Ok, ok, this is a music blog, I know. I thought it might be fun to share my favorite movies as an "off-topic" post. While I do listen to far more music than I watch t.v. or movies, there are films I consider incredibly important to me on a personal level. You'll notice a definite trend in which kinds of films I'm into; I apologize for nothing.
Comment below on what movies are your favorites. Hope you enjoy the list!
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100. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) || Dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu || Psychological Drama, Black Comedy, Satire || 2014 || 4/5
99. Citizen Kane || Dir. Orson Welles || Drama || 1941 || 4/5
98. The Grand Budapest Hotel || Dir. Wes Anderson || Comedy, Adventure || 2014 || 4/5
97. Schindler's List || Dir. Steven Spielberg || Biopic, War, Period Drama || 1993 || 4/5
96. Anomalisa || Dir. Charlie Kaufman || Psychological Drama, Puppet Animation, Romance, Surrealism || 2015 || 4/5
95. Heat || Dir. Michael Mann || Thriller, Heist Film, Drama, Crime, Police Procedural || 1995 || 4/5
94. Dark City || Dir. Alex Proyas || Tech-Noir, Dystopian, Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction || 1998 || 4/5
93. Inside Out || Dir. Peter Docter || Computer Animation, Family, Coming-of-Age, Adventure, Comedy, Low Fantasy || 2015 || 4/5
92. Jaws || Dir. Steven Spielberg || Natural Horror, Thriller, New Hollywood || 1975 || 4/5
91. Joker || Dir. Todd Phillips || Psychological Drama, Crime || 2019 || 4/5
90. The Matrix || Dir. Lana Wachowski / Lilly Wachowski || Action, Dystopian, Cyberpunk, Virtual Reality, Science Fiction || 1999 || 4/5
89. The VVitch || Dir. Robert Eggers || Supernatural Horror, Psychological Horror, Folk Horror, Family Drama || 2015 || 4/5
87. Lawrence of Arabia || Dir. David Lean || Biopic, Adventure, War, Period Drama, Epic || 1962 || 4/5
86. Terminator 2: Judgement Day || Dir. James Cameron || Action, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Artificial Intelligence || 1991 || 4/5
85. The Big Lebowski || Dir. Joel Coen || Comedy, Buddy, Crime, Mystery, Stoner Film, Neo-Noir, Postmodernism || 1998 || 4/5
84. Jagten [The Hunt] || Dir. Thomas Vinterberg || Drama || 2012 || 4/5
83. Leave No Trace || Dir. Debra Granik || Family Drama, Psychological Drama || 2018 || 4/5
82. The Lion King || Dir. Roger Allers / Rob Minkoff || Animation, Musical, Family, Adventure, Coming-of-Age, Fable || 1994 || 4/5
81. Fargo || Dir. Joel Coen || Black Comedy, Crime, Police Procedural || 1996 || 4/5
80. Jacob's Ladder || Dir. Adrian Lyne || Psychological Horror, Psychological Thriller, Psychological Drama || 1990 || 4/5
79. The Sixth Sense || Dir. M. Night Shyamalan || Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Drama, Supernatural Horror || 1999 || 4/5
78. Jurassic Park || Dir. Steven Spielberg || Science Fiction, Adventure, Action || 1993 || 4/5
77. Sunshine || Dir. Danny Boyle || Science Fiction, Thriller, Space Exploration || 2007 || 4/5
76. Kubo and the Two Strings || Dir. Travis Knight || Adventure, Fairy Tale, Family, Puppet Animation || 2016 || 4/5
75. Black Christmas || Dir. Bob Clark || Slasher, Christmas, Canuxploitation || 1974 || 4/5
74. GoodFellas || Dir. Martin Scorsese || Gangster Film, Biopic, Drama || 1990 || 4/5
73. Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door || Dir. 渡辺信一郎 [Shinichiro Watanabe] || Anime, Action, Tech-Noir, Cyberpunk || 2001 || 4/5
72. Enemy || Dir. Denis Villeneuve || Psychological Thriller, Surrealism, Mystery, Postmodernism || 2013 || 4/5
71. The Iron Giant || Dir. Brad Bird || Animation, Family, Science Fiction, Artificial Intelligence || 1999 || 4/5
70. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse || Dir. Bob Persichetti / Peter Ramsey / Rodney Rothman || Superhero, Computer Animation, Action, Comedy, Family, Coming-of-Age, Portal Fantasy || 2018 || 4/5
69. The Evil Dead || Dir. Sam Raimi || Splatter, Supernatural Horror, Haunted House || 1981 || 4/5
68. The Blackcoat's Daughter || Dir. Oz Perkins || Supernatural Horror, Psychological Drama, Psychological Horror, Hyperlink Cinema || 2015 || 4/5
67. 千と千尋の神隠し [Spirited Away] || Dir. 宮崎駿 [Hayao Miyazaki] || Anime, Fantasy, Coming-of-Age, Adventure, Isekai || 2001 || 4/5
66. Chicken Run || Dir. Nick Park / Peter Lord || Claymation, Comedy, Family, Prison Film, Fable || 2000 || 4/5
65. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 || Dir. Quentin Tarantino || Martial Arts, Action, Vigilante || 2003 || 4/5
64. No Country for Old Men || Dir. Joel Coen / Ethan Coen || Thriller, Crime, Neo-Western || 2007 || 4/5
63. Searching for Bobby Fischer || Dir. Steven Zaillian || Biopic, Coming-of-Age || 1993 || 4/5
62. 2001: A Space Odyssey || Dir. Stanley Kubrick || Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Slow Cinema, Experimental || 1968 || 4/5
61. Evil Dead II || Dir. Sam Raimi || Black Comedy, Splatter, Haunted House, Supernatural Horror, Horror Comedy || 1987 || 4/5
60. Monty Python and the Holy Grail || Dir. Terry Gilliam / Terry Jones || Absurdist Comedy, Adventure, Parody, Medieval || 1975 || 4/5
59. Nope || Dir. Jordan Peele || Alien Invasion, Comedy, Horror, Neo-Western, Cosmic Horror, Thriller, Satire, Mystery || 2022 || 4/5
58. L.A. Confidential || Dir. Curtis Hanson || Neo-Noir, Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Police Procedural || 1997 || 4/5
57. Dune: Part One || Dir. Denis Villeneuve || Space Opera, Epic || 2021 || 4/5
56. Sicario || Dir. Denis Villeneuve || Thriller, Crime, Police Procedural || 2015 || 4/5
55. Mikey and Nicky || Dir. Elaine May || Drama, New Hollywood, Gangster Film, Buddy, Black Comedy || 1976 || 4/5
54. Annihilation || Dir. Alex Garland || Science Fiction, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Cosmic Horror || 2018 || 4/5
53. Whiplash || Dir. Damien Chazelle || Music, Psychological Drama || 2014 || 4/5
52. Breaking the Waves || Dir. Lars von Trier || Psychological Drama, Romance, Melodrama || 1996 || 4/5
51. Blade Runner || Dir. Ridley Scott || Tech-Noir, Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Artificial Intelligence, Science Fiction || 1982 || 4/5
50. Mysterious Skin || Dir. Gregg Araki || Coming-of-Age, LGBTQ, Psychological Drama, Queer Cinema || 2004 || 4/5
49. Watership Down || Dir. Martin Rosen || Animation, Drama, Adventure, Fable, Natural Horror || 1978 || 4/5
48. Сталкер [Stalker] || Dir. Андрей Тарковский [Andrei Tarkovsky] || Psychological Drama, Slow Cinema, Science Fiction, Magical Realism, Post-Apocalyptic || 1979 || 4/5
47. Freddy Got Fingered || Dir. Tom Green || Absurdist Comedy, Gross-Out Comedy, Surrealism, Black Comedy || 2001 || 4/5
46. The Empire Strikes Back || Dir. Irvin Kershner || Space Opera, Epic, Action || 1980 || 4.5/5
45. WALL·E || Dir. Andrew Stanton || Computer Animation, Science Fiction, Family, Adventure, Romance, Dystopian, Artificial Intelligence, Post-Apocalyptic, Comedy || 2008 || 4.5/5
44. Le locataire [The Tenant] || Dir. Roman Polański || Psychological Thriller, Mystery || 1976 || 4.5/5
43. 12 Monkeys || Dir. Terry Gilliam || Science Fiction, Dystopian, Time Travel, Post-Apocalyptic, Epidemic || 1995 || 4.5/5
42. Taxi Driver || Dir. Martin Scorsese || Psychological Drama, New Hollywood, Crime || 1976 || 4.5/5
41. Hot Fuzz || Dir. Edgar Wright || Parody, Action, Buddy Cop, Black Comedy, Crime, Whodunit || 2007 || 4.5/5
40. The Shining || Dir. Stanley Kubrick || Psychological Horror, Haunted House || 1980 || 4.5/5
39. Ratatouille || Dir. Brad Bird || Computer Animation, Family, Comedy, Fable || 2007 || 4.5/5
38. The Fly || Dir. David Cronenberg || Body Horror, Science Fiction, Psychological Drama, Romance || 1986 || 4.5/5
37. ハウス (House) || Dir. 大林宣彦 [Nobuhiko Obayashi] || Haunted House, Absurdist Comedy, Surrealism, Horror Comedy || 1977 || 4.5/5
36. They Live || Dir. John Carpenter || Dystopian, Satire, Action, Science Fiction, Alien Invasion || 1988 || 4.5/5
35. Synecdoche, New York || Dir. Charlie Kaufman || Psychological Drama, Surrealism, Postmodernism, Magical Realism || 2008 || 4.5/5
34. Se7en || Dir. David Fincher || Crime, Neo-Noir, Thriller, Mystery, Police Procedural, Psychological Thriller || 1995 || 4.5/5
33. Rear Window || Dir. Alfred Hitchcock || Mystery, Thriller || 1954 || 4.5/5
32. Raw || Dir. Julia Ducournau || New French Extremity, Cannibal, Body Horror, Coming-of-Age || 2016 || 4.5/5
31. Alien || Dir. Ridley Scott || Science Fiction, Horror, Extraterrestrial || 1979 || 4.5/5
30. La montaña sagrada (The Holy Mountain) || Dir. Alejandro Jodorowsky || Surrealism, Satire, Adventure, Postmodernism || 1973 || 4.5/5
29. Coraline || Dir. Henry Selick || Puppet Animation, Fantasy, Gothic, Stop-Motion, Surrealism || 2009 || 4.5/5
28. Martyrs || Dir. Pascal Laugier || New French Extremity, Sadistic Horror, Psychological Horror || 2008 || 4.5/5
27. Pulp Fiction || Dir. Quentin Tarantino || Crime, Black Comedy, Hyperlink Cinema || 1994 || 4.5/5
26. The Shawshank Redemption || Dir. Frank Darabont || Prison Film, Drama, Period Drama || 1994 || 4.5/5
25. Léon: The Professional || Dir. Luc Besson || Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller || 1994 || 4.5/5
24. The Dark Knight || Dir. Christopher Nolan || Superhero, Action, Thriller, Crime || 2008 || 4.5/5
23. The Godfather || Dir. Francis Ford Coppola || Gangster Film, Drama, New Hollywood || 1972 || 4.5/5
22. Videodrome || Dir. David Cronenberg || Body Horror, Surrealism, Science Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Digital Horror || 1983 || 4.5/5
21. To Kill a Mockingbird || Dir. Robert Mulligan || Legal Drama, Coming-of-Age, Period Drama || 1962 || 4.5/5
20. Oldboy || Dir. Park Chan-wook || Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Action, Neo-Noir || 2003 || 4.5/5
19. Psycho || Dir. Alfred Hitchcock || Psychological Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Southern Gothic || 1960 || 4.5/5
18. 12 Angry Men || Dir. Sidney Lumet || Legal Drama || 1957 || 4.5/5
17. Ex Machina || Dir. Alex Garland || Science Fiction, Psychological Drama, Artificial Intelligence, Psychological Thriller || 2014 || 4.5/5
16. Audition || Dir. 三池崇史 [Takashi Miike] || Psychological Horror, Drama, Mystery, Romance || 1999 || 5/5
15. Låt den rätte komma in || Dir. Tomas Alfredson || Vampire, Drama, Romance, Coming-of-Age, Horror || 2008 || 5/5
14. Her || Dir. Spike Jonze || Romance, Science Fiction, Drama, Artificial Intelligence, Comedy || 2013 || 5/5
13. A Clockwork Orange || Dir. Stanley Kubrick || Dystopian, Crime, Satire, Black Comedy, Psychological Drama, Science Fiction, Psychological Thriller || 1971 || 5/5
12. The Lobster || Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos || Dystopian, Satire, Black Comedy, Drama || 2015 || 5/5
11. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King) || Dir. Peter Jackson || High Fantasy, Epic, Adventure || 2001, 2002, 2003 || 5/5
10. Akira || Dir. 大友克洋 [Katsuhiro Otomo] || Cyberpunk, Anime, Dystopian, Action || 1988 || 5/5
9. Donnie Darko || Dir. Richard Kelly || Mystery, Psychological Drama, Low Fantasy, Time Travel, Surrealism, Black Comedy || 2001 || 5/5
8. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest || Dir. Miloš Forman || Drama, New Hollywood, Prison Film || 1975 || 5/5
7. There Will Be Blood || Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson || Period Drama || 2007 || 5/5
6. Mulholland Dr. || Dir. David Lynch || Mystery, Surrealism, Psychological Thriller, Psychological Drama, LGBTQ, Neo-Noir || 2001 || 5/5
5. The Thing || Dir. John Carpenter || Body Horror, Science Fiction, Psychological Horror, Alien Invasion, Cosmic Horror || 1982 || 5/5
4. Arrival || Dir. Denis Villeneuve || Science Fiction, Psychological Drama, Alien Invasion || 2016 || 5/5
3. Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb || Dir. Stanley Kubrick || Satire, Black Comedy, War, Political Thriller || 1964 || 5/5
2. Everything Everywhere All At Once || Dir. Dan Kwan / Daniel Scheinert || Absurdist Comedy, Portal Fantasy, Family Drama, Science Fiction, Action || 2022 || 5/5
1. The Truman Show || Dir. Peter Weir || Satire, Drama, Comedy, Psychological Drama || 1998 || 5/5
Extremely useful list :-) Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteNo problem :) I had fun making the list, glad someone else got use out of it!
DeleteAmazing!! The Thing at #5? Should be top 3. Love that you put Martyrs at 28. Nice list, a lot of great movies..good taste.
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