My Favorite Films - These are the films I love to watch. These are the films that go from making my hairs stand on end to laughing till the point of crying.
Diagnosis Murder - Season 1
(5 discs)
on DVD
Starring:Victoria Rowell, Scott Baio, Barry Van Dyke Certificate:
All 19 episodes from season one of the American crime series about a hospital consultant who helps the local police solve their toughest murders. Although he runs a busy department at Community General Hospital, Dr. Mark Sloan (Dick Van Dyke) isn't averse to helping out his detective son Steve (..read more »
Midnight Express(1978) Starring:Brad Davis, Randy Quaid, John Hurt Director:Alan Parker Certificate: Watch now: Unavailable
Oliver Stone scripts and Alan Parker directs this prison drama, based on a true story. An American student (Brad Davis) is caught smuggling hashish and faces years in a Turkish prison. While his family at home attempt to have him freed, he undergoes hellish experiences in jail.
Goodfellas
on DVD
(1990) Starring:Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci Director:Martin Scorsese Certificate: Watch now: Unavailable
Martin Scorsese explores the life of organized crime with his gritty, kinetic adaptation of Nicolas Pileggi's best-selling Wiseguy, the true-life account of mobster and FBI informant Henry Hill. Set to a true-to-period rock soundtrack, the story details the rise and fall of Hill, a half-Irish, half-..read more »
Don't even think of trying to outrun the road warrior!
Mad Max
on DVD
(1979) Starring:Steven Bisley, Joanne Samuel, Mel Gibson Director:George Miller Certificate: Watch now: Unavailable
Set sometime after an apocalyptic war, 'Mad Max' depicts a world in which the police have their hands full fighting roving motorcycle gangs. When the wife and child of cop Max (Mel Gibson) are murdered by one of the gangs, he sets out to get revenge. Followed by two sequels, 'Mad Max 2' and 'Mad ..read more »
This is not only the best zombie film ever but i think this is my favorite film EVER!
Dawn Of The Dead
on DVD
(1978) Starring:David Emge, Richard France, Gaylen Ross Director:George A. Romero Certificate:
George A. Romero's sequel to 'Night of the Living Dead' is regarded as one of the great zombie movies. The flesh-eating undead roam the Earth, leaving the living searching for refuge wherever they can. Media types Ross and Emge team up with two burnt-out cops to seek sanctuary in a disused shopping ..read more »
Million Dollar Baby
on DVD
(2004) Starring:Morgan Freeman, Brian F. O'Byrne, Clint Eastwood Director:Clint Eastwood Certificate:
In the wake of a painful estrangement from his daughter, boxing trainer Frankie Dunn has been unwilling to let himself get close to anyone for a very long time--then Maggie Fitzgerald walks into his gym. In a life of constant struggle, Maggie's gotten herself this far on raw talent, unshakable ..read more »
This film is shot really well and has a great story, i really got into this film.
City of God
on DVD
(2002) Starring:Matheus Nachtergaele, Seu Jorge, Alexandre Rodrigues Director:Fernando Meirelles, Fernando Meirell, Katia Lund Certificate:
Cidade de Deus (City of God) is a housing project built in the 1960's that--in the early 80's--became one of the most dangerous places in Rio de Janeiro. The tale tells the stories of many characters whose lives sometimes intersect. However, all is seen through the eyes of a singular narrator: ..read more »
Airplane!
on DVD
(1980) Starring:Robert Stack, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Director:Jerry Zucker, David Zucker, Jim Abrahams Certificate:
They are serious. And don't call them Shirley. Writer/directors Jim Abrahams and the Zucker brothers lampoon the Seventies fad for aeroplane-related disaster movies with this merciless spoof. Former fighter pilot Ted Striker (Robert Hays) hasn't flown since the war, when an error of judgement on ..read more »
Scarface(1983) Starring:Al Pacino, Robert Loggia, Michelle Pfeiffer Director:Brian De Palma Certificate:
After years of diplomatic silence between the United States and Cuba, Castro opens the port of Mariel Harbor, Cuba, to thousands emmigrating to the United States in search of the American dream. Shrewdly, Castro also unlocks the overpacked prisons, allowing hordes of criminals to join the refugees. ..read more »