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My favourite movies

by vansantfan • Created 11 years ago • Modified 1 year ago
This is a list of my favourite films reaching as far back as childhood to modern day. There will be a mix of old and new serious and funny. But mainly dark.
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  • Alicia Miles and John Robinson in Elephant (2003)

    1. Elephant

    20031h 21mR70Metascore
    7.1 (102K)
    Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsElias McConnellAlex FrostEric Deulen
  • Isabelle Huppert and Benoît Magimel in The Piano Teacher (2001)

    2. The Piano Teacher

    20012h 11mR79Metascore
    7.5 (77K)
    A young man romantically pursues his masochistic piano teacher.
    DirectorMichael HanekeStarsIsabelle HuppertAnnie GirardotBenoît Magimel
  • Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, and Maribel Verdú in Y tu mamá también (2001)

    3. Y tu mamá también

    20011h 46m89Metascore
    7.7 (136K)
    In Mexico, two teenage boys and an older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life and each other.
    DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsMaribel VerdúGael García BernalDaniel Giménez Cacho
  • Sweet Sixteen (2002)

    4. Sweet Sixteen

    20021h 46mR86Metascore
    7.4 (16K)
    Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.
    DirectorKen LoachStarsMartin CompstonMichelle CoulterAnnmarie Fulton
  • Gabe Nevins in Paranoid Park (2007)

    5. Paranoid Park

    20071h 25mR84Metascore
    6.6 (33K)
    A teenage skateboarder's life begins to fray after he is involved in the accidental death of a security guard.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsGabe NevinsDaniel LiuTaylor Momsen
  • Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, and Goya Toledo in Amores Perros (2000)

    6. Amores Perros

    20002h 34mR83Metascore
    8.0 (269K)
    An amateur dog fighter, a supermodel, and a derelict assassin, all separately struggling to find love, find their lives transformed by a devastating car wreck in Mexico City.
    DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsEmilio EchevarríaGael García BernalGoya Toledo
  • Jean-Louis Trintignant, Dominique Sanda, and Stefania Sandrelli in The Conformist (1970)

    7. The Conformist

    19701h 53mR100Metascore
    7.9 (37K)
    A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
    DirectorBernardo BertolucciStarsJean-Louis TrintignantStefania SandrelliGastone Moschin
  • Ray Winstone in Nil by Mouth (1997)

    8. Nil by Mouth

    19972h 8mR76Metascore
    7.3 (11K)
    A rough, short-tempered patriarch of a working-class family sees his life and the relationships around him slowly unravel.
    DirectorGary OldmanStarsRay WinstoneKathy BurkeCharlie Creed-Miles
  • Pauline at the Beach (1983)

    9. Pauline at the Beach

    19831h 35mR
    7.3 (11K)
    Marion is about to divorce from her husband and takes her 15-year-old niece Pauline on a vacation to Granville. She meets an old love...
    DirectorÉric RohmerStarsAmanda LangletArielle DombaslePascal Greggory
  • River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell in Stand by Me (1986)

    10. Stand by Me

    19861h 29mR75Metascore
    8.1 (469K)
    A writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsWil WheatonRiver PhoenixCorey Feldman
  • Henry Hopper and Mia Wasikowska in Restless (2011)

    11. Restless

    20111h 31mPG-1347Metascore
    6.7 (19K)
    The story of a terminally ill teenage girl who falls for a boy who likes to attend funerals and their encounters with the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot from WWII.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsMia WasikowskaHenry HopperRyô Kase
  • Anna Paquin in Margaret (2011)

    12. Margaret

    20112h 30mR61Metascore
    6.5 (19K)
    A high-school student feels responsible for a fatal traffic accident and tries to make amends.
    DirectorKenneth LonerganStarsAnna PaquinMatt DamonMark Ruffalo
  • Bae Doona, Lee Yo-won, and Ok Ji-young in Take Care of My Cat (2001)

    13. Take Care of My Cat

    20011h 52m69Metascore
    7.1 (2.7K)
    In the port city of Icheon, five female friends struggle to stay close while forging a life for themselves after high school. When one of the group, upwardly-mobile Hae-ju, moves to Seoul, the other girls deal with the loss in different ways. Feeling most rejected, shy Ji-yeong finds comfort in her new friendship with rebel Tae-hee.
    DirectorJae-eun JeongStarsBae DoonaLee Yo-wonOk Ji-young
  • The L-Shaped Room (1962)

    14. The L-Shaped Room

    19622h 6m
    7.3 (2.4K)
    A single, pregnant woman moves into a London boarding house where she meets a group of fellow misfits.
    DirectorBryan ForbesStarsLeslie CaronAnthony BoothAvis Bunnage
  • Vertigo (1958)

    15. Vertigo

    19582h 8mPG100Metascore
    8.2 (449K)
    A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartKim NovakBarbara Bel Geddes
  • Jason Bateman, Alexander Skarsgård, Hope Davis, Michael Nyqvist, Max Thieriot, and Andrea Riseborough in Disconnect (2012)

    16. Disconnect

    20121h 55mR64Metascore
    7.5 (79K)
    A drama centered on a group of people searching for human connections in today's wired world.
    DirectorHenry Alex RubinStarsJason BatemanJonah BoboHaley Ramm
  • Milk (2008)

    17. Milk

    20082h 8mR83Metascore
    7.5 (184K)
    The story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsSean PennJosh BrolinEmile Hirsch
  • Amour (2012)

    18. Amour

    20122h 7mPG-1395Metascore
    7.9 (109K)
    Georges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.
    DirectorMichael HanekeStarsJean-Louis TrintignantEmmanuelle RivaIsabelle Huppert
  • Arno Frisch in Benny's Video (1992)

    19. Benny's Video

    19921h 50mNot Rated60Metascore
    7.1 (20K)
    A 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents, with tragic results.
    DirectorMichael HanekeStarsArno FrischAngela WinklerUlrich Mühe
  • The Idiots (1998)

    20. The Idiots

    19981h 57m48Metascore
    6.7 (35K)
    The group of people gather at the house in Copenhagen suburb to break all the limitations and to bring out the "inner idiot" in themselves.
    DirectorLars von TrierStarsBodil JørgensenJens AlbinusAnne Louise Hassing
  • Dead Man's Shoes (2004)

    21. Dead Man's Shoes

    20041h 30mNot Rated52Metascore
    7.5 (61K)
    A disaffected soldier returns to his hometown to get even with the thugs who brutalized his mentally-challenged brother years ago.
    DirectorShane MeadowsStarsPaddy ConsidineGary StretchToby Kebbell
  • Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, John C. McGinley, and Kevin Eshelman in Platoon (1986)

    22. Platoon

    19862hR92Metascore
    8.1 (460K)
    Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsCharlie SheenTom BerengerWillem Dafoe
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Pantellas in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

    23. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    19912h 17mR75Metascore
    8.6 (1.2M)
    A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward Furlong
  • Johnny Depp and Al Pacino in Donnie Brasco (1997)

    24. Donnie Brasco

    19972h 7mR77Metascore
    7.7 (347K)
    An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the Mafia life--at the expense of his regular one.
    DirectorMike NewellStarsAl PacinoJohnny DeppMichael Madsen
  • Ivan's Childhood (1962)

    25. Ivan's Childhood

    19621h 35mNot Rated
    8.0 (42K)
    During WWII, Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev strikes up a friendship with three sympathetic Soviet officers while working as a scout behind the German lines.
    DirectorsAndrei TarkovskyEduard AbalovStarsNikolay BurlyaevValentin ZubkovEvgeniy Zharikov

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