Movies I Recommend
These are the movies I watch again and again when I need comfort, laughter, or just a good escape.
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Horror
Tusk
Kevin Smith · 2014
When his best friend and podcast co-host goes missing in the backwoods of Canada, a young guy joins forces with his friend's girlfriend to search for him.
Goodnight Mommy
Matt Sobel · 2022
When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.
The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
Tom Six · 2011
Inspired by the fictional Dr. Heiter, disturbed loner Martin dreams of creating a 12-person centipede and sets out to realize his sick fantasy.
The Visit
M. Night Shyamalan · 2015
A brother and sister are sent to their grandparents' remote Pennsylvania farm for a week, where they discover that the elderly couple is involved in something deeply disturbing.
Thrillers
Gone Girl
David Fincher · 2014
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
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.
Joker
Todd Phillips · 2019
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
Fight Club
David Fincher · 1999
Když nemůžete půl roku usnout, celý okolní svět vám začne připadat jako nekonečný sen. Všechno kolem vás je nedokonalou xeroxovou kopií sebe sama. Chodíte do práce, díváte se na televizi a jste vděčni za to, když občas ztratíte vědomí a nevíte o světě. Lidí s podobnými problémy moc není, ale mladý úspěšný úředník, který si říká Jack, je jedním z nich. Má slušnou práci, vydělává slušné peníze, ale trpí nejtěžší formou nespavosti. Na služební cestě se Jack seznámí s Tylerem Durdenem, který mu nabídne příbytek pod podmínkou, že mu vrazí pořádnou ránu. Tato "výměna názorů" se oběma zalíbí a brzy vznikne první Klub rváčů. Místo, kde můžou mladí muži, znechucení světem, odložit své starosti a stát se na pár minut zvířaty.
Romance
Set It Up
Claire Scanlon · 2018
Two overworked and underpaid assistants come up with a plan to get their bosses off their backs by setting them up with each other.
The Gorge
Scott Derrickson · 2025
Two highly trained operatives grow close from a distance after being sent to guard opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil below emerges, they must work together to survive what lies within.
What's Your Number?
Mark Mylod · 2011
Ally Darling is realizing she's a little lost in life. Her latest romance has just fizzled out, and she's just been fired from her marketing job. Then she reads an eye-opening magazine article that warns that 96 percent of women who've been with 20 or more lovers are unlikely to find a husband. Determined to turn her life around and prove the article wrong, Ally embarks on a mission to find the perfect mate from among her numerous ex-boyfriends.
Confessions of a Shopaholic
P.J. Hogan · 2009
In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping – a little too good, perhaps. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine, but can't quite get her foot in the door – until ironically, she snags a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company.
My Fault: London
Dani Girdwood · 2025
18-year-old Noah moves from America to London, with her mother who's recently fallen in love with William, a wealthy British businessman. Noah meets William’s son, bad-boy Nick, and soon discovers there is an attraction between them neither can avoid. As Noah spends the summer adjusting to her new life, her devastating past will catch up with her while falling in love for the first time.
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.
Save the Last Dance
Thomas Carter · 2001
After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her brother Derek, who helps her with her dancing skills.
Step Up
Anne Fletcher · 2006
Rebelle dans l'âme, Tyler Gage a passé toute sa jeunesse dans les bas quartiers et les mean streets de Baltimore, et sait aujourd'hui qu'il ne se tirera d'affaire qu'en rompant avec son milieu. Son seul atout, bien mince : un don naturel pour le hip-hop, qu'il pratique d'instinct, pour son seul plaisir...Ambitieuse et douée, la belle Nora a grandi au sein d'une famille bourgeoise qui a encouragé très tôt sa vocation, et finance ses études de danse classique à la prestigieuse Performing Arts High School.Tyler et Nora : deux mondes diamétralement opposés, deux talents, deux passions dont la rencontre explosive sera à l'origine d'un étonnant conte de fée musical...
Pretty Woman
Garry Marshall · 1990
Un acaudalado y frío hombre de negocios conoce en Hollywood Boulevard a una joven y atractiva prostituta a la que alquila durante una semana para que sea su acompañante en sus cenas con los clientes. Para ello la chica se verá sometida a todo un cambio de look tras el que nadie podrá ver, a simple vista, que es una chica de la calle.
Little Italy
Donald Petrie · 2018
Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Glenn Ficarra · 2011
À tout juste quarante ans, Cal Weaver mène une vie de rêve, bonne situation, belle maison, enfants formidables et mariage parfait avec sa petite amie du lycée. Mais lorsqu'il apprend que sa femme, Emily, le trompe et demande le divorce, sa vie « parfaite » s'écroule. Pire, dans le monde des célibataires d'aujourd'hui, Cal, qui n'a plus dragué depuis des lustres, se révèle un modèle d'anti-séduction. Passant désormais ses soirées à bouder tout seul au bar du coin, l'infortuné Cal est pris en main comme complice et protégé d'un séduisant trentenaire, Jacob Palmer. Pour l'aider à oublier sa femme et à commencer une nouvelle vie, Jacob tente de faire découvrir à Cal les nombreuses perspectives qui s'offrent à lui : femmes en quête d'aventures, soirées arrosées entre copains et un chic supérieur à la moyenne.
No Strings Attached
Ivan Reitman · 2011
Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attached. But when a fling becomes a thing, can sex friends stay best friends?
Valentine's Day
Garry Marshall · 2010
Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.
Two Weeks Notice
2002
Dedicated environmental lawyer Lucy Kelson goes to work for billionaire George Wade as part of a deal to preserve a community center. Indecisive and weak-willed George grows dependent on Lucy's guidance on everything from legal matters to clothing. Exasperated, Lucy gives notice and picks Harvard graduate June Carter as her replacement. As Lucy's time at the firm nears an end, she grows jealous of June and has second thoughts about leaving George.
The DUFF
Ari Sandel · 2015
Bianca's universe turns upside down when she learns that her high school refers to her as a ‘DUFF' (Designated Ugly Fat Friend). Hoping to erase that label, she enlists the help of a charming jock and her favorite teacher. Together they'll face the school's mean girl and remind everyone that we are all someone's DUFF… and that's totally fine.
The Proposal
Anne Fletcher · 2009
Margaret es una poderosa y estricta editora de gran éxito de Nueva York que, por un problema con su visado, de repente se enfrenta a ser deportada a Canadá, su país de origen. Para evitarlo y poder mantener su visa en Estados Unidos, la astuta ejecutiva declara que está comprometida con su joven asistente Andrew, al que lleva torturando durante años. Andrew acepta participar en la farsa, pero con algunas condiciones. La "pareja" se dirige entonces a Alaska a conocer la peculiar familia de él, y la ejecutiva de ciudad, acostumbrada a tener todo bajo control, se encuentra inmersa en situaciones surrealistas que escapan a cualquier lógica conocida. Con planes de boda en camino y un agente de inmigración tras sus pasos, Margaret y Andrew se comprometen a seguir con el plan previsto pese a las consecuencias.
27 Dresses
2008
Altruistic Jane finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores.
Friends with Benefits
Will Gluck · 2011
Jamie es una joven cazatalentos que convence a Dylan para que se vaya a trabajar a Nueva York como director artístico de la revista GQ. Una vez allí los dos, solteros y atractivos, entablan una relación estrictamente sexual sin dejar por ello de ser amigos. Naturalmente, esta anómala relación no les traerá más que complicaciones.
He's Just Not That Into You
Ken Kwapis · 2009
Have you ever sat by the phone wondering why he said he would call, but didn't, or you can't figure out why she doesn't want to sleep with you anymore, or why your relationship just isn't going to the next level... they're just not that into you. Gigi just wants a man who says he'll call—and does—while Alex advises her to stop waiting by the phone. Beth wants a proposal after years of a committed relationship with her boyfriend, Neil, who sees nothing wrong with the status quo. Janine's not sure if she can trust her husband, Ben, who can't quite trust himself around Anna. Anna can't decide between the sexy married guy, or her straightforward, no-sparks standby, Conor, who can't get over the fact that he can't have her. And Mary, who's found an entire network of loving, supportive men, just needs to find one who's straight.
Upgraded
Carlson Young · 2024
Ana, aspirante a becaria en una galería de arte, acaba en primera clase de forma inesperada en un vuelo de trabajo a Londres con su jefa. Mientras se acostumbra a un estilo de vida más cómodo en el avión, conoce al rico y apuesto William y decide alargar la fantasía un poco más de lo que debería.
The Hating Game
Peter Hutchings · 2021
Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against cold and efficient nemesis Joshua, a rivalry that is complicated by her growing attraction to him.
Life As We Know It
Greg Berlanti · 2010
Holly Berenson est un traiteur de plus en plus en vue et Eric Messer, un directeur de chaîne sportive plein d’avenir. Après un premier rencart désastreux, ils n’ont plus en commun que leur antipathie réciproque et l’amour qu’ils portent à leur filleule Sophie. Mais lorsque soudain, ils deviennent pour Sophie tout ce qui lui reste au monde, Holly et Messer sont bien obligés de mettre leurs différences de côté. Jonglant avec leurs ambitions de carrière et des agendas sociaux qui se court-circuitent, ils vont devoir trouver un terrain d’entente pour vivre sous le même toit.
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Donald Petrie · 2003
It's the battle of wills, as Andie needs to prove she can dump a guy in 10 days, whereas Ben needs to prove he can win a girl in 10 days. Now, the clock is ticking—and the wildly entertaining comedy smash is off and running in this irresistible tale of sex, lies and outrageous romantic fireworks!
10 Things I Hate About You
Gil Junger · 1999
On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely un-dateable older sister Kat goes out, too. In an attempt to solve his problem, Cameron singles out the only guy who could possibly be a match for Kat: a mysterious bad boy with a nasty reputation of his own.
Crazy Rich Asians
Jon M. Chu · 2018
Née à New York, Rachel Chu n'est jamais allée en Asie. En accompagnant son fiancé Nick Young au mariage de son meilleur ami à Singapour, Rachel est donc enchantée de découvrir le continent de ses ancêtres…même si elle redoute un peu de rencontrer la famille de son fiancé. Il faut dire que Nick a omis quelques détails d'importance. Car il est non seulement l'héritier d'une des familles les plus riches du pays, mais aussi l'un de ses célibataires les plus recherchés. Rachel devient alors la cible de toutes les jeunes femmes de la bonne société singapourienne en mal de maris et, pire encore, de sa future belle-mère. Si l'amour ne s'achète pas, l'argent rend les situations parfois bien complexes…
When You Need A Good Cry
Before I Fall
Ry Russo-Young · 2017
En principio el 12 de febrero es sólo otro día en la acomodada vida de la joven Sam, pero resulta que va a ser el último. Intentando revivir su último día durante un tiempo, Sam intentará desentrañar el misterio alrededor de su muerte... y descubrir todo lo que está en peligro de perder.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Michel Gondry · 2004
Joel et Clementine ne voient plus que les mauvais côtés de leur tumultueuse histoire d’amour, au point que celle‐ci fait effacer de sa mémoire toute trace de cette relation. Effondré, Joël contacte l’inventeur du procédé Lacuna, le Dr. Mierzwiak, pour qu’il extirpe également de sa mémoire tout ce qui le rattachait à Clémentine. Deux techniciens, Stan et Patrick, s’installent à son domicile et se mettent à l’œuvre, en présence de la secrétaire, Mary. Les souvenirs commencent à défiler dans la tête de Joël, des plus récents aux plus anciens, et s’envolent un à un, à jamais. Mais en remontant le fil du temps, Joël redécouvre ce qu’il aimait depuis toujours en Clémentine – l’inaltérable magie d’un amour dont rien au monde ne devrait le priver. Luttant de toutes ses forces pour préserver ce trésor, il engage alors une bataille de la dernière chance contre Lacuna…
Beautiful Boy
Felix van Groeningen · 2018
After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
Call Me by Your Name
Luca Guadagnino · 2017
In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Mark Herman · 2008
When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.
A Star Is Born
Bradley Cooper · 2018
Star de country un peu oubliée, Jackson Maine découvre Ally, une jeune chanteuse très prometteuse. Tandis qu’ils tombent follement amoureux l’un de l’autre, Jack propulse Ally sur le devant de la scène et fait d’elle une artiste adulée par le public. Bientôt éclipsé par le succès de la jeune femme, il vit de plus en plus mal son propre déclin…
All the Bright Places
Brett Haley · 2020
Two teens facing personal struggles form a powerful bond as they embark on a cathartic journey chronicling the wonders of Indiana.
The Notebook
2004
An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.
Marley & Me
David Frankel · 2008
A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Lasse Hallström · 2009
A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.
Me Before You
Thea Sharrock · 2016
A small town girl is caught between dead-end jobs. A high-profile, successful man becomes wheelchair bound following an accident. The man decides his life is not worth living until the girl is hired for six months to be his new caretaker. Worlds apart and trapped together by circumstance, the two get off to a rocky start. But the girl becomes determined to prove to the man that life is worth living and as they embark on a series of adventures together, each finds their world changing in ways neither of them could begin to imagine.
The Fault in Our Stars
Josh Boone · 2014
A pesar de que un milagro médico ha conseguido reducir su tumor y darle unos años más de vida, la adolescente Hazel siempre se ha considerado una enferma terminal. Sin embargo, cuando el joven Gus entra a formar parte del grupo de ayuda para enfermos de cáncer juvenil, la vida de Hazel se transforma por completo.
