My Favorite Movies Through The Years
This is my "personal' list of movies through the years that I have seen more than once. Enjoy it and please leave comments on what you think. Thanks!
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- DirectorBert I. GordonStarsCharles HerbertSusan GordonMurvyn VyeA young boy is magically transported back in time to a pirate ship on the high seas.Fun, clean pirate movie with a genie. I saw this back in the 60's several times and found it very enjoyable. special effects are of "B" quality but its great entertainment for kids and adults. Good clean fun!
- DirectorLudwig BergerMichael PowellTim WhelanStarsConrad VeidtSabuJune DuprezAfter being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.Loved this movie as a kid, effects are "B" type but story and adventure is very cool for it's time. The thief played by Sabu is classic stuff!
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsEric BraedenSusan ClarkGordon PinsentThinking this will prevent war, the US government gives an impenetrable supercomputer total control over launching nuclear missiles. But what the computer does with the power is unimaginable to its creators.This is the very first "Terminator" movie without the actual attack robots...Follows a very real future world in which an A.I. takes over the world. Effects are dated for the period, but plot and action is compelling. Great cast of actors and see if you can see some of the book of Revelation going on here.
- DirectorNathan JuranStarsEdward JuddMartha HyerLionel JeffriesWhen a spaceship lands on the moon, it is hailed as a new accomplishment, before it becomes clear that a Victorian party completed the journey in 1899, leading investigators to that mission's last survivor.One of the best early Sci-Fi space adventures made using the "Anti-Gravity paint". Saw this at the theatre with Mary Poppins in 1964. Good clean fun with a fine cast and great plot!
- DirectorCy EndfieldStarsMichael CraigJoan GreenwoodMichael CallanDuring the Civil War a group of Union soldiers, a Confederate and a civilian escape the stockade using a hot-air balloon and end up on a strange Pacific island.Probably the best telling of the Jules Verne Story (Still doesn't follow the book very well) Good cast, adventure and effects. The Bees are awesome. Good fun! (If you ever get a chance, read or listen to the books in this order: "20,000 leagues under the sea" then "Captain Grants Children" (or "In Search Of The Castaways) then "The Mysterious Island" all by the original author Jules Verne, You will come to appreciate the epic of Captain Nemo and his submarine. I hope someone like the guys who did Lord Of The Rings make this trilogy into an author correct version. It would kick butt big time!
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsSpencer TracyFrank SinatraKerwin MathewsA crusty, eccentric priest recruits three reluctant convicts to help him rescue a children's leper colony from a Pacific island menaced by a smoldering volcano.Awesome story of a doomed Island and the priest and leperous kids he saves. Effects are stunning for the period. good plot on redemption.
- DirectorDouglas TrumbullStarsBruce DernCliff PottsRon RifkinIn a future where all flora is extinct on Earth, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of Earth's botany, kept in a greenhouse aboard a spacecraft.Cool space story of the last surviving forest of Earth. The robots are cool and very "life-like" due to the unusual people inside them. Bruce Dern plays a sole protector on a mission to preserve Earths last wonders of nature. Great scores by Joan Baez. They filmed the whole thing on an abandoned aircraft carrier!
- DirectorJohn FordHenry HathawayGeorge MarshallStarsJames StewartJohn WayneGregory PeckA family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the 19th century, including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads.Very well done epic on a single family and their kids as the nation began expanding west. Every great actor you can think of is included in the huge epic western.
- DirectorWilliam WitneyStarsVincent PriceCharles BronsonHenry HullIn 1868, an American scientist and his team become hostages of fanatical pacifist Robur who uses his airship Albatross to destroy military targets on Earth.Jules Verne story "Robur The Coqueror". One of Charles Bronson's first movies. Great cast and effects. Vincent Price is awesome as Robur.
- DirectorGeorge PalStarsSal PontiJoyce TaylorJohn DallWelcome to Atlantis, where royal guardsmen wear uniforms that could easily be from the wardrobe of Ming the Merciless and some unfortunate slaves are turned into bovine-headed beasts.Cool story on what possibly happened to Atlantis, Ray Harryhausen effects.
- DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsTodd ArmstrongNancy KovackGary RaymondThe legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.Ray Harryhausen Effects make this a real joy to watch, The Skeleton battle near the end is awesome!
- DirectorGordon HesslerStarsJohn Phillip LawCaroline MunroTom BakerSinbad and the vizier of Marabia, followed by evil magician Koura, seek the three golden tablets that can gain them access to the ancient temple of the Oracle of All Knowledge.Ray Haryhausen effects at their best again, The six armed swordsman is very cool. Good story. Tom Baker makes a great nemesis.
- DirectorGeorge PalStarsRod TaylorAlan YoungYvette MimieuxA man's vision for a utopian society is disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark and dangerous society.Probably the best "Time Machine " movie ever made. Saw this in the theatre when it came out. good effects and plot.
- DirectorKurt NeumannStarsJeff MorrowBarbara LawrenceJohn EmeryAliens from another world send a huge robotic accumulator to invade the Earth and absorb all energy it comes in contact with.A very "B" movie but one with a unique plot of a giant robot sucking up the planets energy.
- DirectorStanley KramerStarsCary GrantFrank SinatraSophia LorenDuring the Napoleonic Wars, a British captain is sent to Spain to help prevent the French from stealing a powerful cannon.Saw this for the first time in our old den as a kid with my dad. Saw it many times since and always enjoyed it. The huge cannon is very cool.
- DirectorJohn SturgesStarsSteve McQueenJames GarnerRichard AttenboroughAllied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.One of the many war movies that excels in action and suspense. Steve McQueen is classic in his cell scene bouncing the ball...i.e. "Chicken Run"
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie HennDecades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.Simply the best of the entire franchise. great action, effects, plot and characters.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward FurlongA cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.Simply the best terminator movie made so far in my opinion.
- DirectorTimur BekmambetovStarsAngelina JolieJames McAvoyMorgan FreemanA frustrated office worker discovers that he is the son of a professional assassin, and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities.Great action and cool story line. effects are great.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot PageA thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.Probably the best Sci-Fi movie of this kind ever made. Story is compelling and tech is beyond belief. action flows very quickly.
- DirectorStuart BairdStarsKurt RussellHalle BerrySteven SeagalWhen terrorists seize control of an airliner, an intelligence analyst accompanies a commando unit for a midair boarding operation.Great suspense and action. Only movie I've seen where Steven Seagal gets killed!
- DirectorTom McCarthyStarsAdam SandlerMelonie DiazSteve BuscemiA cobbler, bored of his everyday life, stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to become other people and see the world in a different way.Fun movie with a "sci-fi fantasy" twist, good fun lots of laughs and a kind underground hero story.
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsChanning TatumMila KunisEddie RedmayneA young woman discovers her destiny as an heiress of intergalactic nobility and must fight to protect the inhabitants of Earth from an ancient and destructive industry.regardless of the bad reviews (Seems that people over critique movies now a days and not really just enjoy them!) this IS good fun with a warrior saves the princess story set in the far reaches of space. Lots of fine action and effects. ships look like "dune" style or steampunk. cool fun for all ages.
- DirectorNick CastleStarsLance GuestRobert PrestonKay E. KuterHigh schooler Alex Rogan conquers the Starfighter video game, only to find out it was just a test, and is transported to another planet. He has been recruited to join a team of the best starfighters to defend their world from the attack.Great sci-fi flick using video games planted throughout the universe to recruit fighter pilots. Dated effects but still fun to watch!
- DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsDennis QuaidLouis Gossett Jr.Brion JamesDuring a long space war, the lives of two wounded enemies become dependent on their ability to forgive and to trust.Great redemption story on a hostile deserted planet
- DirectorByron HaskinStarsPaul ManteeVictor LundinAdam WestStranded on Mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food on the lifeless planet.Great "B" sci-fi movie, good cast and awesome story. Note the Christian parts during the film.
- DirectorNathan JuranStarsMala PowersMarshall ThompsonJames LanphierA professor is hired to navigate across Africa in a hot-air balloon to rescue a lost explorer, but a mysterious local villain named "Hindu" commandeers the balloon for his own nefarious purposes.rare hard to find adventure movie looking for Cleopatra's treasure. Good fun especially the witch doctor sequence.
- DirectorDan MilnerStarsTod AndrewsTina CarverLinda WatkinsA wrongfully accused South Seas prince is executed, and returns as a walking tree stump.Interesting creature feature featuring a tree monster.
- DirectorRobert FloreyStarsRobert AldaAndrea KingPeter LorreIn a turn-of-the-century Renaissance Italian mansion, its tyrannical owner, a wheelchair-bound one-handed pianist with a strong belief in the occult is murdered.the original scary crawling hand movie with Peter Lorre'
- DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsStewart GrangerJanet LeighEleanor ParkerIn France during the late 18th Century, a man sets out to avenge the death of his friend at the hands of a master swordsman.Great adventure movie with one of the best swords fights ever filmed.
- DirectorFlorian Henckel von DonnersmarckStarsJohnny DeppAngelina JoliePaul BettanyRevolves around Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path.Action and mystery that flows well with great characters and plot.
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsAngelina JolieLiev SchreiberChiwetel EjioforA CIA agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy.Fun spy movie keeps you on edge of your seat. Be sure to watch the "correct" ending of this movie where she teas hr revenge out n the facility that trained her. (Not the one that shows her running through the woods!)
- DirectorDuncan JonesStarsJake GyllenhaalMichelle MonaghanVera FarmigaA soldier wakes up in someone else's body and discovers he's part of an experimental government program to find the bomber of a commuter train within 8 minutes.Great time travel paradox action thriller.
- DirectorWilliam DearStarsFred WardBelinda BauerPeter CoyoteA maverick motorbike racer wanders into a top-secret time-travel research test site which unintentionally teleports him to the mid-1800s and ends up having to fight violent outlaws for his survival.interesting time travel movie with two unsolvable paradoxes. See if you can find them!. Hint: One involves the timerider's necklace, the other his very existence!
- DirectorJohn BadhamStarsMatthew BroderickAlly SheedyJohn WoodA young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.Interesting concept of a hacker starting world war three by accident.
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppGeoffrey RushOrlando BloomBlacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.Probably the all time best pirate movie made. follows the Disney ride pretty closely especially the dog with the keys. I put just this first installment down due to it being the best one, however the sequels are quite good also.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenOrlando BloomA meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.This will be my comment on all three of the "rings" movies. Follows the book very well only missing a few parts but the best effort on the original story so far.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsMartin FreemanIan McKellenRichard ArmitageA reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.By far the best adaption of Tolkien's novel ever produced to date (the sequels included)
- DirectorLothar MendesAlexander KordaStarsRoland YoungRalph RichardsonEdward ChapmanAn ordinary man suddenly finds that anything he says comes true. Or at least, almost anything.Interesting study on what an ordinary man might do with unlimited power with exception of forced love. Good clean fun and some comedy too.
- DirectorStephen SommersStarsBrendan FraserRachel WeiszJohn HannahAt an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreak havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his long-lost love.Other than the actual original by Boris Karloff, this "mummy" movie and the sequel "The Mummy Returns" are great fun and full of adventure!
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsMatt DamonJessica ChastainKristen WiigAn astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive and can survive until a potential rescue.Recent movie on survival on mars, not like "Robinson Crusoe on Mars" (see #33) but a very "realistic" take that looks like it actually could occur.
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne MossWhen a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.One of the most awesome Sci-Fi movies of it's kind. Leaves you wondering about reality when it's over. Has two sequels that are very good, but this one alone is the best one!
- DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsMark WahlbergMichael PeñaRhona MitraA marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after hearing of a plot to kill the President. After being-double crossed for the attempt and on the run, he sets out for the real killer and the truth.Suspenseful gunplay/set-up movie with a bit of revenge.
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsSean ConneryShelley DuvallJohn CleeseA young boy accidentally joins a band of time travelling dwarves, as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal.Fun and imaginative Time robbery film with a great cast. lots of laughs.
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJohn NevilleEric IdleSarah PolleyAn account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences across late 18th-century Europe with his band of misfits.Total fantasy and utter absurdity but great fun!
- DirectorAlex ProyasStarsRufus SewellKiefer SutherlandJennifer ConnellyA man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.Unique and one of its kind story. Imaginable and compelling.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsTom CruiseEmily BluntBill PaxtonA soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.Great "Groundhog day" type sci-fi war movie. great cast and good action.
- DirectorLee TamahoriStarsNicolas CageJulianne MooreJessica BielA Las Vegas magician who can see into the future is pursued by FBI agents seeking to use his abilities to prevent a nuclear terrorist attack.Fun, interesting movie on seeing the future's possibilities and changing them before they occur. Good cast.
- DirectorAlex ProyasStarsNicolas CageChandler CanterburyRose ByrneM.I.T. professor John Koestler links a mysterious list of numbers from a time capsule to past and future disasters and sets out to prevent the ultimate catastrophe.interesting take on the end of the world. total fantasy and not "biblical" in any way, but good sci-fi fun. effects are stunning.
- DirectorStephen SommersStarsDennis QuaidChanning TatumMarlon WayansAn elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer.Good action/war/sci-fi movie with lots of fun tech to keep you fully involved. Second one isn't quite as good, but still fun.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMatt DamonTom SizemoreFollowing the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.awesome war epic with a very touching ending. worth seeing a few times.
- DirectorJames BobinStarsMia WasikowskaJohnny DeppHelena Bonham CarterAlice is appointed to save her beloved Mad Hatter from deadly grief by travelling back to the past, but this means fatally harming Time himself, the noble clockwork man with the device needed to save the Hatter's family from the Red Queen.Really enjoyed this "addition" o the Alice story. Fun exciting plot with awesome tech effects and humor throughout.
- CreatorRod SerlingStarsRod SerlingLarry WatsonJoanna PettetRod Serling presents tales of horror illustrated in various paintings.The second TV series carom the master himself. A bit more "intense" than the twilight Zone but very good short stories.
- DirectorJoss WhedonStarsNathan FillionGina TorresChiwetel EjioforThe crew of the ship Serenity try to evade an assassin sent to recapture telepath River.Finale to the short lived series "Firefly"
- DirectorMikael HåfströmStarsJohn CusackSamuel L. JacksonMary McCormackA man who specialises in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.Great "haunted House" movie. Be sure to be watching the "Correct" ending version! Where the main character lives and hears the tape recording with his wife. very creepy!!! (Not the one where he dies in the fire!)
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsNicholas RoweAlan CoxSophie WardWhen assorted people start having inexplicable delusions that lead to their deaths, a teenage Sherlock Holmes decides to investigate.great Holmes mystery and beginning of the watson holmes relationship. Be sure to watch the "easter egg" after all the titles on who the villain really is!
- DirectorAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris HemsworthMark RuffaloThe Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.
- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsHarrison FordRyan GoslingAna de ArmasYoung Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.
- DirectorTaika WaititiStarsChris HemsworthTom HiddlestonCate BlanchettImprisoned on the planet Sakaar, Thor must race against time to return to Asgard and stop Ragnarök, the destruction of his world, at the hands of the powerful and ruthless villain Hela.
- DirectorLuc BessonStarsDane DeHaanCara DelevingneClive OwenA dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldanaSigourney WeaverA paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
- DirectorChristopher McQuarrieStarsTom CruiseRebecca FergusonJeremy RennerEthan and his team take on their most impossible mission yet when they have to eradicate an international rogue organization as highly skilled as they are and committed to destroying the IMF.
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsSharon StoneGene HackmanRussell CroweA female gunfighter returns to a frontier town where a dueling tournament is being held, which she enters in an effort to avenge her father's death.
- DirectorHarry KellerStarsTony RandallBurl IvesBarbara EdenAn architect buys an antique brass bottle that contains an ancient genie who's determined to fulfill his new master's every wish.
- DirectorMario BavaHenry LevinStarsDonald O'ConnorNoëlle AdamVittorio De SicaA poor young man finds a magic lamp that possesses a genie, who will grant the boy three wishes if he sets him free from the lamp.
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsBruce WillisSamuel L. JacksonRobin WrightA man learns something extraordinary about himself after a devastating accident.
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsJames McAvoyAnya Taylor-JoyHaley Lu RichardsonThree girls are kidnapped by a man with a diagnosed 23 distinct personalities. They must try to escape before the apparent emergence of a frightful new 24th.
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsAnsel ElgortJon BernthalJon HammAfter being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.
- DirectorMartin CampbellStarsKatie LeungJackie ChanRufus JonesA humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. A cat-and-mouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past may hold clues to the killers' identities.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTye SheridanOlivia CookeBen MendelsohnWhen the creator of a virtual reality called the OASIS dies, he makes a posthumous challenge to all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune and control of his world.
- DirectorChristian RiversStarsHera HilmarRobert SheehanHugo WeavingIn a post-apocalyptic world where cities ride on wheels and consume each other to survive, two people meet in London and try to stop a conspiracy.
- DirectorPeter FarrellyStarsViggo MortensenMahershala AliLinda CardelliniA working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
- DirectorRon HowardStarsAlden EhrenreichWoody HarrelsonEmilia ClarkeDuring an adventure in the criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future co-pilot Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebel Alliance.
- DirectorChad StahelskiStarsKeanu ReevesMichael NyqvistAlfie AllenAn ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters who killed his dog and stole his car.
- DirectorChad StahelskiStarsKeanu ReevesRiccardo ScamarcioIan McShaneAfter returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life.
- DirectorAlex KurtzmanStarsTom CruiseSofia BoutellaAnnabelle WallisAn ancient Egyptian princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.
- DirectorAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansMark RuffaloAfter the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.Excellent ending of Major plot line of the Marvel Universe. We watched the entire universe in chronological order several times and this movie was the creme de la creme of the top to finish off the main story, can't wait to see whats next in the universe line up. If you want to see it IUN ORDER go here:
https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a825774/marvel-cinematic-universe-in-chronological-order/ - DirectorNimród AntalStarsLiam NeesonNoma DumezweniLilly AspellA bank executive receives a bomb threat while driving his children to school that his car will explode if they stop and get out.
- DirectorYeon Sang-hoStarsKang Soo-younKim Hyun-jooRyu Kyung-sooOn an uninhabitable 22nd-century Earth, the outcome of a civil war hinges on cloning the brain of an elite soldier to create a robot mercenary.
- DirectorAndré ØvredalStarsCorey HawkinsAisling FranciosiLiam CunninghamA crew sailing from Varna (Bulgaria) by the Black Sea to England find that they are carrying very dangerous cargo.
- DirectorYuval AdlerStarsNicolas CageJoel KinnamanAlexis ZollicofferAfter being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.