Films that are Awesome, Overpowering & Overwhelming. (15 titles)

The Matrix

The Matrix is a fantastic film and the plot is something truly amazing. The reality is that the world is a wasteland, where humans are an in danger of extinction. Imagine it. You wake up, and everything you know to be true is a lie. Your life, your home, your job, your family, it's all nothing. The Matrix has taken over the world and humans are slaves to the system that has developed. This reminded me of the Anti-Christ, where everything that you believe to be true is in fact a lie. The Matrix' is a classic. The special effects are astonishing. But above all the plot is shocking. A gem of a movie.

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• The Matrix on DVD (1999)
  Starring: Keanu Reeves,  Laurence Fishburne,  Carrie-Anne Moss
  Director: The Wachowski Brothers
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  In the near future, a computer hacker named Neo discovers that all life on Earth may be nothing more than an elaborate facade created by a malevolent cyber-intelligence, for the purpose of placating us while our life essence is "farmed" to fuel the Matrix's campaign of domination in the "real" ..read more »
  
  Rate this: 79% from 75,388 members

The Usual Suspects

Great film with great twist. Modern classic yet again.

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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 »
  
  Rate this: 80% from 80,393 members

OldBoy

Shocking & Brilliant with an awesome plot Amazing film, you will love the answers to the questions - why? Why is he locked up? Why is he doing this? Why? Why? Why?

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• OldBoy on DVD (2003)
  Starring: Kang Hye-jeong
  Director: Chan-wook Park,  Park Chan-Wook
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  A man is inexplicably kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years and his wife is brutally murdered. On his release, he is given a wallet full of money and a mobile phone. A stranger calls and asks him to try and figure out why he was imprisoned. A girl appears and promises to help him solve the enigma ..read more »
  
  Rate this: 72% from 41,371 members

Star Wars Trilogy

Quite simply, The best sci fi trilogy. Just have to mention the words: Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, , Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, Yoda and of course Darth Vader and the film speaks by itself. A true masterpiece of film making. Lost for words other than watch them.

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• Star Wars Trilogy (4 discs) on DVD (1977)
  Starring: Mark Hamill,  Harrison Ford,  Carrie Fisher
  Director: George Lucas,  Irvin Kershner,  Richard Marquand
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  The complete original STAR WARS trilogy in one set, in their 1997 remastered Special Edition versions, with an extra disc containing a documentary and other amazing extras. STAR WARS - A NEW HOPE, George Lucas's stunning sci-fi masterpiece, is arguably one of the most inventive and entertaining ..read more »
  
  Rate this: 80% from 73,256 members

The Shining

Stanley Kubrick was a very talented director and this films shows. It's a masterpiece of tension, fine acting, (especially Jack's Psychotic performance) and brilliant shots of the Overlook Hotel. The cinematography is exceptional. One of the best scenes in the film is when Jack's wife reads his work. 'All work and no play....' - I get shivers just thinking about it... Kubrick as always is different, and his horror film here chills down your spine at regular intervals. I can't recommend it more highly.

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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 »
  
  Rate this: 75% from 48,703 members

Saw

Shocking... If you love to be thrilled, chilled, spooked and humoured all in one film this is the one for you! Full of tension.

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• Saw on DVD (2004)
  Starring: Cary Elwes,  Danny Glover,  Ken Leung
  Director: James Wan
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  When Adam (Leigh Whannell) is jolted back to consciousness after nearly drowning at the bottom of a decrepit bathtub, he awakes to find himself chained to a rusty pipe inside a dark torture chamber. There is someone else in the room. Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) has also just regained ..read more »
  
  Rate this: 69% from 76,879 members

Ocean's Eleven

Modern classic with a good plot. A thoroughly enjoyable film. great acting, great shots and good gags.

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• Ocean's Eleven on DVD (2001)
  Starring: George Clooney,  Brad Pitt,  Julia Roberts
  Director: Steven Soderbergh
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  On his release from prison Danny Ocean plans robberies of the three biggest casinos in Las Vegas, the owner of which just happens to be the new love-interest of Danny's ex-wife...
  
  Rate this: 72% from 59,410 members

Fargo

The Coen brothers are on top form again with this Brilliant crime drama. There is plenty of humour. The accents are amazing! Great acting, Great script, Great movie. Another modern classic. Absolutely loved it.

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• Fargo on DVD (1996)
  Starring: Frances McDormand,  Steve Buscemi,  Peter Stormare
  Director: Joel Coen
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  Poor Jerry Lundegaard. He's deep in debt. His wealthy father-in-law has no respect for him. He cheats customers at the car dealership where he works. And now he's hired a bumbling duo to kidnap his wife--a plan that goes horribly awry, leading to homicide.Enter Marge Gunderson, one of the most ..read more »
  
  Rate this: 74% from 52,954 members

Dances With Wolves

This is a great movie. Dances with wolves is a very interesting film. Its not like the other films of it type because not all the red indians are bad, and not all the whites are good. Enjoyable adventure about Friendship. Highly recommended.

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• Dances With Wolves on DVD (1990)
  Starring: Kevin Costner,  Rodney A. Grant,  Mary McDonnell
  Director: Kevin Costner
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  In 1865, Civil War hero Lt. John Dunbar asks to be reassigned to the western frontier before it disappears. At his isolated post he develops a relationship with the peaceful Lakota Sioux and a white woman who lives among them, finding greater kinship with them than with his own people.
  
  Rate this: 72% from 15,870 members

13 Conversations About One Thing

This is an amazing film. Very well made with the various stories interplaying with each other. It is well paced, on the mystery of happiness/sadness and fame and fortune. This film shows how easily things can change in ones life, it shows that Destiny is not in ones own hand. I strongly recommend that you watch this movie.

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• 13 Conversations About One Thing on DVD (2001)
  Starring: Matthew McConaughey,  John Turturro,  Amy Irving
  Director: Jill Sprecher
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  The lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a housecleaner, a professor, and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of life's cold unpredictability.
  
  Rate this: 52% from 5,855 members

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