Films you HAVE to see (130 titles)
Not neccesarily the best, or the cleverest, but most certainly the ones that need to be seen . . .
59% from 123 members
The Godfather
An absolute classic and THE perfect movie, great cast, soundtrack and story
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The Godfather
on DVD
(1972)
Starring: Marlon Brando, Richard Conte, James Caan
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
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Chilling portrait of a Sicilian family's rise and near fall from power in America and the passage of rites from father to son. Based on a novel by Mario Puzo.
81%
from 61,853 members
The Godfather Part 2
Very rarely is a sequel this good
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The Godfather Part 2
on DVD
(1974)
Starring: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
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A sequel continuing the saga of two generations of power within the Corleone family. Based on a novel by Mario Puzo.
80%
from 43,978 members
Scarface
Al Pacino is unreal as Tony Montana in probably the most influential movie ever.
And God what an ending . . .
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Scarface
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Al Pacino, Robert Loggia, Michelle Pfeiffer
Director: Brian De Palma
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A tense and violent update of the 1932 Howard Hughes gangster classic with the setting changed from Chicago to Miami. Al Pacino stars as Tony Montana, whose intelligence, guts, and ambition help him skyrocket from dishwasher to the top of a criminal empire but whose eventual paranoia and ..read more »
77%
from 32,964 members
Goodfellas
Ray Liotta has wanted to be a gangster his whole life, so guess what he becomes. . .
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Goodfellas
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Based on Nicholas Pileggi's book "Wiseguy", Martin Scorsese's GOODFELLAS is a wry, violent, and exhilarating film about the life of Henry Hill, an aspiring criminal who ends up in the FBI's witness protection program after testifying against his former partners. As a poor Irish-Italian growing up ..read more »
80%
from 63,053 members
Alien Quadrilogy
Apart from Resurection every film here is awesome, containing a great horror, an amazing action, a rollercoaster ride that doesn't seen to stop and a steaming pile of horse . . . you get the picture; just rent it NOW
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Alien Quadrilogy
(4 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt
Director: Ridley Scott, James Cameron, David Fincher
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A box set featuring 'Alien' which is the sci-fi story of seven astronauts who become the victims of a galactic horror when they stumble upon an alien life-form never seen before. The nightmare begins... 'Aliens' In this sequel to 'Alien', Ellen Ripley returns as the sole survivor of the spaceship ..read more »
79%
from 17,518 members
Alien Vs Predator
I wasn't expecting much here, but boy did it deliver . . .
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Alien Vs Predator
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremner
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
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When audiences caught a glimpse of an alien skull mounted in the trophy cabinet of a Predator in the 1990 film PREDATOR 2, it seemed a franchise was about to be born. Sure enough, comic book artists immediately seized on the possibilities suggested by the brief scene, and a number of skirmishes ..read more »
56%
from 43,077 members
The Shining
HERES JOHNNY, Kubrick takes a brilliant story and turns it into the PERFECT horror
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The Shining
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd
Director: Stanley Kubrick
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Opening with spectacular aerial shots of a beautiful, mountainous landscape, Stanley Kubrick's horror classic THE SHINING, based on Stephen King's best-selling novel, sucks the viewer into his frightening tale with quiet, relaxing visuals - but the ominous soundtrack warns that all is not right at ..read more »
75%
from 48,688 members
A Clockwork Orange
It was controversial when it came out, it still is, but it is brilliant .
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A Clockwork Orange
on DVD
(1971)
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates
Director: Stanley Kubrick
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From its opening shot of Malcolm McDowell staring with evil intent directly into the camera (which pulls back to reveal him drinking a glass of milk), Stanley Kubrick's brilliant CLOCKWORK ORANGE announces itself as a completely new kind of viewing experience. Banned in Britain for decades, the ..read more »
67%
from 26,830 members
The Usual Suspects
Brilliant movie on so many levels
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The Usual Suspects
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro
Director: Bryan Singer
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Director Bryan Singer's labyrinthine crime drama centers on five career criminals (played by Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Pollak, and Stephen Baldwin) who meet after being rounded up for a standard police line-up. Upon their release, the men band together to pull off an ..read more »
80%
from 80,380 members
Donnie Darko - Feature Disc
One of my favourites, strange, twisted, disturbing, thought provoking, 100% original and I still have no idea what was going on, please rent this for your own good . . .
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Donnie Darko - Feature Disc
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Noah Wyle
Director: Richard Kelly
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October 1988 and small town USA is about to witness the end of the world. It's home to Donnie Darko, a brilliant but troubled teenager, plagued by terrifying visions which he knows the meaning of. With his class mate and soul mate Gretchen and a mysterious ex teacher, nicknamed Grandma Death, he ..read more »
67%
from 28,998 members
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