🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 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.

Y Tu Mamá También (2001)

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Y Tu Mamá También (2001)

Sex, politics, road trip.

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Anora (2024)

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Anora (2024)

An unexpectedly auteur romcom.

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Ratcatcher (1999)

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Ratcatcher (1999)

The art film directors wish they made.

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Victoria (2015)

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Victoria (2015)

They actually filmed a one-shot movie.

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The Hurt Locker (2008)

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The Hurt Locker (2008)

This deployment won’t really blow you away.

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Like Crazy (2011)

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Like Crazy (2011)

Is it worth falling in love?

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V/H/S (2012)

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V/H/S (2012)

Analog horror for those that love ghost stories.

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Jaws (1975)

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Jaws (1975)

Spielberg makes a generation afraid of the beach.

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District 9 (2009)

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District 9 (2009)

Defying traditional alien tropes.

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The Rider (2017)

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The Rider (2017)

It’s hard getting back up for this one.

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Insomnia (2002)

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Insomnia (2002)

You shouldn’t have any problems falling asleep.

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Rec (2007)

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Rec (2007)

Found footage and zombies are a match made in hell.

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Chronicle (2012)

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Chronicle (2012)

The superpower experience every high schooler dreams of.

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Phone Booth (2002)

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Phone Booth (2002)

Bring phone booths back again.

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Buddha Mountain (2010)

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Buddha Mountain (2010)

Wandering teenagers and audiences search for purpose in this film.

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Strange Darling (2023)

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Strange Darling (2023)

Unsophisticated subversion.

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Days of Heaven (1978)

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Days of Heaven (1978)

When Terrence Malick makes a film rather than a diary.

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Poetry (2010)

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Poetry (2010)

A sacred slow burn.

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Alien (1979)

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Alien (1979)

The alien movie that really started it all.

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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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Peppermint Candy (1999)

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Peppermint Candy (1999)

A suicide you might not bother to save.

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28 Days Later (2002)

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28 Days Later (2002)

The core essence of a zombie film.

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The Thin Red Line (1998)

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The Thin Red Line (1998)

Can war be poetic?

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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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Fallen Angels (1995)

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Fallen Angels (1995)

Nostalgia for a time that has never been known.

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Memento (2000)

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Memento (2000)

When a film is presented backwards.

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The Tree of Life (2011)

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The Tree of Life (2011)

Emotionally charged visual storytelling for the soul searchers.

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Dogtooth (2009)

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Dogtooth (2009)

You're probably better off watching this one alone, just make sure no one catches you.

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Children of Men (2006)

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Children of Men (2006)

Love, depravity and humanity.

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127 Hours (2010)

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127 Hours (2010)

Claustrophobic immersion.

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Chungking Express (1994)

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Chungking Express (1994)

Not a film, but a fleeting memory.

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Interstellar (2014)

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Interstellar (2014)

Galaxies apart, love still ties us together.

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Burning (2018)

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Burning (2018)

A metaphor you’ll be burning to discuss.

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Capernaum (2018)

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Capernaum (2018)

Some people shouldn’t have children.

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Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

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Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Who wants to be a millionaire?

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Incendies (2010)

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Incendies (2010)

Just when you thought war couldn’t get any worse.

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The Prestige (2006)

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The Prestige (2006)

How far would you go to create the greatest magic trick?

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The Place Beyond The Pines (2012)

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The Place Beyond The Pines (2012)

A film that speaks to male audiences with just enough spark of magic.

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Boiling Point (2021)

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Boiling Point (2021)

A recipe for success.

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You Won't Be Alone (2022)

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You Won't Be Alone (2022)

A sentimental love letter to humanity.

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What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

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What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

If vampires couldn't pay rent.

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Dunkirk (2017)

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Dunkirk (2017)

One of the most re-watchable war films.

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Uncut Gems (2019)

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Uncut Gems (2019)

A stressful film that gets you emotionally invested.

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The Lost Daughter (2021)

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The Lost Daughter (2021)

Some men will definitely feel lost for this one.

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Man on Fire (2004)

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Man on Fire (2004)

Denzel Washington proves you can build a movie around one star.

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Timecrimes (2007)

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Timecrimes (2007)

An indie Spanish film on an interesting paradox.

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Blue Valentine (2010)

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Blue Valentine (2010)

A more realistic version of Marriage Story.

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Moonlight (2016)

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Moonlight (2016)

Gorgeous drama with powerful performance by everyone except the lead.

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Ash Is Purest White (2018)

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Ash Is Purest White (2018)

Super raw Chinese observatory piece from 2001-2017.

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Good Time (2017)

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Good Time (2017)

Definitely a good time.

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