My must see movies
This is a list of my personal favourite movies that I can watch time and time again and also the movies that I feel everyone should watch.
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- DirectorRuben FleischerStarsJesse EisenbergEmma StoneWoody HarrelsonA shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting bruiser in search of the last Twinkie and a pair of sisters striving to get to an amusement park join forces in a trek across a zombie-filled America.Honestly one of my most watched movies ever, the concept is great & all 4 of the min characters are likeable, which imo is pretty rare!
- DirectorMatthew VaughnStarsAaron Taylor-JohnsonNicolas CageChloë Grace MoretzDave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a superhero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.Another rewatchable piece of genius. Hit Girl completely steals the show but Kick Ass himself has the best lines. I love everything about this movie - great concept, brilliant fights and a wicked soundtrack!!
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsMorgan FreemanBrad PittKevin SpaceyTwo detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.Surely everyone has seen this movie by now & if you haven't then you need to watch it.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittEdward NortonMeat LoafAn insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.A great movie but not one I can rewatch now. I saw it a good 6 or 7 times when it first came out and now I get bored of it.
Still a must see movie though. - DirectorGuy RitchieStarsJason StathamBrad PittStephen GrahamUnscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.I almost didn't bother with Snatch because I wasn't really won over by Lock Stock but how glad I am that I gave this movie a chance.
Snatch is an absoloute classic.
It's witty, funny, violent, well written and full of memorable characters. - DirectorAdam GreenStarsShawn AshmoreEmma BellKevin ZegersThree skiers stranded on a chairlift are forced to make life-or-death choices, which prove more perilous than staying put and freezing to death.Another movie I almost shunned, my girlfriend wanted to watch it so I went along with her. It's one of those 'true story disaster' style movies like Open Water.
Frozen is by far the best of these style of movies I've seen. Emma Bell & Shawn Ashmore are really good in it and really draw you in to their circumstances. - DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsWill SmithAlice BragaCharlie TahanYears after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.An excellent movie, not much more to say.
This is very gripping movie and well worth seeing. - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioEmily MortimerMark RuffaloTeddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, two US marshals, are sent to an asylum on a remote island in order to investigate the disappearance of a patient, where Teddy uncovers a shocking truth about the place.Another great De Caprio movie comprising of a great story and some twists that some viewers (my girlfriend's mum included) just wont get.
- DirectorPierre MorelStarsLiam NeesonMaggie GraceFamke JanssenA retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.If you want a movie that's gonna get your blood pumping and keep you on the edge of your seat then this is it.
- DirectorRob ZombieStarsSid HaigSheri Moon ZombieBill MoseleyThe murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.I love it, it's grim and sinister but I love it. Otis & Baby Firefly are among the best characters in cinema.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsWoody HarrelsonJuliette LewisTom SizemoreTwo victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.An old school favourite of mine from my high school days.
- DirectorJ BlakesonStarsGemma ArtertonEddie MarsanMartin CompstonA rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.A very well made movie with some very believable acting from Gemma Arterton and Eddie Marsan
- DirectorPeter BergStarsWill SmithCharlize TheronJason BatemanHancock is a superhero whose ill-considered behavior regularly causes damage in the millions. He changes when the person he saves helps him improve his public image.An unconventional super hero tale that is very well made.
- DirectorZack SnyderStarsJackie Earle HaleyPatrick WilsonCarla GuginoIn a version of 1985 where superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach on the trail of a conspiracy that will change the course of history.One of my all time favourites after watching this countless times I am still not sick of it.
- DirectorNeill BlomkampStarsSharlto CopleyDavid JamesJason CopeViolence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.It may not be that rewatchable but i's certainly a must see movie, as long as you don't mind a LOT of swearing.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot PageA thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.A brilliant mind bending movie that you have to submit yourself to in order to get the most out of.
- DirectorDavid SladeStarsJosh HartnettMelissa GeorgeDanny HustonAfter an Alaskan town is plunged into darkness for a month, it is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires.An unconvential, stylised and well executed vampire flick. Even if you don't like vampire movies I guarantee you will like this one.
- DirectorOren PeliStarsKatie FeatherstonMicah SloatMark FredrichsAfter moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.If you have no imagination AVOID THIS MOVIE.
If you DO have imagination then this is the movie for you, Paranormal activity is the scariest movie I've seen in a long, long time. It's not jumpy and it's not gory, it's down right scary. - DirectorAlexandre AjaStarsTed LevineKathleen QuinlanDan ByrdA traveling family falls victim to a group of mutated cannibals in a desert far away from civilization.I have never seen the original but I really enjoyed this version. It does take a sudden turn half way through like Cabin Fever though.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodBee VangChristopher CarleyAfter a Hmong teenager tries to steal his prized 1972 Gran Torino, a disgruntled, prejudiced Korean War veteran seeks to redeem both the boy and himself.An excellent movie and given that I don't like Eastwood as a director that's really saying something.
I can't sit through it a 2nd time but it's definately a must see none-the-less. - DirectorGregor JordanStarsSamuel L. JacksonCarrie-Anne MossMichael SheenFollows a black-ops interrogator and an F.B.I. agent who try to press a suspect terrorist into divulging the location of three nuclear weapons set to detonate in the U.S.This movie had us on the edge of our seats all the way through, very well written.
- DirectorAndrew StantonLee UnkrichStarsAlbert BrooksEllen DeGeneresAlexander GouldAfter his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.great voice cast, well animated and some really great characters.
- DirectorKevin SmithStarsBrian O'HalloranJeff AndersonRosario DawsonA calamity at Dante and Randal's shops sends them looking for new horizons - but they ultimately settle at the fast food empire Mooby's.As a Kevin Smith fan this is a riotous movie in parts and well worth watching.
- DirectorNicholas StollerStarsKristen BellJason SegelPaul RuddDevastated Peter takes a Hawaiian vacation in order to deal with the recent break-up with his TV star girlfriend, Sarah. Little does he know, Sarah's traveling to the same resort as her ex - and she's bringing along her new boyfriend.Hilarious comedy and one of the best imo.
- DirectorNicholas StollerStarsJonah HillRussell BrandElisabeth MossA record company intern is hired to accompany out-of-control British rock star Aldous Snow to a concert at L.A.'s Greek Theater.The follow up to Srah Marshall although totally unrelated also - I know that doesn't make sense but it's true.
- DirectorDavid WainStarsPaul RuddSeann William ScottElizabeth BanksWild behavior forces a pair of energy drink reps to enroll in a Big Brother program.This movie is great, my girlfriend and I were in stitches all the way through it.
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneMary Kay BergmanWhen Stan Marsh and his friends go see an R-rated movie, they start cursing and their parents think that Canada is to blame.Funny as hell!
- DirectorHarold RamisStarsJack BlackMichael CeraOlivia WildeAfter being banished from their tribe, two hunter-gatherers encounter Biblical characters and eventually wind up in the city of Sodom.Despite the presence of Michael Cera, the most boring and wooden actor of recent years, this still manaes to be one of my favourite comedies of recent years.
- DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsTatsuya FujiwaraAki MaedaTarô YamamotoIn the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill one another under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.I thought this was older than 2000 but, what the heck.
BR is a brilliant movie and is a great story. Ignore it's sequel though, that's crap. - DirectorMiguel SapochnikStarsJude LawForest WhitakerAlice BragaSet in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, it revolves around a man who struggles to make the payments on a heart he has purchased. He must therefore go on the run before said ticker is repossessed.Repo men is by far one of the best movies I've seen in the last couple of years. Conceptually really good and the story is really well portrayed.
It has it's twists and turns and has some pretty brutal scenes too.