A few years back, I began to make a list of movies that I hadn't seen. The list started as a list of current or somewhat current movies going back 4 or 5 years. Then the list grew to movies I missed in the 1990s then 1980s then classics from earlier than that. Needless to say, the list grew to more than 300 movies which I have made a point to watch. Its my cultural duty, right? (I'm promoting the art of film making. At least that's what I tell my wife)
Even if I average 100 movies a year (which I reached last year), we are still talking more than 3 years to finish the list. This also doesn't count adding new movies to the list which I do invariably each each year.
Here is the list so far in no particular order: The movies in BOLDFACE are recommended flicks
92 and counting
The Insider
Deadman
Ed Wood
Brazil
Jacobs Ladder
Sherlock Holmes
Up in the Air
Public Enemies
Quiz Show
The Informant!
Inglorious Basterds
Moon
The Hurt Locker
Heist
Network
A Serious Man
The Conversation
The Lovely Bones
Ground Hog Day
An Education
The Verdict
Crazyheart
The Blind Side
Zodiac
Man on Wire
Invictus
Mulholland Drive
Silent Running
Cloverfield
The Road
Following
Traffic
Trainspotting
Ironman 2
Wartapes
Taxi to the Darkside
Serenity
Precious
Trinity and Beyond
The Mosquito Coast
Downfall
The Messenger
Donnie Brasco
The Godfather
Solaris
Casino
The War Room
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
The Watchmen
America: The story of us (ep 1-3)
America: The story of us (ep 4-6)
Fargo
Grizzly Man
The Usual Suspects
Boiler Room
The A-team
The Butterfly Effect
Good Night, Good Luck
Hut Tub Time Machine
Fight Club
Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang
The Cruise
Moon 44
Echelon Conspiracy
11:14
Puzzlehead
Collapse
Rabbit Proof Fence
I am Legend
Fail-Safe
Flight 93
The Machinist
Dune
Shooter
Videodrome
Darkened Room
Shattered Glass
Touching the Void
Control Room
Windtalkers
Owl: Legend of the Guardians
The Mist
The Peacemaker
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Shutter Island
Babylon A.D.
The Killing Fields
Manhunter
The Score
Ken Burns: 10th Inning
Wordplay
Oldboy
The Expendables
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