Total Recall 1990

This list is compiled from a collection of movie reviews in the 501 Must See Movies book. The movies have been split up into 10 genres, each with 50 movies (except for the last, which has 51): Action/Adventure & Epic, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Musical, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, War and Western.

Source: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/659583.501_Must_See_Movies

Updated 04.16.24 according to IMDB

Welcome to our updated guide to the 300 Essential Movies To Watch Now, which features incredible must-watch movies from the 1920s to today! In our annual refresh, we’re sticking with the list’s original vision as a definitive source of movie guidance and education for all ages and stages, whether you’re a seasoned film buff or just starting out, while reflecting new trends and significant movies uncovered over the past year. We’re also just making sure we give you some really good movies to watch. The list is sorted by alphabetically.

My list of all-time classics, genre-definers, and can't-miss films & TV series. Whenever anybody asks me, "What should I watch next?" this list is my response.

While not everything here rates a 10/10 (though nothing falls below a 7/10 by my reckoning), each entry is at least an important cultural touchstone or an ambitious artistic achievement that is worthy of your valuable time.

List of Nominees and Winners.

• Actor in a Leading Role

Kevin Costner in "Dances With Wolves"
Robert De Niro in "Awakenings"
Gerard Depardieu in "Cyrano de Bergerac"
Richard Harris in "The Field"
Jeremy Irons in "Reversal of Fortune" - WINNER

• Actor in a Supporting Role

Bruce Davison in "Longtime Companion"
Andy Garcia in "The Godfather, Part III"
Graham Greene in "Dances With Wolves"
Al Pacino in "Dick Tracy"
Joe Pesci in "Good Fellas" - WINNER

• Actress in a Leading Role

Kathy Bates in "Misery" - WINNER
Anjelica Huston in "The Grifters"
Julia Roberts in "Pretty Woman"
Meryl Streep in "Postcards from the Edge"
Joanne Woodward in "Mr. & Mrs. Bridge"

• Actress in a Supporting Role

Annette Bening in "The Grifters"
Lorraine Bracco in "Good Fellas"
Whoopi Goldberg in "Ghost" - WINNER
Diane Ladd in "Wild at Heart"
Mary McDonnell in "Dances With Wolves"

• Art Direction

"Cyrano de Bergerac" Art Direction: Ezio Frigerio; Set Decoration: Jacques Rouxel
"Dances With Wolves" Art Direction: Jeffrey Beecroft; Set Decoration: Lisa Dean
"Dick Tracy" Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: Rick Simpson - WINNER
"The Godfather, Part III" Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
"Hamlet" Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo

• Cinematography

"Avalon" Allen Daviau
"Dances With Wolves" Dean Semler - WINNER
"Dick Tracy" Vittorio Storaro
"The Godfather, Part III" Gordon Willis
"Henry & June" Philippe Rousselot

• Costume Design

"Avalon" Gloria Gresham
"Cyrano de Bergerac" Franca Squarciapino - WINNER
"Dances With Wolves" Elsa Zamparelli
"Dick Tracy" Milena Canonero
"Hamlet" Maurizio Millenotti

• Directing

"Dances With Wolves" Kevin Costner - WINNER
"The Godfather, Part III" Francis Ford Coppola
"Good Fellas" Martin Scorsese
"The Grifters" Stephen Frears
"Reversal of Fortune" Barbet Schroeder

• Documentary (Feature)

"American Dream" Barbara Kopple and Arthur Cohn, Producers - WINNER
"Berkeley in the Sixties" Mark Kitchell, Producer
"Building Bombs" Mark Mori and Susan Robinson, Producers
"Forever Activists: Stories from the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade" Judith Montell, Producer
"Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter’s Journey" Robert Hillmann and Eugene Corr, Producers

• Documentary (Short Subject)

"Burning Down Tomorrow" Kit Thomas, Producer
"Chimps: So Like Us" Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon, Producers
"Days of Waiting" Steven Okazaki, Producer - WINNER
"Journey into Life: The World of the Unborn" Derek Bromhall, Producer
"Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember" Freida Lee Mock and Terry Sanders, Producers

• Film Editing

"Dances With Wolves" Neil Travis - WINNER
"Ghost" Walter Murch
"The Godfather, Part III" Barry Malkin, Lisa Fruchtman, Walter Murch
"Good Fellas" Thelma Schoonmaker
"The Hunt for Red October" Dennis Virkler, John Wright

• Foreign Language Film

"Cyrano de Bergerac" France
"Journey of Hope" Switzerland - WINNER
"Ju Dou" People’s Republic of China
"The Nasty Girl" Germany
"Open Doors" Italy

• Makeup

"Cyrano de Bergerac" Michèle Burke, Jean-Pierre Eychenne
"Dick Tracy" John Caglione, Jr., Doug Drexler - WINNER
"Edward Scissorhands" Ve Neill, Stan Winston

• Music (Original Score)

"Avalon" Randy Newman
"Dances With Wolves" John Barry - WINNER
"Ghost" Maurice Jarre
"Havana" David Grusin
"Home Alone" John Williams

• Music (Original Song)

"Blaze of Glory" from "Young Guns II" Music and Lyric by Jon Bon Jovi
"I’m Checkin’ Out" from "Postcards from the Edge" Music and Lyric by Shel Silverstein
"Promise Me You’ll Remember" from "The Godfather, Part III" Music by Carmine Coppola; Lyric by John Bettis
"Somewhere in My Memory" from "Home Alone" Music by John Williams; Lyric by Leslie Bricusse
"Sooner Or Later (I Always Get My Man)" from "Dick Tracy" Music and Lyric by Stephen Sondheim - WINNER

• Best Picture

"Awakenings" Walter F. Parkes and Lawrence Lasker, Producers
"Dances With Wolves" Jim Wilson and Kevin Costner, Producers - WINNER
"Ghost" Lisa Weinstein, Producer
"The Godfather, Part III" Francis Ford Coppola, Producer
"Good Fellas" Irwin Winkler, Producer

• Short Film (Animated)

"Creature Comforts" Nick Park - WINNER
"A Grand Day Out" Nick Park
"Grasshoppers (Cavallette)" Bruno Bozzetto

• Short Film (Live Action)

"Bronx Cheers" Raymond De Felitta, Matthew Gross
"Dear Rosie" Peter Cattaneo, Barnaby Thompson
"The Lunch Date" Adam Davidson - WINNER
"Senzeni Na? (What Have We Done?)" Bernard Joffa, Anthony E. Nicholas
"12:01 PM" Hillary Ripps, Jonathan Heap

• Sound

"Dances With Wolves" Jeffrey Perkins, Bill W. Benton, Greg Watkins, Russell Williams II - WINNER
"Days of Thunder" Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O’Connell, Charles Wilborn
"Dick Tracy" Chris Jenkins, David E. Campbell, D. M. Hemphill, Thomas Causey
"The Hunt for Red October" Don Bassman, Richard Overton, Kevin F. Cleary, Richard Bryce Goodman
"Total Recall" Michael J. Kohut, Carlos de Larios, Aaron Rochin, Nelson Stoll

• Sound Effects Editing

"Flatliners" Charles L. Campbell, Richard Franklin
"The Hunt for Red October" Cecelia Hall, George Watters II - WINNER
"Total Recall" Stephen H. Flick

• Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

"Awakenings" Steven Zaillian
"Dances With Wolves" Michael Blake - WINNER
"Good Fellas" Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese
"The Grifters" Donald E. Westlake
"Reversal of Fortune" Nicholas Kazan

• Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

"Alice" Woody Allen
"Avalon" Barry Levinson
"Ghost" Bruce Joel Rubin - WINNER
"Green Card" Peter Weir
"Metropolitan" Whit Stillman

A variety of classic and current movies that you'll surely enjoy. Some you know, some you may never have heard of...

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Brace yourself for mind-altering twists, mind-warping enigmas, and an unrelenting assault on your senses. It's an audacious celebration of dark, cerebral pleasure that will leave you exhilarated, mystified, and begging for more. So grab your popcorn, dim the lights, and let the mindfuckfest begin!

The Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation is given each year for theatrical films, television episodes, or other dramatized works related to science fiction or fantasy released in the previous calendar year. This list contains winners and nominees, covering both Long- and Short-Form categories as well as retro Hugos, but (obviously) does not contain nominees who are not (or cannot be) listed on Trakt, including (but not limited to):

1939 (R): "The War of the Worlds" by the Mercury Theatre on the Air (radio play)
1939 (R): "Around the World in Eighty Days" by the Mercury Theatre on the Air (radio play)
1939 (R): "A Christmas Carol" by the Campbell Soup Playhouse (radio play)
1939 (R): "Dracula" by the Mercury Theatre on the Air (radio play)
1939 (R): R.U.R. (stage play)
1941 (R, SF): Adventures of Superman: "The Baby from Krypton" (radio play)
1960: "Murder and the Android", NBC Sunday Showcase Imissing from Trakt)
1970: News Coverage of Apollo 13
1971: "Blows Against the Empire" by Paul Kantner & Jefferson Starship (album)
1971: "Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers" by Firesign Theatre (comedy album)
1972: "I Think We're All Bozos on the Bus" by Firesign Theatre (comedy album)
1976: The Capture (graphic novel)
1978: Blood!: The Life & Future Times of Jack the Ripper (audiobook)
1979: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio play)
2004 (SF): "Gollum's Acceptance Speech", 2004 MTV Movie Awards
2006 (SF): Lucas Back in Anger (stage play)
2007 (SF): Prix Victor Hugo Awards Ceremony
2009 (LF): METAtropolis (multimedia stories)
2012 (SF): The Drink Tank's Hugo Acceptance Speech
2017 (SF): "Splendor & Misery" by clipping (album)

(R) is Retro Hugo
(SF) is Short Form

This list is the result of heated debate/scuffles between the frazzled writers of Total Sci-Fi. In addition to settling on the titles themselves, they also had to set the limits of what counts as a 'sci-fi film': they decided that superhero movies were out as that's a distinct genre all of its own, but comedies like Sleeper and Galaxy Quest possess enough genuine science fiction concepts to warrant inclusion, leading to this list of the 100 best Sci-Fi movies of all-time.

All credits go to IMDb user: RDLongoria

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Shortlist from The Oscars 1990-1994 nominees.

Personal list of rewatchable pieces from Science Fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Animated, Romance, Horror, Adventure, Superhero, Zombie, Supernatural, Classic, Film Noir, Documentary, Drama, Musicals, Road movie, Crime & Gangster, Thriller, British, Cult movies.

Arnold Schwarzenegger movies

Movies with spy plot in any form (dramas, action, adventure, comedies, war, crime, mystery, conspiracy theories, political thrillers, science fiction, e.t.c.).

Definition: A Spy movie shows the espionage activities of government agents seeking to uncover or maintain secrets from each other and for one country or for the benefit of another. Offering a combination of exciting escapism, technological thrills, and exotic locales, and combine the action and science fiction genres. They may also involve elements of political thrillers.

Essential / Must-see / Genre-defying: espionage movies:

North By Northwest (1959)
Notorious (1946)
The Conversation (1974)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Casino Royale (2006)

This is a list of science fiction movies and series that I've watched or plan to watch. These movies and series contain at least one typical sci-fi element like advanced / futuristic science or technology (for the era that movie/series takes place), space exploration, time travel, parallel universes or extratrerrestial life.

A list of the movies covered on the podcast Blank Check with Griffin & David, in the order by which they were covered. (Note: Does not include Patreon content)
List is updated 06/27/2020

Twisted Plots- These films deliver unexpected revelations or reversals that redefine the entire story. They catch us off guard and force us to reevaluate everything we thought we knew.

Mindfucks- These films challenge our perception of reality, leaving us questioning what’s real and what’s imagined.