John Connor's Top 250 of All Time

Schindler’s List 1993 Directed by Steven Spielberg

3h 15min | Biography | Drama | History
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Thomas Keneally, Steven Zaillian
Cast: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall, Embeth Davidtz, Malgorzata Gebel, Mark Ivanir, Béatrice Macola, Andrzej Seweryn
Saw Schindler’s List in the theater back in 1993, when I was a still a teenager.
It was one of the most overwhelming cinematic experiences I ever had.
Anyone with a genuine love for films or film-making agrees on its masterpiece status and it’s critical acclaim. I have yet to meet a person irl who had something negative to say about it except for it’s low re-watch value. Which I can agree on, I’ve only seen it twice in the last 26 years myself. But sometimes re-watches aren't needed when the heavy impact of a single watch stays in audiences hearts and minds for years after.

Lost in Translation 2003 Directed by Sofia Coppola

1h 42min | Drama
Writer: Sofia Coppola
Cast: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovani Ribisi, Anna Faris

Red Cliff I/II 2008-2009 Directed by John Woo

2h 26min / 2h 22min | Action | Adventure | Drama
Writers: Guanzhong Luo, John Woo
Cast: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang

Wide cinematic shots of battlefields, ancient wisdom, tactics and war strategies.
If you’re into those epic horse & sword battles like in Braveheart, The Two Towers, Spartacus, Attila, (Game of Thrones) AND early John Woo action flicks, then this movie is definitely worth a watch.

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Snowpiercer 2013 Directed by Bong Joon-ho

2h 6min | Action | Drama | Sci-Fi
Writers: Kelly Masterson
Cast: Chris Evans, Ed Harris, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer

Well written, Thrill Ride!

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Edge of Tomorrow 2014 Directed by Doug Liman

1h 53min | Action | Sci-Fi
Writers: Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth
Cast: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Paxton, Jonas Armstrong

Edge of Tomorrow is Groundhog Day + Full Metal Jacket + Starship Troopers all in one!

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Dr. Strangelove 1964 Directed by Stanley Kubrick

1h 35min | Comedy
Writers: Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern
Stars: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden

The Karate Kid 1984 Directed by John G. Avildsen

2h 6min | Action | Drama | Family
Writer: Robert Mark Kamen
Cast: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove, Randee Heller, William Zabka

Karate Kid Scene (1984) / Cruel Summer

Bloodsport 1988 Directed by Newt Arnold

1h 32min | Action | Biography | Drama
Writers: Sheldon Lettich
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bolo Yeung, Donald Gibb, Ken Siu, Leah Ayres, Forest Whitaker, Norman Burton

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003 Directed by Peter Weir

2h 18min | Action | Adventure | Drama
Writers: Patrick O'Brian
Cast: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy, Edward Woodall, Chris Larkin, Max Pirkis, Lee Ingleby

Beverly Hills Cop 1984 Directed by Martin Brest + Coming To America 1988 Directed by John Landis

1h 45min | Action | Comedy
Writers: Daniel Petrie Jr., Danilo Bach
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton

1h 56min | Comedy | Romance
Writers: Eddie Murphy David Sheffield
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Paul Bates, Garcelle Beauvais

"Kindly send $300,000 immediately as we are in dire straits"

Hacksaw Ridge 2016 Directed by Mel Gibson

2h 19min | Biography | Drama | History
Writers: Robert Schenkkan, Andrew Knight
Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Vince Vaughn, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, Ryan Corr, Richard Roxburgh

"Help me get one more"

Cinematography: Simon Duggan

Inglourious Basterds 2009 Directed by Quentin Tarantino

2h 33min | Adventure | Drama | War
Writer: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth


Cinematography: Robert Richardson

The Player 1992 Directed by Robert Altman

2h 4min | Comedy | Crime | Drama
Writer: Michael Tolkin
Cast: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Brion James, Cynthia Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dean Stockwell, Richard E. Grant, Sydney Pollack, Lyle Lovett, Dina Merrill, Angela Hall, Randall Batinkoff, Jeremy Piven, Gina Gershon, Steve Allen, Richard Anderson, Harry Belafonte, Karen Black, Michael Bowen, Gary Busey, Robert Carradine, Cher, James Coburn, John Cusack

"Movies, now more than ever!"

Sunset Boulevard 1950 Directed by Billy Wilder

1h 50min | Drama | Film-Noir
Writers: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder
Cast: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Franklyn Farnum, Larry J. Blake, Charles Dayton, Cecil B. DeMille Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton

All About Eve 1950 Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

2h 18min | Drama
Writer: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe, Gregory Ratoff, Thelma Ritter, Marilyn Monroe, Barbara Bates, Walter Hampden, Randy Stuart, Barbara White

Reservoir Dogs 1992 Directed by Quentin Tarantino

1h 39min | Crime |Drama | Thriller
Writer: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, Randy Brooks, Kirk Baltz, Edward Bunker

Stuck In The Middle With You

The Maltese Falcon 1941 Directed by John Huston

1h 40min | Film-Noir, | Mystery
Writers: John Huston, Dashiell Hammett
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre