Listmania!
Movies You Probably Haven't Seen - But Should
By an Amazon.com customer
Andrei Rublev (Criterion Collection Spine #34)Andrei Rublev (Criterion Collection Spine #34)
Buy new: $34.49 / Used from: $16.79
Slow and meandering like a stream, or a snowflake falling... but powerful redemption before it's over. Also see "Stalker" and "The Sacrifice".
Black Narcissus - Criterion CollectionBlack Narcissus - Criterion Collection
Buy new: $27.99 / Used from: $17.24
Superb and unusual film with truly gorgeous cinematography. Also see "The Red Shoes".
The Day the Earth Caught FireThe Day the Earth Caught Fire
Buy used from: $15.00
One of cinema's finest screenplays ever. For those who like their science fiction realistic and serious.
Queen Margot (La Reine Margot)Queen Margot (La Reine Margot)
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $4.48
Difficult first-time viewing because it's not easy to keep track of who is who - but compelling and rewarding, I promise.
The Ninth ConfigurationThe Ninth Configuration
Buy used from: $10.96
Before Blatty wrote "The Exorcist" he wrote "Twinkle Twinkle Killer Kane", and much later made this brilliant film of that book. One of the most quotable movies ever - with delicious dialogue.
HeavenHeaven
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $2.00
The ending ranks way up there among movieland's finest.
EmmaEmma
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $5.44
Gwyneth Paltrow - who is a very good actress - in her BEST performance. And the rest of the cast is terrific too.
Doctor X [VHS]Doctor X [VHS]
Buy used from: $1.91
Tense, moody, and very very creepy early color horror film with the legendary Fay Wray.
The Picture of Dorian Gray [VHS]The Picture of Dorian Gray [VHS]
Buy used from: $2.70
A measured pace, wise casting and some great shock moments make this an outstanding Oscar Wilde adaptation.
4D Man4D Man
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $5.92
Robert Lansing delivers one of the best performances I've ever seen anywhere. Seriously.
AnastasiaAnastasia
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $3.95
Try to take your eyes off the screen during that one scene near the end, go ahead, try. You can't.
KundunKundun
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $4.33
Do I dare say this is Martin Scorsese's best film? Yes. I dare.
Random Harvest [VHS]Random Harvest [VHS]
Buy used from: $3.98
One of the most romantic and emotionally charged films, simply beautiful.
Tale of Two Cities [VHS]Tale of Two Cities [VHS]
Buy used from: $3.09
Ronald Colman (also in "Random Harvest" above) in a top-notch adaptation of the Dickens classic.
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. TThe 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $5.40
Whimsical, musical, practical, whacktical fun from Dr Seuss. Live action, no less!
The Quiet Earth [VHS]The Quiet Earth [VHS]
Buy used from: $1.75
Quiet and understated end of the world story. Let me know if you need me to explain the ending to you.
The Seventh Victim [VHS]The Seventh Victim [VHS]
Buy used from: $4.50
One of the finest horror film examples of "show, don't tell - but don't show very much".
The Deep EndThe Deep End
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $1.32
Tilda Swinton gives a terrific (and overlooked) performance.
Hard Eight (Special Edition)Hard Eight (Special Edition)
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $5.99
An actor's textbook. Fantastic through and through.
Whistle Down the Wind [VHS]Whistle Down the Wind [VHS]
Buy used from: $19.98
A little girl befriends Jesus. Or so she thinks. Why must Jesus hide in a barn, though?
Princess CarabooPrincess Caraboo
Buy used from: $17.95
A rare treat - a movie you don't have any expectations for, that turns out to be excellent.
The Importance of Being Earnest - Criterion CollectionThe Importance of Being Earnest - Criterion Collection
Buy new: $22.99 / Used from: $16.69
Talk about quotable - of course the play is brilliant, and here fortunately we have a film adaptation that lives up to it.
The Second ComingThe Second Coming
Buy new: $22.49 / Used from: $3.79
Okay, a cheat, because this was made for television. But it's still one of the best things you'll ever see.
The Set-UpThe Set-Up
Buy used from: $2.41
Intense real-time film about a washed-up boxer trying to triumph just one more time against all odds - even his friends no longer support him. I don't like boxing films, but this one enthralled me.
On Borrowed Time [VHS]On Borrowed Time [VHS]
Buy used from: $19.34
Lionel Barrymore is Grampa to a little boy. When Death comes to visit Grampa, they manage to play a trick that sticks Death up an apple tree with no way of getting down...and deaths cease worldwide.