Best Movies Ever (in my humble opinion) (12 titles)
40.6% from 15 members
The Cooler
W H Macy at his best!
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The Cooler
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, Maria Bello
Director: Wayne Kramer
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Bernie Lootz (William H. Macey)has the worst luck in town. Unfortunately for him, that town happens to be Las Vegas. He gets hired by his old friend Shelly Kaplowitz (Alec Baldwin) to work at the Shangri-La Hotel and Casino, where his bad luck rubs off on the gamblers previously doing well at the ..read more »
60%
from 18,189 members
Requiem For A Dream
Disturbing and dark.
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Requiem For A Dream
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Connelly
Director: Darren Aronofsky
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For his follow-up to his darkly brilliant debut, PI, director Darren Aronofsky chose to adapt a tough and meaty piece of work: Hubert Selby's 1968 novel REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, a dark spiral into the abyss of barren fantasies doomed to extinction. However, in Aronofsky's frenetic, visionary, unique, ..read more »
69%
from 22,246 members
Last Exit To Brooklyn
Dated now but still raw.
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Last Exit To Brooklyn
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Jennifer Jason-Leigh, Burt Young, Stephen Lang
Director: Ulrich Edel
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Based on Hubert Selby, Jr.'s novel depicting the flip side of the "fabulous fifties" set against a violent dockworkers strike in Brooklyn 1952. The mean and desolate streets of Brooklyn are home to a host of unhappy, hopeless characters stuck in dead-end lives. A young self-destructive prostitute, ..read more »
59%
from 1,230 member
Wild Hogs
Funny - dont believe the critics!
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Wild Hogs
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, John Travolta
Director: Walt Becker
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Four middle-aged men (Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy) decide to take a road trip from Cincinnati to the Pacific in order to get away from their lives which are leading them nowhere. Taking their motorcycles, these "Wild Hogs" tear up the road and eventually stop in New ..read more »
66%
from 34,969 members
The Great Ecstasy Of Robert Carmichael
Sadistically brilliant.
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The Great Ecstasy Of Robert Carmichael
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Danny Dyer, Lesley Manville, Dan Spencer
Director: Thomas Clay
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In a small English coastal town, three teenage boys are drawn into a world of temptation and violence. Bored, troubled and excluded, the boys are unable to accept or even recognise moral boundaries. Their actions move inexorably towards a truly shocking act, that will horrify their sleepy ..read more »
36%
from 2,299 members
The Station Agent
Quriky movie - very under rated.
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The Station Agent
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Michelle Williams, Peter Dinklage
Director: Thomas McCarthy
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When his friend and co-worker suddenly dies, train enthusiast Finbar McBride (Peter Dinklage) inherits an abandoned railway station in rural New Jersey. A dwarf who avoids social contact whenever possible, Fin treks out to the property and moves in. However, his newly isolated life is disrupted by ..read more »
69%
from 20,582 members
The Passion Of The Christ
Fantastic - moving and tearful!
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The Passion Of The Christ
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Maja Morgenstern, Monica Bellucci
Director: Mel Gibson
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THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST depicts the last 12 hours of the life of Jesus of Nazareth (Jim Caviezel), beginning with his betrayal by Judas Iscariot (Luca Lionello) and ending with his crucifixion and subsequent resurrection. Directed by Mel Gibson (BRAVEHEART)--who funded the film himself and co-..read more »
58%
from 29,814 members
Freaks
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Freaks
on DVD
(1932)
Starring: Wallace Ford, Olga Baclanova, Leila Hyams
Director: Tod Browning
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When released theatrically in 1932, FREAKS was met with near universal disgust by critics and audiences alike, lasting in theatres for only a short time in the states and banned in England. The film stars Harry Earles as Hans, a suave midget who belongs to the sideshow of a seedy circus and who ..read more »
73%
from 718 members
The Damned United
Absolutely brilliant portrayal of Mr Clough and his careeer at that time - fantastic cast,
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The Damned United
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney
Director: Tom Hooper
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The chameleon-like Michael Sheen - an actor that has already portrayed Tony Blair in THE QUEEN and Sir David Frost in FROST/NIXON - stars as Brian Clough: the short-lived manager of Leeds United in the 1970s.
78%
from 7,739 members
Hunger
Gritty portrayal of real events.... Mr Fassbender is brilliant in this
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Hunger
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Stuart Graham, Helena Bereen
Director: Steve McQueen
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Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost ..read more »
66%
from 9,610 members
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