My Favorite Movies + Series
My top movies + series by genre (I categorized them, don’t come for me 🤣)
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Science Fiction
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Peter Jackson · 2014
Immediately after the events of The Desolation of Smaug, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Peter Jackson · 2013
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Peter Jackson · 2012
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.
The Day After Tomorrow
Roland Emmerich · 2004
After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice Age, his research proves true when a superstorm develops, setting off catastrophic natural disasters throughout the world. Trying to get to his son, Sam, who is trapped in New York City with his friend Laura and others, Jack and his crew must travel to get to Sam before it's too late.
The 100
Jason Rothenberg · 2014
100 years in the future, when the Earth has been abandoned due to radioactivity, the last surviving humans live on an ark orbiting the planet — but the ark won't last forever. So the repressive regime picks 100 expendable juvenile delinquents to send down to Earth to see if the planet is still habitable.
Fallout
Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Graham Wagner · 2024
The story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind — and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them.
Black Mirror
Charlie Brooker · 2011
Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we''ve had time to stop and question it. In every home; on every desk; in every palm - a plasma screen; a monitor; a smartphone - a black mirror of our 21st Century existence.
History
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Kevin Reynolds · 1991
Nobleman crusader Robin of Locksley breaks out of a Jerusalem prison with the help of Moorish fellow prisoner Azeem and travels back home to England. But upon arrival he discovers his dead father in the ruins of his family estate, killed by the vicious sheriff of Nottingham, Robin and Azeem join forces with outlaws Little John and Will Scarlett to save the kingdom from the sheriff's villainy.
Braveheart
Mel Gibson · 1995
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.
The Patriot
Roland Emmerich · 2000
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
Outlaw King
David Mackenzie · 2018
Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne.
The King
David Michôd · 2019
England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.
300
Zack Snyder · 2007
Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die
Edward Bazalgette · 2023
In the wake of King Edward's death, Uhtred of Bebbanburg and his comrades adventure across a fractured kingdom in the hopes of uniting England at last.
The Last Kingdom
Stephen Butchard · 2015
A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the story of how a people combined their strength under one of the most iconic kings of history in order to reclaim their land for themselves and build a place they call home.
The Pacific
Bruce C. McKenna · 2010
Track the intertwined real-life stories of three U.S. Marines – Robert Leckie, John Basilone, and Eugene Sledge – across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War II. A companion piece to the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers.
Band of Brothers
2001
Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company parachuting into Normandy early on D-Day morning, participants in the Battle of the Bulge, and witness to the horrors of war, the men of Easy knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear - and became the stuff of legend. Based on Stephen E. Ambrose's acclaimed book of the same name.
Centurion
Neil Marshall · 2010
Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.
The Eagle
Kevin Macdonald · 2011
In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca, Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth.
The Crown
Peter Morgan · 2016
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.
Spartacus
Steven S. DeKnight · 2010
Torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus is condemned to the brutal world of the arena where blood and death are primetime entertainment.
Barbarians
Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf, Andreas Heckmann · 2020
Three people's fates are interwoven in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D., during which Germanic warriors halt the spread of the Roman Empire.
Black Sails
Jonathan E. Steinberg, Robert Levine · 2014
The pirate adventures of Captain Flint and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver. Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality.
Knightfall
Don Handfield, Richard Rayner · 2017
Go deep into the clandestine world of the legendary brotherhood of warrior monks known as The Knights Templar.
Rome
John Milius, William J. MacDonald, Bruno Heller · 2005
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
TURN: Washington's Spies
Craig Silverstein · 2014
The story of New York farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence.
Comedy
Eastbound & Down
Ben Best, Jody Hill, Danny McBride · 2009
Years after he turned his back on his hometown, a burned-out major league ballplayer returns to teach phys ed at his old middle school.
Step Brothers
Adam McKay · 2008
Brennan Huff and Dale Doback might be grown men. But that doesn't stop them from living at home and turning into jealous, competitive stepbrothers when their single parents marry. Brennan's constant competition with Dale strains his mom's marriage to Dale's dad, leaving everyone to wonder whether they'll ever see eye to eye.
The Other Guys
Adam McKay · 2010
Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. When a seemingly minor case turns out to be a big deal, the two cops get the opportunity to finally prove to their comrades that they have the right stuff.
Arrested Development
Mitchell Hurwitz · 2003
The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.
Drama
Entourage
Doug Ellin · 2015
Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold. Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they navigate the capricious and often cutthroat world of Hollywood.
Entourage
Doug Ellin · 2004
A estrela de cinema Vince Chase navega pelo terreno insípido de Los Angeles com um círculo íntimo de amigos e seu fiel agente.
Squid Game
Hwang Dong-hyuk · 2021
Cientos de personas con problemas de dinero aceptan una invitación rarísima para competir en juegos infantiles. Dentro los esperan un tentador premio y desafíos letales.
Shameless
John Wells, Paul Abbott · 2011
Американский ремейк британского сериала, повествующий о взбалмошной многодетной семье Галлахеров и их соседях, которые веселятся, попадают в самые невероятные ситуации и пытаются выжить в этом мире всеми возможными средствами, но при этом как можно меньше работая.
Emily in Paris
Darren Star · 2020
When ambitious Chicago marketing exec Emily unexpectedly lands her dream job in Paris, she embraces a new life as she juggles work, friends and romance.
Suits
Aaron Korsh · 2011
While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. Tired of cookie-cutter law school grads, Harvey takes a gamble by hiring Mike on the spot after he recognizes his raw talent and photographic memory.
Billions
Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Andrew Ross Sorkin · 2016
A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance. Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his considerable smarts, power and influence to outmaneuver the other. The stakes are in the billions in this timely, provocative series.
Anime
Attack on Titan
2013
Muchos años atrás, la humanidad estuvo al borde de la extinción con la aparición de unas criaturas gigantes que devoraban a todas las personas. Huyendo, la humanidad consiguió sobrevivir en una ciudad fortificada de altas murallas que se ha convertido en el último reducto de la civilización contra los Titanes que campan a sus anchas por el mundo. Ahora esa paz está a punto de verse interrumpida por una cadena de acontecimientos que llevará a desvelar qué son los Titanes y cómo aparecieron.
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko · 2005
Serial opowiada o świecie podzielonym na cztery nacje: Królestwo Ziemi, Nomadowie Powietrza, Plemiona Wody i Naród Ognia. W każdej krainie żyją ludzie, zwani magami, mogący zapanować nad jednym żywiołem przypisanym swojemu ludowi. Ale raz na pokolenie, na przemian w każdym kraju, rodzi się Awatar, duch świata przybierający ludzką formę. Posiada on umiejętność nauki wszystkich czterech elementów, a jego zadaniem jest pilnowanie pokoju i równowagi na świecie. Gdy nagle znika, Władca Ognia postanawia to wykorzystać, rozpoczynając wojnę przeciwko pozostałym trzem nacjom. Gdy sto lat później jest bliski zwycięstwa, rodzeństwo z wodnego plemienia, Sokka i Katara, ratują dziwnie wyglądającego dwunastoletniego chłopca imieniem Aang. Wkrótce odkrywają, że jest on nie tylko ostatnim z magów powietrza, ale również dawno zaginionym Awatarem. Postanawiają pomagać chłopcu w jego długiej wędrówce, w której ma opanować pozostałe żywioły i ochronić świat przed zniewoleniem.
Crime
Breaking Bad
Vince Gilligan · 2008
Tras cumplir 50 años, Walter White (Bryan Cranston), un profesor de química de un instituto de Albuquerque, Nuevo México, se entera de que tiene un cáncer de pulmón incurable. Casado con Skyler (Anna Gunn) y con un hijo discapacitado (RJ Mitte), la brutal noticia lo impulsa a dar un drástico cambio a su vida: decide, con la ayuda de un antiguo alumno (Aaron Paul), fabricar anfetaminas y ponerlas a la venta. Lo que pretende es liberar a su familia de problemas económicos cuando se produzca el fatal desenlace.
Better Call Saul
Peter Gould, Vince Gilligan · 2015
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is “fixer” Mike Ehrmantraut. The series tracks Jimmy’s transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts “criminal” in “criminal lawyer".
Ozark
Mark Williams, Bill Dubuque · 2017
A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.
Peaky Blinders
Steven Knight · 2013
Una familia de pandilleros asentada en Birmingham, Reino Unido, tras la Primera Guerra Mundial (1914-1918), dirige un local de apuestas hípicas. Las actividades del ambicioso jefe de la banda llaman la atención del Inspector jefe Chester Campbell, un detective de la Real Policía Irlandesa que es enviado desde Belfast para limpiar la ciudad y acabar con la banda.
Sons of Anarchy
Kurt Sutter · 2008
The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) is an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States as well as overseas. The show focused on the original and founding (mother) charter, Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original, often referred to by the acronym SAMCRO, Sam Crow, or simply Redwood charter. the charter operates both illegal and legal businesses in the small town of Charming. They combine gun-running and a garage, plus involvement in porn film. Clay, the president, likes it old school and violent; while Jax, his stepson and the club's VP, has thoughts about changing the way things are. Their conflict has effects on both the club and their personal relationship. especially When Jackson "Jax" Teller discovers that his father had a different view in mind for SAMCRO (Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club Redwood Original) he goes on a personal quest to cleanse the name and make the club a better place, but at what cost?
The Sopranos
David Chase · 1999
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.
Sitcom
That '70s Show
Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Mark Brazill · 1998
Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the rage in this hilarious retro-sitcom. For Eric, Kelso, Jackie, Hyde, Donna and Fez, a group of high school teens who spend most of their time hanging out in Eric’s basement, life in the ‘70s isn’t always so groovy. But between trying to figure out the meaning of life, avoiding their parents, and dealing with out-of-control hormones, they’ve learned one thing for sure: they’ll always get by with a little help from their friends.
How I Met Your Mother
Craig Thomas, Carter Bays · 2005
A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.
Fantasy
Game of Thrones
David Benioff, D. B. Weiss · 2011
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.
