My top horror/thriller/crime/dark comedies/fantasy/Awesome MUST SEE
This is my evolving list of my absolute fav horror/ thriller/crime/ mystery/sci-fiction/dark fantasy/surreal/dark comedies.This is my evolving list of bizarre, crazy, intense, unusual,bizarre, movies I've seen. I couldn't decide upon a line to draw between the more extreme movies and the "regular" ones so I let the list grow as one giant list of the bestI haven't ranked them from best to worst, in random orders!
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- 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.My fav horror movie, The Shining directed by one of my fav directors Stanley Kubrick has made this a timeless horror gem!A masterpiece of psychological horror
10/10 - DirectorDanny BoyleStarsEwan McGregorEwen BremnerJonny Lee MillerRenton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.MY NUMBER 1 FAVOURITE MOVIE!!!Danny Boyle's "Trainspotting" is genius!!!!!Danny Boyle did a excellent job of directing a movie based on Irvine Welsh's bestselling novel about desperate and hopeless Scottish heroin addicts.What I liked best about Trainspotting was the characters. They were the most unbelievable low-life, junky, sleazy, immoral, trash I've ever seen. I loved it! They'll make you both despise and pity them while loving them at the same time.Ewan McGregor was perfect as Renton!!!!
- DirectorAdrian LyneStarsTim RobbinsElizabeth PeñaDanny AielloMourning his dead child, a haunted Vietnam War veteran attempts to uncover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation. To do so, he must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusions, and perceptions of death.A visual masterpiece of horror and conspiracy.
10/10 - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHugh JackmanScarlett JohanssonAfter a tragic accident, two stage magicians in 1890s London engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.Amazing,clever,twists after twists.Loved it!One of the best movies EVER!
10/10 - DirectorTony ScottStarsChristian SlaterPatricia ArquetteDennis HopperIn Detroit, a pop-culture nerd steals cocaine from his new wife's pimp and tries to sell it in Hollywood, prompting the mobsters who own the drugs to pursue the couple.The best movie ever,I love it. Quentin Tarantino, as I'm sure everyone knows, wrote the story,Christopher Walken as a gangster Brad Pitt as a stoner roommate, Tom Sizemore and Chris Penn as cops, a few good lines for Samuel L. Jackson, an early plum for James Gandolfini, and my personal favorite of the lot, Dennis Hopper as Clarence's ex-cop father.The Walken/Hopper show down has been oft sighted as the film's best aspect, and this is, arguably, true.Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette(as Alabama).
- DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonVera FarmigaRon LivingstonParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.My Top Favourite horror movie!!
10/10 - DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsNicole KidmanChristopher EcclestonFionnula FlanaganIn 1945, immediately following the end of Second World War, a woman who lives with her two photosensitive children on her darkened old family estate in the Channel Islands becomes convinced that the home is haunted.Nicole Kidman's acting was top-notch, and the movie itself was visually stunning and the cast and story and twist was so unexpected, it easily falls into one of my favourite horror movies!Best film of the year too!
10/10 - DirectorJ.A. BayonaStarsBelén RuedaFernando CayoRoger PríncepA woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.CREEPY!
- DirectorRon HowardStarsRussell CroweEd HarrisJennifer ConnellyA mathematical genius, John Nash made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.A Beautiful Movie!
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael BatesIn the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.Stanley Kubrick has made so many masterpieces, and is by far the best director that ever graced our world. The disturbing portrayal of youth and its satirical depiction of a government's attempts to create a better society are brilliant. A disturbing but yet very beautiful piece of film-making Clockwork Orange is simply his finest hour!
10/10 - 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.Jack Nicholson is a spectacular actor, my favourite actor!Pretty much everything in this film is at or close to perfection,Best film of its era. A chilling, disturbing, and revealing look into the mental institutions as seen through the eyes of a con,TOUCHING & MOVING!Deserves more then a 10/10 if i could rate it!!
- 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.One of the best Stephen King Movies adaptation since The Shining
with outstanding performances by both Samuel L. Jackson and Cusack1408 instead creates a powerful sense of unease that combines wonderfully with Cusack's portrayal of a man enduring his own private hell.
10/10 - DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJohnny DeppBenicio Del ToroTobey MaguireAn oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.The big-screen version of Hunter S. Thompson's seminal psychedelic classic novel about his road trip across Western America as he and his large Samoan lawyer searched desperately for the "American dream".'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' as one of my absolute favorites, definitely in my top 10!
- DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonRose ByrneTy SimpkinsA family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.I LOVED IT!!!
10/10 - DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonRose ByrneBarbara HersheyThe Lamberts believe that they have defeated the spirits that have haunted their family, but they soon discover that evil is not beaten so easily.Usually sequels don't work out well with horror movies in my opinion but nope, Insidious 2 was amazing!
10/10 - DirectorMary HarronStarsChristian BaleJustin TherouxJosh LucasA wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.I LOVED IT!!One of the best movies i have ever watched!Read the book if you loved the movie!Based on Bret Easton Ellis' controversial novel "American Psycho"
10/10 - DirectorAlbert HughesAllen HughesStarsJohnny DeppHeather GrahamIan HolmAfter five ritualistic murders are committed in 1888 London, Inspector Abberline's assignment is to investigate the "Jack the Ripper" murders. Along with a string of mutilated prostitutes, he uncovers a conspiracy involving the government.Johnny Depp is fantastic.As entertainment this is a sharp edged Film that cuts psychedelic and mystical mayhem dripping with theatrical and melodramatic turns and penetrating presentations of an ugly,DARK and unfortunate setting and time.
10/10 - DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn HurtThe crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.Classic horror.It's amazing that this is over 20 years old.The film brings the claustrophobia of being hunted to a new level.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsGuy PearceCarrie-Anne MossJoe PantolianoA man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer.Christopher Nolan's "Memento"s masterfully filmed and edited in such a way that it is chronologically presented backwards (with two initially separate, parallel storylines - the main one, shot in colour, is the chronologically-backwards story with scenes that intercut with those of the other story, which is filmed more like a documentary, shot in black & white ,instant classic!
- DirectorFrank DarabontStarsThomas JaneMarcia Gay HardenLaurie HoldenA freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.The best movie adaptation of Stephen King's book, the Mist is powerful and depressing.
10/10 - DirectorJames MangoldStarsJohn CusackRay LiottaAmanda PeetStranded at a desolate Nevada motel during a nasty rain storm, ten strangers become acquainted with each other when they realize that they're being killed off one by one.Unpredictable,exciting,full of mystery and horror psychological thriller,Excellent and Intriguing Even When You Watch It For the Second Time,I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!
10/10 - DirectorRichard DonnerStarsGregory PeckLee RemickHarvey StephensMysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?"The Omen" was included in a recent book I read ,Much Better Than THE EXORCIST,it's still a wonderfully entertaining movie, probably second only to Polanski's 'Rosemary's Baby' in the Satanic/apocalyptic genre.
- DirectorMike FlanaganStarsKaren GillanBrenton ThwaitesKatee SackhoffA recently released inmate from a mental asylum learns from his sister that the murders he was convicted of committing were actually orchestrated by a supernatural entity, the Lasser Glass mirror.The genius of Oculus isn't the concept (haunted mirror) but the screenplay of disjointed story telling and flashbacks mixing into a coherent and perhaps a complex story. Think of it like a toned down Inception. It's effective because you eventually feel and question what is reality and not.
- DirectorJosef RusnakStarsCraig BierkoGretchen MolArmin Mueller-StahlA computer scientist running a virtual reality simulation of 1937 becomes the primary suspect when his colleague and mentor is murdered.SCIENCE FICTION classic!The Thirteenth Floor is a thoughtful and engaging film that asks its audience to think about the difference between reality and virtual reality.TWIST AFTER TWIST!
- DirectorSam MendesStarsKevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora BirchA sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.Kevin Spacey truly shines in American Beauty.an Oscar well deserved.Extraordinary irony in a psychological drama about the American life.