Top 15 Films of a 30 Year Old Movie Lover
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- DirectorBryan SingerStarsKevin SpaceyGabriel ByrneChazz PalminteriThe sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.Fantastic story, amazing cast and the best plot twist ever on film. The best picture of all time.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. JacksonThe lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.The best film product from Quentin Tarantino. Dialogue at it's finest. Amazing cast. Hilarious, dirty and all over the place, but none the less enthralling.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsMorgan FreemanBrad PittKevin SpaceyTwo detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.The reason I have become a David Fincher fan. Eery feel throughout with a fast paced, original story. Solid performances from the entire cast, with Kevin Spacey shining as a psychopath.
- DirectorMichael MannStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroVal KilmerA group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.De Niro and Pacino sharing the screen at the same time. One of the best shoot outs in cinematic history. The all time best heist films ever made.
- DirectorSam MendesStarsKevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora BirchA sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.Kevin Spacey as a man going through a mid-life crisis with a family falling apart at the seams. Hilarious, sad and ultimately beautiful.
- DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael BerrymanIn the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.Jack Nicholson as a man that potentially has a mental illness and potentially just enjoys fighting the system. A role Jack was meant to play. Funny, beautiful and at moments terribly sad. Also has one of the most memorable adversaries of all time.
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsGene HackmanGwyneth PaltrowAnjelica HustonThe eccentric members of a dysfunctional family reluctantly gather under the same roof for various reasons.Hilarious and quirky. The best entry to cinema from Wes Anderson. Each actor envelops their character spectacularly and their idiosyncrasies gel to create hysterical situations.
- DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsRyan GoslingCarey MulliganBryan CranstonA mysterious Hollywood action film stuntman gets in trouble with gangsters when he tries to help his neighbor's husband rob a pawn shop while serving as his getaway driver.Drive is a slow burn that is worth every second. Gritty and dark, a cult favorite for all the right reasons.
- DirectorDestin Daniel CrettonStarsBrie LarsonFrantz TurnerJohn Gallagher Jr.A 20-something supervising staff member of a residential treatment facility navigates the troubled waters of that world alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend.Absolutely amazing low budget film. Short Term 12 delivers amazing performances from little known or up and coming stars. Realistic and heartfelt, my absolute favorite film of 2013.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksRobin WrightGary SiniseThe history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.Tom Hanks at his finest. Hilarious, heart wrenching, beautiful and nostalgic, this film hits on all marks. A film that makes you believe that anything is possible.
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsMark WahlbergJulianne MooreBurt ReynoldsBack when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, an idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent.Incredible and depressing. Fantastic performaces from the entire cast. The "Sister Christian" drug deal scene is one of the most memorable in all of 90s film.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsJesse EisenbergAndrew GarfieldJustin TimberlakeAs Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.The Social Network is a 'Citizen Kane' for the technological age. An amazing look into the sudden onset of wealth and power. Fantastic adition to film from David Fincher.
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsIvana BaqueroAriadna GilSergi LópezIn the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.Terrifying and beautiful. Pan's Labyrinth amazed me when I first saw it, in that it took the horror of a war torn country and beautifully displayed it through the eyes of a child just trying to make sense of it all.
- DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsPaul NewmanRobert RedfordKatharine RossIn 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.In my opinion, the greastest contribution to cinema from the fantastic duo of Newman and Redford.
- DirectorRobert MulliganStarsGregory PeckJohn MegnaFrank OvertonAtticus Finch, a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama, defends a Black man against an undeserved rape charge, and tries to educate his young children against prejudice.A fantastic visual representation of one of America's finest stories. Gregory Peck is incredible.