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My favorite films

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

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First Blood (1982)
First Blood
★ 8.0 (7 ratings) director: Ted Kotcheff actor: Sylvester Stallone / Richard Crenna …
other title: Rambo / A Fúria do Herói …
When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
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Fright Night (1985) IMDb TMDB Skybridge
Fright Night
★ 6.9 (11 ratings) director: Tom Holland actor: Chris Sarandon / William Ragsdale …
other title: Ammazzavampiri / Gysertimen …
Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him.
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RoboCop (1987)
RoboCop
★ 8.2 (24 ratings) director: Paul Verhoeven actor: Peter Weller / Nancy Allen …
other title: Robocop - O Polícia do Futuro / Robocop …
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
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Trainspotting (1996)
Trainspotting
★ 8.5 (38 ratings) director: Danny Boyle actor: Ewan McGregor / Ewen Bremner …
other title: Trainspotting - Neue Helden / Trainspotting: Sem Limites …
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends -- Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind when Begbie shows up at his front door on the lam, and a scheming Sick Boy follows.
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The Straight Story (1999)
The Straight Story
★ 8.3 (9 ratings) director: David Lynch actor: Richard Farnsworth / Sissy Spacek …
other title: Una storia vera / Uma História Simples …
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
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Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
Koyaanisqatsi
★ 8.2 (6 ratings) director: Godfrey Reggio
other title: Koyaanisqatsi - En Verden Ude Af Balance / Koyaanisqatsi - Uma Vida Fora de Equilíbrio
Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.
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The Last Picture Show (1971)
The Last Picture Show
★ 7.7 (6 ratings) director: Peter Bogdanovich actor: Timothy Bottoms / Cybill Shepherd …
other title: L'ultimo spettacolo / Sidste Forestilling …
High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.
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The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
El secreto de sus ojos
director: Juan José Campanella actor: Ricardo Darín / Soledad Villamil …
other title: Il segreto dei suoi occhi / Øjnenes Hemmelighed …
Hoping to put to rest years of unease concerning a past case, retired criminal investigator Benjamín begins writing a novel based on the unsolved mystery of a newlywed’s rape and murder. With the help of a former colleague, judge Irene, he attempts to make sense of the past.
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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption
★ 9.2 (87 ratings) director: Frank Darabont actor: Tim Robbins / Morgan Freeman …
other title: Le ali della libertà / En verden udenfor …
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
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No Country for Old Men (2007)
No Country for Old Men
★ 8.5 (42 ratings) director: Joel Coen / Ethan Jesse Coen actor: Javier Bardem / Tommy Lee Jones …
other title: Non è un paese per vecchi / Este País Não É Para Velhos …
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
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The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man
★ 8.7 (15 ratings) director: David Lynch actor: Anthony Hopkins / John Hurt …
other title: Elefantmanden / O Homem Elefante …
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
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The Thin Red Line (1998)
The Thin Red Line
★ 8.6 (8 ratings) director: Terrence Malick actor: Jim Caviezel / Nick Nolte …
other title: La sottile linea rossa / Den tynde røde linie …
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.
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Poor Things (2023)
Poor Things
★ 7.6 (63 ratings) director: Yorgos Lanthimos actor: Emma Stone / Mark Ruffalo …
other title: Pobres criaturas / Pobres Criaturas …
Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
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