movies i have rated 5 stars on letterboxd
none of this is any particular order. ALSO full disclosure i stole this idea from a user on here named @tsolere :)
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Holes
Andrew Davis · 2003
A wrongfully convicted boy is sent to a brutal desert detention camp where he must dig holes in order to build character. What he doesn't know is that he is digging holes in order to search for a lost treasure hidden somewhere in the camp.
Princess Mononoke
Hayao Miyazaki · 1997
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
When Harry Met Sally...
Rob Reiner · 1989
During their travel from Chicago to New York, Harry and Sally debate whether or not sex ruins a friendship between a man and a woman. Eleven years later, and they're still no closer to finding the answer.
Blue
Derek Jarman · 1993
Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman''s experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.
Falsettos
James Lapine · 2017
The 2016 Broadway Revival of William Finn's Tony-winning musical. It tells the story of Marvin, a Jewish family man who leaves his wife and son for a male lover during the height of the AIDS crisis in 1980s New York City.
Stop Making Sense
Jonathan Demme · 1984
A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.
Singin' in the Rain
Stanley Donen · 1952
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Fleetwood Mac: The Dance
Bruce Gowers · 1997
Recorded live at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, over May 22-24 of 1997, Fleetwood Mac performs their greatest hits – including the classics 'Rhiannon', 'Everywhere', 'Dreams', 'Don't Stop' and 'Landslide' – and several new songs.
The Wrong Trousers
Nick Park · 1993
Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno pants created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
The Holdovers
Alexander Payne · 2023
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.
Die Hard
John McTiernan · 1988
John McClane, un policier de New York, tente de sauver sa femme Holly Gennaro et un groupe d'autres personnes prises en otage par le terroriste allemand Hans Gruber lors d'une fête de Noël au Nakatomi Plaza de Los Angeles.
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Bill Melendez · 1965
When Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees amongst everyone during the Christmas season, Lucy suggests that he become director of the school Christmas pageant. Charlie Brown accepts, but it is a frustrating struggle. When an attempt to restore the proper spirit with a forlorn little fir Christmas tree fails, he needs Linus' help to learn the meaning of Christmas.
It's a Wonderful Life
Frank Capra · 1946
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Enchanted
Kevin Lima · 2007
Narra la odisea que debe vivir la bella princesa Giselle, que es transportada por un hechizo de la malvada reina desde su mágico mundo a la moderna y caótica Manhattan actual. Inmersa en un entorno en el que el "fueron felices y comieron perdices" no funciona, deambula por un mundo caótico que necesita urgentemente unos cuantos hechizos. Sin embargo, Giselle se enamora de un abogado divorciado, encantador pero nada perfecto que decide ayudarla. A pesar de que en su mundo está prometida al príncipe de cuento de hadas, la joven princesa se hará la siguiente pregunta: ¿Su visión del amor ideal tiene futuro en el mundo real?
Eyes Wide Shut
Stanley Kubrick · 1999
After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Jon Watts · 2021
Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Gareth Edwards · 2016
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
Nope
Jordan Peele · 2022
Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery.
Juno
Jason Reitman · 2007
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, sixteen year old high-schooler, Juno MacGuff, makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.
The Truman Show
Peter Weir · 1998
Truman Burbank é um pacato vendedor de seguros que leva um vida simples com sua esposa Meryl Burbank. Porém algumas coisas ao seu redor fazem com que ele passe a estranhar sua cidade, seus supostos amigos e até sua mulher. Após conhecer a misteriosa Lauren, ele fica intrigado e acaba descobrindo que toda sua vida foi monitorada por câmeras e transmitida em rede nacional.
The Batman
Matt Reeves · 2022
In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.
The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan · 2008
Após dois anos desde o surgimento do Batman, os criminosos de Gotham City têm muito o que temer. Com a ajuda do tenente James Gordon e do promotor público Harvey Dent, Batman luta contra o crime organizado. Acuados com o combate, os chefes do crime aceitam a proposta feita pelo Coringa e o contratam para combater o Homem-Morcego.
Rango
Gore Verbinski · 2011
When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt.
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Cathy Yan · 2020
Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.
The Princess Bride
Rob Reiner · 1987
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
About Time
Richard Curtis · 2013
La trama de la película gira en torno a un joven llamado Tim Lake. El protagonista y su familia tienen el curioso don de poder viajar a través del tiempo. Al descubrir esta cualidad, Tim empieza a beneficiarse de ello para cambiar diferentes aspectos de su vida. Se enamora de una chica, Mary, a la que conoce tras transladarse a vivir a Londres por motivos de trabajo. Su historia de amor se verá beneficiada gracias al don de Tim, sin embargo, el protagonista no tardará en darse cuenta de que su habilidad no es capaz de ampararle en algunos problemas y cuestiones familiares.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Peter Jackson · 2001
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.
Klaus
Sergio Pablos · 2019
When Jesper distinguishes himself as the Postal Academy's worst student, he is sent to Smeerensburg, a small village located on an icy island above the Arctic Circle, where grumpy inhabitants barely exchange words, let alone letters. Jesper is about to give up and abandon his duty as a postman when he meets local teacher Alva and Klaus, a mysterious carpenter who lives alone in a cabin full of handmade toys.
Lady Bird
Greta Gerwig · 2017
Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.
Raw
Julia Ducournau · 2016
In Justine’s family everyone is a vet and a vegetarian. At 16, she’s a gifted teen ready to take on her first year in vet school, where her older sister also studies. There, she gets no time to settle: hazing starts right away. Justine is forced to eat raw meat for the first time in her life. Unexpected consequences emerge as her true self begins to form.
Star Wars
George Lucas · 1977
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.
The French Dispatch
Wes Anderson · 2021
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
Black Swan
Darren Aronofsky · 2010
The story of Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice.
School of Rock
Richard Linklater · 2003
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's hard-nosed principal is rightly suspicious of Finn's activities. But Finn's roommate remains in the dark about what he's doing.
Thor: Ragnarok
Taika Waititi · 2017
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Kevin Reynolds · 2002
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.
The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals
Nick Lang · 2018
Paul is an average guy. He likes movies, and pizza, and average guy things. He does not like... musicals. But Paul's small world is about to come crashing down under the weight of unspeakable terror! Now he must run, run for his life, as something sinister spreads, and grows, and sings, and dances! The town of Hatchetfield is plunged into a musical hell in... 'The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals!'
The Godfather
Francis Ford Coppola · 1972
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
Brick
Rian Johnson · 2006
After a phone call from his ex-girlfriend, teenage loner Brendan Frye learns that her dead body was found. Vowing to solve her murder himself, he must infiltrate high-school cliques that he previously avoided. His search for the truth brings him before some of the school’s roughest characters.
Do the Right Thing
Spike Lee · 1989
Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.
Thelma & Louise
Ridley Scott · 1991
Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the strength of their friendship and surprising aspects of their personalities and self-strengths in the trying times.
The Banshees of Inisherin
Martin McDonagh · 2022
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
Whiplash
Damien Chazelle · 2014
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
A Knight's Tale
Brian Helgeland · 2001
William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champion—assuming matters of the heart don't get in the way.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Joel Crawford · 2022
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Francis Lawrence · 2013
Tras vencer en los 74º Juegos del Hambre anuales, la joven Katniss Everdeen y su compañero Peeta Mellark regresan a casa. Atrás dejaron a sus amigos y su familia, teniendo ambos que participar en la 'gira de la victoria' por todos los distritos. Durante ese largo viaje, Katniss se da cuenta de que se está gestando una rebelión, pero en el Capitolio todo sigue igual y bajo estricto control del Presidente Snow, que está organizando los 75º Juegos del Hambre, denominados 'El Vasallaje de los Veinticinco': una competición especial con una inesperada novedad que cambiará Panem para siempre.
The Muppets
James Bobin · 2011
When Kermit the Frog and the Muppets learn that their beloved theater is slated for demolition, a sympathetic human, Gary, and his puppet brother, Walter, swoop in to help the gang put on a show and raise the $10 million they need to save the day.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Bob Persichetti · 2018
Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man. While wrestling with the implications of his new abilities, Miles discovers a super collider created by the madman Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk, causing others from across the Spider-Verse to be inadvertently transported to his dimension.
Hot Fuzz
Edgar Wright · 2007
Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.
Nimona
Troy Quane · 2023
A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.
Barbie
Greta Gerwig · 2023
Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
James Gunn · 2023
Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
John Hughes · 1986
Předčasně zesnulý americký scenárista, režisér a producent John Hughes (1950-2009) se v polovině osmdesátých let prosadil jako tvůrce autorských komedií, v nichž přesně vystihl chování, mluvu, starosti i radosti tehdejších teenagerů. Asi nejlépe se mu to podařilo v dnes už klasické veselohře Volný den Ferrise Buellera (1986), kterou napsal údajně během šesti dnů a která líčí osudy geniálního záškoláka při jedné z jeho eskapád i marný boj ředitele školy Rooneyho přistihnout konečně nezbedníka při podvádění. Dokonale vypointovaný scénář a především přirozené herecké výkony nejen hlavních ale i vedlejších představitelů jsou největšími devizami filmu.
Pride & Prejudice
Joe Wright · 2005
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.
V for Vendetta
James McTeigue · 2006
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.
Kung Fu Panda
Mark Osborne · 2008
When the Valley of Peace is threatened, lazy Po the panda discovers his destiny as the "chosen one" and trains to become a kung fu hero, but transforming the unsleek slacker into a brave warrior won't be easy. It's up to Master Shifu and the Furious Five -- Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey -- to give it a try.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Céline Sciamma · 2019
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Bill Melendez · 1966
This classic "Peanuts" tale focuses on the thumb-sucking, blanket-holding Linus, and his touching faith in the "Great Pumpkin." When Linus discovers that no one else believes in the creature, he sets out to prove that the Pumpkin's no myth—by spending the night alone in a pumpkin patch.
Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan · 2023
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Alfonso Cuarón · 2004
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger: soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, an ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls, and fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban. And Harry will confront them all.
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Brian Henson · 1992
A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
Spirited Away
Hayao Miyazaki · 2001
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
Mulan
Tony Bancroft · 1998
To save her father from certain death in the army, a young woman secretly enlists in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.
Shrek 2
Andrew Adamson · 2004
Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father, the Queen and King. But not everyone is happily ever after. Shrek and the King find it difficult to get along, and there's tension in the marriage. The Fairy Godmother discovers that Fiona has married Shrek instead of her son Prince Charming and plots to destroy their marriage.
Get Out
Jordan Peele · 2017
Agora que Chris e a sua namorada Rose chegaram ao ponto da relação em que se apresenta a família, ela convida-o a passar o fim de semana em casa dos seus pais, Missy e Dean. À primeira vista, Chris vê o comportamento excessivamente condescendente da família como tentativas nervosas de lidar com o relacionamento inter-racial da filha, mas com o avançar do fim de semana, uma série de descobertas, cada vez mais perturbadoras, levam-no a uma verdade que ele nunca poderia imaginar...
High School Musical 2
Kenny Ortega · 2007
The East High Wildcats are gearing up for big fun as they land the coolest summer jobs imaginable. Troy, Gabriella, Chad, and Taylor have scored sweet gigs at the Lava Springs Country Club owned by Sharpay and Ryan's family. Sharpay's first rule of business: Get Troy. As Troy experiences a life of privilege he's never known, will he give up the Wildcats and Gabriella to rise to the top?
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Daniel Scheinert · 2022
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
Dune: Part Two
Denis Villeneuve · 2024
Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
Challengers
Luca Guadagnino · 2024
Tennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a world-famous Major champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she signs him up for a "Challenger" event — close to the lowest level of pro tournament — where he finds himself standing across the net from his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend.
Knives Out
Rian Johnson · 2019
Cuando el renombrado novelista de misterio Harlan Thrombey es encontrado muerto en su mansión justo después de su 85 cumpleaños, el inquisitivo y cortés detective Benoit Blanc es misteriosamente reclutado para investigar. Se moverá entre una red de pistas falsas y mentiras interesadas para tratar de descubrir la verdad tras la prematura muerte del escritor.
Mad Max: Fury Road
George Miller · 2015
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Bryan Singer · 2014
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.
Logan
James Mangold · 2017
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.
The Prestige
Christopher Nolan · 2006
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
Modern Times
Charlie Chaplin · 1936
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..
Sherlock Jr.
Buster Keaton · 1924
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Philip Kaufman · 1978
The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers uncover the horrifying truth.
Casablanca
Michael Curtiz · 1943
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
WALL•E
Andrew Stanton (2008)
