My Ultimate Best Movies: 1900-1999
A personal, favorite choice of movies from 1900-1999 in chronological order, which include animated movies as well.
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• The Best Shows on Television
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- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsVictor AndréBleuette BernonA group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon.
- DirectorHenry LehrmanStarsCharles ChaplinHenry LehrmanGordon GriffithThe Tramp wanders into and disrupts the filming of a go-kart race.
- DirectorRobert WieneStarsWerner KraussConrad VeidtFriedrich FeherHypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.
- DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinEdna PurvianceJackie CooganThe Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put their relationship in jeopardy.
- DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinVirginia CherrillFlorence LeeWith the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.
- DirectorWilliam CottrellDavid HandWilfred JacksonStarsAdriana CaselottiHarry StockwellLucille La VerneExiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.
- DirectorVictor FlemingKing VidorStarsJudy GarlandFrank MorganRay BolgerYoung Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.
- DirectorNorman FergusonT. HeeWilfred JacksonStarsDickie JonesChristian RubMel BlancA living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
- DirectorSamuel ArmstrongNorman FergusonWilfred JacksonStarsSterling HollowayEdward BrophyHerman BingRidiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.
- DirectorJames AlgarSamuel ArmstrongDavid HandStarsHardie AlbrightStan AlexanderBobette AudreyThe story of a young deer growing up in the forest.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsIlene WoodsJames MacDonaldEleanor AudleyWhen Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsKathryn BeaumontEd WynnRichard HaydnAlice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsBobby DriscollKathryn BeaumontHans ConriedWendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan.
- DirectorH.L.N. SimhaStarsRajkumarPandari BaiG.V. IyerA hunter tries to prove his extreme devotion to Lord Shiva by removing both of his eyes.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartGrace KellyWendell CoreyA wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his Greenwich Village courtyard apartment window and, despite the skepticism of his fashion-model girlfriend, becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
- DirectorMehboob KhanStarsNargisSunil DuttRajendra Kumar TuliIn this melodrama, a poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, she always sticks to her own moral code.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsTyrone PowerMarlene DietrichCharles LaughtonA veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartKim NovakBarbara Bel GeddesA former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera MilesA Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
- DirectorT.V. Singh ThakoreStarsT.N. BalakrishnaLeelavathiRajkumarIndian Kannada film directed by T.V. Singh Thakore.
- DirectorJack ClaytonStarsDeborah KerrPeter WyngardeMegs JenkinsA young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted.
- DirectorKaneto ShindôStarsNobuko OtowaJitsuko YoshimuraKei SatôTwo women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask.
- DirectorP.R. KaundinyaStarsUdaya KumarRajkumarK.S. AshwathSavithri's husband dies and she pursues the God of Death, Yama, to implore in him to release her husband's soul.
- DirectorHunsur KrishnamurthyStarsRajkumarUdaya KumarT.R. NarasimharajuThe life story of the king Harishchandra who is also known as ' Satya Harishchandra '
- DirectorWolfgang ReithermanStarsPhil HarrisSebastian CabotLouis PrimaBagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKeir DulleaGary LockwoodWilliam SylvesterAfter uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins: a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer HAL 9000.
- DirectorS.K. BhagavanB. Dorai RajStarsRajkumarSabeetha PereraLakshmiNuclear scientist Shekar has created the formula Plasma Binson, which can destroy any object on earth.
- DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsPaul NewmanRobert RedfordKatharine RossIn 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid lead a band of outlaws. When a train robbery goes wrong, they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. After considering their options, they escape to South America.
- DirectorB. Ramakrishnaiah PanthuluStarsRajkumarR. Nagendra RaoB. Ramakrishnaiah PanthuluStory of the emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire, Lord Krishnadevaraya who presided over the empire at its zenith.
- DirectorS.K. BhagavanB. Dorai RajStarsRajkumarT.R. NarasimharajuT.N. BalakrishnaThe story of an extremely generous and righteous man, Ravi Varma, who succumbs to his intention of being generous no matter what happens.
- DirectorS.R. Puttana KanagalStarsT.N. BalakrishnaB. JayammaPrithviraj KapoorThe story revolves around the dangers of superstition, particularly when it concerns marriage and how unscrupulous elements in society could manipulate these beliefs to their benefit and lead to tragic consequences.Saakshaathkaara
- DirectorS.R. Puttana KanagalStarsKalpanaK.S. AshwathGanapathi BhatKaveri and Sathish fall in love and get married and have a perfect life. However, Sathish's behavior towards Kaveri changes when he finds out she was molested as a kid.
- DirectorY.R. SwamyStarsArathiLeelavathiRajkumar
- DirectorB.V. KaranthGirish KarnadStarsVenkata Rao TalegiriL.V. Sharada RaoB.V. KaranthKathyayani, a widow, pursues her BA degree with her father-in-law's support. However, when she falls in love with a drama professor, Raja Rao, she struggles with her emotions.
- DirectorSiddalingaiahStarsRajkumarBharathiLoknathRajeeva comes to the village to visit his sister only to find that she's in financial trouble and has lost her husband. He decides to stay and help her out.
- DirectorS.R. Puttana KanagalStarsAmbarishArathiK.S. AshwathThis is the tale of an angry young man with flavours of Teacher-student relationship, the stubbornness of Ramachari(protagonist) and his attempts at having a romantic relationship.
- DirectorAndrei TarkovskyStarsNatalya BondarchukDonatas BanionisJüri JärvetA psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.
- DirectorNicolas RoegStarsJulie ChristieDonald SutherlandHilary MasonA married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.
- DirectorVijayStarsRajkumarVishnuvardhanM.P. ShankarA forest officer is sent to a place to stop sandalwood smuggling.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen BurstynMax von SydowLinda BlairWhen a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
- DirectorHunsur KrishnamurthyStarsT.N. BalakrishnaLeelavathiRajkumarWatch the full movie, Bhaktha Kumbara, only on Eros Now. Bhaktha Kumbara is a 1974 Indian Kannada film, directed by Hunsur Krishnamurthy and produced by N R Anuradha Devi. The film stars Rajkumar, Leelavati and Balkrishna in lead roles. The film had musical score by G.K. Venkatesh.
- DirectorSiddalingaiahStarsVishnuvardhanLokeshM.P. ShankarBoothayyana Maga Ayyu is a 1974 Indian Kannada film, directed by "Siddalingaiah" and Produced by "JN Veeraswamy, S P Varadaraj, Siddalingaiah, J Chandulal Jain".The film Stars "Vishnuvardhan, Lokesh, L V Sharada, Bhavani, Balakrishna, Venkatarao Thalageri, Dinesh, Lokanath, Joker Shyam", in lead roles. The film had musical score by "G K Venkatesh". Watch the full Movie, Boothayyana Maga Ayyu , online, only On Eros Now.
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJack NicholsonFaye DunawayJohn HustonA private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
- DirectorA.V. Seshagiri RaoStarsRajkumarM.V. RajammaT.N. BalakrishnaThe plot showcases the tyranny of the landlord and the protagonist's protest against it.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard DreyfussWhen a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
- DirectorMilos FormanStarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherMichael BerrymanIn the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsRachel RobertsAnne-Louise LambertVivean GrayDuring a rural summer picnic, a few students and a teacher from an Australian girls' school vanish without a trace. Their absence frustrates and haunts the people left behind.
- DirectorS.R. Puttana KanagalStarsArathiSrinathShivaramHema and her friends lead a happy life with her father in a small town. Unfortunately, Hema's father passes away and she is forced to live with her cousin in a city.
- DirectorNicolas GessnerStarsJodie FosterMartin SheenAlexis SmithA thirteen-year-old girl, who lives with her absentee father, befriends a disabled teenage amateur magician and invites him, gradually, into her tenuous struggle against a predatory local neighbor.
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonTony RobertsAlvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.
- DirectorS.K. BhagavanB. Dorai RajStarsKalpanaT.N. BalakrishnaAnant NagChandra, a rich estate owner's daughter falls in love with Gopu, a confirmed 'Romeo'. Gopu, in order to erase his bad image joins the army. He is believed killed in a plane crash. Chandra who carries Gopu's child in her womb, leaves her hearth, meets Katyayini, the girl who had been discarded by her brother. Following much stress and strain, Chandra is united with Gopu and her brother Raja takes up Katyayini as his wife.
- DirectorHunsur KrishnamurthyStarsRajkumarJaymala AdarshSaroja Devi B.Tells the story of Babruvahana, son of Arjuna and the events that eventually lead to a battle between them.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRichard DreyfussFrançois TruffautTeri GarrRoy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
- DirectorBalu MahendraStarsKamal HaasanShobhaB.S. Achar
- DirectorVijayStarsRajkumarJaya PradaT.N. BalakrishnaAppanna, a musician, falls in love with a dancer, Basanti. But when Basanti dies, things changes a lot for Appanna.
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherLuke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
- DirectorJohn LounsberyWolfgang ReithermanBen SharpsteenStarsSebastian CabotJunius MatthewsBarbara LuddyIn this collection of animated shorts based on the stories and characters by A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh, a honey-loving teddy bear, embarks on some eccentric adventures.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald PleasenceJamie Lee CurtisTony MoranFifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
- DirectorS.K. BhagavanB. Dorai RajStarsRajkumarPadmapriyaChandralekhaPrakash is called in to investigate the theft of diamonds and the kidnapping of scientists; a trail that takes him to distant Nepal.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsChristopher ReeveMargot KidderGene HackmanAn alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn HurtThe crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.
- DirectorDon SiegelStarsClint EastwoodPatrick McGoohanRoberts BlossomAlcatraz is the most secure prison of its time. It is believed that no one can ever escape from it, until three daring men make a possibly successful attempt at escaping from one of the most infamous prisons in the world.
- DirectorGirish KarnadStarsShankar NagSushilendra JoshiVasant Rao NakodA mercernary sets out to assist a tribal chieftain to defeat the chieftain's brother who is now an opponent and an enemy.
- DirectorSiddalingaiahStarsK.S. AshwathHema ChaudhariPratima DeviLord Narayana sends his devotee, Narada to Earth to test the will of his human devotee and start some clashes.
- DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsChristopher ReeveJane SeymourChristopher PlummerA Chicago playwright uses self-hypnosis to travel back in time and meet the actress whose vintage portrait hangs in a grand hotel.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsAdrienne BarbeauJamie Lee CurtisJanet LeighAn unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny LloydA family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
- DirectorShankar NagStarsRamesh BhatLoknathAnant NagTwo small-time thieves hatch a plan to get rich. They hire an automobile mechanic, with financial troubles, to help them in stealing cars.
- DirectorRick RosenthalStarsJamie Lee CurtisDonald PleasenceCharles CyphersWhile Dr. Loomis hunts for Michael Myers, a traumatized Laurie is rushed to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, and The Shape is not far behind her.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul FreemanIn 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.
- DirectorS.R. Puttana KanagalStarsArathiAshokAmbarishLife of theater artistes. The Oedipus complex. The tragic life of a quintessential movie heroine. These are some of the themes handled by ace director Puttanna Kanagal with his characteristic finesse in Ranganayaki.
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellEllen SandweissRichard DeManincorFive friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsHarrison FordRutger HauerSean YoungA blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHenry ThomasDrew BarrymorePeter CoyoteA troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
- DirectorRichard AttenboroughStarsBen KingsleyJohn GielgudRohini HattangadiThe life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
- DirectorS.R. Puttana KanagalStarsSrinathPadma VaasanthiChandrahasa AlvaA middle-aged, do-gooder and idealistic psychiatrist takes pity on a homeless, mentally ill woman and starts treating her. His treatment along with his gentleness, care and affection starts showing results and the woman starts to recover. In the process, the psychiatrist falls in love with her. After a few days, the Psychiatrist's nephew arrives. He young and handsome. The woman and the nephew start to get intimate. During this process, the Psychiatrist is unable to bear this and gradually turns insane.
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsJoBeth WilliamsHeather O'RourkeCraig T. NelsonA family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellWilford BrimleyKeith DavidA research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
- DirectorRenuka SharmaStarsRajkumarSrinivasa MurthyJaya PradaSanskrit and upper-caste poet, Kalidas, faces many challenges after falling in love with a low-caste woman, and being entered into a competition against a learned princess.
- DirectorS.V. Rajendra Singh BabuStarsSuhasiniVishnuvardhanK.S. AshwathA doctor falls in love with his student.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKate CapshawKe Huy QuanIn 1935, Indiana Jones is tasked by Indian villagers with reclaiming a rock stolen from them by a secret cult beneath the catacombs of an ancient palace.
- DirectorJohn HughesStarsMolly RingwaldAnthony Michael HallJustin HenryA girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsRalph MacchioPat MoritaElisabeth ShueA martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonMichael BiehnA human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation.
- DirectorShankar NagStarsAnant NagShankar NagAshok MandannaYoung man kills people sleeping on the footpath while driving under influence. Young man's influential father struggles to silence the police investigation and media coverage.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea ThompsonMarty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
- DirectorJohn HughesStarsEmilio EstevezJudd NelsonMolly RingwaldFive high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsSean AstinJosh BrolinJeff CohenA group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.
- DirectorJohn HughesStarsAnthony Michael HallIlan Mitchell-SmithKelly LeBrockTwo high-school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, who promptly turns their lives upside-down.
- 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.
- DirectorJohn HughesStarsMatthew BroderickAlan RuckMia SaraA popular high school student, admired by his peers, decides to take a day off from school and goes to extreme lengths to pull it off, to the chagrin of his Dean, who'll do anything to stop him.
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellSarah BerryDan HicksAsh Williams, the lone survivor of an earlier onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits, holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.
- DirectorShankar NagStarsArchanaAshok BadardinniT.N. BalakrishnaOndu muttina kathe is based on a tribal community in the coastal area of karnataka
- DirectorV. RavichandranStarsV. RavichandranJuhi ChawlaVishnuvardhanRavichandran tries to woo a classmate. On being spurned, he poses as a mysterious biker and sweeps her off her feet.
- DirectorSingeetam Srinivasa RaoStarsKamal HaasanAmala AkkineniTinnu AnandAn unemployed graduate who coincidentally encounters a rich unconscious man, and takes over his lifestyle by keeping him a prisoner. However, he is in for a twist as a contract killer is after him, assuming him to be the affluent man.Pushpaka Vimana - Silent Movie
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsPeter WellerNancy AllenDan O'HerlihyIn a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories.
- DirectorTom HollandStarsCatherine HicksChris SarandonAlex VincentA struggling single mother unknowingly gifts her son a doll imbued with a serial killer's consciousness.
- DirectorDwight H. LittleStarsDonald PleasenceEllie CornellDanielle HarrisTen years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece. Can Dr. Loomis stop him?