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my favorite films of all time

by aaronlxkparrish • Created 10 months ago • Modified 4 months ago
i watch a S*** ton of films no particular order except the first 20
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  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Pantellas in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

    1. 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
  • Miles Teller in Whiplash (2014)

    2. Whiplash

    20141h 46mR89Metascore
    8.5 (1.1M)
    A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.
    DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsMiles TellerJ.K. SimmonsMelissa Benoist
  • Takeshi Kaneshiro, Brigitte Lin, and Faye Wong in Chungking Express (1994)

    3. Chungking Express

    19941h 42mPG-1378Metascore
    7.9 (106K)
    Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
    DirectorWong Kar-WaiStarsBrigitte LinTakeshi KaneshiroTony Leung Chiu-wai
  • Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Vinnie Jones, Jason Statham, and Ade in Snatch (2000)

    4. Snatch

    20001h 42mR55Metascore
    8.2 (956K)
    Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
    DirectorGuy RitchieStarsJason StathamBrad PittStephen Graham
  • Schindler's List (1993)

    5. Schindler's List

    19933h 15mR95Metascore
    9.0 (1.5M)
    In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen Kingsley
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    6. The Godfather

    19722h 55mR100Metascore
    9.2 (2.2M)
    The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames Caan
  • Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Yoshio Inaba, Daisuke Katô, Isao Kimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, and Keiko Tsushima in Seven Samurai (1954)

    7. Seven Samurai

    19543h 27mNot Rated98Metascore
    8.6 (390K)
    Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneTakashi ShimuraKeiko Tsushima
  • Ran (1985)

    8. Ran

    19852h 40mR97Metascore
    8.2 (147K)
    In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTatsuya NakadaiAkira TeraoJinpachi Nezu
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)

    9. The Apartment

    19602h 5mApproved94Metascore
    8.3 (212K)
    A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but office politics and his own romantic hopes complicate matters.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonShirley MacLaineFred MacMurray
  • Stephen Chow, Siu-Lung Leung, Qiu Yuen, and Danny Kwok-Kwan Chan in Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

    10. Kung Fu Hustle

    20041h 39mR78Metascore
    7.7 (159K)
    In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.
    DirectorStephen ChowStarsStephen ChowWah YuenQiu Yuen
  • George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman in 1917 (2019)

    11. 1917

    20191h 59mR78Metascore
    8.2 (742K)
    April 6th, 1917. As an infantry battalion assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.
    DirectorSam MendesStarsDean-Charles ChapmanGeorge MacKayDaniel Mays
  • Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, and Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables (2012)

    12. Les Misérables

    20122h 38mPG-1363Metascore
    7.5 (357K)
    In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who, for decades, has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.
    DirectorTom HooperStarsHugh JackmanRussell CroweAnne Hathaway
  • Oldboy (2003)

    13. Oldboy

    20032hR78Metascore
    8.3 (692K)
    After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.
    DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsChoi Min-sikYoo Ji-taeKang Hye-jeong
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)

    14. Django Unchained

    20122h 45mR81Metascore
    8.5 (1.8M)
    With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJamie FoxxChristoph WaltzLeonardo DiCaprio
  • Evil Dead II (1987)

    15. Evil Dead II

    19871h 24mR72Metascore
    7.7 (191K)
    Ash Williams, the lone survivor of an earlier onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits, holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.
    DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellSarah BerryDan Hicks
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    16. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    19802h 4mPG82Metascore
    8.7 (1.5M)
    After the Empire overpowers the Rebel Alliance, Luke Skywalker begins training with Jedi Master Yoda, while Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett pursue his friends across the galaxy.
    DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher
  • Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Daniel Brühl, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

    17. Inglourious Basterds

    20092h 33mR69Metascore
    8.4 (1.7M)
    In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsBrad PittDiane KrugerEli Roth
  • Aleksey Kravchenko in Come and See (1985)

    18. Come and See

    19852h 22mNot Rated
    8.3 (116K)
    After finding an old rifle, a young boy joins the Soviet resistance movement against ruthless German forces and experiences the horrors of World War II.
    DirectorElem KlimovStarsAleksey KravchenkoOlga MironovaLiubomiras Laucevicius
  • George Clooney, Bill Murray, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Eric Chase Anderson, and Wallace Wolodarsky in Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

    19. Fantastic Mr. Fox

    20091h 27mPG83Metascore
    7.9 (292K)
    An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.
    DirectorWes AndersonStarsGeorge ClooneyMeryl StreepBill Murray
  • Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)

    20. Exit Through the Gift Shop

    20101h 27mR85Metascore
    7.9 (70K)
    Following the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.
    DirectorBanksyStarsBanksyMr. BrainwashSpace Invader
  • Christian Bale in The Dark Knight (2008)

    21. The Dark Knight

    20082h 32mPG-1385Metascore
    9.1 (3.1M)
    When a menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman, James Gordon and Harvey Dent must work together to put an end to the madness.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron Eckhart
  • Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

    22. Mad Max: Fury Road

    20152hR90Metascore
    8.1 (1.2M)
    In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshipper and a drifter named Max.
    DirectorGeorge MillerStarsTom HardyCharlize TheronNicholas Hoult
  • Flirting Scholar (1993)

    23. Flirting Scholar

    19931h 42m
    7.6 (6.8K)
    A scholar in search of true love. Disguising himself as a houseboy, he indentures himself to a rich family in order to pursue the ravishing servant girl who has stolen his heart.
    DirectorLik-Chi LeeStarsStephen ChowGong LiPak-Cheung Chan
  • Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee, and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in Bullet in the Head (1990)

    24. Bullet in the Head

    19902h 16mNot Rated
    7.5 (12K)
    When three close friends escape from Hong Kong to war-time Saigon to start a criminal's life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship forever.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiJacky CheungWaise Lee
  • Shaolin Soccer (2001)

    25. Shaolin Soccer

    20011h 27mPG-1368Metascore
    7.3 (94K)
    A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
    DirectorStephen ChowStarsStephen ChowWei ZhaoYat-Fei Wong

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