MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Best:

The Godfather I / II / III (1972 / 1974 / 1990) — 9.2 / 9.0 / 7.6

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring / The Two Towers / The Return of the King (2001 / 2002 / 2003) — 8.9 / 8.8 / 9.0

Schindler’s List (1993) — 9.0

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) — 8.7

The Pianist (2002) — 8.5

Léon: The Professional (1994) — 8.5

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) — 8.3

Scarface (1983) — 8.3

Dead Poets Society (1989) — 8.1

Into the Wild (2007) — 8.1

Before Sunrise / Before Sunset / Before Midnight (1995 / 2004 / 2013) — 8.1 / 8.1 / 7.9

V for Vendetta (2005) — 8.2

The Matrix / Reloaded / Revolutions (1999 / 2003 / 2003) — 8.7 / 7.2 / 6.8

Children of Men (2006) — 7.9

Captain Fantastic (2016) — 7.8

The Promised Land (2023) — 7.7

The Reader (2008) — 7.6

Lord of War (2005) — 7.6

303 (2018) — 7.5

The Dreamers (2003) — 7.1

Second Best:

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) — 9.3

Fight Club (1999) — 8.8

Inception (2010) — 8.8

Interstellar (2014) — 8.7

Saving Private Ryan (1998) — 8.6

The Green Mile (1999) — 8.6

The Usual Suspects (1995) — 8.5

The Prestige (2006) — 8.5

Intouchables (2011) — 8.5

The Hunt (Jagten) (2012) — 8.3

Taxi Driver (1976) — 8.2

Hacksaw Ridge (2016) — 8.1

The Imitation Game (2014) — 8.0

Scent of a Woman (1992) — 8.0

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) — 8.0

Blade Runner 2049 (2017) — 8.0

Her (2013) — 8.0

Arrival (2016) — 7.9

Gattaca (1997) — 7.8

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) — 7.8

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) — 7.8

Detachment (2011) — 7.7

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015) — 7.7

Ex Machina (2014) — 7.7

Underground (1995) — 8.1

Minority Report (2002) — 7.6

American Psycho (2000) — 7.6

The Book Thief (2013) — 7.6

Upgrade (2018) — 7.5

Cloud Atlas (2012) — 7.4

Ready Player One (2018) — 7.4

Who Am I (2014) — 7.4

The Fountain (2006) — 7.2

Filth (2013) — 7.1

Hardcore Henry (2015) — 6.7

The Thirteenth Floor (1999) — 6.7

Ghost in the Shell (2017) — 6.3

Third Best:

Forrest Gump (1994) — 8.8

The Green Mile (1999) — 8.6

Oppenheimer (2023) — 8.3

Amélie (2001) — 8.3

The Truman Show (1998) — 8.2

Catch Me If You Can (2002) — 8.1

Cinderella Man (2005) — 8.0

Sing Street (2016) — 7.9

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) — 7.9

The Man from Earth (2007) — 7.9

Titanic (1997) — 7.9

October Sky (1999) — 7.8

Dunkirk (2017) — 7.8

Awakenings (1990) — 7.8

Enemy at the Gates (2001) — 7.6

Fury (2014) — 7.6

Baby Driver (2017) — 7.6

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) — 7.5

Borat (2006) — 7.4 

The Terminal (2004) — 7.4

Southpaw (2015) — 7.4

Heartstone (2016) — 7.4

The Accountant (2016) — 7.3

Irreversible (2002) — 7.3

Unbroken (2014) — 7.2

War Dogs (2016) — 7.1

Battle for Sevastopol (2015) — 7.0

Nymphomaniac Vol. I / II (2013) — 6.9 / 6.7

Climax (2018) — 6.9

T-34 (2018) — 6.8

Annihilation (2018) — 6.8

Red Baron (2008) — 6.7

Transcendence (2014) — 6.2

Hacker (2016) — 6.2

Sausage Party (2016) — 6.1

On the Road (2012) — 6.0

Stalingrad (2013) — 5.6

Fourth Best:

The Best of Youth (2003) — 8.5

Whiplash (2014) — 8.5

Gladiator (2000) — 8.5

Oldboy (2003) — 8.4

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) — 8.3

Inglourious Basterds (2009) — 8.3

1917 (2019) — 8.3

Good Will Hunting (1997) — 8.3

There Will Be Blood (2007) — 8.2

Inside Job (2010) — 8.2

Gran Torino (2008) — 8.1

Million Dollar Baby (2004) — 8.1

In Bruges (2008) — 7.9

Mr. Nobody (2009) — 7.8

Another Round (2020) — 7.7

Blow (2001) — 7.6

Gifted (2017) — 7.6

The Crow (1994) — 7.5

The Nice Guys (2016) — 7.4

Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) — 7.4

Coach Carter (2005) — 7.3

Cold Mountain (2003) — 7.2

Meet Joe Black (1998) — 7.2

Snowpiercer (2013) — 7.1

Shooter (2007) — 7.1

World War Z (2013) — 7.0

Prometheus (2012) — 7.0

Oblivion (2013) — 7.0

Paradise (2023) — 6.5

Elysium (2013) — 6.6

21 (2008) — 6.8

The Island (2005) — 6.8

In Time (2011) — 6.7

6 Underground (2019) — 6.1

Love (2015) — 6.1

Lockout (2012) — 6.0

Note: The lists before this note are grouped according to my personal order of getting influenced, the following lists will be divided by type.

Super but not hero:

Watchmen (2009) — 7.6

Joker (2019) — 8.4

Deadpool (2016) — 8.0

Deadpool 2 (2018) — 7.7

Doctor Strange (2016) — 7.5

Make war not love:

Full Metal Jacket (1987) — 8.3

Downfall (Der Untergang) (2004) — 8.2

All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen nichts Neues) (2022) — 7.8

Black Hawk Down (2001) — 7.7

Enemy at the Gates (2001) — 7.6

Operation Valkyrie (2008) — 7.1

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) — 7.3

The Siege of Jadotville (2016) — 7.2

The Forgotten Battle (2020) — 7.1

Ayla: The Daughter of War (2017) — 8.3

Mountain (Dağ) (2012) — 7.5

Mountain II (Dağ II) (2016) — 8.2

Company of Heroes (2013) — 5.3

The Last Frontier (2020) — 6.5

12 Strong (2018) — 6.5

Outpost (2019) — 6.8

Science Fiction:

12 Monkeys (1995) — 8.0

Looper (2012) — 7.4

Predestination (2014) — 7.4

Source Code (2011) — 7.5

The Martian (2015) — 8.0

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018) — 7.1

Tenet (2020) — 7.3

Passengers (2016) — 7.0

Snowden (2016) — 7.3

Fahrenheit 451 (2018) — 5.0

Boy 7 (2015) — 5.9

Anon (2018) — 6.1

Lucy (2014) — 6.4

Cyberbully (2011) — 6.6

Maze Runner (2014) — 6.8

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) — 6.3

Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) — 6.2

The Hunger Games (2012) — 7.2

Catching Fire (2013) — 7.5

Mockingjay Part 1 (2014) — 6.6

Mockingjay Part 2 (2015) — 6.6

Divergent (2014) — 6.6

Insurgent (2015) — 6.2

Allegiant (2016) — 5.7

Time Trap (2017) — 6.2

Self/less (2015) — 6.5

The Adam Project (2022) — 6.7

Repo Men (2010) — 6.3

Adventure:

Kingdom of Heaven (2005) — 7.2

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) — 7.8

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) — 8.1

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) — 7.8

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) — 7.8

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) — 7.4

Troy (2004) — 7.3

The Devil’s Advocate (1997) — 7.5

Constantine (2005) — 7.0

The Ninth Gate (1999) — 6.7

Seven Years in Tibet (1997) — 7.1

Robin Hood (2010) — 6.6

The Da Vinci Code (2006) — 6.6

Angels & Demons (2009) — 6.7

Inferno (2016) — 6.2

Die Vermessung der Welt (2012) — 5.7

Warming:

A Beautiful Mind (2001) — 8.2

3 Idiots (2009) — 8.4

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) — 8.2

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) — 7.6

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) — 8.1

Silver Linings Playbook (2012) — 7.7

Midnight in Paris (2011) — 7.7

Pride & Prejudice (2005) — 7.8

Notting Hill (1999) — 7.2

Chef (2014) — 7.3

Jerry Maguire (1996) — 7.3

The Edge of Seventeen (2016) — 7.3

Superbad (2007) — 7.6

The Theory of Everything (2014) — 7.7

The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) — 7.8

Premature (2014) — 5.8

Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007) — 6.4

The Great Gatsby (2013) — 7.2

I Origins (2014) — 7.4

The Invention of Lying (2009) — 6.4

The Intern (2015) — 7.1

Knives Out (2019) — 7.9

Er Ist Wieder Da (2015) — 7.0

I Heart Huckabees (2004) — 6.6

Cruel Intentions (1999) — 6.8

Freezing:

Requiem for a Dream (2000) — 8.3

American Beauty (1999) — 8.3

The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) (2006) — 8.4

Black Swan (2010) — 8.0

Trainspotting (1996) — 8.1

The Social Network (2010) — 7.8

Donnie Brasco (1997) — 7.7

Blue Valentine (2010) — 7.3

The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) — 7.3

Dogville (2003) — 8.0

Manderlay (2005) — 7.3

Dancer in the Dark (2000) — 7.9

Drive (2011) — 7.8

The Big Short (2015) — 7.8

Unbreakable (2000) — 7.3

Split (2016) — 7.3

Glass (2019) — 6.6

The Northman (2022) — 7.0

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) — 8.1

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) — 7.7

Sleepers (1996) — 7.6

Les Misérables (2012) — 7.5

Mudbound (2017) — 7.4

I, Tonya (2017) — 7.5

La Vie en Rose (2007) — 7.5

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) — 8.2

Guys Night:

Pulp Fiction (1994) — 8.9

Se7en (1995) — 8.6

Goodfellas (1990) — 8.7

Django Unchained (2012) — 8.4

The Departed (2006) — 8.5

Memento (2000) — 8.4

Snatch (2000) — 8.3

The Gentlemen (2019) — 7.8

Sicario (2015) — 7.7

Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) — 7.1

Prisoners (2013) — 8.2

American Gangster (2007) — 7.8

The Revenant (2015) — 8.0

Gone Girl (2014) — 8.1

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) — 7.7

John Wick (2014) — 7.4

John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) — 7.4

John Wick: Chapter 3 (2019) — 7.4

The Big Lebowski (1998) — 8.1

Collateral (2004) — 7.5

Nightcrawler (2014) — 7.8

Jack Reacher (2012) — 7.0

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) — 6.1

Nobody (2021) — 7.4

The Equalizer (2014) — 7.3

The Equalizer 2 (2018) — 6.7

Blood Diamond (2006) — 8.0

Sin City (2005) — 8.0

Elite Squad (2007) — 8.0

The Irishman (2019) — 7.8

Shutter Island (2010) — 8.2

Maniacs Night:

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) — 8.6

A Clockwork Orange (1971) — 8.3

Natural Born Killers (1994) — 7.2

Dogtooth (2009) — 7.2

The Collector (2009) — 6.3

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) — 5.8

A Serbian Film (2010) — 5.1