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21 December 2018 | | 2 Comments

I don’t have a favourite film. In fact, even a “Top 10” is something that would vary drastically depending on my mood. Instead, because I am asked so frequently, below is a collection of many of my favourite films in various loose genres somewhat inspired by Netflix’s approach to recommendations. I’ll try to update these lists intermittently. Meanwhile feel free to suggest your own alternative genres, which I will attempt to populate.

5 Films For Insomniacs

  1. Lost in Translation (2003)
  2. My Blueberry Nights (2007)
  3. Dark City (1998)
  4. Fight Club (1999)
  5. Collateral (2004)

5 Films About Connection

  1. Before Sunrise (1995)
  2. Lost in Translation (2003)
  3. In The Mood For Love (2000)
  4. Let The Right One In (2008)
  5. Léon (1994)

5 Films About Disconnection

  1. Blue Valentine (2010)
  2. Take This Waltz (2011)
  3. Casablanca (1942)
  4. Le Mepris (1963)
  5. Dolls (2002)

5 Visually Stunning Films

  1. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
  2. 2046 (2004)
  3. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
  4. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
  5. The Shape of Water (2017)

5 Word Perfect Films

  1. The Big Sleep (1946)
  2. The Hateful Eight (2015)
  3. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005)
  4. The Rules of Attraction (2002)
  5. The Social Network (2010)

5 Vampire Films

  1. Near Dark (1987)
  2. Let  The Right One In (2008)
  3. Thirst (2009)
  4. Interview with the Vampire (1994)
  5. Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

5 Fantastic Tales

  1. Big Fish (2003)
  2. True Romance (1993)
  3. Stardust (2007)
  4. Labyrinth (1986)
  5. Mud (2012)

5 Comedies About Dysfunctional Characters

  1. Igby Goes Down (2002)
  2. Bad Santa (2003)
  3. Garden State (2004)
  4. Ghost World (2001)
  5. The Big Lebowski (1998)

5 Films You Compulsively Had To Show Others

  1. Donnie Darko (2001)
  2. Before Sunset (2004)
  3. How To Train Your Dragon (2010)
  4. Zombieland (2009)
  5. Up In The Air (2009)

5 Cerebral Sci-Fi Films

  1. Gattaca (1997)
  2. Arrival (2016)
  3. Ex Machina (2014)
  4. Primer (2004)
  5. Moon (2009)

5 Crime Films

  1. Miller’s Crossing (1990)
  2. The Godfather (1972)
  3. Layer Cake (2004)
  4. Infernal Affairs (2002)
  5. The Usual Suspects (1995)

5 Off-Beat Superhero Films

  1. Kick-Ass (2010)
  2. Deadpool (2016)
  3. Super (2010)
  4. Defendor (2009)
  5. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

5 Dark Twisted Fantasies

  1. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
  2. Brazil (1985)
  3. Delicatessen (1991)
  4. Night Watch (2004)
  5. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

5 Films For Loners

  1. Ghost Dog: Way of the Sumarai (1999)
  2. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011)
  3. The Zero Theorem (2013)
  4. Thirst (2009)
  5. The Lives of Others (2006)

5 Monster Movies

  1. Trollhunter (2010)
  2. Monsters (2010)
  3. Attack The Block (2011)
  4. Pacific Rim (2013)
  5. Alien (1979)

5 Violent Delights

  1. The Raid (2011)
  2. Oldboy (2003)
  3. Kill Bill (2003)
  4. The Suicide Squad (2021)
  5. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

5 Jet-Black Comedies

  1. In Bruges (2008)
  2. The Guard (2011)
  3. Fight Club (1999)
  4. Deadpool (2016)
  5. The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)

5 Decent Rom-Coms

  1. My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)
  2. The Apartment (1960)
  3. A Lot Like Love (2005)
  4. Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
  5. Clueless (1995)

5 World War Films

  1. Enemy At The Gates (2001)
  2. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
  3. Downfall (2004)
  4. Fury (2014)
  5. Das Boot (1981)

5 Modern Military Films

  1. Brothers (2004)
  2. A War (2015)
  3. Apocalypse Now (1979)
  4. ’71 (2014)
  5. Black Hawk Down (2001)

5 Biopics

  1. Walk The Line (2005)
  2. Patton (1970)
  3. Schindler’s List (1993)
  4. Raging Bull (1980)
  5. Amadeus (1984)

5 Coming Of Age Stories

  1. Boyhood (2014)
  2. Blue Is The Warmest Colour (2013)
  3. Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
  4. Rushmore (1998)
  5. The Way Way Back (2013)

5 Films About Outsiders

  1. Brick (2005)
  2. Bande à Part (1964)
  3. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
  4. Serenity (2005)
  5. The Devil’s Rejects (2005)

5 Cynical Films About Love

  1. Closer (2004)
  2. The Lobster (2015)
  3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
  4. Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
  5. Annie Hall (1977)

5 Emotionally Devastating Films

  1. Breaking The Waves (1996)
  2. Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
  3. The War Zone (1999)
  4. Requiem For A Dream (2000)
  5. Blue Valentine (2010)

5 Alternative Christmas Films

  1. Bad Santa (2003)
  2. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005)
  3. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
  4. Rare Exports:  A Christmas Tale (2010)
  5. Die Hard (1988)

5 Oscar Winners

  1. The Godfather (1972)
  2. Casablanca (1942)
  3. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
  4. My Fair Lady (1964)
  5. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

“Thank you very much for a lovely game of Fives.”


2 Comments

  1. SoopaJane

    22 December 2018 at 8:43 pm

    I love that Clueless made this list.

  2. |[P]| (Post author)

    22 December 2018 at 11:13 pm

    Can’t argue with a bit of Jane Austen…

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