Sure, everybody remembers movies like Jaws, Star Wars and Raiders of The Lost Ark. But what about the movies that don't get much discussion time anymore? Here are the Top Ten Movies you probably Forgot About.
10. Good Night and Good Luck
An Academy Award-nominated 2005 film directed by George Clooney and written by Clooney and Grant Heslov that portrays the conflict between veteran radio and television journalist Edward R. Murrow and U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin, especially relating to the anti-Communist Senator's actions with the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. The movie was nominated for the Best Picture award of 2005. It is a thought provoking film that is rarely spoken of.
9. Basic
A mind-bending mystery thriller starring John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson. A squad of soldiers are all killed (except two) during a training mission, along with their superior officer. Army Ranger, Tom Hardy (Travolta) must piece together the broken pieces of what seems to have been a conspiracy that started before the mission. This film is full of so many twists and turns, you might need to take a break mid way through to pull yourself together.
8.Changing Lanes
An attorney (Ben Affleck) in a rush to make a court appointment to file legal papers involving a multi-million dollar trust accidentally collides with an alcoholic insurance salesman (Samuel Jackson), who also is a rush for a court appointment involving the custody of his children. The attorney leaves the scene of the accident and strands the salesman, causing him to miss his custody hearing. During the process of the post-crash discussion, the attorney accidentally drops the papers he needs to present in court. The judge gives him until the end of the day to present the papers and thus begins a cat and mouse game between the proponents. The movie was a box office success.
7. Kingdom of Heaven
This Epic film starring Orlando Bloom and Ridley Scott can be categorized almost like a sequel to Gladiator, set during the crusades. Its full of rousing action and epic inspiring, manly monologues, that make you want to pick up a sword and join the action!
6. Antwone Fisher
A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks down and reveals a horrific childhood. Through the guidance of his doctor, he confronts his painful past and begins a quest to find the family he never knew. This was Denzel Washington's directorial debut, and was given two thumbs up by Ebert and Roeper. Roger Ebert says "I have seen this movie twice and it has made me cry twice."
5. Glory
This wonderful film starring Denzel Wahington and Matthew Broderick is a classic which has stood the test of time. This was the film that got Denzel Washington his first Oscar! That alone should be enough to give you an excuse to rent it.
4. The Passion of The Christ
Mel Gibson's powerful drama is rarely talked about. Maybe because it is such a harrowing and difficult film to watch. However it's one of the best film's of all time, if not the best.
3. Gone Baby Gone
Although this movie came out last year, It is arguably the most underrated of Film of 2007. When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detective freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons - they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live. As the case progresses, Kenzie and Gennaro face drug dealers, gangs and pedophiles. When they finally solve the case, they are faced with a moral dilemma that tears them apart.
2. The Pianist.
This is arguably one of the most underrated films of all time. A brilliant pianist, a Polish Jew, witnesses the restrictions Nazis place on Jews in the Polish capital, from restricted access to the building of the Warsaw ghetto. As his family is rounded up to be shipped off to the Nazi labor camps, he escapes deportation and eludes capture by living in the ruins of Warsaw. Now faced with death and despair, he finds his only true escape from deprivation-- music.
1. The Hurricane.
This film is one of Denzel's greatest performances and is rarely ever spoken of. This film tells the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, an African-American man who rose above his troubled youth to become a top contender for the middle-weight boxing title. However, his dreams are shattered when he is accused of a triple murder, and is convicted to three natural-life terms. Despite becoming a cause celeb re and his dogged efforts to prove his innocence through his autobiography, the years of fruitless efforts have left him discouraged. This changes when an African-American boy and his Canadian mentors read his book and are convinced of his innocence enough to work for his exoneration. However, what Hurricane and his friends learn is that this fight puts them against a racist establishment that profited from this travesty and have no intention of seeing it reversed.
So, there are your Top Ten movies! I hope you decide to watch at least one of them, very soon!
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