My Top 50 Movies
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- DirectorTroy DuffyStarsWillem DafoeSean Patrick FlaneryNorman ReedusTwo Irish Catholic brothers become vigilantes and wipe out Boston's criminal underworld in the name of God.Two Irish brothers become vigilantes in the city of Boston. A ruthless FBI agent follows their trail and tries to uncover the brothers' identities.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot PageA thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.Leo DiCaprio leads a team through the dreams of a wealthy man in order to plant an idea in his subconcious.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.Romeo and Juliet aboard the Unsinkable Ship.
- DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsNicole KidmanEwan McGregorJohn LeguizamoA poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.A young penniless writer falls for a glamourous courtesan in the most famous brothel in the world and is pulled into her exciting and dangerous world.
- DirectorNick CassavetesStarsGena RowlandsJames GarnerRachel McAdamsAn elderly man reads to a woman with dementia the story of two young lovers whose romance is threatened by the difference in their respective social classes.An elderly gentleman in a retirement home reads a significant story of young love to an old lady.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartWhen the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.Bruce Wayne faces his most formidable enemy yet, The Joker.
- DirectorRandal KleiserStarsJohn TravoltaOlivia Newton-JohnStockard ChanningGood girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?Sandy and Danny fall in love over the summer but find that their differences may keep them apart once high school starts.
- DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTom HanksMichael Clarke DuncanDavid MorseA tale set on death row, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the lead guard, Paul Edgecombe, recognizes John's gift, he tries to help stave off the condemned man's execution.The guards of the Green Mile deathrow meet a prisoner with unusual abilities.
- DirectorRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsJodi BensonSamuel E. WrightRene AuberjonoisA mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.Princess Ariel dreams of joining the human world. After falling in love with a human prince she trades her voice to the Sea Witch Ursula for the chance to become human permanently.
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie AndrewsChristopher PlummerEleanor ParkerA young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.Sister Maria becomes a Governess to The Von Trapp children and introduces music into their home.
- DirectorJohn StockwellStarsKirsten DunstJay HernandezBruce DavisonAt Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from an affluent neighborhood.Rich wild child Nicole and driven, from-the-wrong-side-of-the-tracks Carlos fall in love and work to overcome Nicole's self-destructive ways.
- DirectorNancy MeyersStarsKate WinsletCameron DiazJude LawTwo women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.Two unlucky-in-love women from different continents trade houses for two weeks and find romance in their new settings.
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsAudrey HepburnRex HarrisonStanley HollowayIn 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.Professor Henry Higgins takes street-urchin Eliza Doolittle under his wing in order to teach her to speak and act like a proper lady.
- DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsLeonard WhitingOlivia HusseyJohn McEneryWhen two young members of feuding families meet, forbidden love ensues.Franco Zefferelli retells the classic love of star-crossed lovers in a lavish and beautiful production
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsChieko BaishôTakuya KimuraTatsuya GashûinWhen an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.After shop-girl Sophie is put under a curse by the Witch of The Waste she moves into magician Howl's magic moving castle in hopes of breaking the curse.
- DirectorVictor FlemingKing VidorStarsJudy GarlandFrank MorganRay BolgerYoung Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.A tornado takes Dorothy Gale to Oz where she befriends the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion and embarks on an adventure to find the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid ArquetteA year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.Prank calls turn deadly in Wes Craven's satirical slasher film.
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsBruce WillisHaley Joel OsmentToni ColletteMalcolm Crowe, a child psychologist, starts treating a young boy, Cole, who encounters dead people and convinces him to help them. In turn, Cole helps Malcolm reconcile with his estranged wife.Bruce Willis counsels a young boy who has the ability to communicate with the dead.
- DirectorGillian ArmstrongStarsSusan SarandonWinona RyderKirsten DunstThe March sisters live and grow in post-Civil War America.The March sister deal with love, family, loss and growing up amidst the Civil War in America.
- DirectorJames MangoldStarsWinona RyderAngelina JolieClea DuVallA directionless teenager, Susanna, is rushed to Claymoore, a mental institution, after a supposed suicide attempt. There, she befriends a group of troubled women who deeply influence her life.After a failed suicide attempt Susanna Kaysen is committed to Claymore Mental Asylum where she befriends an array of troubled young women.
- DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsKirsten DunstJosh HartnettJames WoodsA group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s.A group of friends try to deconstruct the events leading to the Lisbon sisters' suicides.
- DirectorLesli Linka GlatterStarsChristina RicciDemi MooreRosie O'DonnellFour 12-year-old girls grow up together during an eventful small-town summer in 1970.Four friends reuinite in their 30s and remember the summer of 1975 when they were twelve.
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppGeoffrey RushOrlando BloomBlacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.Johnny Depp leads an all-star cast in their search for the elusive Black Pearl.
- DirectorSam MendesStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletChristopher FitzgeraldA young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.A married couple in the 50s struggle with the inertia of their lives.
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsRobin WilliamsRobert Sean LeonardEthan HawkeMaverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.Teacher John Keating challenges the ideas of a group of adolescent boys at a traditional and prestigious school in the 50s.
- DirectorJames McTeigueStarsHugo WeavingNatalie PortmanRupert GravesIn a future British dystopian society, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow the tyrannical government - with the help of a young woman.In a totallitarian England, an elusive vigilante known only as "V" threatens to bring the government to its' knees. Along the way he helps to change the life of a young woman called Evey.
- DirectorSimon WincerStarsJason James RichterLori PettyMichael MadsenWhen a boy learns that a beloved killer whale is to be killed by the aquarium owners, the boy risks everything to free the whale.A troubled young boy befriends a 60-tonne Orca whale.
- DirectorPeter SegalStarsAdam SandlerDrew BarrymoreRob SchneiderHenry Roth is a man afraid of commitment until he meets the beautiful Lucy. They hit it off and Henry think he's finally found the girl of his dreams until discovering she has short-term memory loss and forgets him the next day.Henry Roth meets the girl of his dreams. The only problem is she has a condition that makes her forget him every night.
- DirectorKevin LimaStarsAmy AdamsSusan SarandonJames MarsdenA young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil Queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer.Naive princess-to-be Giselle finds herself lost in New York City. When no-nonsense lawyer Robert rescues her they discover that they have a lot to learn from each other.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsRachel McAdamsCillian MurphyBrian CoxA woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in a political assassination.Lisa Reishart encounters terror on the Red Eye flight when she comes into contact with the deceptively charming Jack Ripner.
- DirectorAllan MoyleStarsAnthony LaPagliaDebi MazarMaxwell CaulfieldTwenty-four hours in the lives of the young employees at Empire Records when they all grow up and become young adults thanks to each other and the manager. They all face the store joining a chain store with strict rules.Spend the day with the crazy, fun and messed-up employees of Empire Records and their long-suffering boss Joe.
- DirectorIrwin WinklerStarsHayden ChristensenKevin KlineKristin Scott ThomasWhen a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.A man with only months to live decides to rebuild his house and with it his severed relationships with his son and his ex-wife.
- DirectorCatherine HardwickeStarsEvan Rachel WoodHolly HunterNikki ReedA thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.Troubled and impressionable Tracey befriends wild child Nicki and descends into a world of sex and drugs.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsMelanie LynskeyKate WinsletSarah PeirseTwo teenage girls share a unique bond; their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.Peter Jackson's dark drama tells the true stroy of the lead up to a crime that shocked the New Zealand nation.
- DirectorMurali K. ThalluriStarsTeresa PalmerFrank SweetSam HarrisAt 2:37, someone commits suicide in the school lavatory. The day is told up to that point from the viewpoint of six different students.Follows the day in the lives of six teenagers at an Australian high school, culminating in a suicide in a bathroom in the school.
- DirectorStuart BeattieStarsCaitlin StaseyRachel Hurd-WoodLincoln LewisWhen their country is invaded and their families are taken, eight unlikely teenagers band together to fight.A group of teenagers put up a resistance when they accidentally evade a nation-wide war.
- DirectorPatty JenkinsStarsCharlize TheronChristina RicciBruce DernBased on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.Charlize Theron gives a harrowing performance as Aileen Wuernos, America's first documented female serial killer.
- DirectorJessie NelsonStarsSean PennMichelle PfeifferDakota FanningAn intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.A ruthless lawyer takes on the case of a mentally retarded man who's daughter has been removed from his custody.
- DirectorRob MarshallStarsRenée ZellwegerCatherine Zeta-JonesRichard GereTwo death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly await trial for separate murders in 1920s Chicago. In the lead up to both women's trials they manipulate the media with the help of smooth-talking lawyer Billy Flynn.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald PleasenceJamie Lee CurtisTony MoranFifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.Years after brutally murdering his older sister as a child, a grown Michael Myers escapes from a mental institution to rain terror on his old neighbourhood.
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsRobin WilliamsMatt DamonBen AffleckWill Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.Troubled but brilliant Will Hunting struggles to find his place in the world but with the help of an unorthodox psychiatrist he starts to sort his life out.
- DirectorSharon MaguireStarsRenée ZellwegerColin FirthHugh GrantBridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.Plump, socially inept Bridget Jones looks desperately for love in all the wrong places.
- DirectorRichard CurtisStarsHugh GrantMartine McCutcheonLiam NeesonFollows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.Follows the intertwined romantic adventures of several Londoners in the weeks leading up to Christmas.
- DirectorEric BressJ. Mackye GruberStarsAshton KutcherAmy SmartMelora WaltersEvan Treborn suffers blackouts during significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life by reading his journal.A young man discovers he has the ability to travel back through time and change the future. Using this ability he tries to make life better for those he loves most, focusing on his childhood sweetheart.
- DirectorDavid FrankelStarsAnne HathawayMeryl StreepAdrian GrenierA smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine.Naive, aspiring journalist Andy takes a job as assistant to the editor-in-chief of Runway fashion magazine Miranda Priestly and finds her personal life spinning out of control as her job takes over her life.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott GlennA young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.Rookie FBI agent is assigned the task of interviewing known serial killer and cannibal Hannibal Lecter, in hopes that he can help the FBI track down a killer targeting young women.
- DirectorMike NewellStarsJulia RobertsKirsten DunstJulia StilesA free-thinking art professor teaches conservative 1950s Wellesley girls to question their traditional social roles.Katherine Watson starts teaching art at conservative women's college Wellsley and challenges the traditional values of the students and staff.
- DirectorRoger AllersRob MinkoffStarsMatthew BroderickJeremy IronsJames Earl JonesLion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.After the death of his father, King Mufasa, Simba flees his home land leaving the pride to the mercy of his sadistic uncle, Scar.
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsBrad PittTom CruiseAntonio BanderasA vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.Vampire Louis tells the story of his life to a young reporter with emphasis on Louis' relationship with his sire, Lestat and enchanting vampire child Claudia.
- DirectorPhyllida LloydStarsMeryl StreepPierce BrosnanAmanda SeyfriedThe story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA.On the day of her wedding, young bride Sophie tries to figure out which of her mother's three former lovers is actually her father.