Favorite Movies
by dallasmovieguy | created - 02 Aug 2014 | updated - 6 months ago | PublicHere are some of my favorite movies which make me laugh, smile, escape and enjoy! I hope you will too...of course, they're not for everyone!
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1. Terms of Endearment (1983)
PG | 132 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love and her daughter's family problems.
Director: James L. Brooks | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito
Votes: 65,501 | Gross: $108.42M
Great characters and relationships any person can relate to in one way or another.
2. Longtime Companion (1989)
R | 96 min | Drama, Romance
The emergence and devastation of the AIDS epidemic is chronicled in the lives of several gay men living during the 1980s.
Director: Norman René | Stars: Stephen Caffrey, Patrick Cassidy, Brian Cousins, Bruce Davison
Votes: 6,133 | Gross: $4.61M
This is a heart wrenching movie about Aids at it's beginning in America. Not for everyone, though I think it's the most honest film about HIV/Aids ever made to date.
3. Sliding Doors (1998)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
After personal and professional setbacks, a woman experiences an alternate reality.
Director: Peter Howitt | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Votes: 71,509 | Gross: $11.88M
Say what you want about Gwyneth, but I've watched this movie time and time again! It speaks to me about choices we make and don't make, but destiny brings us full circle.
4. Heathers (1988)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Crime
At Westerburg High where cliques rule, jocks dominate and all the popular girls are named Heather, it's going to take a Veronica and mysterious new kid to give teen angst a body count.
Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk
Votes: 115,920 | Gross: $1.11M
Lots of language and probably the most quotable lines from a movie ever...if you swear a lot! A classic not to be missed if you ever dealt with mean people in High School!
5. Auntie Mame (1958)
Approved | 143 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An orphan goes to live with his free-spirited aunt. Conflict ensues when the executor of his father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle.
Director: Morton DaCosta | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne, Fred Clark
Votes: 12,699 | Gross: $23.30M
A classic movie which is fast paced and funny! Rosalind Russell is top drawer...you'll understand if you watch this movie!
6. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
PG-13 | 125 min | Comedy, Drama
After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein
Votes: 291,092 | Gross: $219.20M
Who wouldn't like this movie?! It's cute, funny and heart warming. It's one of the only two movies in which I've ever been able to tolerate Sally Field.
7. Steel Magnolias (1989)
PG | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and welcome her into the fold.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Sally Field, Julia Roberts
Votes: 63,100 | Gross: $83.76M
And the second movie with Sally Field as a character I like, the movie - not her acting! A great ensemble cast and sure it's melodramatic and there is a bit, okay a lot, of over acting in the movie - but I still like the movie.
8. Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992 TV Movie)
92 min | Drama
A young college student, his family's "golden child," brings his fiancee home to meet them.
Director: Ken Olin | Stars: James Sikking, Bibi Besch, William McNamara, Jayne Brook
Votes: 2,434
This is a HIGH drama movie with Jim Carrey in a dramatic role. He's not the main character, but he really can act...REALLY! The movie revolves around a family (who wants to look perfect to the world) and the 'favorite' son about to get married...anything else I say would ruin it for you. Just know the 'perfect' family isn't so perfect.
9. Easy A (2010)
PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When Olive lies to her best friend about losing her virginity to one of the college boys, a girl overhears their conversation. Soon, her story spreads across the entire school like wildfire.
Director: Will Gluck | Stars: Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgley, Dan Byrd
Votes: 418,134 | Gross: $58.40M
I LOVE this movie...seriously LOVE this movie. Again, it's a movie about High School and how vicious it can be...do you think I have some unresolved anger issues about HS? Probably! LOL To have so many talented actors in one movie, it's not difficult to understand why I enjoy this movie so much. Emma Stone, Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Thomas Haden Church, Lisa Kudrow, Amanda Bynes - okay, give Amanda a break...I love her, always have and always will...so deal people. It's so funny and truly makes me guffaw...yes, I said guffaw...look it up!
10. The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama
A smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine.
Director: David Frankel | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Adrian Grenier, Emily Blunt
Votes: 467,342 | Gross: $124.74M
Funny movie...another amazing cast! The stellar Meryl Streep...is she not simply talented beyond belief?! She can play any character she's asked to play. And talk about grace and dignity - she's the Katherine Hepburn of our generation...but I digress. Anne Hathaway gives a great performance and I loved her since The Princess Diaries. And let's not forget Stanley Tucci...I must have a thing for him?! LOL He is fabulous!
11. 13 Going on 30 (2004)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Unpopular schoolgirl Jenna Rink makes an unusual wish on her birthday. Miraculously, her wish comes true and the 13-year-old Jenna wakes up the next day as a 30-year-old woman.
Director: Gary Winick | Stars: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis
Votes: 217,013 | Gross: $57.23M
This is such a cute movie...it's fun and light, oh and there is Jennifer Garner! How could you not enjoy this movie, it hits all the highs and lows of growing up.
12. Blue Jasmine (2013)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A New York socialite, deeply troubled and in denial, arrives in San Francisco to impose upon her sister. She looks like a million dollars but isn't bringing money, peace or love.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Peter Sarsgaard, Sally Hawkins
Votes: 212,587 | Gross: $33.41M
Cate Blanchett...OMG! I doubt I have ever seen any actor in my life deserve the Oscar more! Don't see the movie if you're not in a good place emotionally, but wow. Great tragic movie.
13. Sixteen Candles (1984)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.
Director: John Hughes | Stars: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Justin Henry, Michael Schoeffling
Votes: 126,404 | Gross: $23.69M
This one should have been at the top of the list. My family would watch this movie every Christmas Eve...we all have different traditions, but we all laughed. We laughed because it's pretty much my family...full of nut jobs!
14. Primal Fear (1996)
R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An altar boy is accused of murdering a priest, and the truth is buried several layers deep.
Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Edward Norton, John Mahoney
Votes: 247,199 | Gross: $56.12M
Amazing movie and shocking plot twist!
15. Gone Girl (2014)
R | 149 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry
Votes: 1,067,809 | Gross: $167.77M
Great movie with great twists and turns - probably the only time I thought Ben did a decent job of acting.
16. The Color Purple (1985)
PG-13 | 154 min | Drama
A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery
Votes: 97,392 | Gross: $98.47M
Probably one of the BEST movies I have ever seen/acting 10/story 10/cinematography 10/should have swept EVERY category at the Academy Awards!
17. The Usual Suspects (1995)
R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.
Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Stephen Baldwin
Votes: 1,145,817 | Gross: $23.34M
such a great movie/engaging/twisted/excellently acted by all
18. Colombiana (2011)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A young girl in Bogotá witnesses her parents' murder and grows up to be a stone-cold assassin.
Director: Olivier Megaton | Stars: Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan, Callum Blue, Jordi Mollà
Votes: 107,685 | Gross: $36.67M
Zoe rocks revenge
19. I Feel Pretty (2018)
PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Romance
A woman struggling with insecurity wakes from a fall believing she is the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. Her new confidence empowers her to live fearlessly, but what happens when she realizes her appearance never changed?
Directors: Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein | Stars: Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Emily Ratajkowski, Tom Hopper
Votes: 57,254 | Gross: $48.80M
20. Schindler's List (1993)
R | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
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.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall
Votes: 1,451,388 | Gross: $96.90M
21. Ordinary People (1980)
R | 124 min | Drama
The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father and the guilt-ridden younger son.
Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton
Votes: 56,696 | Gross: $54.80M
22. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
PG | 105 min | Drama
After his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.
Director: Robert Benton | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Justin Henry
Votes: 154,774 | Gross: $106.26M
23. Pulp Fiction (1994)
R | 154 min | Crime, Drama
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.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis
Votes: 2,221,271 | Gross: $107.93M
24. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
R | 169 min | Drama, War
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns
Votes: 1,497,012 | Gross: $216.54M
25. The Green Mile (1999)
R | 189 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A 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.
Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt
Votes: 1,408,014 | Gross: $136.80M
26. American History X (1998)
R | 119 min | Crime, Drama
Living a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.
Director: Tony Kaye | Stars: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Lien
Votes: 1,186,638 | Gross: $6.72M
27. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure
In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 1,037,142 | Gross: $248.16M
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