 Daniel's
Highly Recommended Movies List
(Pink Highlighted
means a very special, meaningful must-see movie) |
Highly
Recommended Videos: (print out and take to video
store)
|
| Drama/Message
Movies: |
Sci-Fi
/ Fantasy: |
Foreign
& Indy: |
| A
Few Good Men |
|
My
Life |
The
Abyss |
All
About My Mother |
| A
Hard Day's Night |
Fairytale:
A True Story |
Nell |
Bladerunner |
Amelie |
| A
Beautiful Mind |
Fearless |
The
Notebook |
Brainstorm |
Barbarian
Invasions |
| About
A Boy |
Ferris
Bueller's Day Off |
On
Golden Pond |
Bridge
to Tarabithia |
Before
Sunrise |
| Adaptation |
Field
of Dreams |
Ordinary
People |
Close
Encounters of the 3rd Kind |
Before
Sunset |
| Almost
Famous |
Finding
Neverland |
Pan's
Labyrinth |
Cocoon |
Central
Station |
| Amadeus |
Forrest
Gump |
Patch
Adams |
Contact |
Chariots
of Fire |
| American
Beauty |
The
Game (intense) |
Pay
It Forward |
Dead
Zone (not scary) |
The
Chorus |
| Amistad |
Gandhi |
Philadelphia |
Dune |
Cinema
Paradiso |
| An
American President |
The Golden Compass |
The
Piano |
Enemy
Mine |
Citizen
Ruth |
| Babel |
Good
Night & Good Luck |
Playing
By Heart |
E.T. |
Departures |
| Being
John Malkovich |
Good
Will Hunting |
Pleasantville |
The
Fellowship of the Ring |
Enchanted
April |
| Being
There |
Grand
Canyon |
Powder |
The
Fifth Element |
Fahrenheit
9/11 |
| Benny & Joon |
The
Green Mile |
Pretty
Woman |
Ghost |
Fierce
Grace |
| Big
Fish |
Greystoke,
Lord of the Apes |
Prince
of Tides |
Hangar
18 |
The
Full Monty |
| The
Big Kahuna |
Groundhog
Day |
The
Rainmaker |
Highlander
(1) |
Hero
(Chinese) |
| Billy
Elliot |
Harry
Potter (All of them) |
Regarding
Henry |
Lord
of the Rings Trilogy |
IL
Postino (The Postman) |
| Braveheart
(but violent) |
Hearts
in Atlantis |
Restoration
|
MATRIX Trilogy |
In
America |
| The
Bucket List |
High
Fidelity |
Romeo
and Juliet |
Raiders
of the Lost Ark |
Jodhaa
Akbar |
| The
Breakfast Club |
Holy
Man |
Room
with a View |
Return
of the King |
King
of Masks |
| Bridge
To Tarabithia |
The
Horsewhisperer |
The
Saint |
The
Seventh Sign |
Kolya |
| Brokeback
Mountain |
The
House of D |
Scent
of a Woman |
The
Sixth Sense |
Life
Is Beautiful |
| Chain
Reaction |
I
Am Sam |
Sea
Biscuit |
Solaris |
Like
Water for Chocolate |
| Changing
Lanes |
I
Heart Huckabees |
Sex,
Lies & Videotape |
Star
Trek 1,2,3,4,6 & Nemesis |
Man
Facing Southeast |
| Chocolate |
Instinct
(Anthony Hopkins) |
Sirens |
Star
Wars Movies (all 6) |
Monsoon
Wedding |
| The
Color Purple |
Jerry
McGuire |
Shakespeare
In Love |
Stargate |
Motorcycle
Diary |
| Cider
House Rules |
Just
Between Friends |
Shawshank
Redemption |
Starman |
My
Life as a Dog |
| Crash |
The
King and I |
Slingblade
(intense) |
Superman
1 |
Nowhere
in Africa |
| Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
K-PAX |
Somewhere
in Time |
Terminator
2 |
RedBeard
(1965) |
| Dances
With Wolves |
Last
Samurai |
Stand
By Me |
Total
Recall |
The
Sea Inside |
| Dangerous
Beauty |
Les
Miserables (1998) |
Stepmom |
Lord
of the Rings: The Two Towers |
Secrets & Lies |
| The
DaVinci Code |
Letters
from Iwo Jima |
Syriana |
V
for Vendetta |
Shall
We Dance? (Japan) |
| Day
of the Dolphin |
Life
As A House |
The
Tao Of Steve |
Watchmen |
Shirley
Valentine |
| Dead
Man Walking |
Little
Miss Sunshine |
Thumbsucker |
2010 |
Shine |
| Dead
Poet's Society |
LORD
OF THE RINGS (all 3) |
Thunderheart |
|
Sliding
Doors
|
| The
Devil's Advocate |
Magnolia |
Traffic |
|
Slumdog Millionaire |
| Divine
Secrets of Ya-Ya |
Man
from Snowy River |
Tuesdays
with Morrie |
|
Smoke
Signals |
| The
Doctor |
Man
in the Iron Mask |
Vanilla
Sky |
|
Story
of the Weeping Camel |
| Don
Juan DeMarco |
Man
Without a Face |
Wall
Street |
|
Strangers
in Good Company |
| Edward
Scissorhands |
Manchurain
Candidate (2004) |
Weeds |
|
Talk
to Her |
| The
Emperor's Club |
Meet
Joe Black |
What
Dreams May Come |
|
The
Way Home |
| Erin
Brockovich |
Michael |
White
Squall |
|
Three
Seasons |
| Eternal
Sunshine |
Monster's
Ball |
Yellow
Submarine |
|
Tsotsi |
| |
My
Left Foot |
Yes (2004
excellent drama) |
|
Whale
Rider |
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|
|
What
the Bleep do We Know? |
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Wild
Parrots of Telegraph Hill |
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|
Winged
Migration |
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|
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!
|
Children (of
all ages): |
|
Everyone should
see these and share them with others: |
Babe |
| Good
Movie & Scary: |
The 11th Hour |
Orwell
Rolls in His Grave |
|
Black
Stallion |
| Alien
2 |
America,
From Freedom to Fascism |
OutFoxed |
|
Bolt |
| Bram
Stoker's Dracula (Gary Oldman) |
Bill
Moyers - The Secret Government |
The
Money Masters (watch
free online!) |
|
Chicken
Run |
| The
Changeling |
Carlyle
Group * (watch
free online!) |
The
Oil Factor |
|
Ever
After |
| Jacob's
Ladder |
The
Century of Self (BBC
4 episodes) |
From Science
to God by Peter Russell |
|
Fantasia |
| Interview
with a Vampire |
The
Corporation ** |
The
Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (watch
free online!) |
Little
Lord Fauntleroy |
| Poltergeist |
Earthlings |
Sicko |
|
Mary
Poppins |
| |
Enron |
Speaking
Freely Vol 1 - John Perkins (must see!!!) |
|
Monsters
Inc. |
| |
Fahrenheit
9/11 |
The
Story of Stuff
(link
22 min free online) |
|
The
Neverending Story |
| |
FLOW |
Super
Size Me |
|
Pinocchio
(Disney) |
| |
Food, Inc. |
Trudell |
|
Princess
Mononoke |
| |
Howard
Zinn |
The
US vs John Lennon |
|
Ratatouille |
| |
An
Inconvenient Truth |
Walmart |
|
The
Secret Garden |
| |
Jesus
Camp |
Why
We Fight |
|
Shrek
1 & 2 |
| |
Kymatica (watch
free online!) |
The Yes Men |
|
Sound
of Music |
| |
|
Zeitgeist & Addendum (watch
free online!) |
|
Spirited
Away |
| |
|
|
|
Wizard
of OZ |
*
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 Food, Inc.
Food,
Inc. - In theaters now. 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
Lost Boys |
Saved! |
| Agatha
of God |
The
Commitments |
EXistenZ |
Mass
Appeal |
The
Secret (except for intro, which is hype) |
| Altered
States |
Conan,
the Barbarian |
Family
Man |
Men
in Black |
Silkwood |
| Always
|
Conspiracy
Theory |
Firestarter |
Metropolis
(80's Georgio Moroder) |
Silver
Bullet |
| Andromeda
Strain |
The
Constant Gardener |
The
Five People You Meet in Heaven |
Million
Dollar Baby |
Sleepless
In Seattle |
| Angels
in America |
The
Contender |
Flatliners |
Mission
to Mars |
Sluth
(Michael Caine) |
| A
Time to Kill |
Crocodile
Dundee (1) |
Fried
Green Tomatoes |
My
Fair Lady |
South
Pacific |
| A
Trip to Bountiful |
The
Crying Game |
Fright
Night |
Mystic
Pizza |
St.
Elmo's Fire |
| A
Walk in the Clouds |
Cyber
Wars (Australian) |
Ghost
Story |
National
Velvet |
Steel
Magnolias |
| Back
to the Future |
Dad |
Gladiator |
Norma
Rae |
Terms
of Endearment |
| Big |
Dark
City |
Guess
Who's Coming to Dinner |
Nothing
In Common |
Thelma
& Louise |
| |
Das
Boot |
|
October
Sky |
Titanic |
| The
Big Chill |
The
Day After Tomorrow |
The
Hurricane |
Off the Map |
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 |
Phantom
of the Opera |
The
Truman Show |
| Bulworth |
Defending
Your Life |
Karate
Kid |
Phenomenon |
12
Monkeys |
| Children
of a Lesser God |
Dirty
Dancing |
Kiss
of the Spider Woman |
Pieces
of April |
War
Games |
| Children
of Men |
Dragonfly |
Lady
In The Water |
Pulp
Fiction |
What's
Eating Gilbert Grape? |
| China
Syndrome |
Dragonslayer |
Lawnmower
Man |
Rainman |
Wonder
Boys |
| City
of Hope |
Driving
Miss Daisy |
Last
Temptation of Christ |
Robin
and Marion |
You
Can Count On Me |
| City
Slickers 1 |
Educating
Rita |
The
Lion in Winter |
Rocky |
Young
Sherlock Holmes |
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