Essential Films
Here are my essential films. It's somewhere between my favourite films and a list of films that must been seen. It's in alphabetical order and I was originally aiming for the 50 mark however there are too many good films so the current count is 70. The main table is generated from EssentialFilmsRaw with http://www.stewarts.org.uk/stuff/getimdb.py
Title |
Year |
IMDB Rating |
Genres |
Director |
Cast |
1968 |
8.4 |
Adventure, Sci-Fi |
Stanley Kubrick |
Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood |
|
1964 |
8.0 |
Action, Western |
Sergio Leone |
Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch |
|
2006 |
6.8 |
Comedy, Drama, Romance |
Ridley Scott |
Freddie Highmore, Albert Finney |
|
1980 |
7.8 |
Comedy, Romance |
Jim Abrahams |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lloyd Bridges |
|
1986 |
8.5 |
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
James Cameron |
Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn |
|
2001 |
8.5 |
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
Jean-Pierre Jeunet |
Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz |
|
1995 |
7.5 |
Adventure, Drama, History |
Ron Howard |
Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton |
|
1985 |
8.4 |
Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi |
Robert Zemeckis |
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd |
|
1998 |
7.0 |
Action, Fantasy, Horror |
Stephen Norrington |
Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson |
|
1982 |
8.3 |
Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
Ridley Scott |
Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer |
|
1974 |
7.7 |
Comedy, Western |
Mel Brooks |
Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder |
|
2002 |
7.8 |
Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama |
Steven Spielberg |
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks |
|
1994 |
7.9 |
Comedy |
Kevin Smith |
Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson |
|
1971 |
7.8 |
Action, Crime, Thriller |
Don Siegel |
Clint Eastwood, Andrew Robinson |
|
1962 |
7.3 |
Action, Adventure, Thriller |
Terence Young |
Sean Connery, Ursula Andress |
|
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb |
1964 |
8.6 |
Comedy, Drama |
Stanley Kubrick |
Peter Sellers, George C. Scott |
2000 |
7.2 |
Biography, Drama, Romance |
Steven Soderbergh |
Julia Roberts, David Brisbin |
|
1986 |
7.9 |
Comedy, Drama |
John Hughes |
Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck |
|
1965 |
8.3 |
Action, Western |
Sergio Leone |
Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef |
|
1994 |
8.7 |
Comedy, Drama, Romance |
Robert Zemeckis |
Tom Hanks, Rebecca Williams |
|
1963 |
7.5 |
Action, Adventure, Thriller |
Terence Young |
Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi |
|
1987 |
8.4 |
Drama, War |
Stanley Kubrick |
Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin |
|
2004 |
7.8 |
Comedy, Drama, Romance |
Zach Braff |
Zach Braff, Kenneth Graymez |
|
1964 |
7.9 |
Action, Crime, Thriller |
Guy Hamilton |
Sean Connery, Honor Blackman |
|
1939 |
8.2 |
Drama, Romance, War |
Victor Fleming |
Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil |
|
1997 |
8.1 |
Drama |
Gus Van Sant |
Matt Damon, Robin Williams |
|
1958 |
7.8 |
Adventure, War, Drama |
J. Lee Thompson |
John Mills, Sylvia Syms |
|
1989 |
8.3 |
Action, Adventure |
Steven Spielberg |
Harrison Ford, Sean Connery |
|
1984 |
7.5 |
Action, Adventure |
Steven Spielberg |
Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw |
|
1975 |
8.2 |
Thriller |
Steven Spielberg |
Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw |
|
1993 |
7.9 |
Adventure, Sci-Fi |
Steven Spielberg |
Sam Neill, Laura Dern |
|
2005 |
6.7 |
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
Mark Waters |
Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo |
|
1962 |
8.5 |
Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War |
David Lean |
Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness |
|
2006 |
8.0 |
Adventure, Comedy, Drama |
Jonathan Dayton |
Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear |
|
1959 |
8.6 |
Adventure, Mystery, Romance, Thriller |
Alfred Hitchcock |
Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint |
|
1999 |
6.9 |
Comedy, Romance |
Roger Michell |
Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant |
|
1968 |
8.8 |
Western |
Sergio Leone |
Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale |
|
1969 |
6.5 |
Comedy, Musical, Romance, Western |
Joshua Logan |
Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood |
|
2006 |
8.4 |
Drama, Fantasy, War |
Guillermo del Toro |
Ivana Baquero, Sergi López |
|
1973 |
8.0 |
Biography, Crime, Drama |
Franklin J. Schaffner |
Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman |
|
1987 |
7.5 |
Comedy, Drama |
John Hughes |
Steve Martin, John Candy |
|
1971 |
7.0 |
Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller |
Clint Eastwood |
Clint Eastwood, Jessica Walter |
|
1994 |
9.0 |
Crime, Thriller |
Quentin Tarantino |
John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson |
|
1981 |
8.7 |
Action, Adventure |
Steven Spielberg |
Harrison Ford, Karen Allen |
|
2000 |
8.5 |
Drama |
Darren Aronofsky |
Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto |
|
1998 |
7.3 |
Horror, Mystery |
Hideo Nakata |
Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani |
|
1996 |
6.8 |
Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller |
Baz Luhrmann |
Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes |
|
1998 |
8.5 |
Action, Drama, History, War |
Steven Spielberg |
Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore |
|
1993 |
8.9 |
Biography, Drama, History, War |
Steven Spielberg |
Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley |
|
2000 |
8.3 |
Crime, Thriller |
Guy Ritchie |
Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina |
|
2001 |
8.6 |
Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy |
Hayao Miyazaki |
Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino |
|
2008 |
7.9 |
Action, Crime, Thriller |
Pierre Morel |
Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace |
|
1998 |
8.2 |
Comedy, Crime |
Joel Coen |
Jeff Bridges, John Goodman |
|
1998 |
8.2 |
Comedy, Crime |
Joel Coen |
Jeff Bridges, John Goodman |
|
1980 |
7.9 |
Action, Comedy, Music, Musical |
John Landis |
John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd |
|
1985 |
7.9 |
Comedy, Drama |
John Hughes |
Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason |
|
1972 |
9.2 |
Crime, Drama |
Francis Ford Coppola |
Marlon Brando, Al Pacino |
|
1966 |
9.0 |
Adventure, Western |
Sergio Leone |
Eli Wallach, Clint Eastwood |
|
1963 |
8.3 |
Adventure, Drama, History, War |
John Sturges |
Steve McQueen, James Garner |
|
1999 |
8.7 |
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi |
Andy Wachowski |
Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne |
|
2002 |
8.5 |
Biography, Drama, History, War |
Roman Polanski |
Adrien Brody, Emilia Fox |
|
1994 |
9.2 |
Crime, Drama |
Frank Darabont |
Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman |
|
1980 |
8.5 |
Drama, Horror |
Stanley Kubrick |
Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall |
|
1991 |
8.7 |
Thriller |
Jonathan Demme |
Jodie Foster, Scott Glenn |
|
1973 |
7.7 |
Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
Robin Hardy |
Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee |
|
1993 |
7.9 |
Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance |
Krzysztof Kieslowski |
Juliette Binoche, Benoît Régent |
|
1996 |
8.2 |
Crime, Drama |
Danny Boyle |
Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner |
|
1989 |
6.7 |
Comedy, Drama, Family |
John Hughes |
John Candy, Jean Louisa Kelly |
|
2005 |
7.9 |
Biography, Drama, Music, Romance |
James Mangold |
Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon |
|
1968 |
7.7 |
Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
Brian G. Hutton |
Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood |
Century |
Count |
1990 |
19 |
2000 |
14 |
1980 |
14 |
1960 |
13 |
1970 |
7 |
1950 |
2 |
1930 |
1 |
Genre |
Count |
Drama |
34 |
Comedy |
21 |
Adventure |
19 |
Action |
16 |
Thriller |
15 |
Romance |
15 |
Crime |
14 |
War |
10 |
Biography |
7 |
Western |
6 |
Sci-Fi |
6 |
History |
6 |
Fantasy |
5 |
Mystery |
4 |
Horror |
4 |
Music |
3 |
Musical |
2 |
Family |
2 |
Animation |
1 |
Director |
Count |
Steven Spielberg |
8 |
Sergio Leone |
4 |
Stanley Kubrick |
4 |
John Hughes |
4 |
Robert Zemeckis |
2 |
Terence Young |
2 |
Ridley Scott |
2 |
Joel Coen |
2 |
Actor |
Count |
Clint Eastwood |
7 |
Sean Connery |
5 |
Benito Stefanelli |
4 |
Aldo Sambrell |
4 |
Antonio Molino Rojo |
4 |
Lorenzo Robledo |
4 |
Tom Hanks |
4 |
Harrison Ford |
4 |
Frank Braña |
4 |
Nikki Van der Zyl |
3 |
Philip Stone |
3 |
Steven Spielberg |
3 |
Bob Simmons |
3 |
Pat Roach |
3 |
Ricardo Palacios |
3 |
Nazzareno Natale |
3 |
Lois Maxwell |
3 |
Irene Olga López |
3 |
Bernard Lee |
3 |
Vivian Kubrick |
3 |
David Huddleston |
3 |
Ted Grossman |
3 |
Richard Farnsworth |
3 |
Christian Clemenson |
3 |
Anthony Chinn |
3 |
John Candy |
3 |
Steve Buscemi |
3 |
Mario Brega |
3 |