MyMovies: Movies I've Seen
by Bentien | created - 11 Aug 2011 | updated - 29 May 2012 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Joint Security Area (2000)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
After a shooting incident at the North-South Korean border DMZ leaves two North Korean soldiers dead, a neutral Swiss and Swedish team investigates what actually happened.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Lee Yeong-ae, Lee Byung-hun, Song Kang-ho, Kim Tae-woo
Votes: 34,233
"Joint Security Area". Park. A controversial subject is treated in this fine war thriller that concerns the tensions between North and South Korea shortly after the Korean War. Rating: 7.
2. Breathless (1960)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama
A small-time crook, hunted by the authorities for a car theft and the murder a police officer, attempts to persuade a hip American journalism student to run away with him to Italy.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Van Doude, Jean-Luc Godard
Votes: 87,981 | Gross: $0.34M
"Breathless". Godard. A masterpiece of the French New Wave. The movie is so cool, it will make the pinguins freeze. Rating: 10.
3. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989)
NC-17 | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An unbalanced but alluring former mental patient takes a porn star prisoner in the hopes of convincing her to marry him.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Victoria Abril, Antonio Banderas, Loles León, Julieta Serrano
Votes: 31,964 | Gross: $4.09M
Almodovar. Only a so-so movie by the Spanish master Almodovar. There are some nice acting, but the story is not that great. Rating: 6.
4. 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
PG-13 | 154 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver, Loren Dean
Votes: 32,826 | Gross: $7.19M
Scott. Depardieu as Columbus is not the perfect cast, but the movie is breathtakingly beautiful, and the music by Vangelis one of the greatest scores in movie history. Rating: 6
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
G | 149 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
After uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins: a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer HAL 9000.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter
Votes: 720,104 | Gross: $56.95M
Kubrick. No question, this is the greatest sci-fi experience of all time. It is one of the most innovative adaptations from a book I have ever seen. And Kubrick doesn't even bother telling what the last 20 minutes are about. You will have to read the book to get the explanation, or you will have to figure it out on your own. The special effects are as impressive today as they where back then, and how many movies can you say that about? Rating: 10.
6. 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
71 scenes revolving around a recent immigrant, a couple that has just adopted a daughter, a college student and a lonely old man.
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Gabriel Cosmin Urdes, Lukas Miko, Otto Grünmandl, Anne Bennent
Votes: 8,741
Haneke. Yet another of the Austrian director's strange, po-mo movies about the decadence of modern society and the breakdown of the modern man. A really cheerful movie... yeah right! Rating: 7.
7. 8½ (1963)
Not Rated | 138 min | Drama
A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Claudia Cardinale, Sandra Milo
Votes: 125,266 | Gross: $0.05M
Fellini. Perhaps Fellini's greatest masterpiece and one of the must-sees in film history. I have seen it quite a few times now, and it still mesmerizes me. Mastroianni's lead performance is one of the most impressive of all time. Rating: 10.
8. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
PG-13 | 135 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery
A mathematical genius, John Nash made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer
Votes: 987,636 | Gross: $170.74M
Howard. Crowe should have won an Oscar for his compelling performance as John Nash instead of "Gladiator" the previous year. "A Beautiful Mind" is not a masterpiece, but it has its moments of cinematic brilliance. Rating: 7.
9. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
R | 136 min | Crime, Sci-Fi
In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke
Votes: 881,783 | Gross: $6.21M
Kubrick. A truely masterful use of music, images and violent satire make this sci-fi classic one of the best in its genre. Rating: 9.
10. A Room with a View (1985)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Romance
Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) shares a brief romance with George Emerson in Florence. Yet as she tries to move on with her life and look for marriage elsewhere, can she truly forget the events of that summer?
Director: James Ivory | Stars: Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Denholm Elliott, Julian Sands
Votes: 47,898 | Gross: $20.97M
Ivory. I love these English book adaptations by James Ivory. Although I like "Howard's End" most among his films, "A Room with a View" offers brilliant performances, beautiful cinematography and art direction. Rating: 8.
11. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
PG | 122 min | Drama
Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden
Votes: 114,411 | Gross: $8.00M
Kazan. Great performances by Vivian Leigh and Marlon Brando make this classic an unmissable movie experience. Brando should have recieved an Oscar. Rating: 9.
12. A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
R | 155 min | Drama, Romance
Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.
Director: John Cassavetes | Stars: Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, Fred Draper, Lady Rowlands
Votes: 28,735 | Gross: $13.34M
Cassavetes. Gina Rowlands gives the performance of her career in this acclaimed drama. Rating: 8.
13. Open Your Eyes (1997)
R | 119 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A very handsome man finds the love of his life, but he suffers an accident and needs to have his face rebuilt by surgery after it is severely disfigured.
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz, Chete Lera, Fele Martínez
Votes: 73,286 | Gross: $0.37M
Amenábar. "Open Your Eyes". Inspired "Vanilla Sky" with Tom Cruise and Camaron Diaz. Penelope Cruz stars in both movies, and they are equally good. Rating: 7.
14. Adam's Apples (2005)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A neo-Nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devoted minister.
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nicolas Bro, Paprika Steen
Votes: 54,660 | Gross: $0.00M
Jensen. My film history professor tells me this is a great movie, but I'm having a hard time figuring out why. Some OK performances and an orignal screenplay and story, but nothing exceptional. Rating: 7.
15. Red Beard (1965)
Not Rated | 185 min | Drama
In 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Reiko Dan
Votes: 21,122
"Red Beard". Kurosawa. Maybe a bit too long, but great performances and a terrific cast. Rating: 7.
16. Akira (1988)
R | 124 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 205,439 | Gross: $0.55M
Otomo. Crazy action and effects make this an anime classic. Rating: 9.
17. Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer (2006)
145 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Viggo Mortensen plays the Spanish soldier-turned-mercenary Captain Alatriste, a heroic figure from the country's 17th century imperial wars.
Director: Agustín Díaz Yanes | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Elena Anaya, Unax Ugalde, Eduard Fernández
Votes: 13,893
Yanes. Well, you can't blame Viggo Mortensen for this boring movie. His performance is excellent, but the film lacks dramatic drive and interesting supporting characters. The most expensive Spanish movie of all time. Rating: 5.
18. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Alice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney | Stars: Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Richard Haydn, Sterling Holloway
Votes: 154,160 | Gross: $1.07M
Geronimi, Jackson etc. Down the rabbit hole. A quite strange Disney movie with its own charm. Not a favorite, but watchable. Rating: 7.
19. Alien (1979)
R | 117 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 951,787 | Gross: $78.90M
Scott. A really scray horror film that most people remembers as one of the most unpleasant of its genre. Me too. Gaiger's artwork is superb. Rating: 9.
20. Aliens (1986)
R | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn, Paul Reiser
Votes: 763,646 | Gross: $85.16M
Cameron. Splendid, action packed sequal to Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror flick. Cameron does everything right in this blockbuster - takes certain elements from number one, but adds his own style and creative ideas. Rating: 9.
21. All About Eve (1950)
Passed | 138 min | Drama
A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm
Votes: 138,832 | Gross: $0.01M
Mankiewicz. Often immitated classic with Bette Davis as the theatre diva that suddently see a young, beautiful woman threating her career. Almost as good as Billy Wilder's masterpiece "Sunset Blvd." from the same year. Rating: 9.
22. All or Nothing (2002)
R | 128 min | Drama
In a poor working class London home, Penny's love for her partner, taxi driver Phil, has run dry. When an unexpected tragedy occurs, they and their local community are brought back together.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, Alison Garland
Votes: 11,463 | Gross: $0.12M
Leigh. Rating: 8.
23. American Beauty (1999)
R | 122 min | Drama
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley
Votes: 1,211,606 | Gross: $130.10M
Mendes. Kevin Specey has never been better, and he won a well-deserved Oscar for his extraordinary performance. Rating: 9.
24. American Splendor (2003)
R | 101 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Shari Springer Berman, Harvey Pekar, Chris Ambrose
Votes: 52,385 | Gross: $6.00M
Berman & Pulcini. The combination of comic book animation with live action film and documentary is great, and Paul Giamatti gives a stunning performance as Harvey Peakar. So does Harvey Peakar. Rating: 8.
25. Amores Perros (2000)
R | 154 min | Drama, Thriller
An amateur dog fighter, a supermodel, and a derelict assassin, all separately struggling to find love, find their lives transformed by a devastating car wreck in Mexico City.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo, Álvaro Guerrero
Votes: 253,029 | Gross: $5.38M
"Love's a Bitch." Innaritu. Complex multi-plot movie. Rating: 8.
26. Annie Hall (1977)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
Alvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane
Votes: 278,542 | Gross: $39.20M
Allen made his most celebrated work with this Oscar winner that features some of the most intellectual references of his career. Not the funniest of his movies, but perhaps his most rewarding. Rating: 9.
27. Apocalypse Now (1979)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, War
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest
Votes: 710,804 | Gross: $83.47M
Coppola. Danish title: "Dommedag nu".One of the greatest films ever, and certainly the best war film of all time. I cannot put a finger on this true masterpiece, even though the Redux version is slightly weaker than the original. Rating: 10.
28. Apocalypto (2006)
R | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.
Director: Mel Gibson | Stars: Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Dalia Hernández, Rudy Youngblood
Votes: 331,519 | Gross: $50.87M
Gibson. I'm really undetermined about this movie. On one hand, it is beautifully made and great craftmanship. On the other hand, it gets so brutal and way too much! I wished for it to end about half an hour before it did. Rating: 6.
29. The Inheritance (2003)
Unrated | 115 min | Drama
A young man is torn between his individual hopes and his sense of duty when his father dies and he is expected to take over the family industry.
Director: Per Fly | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Lisa Werlinder, Ghita Nørby, Karina Skands
Votes: 4,869
Fly. Second installment of Per Fly's Denmark Trilogy features some powerful acting and a plot that keeps the viewer's interest intact. Rating: 8
30. Atlantis (1913)
121 min | Drama
After Dr. Friedrich's wife becomes mentally unstable and his research papers are rejected, he leaves the country to respite.
Director: August Blom | Stars: Olaf Fønss, Ida Orloff, Ebba Thomsen, Carl Lauritzen
Votes: 480
Blom. How the spcial-effects guys made the boat sink in this silent movie I don't have a clue. But impressive stuff! Rating: 8.
31. Bænken (2000)
93 min | Drama
Kaj is an alcoholic living on the money the Danish state is providing him. Him and his friends spend their time drinking beer at a public bench. One day Kaj's life turns upside down when a young lady and her child moves in next to him.
Director: Per Fly | Stars: Jesper Christensen, Marius Sonne Janischefska, Stine Holm Joensen, Nicolaj Kopernikus
Votes: 4,430
Fly. Jesper Christiansen gives the performance of his career in this first installment of director Per Fly's Denmark Trilogy. Rating: 8
32. Babel (I) (2006)
R | 143 min | Drama
Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, which jump starts an interlocking story involving four different families.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal, Mohamed Akhzam
Votes: 317,241 | Gross: $34.30M
Innaritu. Rating: 8.
33. Back to the Future Part II (1989)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Tom Wilson
Votes: 572,986 | Gross: $118.50M
Zemeckis. This sequal is also very good with it's time travel tour-de-force from the future to the past and back to the present. I like that even though it might not be free of plot holes. Rating: 7.
34. Back to the Future Part III (1990)
PG | 118 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Stranded in 1955, Marty McFly learns about the death of Doc Brown in 1885 and must travel back in time to save him. With no fuel readily available for the DeLorean, the two must figure how to escape the Old West before Emmett is murdered.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Tom Wilson
Votes: 481,160 | Gross: $87.73M
Zemeckis. The final chapter of the trilogy and also the weakest. Still some nice performances and good entertainment, but the innovations of the two first installments are almost gone. Rating: 6.
35. Bad Taste (1987)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
The population of a small town disappears and is replaced by aliens that chase human flesh for their intergalactic fast-food chain.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Terry Potter, Pete O'Herne, Craig Smith, Mike Minett
Votes: 49,136
Jackson. The only reason I own this movie is because it is directed by Peter Jackson. My rating is 3.
36. Stolen Kisses (1968)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After being discharged from the army, Antoine Doinel centers a screwball comedy where he applies for different jobs and tries to make sense of his relationships with women.
Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claude Jade, Delphine Seyrig, Michael Lonsdale
Votes: 15,107
"Stolen Kisses". Truffaut. Second of the Antoine Doniel feature films. Rating: 8.
37. Bambi (1942)
G | 69 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The story of a young deer growing up in the forest.
Directors: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, David Hand, Graham Heid, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Norman Wright, Arthur Davis, Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Hardie Albright, Stan Alexander, Bobette Audrey, Peter Behn
Votes: 154,185 | Gross: $102.80M
Hand. Disney classic - one of my favorites because of the lyrical feel and emotionally powerful story. Rating: 10.
38. Barton Fink (1991)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner
Votes: 129,016 | Gross: $6.15M
Coen. Perhaps the most innovative and artistically complete of all of the Coen Brothers' movies. Gets better with each viewing. Rating: 9.
39. Batman Begins (2005)
PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After witnessing his parents' death, Bruce learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe, Liam Neeson
Votes: 1,579,629 | Gross: $206.85M
Nolan. Terrific action flick. "The Dark Knight" is even better. Rating: 7.
40. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
G | 84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart
Votes: 479,887 | Gross: $218.97M
Trousdale, Wise. Disney. The first animated feature to be nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Picture category. And it deserves the credit. Rating: 9.
41. Before Sunrise (1995)
R | 101 min | Drama, Romance
A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Andrea Eckert, Hanno Pöschl
Votes: 339,630 | Gross: $5.54M
Linklater. Unconventional love story with amazing performances by Hawke and Delpy. I saw number two, "Before Sunset", first, but this one is just as good. The long-takes are extraordinary and equal those of masters Mike Leigh and Michaelangelo Antonoioni. Rating: 8.
42. Before Sunset (2004)
R | 80 min | Drama, Romance
Nine years after Jesse and Celine first met, they encounter each other again on the French leg of Jesse's book tour.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Vernon Dobtcheff, Louise Lemoine Torrès
Votes: 288,056 | Gross: $5.82M
Linklater. Rating: 8.
43. Belle de Jour (1967)
R | 100 min | Drama, Romance
A frigid young housewife decides to spend her midweek afternoons as a prostitute.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Geneviève Page
Votes: 49,087 | Gross: $0.03M
Buñuel. Rating: 9.
44. Ben-Hur (1959)
G | 212 min | Adventure, Drama
After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet
Votes: 253,812 | Gross: $74.70M
Wyler. Epic masterpiece and a true Hollywood blockbuster with 11 Oscars. Rating: 9.
45. Benny's Video (1992)
Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama
A 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents, with tragic results.
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Arno Frisch, Angela Winkler, Ulrich Mühe, Ingrid Stassner
Votes: 18,682
Haneke. Another example of the hoplessness of Michael Haneke's films, the teenager in this one seems totally uncurable for his mental illness. Rating: 7.
46. Best in Show (2000)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy
A behind-the-scenes look into the highly competitive and cut-throat world of dog shows through the eyes of a group of ruthless dog owners.
Director: Christopher Guest | Stars: Fred Willard, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Jennifer Coolidge
Votes: 66,976 | Gross: $18.72M
Guest. Fake documentary, nothing special. Rating: 6.
47. Blackmail (1929)
Not Rated | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After killing a man in self-defense, a young woman is blackmailed by a witness to the killing.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Anny Ondra, John Longden, Sara Allgood, Charles Paton
Votes: 11,974
First Hitchcock (and British) talkie. Not his best though. Rating: 6.
48. Blade Runner (1982)
R | 117 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos
Votes: 823,596 | Gross: $32.87M
Scott. Neo-noir science fiction masterpiece. Rating: 10.
49. Blow (2001)
R | 124 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of how George Jung, along with the Medellín Cartel headed by Pablo Escobar, established the American cocaine market in the 1970s in the United States.
Director: Ted Demme | Stars: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths
Votes: 275,184 | Gross: $52.99M
Demme. Johnny Depp is a reason to see any movie. This one is no exception - and it is an entertaining drug story as well. Rating: 7.
50. Blue Velvet (1986)
R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern
Votes: 215,856 | Gross: $8.55M
Lynch. Dennis Hopper gives an haunting performance as a sexually disturbed psychopath. Rating: 8.
51. Bobby (I) (2006)
R | 117 min | Biography, Drama, History
The destinies of 22 people of different races, sexes, beliefs and social classes are intertwined on the night that politician Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated.
Director: Emilio Estevez | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, Harry Belafonte
Votes: 42,811 | Gross: $11.24M
Estevez. A political drama in the "Grand Hotel" ensemble tradition with the murder of senator Robert Kennedy as the theme. A lot of good actors on the cast, but the directing from Emilio Estevez could be more convincing. Rating: 7.
52. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A recently laid off factory worker kidnaps his former boss' friend's daughter, hoping to use the ransom money to pay for his sister's kidney transplant.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Shin Ha-kyun, Bae Doona, Lim Ji-eun
Votes: 75,182 | Gross: $0.05M
"Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance". Park. The first of the director's (in)famous vengeance trilogy. Like the two others, this is a bloody tour de force, but a rewarding and visually stunning movie. Rating: 8.
53. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
R | 111 min | Action, Biography, Crime
Bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman
Votes: 120,663
Penn. Many argue that this movie - along with "The Graduate" - defined the "New Hollywood" era. It is a truly remarkable movie with a great supporting performance by Gene Hackman. The ending also made history. Rating: 9.
54. Braindead (1992)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Timothy Balme, Diana Peñalver, Elizabeth Moody, Ian Watkin
Votes: 103,356 | Gross: $0.24M
Jackson. The infamous most bloody movie of all time. Rating: 4.
55. Brazil (1985)
R | 132 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond
Votes: 211,325 | Gross: $9.93M
Gilliam. Rating: 8.
56. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Not Rated | 75 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Baron Henry Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson
Votes: 53,295 | Gross: $4.36M
Whale. Even better than the first "Frankenstein" film from 1931. Rating: 9.
57. Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
PG | 96 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A preteen's life turns upside down when he befriends the new girl in school and they imagine a whole new fantasy world to escape reality.
Director: Gabor Csupo | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Zooey Deschanel, Robert Patrick
Votes: 173,434 | Gross: $82.27M
Csupo. A sad family movie with a combination of fantastic and realistic elements. Rating: 7.
58. Brief Encounter (1945)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Romance
Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey
Votes: 44,266
Lean. Rating: 8.
59. Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Not Rated | 66 min | Drama, History, Thriller
In the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1905, the crew of the battleship Potemkin mutiny against the brutal, tyrannical regime of the vessel's officers. The resulting street demonstration in Odessa brings on a police massacre.
Director: Sergei Eisenstein | Stars: Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barskiy, Grigoriy Aleksandrov, Ivan Bobrov
Votes: 61,476 | Gross: $0.05M
"The Battleship Potemkin". Eisenstein. A film historical gem with the famous revolt scene at the Odessa stairs. However, the movie has a lot more to offer, and as an example of montage theory and probaganda movie making, this is the top of all peaks. Rating: 10.
60. Bullitt (1968)
M/PG | 114 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A nonconformist San Francisco cop is determined to find the underworld kingpin who killed the witness under his protection.
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Steve McQueen, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Vaughn, Don Gordon
Votes: 75,876 | Gross: $42.30M
Yates. The car chase through San Francisco is still thrilling and impressively accomplished. The rest of the movie features a great performance by Steve McQueen as one of the coolest cops in cinema. Rating: 8.
61. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
PG | 110 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid lead a band of outlaws. When a train robbery goes wrong, they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. After considering their options, they escape to South America.
Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin
Votes: 226,806 | Gross: $102.31M
Hill. Rating: 8.
62. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
PG-13 | 166 min | Western
A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards
Votes: 349,276 | Gross: $5.32M
"Once upon a Time in the West". Leone. Classic spaghetti Western and the best movie with Charles Bronson ever. Rating: 9.
63. Cabaret (1972)
PG | 124 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A female girlie club entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them.
Director: Bob Fosse | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey
Votes: 59,432 | Gross: $42.77M
Fosse. Rating: 7.
64. Caché (2005)
R | 117 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A married couple is terrorized by a series of surveillance videotapes left on their front porch.
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, Maurice Bénichou, Annie Girardot
Votes: 85,282 | Gross: $3.63M
Haneke. I still don't quite get the ending of this movie. Perhaps if I understood the preceeding 80 mins., it would make sense. Still, the atmosphere and intellectual value is peerless. Rating: 8.
65. Candy (2006)
R | 108 min | Drama, Romance
A poet falls in love with an art student who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle -- and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.
Director: Neil Armfield | Stars: Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Budge
Votes: 47,766 | Gross: $0.04M
Armfield. Heath Ledger as a drug addict - maybe not so far from the truth, may he rest in peace. Not a great movie with its some times doubtful dialogue, but Ledger is very good. Rating: 6.
66. Carnal Knowledge (1971)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
Chronicling the lifelong sexual development of two men who meet and become friends in college.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Candice Bergen, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret
Votes: 14,905 | Gross: $28.62M
Nichols. Only a so-so movie from the director of "The Graduate". Jack Nicholson is great as ever, but his role is not among his finest. The themes of the movies was quite controversial at its theretrical release, and that must be the reason why it is regarded a classic by many. Rating: 6.
67. Live Flesh (1997)
R | 103 min | Drama
After leaving jail, Víctor is still in love with Elena, but she's married to the former cop -now basketball player- who became paralysed by a shot from Víctor's gun...
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Liberto Rabal, Francesca Neri, Javier Bardem, Ángela Molina
Votes: 33,718 | Gross: $1.54M
"Live Flesh". Almodovar. Rating: 7.
68. Casablanca (1942)
PG | 102 min | Drama, Romance, War
A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains
Votes: 606,381 | Gross: $1.02M
Curtiz. One of the many Hollywood classics, this one has actually earned the hype. With remarkable dialogue, smooth camerawork and stunning performances, "Casablanca" offers one of the best cinematic experiences of all time. Period. Rating: 10.
69. Charade (1963)
Passed | 113 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Whom can she trust?
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn
Votes: 85,626 | Gross: $13.47M
Donen. Rating: 8.
70. Chariots of Fire (1981)
PG | 125 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.
Director: Hugh Hudson | Stars: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nicholas Farrell, Nigel Havers
Votes: 65,928 | Gross: $58.97M
Hudson. The music by Vangelis is superb, and there are some nice acting as well. Rating: 8.
71. Charly (1968)
M | 103 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
An intellectually disabled man undergoes an experiment that gives him the intelligence of a genius.
Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala, Leon Janney
Votes: 7,289 | Gross: $15.83M
Nelson. Cliff Robertson won Oscar for Best Actor. Rating: 7.
72. Children of Men (2006)
R | 109 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have somehow become infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Caine
Votes: 529,688 | Gross: $35.55M
Cuarón. Pure dystopia science fiction with great performances by Clive Owen, Julianne Moore and Michael Caine. Some scenes are among the most impressive in recent film history. Rating: 8.
73. Chinatown (1974)
R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez
Votes: 350,086
Polanski. One of my all-time favorites. Not a controversial choice, I know, but it certainly shows what director Roman Polanski does best; a calm but steady narrative progression with great atmosphere and a few plot twists up his sleeeve. Add to that a charismatic performance by Jack Nicholson and you have one of the most splendid neo noir masterpieces of American cinema. Rating: 10.
74. Lady Vengeance (2005)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Nam-mi Kang, Jeong-nam Choi, Hye-Sook Go, Bok-hwa Baek
Votes: 86,161 | Gross: $0.21M
"Lady Vengeance". Park. The final chapter in Park's vengeance triloy is also the narratively most compelling. It does not feature the fantastic plot of "Oldboy", but the construction of the narrative is great! Rating: 8.
75. Christiane F. (1981)
R | 138 min | Biography, Drama
A teen girl in 1970s Berlin becomes addicted to heroin. Everything in her life slowly begins to distort and disappear as she befriends a small crew of junkies and falls in love with a drug-abusing male prostitute.
Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Natja Brunckhorst, Eberhard Auriga, Peggy Bussieck, Lothar Chamski
Votes: 29,457
Edel. German drama about real life drug addict/prostitute Christiane F. Disturbing stuff. Saw it in elementary school the first time, and even with a couple of revisits to "Bahnhof Zoo", it stills holds a high standard. Rating: 8.
76. City of God (2002)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama
In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund | Stars: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Phellipe Haagensen
Votes: 801,633 | Gross: $7.56M
"City of God". Meirelles. Innovative editing and a tough story, this Brazilian gangster film almost gets a 9 grade from me. Rating: 8.
77. Cinderella (1950)
G | 74 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske | Stars: Ilene Woods, James MacDonald, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton
Votes: 174,071 | Gross: $85.00M
Geronimi, Jackson etc. Disney. Rating: 7.
78. Citizen Kane (1941)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Mystery
Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 466,198 | Gross: $1.59M
Welles. One of the most innovative movies of all time. Imo it is also the greatest. I love the Welles-style with canted framings, fragmented storytelling and noir lighting. Rating: 10.
79. Clerks (1994)
R | 92 min | Comedy
A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.
Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Lisa Spoonauer
Votes: 232,431 | Gross: $3.15M
Smith. Some very good screenwriting make this a must-see. Rating: 8.
80. Crash (I) (2004)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.
Director: Paul Haggis | Stars: Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Thandiwe Newton, Karina Arroyave
Votes: 449,121 | Gross: $54.58M
Haggis. Entertaining multi-plot story, but sometimes not truly convincing. Rating: 7.
81. Cul-de-sac (1966)
Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
In search of help, two wounded gangsters on the run find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife; however, under the point of a gun, nothing is what it seems.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Françoise Dorléac, Lionel Stander, Jack MacGowran
Votes: 13,972
Polanski. Maybe the weirdest of Roman Polanski's films, this absurd comedy features some memorable performances and images, but it never really hits a home run. Rating: 7.
82. Daisy Diamond (2007)
94 min | Drama
Anna dreams of being an actress when she becomes pregnant. Though she struggles to give her daughter a good life, she fails to unite her dream of acting with creating a safe environment for her child.
Director: Simon Staho | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Thure Lindhardt, Benedikte Hansen, Morten Kirkskov
Votes: 1,508
Staho. Swedish actress Noomi Rapace (now more famous for her role as Lisbeth Salander in the "Millennium" trilogy) gives all she's got in this depressing film about an actress that kills her infant child. Scenes and dialogue from the masterpiece "Persona" sometimes seem misplaced, sometimes right on spot. Directed by Danish Bergman'ish auteur Simon Staho. Rating: 7.
83. Dances with Wolves (1990)
PG-13 | 181 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Lieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, finds himself engaging with a neighbouring Sioux settlement, causing him to question his own purpose.
Director: Kevin Costner | Stars: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant
Votes: 290,874 | Gross: $184.21M
Costner. Rating: 8.
84. Das Boot (1981)
R | 149 min | Drama, War
A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch
Votes: 264,481 | Gross: $11.49M
Petersen. Rating: 9.
85. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Not Rated | 67 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.
Director: Robert Wiene | Stars: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Feher, Lil Dagover
Votes: 70,101
"The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari". Wiene. Expressionist masterpiece from the golden era of German cinema. My DVD version is obnoxiously bad! But my rating for the movie itself is a clear 10.
86. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
Not Rated | 122 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A criminal mastermind uses hypnosis to rule the rackets after death.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Otto Wernicke, Thomy Bourdelle, Gustav Diessl
Votes: 13,602
"The Testament of Dr. Mabuse". Lang. Another example of the briliance of director Fritz Lang - this is the second installment in the Mabuse series. Rating: 9.
87. Dead Man Walking (1995)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama
A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.
Director: Tim Robbins | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry
Votes: 101,826 | Gross: $39.39M
Robbins. Another stand-out performance by Sean Penn, but this time the Oscar went to Susan Sarandon. She decerved it, no doubt, but Penn is in i league of his own. Rating: 7.
88. Der blaue Engel (1930)
Passed | 104 min | Drama, Music, Romance
An elderly professor's ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer.
Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Gerron, Rosa Valetti
Votes: 16,303 | Gross: $0.08M
Sternberg. Perfect use of sound at a time when sound was not mainstream. Jannings and Dietrich are superb! Rating: 10.
89. The Seventh Continent (1989)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
A European family who plan on escaping to Australia seem caught up in their daily routine, only troubled by minor incidents. However, behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence, they are actually planning something sinister.
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Birgit Doll, Dieter Berner, Leni Tanzer, Udo Samel
Votes: 17,058
"The Seventh Continent". Haneke. I know I should like this arty movie, but I find it rather boring. Except for the ending which is one of the most depressing you can think of. Rating: 7.
90. Once Upon a Time (1922)
75 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A beautiful but imperious princess refuses all offers of marriage, often condemning her suitors to death. The prince of Denmark comes seeking her hand and, aided by magic objects given to him by a mysterious spirit, seeks to win her love.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Clara Pontoppidan, Svend Methling, Peter Jerndorff, Hakon Ahnfelt-Rønne
Votes: 521
Dreyer. Only about half of this movie has survived the decay of time. Rating: 7.
91. Stolen Spring (1993)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
We follow 4 classmates in a strict boys' secondary school in 1950s Copenhagen, where a sadistic teacher torments his students. We meet them again at their 35 year class reunion.
Director: Peter Schrøder | Stars: Frits Helmuth, Tomas Villum Jensen, Jesper Langberg, Adam Simonsen
Votes: 2,307
Schrøder. Rating: 7.
92. The Seventh Seal (1957)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Fantasy
A knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe
Votes: 198,608
Bergman. A little heavy and slow moving, this Swedish classic must be the only film with Death playing chess with a knight. Rating: 9.
93. Die Hard (1988)
R | 132 min | Action, Thriller
A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson
Votes: 946,167 | Gross: $83.01M
McTiernan. Bruce Willis was not even on the poster, when "Die Hard" premiered in 1988, because he was not a big name at the time. I think he's been on every of his other film posters ever since... "Die Hard" took the action genre to new hights, and Bruce became a star equal to Schwarzenegger at the time. Rating: 8.
94. The Killer (1989)
R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore vision to a singer he accidentally blinded.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Kong Chu
Votes: 51,103
"The Killer". Woo's most famous of his Hong Kong action movies. And it does show everything that made him interesting back then with white doves, slow motion shooting and non-stop action. Now, he is less than interesting. Rating: 8.
95. Dirty Harry (1971)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When a man calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces San Francisco, tough-as-nails Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down the crazed psychopath.
Directors: Don Siegel, Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Andrew Robinson, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni
Votes: 168,422 | Gross: $35.90M
Siegel. "Go ahead, make my day". Huge action classic equal to "Bullitt". Strong performance by 'The Clint' as Harry Callahan, the renegade cop (or sort of) that must solve a mystery concerning a murderous sniper. Rating: 8.
96. Ditte, Child of Man (1946)
99 min | Drama
Ditte grows up with her grandparents. When the mother moves with Lars Peter, Ditte is taken home to take care of her siblings. She comes to work at Bakkegården, but is thrown out as she awaits children.
Director: Bjarne Henning-Jensen | Stars: Tove Maës, Karen Poulsen, Rasmus Ottesen, Karen Lykkehus
Votes: 450
Henning-Jensen. Danish social realism for the first time on a level that equals the great masters from Italy and the rest of the world. A slow moving but very rewarding movie. Rating: 9.
97. Do the Right Thing (1989)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama
On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson
Votes: 112,505 | Gross: $27.55M
Lee. African-american director Spike Lee's breakthrough movie. Aesthetically accomplished and with a strong political message. Rating: 8.
98. Dogville (2003)
R | 178 min | Crime, Drama
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town she finds out that their support has a price.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Lauren Bacall, Harriet Andersson
Votes: 158,747 | Gross: $1.53M
Trier. In my opinion von Trier's greatest work. It is puzzle to me why it didn't win the Palme d'Or at Cannes instead of van Sant's "Elephant". Nicole Kidman offers the performance of her career and the Brechtian verfremdung is superbly executed. Rating: 9.
99. Don't Look Now (1973)
R | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.
Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania
Votes: 62,372 | Gross: $0.98M
Roeg. Rating: 7.
100. Donnie Brasco (1997)
R | 127 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the Mafia life--at the expense of his regular one.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby
Votes: 332,474 | Gross: $41.91M
Newell. Rating: 8.
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