My Favorite Movies
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| 1 |
Donnie Darko 2001, R)
Dark and twisted. Excellent characters. |
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| 2 |
Little Miss Sunshine 2006, R)
Beautiful sweet characters that move towards a simple climactic moment that makes you laugh and cry in the absurdity of it. Well crafted. |
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| 3 |
Garden State 2004, R)
My favorite of soundtracks. This movie made me a Braff groupie. |
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| 4 |
Zoolander 2001, PG-13)
Silly movie all around-so ridiculous it was funny. |
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| 5 |
Happy Gilmore 1996, PG-13)
The best of Adam Sandler. Loved the fight between him and Bob Barker! |
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| 6 |
American History X 1998, R)
A bit contrived, but fantastic acting and disturbing enough visually to haunt you. |
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| 7 |
Napoleon Dynamite 2004, PG)
The characters drive this innane movie. They are sweet caricatures you relish. |
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| 8 |
The Breakfast Club 1985, R)
A movie I've seen more times than I can count. And I will watch it again. |
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| 9 |
Dumb and Dumber 1997, PG-13)
The best of Jim Carrey. Stupid and obnoxious but lovable none the less. |
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| 10 |
Amélie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) 2001, R)
As sweet as the character herself, this is a peach of a movie. Left me smiling for hours after. |
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| 11 |
Requiem for a Dream 2000, R)
Effective and affective. Left me shaking. Excellent use of direction and music. |
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| 12 |
Meet The Fockers 2004, PG-13)
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| 13 |
The Goonies 1985, PG)
silly formulaic teen movie of the highest caliber! |
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| 14 |
Dazed and Confused 1993, R)
Some awesome one liners, and just fun to watch. |
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| 15 |
Reservoir Dogs 1992, R)
Great Tarantino dialogue, beautifully crafted and acted characters, and wonderful use of soundtrack. |
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| 16 |
Good Will Hunting 1997, R)
Fantastic writing. Amazingly well crafted, and deserved the Oscar, no doubt. |
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| 17 |
Sixteen Candles 1984, PG)
Another stereotypical 80's movies, but classic none the less! |
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| 18 |
The Big Lebowski 1998, R)
One of my all time favorites. Great attention to details (i.e. the white russians) Hilarious characters (LOVE John Goodman in this!), and excellent writing. LOVE the Coen Brothers. This is their best. |
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| 19 |
A Clockwork Orange 1971, R)
Visually violent and dark, there's a humour and pathos too. Creepy and surreal. |
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| 20 |
The Shining 1980, R)
That kid rolling through the halls on his bike...chills! |
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| 21 |
Moulin Rouge! 2001, PG-13)
Amazing use of a huge catalogue of popular music. Beautifully shot. |
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| 22 |
Run Lola Run (Lola rennt) 1998, R)
Deconstruction of a movie. Love the play on time and continuity. Genius. Beautifully visual and frenetic. |
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| 23 |
Groundhog Day 1993, PG)
I'm a big Bill Murray fan. Although I'm not so keen on this concept, Murray's reaction to the situation make this fantastic. |
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| 24 |
Sideways 2004, R)
The Harry Loman of the wine world. Laughed till I cried. |
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| 25 |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975, R)
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| 26 |
Y Tu Mamá También 2001, R)
Great acting, LOVE the narration. Well directed, and genius. Loved it. |
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| 27 |
Amores Perros 2000, R)
Again, Inarritu is a God! |
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| 28 |
Hable con Ella (Talk to Her) 2002, R)
Almodovar is amazing at creating something so artistic out of something so darkly soap operesque. |
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| 29 |
Cidade de Deus (City of God) 2002, R)
Beautifully shot, you get lost in a surreal world that is way to real. |
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| 30 |
Paris Je T'aime 2006, R)
21 Directors and 20 gorgeous little shorts about love and Paris (in many forms). HUGE fan of all the directors- from the Coen bros, Gus Van Sant, Cuaron, to Tykwer just to name a few. However, Alexander Payne's short was my favorite. About an American woman in her 50s who suddenly falls in love with the city as she feels it embrace her. The EXACT explanation for my need to travel. That organic Zen moment. Great performances by those I knew and those I didn't. All 20 were great. A GEM of an ensemble. |
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| 31 |
The Green Butchers (Grønne slagtere) 2003, R)
Might just be my favorite movie EVER! |
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| 32 |
Juno 2007, PG-13)
LOVED it. Hilarious biting humor in clever dialogue. Quirky, sweet, and worth seeing. I hope Ellen gets her (deserved) Oscar Nomination nod! |
