BarnabyTheFilmViewer's Gold List (20 titles)
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The Hours
The Best Film I have ever seen
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The Hours
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Allison Janney, Meryl Streep
Director: Stephen Daldry
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Based on the Pulitzer-prize winning novel by Michael Cunningham, THE HOURS employs Virginia Woolf's classic novel and central character, MRS. DALLOWAY, as its foundation and inspiration. Spanning three different eras, during one day, the film focuses on the parallel lives of three women joined in ..read more »
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from 20,358 members
Notes On A Scandal
Judi Dench's biting performance has yet to be matched.
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Notes On A Scandal
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Tom Georgeson
Director: Richard Eyre
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When Barbara Covett (Dame Judi Dench), a domineering and solitary teacher at a decaying state-run secondary school in London meets the school's new art teacher, Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchette) her world is turned upside down. Sheba appears to be the kindred spirit and loyal friend Barbara has always ..read more »
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from 51,597 members
Atonement
A beautiful, close to perfect British film that should be seen by everyone.
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Atonement
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Romola Garai
Director: Joe Wright
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Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's (Keira Knightley) lover (James McAvoy) of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan.
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from 85,101 members
Man on Wire
A brilliant documentary that charts one of the most artistically adventurous acts ever done.
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Man on Wire
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Ardis Campbell, David Demato, David Roland Frank
Director: James Marsh
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A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century."
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from 15,768 members
This Is England
Be prepared - this film will knock you over with it's power, fizzing tension and hard-to-watch ending.
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This Is England
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Stephen Graham, Frank Harper, Joseph Gilgun
Director: Shane Meadows
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July, 1983. School's out and 12 year-old Shaun (Turgoose) falls in with an amiable gang of skinheads and mods. Then National Front nut Combo (Graham) arrives on the scene, and being a little skinhead suddenly becomes far more than a fashion statement...
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from 48,480 members
Veronica Guerin
Total Film magazine says stay out of this film's way. I think it would be best to ignore this advice, because, as well as giving a cracking take on a true story, it shows just how versatile Cate Blanchett really is.
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Veronica Guerin
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Ciaran Hinds, Gerard McSorley
Director: Joel Schumacher
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The true story of the assassinated Irish journalist, Veronica Guerin. Veronica was the crime reporter for the Sunday Independant investigating the criminal underworld in Ireland when she was gunned down in 1996.
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from 10,497 members
The War Zone
Never before has unpleasant viewing been so well done. The War Zone won't send you off to bed with thoughts of rosy gardens and a happy view on life, but it does offer a superb example of how gritty kitchen-sink drama is sometimes the best type of film.
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The War Zone
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Ray Winstone, Tilda Swinton, Kate Ashfield
Director: Tim Roth
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Tim Roth's directorial debut, based on the novel by Alexander Stuart (who adapted the screenplay), is not for the faint of heart. When a seemingly normal family moves from London to rural Devon, 15-year-old Tom (Freddie Cunliffe) stumbles into a shocking secret concerning his father (Ray Winstone) ..read more »
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from 1,847 member
There Will Be Blood
Money, oil and insanity stitch together this momentous work of art that should have got the Best Picture Oscar.
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There Will Be Blood
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
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A brutal, bloody, and gripping saga of obsession, corruption, and poisonous greed; Paul Thomas Anderson's Award Winning There Will Be Blood is a masterly, unwavering inspection of a consummately evil man whose trailblazing spirit is equalled only by his murderous ambition. In the dying years of ..read more »
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from 56,706 members
Hilary And Jackie
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Hilary And Jackie
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, James Frain
Director: Anand Tucker
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The story of the brilliant concert cellist Jacqueline du Pre, seen from the perspectives of her sister Hilary and brother Piers. While Jackie gains international fame and fortune, she secretly longs for the stable, normal life and family Hilary has built. Watson and Griffiths deliver impassioned, ..read more »
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from 1,164 member
No Country for Old Men
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No Country for Old Men
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande.
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from 86,801 members
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