must watch movies
movies you have to watch at least once to be cultured
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Romance
Ella Enchanted
Tommy O'Haver · 2004
Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be quite the curse once Ella finds herself in the hands of several unscrupulous characters whom she quite literally cannot disobey. Determined to gain control of her life and decisions, Ella sets off on a journey to find her fairy godmother who she hopes will lift the curse. The path, however, isn't easy -- Ella must outwit a slew of unpleasant obstacles including ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, elves and Prince Charmont's evil uncle, who wants to take over the crown and rule the kingdom.
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Blake Edwards · 1961
Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in their way.
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.
My Girl
Howard Zieff · 1991
Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J., her best friend, is "allergic to everything", and sticks with Vada despite her hangups. When Vada's father hires Shelly, and begins to fall for her, things take a turn to the worse...
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Michel Gondry · 2004
Una mujer usa los servicios de una empresa para borrar de su memoria todo recuerdo de su ex pareja. Ofendido, el hombre intenta hacer lo mismo que ella, pero el proceso no sucede según lo esperado y el protagonista debe atravesar la gigantesca marea de recuerdos de su propio cerebro para recomponer las cosas.
Pride & Prejudice
Joe Wright · 2005
Las cinco hermanas Bennet han sido criadas por una madre obsesionada por encontrarles marido. Pero una de ellas, Lizzie, inteligente y con carácter, desea una vida con perspectivas más abiertas, un anhelo respaldado por su padre. Cuando el señor Bingley, un soltero rico, y su círculo de sofisticados amigos se instalan en una mansión vecina para pasar el verano, las Bennett se entusiasman con la posibilidad de encontrar pretendientes. En el baile de bienvenida, Lizzie conoce al apuesto y elegante señor Darcy, pero, a primera vista, le parece demasiado orgulloso y arrogante.
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!
La La Land
Damien Chazelle · 2016
Mia, una joven aspirante a actriz que compagina los castings con su trabajo de camarera, y Sebastian, un pianista de jazz que se gana la vida tocando en sórdidos tugurios, se enamoran. Pero la gran ambición por llegar a la cima en sus carreras artísticas amenaza con separarlos.
The Notebook
Nick Cassavetes · 2004
En una residencia de ancianos, un hombre mayor (James Garner) lee a una mujer (Gena Rowlands) una historia de amor escrita en su viejo libro de notas. El libro cuenta la vida en los años 40 de Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) y Allie Nelson (Rachel McAdams), dos jóvenes adolescentes de Carolina del Norte que, a pesar de vivir en dos ambientes sociales muy diferentes, pasaron un verano idílico juntos y profundamente enamorados, antes de ser separados, primero por sus padres, y más tarde por la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
10 Things I Hate About You
Gil Junger · 1999
Les aventures sentimentales de deux soeurs adolescentes. L'une est très populaire auprès des garçons, tandis que l'autre les fait fuir avec son tempérament caustique.
coming of age
But I'm a Cheerleader
Jamie Babbit · 2000
Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her conservative parents worry that she must be a lesbian and send her off to "sexual redirection" school, where she must, with other lesbians and gays learn how to be straight.
Juno
Jason Reitman · 2007
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, sixteen year old high-schooler, Juno MacGuff, makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.
Footloose
Herbert Ross · 1984
When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock after discovering he's living in a place where music and dancing are illegal.
The Princess Diaries
Garry Marshall · 2001
La vida de Mia Thermopolis, una tímida adolescente que vive en San Francisco, da un vuelco cuando averigua que es la heredera del trono del diminuto principado europeo de Genovia. Su estricta y sabia abuela, la Reina Clarisse Renaldi, irrumpe entonces en su vida con la intención de prepararla para ser princesa, pero Mia no tiene la menor intención de dejar su vida para gobernar un país tan lejano. La reticente princesa se enfrenta al dilema más importante de su vida: seguir con su familia o aceptar sus responsabilidades como princesa.
The Virgin Suicides
Sofia Coppola · 2000
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky · 2012
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. Charlie, estudiante de primer año en la escuela secundaria, es un marginado, alguien invisible que observa la vida desde sus márgenes, hasta que dos estudiantes de último año, Sam y su hermanastro Patrick, se convierten en sus mentores, ayudándole a descubrir las alegrías de la amistad, la música y el amor.
Thirteen
Catherine Hardwicke · 2003
Tracy, una joven de 13 años de Los Ángeles, queda fascinada por Evie, la chica más popular del instituto. Tras hacerse muy amigas, y debido a la peligrosa influencia de la "cool" Evie, la antes inocente Tracy se verá poco a poco atrapada en un trepidante ritmo de vida que nada tenía que ver con su anterior vida sedentaria. Tracy se embarca en un mundo salvaje sobre el que no tiene control. Mientras, Mel, la madre de Tracy, trata desesperadamente de comprender la radical transformación que está sufriendo su hija.
drama
Mrs. Doubtfire
Chris Columbus · 1993
Willams es padre y esposo. Sus hijos lo consideran un padre maravilloso, pero su mujer está cansada de que se comporte como si también él fuera un niño. Tras un accidentado divorcio, aunque lucha con todas sus fuerzas para conseguir la custodia de los niños, el juez no se la concede. Decide entonces hacerse pasar por una señora mayor para poder ser, al menos, la canguro de sus hijos.
Little Miss Sunshine
Valerie Faris · 2006
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.
The Devil Wears Prada
David Frankel · 2006
Andrea Sachs é uma jovem que conseguiu um emprego na Runaway Magazine, a mais importante revista de moda de Nova York. Ela passa a trabalhar como assistente de Miranda Priestly, principal executiva da revista. Apesar da chance que muitos sonhariam em conseguir, logo Andrea nota que trabalhar com Miranda não é tão simples assim.
Forrest Gump
Robert Zemeckis · 1994
Forrest Gump es un chico con deficiencias mentales no muy profundas y con alguna incapacidad motora que, a pesar de todo, llegará a convertirse, entre otras cosas, en un héroe durante la Guerra del Vietnam. Su persistencia y bondad le llevarán a conseguir una gran fortuna, ser objeto del clamor popular y a codearse con las más altas esferas sociales y políticas del país. Siempre sin olvidar a Jenny, su gran amor desde que era niño.
Grease
Randal Kleiser · 1978
Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?
Palo Alto
Gia Coppola · 2013
A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.
The Breakfast Club
John Hughes · 1985
Em virtude de terem cometido pequenos delitos, cinco adolescentes são confinados no colégio em um sábado com a tarefa de escrever uma redação de mil palavras sobre o que pensam de si mesmos. Apesar de serem pessoas completamente diferentes, enquanto o dia transcorre, eles passam a aceitar uns aos outros, fazem várias confissões e se tornam amigos.
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.
Dead Poets Society
Peter Weir · 1989
Little Women
Greta Gerwig · 2019
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Girl, Interrupted
James Mangold · 1999
Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out once she has been committed, and she ultimately has to choose between the world of people who belong inside or the difficult world of reality outside.
action
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Doug Liman · 2005
A husband and wife struggle to keep their marriage alive until they realize they are both secretly working as assassins. Now, their respective assignments require them to kill each other.
Fight Club
Ντέιβιντ Φίντσερ · 1999
Ο υλικός κορεσμός και η αίσθηση της κενότητας οδηγούν ένα γιάπη στην αϋπνία. Από εκεί στα μεταμεσονύχτια κέντρα υποστήριξης για κάθε πικραμένο. Τελικά, στη γνωριμία με τον Τάιλερ Ντέρντεν, έναν μυστηριώδη αναρχικό λούμπεν. Αυτός θα τους προτείνει την ίδρυση του Fight Club, όπου οι αλλοτριωμένοι αστοί θα εκτονώνονται μέχρι τελικής πτώσης.
thriller
The Silence of the Lambs
Jonathan Demme · 1991
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
The Shawshank Redemption
Frank Darabont · 1994
En 1947, Andy Dufresne, un jeune banquier, est condamné à la prison à vie pour le meurtre de sa femme et de son amant. Ayant beau clamer son innocence, il est emprisonné à Shawshank, le pénitencier le plus sévère de l'État du Maine. Il y fait la rencontre de Red, un noir désabusé, détenu depuis vingt ans. Commence alors une grande histoire d'amitié entre les deux hommes…
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Lynne Ramsay · 2011
After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.
My Cousin Vinny
Jonathan Lynn · 1992
Two carefree pals from Brooklyn traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend, to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!
Stand by Me
Rob Reiner · 1986
After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie, Vern, Chris and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino · 1994
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
