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Sid's Top Films

by Sidz_Vidz • Created 7 years ago • Modified 3 years ago
Some of my favorite films.
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  • Jeffrey Wright in Basquiat (1996)

    1. Basquiat

    19961h 47mR65Metascore
    6.9 (23K)
    The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
    DirectorJulian SchnabelStarsJeffrey WrightMichael WincottBenicio Del Toro
    My hands down favorite actor in one of my favorite films ever about the Artist Jean Michele Basquiat.
  • Jacob Reynolds in Gummo (1997)

    2. Gummo

    19971h 29mR19Metascore
    6.6 (40K)
    Lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives.
    DirectorHarmony KorineStarsNick SuttonJacob SewellLara Tosh
  • Jennifer Connelly in Requiem for a Dream (2000)

    3. Requiem for a Dream

    20001h 42mNC-1771Metascore
    8.3 (941K)
    The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep.
    DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsEllen BurstynJared LetoJennifer Connelly
    Awesome Movie and a breakout film for Marlon Wayons
  • Penélope Cruz in Open Your Eyes (1997)

    4. Open Your Eyes

    19971h 59mR
    7.7 (75K)
    A very handsome man finds the love of his life, but he suffers an accident and needs to have his face rebuilt by surgery after it is severely disfigured.
    DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsEduardo NoriegaPenélope CruzChete Lera
    Also known as "Abre Los Ojos" the original "Vanilla Sky"
  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)

    5. City of God

    20022h 10mR79Metascore
    8.6 (839K)
    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
    True Story
  • City of Men (2007)

    6. City of Men

    20071h 46mR63Metascore
    7.2 (17K)
    Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.
    DirectorPaulo MorelliStarsDouglas SilvaDarlan CunhaJonathan Haagensen
    Spin off of City Of God TV Show whose series ending is this movie.
  • Tsotsi (2005)

    7. Tsotsi

    20051h 34mR70Metascore
    7.2 (32K)
    Six days in the violent life of a young Johannesburg gang leader.
    DirectorGavin HoodStarsPresley ChweneyagaeMothusi MaganoIsrael Matseke-Zulu
    AKA Thug
  • The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)

    8. The Spook Who Sat by the Door

    19731h 42mPG
    7.2 (1.7K)
    A black man plays 'uncle Tom' in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American revolt.
    DirectorIvan DixonStarsLawrence CookJanet LeaguePaula Kelly
    This is one of the most brilliant films I've ever seen. It was banned and blackballed for being Revolutionary.
  • Benicio Del Toro in Che: Part One (2008)

    9. Che: Part One

    20082h 14mNot Rated
    7.1 (49K)
    In 1956, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and a band of Castro-led Cuban exiles mobilize an army to topple the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista.
    DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsJulia OrmondBenicio Del ToroOscar Isaac
    Benicio Del Toro's greatest role ever.
  • Ryan Phillippe, Juliette Lewis, James Caan, Benicio Del Toro, and Taye Diggs in The Way of the Gun (2000)

    10. The Way of the Gun

    20001h 59mR49Metascore
    6.6 (36K)
    Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother carrying a baby for a powerful, shady man.
    DirectorChristopher McQuarrieStarsRyan PhillippeBenicio Del ToroJuliette Lewis
    There are no good guys in this film.
  • Clockers (1995)

    11. Clockers

    19952h 8mR71Metascore
    6.9 (24K)
    Young drug pushers in the projects of Brooklyn live hard dangerous lives, trapped between their drug bosses and the detectives out to stop them.
    DirectorSpike LeeStarsHarvey KeitelJohn TurturroDelroy Lindo
    Great movie & Soundtrack. Based on a Richard Price book and directed by Spike Lee. Cinematography was excellent.
  • Billy Bob Thornton and Halle Berry in Monster's Ball (2001)

    12. Monster's Ball

    20011h 51m69Metascore
    7.0 (97K)
    After a family tragedy, a racist prison guard re-examines his attitudes while falling in love with the African-American wife of the last prisoner he executed.
    DirectorMarc ForsterStarsBilly Bob ThorntonHalle BerryTaylor Simpson
    Touchy subject matter especially if your a black man but this is a great film and some of the best cinematography and soundtrack I've seen in the last 20 years it's a jewel.
  • Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bone (2010)

    13. Winter's Bone

    20101h 40mR90Metascore
    7.1 (155K)
    An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.
    DirectorDebra GranikStarsJennifer LawrenceJohn HawkesGarret Dillahunt
    My introduction to Jennifer Lawrence. This in my opinion was her best film.
  • John Gallagher Jr., Brie Larson, Rami Malek, and Alex Calloway in Short Term 12 (2013)

    14. Short Term 12

    20131h 36mR82Metascore
    7.9 (94K)
    A 20-something supervising staff member of a residential treatment facility navigates the troubled waters of that world alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend.
    DirectorDestin Daniel CrettonStarsBrie LarsonFrantz TurnerJohn Gallagher Jr.
    This movie is so special to me because I grew up in a Residential Care Home I've been in the system as a youth.
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Philip Baker Hall, Jason Robards, and Jeremy Blackman in Magnolia (1999)

    15. Magnolia

    19993h 8mR78Metascore
    8.0 (339K)
    An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
    DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsTom CruiseJason RobardsJulianne Moore
  • Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, James Le Gros, and John Philbin in Point Break (1991)

    16. Point Break

    19912h 2mR60Metascore
    7.3 (215K)
    An F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.
    DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsPatrick SwayzeKeanu ReevesGary Busey
    Never *beep* with a classic.
  • The Imposter (2012)

    17. The Imposter

    20121h 39mR77Metascore
    7.4 (52K)
    A documentary centered on a young man in Spain who claims to a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who has been missing for 3 years.
    DirectorBart LaytonStarsAdam O'BrianNicholas BarclayCarey Gibson
    When you see this..... Holy *beep*
  • Black Orpheus (1959)

    18. Black Orpheus

    19591h 40mPG81Metascore
    7.4 (13K)
    A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.
    DirectorMarcel CamusStarsBreno MelloMarpessa DawnLourdes de Oliveira
    The movie that made me fall in love with Brazil.
  • Will Smith in Seven Pounds (2008)

    19. Seven Pounds

    20082h 3mPG-1336Metascore
    7.6 (321K)
    A man with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.
    DirectorGabriele MuccinoStarsWill SmithRosario DawsonWoody Harrelson
    I fall in love with Rosario Dawson every time I see this film it real pulls at the heart strings.
  • Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, and Sarah Michelle Gellar in Cruel Intentions (1999)

    20. Cruel Intentions

    19991h 37mR56Metascore
    6.8 (214K)
    Two vicious step-siblings of an elite Manhattan prep school make a wager: to deflower the new headmaster's daughter before the start of term.
    DirectorRoger KumbleStarsSarah Michelle GellarRyan PhillippeReese Witherspoon
    Call me soft I dont give a *beep* this is one of my favorite films and soundtracks ever.
  • Malcolm X (1992)

    21. Malcolm X

    19923h 22mPG-1373Metascore
    7.7 (107K)
    Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
    DirectorSpike LeeStarsDenzel WashingtonAngela BassettDelroy Lindo
    Every time I hear "A change gone come" by Otis Redding I cry because of this movie.
  • Jungle Fever (1991)

    22. Jungle Fever

    19912h 12mR78Metascore
    6.6 (20K)
    Friends and family of a married Black architect react in different ways to his affair with an Italian secretary.
    DirectorSpike LeeStarsWesley SnipesAnnabella SciorraSpike Lee
    Pulp Fiction was not the greatest film Samuel Jackson did, it was this film right here! This is Sam at his finest. Halle Bery really did a hell of a job too and she actually lived in a crackhouse for 2 weeks method acting to get this role down while Sam on the other hand was just out of rehab before filming so there is so much realism in this role.
  • The Joy Luck Club (1993)

    23. The Joy Luck Club

    19932h 19mR84Metascore
    7.7 (19K)
    Four Chinese women along with their mothers delve into their past and try to find answers. Slowly, this search helps them to understand the complex relationship they share with each other.
    DirectorWayne WangStarsTamlyn TomitaRosalind ChaoKieu Chinh
    Must see movie.
  • Network (1976)

    24. Network

    19762h 1mR83Metascore
    8.1 (180K)
    A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about mass media for its own profit, but finds that his message may be difficult to control.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsFaye DunawayWilliam HoldenPeter Finch
    One of the greatest films of all time all star cast!
  • Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari, and Wes Bentley in American Beauty (1999)

    25. American Beauty

    19992h 2mR84Metascore
    8.3 (1.3M)
    A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
    DirectorSam MendesStarsKevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora Birch

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