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Movies everyone should watch at least once

by kittiecath • Created 14 years ago • Modified 14 years ago
They may be too depressing to see over and over again, but they'll stay with you after just one viewing.
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  • Colin Firth in The King's Speech (2010)

    1. The King's Speech

    20101h 58mR88Metascore
    8.0 (722K)
    The story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.
    DirectorTom HooperStarsColin FirthGeoffrey RushHelena Bonham Carter
  • Will Smith in Seven Pounds (2008)

    2. Seven Pounds

    20082h 3mPG-1336Metascore
    7.6 (321K)
    A man with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.
    DirectorGabriele MuccinoStarsWill SmithRosario DawsonWoody Harrelson
  • Pierce Brosnan, Lena Olin, Chris Cooper, Emilie de Ravin, and Robert Pattinson in Remember Me (2010)

    3. Remember Me

    20101h 53mPG-1340Metascore
    7.1 (160K)
    A romantic drama centred on two new lovers: Tyler, whose parents have split in the wake of his brother's suicide, and Ally, who lives each day to the fullest since witnessing her mother's murder.
    DirectorAllen CoulterStarsRobert PattinsonEmilie de RavinCaitlyn Rund
  • Edward Norton in American History X (1998)

    4. American History X

    19981h 59mR62Metascore
    8.5 (1.2M)
    Living a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.
    DirectorTony KayeStarsEdward NortonEdward FurlongBeverly D'Angelo
  • Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari, and Wes Bentley in American Beauty (1999)

    5. American Beauty

    19992h 2mR84Metascore
    8.3 (1.2M)
    A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
    DirectorSam MendesStarsKevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora Birch
  • Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

    6. The Shawshank Redemption

    19942h 22mR82Metascore
    9.3 (3M)
    A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob Gunton
  • Robin Williams in What Dreams May Come (1998)

    7. What Dreams May Come

    19981h 53mPG-1344Metascore
    7.0 (118K)
    Chris Nielsen dies in an accident, and enters Heaven. But when he discovers that his beloved wife Annie has killed herself out of grief over the loss, he embarks on an afterlife adventure to reunite with her.
    DirectorVincent WardStarsRobin WilliamsCuba Gooding Jr.Annabella Sciorra
  • Never Let Me Go (2010)

    8. Never Let Me Go

    20101h 43mR69Metascore
    7.1 (157K)
    The lives of three friends, from their early school days into young adulthood, when the reality of the world they live in comes knocking.
    DirectorMark RomanekStarsKeira KnightleyCarey MulliganAndrew Garfield
  • Gattaca (1997)

    9. Gattaca

    19971h 46mPG-1364Metascore
    7.7 (336K)
    Vincent, an "In-Valid", assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation. However, a week before his mission, a murder marks Vincent as a suspect.
    DirectorAndrew NiccolStarsEthan HawkeUma ThurmanJude Law
  • Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society (1989)

    10. Dead Poets Society

    19892h 8mPG79Metascore
    8.1 (592K)
    Maverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsRobin WilliamsRobert Sean LeonardEthan Hawke
  • Big Fish (2003)

    11. Big Fish

    20032h 5mPG-1358Metascore
    8.0 (469K)
    A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsEwan McGregorAlbert FinneyBilly Crudup
  • Mel Gibson in Braveheart (1995)

    12. Braveheart

    19952h 58mR68Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.
    DirectorMel GibsonStarsMel GibsonSophie MarceauPatrick McGoohan
  • Kal Penn in The Namesake (2006)

    13. The Namesake

    20062h 2mPG-1382Metascore
    7.5 (22K)
    American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
    DirectorMira NairStarsKal PennIrrfan KhanTabu
  • Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

    14. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    20041h 48mR89Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.
    DirectorMichel GondryStarsJim CarreyKate WinsletTom Wilkinson
  • Will Smith, Brian Howe, Thandiwe Newton, and Jaden Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

    15. The Pursuit of Happyness

    20061h 57mPG-1364Metascore
    8.0 (592K)
    A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
    DirectorGabriele MuccinoStarsWill SmithThandiwe NewtonJaden Smith
  • Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, and David Kross in The Reader (2008)

    16. The Reader

    20082h 4mR58Metascore
    7.6 (269K)
    Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.
    DirectorStephen DaldryStarsKate WinsletRalph FiennesBruno Ganz

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