Which movies do you think excelled in all areas?

Girl With A Pearl Earring was beautifully shot but the plot had little momentum. Very few movies manage to excel in all areas: acting, directing, photography, music, screenplay, costume, etc.

So, which films do you think manages them all?

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Are we only talking about costume dramas, here? If not, what constitutes a good modern 'costume'? Would Chinatown count? How about Psycho?

Anyway, for costume/period dramas I'd how no problem with the following:
The Remains Of The Day
Seven Samurai
Howard's End
Sense & Sensibility (1995)
Hamlet (1996)
Once Upon A Time In America
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Singin' In The Rain

Two Godfathers

LOTR trilogy

Once Upon A Time in the West-- what's not to like?

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Definately that ^

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The Shining :]

I am soo biased on this one, guys!!! LOVED EVERY BIT OF THIS MOVIE!!!

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Unforgiven
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The Dark Knight

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Not necessarily costume dramas. There are some films that for example may have good actors but a dodgy script, or a brilliant score but a dull plot. It's hard for a movie to succeed in every area that makes up a movie.

I understand that, but as you included costume I was wondering what qualified as good costume in something other than a costume/period drama?

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The Last of the Mohicans




The Great Gatsby



The King and I

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Woman in the Dunes (Hiroshi Teshigahara,1964)




2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick,1968)

"There Will Be Blood" it had it all!

I can't belive this is a thread ... and I'm posting in it.

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Citzen Kane

Is that John Wayne's The Three Godfathers formated for the TV screen? Just joshing. I know what you mean.

Appropriate to the character, I guess. Costumes that suit the character and actor perfectly. This could include iconic looks like the Alex's one made-up eye in A Clockwork Orange- or should that go under make-up, lol?