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  • Lost in Translation Lost in Translation
  • Wild at Heart Wild at Heart
  • Castle in the Sky Castle in the Sky
  • Rear Window Rear Window

A Different Kind of Movie Date Night

28 films 6 6

These are not recommendations. Just a list of films I would play when having a movie date night with a…

  • Drive Drive
  • Spirited Away Spirited Away
  • Suspiria Suspiria
  • Edward Scissorhands Edward Scissorhands
  • Carrie Carrie

Fairy Tales Redefined

40 films 5 10

I'm trying to compile together films, mostly contemporary, that are heavily inspired by or share elements or have allusions to…

  • A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange
  • Ichi the Killer Ichi the Killer
  • Blue Velvet Blue Velvet
  • The Karate Kid, Part III The Karate Kid, Part III
  • From Russia With Love From Russia With Love

Baddest Bad Guys

79 films 4 7

A list of my personal favorite movie bad guys of all time.

In the notes, I have which specific villain…

  • Catch Me If You Can Catch Me If You Can
  • The Trial The Trial
  • Barry Lyndon Barry Lyndon
  • The Bad Sleep Well The Bad Sleep Well
  • Nostalghia Nostalghia

Underrated Films by Big Name Directors

44 films 21 32

A list of what I consider to be each director's most forgotten/underrated film.
I'm open to opinions and recommendations.

  • The Pier The Pier
  • Burst City Burst City
  • Blade Runner Blade Runner
  • Strange Days Strange Days
  • Brazil Brazil

Tech Noir/Cyberpunk/Dystopian Cinema & Their Precursors

158 films 62 20

I'm trying to create a full list of the subgenres. Cyberpunk can best be defined as high tech meets low…

  • Bicycle Thieves Bicycle Thieves
  • The Seventh Seal The Seventh Seal
  • 8½ 8½
  • Grand Illusion Grand Illusion
  • The 400 Blows The 400 Blows

Woody Allen's Favorite Films

50 films 1

From listal.com

  • Carnival of Souls Carnival of Souls
  • Seconds Seconds
  • Groundhog Day Groundhog Day
  • The Man Who Fell to Earth The Man Who Fell to Earth
  • Jacob's Ladder Jacob's Ladder

Twilight Zone-esque

37 films 3

Here's a list of movies that had their story either influenced by, were precursors to, or just overall remind me…

  • Lost in Translation Lost in Translation
  • Taxi Driver Taxi Driver
  • Firestarter Firestarter
  • The Legend of God's Gun The Legend of God's Gun
  • A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange

Best Soundtracks

70 films 3 2

An epic and ongoing list of films with the best soundtracks, featuring both original scores and various artists.
NOTE: List…

  • The Godfather The Godfather
  • Eraserhead Eraserhead
  • Metropolis Metropolis
  • White Men Can't Jump White Men Can't Jump
  • Dog Day Afternoon Dog Day Afternoon

Stanley Kubrick's Favorite Films

34 films 12 10

  • Boogie Nights Boogie Nights
  • DiG! DiG!
  • Crash Crash
  • The Godfather The Godfather
  • The Godfather: Part II The Godfather: Part II

Favorite Film Commentaries

27 films 3 8

I've watched a lot of movies with commentaries and not everyone who does them can pull it off while it…

  • Heat Heat
  • Zodiac Zodiac
  • Full Metal Jacket Full Metal Jacket
  • The Godfather: Part III The Godfather: Part III
  • The Conversation The Conversation

Commentaries on Queue

41 films 1

A list of anticipated film commentaries I have yet to hear.

  • Miller's Crossing Miller's Crossing
  • The Conversation The Conversation
  • The Killing The Killing
  • The Bad Sleep Well The Bad Sleep Well
  • Insomnia Insomnia

Crime Film Brain Food

51 films 7

A list compiled of intelligent and crafty noir and crime thrillers that really get your sprockets rolling.