I love these films but hey everyone has different taste (46 titles)
Just a few flicks i have loved over the years
76.6% from 9 members
House Of Sand And Fog
great overlooked film Kingsley is magnificent
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House Of Sand And Fog
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Ron Eldard
Director: Vadim Perelman
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Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connelly star in the powerful drama HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG as two people fighting over the same house. Connelly is Kathy, a troubled young woman struggling with addiction and her husband's departure. Lost in druggy daze, she fails to check her mail, which includes letters ..read more »
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from 12,201 members
The Door In The Floor
Based on Irvings - Window for one year - i love Jeff Bridges and he does'nt disappoint here. I like to conclude my own ending for this film but hey i don't want to spoil it for you lovely people
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The Door In The Floor
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger, Ella Fanning
Director: Tod Williams
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A writer's young assistant becomes both pawn and catalyst in his boss' disintegrating household.
53%
from 7,086 members
Mr Holland's Opus
classic classic - If you love music as much as me then this film is a must - fantastic
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Mr Holland's Opus
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Jay Thomas
Director: Stephen Herek
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The year is 1965, and Glenn Holland (Richard Dreyfuss), a composer convinced he is destined to write an historic opus, takes a job as a music teacher to pay the bills. Unbeknownst to him, it is the next 30 years, spent as an instructor, that will define his life. His passionate teaching motivates ..read more »
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from 2,302 members
Best Laid Plans
i was given free tickets to see this little gem at the cinema - i would gladly have paid a nice few quid - fantastic soundtrack too.
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Best Laid Plans
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Alessandro Nivola, Reese Witherspoon, Josh Brolin
Director: Mike Barker
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Ever feel like the world is conspiring against you... You don't have to tell me where you've been... Everyone sucks, but us... keeping a relationship alive can be murder.
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from 734 members
Wim Wenders Collection
I was after Paris Texas but the dvd does not seem to be available individually anymore - I watch this as a 10 year old and it has stayed with me forever
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Wim Wenders Collection
(10 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Nastassja Kiniski, Harry Dean Stanton, Dennis Hopper
Director: Wim Wenders
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Best known for such international hits as Wings Of Desire, Paris, Texas and the OscarŪ-nominated Buena Vista Social Club, Wim Wenders remains one of the most unique and important directors in the world today. In these 10 acclaimed feature films and documentaries - including several available for ..read more »
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from 1,953 member
Lost Highway
Mr Lynch is my man and he does not disappoint here - out of his darker films this is the best - im glad i found this highway. Patricia Arquette is gorgeous in it too - an added bonus
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Lost Highway
(1997)
Starring: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty
Director: David Lynch
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Director David Lynch ups the weird ante with this "psychological fugue." Fred Madison (Bill Pullman) is a jazz saxophonist who is married to the beautiful Renee (a brown-haired Patricia Arquette). After receiving menacing videotapes taken from inside their home, the couple begin to worry. Fred's ..read more »
Not currently released
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from 6,603 members
The Straight Story
All the cinematography of a Lynch film but one you actually understand - Genius and the soundtract is magnificant - im off to buy me a lawnmower.
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The Straight Story
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton
Director: David Lynch
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David Lynch's first foray into the land of Disney and G-ratings is a surprisingly gentle, hopeful, and irony-free crowd pleaser. The film tells the true story of Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth), a 73-year-old man who journeys from Laurens, Iowa, to Mt. Zion, Wisconsin, on a John Deere lawn ..read more »
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from 7,219 members
Gattaca
Hugely overlooked movie - When i die i want to be sent up in a rocket while Michael Nyman plays "The Departure" What a piece of music and want a great film
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Gattaca
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law
Director: Andrew Niccol
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In the 21st century, genetic engineering makes possible the creation of biologically superior human specimens ("valids"), who then grow to positions of power and prestige. Would-be astronaut Vincent(Ethan Hawke) born the old-fashioned way, can only hope for a janitorial position at the elite ..read more »
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from 18,560 members
Quadrophenia
Me and my mates used to recite this movie word for word ...oh the memories - ----was a matter mate rubber band busted
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Quadrophenia
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: Phil Daniels, Mark Wingett, Leslie Ash
Director: Franc Roddam
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It's the Mods versus the Rockers in this striking adaptation of the Who's classic rock opera about alienated youth in the 1960s. The film follows Jimmy (Phil Daniels) an angry young man who feels that he can only achieve a sense of identity and meaning in life through his gang and rock & roll music...read more »
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from 5,262 members
Arlington Road
watch out for them neighbours
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Arlington Road
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack
Director: Mark Pellington
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George Washington University professor Michael Faraday (Jeff Bridges) teaches a course in terrorism, but after his wife, an FBI agent, is killed under questionable circumstances, he becomes obsessed with the topic. An all-American family moves in across the street, but Faraday soon suspects that ..read more »
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