True Grit
In the Old West a young girl enlists the help of an aging drunk Marshall to capture the man who killed her father, and goes along for the chase.
It is a beautiful and flawlessly scripted tale of the Wild West, and Jeff 'The Dude' Bridges brings all his charm to his irascible and eccentric character. (The Coen Brothers, 2010)
It is a beautiful and flawlessly scripted tale of the Wild West, and Jeff 'The Dude' Bridges brings all his charm to his irascible and eccentric character. (The Coen Brothers, 2010)
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Miller's Crossing
Mob bosses, bookies and Irish drunks all try to get one over on each other in this prohibition era crime drama.
Though not the strongest story the Coen brothers have put out, it is stylistically excellent with great performances from John Turturro and Gabriel Byrne. (The Coen Brothers, 1990)
Though not the strongest story the Coen brothers have put out, it is stylistically excellent with great performances from John Turturro and Gabriel Byrne. (The Coen Brothers, 1990)
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The Deer Hunter
Three friends go to war in Vietnam, and are left permanently scarred by their experiences playing Russian Roulette as POWs.
The tour de force of Vietnam movies, this is a seminal film that looks at the devastating effect that war has on all of those involved. (Michael Cimino, 1978)
The tour de force of Vietnam movies, this is a seminal film that looks at the devastating effect that war has on all of those involved. (Michael Cimino, 1978)
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12 Angry Men
When a youth is on trial for murdering his father, eleven of the jury vote to convict, with one man (Henry Fonda) holding out.
The original courtroom Thriller/Crime is tense and excellently written and will grip the viewer from beginning to end. (Sidney Lumet, 1957)
The original courtroom Thriller/Crime is tense and excellently written and will grip the viewer from beginning to end. (Sidney Lumet, 1957)
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There Will Be Blood
An early 1900's oil prospector faces numerous problems drilling in a new area, not least from the fanatical local preacher.
This is a true masterpiece, one of the most impressively made movies in memory, both visually and in its authenticity portraying the era. Daniel Day Lewis is an astonishing lead. (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
This is a true masterpiece, one of the most impressively made movies in memory, both visually and in its authenticity portraying the era. Daniel Day Lewis is an astonishing lead. (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
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Silver Linings Playbook
This film follows Bradley Cooper as he recovers from a nervous breakdown, and meets another troubled soul brilliantly played by Jennifer Lawrence.
Although dealing with some pretty heavy themes, it is a very well balanced film, genuinely heartfelt with some great performances (David O. Russell, 2012)
Although dealing with some pretty heavy themes, it is a very well balanced film, genuinely heartfelt with some great performances (David O. Russell, 2012)
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Inside Llewyn Davis
The film follows a week in the life of a struggling musician in Greenwich folk scene in 1960's New York.
This quiet and unassuming triumph of a film from the Coen brother's is a soulful essay on mourning taken into excellence by a stellar lead performance from Oscar Issac. (The Coen Brothers, 2013)
This quiet and unassuming triumph of a film from the Coen brother's is a soulful essay on mourning taken into excellence by a stellar lead performance from Oscar Issac. (The Coen Brothers, 2013)
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Midnight in Paris
A couple visiting Paris start to have strange romantic experiences while wondering through the city at night.
Funny and charming, if a little lightweight and Owen Wilson is perfect as the whimsical Yank intoxicated by Paris. (Woody Allen, 2011)
Funny and charming, if a little lightweight and Owen Wilson is perfect as the whimsical Yank intoxicated by Paris. (Woody Allen, 2011)
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The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
A French playboy has his life completely shattered when a stroke leaves him almost totally immobile and mute.
Though the premise is brutally sad this is a beautiful and ultimately uplifting film based on a true story. (Julian Schnabel, 2007)
Though the premise is brutally sad this is a beautiful and ultimately uplifting film based on a true story. (Julian Schnabel, 2007)
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Witness
A young Amish boy witnesses a murder that reveals a conspiracy forcing a police detective (Harrison Ford) to flee his department and seek the truth.
An interesting look at one of America's less explored back countries with an excellent plot and superb performances from all involved. (Peter Weir, 1985)
An interesting look at one of America's less explored back countries with an excellent plot and superb performances from all involved. (Peter Weir, 1985)
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Grapes of Wrath
Based on Steinbeck novel of the same name, this is the tale of The Great Depression in the USA told from the view of those it effected the most.
An important and brilliant film recounting some of America's darkest years and the utter misery that befell so many of its people. (John Ford, 1940)
An important and brilliant film recounting some of America's darkest years and the utter misery that befell so many of its people. (John Ford, 1940)
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Manon Des Sources
In the sequel to Jean de Florette, the beautiful daughter of the man so brutally wronged returns to the valley to claim what is rightfully hers.
Audrey Tatou is brilliant as the stunning and complicated Manon and the film is another French masterpiece. (Claude Berri, 1986)
Audrey Tatou is brilliant as the stunning and complicated Manon and the film is another French masterpiece. (Claude Berri, 1986)
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Great Expectations
A poor young boy is mysteriously taken out of squalor and placed onto the track to become a gentlemen.
The classic Charles Dickens tale brought to life by the peerless David Lean, with all the creepy undertones that the book created. (David Lean, 1947)
The classic Charles Dickens tale brought to life by the peerless David Lean, with all the creepy undertones that the book created. (David Lean, 1947)
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Boyhood
The story of a boy as he grows into man and everything in between, shot in real time over the period of 13 years.
Quite unlike anything before it, this touching film explores what it is grow up and watching the whole cast grow with the story is quite remarkable. (Richard Linklater, 2014)
Quite unlike anything before it, this touching film explores what it is grow up and watching the whole cast grow with the story is quite remarkable. (Richard Linklater, 2014)
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12 Years A Slave
A free black New Yorker is sold into slavery, based on the autobiography of the real character.
Its Oscar odds are shorter than Tom Cruise, director Steve Mcqueen confirms that he is in a class of his own, giving us the ideal viewpoint into slavery, through eyes like our own that will not take to it easily or quietly. (Steve McQueen, 2013)
Its Oscar odds are shorter than Tom Cruise, director Steve Mcqueen confirms that he is in a class of his own, giving us the ideal viewpoint into slavery, through eyes like our own that will not take to it easily or quietly. (Steve McQueen, 2013)
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One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
A con-man (Jack Nicholson)) feigns insanity to avoid jail time, but the experience of the mental asylum have a profound effect on him.
A fantastic film, funny, sad and ultimately uplifting it poses the question of who those we deem insane really are and asks if they are so different from us. (Milos Forman, 1975)
A fantastic film, funny, sad and ultimately uplifting it poses the question of who those we deem insane really are and asks if they are so different from us. (Milos Forman, 1975)
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True Romance
A man falls head over heels in love for a woman who turns out to be a prostitute with an owner not willing to let her go. Hilarious carnage ensues.
Quentin Tarantino wrote the searingly funny screenplay and it has Gary Oldman as a white rasta pimp gangster and Brad Pitt as a stoner, what more do you want? (Tony Scott, 1993)
Quentin Tarantino wrote the searingly funny screenplay and it has Gary Oldman as a white rasta pimp gangster and Brad Pitt as a stoner, what more do you want? (Tony Scott, 1993)
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Casablanca
As the World War Two rages, those fleeing Europe find themselves stuck in Casablanca trying to negotiate their escape.
An ultimate classic starring Humphrey Bogart this story of lost love and sacrifice is compulsory viewing for all. (Michael Curtiz, 1943)
An ultimate classic starring Humphrey Bogart this story of lost love and sacrifice is compulsory viewing for all. (Michael Curtiz, 1943)
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Lawrence of Arabia
The incredible true story of T.E. Lawrence, a British officer who fought alongside the Arabs in revolt against the Ottoman Empire.
Visually stunning, this epic tale features an astonishing central performance from Peter O'Toole this a timeless classic that is compulsory viewing. (David Lean, 1962)
Visually stunning, this epic tale features an astonishing central performance from Peter O'Toole this a timeless classic that is compulsory viewing. (David Lean, 1962)
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Mud
Two young boys help a wanted man hiding in the Arkansas delta, learning about love, loyalty and snakebites along the way.
The Matthew McConaughnassance continues, he gives another towering performance as the mysterious criminal "Mud", the film is poignant and beautifully realised, who knew Arkansas was so beautiful! (Jeff Nichols, 2013)
The Matthew McConaughnassance continues, he gives another towering performance as the mysterious criminal "Mud", the film is poignant and beautifully realised, who knew Arkansas was so beautiful! (Jeff Nichols, 2013)
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Animal Kingdom
A young man must move back in with his criminal family in Melbourne after his mother dies, and is soon sucked into their poisonous world.
This Australian film is smart, gritty and superbly cast, and examines the despair that comes with a life lived outside the law. (David Michod, 2011)
This Australian film is smart, gritty and superbly cast, and examines the despair that comes with a life lived outside the law. (David Michod, 2011)
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Jean de Florette
The fateful duel for the ownership of a crucial spring in rural France will leave no party untouched.
A superb, beautifully filmed French classic with Gerard Depardieu examining the toxic nature of humans and their greed (Claude Berri, 1986)
A superb, beautifully filmed French classic with Gerard Depardieu examining the toxic nature of humans and their greed (Claude Berri, 1986)
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Leviathan
When a corrupt Mayor tries to repossess a local man's family home in rural Russia, he enlists the help of a lawyer friend that leads to unforeseen tragedy.
A brutally cold examination of small town Russian and the corruption that is as much a part of life as the trees and the vodka. (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2014)
A brutally cold examination of small town Russian and the corruption that is as much a part of life as the trees and the vodka. (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2014)
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Lincoln
A biopic Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis) as the Civil War rages and he tries to abolish slavery.
Spielberg's latest offering is as ambitious and polished as you would expect and Day-Lewis continues his remarkable career with a stellar performance. (Steven Spielberg, 2012)
Spielberg's latest offering is as ambitious and polished as you would expect and Day-Lewis continues his remarkable career with a stellar performance. (Steven Spielberg, 2012)
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The Beat That My Heart Skipped
A French gangster and debt collector starts to question his seedy and brutal existence as he explores his talents as a pianist.
A stunning leading performance ties this atmospheric and threatening movie together into a real French classic. (Jacques Audiard, 2005)
A stunning leading performance ties this atmospheric and threatening movie together into a real French classic. (Jacques Audiard, 2005)
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Schindler's List
The remarkable true story of Oscar Schindler, a Nazi entrepeneur who used his factory to save hundreds of Jews in World War 2.
A masterpiece of film-making, Spielberg beautifully tells the heartbreaking plight of those caught up in the unspeakable horror of the holocaust. Compulsory viewing for all. (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
A masterpiece of film-making, Spielberg beautifully tells the heartbreaking plight of those caught up in the unspeakable horror of the holocaust. Compulsory viewing for all. (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
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Glengarry Glen Ross
A small real estate office is told that only the top 3 salesman will keep their jobs, triggering some underhand tactics.
Adapted from a David Mamet play, it is chock full of witty and cutting dialogue as well as some fine acting from its all-star cast. (James Foley, 1992)
Adapted from a David Mamet play, it is chock full of witty and cutting dialogue as well as some fine acting from its all-star cast. (James Foley, 1992)
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All is Lost
The story of a man (Robert Redford) fighting for survival after being lost alone at sea, directed by J.C. Chandor of Margin Call fame.
Totally dialogue free, this is an intense and intriguing piece of cinema with yet another towering performance from Redford, whose masterful turn in this suspense-filled journey is Oscar-worthy. (J.C. Chandor, 2013)
Totally dialogue free, this is an intense and intriguing piece of cinema with yet another towering performance from Redford, whose masterful turn in this suspense-filled journey is Oscar-worthy. (J.C. Chandor, 2013)
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Selma
The civil rights movement, led by Martin Luther King, reaches boiling point in the town of Selma, Alabama.
A provocative, emotive and excellently acted retelling of a definitive period in American history about a man whose short-lived bravery and vision will outlast us all. (Ava DuVernay, 2015)
A provocative, emotive and excellently acted retelling of a definitive period in American history about a man whose short-lived bravery and vision will outlast us all. (Ava DuVernay, 2015)
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Rashomon
A remarkable film exploring the range of perception, reality and deceit as several different parties discuss how they saw a brutal assault.
Kurosawa's masterpiece introduced the western world to the power of Asian cinema and it's clear why, it is an expertly crafted film as astonishing now as it was 60 years ago (Akira Kurosawa, 1951)
Kurosawa's masterpiece introduced the western world to the power of Asian cinema and it's clear why, it is an expertly crafted film as astonishing now as it was 60 years ago (Akira Kurosawa, 1951)
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Force Majeure
A family skiing holiday is thrown into turmoil when the father shows his cowardly side when threatened by an avalanche.
This is a well-acted and deliciously awkward examination of the modern male role model and the consequences of losing face. (Ruben Ostlund, 2014)
This is a well-acted and deliciously awkward examination of the modern male role model and the consequences of losing face. (Ruben Ostlund, 2014)
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Malcolm X
A biopic of the divisive radical black nationalist minister who was assasinated in 1965.
Directed by Spike Lee, this is an absorbing and comprehensive look at the black power movement and the culture shift occurring in the US at the time. (Spike Lee, 1992)
Directed by Spike Lee, this is an absorbing and comprehensive look at the black power movement and the culture shift occurring in the US at the time. (Spike Lee, 1992)
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