Top 40 Thought Provokers
Conundrums & Some Things to Think Over,
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- DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael BerrymanA newly admitted mental patient helps his docile companions defy the tyrannical head nurse.Really real, frightening in its possibility, terrifying if applied , pray you never have to deal with an issues like this, 1st , 2nd, hand, or even peripherally. Brilliantly done by all involved, 9/10, so close to perfect. In fact, I'm having trouble finding a fault.!
- DirectorDennis HopperStarsPeter FondaDennis HopperJack NicholsonTwo bikers head from L.A. to New Orleans through the open country and desert lands, and along the way they meet a man who bridges a counter-culture gap of which they had been unaware.My generation found this so cathartic, Everything out there for all to See, rebellion with a cause, the Vietnam moratoriums confirming many like minded souls sick of the hypocrisy, the acceptance of the status quo through our immoral unethical compliance , & just to get with the program, Or Else, !
The mind blowing scene of good old boys upholding their values against new true thought , conscience & rationale, but, Jack left his mark before more good ol boys put their final judgement on logic. Full stop . Murdochracy rules now. . . - DirectorJohn SchlesingerStarsDustin HoffmanJon VoightSylvia MilesA naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.The idealistic 60s had to produce films about ethics & morals, modern realization & the human condition , especially with the contemporary temptations available in prosperous times.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsSean ConneryMichael CaineChristopher PlummerIn 1880s India, two former British soldiers decide to set themselves up as Kings in Kafiristan, a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander the Great.Excellent, Brilliantly told & performed by 2 of the all-time greats in their prime, the temptations of power & it's erosions on the soul
- DirectorRoland JofféStarsSam WaterstonHaing S. NgorJohn MalkovichA journalist is trapped in Cambodia during Pol Pot's bloody Year Zero cleansing campaign.Scary movie, but, the horror, suspense, drama & survival against all odds, was the foundation of the story, the movie cannot impact the viewer with the smells of destruction,, despair & death, the tastes of these combined with bitter terror & sour memories, are all but impossible to purvay. Still, it's all true, it has & does happen ,
- DirectorJean-Jacques AnnaudStarsSean ConneryChristian SlaterHelmut QualtingerAn intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.The true politics inside the church. More frightening than any horror story. Clash of personalities with absolute power the prize. A reward that makes it dangerous for the resistors of temptations. Unfortunately, power corrupts & it likes to do it early in a relationship just to extract maximum influence through the complete possession of its servants.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsJames WoodsJim BelushiMichael MurphyA burnt-out photojournalist becomes involved in a Central American revolution.Be afraid, be very afraid, since Teddy said,
"Goddam it, we'll soon be the most powerful, we should be running the world," of course many Americans have poor history on trust, ethics & compassion. - DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJeff BridgesRobin WilliamsAdam BryantA former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was an unwitting victim of that mistake.Tmany reasons to make someone give a little extra thought, to everything.
- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsSean ConneryLorraine BraccoJosé WilkerIn the beautiful and dangerous Amazon rainforest, dissimilar people must make their choices between business, science, and love.R & D cost the bottom line which makes for disgruntled share holders, when things change in the chemical industry it can affect established control & threatens all the little players, in every way , even termination of of a perceived is a possibility.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsPeter SellersGeorge C. ScottSterling HaydenA mentally unstable American general orders a hydrogen bomb attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to global nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsAl PacinoJohn CazalePenelope AllenThree amateur robbers plan to hold up a Brooklyn bank. A nice, simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does.Who is the good guy,? Why so much grey interpretation, why be empathetic or even logical,? So many heroes & so little opportunity to be the alpha hero.
- DirectorWilliam DieterleStarsCharles LaughtonMaureen O'HaraCedric HardwickeIn 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.. So many lessons within the romantic, drama, thriller, mystery . & a nice ending, . Perhaps the reality of the times demanded nice because happy was a hill too far. . Evil embedded in the highest levels of the church will of course be ignored by 95% of viewers & allows unfettered abuse of unquestioned power.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. JacksonThe lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.What can you learn from all the lessons in the stories within this story. They are there & in fact they are real. Choose your career carefully, treat it seriously, take as many tricks from the characters as possible, life is a variety of all sorts & this tale includes all sorts. .
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsHarvey KeitelTim RothMichael MadsenWhen a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.Suspicions, consequences, ultimate gambling & trust. Or, Planning & procedure makes for a pay off,
- DirectorsMatt HarlockPaul ThomasStarsBill HicksDwight SladeMary HicksPhoto-animated feature documentary, uniquely narrated by the 10 people who knew Bill best.
- DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsGeorge ClooneyMark WahlbergIce CubeIn the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, four soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.Based on true stories, most of which are about stealing as much as possible from as many sources as possible & keep it as quiet as possible,
- DirectorJon HewittStarsJoel EdgertonMichael DormanSebastian GregoryThree teenagers blackmail a serial killer.Magic of Aus movies & talent of Joel Edgerton, brilliant portrayal of true Aus crime
- DirectorMichael LehmannStarsWinona RyderChristian SlaterShannen DohertyAt Westerburg High where cliques rule, jocks dominate and all the popular girls are named Heather, it's going to take a Veronica and mysterious new kid to give teen angst a body count.
- DirectorArthur PennStarsDustin HoffmanFaye DunawayChief Dan GeorgeJack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Native Americans and fighting with General Custer.Must be remembered, the injustice upon the sustainable indigenous communities all over the world is high lighted in stories of this genre.
- DirectorMichael CampusStarsOliver ReedGeraldine ChaplinDon GordonConcerned with population over-growth, the Earth government bans, under the penalty of death, all pregnancies but one couple decides to risk having a real baby rather than legally adopt a cyborg child.
- StarsColin FrielsBen EltonDerrick O'ConnorIn the near future, the greenhouse effect has plunged the world into recession, and the unscrupulous Stark Corporation is making as much money as it can from the crisis.One of the " odds on," outcomes for humanity. Again, be afraid,
- CreatorsMark FrostDavid LynchStarsKyle MacLachlanMichael OntkeanMädchen AmickAn idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.Tickle your Cosmic curiosities with this concoction of riddles & intricate mysteries. Your questions may become more complex & confusing, or, may make some of them appear as just natural wonders for occasional visits, while others could manifest as lost causes, meant to be conundrums for the confounded.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsJulia RobertsAlbert FinneyDavid BrisbinA flamboyant law firm secretary works tirelessly to gain justice for a small town wrecked by a utility company's pollution.Woops, yet another True story of toxic government, profits before principals people or public interest. Those who don't know the obscene facts or true situation, can't protest the unexplained illnesses. & or deaths .
- DirectorRoger SpottiswoodeStarsMel GibsonRobert Downey Jr.Nancy TravisA young pilot finds himself recruited unwittingly into a covert and corrupt CIA airlift operation in Laos during the Vietnam conflict.Once more the CIA is exposed as the biggest drug smuggler in the world, since b4 WW2 deals were done for & with covert operations to contribute to lots of retiring agents, with such success the covert departments expanded after that to create hugely profitable smuggling operations in the 50s 60s & 70s with total immunity to the point of absolute confidence in denial whenever a leak occurs.
- DirectorMichael LehmannStarsBruce WillisDanny AielloAndie MacDowellA cat burglar is forced to steal Da Vinci works of art for a world domination plot.As silly as it is funny, & as serious as it is revealing. Any similarity to fiction is pure coincidence & reference to actual papal practices is accidental despite its relation to the truth.
