My favourites
A list of my favourite films, in rough but not precise order. The stuff I really love.
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- DirectorRidley ScottStarsHarrison FordRutger HauerSean YoungA blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.Absolutely my favourite sci-fi film. Dark and twisted story with an amazing atmosphere. Harrison Ford is top notch as a detective hunting rogue skin-jobs in a futuristic city.
- DirectorMasaki KobayashiStarsTatsuya NakadaiAkira IshihamaShima IwashitaWhen a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord's palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined - and in doing so challenges the clan's integrity.Favourite Samurai Film! A touching story about the failure of honour, and humanities true nature, and suffering.
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsHenry FondaCharles BronsonClaudia CardinaleA mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.An epic western that is a pleasure to watch at any time. Some of the best characters in any film.
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneTakashi ShimuraKeiko TsushimaFarmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.An epic samurai flick, and often quoted as one of the best films ever made. One can see why. Incredible heart, humour and action pack this epic film to the brink. A true classic.
- 19641h 35mPG8.3 (520K)97MetascoreDirectorStanley KubrickStarsPeter SellersGeorge C. ScottSterling HaydenAn unhinged American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.One of the funniest and darkest films of all time. Who else but Kubrick could make a comedy about nuclear war?
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodEli WallachLee Van CleefA bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.Sergio Leonne. The master of westerns. Clint Eastwood, the master of wandering cowboys. This is an epic western with three amazing characters and a whole lot of adventuring.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsYôji MatsudaYuriko IshidaYûko TanakaOn a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.Ghibli is the God of animation. This is his 10 commandments.
A film packed with amazing fantasy elements. A dark and mysterious world that you can't help but be completely drawn into. One of Anime's best. - DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsDaveigh ChaseSuzanne PleshetteMiyu IrinoDuring her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.A wonderful Ghibli film about a girl lost in the spirit world. Another great fantasy film, and one of animations greatest works. The story is touching and the characters wonderfully crafted.
- DirectorMathieu KassovitzStarsVincent CasselHubert KoundéSaïd Taghmaoui24 hours in the lives of three young men in the French suburbs the day after a violent riot.A gritty film about racial tension in 1990's France. Some truly touching and frightening commentary that rings true into the modern world. The viewer will really get swept up in the lives of the characters, and a very real story.
- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsAmy AdamsJeremy RennerForest WhitakerA linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.A stunning film that perfectly captures the wonder, imagination and feeling of the science fiction genre.
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneYutaka SadaTatsuya NakadaiAn executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.A gritty drama about a modernizing Japan, and its clash with traditional culture. Set to the tone of a nail biting kidnapping. Kurosawa's best film set in the contemporary world.
- DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsWilliam HoldenErnest BorgnineRobert RyanAn aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.Gritty western with one of the best finales and in movie history.
- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsRobert BlakeScott WilsonJohn ForsytheTwo ex-cons murder a family in a robbery attempt, before going on the run from the authorities. The police try to piece together the details of the murder in an attempt to track down the killers.Dark and enthralling, this film is an introspective look at murder and life.
- DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsColin FarrellBrendan GleesonCiarán HindsAfter a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.My favourite modern dark comedy. You'll be laughing at things that are horrible, and will only realize it afterwards.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames CaanThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.Classic gangster flick. The best of its kind. Iconic characters, music and plot. Gritty drama.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroRobert DuvallThe early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.The best sequel to a film ever. The original is only better because it was the original. This is the second best mafia gangster film ever, and the first is The Godfather.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsChieko BaishôTakuya KimuraTatsuya GashûinWhen an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.Another charming Ghibli fantasy film. They really take your breathe away with stunning animation and captivating fantasy. Some of the most gorgeous landscapes from an animated film, in my opinion.
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsOwen WilsonAdrien BrodyJason SchwartzmanA year after their father's funeral, three brothers travel across India by train in an attempt to bond with each other.A trip through India on a train with three drug addled, chain smoking and very wealthy brothers, who also suffer from a multitude of emotional issues. Its funny, and kind of sad in some ways. Definitely my favourite Anderson film.
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJonathan PryceKim GreistRobert De NiroA bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.Quirky and strange dystopic sci-fi. Gilliam's greatest film. A story about a dystopic country controlled by a crushing bureaucracy.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellWilford BrimleyKeith DavidA research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.My favourite horror film. Practical effects that chill me more than any jump scare riddled film. Really great paranoid horror from a monster that changes shape in order to spread its terror.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsHitoshi TakagiNoriko HidakaChika SakamotoWhen two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.Touching story from Ghibli. A really great tale about a struggling family and the fantasies/adventures of two young girls.
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneEijirô TônoTatsuya NakadaiA crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.One of Kurosawa's western styled samurai films. Lots of good action and humour in this classic flick, that inspired the likes of Sergio Leone.
- 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.Gritty, dirty and stylized. So polished it grinds on your mind. A really amazing modern film that deserves much more than just a cult following.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMartin SheenMarlon BrandoRobert DuvallA U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.Heart of Darkness on the big screen. The insanity of war and its effects on man.
- 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.Tarantino's best work. A delightfully fun crime film set up like a trashy novel, or a comic book.