100 Movies I'd Say "Yeah, They're Alright" About
A top 100 would be a bit silly, so this is just 100 movies that I would call favourites or I simply enjoyed.
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- DirectorDavid LynchStarsAnthony HopkinsJohn HurtAnne BancroftA Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.Well, it's me favourite film, what more can I say? It's sad, it's beautifully shot, the acting is perfect, the story is compelling (and mostly true)...aye.
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsJim CarreyEd HarrisLaura LinneyAn insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.Clever, great acting, has that 50s stylisation appeal and has its own mental disorder named after it. Often imitated, never bettered.
- DirectorJames McTeigueStarsHugo WeavingNatalie PortmanRupert GravesIn a future British dystopian society, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow the tyrannical government - with the help of a young woman.The language, the story, the actors (including John Hurt and Hugo Weaving, two favourites). Modern classic
- DirectorMichel HazanaviciusStarsJean DujardinBérénice BejoJohn GoodmanWhen George, a silent movie superstar, meets Peppy Miller, a dancer, sparks fly between the two. However, after the introduction of talking pictures, their fortunes change, affecting their dynamic.Like a Disney film for adults (almost). A silent, black-and-white labour of love to the days when cinema was indeed purer. The music is top notch too.
- DirectorAnton CorbijnStarsSam RileySamantha MortonCraig ParkinsonA profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23.One of the few biopics I've enjoyed, enough so that it's firmly in my top ten. Compelling, accurate, funny, well-acted, no problems for me.
- DirectorFranc RoddamStarsPhil DanielsLeslie AshPhil DavisJimmy Cooper loathes his dead-end job and his working-class parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding, and drugs, only to be disappointed.A movie made about a concept album by The Who with the band's music narrating the story of Jimmy, a Mod with Christ only knows what wrong with him. It's best to watch it, I can't do it justice in words.
- DirectorNorman FergusonT. HeeWilfred JacksonStarsDickie JonesChristian RubMel BlancA living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.Mentioned Disney above and figured it would be unfair not to include me favourite film as a kid.
- DirectorSteve OedekerkStarsSteve OedekerkFei LungLeo LeeA rough-around-the-edges martial arts master seeks revenge for his parents' death.It's just so bloody ridiculous and quotable, I can't help but love it. Sorry lads
- DirectorTomas AlfredsonStarsKåre HedebrantLina LeanderssonPer RagnarOskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.Already a classic as far as I'm concerned. Can watch it however many times I like and won't get bored. I just adore this film.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael BatesIn the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.Me favourite by Stanley Kubrick (was a hard one to admit!), dear droogs
- DirectorEric IdleGary WeisStarsEric IdleJohn HalseyRicky FataarCharts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of all time.NEVER go on tour without it!
- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsHal HolbrookLeslie NielsenAdrienne BarbeauFive grisly tales from a kid's comic book about a murdered father rising from his grave, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.A tribute to the old horror comic books of the 30s and beyond. Five stories that go between hilarious to genuinely bloody terrifying. Perfect
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRay MillandGrace KellyRobert CummingsA former tennis star arranges the murder of his adulterous wife.I could have pretty much made this list just a list of Hitchcock films, I'll TRY to stick to just one - this is me favourite Hitchcock. Not even sure why, think the pomposity of it appeals to me.
- DirectorJames WanStarsCary ElwesLeigh WhannellDanny GloverTwo strangers awaken in a room with no recollection of how they got there, and soon discover they're pawns in a deadly game.Should have stopped at Saw 3...but the original is a true classic, I think. Shame they ruined the series' credibility.
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsIvana BaqueroAriadna GilSergi LópezIn the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.It's just so...clever. I dunno, the foreign language thing adds to it, but it's a modern, macabre fairytale that works. Couldn't have been easy to pull off.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsMichael KeatonJack NicholsonKim BasingerThe Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker.No doubt, The Dark Knight trilogy is truly astonishing cinema, but this was me first Batman and I still reckon Jack Nicholson does the best Joker, the perfect mix of comedy and murder.
- DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael BerrymanIn the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.Ok, really, who DOESN'T have this in their top films?
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny LloydA family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.Whilst we're discussing Mr Nicholson - another Kubrick classic. Still find it very unsettling to this day.
- DirectorDennis DuganStarsAdam SandlerChristopher McDonaldJulie BowenAfter his grandmothers house is repossessed by the IRS, bad tempered hockey player takes his talents to golf to earn the big bucks and get his grandmothers house back.I HATE Adam Sandler, but this movie is appearing in this list because no matter how many times I see it, I never tire of it.
- DirectorByron HaskinStarsGene BarryAnn RobinsonLes TremayneA small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion.Whilst I think people were very unfair on the Tom Cruise version, which I enjoyed, this is still my favourite adaptation of HG Wells' classic novel.
- DirectorLeo McCareyStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico MarxRufus T. Firefly is named the dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of his wealthy backer Mrs. Teasdale, contending with two inept spies who can't seem to keep straight which side they're on.HOW could it be possible that this could still be funny today? It is! It's hilarious.
- DirectorClive DonnerStarsBarry EvansJudy GeesonAngela ScoularA high-school dropout, obsessed with sex, is determined to lose his virginity.Not much I can say really, it's just pure feelgood cheese.
- DirectorMartin CampbellStarsPierce BrosnanSean BeanIzabella ScorupcoWhen a powerful secret defense system is stolen, James Bond is assigned to stop a Russian crime syndicate from using it.Me favourite Bond and always will be thanks to the N64 game...
- DirectorJames W. HorneStarsStan LaurelOliver HardySharon LynnStanley and Ollie are enlisted to deliver the deed to a goldmine in a small village, only for it to be stolen.Everything these two touched turned to gold, but this was my first, my late papa's favourite and mine too.
- DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsMax SchreckAlexander GranachGustav von WangenheimVampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.Pure entrancing and to me, scary for all the wrong reasons (the silence, the jerkiness of the footage, just so unsettling)