Crime, drama and the ones that stay with me

Ranked list by Ada Kaya · 18 items · 0 likes

I keep coming back to films about people who cannot get out of their own choices. Gangsters, cops, and a few families.

1. The Godfather Movie · 1972

   Every scene sets up the next one with total patience.

2. The Godfather Part II Movie · 1974

   Better than the first, and I will argue it.

3. GoodFellas Movie · 1990

   The Copacabana shot still feels like a magic trick.

4. Pulp Fiction Movie · 1994
5. Citizen Kane Movie · 1941

   Yes it is on every list, and it deserves it.

6. Casablanca Movie · 1943

   Every line is quotable and none feels forced.

7. The Shawshank Redemption Movie · 1994

   Warm without being soft.

8. Taxi Driver Movie · 1976

   Bickle is the loneliest person in American film.

9. Chinatown Movie · 1974
10. Heat Movie · 1995
11. City of God Movie · 2002

    Fast, ugly and alive from the first minute.

12. Parasite Movie · 2019
13. Memories of Murder Movie · 2003

    Bong's first masterclass in tone shifts.

14. Seven Samurai Movie · 1954
15. Apocalypse Now Movie · 1979
16. Spirited Away Movie · 2001
17. Schindler's List Movie · 1993
18. Inception Movie · 2010

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