Films that don't waste your time (53 titles)
A marvellous collection of titles that after watching, you don't then think you could have used the time more productively, for example you would think 'ah, excellent, I really enjoyed that', not 'oh, what a complete waste of time, I would have felt more satisfied and made better use of a couple of hours sitting on the toilet than watching that complete rubbish.'
51.4% from 7 members
Goodfellas
Quite possibly the best film ever made
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Goodfellas
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Based on Nicholas Pileggi's book "Wiseguy", Martin Scorsese's GOODFELLAS is a wry, violent, and exhilarating film about the life of Henry Hill, an aspiring criminal who ends up in the FBI's witness protection program after testifying against his former partners. As a poor Irish-Italian growing up ..read more »
80%
from 63,053 members
Withnail And I
The funniest film of all time
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Withnail And I
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths
Director: Bruce Robinson
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WITHNAIL AND I is a quirky semiautobiographical account of filmmaker Bruce Robinson's early years as an actor. In 1969 London, two unemployed thespians--Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and Marwood (Paul McGann)--take a holiday in the Lake District at the home of Withnail's uncle Monty (Richard ..read more »
70%
from 27,254 members
Trainspotting
How can anyone say this promotes drug use - surely putting your head down the toilet is enough to put anyone off.......
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Trainspotting
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd
Director: Danny Boyle
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Smart, funny, sickly and sometimes just plain unconscious, Mark Renton is a hero of our times. Set in an underbelly of Edinburgh the city fathers never dreamed of, this is the story of Mark and his so-called friends--a bunch of losers, liars, psychos, thieves and junkies. This tragi-comedy charts ..read more »
75%
from 55,133 members
Romeo Is Bleeding
Wonderful!!
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Romeo Is Bleeding
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Anabella Sciorra
Director: Peter Medak
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A dirty cop (played by Gary Oldman) finds his greed and desire awakened when he is assigned by the Mob to murder a sexy Mafia hitwoman whilst at the same time being assigned to protect her by the FBI.
60%
from 841 members
Leon
Surely one of the finest films of the nineties
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Leon
(1994)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Jean Reno, Natalie Portman
Director: Luc Besson
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A murder on the streets of New York leads to a deadly game of cat and mouse while an orphaned twelve-year-old girl becomes caught in the middle...
Not currently released
81%
from 77,718 members
The English Patient
A truly beautiful film
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The English Patient
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe
Director: Anthony Minghella
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Set during the Second World War, this epic romance tells the story of a mysterious Englishman found badly burned in the Sahara. His nurse transports him across war-torn Europe taking him to a deserted Tuscan monastery where he can die in peace. There they become friends and she begins to read to ..read more »
68%
from 17,247 members
Il Postino
If this doesn't make you sob, then you cannot be human. One of the most beautiful films ever made.
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Il Postino
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Philippe Noiret, Massimo Troisi, Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Director: Michael Radford
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A young postman's world is brightened as he begins delivering letters to poet Pablo Neruda, exiled on an island off the coast of Italy. At first hoping friendship with the poet will improve his reputation with a local barmaid, he ultimately develops a genuine, touching relationship with the ..read more »
72%
from 9,998 members
Elf
Who said that classic Christmas films are not made anymore - this is superb. Timeless already.
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Elf
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart
Director: Jon Favreau
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Will Ferrell makes yet another memorable splash on the big screen in Jon Favreau's sweet and hilarious Christmas fable. Ferrell is Buddy, an innocent figure who was raised as an elf in the North Pole by his adoptive father, Papa Elf (Bob Newhart). When Buddy discovers that he's actually a human ..read more »
62%
from 27,247 members
It's A Wonderful Life
Magical
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It's A Wonderful Life
on DVD
(1946)
Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore
Director: Frank Capra
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The legendary James Stewart (HARVEY, VERTIGO) stars as George Bailey. George is a noble man who has spent much of his life on a crusade to stop shady local businessman Henry Potter (Lionel Barrymore - TREASURE ISLAND, DUEL IN THE SUN) from taking over the picturesque town of Bedford Falls. However, ..read more »
78%
from 37,077 members
Death On The Nile
Harry from Casualty is in this!!!!!! Classic Sunday afternoon stuff.
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Death On The Nile
on DVD
(1978)
Starring: Simon MacCorkindale, Jack Warden, Angela Lansbury
Director: John Guillermin
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A deluxe version of Agatha Christie's favourite mystery story, published in 1937, and a thematic follow-up to her Murder on the Orient Express. Set aboard a steamship cruising down the Nile, an extremely unpopular heiress is murdered and everyone on the ship is suspect. The passengers include the ..read more »
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from 991 members
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