Recommended Movies
Here are some movies I have enjoyed over the years and would recommend. Some titles like The Thin Red Line, Black Hawk Down, Gran Torino, or Saving Private Ryan are not for the faint of heart, but they’re really great films.
Top Favorites
| Title | Director |
|---|---|
| The Tree of Life The Thin Red Line |
Terrence Malick |
| The Prestige Interstellar Inception The Dark Knight Trilogy |
Christopher Nolan |
| A Beautiful Mind | Ron Howard |
| The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | Mark Herman |
| The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper |
| The Bourne Supremacy | Paul Greengrass |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe | Andrew Adamson |
Classics
| Title | Director |
|---|---|
| The Birds North By Northwest Vertigo Rope |
Alfred Hitchcock |
| Roman Holiday | William Wyler |
| The Philadelphia Story | George Cukor |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington It Happened One Night |
Frank Capra |
| Charade | Stanley Donen |
| Breakfast at Tiffany’s | Blake Edwards |
| Night Train to Munich | Carol Reed |
| The Man Who Never Was | Ronald Neame |
Action & Adventure/Historical/Drama/Fiction/etc.
| Title | Director |
|---|---|
| Road to Perdition Skyfall |
Sam Mendes |
| Casino Royale | Martin Campbell |
| The Bourne Identity | Doug Liman |
| The Bourne Ultimatum | Paul Greengrass |
| State of Play | Kevin MacDonald |
| The Hunt for Red October | John McTiernan |
| Clear and Present Danger | Phillip Noyce |
| Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | Kenneth Branagh |
| Black Hawk Down | Ridley Scott |
| The Lord of the Rings | Peter Jackson |
| Saving Private Ryan Schindler’s List Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade |
Steven Spielberg |
| 28 Days Later | Danny Boyle |
| Defiance | Edward Zwick |
Sci-fi/Superhero/Dystopian
| Title | Director |
|---|---|
| Star Wars | |
| Star Trek: First Contact | Jonathan Frakes |
| Star Trek: Into Darkness | J.J. Abrams |
| The Hunger Games | Gary Ross |
| The Avengers | Joss Wheedon |
| Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Anthony and Joe Russo |
Westerns:
| Title | Director |
|---|---|
| For A Few Dollars More The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Once Upon a Time in the West |
Sergio Leone |
| 3:10 to Yuma | James Mangold |
| High Noon | Fred Zinnemann |
Faith/Inspirational
| Title | Director |
|---|---|
| The Blindside | John Lee Hancock |
| October Baby | Jon and Andrew Erwin |
| The Second Chance | Steve Taylor |
| Gran Torino, American Sniper | Clint Eastwood |
| Les Misérables | Tom Hooper |
Updated February 17, 2016