Yes.... just yes. (34 titles)
Films that have changed my outlook on something or have given me something new and unique.
81.8% from 29 members
Dancer In The Dark
Powerful, compelling, fun and the perfect performance by Bjork - one of my favourite films ever!
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Dancer In The Dark
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Bjork, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse
Director: Lars Von Trier
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The final installment in Lars von Trier's Golden Heart trilogy (which includes BREAKING THE WAVES and THE IDIOTS), DANCER IN THE DARK takes the director's original blend of heightened pseudorealism and fabricated melodrama to a dangerously intense level. The story concerns Selma (Bjork), a Czech ..read more »
65%
from 7,962 members
The Idiots
Love it or hate it, it'll make you feel. Really controversial, funny and sets your mind racing.
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The Idiots
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Jens Albinus, Louise Hassing, Bodil Jorgensen
Director: Lars Von Trier
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Lars von Trier's first contribution to Denmark's Dogme 95 collective (subtitled "Dogme 2," following Thomas Vinterberg's THE CELEBRATION) concerns a group of adults who decide to get in touch with their "inner idiot." When Karen (Bodil Jorgensen), a shy, sensitive young woman, follows a group of ..read more »
59%
from 4,503 members
The Motorcycle Diaries
Fantastic landscapes and a simple, brilliant story about the journey across South America of two fun, charismatic men and their discovery huge injustice.
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The Motorcycle Diaries
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Rodrigo De La Serna, Mia Maestro
Director: Walter Salles Jr.
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An adaptation of a journal written by Che Guevara when he was 23 years old. Along with his friend Alberto Granado he crossed South America by motorcycle in the 1950s and he recounts some of their adventures.
73%
from 52,928 members
Koyaanisqatsi
We have no time to stand and stare..... This is a very special film looking at the world and man from a detatched context, allowing us to reflect on everything. Essential.
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Koyaanisqatsi
on DVD
(1983)
Director: Godfrey Reggio
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First-time filmmaker Godfrey Reggio's experimental documentary "Koyaanisqatsi" from 1983 - shot mostly in the desert Southwest and New York City on a tiny budget with no script, then attracting the support of Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas and enlisting the indispensable musical contribution ..read more »
72%
from 1,642 member
This Is England
Shane Meadows at his finest. He captures a sense of community and friction within working class Britain in the perfect way.
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This Is England
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Stephen Graham, Frank Harper, Joseph Gilgun
Director: Shane Meadows
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July, 1983. School's out and 12 year-old Shaun (Turgoose) falls in with an amiable gang of skinheads and mods. Then National Front nut Combo (Graham) arrives on the scene, and being a little skinhead suddenly becomes far more than a fashion statement...
72%
from 48,470 members
Breaking The Waves
Beautiful film. It explores the depth of love with great intensity and also good humour. WARNING: it may tear you appart.
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Breaking The Waves
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgard, Katrin Cartlidge
Director: Lars Von Trier
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Danish director Lars von Trier's BREAKING THE WAVES is a sweeping romantic fable that is photographed like a low-budget documentary, resulting in a strikingly original motion picture from one of contemporary cinema's most distinct visionaries. Bess McNeill (Emily Watson) is a shy young woman living ..read more »
68%
from 5,744 members
The Big Lebowski
Simply the funniest film ever made. If you don't find this film funny and don't feel the urge to watch it over and over; you have no soul.
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The Big Lebowski
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore
Director: Joel Coen
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When unemployed Dude is attacked in his apartment by two thugs who mistakenly think he is millionaire Jeff Lebowski, he decides to pay a visit to his namesake in the hope of receiving compensation.
73%
from 42,415 members
City Of God
Powerful and a real eye-opener - a look at the life in a poverty stiken area of Brazil.
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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
Being John Malkovich
Such a weird and imaginative concept. John Malkovich plays himself and is superb as ever.
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Being John Malkovich
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener
Director: Spike Jonze
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Original is far too understated a term to describe this picture, brought to you by the surreal, twisted minds of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and actor-director Spike Jonze. The story concerns a puppeteer, Craig Schwartz (John Cusack), who discovers his office has a secret portal that leads ..read more »
69%
from 29,491 members
Amelie
Such a pure and innocent film which never fails in making the world seem so beautiful. Amelie is everything right about the world.
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Amelie
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Yolande Moreau
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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Amelie Poulain (Audrey Tautou) is a young woman who glides through the streets of Paris as quietly as a mouse. With wide eyes and a tiny grin, she sees the world in a magical light, discovering minor miracles every day. A shy and reserved person whose favorite moments are spent alone skimming ..read more »
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from 63,123 members
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