Movies to Expand Your Horizons

In no particular order:

1. The Godfather I&II (III is ok, but…)

2. Inception (what ideas are you committed too...)

3. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
   Most other Kevin Smith movies (except Clerks II, Zack and Miri, and others that are veiled romantic comedies trying to win over both male and female audiences to appeal to the widest demographic but actually end up being shoddy, forced, predictable fluff. Kevin Smith should leave such trite fare to Judd Apatow because that's his only talent.)

4. Fear of a Black Hat

5. The Rocky Horror Picture Show

6. Mamma Mia! (The only thing better than seeing it is seeing it again, and again, and again...)

7. V for Vendetta

8. Vernon, FL

9. Manufacturing Consent

10. Office Space

11. Sideways

12. Hearts and Minds—disturbing

13. Fog of War—not as disturbing

14. Yes Men—not Yes Man

15. Enron, The Smartest Guys in the Room

16. Shut Up and Sing

17. Brokeback Mountain

18. The Big Lebowski

19. Wag the Dog

20. George Romero Zombie Flicks
    Night of the Living Dead
    Dawn of the Dead—very cool [even the remake is good]
    Day of the Dead
    Land of the Dead
    Diary of the Dead

21. Return of the Living Dead—filmed in Louisville

22. Shaun of the Dead

23. 28 Days Later

24. 28 Weeks Later

25. World's Greatest Dad—this is actually a zombie movie, but it's subtle; there's no actual biting or brain eating.

26. American Movie

27. America Beauty

28. Black Swan

29. In Bruges

30. Little Miss Sunshine

31. Fight Club

32. Il Posto

33. Casino

34. Star Trek (2009)

35. Goodfellas

36. Departed

37. Brazil

38. The Princess Bride

39. But I’m a Cheerleader

40. Go

41. Lost in Translation

42. Waiting…

43. Closer…

44. Crash

45. Transamerica

46. An Inconvenient Truth

47. True Grit (even the Cohen Brothers' remake is good)

48. Pumpkin

49. Pineapple Express (ok, so Judd Apatow was involved in one worthy movie)

50. Ever After