Top 3 Movies in Each Genre
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Comedy
Bridesmaids
Paul Feig · 2011
Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she’ll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you’ll go for someone you love.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Stanley Kubrick · 1964
After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop the nuclear strike.
Superbad
Greg Mottola · 2007
Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.
Action-Comedy
Midnight Run
Martin Brest · 1988
A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who embezzled $15 million of mob money. He is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.
Back to the Future
Robert Zemeckis · 1985
El Marty McFly, un noi de disset anys, és amic del Doc, un científic que tothom pren per boig. El Doc inventa una màquina per viatjar a través del temps i un accident fortuït fa que el Marty retrocedeixi 30 anys i vagi a parar a l'any 1955, quan els seus futurs pares encara no es coneixien. Després d'impedir el seu primer encontre, el Marty ha d'aconseguir que es coneguin i que s'enamorin, sinó no arribarà a existir.
The Nice Guys
Shane Black · 2016
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
Mockumentary
Best in Show
Christopher Guest · 2000
The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show. The canine contestants and their owners are as wondrously diverse as the great country that has bred them.
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Michael Patrick Jann · 1999
In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that. As the Leemans are the richest family in town, the police are pretty relaxed about it all. Despite everything, main rival (but sweet) Amber Atkins won't give up without a fight.
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Akiva Schaffer · 2016
When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to collapse. He'll try anything to bounce back, anything except reuniting with his old rap group The Style Boyz.
Superhero
Logan
James Mangold · 2017
Sin sus poderes, por primera vez, Lobezno es verdaderamente vulnerable. Después de una vida de dolor y angustia, sin rumbo y perdido en el mundo donde los X-Men son leyenda, su mentor Charles Xavier lo convence de asumir una última misión: proteger a una joven que será la única esperanza para la raza mutante.
Avengers: Infinity War
Joe Russo · 2018
Los Vengadores y sus aliados deben estar dispuestos a sacrificarlo todo para intentar derrotar al poderoso Thanos antes de que su ataque de devastación y ruina ponga fin al universo.
The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan · 2008
Cuando la amenaza conocida como el Joker causa estragos y caos en la gente de Ciudad Gótica, Batman debe aceptar una de las mayores pruebas psicológicas y físicas de su capacidad para luchar contra la injusticia.
Sci-fi Romance
Her
Spike Jonze · 2013
In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.
Palm Springs
Max Barbakow · 2020
When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.
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.
Horror
Midsommar
Ari Aster · 2019
Dani et Christian sont sur le point de se séparer quand la famille de Dani est touchée par une tragédie. Attristé par le deuil de la jeune femme, Christian ne peut se résoudre à la laisser seule et l’emmène avec lui et ses amis à un festival estival qui n’a lieu que tous les 90 ans et se déroule dans un village suédois isolé. Mais ce qui commence comme des vacances insouciantes dans un pays où le soleil ne se couche pas va vite prendre une tournure beaucoup plus sinistre et inquiétante.
The Silence of the Lambs
Jonathan Demme · 1991
Clarice Starling é uma das melhores estudantes da academia de treinamento do FBI. Jack Crawford quer que Clarice entreviste o Dr. Hannibal Lecter, um psiquiatra brilhante e também um psicopata violento, que cumpre prisão perpétua por vários atos de assassinato e canibalismo. Crawford acredita que Lecter pode ter uma visão em um caso e que Starling, como uma mulher jovem e atraente, pode ser a isca para atraí-lo.
The Shining
Stanley Kubrick · 1980
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
Science Fantasy
Return of the Jedi
Richard Marquand · 1983
O imperador está supervisionando a construção de uma nova Estrela da Morte. Enquanto isso Luke Skywalker liberta Han Solo e a Princesa Leia das mãos de Jaba. Luke só se tornará um cavaleiro jedi quando destruir Darth Vader, que ainda pretende atraí-lo para o lado sombrio da Força.
The Empire Strikes Back
Irvin Kershner · 1980
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
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.
Science Fiction
2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick · 1968
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
The Matrix
Lana Wachowski · 1999
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
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.
Thriller
Strangers on a Train
Alfred Hitchcock · 1951
Having met on a train, a smooth-talking psychotic socialite shares his theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder to an amateur tennis player — a theory he plans to test out.
Prisoners
Denis Villeneuve · 2013
Keller Dover se enfrenta a la peor de las pesadillas: Anna, su hija de seis años, ha desaparecido con su amiga Joy y, a medida que pasa el tiempo, el pánico lo va dominando. Desesperado, decide ocuparse personalmente del asunto. Pero, ¿hasta dónde está dispuesto a llegar para averiguar el paradero de su hija?
Parasite
Bong Joon Ho · 2019
Tanto Gi Taek como su familia están sin trabajo. Cuando su hijo mayor, Gi Woo, empieza a recibir clases particulares en casa de Park, las dos familias, que tienen mucho en común pese a pertenecer a dos mundos totalmente distintos, comienzan una interrelación de resultados impresivibles.
Depression
Beautiful Boy
Felix van Groeningen · 2018
“Qualcuno può spiegarmi cosa è successo al mio bellissimo figlio? Cosa ho fatto di sbagliato?”: queste sono le strazianti domande che David Sheff si pone quando si sveglia ogni giorno. Suo figlio Nic ha appena 18 anni ed è dipendente dal crystal meth. Con il suo problema, Nic non mette in pericolo solo il suo futuro ma anche quello di tutta la sua famiglia. David dovrà resistere a tutto pur di salvare suo figlio…
Manchester by the Sea
Kenneth Lonergan · 2016
After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.
Aftersun
Charlotte Wells · 2022
Avec mélancolie, Sophie se remémore les vacances d’été passées avec son père vingt ans auparavant : les moments de joie partagée, leur complicité, parfois leurs désaccords. Elle repense aussi à ce qui planait au-dessus de ces instants si précieux : la sourde et invisible menace d’un bonheur finissant. Elle tente alors de chercher parmi ces souvenirs des réponses à la question qui l’obsède depuis tant d’années : qui était réellement cet homme qu’elle a le sentiment de ne pas connaître ?
Mind bending
Donnie Darko
Richard Kelly · 2001
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
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.
Memento
Christopher Nolan · 2000
Leonard Shelby ne porte que des costumes de grands couturiers et ne se déplace qu’au volant de sa Jaguar. En revanche, il habite dans des motels miteux et règle ses notes avec d’épaisses liasses de billets. Leonard n’a qu’une idée en tête: traquer l’homme qui a violé et assassiné sa femme afin de se venger. Sa recherche du meurtrier est rendue plus difficile par le fait qu’il souffre d’une forme rare et incurable d’amnésie. Bien qu’il puisse se souvenir de détails de son passé, il est incapable de savoir ce qu’il a fait dans le quart d’heure précédent, où il se trouve, où il va et pourquoi. Pour ne jamais perdre son objectif de vue, il a structuré sa vie à l’aide de fiches, de notes, de photos, de tatouages sur le corps. C’est ce qui l’aide à garder contact avec sa mission, à retenir les informations et à garder une trace, une notion de l’espace et du temps.
Crime
Pulp Fiction
Квентин Тарантино · 1994
Двое бандитов Винсент Вега и Джулс Винфилд ведут философские беседы в перерывах между разборками и решением проблем с должниками криминального босса Марселласа Уоллеса. В первой истории Винсент проводит незабываемый вечер с женой Марселласа Мией. Во второй Марселлас покупает боксёра Бутча Кулиджа, чтобы тот сдал бой. В третьей истории Винсент и Джулс по нелепой случайности попадают в неприятности.
Baby Driver
Edgar Wright · 2017
Baby, um jovem e talentoso condutor, especialista em fugas em assaltos, confia na batida da sua banda sonora pessoal para ser o melhor. Quando encontra a miúda dos seus sonhos, Baby vê nela a oportunidade de deixar para trás a sua vida de crime e sair de forma airosa desse universo. No entanto, ao se ver coagido a trabalhar para um chefe do crime, e quando um golpe condenado ameaça a sua vida, o seu romance e a sua liberdade, ele terá de optar pela música certa…
Dog Day Afternoon
Sidney Lumet · 1975
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.
Capers
Inception
Christopher Nolan · 2010
Cobb é um ladrão habilidoso que comete espionagem corporativa infiltrando-se no subconsciente de seus alvos durante o estado de sono. Impedido de retornar para sua família, ele recebe a oportunidade de se redimir ao realizar uma tarefa aparentemente impossível: plantar uma ideia na mente do herdeiro de um império. Para realizar o crime perfeito, ele conta com a ajuda do parceiro Arthur, o discreto Eames e a arquiteta de sonhos Ariadne. Juntos, eles correm para que o inimigo não antecipe seus passos.
The Sting
George Roy Hill · 1973
A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.
Ocean's Eleven
Steven Soderbergh · 2001
Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.
Prison
The Shawshank Redemption
Frank Darabont · 1994
Em 1946, Andy Dufresne, um banqueiro jovem e bem sucedido, tem a sua vida radicalmente modificada ao ser condenado por um crime que nunca cometeu, o homicídio de sua esposa e do amante dela. Ele é mandado para uma prisão que é o pesadelo de qualquer detento, a Penitenciária Estadual de Shawshank, no Maine. Lá ele irá cumprir a pena perpétua. Andy logo será apresentado a Warden Norton, o corrupto e cruel agente penitenciário, que usa a Bíblia como arma de controle e ao Capitão Byron Hadley que trata os internos como animais. Andy faz amizade com Ellis Boyd Redding, um prisioneiro que cumpre pena há 20 anos e controla o mercado negro da instituição.
The Great Escape
John Sturges · 1963
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
Sing Sing
Greg Kwdar
Gangsters
The Godfather
Francis Ford Coppola · 1972
La Seconde Guerre mondiale vient de s'achever. À New York, le « parrain » Don Corleone, l'un des chefs respectés de la mafia, se sent vieillir. Il refuse de s'adapter à son temps et de se lancer, comme ses pairs, dans le trafic de drogue. Une frilosité qui entrave la bonne marche des affaires des autres « familles » et qui lui vaut d'être la cible d'un attentat. Don Corleone survit à ses blessures, mais reste très diminué. Mike, son plus jeune fils, qui jusque-là se tenait à l'écart des affaires de son père, devient le plus dévoué de ses héritiers. Plus efficace que ses frères, Sonny et Fredo, il venge son père et organise l'élimination de ses adversaires…
The Departed
Martin Scorsese · 2006
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
Miller's Crossing
Joel Coen · 1990
Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.
Period pieces
Little Women
Greta Gerwig · 2019
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
The Favourite
Yorgos Lanthimos · 2018
England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.
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.
Dance
The Red Shoes
Michael Powell · 1948
In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges to her to forget anything but ballet, Vicky begins to fall for the charming young composer Julian Craster. Eventually Vicky, under great emotional stress, must choose to pursue either her art or her romance, a decision that carries serious consequences.
Dirty Dancing
Emile Ardolino · 1987
En 1963. Bébé – de son vrai prénom Frédérique – fille d’une riche famille, passe ses vacances avec ses parents et sa sœur à la pension de la famille Kellerman dans l’État de l’Oregon. Elle va être confrontée à un monde qui lui est complètement étranger, celui de la danse, et vivre une histoire d’amour avec Johnny, l’un des professeurs de danse de l’établissement, issu d’un milieu social très différent. Film à petit budget d’Émile Ardolino, il deviendra l’un des plus grand succès des années 80.
Black Swan
Darren Aronofsky · 2010
Nina, una brillante bailarina que forma parte de una compañía de ballet de Nueva York, vive completamente absorbida por la danza. La presión de su controladora madre, la rivalidad con su compañera Lily y las exigencias del severo director se irán incrementando a medida que se acerca el día del estreno. Esta tensión provoca en Nina un agotamiento nervioso y una confusión mental que la incapacitan para distinguir entre realidad y ficción.
Music
Sweet and Low-Down
Archie Mayo · 1944
After their annual free concert at Chicago's Dearborn Settlement, Benny Goodman and his band are packing up to go to their next engagement when a kid steals Goodman's clarinet. Goodman and Popsie pursue him to a tenement flat where he has led them to hear his brother play the trombone. Shenanigans ensue following Goodman's offering the brother a job with the band.
Almost Famous
Cameron Crowe · 2000
In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.
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.
Musical
All That Jazz
Bob Fosse · 1979
Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.
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.
Singin' in the Rain
Gene Kelly · 1952
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Fashion
Funny Face
Stanley Donen · 1957
Um famoso fotógrafo de modas, Dick Avery, trabalha para a Quality Magazine, uma conceituada revista feminina. Dick cumpre as determinações da editora da revista, Maggie Prescott, que não está satisfeita com os últimos resultados e tenta encontrar "um novo rosto". Dick o acha em Jo Stockton, uma balconista de uma livraria no Greenwich Village onde um ensaio fotográfico ocorrera recentemente. Após certa resistência, Maggie aceita Jo como a modelo que irá à Paris para fotografar e ser o símbolo da Quality. Jo só concorda pois lá poderá conhecer Emile Flostre, um intelectual cujas ideias ela idolatra. Entretanto, ao chegarem em Paris as coisas não correm como o planejado.
Phantom Thread
Paul Thomas Anderson · 2017
En el Londres de la posguerra de 1950, el famoso modisto Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) y su hermana Cyril (Lesley Manville) están a la cabeza de la moda británica, vistiendo a la realeza, a estrellas de cine y a toda mujer elegante de la época. Un día el soltero Reynolds encuentra a Alma (Vicky Krieps), una joven que pronto se convierte en su musa y amante. Entonces su vida cuidadosamente controlada y planificada se ve alterada por la irrupción del amor.
The Devil Wears Prada
David Frankel · 2006
Andy moves to New York to work in the fashion industry. Her boss is extremely demanding, cruel and won't let her succeed if she doesn't fit into the high class elegant look of their magazine.
LGBTQ
I Saw the TV Glow
Jane Schoenbrun · 2024
Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Jim Sharman · 1975
Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named 'Rocky'.
Brokeback Mountain
李安 · 2005
Twee jonge mannen ontmoeten elkaar in de zomer van 1963 en komen tot een onverwachte band. Ze hoeden samen schapen op Brokeback Mountain. Als de klus er op zit gaan ze ieder hun weg en brengen langzamerhand orde in hun bestaan.
War
Saving Private Ryan
Steven Spielberg · 1998
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
1917
Sam Mendes · 2019
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.
Apocalypse Now
Francis Ford Coppola · 1979
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
Western
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
John Ford · 1962
Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance. As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.
Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino · 2012
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Sergio Leone · 1966
While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.
Rom-Com
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.
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.
Juno
Jason Reitman · 2007
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, sixteen year old high-schooler, Juno MacGuff, makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.
Documentary
Land of Silence and Darkness
Werner Herzog · 1971
Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since her teens, and her work on behalf of other deaf-blind people, this film shows how the deaf-blind struggle to understand and accept a world from which they are almost wholly isolated.
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
Jonas Mekas · 2000
A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.
The Act of Killing
Joshua Oppenheimer · 2012
In this chilling and groundbreaking documentary, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various film genres, from gangster epics to musicals. As they recreate their past atrocities, the line between reality and performance blurs, exposing the lingering impact of Indonesia’s 1965-66 anti-communist purge and the unsettling psychology of its perpetrators.
Animation
The Iron Giant
Brad Bird · 1999
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
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.
The Lego Batman Movie
Chris McKay · 2017
A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick.
Sports
The Iron Claw
Sean Durkin · 2023
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.
The Karate Kid
John G. Avildsen · 1984
New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of thugs, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and, later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.
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.
Fantasy
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Peter Jackson · 2003
La bataille pour la Terre du Milieu a commencé. Frodon et Sam, guidés par Gollum, poursuivent leur mission à travers les terres du Mordor pour détruire l'Anneau Unique. Tandis que le pouvoir de Sauron grandit, Aragorn, l'héritier du trône du Gondor, rassemble l'armée des Hommes contre les forces du Mal, afin de laisser une chance au porteur de l'Anneau d'accomplir sa quête…
Wings of Desire
Wim Wenders · 1987
Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds -- with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk -- that it might be possible for him to take human form.
The Princess Bride
რობ რაინერი · 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.
Historical
Barry Lyndon
Stanley Kubrick · 1975
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
Schindler's List
Steven Spielberg · 1993
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Gladiator
Ridley Scott · 2000
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
Romance
In the Mood for Love
Wong Kar-wai · 2000
In 1962 Hong Kong, neighbors Su Li-zhen (Mrs. Chan) and Chow Mo-wan (Mr. Chow) discover their spouses are having an affair. As they spend time together, they develop feelings for each other, but their relationship remains chaste and unspoken, reflecting societal constraints and their own moral compass.
Before Sunrise
Richard Linklater · 1995
A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.
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.
Action
Die Hard
John McTiernan · 1988
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her offices Christmas Party, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
Seven Samurai
Akira Kurosawa · 1954
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
James Cameron · 1991
Set ten years after the events of the original, James Cameron’s classic sci-fi action flick tells the story of a second attempt to get rid of rebellion leader John Connor, this time targeting the boy himself. However, the rebellion has sent a reprogrammed terminator to protect Connor.
Legal
To Kill a Mockingbird
Robert Mulligan · 1962
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.
Erin Brockovich
Steven Soderbergh · 2000
A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.
12 Angry Men
Sidney Lumet · 1957
Zwölf Geschworene verhandeln im Juryraum in brütender Hitze über das Schicksal eines Jungen, der angeklagt ist, seinen Vater getötet zu haben. Als das Urteil "Schuldig" beinahe feststeht, formuliert der Geschworene Nr. 8 seine Zweifel. Gegen den teils erbitterten Widerstand der Mehrheit entwickelt er nach und nach mit ruhiger Logik seine Argumente. Der Kampf der Meinungen setzt unerwartete Vorurteile und Charakterzüge der zwölf Männer frei, deren Gewissensprüfungen für den Angeklagten ausfallen.
Dark Fantasy
The Dark Crystal
Jim Henson · 1982
On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.
Coraline
Henry Selick · 2009
Entediada em sua nova casa, a pequena Coraline descobre uma porta secreta que contém um mundo parecido com o dela, porém melhor em muitas maneiras. Coraline se encanta com a descoberta, mas logo descobre que há algo de errado quando seus pais alternativos tentam mantê-la eternamente nesse mundo paralelo.
The Last Unicorn
Jules Bass · 1982
From a riddle-speaking butterfly, a unicorn learns that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a now middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.
Mystery
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.
Se7en
David Fincher · 1995
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.
Rear Window
Alfred Hitchcock · 1954
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Satirical-Parody
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Terry Jones · 1975
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".
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.
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Matthew Vaughn · 2015
The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
