For the uneducated who no longer care about the rest of the world (56 titles)
A selection of classics, spectacles and quality trash.
75.6% from 27 members
Harvey
Beautiful Jimmy Stewart film to warm the soul with it's gentle humour.
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Harvey
on DVD
(1950)
Starring: James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Victoria Horne
Director: Henry Koster
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Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart) is a good-natured, slightly sloshed man whose faithful companion Harvey is a 6-foot-3-inch rabbit that only he can see. When his sister Veta (Josephine Hull) tries to have him committed, she's taken in instead--and it's up to Elwood and Harvey to straighten out the ..read more »
74%
from 6,551 members
28 Days Later
Truly scary modern day zombie film with heart attack tension and pace.
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28 Days Later
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Megan Burns, Noah Huntley
Director: Danny Boyle
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TRAINSPOTTING director Danny Boyle returns to edgy form and reinvents the science-fiction/horror genre with this apocalyptic tale of viral infection and Darwinian survival. A fatal virus is unleashed on the British public following the liberation of infected chimps from a research laboratory by ..read more »
68%
from 46,844 members
The Cat Returns
Sweet and funny Anime to cure any hangover
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The Cat Returns
on DVD
Director: Hiroyuki Morita
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A young girl rescues a mysterious cat from traffic and soon finds herself the unwelcome recipient of gifts and favors from the King of the Cats...
65%
from 7,758 members
Spaced
Classic comic sitcom for the lost generation. If my life had humorous cut sequences and slick cinematography it still would be nowhere near as good as this. Perfect comedy.
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Spaced
(3 discs)
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Jessica Stevenson, Simon Pegg, Julia Deakin
Director: Edgar Wright
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The sitcom SPACED features Tim and Daisy (Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson), two quirky young adults who pose as a professional couple in order to rent a flat in Tufnell Park, London. Tim is an assistant manager of a comic book store and an aspiring comic book artist while Daisy is an unemployed ..read more »
82%
from 21,116 members
Battle Royale
Crazy ultraviolence with a message. Stay in school kids, respect your elders.
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Battle Royale
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Fujiwara Tatsuya, Maeda Aki, Yamamoto Taro
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
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Japan at the start of the new millennium. The country is in a state of chaos, violence by rebellious teenagers in schools is completely out of control. The government hits back with a new law: every year a school class picked at random will be cast away on a desert island to fight it out among ..read more »
72%
from 21,652 members
City Of God
Enthralling south American gangster tale to get lost and hurt in.
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City Of God
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Matheus Nachtergaele, Seu Jorge, Alexandre Rodrigues
Director: Katia Lund, Fernando Meirelles
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Two features. Youth gangs took over the slums of Rio de Janiero during the 1960s and didn't relinquish their stronghold until the mid-1980s. Only a sucker wouldn't have turned to crime and this is exactly how naive teen Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues) views himself in 'City Of God'. His attempts in ..read more »
78%
from 60,294 members
Requiem For A Dream
i think i'll sit in and watch a movie on this lovely sunny afternoon, better close the curtains so the reflection doesn't spoil the picture. Ah, requiem for a dream lets stick that on... (one harsh downward spiral later)
I don't want to go out side or do anything anymore, i hurt in a place i can't feel.
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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 22,226 members
Life Is Beautiful
Roberto is a genius. A sweet comic love story wrapped around persecusion and ethnic cleansing. A masterpiece.
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Life Is Beautiful
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi
Director: Roberto Benigni
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An inspired, award-winning story about the power of love and the human spirit, Life Is Beautiful has been called a modern masterpiece! Guido - a charming but bumbling waiter who's gifted with a colourful imagination and an irresistible sense of humour - has won the heart of the woman he loves and ..read more »
75%
from 23,547 members
Sunshine
Back to the classics of Sci-fi. Huge vastness encasing the most claustrophobic situation possible. Space Madness.
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Sunshine
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Rose Byrne, Cliff Curtis, Chris Evans
Director: Danny Boyle
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It is the year 2057, the Sun is dying and mankind faces extinction. Earth’s last hope lies with the Icarus II, a spacecraft with a crew of eight men and women led by Captain Kaneda. Their mission: to deliver a nuclear device designed to reignite our fading sun. Deep into their voyage, out of radio ..read more »
59%
from 48,140 members
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Wonderful comic timing by an entire cast laid over a whimsical heartfelt story? Unheard of, you may scoff.
Until this beauty jumped into your life.
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett
Director: Wes Anderson
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With a plan to exact revenge on a mythical shark that killed his partner, oceanographer Steve Zissou (Murray) rallies a crew that includes his estranged wife (Huston), a journalist (Blanchett), and a man who may or may not be his son (Wilson).
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from 41,380 members
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