Movies: Recommended

by qempyrean | Public

Well worth seeing at least once, though on a level just below my personal Favorites list.
362 titles
Sister 1. Sister (2012)

Unrated | 97 min | Crime, Drama

7
Dillinger Is Dead 2. Dillinger Is Dead (1969)

Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama

6.9
Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame 3. Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

6.6
Libel 4. Libel (1959)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Mystery

7.1
King Creole 5. King Creole (1958)

PG | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Musical

7
Germany Year Zero 6. Germany Year Zero (1948)

Not Rated | 78 min | Drama

7.8
Hawaii 7. Hawaii (1966)

Approved | 189 min | Drama

6.5
National Treasure 8. National Treasure (2004)

PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

6.9
Men in War 9. Men in War (1957)

Approved | 102 min | Action, Drama, War

7.1
Khartoum 10. Khartoum (1966)

Approved | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

6.8
Grey Skies 11. Grey Skies (2010)

83 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

3.4
The Good German 12. The Good German (2006)

R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

6
The Heroes of Telemark 13. The Heroes of Telemark (1965)

Approved | 131 min | Action, Drama, History

6.5
Diary of a Chambermaid 14. Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)

Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama

7.4
Harana 15. Harana (2012)

104 min | Documentary

7.4
Tokyo Olympiad 16. Tokyo Olympiad (1965)

Not Rated | 170 min | Documentary, Sport

7.8
Zulu 17. Zulu (1964)

Not Rated | 138 min | Drama, History, War

7.7
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover 18. The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)

PG | 112 min | Biography, Drama

6.1
White Dog 19. White Dog (1982)

PG | 90 min | Drama, Horror

7
The Misfits 20. The Misfits (1961)

Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, Romance, Western

7.2
The Solid Gold Cadillac 21. The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)

Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Romance

7.5
Woman of Straw 22. Woman of Straw (1964)

Not Rated | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

6.8
The Seventh Victim 23. The Seventh Victim (1943)

Approved | 71 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

6.7
The Woman on Pier 13 24. The Woman on Pier 13 (1949)

Approved | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

6
The Shanghai Gesture 25. The Shanghai Gesture (1941)

Approved | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

6.6
Tomorrow Never Dies 26. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

6.5
The World Is Not Enough 27. The World Is Not Enough (1999)

PG-13 | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

6.4
Zodiac 28. Zodiac (2007)

R | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.7
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg 29. Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg (2009)

Unrated | 92 min | Documentary, Biography

7.4
The War Is Over 30. The War Is Over (1966)

121 min | Drama, War

7.3
The Red Baron 31. The Red Baron (2008)

PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

6.3
The October Man 32. The October Man (1947)

Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Mystery

7
Viva Zapata! 33. Viva Zapata! (1952)

Approved | 113 min | Biography, Drama, History

7.3
The Spy Who Loved Me 34. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

PG | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

7
Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings 35. Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings (2012)

Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

7.8
Grosse Pointe Blank 36. Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)

R | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

7.3
Auto Focus 37. Auto Focus (2002)

R | 105 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

6.6
He Walked by Night 38. He Walked by Night (1948)

Approved | 79 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller

7
Manhattan Melodrama 39. Manhattan Melodrama (1934)

Passed | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

7.1
Fear Is the Key 40. Fear Is the Key (1972)

PG | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

6.3
Avatar 41. Avatar (2009)

PG-13 | 162 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

7.9
A Christmas Carol 42. A Christmas Carol (1938)

Passed | 69 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

7.5
A Hatful of Rain 43. A Hatful of Rain (1957)

Not Rated | 109 min | Drama

7.2
Casino Royale 44. Casino Royale (2006)

PG-13 | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

8
Dr. No 45. Dr. No (1962)

PG | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

7.2
Diamonds Are Forever 46. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

PG | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

6.5
For Your Eyes Only 47. For Your Eyes Only (1981)

PG | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

6.7
A View to a Kill 48. A View to a Kill (1985)

PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

6.3
GoldenEye 49. GoldenEye (1995)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

7.2
Die Another Day 50. Die Another Day (2002)

PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

6.1
Batman Begins 51. Batman Begins (2005)

PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Crime, Drama

8.2
Titanic 52. Titanic (1953)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, History, Romance

7
The Apartment 53. The Apartment (1960)

Approved | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

8.3
The Boys 54. The Boys (2009)

PG | 101 min | Documentary

7.7
Pale Flower 55. Pale Flower (1964)

Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Crime

7.7
The Fighting Seabees 56. The Fighting Seabees (1944)

Approved | 100 min | Drama, Romance, War

6.4
The French Line 57. The French Line (1953)

Approved | 102 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

5.1
The Dam Busters 58. The Dam Busters (1955)

Approved | 105 min | Drama, History, War

7.4
The Best Years of Our Lives 59. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Approved | 170 min | Drama, Romance, War

8.1
The Fallen Idol 60. The Fallen Idol (1948)

Approved | 95 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery

7.6
Summertime Killer 61. Summertime Killer (1972)

PG | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama

6
Village of the Damned 62. Village of the Damned (1960)

Not Rated | 77 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

7.3
Walk a Crooked Mile 63. Walk a Crooked Mile (1948)

Approved | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

6.3
Autopsy 64. Autopsy (1975)

R | 100 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

5.9

aka: Autopsy

Phantom of the Rue Morgue 65. Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)

Approved | 83 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

5.9
The Glass Web 66. The Glass Web (1953)

Passed | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

6.6
Taza, Son of Cochise 67. Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)

Approved | 79 min | War, Western

5.6
It Came from Outer Space 68. It Came from Outer Space (1953)

Approved | 81 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

6.5
Five Dolls for an August Moon 69. Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970)

Not Rated | 82 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

5.7
P-047 70. P-047 (2011)

98 min | Drama

7.1
The Art of the Steal 71. The Art of the Steal (2009)

Unrated | 101 min | Documentary

7.5
Starman 72. Starman (1984)

PG | 115 min | Romance, Sci-Fi

7
Moonraker 73. Moonraker (1979)

PG | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

6.2
Gallant Lady 74. Gallant Lady (1933)

84 min | Drama

6.9
Enemy of the State 75. Enemy of the State (1998)

R | 132 min | Action, Thriller

7.3
Zero Dark Thirty 76. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

R | 157 min | Drama, History, Thriller

7.4
Downhill Racer 77. Downhill Racer (1969)

M | 101 min | Drama, Sport

6.3
The Raid: Redemption 78. The Raid: Redemption (2011)

R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

7.6
Spider-Man 3 79. Spider-Man 3 (2007)

PG-13 | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

6.3
Cleopatra 80. Cleopatra (1963)

G | 192 min | Biography, Drama, History

7
Revenge of the Creature 81. Revenge of the Creature (1955)

Passed | 82 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

5.6
Inside Llewyn Davis 82. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

R | 104 min | Drama, Music

7.4
The Spiral Road 83. The Spiral Road (1962)

Approved | 139 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

6.1
The Social Network 84. The Social Network (2010)

PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Drama

7.8
Rise of the Planet of the Apes 85. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

7.6
The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby 86. The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby (2011)

Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary, Biography, History

6.8
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner 87. The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner (2009)

37 min | Documentary, Short

7.2
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe 88. William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe (2009)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary

7.7
The Roots of Heaven 89. The Roots of Heaven (1958)

Not Rated | 126 min | Adventure, Drama

6.3
Breaker Morant 90. Breaker Morant (1980)

PG | 107 min | Drama, History, War

7.8
La caída 91. La caída (1959)

84 min | Drama

7.1

aka: The Fall

Vivre sa vie 92. Vivre sa vie (1962)

Not Rated | 85 min | Drama

7.8
The Laughing Policeman 93. The Laughing Policeman (1973)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

6.4

I'd wanted to see this one for years... looking great so far!

The Helen Morgan Story 94. The Helen Morgan Story (1957)

Not Rated | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Music

6.3

Fine old-style biopic in one of my favorite formats, black-and-white CinemaScope!

Our Very Own 95. Our Very Own (1950)

Approved | 93 min | Drama, Romance

6.7

Another Blyth feature, an interesting social drama that I don't think I've seen since I was a kid.

The Condor's Shadow 96. The Condor's Shadow (2013)

90 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

8.8

Fascinating documentary about the extraordinary birds, and the dedicated biologists who work with them.

The Subject Was Roses 97. The Subject Was Roses (1968)

G | 107 min | Drama

7

Another movie struck off my unwritten list of Oscar winners.

Countdown 98. Countdown (1967)

Approved | 101 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller

5.9
Confessions of a Nazi Spy 99. Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)

Approved | 104 min | Drama, War

6.7
I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. 100. I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. (1951)

Not Rated | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

6.1
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