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The Castle

Absolutely hilarious Aussie comedy, apparently Australia's most popular comedy of all time? Easy to see why.

Good Will Hunting

How d'ya like them apples? Well, I love them actually Mr Damon. Maths geek that I am, I adore this movie. Well deserved Oscar win for Matt Damon & Ben Affleck.
  • Good Will Hunting on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Robin Williams,  Matt Damon,  Ben Affleck
    Director: Gus Van Sant
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Will Hunting (Matt Damon, who also co-scripts) is a teenage tearaway who works as a janitor at America's top university. He writes the solution to a maths problem on a classroom blackboard, so impressing Professor Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgard) that when Will is arrested for brawling, the professor ..read more »
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The Departed

Gritty and funny and featuring a large dollop of Hollywood Gods, and Marky Mark. Another Scorcese masterpiece.
  • The Departed on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Leonardo Di Caprio,  Martin Sheen,  Ray Winstone
    Director: Martin Scorsese,  Martin Scors
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In South Boston, where the state police force is waging war on organized crime, young undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Costello. While Billy is quickly gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal who has ..read more »
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Toy Story

The original and the best. Groundbreaking animation, fantastic story, wonderful soundtrack.
  • Toy Story on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Tom Hanks,  Annie Potts,  Tim Allen
    Director: John Lasseter
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    As 6-year-old Andy's favourite toy, Woody (Tom Hanks), a take-charge, pull-string cowboy, is confident in his role as room leader. But after Andy's birthday party, newcomer Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), a flashy space ranger with laser action and pop-out wings, crash-lands into Woody's world. Buzz ..read more »
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The Shawshank Redemption

It will never be as good as the first time you see it but can be watched over and over and still provide an element of smug shock. Fab!
  • The Shawshank Redemption on DVD (1994)
    Starring: James Whitmore,  Morgan Freeman,  Mark Rolston
    Director: Frank Darabont
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine, where another lifer, Ellis Red Redding (Morgan Freeman), picks him as the new recruit most ..read more »
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Awakenings

Possibly my favourite "true story brought to the big screen" movie. Robert De Niro is amazing. Prepare the tissues!
  • Awakenings on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Max von Sydow,  Penelope Ann Miller,  Julie Kavner
    Director: Penny Marshall
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Dr Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) is a shy neurologist and keen lover of earthworms and botany who accidentally wins a job at the New York Bainbridge Hospital looking after catatonics. He discovers, through sheer patience, hard work and experimentation, that the patients may be revivable, with one ..read more »
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Love Actually

If Andrew Lincoln turned up at my door holding those cards, I'd ditch my husband in a shot! Of course I'd probably have more chance of that happening if I was Keira Knightley. My favourite "chick flick", it makes me laugh, smile, sing along, brings a tear to my eye and regularly restores my faith in love.
  • Love Actually on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Joanna Page,  Lucia Moniz,  a
    Director: Richard Curtis
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Richard Curtis (writer of 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' and 'Notting Hill') turns his hand to directing with this British rom-com. Eight stories involving the love lives of more than a dozen characters are brought together over one Christmas and climax on Christmas Eve; from the recent widower ..read more »
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The Devil Wears Prada

Fun, feisty and fashionable! Love it x
  • The Devil Wears Prada on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Anne Hathaway,  Stanley Tucci,  Meryl Streep
    Director: David Frankel
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Comedy based on the novel by Lauren Weisberger. Andrea (Anne Hathaway) is a bright young woman from the Midwest who has just graduated from college and wants to work as a magazine writer. She has applied for a job at 'Runway', America's most prestigious fashion journal. Andy has little interest in ..read more »
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Fight Club

The only film in which I find Brad Pitt even remotely attractive, but Edward Norton steals the show! Amazing film, one for the permanent collection.
  • Fight Club on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Meat Loaf,  Jared Leto,  Richmond Arquette
    Director: David Fincher
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Adapted from Chuck Palahniuk's novel, David Fincher's controversial drama explores themes of masculinity and violence in contemporary society. Edward Norton stars as Jack, a bored insomniac, determined to inject some excitement into his life. He meets Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), a charismatic soap ..read more »
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American Beauty

I've been in awe of this film since the first time I saw it, beautiful! I've never seen Desperate Housewives but from what Mother Melvis tells me, I fear this is where they stole their idea from.
  • American Beauty on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Thora Birch,  Scott Bakula,  Wes Bentley
    Director: Sam Mendes
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) is a man in mid-life crisis; his estate agent wife, Carolyn (Annette Bening), despises him, while teenage daughter Jane is disgusted by the obsession he develops with her attractive friend Angela (Mena Suvari). In an attempt to recapture the lost days of his youth, ..read more »
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