Looking for some good movies!

[Worknprogress]

Now that the weather is changing and we will be indoors more on these chilly nights I am looking for some good movies. I belong to Netflix but the last 5 or so movies I've rented are horrible. Most I never even finish watching.

I love good dramas, romances, comedies. Anybody have any suggestions?

P.S. Just one for me to throw out there if you are looking for a heart-tugging feel good movie - good for teenagers as well (my 16 yr old DD loved it) is "August Rush."

 

[Boilergal]

Good thread!

I LOVE Before Sunrise and the sequel, Before Sunset with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delphy. Both are shot in France, both are very conversational, and are about a young guy and girl who meet in BeforeSunrise, fall for each other, and agree to meet in one year if they are both still available...and the Before Sunset is the sequel that takes place 10 years later, showing what happened. I love them both for curl up and watching movie days/nights!!

 

[Gayle]

I finally saw Whale Rider a few weeks ago and still find myself thinking about it. EXCELLENT film.

 

[TeTe]

I'm sure you've probably seen a lot of these, but here are some of my faves (yeah, I'm a movie nut!):

Casablanca
Blue Velvet
Pulp Fiction
True Romance
Room with a View
Kill Bill 1 & 2
Garden State
Scotland, PA
Stranger than Fiction
It Happened One Night
The Bad Seed
Trainspotting
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
This is Spinal Tap
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
The Final Waltz
Babette's Feast
Best in Show
The Heiress
Eight Men Out
Casa de los Babys
Limbo
All About Eve
Now Voyager
Jesus of Montreal
Capote
Raising Arizona
Fargo
Grizzly Man
Ladies and Gentlemen, Leonard Cohen
Fired!
Rear Window
Crossing Delancey
Shadow of a Doubt
Psycho
High Fidelity
Henry V (Branaugh's version)
Sunset Boulevard
Good Will Hunting
Almost Famous
Say Anything
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
The Godfather, 1 & 2 (although 3 is good for a laugh)
Hannah and Her Sisters
Annie Hall
Radio Days
Hope & Glory
Shopgirl
Hairspray (the original John Waters version)
Bagdad Cafe
Ladies and Gentlemen the Fabulous Stains (the movie isn’t really all that good, but it’s worth it for the commentary with Diane Lane and Laura Dern, but you need to watch the movie first!)

 

[buffettgirl]

Ever see Strictly Ballroom or Enchanted April? Those are two of my favorite feel good movies.

 

[LauraMax]

Sex in the City is out on DVD now, so is Leatherheads. Charlie Wilson's War has been out for a while but it was an excellent movie. I also really liked Invasion, it's kind of sci fi/horror & is now on cable.

 

[Gayle]

Ever see Strictly Ballroom or Enchanted April? Those are two of my favorite feel good movies.

Robin - IFC plays Strictly Ballroom every now and then, and I can never pass it up. Soooo campy!

 

[aproudfit]

I watched Ms Pettigrew Lives for a Day on the airplane on my last trip - that was pretty entertaining. I do love Amy Adams and Frances McDormand.

And of course the Sex and the City movie is fabulous.

 

[lioness]

Here are some of favorites. All of them are available on Netflix.

The Painted Veil
Venus
Into the Wild
Little Children
Notes on a Scandal
Calendar Girls
Waitress
Broken English
All or Nothing
Hotel Rwanda
Saint Ralph
Little Miss Sunshine
In Her Shoes
Junebug
Rabbit Proof Fence
Japanese Story
Vera Drake
Mystic River
The Assassination of Richard Nixon


These are foreign films:
Hula Girls
Innocent Voices
Tsoti
3-Iron - The main character does not utter a word in this film
Volver
Au Revoir Les Enfants
Maria Full of Grace
The 400 Blows
The Motorcycle Diaries
Central Station
Twin Sisters
Zelary
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Nobody Knows
Nowhere in Africa

 

[LaughingWater]

Keeping Mum ~ funny, dark comedy. The British are so good at this.

Copying Beethoven ~ drama. Who knew Ed Harris would make such a great Beethoven?! Very intense and heartbreaking...in a good way.

I'll add more later.

 

[TeTe]

Jane,

I can't believe I forgot "Waitress"! Saw it for the first time a month ago, and I've watched it three times since!

Oh, and I love "Motorcycle Diaries," too (along with some others on your great lists!).

 

[Miss Lee]

Ha!! TeTe, you and I love many of the same movies, but I snorted coffee through my nose when I saw The Bad Seed on your list. I love that one, too, but I never see it mentioned on anyone's list. My sister and I used to caress our mom's cheeks and smooth her hair while muttering, "You're so pretty! We tell all our friends how pretty you are." LMAO!!!

 

[lioness]

Jane,

I can't believe I forgot "Waitress"! Saw it for the first time a month ago, and I've watched it three times since!

Oh, and I love "Motorcycle Diaries," too (along with some others on your great lists!).

I loved Motorcycle Diaries too. I love it so much that I went and bought a HUGE book about Che Guevara which I haven't read yet.

 

[fit44]

Resurrecting the Champ.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw65CFrL1MY

My family LOVED this movie! Great story

 

[nancy324]

Of recent releases, my DH and I loved the Sex and the City movie, and he didn't even follow the TV series. We also both loved No Reservations and watched it twice (the movie is far from perfect, but in the end it wins you over).

 

[tygra]

I loved August Rush! Antowne Fisher is incredible, even my DF cried .
I thought Street Kings was decent (recent movie).
haven't really seen many lately that I thought were incredible.

 

[Beavs]

I'm hitting a flick at the NY Film festival tonight so I'll let you know if I've seen anything good.

 

[Liann]

A few of my top movies are:

The Usual Suspects
Good Will Hunting
Shawshank Redemption
Anything with Betty Davis but specifically - "Now, Voyager", "All This and Heaven Too", and for a good cry "Dark Victory"
Anything with Humphrey Bogart - my favorite is "To Have and Have Not"
I love the cheesy old TV Mini-series "North & South" with Patrick Swayze! - great for snuggling up on a chilly night and watching.
All of the "Bourne" movies


I'm sure I will think of some more...

 

[TeTe]

Michele: I love that line! One of my favorites is another said by Rhoda: "Claude was dead. He wouldn't know if he had the medal pinned on him or not." Rhoda's poor mother in that movie just sounds SO miserable and tired! And don't get me started on that ending, with the spanking!!!! LMAO

Jane: I read Che Guevera: Images of a Revolutionary after seeing that movie!

 

[Miss Lee]

A few of my top movies are:

The Usual Suspects
Good Will Hunting
Shawshank Redemption
Anything with Betty Davis but specifically - "Now, Voyager", "All This and Heaven Too", and for a good cry "Dark Victory"
Anything with Humphrey Bogart - my favorite is "To Have and Have Not"
I love the cheesy old TV Mini-series "North & South" with Patrick Swayze! - great for snuggling up on a chilly night and watching.
All of the "Bourne" movies


I'm sure I will think of some more...

Liann, I'm coming to your house on movie night! I love everything you mentioned, and I'm a HUGE Bette Davis fan! HUGE!! And Kathryn Hepburn, Carey Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Audrey Hepburn -- all a dem oldies but goodies!