 Daniel's
Highly Recommended Movies List
(Pink Highlighted
means a very special, meaningful must-see movie) |
Current
movies to see at theaters now:
I
just went out to see The Dark Knight and WALL-E, as they are
both popular and highest on the critics consensus list and i
did not care for either of them. Maybe they both had worthy messages
but i just did not enjoy watching either.
Highly
Recommended Videos: (print out and take to video
store)
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| Drama/Message
Movies: |
Sci-Fi
/ Fantasy: |
Foreign
& Indy: |
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My
Life |
|
All
About My Mother |
| A
Few Good Men |
Fairytale:
A True Story |
Nell |
The
Abyss |
Amelie |
| A
Hard Day's Night |
Fearless |
The
Notebook |
Bladerunner |
Barbarian
Invasions |
| A
Beautiful Mind |
Ferris
Bueller's Day Off |
On
Golden Pond |
Brainstorm |
Before
Sunrise |
| About
A Boy |
Field
of Dreams |
Ordinary
People |
Bridge
to Tarabithia |
Before
Sunset |
| Adaptation |
Finding
Neverland |
Pan's
Labyrinth |
Close
Encounters of the 3rd Kind |
Central
Station |
| Almost
Famous |
Forrest
Gump |
Patch
Adams |
Cocoon |
Chariots
of Fire |
| Amadeus |
The
Game (intense) |
Pay
It Forward |
Contact |
The
Chorus |
| American
Beauty |
Gandhi |
Phantom
of the Opera |
Dead
Zone (not scary) |
Cinema
Paradiso |
| Amistad |
The Golden Compass |
Philadelphia |
Dune
|
Citizen
Ruth |
| An
American President |
Good
Night & Good Luck |
The
Piano |
Enemy
Mine |
THE
CORPORATION |
| Babel |
Good
Will Hunting |
Playing
By Heart |
E.T. |
Enchanted
April |
| Being
John Malkovich |
Grand
Canyon |
Pleasantville |
The
Fellowship of the Ring |
Fahrenheit
9/11 |
| Being
There |
The
Green Mile |
Powder |
The
Fifth Element |
Fierce
Grace |
| Benny
& Joon |
Greystoke,
Lord of the Apes |
Pretty
Woman |
Ghost |
The
Full Monty |
| Big
Fish |
Groundhog
Day |
Prince
of Tides |
Hangar
18 |
Hero
(Chinese) |
| The
Big Kahuna |
Harry
Potter (All of them) |
The
Rainmaker |
Highlander
(1) |
IL
Postino (The Postman) |
| Billy
Elliot |
Hearts
in Atlantis |
Regarding
Henry |
Lord
of the Rings Trilogy |
In
America |
| Braveheart |
High
Fidelity |
Restoration |
MATRIX
Trilogy |
King
of Masks |
| The
Breakfast Club |
Holy
Man |
Romeo
and Juliet |
Raiders
of the Lost Ark |
Kolya |
| Bridge
To Tarabithia |
The
Horsewhisperer |
Room
with a View |
Return
of the King |
Life
Is Beautiful |
| Brokeback
Mountain |
The
House of D |
The
Saint |
The
Seventh Sign |
Like
Water for Chocolate |
| Chain
Reaction |
I
Am Sam |
Scent
of a Woman |
The
Sixth Sense |
Man
Facing Southeast |
| Changing
Lanes |
I
Heart Huckabees |
Sea
Biscuit |
Solaris |
Monsoon
Wedding |
| Chocolate |
Instinct
(Anthony Hopkins) |
Sex,
Lies & Videotape |
Star
Trek 1,2,3,4,6 & Nemesis |
My
Life as a Dog |
| The
Color Purple |
Jerry
McGuire |
Sirens |
Star
Wars Movies (all 6) |
Nowhere
in Africa |
| Cider
House Rules |
Just
Between Friends |
Shakespeare
In Love |
Stargate |
The
Sea Inside |
| Crash |
The
King and I |
Shawshank
Redemption |
Starman |
Secrets
& Lies |
| Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
K-PAX |
Slingblade
(intense) |
Superman
1 |
Shall
We Dance? (Japan) |
| Dances
With Wolves |
Last
Samurai |
Somewhere
in Time |
Terminator
2 |
Shirley
Valentine |
| Dangerous
Beauty |
Les
Miserables (1998) |
Stand
By Me |
Total
Recall |
Shine |
| The
DaVinci Code |
Letters
from Iwo Jima |
Stepmom |
Lord
of the Rings: The Two Towers |
Sliding
Doors |
| Day
of the Dolphin |
Life
As A House |
Syriana |
V
for Vendetta |
Smoke
Signals |
| Dead
Man Walking |
Little
Miss Sunshine |
The
Tao Of Steve |
2010
|
Story
of the Weeping Camel |
| Dead
Poet's Society |
LORD
OF THE RINGS (all 3) |
Thumbsucker |
|
Strangers
in Good Company |
| The
Devil's Advocate |
Magnolia |
Thunderheart |
|
Talk
to Her |
| Divine
Secrets of Ya-Ya |
Man
from Snowy River |
Traffic |
|
The
Way Home |
| The
Doctor |
Man
in the Iron Mask |
Tuesdays with Morrie |
|
Three
Seasons |
| Don
Juan DeMarco |
Man
Without a Face |
Vanilla
Sky |
|
Tsotsi |
| Edward
Scissorhands |
Manchurain
Candidate (2004) |
Wall
Street |
|
Whale
Rider |
| The
Emperor's Club |
Meet
Joe Black |
Weeds |
|
What
the Bleep do We Know? |
| Erin
Brockovich |
Michael |
What
Dreams May Come |
|
WHY
WE FIGHT |
| Eternal
Sunshine |
Monster's
Ball |
White
Squall |
|
Wild
Parrots of Telegraph Hill |
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My
Left Foot |
Yellow
Submarine |
|
Winged
Migration |
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|
Yes
(2004) |
|
Wings
of Desire |
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More
further below |
| Horror:
(for those who like it) |
Imporant Documentaries
Watch many great documentaries FREE online here!
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Children
(of all ages): |
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Everyone should
see these and share them with others: |
Babe |
The
Neverending Story |
| Good
Movie & Scary: |
America,
From Freedom to Fascism |
Orwell
Rolls in His Grave |
Black
Stallion |
Pinocchio
(Disney) |
| Alien
2 |
Bill
Moyers - The Secret Government |
OutFoxed |
Chicken
Run |
Princess
Mononoke |
| Bram
Stoker's Dracula (Gary Oldman) |
Carlyle
Group *(link) |
Sicko |
Ever
After |
The
Secret Garden |
| The
Changeling |
The
Corporation ** |
The
Story of Stuff
(link 22 min free online) |
Fantasia |
Shrek
1 & 2 |
| Jacob's
Ladder |
Enron |
Super
Size Me |
Little
Lord Fauntleroy |
Sound
of Music |
| Interview
with a Vampire |
Fahrenheit
9/11 |
Trudell |
Mary
Poppins |
Spirited
Away |
| Poltergeist |
Howard
Zinn |
The
US vs John Lennon |
Monsters
Inc. |
Wizard
of OZ |
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An
Inconvenient Truth |
Walmart |
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Jesus
Camp |
Why
We Fight |
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The
Oil Factor |
The
Yes Men |
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Zeitgeist
(online) |
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*
Carlyle
Group -
Must see documentary documentary online exposing information on the Bush
group and the Carlyle
Group - the brains and money behind the Military-Industrial
complex - those who profit hugely from war. This is important information
for all to know about. A good film to tell all your friends to see.
**
The Corporation
- If you could only see one movie, see this one. It reveals information
every human needs to know about our world. Watch this and share it with
others. Sames goes for Why We Fight
and An Inconvenient Truth.
An
Inconvenient Truth - Al Gore's film
about Global Warming. Very well made. Must see by everyone - tell everyone
to see it. Go see it NOW.
Why
We Fight - This is
a MUST SEE documentary about the Military-Industrial Complex. Information
that needs to be known by every American about our country and what is
really running things. Just go see it and get the DVD and share it with
people. Here is some more details about it: http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=8484 |
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Honorable mention - VERY worth seeing: |
| The
Accidental Tourist |
Coach
Carter |
Ever
After |
The
Lion in Winter |
Saved! |
| Agatha
of God |
The
Commitments |
EXistenZ |
The
Lost Boys |
The
Secret (except for intro, which is hype) |
| Altered
States |
Conan,
the Barbarian |
Family
Man |
Mass
Appeal |
Silkwood |
| Always
|
Conspiracy
Theory |
Firestarter |
Men
in Black |
Silver
Bullet |
| Andromeda
Strain |
The
Constant Gardener |
The
Five People You Meet in Heaven |
Metropolis
(80's Georgio Moroder) |
Sleepless
In Seattle |
| Angels
in America |
The
Contender |
Flatliners |
Million
Dollar Baby |
Sluth
(Michael Caine) |
| A
Time to Kill |
Crocodile
Dundee (1) |
Fried
Green Tomatoes |
Mission
to Mars |
South
Pacific |
| A
Trip to Bountiful |
The
Crying Game |
Fright
Night |
My
Fair Lady |
St.
Elmo's Fire |
| A
Walk in the Clouds |
Cyber
Wars (Australian) |
Ghost
Story |
Mystic
Pizza |
Steel
Magnolias |
| Back
to the Future |
Dad |
Gladiator |
National
Velvet |
Terms
of Endearment |
| Big |
Dark
City |
Guess
Who's Coming to Dinner |
Norma
Rae |
Thelma
& Louise |
| The
Big Blue |
Das
Boot |
|
Nothing
In Common |
Titanic |
| The
Big Chill |
The
Day After Tomorrow |
The
Hurricane |
October
Sky |
Thank
You For Smoking |
| Bliss |
Dead
Again |
Identity |
One
Flew Over The Cucoo's Nest |
Tootsie |
| The
Boy Who Could Fly |
Deep
Impact |
Italian
For Beginners |
Phenomenon |
The
Truman Show |
| Bulworth |
Defending
Your Life |
Karate
Kid |
Pieces
of April |
12
Monkeys |
| Children
of a Lesser God |
Dirty
Dancing |
Kiss
of the Spider Woman |
Pulp
Fiction |
War
Games |
| Children
of Men |
Dragonfly |
Lady
In The Water |
Rainman |
What's
Eating Gilbert Grape? |
| China
Syndrome |
Dragonslayer |
Lawnmower
Man |
Robin
and Marion |
Wonder
Boys |
| City
of Hope |
Driving
Miss Daisy |
Last
Temptation of Christ |
Rocky |
You
Can Count On Me |
| City
Slickers 1 |
Educating
Rita |
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Young
Sherlock Holmes |
Tell
me if
you think I missed something worth telling people about. I will check
it out first.
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