Highly Recommended Movies

My top 200 movies of all time
My favorite Documentaries of all time

Movies

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AFFLICTION. - Dir. Paul Schrader
AGUIRRE: WRATH OF GOD. - Dir Werner Herzog
ALL OR NOTHING. - Dir. Mike Leigh
AMARCORD. - Dir. Fellini
AMALIE. - Dir. Jean Jenet
AMERICAN SPLENDOR. - Dir. Shari Springer, Robert Pulcini
APOCOLYPSE NOW. - Dir. Francis Ford Copolla
THE ASSASINATION OF JESSE JAMES. - Dir. Andrew Dominik
ATLANTIC CITY. - Dir. Louis Malle
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THE BAD LIEUTENANT. - Dir. Abel Ferrra
BARAKA. - Dir. Ron Frike
BARFLY. - Dir. Barbet Schroeder
BARTON FINK. - Dir. The Cohen Brothers
BAXTER. - Dir. Jerome Boivin
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. - Dir. Jean Cocteau
BEING JOHN MALKOVICH. - Dir. Spike Jonze
BEING THERE. - Dir. Hal Ashby
THE BIG LEBOWSKI. - Dir. The Cohen Brothers
THE BIG SLEEP. - Dir. Michael Winner
BIUTIFUL. - Dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu
BLADE RUNNER. - Dir. Ridley Scott
BLISS. - Dir. Ray Lawrence.
BLOOD SIMPLE. - Dir. The Cohen Brothers
BOB ROBERTS. - Dir. Tim Robbins
BOUND FOR GLORY. - Dir. Hal Ashby
BRAZIL - Dir. Terry Gilliam
BRIMSTONE AND TREACLE. - Dir. Richard Loncraine
BRING OUT THE DEAD. - Dir. Martin Scorsese
THE BUTCHERS BOY. - Dir. Neil Jordan
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CANNERY ROW. - Dir. David S. Ward
CASABLANCA. - Dir. Michael Curtis.
CASINO. - Dir. Martin Scorsese
CHICAGO 10. - Dr. Bret Morgen
CHILDREN OF PARADISE. - Dir. Marcel Carne
CHINATOWN. - Dir. Roman Polanski
CITIZEN CANE. - Dir. Orson Welles
CINEMA PARADISO. - Dir. Giuseppe Tournatore
CLOCKWORK ORANGE. - Dir. Stanley Kubrick
THE COMMITMENTS. - Dir. Alan Parker
THE CONVERSATION. - Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
THE COOK THE THIEF HIS WIFE AND HER LOVER. - Dir. Peter Greenaway
COOL HAND LUKE. - Dir Stuart Rosenberg.
CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND - Dir. George Clooney.
CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS. - Dir. Woody Allen
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DARK CITY. - Dir. Alex Proyas
DANGEROUS GAME. - Dir. Abel Ferrara
DEAD MAN WALKING. - Dir. Tim Robbins
DEAD POETS SOCIETY. - Dir. Peter Weir
DELICATESSEN. - Dir. Jean Jenet
DELIVERANCE. - Dir. John Boorman
DOG DAY AFTERNOON. - Dir. Sydney Pollack
DO THE RIGHT THING. - Dir. Spike Lee
DOUBLE INDEMNITY. - Dir. Billy Wilder
DOWN BY LAW. - Dir. Jim Jarmusch
DRACULA. - Dir. Francis Ford Copolla
DREAMS. - Dir. Akiru Kurosawa
DR STRANGELOVE. - Dir. Stanley Kubrick
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ED WOOD. - Dir. Tim Burton
ELEMENT OF CRIME. - Dir. Lars Von Trier
THE ENIGMA OF KASPER HAUSER. - Dir. Werner Herzog
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND. - Dir. Michael Gondry
EUROPA. - Dir. Lars Von Trier
EVEN DWARFS STARTED SMALL. - Dir. Werner Herzog
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FALLING DOWN. - Dir. Joel Schumacher
FANNY AND ALEXANDA. - Dir. Ingmar Bergman
FITZCARALDO. - Dir. Werner Herzog
THE FISHER KING. - Dir. Terry Gilliam
FLIRTING. - Dir. John Duigan
THE FRONT. - Dir. Martin Ritt
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GANDHI. - Dir. Richard Attenborough
GHOST DOG. - Dir. Jim Jarmusch
THE GODFATHER part 1 and 2. - Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
GLENGARY GLENROSS. - Dir. James Foley
GOOD BYE PORK PIE. - from New Zealand
THE GOOD GERMAN. - Dir. Steven Sonderburgh
GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK. - Dir. George Clooney
GOODFELLAS. - Dir. Martin Scorsese
GRAPES OF WRATH. - Dir. John Ford
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER. - Dir. Stanley Kramer
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HEATER. - Dir. Terance Odette
THE HUSTLER. - Dir. Robert Rossen
HIMALAYA. - Dir. Eric Valli
HOUSE OF GAMES. - Dir. David Mamet
HOW TO GET AHEAD IN ADVERTIZING. - Dir. Bruce Robinson
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IN COLD BLOOD. - Dir. Richard Brooks
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JU DOU. - Dir. Yimou Zhang
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KES. - Dir. Ken Loach
THE KILLING. - Dir. Stanley Kubrick
KING OF COMEDY. - Dir Martin Scorsese
KING OF MARVIN GARDENS. - Dir. Bob Rafelson
KING OF NEW YORK. - Dir. Abel Ferrara
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LACOMBE LUCIEN. - Dir. Lois Malle
LADY FROM SHANGHAI. - Dir. Orson Welles
LAST MAN STANDING. - Dir. Walter Hill
LAST TANGO IN PARIS - Dir. Bertolucci
LATCHO DROM. - Dir. Tony Gatlif
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. - Dir. David Lean
LENINGRAD COWBOYS GO AMERICA. - Dir. Aki Kaurismäki
LENNY. - Dir. Bob Fosse
LEAVING LAS VEGAS. - Dir. Mike Figgis
LEOLO. - Dir. Jean-Claude Lauzon
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLERS. - Dir. Stephen Hopkins
LIFE OF BRIAN. - Dir. Terry Jones
LITTLE BIG MAN. - Dir. Arthur Penn
LITTLE VOICE. - Dir. Mark Herman
LOCAL HERO. - DR. Bill Forsyth
LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS. - Dir. Guy Ritchie
LONELINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER. - Dir. Tony Richardson
LOVE LIZA. - Dir. Tod Louiso.
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MALTESE FALCON. - Dir. John Huston
MANHATTAN. - Dir. Woody Allen
THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE. - Dir. The Cohen Brothers
MEDEA. - Dir. Lars Von Trier
MIDNIGHT COWBOY. - Dir. John Schlesinger
MILLER'S CROSSING. - Dir. The Cohen Brothers
MISHIMA. - Dir. Paul Schrader
MISSOURI BREAKS. - Dir. Arthur Penn
MONA LISA. - Dir. Neil Jordon
MONSTERS BALL. - Dir. Marc Forster
MURMUR OF THE HEART. - Dir. Lois Malle
MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDERETTE. - Dir. Stephen Frears
MY LIFE AS A DOG. - Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
MYSTIC RIVER. - Dir. Clint Eastwood
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NAKED. - Dir. Mike Leigh
NATURAL BORN KILLERS. - Dir. Oliver Stone
THE NAVIGATOR. - Dir. Vincent Ward
NIGHT OF THE HUNTER. - Dir. Charles Laughton
NOVECENTO. (1900) - Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
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ONE FLEW OVER THE CUKOOS NEST. - Dir. Milos Forman
ONE HOUR PHOTO. - Dir. Mark Romenek
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST. - Dir. Sergio Leone
ON THE WATERFRONT. - Dir. Elia Kazan
OUT OF THE PAST. - Dir. Jacque Tourneur
OWING MAHONY. - Dir. Richard Kwietniowski
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THE PASSENGER. - Dir. Antonioni
PAT GARRET AND BILLY THE KID. - Dir. Sam Peckinpah
PAPILLON. - Dir. Franklin J. Shaffner
A PERFECT WORLD. - Dir. Clint Eastwood
PERSONAL SERVICES. - Dir. Terry Jones
THE PLEDGE. - Dir. Sean Pen
POWAQQATSI. - Dir. Godfrey Reggio
THE PROPOSITION. - Dir. John Hillcoat
PULP FICTION. - Dir. Quentin Tarantino
PUNCH DRUNK LOVE. - Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
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QUEEN OF HEARTS. - Dir. Jon Amiel
QUEST FOR FIRE. - Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud
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RADIO DAYS. - Dir. Woody Allen
RAGING BULL. - Dir. Martin Scorsese.
RAISING ARIZONA. - Dir. The Cohen Brothers
RATCATCHER. - Dir. Lynne Ramsay
RESEVOIR DOGS. - Dir. Quentin Tarantino
REQUIEM FOR A DREAM. - Dir. Darren Aronofsky
ROAD TO PERDITION - Dir. Sam Mendes
RUNAWAY TRAIN. - Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky
RUN LOLA RUN. - Dir. Tom Tykwer
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SATYRICON. - Dir. Federico Fellini
SECRETS AND LIES. - Dir. Mike Leigh
SEDUCTION OF MIMI. - Dir. Lina Wertmuller
SEXY BEAST. - Dir. Jonathon Glazer
SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE. - Dir. E. Elias Merhige
SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. - Dir. Frank Darabont
SCHINDLERS LIST. - Dir. Steven Speilberg
SHINE. - Dir. Scott Hicks
THE SHINING. - Dir. Stanley Kubrick
SID AND NANCY. - Dir. Alex Cox
SIN CITY. - Dir. Frank Miller, Robert Rodrigues
SMOKE - Dir. Wayne Wang
SMOKE SIGNALS. - Dir. Chris Eyre
SNATCH. - Dir. Guy Ritchie
STRICTLY BALLROOM. - Dir. Baz Lurman
STREET CAR NAMED DESIRE. - Dir. Elia Kazan
STROSZEK. - Dir. Werner Herzog
SUNSET BOULEVARD. - Dir. Billy Wilder
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS. - Dir. Alexander Mackendrick
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24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE. - Dir. Michael Winterbottom
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. - Dir. Stanley Kubrick
TAMPOPO - Dir. Juzo Itami
TAXI DRIVER. - Dir. Martin Scorcese
THAT SINKING FEELING. - Dir. Bill Forsyth
TIDELAND. - Dir. Terry Gilliam
TIME OF THE GYPSIES. - Dir. Emir Kusturica
THE TIN DRUM. - Dir. Volker Schlondorf
TOUCH OF EVIL. - Dir. Orson Welles
TRACK 29. - Dir. Nicolas Roeg
TRAINSPOTTING. - Dir. Danny Boyle
THE TRIAL. - Dir. Orson Welles
TREES LOUNGE. - Dir. Steve Buscemi
TRULY, MADLY, DEEPY. - Dir. - Anthony Mighella
TRUE ROMANCE. - Dir. Tony Scott
TUNE IN TOMORROW. - Dir. Jon Amiel.
TWELVE ANGRY MEN. - Dir. Sidney Lumet
TWELVE MONKEYS. - Dir. Terry Gilliam
TWENTY-ONE GRAMS. - Dir.Alejandro González Iñárritu
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UNFORGIVEN. - Dir. Clint Eastwood
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VERA DRAKE. - Dir Mike Leigh
THE VIRGIN SUICIDES. - Dir. Sofia Coppola
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WAKING LIFE. - Dir Richard Linklater
WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE. - Dir. Peter Hedges
WHERE THE GREEN ANT DREAM. - Dir Werner Herzog
WHITE HUNTER, BLACK HEART. - Dir. Clint Eastwood
WITHNAIL AND I. - Dir. Bruce Robinson
WINGS OF DESIRE. - Dir Wim Wenders
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOLF. - Dir Mike Nichols
THE WORLD ACCORING TO GARP. - Dir Gorge Roy Hill
THE WRESTLER. - Dir. Darren Aranofsky

Documentaries

28 UP. - Dir. Michael Apted
BABIES - Dir. Thomas Balmes
BLACK SUN, - Dir. Gary Tarn
BLOOD IN THE FACE. - Dir. Anne Bohlen and Kevin Rafferty
BROTHERS KEEPER. - Dir. Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
BURDEN OF DREAMS. - Dir. Les Blank
CANE TOADS. - Dir. Mark Lewis
CRAZY LOVE. - Dir Dan Klores and Fisher Stevens
CRUMB. - Dir. Terry Zwigoff
DARK DAYS. - Dir. Marc Singer
DON'T LOOK BACK. - Dir. D.A. Pennebaker
EAT THE DOCUMENT. - Dir. Bob Dylan
F FOR FAKE. - Dir. Orson Welles
FILTH AND THE FURY. - Dir. Julien Temple
GHENGIS BLUES. - Dir. Roko and Adrian Belik
GRIZZLY MAN. - Dir. Werner Herzog
HEARTS OF DARKNESS. - Dir. Fax Baur and George Hickenlooper
I AM CUBA. - Dir. Mikheil Kalatozishvili
LAKE OF FIRE. - Dir. Tony Kaye
LESSONS OF DARKNESS. - Dir. Werner Herzog
NO DIRECTION HOME. - Dir. Martin Scorsese
RIVER AND TIDES. - Dir. Thomas Riedelsheimer
SPELLBOUND. - Dir. Jeffrey Blitz
THE THIN BLUE LINE. - Dir. Errol Morris
TITICUT FOLLIES. - Dir. Fredrick Wiseman
A VERY BRITISH GANGSTER. - Dir. Donal MacIntire
WAR DANCE. Dir. - Sean Fine and Andrea Nix-Fine
WHEN WE WERE KINGS. - Dir. Leon Gast
THE WILD PARROTS OF TELEGRAPH HILL. - Dir. Judy Irving
WOODSTOCK. - Dir. Michael Wadleigh
ZOO. - Dir. Robinson Devor