100 Favorite Films

as of January 2014
DON'T LOOK NOWred • Venice • lipstick-biting
QIVITOQicebergs • places I've been to • roughian
UGETSU MONOGATARImysterious woman • samurai • fantasy
RASHOMONdoubt • investigation • complex
HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASEgood advice • New York City • real
SCHINDLER'S LISTterror • our past • blood on cheeks
THE MATRIXchoose wisely • cyber culture • religion
DOGVILLEminimalism • twist • references
KHUDITO PASHANBengal • ghost love story • mystery
ROMEO + JULIETfairy tale • young Leo • pop fantasy
FORREST GUMPbest history class • Jenny is a b*tch • dreams come true
MOONRISE KINGDOMwhat bird are you? • girls' middle grade books • scouts
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTONmy filmic awakening • wondrous • tsunami of tears
GREASEkitsch feast • Summer Nights • 50s
HANNAkick-ass • electric • I want Saoirse's hair
CLUELESSfashionista • mobile phones • Jane Austen
HANGOVERhilarious • Roofies • Viva Las Vegas
SHOLAYcurry western • young Amitabh • bromance
LA BELLE ET LA BÊTEpoetry • every frame is a piece of art • works without songs
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIREJai Ho! • Rahman is a God • perfect crossover
BROKEBACK MOUNTAINfavorite couple • stetson's are cool • devastating
BORATrolling on the floor laughing • provocative • I love you, Pamela
RANG DE BASANTIdespite the awful hairdo • Punjabi music • just look at these guys
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINEit's yellow! • beautiful chaos • be yourself
CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLICcredit card addiction • New York City girl • the good life
CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGONflying • women who kick ass • the beauty
DEV.Dpsychedelic • I want to marry Kalki • or Abhay
AMERICAN PSYCHOthe beauty of perfection • intellectual talk • gore
STAR WARS (the original trilogy, pick one)c3pO • Luke is gay • Han is hot
EASY Athe 80s • existentialism • best parents ever
SOMEWHEREGuitar Hero • perfect boredom is perfect • the lack of subtitles
KAL HO NAA HOlove triangle done well • Baallywood • botox-free Preity and Saif
RATATOUILLEanyone can cook • Paris, je t'aime • dancing with vegetables
MIDNIGHT IN PARISBees do it, birds do it • Hemingway • rain
MARY AND MAXchocolate sandwiches • the colours • Philip Seymour
ALIENrole model • the horror • sci-fi for life
 LAURENCE OF ARABIAepic • cloud-less day eyes • flamboyant
UPcrying in a kids' movie • heart break • the bird 
DIL CHAHTA HAIplease stop remaking this movie • Akshay  • Viva
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBSpadded shoulders • the mask • creepy
PYAASAtragic • India is so pretty in black and white • surprising ending
MELANCHOLIAdeep • Alexander Skarsgaard not stealing the attention for once • well-written
BARRY LYNDONstarting point of my Kubrick obsession • unexpected • classical ear worms
A SINGLE MANvisual feast • lots of attractive gay characters • fashionable
SPRING BREAKERSneon • Alien • the Everytime scene
DHOBI GHAThaunting • Indian female director • excellent ensemble
HAROLD AND MAUDEcult • death and life • coffee-black humor
DRIVING MISS DAISYsimple • anti-Road movie? • refreshing
SINGIN' IN THE RAINthe film The Artist tried to copy • one big ear worm • old Hollywood
KILL BILL VOL. 1legendary • bloody • martial arts meet superhero-ism
BEAUTY AND THE BEASTgigantic library • Be Our Guest • magical
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWERI want to marry any of the leads • 90s! • oh dear, the sadness
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOWseductive • Tim Curry • I only watched this because of Perks
THE SHININGdon't listen to Stephen King • Nicholson over Reeve • an old picture on the wall
DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAYENGEthe epitome of the 90s Bollywood romance • Switzerland • young SRK
APOCALYPSE NOWprobably too high in here but whatever • mesmerizing • the smell of napalm in the morning
DIRTY DANCINGjumping over the plot holes • dancing in front of the TV • Swayze, what else?
BUMBAIthe only other good Koirala film • feels newer • Rahman again
SUNRISEthe only silent film I love • German • moody
NO SMOKINGexpected nothing from this • John Abraham can act • best-written modern Indian movie
FISH TANKdark fantasy • I love British slang • astonishing debut
THE DREAMERSweird but somehow great • French New Wave • La Mère
ANNIE HALLWoody Allen is quite relatable • intro • Annie's glasses
CASABLANCAactually romantic • misquoted in Germany • elegant
FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFFgotta love the 80s • Twist and Shout • one day like this makes life worth it
THE BREAKFAST CLUBthe perfect psychological test • age-less • limited time frame
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLDvideogames • the power of love • onomatopoetikons
SUNSET BLVDmy favorite film noir • silent film vs. sound film • movies in movies
THE LION KINGhakuna matata • I used to replay Mufasa's death scene • long live the king
BEFORE SUNRISEVienna • the music room • one perfect night
TOY STORY 3a sequel that is better than its prequels • Barbie and Ken • nostalgia
DRIVENightcall • quiet • pink
FINDING NEMOmy most quoted movie of all time • Dory and Marlin • whalish
BLACK SWANdoppelganger • the only ballet dancer who likes this one • the metamorphosis
ANARIRaj Kapoor is gold • old Hindi soundtracks • endearing
A CLOCKWORK ORANGEthe milk bar • viewing habits • singin' in the rain
BILLY ELLIOTthe reason I dance ballet • pure joy • not every ballet dancer is gay
MATCH POINTmy first Woody Allen • opera music • London is the place for me
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MINDhair colors • sci-fi • my favorite film title in the world
THE GODFATHER (1 OR 2)mafioso • Sicily • quote bomb
THE LITTLE MERMAIDbest of Disney • side kicks • good-looking Prince
LOST IN TRANSLATIONTokyo at night • Scarlett Johansson's lips • the final words
THE TRUMAN SHOWdouble reality • reality tv • religion
MOULIN ROUGE!pompous • red red red • Paris again
DAS BOOT/ THE BOATa film without women that I still like • sympathizing with... certain people • claustrophobia
THE VIRGIN SUICIDESdreamy • the imprisonment of being a girl • hand-writing
PULP FICTIONone never-ending fountain of quotes • a certain twist contest • told backwards
DEVDASglamour • tragedy • the only likable character is a prostitute
TITANICKate Winslet's eyebrows • deserves the hype • despite the many flaws
INTO THE WILDfreedom • humanity • Eddie Vedder
THE TREE OF LIFEgorgeous • nature • family
ATONEMENTmy favorite kiss scene • myth • perfectly disjointed
STAND BY MEthe essence of childhood • adventure • the mystery of friendship
THE GRADUATEmanaged to seduce me at once • best film I watched in school • Simon and Garfunkel
THE LORD OF THE RINGS (ANY OF THEM)one does not simply • Gollum • I really don't mind the walking
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEYhow the hell was this made • sci-fi masterpiece • terrifying computer
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVEwhere I fell in love with Hong Kong • a love story with nearly no touch • noodles
THE HARRY POTTER SERIESsecond reality • my letter was lost in the mail • the HP generation
FIGHT CLUBinspiring yet hilarious • in Tyler we trust • human nature
DIL SE..flawless • raw • no words