There has something about the movie.

by thinklogically | created - 01 Aug 2011 | updated - 13 Feb 2019 | Public

I watched these movies during the learn English so I think I must watching it again whether movie has special thing. By the way, most of my other favourite movies are very similar to the imdb top 250 so I won't include it here.

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1. A Monster in Paris (2011)

PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A 3D-animated movie set in Paris in the year 1910 and centered on a monster who lives in a garden and his love for a beautiful, young singer.

Director: Bibo Bergeron | Stars: Matthieu Chedid, Vanessa Paradis, Gad Elmaleh, François Cluzet

Votes: 22,701

This is excellent.

Question is how did I miss it? I found 2011 movie in 2014 April.

I felt some part of story make bit of struggle. But it doesn't matter with overall story telling. And beautiful drawings.

And excellent idea and imagination.

7.9 out of 10

2. The Man from Earth (2007)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he has a longer and stranger past than they can imagine.

Director: Richard Schenkman | Stars: David Lee Smith, Tony Todd, John Billingsley, Ellen Crawford

Votes: 200,330

3. No Man's Land (I) (2001)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, War

84 Metascore

Bosnia and Herzegovina during 1993 at the time of the heaviest fighting between the two warring sides. Two soldiers from opposing sides in the conflict, Nino and Ciki, become trapped in no man's land, whilst a third soldier becomes a living booby trap.

Director: Danis Tanovic | Stars: Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac, Filip Sovagovic, Georges Siatidis

Votes: 48,842 | Gross: $1.06M

4. Peeping Tom (1960)

Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.

Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey, Moira Shearer, Maxine Audley

Votes: 39,308 | Gross: $0.08M

I really recommended this movie. I was really surprised because it was far greater than what I expected.

5. Unbreakable (2000)

PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

62 Metascore

A man learns something extraordinary about himself after a devastating accident.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright, Spencer Treat Clark

Votes: 442,195 | Gross: $95.01M

6. Life as a House (2001)

R | 125 min | Drama

45 Metascore

When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.

Director: Irwin Winkler | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jena Malone

Votes: 45,624 | Gross: $15.65M

7. The Girl in the Café (2005 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 94 min | Drama, Romance

Lawrence, an aging, lonely civil servant falls for Gina, an enigmatic young woman. When he takes her to the G8 Summit in Reykjavik, however, their bond is tested by Lawrence's professional obligations.

Director: David Yates | Stars: Bill Nighy, Kelly Macdonald, Meneka Das, Anton Lesser

Votes: 8,742

8. Almost Famous (2000)

R | 122 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

90 Metascore

A high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.

Director: Cameron Crowe | Stars: Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand

Votes: 293,630 | Gross: $32.53M

9. Something's Gotta Give (2003)

PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

66 Metascore

A swinger on the cusp of being a senior citizen with a taste for young women falls in love with an accomplished woman closer to his age.

Director: Nancy Meyers | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Amanda Peet

Votes: 129,266 | Gross: $124.73M

10. Juno (2007)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

81 Metascore

Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes a selfless decision regarding the unborn child.

Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Elliot Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman

Votes: 549,484 | Gross: $143.50M

I must say about this.

I really liked this movie. Because it tells you that weirdos also have life. Because I am weirdo.

No. Truthfully, everyone was weirdo.

11. The Red Shoes (1948)

Not Rated | 135 min | Drama, Music, Romance

A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.

Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann

Votes: 39,195 | Gross: $10.90M

“Why do you want to dance? Why do you want to live? Well, I don’t know exactly why, but.. I must. That’s my answer too.” quote from movie The Red Shoes (1948) I don’t know anything about (more precisely not interested in) the ballet. But after watch this film, I became very passionate in ballet. It’s incredible and brilliant film.

12. The Visitor (I) (2007)

PG-13 | 104 min | Drama

79 Metascore

A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.

Director: Tom McCarthy | Stars: Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass

Votes: 44,538 | Gross: $9.42M

13. Rabbit of Seville (1950)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Bugs Bunny gives Elmer Fudd a close shave as they sing and act out Rossini's opera.

Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan

Votes: 5,655

14. Remember the Titans (2000)

PG | 113 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

48 Metascore

In 1971 Virginia high school football was everything to the people of Alexandria. But when the school board was forced to integrate an all-black school with an all-white one, the very foundation of football's tradition was put to the test.

Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst

Votes: 232,080 | Gross: $115.65M

15. 50/50 (2011)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

72 Metascore

Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

Director: Jonathan Levine | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard

Votes: 343,016 | Gross: $35.01M

I thought it could be unrealistic character because he wasn't shock. On the other hand, it could be very realistic character. Because he knew he can't do anything about them.

Maybe I saw so many movie that people was too freaked out about it so this movie looks very creative and very realistic or something.

16. 3 Idiots (2009)

PG-13 | 170 min | Comedy, Drama

67 Metascore

Two friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots".

Director: Rajkumar Hirani | Stars: Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Mona Singh, Sharman Joshi

Votes: 434,921 | Gross: $6.53M

I have seen many people that fall in love based on their money. So it was very very realistic movie to me. But I know some people wouldn't agree with me.

Whether you agree or not, you have to consider that world was bigger than you might think, you know.

Maybe, I didn't like the ending which was look like typical Hollywood style happy ending. (I felt that story leads to that happy ending so it was understandable.)

17. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

Passed | 152 min | Drama, Family, Romance

76 Metascore

The dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer are told against a background of circus spectacle.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: James Stewart, Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde

Votes: 16,066 | Gross: $36.00M

I added here for different reason. I will talk about this with TV series 'Britain's Got Talent'. And I will also talk about with society issues.

18. Run Lola Run (1998)

R | 80 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

79 Metascore

After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.

Director: Tom Tykwer | Stars: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Nina Petri

Votes: 207,129 | Gross: $7.27M

'I believe this movie is one of best running movie ever made.'

When I watch the movie Hanna, it reminds me of this movie. So I looked up imdb.com's movie page http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0130827/combined And I shocked because it was 7.8 out of 10. If I remember correctly, it was more than 8.0. This movie deserves at least 8.0 out of 10.

So I will watch again for whether I should keep here or take out from this list. But I think it should be here because of poor rating in imdb.com's user rate.

19. Tad: The Lost Explorer (2012)

TV-PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Construction worker Tad wants to be a famous archaeologist. He gets a chance to look for a lost Inca city in Peru, where the gold was hidden. He meets the professor's cute daughter/assistant. Villains chase them.

Director: Enrique Gato | Stars: Óscar Barberán, Michelle Jenner, José Mota, José Corbacho

Votes: 9,100

It wasn’t Hollywood animated film. That’s why they’ve got poor rating on imdb.com's user rating. Anyway, I highly recommend it.

It suppose to be 6.7 to 7.8 out of 10 in imdb.com's user rating. Not like 5.6 out of 10-That is current rating.

* Children should growing up with watching this kind of animated film. That's why I put it here.

20. The Last Train (1999)

54 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

A group of commuter train passagers are put in accidental suspended animation and emerge years later into a devastated world.

Stars: Sacha Dhawan, Christopher Fulford, Dinita Gohil, Zoe Telford

Votes: 1,006

I'd like to watch story like this which is talking about end of the world. Now I can see so many tv shows such as The Walking Dead, Falling Skies or Revolution in 2013. And interestingly these kind of show reminds me of The Last Train which is 1999 TV series.

It's that good.

@ September 20, 2013

21. The Man Who Laughs (1928)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.

Director: Paul Leni | Stars: Mary Philbin, Conrad Veidt, Julius Molnar, Olga Baclanova

Votes: 8,079

22. Home (II) (2015)

PG | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

55 Metascore

An alien on the run from his own people makes friends with a girl. He tries to help her on her quest, but can be an interference.

Director: Tim Johnson | Stars: Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez

Votes: 111,605 | Gross: $177.40M

23. Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

In an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.

Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring

Votes: 45,444

Million times better prologue with credits(and creative) than horribly boring The Hateful Eight (2015).

Million times better stylish than his(The Hateful Eight, Django, etc) recent movies.

Million times better philosophy and meaning than any recent(2012 to 2016) movies--even include imdb.com's.

Same comment as Ara's watch list in 2016 - imdb.com's list.

24. Night and the City (1950)

Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery

A small-time grifter and nightclub tout takes advantage of some fortuitous circumstances and tries to become a big-time player as a wrestling promoter.

Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers, Hugh Marlowe

Votes: 15,295 | Gross: $3.60M

At first, I was quite irritate their first conversation because he was sooo crazy about one-shot-for-making-fortune. So this sooo crazy talk makes me wondering about what kind of character he is. So I started to follow the movie.

This is amazing movie. I didn't expect how he react and how story develop and it ends. It surprised me very much because actually it was very obvious story but character development was so likable and other character also developed so well and they altogether made very likable and sensible story.

Now it's 2017. 67 years later, it is still very much joyable movie. You don't know what the good movie is. Real good movie is survive 100 years later.

Same comment as Ara's watch list in 2017 - imdb.com's list.

25. The Returned (2012–2015)

TV-MA | 418 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

In a small French mountain town where everyone knows each other, the dead begin to inexplicably return as if their death never happened. Forcing the townsfolk to confront their difficult past as they seek to understand this phenomenon.

Stars: Anne Consigny, Clotilde Hesme, Frédéric Pierrot, Céline Sallette

Votes: 21,329

* I'm not to sure to put it here because this is more unique and creative story not the 'something to think about the story.'

This is remarkable show. It was very and very creepy and some of episodes are very scary--but slight different way of scary, I mean not the usual horror movie style.

I would rate 9.8 out of 10 for first a few--two to three or four, episodes. And others I probably give 7.8 and then a few others for 8.6-ish. So it was extremely interesting show. Some parts, I probably wouldn't like it because it doesn't make sense at all. But overall, it was acceptable. So it was very likable story--yes, in the end, it can't be real though.

Two days ago, I finished watch first series and having break for second series. Because if I continuously watch second series, I will probably misjudge the story and better for the more enjoyment, too.

Same comment as Ara's watch list in 2017 - imdb.com's list.

26. Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

G | 98 min | Action, Sci-Fi

69 Metascore

The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a U.S. spacecraft. They become the toast of society, but one man believes them to be a threat to the human race.

Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy

Votes: 39,346 | Gross: $12.30M

Wow... This blew my mind. Not actually because of movie. You can see how much society's idea changed. There has time we didn't discriminate aliens. But now you can see the so many Hollywood movie that discriminate everything.

So 7.9 out of 10.

Same comment as Ara's watch list in 2015 - imdb.com's list.

27. Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)

R | 114 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

29 Metascore

A psychiatrist searches the globe to find the secret of happiness.

Director: Peter Chelsom | Stars: Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Jean Reno

Votes: 50,514 | Gross: $1.12M

This one should here because if you can compare this movie with The Pursuit of Happyness and understand life, you will probably understand why.

I will talk about this some day in my blog.

28. Point Break (1991)

R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

59 Metascore

An F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey, Lori Petty

Votes: 202,537 | Gross: $43.22M

This is reason why many people talked about 1980's or 1990's were good times--golden age-ish.

Bank robber has some philosophy and rule. Some part probably wasn't that good but it's surely acceptable. And that running-chasing scene is very interesting. Ending probably wasn't that nice--probably because many police were came through helicopter and even news reporters.

But it was still very nice to see.

That's why recent movies' aren't that great. Yes, recent movies are more realistic and beautiful scenes. But without philosophy or heart.

Almost all characters have unique characteristic and it was quite good one even if he was doing bad thing. And movie showing very good example of romanticism.

Almost all the recent movies are talking about money, success--for making good money or good reputation--movie like Pursuit of Happiness, Wolf of Wall Street. But this movie wasn't.

Same comment as Ara's watch list in 2016 - imdb.com's list.

29. Secrets & Lies (1996)

R | 136 min | Comedy, Drama

92 Metascore

Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.

Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook

Votes: 47,225 | Gross: $13.42M

Wow. It was quite hard to follow the story for quite some time. But things get better and better.

And the scenes where she met her, I think one of greatest moment--my second favourite. My favourite, one of best moment was scene from Shawshank redemption where he play the song through speaker in whole prison.

Some parts--or how they speak, slightly over done, I felt. So I can't give more than 8.8. But it's still more than 8.5 rating for me.

Same comment as Ara's watch list in 2018 - imdb.com's list.

30. They Live (1988)

R | 94 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

55 Metascore

They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George 'Buck' Flower

Votes: 145,678 | Gross: $13.01M

This is.....very and... very interesting movie. I like the idea very much.

I didn't even know what am I getting into....

  • wrote at Ara's watch list in 2018

31. The Wages of Fear (1953)

Not Rated | 131 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

85 Metascore

In a decrepit South American village, four men are hired to transport an urgent nitroglycerine shipment without the equipment that would make it safe.

Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot | Stars: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, Folco Lulli

Votes: 66,639

I thought Avengers: Infinity War film probably show that this ridiculous hero thing can deserve it like imdb top 250 movies. I even thought I can give this movie a rating of 8.5-ish. But I changed--realised my mind just an hour later. Because of this film. This film will show how horror--fear can come from not horror movie.

Probably bit slow at the beginning but things were getting better and better... And extremely unexpected way. If you just watched it without any information about the film, I'm sure you will extremely enjoy watching it.

After watch the movie, I can safely say I can rate Avengers: Infinity War as 7.8-ish to 8. Not more than 8.0 rate.

  • wrote at Ara's watch list in 2018

32. Jericho (2006–2008)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

A small town in Kansas is literally left in the dark after seeing a mushroom cloud over nearby Denver, Colorado. The townspeople struggle to find answers about the blast and solutions on how to survive.

Stars: Skeet Ulrich, Lennie James, Ashley Scott, Kenneth Mitchell

Votes: 58,781

I was like...how did I miss this? I mean I watched so many movies and TV shows but not this one. Probably watched some part though.

I probably will talk so much about this shows...

33. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)

Approved | 121 min | Comedy, Musical

Armed with the titular manual, an ambitious window washer seeks to climb the corporate ladder.

Director: David Swift | Stars: Robert Morse, Michele Lee, Rudy Vallee, Anthony 'Scooter' Teague

Votes: 5,148 | Gross: $6.32M

Wow.. This is very new--because I might not seen this kind of film. So I think I should say "I've never seen this kind film before--and it's 1960's film."

  • wrote at Ara's watch list in 2018

34. Andhadhun (2018)

Not Rated | 139 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A series of mysterious events change the life of a blind pianist, who must now report a crime that he should technically know nothing of.

Director: Sriram Raghavan | Stars: Tabu, Ayushmann Khurrana, Radhika Apte, Anil Dhawan

Votes: 102,752 | Gross: $1.37M

I put it here for slightly different reason. Because this movie can become century top(best)--greatest film, if they change the ending.(probably need some tweak though)

-- - wrote at Ara's watch list in 2019 Wow. This is very interesting film. I really didn't expect to see when main actor saved by lottery seller and the guy. And that story led to extremely unexpected way. I really enjoy watching it. So I really agree with 8.6 (33,668 voters) out of 10 rating on imdb.com @ February 13, 2019.

But I regret that I watched trailer for this film because which make sense to the ending. But that ending wasn't great idea--I mean I can understand the decision. It probably is good for get more attention or hype. But that makes hard to become century top(best) film--I don't think it can stay long on imdb.com's top 250 films.

I know that ending was what exactly connected to the trailer. But that's not what really movie is about, isn't it?

Change the ending, it probably need tweak the whole movie...But why not? Century top(best) film don't come easy, don't they? If it can be greatest film, why not, right?



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