recommended
- One Week (1920) (wp) (download)
- The Kid (1921) (wp) (download)
- Man with a Movie Camera (1929) (wp)
- Fantasia (1940) (wp)
- Citizen Kane (1941) (wp)
- Dumbo (1941) (wp)
- Casablanca (1942) (wp)
- The Big Sleep (1946) (wp)
- The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953) (wp)
- Seven Samurai (1954) (wp)
- 12 Angry Men (1957) (wp)
- The Seventh Seal (1957) (wp)
- Wild Strawberries (1957) (wp)
- North by Northwest (1959) (wp)
- The Magnificent Seven (1960) (wp)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) (wp) *****
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962) (wp) *****
- Dr. Strangelove (1964) (wp)
- Help! (1965) (wp)
- Daisies (1966) (wp)
- Casino Royale (1967) (wp)
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) (wp)
- Barbarella (1968) (wp)
- Horton Hears A Who! (1970) (wp)
- A Clockwork Orange (1971) (wp)
- Fiddler on the Roof (1971) (wp)
- Harold and Maude (1971) (wp)
- The Sting (1973) (wp)
- Gone In 60 Seconds (1974) (wp)
- The Man Who Would Be King (1975) (wp)
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) (wp)
- Annie Hall (1977) (wp)
- Being There (1979) (wp)
- Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) (wp)
- Manhattan (1979) (wp) *****
- Blade Runner (1982) (wp)
- The Dark Crystal (1982) (wp)
- The Big Chill (1983) (wp)
- Koyaanisqatsi (1983) (wp)
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) (wp)
- Never Cry Wolf (1983) (wp)
- This Is Spinal Tap (1984) (wp)
- Brazil (1985) (wp)
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Winds (1985) (wp)
- Tampopo (1985) (wp)
- The Mission (1986) (wp)
- Pathfinder (1987) (wp)
- The Princess Bride (1987) (wp)
- Withnail and I (1987) (wp)
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) (wp)
- Cinema Paradiso (1988) (wp)
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) (wp)
- The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) (wp)
- Dead Poets Society (1989) (wp)
- Edward Scissorhands (1990) (wp)
- Pump Up the Volume (1990) (wp)
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) (wp)
- Barton Fink (1991) (wp)
- Delicatessen (1991) (wp)
- Night on Earth (1991) (wp)
- Slacker (1991) (wp)
- Baraka (1992) (wp)
- Chaplin (1992) (wp)
- Man Bites Dog (1992) (wp)
- Monster in a Box (1992) (wp)
- Orlando (1992) (wp)
- Reservoir Dogs (1992) (wp)
- Visions of Light (1992) (wp)
- Benny & Joon (1993) (wp)
- Dazed and Confused (1993) (wp)
- Groundhog Day (1993) (wp)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (wp)
- Ed Wood (1994) (wp)
- Léon (1994) (wp)
- Natural Born Killers (1994) (wp)
- Pulp Fiction (1994) (wp)
- The City Of Lost Children (1995) (wp)
- Dead Man (1995) (wp) *****
- Smoke (1995) (wp)
- Microcosmos (1996) (wp)
- When We Were Kings (1996) (wp)
- Gattaca (1997) (wp)
- Hugo Pool (1997) (wp)
- Life Is Beautiful (1997) (wp)
- Princess Mononoke (1997) (wp) *****
- The Big Lebowski (1998) (wp)
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) (wp)
- Pi (1998) (wp)
- The Red Violin (1998) (wp)
- Run Lola Run (1998) (wp)
- Six-String Samurai (1998) (wp)
- Zero Effect (1998) (wp)
- American Beauty (1999) (wp)
- Being John Malkovich (1999) (wp)
- Luna Papa (1999) (wp)
- The Matrix (1999) (wp)
- Shower (1999) (wp)
- SLC Punk! (1999) (wp)
- High Fidelity (2000) (wp)
- No Maps for These Territories (2000) (wp)
- Pollock (2000) (wp)
- The Princess and the Warrior (2000) (wp)
- Amélie (2001) (wp)
- Battle Royale (2001) (wp)
- CQ (2001) (wp)
- Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) (wp)
- Rivers and Tides (2001) (wp)
- The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) (wp)
- Spirited Away (2001) (wp)
- Va savoir (2001) (wp)
- Waking Life (2001) (wp)
- Winged Migration (2001) (wp)
- Catch Me if You Can (2002) (wp)
- Hero (2002) (wp)
- American Splendor (2003) (wp)
- The Corporation (2003) (wp)
- The Fog of War (2003) (wp)
- The Lord of the Rings (2003) (wp)
- Lost in Translation (2003) (wp)
- A Very Long Engagement (2004) (wp)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) (wp)
- I Heart Huckabees (2004) (wp)
- Kill Bill (2004) (wp)
- Kung Fu Hustle (2004) (wp)
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) (wp)
- Ryan (2004) (wp)
- Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) (wp)
- An Inconvenient Truth (2006) (wp)
other good films
- King Kong (1933) (wp)
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) (wp)
- Rear Window (1954) (wp)
- Dr. No (1962) (wp)
- Goldfinger (1964) (wp)
- Mary Poppins (1964) (wp)
- Alphaville (1965) (wp)
- Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965) (wp)
- Thunderball (1965) (wp)
- You Only Live Twice (1967) (wp)
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) (wp)
- Easy Rider (1969) (wp)
- El Topo (1970) (wp)
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) (wp)
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971) (wp)
- THX 1138 (1971) (wp)
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) (wp)
- The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) (wp)
- American Graffiti (1973) (wp)
- F for Fake (1974) (wp)
- Dog Day Afternoon (1975) (wp)
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) (wp)
- Star Wars (1977) (wp)
- Watership Down (1978) (wp)
- Apocalypse Now (1979) (wp)
- Popeye (1980) (wp)
- Diva (1981) (wp)
- The Great Muppet Caper (1981) (wp)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (wp)
- Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) (wp)
- The King Of Comedy (1983) (wp)
- Local Hero (1983) (wp)
- Amadeus (1984) (wp)
- Ghostbusters (1984) (wp)
- The NeverEnding Story (1984) (wp)
- The Breakfast Club (1985) (wp)
- Cocoon (1985) (wp)
- Castle in the Sky (1986) (wp)
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) (wp)
- Pretty in Pink (1986) (wp)
- Full Metal Jacket (1987) (wp)
- Wings of Desire (1987) (wp)
- My Neighbour Totoro (1988) (wp)
- Rain Man (1988) (wp)
- Driving Miss Daisy (1989) (wp)
- Drugstore Cowboy (1989) (wp)
- The Wizard of Speed and Time (1989) (wp)
- Awakenings (1990) (wp)
- Flatliners (1990) (wp)
- Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) (wp)
- Highway 61 (1991) (wp)
- Barjo (1992) (wp)
- Benny & Joon (1993) (wp)
- N Is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdös (1993) (wp)
- Sleepless in Seattle (1993) (wp)
- Clerks. (1994) (wp) (1994)
- Forrest Gump (1994) (wp)
- Apollo 13 (1995) (wp)
- GoldenEye (1995) (wp)
- The Usual Suspects (1995) (wp)
- The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995) (wp)
- Unzipped (1995) (wp)
- Basquiat (1996) (wp)
- Bottle Rocket (1996) (wp)
- Romeo + Juliet (1996) (wp)
- Shine (1996) (wp)
- Trainspotting (1996) (wp)
- Contact (1997) (wp)
- Deconstructing Harry (1997) (wp)
- The Fifth Element (1997) (wp)
- The Game (1997) (wp)
- Heaven's Burning (1997) (wp)
- Men in Black (1997) (wp)
- Wintersleepers (1997) (wp)
- The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1998) (wp)
- Shakespeare in Love (1998) (wp)
- Show Me Love (1998) (wp)
- Fight Club (1999) (wp)
- Iron Giant (1999) (wp)
- Sleepy Hollow (1999) (wp)
- The 13th Warrior (1999) (wp)
- Cast Away (2000) (wp)
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) (wp)
- Tears of the Black Tiger (2000) (wp)
- The Anniversary Party (2001) (wp)
- A Beautiful Mind (2001) (wp)
- The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) (wp)
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) (wp)
- Ocean's Eleven (2001) (wp)
- Y Tu Mamá También (2001) (wp)
- Comedian (2002) (wp)
- Lost in La Mancha (2002) (wp)
- Russian Ark (2002) (wp)
- My Architect (2003) (wp)
- Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) (wp)
- School of Rock (2003) (wp)
- Garden State (2004) (wp)
- House of Flying Daggers (2004) (wp)
- Howl's Moving Castle (2004) (wp)
- Primer (2004) (wp)
- Quill (2004) (wp)
- Shaun of the Dead (2004) (wp)
- Stranger than Fiction (2004) (wp)
- The Aristocrats (2005) (wp)
- Batman Begins (2005) (wp)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) (wp)
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) (wp)
- March of the Penguins (2005) (wp)
- MirrorMask (2005) (wp)
- Serenity (2005) (wp)
- V for Vendetta (2005) (wp)
- A Scanner Darkly (2006) (wp)
- Casino Royale (2006) (wp)
- Fearless (2006) (wp)
- Pan's Labyrinth (2006) (wp)
- Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006) (wp)
- Wordplay (2006) (wp)
- The Darjeeling Limited (2007) (wp)
- Ghost Rider (2007) (wp)
- Helvetica (2007) (wp)
admittable/great television
- Hinterland Who's Who (1960s) (wp)
- The Magic Roundabout (1964–1977) (wp)
- The Prisoner (1967-1968) (wp)
- Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974) (wp)
- Sesame Street (1969-?) (wp)
- M*A*S*H (1972-1983) (wp)
- The Wombles (1973) (wp)
- The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976-1979) (wp)
- The Muppet Show (1976-1981) (wp)
- Take Hart (1977-1983) (wp)
- Connections (1978) (wp)
- The Moomins (1979-1982) (wp)
- The Young Ones (1982-1984) (wp)
- Blackadder (1983-1989)
- The Joy of Painting (1983-1995)
- Fraggle Rock (1983-1987) (wp)
- Spitting Image (1984-1996) (wp)
- Once Upon a Time... Life (1986) (wp)
- Pingu (1986-?) (wp)
- Knightmare (1987-1994) (wp)
- Red Dwarf (1988-1999) (wp)
- The Secret Life of Machines (1988-1993)
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1988-1998) (wp)
- The Simpsons (1989-?) (wp)
- Dream On (1990-1996) (wp)
- Jeeves and Wooster (1990-1993) (wp)
- Æon Flux (1991) (wp)
- The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991-1996) (wp)
- Duckman (1994-1997) (wp)
- The Daily Show (1998-?) (wp)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) (wp)
- Sex and the City (1998-2004) (wp)
- Angel (1999-2004) (wp)
- FLCL (2000) (wp)
- Invader ZIM (2001-2003) (wp)
- Firefly (2002-2004) (wp)
- Battlestar Galactica (2003-?) (wp)
- The Colbert Report (2005-?) (wp)
- Planet Earth (2006) (wp)
lists
- they shoot pictures, don't they?
- time magazine - top 100 movies
- new york times - best 1,000 movies
- jonathan rosenbaum - 1,000 films
- roger ebert - great movies
- AFI 100s & BFI 100
- films considered the greatest ever
- greencine - movie primers
archives
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- british pathe limited
- ubuweb
- roland collection of films & videos on art
- the open video project
- public domain movie torrents
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- atomfilms
- 'boards - screening room
- more...
misc
film blogs
- greencine
- filmbrain
- cinematical
- firstshowing
- notcoming
- the movie blog
- cinecultist
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- filmmaker magazine
- greg.org
- aint it cool
- posterwire
reviews
- imdb
- rotten tomatoes
- metacritic
- review query engine
- filmcritic
- 2 sentence and 4 word reviews
- the bad review revue