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Must See Films

As a filmmaker one cannot simply limit oneself to a singular category of film. There is a vast variety of film that is impossible to ignore. Some people prefer horror, some people prefer comedy, but in watching all types of film one can discover and experience the true essence of storytelling.

 "The most honest form of filmmaking is to make a film for yourself."
         - Peter Jackson
"We need storytelling. Otherwise life just goes on and on like the number Pi."
         - Ang Lee

 Here is a list of 120 must-see films. There's a mixture of action, thriller, fantasy, romance, historical, foreign, sci-fi, classics and more. In alphabetical order:
  1. 633 Squadron
  2. About Time
  3. Alice in Wonderland
  4. Amazing Grace
  5. Amelie
  6. A Room with a View
  7. Avatar
  8. Back to the Future
  9. Beauty and the Beast
  10. Blade Runner: The Final Cut
  11. Brave
  12. Braveheart
  13. Breakfast at Tiffany's
  14. Bridget Jone's Diary
  15. Calamity Jane
  16. Captain America: The First Avenger/The Winter Soldier
  17. Casino Royale
  18. Christmas with the Cranks
  19. Cinderella
  20. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  21. Curse of the Golden Flower
  22. Doctor Zhivago
  23. Elf
  24. Elizabeth
  25. Ever After
  26. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
  27. Fiddler on the Roof
  28. Finding Nemo
  29. Flash Gordon
  30. Forrest Gump
  31. Four Weddings and a Funeral
  32. Ghostbusters
  33. Gone with the Wind
  34. Groundhog Day
  35. Hitchcock
  36. House of Flying Daggers
  37. How to Train your Dragon
  38. Hugo
  39. Inception
  40. Indiana Jones: The Raiders of the Lost Ark
  41. Iron Man (trilogy)
  42. It's a Wonderful Life
  43. JFK
  44. Jurassic Park (trilogy)
  45. Jurassic World
  46. Kate & Leopold
  47. King Kong
  48. Ladies in Lavender
  49. Lost in Translation
  50. Love Actually
  51. Maleficent
  52. Monsters Inc.
  53. Much Ado about Nothing
  54. Music & Lyrics
  55. National Treasure
  56. Notting Hill
  57. October Sky
  58. Oranges and Sunshine
  59. Phantom of the Opera
  60. Pillowtalk
  61. Pirates of the Caribbean
  62. Planes, Trains & Automobiles
  63. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
  64. Psycho
  65. Quartet
  66. Rabbit-Proof Fence
  67. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
  68. Robin Hood
  69. Roman Holiday
  70. Saving Mr Banks
  71. Sense and Sensibility
  72. Schindler's List
  73. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
  74. Singin' in the Rain
  75. Skyfall
  76. Star Trek Into Darkness
  77. Star Wars (IV, V & VI)
  78. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  79. Tangled
  80. Titanic
  81. The 39 Steps
  82. The Adjustment Bureau
  83. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
  84. The Artist
  85. The Avengers Assemble/Age of Ultron
  86. The Chronicles of Narnia
  87. The Color Purple
  88. The Day after Tomorrow
  89. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  90. The Grand Budapest Hotel
  91. The Great Escape
  92. The Help
  93. The Hobbit (trilogy)
  94. The Holiday
  95. The Hunger Games (trilogy)
  96. The Kings Speech
  97. The Lion King
  98. The Lord of the Rings (trilogy)
  99. The Lovely Bones
  100. The Madness of King George
  101. The Matrix
  102. The Party
  103. The Princess Bride
  104. The Remains of the Day
  105. The Shawshank Redemption
  106. The Sound of Music
  107. The Straight Story
  108. The Truman Show
  109. Thor
  110. To Kill a Mockingbird
  111. Toy Story
  112. Up
  113. Vertigo
  114. Wall-E
  115. War Horse
  116. Where Eagles Dare
  117. White Christmas
  118. Wreck-it-Ralph
  119. X-Men: Days of Future Past
  120. You've Got Mail

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