Stalker (Soviet Union)
Stalker (1979)
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
Writers: Andrei Tarkovsky/Arkady Strugatsky/Boris Strugatsky
Starring: Alexander Kaidanovsky / Alisa Freinderich / Anatoly Solonitzen / Nikolai Glinko / Natalia Abramova
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi/Suspense
Country/Region of Production: Soviet Union
Language: Russian
Release Date: 1979-05 (USSR) / 1980-05-13 (Festival de Cannes)
Runtime: 163 min/ 155 min (2002 DVD)
Also known as: Stalker
IMDb: tt0079944, rating 8.1
The film won the Catholic Humanitarian Award at the 33rd Cannes Film Festival in 1980.
Wild Tales (Argentina / Spain)
Wild Tales (2014)
Director: Damian Szfron
Writers: Damian Szfron
Starring: Dario Grandinette / Maria Manuel / Monica Villa / Rita Cortessé / Julieta Zelbeberg
Genre: Drama/Comedy/Crime
Country of Production: Argentina/Spain
Language: Spanish
Release Date: 2014-05-17 (Cannes Film Festival)/2014-08-21 (Argentina)
Duration: 122 minutes
Also known as: Wild Tales / The Wildest Little Things in Life (Taiwan) / Directional Madness (Hong Kong) / Wild Tales
IMDb: tt3011894, rating 8.1
The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015, the Palme d'Or in the main competition section of the 67th Cannes Film Festival in 2014, and the Best Non-English Film award at the 69th British Academy Film Awards in 2016.
General (United States)
The General (1926)
Directed by: Buster Keaton/Clyde Brookman
Writers: Buster Keaton/Clyde Brookman
Starring: Buster Keaton / Marion Mark / Glenn Cavend / Jim Farley / Frederick Froome
Genre: Drama/Comedy/Action/War/Adventure
Country/Region of Production: United States
Language: No dialogue
Release Date: 1926-12-25 (US Premiere) / 1927-01-02 (USA)
Duration: 67 minutes/78 minutes
Also known as: General Train (Port)/General/General
IMDb: tt0017925, rating 8.1
Sherlock Holmes II (United States)
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Director: Buster Keaton
Writer: Jean C. Avey/Joseph A. Mitchell/Clyde Brookman
Starring: Buster Keaton/Catherine McGuire/Joe Keaton/Erwin Connelly/Ward Crane
Genre: Comedy/Action/Romance
Release: 1924-04-21 (USA)
Duration: 45 minutes
Also known as: Small Private Investigator
IMDb: tt0015324, rating 8.1
Deer Hunter (United States)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Director: Michael Simino
Writers: Michael Simino/Derrick Washburn/Louis Garfinkel/Quinn K. Redek
Starring: Robert De Niro /John Kaiser / John Savage / Christopher Walken / Meryl Streep
Genre: Drama/War
Languages: English/Russian/Vietnamese/French/Cantonese
Release: 1978-12-08 (USA)
Duration: 182 minutes
Also known as: Vietnam War Deer Hunter (Taiwan) / Deer Hunter (Hong Kong)
IMDb: tt0077416, rating 8.1
The film won five awards at the 51st Academy Awards in 1979 for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing and Best Sound, and was nominated for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography; and won the Overseas Work Award at the 4th Newspaper Zhiying Awards in 1979.
Old Man Car (US / German)
Gran Torino (2008)
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Writers: Nick Schenck/Dave Johannson
Starring: Clint Eastwood / Christopher Cali / Bill Wang / Anree Holly / Brian Haley
Genre: Drama
Country of Production: United States/Germany
Language: English/Hmong
Release: 2008-12-12 (USA)
Runtime: 116 minutes
Also known as: classic classic car (desk)/drive. By (Hong Kong)
IMDb: tt1205489 with a rating of 8.1
The film was nominated for best original song in the film category at the 66th Golden Globe Awards in 2009, best foreign language film at the 33rd Japan Film Institute Awards in 2010, best film of the year at the 9th American Film Institute Awards in 2008, and overseas work award at the 34th Hochi Film Awards in 2009.
Mask (Swiss)
Person (1966)
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Writers: Ingmar Bergman
Starring: Bibi Anderson / Liv Uman / Margarita Crocker / Gunnar Bujonstrand / Jørgen Lindström
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Country/Region of Production: Sweden
Language: Swedish/English
Release: 1966-10-18 (Sweden)
Duration: 85 minutes
Also known as: Personality/Character
IMDb: tt0060827, rating 8.1
Grand Budapest Hotel (U.S. / German / English)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Director: Wes Anderson
Writers: Wes Anderson/Hugo Guinness/Stephen Zweig
Starring: Ralph Fiennes / Tony Revololi / Adrian Brody / William Dafoe / Jude Lowe
Genre: Drama/Comedy/Adventure
Country of Production: UNITED STATES/GERMANY/UNITED KINGDOM
Language: English/French/German
Release Date: 2014-02-06 (Berlin Film Festival) / 2014-03-28 (USA)
Runtime: 99 minutes
Also known as: Grand Budapest Hotel (Hong Kong) / Welcome to The Grand Budapest Hotel (Taiwan)
IMDb: tt2278388 with a rating of 8.1
The film won four awards for Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hair Design, and Best Original Score at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015, as well as five nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Editing, the Grand Jury Prize at the Silver Bear Awards at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in 2014 and the Golden Bear for Best Film, and the 72nd Golden Globe Award for Best Music/Comedy at the 2015 Golden Globe Awards for Best Music/Comedy, and Best Director, Music/ There were 3 nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy Film and Best Screenplay.
Love Before dawn (USA / Austria / Switzerland)
Before Sunrise (1995)
Director: Richard Linklater
Writers: Richard Linklater/Kim Krissan
Starring: Ethan Hawke / Julie Delpe / Andrea Eckert / Hannor Poseil / Carl Brack Schweigel
Genre: Drama/Romance
Country of Production: UNITED STATES/AUSTRIA/SWITZERLAND
Language: English/German/French
Release: 1995-01-27 (USA)
Duration: 101 minutes
Also known as: Love Stay Half a Day (Hong Kong) / Love at Dawn Breaks (Taiwan) / Before Sunrise
IMDb: tt0112471, rating 8.1
The film won the Silver Bear Award for Best Director at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival in 1995 and was nominated for best film at the Golden Bear.
Prisoner (United States)
Prisoners (2013)
Director: Dennis Villeneuve
Writers: Aaron Gerzkowski
Starring: Hugh Jackman / Jack Gyllenhaal / Viola Davis / Maria Bellow / Terrence Howard
Genre: Drama/Suspense/Crime
Language: English
Release Date: 2013-08-30 (Telluride Film Festival)/2013-09-20 (USA)
Duration: 153 minutes
Also known as: Labyrinth of Sin (Hong Kong) / Private Law Controversy (Taiwan)
IMDb: tt1392214, rating 8.1
The film was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 86th Academy Awards in 2014, the Audience Choice Award at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival in 2013, the Feature Film Award for Best Cinematography at the 28th Cinematographic Association Awards in 2014, and the Best Group Play and Film of the Year at the 85th National Critics Association Awards in 2014.
By: The cut-off date for scores listed on the rating is September 10, 2021