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Movies to see before i die

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  • Tim Robbins in The Player (1992)

    1. The Player

    19922h 4mR86Metascore
    7.5 (70K)
    A hotshot Hollywood studio executive starts receiving death threats from a rejected writer.
    DirectorRobert AltmanStarsTim RobbinsGreta ScacchiFred Ward
  • Patricia Arquette, Johnny Depp, Bill Murray, Jeffrey Jones, Sarah Jessica Parker, Martin Landau, Lisa Marie, and George 'The Animal' Steele in Ed Wood (1994)

    2. Ed Wood

    19942h 7mR71Metascore
    7.8 (189K)
    Ambitious but troubled movie director Edward D. Wood Jr. tries his best to fulfill his dreams despite his lack of talent.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppMartin LandauSarah Jessica Parker
  • Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, and Edward Burns in Saving Private Ryan (1998)

    3. Saving Private Ryan

    19982h 49mR91Metascore
    8.6 (1.6M)
    Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose comrades have been killed in action.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMatt DamonTom Sizemore
  • Scalene (2011)

    4. Scalene

    20111h 37mNot Rated65Metascore
    5.9 (816)
    A perceptual thriller told from three points-of-view revolving around the rape of a female college student by a mentally handicapped man and his mother's subsequent revenge after his incarceration.
    DirectorZack ParkerStarsMargo MartindaleAdam ScarimboloHanna Hall
  • Comic Book: The Movie (2004)

    5. Comic Book: The Movie

    20041h 46mPG-13Video
    5.8 (1.4K)
    The relationship between Hollywood and comic book culture is lambasted in this mockumentary as a beloved heroic character is rung through the studio system.
    DirectorMark HamillStarsMark HamillDonna D'ErricoBilly West
  • Michael Douglas in Wonder Boys (2000)

    6. Wonder Boys

    20001h 47mR74Metascore
    7.2 (68K)
    An English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.
    DirectorCurtis HansonStarsMichael DouglasTobey MaguireFrances McDormand
  • Anthony Hopkins in Hearts in Atlantis (2001)

    7. Hearts in Atlantis

    20011h 41mPG-1355Metascore
    6.9 (42K)
    A young boy's life changes for the better when a mysterious man with psychic powers moves into the family home that he shares with his widowed mother.
    DirectorScott HicksStarsAnthony HopkinsAnton YelchinHope Davis
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg and Gael García Bernal in The Science of Sleep (2006)

    8. The Science of Sleep

    20061h 45mR70Metascore
    7.2 (72K)
    A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is love-struck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.
    DirectorMichel GondryStarsGael García BernalCharlotte GainsbourgMiou-Miou
  • Tom Hanks in Apollo 13 (1995)

    9. Apollo 13

    19952h 20mPG78Metascore
    7.7 (328K)
    NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsTom HanksBill PaxtonKevin Bacon
  • Joan Fontaine and Cary Grant in Suspicion (1941)

    10. Suspicion

    19411h 39mApproved74Metascore
    7.3 (45K)
    A shy young heiress marries a charming gentleman, and soon begins to suspect he is planning to murder her.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantJoan FontaineCedric Hardwicke
  • Billy Zane in The Phantom (1996)

    11. The Phantom

    19961h 40mPG53Metascore
    5.1 (37K)
    The Phantom, descendent of a line of African superheroes, travels to New York City to thwart a wealthy criminal genius from obtaining three magic skulls which would give him the secret to ultimate power.
    DirectorSimon WincerStarsBilly ZaneKristy SwansonTreat Williams
  • Billy Campbell in The Rocketeer (1991)

    12. The Rocketeer

    19911h 48mPG58Metascore
    6.6 (64K)
    A young pilot stumbles onto a prototype jetpack that allows him to become a high-flying masked hero.
    DirectorJoe JohnstonStarsBilly CampbellJennifer ConnellyAlan Arkin
  • Comic Book Villains (2002)

    13. Comic Book Villains

    20021h 32mRVideo
    5.5 (2.5K)
    A guy dies after collecting comic books for decades. His mom inherits them and she ain't selling. Owners of 2 comic book stores want the collection. Their scheming gets ever more desperate.
    DirectorJames RobinsonStarsDonal LogueCary ElwesMichael Rapaport
  • Asa Butterfield in Hugo (2011)

    14. Hugo

    20112h 6mPG83Metascore
    7.5 (344K)
    In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsAsa ButterfieldChloë Grace MoretzChristopher Lee
  • Cameron Diaz, Annabeth Gish, Courtney B. Vance, Ron Eldard, and Jonathan Penner in The Last Supper (1995)

    15. The Last Supper

    19951h 32mR
    6.7 (16K)
    A group of idealistic but frustrated liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering right-wing pundits for their political beliefs.
    DirectorStacy TitleStarsCameron DiazRon EldardAnnabeth Gish
  • Elliot Page in Hard Candy (2005)

    16. Hard Candy

    20051h 44mR58Metascore
    7.0 (172K)
    Hayley's a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff's a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff's place. Jeff thinks it's his lucky night. He's in for a surprise.
    DirectorDavid SladeStarsPatrick WilsonElliot PageSandra Oh
  • Will Smith, Stockard Channing, and Donald Sutherland in Six Degrees of Separation (1993)

    17. Six Degrees of Separation

    19931h 52mR72Metascore
    6.8 (24K)
    An affluent New York City couple finds their lives touched, intruded upon, and compelled by a mysterious young black man who is never quite who he says he is.
    DirectorFred SchepisiStarsWill SmithStockard ChanningDonald Sutherland
  • James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Corey Allen in Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

    18. Rebel Without a Cause

    19551h 51mPG-1389Metascore
    7.6 (101K)
    A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.
    DirectorNicholas RayStarsJames DeanNatalie WoodSal Mineo
  • Lindsay Lohan, Nolan Gerard Funk, and James Deen in The Canyons (2013)

    19. The Canyons

    20131h 39mR36Metascore
    3.8 (12K)
    When Christian, an LA trust-fund kid with casual ties to Hollywood, learns of a secret affair between Tara and the lead of his film project, Ryan, he spirals out of control, and his cruel mind games escalate into an act of bloody violence.
    DirectorPaul SchraderStarsLindsay LohanJames DeenNolan Gerard Funk
  • Strange Frame: Love & Sax (2012)

    20. Strange Frame: Love & Sax

    20121h 38mNot Rated
    6.9 (1.9K)
    In a dystopian spacefaring future, Naia, a female guitarist, and Parker, a female saxophonist, fall in love and form a successful band together. A sleazy music producer breaks them up. When his acts start dying, Parker must save Naia.
    DirectorG.B. HajimStarsClaudia BlackTara StrongRon Glass
  • Woody Harrelson in The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

    21. The People vs. Larry Flynt

    19962h 10mR79Metascore
    7.3 (104K)
    The story of controversial pornography publisher Larry Flynt, and how he became a defender of free speech.
    DirectorMilos FormanStarsWoody HarrelsonCourtney LoveEdward Norton
  • Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy in WarGames (1983)

    22. WarGames

    19831h 54mPG77Metascore
    7.1 (118K)
    A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.
    DirectorJohn BadhamStarsMatthew BroderickAlly SheedyJohn Wood
  • Colin Firth in Trauma (2004)

    23. Trauma

    20041h 34mR
    4.7 (3.6K)
    Shortly after waking up from a coma and discovering that his wife has been killed in a car accident, Ben befriends his beautiful young neighbor. But just as Ben begins to turn his life around, he is haunted by visions of his dead wife.
    DirectorMarc EvansStarsColin FirthNaomie HarrisMena Suvari
  • Dead Again (1991)

    24. Dead Again

    19911h 47mR66Metascore
    6.8 (31K)
    A woman who has lost her memory is taken in by a Los Angeles orphanage, and a private eye is enlisted to track down her identity, but he soon finds that he might have a past life connection to her that endangers their lives.
    DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsKenneth BranaghEmma ThompsonAndy Garcia
  • Ludivine Sagnier in Swimming Pool (2003)

    25. Swimming Pool

    20031h 42m70Metascore
    6.7 (50K)
    A British mystery author visits her publisher's home in the South of France, where her interaction with his unusual daughter sets off some touchy dynamics.
    DirectorFrançois OzonStarsCharlotte RamplingCharles DanceLudivine Sagnier

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