My favorite films

Metin Seven

Metin Seven @m7

129 movies   1 tv show  

My all-time favorite films, more or less in order of favorite to least favorite.

My Old Ass (2024) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB WikiData IMDb
My Old Ass
director: Megan Park actor: Maisy Stella / 珀西·海因斯·怀特
other title: 마이 올드 애스 / Mon futur moi
In this fresh coming-of-age story, an 18th birthday mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self. But when Elliott’s “old ass” starts handing out warnings about what her younger self should and shouldn’t do, Elliott realizes she has to rethink everything about family, love, and what’s becoming a transformative summer.
Band of Brothers (Miniseries) (2001) [TV] NeoDB Douban TMDB
Band of Brothers Season 1 part of TV Series: Band of Brothers
9.3 (10 ratings) director: David Frankel / David Leland actor: Kirk Acevedo / Tom Hardy
Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company parachuting into Normandy early on D-Day morning, participants in the Battle of the Bulge, and witness to the horrors of war, the men of Easy knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear — and became the stuff of legend. Based on Stephen E. Ambrose's acclaimed book of the same name.
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb NeoDB Douban
かぐや姫の物語
8.7 (9 ratings) director: Isao Takahata actor: Aki Asakura / Takeo Chii
other title: La storia della principessa splendente / Fortællingen Om Prinsesse Kaguya
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.
Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020) [Movie] Douban TMDB
Quo Vadis, Aida?
director: 亚斯米拉·日巴尼奇 actor: 雅丝娜·杜里契奇 / 伊兹丁·巴乔维奇
other title: La Voix d'Aïda / 阿依达,你往何处去?
Bosnia, July 1995. Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp. As an insider to the negotiations Aida has access to crucial information that she needs to interpret. What is at the horizon for her family and people – rescue or death? Which move should she take?
Sorry We Missed You (2019) [Movie] Douban IMDb NeoDB TMDB WikiData
Sorry We Missed You
7.7 (6 ratings) director: Ken Loach actor: Kris Hitchen / Debbie Honeywood
other title: Passámos Por Cá
Ricky and his family have been fighting an uphill struggle against debt since the 2008 financial crash. An opportunity to wrestle back some independence appears with a shiny new van and the chance to run a franchise as a self-employed delivery driver. It's hard work, and his wife's job as a carer is no easier. The family unit is strong but when both are pulled in different directions everything comes to breaking point.
Weekender (1992) [Movie] IMDb TMDB NeoDB
Weekender
director: WIZ Andrew John Whiston actor: Lee Whitlock / Anna Haigh
A look at club and drug culture through the prism of the band Flowered Up.
The Holdovers (2023) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban
The Holdovers
7.6 (10 ratings) director: Alexander Payne actor: Paul Giamatti / Dominic Sessa
other title: Winter Break / The Holdovers - Lezioni di vita
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.
The Dark Knight (2008) [Movie] Douban IMDb DeaDvey's Reviews NeoDB WikiData TMDB
The Dark Knight
8.3 (32 ratings) director: Christopher Nolan actor: Christian Bale / Heath Ledger
other title: Il cavaliere oscuro / O Cavaleiro das Trevas
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
Funny Games (1997) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData TMDB
Funny Games
7.9 (11 ratings) director: Michael Haneke actor: Susanne Lothar / Ulrich Mühe
other title: Brincadeiras Perigosas
1997 film by Michael Haneke
Wild Strawberries (1957) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
Smultronstället
8.9 (11 ratings) director: Ingmar Bergman actor: Victor Sjöström / Bibi Andersson
other title: Il posto delle fragole / Ved vejs ende
Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.
The Eighth Day (1996) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData
Le Huitième Jour
director: Jaco Van Dormael actor: Daniel Auteuil / Pascal Duquenne
other title: L'ottavo giorno / O Oitavo Dia
Georges has Down syndrome, living at a mental-institution, Harry is a busy businessman, giving lectures for young aspiring salesmen. He is successful in his business life, but his social life is a disaster since his wife left him and took their two children with her. This weekend his children came by train to meet him, but Harry, working as always, forgot to pick them up. Neither his wife or his children want to see him again and he is driving around on the country roads, anguished and angry. He almost runs over Georges, on the run from the institution since everybody else went home with their parents except him, whose mother is dead. Harry tries to get rid of Georges but he won't leave his new friend. Eventually a special friendship forms between the two of them, a friendship which makes Harry a different person.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) [Movie] IMDb TMDB Douban NeoDB WikiData
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
8.3 (20 ratings) director: James Cameron actor: Arnold Schwarzenegger / Linda Hamilton
other title: T2 / Terminator 2: Tag der Abrechnung
Set ten years after the events of the original, James Cameron’s classic sci-fi action flick tells the story of a second attempt to get rid of rebellion leader John Connor, this time targeting the boy himself. However, the rebellion has sent a reprogrammed terminator to protect Connor.
Heat (1995) [Movie] Douban NeoDB IMDb TMDB Crititeca
Heat
8.1 (15 ratings) director: Michael Mann actor: Al Pacino / Robert De Niro
other title: Heat - La sfida / Heat - Cidade Sob Pressão
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.
Back to the Future (1985) [Movie] IMDb TMDB Douban NeoDB WikiData
Back to the Future
8.2 (29 ratings) director: Robert Zemeckis actor: Michael J. Fox / Christopher Lloyd
other title: Ritorno al futuro / Tilbage til fremtiden
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
Die Hard (1988) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb Douban
Die Hard
8.3 (14 ratings) director: John McTiernan actor: Bruce Willis / Alan Rickman
other title: Trappola di cristallo / Assalto ao Arranha-Céus
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
Central Station (1998) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban
Central do Brasil
7.8 (10 ratings) director: Walter Salles actor: Fernanda Montenegro / Vinícius de Oliveira
other title: Central do Brasil / Estación central de Brasil
An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
Enemy (2014) [Movie] TMDB 女巫鎮WitchTown WikiData IMDb NeoDB Douban
Enemy
7.2 (12 ratings) director: Denis Villeneuve actor: Jake Gyllenhaal / Mélanie Laurent
other title: O Homem Duplicado
A mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs.
This Is England (2007) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData
This Is England
director: Shane Meadows actor: Thomas Turgoose / Stephen Graham
other title: This Is England - Isto é Inglaterra / 这就是英格兰
A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.
Belgica (2016) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB Douban
Belgica
director: 菲力斯·范·古宁根 actor: Stef Aerts / Charlotte Vandermeersch
other title: 贝尔吉卡 / Café Belgica
2016 film directed by Felix Van Groeningen
Cinema Paradiso (1988) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB NeoDB
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
8.5 (14 ratings) director: Giuseppe Tornatore actor: Philippe Noiret / Jacques Perrin
other title: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso / Mine aftener i Paradis
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.
Created date: March 6, 2026