Thread: Top 20 Films
My favourite 20 films which has had huge impact on me over the years as how i look at life and made me fall in love with cinema.
[No particular order]
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My favourite 20 films which has had huge impact on me over the years as how i look at life and made me fall in love with cinema.
[No particular order]
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1. 🎬 12 Angry Men (1957) ‧
Drama/Crime ‧ 1h 36m
A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court.
Drama/Crime ‧ 1h 36m
A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court.
2. 🎬 Mahanagar (1963)
‧ Drama/Drama ‧ 2h 2m
Arati, a middle-class woman from Kolkata, takes her first job because of increasing financial pressure. However, her husband slowly grows insecure about her growing success.
‧ Drama/Drama ‧ 2h 2m
Arati, a middle-class woman from Kolkata, takes her first job because of increasing financial pressure. However, her husband slowly grows insecure about her growing success.
3. 🎬 Citizen Kane
1941 ‧ Drama ‧ 1h 59m
The investigation of a publishing tycoon's dying words reveals conflicting stories about his scandalous life.
1941 ‧ Drama ‧ 1h 59m
The investigation of a publishing tycoon's dying words reveals conflicting stories about his scandalous life.
4. 🎬 Fight Club (1999)
‧ Drama/Thriller ‧ 2h 19m • Netflix
Unhappy with his capitalistic lifestyle, a white-collared insomniac forms an underground fight club with Tyler, a careless soap salesman. Soon, their venture spirals down into something sinister.
‧ Drama/Thriller ‧ 2h 19m • Netflix
Unhappy with his capitalistic lifestyle, a white-collared insomniac forms an underground fight club with Tyler, a careless soap salesman. Soon, their venture spirals down into something sinister.
5. 🎬 To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
‧ Drama/Mystery ‧ 2h 9m - Mx Player
In the Depression era, Atticus Finch, a lawyer, sets out to defend a black man, who is accused of raping a white woman. Meanwhile, his children, Scout and Jem, spy on their reclusive neighbour.
‧ Drama/Mystery ‧ 2h 9m - Mx Player
In the Depression era, Atticus Finch, a lawyer, sets out to defend a black man, who is accused of raping a white woman. Meanwhile, his children, Scout and Jem, spy on their reclusive neighbour.
6. 🎬 Life is Beautiful (La vita è bella)
•1997 ‧ War/Drama ‧ 1h 56m
A Jewish father and his family are surrounded by Nazi death camps. Living in a hostile environment, he uses humor to shield his young son from the grim realities of war.
•1997 ‧ War/Drama ‧ 1h 56m
A Jewish father and his family are surrounded by Nazi death camps. Living in a hostile environment, he uses humor to shield his young son from the grim realities of war.
7. 🎬 Cinema Paradiso (1988)
‧ Drama ‧ 2h 35m
Salvatore, a famous film director, returns to his hometown for the funeral of the local theatre's film projectionist, Alfredo. He reminisces about his life as a young boy falling in love with cinema.
‧ Drama ‧ 2h 35m
Salvatore, a famous film director, returns to his hometown for the funeral of the local theatre's film projectionist, Alfredo. He reminisces about his life as a young boy falling in love with cinema.
8. 🎬 One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) ‧ Drama/Comedy ‧ 2h 13m
In order to escape the prison labour, McMurphy, a prisoner, fakes insanity and is shifted to the special ward for the mentally unstable. In this ward, he must rise up against a cruel nurse, Ratched.
In order to escape the prison labour, McMurphy, a prisoner, fakes insanity and is shifted to the special ward for the mentally unstable. In this ward, he must rise up against a cruel nurse, Ratched.
9. 🎬 Good Will Hunting (1997) ‧ Drama/Romance ‧ 2h 6m
Will Hunting, a genius in mathematics, solves all the difficult mathematical problems. When he faces an emotional crisis, he takes help from psychiatrist Dr Sean Maguireto, who helps him recover.
Will Hunting, a genius in mathematics, solves all the difficult mathematical problems. When he faces an emotional crisis, he takes help from psychiatrist Dr Sean Maguireto, who helps him recover.
10. 🎬 Mirror (1974)
Drama ‧ 1h 48m
Using a nonlinear structure interlaced with dreams and flashbacks, director Andrei Tarkovsky creates a stream-of-consciousness meditation on war, memory and time that draws heavily on events from his own life.
Drama ‧ 1h 48m
Using a nonlinear structure interlaced with dreams and flashbacks, director Andrei Tarkovsky creates a stream-of-consciousness meditation on war, memory and time that draws heavily on events from his own life.
11. 🎬 Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
‧ Drama/War ‧ 3h 6m
This far-reaching examination of Nazism and its motivations is overlong, to be sure, but Stanley Kramer's thoughtful film demands a broad canvas.
‧ Drama/War ‧ 3h 6m
This far-reaching examination of Nazism and its motivations is overlong, to be sure, but Stanley Kramer's thoughtful film demands a broad canvas.
12. 🎬 Taste of Cherry
1997 ‧ Drama ‧ 1h 35m
A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise.
1997 ‧ Drama ‧ 1h 35m
A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise.
13. 🎬 Amadeus (1984)
Drama/History ‧ 2h 40
Antonio Salieri envies Mozart whom he believes to be a great musician. Having come to the conclusion that Mozart receives divine assistance in his compositions, Salieri turns against God.
Drama/History ‧ 2h 40
Antonio Salieri envies Mozart whom he believes to be a great musician. Having come to the conclusion that Mozart receives divine assistance in his compositions, Salieri turns against God.
14. 🎬 Anbe Sivam (2003)
‧ Drama ‧ 2h 28m
When Nalla and Aras get stranded at the airport, Aras tries to keep away from the man with a deformity. However, while forcefully accompanying each other to Chennai, they form an unexpected bond.
‧ Drama ‧ 2h 28m
When Nalla and Aras get stranded at the airport, Aras tries to keep away from the man with a deformity. However, while forcefully accompanying each other to Chennai, they form an unexpected bond.
15. 🎬 Ikiru (1952)
‧ Drama ‧ 2h 23m
Mr. Watanabe suddenly finds that he has terminal cancer. He vows to make his final days meaningful.
‧ Drama ‧ 2h 23m
Mr. Watanabe suddenly finds that he has terminal cancer. He vows to make his final days meaningful.
16. 🎬 Close-Up (1990)
‧ Drama/Docufiction ‧ 1h 40m
The movie is a true story of a poor man who impersonates director Mohsen Makhmalbaf and gets into a rich household on the pretext that he wants to use them and their house in his next film.
‧ Drama/Docufiction ‧ 1h 40m
The movie is a true story of a poor man who impersonates director Mohsen Makhmalbaf and gets into a rich household on the pretext that he wants to use them and their house in his next film.
17. 🎬 Ardh Satya (1983)
‧ Drama/Crime ‧ 2h 10m
A young policeman, forced to join the services by his father, is caught between his own ideals and the stark reality of widespread corruption in the police force and its strong nexus with politics.
‧ Drama/Crime ‧ 2h 10m
A young policeman, forced to join the services by his father, is caught between his own ideals and the stark reality of widespread corruption in the police force and its strong nexus with politics.
18. 🎬 Bicycle Thieves (1948)
‧ Drama ‧ 1h 33m
In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.
‧ Drama ‧ 1h 33m
In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.
19. The Seventh Seal
1957 ‧ Drama/Fantasy ‧ 1h 36m
A medieval knight challenges Death to a chess game to save himself and his friends.
1957 ‧ Drama/Fantasy ‧ 1h 36m
A medieval knight challenges Death to a chess game to save himself and his friends.
20. 🎬 It's a Wonderful Life
1946 ‧ Drama/Comedy ‧ 2h 10m
When a frustrated businessman, George Bailey, becomes suicidal, an angel from heaven, Clarence, is sent to him. To his change of heart, she shows him what life would have been without his existence
1946 ‧ Drama/Comedy ‧ 2h 10m
When a frustrated businessman, George Bailey, becomes suicidal, an angel from heaven, Clarence, is sent to him. To his change of heart, she shows him what life would have been without his existence
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