🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Spicy - A must watch
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Hot - Recommended
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Mild - Could be good
🌶️🌶️ Bland - Don’t bother
🌶️ Rotten - Disaster

Which movies are worth watching? These ratings serve as recommendations for cinema enjoyers based on cinematography/story/fun and to discover similar films. Reviews/analysis are spoiler protected.

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High and Low (1963)

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High and Low (1963)

Hollywood film noir doesn’t seem that high up anymore.

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Harakiri (1962)

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Harakiri (1962)

Cinematography as sharp as samurai steel.

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Delicatessen (1991)

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Delicatessen (1991)

La crème de la crème of French originality.

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M (1931)

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M (1931)

If there was ever the case for why classic films are more cinematic.

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Stand By Me (1986)

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Stand By Me (1986)

Pre-internet adventures of American adolescence.

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Perhaps the holy grail is the laughter we found along the way.

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Silly caucasian girl likes to play with samurai swords.

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Forrest Gump (1994)

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Forrest Gump (1994)

Life is like a box of chocolates.

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Blade Runner (1982)

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Blade Runner (1982)

Why science fiction should exist.

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Ghost in the Shell (1995)

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Ghost in the Shell (1995)

The greatest animated sci-fi film.

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The Incredibles (2004)

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The Incredibles (2004)

The moment Pixar animation became cinema.

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In Cold Blood (1967)

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In Cold Blood (1967)

A masterclass in cinematography.

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Princess Mononoke (1997)

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Princess Mononoke (1997)

Animated storytelling perfected.

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L.A. Confidential (1997)

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L.A. Confidential (1997)

Everything we love about noir crime classics.

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Schindler’s List (1993)

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Schindler’s List (1993)

The most poignant portrayal of the Holocaust.

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Psycho (1960)

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Psycho (1960)

The father of horror/thrillers.

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Casablanca (1942)

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Casablanca (1942)

The pinnacle of classic cinema.

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AlphaGo (2017)

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AlphaGo (2017)

The only AI documentary that might leave a glimmer of hope.

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Saving Private Ryan (1998)

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Saving Private Ryan (1998)

When a war movie is so brutal it feels like a reenactment.

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Rear Window (1954)

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Rear Window (1954)

A glimpse of what visual storytelling is all about.

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The Godfather Part II (1974)

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The Godfather Part II (1974)

Perhaps the best gangster epic of all time.

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Barry Lyndon (1975)

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Barry Lyndon (1975)

An epic character study underneath all the powered wigs.

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Apocalypse Now (1979)

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Apocalypse Now (1979)

The greatest war film ever made.

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Challengers (2024)

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Challengers (2024)

Luca Guadagnino challenges what we know about filmmaking.

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Amélie (2001)

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Amélie (2001)

The fondest love we all remember.

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The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966)

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The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966)

The definitive western epic.

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Let The Right One In (2008)

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Let The Right One In (2008)

The best romance films are the ones that blend genres.

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Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

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Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Do androids dream of electric sheep?

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The Matrix (1999)

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The Matrix (1999)

Hackers know gun-fu.

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Good Will Hunting (1997)

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Good Will Hunting (1997)

Wicked smaht.

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The Dark Knight (2008)

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The Dark Knight (2008)

One of the most iconic crime films happens to be a man running around in a cape.

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Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (2010)

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Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (2010)

What if you captured the comic book style in live action?

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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

The definitive visual establishment of space.

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The Shining (1980)

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The Shining (1980)

Redrum.

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A Clockwork Orange (1971)

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A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Glimpse into delinquency.

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Fight Club (1999)

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Fight Club (1999)

We don't talk about Fight Club.

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Sicario (2015)

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Sicario (2015)

There is no other Mexican border.

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Interstellar (2014)

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Interstellar (2014)

Galaxies apart, love still ties us together.

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No Country For Old Men (2007)

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No Country For Old Men (2007)

How a coin toss changed cinema.

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Dune: Part Two (2024)

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Dune: Part Two (2024)

One of the greatest sci-fi epics to date.

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Poor Things (2023)

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Poor Things (2023)

Visual spectacle of a generation.

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

The beauty of martial arts.

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The Departed (2006)

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The Departed (2006)

Cat and mouse gangster masterpiece by Scorsese.

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Spirited Away (2001)

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Spirited Away (2001)

The best introduction into anime film.

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Pulp Fiction (1994)

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Pulp Fiction (1994)

The triumphant cult classic marks Quentin Tarantino best film.

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There Will Be Blood (2007)

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There Will Be Blood (2007)

Legendary performance equals legendary drama.

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Perfect Blue (2001)

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Perfect Blue (2001)

Paranoia and schizophrenia visually personified.

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Whiplash (2014)

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Whiplash (2014)

It’s quite my tempo.

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Manchester by the Sea (2016)

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Manchester by the Sea (2016)

So depressing it might cure your depression.

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri (2017)

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri (2017)

The best drama of the decade doesn’t need to advertise itself.

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