRANK: Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It's been a minute since my last confession.
Director: Alan Parker
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| 151 |
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) |
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First part of my favorite two-parter. Amazing sword fights and entertaining dialog.
Quote BUDD: That woman deserves her revenge and we deserve to die.
Director: Quentin Tarentino
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| 150 |
The Sixth Sense (1999) |
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One of the few films that still give me goosebumps.
Quote COLE: I see dead people.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
IMDB » (8.2/10 - Top 250 #128)
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| 149 |
The Sound of Music (1965) |
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A highly cheerful musical with great songs.
Quote CAPTAIN: You brought music back into the house. I had forgotten.
Director: Robert Wise
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| 148 |
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
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A rollercoaster of emotions with a breakthrough lead.
Quote JAMAL: When somebody asks me a question, I tell them the answer.
Director: Danny Boyle
IMDB » (8.3/10 - Top 250 #107)
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| 147 |
Rashômon (1950) |
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Perhaps the most influential oriental movie of all time? It is the same story told from four different perspectives.
Quote COMMONER: It's human to lie. Most of the time we can't even be honest with ourselves.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
IMDB » (8.4/10 - Top 250 #91)
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| 146 |
The Pianist (2004) |
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One of the most important films in recent cinema, but also probably the most unenjoyable film I have ever watched.
Quote SZPILMAN: They all want to be better Nazis than Hitler.
Director: Roman Polanski
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| 145 |
The Lion King (1994) |
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A great disney that is still fun for all ages.
Quote LION: Let me get this straight. You know her. She knows you. But she wants to eat him. And everybody's okay with this?
Director: Roger Allers
IMDB » (8.2/10 - Top 250 #142)
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| 144 |
To Have and Have Not (1944) |
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A sexy romance/thriller with meatie characters and sharp dialog.
Quote SLIM: You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow.
Director: Howard Hawks
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The Exorcist (1973) |
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THE film that traumatized me as a child. Doesn't scare me anymore, but it is still ever so memorable.
Quote DEMON: Your mother sucks cocks in Hell, Karras, you faithless slime.
Director: William Friedkin
IMDB » (8.1/10 - Top 250 #189)
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| 142 |
Onibaba (1964) |
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A dark, freaky but classic Japanese film.
Quote WOMAN: I'm not a demon! I'm a human being!
Director: Kaneto Shindô
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The Assassination of Jesse James (2007)
by the Coward Robert Ford |
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Gracefully shot and insane chemistry between the leads.
Quote PATRICK: You're a fucking ugly bitch. I want to stab you to death, and then play around with your blood.
Director: Andrew Dominik
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| 140 |
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) |
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A tensed ride that keeps you on the edge of your seat until the end.
Quote SONNY: I'm a fuck-up and I'm an outcast. If you get near me you're gonna get it, you're gonna get fucked over and fucked out.
Director: Sidney Lumet
IMDB » (8.2/10 - Top 250 #165)
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| 139 |
Harold and Maude (1971) |
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A strange dark comedy with a great message burried underneath it's strangeness.
Quote HAROLD: During war time, the national suicide rate goes down.
Director: Hal Ashby
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| 138 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) |
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A great action flick full of badass effects and cheesy action-fun.
Quote TERMINATOR: Come with me if you want to live!
Director: James Cameron
IMDB » (8.5/10 - Top 250 #42)
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Solyaris (1972)
Solaris |
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Tarkovsky's most confusing one, it is visual poetry mixed with a psychological scifi.
Quote KRIS: The salvation of humanity is in its shame!
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
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| 136 |
Romeo and Juliet (1968) |
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The acting is extremely OTT, and that works in it's favor. Watching this feels like going to the theater. Wonderful.
Quote ROMEO: Death that hath sucked the honey of thy breath hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
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| 135 |
The Gold Rush (1925) |
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Genius, dramatic, funny and most of all, adorable.
Quote REPORTER: Gee! this will make a wonderful story.
Director: Charles Chaplin
IMDB » (8.2/10 - Top 250 #177)
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| 134 |
Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
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Ah, the most talked about love story of the decade. 'Tis about two cowboys living in a backwards time.
Quote JACK: I wish I knew how to quit you.
Director: Ang Lee
IMDB » (7.8/10)
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| 133 |
Wings (1927) |
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First Academy Award for best picture. Definitely a touching and exciting silent film.
Quote DAVID: There is nothing in the world that means so much to me as your friendship.
Director: William A. Wellman
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Batoru rowaiaru (2000)
Battle Royale |
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Would you kill your best friend? This is the film Americans would never dare make.
Quote MITSUKO: What's wrong with killing? Everyone's got their reasons.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
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| 131 |
Sin City (2005) |
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A dark comic-book style action adventure.
Quote MARV: I love hitmen. No matter what you do to them, you don't feel bad.
Director: Frank Miller
IMDB » (8.3/10 - Top 250 #98)
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| 130 |
There Will Be Blood (2007) |
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A slow-burner with a great payoff and brilliant performances.
Quote ELI: Do you think God is going to come down here and save you for being stupid? He doesn't save stupid people.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
IMDB » (8.2/10 - Top 250 #135)
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| 129 |
Pinocchio (1940) |
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A wonderful little Disney gem that has entertained several generations.
Quote PINOCCHIO: I'm real. I'm a real boy!
Director: Ben Sharpsteen
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| 128 |
Velvet Goldmine (1998) |
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It looks great, the music is kick-ass and the cast is perfect. An underrated gem.
Quote BRIAN: Man is least himself when he talks in his own person... Give him a mask and he'll tell you the truth.
Director: Todd Haynes
IMDB » (6.7/10)
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| 127 |
El laberinto del fauno (2006)
Pan's Labyrinth |
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A fairytale for grownups about a girl with an amazing imagination during the Spanish Civil War.
Quote GARCES: If anyone is going to kill you, I'd rather it be me.
Director: Guillermo del Toro
IMDB » (8.4/10 - Top 250 #70)
RottenTomatoes » (8.6/10 - 95% Fresh)
Metacritic » (9.8/10 - 8.4/10)
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| 126 |
Do the Right Thing (1989) |
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A highly artistic movie about the consequences of racism and hate.
Quote BUGGIN' OUT: I'm just a struggling Black man trying to keep my dick hard in a cruel and harsh world.
Director: Spike Lee
IMDB » (7.9/10)
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| 125 |
A Clockwork Orange (1971) |
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So much beautiful chaos, one of Kubrick's best looking films.
Quote ALEX: It's funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
IMDB » (8.5/10 - Top 250 #50)
RottenTomatoes » (8.4/10 - 90% Fresh)
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| 124 |
Serenity (2005) |
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Firefly was a fabulous show cut short, and the film had the show's heart and stepped it up a notch.
Quote WASH: I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar.
Director: Joss Whedon
IMDB » (8.0/10)
RottenTomatoes » (7.1/10 - 81% Fresh)
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| 123 |
The Dreamers (2003) |
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The erotic adventure of three people who love movies as much as I do.
Quote MATTHEW: I don't believe in God, but if I did, he would be a black, left-handed guitarist.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
IMDB » (7.1/10)
RottenTomatoes » (6.2/10 - 61% Fresh)
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| 122 |
The Kid (1921) |
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Perhaps Chaplin's most emotional and personal. It is a touching, but funny little silent gem.
Director: Charles Chaplin
IMDB » (8.3/10 - Top 250 #194)
RottenTomatoes » (8.5/10 - 100% Fresh)
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| 121 |
Airplane! (1980) |
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Not sure if it's a good thing to be the parent of film spoofs, but it certainly is one of the funniest and most quotable comedies.
Quote STEVE: Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
Director: Jim Abrahams
IMDB » (7.8/10)
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| 120 |
Black Narcissus (1947) |
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A great atmospheric story about a couple of nuns building a church somewhere in Asia.
Quote CLODAGH: You are objectionable when sober, and abominable when drunk!
Director: Michael Powell
IMDB » (8.0/10)
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| 119 |
Finding Neverland (2004) |
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A beautiful film about accepting death and letting your imagination run wild.
Quote BARRIE: Magnificent. The boy is gone. In the last 30 seconds you became a grown-up.
Director: Marc Forster
IMDB » (7.9/10)
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| 118 |
Låt den rätte komma in (2008)
Let the Right One In |
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The most original and 'realistic' vampire story that I have seen. A masterpiece of it's genre.
Quote ELI: I'm twelve. But I've been twelve for a long time.
Director: Tomas Alfredson
IMDB » (8.1/10 - Top 250 #204)
RottenTomatoes » (8.2/10 - 97% Fresh)
Metacritic » (8.2/10 - 8.5/10)
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| 117 |
Duck Soup (1933) |
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The Marx Brothers at their best, a very clever and influential comedy.
Quote FIREFLY: While you're out there risking your life and limb through shot and shell, we'll be in be in here thinking what a sucker you are.
Director: Leo McCarey
IMDB » (8.1/10 - Top 250 #224)
RottenTomatoes » (8.9/10 - 94% Fresh)
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| 116 |
28 Days Later... (2002) |
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No film makes my heart pump faster than this one. A perfect score and a great twist on the ole 'zombie' flicks.
Quote FARELL: They've quarantined us. There is no infection... Just people killing people.
Director: Danny Boyle
IMDB » (7.6/10)
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Metacritic » (7.3/10 - 6.8/10)
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| 115 |
Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) |
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Great Pink Floyd music supported by mind-numbing visuals.
Quote PINK: Are there any queers in the theater tonight? Get 'em up against the wall!
Director: Alan Parker
IMDB » (7.7/10)
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| 114 |
Notorious (1946) |
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A classic Hitchcok that keeps you at the edge of your seat. Ingrid Bergman is a woman to love.
Quote DEVLIN: Dry your eyes, baby; it's out of character.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
IMDB » (8.3/10 - Top 250 #130)
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| 113 |
Spartacus (1960) |
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Kubrick's ancient classic about the legendary Spartacus.
Quote BATIATUS: A good body with a dull brain is as cheap as life itself.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
IMDB » (8.0/10 - Top 250 #242)
RottenTomatoes » (8.1/10 - 96% Fresh)
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| 112 |
Persepolis (2007) |
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An animated film for adults, about a girl growing up during the Iran revolution. Grim and brilliant.
Quote MARJAN: Life isn't absurd! Some people give their lives for freedom. You think my uncle died for fun?
Director: Vincent Paronnaud
IMDB » (8.0/10)
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| 111 |
City Lights (1931) |
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Perhaps Chaplin's funniest, it's funny from beginning to end but also quite touching.
Quote TRAMP: Tomorrow the birds will sing.
Director: Charles Chaplin
IMDB » (8.6/10 - Top 250 #69)
RottenTomatoes » (9.0/10 - 100% Fresh)
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| 110 |
Planet Terror (2007)
Grindhouse |
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My biggest guilty pleasure. A gore-fest of a kind, few movies are as 'fun' to watch as this one.
Quote CHERRY: I was going to be a stand-up comedian. Who's gonna laugh now?
Director: Robert Rodriguez
IMDB » (7.6/10)
RottenTomatoes » (6.1/10 - 74% Fresh)
Metacritic » (7.7/10 - 7.4/10)
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| 109 |
The Night of the Hunter (1955) |
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There is nothing quite like a film about an evil priest. It has great cinematography.
Quote RACHEL: A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit. Neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Director: Charles Laughton
IMDB » (8.2/10 - Top 250 #182)
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| 108 |
All About Eve (1950) |
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A great film with incredible performances, Bette Davis 'nuff said.
Quote MARGO: Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night!
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
IMDB » (8.4/10 - Top 250 #90)
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| 107 |
Xi yan (1993)
The Wedding Banquet |
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A very funny, but also touching romance about a gay asian man marrying a woman to please his parents.
Quote WEI-WEI: Better and richer, no poorer.
Director: Ang Lee
IMDB » (7.5/10)
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| 106 |
Scarface (1983) |
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A bloody, but badass crime drama with a pretty epic bloodfest of an ending.
Quote TONY: You should have kept your mouth shut, they'd have thought you was a horse and let you out.
Director: Brian De Palma
IMDB » (8.2/10 - Top 250 #160)
RottenTomatoes » (7.5/10 - 88% Fresh)
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| 105 |
The Doors (1991) |
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The ups and downs of Jim Morrison's life. This film is orgasmic because of the music alone.
Quote JIM: Actually I don't remember being born, It must have happened during one of my black outs.
Director: Oliver Stone
IMDB » (7.0/10)
RottenTomatoes » (5.7/10 - 56% Rotten)
Metacritic » (6.2/10 - 7.5/10)
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Santa Sangre (1989)
Holy Blood |
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Perhaps the most accessible and enjoyable Alejandro masterpiece.
Quote FELIX: Did you hear her? She wants me to kill you with my hands.
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
IMDB » (7.7/10)
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) |
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Conclusion to my favorite two-parter of all time. A bit darker than the first.
Quote BILL: You're a terrific person. You're my favorite person, but every once in a while, you can be a real cunt.
Director: Quentin Tarentino
IMDB » (8.0/10 - Top 250 #210)
RottenTomatoes » (7.7/10 - 85% Fresh)
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| 102 |
Watchmen (2008) |
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A minor guilty-pleasure that was a true feast to the eyes. Love the dark and tragic superhero angle.
Quote EDWARD: Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes sense.
Director: Zack Snyder
IMDB » (7.8/10)
RottenTomatoes » (6.2/10 - 64% Fresh)
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Taxi Driver (1976) |
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A brilliant psychological film about a former vietnam veteran and current Taxi driver.
Quote TRAVIS: Let me tell you something. You're in a hell, and you're gonna die in a hell, just like the rest of 'em!
Director: Martin Scorsese
IMDB » (8.6/10 - Top 250 #41)
RottenTomatoes » (8.7/10 - 98% Fresh)
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V for Vendetta (2005) |
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My favorite 'superhero' movie if you can even consider it that. Natalie Portman is a babe.
Quote GORDON: You wear a mask for so long, you forget who you were beneath it.
Director: James McTeigue
IMDB » (8.2/10 - Top 250 #170)
RottenTomatoes » (6.8/10 - 73% Fresh)
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Interview with the Vampire (1994)
The Vampire Chronicles |
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Vampire movies don't get any respect. This one had it all, it was epic, moody and prerry sexy.
Quote ARMAND: The world changes, we do not, there lies the irony that finally kills us.
Director: Neil Jordan
IMDB » (7.4/10)
RottenTomatoes » (5.8/10 - 58% Rotten)
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Beauty and the Beast (1991) |
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One of the greatest Disney's, a very fun musical adventure and definitely one of the most memorable love stories.
Quote GASTON: It's not right for a woman to read. Soon she starts getting ideas, and thinking.
Director: Gary Trousdale
IMDB » (8.0/10)
RottenTomatoes » (8.1/10 - 93% Fresh)
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The Fifth Element (1997) |
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A fun, hyperactive scifi that is never boring and ever so witty.
Quote MOTHER: I was in labor for days, and this is how you repay me? I should've just gotten a robot.
Director: Luc Besson
IMDB » (7.4/10)
RottenTomatoes » (6.3/10 - 72% Fresh)
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The Godfather: Part II (1974) |
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Although I like all three, I enjoy the second by far the most. Pacino at his best.
Quote MICHEAL: I don't feel I have to wipe everybody out, Tom. Just my enemies.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
IMDB » (9.0/10 - Top 250 #4)
RottenTomatoes » (9.2/10 - 98% Fresh)
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Plata quemada (2000)
Burnt Money |
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The gay Bonnie & Clyde, about two thugs that happened to be lovers.
Quote ANGEL: Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Director: Marcelo Piñeyro
IMDB » (7.3/10)
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Ivanovo detstvo (1962)
Ivan's Childhood (My Name Is Ivan) |
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Tarkovsky's powerful film debute about a boy's innocence through war.
Quote KHOLIN: Can't you understand, silly, that war is for grown men?
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
IMDB » (8.1/10)
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Ladri di biciclette (1948)
The Bicycle Thieves |
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A very important film with a simple story but meaningful message.
Quote ANTONIO: There's a cure for everything except death.
Director: Vittorio De Sica
IMDB » (8.4/10 - Top 250 #105)
RottenTomatoes » (8.8/10 - 96% Fresh)
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Full Metal Jacket (1987) |
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Kubrick's Epic Story of the Vietnam War. More of a character study than war story.
Quote JOKER: The dead know only one thing: it is better to be alive.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
IMDB » (8.4/10 - Top 250 #83)
RottenTomatoes » (8.2/10 - 96% Fresh)
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Carrie (1976) |
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A great little horror film about an outcast. Boy, did she get her revenge.
Quote MARGARET: Go to your closet and pray!
Director: Brian De Palma
IMDB » (7.4/10)
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Fando y Lis (1968)
Fando and Lis |
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Jodorowsky's film debut was a true visual and inspirational experience.
Quote FANDO: Once, my mother forced me to lay down. A priest made a hole in my head and took out the stone of madness.
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
IMDB » (6.9/10)
RottenTomatoes » (6.4/10 - 67% Fresh)
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The Devils (1971) |
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A great, dark and somewhat disturbing film depicting the insanity of religion.
Quote BARRE: Sin can be caught as easily as the plague.
Director: Ken Russell
IMDB » (7.7/10)
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The Deer Hunter (1978) |
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Before vietnam, during vietnam, after vietnam. Genius psychological film.
Quote JULIEN: When a man says no to champagne, he says no to life.
Director: Micheal Cimino
IMDB » (8.2/10 - Top 250 #131)
RottenTomatoes » (8.3/10 - 91% Fresh)
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Titanic (1997) |
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A blockbusting love tragety, Titanic going down was epic to say the least.
Quote JACK: I figure life's a gift and I don't intend on wasting it.
Director: James Cameron
IMDB » (7.4/10)
RottenTomatoes » (7.4/10 - 82% Fresh)
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Die Büchse der Pandora (1929)
Pandora's Box |
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A seductive silent film starring the most gorgeous star of that time, Louise Brooks. Very memorable and surprising end.
Quote LULU: You'll have to kill me to get rid of me.
Director: Georg Wilhelm Pabst
IMDB » (7.9/10)
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East of Eden (1955) |
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James Dean's first, and in my opinon most memorable peformance.
Quote CAL: Man has a choice and it's a choice that makes him a man.
Director: Elia Kazan
IMDB » (8.1/10)
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Trainspotting (1996) |
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A sharp dark comedy that is like doing drugs.
Quote MARK: Who needs reasons when you've got heroin?
Director: Danny Boyle
IMDB » (8.2/10 - Top 250 #156)
RottenTomatoes » (8.2/10 - 89% Fresh)
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Eraserhead (1976) |
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David Lynch created a perfect-looking nightmerous film.
Quote LADY: In Heaven, everything is fine.
Director: David Lynch
IMDB » (7.4/10)
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Fantasia (1940) |
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My favorite animated film, beautifully drawn and combined with classical music. It's like an LSD trip.
Quote MIKEY: Well, so long! I'll be seeing ya!
Director: James Algar
IMDB » (7.8/10)
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) |
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Nicholson's best performance, in a touching movie about crazy people. Sort of.
Quote MCMURPHY: I must be crazy to be in a loony bin like this.
Director: Milos Forman
IMDB » (8.9/10 - Top 250 #9)
RottenTomatoes » (8.8/10 - 96% Fresh)
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The Thing (1982) |
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Perhaps the greatest monster movie. Very suspenseful and with pretty incredible effects for that time.
Quote WINDOWS: You gonna let him give the orders? I mean, he could BE one of those things!
Director: John Carpenter
IMDB » (8.2/10 - Top 250 #163)
RottenTomatoes » (7.1/10 - 80% Fresh)
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Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) |
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Dark comedy at it's finest, about a young outcast whose life pretty much sucks.
Quote RALPHIE: You think you're hot shit, but you're really just cold diarrhea.
Director: Todd Solondz
IMDB » (7.3/10)
RottenTomatoes » (7.9/10 - 89% Fresh)
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The Shawshank Redemption (1994) |
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A powerful film about hope and freedom.
Quote RED: Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.
Director: Frank Darabont
IMDB » (9.2/10 - Top 250 #1)
RottenTomatoes » (8.0/10 - 88% Fresh)
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The Company of Wolves (1984) |
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A surrealistic retelling of the 'Red Riding Hood', poetic and atmospheric to the core.
Quote GRANNY: Never stray from the path, never eat a windfall apple and never trust a man whose eyebrows meet.
Director: Neil Jordan
IMDB » (6.6/10)
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Reservoir Dogs (1992) |
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Action, comedy and a great cast. Score for Tarentino.
Quote MR BLONDE: Eddie, you keep talking like a bitch, I'm gonna slap you like a bitch.
Director: Quentin Tarentino
IMDB » (8.4/10 - Top 250 #64)
RottenTomatoes » (8.9/10 - 96% Fresh)
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Annie Hall (1977) |
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Haven't seen much of Woody Allen, but this is a perfect 'romantic' comedy.
Quote ALVY: Hey, don't knock masturbation! It's sex with someone I love.
Director: Woody Allen
IMDB » (8.2/10 - Top 250 #136)
RottenTomatoes » (8.8/10 - 98% Fresh)
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Dracula (1992)
Bram Stoker's Dracula |
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The best looking vampire film is endlessly irresistible and fun.
Quote DRACULA: They say you are a man of good... taste.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
IMDB » (7.3/10)
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Natural Born Killers (1994) |
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Sick, violent and chaotic. A great mind-fuck of a film. I can assure you that you won't be the same person after this.
Quote EMIL: Mickey and Mallory know the difference between right and wrong; they just don't give a damn.
Director: Oliver Stone
IMDB » (7.0/10)
RottenTomatoes » (6.0/10 - 52% Rotten)
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Modern Times (1936) |
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The first silent movie I remember watching, and one of the best i've seen. Chaplin was a genius.
Quote SALESMAN: Actions speak louder than words
Director: Charles Chaplin
IMDB » (8.5/10 - Top 250 #78)
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Johnny Got His Gun (1971) |
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A very haunting anti-war story about a man stuck inside a useless body. A fate worse than death.
Quote JOE: I don't know whether I'm alive and dreaming or dead and remembering.
Director: Dalton Trumbo
IMDB » (7.9/10)
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La passion de Jeanne d'Arc (1928)
The Passion of Joan of Arc |
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It tells the story about the legendary Joan of Arc. Beautiful imagery and a masterful performance.
Quote JOAN: Will I be with You tonight in Paradise?
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
IMDB » (8.1/10)
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La science des rêves (2006)
The Science of Sleep |
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A cute, fun creative indie film about dreams and love.
Quote STEPHANE: In dreams, emotions are overwhelming.
Director: Michel Gondry
IMDB » (7.4/10)
RottenTomatoes » (6.6/10 - 69% Fresh)
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Singin' in the Rain (1952) |
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One of the few musicals that I love. Very stylish and full of memorable songs.
Quote COSMO: She can't act, she can't sing, she can't dance. A triple threat.
Director: Stanley Donen
IMDB » (8.4/10 - Top 250 #79)
RottenTomatoes » (9.2/10 - 100% Fresh)
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Rebecca (1940) |
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A dramatic suspenseful romance done RIGHT. Great plot twist.
Quote DANVERS: Go ahead. Jump. He never loved you, so why go on living? Jump and it will all be over.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
IMDB » (8.4/10 - Top 250 #99)
RottenTomatoes » (8.7/10 - 100% Fresh)
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Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)
Amélie |
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An energetic, cute little french gem about a woman that sees brilliance in the smallest things.
Quote AMELIE: At least you'll never be a vegetable, even artichokes have hearts.
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
IMDB » (8.6/10 - Top 250 #47)
RottenTomatoes » (7.9/10 - 90% Fresh)
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The Great Dictator (1940) |
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A poigmant comedy about a man's vision. The world had no idea what was about to happen. Very bold move for Chaplin.
Quote HERRING: We've just discovered the most wonderful, the most marvelous poisinous gas. It will kill everybody.
Director: Charles Chaplin
IMDB » (8.4/10 - Top 250 #95)
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) |
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DiCaprio and Depp before they were 'big'. Touching film about moving on.
Quote ARNIE: I'm having a birthday party, but you're not invited, but you can come if you want.
Director: Lasse Hallström
IMDB » (7.8/10)
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Dr. Strangelove (1964)
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
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One of Kubrick's best looking ones. A witty comedy about America's biggest fear.
Quote PRESIDENT: Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
IMDB » (8.6/10 - Top 250 #33)
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The Elephant Man (1980) |
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Can you look beneath the surface? David Lynch's best film is not effed up, but actually quite endearing.
Quote JOHN: I am not an elephant! I am not an animal! I am a human being! I am a man!
Director: David Lynch
IMDB » (8.4/10 - Top 250 #94)
RottenTomatoes » (8.2/10 - 91% Fresh)
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The Breakfast Club (1985) |
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A pretty funny coming of age film. Great chemistry between the actors.
Quote ALLISON: I'm not a nymphomaniac. I'm a compulsive liar.
Director: John Hughes
IMDB » (7.9/10)
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The Last Picture Show (1971) |
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Times change in a friendly town, a poigmant story that is beautifully shot.
Quote GENEVIEVE: A person can't sneeze in this town without somebody offering them a handkerchief.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
IMDB » (8.1/10)
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Ben-Hur (1959) |
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One of the best films about the ancient world and the mighty Rome. Looks incredibble for it's time.
Quote PONTIUS: A grown man knows the world he lives in. For the moment, that world is Rome.
Director: William Wyler
IMDB » (8.2/10 - Top 250 #144)
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Pulp Fiction (1994) |
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Why Tarentino is the king of action films. He combines great dialog with crazy crime.
Quote ESMERALDA: So what does it feel like to kill a man with your bare hands? It's a topic I'm very interested in.
Director: Quentin Tarentino
IMDB » (8.9/10 - Top 250 #6)
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Gandhi (1982) |
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A great movie portraying the life of a man that changed the world.
Quote GANDHI: I am a Muslim and a Hindu and a Christian and a Jew and so are all of you.
Director: Richard Attenborough
IMDB » (8.2/10 - Top 250 #166)
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The Piano (1993) |
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An artistic film with incredible piano music, performances and a wittle Anna Paquin.
Quote ADA: What a death! What a chance! What a surprise! My will has chosen life.
Director: Jane Campion
IMDB » (7.5/10)
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Boys Don't Cry (1999) |
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Depressing, brutal and worst of all... a true story. Hilary Swank outdid herself.
Quote LANA: I don't care if you are half monkey or half ape, I'm gettin' you out of here!
Director: Kimberly Peirce
IMDB » (7.6/10)
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) |
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A crazy cinematic ride and the closest thing to experience acid without doing it. Sane people will hate it.
Quote DUKE: You can turn your back on a person, but never turn your back on a drug.
Director: Terry Gilliam
IMDB » (7.6/10)
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Safety Last! (1923) |
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A funny, and nerve-wrecking experience. Unlike anything else.
Quote THE BOY: She's just got to believe that i'm successful until I am.
Director: Fred C. Newmeyer
IMDB » (8.3/10)
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Blade Runner (1982) |
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A fabulous looking science fiction, way ahead of it's time.
Quote BATTY: Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave.
Director: Ridley Scott
IMDB » (8.3/10 - Top 250 #111)
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Satyricon (1969)
Fellini Satyricon |
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An artistic historic epic reimagining one of the most ancient scriptures.
Quote EPHESUS' WIFE: Better to hang a dead husband than to lose a living lover.
Director: Federico Fellini
IMDB » (6.8/10)
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La vita è bella (1997)
Life is Beautiful |
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A touching story about a silly man and his son growing up during WW2.
Quote GUIDO: What kind of place is this? It's beautiful: Pigeons fly, women fall from the sky! I'm moving here!
Director: Roberto Benigni
IMDB » (8.4/10 - Top 250 #77)
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Gone with the Wind (1939) |
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A timeless classic that is four hours long yet not a minute boring.
Quote SCARLETT: Marriage, fun? Fiddle-dee-dee. Fun for men you mean.
Director: Victor Fleming
IMDB » (8.2/10 - Top 250 #157)
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Rope (1948) |
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Fantastic Hitchcock crime story with fully fleshed-out characters and sharp dialog.
Quote BRANDON: The power to kill can be just as satisfying as the power to create.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
IMDB » (8.1/10 - Top 250 #216)
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Metropolis (1927) |
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A pretty incredible landmark silent film that still impresses to this day.
Quote MARIA: There can be no understanding between the hand and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.
Director: Fritz Lang
IMDB » (8.4/10 - Top 250 #92)
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Kaidan (Kwaidan) (1964)
Ghost Stories |
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An atmospheric and at times creepy ghost film, based on four different folk tales. Visually stunning and engaging.
Quote HEAD PRIEST: It's too late, ears don't grow again.
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
IMDB » (8.0/10)
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Schindler's List (1993) |
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I would probably love this film even more if it weren't so painfully depressing. Definitely one of the most important movies ever made.
Quote OSKAR: I could have gotten one more person.
Director: Steven Spielberg
IMDB » (8.9/10 - Top 250 #7)
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Amores perros (2000)
Love's a Bitch |
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The dog death scenes were hard to sit through, but the entire film is painful. Painfully good.
Quote SUSANA: If you want to make God laugh... tell Him your plans.
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
IMDB » (8.2/10 - Top 250 #164)
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Chun gwong cha sit (1997)
Happy Together |
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When they're together, they are miserable. When they're apart, they are miserable. That's love.
Quote LAI: I had no regrets until I met you. Now my regrets could kill me.
Director: Kar Wai Wong
IMDB » (7.5/10)
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Cabaret (1972) |
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A musical with an actual story, the songs are magnificent as are the performances.
Quote FRITZ: Do you know what she has done to me? It's terrible! She has turned me into an honest man.
Director: Bob Fosse
IMDB » (7.8/10)
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The Grapes of Wrath (1940) |
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A brilliant film about a family trying to survive during the great depressing.
Quote MA: We're the people that live. They can't wipe us out; they can't lick us. We'll go on forever, Pa, 'cause we're the people.
Director: John Ford
IMDB » (8.2/10 - Top 250 #174)
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Apocalypse Now (1979) |
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As epic as a movie could possible get. Pretty surreal and it looks amazing.
Quote KURTZ: We train young men to drop fire on people, but their commanders won't allow them to write "fuck" on their airplanes.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
IMDB » (8.6/10 - Top 250 #38)
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Once (2006) |
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A romantic film without being a 'romance', a musical without being a 'musical'. Low budget-y brilliance.
Quote GUY: What's the Czech for "Do you love him"?
Director: John Carney
IMDB » (8.0/10)
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Mysterious Skin (2004) |
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Two boys that were sexually abused, one can't remember the other can't forget. Truly an overlooked gem.
Quote NEIL: I hate it when they look like Tarzan but sound like Jane.
Director: Gregg Araki
IMDB » (7.9/10)
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The Graduate (1967) |
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Dustin Hoffman and one of the greatest sountracks put together in a great dramedy.
Quote BENJAMIN: Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me.
Director: Mike Nichols
IMDB » (8.2/10 - Top 250 #162)
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Psycho (1960) |
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Hitchcock's most suspenseful classic with a perfectly eerie score and one of the most memorable movie villains.
Quote NORMAN: We all go a little mad sometimes.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
IMDB » (8.7/10 - Top 250 #23)
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Stalker (1979) |
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A geniusly haunting little gem that is for people who love art films and don't mind slow-paced confusing stories.
Quote STALKER: When a man is just born, he is weak and flexible. When he dies, he is hard and insensitive.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
IMDB » (8.1/10)
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Heavenly Creatures (1994) |
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A romance, a dramedy, an adventure, a crime. I would take this over LotR any time.
Quote PAULINE: The next time I write in this diary, Mother will be dead. How odd... yet how pleasing.
Director: Peter Jackson
IMDB » (7.6/10)
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Y tu mamá también (2001)
And your mother, too |
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Two friends, one stranger, going on the trip of a lifetime. A great spanish movie about life.
Quote LUISA: Life is like the surf, so give yourself away like the sea.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
IMDB » (7.8/10)
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Captains Courageous (1937) |
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A wonderful coming of age story about two completely different characters becoming the greatest of friends.
Quote MANUEL: I got new kind of fish. He got no tail. He got pants on his dorsol fin.
Director: Victor Fleming
IMDB » (7.9/10)
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Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly |
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Not a big western fan, but this film is undeniably epic and has one of the greatest soundtracks.
Quote TUCO: I like big fat men like you. When they fall they make more noise.
Director: Sergio Leone
IMDB » (9.0/10 - Top 250 #5)
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Dances with Wolves (1990) |
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Cowboys and Indians, a story about finding your inner self.
Quote JOHN: If it wasn't for my companion, I believe I'd be having the time of my life.
Director: Kevin Costner
IMDB » (8.0/10)
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Forrest Gump (1994) |
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Inspiring and thought provoking. A movie about believing in yourself. One of the most quotable movies, period.
Quote FORREST: My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."
Director: Robert Zemeckis
IMDB » (8.6/10 - Top 250 #37)
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Avatar (2009) |
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I thought this movie was visually stunning, but also had a great story. A true feast for the eyes and mind.
Quote JAKE: I was a warrior who dreamed he could bring peace. Sooner or later though, you always have to wake up.
Director: James Cameron
IMDB » (8.4/10 - Top 250 #114)
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Cidade de Deus (2002)
City of God |
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A brazillian gem about a bright photographer growing up in a city full of crime.
Quote BUSCAPE: It was like a message from God: "Honesty doesn't pay, sucker." .
Director: Fernando Meirelles
IMDB » (8.8/10 - Top 250 #19)
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The Defiant Ones (1958) |
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A great in-deph character story that is more about the journey than the destination.
Quote NOAH: You're a monkey on a stick. That cracker mob back there, they pull the string and you jump.
Director: Stanley Kramer
IMDB » (7.7/10)
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Into the Wild (2007) |
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A gorgeous movie with dazzling cinematography about a man who wanted to be free. A story I can relate to.
Quote CHRISTOPHER: When you want something in life, you just gotta reach out and grab it.
Director: Sean Penn
IMDB » (8.2/10 - Top 250 #142)
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Bonnie and Clyde (1967) |
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Two of the most notorious, and perhaps most likeable villains. An epic romance with guns.
Quote CLYDE: This here's Miss Bonnie Parker. I'm Clyde Barrow. We rob banks.
Director: Arthur Penn
IMDB » (8.1/10 - Top 250 #222)
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Zerkalo (1975)
The Mirror |
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A visual masterpiece that is as good as what you make it out to be. Many images look like a painting.
Quote FATHER: I can't wait to see this dream in which ill be a child again and feel happy again because everything will still be ahead, everything will be possible.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
IMDB » (7.9/10)
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The Pillow Book (1996) |
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Impossible to describe, and even if it's not your cup of tea, at least you'll never see something quite like it again.
Quote NAGIKO: I need writing. Don't ask why. Just take out your pen and write on my arm.
Director: Peter Greenaway
IMDB » (6.5/10)
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The Shining (1980) |
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The best cinematic achievement for a horror film. Very suspenseful and with amazing typical Kubrick directing.
Quote DICK: Some places are like people: some shine and some don't.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
IMDB » (8.5/10 - Top 250 #49)
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
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Flashy visuals, witty dialog and one of the greatest and most realistic love stories.
Quote JOEL: Please let me keep this memory, just this one.
Director: Michel Gondry
IMDB » (8.5/10 - Top 250 #60)
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Rear Window (1954) |
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Suspenseful Hitchcock classic about a man spying on his neighbors. Simple and genius
Quote STELLA: Intelligence. Nothing has caused the human race so much trouble as intelligence.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
IMDB » (8.7/10 - Top 250 #21)
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12 Angry Men (1957) |
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One of the most important films ever written. The story is not overly exciting, but it's performances fascinate me.
Quote JUROR #8: No jury can declare a man guilty unless it's SURE.
Director: Sidney Lumet
IMDB » (8.9/10 - Top 250 #8)
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Ed Wood (1994) |
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A great comedy about a legendary Hollywood director, often refered to as the worst director of all time.
Quote BELA: This is the most uncomfortable coffin i've ever been in.
Director: Tim Burton
IMDB » (8.1/10 - Top 250 #200)
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American History X (1998) |
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A brutally honest film. Hate gets you nowhere.
Quote DORIS: I'm ashamed that you came out of my body.
Director: Tony Kaye
IMDB » (8.6/10 - Top 250 #40)
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Midnight Cowboy (1969) |
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A great soundtrack and phenomenal performances make this a true gem.
Quote JOE: Uh, well, sir, I ain't a f'real cowboy. But I am one helluva stud!
Director: John Schlesinger
IMDB » (8.0/10)
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The Miracle Worker (1962) |
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An inspirational true story about a woman trying to reach out to the famous deafblind girl, Hellen Keller.
Quote ANNIE: Now all I have to teach you is one word... everything.
Director: Arthur Penn
IMDB » (8.0/10)
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All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) |
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Third Oscar winner was an instant war epic and manages to be horrifying and heart-wrecking to this day.
Quote PAUL: Our bodies are earth. And our thoughts are clay. And we sleep and eat with death.
Director: Lewis Milestone
IMDB » (8.1/10 - Top 250 #233)
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) |
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Way ahead of it's time and yet visually stunning. One of Kubrick's finest, if not his best.
Quote HAL: I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
IMDB » (8.4/10 - Top 250 #75)
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Andrey Rublyov (1966)
Andrei Rublev |
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Fascinating tale that takes you back to the bleakest of centuries.
Quote KIRILL: Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth and the thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
IMDB » (8.2/10)
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La Montaña Sagrada (1973)
The Holy Mountain |
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The best of one of the strangest film-makers. A visual perfection, with gorgeous, disgusting and sexual imagery.
Quote THE WRITTEN WOMAN: Our bees make honey, but your flies make shit.
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
IMDB » (7.8/10)
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Léon (1994)
The Professional |
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A little Natalie Portman starring in one of the greatest crime pictures ever made. It's more about the characters than the action.
Quote MATHILDA: He's not my father. He's my lover.
Director: Luc Besson
IMDB » (8.6/10 - Top 250 #34)
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Never Cry Wolf (1983) |
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A gorgeous looking film about a man, nature and wolves. Overlooked and underappreciated.
Quote TYLER: In the end there were no simple answers. No heroes or villians; only silence.
Director: Carroll Ballard
IMDB » (7.4/10)
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Empire of the Sun (1987) |
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A young Christian Bale starring as a little boy growing up during war. A personal favorite that doesn't get enough love.
Quote JIM: Learned a new word today. Atom bomb. It was like the God taking a photograph.
Director: Steven Spielberg
IMDB » (7.7/10)
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The Color Purple (1985) |
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I would call this the most underrated movie of all time. It was nominated 11 times at the oscars and won none! Completely robbed.
Quote SHUG: See Daddy, sinners have souls too.
Director: Steven Spielberg
IMDB » (7.7/10)
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Det sjunde inseglet (1957)
The Seventh Seal |
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Genius, gothic, hyptonic and beyond imagination. Never seen something quite like it.
Quote ANTONIUS: I met Death today. We are playing chess.
Director: Ingmar Bergman
IMDB » (8.4/10 - Top 250 #118)
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Chung Hing sam lam (1994)
Chungking Express |
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Not everyone might get this one, but the film is so fresh, rich of energy and relatable characters. Got only love for it.
Quote COP 223: If memories could be canned, would they also have expiry dates?
Director: Kar Wai Wong
IMDB » (8.0/10)
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American Beauty (1999) |
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A movie that begs you to look closer and find the beauty in insignificant things.
Quote RICKY: Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it.
Director: Sam Mendes
IMDB » (8.6/10 - Top 250 #39)
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Donnie Darko (2001) |
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An eerie, mysterious masterpiece. Breakthrough role for Jake Gyllenhaal.
Quote DONNIE: I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief.
Director: Richard Kelly
IMDB » (8.3/10 - Top 250 #127)
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Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
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A predictable number one. It's powerful, depressing and has incredible visuals. A cinematic ride.
Quote TAPPY: Now we come to step three. This... drives... most... people... crazy.
Director: Darren Aronofsky
IMDB » (8.5/10 - Top 250 #62)
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L'Inferno (1911) |
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Even though it's practically a century old, it's still holds up as an artistic masterpiece.
Director: Francesco Bertolini
IMDB » (6.9/10)
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Nosferatu (1922)
eine Symphonie des Grauens |
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My first silent film ever, it was a pretty freaky one and Nosferatu is the most memorable vampire to date.
Quote GRAF: Is this your wife? What a lovely throat.
Director: F.W. Murnau
IMDB » (8.0/10)
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Faust (1926)
Eine deutsche Volkssage |
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A greatly directed film with advanced special effects for it's time about a German folklore.
Director: F.W. Murnau
IMDB » (8.0/10)
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The General (1926) |
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Perhaps Buster Keaton's best, funny and explosive.
Quote JOHNNIE: If you lose this war don't blame me.
Director: Clyde Bruckman
IMDB » (8.4/10 - Top 250 #133)
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The Circus (1928) |
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One of Chaplin's most consistently funny.
Quote MERNA: I've run away from the circus.
Director: Charles Chaplin
IMDB » (7.9/10)
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) |
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The very first Disney feature film was a success. Great music and drawing makes it memorable to this day.
Quote QUEEN: Magic Mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest one of all? .
Director: William Cottrell
IMDB » (7.8/10)
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The Wizard of Oz (1939) |
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A colofrul, cute little musical that is magical to this day.
Quote WICKED WITCH: I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!
Director: Victor Fleming
IMDB » (8.3/10 - Top 250 #122)
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Citizen Kane (1941) |
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The most acclaimed and influential film of all time, fact. I find it a bit lacking story-wise, but I fully appreciate this masterpiece.
Quote BERNSTEIN: Old age. It's the only disease, Mr. Thompson, that you don't look forward to being cured of.
Director: Orson Welles
IMDB » (8.6/10 - Top 250 #36)
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Casablanca (1942) |
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One of the most respected movies, and I can see why. Great chemistry between the two leads.
Quote RICK: Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.
Director: Michael Curtiz
IMDB » (8.8/10 - Top 250 #16)
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The Lost Weekend (1945) |
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A brilliantly acted film about an alcoholic life.
Quote DON: Most men lead lives of quiet desperation. I can't take quiet desperation!
Director: Billy Wilder
IMDB » (8.2/10)
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The Third Man (1949) |
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One of the best film noirs, with incredible visuals and a great soundtrack.
Quote CALLOWAY: Next time we'll have a foolproof coffin.
Director: Carol Reed
IMDB » (8.5/10 - Top 250 #65)
RottenTomatoes » (9.1/10 - 100% Fresh)
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Alice in Wonderland (1951) |
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A nice and trippy little Disney film.
Quote ALICE: It would be so nice if something would make sense for a change.
Director: Clyde Geronimi
IMDB » (7.4/10)
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) |
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Sexy musical/comedy starring Marilyn Monroe. But she isn't the only beaty in this film.
Quote DOROTHY: I like a man who can run faster than I can.
Director: Howard Hawks
IMDB » (7.2/10)
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Lady and the Tramp (1955) |
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A great little Disney tale and perhaps one of the best romances.
Quote TRAMP: A human heart has only so much room for love and affection. When a baby moves in, the dog moves out.
Director: Clyde Geronimi
IMDB » (7.4/10)
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Touch of Evil (1958) |
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Great flick mainly because of it's cornyness. Some great characters and one-liners in here.
Quote VERGAS: I can just imagine your mother's face if she could see our honeymoon hotel.
Director: Orson Welles
IMDB » (8.4/10 - Top 250 #117)
RottenTomatoes » (8.5/10 - 94% Fresh)
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Lord of the Flies (1963) |
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Great film that shows how civilization gets thrown out the moment something like this happens.
Quote RALPH: His name's not Fatty. It's Piggy.
Director: Peter Brook
IMDB » (7.1/10)
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Repulsion (1965) |
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A nice psychological thriller about a disturbed girl with the fear of sexual intimacy.
Quote CAROLE: I must get this crack mended.
Director: Roman Polanski
IMDB » (7.9/10)
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Persona (1966) |
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Bergman's visually stunning and psychologically draining work of art.
Quote ALMA: I'm cold and rotten and indifferent! It's all just lies and imitation, all of it!
Director: Ingmar Bergman
IMDB » (8.1/10)
RottenTomatoes » (8.6/10 - 93% Fresh)
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Vargtimmen (1968)
Hour of the Wolf |
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Ingmar's films are very psychological and heavy, but this one is more accessible than most.
Quote BARON: You see what you want to see!
Director: Ingmar Bergman
IMDB » (7.8/10)
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Easy Rider (1969) |
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Story about two hipsters and their motorcycles. A great ride into the unknown.
Quote CAPTAIN: If god did not exist it would be necessary to invent him.
Director: Dennis Hopper
IMDB » (7.3/10)
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El topo (1970)
The mole |
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A cruel experimental 'western' that is both shocking and beautiful looking.
Quote EL TOPO: Too much perfection is a mistake.
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
IMDB » (7.4/10)
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The Godfather (1972) |
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Don't love this one as much as the rest of the world, but it is the beginning of an epic three-part story. Use subtitles for Marlon Brando.
Quote MICHAEL: I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
IMDB » (9.2/10 - Top 250 #2)
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Foxy Brown (1974) |
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Although incredibly corny, it's still a true Pam Grier classic.
Quote FOXY: Don't pinch the fruit, faggot.
Director: Jack Hill
IMDB » (6.3/10)
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) |
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A rather unusual musical, but a fun mindfuck of a film. You will definitely look different at masculinity.
Quote FRANK: A mental mind fuck can be nice.
Director: Jim Sharman
IMDB » (7.1/10)
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Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975)
The 120 Days of Sodom |
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A disturbing perversion that everyone needs to see at least once.
Quote THE DUKE: We Fascists are the only true anarchists.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
IMDB » (6.1/10)
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Ai no korîda (1976)
In the Realm of the Senses |
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A pretty disturbing film about sexual desires and kinks. Not for the faint at heart.
Quote KICHIZO: A girl like you can stab a man's heart without a knife, huh?
Director: Nagisa Ôshima
IMDB » (6.6/10)
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Cría cuervos (1976)
Raise Ravens |
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An innocent film about a disturbed little girl and her sisters that became orphans.
Quote MAITE: My mother died before I was born.
Director: Carlos Saura
IMDB » (8.0/10)
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Marathon Man (1976) |
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A nice little thriller with some intense suspense.
Quote CHRISTIAN: Thus far I find you rather detestable, may I say that without hurting your feelings?
Director: John Schlesinger
IMDB » (7.6/10)
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The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) |
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Odd but intriguing David Bowie film about an alien on earth.
Quote THOMAS: Well I'm not a scientist. But I know all things begin and end in eternity.
Director: Nicolas Roeg
IMDB » (6.7/10)
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Hair (1979) |
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A great musical about, well, hippies, hair & war. Great fun.
Quote HUD: If he comes out all beautiful and chocolate brown, that's mine!
Director: Milos Forman
IMDB » (7.1/10)
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Nostalghia (1983) |
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Tarkovsky's most personal, and therefor a bit tough to swallow. But it's a masterpiece neverthless.
Quote ANDREI: Poetry is untranslatable, like the whole art.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
IMDB » (7.9/10)
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Paris, Texas (1984) |
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A slow character study/mystery that is gorgeously directed.
Quote JANE: I don't know what to say. It was easier when I just imagined you. I even imagined you talking back to me.
Director: Wim Wenders
IMDB » (7.9/10)
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The Terminator (1984) |
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The first of a pretty great scifi/thriller series.
Quote KYLE: Come with me if you want to live.
Director: James Cameron
IMDB » (8.1/10 - Top 250 #158)
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Mask (1985) |
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Moving story about a disfigured young man coping with life.
Quote RUSTY: What's the matter, never seen anyone from the planet Vulcan before?
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
IMDB » (7.1/10)
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Rain Man (1988) |
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A great little character driven story about two brothers, Dustin is tah man.
Quote RAYMOND: I'm an excellent driver.
Director: Barry Levinson
IMDB » (8.0/10 - Top 250 #249)
RottenTomatoes » (7.6/10 - 87% Fresh)
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Jaccbo's Ladder (1990) |
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A great little, and at times creepy mystery thriller.
Quote ELSA: See. According to this, you're already dead.
Director: Adrian Lyne
IMDB » (7.5/10)
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Troll 2 (1990) |
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The best worst movie of all time. So bad, it's an absolute hoot to watch.
Quote ARNOLD: They're eating her and then they're going to eat me... OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOD!
Director: Claudio Fragasso
IMDB » (2.0/10 - Bottom 100 #64)
RottenTomatoes » (1.8/10 - 0% Rotten)
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Kissed (1996) |
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Film about necrophilia, but not how you would expect. It's rather alluring.
Quote SANDRA: I've always been fascinated by death. The feel of it, the smell of it, the quietness of it.
Director: Lynne Stopkewich
IMDB » (6.3/10)
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Hercules (1997) |
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A fun little Disney that is sharply-drawn and full on entertainment.
Quote MEG: I'm a big tough girl. I tie my own sandals and everything.
Director: Ron Clements
IMDB » (6.8/10)
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Dark City (1998) |
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Dark, gothic film with a pretty fascinating and original story. A true feast.
Quote MR. HAND: I have become the monster you were intended to be.
Director: Alex Proyas
IMDB » (7.8/10)
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Gia (1998) |
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A wet dream turns into a nightmare. Great performace from Jolie as the famous model infected with Aids.
Quote GIA: You scare the shit out of people so they can't see how scared you are.
Director: Michael Cristofer
IMDB » (6.8/10)
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Pleasantville (1998) |
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One of the most artistic films out there. It's a fun comedy about what makes a person 'real'.
Quote BOB: Well, we're safe for now. Thank goodness we're in a bowling alley.
Director: Gary Ross
IMDB » (7.5/10)
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What Dreams May Come (1998) |
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A very underrated film with incredible visuals and strong performances.
Quote CHRIS: I found you in hell. Don't you think I could find you in Jersey!
Director: Vincent Ward
IMDB » (6.6/10)
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Girl, Interrupted (1999) |
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An underrated psychological drama with all-around memorable performances.
Quote SUSANNE: How am I supposed to recover when I don't even understand my disease?
Director: James Mangold
IMDB » (7.1/10)
RottenTomatoes » (5.7/10 - 53% Rotten)
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Sleepy Hollow (1999) |
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One of the darker Tim Burton films, but still fun and I have always been fascinated with the Headless Horseman.
Quote LADY: The Horseman comes. And tonight he comes for you.
Director: Tim Burton
IMDB » (7.5/10)
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Tarzan (1999) |
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Severely overlooked Disney, funny, great music and memorable animation.
Quote JANE: I was saved! I was saved by a flying wild man in a loincloth.
Director: Chris Buck
IMDB » (6.9/10)
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The Matrix (1999) |
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A brilliant action flick that delivers.
Quote NEO: I know kung fu.
Director: Andy Wachowski
IMDB » (8.7/10 - Top 250 #27)
RottenTomatoes » (7.4/10 - 86% Fresh)
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The Straight Story (1999) |
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Not at all like Lynch's other films, it's a great adventure about an old man trying to make up with his brother.
Quote ALVIN: I haven't had a drink in a lotta years, but now I'm gonna have me a cold beer.
Director: David Lynch
IMDB » (8.0/10)
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Gladiator (2000) |
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A film with great fights, drama and a memorable soundtrack.
Quote LUCILLA: Today I saw a slave become more powerful than the Emperor of Rome.
Director: Ridley Scott
IMDB » (8.3/10 - Top 250 #96)
RottenTomatoes » (7.0/10 - 77% Fresh)
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El espinazo del diablo (2001)
The Devil's Backbone |
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Much better than your average ghost story, Guillermo is a genius. It's pretty intense.
Quote CASARES: The devil's backbone. Children who should never have been born.
Director: Guillermo del Toro
IMDB » (7.6/10)
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Koroshiya 1 (2001)
Ichi The Killer |
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A very gory but fun Asian horror, not for the weak minded.
Quote KAKIHARA: There's no love in your violence.
Director: Takashi Miike
IMDB » (7.2/10)
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Katakuri-ke no kôfuku (2001)
The Happiness of the Katakuris |
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A bleak, but fun musical, family comedy and horror. What's not to like?
Quote YURIE: With my family, I know I'll turn out really cool.
Director: Takashi Miike
IMDB » (7.2/10)
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Mulholland Dr. (2001) |
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Typically confusing Lynch film, only sexier than most.
Quote BETTY: It's strange calling yourself.
Director: David Lynch
IMDB » (8.0/10 - Top 250 #245)
RottenTomatoes » (7.4/10 - 82% Fresh)
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Dahmer (2002) |
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The life of Jeffrey Dahmer, although disturbing, it is more like a character study trying to understand the man.
Quote DAHMER: I'm a pervert. I'm an exhibitionist. I'm a masturbator. And a killer... Like you.
Director: David Jacobson
IMDB » (5.5/10)
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The Hours (2002) |
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An emotional rollercoaster about three different women all connected somehow.
Quote VIRGINIA: You cannot find peace by avoiding life, Leonard.
Director: Stephen Daldry
IMDB » (7.6/10)
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2046 (2004) |
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A slow-paced, but visually stunning film.
Quote CHOW: Love is all a matter of timing.
Director: Kar Wai Wong
IMDB » (7.5/10)
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Crash (2004) |
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A mellow-dramatic, cry-fest. It's really quite beautiful.
Quote JEAN: I am angry all the time... and I don't know why.
Director: Paul Haggis
IMDB » (8.0/10 - Top 250 #221)
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Diarios de motocicleta (2004)
The Motorcycle Diaries |
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Before Che Guevara became a legend, he traveled around South America on his motorcycle. Great movie.
Quote CHE: Me, I'm not the same me, at least not the same spiritual me.
Director: Walter Salles
IMDB » (7.9/10)
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The Aviator (2004) |
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Artistic real-life story of an aviator/film director with an obsessive compulsive disorder.
Quote HOWARD: You have called me a liar and a thief and a war profiteer.
Director: Martin Scorsese
IMDB » (7.6/10)
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The New World (2005) |
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One of the closest things to visual poetry, the entire film was carried by the gorgeous images.
Quote JOHN: Sweet wife, love made the bond, love can break it too.
Director: Terrence Malick
IMDB » (6.9/10)
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I'm Not There. (2007) |
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A great artistic film portraying the many personalities of Bob Dylan.
Quote ARTHUR: I accept chaos. I don't know whether it accepts me.
Director: Todd Haynes
IMDB » (7.1/10)
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Sunshine (2007) |
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A tensed scifi/thriller with unforgettable visual effects.
Quote CAPA: So if you wake up one morning and it's a particularly beautiful day, you'll know we made it.
Director: Danny Boyle
IMDB » (7.3/10)
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) |
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A long but magical story about a man who was born old and grows younger with time.
Quote MAPLE: Benjamin, we're meant to lose the people we love. How else would we know how important they are to us?
Director: David Fincher
IMDB » (8.0/10 - Top 250 #247)
RottenTomatoes » (7.1/10 - 72% Fresh)
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