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| 2001: A Space Odyssey | 1995-01-01 | I've loved it since I first saw it when I was 11. One should also read the books. |
| Apocalypse Now | 2000-07-07 | A classic Vietnam war film. |
| Army of Darkness | 2000-11-11 | B horror film - continuation of Evil Deadness. |
| Battle Royale | 2003-12-11 | A bunch of Japanese high schoolers on an island - there can be only 1! |
| Blade Runner | 1998-01-01 | An inspiring Sci-Fi classic. |
| Braveheart | 1996-08-07 | Always loved it. Beautiful soundtrack and scenery. |
| Citizen Kane | 2004-01-02 | It's all been said. |
| Cube | 0000-00-00 | Sci-Fi thriller about a few people stuck in a giant cube full of...little cubes! Intense. |
| A Clockwork Orange | 1999-09-08 | A disturbing Kubrick classic (aren't they all?). Highly recommended, my droogs. |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 2001-01-01 | A well-executed fairytale. |
| Dark Blue | 2003-10-10 | Corrupt cops and sadness all around. |
| Evil Dead 1 & 2 | 2000-10-10 | Funny horror B movies. |
| Eyes Wide Shut | 2000-01-01 | |
| Dogma | 2000-10-11 | A divine Kevin Smith comedy with a legal twist. |
| Fight Club | 1999-10-10 | It's about male liberation, I swear. |
| Frida | 2020-00-02 | Well-done portrait of Frida Kahlo's life. |
| Full Metal Jacket | 2000-01-01 | Kubrick does Vietnam. Happiness ensues. |
| GATTACA | 1998-01-01 | Best ever movie named after a restriction enzyme binding site. Fares well in less restricted |
| categories, too. | ||
| Get Shorty | 1996-01-01 | Superb action with a few interesting twists. For some reason, we rented it again and again by mistake. |
| Hero 2004-09-09 | 0000-00-00 | |
| The Hours | 2003-01-01 | A good story on 3 different timelines. |
| Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2 | 2004-01-01 | So cool. Good soundtracks, beautiful movies. |
| Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels | 2000-01-01 | British action comedy by Guy Ritchie. |
| Lost in Translation | 2003-01-01 | 'Lost' sums it up. Fun. |
| Magnolia | 2000-01-01 | Diverse stories spiral closer and closer. |
| Minority Report | 2001-01-01 | Woohoo! Big sci-fi movie. It's fun and intriguing. |
| Moulin Rouge | 0000-00-00 | This movie inspired me for an entire winter. Great story, great soundtrack. |
| Mulholland Drive | 2002-01-01 | A complicated movie by David Lynch. |
| The Neverending Story | 1992-01-01 | One of those movies I grew up watching and loving. |
| No Man's Land | 2002-01-01 | A bitterly funny film about the Serbia/Bosnia conflict. |
| Payback | 2000-01-01 | Revenge and ball peen hammers! |
| Pi | 1999-01-01 | Sometimes pensive, sometimes fastpaced, Pi is about a math genius struggling with nature's patterns. |
| Possession | 2003-01-01 | A scholarly romance. |
| The Princess Bride | 1994-01-01 | Rodents of Unusual Size and Cliffs of Insanity! I remember watching it as a child and liking it for the adventure, not understanding the comedy. Inconceivable! |
| Princess Mononoke | 2000-01-01 | In the spirit of the traditional story of many fantasies, this film's theme is technology vs. nature (and progress vs. tradition), and beautifully depicts a young man on a quest to save his people. |
| Pulp Fiction | 1998-01-01 | Hitmen, foot massages, and righteousness, Tarantino-style. |
| Quills | 2000-01-01 | Geoffrey Rush as the Marquis de Sade in this disturbing film. |
| Rabbit-Proof Fence | 2002-01-01 | A very beautiful film (amazing Outback scenery) about three aboriginal children making a long journey home. |
| Ran | 2002-01-01 | Kurosawa's film of feudal Japan and a feud among family. |
| Rashomon | 2003-01-01 | One of Kurosawa's masterpieces. |
| Red Violin | 1997-01-01 | A suspenseful film with a great soundtrack. Follows the (fictional) history of an instrument. |
| Reservoir Dogs | 2000-01-01 | Another intense Tarantino film. |
| Ronin | 1998-01-01 | The story of a modern masterless 'samurai'. |
| Run Lola, Run | 0000-00-00 | How much money could you get in an hour? |
| Schindler's List | 1998-01-01 | So sad...Very well done. |
| The Shawshank Redemption | 2001-01-01 | |
| Shrek and Shrek 2 | 2003-01-01 | So much fun! |
| Snatch | 1999-01-01 | Diamonds, boxers (punching kind), squeaking dogs, and gypsies set to nice music. |
| Stigmata | 2000-01-01 | Crazy paranormality. |
| The Talented Mr. Ripley | 2000-01-01 | Imposter fun. |
| Tampopo | 2001-01-01 | Ramen and a gangster foodfetishist. Delicious. Itedakimasu! |
| This is Spinal Tap | 2000-01-01 | Mockumentary and 11. Don't touch.. |
| Three Kings | 2000-01-01 | War-trime treasure-hunting. Pretty good. |
| To End All Wars | 0000-00-00 | Sad, good movie about POWs in Thailand during WWII. |
| Tombstone | 1997-01-01 | One of the few Westerns I've seen... |
| The Usual Suspects | 1996-01-01 | A great action movie with a twist. |