Movies
My thoughts on films worth watching (or avoiding)
2020s
F1
2025 • Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Synopsis:
A former Formula 1 driver, Sonny Hayes, comes out of retirement to mentor and race alongside a young rookie driver for the fictional APX GP team, competing against the world's elite F1 drivers.
Genre:
Sports Drama, Action
Writer:
Ehren Kruger
Awards:
Not yet released
One Battle After Another
2025
Synopsis:
The exact title 'One Battle After Another' does not correspond to a major, standalone movie or TV series in standard databases. It may be an episode title, a documentary segment, or a minor short film.
Gran Tourismo
2023 • Directed by Neill Blomkamp
Synopsis:
Based on the true story of Jann Mardenborough, the film follows a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills win him a series of Nissan competitions to become a professional race car driver.
Genre:
Action, Drama, Sport
Writer:
Jason Hall, Zach Baylin, Alex Tse
Box Office:
$121.7 million
Awards:
None major known
Topgun 2
2022 • Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Synopsis:
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. He must confront the ghosts of his past when he leads an elite squad of graduates for a specialized mission.
Genre:
Action, Drama
Writer:
Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie
Box Office:
$1496 million
Awards:
Academy Award for Best Sound, BAFTA Award for Best Sound, Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture - Drama
Triangle of Sadness
2022 • Directed by Ruben Östlund
Synopsis:
A cruise for the super-rich sinks, leaving a handful of survivors, including a celebrity couple and a cleaning woman, stranded on a deserted island where the social hierarchy is suddenly inverted.
Genre:
Satire, Black Comedy, Drama
Writer:
Ruben Östlund
Box Office:
$25.5 million
Awards:
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival), European Film Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenwriter, and Best Actor (Zlatko Burić)
2010s
Serpent Netflix
2017 • Directed by Amanda Evans
Synopsis:
A couple on a romantic getaway in a secluded nature reserve finds themselves trapped in a tent with a deadly, venomous snake. They must fight for survival while also confronting their strained relationship.
Genre:
Thriller, Horror
Writer:
Amanda Evans
Box Office:
null
Awards:
null
Shape of Water
2017 • Directed by Guillermo del Toro
Synopsis:
In 1960s Baltimore, a mute cleaning woman working at a secret government laboratory falls in love with a captured amphibious creature and attempts to help him escape.
Genre:
Fantasy, Drama, Romance
Writer:
Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
Box Office:
$195.2 million
Awards:
4 Academy Awards (including Best Picture and Best Director), 2 Golden Globe Awards (including Best Director)
Now You See Me
2013 • Directed by Louis Leterrier
Synopsis:
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
Genre:
Heist, Thriller, Mystery
Writer:
Ed Solomon, Boaz Yakin, Edward Ricourt
Box Office:
$351.7 million
Awards:
People's Choice Award for Favorite Thriller Movie
Now You See Me
2013 • Directed by Louis Leterrier
Synopsis:
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
Genre:
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Writer:
Ed Solomon, Boaz Yakin, Edward Ricourt
Box Office:
$351.7 million
Awards:
None major listed
2000s
Ip Man
2008 • Directed by Wilson Yip
Synopsis:
A biographical account of Ip Man, the first person to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun openly. The film focuses on events in Foshan during the Sino-Japanese War, where Ip Man must defend his community and the honor of Chinese martial arts against the invading Japanese forces.
Genre:
Action, Biography, Drama
Writer:
Edmond Wong
Box Office:
$21.8 million
Awards:
Best Film and Best Action Choreography at the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards
Ratatouille
2007 • Directed by Brad Bird
Synopsis:
A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a profession that detests rodents. He forms an unlikely partnership with a young kitchen worker at a famous Parisian restaurant.
Genre:
Animation, Comedy, Family
Writer:
Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco
Box Office:
$623.7 million
Awards:
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (2008), Golden Globe nomination for Best Animated Feature Film
No Country for Old Men
2007 • Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Synopsis:
In 1980 Texas, a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong, taking a satchel of money. This act sets a relentless killer, Anton Chigurh, on his trail, while a weary local sheriff tries to make sense of the escalating violence.
Genre:
Neo-Western, Thriller, Crime
Writer:
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy)
Box Office:
$85.1 million
Awards:
4 Academy Awards (including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor), 2 Golden Globe Awards, 3 BAFTA Awards
Once
2007 • Directed by John Carney
Synopsis:
A busker working the streets of Dublin and a Czech immigrant selling flowers strike up an unlikely friendship and collaborate musically, writing and recording songs about their broken hearts.
Genre:
Musical, Drama, Romance
Writer:
John Carney
Box Office:
$23.3 million
Awards:
Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Falling Slowly"), Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film
Kill Bill
2003 • Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Synopsis:
After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin known as The Bride seeks revenge against her former boss and fellow assassins who betrayed her, culminating in a brutal attack on her wedding day.
Genre:
Action, Crime, Thriller
Writer:
Quentin Tarantino
Box Office:
$180.9 million
Awards:
BAFTA nomination (Best Actress), Golden Globe nomination (Best Actress), Saturn Award (Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film)
Amelie
2001 • Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Synopsis:
Amélie, a shy waitress in Paris, decides to change the lives of those around her for the better while struggling with her own isolation and searching for love.
Genre:
Comedy, Romance
Writer:
Guillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Box Office:
$174.2 million
Awards:
5 César Awards (including Best Film and Best Director), 4 BAFTA Awards, Nominated for 5 Academy Awards (including Best Foreign Language Film)
Battle Royale
2000 • Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Synopsis:
In a dystopian future Japan, the government passes the 'Battle Royale Act,' forcing a randomly selected class of high school students to fight each other to the death on a remote island until only one survivor remains.
Genre:
Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Writer:
Koushun Takami (novel), Kenta Fukasaku
Box Office:
$30.6 million
Awards:
Japanese Academy Award for Popularity
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
2000 • Directed by Ang Lee
Synopsis:
A young Chinese warrior steals a legendary sword and escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a noblewoman who is also a skilled martial artist. A master warrior, Li Mu Bai, pursues the sword, leading to a complex web of loyalty, love, and destiny.
Genre:
Wuxia, Action, Romance, Drama
Writer:
Wang Hui-Ling, James Schamus, Kuo Jung Tsai
Box Office:
$213.5 million
Awards:
4 Academy Awards (including Best Foreign Language Film), 2 Golden Globe Awards (including Best Director), BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
Amores Perros
2000 • Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Synopsis:
Three interconnected stories set in Mexico City are triggered by a devastating car crash. A teenager is involved with his brother's wife, a model's life is shattered after an accident, and a former hitman tries to reconcile with his estranged daughter, all while dealing with the fierce loyalty and brutal reality of their dogs.
Genre:
Drama, Thriller
Writer:
Guillermo Arriaga
Box Office:
$20.9 million
Awards:
Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, Cannes Film Festival Critics' Week Grand Rail d'Or
1990s
The Matrix
1999 • Directed by The Wachowskis
Synopsis:
A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers, a malevolent artificial intelligence.
Genre:
Sci-Fi, Action
Writer:
The Wachowskis
Box Office:
$465 million
Awards:
4 Academy Awards (Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing, Best Visual Effects)
Face Off
1997 • Directed by John Woo
Synopsis:
In order to catch a terrorist, an FBI agent undergoes a radical surgical procedure to swap faces with the comatose criminal. However, the terrorist awakens and takes the agent's face, leading to a desperate struggle where neither man knows who they truly are.
Genre:
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Writer:
Mike Werb, Michael Colleary
Box Office:
$245.4 million
Awards:
Saturn Award for Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
Con Air
1997 • Directed by Simon West
Synopsis:
Newly paroled ex-con Cameron Poe is flying home to his wife and daughter when he finds himself trapped aboard a prison transport plane hijacked by the most dangerous criminals in the country, led by the ruthless Cyrus 'The Virus' Grissom.
Genre:
Action, Thriller
Writer:
Scott Rosenberg
Box Office:
$224 million
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Academy Awards (Best Original Song, Best Sound)
Bad Boys
1995 • Directed by Michael Bay
Synopsis:
Two hip, reckless narcotics detectives, Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, must protect a witness to a murder while investigating a case of stolen heroin from a police vault.
Genre:
Action, Comedy, Crime
Writer:
Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland, Doug Richardson
Box Office:
$141.4 million
Awards:
None major
Pulp Fiction
1994 • Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Synopsis:
The 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.
Genre:
Crime, Drama
Writer:
Quentin Tarantino (story by), Roger Avary (story by)
Box Office:
$213.9 million
Awards:
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival), BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
True Romance
1993 • Directed by Tony Scott
Synopsis:
A comic book store employee and an aspiring call girl fall in love and accidentally steal a suitcase full of cocaine from the Mafia, forcing them to flee across the country.
Genre:
Crime, Romance, Thriller
Writer:
Quentin Tarantino
Box Office:
$12.3 million
Awards:
Saturn Award for Best Actor (Christian Slater), Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor (Dennis Hopper)
Dazed and Confused
1993 • Directed by Richard Linklater
Synopsis:
The adventures of a group of Texas teenagers on the last day of school in 1976, centering on the confusion and excitement of high school life, including hazing rituals, cruising, and partying.
Genre:
Comedy, Drama
Writer:
Richard Linklater
Box Office:
$7.9 million
Awards:
None major, but highly acclaimed and culturally significant.
Grand Canyon
1991 • Directed by Lawrence Kasdan
Synopsis:
A chance encounter between an immigration lawyer and a tow truck driver in Los Angeles sets off a chain of events that connects several disparate characters dealing with the anxieties and opportunities of modern life.
Genre:
Drama
Writer:
Lawrence Kasdan, Meg Kasdan
Box Office:
$33.2 million
Awards:
Golden Bear (Berlin International Film Festival)
La Story
1991 • Directed by Mick Jackson
Synopsis:
A wacky weatherman, tired of his superficial life in Los Angeles, finds his existence changed by a talking freeway sign and a blossoming romance with a British journalist.
Genre:
Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
Writer:
Steve Martin
Box Office:
$28.1 million
Awards:
null
Last Boyscout
1991 • Directed by Tony Scott
Synopsis:
A cynical private detective and a disgraced former professional football quarterback team up to investigate the murder of a stripper, uncovering a vast conspiracy involving corruption in professional sports.
Genre:
Action, Comedy, Crime
Writer:
Shane Black, Greg Hicks (story)
Box Office:
$59.5 million
Awards:
None major known
Hunt for Red October
1990 • Directed by John McTiernan
Synopsis:
In 1984, Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius defects to the United States with his nation's newest and most technologically advanced nuclear submarine, the Red October. CIA analyst Jack Ryan must prove that Ramius is not planning an attack, while the U.S. and Soviet navies race to find the sub.
Genre:
Action, Thriller, Adventure
Writer:
Larry Ferguson, Donald E. Stewart (Screenplay); Tom Clancy (Novel)
Box Office:
$200.5 million
Awards:
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing (1991)
The Hairdresser's Husband
1990 • Directed by Patrice Leconte
Synopsis:
Antoine, who has been obsessed with hairdressers since childhood, finally marries Mathilde, the owner of a salon. Their relationship is characterized by intense, sensual devotion, leading Antoine to believe he has found eternal happiness.
Genre:
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Writer:
Patrice Leconte, Claude Klotz
Box Office:
null
Awards:
César Award for Best Director (Nomination), César Award for Best Actor (Nomination)
1980s
The Killer (john Woo)
1989 • Directed by John Woo
Synopsis:
A professional assassin, Ah Jong, accidentally blinds a singer, Jennie, during a shootout. Driven by guilt, he decides to take on one last job to earn the money necessary for her sight-restoring operation, all while being hunted by both the police and his former triad associates.
Genre:
Action, Crime, Thriller
Writer:
John Woo
Box Office:
HK$18.5 million
Awards:
Best Director (John Woo) and Best Editing (Fan Kung Ming) at the 9th Hong Kong Film Awards
Cinema Paradiso
1988 • Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
Synopsis:
A successful film director returns to his Sicilian hometown for the funeral of his old friend, Alfredo, the projectionist at the local cinema who profoundly influenced his childhood.
Genre:
Drama, Romance
Writer:
Giuseppe Tornatore
Box Office:
N/A
Awards:
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival
Full Metal Jacket
1987 • Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Synopsis:
A two-part story following a group of U.S. Marines through basic training under the brutal drill instructor Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, and their subsequent deployment to Vietnam during the Tet Offensive.
Genre:
War, Drama
Writer:
Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, Gustav Hasford
Box Office:
$46.4 million
Awards:
Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, BAFTA nomination for Best Sound
Lethal Weapon
1987 • Directed by Richard Donner
Synopsis:
A veteran detective, Roger Murtaugh, is partnered with a younger, reckless detective, Martin Riggs, who is struggling with depression after the death of his wife. They must set aside their differences to investigate a major drug smuggling ring involving former special forces operatives.
Genre:
Action, Thriller, Crime
Writer:
Shane Black
Box Office:
$120.2 million
Awards:
None major (nominated for one Oscar for Best Sound, but did not win)
A Better Tomorrow
1986 • Directed by John Woo
Synopsis:
A Hong Kong Triad member, Ho, is betrayed and imprisoned. Upon his release, he attempts to go straight, but his younger brother, Kit, now a police officer, resents him. Ho must navigate the criminal underworld alongside his former associate, Mark Gor, to protect his family and seek revenge.
Genre:
Action, Crime, Thriller
Writer:
Chan Chi-wah, Tsui Hark, John Woo
Box Office:
$3.4 million
Awards:
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film, Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor (Chow Yun-Fat)
Top Gun
1986 • Directed by Tony Scott
Synopsis:
As the Cold War heats up, the US Navy sends its best pilots to the Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School. Maverick, a young, cocky fighter pilot, struggles to balance his competitive nature, the memory of his father's death, and a budding romance with his civilian instructor, Charlie.
Genre:
Action, Drama, Romance
Writer:
Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr.
Box Office:
$356.8 million
Awards:
Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Take My Breath Away")
Police Story
1985 • Directed by Jackie Chan, Chi-Hwa Chen
Synopsis:
A Hong Kong police officer, Chan Ka-Kui, is assigned to protect a key witness in a major drug trial. When the witness disappears, Ka-Kui is framed for murder and must fight to clear his name while evading both criminals and the police.
Genre:
Action, Crime, Comedy
Writer:
Jackie Chan, Edward Tang
Box Office:
N/A
Awards:
Best Film and Best Action Choreography at the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards
Blood Simple
1984 • Directed by Joel Coen
Synopsis:
A Texas bar owner hires a private detective to murder his wife and her lover. When the detective double-crosses him, a complex and bloody series of misunderstandings and betrayals ensues.
Genre:
Neo-Noir, Thriller, Crime
Writer:
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Box Office:
$3.8 million
Awards:
Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize (1985)
Scarface
1983 • Directed by Brian De Palma
Synopsis:
In Miami in 1980, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.
Genre:
Crime, Drama
Writer:
Oliver Stone
Box Office:
$66 million
Awards:
Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor (Al Pacino), Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor (Steven Bauer), Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score
Shining
1980 • Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Synopsis:
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and future.
Genre:
Horror, Drama
Writer:
Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johnson (based on the novel by Stephen King)
Box Office:
$47 million
Awards:
Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor (Scatman Crothers), National Film Registry induction (2018)
1970s
The Jerk
1979 • Directed by Carl Reiner
Synopsis:
Navin R. Johnson, a white, sheltered, and incredibly naive man raised by poor black sharecroppers, leaves home to discover the world and his destiny, leading to a series of hilarious misadventures and an unlikely rise to wealth—followed by an equally rapid fall.
Genre:
Comedy
Writer:
Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb, Michael Elias
Box Office:
$100 million
Awards:
null
Drunkenmaster
1978 • Directed by Yuen Woo-Ping
Synopsis:
Wong Fei-hung, a mischievous young man, is sent by his father to train under the notoriously strict beggar So, who specializes in the Drunken Fist style of kung fu. After initial resistance, Fei-hung masters the technique and uses it to defend his family and local businesses from a ruthless assassin.
Genre:
Action, Comedy, Martial Arts
Writer:
Chiang Chuan, Lung Hsiao
Box Office:
HK$6.76 million
Awards:
None major (Highly influential, but did not win major contemporary awards)
Taxi Driver
1976 • Directed by Martin Scorsese
Synopsis:
A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City and descends into madness as he attempts to save a young prostitute.
Genre:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Writer:
Paul Schrader
Box Office:
$28.3 million
Awards:
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival), 4 Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture and Best Actor)
Silver Streak
1976 • Directed by Arthur Hiller
Synopsis:
A book editor traveling by train from Los Angeles to Chicago witnesses a murder, gets framed for the crime, and must team up with a petty thief to expose the killer, leading to a series of hilarious and dangerous encounters.
Genre:
Comedy, Thriller, Action
Writer:
Colin Higgins
Box Office:
$51.1 million
Awards:
None major
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
1975 • Directed by Miloš Forman
Synopsis:
Upon arriving at a mental institution, a charming criminal named R.P. McMurphy inspires his fellow patients to rebel against the tyrannical Nurse Ratched and the oppressive system.
Genre:
Drama
Writer:
Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman (based on the novel by Ken Kesey)
Box Office:
$109 million
Awards:
Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Jack Nicholson), Best Actress (Louise Fletcher), and Best Adapted Screenplay (The 'Big Five'). Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama, Best Director, Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama, and Best Screenplay.
The Conversation
1974 • Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Synopsis:
A surveillance expert, Harry Caul, is hired to record a seemingly innocuous conversation between two lovers in a crowded park, but he soon becomes obsessed with the possibility that the couple will be murdered.
Genre:
Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Writer:
Francis Ford Coppola
Box Office:
$4.4 million
Awards:
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival), 3 Academy Award nominations (Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound)
Clockwork Orange
1971 • Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Synopsis:
In a futuristic Britain, a young man named Alex is imprisoned for violent crimes and undergoes an experimental aversion therapy called the Ludovico Technique to curb his criminal tendencies.
Genre:
Sci-Fi, Drama, Crime
Writer:
Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), Anthony Burgess (novel)
Box Office:
$26.6 million
Awards:
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film, Venice Film Festival Pasinetti Award for Best Foreign Film
Five Easy Pieces
1970 • Directed by Bob Rafelson
Synopsis:
A former classical pianist, now working on an oil rig, drifts through life, avoiding commitments and his upper-class family until he returns home to visit his ailing father, forcing him to confront his past.
Genre:
Drama
Writer:
Carole Eastman (as Adrien Joyce), Bob Rafelson
Box Office:
N/A
Awards:
4 Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture, Best Actor for Jack Nicholson, Best Supporting Actress for Karen Black), New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress (Karen Black)
1960s
Easy Rider
1969 • Directed by Dennis Hopper
Synopsis:
Two counterculture motorcyclists travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans in search of personal freedom, funded by a cocaine deal, encountering various characters and prejudices along the way.
Genre:
Drama, Adventure
Writer:
Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Terry Southern
Box Office:
$60 million
Awards:
Cannes Film Festival: Best First Work (Dennis Hopper), Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay
Point Blank
1967 • Directed by John Boorman
Synopsis:
After being betrayed and left for dead following a heist, professional criminal Walker embarks on a relentless, brutal quest for revenge against his former partner and the powerful criminal organization that double-crossed him.
Genre:
Crime, Thriller, Neo-Noir
Writer:
Alexander Jacobs, David Newhouse, Rafe Newhouse (based on the novel The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake, writing as Richard Stark)
Box Office:
N/A
Awards:
National Film Registry (2016)
Dr Zhivago
1965 • Directed by David Lean
Synopsis:
The life of a Russian physician and poet, Yuri Zhivago, who is torn between his wife and the woman he loves, against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution.
Genre:
Drama, Romance, War
Writer:
Robert Bolt (screenplay), Boris Pasternak (novel)
Box Office:
$111.7 million
Awards:
Five Academy Awards (including Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Cinematography) and Five Golden Globe Awards (including Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director).
Sword in the Stone
1963 • Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
Synopsis:
A young orphaned boy named Arthur, or Wart, is being trained as a squire when he encounters the eccentric wizard Merlin, who takes it upon himself to educate the boy in preparation for his destiny.
Genre:
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Writer:
Bill Peet (based on the novel by T.H. White)
Box Office:
$12 million
Awards:
null
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 • Directed by David Lean
Synopsis:
A biographical epic about T.E. Lawrence, the controversial British officer who united warring Arab tribes against the Ottoman Empire during World War I.
Genre:
Adventure, Biography, Drama, War
Writer:
Robert Bolt, Michael Wilson
Box Office:
$44.9 million
Awards:
Won 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Won 4 Golden Globe Awards.
Breakfast at Tiffanys
1961 • Directed by Blake Edwards
Synopsis:
A young, eccentric New York socialite, Holly Golightly, becomes interested in her new neighbor, Paul Varjak, a struggling writer who is currently being supported by an older, wealthy woman.
Genre:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Writer:
George Axelrod (screenplay), Truman Capote (novel)
Box Office:
$14 million
Awards:
Academy Award for Best Original Score, Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Moon River"), Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
1950s
In a Lonely Place
1950 • Directed by Nicholas Ray
Synopsis:
A cynical Hollywood screenwriter, Dixon Steele, is suspected of murder when a hat-check girl is found dead. His neighbor, Laurel Gray, provides an alibi, and they begin a passionate relationship that is increasingly strained by his violent temper and her growing doubts about his innocence.
Genre:
Film Noir, Drama, Romance
Writer:
Andrew Solt (Screenplay), Edmund H. North (Adaptation), Dorothy B. Hughes (Novel)
Awards:
National Film Registry (1991)
1940s
Key Largo
1948 • Directed by John Huston
Synopsis:
A World War II veteran, Frank McCloud, visits a hotel in Key Largo to pay his respects to the family of a fallen comrade. He finds the hotel taken over by a notorious gangster, Johnny Rocco, and his crew, who are waiting out a hurricane. McCloud must decide whether to fight the criminals or protect the innocent bystanders.
Genre:
Film Noir, Crime, Thriller
Writer:
Richard Brooks, John Huston (Screenplay); Maxwell Anderson (Play)
Box Office:
N/A
Awards:
N/A
The Big Sleep
1946 • Directed by Howard Hawks
Synopsis:
Private investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by General Sternwood to deal with the blackmailing of his youngest daughter, Carmen. Marlowe soon finds himself entangled in a complex web of murder, double-crosses, and deceit involving Sternwood's two daughters and a host of shady characters.
Genre:
Film Noir, Mystery, Crime
Writer:
William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman (based on the novel by Raymond Chandler)
Box Office:
null
Awards:
null
To Have and Have Not
1944 • Directed by Howard Hawks
Synopsis:
An American expatriate fishing boat captain, Harry Morgan, living in Martinique during World War II, is reluctantly drawn into helping the French Resistance smuggle people and arms, leading to a romantic entanglement with a beautiful American drifter.
Genre:
Adventure, Romance, Thriller
Writer:
Jules Furthman, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway (novel)
Box Office:
null
Awards:
null
Casablanca
1942 • Directed by Michael Curtiz
Synopsis:
A cynical American expatriate, Rick Blaine, owns a nightclub in Casablanca during the early days of World War II. His life is complicated when his former lover, Ilsa Lund, appears with her resistance leader husband, Victor Laszlo, needing Rick's help to escape the Nazis.
Genre:
Drama, Romance, War
Writer:
Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch
Box Office:
N/A
Awards:
Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay
My Review:
my favorite movie
Fantasia
1940 • Directed by James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford Beebe Jr., Norman Ferguson, David Hand, Jim Handley, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Ben Sharpsteen
Synopsis:
An experimental film that sets eight animated segments to pieces of classical music conducted by Leopold Stokowski, featuring Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer's Apprentice.
Genre:
Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Writer:
Joe Grant, Dick Huemer
Box Office:
$76.4 million
Awards:
Two Honorary Academy Awards (Special Awards for Walt Disney and Leopold Stokowski), National Film Registry inductee (1998)