High on my List
by writingarises | created - 21 Jan 2013 | updated - 01 Sep 2014 | PublicThese are films that are high on my list to see.
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1. Tokyo Story (1953)
Not Rated | 136 min | Drama
An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city, but receive little attention.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Chishû Ryû, Chieko Higashiyama, Sô Yamamura, Setsuko Hara
Votes: 68,560
2. The General (1998)
R | 124 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
Director: John Boorman | Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Maria Doyle Kennedy
Votes: 9,242 | Gross: $1.21M
3. Chosen (2001)
Not Rated | 6 min | Action, Short
The Driver is carrying an East Asian child who has been chosen for a strange rite. He must drive him through the city to get to a monk's house, while eluding several cars out to get the child.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Clive Owen, Mason Lee, Sonom Gualson, Brian Smyj
Votes: 4,871
4. Lust, Caution (2007)
NC-17 | 157 min | Drama, History, Romance
During World War II era, a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Leehom Wang
Votes: 45,506 | Gross: $4.60M
5. Closed Curtain (2013)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama
In a secluded house by the sea with the curtains shut, a screenwriter hides from the world with only his dog as company. The tranquility is abruptly broken one night by the arrival of a ... See full summary »
Directors: Jafar Panahi, Kambuzia Partovi | Stars: Kambuzia Partovi, Maryam Moghadam, Jafar Panahi, Hadi Saeedi
Votes: 1,369 | Gross: $0.03M
6. Aatsinki: The Story of Arctic Cowboys (2013)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, Western
One year in the life of a family of reindeer herders in Finnish Lapland. A study of hard work, hard earned leisure, and an intricate bond between man and nature.
Director: Jessica Oreck | Stars: Aarne Aatsinki, Lasse Aatsinki, Lauri Aatsinki, Raisa Korpela
Votes: 71 | Gross: $0.00M
7. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama
A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough
Votes: 666,456 | Gross: $42.34M
8. In the Woods (2013– )
100 min | Documentary, Mystery
The Prologue. Nobody knows. The multi-part series continues to be filmed.
Stars: Terrence Howard, Dave Matthews, Famke Janssen, Moby
Votes: 143
9. Salaam Bombay! (1988)
Not Rated | 113 min | Crime, Drama
Young Krishna struggles to survive among the drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes in the back alleys and gutters of India.
Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Shafiq Syed, Anjaan, Amrit Patel, Murari Sharma
Votes: 10,091 | Gross: $2.08M
10. Calvary (2014)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After he is threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.
Director: John Michael McDonagh | Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen
Votes: 64,326 | Gross: $3.59M
11. Generation Um... (2012)
R | 97 min | Drama
Three adults during a single day in New York City filled with sex, drugs, and indecision.
Director: Mark Mann | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Bojana Novakovic, Adelaide Clemens, Daniel Sunjata
Votes: 4,322
12. Women Behind the Camera (2007)
89 min | Documentary
"Women Behind the Camera" reveals the courageous lives of pioneer camerawomen from Hollywood to Bollywood and beyond, from war zones to children's laughter, in a way that had never been seen before.
Director: Alexis Krasilovsky | Stars: Akiko Ashizawa, Caroline Champetier, Michelle Crenshaw, Zoe Dirse
Votes: 35
13. The Spirit of '45 (2013)
94 min | Documentary, History
A documentary on how the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Eileen Thompson, Julian Tudor Hart, Dai Walters, Sam Watts
Votes: 1,304
14. Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)
108 min | Drama, Romance
Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: David Redden, Michael Wager, Robert Powell, Gael Hammer
Votes: 302
15. The Odyssey (2006)
120 min | Adventure
The film consists of 24 continuous shorts by 24 groups of filmmakers telling the complete story of THE ODYSSEY, Homer's epic in 24 chapters. The story begins at the end of a war, the ... See full summary »
Directors: Bill Basquin, Liz Bonaventura, Pophana Brandes, Shayne Case, Anita Chao, Jason Coyle, Paula Crona, Courtney Dailey, Kara Hearn, Gretchen Hildebran, Michael Hyde, Laska Jimsen, Rebecca Lee, Kara Lynch, Laura Mays, Mary McDermott, Bernadine Mellis, Miranda Mellis, Dori Midnight, E.E. Miller, Lamby K. Morreale, Eileen Myles, Signe Mae Olson, Mendal Polish, Corinna Press, A. Quintero, Irit Reinheimer, Davina Semo, Juliana Snapper, Miriam Klein Stahl, Zoe Strauss, Samuel Topiary, Laurie Weeks, Rebecca Yaffe
Votes: 14
16. Dreams for Sale (2012)
134 min | Crime, Drama
After losing their restaurant in a fire, a husband and wife come up with a strange plan to rebuild their shattered finances: marrying the husband off to a series of lonely women and defrauding them.
Director: Miwa Nishikawa | Stars: Yûsuke Iseya, Rena Tanaka, Takako Matsu, Teruyuki Kagawa
Votes: 527
17. Predestination (I) (2014)
R | 97 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
As his last assignment, a temporal agent is tasked to travel back in time and prevent a bomb attack in New York in 1975. The hunt, however, turns out to be beyond the bounds of possibility.
Directors: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor, Madeleine West
Votes: 304,638 | Gross: $0.07M
18. Camera/Woman (2012)
59 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Khadija, an extraordinary wedding videographer and young divorced mother in Morocco, moves back and forth from her conflictual home life to the hopeful, fantasy world of the parties she ... See full summary »
Director: Karima Zoubir
Votes: 9
19. Music-Thanatology (2012)
3 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Music-thanatology provides musical comfort, using harp and voice at the bedside of those nearing the end of life. Highly trained music-thanatologists serve the needs of the dying, and their... See full summary »
Directors: Wendy Russell, Cathy Zheutlin
20. Viva, Women Directors! (2008)
87 min | Documentary
Director: Hiroko Yamazaki | Stars: Young-Joo Byun, Isabel Coixet, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Christine Hakim
Votes: 14
21. Fragments (VIII) (2012)
5 min | Short, Drama | Completed
A journey into a young woman's subconscious, expressed through the sounds, images, and fragments of her past. Haunted by her childhood amidst the Iran-Iraq war, she leads a purging exploration through her psyche.
Director: Golbon Eghtedari | Star: Golbon Eghtedari
22. Night Moves (2013)
R | 112 min | Drama, Thriller
Three radical environmentalists look to execute the protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.
Director: Kelly Reichardt | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard, Alia Shawkat
Votes: 16,696 | Gross: $0.25M
23. Under the Skin (I) (2013)
R | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A mysterious young woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. However, events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery.
Director: Jonathan Glazer | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay, Dougie McConnell
Votes: 158,167 | Gross: $2.61M
24. Lloyd Alexander (2012)
TV-Y | 69 min | Documentary
A documentary about the life and work of acclaimed children's author Lloyd Alexander.
Director: Jared Crossley | Stars: Rick Macy, Shannon Hale, James Jacobs, Alexander Limont
Votes: 5
25. Music of the Brain (2009)
55 min | Documentary
Music affects our development from the womb to the grave. This documentary examines the role music plays in developing our brains as humans.
Director: Fiona Cochrane
Votes: 15
26. Nuit #1 (2011)
Unrated | 91 min | Drama
It starts as a one night stand that evolves in a long discussion with infinite subjects between a québécoise and an immigrant.
Director: Anne Émond | Stars: Catherine De Léan, Dimitri Storoge, Véronique Rebizov, Raphaël Boulanger
Votes: 890
27. 20,000 Days on Earth (2014)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Drama, Music
Writer and musician Nick Cave marks his 20,000th day on the planet Earth.
Directors: Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard | Stars: Nick Cave, Susie Bick, Warren Ellis, Darian Leader
Votes: 11,969 | Gross: $0.28M
28. Stray Dog (2014)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, War
A contemplative portrait of Ron 'Stray Dog' Hall: biker, Vietnam Vet, and lover of small dogs.
Director: Debra Granik | Stars: Ronnie Hall, Felipe Angel Padilla, Felipe de Jesus Padilla
Votes: 273
29. Clutter (2013)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
A family must de-clutter or lose their home.
Director: Diane Crespo | Stars: Natasha Lyonne, Carol Kane, Dan Hedaya, Maria Dizzia
Votes: 172
30. Manakamana (2013)
Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary
A documentary about a group of pilgrims who travel to Nepal to worship at the legendary Manakamana temple.
Directors: Stephanie Spray, Pacho Velez | Stars: Chabbi Lal Gandharba, Anish Gandharba, Bindu Gayek, Narayan Gayek
Votes: 778
31. Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014)
145 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind the scenes in motion pictures held ... See full summary »
Director: Ally Acker | Stars: Jodie Foster, Dede Allen, Gillian Armstrong, Margaret Booth
Votes: 22
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