RECOMMENDED MOVIES/ DVD’s Dec.

9, 2009

FAMILY FAVOURITES OLDER FAV movies (most of which you’ve

probably seen) – may seem dated
Shawshank Redemption (Tim Robbins, Morgan Unglorious Bastards (Brad Pitt) The Godfather (whole series, with Al Pacino,
Freeman) Marlon Brando, Robert DeNiro, Andy Garcia, etc)
Arlington Road (Tim Robbins, Jeff Bridges) Jagged Edge (Jeff Bridges, Glen Close) Fatal Attraction (Michael Douglass, Glen Close)
The Red Violin (Samuel Jackson) The Quill (Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet) Silence of the Lambs (Anthony Hopkins, Jody
Foster)
The Secret Window (Johnny Dep) Interview With a Vampire (Brad Pitt, Christian James Bond (whole series)
Slater, Antonio Banderas)
Blood Diamond (Leonardo Di Caprio) Havana (Robert Redford, Leno Olin, Raul Julia) The Shining (Jack Nicholson)
Gladiator (Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix) The Lost City (Andy Garcia) Dancing with the Wolves (Kevin Costner)
The Usual Suspects (Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrnes) Tequila Sunrise (Kurt Russell, Michelle Pfifer, Mel A Fish Called Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis, John Cleese
Gibson)
Fallen (Denzel Washington) Casino Royale (James Bond) Pretty Woman (Richard Grere, Julia Roberts)
Training Day (Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawk) L.A. Confidential (Kim Basinger, DIE HARD series with Bruce Willis
Heat (Al Pacino, Robert Deniro, Val Kilmer) Casino (Robert DeNiro, Sharon Stone) LETHAL WEAPON series with Mel Gibson
The Quiet American (Michael Caine, Enemy of the State (Will Smith, Gene Hackman) RAMBO series with Sylvester Stallone
Spy Games (Robert Redford, Brad Pitt) King Kong (Naomi Watts, Adrian Brody) STAR WARS series
Collateral (Tom Cruise, Jamie Fox) The Pianist (Adrian Brody) Magic (Anthony Hopkins, Anne Margaret) may seem
dated now
The Three Kings (George Clooney, The Reader (Kate Winslet, Ralph Fienes) Out of Africa (Meryl Streep, Robert Redford)
Immortal Beloved (Gary Oldman) Reservoir Dogs (Harvey Kietel, Jacob’s Ladder (Tim Robbins) may seem dated now
Sixth Sense (Bruce Willis) Amadeus Papillion (Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman)
A Beautiful Mind (Russell Crowe, Ed Harris) Patriot Games (all 4 of series, with Harrison Ford) Psycho (Anthony Perkins)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (foreign, dubbed) Inside Man (Clive Owens, Jody Foster) Dead Poet’s Society (Robin Williams, Ethan Hawk)
A Simple Plan (Billy Bob Thornton) Proof of Life (Russell Crowe, Meg Ryan) Underworld (Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper?)
Devil’s Advocate (Al Pacino, Keanu Reaves, Sin City (Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba) The Ipcress Files (Michael Caine)
Charlize Theron)
Good Will Hunting (Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Contact (Jody Foster, Mathew McConnahey) Bridges of Madison County (Meryl Streep, Clint
Minni Driver) Eastwood)
The Thomas Crown Affair (Pierce Brosnan, Rene True Lies (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee The Boys From Brazil (Gregory Peck, James Mason)
Rousseau, Dennis O’Leary) Curtis)
The Others (Nicole Kidman) Pelican Brief (Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington) Rocky (first 2 in series with Sylvester Stallone)
Burn After Reading (Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Analyze This (Robert DeNiro, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Donald
John Malcovitch, etc) Sutherland)
Fargo (William Macey) XMEN (whole series) with Hugh Jackman Total Recall (Arnold Schwarzznagger, Sharon
Stone) may seem dated
Gran Torino (Clint Eastwood) Swordfish (Hugh Jackman, John Travolta, Halle Fowl Play (Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase)
 Berry)
Runaway Jury (John Cusack, Rachel Weisz, John Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman) Ghost (Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopie G.)
Cusack, Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman)
The Bank Job (Jason Stratham) Ironman (Robert Downey Jr., Gwenyth Paltrow) The Rain Man (Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman)
Pan’s Labyrinth (Spanish, dubbed) Eye of the Needle (Donald Sutherland) Straw Dogs (Dustin Hoffman,
Lord of War (Nicholas Cage) Someone to Watch Over Me (Tom Berringer) Woman of Straw (Sean Connery, Ava Gardner
The Departed (Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, American Beauty (Kevin Spacey) The Graduate (Dustin Hoffman, Ava Gardner,
Kathryn Ross)
Troy (Brad Pitt) Awake (Jessica Alba) The Stepford Wives (Kathryn Ross)
No Country for Old Men (Javier?, Tommy Lee Crank (first one only) (Jason Stratham) Midnight Cowboy (Dustin Hoffman, John Voigt)
Jones)
The Lord of The Rings (whole series, with Viggo OCEANS 11 (whole series, earlier ones best) Deerhunter (Robert DeNiro,
Mortensen, Ian McKlelland, etc.)
Matrix (first two in series) MEN IN BLACK (1 and 2) w/Will Smith, Tommy Lee Quest for Fire
Jones
BATMAN series (both the last remakes) series LARA CROFT (Tomb Raider) series with Angelina The Gods Must be Angry (or Crazy?)
Jolie
The Titanic (Kate Winslet, Leonardo Di Caprio) ALIEN (whole series) Private Benjamin (Goldie Hawn)
Jurassic Park (first 2 in series )( 3rd not bad) The TERMINATOR series (Arnold Schwarzznegger, Darling (Julie Christie, Dirk Bogarde, Lawrence)
plus latest one with Christian Bale)
U.S. Marshalls (Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Mad Maxx (1 and 2) (Mel Gibson) The Servant (Sarah Miles, James Fox)
Jones, Wesley Snipes)
Austin Powers series with Mike Myers SPEED 1 and 2 (Keanu Reevs, Sandra Bullock) Passage to India (Edward Fox)
The Transporter (first two) (Jason Stratham) Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Gary Oldman, Winona Wait Until Dark (Audrey Hepburn,
Ryder, Keanu Reeves)
Minority Games (Tom Cruise) The Sentinel (James Woods, Ray Liotta, Roy Hannibal (Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Ray
Scheider?) Liotta)
A Few Good Men (Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise, Finding Forrester (Sean Connery) The World of Suzy Wong (William Holden)
Demi Moore)
Disclosure (Michael Douglas, Demi Moore) Finding Neverland (Kate Winslet, Johnny Dep) A Man for All Seasons
Saving Private Ryan (Tom Hanks) The Interpretor (Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn) Bullet (Steve McQueen)

Syrianna (George Clooney, Matt Damon) The Negotiator (Kevin Spacey, Samuel Jackson) Heroes of Telmark (Kirk Douglas,
Eastern Promises (Viggo Morgensen,Naomi Watts) The Fugitive (Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones) The Bridge Over River Kwai
Twelve Monkeys (Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis) Revenge (Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn) Superman 1 and 2 (Christopher Reeves)
The Tailor of Panama (Jeffry___?, Pierce Brosnan) Charlie (Robert?) The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Lee Van Cliff,
Clint Eastwood)
The Full Monty Momentum Home Alone (McCauley ? Jr.)
G.I. Jane (Demi Moore, Vito Morgensen) Pulp Fiction (John Travolta, Uma Thurman) The Trap (Oliver Reed, Rita Tushingham)
Carlito’s Way (Al Pacino) Independence Day (Will Smith) Collateral Damage (Arnold Schwazznegger)
And Justice for All (Al Pacino) Black Hawk Down The Sting (Robert Redford, Paul Newman)
Bourne Identity Series with Matt Damon Beloved Scoundrels (?)(Michael Caine,Steve Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Robert
Martin) Redford, Kathleen Ross)
The Skeleton Key (Kate Hudson) Marathon Man (Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner (Spencer Tracy,
Roy Shneider) Katherine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier)
Murder in the First Degree (Kevin Bacon, Christian Murder at 1600 (Wesley Snipes, Diane Lane) The Carpetbaggers (George Peppard)
Slater, William Macey, Gary Oldman)
Primal Fear (Richard Grere, Edward Norton) The Specialist (Sharon Stone, Sylvester Stallone) The Pink Panther (first 2 in series with Peter?)
FlatLiners(Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, Bugsy (Annette Benning, Warren Beatty) The Man Who Would Be King (Sean Connery)
Road to Perdition (Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude The Siege(Denzel Washington, Annette Benning, Nevada Smith
Law) Bruce Willis)
Into the Wild Jaws 1 and 2 (Roy Schneider, Richard Dreyfus) The Greek Tycoon (Anthony Quinn,
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace to the Sea (Sarah Behind Enemy Gates (Joseph Fienes, Jude Law, Ed Zorba the Greek (Anthony Quinn)
Miles, Harris)
Beatlejuice (Alec Baldwin, Gina Davis, Winona Payback (Mel Gibson) Ben Hur (Charlton Heston)
Ryder)
War Games Conspiracy Theory (Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts) El Cid (Sophia Loren, Kirk Douglas)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (Jack Nicholson) Braveheart (Mel Gibson) The Apartment (Shirley McLaine)
Ruthless People (Danny DeVito, Bette Midler) The Birthday Girl (Nicole Kidman) China Syndrome (Jack Lemmon, Jane Fonda)
Man on Fire (Denzel Washington, Christopher The Score (Edward Norton, Robert DeNiro, Marlon Klute (Jane Fonda, Roy Scheider, Donald
Walken) Brando) Sutherland)
Becket (Peter O’Toole, Richard Burton) Dr. Zhivago (Omer Sharrif, Julie Christie) Kramer vs. Kramer (Dustin Hoffman, Meryll
Streep)
Lord Jim (Peter O’Toole, Dahlia Lavi) Heaven Can Wait (Julie Christie, Warren Beatty) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Susan Sarandon,
Tim) cult musical
No Way Out (Kevin Costner, Sean Young?, Gene Three Weddings and a Funeral (Hugh Grant) Sleuth (Laurence Olivier)
Hackman)
Nobody Runs Forever (Christopher Plummer, Lilly Night of the Generals (Peter O’Toole) Gun Fight at OK Coral ? (Kirk Douglas)
Palmer, Dahlia Lavi)
The Year of Living Dangerously (Sigourney Weaver, Face Off (John Travolta, Nicholas Cage) A Stone For Danny Fisher
Mel Gibson)
As Good As It Gets (Jack Nicholson, Helene Hunt) BLADE (whole series with Wesley Snipes) Goodbye Mr. Chips (Peter O’Toole, Petula Clark)
Something’s Got to Give (Jack Nicholson, Diane The Great Gatsby (Robert Redford, Sam Waterton, To Sir With Love (Sydney Poitier, Lulu)
Keaton, Hugh Grant) Mia Farrow)
A Perfect Murder (Michael Douglas, Gwenyth Hunt for Red October (Alec Baldwin, Sean Lillies of the Field (Sydney Poitier)
Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen) Connery)
The Last Seduction (Linda Fiorentino, Bill Pullman) Deathtrap (Michael Caine, Christopher Reeves,
Dyan Cannon)
Schindler’s List (Liam Neesan, Ben Kingsley) Witness (Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis)
The English Poet (Ralph Fienes, Gorky Park (William Hurt)
Kill Bill (Uma Thurman) – whole series Three Days of the Condor (Brad Pitt, Faye
Dunaway)
Identity (John Cusack, Ray Liotta) Dog Day Afternoon (Al Pacino)
Basic Instinct (Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas) The Fly (Jeff Goldblum, Gina Davis)
Broken Arrow (Christian Slater, John Travolta) _______________(Ashley Judd, Armand Assante)
Stagecoach (Kirk Douglas, Anne Margaret) Nick of Time (Johnny Depp)
The Professional A River Runs Through It (Brad Pitt)
Ronin (Robert DeNiro) Legends of the Fall (Brad Pitt, Aiden Quinn,
Anthony Hopkins)
Space Odyssey 2001 The Devil’s Own (Brad Pitt, Harrison Ford)
Falling Down (Michael Douglas) The Brave One (Jody Foster)
Wall Street (Michael Douglas) Seven Days (Arnold Schwarzznegger, Gabriel
Byrnes)
Coma (Michael Douglas, Genevieve Boujould) Seven (Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwenyth
Paltrow)
Anne of a Thousand Days (Genevieve Boujould, Tropic Thunder (Robert Downey Jr., Tom Cruise,
Richard Burton) Jack Black)
The Firm (Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman) U Turn (Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez)
Anna Karenina (Sean Connery) All That Jazz (Roy Scheider)
Taxi Driver (Robert DeNiro, Jody Foster) The Star Chamber (Michael Douglas)
Cop Land (Ray Liotta, Sylvester Stallone, Harvey The Talented Mr. Ripley (Matt Damon, Jude Law,
Kietel, Robert DeNiro) Gwenyth Paltrow)
Goodfellas (Ray Liotta, Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci) Swimming with the Sharks (Kevin Spacey)
Unforgettable (Ray Liotta) Crossing Over (Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta)
Romeo is Bleeding (Gary Oldman, Leno Olin) Absence of Malice (Paul Newman, Sally Field)
Nine and a Half Weeks (Kim Bassinger, Mickey The Verdict (Paul Newman)
Rourke) (Sexy)
Clear and Present Danger (Harrison Ford) The Edge (Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin)
Indiana Jones (first 3 in series only) (Harrison Ford, The Last Samurai (Tom Cruise)
Karen Allen)
The Client (Susan Sarandon) Mission Impossible (Tom Cruise)
Million Dollar Baby (Hillary Swank, Clint Eastwood, The Mask of Zorro (1 and 2 only) (Anthony
Morgan Freeman) Hopkins, Katherine Zeta-Jones, Antonio Banderas)
Das Boat (German, with sub-titles) The Eraser (Arnold Schwarzznegger)
Betrayed (Debrah Winger, Tom Berringer) The Mercenaries (Rod Taylor)
Absolute Power (Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, A History of Violence (Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris)
Ed Harris)
Wings of a Dove (H. Bonham-Carter) chickflick Cinema Paradiso (Italian, dubbed)
Remains of the Day (Emma Thompson, Anthony After the Rains (Indian-British Co-prodn.)
Hoopkins) chickflick
Match Point (Scarlett Johansen) The Prestige (Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale,
Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansen)
Wag The Dog (Dustin Hoffman, Robert DeNiro) A Good Woman (Scarlett Johansen, Helen Hunt)
chickflick
Awakenings (Robert DeNiro, Robin Williams) The Untouchables (Robert DeNiro, Sean Connery,
Kevin Costner)
Resident Evil (first 2 of series) Brainstorm (Christopher Walken)
Spiderman series (Tobey MacGuire) Birdcage (Robin Williams, Gene Hackman)
People I Know (Al Pacino) Toy Story (1 and 2) (Tom Hanks’ voice)
Trading Places (Dan Ackroyd, Eddie?) Malice (Nicole Kidman, Bill Pullman, Alec Baldwin)
Silkwood (Meryl Streep, Cher) The Accused (Jody Foster, Kelly McGillis)
Moonstruck (Cher, Nicholas Cage) Angel Heart (Robert DeNiro) - may seem dated
Top Gun (Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Meg Ryan, Val Good Morning, Viet Nam (Robin Williams) - may
Kilmer) seem dated
Network (William Holden, Faye Dunaway) Sea of Love (Al Pacino, Angie Dickenson?)
Empire of The Sun (John Malcovitch, Christian The Last Emporer (Peter O’Toole, Joan Chen,
Bale) directed b Steven Spielberg Victor Wong)
Chocolat (Johny Depp, Juliette Binoche?) Final Analysis (Kim Basinger, Richard Grere, Uma
Thurman)
The Getaway (James Woods, Alec Baldwin, Kim Young Frankenstein Marty Feldman, Gene
Bassinger) Hackman, Gene Wilder, Terri Garr, Chloris
Leachman)
Monty Python’s The Life of Brian Monty Python’s The Holy Grail
The Butterfly Effect Sliding Doors (Gwenyth Paltrow)
The Network (Sandra Bullock) Sleeping With The Enemy (Julia Roberts)
The Astronaut’s Wife (Charlize Theron, Johnny Running Scared
Depp?)
Dead Calm (Nicole Kidman, Sam?) Body Heat (William Hurt, Kathleen Turner)
The Vanishing (Jeff Bridges, Kieffer Sutherland, Gandhi (Ben Kingsley)
Sandra Bullock)
China Town (Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway) Charlotte Gray (Cate Blanchett)
Les Miserables (Liam Neesan, Geoffrey Rush) Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Bend it Like Beckham (Kiera Knightly) Apollo 13 (Tom Hanks)
30 Days of Night

“Not bad” Movies: All Time Classics (VERY OLD) Favourites

Fight Club (Brad Pitt) Outbreak (Dustin Hoffman, Rene Rousseau) Roman Holiday (Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck)

The Game (Michael Douglas, Sean Penn) Julia and Julia (Meryl Streep) (chickflick) Cassablanca (Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart)
The Trigger Effect (Elisabeth Shue) The Rose? (Sean Connery) Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart)
Extreme Measures (Sarah Jessica Parker, Gene Gigolo (Richard Grere, Lauren Hutton) To Kill a Mockingbird (Gregory Peck)
Hackman, Hugh Grant)
Broadcast News (William Hurt, Holly Hunt) may Deception (or Deceived?) To Catch a Thief (Cary Grant, Grace Kelly)
seem dated now
Romancing The Stone (Michael Douglas, Danny Bounty Hunter (Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer) Notorious (Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant)
DeVito, Kathleen Turner)
What Lies Beneath (Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfifer) The Devil Wears Prada (Meryl Streep, Anne Maltese Falcon (Humphrey Bogart)
Hathaway)
I Robot (Will Smith) The Mummy (1 and 2) (Rachel Weisz, The Manchurian Candidate (Frank Sinatra)
Harry Potter series (bit too rushed – latest one Traffic (Katherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas) Gone with the Wind (Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh)
best)
I am Legend (Will Smith) The Predator (Arnold Schwarznegger’s first film) may Wuthering Heights (Laurence Olivier)
seem dated now
De Vinci Code and other Michael Langdon series Blindfold (Rock Hudson, Claudia Cardinale) Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (Bette Davis)
with Tom Hanks (bit too rushed – latest one best)
The Italian Job (Edward Norton, Charlize Theron) Black Rain (Michael Douglas) Cleopatra (Liz Taylor, Rex Harrison, Richard
Burton)
Intersection (Richard Grere, Sharon Stone) Murder on the Orient Express (Sean Connery) My Fair Lady (Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrisson)
The Rock (Nicholas Cage, Sean Connery) Russia House (Sean Connery, Roy Scheider) Citizen Kane (Orson Wells)
Shattered ? (Tom Berringer, Pierce Brosnan) Blow (Johnny Depp, Ray Liotta) A Place in the Sun (Liz Taylor, Montgomery Clift)
The Matador (Pierce Brosnan) 21 Grams (Sean Penn) Five Miles to Midnight (Sophia Loren, Anthony
Perkins)
The Sphere (Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone) Powder Blue (Ray Liotta) Gaslight (Ingrid Bergman,
Annie Hall (Woody Allen, Dianne Keaton) Bonnie and Clyde (Warren Beatty) _______________________ (James Mason plays
the butler – excellent!)
(American Soldier?)_____________ (Kurt Russell) Crimson Tide (Denzel Washington) Faedra (Phaedra?)
Vanilla Sky (Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Penelope American Gangster (Denzel Washington, Russell Moment to Moment
Cruze) Crowe)
Mayerling (Omer Sharif, Catherine Deneuve) A Time to Kill (Mathew McConaughey, Sandra Behold a Pale Horse (Omer Sharif)
(chickflick) Bullock)
The Hunger (Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon, Double Jeopardy (Ashley Judd) Marnie (Sean Connery)
David Bowie)
The Ghost and the Darkness (Michael Douglas, Val Twisted (Ashley Judd) Splendour in the Grass (Natalie Wood, Warren
Kilmer) Beatty)
The Onion Field (James Woods?) High Crimes (Ashley Judd) Triple Cross (Yul Brynner)
Presumed Innocent (Harrison Ford) Indecent Proposal (Robert Redford, Demi Moore) From Here to Eternity (Frank Sinatra, Robert
 Mitchum, etc.)
The Milagro Beanfield War(Christopher Walken) Altered States (William Hurt) A Street Car Named Desire (Marlon Brando,
(Academy Award winner, directed by Robert Redford) Vivien Leigh)
Pride and Glory (Edward Norton, John Voigt) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte (Bette Davis)
Taken (Liam Neesan) Bird on a Wire (Goldie Hawn, Mel Gibson) Witness to The Prosecution
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (Diane Keaton, Richard __________________ (comedy with Michael Caine) War and Peace (Audrey Hepburn, Leslie Phillips,
Grere) Rex Harrison)
Ransom (Mel Gibson) FlashDance (Jennifer Beals) Lady Hamilton (Vivien Leigh)
Signs (Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix) An Officer and a Gentleman (Debrah Winger, Goodbye Again (Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner,
Richard Grere) Yves Montand)
A Perfect Stranger (Halle Berry, Bruce Willis) Curse of the Jade Scorpion (Woody Allen, Helen The Fall of the Roman Empire (Sophia Loren)
Hunt)
16 Blocks (Bruce Willis) Love, Actually (Kierra Knightly, Billy Bob Thornton,
Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman)
chickflick
Unbreakable (Bruce Willis, Samuel Jackson) The Jackal (Bruce Willis, Richard Grere)
Armageddon (Bruce Willis) Mercury Rising (Bruce Willis)
Billy Bathgate (Dustin Hoffman, Bruce Willis, Nicole Striking Distance (Bruce Willis)
Kidman)
Hook (Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams) – tale of The General’s Daughter (John Travolta, James
Peter Pan Woods, Timothy Hutton)
Starman (Karen Allen, Jeff Bridges) Tron (Jeff Bridges) (Tron 2 due for release in 2010)
Perfect Storm (George Clooney, Matt Damon, Deadzone (Christopher Walken)
Karen Allen)
In the Line of Fire (Clint Eastwood) Hamlet (Mel Gibson, Glen Close)
Lions for Lambs (Meryl Streep) bad ending The Recruit (Collin Farrell, Al Pacino)
Far and Away (Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise) Manhatten? (Woody Allen)
Into The Night (Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Pfifer) The Jerk (Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters) – now very
dated
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp, and Ten (Bo Derek, Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews)
introducing Leonardo di Caprio)
White Squall (Jeff Bridges) Arthur (Dudley Moore)
Against All Odds (Jeff Bridges, Rachel Ward, James Run Lola Run
Woods)
Sliver (Sharon Stone, William Baldwin, Tom The Fabulous Baker Boys (Jeff Bridges, Michelle
Berringer) Pfifer, Joe Bridges)
The Gardner (Peter Sellers, Shirley McLaine) The Assignment (Ben Kingsley, Aidan Quinn)
The Good German (Cate Blanchett, George Notes on a Scandal (Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench)
Clooney)
Elizabeth – The Golden Age (Cate Blanchett, Clive Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett, Joseph Fienes, Geoffery
Owens) Rush)
Munich (Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Geoffrey Rush) Snatch
Get Shorty (Jack Nicholson, Rene Rousseau) __________________ (Rutger Hauer,
Misery (James Caan, Katherine Bates)

Least Favourite “Not Bad” Movies:

Stargate (Kurt Russell, James) Sophi’s Choice (Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline – VERY Family Vacation (first one in series only) (Chevy
depressing) Chase)
Brainwashed (Omer Sharif)(Depressing) The Referee (Dennis O’Leary, Holly Hunt) Homicide (?)
First 2 “Charlie’s Angels” series (light fluff) Lady Hawk ? (Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfifer) Quatermast and The Pit (Don’t really remember it)
Ishtar (Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman) Chicago (musical with Katherine Zeta Jones) The Big Chill (William Hurt, Tom Berringer, Glen
Close, Kevin Kline, Jeff Goldblum) – very dated now
The Fifth Element (Bruce Willis) Pleasantville (William Macey, Joan Allen, Tobey Saturday Night Fever (John Travolta) - very dated now
MacGuire, Reese Witherspoon)
15 Minutes (Robert DeNiro?) Nine Months (Julianne Moore, Hugh Grant) Pennies from Heaven (Steve Martin, Bernadette
Peters)
Dark Matter (Meryl Streep) disappointing ending _________________________( Victorian era movie Sunflower (Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastraoinni)
with Michelle Pfifer, Jeremy Irons, Winona Ryder)
An Ideal Husband (Rupert Everett, Cate Blanchett, Shakespeare in Love (Gwenyth Paltrow, Joseph The Betsy (Laurence Olivier, Kathleen Ross, Tommy
Julianne Moore, Minni Driver) Fienes) Lee Jones?)
Intolerable Cruelty (Catherine Zeta-Jones, George The Bounty (Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, The Morning After (Raul Julia, Jane Fonda, Jeff
Clooney, Billy B Thornton, Geoffrey Rush) (light Laurence Olivier, Liam Neesan, Edward Fox) Bridges) – may seem dated
fluff)
The Wilby Conspiracy (Michael Caine, Sydney
Poitier, Rutger Hauer)

Indian Movie Favourites (of the limited number I’ve seen)

Favourites Just Okay (Bit sillier than usual) VERY OLD FAVOURITE INDIAN CLASSICS:
Earth 1947 (Amir Khan) Andaaz (Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Dilip Kumar)
Dil Se (Sharukh Khan) Kisna Ah (Raj Kapoor, Nargis)
Dilwale Dulhania ko Le Jayengay (Sharukh Khan, Kajal) Parineeta (Saif Ali Khan) Awara (Raj Kapoor, Nargis)
Silsila (Amitab Bachan, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (Kajal, Sharuk Khan) Mughal-e-Azam (Dilip Kumar, Madhobala)
Sholay Paheli (Sharuk Khan) Mahal (Madhobala)
The Guide (Waheeda Rehman, Dev Anand) Umrao-Jan-Ada (remake with Ashwaria Rai) Tarana (Dillip Kumar, Madhobala)
Mausam (Sharmila Tagore) Taal (Ashwaria Rai) Saulvan Saal (Waheeda Rehman, Dev Anand)
Love Aaj Kal (Dipika, Saif Ali Khan) Gunga Jamna (Dillip Kumar, Vyjantimala)
Lagaan (Amir Khan) Mela (Nargis, Dillip Kumar)
Omkara (Saif Ali Khan) Barsaat (Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Nimmi??)
Aaja Nachle (Madhuri Dixit) Taxi Driver (Dev Anand)
__________________ (Madhuri Dixit, Sharuk Khan) Jugnu (Dillip Kumar, Noor Jehan)
__________________ (Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan) Zindagi Ya Toofan (Nutan)
Umrao-Jan-Ada (Rekha) Anarkali (Madhubala)