The Top 50 Movies that Feeds Me

 Tanviruzzaman Tonay: Today will share my top 50 favorite movies of all time irrespective of any genre. May be you will find me odd as most of the films might not have done well at the box office. I will make another list of my favorite popular film.

50. American Beauty- Directed by Sam Mandes this film dealt with the midlife crisis of an executive. 

49. Gone Girl- Directed by David fincher this thriller dealt with a wife’s revenge against her husband.

48. Dazed and confused- This Rchard Linklater coming of age marked the first entry of Mathew Maqghouny in the world of Cinema.

47. Endless poetry: The Chilean autobiographical movie is about the writer and director Aljjendro Jodorwsky and how super realism brought into movie.

46. The broken circle breakdown- This Belgian drama film dealt with the topic of cloning human body and showed us the good aspects of human cloning.

45. Nebraska- Nebraska is a Hollywood flick which portrays the father- son relationship in a beautiful way.

44. Wind river- The Hollywood thriller celebrates the power of womanhood. The poetry during the first scene made me think the power cinema over me.

43. The hunt- The Danish mystery told us about the adverse effect of something gruesome issues over the children.

42. The past- Two time Oscar recipient Asghar Farhadi’s The Past says the tale of an Iranian man after his divorce with his wife.

41. Super Deluxe- This Tamil Movie is about not being rationale. It told how us being rational according to society is molding our perception to see something.

40. Mother- Director Darren Aronfsky took the biblical reference to show us the adverse effect of ruining the Mother Nature.

39. Zodiac- Director David fincher did not drew the conclusion of this thriller. We do not know who the culprit at the end is.

38. Poetry- the Korean drama film deals with how a grandmother is trying to save his grandson who committed rape.

39. Boyhood- The linklater’s coming of age movie was shoot for 13 years. This 13 years of hard work molded as a beautiful film.

38. My left foot- Daniel Day Lewes is the protagonist of this movie. Do you need any more explanation? No way…

37. Apocalypse Now- Francis ford Coppolas’s Apocalypse Now is based on the Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. Horror Horror.

36. Sahib Bibi Golam- Based on the Bengali novel of the same name, this movie shows how the old world Jamindery is now faded and the new world order is flourishing.

35. Meghe Dhaka Tara- Director Rittik Ghotok’s Meghe Dhaka Tara deals with a working woman who is affected by a disease.

34. The secret in their eyes- The movie from Argentina deals with the ambiguous relation between two lawyer colleagues with a thriller twist.

33. Incendies-   The Canadian-Lebaneze movie dealt with the destiny and horrific outcome of the war.

32. Adaminte Makan Abu- This Malaylam naïve flick shows us the life of a couple who are due to hazz pilgrim.

31. Adukalam- If you say me who will be the next top celebrated director in Indian cinema. I think it is Vetrimaran. Aadukalam is beautiful film in all aspect.

30. Inglorious bastard- Quintin Tarantino is a jem of a director. This anti-Nazi flick is worth applauds.

29. Ek Doctor ki Maut- We should know about the life of scientist Suvash Mukhopaddhay and this flick from Tapan Sinha can fill your endeavor.

28. The departed- If you say gangster thriller are my favorite genre than you should know the master of this genre and he is no other than Martin Scorsese.

27. Dark Knight- Do you know Nolan’s Dark Knight introduced a new term in the psychology. And it is called a delusional choice or you do not have any choice.

26. Kagaz Ki phool: Guru Dutt made this as his biography. Though it was failed in the early years, it is now regarded as one of the greatest Indian cinema.

25. Raging Bull- Patriarchy is a beast which not only affect your other half but you also. This black and white Scorsese autobiography about boxer Jack La-mota will remind you that. 

24. The Seventh seal- I have watched only one work from Ingmar Bergman and it is here in front of you.

23. Mulholland Drive- Sometimes it is better not to understand and this thriller from David Lynch is like that.

22. The stranger by the lake- The homosexual love story from France deals with the ambiguity between platonic love and sexual desire.

21. Before Sunrise- The first installment from before series is full of philosophical dialogue.

20. Parasite- I was in shock after watching this lifetime movie experience. I do not know whether Capitalism bad but I do surely know Parasite will be celebrated across centuries.

19. Taxi Driver- This thriller from Scorsese made revolution in America after its initial release because of its subject. It showed how the Vietnam War affected the psyche of American soldiers.

18. Gone with the wind- Do you know it is the most successful cinema at the box office? And the movie is about how old world fade to make way for the new one with a run time of 3 hour and 53 minutes.

17. Titas Ekti Nodir Nam- This Bangladeshi film shows us adverse effect of drought. Greta Thunberg this movie is surely for you.

16. Run Lola Run- The German thriller shows us how one event can be perceived by different outlook.

15. 2001: A Space Odyssey: Often regarded as the most scientifically correct science fiction of all time, this Stanley Kubrick’s film is enigmatic.

  14. Mad Max Fury road: The fourth installment of the Mad Max series was in development hell for several years. But, it is most metaphorical movie shadowed by a NFS type race.

13. The lives of others- The German thrillan introduced us with an East German’s policeman who keep tracks of the lives of others.

12. Citizen Cane: This enigmatic movie from Orson Wells often regarded as the greatest films of all time.

11. Psycho- Alfred Hichcock’s psycho is a true masterpiece in all sense. The film deals with a psycho killer who has oedipal complex.

10. Tokyo Story- Yasujiro Ozu, the famous Japanese director molded this family drama in a magnificent way.

9. Red- The third and last installment from Kristof Kierolwosky’s three color trilogy deals with the topic of solidarity. It is the well-crafted cinema I have ever seen.

8. Pyasa- What is more clear than a broken soul? Guru Dutt’s Pyasa is a masterpiece in all aspect.

7. Rashomon: Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon taught me how to perceive things from being in nowhere. This movie explained an event from four different viewpoint.

6. A separation- Asghar Farhadi’s a separation is a subtle tale of human relation. It shows the life of a married couple who filed for divorce.

5. There will be blood- Paul Thomas Anderson is a genius. The ruthless oil Miner Daniel Plainview is one of my favorite movie charater.

4. The Godfather 2- The godfather 2 often considered as the greatest film ever made carries the legacy of the first one ahead.

3. 8 and Half: Fredrico Fellaini’s eight and half tells us about the diminishing fact of artistry. There is much talked topic in literature and that is poetic sterility.

2. Pother Pachali: Ray’s Pather Pachali Is text book example of artistic cinema. This movie showed us the class struggle during the late eighties.

Before revealing my most favorite here are some honorable mention: A clockwork Orange, 12 angry men, The great beauty, Vertigo, Rear Window, La Dolce Vita, Casablanca, Au hazard Balthazar, Hobbit, Battleship Potemkin, The rules of games, Schindler’s list, Dallas Buyers Club, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Awara, Shree 420, Ship of Thesius, any Rituporno Ghosh’s and Shbprasad Mukhrjee’s Bengali flicks, Lootera and some other I may have forgot.

1. The Godfather: The number one is pretty much obvious. I cannot give you the reason why I like this movie so much. Every second when Michael Corleone act gives me Goosebumps.