This is almost impossible to do. I have seen a lot of films (there were times when I’d watch two new movies a day), and I have loved many of them. This is even worse than with books. Which is why I will cheat and make the list longer than usual.
This list is not in order of preference.
- Moonlight Mile (2002)
- Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
- Last Night (1998)
- Almost Famous (2000)
- Unbreakable (2000)
- Land and Freedom (1995)
- The Matrix Reloaded & The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
- Dark City (1998)
- Sunshine (2007)
- Powwow Highway (1989)
- Terra (2007)
- La Hora Fria (2006)
- The Village (2004)
- Vanilla Sky (2001)
- Apocalypse Now (1979)
- Pitch Black (2000)
- Fool’s Gold (2008)
- Dead Man (1995)
- V for Vendetta (2005)
- They Live (1998)
- Bedazzled (2000)
- Donnie Darko (2001)
- The Boat That Rocked (2009)
- Black Dynamite (2009)
- Duck, You Sucker (1971)
- The Man Who Sued God (2001)
- Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) & Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
- Wit (2001)
- Requiem for a Dream (2000)
- Bloody Sunday (2002)
- The Mummy Returns (2001)
- K-Pax (2001)
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
- Mad City (1997)
- The Big Kahuna (1999)
Is this list representative? Perhaps. Is it complete? No, absolutely not. I will write a better, more detailed post on this subject when I find the time. But for now, if you haven’t watched any of these films, please do. You’re missing out.