Say hello to my little friends! A top 25 films and then lists of other faves. Of course hard to sort everything but ranking isn't what's important. Find, watch and love my darlings or lose faith in my taste and spit on my grave. Blade Runner is alright, for example - I've seen it more than once! One day twice, actually. And three days in a row.
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01 BLADE RUNNER (1982)
directed by ridley scott, written by hampton fancher and david peoples
music by vangelis, cinematography by jordan cronenweth
starring harrison ford, rutger hauer and sean young
02 SE7EN (1995)
directed by david fincher, written by andrew kevin walker
music by howard shore, cinematography by darius khondji
starring morgan freeman, brad pitt and gwyneth paltrow
03 EYES WIDE SHUT (1999)
directed by stanley kubrick, written by frederic raphael and stanley kubrick
music by jocelyn pook, cinematography by stanley kubrick
starring tom cruise and nicole kidman
04 ROUGE (1994)
directed by krzysztof kieslowski, written by k. kieslowski and k. piesiewicz
music by zbigniew preisner, cinematography by piotr sobocinski
starring irène jacob and jean-louis trintignant
05 SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994)
directed by frank darabont, written by stephen king and frank darabont
music by thomas newman, cinematography by roger deakins
starring tim robbins and morgan freeman
06 MEMENTO (2000)
directed by christopher nolan, written by christopher and jonathan nolan
music by david julyan, cinematography by wally pfister
starring guy pearce, joe pantoliano and carrie-anne moss
07 THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007)
directed by p. t. anderson, written by upton sinclair and p. t. anderson
music by jonny greenwood, cinematography by robert elswit
starring daniel day-lewis and paul dano
08 USUAL SUSPECTS (1995)
directed by bryan singer, written by christopher mcquarrie
music by john ottman, cinematography by newton thomas sigel
starring gabriel byrne, kevin spacey and chazz palminteri
09 HEAT (1995)
directed by michael mann, written by michael mann
music by elliot goldenthal, cinematography by dante spinotti
starring al pacino, robert de niro and val kilmer
10 APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
directed by francis ford coppola, written by john milius and f. ford coppola
music by carmine coppola, cinematography by vittorio storaro
starring martin sheen and marlon brando
11 GLADIATOR (2000)
directed by ridley scott, written by david franzoni, j. logan and w. nicholson
music by hans zimmer and lisa gerrard, cinematography by john mathieson
starring russell crowe, joaquin phoenix and connie nielsen
12 AMORES PERROS (2000)
directed by alejandro gonzález iñàrritu, written by guillermo arriaga
music by gustavo santaolalla, cinematography by rodrigo prieto
starring gael garcía bernal, emilio echevarría and goya toledo
13 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
directed by stanley kubrick, written by arthur c. clarke and stanley kubrick
music by various artists, cinematography by geoffrey unsworth
starring keir dullea, gary lockwood and douglas rain
14 21 GRAMS (2003)
directed by alejandro gonzález iñàrritu, written by guillermo arriaga
music by gustavo santaolalla, cinematography by rodrigo prieto
starring sean penn, naomi watts and benicio del toro
15 BARRY LYNDON (1975)
directed by stanley kubrick, written by william m. thackeray and s. kubrick
music by various artists, cinematography by john alcott
starring ryan o'neal, marisa berenson and leon vitali
16 BABEL (2006)
directed by alejandro gonzález iñàrritu, written by guillermo arriaga
music by gustavo santaolalla, cinematography by rodrigo prieto
starring brad pitt, rinko kikuchi and adriana barraza
17 A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)
directed by stanley kubrick, written by anthony burgess and s. kubrick
music by various artists, cinematography by stanley kubrick
starring malcom mcdowell
18 ALIEN (1979)
directed by ridley scott, written by dan o'bannon and ronald shusett
music by jerry goldsmith, cinematography by derek vanlint
starring sigourney weaver, tom skerritt and harry dean stanton
19 CITÉ DES ENFANTS PERDUS (1995)
directed by j-p jeunet, written by gilles adrien, j-p jeunet and marc caro
music by angelo badalamenti, cinematography by darius khondji
starring judith vittet, ron perlman and daniel emilfork
20 DOUBLE VIE DE VERONIQUE (1991)
directed by krzysztof kieslowski, written by k. kieslowski and k. piesiewicz
music by zbigniew preisner, cinematography by slawomir idziak
starring iréne jacob
21 INNOCENCE (2004)
directed by mamoru oshî, written by mamoru oshî
music by kenji kawai, cinematography by miki sakuma
starring atsuko tanaka, akio ohtsuka and kôichi yamadera
22 BLEU (1993)
directed by krzysztof kieslowski, written by k. kieslowski and k. piesiewicz
music by zbigniew preisner, cinematography by slawomir idziak
starring juliette binoche and benoît régent
23 SUNSHINE (2007)
directed by danny boyle, written by alex garland
music by john murphy, cinematography by alwin h. küchler
starring cillian murphy, chris evans and rose byrne
24 GODFATHER PART II (1974)
directed by francis ford coppola, written by mario puzo and f. ford coppola
music by nino rota, cinematography by gordon willis
starring al pacino, robert duvall and robert de niro
25 BIG LEBOWSKI (1998)
directed by joel and ethan coen, written by joel and ethan coen
music by carter burwell, cinematography by roger deakins
starring jeff bridges, john goodman and steve buscemi
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