Favourite Movies
Favourites
- 3 Idiots
- Almost Famous
- Amélie
- Bladerunner (with the voice-over, damnit!)
- Brazil
- Casablanca
- Chinatown
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- EdTV
- Field of Dreams
- Ghost in the Shell
- Good Will Hunting
- Henry V (Branagh)
- The Incredibles
- Jean de Florette
- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
- The Lives of Others
- L.A. Confidential
- Manon of the Spring
- Manufactured Landscapes
- October Sky
- The Princess Bride
- Pride and Prejudice (2005, Wright/Knightley)
- Sense and Sensibility (Ang Lee)
- Seven Samurai
- Shakespeare in Love
- The Silence of the Lambs
- Spirited Away
- Stardust
- Unforgiven
- The Visitor
Honourable Mentions
- The Adventures of Baron Münchausen
- Aladdin
- Chasing Amy
- Cinema Paradiso (absolutely not the director's cut)
- Cool Hand Luke
- Don Juan DeMarco
- Definitely, Maybe
- Dodsworth
- Emma (Beckinsale)
- The Empire Strikes Back
- Fight Club
- 49 Up
- The Full Monty
- Garden State
- Grosse Pointe Blank
- High Fidelity
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Howl's Moving Castle
- Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance
- The Lion in Winter
- Memento
- Microcosmos
- Northanger Abbey (2007)
- Ondine
- Rosencranz and Guildenstern are Dead
- The Shipping News
- Shrek
- Stranger Than Fiction
- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
- Three Kings
- Time Bandits
- Toy Story 1 and 2
- Twelve Monkeys
- 28 Up
- Twinsters
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
By Category
Action
- Avatar
- Big Trouble in Little China
- Last Action Hero
- The Matrix
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- The Old Guard
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Rush Hour
- Star Trek (2009)
- Under Siege
- [See also "Martial Arts" and "Superheroes"]
Animated
- How to Train Your Dragon
- The Incredibles
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Alladin
- Finding Nemo
- Toy Story 1 and 2
- Big Hero 6
- Lilo and Stitch
Anime
Comedy
- 3 Idiots
- Galaxy Quest
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
- The Full Monty
- Office Space
- Outsourced
- The Princess Bride
- Garden State
- Grosse Pointe Blank
- EDtv
- Major League
Black Comedy
Coming of Age / Teen Comedy
Documentary
Drama
- The Lives of Others
- L.A. Confidential
- The Secret in Their Eyes
- The Visitor
- Jean de Florette
- Manon of the Spring
- Dodsworth
Underrated
Underrated movies you should see:
- Fido
- Garden State
- The Girl in the Cafe
- He Never Died
- The Matador
- Ondine
- Outsourced
- Page Eight
- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
- The Visitor
- Wristcutters: A Love Story
TV
- Altered Carbon, Season 1
- Babylon 5, Seasons 2-4
- Buffy, Seasons 1 and 2
- The Expanse, Seasons 1-3
- Firefly
- The Good Place
- Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
- Russian Doll
- Sandbaggers, Seasons 1, 2, and 3
- Sherlock, Season 1 episode 1, and Season 2
- Slings and Arrows, Seasons 1, 2, and 3
- Veronica Mars, Season 1
Martial Arts
- First Strike (Jackie Chan)
- Ong Bak
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
- Supercop ("Police Story 4" if you're in Asia)
- Hero
- Under Siege
Romantic Comedy
- Roman Holiday
- Definitely, Maybe
- Crazy, Stupid, Love.
- Love Actually
- Northanger Abbey (2007)
- Notting Hill
- Don Juan DeMarco
- Chasing Amy
- How to Steal a Million
Science Fiction
- Alien
- Avatar
- Brazil
- Edge of Tomorrow
- The Empire Strikes Back
- The Matrix
- Minority Report
- Next
- Pleasantville
- Serenity
- Star Trek (2009)
- V for Vendetta
Superheroes
Cinematography
Note that some of these movies - particularly "Sky Captain" and "Upside Down" - have NOTHING else to recommend them except the utterly stunning visuals.
- Samsara
- Koyaanasqatsi
- Manufactured Landscapes
- The Fall
- Microcosmos
- The Secret of Kells
- Oblivion
- Sin City
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
- Upside Down