I am a lover of films but not a snob.
There are many movies that I recommend to people and finally realise that I must make a list for people to refer to, after experiencing one of my “must watch” rants.
This is for my best friend, Simon.
Order only matters when explicitly expressed.
I won’t be giving big explanations but I will link to the IMDB pages for each movie.
There are many more but I thought I would start with the important ones.
So here we go…
French (mostly) Movies
- Three Colours trilogy: Blue (Liberty); White (Equality); and Red (Fraternity)
- Jean de Florette
- Amélie
- He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
- La Grande Bouffe
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
- Delicatessen
- District B13
- Léon
- Cyrano de Bergerac
Noir (Film/Neo/Nordic/Tech/etc…)
- Blade Runner
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
- Dark City
- Zodiac
- The Big Sleep
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Gaslight
- The Maltese Falcon
- Mulholland Drive
- Fargo
Female Leads
- Aliens
- Stromboli
- Flashdance
- The Joy Luck Club
- Thelma and Louise
- Jackie Brown
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- The Piano
- Steel Magnolias
- Underworld
Action
- Ronin
- John Wick
- Tank Girl
- First Strike
- Die Hard
- Speed
- Fist of Fury
- Princess Mononoke
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- Æon Flux
Romance
- The Princess Bride
- Pump Up the Volume
- Romeo and Juliet
- Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
- Roxanne
- Barefoot in the Park
- Casablanca
- Dirty Dancing
- The Wedding Singer
- Lake House
Comedies
- Blues Brothers
- A Fish Called Wanda
- Duck Soup
- Lie of Brian
- The Castle
- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
- Office Space
- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
- Good Morning, Vietnam
- Galaxy Quest
Damana Madden 