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Best Movies Of The Year 1980 - Top 20 Films Of 1980

What Are The Best Movies Of The Year 1980?

From New York to Los Angeles this is a question that will get a different answer from every person you ask. There were some great films in the 1980s, and 1980 started the decade off with a bang as a year full of innovation in every way throughout all of society, and it was the start of some exciting new techniques, technologies, and ideas in the film industry in particular with many movies from the year 1980 introducing revolutionary and pioneering cinematic visions. Many people think that some of the best 80s movies of the decade came out in 1980. In this article post, we will go through our top picks for the 20 best movies of 1980, you might be surprised to find out which movies made it on the list! 1) Kramer vs. Kramer In 1980, "Kramer vs. Kramer" was released and became a huge success at the box office. The movie starred Meryl Streep as Joanna Kramer, Dustin Hoffman as Ted Kramer, Jane Alexander as Marylin Jaffe-Jenson, and Justin Henry as Billy Kramer. This film won five Academy Awards in 1981 including Best Picture of 1979 or 1980. It also received nominations for best director (Robert Benton), best actor (Dustin Hoffman), and best-adapted screenplay based on another work (Erica Mann). It is now considered one of the most significant Hollywood films ever made about divorce because it provides nuance to both sides of an argument. 2) The Shining This iconic horror classic film directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall was released in 1980. It is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name. The film has been ranked a number of times as one of the best horror movies ever made and is now considered to be one of Kubrick's best films. It was nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Actor in Leading Role--Jack Nicholson) and won none at the time. The Shining also received nominations for Best Director - Stanley Kubrick), Best Adapted Screenplay--Steven Spielberg/Stanley Kubrick). Its reputation grew over time, eventually earning an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. 3) Being There Hal Ashby himself had been nominated for an Academy Award in 1971 with directing The Last Detail. It is a film that could be classified as both comedy and drama, but the emphasis on this 1980 release lies more on its comedic aspects. While it was not one of the most acclaimed films when it came out, many now consider Being There to be a classic film about society's relationship with television at the time. It offers commentary on economic inequality and how people are often reduced to simple archetypes who can easily fit into neat narratives for consumption purposes. 4) Time Bandits Time Bandits, a 1980 British fantasy film about adventure, was co-written by Terry Gilliam. It stars Sean Connery and John Cleese as well as Shelley Duvall and Ralph Richardson. Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm. Peter Vaughan and David Warner are also featured. It is a whimsical kids' movie with the fantasy adventure of time travel that has been ranked as one of the best movies ever made by many critics. Gilliam has referred to time bandits as first in his "Trilogy of Imagination", which includes Brazil (1985), and then The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (88). They all revolve around the "craziness and incoherence of our society, and the desire for escape through every means. These films all focus on the struggles and attempts to escape through imagination. Brazil is seen through the eyes of a young man, Time Bandits through a child's eyes, and Munchausen through an old man's eyes. Time Bandits, in particular, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. 5) Pennies from Heaven Quite a departure from his previous work, this film is much more lighthearted and comedic than the serious dramas of The Miracle Worker or Bonnie and Clyde. The plot revolves around Arthur Parker (Steve Martin), whose life becomes increasingly chaotic as he tries to juggle two jobs, an impending child custody battle for his daughter, and a demanding girlfriend who wants him to give up one job so that they can have some time together. 6) Airplane! This Leslie Nielsen instant comedy classic was one of the highest-grossing movies of 1980. The movie is about an airplane crew that must find a way to land their plane after food poisoning breaks out on board and the pilots become incapacitated, with only two inexperienced passengers who happen to be a doctor (Robert Hays) and a flight attendant (Julie Hagerty) qualified to land the plane. Airplane! was one of the most successful films at theaters in 1980 It had more than $83 million worth of ticket sales by year's end - it became one of Leslie Nielsen's most popular roles ever The film also helped launch Robert Hays' career as a leading man, though he later found greater success playing comedic supporting characters before retiring from acting. 7) The Empire Strikes Back One of the most famous of the 1980s movies, The Empire Strikes Back is remembered for its numerous plot twists and turns as well as introducing fan-favorite Yoda The film features Mark Hamill reprising his role as Luke Skywalker in this second installment of George Lucas' Star Wars series and it was the first star wars to be released on VHS. Featuring a mixture of live-action footage with high-quality animation from Japanese company Toho, it became one of the best critically acclaimed movies ever. In 1997, it won an American Film Institute award for being among the top 100 films since 1941. 8) Raging Bull 1980 was a strong year for movies, and Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull is one of the most acclaimed action films to be released that year. It stars Robert De Niro in an Academy Award-winning performance as new york boxer Jake La Motta, who has a turbulent affair with Kim Basinger's Vickie. The film depicts how new york boxing served as both his escape from domestic abuse but also led him on a self-destruction path. In addition to being nominated for ten Oscars (including best picture), it won two including best actor for Robert de Niro and best director awards respectively. Released by United Artists, the movie has ranked among the top 100 American Films ever made according to AFI rankings. This release is considered one of the best films of the 80s by many critics. 9) Kagemusha One of the most interesting and well-made movies that 1980 has to offer, Kagemusha tells the story of a warlord who is critically injured and after being buried alive. The movie was directed by Akira Kurosawa and stars Tatsuya Nakadai in one of his best performances ever as both warrior leader Katsuyori Shibata and an imposter named Shingen Yashida. Released in Japan on April 20th, 1980, it became the second-highest-grossing film at the Japanese box office just behind The Return of Godzilla (1984). Kagemusha made its international debut at Cannes Film Festival's Directors Fortnight where it won two major awards: Special Jury Prize for Best Direction and Grand Prix du Festival International du Film - Art. 10) The Gods Must Be Crazy Part comedy, part drama, The Gods Must Be Crazy is a timeless classic. Released in 1980, the film follows Xi (N!xau), an out-of-touch bushman who lives happily with his family until he encounters Coca Cola for the first time and it changes their world forever. The premise of this movie makes us laugh because we can relate to how much more comfortable life was before modern society became so intricate that things like Coke began infiltrating every aspect of our lives. We're drawn into Xi's story as he goes from living peacefully with his tribe to being thrust into a completely different reality when they start hunting down any remaining cases of coca-cola at stores all over town! It also touches on some deeper themes such as the cultural modern world where his customs and rituals mean nothing. Xi's journey is our own as we watch the culture clash of modern society, with all its good intentions and never-ending thirst for new things to consume, come into contact with a simpler time that has long since passed by. The humorous film release was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film but lost out to Italy’s Cinema Paradiso (1988). 11) Caddyshack Released in 1980 this classic comedy film by Harold Ramis is widely considered one of the funniest movies ever made by fans and critics alike. It features an amazing comedic all-star ensemble cast, including Chevy Chase as a rich playboy who turns caddie in order to get girls; Ted Knight as Judge Smails, who wants to keep his country club memberships exclusive and prestigious; Rodney Dangerfield as Ty Webb, a millionaire golfer-cum-caddy who has been banned from all other golf courses for being too good. Also featuring Bill Murray as Carl Spackler, the groundskeeper at Bushwood Country Club whose only goal seems to be killing off gophers with any weapon he can devise (including explosives); Michael O'Keefe as Danny Noonan, a young man hired by Judge Smails's daughter (Castle) to caddy for him; and Brian Doyle-Murray as Lou Loomis, the club's ultra-snobby head professional. 12) The Blues Brothers Another instant classic 1980 movie, The Blues Brothers are best known for its 1980 car chases. Starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as Joliet Jake & Elwood Blues respectively, the two brothers who perform a blues show before being arrested by police. They break out of jail with their friends to save an orphanage from foreclosure through satanic cult leader sheik Abdul Khadaffi's "Elvis-Is-King" rally in Chicago Illinois on Mothers Day 1980 at noon. The film has been praised by audiences and critics alike for its music, screenplay, and performances but criticized for its lack of character development (most likely due to budget constraints). This was even acknowledged during production when director John Landis told cast members not to act too much because "no one is going to see this movie." The 1980 car chases are iconic and highly regarded by film critics. One of the most memorable moments in 1980 was when Elwood Blues while driving his 1980 Chevy Malibu, spots a cat on the front fender as he's being chased by police officers from Illinois State Troopers who try to arrest him for not wearing seat belts (the law at that time). The chase ends with Jake & Elwood crashing into an old man sitting atop a 1980 Chevy Monte Carlo. After striking them, the cops then swerve quickly around their fallen comrade before continuing after our heroes. 13) 9 To 5 9 to 5 (listed in the opening credits as Nine to Five) is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Colin Higgins, who wrote the screenplay with Patricia Resnick. It stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton as three working women who live out their fantasies of getting even with and overthrowing the company's autocratic, "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" boss, played by Dabney Coleman. The film grossed over $103.9 million and is the 20th-highest-grossing comedy film. As a star vehicle for Parton—already established as a successful singer, musician, and songwriter—it launched her permanently into mainstream popular culture. A television series of the same name based on the film ran for five seasons, and a musical version of the film (also titled 9 to 5), with new songs written by Parton, opened on Broadway on April 30, 2009. 9 to 5 is number 74 on the American Film Institute's "100 Funniest Movies" and has an 83% approval rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. 14) Smokey And The Bandit 2 Smokey and the Bandit 2 Is a 1980 American action comedy film directed by Hal Needham, starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason, And Dom DeLuise. This film is a sequel to 1977's film Smokey and the Bandit. The original release of the film was in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia. Bo "Bandit", Darville (Burt Reynolds), and Cledus "Snowman," Snow (Jerry Reed) transport an elephant to the GOP National Convention. Sheriff Buford T. Justice, Jackie Gleason (Jackie Gleason), is once more in hot pursuit. 15) Superman 2 Superman II, a 1980 superhero movie directed by Richard Lester, is written by Mario Puzo, David, and Leslie Newman and is based on a story by Puzo about the DC Comics character Superman. It features Gene Hackman and Terence Stamp, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, and Sarah Douglas. The film was first released in Australia and Europe on December 4, 1980. It was also released in other countries during 1981. Megasound is a high-impact surround sound system that's similar to Sensurround and was used for select premiere Superman II engagements. The Salkinds decided in 1977 that they would simultaneously film Superman and its sequel. Principal photography began in March 1977 and ended in October 1978. There were tensions between Richard Donner, the original director, and the producers. It was decided to stop filming the sequel (of which 75 percent was already completed) and instead finish the first film. After the December 1978 release of Superman, Donner was fired from his post as director and was replaced by Lester. Many cast members and crew members declined to return following Donner's firing. Lester was officially acknowledged as the director. Principal photography resumed in September 1979 and ended in March 1980. Film critics gave the film positive reviews, praising the performances of Reeve, Stamp, and Hackman as well as the visual effects and humor. The film grossed $190million against a $54 million production budget. 16) Friday The 13th Friday the 13th, 1980 American slasher movie, is directed and produced by Sean S. Cunningham. Written by Victor Miller, it stars Betsy Palmer and Adrienne King. The plot centers on a group of teenager camp counselors, who are each murdered by an unknown killer as they attempt to reopen an abandoned summer camp. Cunningham, inspired by John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) success, put out an advertisement in Variety to sell the film. Miller was still writing the screenplay. Filming began in New York City after casting the film. It was shot in New Jersey during summer 1979 on an estimated budget of $550,000. The finished film was the subject of a bidding war. Paramount Pictures won domestic distribution rights while Warner Bros. Pictures took European rights. Friday the 13th, which was released on May 9, 1980, was a huge box office hit, earning $59.8 million globally. The film received mixed reviews, some praised its cinematography, score, and performances while others criticized it for depicting graphic violence. It was the first independent film of its type to be distributed in the U.S. by major studios. The film's box office success led it to many sequels, a crossover film with A Nightmare on Elm Street, and a reboot of the series in 2009. 17) Flash Gordon Flash Gordon is a 1980 space opera film directed and produced by Mike Hodges. It was based on Alex Raymond's King Features comic strip. The film stars Sam J. Jones and Melody Anderson as well as Max von Sydow, Max von Sydow, Max von Sydow, and Topol. Topol is supported by Timothy Dalton and Mariangela Melato. Peter Wyngarde plays the role of Peter Wyngarde. The film features Flash Gordon (Jones), a star quarterback, and his friends Dale Arden and Hans Zarkov (Topol), as they unify the warring factions on the planet Mongo to resist the oppression by Ming the Merciless (von Sydow), a man who wants to destroy Earth. Producer Dino De Laurentiis had been involved in two comic book adaptations: Danger: Diabolik and Barbarella (both 1968). He had also previously worked on Danger. De Laurentiis declined a George Lucas directorial offer, a Star Wars version directed by Federico Fellini was also rejected. De Laurentiis hired Nicolas Roeg as director and Enter the Dragon writer Michael Allin as the lead developer on the film. They were replaced in 1977 by Lorenzo Semple Jr. and Hodges, who had written De Laurentiis’ remake of King Kong, this was due to Roeg's dissatisfaction. Flash Gordon was mostly shot in England, with several soundstages at Elstree Studios and Shepperton Studios. It uses a camp style that is similar to the 1960s TV series Batman, which Semple created. Jones quit the film before principal photography was overdue to a dispute between De Laurentiis and Jones. Much of Jones's dialogue was dubbed by Peter Marinker. The documentary Life After Flash examines the main subjects of Jones' departure and his career after it was released. It is known for its Queen-inspired musical score, which features orchestral sections by Howard Blake. Flash Gordon was a box-office success in Italy and the United Kingdom, but it did poorly in other markets. The film received generally positive reviews upon its initial release and has since developed a large cult following. There have been many attempts at sequels or reboots, but none of them have ever made it to production. 18) Cheech & Chong's Next Movie Cheech and Chong's Next Movie, a 1980 comedy film by Tommy Chong, is the second feature-length Cheech & Chong project, after Up in Smoke. It was released by Universal Pictures. Cheech and Chong go on a mission: siphon gasoline to their neighbor's car. They then continue their day. Cheech works at a movie theater, while Chong looks for something to smoke (a roach). Then Chong revs up his indoor motorcycle and plays loud rock music that disrupts the neighborhood. Cheech is fired and the couple goes to Donna, Cheech's girlfriend, and welfare officer. Cheech seduces Donna over her objections and gets her in trouble with her boss. 19) Coal Miner's Daughter Coal Miner's Daughter, a 1980 American musical biographical film, was directed by Michael Apted and based on a screenplay by Tom Rickman. The film follows Loretta Lynn's rise to stardom as a country singer, starting in her teen years with a poor family. The film is based on Lynn's 1976 biography by George Vecsey. Read the full article

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Shotoborsher Satyajit

Any discussion on cinema, especially Indian cinema, will remain incomplete unless you mention a maverick of a filmmaker, the legendary director Satyajit Ray- one of the very few Indian filmmakers to win an Academy Award (Oscar). Ray's works always came with a new lesson for aspiring filmmakers. He made 36 movies in a career spanning 37 years. Every film is distinguishable in its way, and that it is almost impossible to pick one over the other. On his 100th birth anniversary, as the Oscar-winning filmmaker, writer, and illustrator stands tall as an eternal Bengali icon. Us at hoichoi pay tribute to the Renaissance man of Bengali cinema and his creations through Shotoborshe Satyajit, a unique collection of films directed by him and his writings later adapted into movies. Here are the 11 iconic films featured in this series.

Pather Panchali

One of the greatest classics of Indian cinema, released in 1955, this Satyajit Ray film was produced by the Government of West Bengal. Based on Bibhutibhushan Bandhopadhyay's 1929 Bengali novel of the same name. With this movie, Satyajit Ray made his directorial debut. The film features Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Uma Dasgupta, and Chunibala Devi. The story of a young boy, Apu, and his sister, Durga, and their life in a small village of Bengal. Pather Panchali is a turning point in Indian cinema, with its poetic scenes managing to capture literature into filmmaking. The film won eleven international prizes, including the coveted Academy Award, and was among the films that pioneered the parallel cinema movement.

Hirak Rajar Deshe

A film that echoes the legacy of Satyajit Ray and his nature of challenging conventional customs. A children's movie filled with magic and music that also served as a robust satire to the oppression of state and ruling powers. Ray depicted societal issues in a subtle way, covered by humour without destroying its seriousness or sanctity. Featuring legendary actors like Soumitra Chatterjee, Utpal Dutt, Rabi Ghosh, this film is loved throughout the ages and remains an evergreen classic.

Aparajito

The second part of The Apu Trilogy, directed by Satyajit Ray. The film starts with Apu moving to Varanasi with his family and chronicles Apu's life from childhood to adolescence in college, right up to his mother's death, when he is left all alone. The film features Pinaki Sen, Smaran Ghosal, Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Ramani Ranjan, Charu Prkash, Subodh Ganguly. The film won the Bodil Award for Best non-European Film of the Year in Denmark in 1967, along with other accolades.

Abhijan

One of Satyajit Ray's cult classics. Adapted from the novel Abhijan by Tarashankar Bandhopadhyay. This film features the evils in society and the abstract helplessness of its inhabitants. Starring Gyanesh Mukherjee, Rabi Ghosh, and Soumitra Chatterjee, Abhijan is a story of a taxi driver's attempt of reinventing his life and his eventual surrender to the evils in society. The protagonist Narasingh (played by Soumitra Chatterjee) was a direct influence on the character of the cynical cab driver, Travis Bickle (played by Robert De Niro) in Martin Scorsese's film Taxi Diver. Scorsese himself has credited Satyajit Ray as an influence on his work.

Jalsaghar

The fourth of Ray's feature films, Jalsaghar starring Bengali acting icons like Chhabi Biswas, Padma Devi, and Kali Sarkar, depicts the end days of a decadent Bengali landlord and his efforts to uphold his family prestige while facing economic adversity. Jalsaghar went on to win the Presidential Award for best film in New Delhi and played a significant role in establishing Ray's international reputation as a director.

Chiriakhana

Based on the story by Saradindu Bandopadhyay, Chiriakhana explores the investigation of detective Byomkesh Bakshi. Starring the legendary Uttam Kumar as Byomkesh, it is a rare opportunity of witnessing the work of two luminaries of Bengali cinema in a single cinematic experience.

Professor Shanku O El Dorado

Satyajit Ray, the filmmaker, makes way for Satyajit Ray, the science fiction writer. Helmed by his son Sandip Ray, the film tells the tale of Professor Shanku, a charismatic scientist, and his adventures. The film manages to capture the essence of the professor, loved by readers through ages.

Gorosthane Sabdhan

The genius that is Satyajit Ray was not only limited to film making and science fiction writing. He was equally adept in writing crime thrillers and detective stories. As the creator of the fictional Bengali detective Feluda, Ray's writing prowess is second to none. Gorosthane Sabdhan is a thriller that revolves around the mystery of a lost artefact and Feluda's deductive abilities that help discover it.

Ashani Sanket

Another iconic film that has the impact of an epic without seeming to mean to, The film is set in a village in the Indian province of Bengal during the Second World War and examines the effect of the Great Famine of 1943 on the rural areas of Bengal. Ray successfully shows the human scale of a cataclysmic event that killed many. The film won many accolades at the Berlin International Film Festival, and Ray won the award of the best music director at the National Film Festival.

Goopy Bagha Phire Elo

The sequel to Hirak Rajar Deshe, directed by Sandip Ray. The film continues with the adventures of Goopy and Bagha after they receive their powers from the king of ghosts.

Royal Bengal Rahasya

Another fan favourite movie, based on the immensely popular Feluda series written by Satyajit Ray. The story involves Feluda, as he investigates the case of a man-eating tiger.

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Why the picture of Loki as Joker? Check the blog. This post is focused on reviewing and talking Joker.

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“When you bring me out, can you introduce me as Joker?”

Finally, the Joker, labelled as the most impressive and popular villain of DC Comics, now has its own standalone solo film! In this film called Joker (yes, without 'The' ..), actor Joaquin Phoenix, whose name I also found in the list called: ‘7 celebrities whose names you've been pronouncing wrong’, crawls into the skin of this rouged psychopath. The actor is one of all trades, in 2018 he portrayed Jesus in the film Mary Magdalene. The last Joker portrayed by actor/singer Jared Leto (Suicide Squad), was a somewhat disappointing one. The most famous Jokers perhaps are Jack Nicholson (Batman 1989) and Heath Ledger, who in The Dark Knight (2008) truly had set the bar very high! After Ledger‘s performance, hardly no one talked about the Joker from Nicholson anymore. Now Phoenix succeeds in portraying an equal Joker like Ledger did and with this role he also paid a nice tribute to his deceased friend.

(I have a huge respect for this artwork of Anarchy Graphics.)

It also requires a whole lot from the actors to be able to empathize in the role of this psychopath. To lose weight for the role, at least Joaquin Phoenix probably had to say no to a lot of food, which for example I think was easier for a vegan like him than for a great meat-lover. A more extreme example is the tragic story of Heath Ledger, who died in 2008 at the age of 28, before The Dark Knight premiered. If this had not happened, the closing part of The Dark Knight trilogy would probably have looked very different and perhaps Jared Leto was never given the role (that‘s what I think though). "Knock, knock .."

Now in 2019, this manically disturbed villain from the comics is back in the cinemas! Personally the trailer had blown me away already. The critics mentioned that Phoenix managed to make the Joker look even more kooky than his predecessors did, personally I think the kooky look still remains with Ledger‘s version. With this film Todd Philips gives you a glimpse into the life/head of Arthur Fleck, a resident of Gotham City, whose mental condition does not fit within the norms of society. During the day he‘s earning his money as a clown and in the evening he tries to become a successful stand-up comedian. However, he discovers that it is a tough world and is laughed away by his crowds. Let‘s say the balloons in his head are about to pop.. Also his past with Batman/The Wayne‘s will be a little bit more highlighted. For this role, Phoenix has already received much praise. In Venice, where the film already premiered in August, it won the important prize called the Golden Lion at a film festival. Phoenix is also ‘tipped’ to have a big chance of winning an Oscar. Heath Ledger had also won an Oscar for his role as the Joker, so if Phoenix manages to win one, it means that two actors receive an Oscar for the portrayal of the same role, something that is rare! In fact Robert De Niro (who also has a role in this film) is the only other actor who has succeeded this. "Send in the clowns.."

With both Joker and Pennywise in IT: Chapter Two, the horror clowns are definitely taking over the cinemas for a while! Although these clowns are a lot more frightening than the typical carnival clowns, thanks to films such as these people occasionally are taking a different look at these painted entertainers. Besides children and teenagers there are also many adults who are suffering from a clown phobia, perhaps partly caused by the horror clowns seen in films. For one I remember the clown-like puppet riding the bicycle (I shall not add a picture of this puppet called Billy..) in the Saw films really caused me some scary nights.. Oh well, as long as you can tell the difference between reality and imagination (which Arthur doesn't really in this film..) I assume it‘s all fine. Seen from the style and among others, the film-music, I think Joker definitely fits well with Nolan‘s The Dark Knight trilogy, but I can certainly recommend Joker to anyone who has rated Tim Burton’s Batman films, especially Batman Returns, high. Next year Harley Quinn, Leto's Joker ex-partner in crime, will get her own film. But in 2021 DC will release a movie called The Batman with Robert Pattinson (Twilight / Harry Potter) as the new Batman and in which reportedly Jeremy Irons will return as Alfred. According to some rumors, we will also see drain-villain The Penguin again. Joker is not part of the DC Extended Universe, so that reduces the chances of getting to see Joaquin Phoenix's anti-hero and Batman (all grown) in the same film. Although, never say never! Given the worldwide success of Joker, if I were DC, I wouldn't give him a goodbye-wave yet.. All with all, Joker is definitely worth the watch!

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The Best Movies on Netflix in India [February 2020]

In its efforts to win Oscars and please its 167 million members, Netflix has been pouring billions into movies recently, including projects from or featuring the likes of Dwayne Johnson, Martin Scorsese, and Michael Bay. One of those — The Irishman — racked up 10 nominations for the streaming service at the 2020 Oscars, though it failed to come away with a single prize. Netflix has also expanded its film efforts in India in the past year, announcing projects from the likes of Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar. For now though, the strength of its catalogue is still the acquisitions. With over 3,500 movies, Netflix offers more choices than any other platform in India. To pick the best movies on Netflix, we relied on Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and IMDb ratings to create a shortlist. The last of them was preferred for Indian films given the shortfalls of reviews aggregators in that department. Additionally, we used our own editorial judgement to add or remove a few. This list will be updated once every few months if there are any worthy additions or if some movies are removed from the service, so bookmark this page and keep checking in. Here are the best films currently available on Netflix in India, sorted alphabetically. 12 Monkeys (1995) Inspired by the 1962 French short La Jetée, a prisoner (Bruce Willis) is sent back in time to learn more about the virus that wiped out nearly all of humanity. Terry Gilliam directs. 12 Years A Slave (2013) Duped into slavery on the account of a job, Steve McQueen's adaptation of a free New York black man's (Chiwetel Ejiofor) 19th-century memoir is an incredible true story, and an important watch. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) In Stanley Kubrick's highly-influential sci-fi film, humanity charts a course for Jupiter with the sentient computer HAL 9000, to understand the discovery of a black monolith affecting human evolution. It's less plot, and more a visual and aural experience.

3 Idiots (2009) In this satire of the Indian education system's social pressures, two friends recount their college days and how their third long-lost musketeer (Aamir Khan) inspired them to think creatively and independently in a heavily-conformist world. Co-written and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, who stands accused in the #MeToo movement. 50/50 (2011) Inspired by a true story, a 27-year-old radio journalist (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is diagnosed with spinal cancer and learns the value of friendship and love as he battles the rare disease. Aamir (2008) Adapted from the 2006 Filipino film Cavite, a young Muslim NRI doctor (Rajeev Khandelwal) returning from the UK to India is forced to comply with terrorists' demands to carry out a bombing in Mumbai after they threaten his family. American History X (1998) In a film that's more relevant today than when it was made, a neo-Nazi white supremacist (Edward Norton), who served three years in prison for voluntary manslaughter, tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same path. American Hustle (2013) In the late 1970s, two con artists (Christian Bale and Amy Adams) are forced to work for an FBI agent (Bradley Cooper) and set up a sting operation that plans to bring down several corrupt politicians and members of the Mafia. Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner star alongside. Andaz Apna Apna (1994) Two slackers (Aamir Khan and Salman Khan) who belong to middle-class families vie for the affections of an heiress, and inadvertently become her protectors from a local gangster in Rajkumar Santoshi's cult comedy favourite. Andhadhun (2018) Inspired by the French short film L'Accordeur, this black comedy thriller is the story of a piano player (Ayushman Khurrana) who pretends to be visually-impaired and is caught in a web of twists and lies after he walks into a murder scene. Tabu, Radhika Apte star alongside. Apollo 13 (1995) Ron Howard dramatises the aborted Apollo 13 mission that put the astronauts in jeopardy after an on-board explosion ate up all the oxygen and forced NASA to abort and get the men home safely. Argo (2012) Ben Affleck directs and stars in this film about a CIA agent posing as a Hollywood producer scouting for location in Iran, in order to rescue six Americans during the US hostage crisis of 1979. Article 15 (2019) Ayushmann Khurrana plays a cop in this exploration of casteism, religious discrimination, and the current socio-political situation in India, which tracks a missing persons' case involving three teenage girls of a small village. A hard-hitting, well-made movie, though ironically, it was criticised for being casteist itself, and providing an outsider's perspective. The Avengers (2012) Earth's mightiest heroes — including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and the Hulk — come together in this groundbreaking Marvel team-up from writer-director Joss Whedon to stop Thor's adopted brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and his alien army from subjugating mankind.

The Aviator (2004) With Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes and Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn, Martin Scorsese dives into the life of the aviation pioneer and film producer, who grapples with severe OCD while his fame grows. Awakenings (1990) Robin Williams and Robert De Niro lead the cast of this drama based on a 1973 memoir of the same name, about a doctor (Williams) who discovers the beneficial effects of a drug on catatonic patients, thereby gifting them a new lease on life. Barfi! (2012) Set in the 1970s amidst the hills of Darjeeling, writer-director Anurag Basu tells the tale of three people (Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, and Ileana D'Cruz) as they learn to love while battling the notions held by society. Beasts of No Nation (2015) With civil war raging across a fictional African nation, this Netflix Original focuses on a young boy who's trained as a child soldier by a fierce warlord (Idris Elba), and the effects it has on him. Before Sunrise (1995) In the first chapter of Richard Linklater's long-drawn-out trilogy, two idealistic twentysomethings, an American man (Ethan Hawke) and a French woman (Julie Delpy), spend the night together walking around in the Austrian capital of Vienna. The Big Lebowski (1998) A guy known as The Dude (Jeff Bridges) seeks payback for his ruined carpet after he's mistaken for a millionaire with the same name in this crime comedy from the Coen brothers. Less about the plot and more about a way of living. The Big Short (2015) Starring Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt, a look at Wall Street's penchant for self-profit in a vicious loop that caused the 2007–08 global financial meltdown. Birdman (2014) Alejandro G. Iñárritu won three Oscars including Best Picture for this tale of a washed-up superhero actor (Michael Keaton) who struggles to revive his career with a Broadway play. Known for appearing as if it was shot in a single take, it also starred Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis, and Emma Stone. Blade Runner (1982) One of the most influential cyberpunk films ever made is about a burnt-out cop (Harrison Ford) who reluctantly agrees to hunt down a group of fugitive “replicants”, synthetic humans with a limited life-span who aren't allowed to live on Earth. Blue Valentine (2010) Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams lead this drama that shifts between time periods to depict a couple's courtship and how their marriage fell apart. Das Boot (1981) One of the most authentic war movies ever made chronicles the life of a German submarine crew during World War II, as they go through long stretches of boredom and periods of intense conflict, while trying to maintain morale in a capsule 10 feet by 150 feet hundreds of metres under the surface. The Bourne trilogy (2002-07) Technically not a trilogy, but the first three chapters — Identity, Supremacy, and Ultimatum — starring Matt Damon in the lead as the titular CIA assassin suffering from amnesia were so good that they changed the longest-running spy franchise of all-time: James Bond.

The Breadwinner (2017) This animated film follows a 11-year-old girl living under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, who disguises herself as a boy to provide for her family after the father is taken away without reason. Uses wonderfully-drawn vignettes to stress on the importance of storytelling. Bulbul Can Sing (2019) Three teenagers battle patriarchy and the moral police as they explore their sexual identities in Rima Das's National Award-winning drama — and pay for it dearly. Das writes, directs, shoots, edits, and handles costumes. C/o Kancharapalem (2018) Set in the eponymous Andhra Pradesh town, this Telugu film spans four love stories across religion, caste, and age — from a schoolboy to a middle-aged unmarried man. A debut for writer-director Venkatesh Maha, featuing a cast mostly made up of non-professional actors. Capernaum (2018) In the award-winning, highest-grossing Arabic film of all time, a 12-year-old from the slums of Beirut recounts his life leading up to a five-year sentence he's handed for stabbing someone, and in turn, his decision to sue his parents for child neglect. Captain Phillips (2013) The true story of a Somali pirate hijacking of a US cargo ship and its captain (Tom Hanks) being taken hostage, which spawns a rescue effort from the US Navy. The Bourne Ultimatum's Paul Greengrass directs. Cast Away (2000) After his plane crash-lands in the Pacific, a FedEx employee (Tom Hanks) wakes up on a deserted island and must use everything at his disposal and transform himself physically to survive living alone. Castle in the Sky (1986) In the first film officially under the Studio Ghibli banner, a young boy and a girl protect a magic crystal from pirates and military agents, while on the search for a legendary floating castle. Hayao Miyazaki writes and directs. Chupke Chupke (1975) Hrishikesh Mukherjee's remake of the Bengali film Chhadmabeshi, in which a newly-wedded husband (Dharmendra) decides to play pranks on his wife's (Sharmila Tagore) supposedly smart brother-in-law. Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan also star. A Clockwork Orange (1971) Set in a near-future dystopian Britain, writer-director Stanley Kubrick adapts Anthony Burgess' novel of the same name, commenting on juvenile delinquency through the eyes of a small gang leader who enjoys "a bit of the old ultra-violence". Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Steven Spielberg's slow-paced sci-fi pic — which spent several years in development, being rewritten over and over — is about an everyday blue-collar guy (Richard Dreyfuss) whose humdrum life turns upside down after an encounter with an unidentified flying object (UFO).

Cold War (2018) Jumping either side of the Iron Curtain through the late 1940s to the 1960s, Oscar-winner Paweł Pawlikowski depicts the story of two star-crossed lovers, as they deal with Stalinism, rejection, jealousy, change, time — and their own temperaments. Company (2002) Inspired the real-life relationship between Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Rajan, director Ram Gopal Varma offers a look at how a henchman (Vivek Oberoi) climbs up the mobster ladder and befriends the boss (Ajay Devgn), before they fall out. Dallas Buyers Club (2013) Refusing to accept a death sentence from his doctor after being diagnosed with AIDS in the 1980s, the true story of an electrician and hustler (Matthew McConaughey) who smuggles banned medications from abroad. Dangal (2016) The extraordinary true story of amateur wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat (Aamir Khan) who trains his two daughters to become India's first world-class female wrestlers, who went on to win gold medals at the Commonwealth Games. The Dark Knight (2008) In the second part of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, regarded as the greatest comic book movie ever, Batman (Christian Bale) faces a villain, the Joker (Heath Ledger), he doesn't understand, and must go through hell to save Gotham and its people. Dev.D (2009) Anurag Kashyap offers a modern-day reimagining of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Bengali romance classic Devdas, in which a man (Abhay Deol), having broken up with his childhood sweetheart, finds refuge in alcohol and drugs, before falling for a prostitute (Kalki Koechlin). Dheepan (2015) Winner of Cannes' top prize, three Sri Lankan refugees — including a Tamil Tiger soldier — pretend to be a family to gain asylum in France, where they soon realise that life isn't very different in the rough neighbourhoods. Dil Chahta Hai (2001) Farhan Akhtar's directorial debut about three inseparable childhood friends whose wildly different approach to relationships creates a strain on their friendship remains a cult favourite. Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Preity Zinta star. Django Unchained (2012) Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, a German bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) helps a freed slave (Jamie Foxx) rescue his wife from a charming but cruel plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio). Drive (2011) A stuntman moonlighting as a getaway driver (Ryan Gosling) grows fond of his neighbour and her young son, and then takes part in a botched heist to protect them from the debt-ridden husband.

Dunkirk (2017) Christopher Nolan's first historical war movie chronicles the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the French beaches of Dunkirk in World War II, using his love for non-linear storytelling by depicting three fronts — land, sea, and air — in time-shifted ways. The Edge of Seventeen (2016) In this coming-of-age comedy, the life of an awkward young woman (Hailee Steinfeld) gets more complex after her older brother starts dating her best friend, though she finds solace in an unexpected friendship and a teacher-slash-mentor (Woody Harrelson). End of Watch (2012) Before he made a terrible sci-fi remake of his own film, writer-director David Ayer took a near-documentarian lens to the day-to-day police work of two partners (Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña) in South Los Angeles, involving their friendship and dealings with criminal elements. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) An estranged couple (Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet) begin a new relationship unaware they dated previously, having erased each other from their memories, in what stands as writer Charlie Kaufman's defining work. The Exorcist (1973) One of the greatest horror films of all time, that has left a lasting influence on the genre and beyond, is about the demonic possession of a 12-year-old girl and her mother's attempts to save her with the help of two priests who perform exorcisms. The Florida Project (2017) Set in the shadow of Disney World, a precocious six-year-old girl (Brooklynn Prince) makes the most of her summer with her ragtag playmates, while her rebellious mother tries to make ends meet with the spectre of homelessness always hanging over them. Willem Dafoe stars alongside. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) In John Hughes' now-classic teen picture, a high schooler fakes being sick to spend the day with his girlfriend and his best friend, while his principal is determined to spy on him. Fruitvale Station (2013) Black Panther writer-director Ryan Coogler's first feature offered a look at the real-life events of a young California man's (Michael B. Jordan) death in a police shooting in 2008. Winner of two awards at Sundance Film Festival. Full Metal Jacket (1987) Stanley Kubrick follows a US marine nicknamed Joker from his days as a new recruit under the command of a ruthless sergeant, to his posting as a war correspondent in South Vietnam, while observing the effects of the war on his fellow soldiers.

Ghostbusters (1984) A bunch of eccentric paranormal enthusiasts start a ghost-catching business in New York, and then stumble upon a plot to wreak havoc by summoning ghosts. Gave birth to one of the most iconic song lyrics in history. Gol Maal (1979) A chartered accountant (Amol Palekar), with a knack for singing and acting, falls deep down the rabbit hole after lying to his boss that he has a twin, in this Hrishikesh Mukherjee comedy. Gone Girl (2014) Based on Gillian Flynn's best-selling novel and directed by David Fincher, a confounded husband (Ben Affleck) becomes the primary suspect in the sudden mystery disappearance of his wife (Rosamund Pike). GoodFellas (1990) Considered as one of the best gangster films of all time, it brought Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro together for the sixth time. Based on Nicholas Pilegg's 1985 non-fiction book Wiseguy, it tells the rise and fall story of mob associate Henry Hill, his friends and family between 1955 and 1980. Gravity (2013) Two US astronauts, a first-timer (Sandra Bullock) and another on his final mission (George Clooney), are stranded in space after their shuttle is destroyed, and then must battle debris and challenging conditions to return home. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) A bunch of intergalactic misfits, which includes a talking racoon and tree, come together to form a ragtag team in this Marvel adventure that needs no prior knowledge. Guru (2007) Mani Ratnam wrote and directed this rags-to-riches story of a ruthless and ambitious businessman (Abhishek Bachchan) who doesn't let anything stand in his way as he turns into India's biggest tycoon. Loosely inspired by the life of Dhirubhai Ambani. Haider (2014) Vishal Bhardwaj's Shakespearean trilogy concluded with this modern-day adaptation of Hamlet, that is also based on Basharat Peer's 1990s-Kashmir memoir Curfewed Night. Follows a young man (Shahid Kapoor) who returns home to investigate his father's disappearance and finds himself embroiled in the ongoing violent insurgency. Her (2013) A lonely man (Joaquin Phoenix) falls in love with an intelligent computer operating system (Scarlett Johansson), who enriches his life and learns from him, in Spike Jonze's masterpiece. Hot Fuzz (2007) A top London cop (Simon Pegg, also co-writer) is transferred to a sleepy English village for being the lone overachiever in a squad of slackers. A blend of relationship comedy and a genre cop movie. Edgar Wright directs. Hugo (2011) In 1930s Paris, a boy who lives alone in the walls of a train station tries to figure out the mystery involving his late father and his most treasured possession, an automaton, that needs a key to function. Martin Scorsese directs.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) In the best of four movies, Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss Everdeen is forced to participate in a special edition of the Hunger Games, a competition where individuals fight to the death, featuring the winners of all previous competitions. I, Daniel Blake (2016) After a heart attack that leaves him unable to work, a widowed carpenter is forced to fight an obtuse British welfare system, while developing a strong bond with a single mother who has two children. Winner of the Palme d'Or. I Lost My Body (2019) In this animated Cannes winner, a severed hand escapes from a lab and scrambles through Paris to get back to his body, while recounting its past life that involved moving to France after an accident and falling in love. In This Corner of the World (2016) Set in Hiroshima during World War II, an 18-year-old woman agrees to marry a man she barely knows in this animated Japanese film, and then must learn to cope with life's daily struggles and find a way to push through as the war rages on around her. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Directed by Steven Spielberg off a story by George Lucas, an eponymous archaeologist (Harrison Ford) travels the world and battles a group of Nazis while looking for a mysterious artefact, in what is now often considered as one of the greatest films of all-time. Infernal Affairs (2002) Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning The Departed is a remake of this original Hong Kongian film, in which a police officer is working undercover in a Triad, while a Triad member is secretly working for the police. Both have the same objective: find the mole. Into the Wild (2007) Based on Jon Krakauer's nonfiction book, Sean Penn goes behind the camera to direct the story of a top student and athlete who gives up all possessions and savings to charity, and hitchhikes across America to live in the Alaskan wilderness. Iqbal (2005) In writer-director Nagesh Kukunoor's National Award-winning film, a hearing- and speech-impaired farm boy (Shreyas Talpade) pursues his passion for becoming a cricketer for the national squad, with the help of a washed-up ex-coach (Naseeruddin Shah). The Irishman (2019) Based on Charles Brandt's 2004 book “I Heard You Paint Houses”, Martin Scorsese offers an indulgent, overlong look at the life of a truck driver (Robert De Niro) who becomes a hitman working for the Bufalino crime family and labour union leader Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino).

John Wick (2014) In the first part of what is now a series, a former hitman (Keanu Reeves) exits retirement to find and kill those that stole his car and killed his dog. Less story, more action, with the filmmakers drawing on anime, Hong Kong action cinema, Spaghetti Westerns, and French crime dramas. Jurassic Park (1993) It might be over 25 years old at this point but watching the very first Jurassic film from Steven Spielberg — based on Michael Crichton's novel, which he co-adapted — is a great way to remind yourself why the new series, Jurassic World, has no idea why it's doing. Kahaani (2012) A pregnant woman (Vidya Balan) travels from London to Kolkata to search for her missing husband in writer-director Sujoy Ghosh's National Award-winning mystery thriller, battling sexism and a cover-up along the way. Khosla Ka Ghosla! (2006) After a powerful property dealer (Boman Irani) holds a middle-class, middle-aged man's (Anupam Kher) newly-purchased property to ransom, his son and his son's friends devise a plot to dupe the swindling squatter and pay him back with his own money. Dibakar Banerjee's directorial debut. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) A coming-of-age story of the young titular witch, who opens an air delivery business, helps a bakery's pregnant owner in exchange for accommodation, and befriends a geeky boy during her year of self-discovery. Hayao Miyazaki writes and directs. Lady Bird (2017) Greta Gerwig's directorial debut is a coming-of-age story of a high school senior (Saoirse Ronan) and her turbulent relationship with her mother (Laurie Metcalf), all while she figures out who she wants to be through friendships and short relationships. Lagaan (2001) Set in Victorian India, a village farmer (Aamir Khan) stakes everyone's future on a game of cricket with the well-equipped British, in exchange for a tax reprieve for three years. The Little Prince (2015) Antoine de Saint-Exupery's 1943 novella is given the animation treatment, in which an elderly pilot (Jeff Bridges) recounts his encounters with a young boy who claimed to be an extra-terrestrial prince to his neighbour, a young girl. Rachel McAdams, James Franco, and Marion Cotillard also voice. A Little Princess (1995) Alfonso Cuarón directs this tale of a young girl who is forced to become a servant by the headmistress at her New York boarding school, after her wealthy aristocratic father is presumed dead in World War I. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003) Peter Jackson brought J.R.R. Tolkien's expansive Middle-Earth to life in these three three-hour epics, which charts the journey of a meek hobbit (Elijah Wood) and his various companions, as they try to stop the Dark Lord Sauron by destroying the source of his power, the One Ring.

Loveless (2017) A Cannes winner about the social ills of life in modern Russia, told through the eyes of two separated parents who are drawn back together after their 12-year-old child goes missing. From award-winning director Andrey Zvyagintsev. The Lunchbox (2013) An unlikely mistake by Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox carrier system results in an unusual friendship between a young housewife (Nimrat Kaur) and an older widower (Irrfan Khan) about to retire from his job. Lupin the Third: Castle of Cagliostro (1979) In legendary Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki's feature debut, a dashing master thief enlists the help of a long-time nemesis in the police and a fellow thief to rescue a princess from an evil count, and put an end to his counterfeit money operation. Marriage Story (2019) Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver play an entertainment industry couple going through a divorce, which pulls them — and their young son — from New York to Los Angeles, the two different hometowns of the protagonists. Mary Poppins (1964) Based on P.L. Travers' book series of the same name, a disciplined father hires a loving woman (Julie Andrews) — who he doesn't know is capable of magic — to be the nanny for his two mischievous children. Won five Oscars, including best actress for the debutant Andrews. Masaan (2015) Neeraj Ghaywan ventures into the heartland of India to explore the life of four people in his directorial debut, all of whom must battle issues of caste, culture and norms. Winner of a National Award and the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes. Million Dollar Baby (2004) An overlooked, veteran boxing trainer (Clint Eastwood, who also directs) reluctantly agrees to train a former waitress (Hilary Swank) to help achieve her dreams, which leads to a close father-daughter bond that will forever change their lives. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) With the organisation he works for disbanded and his country after him, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) races against time to prove the existence of the schemers pulling the strings in this fifth chapter. Introduced Rebecca Ferguson to the franchise. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) The legendary British comedy troupe mix their talents with the tale of King Arthur and his knights, as they look for the Holy Grail and encounter a series of horrors. A contender for the best comedy of all-time.

Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) Satire so cutting that it was banned for years in the UK and elsewhere, Life of Brian saw Monty Python turning their eyes on more long-form storytelling. The Life of Brian is the story of a young Jewish man born on the same day and next door to Jesus Christ, who gets mistaken for the messiah. Mudbound (2017) A Netflix Original, this World War II drama is set in rural Mississippi, and follows two veterans – one white and one black – who return home, and must deal with problems of racism in addition to PTSD. Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003) After his parents find out he has been pretending to be a doctor, a good-natured Mumbai underworld don (Sanjay Dutt) tries to redeem himself by enrolling in a medical college, where his compassion brushes up against the authoritarian dean (Boman Irani). Co-written and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, who stands accused in the #MeToo movement. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Set in post-war rural Japan, a heart-warming tale of a professor's two young daughters who have adventures with friendly forest sprits. Hayao Miyazaki writes and directs. Mystic River (2003) Three childhood friends reunite after a brutal murder, in which the victim is one's (Sean Penn) daughter, another (Kevin Bacon) is the case detective, and the third (Tim Robbins) is suspected by both. Clint Eastwood directs. Nightcrawler (2014) Jake Gyllenhaal plays a freelance video journalist with no ethics or morals who will do anything to get the best footage of violent crimes that local news stations love. A feature directorial debut for screenwriter Dan Gilroy. Ocean's Eleven (2001) In this first of Steven Soderbergh's trilogy, which features an ensemble cast including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon, Danny Ocean (Clooney) and his eleven associates plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos at the same time. Okja (2017) Part environment parable and part skewer of corporatisation, this underappreciated Netflix Original by Bong Joon-ho tells its story of a young Korean girl and her best friend – a giant pet pig – while effortlessly crossing genres. On Body and Soul (2017) A shy, introverted man and a woman who work at a Hungarian slaughterhouse discover they share the same dreams after an incident, and then try to make them come true.

Only Yesterday (1991) A Studio Ghibli production about a 27-year-old career-driven Tokyo woman who reminisces about her childhood on her way to the countryside to see her sister's family. Isao Takahata writes and directs. Paan Singh Tomar (2012) A true story of the eponymous soldier and athlete (Irrfan Khan) who won gold at the National Games, and later turned into a dacoit to resolve a land dispute. Won top honours for film and actor (Khan) at National Awards. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) In Guillermo del Toro's fantastical version of Spain five years after the civil war, Ofelia – a young stepdaughter of a cruel army officer – is told she is the reincarnated version of an underworld princess but must complete three tasks to prove herself. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) Emma Watson stars in this coming-of-age comedy based on the novel of the same name by Stephen Chbosky, who also wrote and directed the film. Watson plays one of two seniors who guide a nervous freshman. Phantom Thread (2017) Set in the glamourous couture world of 1950s post-war London, the life of a renowned dressmaker (Daniel Day-Lewis), who is used to women coming and going through his tailored life, unravels after he falls in love with a young, strong-willed waitress. Pink (2016) A lawyer (Amitabh Bachchan) comes out of retirement to help three women (Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, and Andrea Tariang) clear their names in a crime involving a politician's nephew (Angad Bedi). Won a National Award. PK (2014) A satirical comedy-drama that probes religious dogmas and superstitions, through the lens of an alien (Aamir Khan) who is stranded on Earth after he loses his personal communicator and befriends a TV journalist (Anushka Sharma) as he attempts to retrieve it. Porco Rosso (1992) Transformed into an anthropomorphic pig by an unusual curse, an Italian World War I ace fighter veteran now works as a freelance bounty hunter in 1930s Adriatic Sea in the Mediterranean. Hayao Miyazaki writes and directs. Queen (2013) A 24-year-old shy woman (Kangana Ranaut) sets off on her honeymoon alone to Europe after her fiancé calls off the wedding a day prior. There, freed from the traditional trappings and with the help of new friends, she gains a newfound perspective on life. Director Vikas Bahl stands accused in the #MeToo movement.

Rang De Basanti (2006) Aamir Khan leads the ensemble cast of this award-winning film that focuses on four young New Delhi men who turn into revolutionary heroes themselves while playacting as five Indian freedom fighters from the 1920s for a docudrama. Ratatouille (2007) An anthropomorphic rat (Patton Oswalt) who longs to be a chef tries to achieve his dream by making an alliance with a young garbage boy at a Parisian restaurant. From Pixar. Rebecca (1940) Alfred Hitchcock's first American film is based on Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel of the same name, about a naïve, young woman who marries an aristocratic widower and then struggles under the intimidating reputation of his first wife, who died under mysterious circumstances. The Remains of the Day (1993) Made by the duo of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory, this based-on-a-book film is about a dedicated and loyal butler (Anthony Hopkins), who gave much of his life — and missed out on a lot — serving a British lord who turns out to be a Nazi sympathiser. Reservoir Dogs (1992) After a simply jewellery heist goes wrong in Quentin Tarantino's feature-length debut, six criminals – Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, and Michael Madsen are a few of the actors – who don't know each other's identity start to suspect each other of being a police informant. The Revenant (2015) Leonardo DiCaprio and director Alejandro G. Iñárritu won Oscars for their work on this semi-biographical Western film set in the 1820s, which tells the story of frontiersman Hugh Glass and his quest for survival and justice amidst severe winters. Roma (2018) Alfonso Cuarón revisits his childhood in the eponymous Mexico City neighbourhood, during the political turmoil of the 1970s, through the eyes of a middle-class family's live-in maid, who takes care of the house and four children, while balancing the complications of her own personal life. Sairat (2016) In a tiny village in the Indian state of Maharashtra, a fisherman's son and a local politician's daughter fall in love, which sends ripples across the society because their families belong to different castes. Currently the highest-grossing Marathi-language film of all time. Scarface (1983) Al Pacino delivers one of his best performances as a Cuban refugee who arrives in 1980s Miami with nothing, rises the ranks to become a powerful drug kingpin, and then falls due to his ego, his paranoia, and a growing list of enemies. Se7en (1995) In this dark, gripping thriller from David Fincher, two detectives – one new (Brad Pitt) and one about to retire (Morgan Freeman) – hunt a serial killer (Kevin Spacey) who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives. Secret Superstar (2017) Though frequently melodramatic, this coming-of-age story – produced by Aamir Khan and wife Kiran Rao – of a Muslim girl from Vadodara who dreams of being a singer dealt with important social issues and broke several box office records during its theatrical run.

Sense and Sensibility (1995) Jane Austen's famous work is brought to life by director Ang Lee, about three sisters who are forced to seek financial security through marriage after the death of their wealthy father leaves them poor by the rules of inheritance. The Shining (1980) Stephen King's popular novel gets the film treatment from Stanley Kubrick, about a father who loses his sanity in an isolated hotel the family is staying at for the winter, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and the future. Shoplifters (2018) Winner of the top prize at Cannes, the story of a group of poverty-stricken outsiders scraping together an under-the-radar living in Tokyo, whose life is upended after they take in a new, young member. Hirokazu Kore-eda writes, directs, and edits. Shrek (2001) A half-parody of fairy tales, Shrek is about an eponymous ogre who agrees to help an evil lord get a queen in exchange for the deed to his swamp, filled with enough jokes for the adults and a simple plot children. A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016) Based on the manga of the same name, a coming-of-age story of a school bully who tries to make amends with a hearing-impaired girl he tormented back in the day, after the tables are turned on him. Silver Linings Playbook (2012) Two people (Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper) with pain and suffering in their past begin a road to recovery while training together for a dance competition, in what becomes an unlikely love story. The Sixth Sense (1999) In writer-director M. Night Shyamalan's best film to date, a child psychologist (Bruce Willis) tries to help a young boy (Haley Joel Osment) who can see and talk to the dead. Snowpiercer (2013) Chris Evans stars in this sci-fi from Bong Joon-ho, which takes place in a future ravaged by an experiment, where the survivors live on a train that continuously circles the globe and has led to a punishing new class system. The Social Network (2010) The tale of Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg gets a slight fictional spin, as it explores how the young engineer was sued by twin brothers who claimed he stole their idea, and sold lies to his co-founder and squeezed him out.

Soni (2019) A short-tempered young policewoman and her cool-headed female boss must contend with ingrained misogyny in their daily lives and even at work, where it impacts their coordinated attempts to tackle the rise of crimes against women in Delhi. Spartacus (1960) After failing to land the title role in Ben-Hur, Kirk Douglas optioned a book with a similar theme, about a slave who led a revolt — known retrospectively as the Third Servile War — against the mighty Roman Empire. Won four Oscars and was named as one of the best historical epics. The Stranger (1946) A war crimes investigator hunts a high-ranking Nazi fugitive (Orson Welles, also director) hiding in the US state of Connecticut, who is also duping his naïve new wife. Super Deluxe (2019) An inter-linked anthology of four stories, involving an unfaithful wife, a transgender woman, a bunch of teenagers, which deal in sex, stigma, and spirituality. Runs at nearly three hours. Swades (2004) Shah Rukh Khan stars a successful NASA scientist in this based on a true story drama, who returns home to India to take his nanny to the US, rediscovers his roots and connects with the local village community in the process. Taare Zameen Par (2007) Sent to boarding school against his will, a dyslexic eight-year-old is helped by an unconventional art teacher (Aamir Khan) to overcome his disability and discover his true potential. Talvar (2015) Meghna Gulzar and Vishal Bhardwaj combine forces to tell the story of the 2008 Noida double murder case, in which a teenage girl and the family's hired servant were killed, and the inept police bungled the investigation. Uses the Rashomon effect for a three-pronged take. Tangerine (2015) Shot entirely on iPhones, a transgender female sex worker vows revenge on her boyfriend-pimp who cheated on her while she was in jail. Tangled (2010) Locked up by her overly protective mother, a young long-haired girl finally gets her wish to escape into the world outside thanks to a good-hearted thief, and discovers her true self.

Thithi (2016) In this award-winning Kannada-language film, set in a remote village in the state of Karnataka, three generations of men reflect on the death of their locally-famous, bad-tempered 101-year-old patriarch. Made with a cast of non-professional actors. The Town (2010) While a group of lifelong Boston friends plan a major final heist at Fenway Park, one of them (Ben Affleck) falls in love with the hostage from an earlier robbery, complicating matters. Train to Busan (2016) Stuck on a blood-drenched bullet train ride across Korea, a father and his daughter must fight their way through a countrywide zombie outbreak to make it to the only city that's safe. Tu Hai Mera Sunday (2016) Five thirty-something friends struggle to find a place in Mumbai where they can play football in peace in this light-hearted rom-com tale, which explores gender divides and social mores along the way. The Two Popes (2019) Inspired by real life, the tale of friendship that formed between Pope Benedict XVI (Anthony Hopkins) and Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce), the future Pope Francis, after the latter approached the former regarding his concerns with the direction of the Catholic Church. Udaan (2010) Vikramaditya Motwane made his directorial debut with this coming-of-age story of a teenager who is expelled from boarding school and returns home to the industrial town of Jamshedpur, where he must work at his oppressive father's factory. Udta Punjab (2016) With the eponymous Indian state's drug crisis as the backdrop, this black comedy crime film depicts the interwoven lives of a junior policeman (Diljit Dosanjh), an activist doctor (Kareena Kapoor), a migrant worker (Alia Bhatt), and a rock star (Shahid Kapoor). Uncut Gems (2019) A charismatic, New York-based Jewish jeweller and a gambling addict (Adam Sandler) ends up in over his head in this taut thriller, struggling to keep a lid on his family, desires, business, and enemies. The Untouchables (1987) With mobster Al Capone (Robert De Niro) making use of the rampant corruption during the Prohibition period in the US, federal agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) hand picks a team to expose his business and bring him to justice. Brian De Palma directs. Up in the Air (2009) A corporate downsizing expert (George Clooney) who loves living out of a suitcase finds his lifestyle threatened due to a potential love interest (Vera Farmiga) and an ambitious new hire (Anna Kendrick).

Vertigo (1958) Topping Citizen Kane in the latest Sight & Sound poll of greatest films of all time, Alfred Hitchcock's thriller about a detective afraid of heights who falls for an old friend's wife while investigating her strange activities continued his tradition of turning audiences into voyeurs. Village Rockstars (2017) A young Assamese girl of a widow pines to own a guitar and start her own rock band, but societal norms routinely get in the way. Rima Das writes, directs, shoots, edits, and handles costumes. Visaranai (2015) Winner of three National Awards and based on M. Chandrakumar's novel Lock Up, the story of four Tamil laborers who are framed and tortured by politically-motivated cops in the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh. Vetrimaaran writes and directs. A Wednesday! (2008) Neeraj Pandey's film is set between 2 pm and 6 pm on a Wednesday, naturally, when a common man (Naseeruddin Shah) threatens to detonate five bombs in Mumbai unless four terrorists accused in the 2006 Mumbai train bombings case are released. Wonder Woman (2017) After a pilot crashes and informs them about an ongoing World War, an Amazonian princess (Gal Gadot) leaves her secluded life to enter the world of men and stop what she believes to be the return of Amazons' nemesis. Wreck-It Ralph (2012) This Disney animated film tells the story of a video game villain who sets out to fulfil his dream of becoming a hero but ends up bringing havoc to the entire arcade where he lives. Zero Dark Thirty (2012) The decade-long international manhunt for Osama bin Laden is the focus of this thriller from Kathryn Bigelow, dramatised as and when needed to keep a CIA intelligence analyst (Jessica Chastain) at the centre of the story. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, and Abhay Deol star as three childhood friends who set off on a bachelor trip across Spain, which becomes an opportunity to heal past wounds, combat their worst fears, and fall in love with life. Zodiac (2007) David Fincher signed on Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, and Robert Downey Jr. to depict a cartoonist's (Gyllenhaal) obsession with figuring out the identity of the Zodiac Killer in the 1960s–70s. Zombieland (2009) A student looking for his parents (Jesse Eisenberg), a man looking for a favourite snack, and two con artist sisters join forces and take an extended road trip across a zombie-filled America, while they all search for a zombie-free sanctuary. Read the full article

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‘Joker’ Paints An Uncomfortable Picture of Today’s World

Never did I think I’d see the day where I could parallel even the darkest of Batman themes to the world we live in.

Todd Phillips’ latest blockbuster Joker stars Joaquin Phoenix as the clown prince of crime we all know and love. Phillips’ other films include the Hangover trilogy, but this new film doesn’t have a happy go-lucky trio trying to remember their drunken stupors and find their fourth mate.

Joker makes the audience laugh, but in a nervous, sort of uncomfortable way.

At the Venice Film Festival, Joker received an eight-minute standing ovation.

Reviews poured in following the Italian premiere and they backed up the hype. Mark Hughes of Forbes said, “The fact is, everyone is going to be stunned by what Phoenix accomplishes, because it’s what many thought impossible — a portrayal that matches and potentially exceeds that of The Dark Knight’s Clown Prince of Crime.”

The film opens with Phoenix touching up his makeup in front of a vanity. He hooks his fingers in the corners of his mouth and pulls them upward in a smile, downwards in a frown, then back up again; a single, mascara-stained tears roll down his cheek, and laughter ensues.

Phoenix plays Arthur Fleck, an eccentric man with a funny laugh and a horrifying past, searching for his identity. The film encapsulates Arthur’s journey with himself and his downward spiral into becoming the Joker.

There are some prevalent themes within Joker that are worth talking about; the most prevalent being mental health and its effect on people in today’s society. There are several scenes in which Phoenix is sitting in front of his therapist, and she eventually jerks the needle off the record and informs him that the city has cut the clinic’s funding and their meetings must come to an end. The therapist goes on to claim that the higher-ups, “don’t give a shit,” about people like him or her.

According to the National Survey of Drug Use and Health, in 2016, 9.8 million adults aged 18 or older in the U.S. had a serious mental illness; 2.8 million of those adults were below the poverty line. Insurance companies have also been known to skimp when it comes to mental health cases, which makes it that much harder for people relating to Arthur to seek help. According to a study published by Milliman, in 2015, behavioral care was four to six times more likely to be provided out-of-network than medical or surgical care. In President Trump’s proposed 2020 budget, his administration aims to cut $241 billion from Medicaid, an assistance program that provides healthcare to low-income Americans.

Dancing is a symbol that is heavy in Joker. According to a Harvard study, “dance helps reduce stress, increases levels of the feel-good hormone serotonin, and helps develop new neural connections, especially in regions involved in executive function, long-term memory, and spatial recognition.” After especially tense scenes, Arthur begins a slow, emphasized dance routine that is hauntingly beautiful.

With mental health being such a prevalent theme, Arthur clinging onto dancing as a coping mechanism or escape from the world backs up the analysis that he’s doing it to improve his mental health — or at least attempt to.

In any Batman rendition — comics, movies, TV shows, video games — Gotham is always on fire… literally. In Joker, we see a bright Gotham in the beginning, with normal big-city crimes happening: teenagers stealing things, muggings, etc. By the end of the film, Arthur has bred chaos in the streets, and we see the imagery of Gotham that has become so prevalent within the Batman universe. In both Arthur and Gotham’s descent into madness, there’s an arc that’s ever present: protesting the elite.

All around the country, protests have emerged to combat the elite. Most recently, climate change has brought criticism on the world’s elite members and their inability to make a change. In the past, police brutality has created protests in riots from victim’s families and their supporters, calling for change in law enforcement procedures. Countless marches have been held in response to several pieces of legislations passed (abortion laws, Planned Parenthood budget cuts, LGBTQ+ rights).

“Kill The Rich” is a headline that pops up time and time again throughout the film, feeding into this “protest the elite” arc. Arthur guns down three rich men in the subway following their harassment of a woman and a physical altercation between himself and the men. This sparks a movement within Gotham that empowers Arthur and makes him feel noticed, something he’d never experienced in his life before. Citizens of Gotham supporting this movement don clown masks to imitate the suspect, aka, Arthur.

Joker has faced its fair share of backlash. Stephanie Zacharek of Time Magazine took no prisoners in her review, stating that Joker, “lionizes and glamorizes Arthur even as it shakes its head, faux-sorrowfully, over his violent behavior.” Other reviews have had similar opinions. In 2012, a mass shooting broke out at a Colorado movie theatre during The Dark Knight Rises premiere. The assailant fatally shot 12 people. Family members of the slain victims wrote a letter to Warner Bros. expressing their concerns.

Sandy Phillips, mother to 24-year-old victim Jessica Ghawi, told The Hollywood Reporter, “I don't need to see a picture of [the gunman]; I just need to see a Joker promo and I see a picture of the killer … My worry is that one person who may be out there — and who knows if it is just one — who is on the edge, who is wanting to be a mass shooter, may be encouraged by this movie. And that terrifies me.”

In what is perhaps its most iconic scene, Arthur eccentrically dances down the stairs that we see him trudge up throughout the film. This is also the first time we see him in that iconic purple suit, green hair, and a full face of makeup. He is dancing to Gary Glitter’s “Rock and Roll Part Two,” which has earned the film more backlash. Gary Glitter is a convicted pedophile currently serving a 16-year prison sentence. According to CNBC, Glitter is allegedly slated to receive royalties from the use of his song in the movie.

People took to Twitter to post their opinions about the film. One user tweeted, “#JokerMovie was the most brutal, uncomfortable and tense movie experience I’ve had in a long time. Joaquin Phoenix is chilling. The film was spot on and did everything it should have for a character like the Joker.”

Another user tweeted, “Outstandingly Disturbing. Prolific. Necessary Blessing to Modern Cinema.”

As much as I enjoyed the film’s premise, production, and Phoenix’s performance, I do think there are some troubling themes that need to be brought up. Arthur often justifies his heinous actions by stating “they deserved it” and using the defense that society treats “people like him” like “trash” so, they should all die. He feeds into the “Kill The Rich” movement that he involuntarily created in the subway when he committed what we presume to be his first murder(s).

Though I know the concept behind the Joker character, I can see how this can be construed as glorifying gun violence. However, we can’t have the Gotham supervillain without violence and guns. It’s an accurate representation of the character, and it’s unfortunate that it parallels a lot of what’s going on in the world today.

The Joker is also painted to incite pity within viewers, which a lot of times, it does --- or at least attempts to. This is classic Joker behavior. In Paul Dini and Bruce Timm’s comic Mad Love, readers meet Dr. Harleen Quinzel, a psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum. She gets assigned to none other than --- you guessed it --- the Joker. Though this woman is highly educated (we won’t talk about the things she did to get that education), the Joker still manipulates her and convinces her to not only help him escape Arkham, but become his partner-in-crime as well; Harleen Quinzel is no more and Harley Quinn is born.

She pities him and his situation, and he spins his tale of woe so expertly that she has the wool pulled over her eyes. Throughout the comic --- and the general timeline for Joker and Harley --- Joker mercilessly abuses Harley, from pushing her out a window to not noticing she was gone for six months. He is a cruel, manipulative psychopath that nobody should follow in the footsteps of; however, he’s good at his job, and Joker showcases that, however controversial and uncomfortable it may be.

Joker is rated R for a reason; not only are there a few F-bombs, the violence is staggering. However, when dealing with a character that is known for inciting violence and not caring about the consequences, tough scenes are necessary. Phillips didn’t shy away from blood and intensity in his murder scenes, and Phoenix went all in when it came to brutality. Personally, (spoiler!) I never really wanted to see Robert De Niro’s brains blown out the back of his skull, but you can’t have the Joker without some blood.

And finally, while the troubled citizens looking for a leader are terrorizing Gotham following Arthur’s murder of Murray Franklin (Robert De Niro) on live television, our hero’s story starts. Thomas and Martha Wayne are gunned down in an alley outside a theatre by a rogue thug and Joker fan, and young Bruce Wayne begins his famous story.

Joker was original in concept and plot, but had just enough callbacks to the comics to make it permissible. The atmosphere in the full theatre I was in was palpable. There were chuckles and titters here and there when Arthur would make a funny joke, or everyone was just laughing off the tension of the moment. There were also audible gasps and groans when things got especially rough (such as the aforementioned Robert De Niro scene). Joker did exactly what the real Joker would have wanted: it incited a reaction out of people.

I had low expectations going into the movie because, as someone who grew up reading Batman and loving to hate the Joker, I was afraid my favorite complex villain was going to get ruined (looking at you, Jared Leto). I was pleasantly surprised by Phoenix’s performance and Phillips’ take on Mista J, and it was a refreshing performance that was a polar opposite from the late Heath Ledger’s, but equally as convincing and chilling.

An Oscar seems to be on the horizon for both Phillips and Phoenix for Joker. The film is raunchy and tense, and I didn’t know I could hold my breath for two hours. It’s exactly what a Joker movie should be, and I’d encourage anyone to go watch it.

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Awakenings

For some reason, I’ve always been drawn to Rip Van Winkle-style stories about people who fall asleep for one or many years and then wake up to find themselves in whole new worlds. First of all, there’s Rip himself—a fictional character who first made his appearance in Washington Irving’s collection of stories and essays, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., which came out exactly 200 years ago in 1819. The book has long since been forgotten by most, as unfortunately also has been its author: one of the true giants of American literature in his day, Irving has for some reason not joined the authors he himself encouraged in their careers—writers like Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, or Henry Wadsworth Longfellow—in the pantheon of American authors still read other than by people to whom their books have been assigned in American Literature classes. And he really was one of the greats! I believe that I’ve read all his stories, certainly most of them, and “Rip Van Winkle” is one of my favorites. His other still-famous story, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” turned into a whole series of Hollywood movies—most memorably Tim Burton’s 1999 film, Sleepy Hollow—and television shows, is also a terrific piece of writing that deserves to be more widely read in its original format. But I digress: I wanted to write here about Rip van Winkle himself and not the author who dreamed him up.

The story is well known and easily retold. One day while wandering deep in the woods near Sleepy Hollow to escape his wife’s endless nagging, Rip runs into the ghosts of the sailors who in their day manned Henry Hudson’s ship, the Half Moon, and promptly joins them in a game of nine pins and in drinking a lot of liquor, whereupon he falls into a deep sleep. Then, when he awakens twenty years later, he discovers that his son is now a grown man, his wife has died, and that he missed the entire American Revolution while he slumbered away. He makes his peace with being a widower easily enough (the Van Winkles don’t seem to have had too happy a marriage), finds it more challenging to abandon his native allegiance to King George, and finally ends up settling in with his grown daughter as he tries to figure out the new world and his place in it.

There are lots of parallel stories to Irving’s tale. Third-century (C.E.) Greek philosopher Diogenes Laëterius, for example, wrote about a man named Epimenides who fell asleep for fifty-seven years and then had to negotiate an entirely new world when he awakened. Jewish literature has its own version of both Rip van Winkle and Epimenides in Honi the Circle-Drawer, a wonder-working rabbi of the first century (or thereabouts) who fell asleep for seventy years and awakened to find a man tending to carob trees that Honi himself had witnessed the man’s grandfather planting just (it must have felt like) a day earlier. Other cultures have their own versions, but what makes them appealing—and also slightly terrifying— is the fantasy that this could possibly happen to us readers, that we too could possibly get into bed tonight, turn off the light, drift off into sleep…and then awaken not tomorrow morning but a century from now. Nor is it hard to explain why this is such an arresting theme to so many. We all like to think that the world is so sturdy, so substantial, so there, after all…and then an idea like this takes root and suggests that it’s all a chimera, all a fantasy, all an elaborate illusion played out against an equally illusory dreamscape, that what feels so real is only an elaborate set that the stage crew will take down the moment we breathe our last. And why shouldn’t the theater of life mimic the way things work in real theaters? The show closes, the crew strikes the set, the actors return their costumes, and everybody goes home. And, on Broadway, that is that!

And now it turns out that it really is so that people fall asleep and awaken decades later. Some readers may have noticed a story in the paper a while back about one Munira Abdulla, a woman from a small town in the United Arab Emirates, who was in a terrible automobile accident in 1991 when she was only thirty-two years old. She fell into a coma, but was kept alive by her family in the hope that she might one day awaken. And she did just that, awakening, apparently on her own, after twenty-seven years. Technically speaking, Ms. Abdulla was in the state technically called “minimal consciousness,” which is less bad than being in a full coma (i.e., in which the patient shows no sign of being awake) or in what’s called a persistent vegetative state (in which the patient appears to be awake but shows no signs of awareness). It is, however, still extraordinarily rare for patients possessed of minimal consciousness simply to awaken.

It’s happened closer to home as well. Terry Wallis, for example, was nineteen when his pickup skidded off a bridge near his hometown in Arkansas, which accident left him in a persistent vegetative state. Doctors told his family that he had no chance of recovery. But then he somehow managed to move up a notch into the same state of minimal consciousness that Munira Abdulla was in. And there he remained for nineteen years, domiciled at a nursing home near his parents’ home. And then one day in 2006 his mother walked into his room, whereupon he looked up and said “Mom” out loud, the first word he had uttered in almost two decades.

Donald Herbert’s is a similar story. A Buffalo fire-fighter, Herbert was injured on the job in 1995 when debris in a burning building fell on him and left him in what doctors called a state of “faint consciousness” for a full decade. And then, in 2005, after a full decade of silence, he opened his eyes one day and asked for his wife.

These are rare stories, obviously. Most comatose people—including people possessed of faint or minimal consciousness—do not suddenly wake up and start talking. Indeed, in every real sense, these people I’ve been writing about are the rare exceptions to an otherwise sad rule. But the fact that such people exist at all is very meaningful: even if the overwhelming majority of comatose patients do not spontaneously wake up, some apparently do. And in that thought inheres the huge problem for society of how to relate to the somewhere between 100,000 and 200,000 Americans who exist in states of partial, faint, or minimal consciousness. Most will never recover. But some few may.

Many readers will remember Penny Marshall’s terrific 1990 movie, Awakenings, starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams, and based on Oliver Sacks’ 1973 book of the same title. (Less well known is that Harold Pinter wrote a short play, A Kind of Alaska, based on Sacks’ book as well, which is often performed as part of a trilogy of the playwright’s one-act plays.) The story of the book and the movie (and presumably the play as well, which I’d like to see one day) is simple enough: a doctor working in 1969 at a public hospital in the Bronx is charged with caring for a ward of catatonic patients who survived the world-wide epidemic of encephalitis (specifically the version called encephalitis lethargica) in the 1920’s. The doctor, very movingly and effectively portrayed by the late Robin Williams, somehow has the idea to try using L-Dopa, a drug used to treat Parkinson’s Disease, on these patients and gets astounding results; the movie is basically about one of those patients, portrayed by Robert De Niro, whose “awakening” is depicted in detail. It doesn’t work in the long run, though; each “awakened” patient, including the one played by De Niro, eventually returns to catatonia no matter how high a dose of L-Dopa any is given. The movie thus ends both hopefully and tragically: the former because these people on whom the world had long-since given up were given a final act in the course of which they sampled, Rip Van Winkle-style, the world a half-century after they fell asleep; and the latter because, in the end, the experiment failed and no one was cured in anything like a long-term or fully meaningful way.

Why do these stories exert such a strong effect on me? It’s not that easy for me to say, but if I had to hazard a guess, I think I’d say that the concept of dying to the world briefly and then coming back to life to see what happened while you were gone is what draws me in. (Fans of Mark Twain will recall Tom Sawyer’s wish to be “dead temporarily.” But even Tom and Huck only manage to be gone from the world long enough to attend their own funeral and enjoy the eulogies they hear praising them, not to vanish for decades and then come back to life.) I’m sure there would be surprises if I were to go to bed tonight and wake up in 2089. Some would be amusing—seeing what model iPhone they’ve gotten up to or what version of Windows, or if anyone even remembers either—and some would be amazing: if the President of the United States in 2089 is sixty years old, then he or she won’t have been born yet. But mostly it would be chastening, and in the extreme, to see how all the various things that seem so immutable, so permanent, so rooted in reality in our world, have all vanished from the world, as will probably also have all of the houses in which we live today, the banks in which we store our cash, and even the shore lines that mark the boundary between the wine-dark sea and the dry land upon which we live in safety or think we do. Depending on a wide variety of factors, that thought is either depressing or exhilarating. But in either event, it makes it easier not to sweat the small stuff or allow our own anxieties to impact negatively on the pleasures life can offer to the living.

I will bring all these thoughts with me as I prepare for Israel in a few weeks’ time because the Rip Van Winkle and Terry Wallis stories are Jerusalem’s own as well. The vibrant center of Jewish life for more than a millennium when the Temple was destroyed in the first century, the city was suddenly emptied of its Jews by its Roman overlords who renamed it and forbade Jews from living there. And yet…some small remnant always remained in place while the city slept. And then, just when the Jewish Jerusalem’s faint consciousness seemed poised to flicker and die out entirely…just the opposite happened as Jews from all over the world built a new city on the outskirts of the old one and breathed consciousness and life itself into its ancient alleys and byways. As the patient came back to life, she didn’t only re-enter history either—she began to be a player in her own story, stepping off the stage to become her own play’s playwright and director. It felt like a miracle then and it feels like one to me today too.

When I’m in Jerusalem, I myself feel my consciousness expanding and becoming in equal parts rejuvenated, reconstituted, and revivified. I never run out of things to do, to write, to read, to experience. I can’t imagine being bored in Jerusalem, even on a hot day in mid-summer when I could just as easily be on the beach in Tel Aviv. I love the beach! But there is something about the air in Jerusalem, and the light, that is the spiritual version of L-Dopa that Robin Williams gives his patients in Penny Marshall’s movie. Except that it doesn’t wear off with time and, if anything, only gets stronger and more powerful as the weeks I spend in Jerusalem pass one by one until the time comes to come home and begin a new year in this place we have all settled.

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Duos Who Have Appeared Together In More Than Three Movies

It often happens in Hollywood that actors take a role based on their co-stars. While some actors become so close and successful together that the audience will see them inseparable. Whether it is dramatic Oscar-nominated stars, action heroes, or comedy actors, there are so many duos whose careers go hand in hand.

Ryan Gosling And Emma Stone

Crazy, Stupid, Love is the first movie in which Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone appeared together. John Requa and Glenn Ficarra directed the American romantic comedy movie. It follows a recently divorced man who is rediscovering his manhood and is taught how to pick up women at bars.

The film collected $145 million against a budget of $50 million. The audience and critics fairly receive Crazy, Stupid, Love. It got a 79% approval rating based on 235 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 6.92/10. And the duo of Gosling and Stone was widely appreciated for their performance.

Ryan Thomas Gosling is a Canadian musician and actor who began his career as a child star in The Mickey Mouse Club on the Disney Channel. The actor was nominated for the Academy Award in the category of Best Actor for playing a drug-addicted teacher in the film Half Nelson. The charming actor was paired with Emma Stone, who is one of the highest-paid actresses in 2017. Stone has received many prestigious awards including, a Golden Globe Award, an Academy Award, and a British Academy Film Award. Stone also started her career as a child artist and made her debut In Search of the New Partridge Family.

After the 2011 collaboration, both the actors later featured together in some big successful movies, the Oscar-nominated La La Land and the tepidly received Gangster Squad. La La Land was a huge commercial success and collected $446 million against a budget of $30 million. It also won the Best Film Award at the 70th British Academy Film Awards.

Al Pacino And Robert De Niro

When great actors like Al Pacino And Robert De Niro star together in a movie, it is always exciting. The duo appeared together on the big screen in Michael Mann’s heist movie Heat. The movie was a commercial hit and collected a gross of $187 million against a budget of $67 million. The two incredible actors Niro and Pacino, also received huge appreciation for their performance in the movie. Heat got an approval rating of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 7.81.

Both the actors in the film are brilliant. Alfredo James Pacino has nine Oscar nominations (won one out of them), two Primetime Emmy Awards, five BAFTA nominations (won one), and 18 Golden Globe nominations (won four of them). The award-winning actor gained popularity with his first lead role as a heroin addict in The Panic in Needle Park. And Pacino’s great friend and co-star Robert Anthony De Niro particularly known for featuring in Martin Scorsese’s films.

De Niro was also awarded many accolades including, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, two Academy Awards, and the Cecil B. DeMille Award.

After collaborating in Heat, the two legendary actors featured in Scorsese’s magnum opus, The Irishman, Jon Avnet’s Righteous Kill, and Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Part II where these two never actually shared screen.

The Irishman was a hit film that has collected a gross of 250 million against a budget of $8 million. The film got many awards nominations at the 77th Golden Globe Awards, the 92nd Academy Awards, and the 73rd British Academy Film Awards.

Martin Freeman And Benedict Cumberbatch

After the fantastic bromance in BBC’s series Sherlock, Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch have become an inevitable duo while playing the characters of Holmes and Watson.

Martin Freeman is an English actor who has won several awards, including a BAFTA Award, an Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. The amazing actor is known for his brilliant performance in the projects like the mockumentary series The Office, drama series Sherlock, the horror-comedy Shaun of the Dead, the action-comedy Hot Fuzz, and many more. On the other hand, Benedict Cumberbatch is known for his projects like Silent Witness, The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses, television film Hawking, etc. The actor was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Imitation.

The actor featured against each other in the Hobbit trilogy. The franchise is a massive success with a gross collection of $2.9 billion against the budget of $745 million. The film received three Academy Award nominations from the Visual Effects Society.

The two later appeared in Marvel Cinematic Universe; however, they did not have any scenes together in it.

The above are a few duo actors who have appeared together in many films.

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Joker Review

By Kenshiro

So let me get something out of the way first, I was not a fan of this movie being made. The primary reason being that an origin film for the arch nemesis of Batman is wholly unnecessary. Part of the allure of a character like the Joker is the enigma that is the Joker. No one knows the origin story of the deranged madman. In The Dark Knight, Heath Ledger’s Academy Award Winning portrayal gave us a Joker who told at least 3 different versions behind how he got his scar. To him, his origin was a complete whimsical story whose sparse detail served as another punchline to tell to his victims. Currently in the comics from which he sprang from, there is said to be at least THREE versions of the Joker, each with their own separate beginning that no one knows! There is no understanding his madness, and that’s what makes him work as a character. He’s not to be understood; He’s not to be reasoned with; He just is who he is, and that’s the joke.

Now with that being said, the movie has been made and Joaquin Phoenix was tapped to play the titular role. Most people were excited to see his take on it, and rightfully so. If any actor would be able to emote the character with the realistic trappings that Todd Phillips wanted to paint his canvas with, Phoenix would be it. Much has been made of the controversy of the creation of this film. Some argued that a film of this nature would be a rallying cry to white-male incels who view the world from a skewed perspective and believe that the world owes them a debt they refuse to pay. Some worried about potential mass-shootings being kicked off based on what happened in Colorado during the opening weekend of The Dark Knight Rises. Personally, people are entitled to feel how they feel. The shooting in Colorado was a horrific situation, and no one should go through a situation like that in life. Ever. However, I don’t believe we should stifle artistic expression simply because certain people lack better judgement. Perspectives should be explored, regardless of how painful they may be. In this regard, I feel Joker was very much needed, just not in the way you may think.

Joaquin Phoenix was mesmerising in the titular role. We deserve the sequel we’re never going to get.

This country has a real problem on its hand in the form of mental illness awareness and treatment. Society has been far too dismissive of the plight of mentally ill individuals, preferring to shun them away, families electing to keep closely guarded secrets instead of dealing with difficult subjects. Mental illness touches us all, whether we like to acknowledge it or not. That’s what made the story of Arthur Fleck pretty compelling in my eyes. Phoenix is absolutely remarkable in the role of Fleck, who is very much a forgotten, discarded man. As we follow him through, we see how everyone loves to pass the buck in dealing with his condition and how the lack of funding to help keep him regulated set him loose upon the world around him. We also are forced to look at how we deal with whose we don’t understand. We subject them to physical and verbal abuse for things that are beyond their control which honestly can only serve to make things worse. As we follow Arthur, it is fascinating to see all of the ways in which he starts to slowly descend into madness when mostly he just wants to be treated kindly, and not be treated as subhuman, as a throwaway…as a freak.

The film falls short for me in the areas where Phillips’ lazily attempts to tie Batman’s own origin to Fleck via his relationship with Thomas Wayne. So much so that the film is much better served without the loose comic book ties it has. Replacing Gotham City and Thomas Wayne with any other city and billionaire would not affect this movie in the slightest. It would be the same film, and I can only hope some YouTube content creator actually does a recut and show how little all of those details mattered to the overall story. Phillips’ own comments betray his feelings about the comic book medium and it shows. He even pokes fun at Batman’s original origin by showing the Wayne’s taking their young son to see Zorro The Gay Blade, when they actually took him to see The Mask of Zorro. Todd Phillips wanted to make a film about mental illness, our lack of awareness of it, and the repercussions of such actions on the people we ignore. Yet, nothing he did was original. He closely channeled the classic film Taxi Driver, down to casting that film’s star Robert De Niro, and pitting him in a role opposite to one he played in The King of Comedy. The story beats were largely the same found in the mixing of both films.

I feel its not right to judge this as a comic book film, because it doesn’t even attempt to embrace what the source represents. It does an even poorer job at trying to be a “comic book” film than Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy of films. When you judge it as a film devoid of comic book origins, it fares a lot better, yet it still has its flaws. The other thing that lessens its potential impact is that Todd Phillips has no plans to make a follow-up, preferring instead to have the film stand alone as a think piece for the viewer to interpret. I can rationalize that thought, but I can’t help shake the feeling that something really special could’ve come out of this with Phoenix’s portrayal, but this will never come to pass. Which leaves me feeling even more upset that the film exists. If this film was not going to embrace the aspects of its comic book history, and now we’re almost certain to be subject to another director’s interpretation of The Joker, then what was the point of this film at all?

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Joker Movie Review: Joaquin Phoenix Captivates in a Misguided Origin Story

One of the reasons the Joker was such a thrilling phenomenon in Christopher Nolan’s 2008 masterpiece The Dark Knight was that the film opted to make him an enigma. It made him all the more terrifying because you didn’t know why the DC villain did anything, and he deliberately contradicted himself every time he offered a glimpse at his thought process. Ultimately, we are told next to nothing about his background. In other words, The Dark Knight’s Joker had no origin story. The comics have largely avoided fully sketching out his past as well, though the most common elements have included him falling into a vat of chemicals and then being driven insane by the resulting disfiguration. Enter the new take on the character in Joker.

With director Todd Phillips (The Hangover Trilogy) at the helm, who’s working off a script he co-wrote with Scott Silver (The Fighter, 8 Mile), Joker is far from wholly original though. Its basic premise — that of a failed stand-up comedian who unwittingly turns to a life of crime — is borrowed from Alan Moore’s 1988 one-shot graphic novel “Batman: The Killing Joke”. Additionally, the film riffs heavily on the works of Martin Scorsese — who was once attached as producer, but left due to the workload involved with The Irishman — especially the 1976 neo-noir psychological thriller Taxi Driver, and the 1983 satirical black comedy The King of Comedy, both of which starred Robert De Niro. (De Niro is in Joker too, and his role is a reverse homage to the latter.)

It’s why Phillips has also chosen to set Joker is that same period, as it takes place in 1981 in Gotham City, which as every Batman fan knows is essentially New York for all intents and purposes. By its setting, the movie can then trade on New York’s civic, criminal, and social problems from that time, which essentially run parallel to the atmosphere of Taxi Driver. Joker mixes that with the character’s aspirations to have the life of a talk show host and comedian from The King of Comedy. (De Niro played a madman then and he plays the host now.) And just as both Scorsese films did, Joker too follows a lonely individual who’s combating a mental illness and is slowly driven insane. Here, said individual is a failed comic called Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix).

At the start of the film, Arthur is employed as a clown — an intentional foreshadow — who works as a sign waver. One day, he’s picked on by a bunch of kids who proceed to destroy the sign and beat him up. But Arthur’s boss doesn’t buy his story and issues him a final warning, even though he was the victim in this scenario. Things aren’t any better on the personal side of things. There’s no one in his life except his mother Penny (Frances Conroy), whom he diligently takes care of. Together, they always watch Murray Franklin’s (De Niro) nightly talk show, which Arthur vividly dreams to be a part of. On top of all that, Arthur has a medical condition that causes uncontrollable episodes of laughter, which doesn’t earn him any compassion even though he carries a laminated card that says as much.

This takes place against the backdrop of a Gotham City where the divide between the haves and the have-nots is deepening by the day. The messaging is pervasive throughout Joker, with the city having trouble dealing with everything from “super rats” to funding its social services. It doesn’t help that Gotham’s next mayoral candidate is an uber-rich man in Thomas Wayne (Brett Cullen) — father of a young Bruce, who grows up to be Batman and Joker’s archenemy in the comics — who has some choice words for the city’s poor. Wayne’s demeanour makes him an easy villain in Joker, both on a public and private level, with the film tweaking his past and personality to give Arthur further reason to hate him. (That also helps set up an intriguing twist on one of the most iconic comic book moments.)

In the run-up to its release at film festivals, Phillips used the word “bonkers” to describe Joker. But it’s actually straightforward in pure filmmaking terms. To set up the story of a person who feels neglected by and isolated in society, Joker essentially puts him through the wringer. Arthur starts off in a bad place and things just get progressively worse from there on, as he loses all his support systems: mental, professional, and personal. Joker also literally isolates him on-screen, with the many supporting roles — including De Niro, Conroy, Cullen, his clown pals, and Zazie Beetz as his love interest — amounting to extended cameos for the most part. So when Arthur snaps a little more than midway into it, it’s very easy to identify with him, even though you know what the Joker stands for.

Robert De Niro as Murray Franklin in Joker Photo Credit: Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros.

Joker is most thrilling, hair-raising, and disturbing as Arthur completes his transformation into the title character, with each scene thereafter somehow more terrifying than the one it follows. His actions help the anti-rich sentiment in Gotham boil over, and it’s terrifying to see how the pain and anger of one individual can be co-opted by a system for their benefit. But it’s also here Joker wades into troubled waters. Not only does it state that mental illness can be a source of evil, it also gives a select group fuel for how they see the world. By making Arthur a hero of sorts, Joker can be seen as justifying their thoughts and potential actions. That’s a dangerous notion to peddle — without condemning — in an environment where everyone believes they are “righteous”.

That any of it sticks is because of Phoenix. The 44-year-old — who has wilfully avoided commercial cinema ever since the turn of the century — gives Joker every ounce of what he has to offer, having lost 24kg of weight for the role. His (unintentional) laughs start off with copious amounts of nervousness and sadness, and then slowly morph into something else altogether. By the end, Arthur isn’t laughing as much, but you can tell that he’s smiling to himself. Phoenix is every bit as captivating as Heath Ledger was over a decade ago — it’s why there are calls already for giving him the Oscar — albeit for different reasons. If Ledger was frightening, then Phoenix is spine-chilling. The latter also benefits by getting to work with a character arc courtesy of the transformation.

For those that usually restrict themselves to the superhero genre, Joker will no doubt be a breath of fresh air. And though it’s not part of the DC film universe that includes Wonder Woman and Aquaman, it does leave room for a future with more of Bruce Wayne. Phillips has said he doesn’t see Robert Pattinson’s Batman cross over but that doesn’t mean he can’t create his own world, which depends on how it does commercially. But as an origin story — Arthur is a product of a broken mother, a broken home, and a broken city — it’s unable to meaningfully engage with what it presents. And as a standalone ~superhero~ film, Joker drinks too much from Scorsese’s can while presenting a deeply cynical but ultimately empty viewpoint. It’s provocative but sadly, it’s also irresponsible in the handling of that material.

Joker is out now in cinemas across India.

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JOKER will be released on October 4, 2019; it is directed by Todd Phillips (The Hangover Trilogy, War Dogs, Borat, and produced A Star is Born), which I don’t think it is a bad idea. The premise of the movie is In 1981, a failed stand-up comedian turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City. It stars Academy Nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix (Gladiator, Walk the Line, Her) as Arthur Fleck/ Joker, who plays a mentally ill, impoverished stand-up comedian disregarded by society, whose lack of success causes him to become a nihilistic criminal. It also stars Frances Conroy as Penny Fleck; Arthur's mother, Zazie Beetz as Sophie Dumond, a cynical single mother and Arthur's love interest; Robert De Niro as Murray Franklin, a talk show host who plays a role in Arthur's downfall; Brett Cullen plays Thomas Wayne, a billionaire philanthropist running for mayor of Gotham; Douglas Hodge plays Alfred Pennyworth, the butler and caretaker of the Wayne family; and Dante Pereira-Olson plays Bruce Wayne, son of Thomas and Martha Wayne, who becomes the Joker's archenemy Batman as an adult. #joker #joaquinphoenix #francesconroy #zaziebeetz #robertdeniro #brettcullen #douglashodge #dantepereiraolson #arthurfleck #pennyfleck #sophiedumond #murrayfranklin #thomaswayne #alfredpennyworth #brucewayne #dc #movie #comics #wb #dcblack #toddphillips #billfinger #bobkane #jerryrobinson #film #themanwholaughs #misfitcomics https://www.instagram.com/p/B22rSI6n9sr/?igshid=15tlhqfket7gl

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25 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (September 2019) | ScreenRant

While Netflix remains far and away the most popular streaming subscription service out there, it's fair to say that their selection of movies isn't quite what it once was. Netflix is opting more and more to focus on their own original content, and while much of that content is good, it doesn't do much for those looking to take in a great movie that Netflix didn't produce.

Reduction in library size aside, Netflix still plays host to some truly great films, ranging all the way from relatively recent superhero adventures to bonafide Oscar-winning classic dramas. Here are the 25 best films on Netflix that you can watch right now.

NOTE: This list is updated regularly - to ensure availability of the movies listed. Also, the list isn't ranked from worst to best, so a lower number is not meant to denote higher quality. It's just a list of 25 great movies.

Last updated: September 5, 2019

Related: Netflix Stock Hits All-Time High, Now Worth $130 Billion

Before the list proper, there are some notes to be made. First, Netflix offers a different selection in every country it services, and this list focuses solely on films available to U.S. subscribers. That said, those outside the U.S. are encouraged to still check their country's line-up, as some of these picks may also be available to them. Secondly, these 25 films are available to stream as of this writing. If and when included titles are removed from Netflix, this list will be updated with new selections.

25 Monty Python and the Holy Grail

A feature-film offshoot of the classic sketch comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus, 1975's Monty Python and the Holy Grail is regularly cited as one of the funniest comedies of all time, and is also one of the most influential movies in history. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is the film that launched a thousand memes, and anyone who watches it for the first time on Netflix is likely to come away in awe at how many common pop cultural references they now understand. For those who can't get enough, Monty Pyton's Flying Circus' full run is also available to stream.

24 Tucker & Dale vs. Evil

One of the lesser-known movies on this list, 2010's Tucker & Dale vs. Evil only received a limited theatrical release, but that doesn't make it any less a great option for a night of Netflix viewing. Directed by Eli Craig, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil stars Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine as the titular duo, mild-mannered hillbillies living in West Virginia. Tucker and Dale are nice people, but resemble the type of backwoods villains seen in many a horror movie, and a series of comic misunderstandings lead a group of young friends to believe the two capable of murder. A lesson in not judging a book by its cover, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil is a great blend of slasher and comedy.

23 Pulp Fiction

Director Quentin Tarantino's resume boasts many terrific films, but 1994's Pulp Fiction is still arguably his signature work, decades after it took pop culture by storm. Boasting a star-studded cast of acting greats - John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Ving Rhames, and more - Pulp Fiction is one of the slickest, coolest crime thrillers to emerge from the 1990s. Chances are most reading this have seen it, but those who haven't owe it to themselves to give it a watch on Netflix.

Related: All of Quentin Tarantino's Movies, Ranked

22 American Psycho

While landing the role of Batman in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy may be what cemented Christian Bale as an A-list star, just a few years earlier, the actor drew raves for his portrayal of yuppie serial killer Patrick Bateman in director Mary Harron's American Psycho. An adaptation of Brett Easton Ellis' controversial 80s-set book, the recently added to Netflix film excises some of Ellis' more upsetting sequences, but still manages to craft one of the most fascinating horror films of its decade. For his part, Bale is a revelation, exuding both undeniable menace and his own odd charm.

21 Hellboy

While it's sad that director Guillermo Del Toro and star Ron Perlman never got to finish their Hellboy trilogy, there's no reason not to go back and watch their original 2004 effort again on Netflix. Hellboy only did decently at the box office, but was critically acclaimed, and earned a big enough cult fanbase to receive 2008 sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army. The Hellboy franchise will soon be rebooted with David Harbour in the lead role and Neil Marshall behind the camera, but to many, Perlman will be always be Big Red.

20 Moonlight

Directed by Barry Jenkins, 2016's coming-of-age drama Moonlight will - for better or worse - probably always be known as the movie that won Best Picture only after the award had been mistakenly given to La La Land. That aside, Moonlight deserved the awards love, and is definitely in the top tier of Netflix's movie selection. The film follows three stages in the life of Chiron Harris (Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, and Trevante Rhodes), a young black man trying to both make his way in the world and come to terms with his sexuality, despite dealing with homophobia and his drug-addicted mother. Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Janelle Monae, and Andre Holland also star.

Related: Where Does Moonlight Rank Among Recent Best Picture Winners?

19 Groundhog Day

Bill Murray is generally regarded as one of the most beloved actors of all time, and boasts a resume most performers would be jealous of. Truly one of his best turns came in 1993's Groundhog Day, playing acerbic weatherman Phil Connors. To call Phil a huge jerk would be putting it mildly, but fate has decided to make him relive the same titular day over and over again, until he learns to be a better man. A critical darling, the film was directed by Murray's old Ghostbusters pal Harold Ramis, and is a top-tier Netflix addition.

18 Platoon

While director Oliver Stone is most closely associated nowadays with his penchant for conspiracy theories and being outspoken politically, that doesn't mean his films aren't still by and large brilliant, and worth checking out on Netflix. One of the best is 1986's Platoon, which is based on Stone's own experiences serving in the Vietnam War. The cast is loaded with talent, including Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Keith David, Forest Whitaker, and even Johnny Depp in an early role. War truly is hell, and Platoon presents that reality more vividly than the vast majority of movies.

17 Taxi Driver

Often cited as one of legendary director Martin Scorsese’s best films, 1976’s Taxi Driver also features one of the greatest performances to come out of the long acting career of Robert De Niro. Written by Paul Schrader, Taxi Driver stars De Niro as Travis Bickle, an already tightly wound Vietnam veteran who finds himself slowly becoming more and more disillusioned with society after witnessing the rampant crime and corruption in New York City. Bickle of course eventually snaps, going on one of cinema’s most infamous violent rampages. Any serious film fan needs to have seen this film, and Netflix is a great way to do it.

Related: Martin Scorsese's 10 Best Movies, According To Rotten Tomatoes

16 Raiders of the Lost Ark

Directed by legendary hit-maker Steven Spielberg, 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark introduced the world to one of the greatest action/adventure franchises in cinematic history, and also one of cinema's greatest heroes. Harrison Ford stars as Indiana Jones, a university professor professionally, but a crusading archaeologist and adventurer in his off time. In his film debut, Indy outruns giant boulders, punches out giant Nazis, and quests for the fabled biblical artifact known as the Ark of the Covenant. All three Indiana Jones sequels are also now on Netflix.

15 V for Vendetta

Many pieces of dystopian fiction have taken a look at what the residents of a so-called democracy will tolerate in the name of security, and V for Vendetta treads that well-worn path to an extent. Based on a graphic novel written by comics legend Alan Moore though, the Wachowskis' film manages to inject new life into the idea of a dystopian future. Set in an alternative UK ruled by a neo-fascist regime, V for Vendetta stars Hugo Weaving as the titular enigmatic revolutionary, and Natalie Portman as Evey, who (initially unwillingly) gets sucked into his crusade. This movie is more than worth streaming on Netflix, even if it isn't the 5th of November.

14 Black Panther

After making a celebrated debut in Captain America: Civil War, T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) got a movie to call his own with colossal 2018 hit Black Panther. To refer to director Ryan Coogler's new to Netflix film as a success would almost be a disservice to just how well it performed, hauling in over $1 billion at the box office, and earning critical raves (97% on RT). While T'Challa was snuffed out by Thanos' snap near the end of Avengers: Infinity War, it's obviously only a matter of time until the King of Wakanda returns.

Related: Black Panther’s Success ‘Emboldened’ Marvel To Pursue More Diverse Movies

13 Gremlins

It really says something about the enduring popularity of director Joe Dante's 1984 hit Gremlins that there's seemingly always talk about a new addition to the franchise, despite no films being made since 1990's Gremlins 2: The New Batch. A seamless blend of comedy, horror, and Christmas, Gremlins introduced the world to the adorable Mogwai known as Gizmo, as well as the malevolent titular creatures that spawn when the rules of Mogwai care are violated. Produced by Steven Spielberg, Gremlins was also one of the films that pushed the limits of the PG rating, leading to the creation of PG-13. It may not be December, but Gremlins is a great year-round Netflix pick.

12 The Sixth Sense

While director M. Night Shyamalan's career hasn't quite lived up to what most expected, his 1999 breakout hit (85% score on RT) The Sixth Sense made such a great first impression that he's arguably been riding its wave ever since. Bruce Willis stars as Dr. Malcolm Crowe, a psychiatrist trying to help troubled young boy Cole (Haley Joel Osment), who is burdened with the ability to see and interact with ghosts. For those wondering, no, the big twist won't be spoiled here, for the small subset of Netflix subscribers who aren't already aware of what it is.

11 Rain Man

One of the many triumphs to come out of the 1980s from director Barry Levinson, Rain Man tells the unlikely story of slick, fast-talking hustler Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise, in one of the early roles that proved to audiences that he was capable of far more then headlining popcorn fare like Top Gun), who's shocked to find out his father’s sizable estate is being passed on almost entirely to autistic savant Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), an older brother he never knew he had. A critical darling, Rain Man picked up four Oscars, including Best Picture, and Best Actor for Hoffman. It's a great addition to the Netflix catalog.

Related: Tom Cruise's 10 Best Movies, According To Rotten Tomatoes

10 The Conjuring

One of the creepiest films to grace Netflix, director James Wan's The Conjuring impressed both fans and critics, earning an 86% RT score and making a truckload of money. The Conjuring has since spawned its own cinematic universe of sequels and spinoffs, including about the possessed doll Annabelle. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga star as real life "demonologists" Ed and Lorraine Warren, while Lili Taylor and Ron Livingston play the heads of the family beset by demonic forces.

9 Avengers: Infinity War

Arriving on Netflix just in time for Christmas 2018 is Marvel Studios' MCU blockbuster to end all MCU blockbusters, Avengers: Infinity War. Well, at least until the story continues in 2019's Avengers: Endgame. It's hard to imagine anyone reading this hasn't seen Joe and Anthony Russo's $2 billion-grossing, critically acclaimed hit, but that doesn't mean there''s no reason to stream it again. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Chris Pratt, Josh Brolin, Tom Holland, Scarlett Johansson, and more fill-out Marvel's most star-studded project to date.

8 Schindler's List

An Oscar-darling - winning seven awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Steven Spielberg - Schindler's List (97% on Rotten Tomatoes) is widely considered one of the greatest films of all time, and it's now on Netflix. However, it's also one of the hardest to watch, as the subject matter is just so incredibly sad. Liam Neeson stars as Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who effectively saved the lives of over a thousand Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories. Ben Kingsley and Ralph Fiennes also star.

Related: Our 10 Favorite Modern Black and White Movies

7 All the President's Men

Considering the modern day scandal surrounding the American presidency, there's never been a better time to revisit the 1976 classic All the President's Men on Netflix. Directed by Alan J. Pakula, All the President's Men shines a spotlight on the real story of reporting duo Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman), whose work helped expose the truth behind the infamous Watergate scandal, and bring down president Richard Nixon. The film earned eight Oscar nominations, winning four.

6 Thor: Ragnarok

One of the most recent entries into Marvel Studios' MCU canon, director Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok represented a major shift in tone and style from the prior Thor films. Thankfully, this new, sillier version of Thor went over well with the masses, and is an excellent choice for Netflix streaming. Critics also loved it, with the sequel sporting a 92% score on RT. Ragnarok sees Chris Hemsworth's Asgardian hero set out to save his home from Hela (Cate Blanchett), aka the Goddess of Death. Assisting him in this quest are Loki (Tom Hiddleston), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), and Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson).

5 Rocky

While all the sequels don't necessarily live up to the greatness of the original, inspirational sports dramas don't really get more inspirational than 1976's Rocky, the movie that made star Sylvester Stallone an icon. Stallone also wrote the script, which concerns small-time boxer Rocky Balboa getting an unexpected shot at world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). Rocky would go on to win Best Picture at the Oscars, and give birth to a franchise that still continues via the Creed films. Rocky II through Rocky V are also available on Netflix.

Read More: All 8 Rocky & Creed Movies Ranked: From 1976 To 2018

4 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Since 2016, Peter Parker's live-action film incarnation has been swinging under the auspices of Marvel Studios' MCU franchise, but last year, Sony did something outside those bounds, creating an Oscar-winning animated masterpiece called Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Featuring the voice of Shameik Moore as Miles Morales, Into the Spider-Verse sees an experiment ordered by Kingpin go awry, and rip a hole in reality that allows Spider-people from various alternate universes to journey over to Miles' world. It's then up to the group of heroes to close the rift, and get everyone back to the dimension they belong in.

3 Jackie Brown

The third feature film by director Quentin Tarantino, Jackie Brown is an adaptation of author Elmore Leonard's 1992 novel Rum Punch, and stars blaxploitation legend Pam Grier in the titular role of a stewardess who runs afoul of a crime lord. In many ways a tribute to Grier's classics like Foxy Brown, Jackie Brown's star-studded cast also includes Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, and Robert De Niro. While not as highly regarded as predecessor Pulp Fiction, critics still loved Jackie Brown, and it’s a prime Netflix pick.

2 Scream

After ruling the 1980s, the slasher subgenre of horror had fallen off big time by the mid-1990s. That was until director Wes Craven came along in 1996 to revitalize it, just as he had in 1984 with A Nightmare on Elm Street. In addition to being a brutal slasher flick, Scream is also one big love letter to horror fans, taking pleasure in both pointing out the cliches of the genre and still indulging in many of them. Scream is also a damn good murder mystery, keeping the viewer guessing as to the identity of the masked Ghostface killer. Those wanting to binge the franchise are out of luck though, as the only sequel Netflix offers is Scream 4.

1 Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Easily one of - if not the - most controversial and divisive entries in the entire Star Wars canon among fans, director Rian Johnson's Star Wars: The Last Jedi was nevertheless a huge hit with critics, earning a stellar 91% score on RT. The sequel also earned huge bank at the box office, hauling in over $1.3 billion worldwide, and easily topping the list of the highest-grossing movies of 2017. Whatever one thinks of The Last Jedi, it's impossible to deny that the film is worth a Netflix watch at least once, in order to be part of the ongoing cultural conversation surrounding it.

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Best Netflix Movies In India (2020 February Edition)

Best Netflix Movies In India (2020 February)

From the Dark Knight, Dil Chahta Hai.

In its endeavors to win Oscars and please its 167 million individuals, Netflix has been emptying billions into motion pictures as of late, including ventures from or highlighting any semblance of Dwayne Johnson, Martin Scorsese, and Michael Bay. One of those — The Irishman — piled on 10 selections for the gushing help at the 2020 Oscars, however it neglected to leave away with a solitary prize. Netflix has additionally extended its film endeavors in India in the previous year, declaring ventures from any semblance of Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar. For the time being however, the quality of its list is as yet the acquisitions. With more than 3,500 films, Netflix offers a bigger number of decisions than some other stage in India. To pick the best motion pictures on Netflix, we depended on Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and IMDb appraisals to make a waitlist. The remainder of them was favored for Indian movies given the setbacks of audits aggregators in that office. Also, we utilized our own article judgment to include or expel a couple. This rundown will be refreshed once like clockwork if there are any commendable increases or if a few motion pictures are expelled from the administration, so bookmark this page and continue checking in. Here are the best movies right now accessible on Netflix in India, arranged one after another in order.

12 Monkeys (1995)

Propelled by the 1962 French short La Jetée, a detainee (Bruce Willis) is sent back so as to become familiar with the infection that cleared out almost the entirety of mankind. Terry Gilliam coordinates.

12 Years A Slave (2013)

Hoodwinked into subjugation on the record of work, Steve McQueen's adjustment of a free New York dark man's (Chiwetel Ejiofor) nineteenth century journal is a fantastic genuine story, and a significant watch.

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

In Stanley Kubrick's exceptionally persuasive science fiction film, mankind graphs a course for Jupiter with the aware PC HAL 9000, to comprehend the disclosure of a dark stone monument influencing human development. It's not so much plot, but rather more a visual and aural experience.

3 Idiots (2009)

Right now the Indian instruction framework's social weights, two companions describe their school days and how their third tragically deceased musketeer (Aamir Khan) propelled them to think imaginatively and autonomously in a vigorously traditionalist world. Co-composed and coordinated by Rajkumar Hirani, who stands denounced in the #MeToo development.

50/50 (2011)

Enlivened by a genuine story, a 27-year-old radio writer (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is determined to have spinal malignancy and learns the estimation of companionship and love as he fights the uncommon ailment.

Aamir (2008)

Adjusted from the 2006 Filipino film Cavite, a youthful Muslim NRI specialist (Rajeev Khandelwal) coming back from the UK to India is compelled to consent to psychological militants' requests to do a shelling in Mumbai after they undermine his family.

American History X (1998)

In a film that is more important today than when it was made, a neo-Nazi racial oppressor (Edward Norton), who served three years in jail for deliberate murder, attempts to keep his more youthful sibling from going down a similar way.

American Hustle (2013)

In the late 1970s, two scalawags (Christian Bale and Amy Adams) are compelled to work for a FBI specialist (Bradley Cooper) and set up a sting activity that intends to cut down a few degenerate government officials and individuals from the Mafia. Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner star nearby.

Andaz Apna (1994)

Two bums (Aamir Khan and Salman Khan) who have a place with white collar class families strive for the expressions of love of a beneficiary, and incidentally become her defenders from a nearby criminal in Rajkumar Santoshi's religion parody top pick.

Andhadhun (2018)

Enlivened by the French short film L'Accordeur, this dark satire spine chiller is the narrative of a piano player (Ayushman Khurrana) who professes to be outwardly debilitated and is trapped in a snare of turns and lies after he strolls into a homicide scene. Tabu, Radhika Apte star close by.

Apollo 13 (1995)

Ron Howard sensationalizes the prematurely ended Apollo 13 strategic put the space explorers in danger after an on-board blast gobbled up all the oxygen and constrained NASA to prematurely end and get the men home securely.

Argo (2012)

Ben Affleck coordinates and stars right now a CIA operator acting like a Hollywood maker exploring for area in Iran, so as to safeguard six Americans during the US prisoner emergency of 1979.

Article 15 (2019)

Ayushmann Khurrana plays a cop right now casteism, strict segregation, and the current socio-political circumstance in India, which tracks a missing people's case including three adolescent young ladies of a little town. A hard-hitting, very much made film, however unexpectedly, it was reprimanded for being casteist itself, and giving a pariah's point of view.

The Avengers (2012)

Earth's mightiest saints — including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and the Hulk — meet up right now collaborate from author chief Joss Whedon to stop Thor's received sibling Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and his outsider armed force from oppressing humankind.

The Aviator (2004)

With Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes and Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn, Martin Scorsese jumps into the life of the flight pioneer and film maker, who thinks about extreme OCD while his acclaim develops.

Awakenings (1990)

Robin Williams and Robert De Niro lead the cast of this dramatization dependent on a 1973 journal of a similar name, about a specialist (Williams) who finds the helpful impacts of a medication on mental patients, in this manner gifting them another rent on life.

Barfi! (2012)

Set during the 1970s in the midst of the slopes of Darjeeling, essayist chief Anurag Basu tells the story of three individuals (Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, and Ileana D'Cruz) as they figure out how to cherish while fighting the thoughts held by society.

Beasts of No Nation (2015)

With common war seething over an anecdotal African country, this Netflix Original spotlights on a little fellow who's prepared as a kid trooper by a furious warlord (Idris Elba), and the impacts it has on him.

Before Sunrise (1995)

In the main section of Richard Linklater's protracted set of three, two optimistic twentysomethings, an American man (Ethan Hawke) and a French lady (Julie Delpy), go through the night together strolling around in the Austrian capital of Vienna.

The Big Lebowski (1998)

A person known as The Dude (Jeff Bridges) looks for recompense for his demolished floor covering after he's confused with a mogul with a similar name right now from the Coen siblings. Less about the plot and progressively about a method for living.

The Big Short (2015)

Featuring Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt, a glance at Wall Street's inclination for self-benefit in a horrendous circle that caused the 2007–08 worldwide money related emergency.

Birdman (2014)

Alejandro G. Iñárritu won three Oscars including Best Picture for this story of a cleaned up superhuman entertainer (Michael Keaton) who battles to restore his profession with a Broadway play. Referred to for showing up as though it was shot in a solitary take, it likewise featured Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis, and Emma Stone.

Blade Runner (1982)

One of the most powerful cyberpunk films at any point made is about a worn out cop (Harrison Ford) who hesitantly consents to chase down a gathering of criminal "replicants", engineered people with a constrained life expectancy who aren't permitted to live on Earth.

Blue Valentine (2010)

Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams lead this show moves between timespans to delineate a couple's romance and how their marriage self-destructed.

Das Boot [The Boat] (1981)

One of the most true war films at any point made accounts the life of a German submarine team during World War II, as they experience significant lots of fatigue and times of exceptional clash, while attempting to keep up confidence in a case 10 feet by 150 feet several meters under the surface.

The Bourne trilogy (2002-07)

In fact not a set of three, however the initial three parts — Identity, Supremacy, and Ultimatum — featuring Matt Damon ahead of the pack as the main CIA professional killer experiencing amnesia were acceptable to such an extent that they changed the longest-running covert agent establishment ever: James Bond.

The Breadwinner (2017)

This vivified film follows a 11-year-old young lady living under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, who masks herself as a kid to accommodate her family after the dad is removed without reason. Uses brilliantly attracted vignettes to weight on the significance of narrating.

Bulbul Can Sing (2019)

Three young people fight man centric society and the ethical police as they investigate their sexual characters in Rima Das' National Award-winning dramatization — and pay for it beyond all doubt. Das composes, coordinates, shoots, alters, and handles ensembles.

C/o Kancharapalem (2018)

Set in the eponymous Andhra Pradesh town, this Telugu film traverses four romantic tales across religion, station, and age — from a student to a moderately aged unmarried man. A presentation for author executive Venkatesh Maha, featuing a cast generally made up of non-proficient on-screen characters.

Capernaum (2018)

In the honor winning, most noteworthy netting Arabic film ever, a 12-year-old from the ghettos of Beirut relates his life paving the way to a five-year sentence he's given for wounding somebody, and thusly, his choice to sue his folks for kid disregard.

Captain Phillips (2013)

The genuine story of a Somali privateer seizing of a US load boat and its commander (Tom Hanks) being abducted, which generates a salvage exertion from the US Navy. The Bourne Ultimatum's Paul Greengrass coordinates.

Cast Away (2000)

After his plane accident arrives in the Pacific, a FedEx worker (Tom Hanks) awakens on an abandoned island and must utilize everything available to him and change himself truly to endure living alone.

Castle in the Sky (1986)

In the primary film formally under the Studio Ghibli flag, a little fellow and a young lady shield an enchantment precious stone from privateers and military operators, while on the quest for an amazing drifting manor. Hayao Miyazaki composes and coordinates.

Chupke (1975)

Hrishikesh Mukherjee's redo of the Bengali film Chhadmabeshi, in which a recently married spouse (Dharmendra) chooses to pull tricks on his better half's (Sharmila Tagore) apparently savvy brother by marriage. Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan additionally star.

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Set in a not so distant future tragic Britain, essayist chief Stanley Kubrick adjusts Anthony Burgess' tale of a similar name, remarking on adolescent wrongdoing through the eyes of a little posse pioneer who appreciates "a touch of the old ultra-savagery".

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Steven Spielberg's moderate paced science fiction pic — which went through quite a while being developed, being changed again and again — is about an ordinary hands on fellow (Richard Dreyfuss) whose dull life flips around after an experience with a unidentified flying item (UFO).

Cold War (2018)

Bouncing either side of the Iron Curtain through the late 1940s to the 1960s, Oscar-victor Paweł Pawlikowski delineates the account of two star-crossed sweethearts, as they manage Stalinism, dismissal, desire, change, time — and their own dispositions.

Company (2002)

Enlivened the genuine connection between Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Rajan, executive Ram Gopal Varma offers a gander at how an associate (Vivek Oberoi) scales the mobster stepping stool and becomes friends with the chief (Ajay Devgn), before they drop out.

Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

Declining to acknowledge a capital punishment from his PCP in the wake of being determined to have AIDS during the 1980s, the genuine story of a circuit tester and trickster (Matthew McConaughey) who carries restricted drugs from abroad.

Dangal (2016)

The exceptional genuine story of beginner grappler Mahavir Singh Phogat (Aamir Khan) who prepares his two little girls to turn into India's first world-class female grapplers, who proceeded to win gold awards at the Commonwealth Games.

The Dark Knight (2008)

In the second piece of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight set of three, viewed as the best comic book film ever, Batman (Christian Bale) faces a miscreant, the Joker (Heath Ledger), he doesn't comprehend, and should experience damnation to spare Gotham and its kin.

Dev.D (2009)

Anurag Kashyap offers a present day rethinking of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Bengali sentiment great Devdas, in which a man (Abhay Deol), having said a final farewell to his youth darling, discovers shelter in liquor and medications, before falling for a whore (Kalki Koechlin).

Dheepan (2015)

Champ of Cannes' top prize, three Sri Lankan outcasts — including a Tamil Tiger warrior — claim to be a family to pick up haven in France, where they before long understand that life isn't totally different in the harsh neighborhoods.

Dil Chahta Hai (2001)

Farhan Akhtar's directorial debut around three indivisible cherished companions whose fiercely unique way to deal with connections makes a strain on their kinship stays a religion top choice. Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Preity Zinta star.

Django Unchained (2012)

Composed and coordinated by Quentin Tarantino, a German abundance tracker (Christoph Waltz) helps a liberated slave (Jamie Foxx) salvage his better half from an enchanting however barbarous estate proprietor (Leonardo DiCaprio).

Drive (2011)

A double working two jobs as an escape driver (Ryan Gosling) becomes enamored with his neighbor and her young child, and afterward partakes in a bungled heist to shield them from the obligation ridden spouse.

Dunkirk (2017)

Christopher Nolan's first recorded war film narratives the departure of Allied fighters from the French sea shores of Dunkirk in World War II, utilizing his affection for non-straight narrating by portraying three fronts — land, ocean, and air — in time-moved ways.

The Edge of Seventeen (2016)

Right now age satire, the life of an ungainly young lady (Hailee Steinfeld) gets increasingly perplexing after her more established sibling begins dating her closest companion, however she discovers comfort in an unforeseen fellowship and an instructor cut coach (Woody Harrelson).

End of Watch (2012)

Before he made a horrible science fiction revamp of his own movie, essayist chief David Ayer took a close documentarian focal point to the everyday police work of two accomplices (Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña) in South Los Angeles, including their companionship and dealings with criminal components.

Unceasing Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

An irritated couple (Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet) start another relationship uninformed they dated beforehand, having deleted each other from their recollections, in what remains as essayist Charlie Kaufman's characterizing work.

The Exorcist (1973)

One of the best blood and gore movies ever, that has left an enduring impact on the class and past, is about the satanic ownership of a 12-year-old young lady and her mom's endeavors to spare her with the assistance of two clerics who perform expulsions.

The Florida Project (2017)

Set in the shadow of Disney World, a bright six-year-old young lady (Brooklynn Prince) takes advantage of her mid year with her ragtag companions, while her insubordinate mother attempts to make a decent living with the phantom of vagrancy continually hanging over them. Willem Dafoe stars nearby.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

In John Hughes' presently exemplary adolescent picture, a high schooler fakes being wiped out to go through the day with his better half and his closest companion, while his chief is resolved to keep an eye on him.

Fruitvale Station (2013)

Dark Panther essayist chief Ryan Coogler's first element offered a glance at the genuine occasions of a youthful California man's (Michael B. Jordan) demise in a police shooting in 2008. Victor of two honors at Sundance Film Festival.

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Stanley Kubrick follows a US marine nicknamed Joker from his days as a newcomer under the direction of a savage sergeant, to his posting as a war reporter in South Vietnam, while watching the impacts of the war on his individual officers.

Ghostbusters (1984)

A lot of whimsical paranormal aficionados start an apparition getting business in New York, and afterward unearth a plot to unleash ruin by gathering phantoms. Brought forth one of the most notorious tune verses ever.

Gol Maal (1979)

A contracted bookkeeper (Amol Palekar), with a talent for singing and acting, falls where it counts the hare opening subsequent to misleading his manager that he has a twin, right now parody.

Gone Girl (2014)

In view of Gillian Flynn's top of the line novel and coordinated by David Fincher, a frustrated spouse (Ben Affleck) turns into the essential suspect in the unexpected puzzle vanishing of his better half (Rosamund Pike).

GoodFellas (1990)

Considered as extraordinary compared to other criminal movies, time, it brought Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro together for the 6th time. In light of Nicholas Pilegg's 1985 true to life book Wiseguy, it recounts to the ascent and fall story of horde partner Henry Hill, his loved ones somewhere in the range of 1955 and 1980.

Gravity (2013)

Two US space explorers, a newbie (Sandra Bullock) and another on his last strategic (Clooney), are stranded in space after their van is annihilated, and afterward should fight garbage and moving conditions to get back.

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

A lot of intergalactic mavericks, which incorporates a talking racoon and tree, meet up to shape a ragtag group right now that needs no earlier information.

Guru (2007)

Mani Ratnam composed and guided this clothes to newfound wealth story of a merciless and aspiring businessperson (Abhishek Bachchan) who doesn't give anything stand access his way as he transforms into India's greatest investor. Approximately propelled by the life of Dhirubhai Ambani.

Haider (2014)

Vishal Bhardwaj's Shakespearean set of three finished up with this advanced adjustment of Hamlet, that is additionally founded on Basharat Peer's 1990s-Kashmir diary Curfewed Night. Follows a youngster (Shahid Kapoor) who gets back to research his dad's vanishing and winds up entangled in the progressing vicious insurrection.

Her (2013)

A forlorn man (Joaquin Phoenix) begins to look all starry eyed at a shrewd PC working framework (Scarlett Johansson), who enhances his life and gains from him, in Spike Jonze's magnum opus.

Hot Fuzz (2007)

A top London cop (Simon Pegg, additionally co-essayist) is moved to a lethargic English town for being the solitary overachiever in a squad of bums. A mix of relationship satire and a classification cop motion picture. Edgar Wright coordinates.

Hugo (2011)

In 1930s Paris, a kid who lives alone in the dividers of a train station attempts to make sense of the secret including his late dad and his most prized ownership, a machine, that needs a key to work. Martin Scorsese coordinates.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

In the best of four films, Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss Everdeen is compelled to partake in an uncommon version of the Hunger Games, a challenge where people battle until the very end, including the victors of every single past challenge.

I, Daniel Blake (2016)

After a coronary failure that leaves him incapable to work, a bereft woodworker is compelled to battle an unfeeling British welfare framework, while building up a solid bond with a single parent who has two youngsters. Champ of the Palme d'Or.

I Lost My Body (2019)

Right now victor, a cut off hand escapes from a lab and scrambles through Paris to return to his body, while describing its previous existence that included moving to France after a mishap and beginning to look all starry eyed at.

In This Corner of the World (2016)

Set in Hiroshima during World War II, a 18-year-elderly person consents to wed a man she scarcely knows right now film, and afterward should figure out how to adapt to life's day by day battles and figure out how to push through as the war seethes on around her.

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Coordinated by Steven Spielberg off a story by George Lucas, an eponymous paleontologist (Harrison Ford) ventures to the far corners of the planet and fights a gathering of Nazis while searching for a puzzling antiquity, in what is presently frequently considered as probably the best film ever.

Infernal Affairs (2002)

The exit is a modification of this one-of - a-kind Hong Kong film in which a policeman operates covertly in the Triad while a member of the Triad is operating furtively for the cops. We both have the same goal: to find the mole.

Into the Wild (2007)

In light of Jon Krakauer's true to life book, Sean Penn goes behind the camera to coordinate the narrative of a top understudy and competitor who surrenders all belongings and reserve funds to good cause, and bums a ride across America to live in the Alaskan wild.

Iqbal (2005)

In author executive Nagesh Kukunoor's National Award-winning film, a conference and discourse debilitated homestead kid (Shreyas Talpade) seeks after his enthusiasm for turning into a cricketer for the national squad, with the assistance of a cleaned up ex-mentor (Naseeruddin Shah).

The Irishman (2019)

In light of Charles Brandt's 2004 book "I Heard You Paint Houses", Martin Scorsese offers a liberal, overlong take a gander at the life of a truck driver (Robert De Niro) who turns into a contract killer working for the Bufalino wrongdoing family and trade guild pioneer Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino).

John Wick (2014)

In the initial segment of what is presently an arrangement, a previous hired gunman (Keanu Reeves) exits retirement to discover and slaughter those that took his vehicle and murdered his canine. Less story, more activity, with the movie producers drawing on anime, Hong Kong activity film, Spaghetti Westerns, and French wrongdoing dramatizations.

Jurassic Park (1993)

It may be more than 25 years of age now however viewing the absolute first Jurassic film from Steven Spielberg — in view of Michael Crichton's tale, which he co-adjusted — is an extraordinary method to remind yourself why the new arrangement, Jurassic World, has no clue why it's doing.

Kahaani (2012)

A pregnant lady (Vidya Balan) goes from London to Kolkata to look for her missing spouse in author executive Sujoy Ghosh's National Award-winning riddle spine chiller, doing combating sexism and a concealment en route.

Khosla Ka Ghosla! (2006)

After a ground-breaking property vendor (Boman Irani) holds a white collar class, moderately aged man's (Anupam Kher) recently bought property to recover, his child and his child's companions devise a plot to hoodwink the cheating squatter and pay him back with his own cash. Dibakar Banerjee's directorial debut.

Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

A story about growing up of the youthful main witch, who opens an air conveyance business, helps a bread shop's pregnant proprietor in return for convenience, and becomes friends with a nerdy kid during her time of self-revelation. Hayao Miyazaki composes and coordinates.

Woman Bird (2017)

Greta Gerwig's directorial debut is a story about growing up of a secondary school senior (Saoirse Ronan) and her violent association with her mom (Laurie Metcalf), all while she makes sense of who she needs to be through fellowships and short connections.

Lagaan (2001)

Set in Victorian India, a town rancher (Aamir Khan) stakes everybody's future on a round of cricket with the well-prepared British, in return for an assessment relief for a long time.

The Little Prince (2015)

Antoine de Saint-Exupery's 1943 novella is given the liveliness treatment, wherein an old pilot (Jeff Bridges) describes his experiences with a little fellow who professed to be an extra-earthbound ruler to his neighbor, a young lady. Rachel McAdams, James Franco, and Marion Cotillard additionally voice.

A Little Princess (1995)

Alfonso Cuarón coordinates this story of a little youngster who is compelled to turn into a hireling by the headmistress at her New York all inclusive school, after her affluent highborn dad is assumed dead in World War I.

The Lord of the Rings set of three (2001-2003)

Subside Jackson brought J.R.R. Tolkien's extensive Middle-Earth to life in these three-hour stories, which graphs the excursion of an accommodating hobbit (Elijah Wood) and his different sidekicks, as they attempt to stop the Dark Lord Sauron by obliterating the wellspring of his capacity, the One Ring.

Loveless (2017)

A Cannes champ about the social ills of life in present day Russia, told through the eyes of two isolated guardians who are moved back together after their 12-year-old kid disappears. From grant winning chief Andrey Zvyagintsev.

The Lunchbox (2013)

A far-fetched botch by Mumbai's broadly effective lunchbox bearer framework brings about a surprising companionship between a youthful housewife (Nimrat Kaur) and a more seasoned single man (Irrfan Khan) going to resign from his activity.

Lupin the Third: Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

In unbelievable Japanese executive Hayao Miyazaki's component debut, a running expert cheat enrolls the assistance of a long-lasting adversary in the police and a kindred hoodlum to protect a princess from an insidious check, and shut down his fake cash activity.

Marriage Story (2019)

Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver play a media outlet couple experiencing a separation, which pulls them — and their young child — from New York to Los Angeles, the two unique main residences of the heroes.

Mary Poppins (1964)

In light of P.L. Travers' book arrangement of a similar name, a restrained dad contracts a caring lady (Julie Andrews) — who he doesn't know is fit for enchantment — to be the caretaker for his two naughty youngsters. Won five Oscars, including best on-screen character for the debutant Andrews.

Masaan (2015)

Neeraj Ghaywan wanders into the heartland of India to investigate the life of four individuals in his directorial debut, every one of whom must fight issues of station, culture and standards. Champ of a National Award and the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes.

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

A neglected, veteran boxing mentor (Clint Eastwood, who additionally coordinates) hesitantly consents to prepare a previous server (Hilary Swank) to help accomplish her fantasies, which prompts a nearby dad girl bond that will everlastingly transform them.

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)

With the association he works for disbanded and his nation after him, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) attempts to beat the clock to demonstrate the presence of the rogues calling the shots right now. Acquainted Rebecca Ferguson with the establishment.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

The unbelievable British parody troupe blend their abilities in with the story of King Arthur and his knights, as they search for the Holy Grail and experience a progression of abhorrences. A contender for the best satire ever.

Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)

Parody so cutting that it was restricted for a considerable length of time in the UK and somewhere else, Life of Brian saw Monty Python turning their eyes on increasingly long-structure narrating. The Life of Brian is the narrative of a youthful Jewish man conceived around the same time and nearby to Jesus Christ, who gets confused with the savior.

Mudbound (2017)

A Netflix Original, this World War II show is set in country Mississippi, and follows two veterans — one white and one dark — who get back, and should manage issues of bigotry notwithstanding PTSD.

Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

After his folks discover he has been professing to be a specialist, an amiable Mumbai black market wear (Sanjay Dutt) attempts to make up for himself by taking a crack at a medicinal school, where his sympathy looks over against the tyrant senior member (Boman Irani). Co-composed and coordinated by Rajkumar Hirani, who stands denounced in the #MeToo development.

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

Set in post-war rustic Japan, an inspiring story of a teacher's two youthful little girls who have experiences with well disposed timberland sprits. Hayao Miyazaki composes and coordinates.

Mystic River (2003)

Three beloved companions rejoin after a fierce homicide, where the unfortunate casualty is one's (Sean Penn) little girl, another (Kevin Bacon) is the situation analyst, and the third (Tim Robbins) is suspected by both. Clint Eastwood coordinates.

Nightcrawler (2014)

Jake Gyllenhaal plays an independent video columnist without any morals or ethics who will successfully get the best film of rough violations that nearby news stations love. A component directorial debut for screenwriter Dan Gilroy.

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Right now Steven Soderbergh's set of three, which includes a group cast including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon, Danny Ocean (Clooney) and his eleven partners intend to ransack three Las Vegas club simultaneously.

Okja (2017)

Part condition illustration and part stick of corporatisation, this undervalued Netflix Original by Bong Joon-ho recounts to its account of a youthful Korean young lady and her closest companion — a monster pet pig — while easily crossing sorts.

On Body and Soul (2017)

A timid, withdrawn man and a lady who work at a Hungarian slaughterhouse find they share similar dreams after an episode, and afterward attempt to make them materialize.

Just Yesterday (1991)

A Studio Ghibli creation around a 27-year-old vocation driven Tokyo lady who thinks back about her youth on her way to the wide open to see her sister's family. Isao Takahata composes and coordinates.

Paan Singh Tomar (2012)

A genuine story of the eponymous fighter and competitor (Irrfan Khan) who won gold at the National Games, and later transformed into a dacoit to determine a land debate. Won top distinctions for film and on-screen character (Khan) at National Awards.

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

In Guillermo del Toro's fantastical form of Spain five years after the common war, Ofelia — a youthful stepdaughter of a brutal armed force official — is told she is the resurrected rendition of a black market princess yet should finish three errands to substantiate herself.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

Emma Watson stars right now age satire dependent on the novel of a similar name by Stephen Chbosky, who additionally composed and coordinated the film. Watson plays one of two seniors who control an anxious first year recruit.

Phantom Thread (2017)

Set in the glamourous couture universe of 1950s post-war London, the life of an eminent dressmaker (Daniel Day-Lewis), who is utilized to ladies traveling every which way through his custom-made life, unwinds after he begins to look all starry eyed at a youthful, solid willed server.

Pink (2016)

A legal counselor (Amitabh Bachchan) leaves retirement to support three ladies (Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, and Andrea Tariang) clear their names in a wrongdoing including a legislator's nephew (Angad Bedi). Won a National Award.

PK (2014)

A humorous parody dramatization that tests strict authoritative opinions and superstitions, through the viewpoint of an outsider (Aamir Khan) who is stranded on Earth after he loses his own communicator and becomes a close acquaintence with a TV columnist (Anushka Sharma) as he endeavors to recover it.

Porco Rosso (1992)

Changed into a human pig by an abnormal revile, an Italian World War I expert contender veteran presently functions as an independent abundance tracker in 1930s Adriatic Sea in the Mediterranean. Hayao Miyazaki composes and coordinates.

Queen (2013)

A 24-year-old timid lady (Kangana Ranaut) sets off on her special first night alone to Europe after her life partner cancels the wedding a day earlier. There, liberated from the customary trappings and with the assistance of new companions, she increases a newly discovered point of view on life. Chief Vikas Bahl stands charged in the #MeToo development.

Rang De Basanti (2006)

Aamir Khan drives the group cast of this honor winning film that centers around four youthful New Delhi men who transform into progressive saints themselves while playacting as five Indian political dissidents from the 1920s for a docudrama.

Ratatouille (2007)

A human rodent (Patton Oswalt) who aches to be a culinary expert attempts to accomplish his fantasy by making a partnership with a youthful trash kid at a Parisian eatery. From Pixar.

Rebecca (1940)

Alfred Hitchcock's first American film depends on Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel of a similar name, about a credulous, young lady who weds a noble single man and afterward battles under the scary notoriety of his first spouse, who passed on under baffling conditions.

The Remains of the Day (1993)

Made by the pair of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory, this dependent on a-book film is about a devoted and faithful head servant (Anthony Hopkins), who gave quite a bit of his life — and passed up a ton — serving a British master who ends up being a Nazi sympathizer.

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

After a just gems heist turns out badly in Quentin Tarantino's full length debut, six hoodlums — Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, and Michael Madsen are a couple of the entertainers — who don't have any acquaintance with one another's character begin to associate each other with being a police witness.

The Revenant (2015)

Leonardo DiCaprio and executive Alejandro G. Iñárritu won Oscars for their work on this semi-personal Western film set during the 1820s, which recounts to the account of frontiersman Hugh Glass and his mission for endurance and equity in the midst of extreme winters.

Roma (2018)

Alfonso Cuarón returns to his adolescence in the eponymous Mexico City neighborhood, during the political strife of the 1970s, through the eyes of a working class family's live-in servant, who deals with the house and four youngsters, while adjusting the entanglements of her very own life.

Sairat (2016)

In a modest town in the Indian province of Maharashtra, an angler's child and a neighborhood government official's little girl begin to look all starry eyed at, which sends swells over the general public in light of the fact that their families have a place with various standings. As of now the most elevated earning Marathi-language film ever.

Scarface (1983)

Al Pacino conveys perhaps the best execution as a Cuban outcast who lands in 1980s Miami with nothing, rises the positions to turn into a ground-breaking drug boss, and afterward falls because of his sense of self, his suspicion, and a developing rundown of adversaries.

Se7en (1995)

Right now, spine chiller from David Fincher, two investigators — one new (Brad Pitt) and one going to resign (Morgan Freeman) — chase a sequential executioner (Kevin Spacey) who utilizes the seven fatal sins as his thought processes.

Secret Superstar (2017)

In spite of the fact that regularly exaggerated, this story about growing up — delivered by Aamir Khan and spouse Kiran Rao — of a Muslim young lady from Vadodara who fantasies about being a vocalist managed significant social issues and broke a few film industry records during its dramatic run.

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Jane Austen's acclaimed work is enlivened by chief Ang Lee, around three sisters who are compelled to look for budgetary security through marriage after the passing of their well off dad leaves them poor by the standards of legacy.

The Shining (1980)

Stephen King's mainstream novel gets the film treatment from Stanley Kubrick, about a dad who loses his mental stability in a segregated inn the family is remaining at for the winter, while his mystic child sees terrible premonitions from an earlier time and what's to come.

Shoplifters (2018)

Victor of the top prize at Cannes, the account of a gathering of neediness stricken outcasts figuring out an under-the-radar living in Tokyo, whose life is overturned after they take in another, youthful part. Hirokazu Kore-eda composes, coordinates, and alters.

Shrek (2001)

A half-spoof of fantasies, Shrek is about an eponymous monstrosity who consents to enable a detestable ruler to get a sovereign in return for the deed to his bog, loaded up with enough jokes for the grown-ups and a straightforward plot kids.

A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)

In view of the manga of a similar name, a story about growing up of a school menace who attempts to present appropriate reparations with a meeting weakened young lady he tormented once upon a time, after the tables are turned on him.

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Two individuals (Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper) with agony and enduring in their past start a street to recuperation while preparing together for a move rivalry, in what turns into an impossible romantic tale.

The Sixth Sense (1999)

In essayist chief M. Night Shyamalan's best film to date, a youngster analyst (Bruce Willis) attempts to support a little fellow (Haley Joel Osment) who can see and converse with the dead.

Snowpiercer (2013)

Chris Evans stars right now from Bong Joon-ho, which happens in a future desolated by a test, where the survivors live on a train that constantly circles the globe and has prompted a rebuffing new class framework.

The Social Network (2010)

The story of Facebook fellow benefactor Mark Zuckerberg gets a slight anecdotal turn, as it investigates how the youthful designer was sued by twin siblings who asserted he took their thought, and offered misleads his prime supporter and pressed him out.

Soni (2019)

An irascible youthful police officer and her collected female supervisor must battle with instilled sexism in their every day lives and even at work, where it impacts their planned endeavors to handle the ascent of wrongdoings against ladies in Delhi.

Spartacus (1960)

In the wake of neglecting to land the title job in Ben-Hur, Kirk Douglas optioned a book with a comparable topic, about a slave who drove a revolt — referred to reflectively as the Third Servile War — against the compelling Roman Empire. Won four Oscars and was named as outstanding amongst other chronicled sagas.

The Stranger (1946)

An atrocities agent chases a high-positioning Nazi outlaw (Orson Welles, additionally executive) stowing away in the US territory of Connecticut, who is likewise tricking his credulous new spouse.

Super Deluxe (2019)

A between connected treasury of four stories, including an unfaithful spouse, a transgender lady, a lot of youngsters, which bargain in sex, disgrace, and otherworldliness. Runs at about three hours.

Swades (2004)

Shah Rukh Khan stars an effective NASA researcher right now a genuine story dramatization, who gets back to India to take his babysitter to the US, rediscovers his foundations and interfaces with the nearby town network all the while.

Taare Zameen Par (2007)

Sent to life experience school without wanting to, a dyslexic eight-year-old is helped by a whimsical workmanship instructor (Aamir Khan) to conquer his incapacity and find his actual potential.

Talvar (2015)

Meghna Gulzar and Vishal Bhardwaj consolidate powers to recount to the tale of the 2008 Noida twofold homicide case, in which a young lady and the family's contracted hireling were slaughtered, and the maladroit police botched the examination. Utilizations the Rashomon impact for a three-pronged take.

Tangerine (2015)

Shot totally on iPhones, a transgender female sex specialist pledges retribution on her beau pimp who undermined her while she was in prison.

Tangled (2010)

Bolted up by her excessively defensive mother, a youthful long-haired young lady at last gets her desire to escape into the world outside gratitude to a decent hearted cheat, and finds her actual self.

Thithi (2016)

Right now Kannada-language film, set in a remote town in the territory of Karnataka, three ages of men ponder the demise of their locally-acclaimed, awful tempered 101-year-old patriarch. Made with a cast of non-proficient entertainers.

The Town (2010)

While a gathering of long lasting Boston companions plan a significant last heist at Fenway Park, one of them (Ben Affleck) begins to look all starry eyed at the prisoner from a prior theft, confusing issues.

Train to Busan (2016)

Stuck on a blood-soaked slug train ride across Korea, a dad and his girl must battle their way through a countrywide zombie episode to make it to the main city that is protected.

Tu Hai Mera Sunday (2016)

Five thirty-something companions battle to discover a spot in Mumbai where they can play football in harmony right now romantic comedy story, which investigates sexual orientation partitions and social mores en route.

The Two Popes (2019)

Enlivened by reality, the story of fellowship that framed between Pope Benedict XVI (Anthony Hopkins) and Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce), the future Pope Francis, after the last moved toward the previous in regards to his interests with the course of the Catholic Church.

Udaan (2010)

Vikramaditya Motwane made his directorial debut with this story about growing up of a young person who is ousted from all inclusive school and gets back to the modern town of Jamshedpur, where he should work at his abusive dad's manufacturing plant.

Udta Punjab (2016)

With the eponymous Indian state's medication emergency as the scenery, this dark parody wrongdoing film portrays the intertwined lives of a lesser police officer (Diljit Dosanjh), a lobbyist specialist (Kareena Kapoor), a transient laborer (Alia Bhatt), and a hero (Shahid Kapoor).

Whole Gems (2019)

An alluring, New York-based Jewish diamond setter and a betting junkie (Adam Sandler) winds up stuck between a rock and a hard place right now, battling to keep a cover on his family, wants, business, and foes.

The Untouchables (1987)

With mobster Al Capone (Robert De Niro) utilizing the widespread debasement during the Prohibition time frame in the US, government specialist Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) hand picks a group to uncover his business and carry him to equity. Brian De Palma coordinates.

Not yet decided (2009)

A corporate cutting back master (George Clooney) who adores living out of a bag discovers his way of life compromised because of a potential love intrigue (Vera Farmiga) and a goal-oriented new contract (Anna Kendrick).

Vertigo (1958)

Besting Citizen Kane in the most recent Sight and Sound survey of most noteworthy movies ever, Alfred Hitchcock's spine chiller about a criminologist scared of statures who falls for an old companion's better half while examining her bizarre exercises proceeded with his convention of transforming crowds into voyeurs.

Village Rockstars (2017)

A youthful Assamese young lady of a widow pines to possess a guitar and start her own musical crew, however cultural standards routinely disrupt the general flow. Rima Das composes, coordinates, shoots, alters, and handles outfits.

Visaranai [Interrogation] (2015)

Champ of three National Awards and dependent on M. Chandrakumar's tale Lock Up, the tale of four Tamil workers who are encircled and tormented by politically-spurred cops in the neighboring territory of Andhra Pradesh. Vetrimaaran composes and coordinates.

A Wednesday! (2008)

Neeraj Pandey's film is set between 2 pm and 6 pm on a Wednesday, normally, when a typical man (Naseeruddin Shah) takes steps to explode five bombs in Mumbai except if four psychological militants blamed in the 2006 Mumbai train bombings case are discharged.

WonderWoman (2017)

After a pilot crashes and illuminates them about a progressing World War, an Amazonian princess (Gal Gadot) leaves her detached life to enter the universe of men and stop what she accepts to be the arrival of Amazons' enemy.

Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

This Disney energized film recounts to the narrative of a computer game reprobate who decides to satisfy his fantasy about turning into a saint yet winds up carrying destruction to the whole arcade where he lives.

Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

The decade-long worldwide manhunt for Osama canister Laden is the focal point of this spine chiller from Kathryn Bigelow, performed as and when expected to keep a CIA insight examiner (Jessica Chastain) at the focal point of the story.

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)

Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, and Abhay Deol star as three beloved companions who set off on an unhitched male outing across Spain, which turns into a chance to mend past injuries, battle their most exceedingly awful feelings of trepidation, and become hopelessly enamored with life.

Zodiac (2007)

David Fincher marked on Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, and Robert Downey Jr. to portray a sketch artist's (Gyllenhaal) fixation on making sense of the personality of the Zodiac Killer during the 1960s–70s.

Zombieland (2009)

An understudy searching for his folks (Jesse Eisenberg), a man searching for a most loved bite, and two rascal sisters unite and take an all-inclusive excursion over a zombie-filled America, while they all quest for a without zombie haven.

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