Films I could watch forever (27 titles)
These are a few of my absolute favourite films that I have and could watch repeatedly!
95% from 4 members
The Godfather
The best film I have ever seen. I can't imagine anyone ever making anything to top it. Al Pacino--best screen acting of all time in this, although Marlon Brando comes a close second. Part 1 is the best.
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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 62,312 members
Edward Scissorhands
He was my first love
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Edward Scissorhands
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest
Director: Tim Burton
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In Tim Burton's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, a suburban fairy tale with incredibly imaginative sets, an Avon lady, Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest), discovers the half-finished experiment--a man/monster named Edward (Johnny Depp)--of a mad scientist (played magically by Vincent Price) living in the neighborhood's ..read more »
74%
from 24,657 members
Capote
Wonderful film, especially for fans of the novel In Cold Blood.
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Capote
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins Jr.
Director: Bennett Miller
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In November 1959, the shocking murder of a smalltown Kansas family captures the imagination of Truman CApote, famed author of Breakfast at Tiffany's. With his childhood friend Harper Lee, writer of soon-to-be published To Kill a Mockingbird, Capote sets out to investigate, winning over the locals ..read more »
66%
from 36,935 members
Monty Python's Life Of Brian
Comedy genius
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Monty Python's Life Of Brian
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam
Director: Terry Jones
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Monty Python delivers a scathing, anarchic satire of both religion and Hollywood's depiction of all things biblical with their second--and tightest--full-length film. The setting is the Holy Land in 33 A.D., a time of poverty and chaos, with no shortage of messiahs, followers willing to believe in ..read more »
78%
from 53,928 members
Girl, Interrupted
The film that made me realise Angelina Jolie could actually act.
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Girl, Interrupted
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea Duvall
Director: James Mangold
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Adapted from Kaysen's popular memoir, GIRL, INTERRUPTED is handled with extreme sensitivity by director James Mangold (HEAVY, COPLAND.) Winona Ryder stars as Susana, a troubled teenager whose confused attempt at suicide lands her in a mental hospital. Once there, she meets an odd assortment of ..read more »
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from 9,329 members
Control
Whats not to love? Joy Division are one of my favourite bands. And Sam Riley is now one of my favourite actors.
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Control
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson
Director: Anton Corbijn
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A profile of Ian Curtis (Riley), the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23.
73%
from 26,765 members
A Beautiful Mind
Endlessly heartbreaking. The speech at the end always has me in floods.
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A Beautiful Mind
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany
Director: Ron Howard
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Director Ron Howard delivers his finest effort with his extraordinary film, A BEAUTIFUL MIND, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2001. Based loosely on Sylvia Nasar's acclaimed biography of mathematician John Forbes Nash, the film is a compelling look at one man's genius, his ..read more »
70%
from 33,588 members
The Sound Of Music
A classic.
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The Sound Of Music
on DVD
(1965)
Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker
Director: Robert Wise
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Shot in Salzburg against the majestic Bavarian Alps, THE SOUND OF MUSIC is considered one of the greatest screen musicals ever made. Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director (Robert Wise), the film, based on a real family and their true events, tells the story of a ..read more »
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from 15,866 members
Trainspotting
They should show this on giant screens in rehab in a double bill with 'Requiem for a Dream'
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Trainspotting
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd
Director: Danny Boyle
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Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor), a young man with few prospects and fewer ambitions, lives in economically depressed Edinburgh. Like most of his friends, Renton is a heroin addict who loves the drug's blissful nothingness; financing his habit also provides excitement and challenges that his life ..read more »
75%
from 55,589 members
Closer
Although the play is better
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Closer
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman
Director: Mike Nichols
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Are humans meant to mate for life - What drives someone in a perfectly good relationship to cheat and risk losing the one that they love and that loves them - Is it possible to love more than one person at the same time - How well does anyone really know the one that they love. Directed by Mike ..read more »
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