82.2% from 19 members

Superb - works on so many levels, a joy from start to finish
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Pan's Labyrinth
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Ivana Baquero, Sergi Lopez, Maribel Verdu
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Certificate: 
Accompanied by her parents, Ofelia moves from a large Spanish city to a more rural area in the North of the country. Faced with the upheaval of moving home, an abusive stepfather and the general unpleasantness surrounding Franco's victory in 1944, Ofelia enters an imaginary world of creatures and ..read more »
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77%
from 80,016 members

A film every countries government should be made to see....
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Innocent Voices
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Carlos Padilla, Leonor Varela, Xuna Primus
Director: Luis Mandoki
Certificate: 
A young boy, in an effort to have a normal childhood in 1980's El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life as he desperately tries to avoid the war which is raging all around him
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76%
from 1,118 member

Simply magical
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Cinema Paradiso
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Agnes Nano
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Certificate: 
In this delightful Academy Award-winning film, a young boy (Marco Leonardi) in a small Italian village is overjoyed when the local movie projectionist (Philippe Noiret) reveals to him the mysteries of moviemaking, beginning his lifelong love affair with cinema.
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77%
from 21,615 members

This is like watching a documentry it's that real!

The film that invented excitement
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Wages Of Fear
on DVD
(1952)
Starring: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter Van Eyck
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Certificate: 
Together with Diabolique, The Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la Peur) earned Henri-Georges Clouzot the reputation as a French Hitchcock. In truth, Clouzot's ability to sustain suspense may have even exceeded Hitchcock's; when originally released, Wages ran 155 tension-filled minutes. Based on the ..read more »
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72%
from 2,727 members

Excellent a complete film. Start, middle and ending
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The Devil's Backbone
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Frederico Luppi
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Certificate: 
During the Spanish Civil War, newly orphaned Carlos (Fernando Tielve) is taken to a school for the children of those who died fighting against fascism. He is given the bed that formerly belonged to Santi, a boy who recently died during an attack in which a bomb dropped, landing in the school's ..read more »
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71%
from 15,412 members

Dazzling and unmissable
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Amores Perros
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Emilio Echeverria, Goya Toledo, Alvaro Guerrero
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Certificate: 
Beginning with a kinetic, bone-crushing car accident, Amores Perros imaginatively interweaves the stories of its three victims: Octavio a young man who has fallen in love with his violent brother's wife; Valeria, a beautiful Mexican model for whom physical appearance is everything; and El Chivo, a ..read more »
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73%
from 27,830 members

One of the best revenge thrillers I've ever seen. A strong stomach is needed for some of the extreme violence.
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OldBoy
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Kang Hye-jeong
Director: Chan-wook Park, Park Chan-Wook
Certificate: 
A man is inexplicably kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years and his wife is brutally murdered. On his release, he is given a wallet full of money and a mobile phone. A stranger calls and asks him to try and figure out why he was imprisoned. A girl appears and promises to help him solve the enigma ..read more »
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72%
from 41,508 members

adrenalin rush of the first order
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Run Lola Run
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup
Director: Tom Tykwer
Certificate: 
Presenting his third feature after last year's acclaimed Wintersleepers, Tom Tykwer cranks up the volume, stiffens the pace, and jettisons us on one of this year's most exhilarating cinematic adventures. A breathtaking race against the clock, Run Lola Run straps Tykwers' playfully hip sensibilities ..read more »
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68%
from 22,355 members

Very quirky, always watchable-shame it's only available in the dubbed version.
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