Thursday 29 May 2014

My Website www.yonicohen.co.uk

http://yonicohen.co.uk/index.html

2 months ago i bought the domain to a website using one.com. After struggling for ages to pick a theme, i have finally put it together. The theme i went with was Tincidunt. I could picked any of the 4 below as they are pretty similar. My thought process was to have my showreel as the main heading.








Finally my website is up and running. It took me many, many hours to fiddle around and chose a theme, let alone putting it together!!! It was tougher than first expected.

I went with a simple design so that nothing would distract my audience from the main purpose of their visit, and thats to find out who i am and what i do. The showreel is on the front page. Underneath (and above) is a menu to visit my work (6 completed videos), a short synopsis about me as well as contact details.

My showreel includes all the contact details, as well as my business card. The beginning steps to finishing university are in place, I will soon be ready to start my professional career in the film industry as a freelancer.



My other web and social online presence includes:

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user10288561
Twitter: https://twitter.com/yon1c
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yon1c?ref=tn_tnmn
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/107626067@N03/

Wednesday 28 May 2014

Business cards

As my mum is a freelance photographer, she has had to make her own website and business cards so I was put on the right path for the cheapest accessories.

For 50 business cards the cheapest option including p&p is under £7. As a starting freelancer i can't afford much more than that at this current time in my life. I want a simple design that would highlight my niche industry.




There were only two designs on 123.com that weren't too bad. I went with the design of the photographer under his curtain whilst trying to take a picture. It's got a cute, light sense of humor emotion towards it that emphases character, unlike the film strip which i felt was just plain and boring.

I had placed an order at the beginning of the week but they haven't arrived yet, it should be any day now.

It includes my telephone number, email address, website, and business type only on one side, to produce anything on the reverse side was more expensive.




Tuesday 27 May 2014

Watched Films

2010 - 2019
2000 - 2009
1990 - 1999
1980 - 1989
1970 - 1979
1960 - 1969
1950 - 1959
1940 - 1949
1900 - 1939

My memory is so poor that the only answer i can think of when being questioned on my favorite film is Toy Story.... That isn't ideal especially for a 22 year old. The reason why I probably say Toy Story is because i watched it over and over as a kid that i decided to ignore all other movies. I wasn't brought up to watch any of the classics other than Disneys and Bugsy Malone. Now, when asked opinions on movies, i am able to give my 2 pence. This is more of a personal blog so i can remember which films i liked and which ones i didn't. As well as this, I often get a pleasant surprise of "oh he directed this one as well??" and patterns start to emerge.



sin city (2005) robert rodriguez - *8.2 - crime/ thriller
taxi driver (1976) martin scorsese - *8.5 - crime/ drama
the shawshank redemption (1994) frank darabont - *9.3 - crime/ drama
the godfather (1972) francis ford coppola - *9.2 - crime/ drama
pulp fiction (1994) quentin tarantino - *9 - crime/ drama/ thriller
snatch (2000) guy ritchie - *8.3 - crime/ thriller
lockstock and two smoking barrels (1998) guy ritchie - *8.2 - crime/ thriller
casino (1995) martin scorsese - *8.2 - biography/ crime/ drama
the business (2005) nick love *6.5 - cime/ drama/ thriller
the dark knight (2008) christopher nolan - *9 - action/ crime/ drama
batman begins (2005) christopher nolan - 8.3
lord of the rings the return of the king (2003) peter jackson - *8.9 - action/ adventure/ fantasy
lord of the rings the fellowship of the ring (2001) peter jackson - *8.8 - action/ adventure/ fantasy
lord of the rings the two towers (2002) peter jackson - *8.7 - action/ adventure/ fantasy
fight club (1999) david fincher - *8.9 - drama
forest gump (1994) rovert zemeckis - *8.7 - drama/ romance 
city of god (2002) katia lund & fernando meirelles - *8.7 - crime/ drama
usual suspects (1995) bryan singer - *8.7 - crime/ mystery/ thriller
vertigo (1958) alfred hitchcock - 8.5 - mystery/ romance/ thriller
american history x (1998) tom kaye - *8.6 - crime/ drama
memento (2000) christopher nolan - *8.6 - mystery/ thriller
terminator 2 judgement day (1991) james cameron - *8.6 action/ sci-fi/ thriller
django unchained (2012) quentin tarantino - *8.5 - adventure/ drama/ western
the departed (2006) martin scorsese - *8.5 - crime/ drama/ thriller
the green mile (1999) frank darabont - *8.5 - crime/ drama/ fantasy
gladiator (2000) ridley scott - *8.5 - action/ adventure/ drama
the prestige (2006) christopher nolan - *8.4 - drama/ mystery/ thriller
reservoir dogs (1992) quentin tarantino - *8.4 - crime/ thriller
inglorious bastards (2009) quentin tarantino - *8.3 - adventure/ drama/ war
scarface (1983) brian de palma - *8.3 - crime/ drama
no country for old men (2007) ethan coen & joel coen - *8.2 - crime/ drama/ thriller
trainspotting (1996) danny boyle -*8.2 - crime/ drama
good will hunting (1997) gus van sant - *8.2 - drama
there will be blood (2007) paul thomas anderson - *8.1 - drama
donnie brasco (1997) mike newell - *7.7 - biography/ crime/ drama
social network (2010) david fincher - *7.9 - biography/ drama
slumdog millionaire (2008) danny boyle - *8.1 - drama/ romance/ thriller
monsters inc (2001) pete docter & david silverman - *8 - animation/ adventure/ comedy
toy story (1995) john lasseter - *8.3 - animation/ adventure/ comedy
toy story 2 (1999) ash brannon & john lasseter - *7.9 - animation/ adventure/ comedy
toy story 3 (2010) lee unkrich - *8.5 - animation/ adventure/ comedy
the lion king (1994) roger allers & rob minkoff - *8.4 - animation/ adventure/ drama
the truman show (1998) peter weir - *8 - drama/ sci-fi
shutter island (2010) martin scorsese - *8 - drama/ thriller
american gangster (2007) ridley scott  - *7.8 - biography/ crime/ drama
lawless (2012) john hillcoat - *7.2 - crime/ drama
127 hours (2010) danny boyle - *7.7 - adventure/ biography/ drama
book of eli (2010) albert hughes & allen hughs - *6.8 - action/ adventure/ drama
training day (2001) antoine fuqua - *7.6 - action/ crime/ drama
the italian job (2003) f gary gray - *6.9 - action/ crime/ thriller
the adjustment bureau (2011) george nolfi - *7 - romance/ sci-fi/ thriller
ted (2012) seth macfarlane - *7.1 - comedy/ fantasy
war of the worlds (2005) steven spielberg - *6.5 - adventure/ sci-fi/ thriller
titanic (1997) james cameron - *7.6 - drama/ romance
avatar (2009) james cameron - *7.9 - action/ adventure/ fantasy
romeo and juliet (1996) baz luhrmann - *6.8 - drama/ romance
blood diamond (2006) edward zwick - *8 - adventure/ drama/ thriller
gangs of new york (2002) martin scorsese - *7.5 - crime/ drama/ history
limitless (2011) neil burger - *7.3 - mystery/ sci-fi/ thriller
meet the parents (2000) jay roach - *7 - comedy/ romance
meet the fockers (2004) jay roach - *6.3 - comedy/ romance
the american (2010) anton corbijn - *6.4 - crime/ drama/ thriller
human traffic (1999) justin kerrian - 7.0 - comedy/ music
blow (2001) ted demme - *7.5 - biography/ crime/ drama
21 jump street (2012) phul lord & chris miller - *7.2 - action/ comedy/ crime
superbad (2007) greg mottola - *7.6 - comedy
step brothers (2008) adam mckay - *6.7 - comedy
old school (2003) todd phillips - *7.1 - comedy
horrible bosses (2011) seth gordon - *6.9 - comedy/ crime
dodgeball (2004) rawson marshall thurber - *6.6 - comedy/ sport
anchorman (2004) adam mckay - *7.2 - comedy
happy gilmore (1996) dennis dugan - *6.9 - comedy/ romance/ sport
waterboy (1998) frank coraci - *5.9 - comedy/ sport
big daddy (1999) dennis dugan - *6.2 - comedy/ drama
dont mess with the zohan (2008) dennis dugan - *5.5 - action/ comedy
click (2006) frank coraci - *6.4 - comedy/ drama/ fantasy
the longest yard (2005) peter segal - *6.2 - comedy/ crime/ sport
mean machine (2001) barry skolnick - *6.3 - comedy/ drama/ sport
white chicks (2004) keenen ivory waynes - *5 - crime/ comedy
50 first dates (2004) peter segal - *6.7 - comedy/ romance
the beach (2000) danny boyle - *6.5 - adventure/ drama/ romance
boiler room (2000) ben younger - *6.9 - thriller/ drama/ crime
con air (1997) simon west - *6.8 - action/ crime/ thriller
catch me if you can (2002) steven spielberg - *7.9 - biography/ comedy/ crime
four lions (2010) christopher morris - *7.2 - comedy/ crime/ drama
crank (2006) mark neveldine & brian taylor - *7 - action/ crime/ thriller
taken (2008) pierre morel - *7.9 - action/ crime/ thriller
the bank job (2008) roger donaldson - *7.3 - crime/ drama/ thriller
wedding crashers (2005) david dobkin - *7 - comedy/ romance
unthinkable (2010) gregor jordan - *7.1 - drama/ thriller
the butterfly effect (2004) eric bress & j mackye gruber - *7.7 - sci-fi/ thriller
thank you for smoking (2005) jason reitman - *7.7 - comedy/ drama
matchstick men (2003) ridley scott - *7.3 - comedy/ crime/ drama
kidulthood (2006) menhaj huda - *6.5 - drama
men in black (1997) barry sonnenfeld - *7.2 - comedy/ sci-fi
men in black 2 (2002) barry sonnenfeld - *5.9 - action/ comedy/ sci-fi
hitch (2005) andy tennant - *6.6 - comedy/ romance
the pursuit of happyness (2006) gabriele muccino - *7.8 - biography/ drama
i robot (2004) alex proyas - *7 - action/ mystery/ sci-fi
hancock (2008) peter berg - *6.4 - action/ fantasy
volcano (1997) mick jackson - *5.3 - action/ drama/ sci-fi
just married (2003) shawn levy - *5.3 - comedy/ romance
signs (2002) n night shyamalan - *6.7 - drama/ sci-fi/ thriller
american psycho (2000) mary harron - *7.6 - crime/ drama
donnie darko (2001) richard kelly - *8.1 - drama/ mustery/ sci-fi
leon (1994) luc besson - *8.6 - crime/ drama/ thriller
kids (1995) larry clark - *6.8 - crime/ drama
true romance (1993) tony scott - *7.9 - crime/ thriller
american beauty (1999) sam mendes - drama
fargo (1996) joel coen - *8.2 - crime/ drama/ thriller
the great debaters (2007) denzel washington - *7.5 - biography/ drama
heat (1995) michael mann - *8.3 - action/ crime/ drama
empire of the sun (1987) steven spielberg - *7.7 - drama/ history/ war
the big lebowski (1998) joel coen - *8.2 - comedy/ crime
21 (2008) robery luketic - *6.7 - crime/ drama/ thriller
double jeopardy (1999) bruce beresford - *6.2 - crime/ mystery/ thriller
the machinist (2004) brad anderson - *7.7 - drama/ thriller
next (2007) lee tamahori - *6.1 - action/ sci-fi/ thriller
gummo (1997) harmony korine - *6.3 - drama
looper (2012) rian johnson - *7.6 - action/ crime/ sci-fi
old boy (2003) chan-wook park - *8.4 - drama/ mystery/ thriller 
gangster squad (2013) ruben fleischer - *6.8 - action/ crime/ drama
zero dark thirty (2012) kathryn bigelow - *7.5 - drama/ history/ thriller
olympus has fallen (2013) antoine fuqua - *6.5 - action/thriller
kill bill (2003) quentin tarantino - *8.2 - action/ crime
notorious (2009) george tillman jr - *6.4 - biography/ drama/ music
la haine (1995) mathiey kassovitz *8.1 - drama
apocalypse now (1979) francis ford coppola - *8.6 - drama/ war
rise of the footsoldier (2007) julian gilbey - *6.7 - biography/ crime/ drama
citizen kane (1941) orson welles - *8.5 - drama/ mystery
rounders (1998) john dahl *7.3 - crime/ drama
a clockwork orange (1971) stanley kubrick - *8.4 - crime/ drama/ sci-fi
raging bull (1980) martin scorsese - *8.3 - biography/ drama/ sport
captain phillips (2013) paul greengrass - *8.1 - adventure/ biography/ drama
prisoners (2013) denis villeneuve - *8.1 - crime/ drama/ thriller
a beautiful mind (2001) ron howard - *8.2 - biography/ drama
the shining (1980) stanley kubrick - *8.5 - horror/ mystery
smokin' aces (2006) joe carnahan - *6.7 - action/ crime/ drama
touch of evil (1958) orson welles - *8.2 - crime/ film-noir/ thriller
filth (2013) jon baird - *7.4 - comedy/ crime/ drama
blue is the warmest colour (2013) abdellatif kechiche - *8.1 - drama/ romance
ameros perros (2000) alejandro gonzalez inarritu - *8.1 - drama/ thriller
blackfish (2013) gabriela cowperthwaite - 8.1 documentary 
the imposter (2012) bart layton - *7.5 - documentary/ biography/ thriller
cocaine cowboys (2008) billy corben - documentary/ crime
requiem for a dream (2000) darren aronofsky - *8.4 - drama
hitchcock (2012) sasha gervasi *6.9 - biography/ drama
bronson (2008) nicolas winding refn - *7.1 - action/ biography/ crime
pi (1998) darren aronofsky - *7.5 - sci-fi/ thriller
drive (2011) nicolas winding refn - *7.9 - crime/ drama
the wolf of wall street (2013) martin scorsese - *8.5 - biography/ comedy/ crime
12 years a slave (2013) steeve mcqueen - *8.3 - biography/ drama/ history
fear and loathing in las vegas (1998) terry gilliam - *7.9 - adventure/ comedy
inside llewin davis (2013) joel coen, ethan coen - *7.6 - drama/ music
gravity (2013) alfonso cuaron - *8.1 - drama/ sci-fi/ thriller
dallas buyers club (2013) jean-marc valle *8 - biography/ drama/ history
moonrise kingdom (2012wes anderson *7.8 - comedy/ drama/ romance 
the secret life of walter mitty (2013) ben stiller *7.4 - adventure/ comedy/ drama
the grand budapest hotel (2014) wes anderson *8.4 - comedy
brazil (1985) terry gilliam - *8 - drama// fantasy/ sci-fi
being john malkovich (1999) spike jonze - *7.8 - comedy/ drama/ fantasy
se7en (1995) david fincher - *8.7 - crime/ mystery/ thriller
the royal tenenbaums (2001) wes anderson - *7.6 - comedy/ drama
the wrestler (2008) darren aronofsky - *8 - drama/ romance/ sport
rushmore (1998) wes anderson - *7.7 - comedy/ drama
twelve monkeys (1995) terry gilliam - *8.1 - mystery/ sci-fi/ thriller 
we need to talk about kevin  (2011) lynne ramsey *7.5 - drama/ thriller
the double (2013) richard ayoade - *7.3 - drama/ thriller
elite squad (2007) jose padilha - *8.1 - action/ crime/ drama
traffic (2000) steven soderbergh - *7.7 - crime/ drama/ thriller
black swan (2010) darren aronofsky - *8.1 - drama/ mystery/ thriller
silence of the lambs (1991) jonathan demme - *8.7 - crime/ drama/ thriller
lincoln lawyer (2011) brad furman - *7.3 - crime/ drama/ thriller
edward scissorhands (1990) tim burton - *8 - drama/ fantasy/ romance
sin city 2 (2014) robert rodriguez - *6.6 - crime/ thriller
lost in translation (2003) sofia coppola - *7.8 - drama
deathproof (2007) quentin tarantino - *7.1 - action/ thriller
boyhood (2014)  richard linklater - *8.3 - drama
let's be cops (2014) luke greenfield - *6.6 - comedy
lucy (2014) luc besson - *6.4 - action/ sci-fi/ thriller
the dark knight rises (2012) christopher nolan - *8.5 - action/ thriller
the drop (2014) michael roskam - *7.2 - crime/ drama
the most wanted man (2014) anton corbijn - *6.9 - thriller
goodfellas (1990) martin scorsesse - *8.8 - biography/ crime/ drama
birdman (2014) alejandro g inarritu - *8 - comedy/ drama 
mulholland dr. (2001) david lynch - *7.9 - drama/ mystery/ thriller
true grit (2010) ethan & joel coen - *7.7 - adventure/ drama/ western
lost in la mancha (2002) keith fulton & louis pepe - *7.3 - documentary
zodiac (2007) david fincher - *7.7 - crime/ drama/ mystery
time bandits (1981) terry gilliam - *7 - adventure/ comedy/ fantasy 
2001 Space Odyssey (1968) stanley kubrick - *8.3 - adventure/ mystery/ sci-fi
the assassination of jesse james (2007) andrew dominik - *7.6 - biography/ crime/ drama
a most violent year (2014) j.c chandor - *7.8 - action/ crime/ drama
blade runner (1982) ridley scott - *8.3  - drama/ sci-fi/ thriller
watchmen (2009) zack snyder - *7.6  - action/ mystery/ sci-fi
eraserhead (1977) david lynch - *7.4 - drama/ fantasy/ horror
midnight cowboy (1969) john schlesinger - *8 - drama
monty python and the holy grail (1975) terry gilliam & terry jones - *8.4 - adventure/ comedy/ fantasy
million dollar baby (2004) clint eastwood  - *8.1 - drama/ sport
life of brian (1979) terry jones - *8.2 - comedy
top gun (1986) tony scott - *6.8 - action/ drama/ romance
inception (2010) christopher nolan - *8.8 - action/ adventure/ mystery
full metal jacket (1987) stanley kubrick - *8.4 - drama/ war
dr strangelove (1964) stanley kubrick - *8.5 - comedy/ war
the tree of life (2011) terrence malick - *6.7 - drama/ fantasy
it's all gone pete tong (2004) michael dowse - *7.4 - comedy/ drama/ music
v for vendetta (2005) james mcteigue - *8.2 - action/ crime/ fantasy
magnolia (1999) paul thomas anderson - *8 - drama
boogie nights (1997) paul thomas anderson - *7.9 - drama
the untouchables (1987) brian de palma *8 - crime/ drama/ history
dancer in the dark (2000) lars van trier - *8 - crime/ drama/ musical
dog day afternoon (1975) sidney lumet - *8.1 - crime/ drama
clerks (1994) kevin smith - *7.9 - comedy
enter the void (2009) gasper noe - *7.1 - drama/ fantasy
barry lyndon (1975) stanley kubrick - *8.1 - drama
the hurt locker (2008) kathryn bigelow - *7.6 - drama/ thriller/ war
the boondock saints (1999) troy duffy - *7.9 - action/ crime/ thriller
badlands (1973) terrence malick - *7.9 - crime/ drama
eternal sunshine of a spotless mind (2004) michel gondry - *8.4 - drama/ romance/ sci-fi
jarhead (2005) sam mendes - *7.1 - drama/ war
groundhog day (1993) harold ramis - *8.1 - comedy/ drama/ fantasy
one flew over the cukoos nest (1975) milos forman - *8.8 - drama
rock n roller (2008) guy ritchie - *7.3 - action/ crime/ thriller
good vibrations (2011) lisa barros d'sa & glenn leyburn - *7.6 - biography/ drama/ music
dazed and confused (1993) richard linklater - *7.6 - comedy/ drama
the color of money (1986) martin scorsese - *7 - drama/ sport
whats eating gilbert grape (1993) lasse hallstrom *7.8 - drama
primal fear (1996) gregory hoblit - *7.6 - crime/ drama/ mystery
rain man (1988) barry levinson - *8 - drama
chinatown (1974) roman polanski *8.4 - crime/ drama/ mystery
boyz n the hood (1991) john singleton - *7.7 - crime/ drama
this is england (2006) shane meadows - *7.7 - crime/ drama
dark city (1998) alex proyas - *7.7 - mystery/ sci-fi
the game (1997) david fincher - *7.7 - drama/ mystery/ thriller
a few good men (1992) rob reiner - *7.6 - crime/ drama/ mystery
almost famous (2000) cameron crowe - 7.9 - drama/ music 
jerry maguire (1996) cameron crowe - *7.3 - comedy/ drama/ romance
falling down (1993) joel schumacher - *7.3 - crime/ drama/ thriller 
vanilla sky (2001) cameron crowe - *6.7 - fantasy/ mystery/ romance
natural born killers (1994) oliver stone - *7.2 - crime/ drama/ thriller
swingers (1996) doug liman - *7.4 - comedy/ drama
the town (2010) ben affleck - *7.6 - crime/ drama/ thriller
entourage (2015)
ted 2 (2015)
amy (2015)

insdie out (2015)
black mass (2015)
midnight express (1978) alan parker - *7.6 - biography/ crime/ drama
hot fuzz
rush (2013)
southpaw (2015)
mad max fury road (2015)
the revenent
the martian
sicario
99 homes
cartel land
u.n.c.l.e
the big short
star wars
concussion
point break
her
aviation
retribution
deadpool
the girl with the dragon tatoo
steve jobs
spotlight
risky business

Films to watch

2010 - 2019
2000 - 2009
1990 - 2009
1980 - 1989
1970 - 1979
1960 - 1969
1950 - 1959
1940 - 1949
1900 - 1939

Due to me having a hell of a lot of films to watch, i felt it would be necessary to write them down and tick them off. I always get recomended new films to watch that i would never be able to remember off the top of my head, so i just add them to the list. There are many classics that i havent seen, many that i havent heard of, but also many from directors that I would like to explore more.



Films:

the good the bad the ugly (1966) sergio leone - *9 - adventure/ western
schindler's list (1993) steven spielberg - *8.9 - biography/ drama/ history
star wars episode iv: a new hope (1977) george lucas - *8.8
star wars episode v: the empire strikes back (1980) irvin kershner - *8.8
star wars episode vi: return of the jedi (1983) richard marquand - *8.4
star wars episode i: the phantom menace (1999) george lucas - *6.5
star wars episode ii: attack of the clones (2002) george lucas - *6.7
star wars episode iii revenge of the sith (2005) george lucas - *7.7
harry potter and the philosophers stone (2001) chris columbus - *7.3
harry potter and the chamber of secrets (2002) chris columbus - *7.2
harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban (2004) alfonso cuaron - * 7.7
harry potter and the goblet of fire (2005) mike newell - *7.5
harry potter and the order of the phoenix (2007) david yates - *7.4
harry potter and the half blood prince (2009) david yates - *7.4
harry potter and the deathly hallows - part 1 (2010) david yates  - * 7.6
harry potter and the deathly hallows - part 2 (2011) david yates - *8.1
the matrix (1999) andy & lana wachowski - *8.7 - action/ adventure/ sci-fi
the matrix reloaded (2003) andy & lana wachowski - *7.1 - action/ sci-fi
the matrix revolutions (2003) andy & lana wachowski - *6.6 - action/ adventure/ sci-fi
saving private ryan (1998) steven spielberg - *8.6 - action/ drama/ war
alien (1979) ridley scott - *8.5 - horror/ sci-fi
back to the future (1985) robert zemeckis - 8.5 - adventure/ comedy/ sci-fi
the pianist (2002) roman polanski - *8.5 - biography/ drama/ history
aliens (1986) james cameron - *8.5 - action/ adventure/ sci-fi
das boot (1981) wolfgang petersen - *8.4 - action/ adventure/ drama
pans labyrinth (2006) guillermo del toro - *8.3 - drama/ fantasy/ war
up (2009) pete docter & bob peterson - *8.3 - animation/ adventure/ comedy
the kings speech (2010) tom hooper - *8.1 - biography/ drama/ history
girl with the dragon tattoo (2011) david fincher - *7.9 - crime/ drama/ mystery
the girl with the dragon tatoo (2009) niels arden oplev - 7.8 - crime/ mystery/ thriller
the lives of others (2006) florian henckel von donnersmarck - *8.5 - drama/ thriller
knocked up (2007) judd apatow - *7.1 - crime/ drama/ romance
spun (2002) jonas akerlund - *6.6 - comedy/ crime/ drama
barton fink (1991) joel coen *7.7 - drama
the deer hunter (1978) michael cimino - *8.2 - drama/ war
born on fourth july (1989) oliver stone - *7.1 - biography/ drama/ war
spring breakers (2012) harmony korine - *5.7 - drama
mister lonely (2007) harmony korine - *6.2 - comedy/ drama
a time to kill (1996) joel schumacher - *7.2 - crime/ drama/ thriller
300 (2006) zack snyder - *7.7 - action/ fantasy/ history
the thief of bagdad (1924) raoul walsh - *7.7 - adventure/ family/ fantasy
headhunters (2011) morten tyldum *7.5 - crime/ drama
a hijacking (2012) tobias lindholm - *7.1 - drama/ thriller
oslo august 31 (2011) joachim trier - *7.5 - drama
deja vu (2006) tony scott - *7 - action/ sci-fi/ thriller
inside man (2006) spike lee - *7.6 - crime/ drama/ thriller
man on fire (2004) tony scott - *7.7 - action/ crime/ drama
john q (2002) nick cassavetes - *6.2 - drama/ thriller
the man who wasn't there (2001) joel coen - *7.6 - crime/ drama
oh brother where art thou (2000) joel coen - *7.8 - comedy/ adventure/ crime
a fever in the blood (1961) vincent sherman - *6.2 - drama
true grit (1969) henry hathaway - *7.3 - adventure/ western/ drama
hanna (2011) joe wright - *6.9 - action/ adventure/ thriller
cartilos way (1993) brian de palma - *7.9 - crime/ thriller/ drama
the insider (1999) michael mann - *7.9 - biography/ drama/ thriller
in the name of the father (1993) jim sheridan - *8.1 - biography/ drama/ thriller
the last of the mohicans (1992) michael mann - *7.7 - action/ adventure/ romance
life is beautiful (1997) roberto benigni - *8.5 - comedy/ drama/ romance
12 angry men (1957) sidney lumet - *8.9 - drama
mr nobody (2009) jaco van dormael - 7.8 - drama/ fantasy/ romance
network (1976) sidney lumet - *8.1 - drama
rocky (1976)  john g avildsen - *8.1 - drama/ sport
rocky ii (1979) sylvester stallone - *7.1 - action/ drama/ sport
first blood (1982) ted kotcheff - *7.7 - action/ thriller
manhatten (1979) woody allen - *8 - comedy/ drama/ romance
mad max (1981) george miller - *7.6 - action/ adventure/ thriller
kramer vs kramer (1979) robert benton - *7.7 - drama
gandhi (1982) richard attenborough - *8.1 - biography/ drama/ history
amadeus (1984) milos forman - *8.4 - biography/ drama/ music
die hard (1988) john mctiernan - *8.3 - action/ thriller
unforgiven (1992) clint eastwood - *8.3 - western
satantango (1994) bela tarr - *8 - comedy/ drama
kiss kiss bang bang (2005) shane black - *7.7 - action/ comedy/ crime
moon (2009) duncan jones - *8 - drama/ sci fri
no mans land (2001) danis tanovic - *7.9 - drama/ war
amelie (2001) jean-pierre junet - *8.5 - comedy/romance
adaptation (2002) spike jonze - *7.7 - comedy/ crime/ drama
talk to her (2002) pedro almodovar  - *8 - comedy/ drama/ romance
3:10 to yuma (2007) james mangold  - *7.8 - action/ crime/ drama
hotel rwonda (2004) terry george - *8.2 - biography/ drama/ history
the sea inside (2004) alejandro amenabar - *8 - biography/ drama
munich (2005) steven spielberg - *7.6 - drama/ history/ thriller
crash (2004) paul haggis - *7.9 - drama
letters from iwo jima (2006) clint eastwood - *7.9 - drama/ history/ war
seven pounds (2008) gabriele muccino - *7.5 - drama
the lives of others (2006) florian henckel von donnersmarck - *8.5 - drama/ thriller
children of men (2006) alfonso cuaron - *7.9 - adventure/ drama/ sci-fi
the curious case of benjamin button (2008) david fincher - *7.6 - drama/ fantasty/ romance
mary and max (2009) adam elliot - *8.1 - animatiom/ comedy/ drama
grindhouse (2007) robert rodriguez - *7.7 - action/ horror/ thriller
the fighter (2010) david o russell - *7.9 - biography/ drama/ sport
equilibruim (2002) kurt wimmer - *7.6 - action/ drama/ sci-fi
the world is big and salvation lurks around the corner (2008) stephan komandarev - *7.7 - drama
in bruges (2008) martin mcdonagh - *8 - comedy/ crime/ drama
sleepers (1996) barry levinson - *7.4 - crime/ drama/ thriller
21 grams (2003)  alejandro gonzalez inurritu - *7.7 - crime/ drama/ thriller
all the presidents men (1976) alan j pakula - *8 - drama/ history/ mystery
remember the titans (2000) boaz yakin - *7.6 - biography/ drama/ sport
stranger than fiction (2006) marc forster - *7.6 - comedy/ drama/ fantasy
the da vinci code (2006) ron howard - *6.4 - mystery/ thriller
cast away (2000) robert zemeckis - *7.6 - adventure/ drama
road to perdition (2002) sam mendes - *7.7 - crime/ drama/ thriller
braveheart (1995) mel gibson - *8.4 - action/ bopgraphy/ drama
changeling (2008) clint eastwood - *7.8 - drama/ history/ mystery
dogville (2003) lars von trier - *7.9 - crime/ drama
downfall (2004) oliver hirschbiegel - *8.3 - biography/ drama/ history
the fifth element (1997) luc besson - *7.6 - action/ adventure/ sci-fi
gattaca (1997) andrew niccol - *7.8 - drama/ romance/ sci-fi
into the wild (2007) sean penn - *8.2 - adventure/ biography/ drama
the illusionist (2006) neil burger - *7.6 - drama/ mustery/ romance
mystic river (2003) clint eastwood - *8 - crime/ drama/ mystery
platoon (1986) oliver stone - *8.2 - action/ drama/ war
incendies (2010)  denis villeneuve - *8.1 - drama/ mystery/ war
the day of the jackal (1973) fred zinnemann - *7.8 - thriller
nowhere boy (2009) sam taylor johnson - *7.1 - biography/ drama/ music
confessions of a dangerous mind (2002) george clooney - *7.1 - biography/ comedy/ crime
the quiet american (2002) phillip noyce - *7.1 - drama/ mustery/ romance
citizen ruth (1996) alexander payne - *6.8 - comedy/ drama
synecdoche, new york (2008) charlie kaufman - *7.2 - drama
stroszek (1997) werner herzog *7.9 - comedy/ drama
fish tank (2009) andrea arnold *7.3 - drama
the talented mr ripley (1999) anthony minghella *7.3 - crime/ drama/ thriller
malcolm x (1992) spike lee *7.6 - biography/ drama/ history
desperado (1995) robert rodriguez *7.1 - action/ crime/ thriller
from dusk till dawn (1996) robert rodriguez *7.2 - action/ crime/ horror
the 400 blows (1959) francois truffaut *8.1 - crime/ drama
bicycle thieves (1948) vittorio de sica *8.4 - crime/ drama
the virgin spring (1960) ingmar bergman *8 - drama
rocco and his brothers (1960) luchino visconti *8.1 - crime/ drama/ sport
los olvidados (1950) luis bunuel *8.1 - crime/ drama
in the mood for love (2000) kar wai wong *8 - drama/ romance
cutters way (1981) ivan passer *6.8 - crime/ drama/ mystery
come and see (1985) elem klimov *8.1 - drama/ history/ war
the yellow sea (2010) hong-jin na *7.3 - crime/ drama/ thriller
the friends of eddie coyle (1973) peter yates *7.5 - crime/ thriller/ drama
any given sunday (1999) oliver stone *6.7 - drama/ sport
7 psychopaths (2012) martin mcdonagh *7.2 - comedy/ crime/ thriller
the kite runner (2007) marc forster *7.7 - drama
the diving bell and the butterfly (2007) julian schnabel *8 - biography/ drama
as good as it gets (1997) james l brooks *7.7 - comedy/ drama/ romance
big fish (2003) tim burton *8 - adventure/ drama/ fantasy
bad boys (1995) michael bay - *6.7 - action/ comedy/ crime
colours (1988) dennis hopper - *6.6 - action/ crime/ drama
the ice man (2012) ariel vromen - *7.1 - biography/ crime/ drama
internal affairs (1990) mike figgis - *6.4 - crime/ drama
la take down (1989) michael mann - *5.9 - action/ crime/ drama
crouching tiger hidden dragon (2000) ang lee - *7.9 - action/ adventure/ drama
ip man (2008) wilson yip - *8.1 - action/ biography/ drama
blades of glory (2007) josh gordon & will speck - *6.3 - comedy/sport
escape from new york (1981) john carpenter - *7.2 - action/ sci-fi
priceless (2006) pierre salvadori - *7 - comedy/ romance
mississippi burning (1988) alan parker - *7.8 - drama/ mystery/ thriller
avalon (1990) barry Levinson - *7.1 - drama
the right stuff (1983) philip kaufman - *7.9 - adventure/ drama/ history
on the waterfront (1954) elia kazan - *8.3 - crime/ drama
serpico (1973) sidney lumet - *7.8 - biography/ crime/ drama
milk (2008) gus van sant - *7.6 - biography/ drama/ history
moneyball (2011) bennet miller - *7.6 - biography/ drama/ sport
butch cassidy (1969) george roy hill - *8.2 - adventure/ biography/ crime
walk the line (2005) james mangold - *7.8 - biography/ drama/ music
trash humpers (2009) harmony korine - *4.8 - drama
mister lonely (2007) harmony koroine - *6.2 - comedy/ drama
julian donkeyboy (1999) harmony korine - *6.1 - drama
ken park (2002) larry clark - *5.8 - drama
fight harm (1999) harmony korine and david blane 
this is spinal tap (1984) rob reiner - *8 - comedy/ music
kes (1969) ken loach - *7.7 - drama
the thin blue line (1988) errol morris - *8 - documentary/ crime/ mystery
dogma (1999) kevin smith - *7.3 - adventure/ comedy/ fantasy
the celebration (1998) thomas vinterberg - *8 - drama
easy rider (1969) dennis hopper - *7.3 - drama
the public enemy (1931) william a wellman - *7.7 - crime/ drama
rome, open city (1945) roberto rossellini - - *8.1 drama/ war
bonnie & clyde (1967) arthur penn - *8 - biography/ crime/ drama
gone with the wind (1939) victor fleming - *8.2 - drama/ romance/ war
breathless (1960) jean-luc godard - *7.9 - crime/ drama
rust and bone (2012) jacques audiard - *7.5 - drama/romance 
white heat (1949) raoul walsh - *8.1 - crime/drama /film-noir
gone baby gone (2007) ben affleck - *7.7 - crime/ drama/ mystery
the killing of a chinese bookie (1976) john cassavetes - *7.6 - crime/ drama
amen (2002) costa gavras - *7.2 - crime/ drama/ war
missing (1982) costa gavras - *7.7 - drama/ history/ mystery
z (1969) costa gavras - *8.1 - crime/ drama/ history
in the heat of the night (1967) norman jewison - *8 - crime/ drama/ mystery
le samourai (1967) jean-pierre melville - *8.1 - crime/ drama/ mystery
eastern promises (2007) david cronenberg - *7.7 crime/ mystery/ thriller
la confidential (1997) curtis hanson - *8.4 - crime/ drama/ mystery
insomnia (2002) christopher nolan - *7.2 - crime/ mystery/ thriller
following (1998) christopher nolan - *7.6 crime/ drama/ mystery
collateral (2004) michael mann - *7.6 - crime/ drama/ thriller 
the breakfast club (1985) john hughs - *7.9 - comedy/ drama
ferris buellers day off (1986) john hughs - *7.8 - comedy/ drama
american graffiti (1973) george lucas  - *7.5 - comedy/ drama
do the right thing (1989) spike lee - *7.8 - drama
before sunrise (1995) richard linklater - *8 - drama/ romance
the lovers on the bridge (1991) leos carax - *7.4 - drama/ romance
ben hur (1959) william wyler - *8.1 - action/ adventure/ drama 
the constant gardener (2005) fernando meirelles - *7.5 - drama/ mystery/ thriller
three days of the condor (1975) sydney pollack - *7.5 - drama/ mystery/ romance
behind the candelabra (2013) steven soderberg - *7 - biography/ drama/ romance 
great gatsby (2013) baz luhrmann - *7.3 - drama/ romance
man of steel (2013) zack snyder - *7.3 - action/ adventure/ fantasy
maverick (1994) richard donner - *6.9 - action/ adventure/ drama
the graduate (1967) mike nichols - *8.1 - comedy/ drama/ romance
the rules of the game (1939) jean renoir - *8 - comedy/ drama
grand illusion (1937) jean renoir - *8.1 - drama/ war
bringing up baby (1938) howard hawks - *8 - comedy/ romance
his girl friday (1940) howard hawks - *8 - comedy/ drama/ romance
the big sleep (1946) howard hawks - *8.1 - crime/ film-noir/ mystery
rio bravo (1959) howard hawks - *8 - western
midnight in paris (2011) woody allen - *7.7 - comedy/ fantasy/ romance
mean streets (1973) martin scorsese - *7.4 - crime/ drama
the duellists (1977) ridley scott - *7.1 - action/ adventure/ drama
thelma & louise (1991) ridley scott - *7.3 - action/ crime/ drama
the piano (1993) jane campion - *7.5 - drama/ romance
the blair witch project (1999) daniel myrick & eduardo sanchez - *6.3 - horror/ mystery
sex lies and video tape (1989) steven soderbergh - *7.1 - drama
if (1968) lindsay anderson - *7.6 - drama
basic instinct (1992) Paul Verhoeven - *6.9 - mystery/ thriller
salo (1975) Pier Paolo Pasolini - *6 - drama/ thriller
The Counterfeiters (2007) Stefan Ruzowitzky - *7.6 - crime/ drama/ war
shallow grave (1994) danny boyle - *7.4 - crime/ thriller
withnail & i (1987) bruce robinson - *7.8 - comedy/ drama
if (1968) lindsay anderson - *7.7 - drama
mesrine: killer instinct - part 1 (2008) jean-francois richet - *7.6 - action/ biography/ crime
mesrine: public enemy - part 2 (2008) jean-francois richet - *7.5 - action/ biography/ crime
only god forgives (2013) nicolas winding refn - *5.8 - crime/ drama
bad lieutenant (2009) werner herzog - *6.7 - crime/ drama
the atonement (2007) joe wright - *7.8 - drama/ mystery/ romance
harold & maude (1971) hal ashby - *8.1 - comedy/ romance
repo man (1984) alex cox - *6.4 - action/ comedy/ crime
the master (2012) paul thomas anderson - *7.1 - drama
the lodger (1927) alfred hitchcock - *7.4  - crime/ drama/ mystery
the ring (1927) alfred hitchcock *6.3 - drama/ romance/ thriller
the 39 steps (1935) alfred hitchcock - *7.9 - comedy/ crime/ mystery
sabotage (1937) alfred hitchcock *7.2 - thriller
the lady vanishes (1938) alfred hitchcock - *8 - comedy/ mystery/ thriller
rebecca (1940) alfred hitchcock - *8.2 - mystery/ thriller
suspicion (1941) alfred hitchcock - *7.5 - mustery/ thriller
saboteur (1942) alfred hitchcock - *7.2 - action/ thriller/ war
shadow of a doubt (1943) alfred hitchcock - *8 - thriller
lifeboat (1944) alfred hitchcock *7.8 - thriller/ war
spellbound (1945) alfred hitchcock - *7.6 - film-noir/ mystery/ romance
notorious (1946) alfred hitchcock *8.1 - drama/ film-noir/ romance
rope (1948) alfred hitchcock *8.1 - crime/ drama/ thriller
stage fright (1950) alfred hitchcock - *7.1 - thriller
strangers on a train (1951) alfred hitchcock - *8.1 - crime/ film-noir/ thriller
rear window (1954) alfred hitchcock - *8.6 - mystery/ thriller
dial m for murder (1954) alfred hitchcock - *8.2 - crime/ thriller
the trouble with harry (1955) alfred hitchcock - *7.2 - comedy/ mystery
to catch a thief (1955) alfred hitchcock - *7.5 - mystery/ romance
the man who knew too much (1934) remade in (1956) alfred hitchcock - *7.5 - mystery/ thriller
the wrong man (1956) alfred hitchcock - *7.5 - crime/ drama/ film-noir
north by northwest (1959) alfred hitchcock - *8.4 - mystery/ thriller
psycho (1960) alfred hitchcock - *8.6 - horror/ mystery/ thriller
the birds (1963) alfred hitchcock - *7.8 - horror
frenzy (1972) alfred hitchcock - *7.5 - thriller
family plot (1976) alfred hitchcock - *6.8 - comedy/ thriller
district 9 (2009) neill blomkamp - *8 - action/ sci-fi/ thriller
jfk (1991) oliver stone - *8 - drama/ history/ thriller
eyes wide shut (1999) stanley kubrick - *7.3 - drama/ mustery/ romance
lolita (1962) stanley kubrick - *7.7 - drama/ romance
spartacus (1960) stanley kubrick - *8 - action/ adventure/ biography
paths of glory (1957) stanley kubrick - *8.5 - drama/ war
the killing (1956) stanley kubrick - *8.1 - crime/ film-noir/ thriller
the reader (2008) stephen daldry - *7.6 - drama/ romance
the life aquatic with steve zissou (2004) wes anderson - *7.3 - adventure/ comedy/ drama
bottle rocket (1996) wes anderson - *7.1 - comedy/ crime/ drama
incendies (2010) denis villeneuve - *8.2 - drama/ mystery/ war
8 1/2 (1963) federico fellini - *8.2 - drama/ fantasy
la dolce vita (1960) federico fellini - *8.1 - comedy/ drama
amarcord (1973) federico fellini - *8 - comedy/ drama
juliet of the spirits (1965) federico fellini - *7.6 - comedy/ drama/ fantasy
sunrise (1927) f. w. murnau - *8.4 - drama/ romance
the seventh seal (1957) ingmar bergman - *8.3 - drama/ fantasy
wild strawberries (1957) ingmar bergman - *8.3 - drama
persona (1966) ingmar bergman - *8.2 - drama
fanny and alexander (1982) ingmar bergman - *8.2 - drama
before midnight (2013) richard linklater - *8 - drama/ romance
friday (1995) f gary gray - *7.3 - comedy/ drama
clerks ii (2006) kevin smith - 7.5 - comedy
the beat that my heart skipped (2005) jacques audiard - *7.3 - action/ crime/ drama
la femme nikita (1990) luc besson - *7.4 - action/ thriller
bob le flambeur (1958) jean-pierre melville - *7.8 - crime/ drama/ thriller
rififi (1955) jules dassin - *8.2 - crime/ drama/ thriller
tideland (2005) terry gilliam - *6.6 - drama
the zero theorem (2013) terry gilliam - *6.2 - drama/ fantasy/ sci-fi
fanny, annie and danny (2010) chris brown - *7.1 - drama/ family
red desert (1964) michelangelo antonioni - *7.7 - drama
the apartment (1960) billy wilder - *8.4 - comedy/ drama/ romance
the apartment (1996) gilles mimouni - *7.6 - drama/ mystery/ romance
the help (2011) tate taylor - *8.1 - drama
squid and the whale (2005) noah baumbach - *7.4 - comedy/ drama
sideways (2004) alexander payne - *7.6 - comedy/ drama/ romance
dead poet society (1989) peter weir - *8 - drama
worlds greatest dad (1989) peter weir - *7 - comedy/ drama
happiness (1998) todd solondz - *7.8 - comedy/ drama
gentlemen broncos (2009) jared hess - *adventure/ comedy 
kwaidan (1964) masaki kobayashi - *8 - fantast/ horror - (look at the build up and lighting)
go (1999) doug liman - *7.3 - comedy/ crime/ thriller
the boat that rocket (2009) richard curtis - *7.4 - comedy/ drama/ music
coraline (2009) henry selick - *7.7 - antimation/ fantasy
the aviator (2004) martin scorsese *7.5 - biography/ drama
the basketball diaries (1995) scott kalvert - *7.3 - biography/ crime/ drama
the last king of scotland (2006) kevin macdonald - *7.7 - biography/ drama/ history
jacob's ladder (1990) adrian lyne - *7.6 - drama/ horror/ mystery 
son of rambo (2007) garth jennings - *7.1 - action/ adventure/ comedy
the skin i live in (2011) pedro almodovar - *7.6 - drama/ horror/ mystery 
womb (2010) benedek fliegauf - *6.4 - drama/ romance/ sci-fi
the interview (2014) evan goldberg & seth rogan - *7.1 - action/ comedy
el mariachi (1992) robert rodriguez - *7 - action/ crime/ drama
juice (1992) ernest dickerson - *7 - crime/ drama/ thriller
intersteller (2014)
once upon a time in the west (1968)
whiplash (2014)
the intouchables (2011)
cinema paradiso (1988)
once upon a time in america (1968)
witness for the prosecution (1957)
the sting (1973)
for a few dollars more (1965)
like stars on earth (2007)
3 idiots (2009)
the great escape (1963)
the hunt (2012)
the secret in their eyes (2009)
the bandit (1996)
warrior (2011)
gone girl (2014)
judgment of nuremberg (1961)
cool hand luke (1967)
rang de basanti (2006)
a wednesday (2008)
butch cassidy and the sundance kid (1969)
annie hall (1977)
babel (2006)
21 grams (2003)
stalker (1979)
internal affairs (2002)
the imitation game (2014)
who's afraid of virginia woof? (1966)
underground (1995)
the village (2004)
twin peaks: fire walk with me (1992)
revolver (2005)
i origins (2014)
warm bodies (2013)
kwaidan (1964)
go (1999)
brothers (2004)
unmade beds (2009)
ordinary people (1980)
tess (1979)
in the heart of the night (1967)
tetsuo (1989)
berberian sound studio (2012)
the duke of burgundy (2014)
the reflecting skin (1990)
jacobs ladder (1990)
the chaser (2008)
mother (2009)
some like it hot (1959)
the guard (2011)
wind that shakes the barley (2006)
the field (1990)
blow up (1966)
cinema paradisco (1988)





best films of 2007
eastern promises
my winnipeg
lars and the real girl
hot fuzz
ratatouille
juno
persepolis
taxi to the dark side
gone baby gone
i'm not there
4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days
atonement
michael clayton
once
the diving bell and the butterfly



20 best British films of last 5 years
made in dagenham
cemetry junction
the best exotic merigold hotel
withering heights
sex & drugs & rock & roll
about time
attack the block
7 psychopaths
tyrannosaur
frank
submarine
sightseers
under the skin
the worlds end
the selfish giant
tinker trailer soldier spy
shame


heist movies
sexy beast (2006)
inside man (2006)
the killing (1956)
rififi (1955)


surreal movies
holy motors (2012)
the fountain (2006)
the holy mountain (1973)
naked lunch (1991)
altered states (1980)
house


serial killer movies
frailty (2001)
manhunter (1986)
vengeance is mine (1979)
memories of murder (2003)



Mockumentaries 
It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)This Is Spinal Tap (1984)CB4 (1993) Borat (2006)I'm Still Here (2010) Best in Show (2000) Zelig (1983) FUBAR (2002)Bob Roberts (1992) Waiting for Guffman (1997)Lake Mungo (2008) Man Bites Dog (1992)Incident at Loch Ness (2004)A Mighty Wind (2003) trailer park boysdrop dead gorgeousmermaid: the body foundeleventh entry


Recommended by Canadian Myles
hedwig and the angry inch (2001) john cameron mitchell - *7.8 - comedy/ drama/ music
waking life (2001) richard linklater - *7.8 - animation/ drama
coffee in berlin (2012) jan ole gerster - *7.4 - drama
legends of the fall (1994) edward zwick - *7.3 - drama/ romance/ war
25th hour (2002) spike lee - *7.7 - crime/ drama
primal fear
end of watch (2012) david ayer - *7.7 - crime/ drama/ thriller 
fuber (2002) michael dawse - *7.2 - comedy/ music - Canadian cult classic


crime films based on true stories
stander (2003) bronwen hughes - *7.3 - action/ biography/ crime
the french connection (1971) william friedkin - *7.8 - action/ crime/ thriller
capote (2005) bennett miller - *7.4 - biography/ crime/ drama
dead man walking (1995) tim robbins - *7.6 - crime/ drama
the snowtown murders (2011) justin kurzel - *6.6 - biography/ crime/ drama
chopper (2000) andrew dominik - *7.2 - biography/ comedy/ crime
the general (1998) john boorman - *7.3 - biography/ crime/ drama
prince of the city (1981) sidney lumet - *7.6 - crime/ drama/ thriller
vengence is mine (1979) shohei imamura - *7.9 - crime/ drama


Recommended from book 'How to alienate friends'
the lady eve (1941) preston surges - *8 - comedy/ romance
it happened one night (1934) frank capra - *8.2 - comedy/ romance
the philidelphia story (1940) george cukor - *8.1 - comedy/ romance


http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2014/15-essential-marlon-brando-films-you-need-to-watch/


tarantino fave's
the bad news bears (1976) michael ritchie - *7.1 - comedy/ family/ sport
dazed and confused (1993) richard linklater - *7.6 - comedy/ drama
pretty maids all in a row (1971) roger vadim - *6.1 - comedy/ crime/ thriller
rolling thunder (1977) john flynn - *6.9 - action/ drama/ crime
sorcerer (1977) william friedkin - *7.4 - action/ adventure/ drama




chris nolan top 10
the hit (1984) stephen frears - *7 - crime/ drama/ thriller
the thin red line (1998) terrence malick - *7.6 - drama/ war
the testament of dr mabuse (1933) fritz lang - *7.9 - crime/ fantasy/ horror
bad timing (1980) nicolas reog - *6.9 - drama/ mystery/ triller
merry christmas mr lawrence (1983) - nagisa oshima - *7.1 - drama/ war
for all mankind (1989) - al reinert - *8.1 - documentary/ history
mr arkadin (confidential report) (1955) orson welles - *7.3 - crime/ drama/ mystery


Documentaries
dirty hands (2004)
ironlak films
war photographer (2001)
dark days (2000)
children underground (2001)


TV:

the return
breaking bad
homeland
the wire
the take
suits