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Torment your heart for good aka Best movies

by sandeepcnath • Created 8 years ago • Modified 5 years ago
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  • Audrey Tautou in Amélie (2001)

    1. Amélie

    20012h 2mR70Metascore
    8.3 (823K)
    Despite being caught in her imaginative world, young waitress Amelie decides to help people find happiness. Her quest to spread joy leads her on a journey during which she finds true love.
    DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsAudrey TautouMathieu KassovitzRufus
    We have watched charismatic characters who lift others from their miseries, but Amelie is in misery and leads an unhappy life but after an incident she makes it her aim to bring happiness to the lives of those around her, and she does this in simplest ways possible. The Karma works for her at the end. Amelie will definitely make us take the initiative to improve and bring happiness to the lives of those around us.
  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)

    2. City of God

    20022h 10mR79Metascore
    8.6 (845K)
    In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
    DirectorsFernando MeirellesKátia LundStarsAlexandre RodriguesLeandro FirminoMatheus Nachtergaele
  • Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, and Giorgio Cantarini in Life Is Beautiful (1997)

    3. Life Is Beautiful

    19971h 56mPG-1358Metascore
    8.6 (786K)
    When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
    DirectorRoberto BenigniStarsRoberto BenigniNicoletta BraschiGiorgio Cantarini
  • Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, and Ulrich Mühe in The Lives of Others (2006)

    4. The Lives of Others

    20062h 17mR89Metascore
    8.4 (431K)
    In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
    DirectorFlorian Henckel von DonnersmarckStarsUlrich MüheMartina GedeckSebastian Koch
  • François Cluzet in Tell No One (2006)

    5. Tell No One

    20062h 11mNot Rated82Metascore
    7.5 (60K)
    An accidental discovery near a doctor's estate stirs up some painful memories eight years after his wife's hideous murder, and now, things are bound to take a turn for the unexpected. Does the good doctor know more than he's letting on?
    DirectorGuillaume CanetStarsFrançois CluzetMarie-Josée CrozeAndré Dussollier
  • Anamaria Marinca and Laura Vasiliu in 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)

    6. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

    20071h 53mNot Rated97Metascore
    7.9 (65K)
    A woman assists her friend in arranging an illegal abortion in 1980s Romania.
    DirectorCristian MungiuStarsAnamaria MarincaLaura VasiliuVlad Ivanov
  • Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 500 Days of Summer (2009)

    7. 500 Days of Summer

    20091h 35mPG-1376Metascore
    7.6 (597K)
    After being dumped by the girl he believes to be his soulmate, hopeless romantic Tom Hansen reflects on their relationship to try and figure out where things went wrong and how he can win her back.
    DirectorMarc WebbStarsZooey DeschanelJoseph Gordon-LevittGeoffrey Arend
  • Ricardo Darín and Soledad Villamil in The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

    8. The Secret in Their Eyes

    20092h 9mR80Metascore
    8.2 (235K)
    A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases, and for his unreciprocated love with his superior--both of which still haunt him decades later.
    DirectorJuan José CampanellaStarsRicardo DarínSoledad VillamilPablo Rago
  • Daniel Brühl and Chulpan Khamatova in Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

    9. Good Bye Lenin!

    20032h 1mR68Metascore
    7.7 (157K)
    In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared.
    DirectorWolfgang BeckerStarsDaniel BrühlKatrin SassChulpan Khamatova
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Philip Baker Hall, Jason Robards, and Jeremy Blackman in Magnolia (1999)

    10. Magnolia

    19993h 8mR78Metascore
    8.0 (340K)
    An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
    DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsTom CruiseJason RobardsJulianne Moore
  • Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin in Incendies (2010)

    11. Incendies

    20102h 11mR80Metascore
    8.3 (233K)
    Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.
    DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsLubna AzabalMélissa Désormeaux-PoulinMaxim Gaudette
  • Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

    12. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    20041h 48mR89Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.
    DirectorMichel GondryStarsJim CarreyKate WinsletTom Wilkinson
  • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix (1999)

    13. The Matrix

    19992h 16mR73Metascore
    8.7 (2.2M)
    When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.
    DirectorsLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne Moss
  • Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, and Goya Toledo in Amores Perros (2000)

    14. 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
  • Ko Ah-sung in The Host (2006)

    15. The Host

    20062hR85Metascore
    7.1 (140K)
    A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and begins attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches.
    DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoByun Hee-BongPark Hae-il
  • Clara Lago in The Hidden Face (2011)

    16. The Hidden Face

    20111h 37mR
    7.3 (48K)
    Shattered by the unexpected news of their irreversible break-up, an aspiring orchestra conductor is puzzled by his girlfriend's mysterious and seemingly inexplicable case of disappearance. But can he look beyond the facts?
    DirectorAndrés BaizStarsQuim GutiérrezMartina GarciaMaría Soledad Rodríguez
  • Let the Right One In (2008)

    17. Let the Right One In

    20081h 54mR82Metascore
    7.8 (235K)
    A bullied boy forms a unique friendship with his new neighbor, who is a vampire.
    DirectorTomas AlfredsonStarsKåre HedebrantLina LeanderssonPer Ragnar
  • Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in In the Mood for Love (2000)

    18. In the Mood for Love

    20001h 38mPG87Metascore
    8.1 (180K)
    Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.
    DirectorWong Kar-WaiStarsMaggie CheungTony Leung Chiu-waiPing-Lam Siu
  • Irreversible (2002)

    19. Irreversible

    20021h 37mNot Rated51Metascore
    7.3 (157K)
    Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order.
    DirectorGaspar NoéStarsMonica BellucciVincent CasselAlbert Dupontel
  • Memories of Murder (2003)

    20. Memories of Murder

    20032h 12mNot Rated82Metascore
    8.1 (247K)
    In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.
    DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoKim Sang-kyungKim Roe-ha
  • Yi Yi (2000)

    21. Yi Yi

    20002h 53mNot Rated94Metascore
    8.1 (31K)
    Each member of a middle-class Taipei family seeks to reconcile past and present relationships within their daily lives.
    DirectorEdward YangStarsNien-Jen WuElaine JinIssei Ogata
  • Bruce Dern in Nebraska (2013)

    22. Nebraska

    20131h 55mR86Metascore
    7.7 (127K)
    An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize.
    DirectorAlexander PayneStarsBruce DernWill ForteJune Squibb
  • Antony Varghese, Sarath Appani, and Tito Wilson in Angamaly Diaries (2017)

    23. Angamaly Diaries

    20172h 12m
    7.9 (7K)
    Vincent Pepe who wanted to be a powerful leader of a righteous gang that ruled the city, like his seniors. And then there's the rival clan with the malicious gangsters of Angamaly a locale on which the film is based.
    DirectorLijo Jose PellisseryStarsAntony VargheseAnna RajanBinny Rinky Benjamin
  • Mads Mikkelsen in The Hunt (2012)

    24. The Hunt

    20121h 55mR77Metascore
    8.3 (393K)
    A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
    DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsMads MikkelsenThomas Bo LarsenAnnika Wedderkopp
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)

    25. The Departed

    20062h 31mR85Metascore
    8.5 (1.5M)
    An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioMatt DamonJack Nicholson

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