if you don't see any other movies...see these!
This page contains "must-see" movies (taken right from my DVD collection). You can use this as a shopping list when you go to buy or rent DVDs. Remember the FULL LIST is in the DVD COLLECTION section of the web site. Enjoy!
NOTE: There may be some movies listed here that are UNRATED. These titles are ABSOLUTELY NOT FOR ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 21. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYONE'S ACTIONS AFTER VIEWING A MOVIE FOUND HERE ON MY LISTING. THIS IS A LISTING FOR MATURE AUDIENCES. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
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premonition japan • 2004 • unrated Suspense / Thriller |
| TITLE | GENRE | ORIGIN | RATING |
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| Oldboy | Thriller | Korea | R |
| The Eye | Suspense | Hong Kong | Unrated |
| Shutter | Thriller | Thailand | R |
| Audition | Suspense | Japan | Unrated |
Movies from Asia have been getting a bad wrap for quite some time. When the movie "The Ring" was shown to American audiences and it being a Suspense/Horror/Thriller that no one had seen before, it shook up audiences everywhere it went. Each of these films tell amazing stories, regardless of the subject matter, and I recommend them to anyone who wants to see really good storytelling.
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13 tzameti france • 2005 • unrated Suspense / Thriller |
| TITLE | GENRE | ORIGIN | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amelie | Romance | France | R |
| High Tension | Horror | France | R |
| The Page Turner | Thriller | France | Unrated |
| La Femme Nikita | Action | France | R |
Not all movies from the famous "City Of Lights" are romantic or sexual, as you can see from my listing. When it comes to suspense, they know how to keep the audience on pins and needles. Along with Japan, they too have some films that would leave anyone's mouth agape and make the liquid that keeps your brain afloat start to boil. Something to keep in mind, is that stories are not always told in a straight line.
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trainspotting scotland • 1996 • R dark comedy / drama |
| TITLE | GENRE | ORIGIN | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | Comedy | England | R |
| Human Traffic | Comedy | England | R |
| Close Your Eyes | Thriller | England | Unrated |
| Red Road | Thriller/Drama | Scotland | R |
Movies from the UK are awesome. From what I've gathered from others who weren't British, was that British Humor is "dry" or "directed mainly at the Brits". While there may be some truth to that, Their colorful metaphors sometimes replacing a comma in a sentence...Some say that the Scottish people are tough to understand. I haven't noticed.
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the man who copied brazil • 2003 • R romantic comedy with action |
| TITLE | GENRE | ORIGIN | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Of God | Docu-drama | Brazil | R |
| BUS 174 | Thriller/Drama | Brazil | R |
| Open Your Eyes | Thriller | Brazil | Unrated |
| Box 507 | Thriller/Drama | Brazil | R |
Now, I know there are movies from Spain, and Brazil, but what I didn't know just how deep, romantic, and violent films from the South American area can be! Movies like Box 507, where vengeance is metered out in precise doses. Vanilla Sky is just a remake of Open Your Eyes, and City Of God is such a mesmerizing tale.
