Just good films. (62 titles)
Not necessarily fashionable but all very good and each for different reasons.
78.2% from 34 members
The Prestige
My favorite movie of all time is a period piece, drama, thriller, romance, action/adventure, sci-fi as well as documenting the history of magic. Even it's comedy is perfectly timed. Not a word of the screenplay is wasted and both acting and direction are flawless. Equally if not more enjoyable once you fully grasp the outcome then re-watch the film. BRILLIANT!
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The Prestige
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Christian Bale, Piper Perabo, Scarlett Johansson
Director: Christopher Nolan
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From acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan ("Memento," "Batman Begins"), comes a mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy with dangerous and deadly consequences.From the time that they first met as young magicians on the rise, Robert ..read more »
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from 74,824 members
The Lives Of Others
Muhe of 'Funny Games' fame, Koch who starred in the excellent 'The Black Book' and Gedeck are peerless in their performances. This fascinating film is perhaps one of the best to be released in 2007.
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The Lives Of Others
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Ulrich Muhe, Sebastian Koch, Martina Gedeck
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
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In this outstanding Oscar winning, psychological and political thriller, we get a fascinating insight into the lengths and depths that the East European government went to in order to keep tabs on the lives of its population in the 80s. When cold and brutal official Wesler is given the task of ..read more »
79%
from 54,314 members
Dinner Rush
One of the most overlooked and underrated films of all time includes perhaps THE MOST SATISFYING ENDING to any movie I've watched (with the exception of The Prestige and The Usual Suspects).
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Dinner Rush
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Edoardo Ballerini, Danny Aiello, Vivian Wu
Director: Bob Giraldi
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Bob Giraldi, award-winning director of commercials and music videos (Michael Jackson's "Beat It"), uses his own restaurant--Gigino's Trattoria--as the starting point for his debut feature, DINNER RUSH. The film is about one lively night at a trendy restaurant in the TriBeCa area of New York City. ..read more »
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from 1,149 member
Confidence
Together with 'Ash Wednesday', this is Edward Burns' best performance of his career to date. Edward's a very good director too.
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Confidence
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia
Director: James Foley
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Ed Burns gives arguably the best performance of his career in James Foley's fast-moving CONFIDENCE. Foley, who directed David Mamet's GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, has learned much from his mentor, making a who's-conning-whom film worthy of the master of the genre. Burns plays Jake Vig, the leader of a ..read more »
59%
from 14,343 members
Blood Diamond
Take Leonarado Di Caprio out of Titanic and what are you left with? Yeah, correct! He never ceases to amaze and with this film continues to build on all that he's acheived to date.
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Blood Diamond
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Basil Wallace, Jennifer Connelly, Leonardo DiCaprio
Director: Edward Zwick
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An ex-mercenary turned smuggler (Leonardo DiCaprio). A Mende fisherman (Djimon Hounsoue). Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son conscripted as a child ..read more »
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from 86,725 members
Mississippi Burning
Alan Parker's disturbing depiction of America's deep south is perhaps his finest acheivement to date. Gene Hackman's menacing though powerful portrayal of Agent Rupert Anderson is most certainly his!
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Mississippi Burning
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Brad Dourif
Director: Alan Parker
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In 1964, when three civil-rights workers, two white and one black, mysteriously disappear while driving through Mississippi, two FBI agents, Ward (Willem Dafoe) and Anderson (Gene Hackman), are sent in to investigate. While Ward is young and by the book, Anderson is a seasoned southerner ..read more »
72%
from 7,377 members
Apocalypto
An incredible film and by far Mel Gibson's greatest accomplishment to date.
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Apocalypto
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Dalia Hernandez, Mayra Serbulo, Gerardo Taracena
Director: Mel Gibson
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As the Maya kingdom faces its decline, the rulers insist the key to prosperity is to build more temples and offer human sacrifices. Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood), a young man chosen for sacrifice, flees the kingdom to avoid his fate.
73%
from 55,332 members
The Last Seduction
Wonderful script! And a sexy but wholly convincing performance from the delicious Linda Fiorentina. Oh, and then there's the ending too!
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The Last Seduction
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg, Bill Pullman
Director: John Dahl
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The director of "Red Rock West" delivers this unusual thriller about a femme fatale who absconds with her husband's drug money. Fiorentino is enchantingly wicked as the cold-blooded beauty who uses men like toys.
61%
from 4,186 members
Inside Man
Together with Fallen one of the two most ORIGINAL films in which the incredible Mr Washington has starred.
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Inside Man
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster
Director: Spike Lee
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Inside Man is the story of a tough cop, Detective Frazier (Denzel Washington), who matches wits with a clever bank robber, Dalton (Clive Owen), in a tense hostage drama. As the dangerous cat-and-mouse game unfolds, a wild card emerges: Madaline (Jodie Foster), a power broker with a hidden agenda, ..read more »
71%
from 71,496 members
Mystic River
Must see, intelligent cinema, brilliantly acted by a wonderful cast.
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Mystic River
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon
Director: Clint Eastwood
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Three friends, Jimmy, Sean and Dave, reunite after the death of Jimmy's daughter. Sean is a detective assigned to the case and has to deal with Jimmy's rages.
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from 60,224 members
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