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Boyhood

1. Boyhood

Jul 11, 2014 • Rated R

Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Richard Linklater's Boyhood is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (Ellar Coltrane), who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. Starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette as Mason's parents and newcomer Lorelei Linklater as his sister Samantha, Boyhood charts the rocky terrain of childhood like no other film has before and is both a nostalgic time capsule of the recent past and an ode to growing up and parenting. [IFC Films]

Tokyo Story

1. Tokyo Story

Yasujiro Ozu’s Tokyo Story follows an aging couple, Tomi and Sukichi, on their journey from their rural village to visit their two married children in bustling, postwar Tokyo. Their reception is disappointing: too busy to entertain them, their children send them off to a health spa. After Tomi falls ill she and Sukichi return home, while the children, grief-stricken, hasten to be with her. From a simple tale unfolds one of the greatest of all Japanese films. Starring Ozu regulars Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara, the film reprises one of the director’s favorite themes—that of generational conflict—in a way that is quintessentially Japanese and yet so universal in its appeal that it continues to resonate as one of cinema’s greatest masterpieces. [Janus Films]

Intolerance

3. Intolerance

The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.

The Lady Vanishes

4. The Lady Vanishes

Nov 1, 1938 • Rated TV-G

While travelling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train.

Some Like It Hot

5. Some Like It Hot

Mar 29, 1959 • Rated TV-PG

When two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.

The Night of the Hunter

6. The Night of the Hunter

Jul 27, 1955 • Rated TV-PG

A traveling preacher's (Robert Mitchum) nefarious motives for marrying a fragile widow (Shelley Winters) are uncovered by her terrified young children.

12 Angry Men

7. 12 Angry Men

Apr 1, 1957 • Rated TV-PG

12 Angry Men, by Sidney Lumet, is a behind-closed-doors look at the American legal system. This iconic adaptation of Reginald Rose’s teleplay stars Henry Fonda as the dissenting member on a jury of white men ready to pass judgment on a Puerto Rican teenager charged with murdering his father. The result is a saga of epic proportions that plays out over a tense afternoon in one sweltering room.

Killer of Sheep

8. Killer of Sheep

Killer of Sheep examines the black Los Angeles ghetto of Watts in the mid-1970s through the eyes of Stan, a sensitive dreamer who is growing detached and numb from the psychic toll of working at a slaughterhouse. The film offers no solutions; it merely presents life -- sometimes hauntingly bleak, sometimes filled with transcendent joy and gentle humor. [Milestone Film & Video]

12 Years a Slave

9. 12 Years a Slave

Oct 18, 2013 • Rated R

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man living in upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.

Manchester by the Sea

10. Manchester by the Sea

Nov 18, 2016 • Rated R

After the death of his older brother Joe (Kyle Chandler), Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) is shocked to learn that Joe has made him sole guardian of his nephew Patrick (Lucas Hedges). Taking leave of his job, Lee reluctantly returns to Manchester-by-the-Sea to care for Patrick, a spirited 15-year-old, and is forced to deal with a past that separated him from his wife Randi (Michelle Williams) and the community where he was born and raised. Bonded by the man who held their family together, Lee and Patrick struggle to adjust to a world without him.

Red River

11. Red River

Sep 17, 1948 • Rated TV-PG

Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son.

Rosemary's Baby

12. Rosemary's Baby

Jun 12, 1968 • Rated R

A young couple move into an apartment, only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and occurrences. When the wife becomes mysteriously pregnant, paranoia over the safety of her unborn child begins to control her life.

Gravity

13. Gravity

Oct 4, 2013 • Rated PG-13

Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone - tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth - and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.

One Battle After Another

14. One Battle After Another

Sep 26, 2025 • Rated R

Washed-up revolutionary Bob (Leonardo DiCaprio) exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa (Chase Infiniti). When his evil nemesis (Sean Penn) resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

15. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair unites Volume 1 and Volume 2 into a single, unrated epic—presented exactly as he intended, complete with a new, never-before-seen anime sequence. Uma Thurman stars as The Bride, left for dead after her former boss and lover Bill ambushes her wedding rehearsal, shooting her in the head and stealing her unborn child. To exact her vengeance, she must first hunt down the four remaining members of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad before confronting Bill himself.

I Am Not Your Negro

16. I Am Not Your Negro

Dec 9, 2016 • Rated PG-13

Director Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished - a radical narration about race in America, using the writer’s original words. He draws upon James Baldwin’s notes on the lives and assassinations of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr to explore and bring a fresh and radical perspective to the current racial narrative in America. [Magnolia Pictures]

Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World

17. Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World

An overworked and underpaid production assistant must drive around the city of Bucharest to film the casting for a workplace safety video commissioned by a multinational company. When one of her interviewees makes a statement that ignites a scandal she is forced to re-invent the whole story. [MUBI]

Pulp Fiction

18. Pulp Fiction

Oct 14, 1994 • Rated R

Several inter-locking stories of crime and intrigue form a temporal mosaic set in the Los Angeles underworld.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

19. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Apr 22, 1962 • Rated TV-PG

A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed.

Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell

20. Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell

After a car accident claims the life of his sister-in-law and leaves his 5-year-old nephew an orphan, a thirtysomething man named Thien (Le Phong Vu) leaves Saigon for a trip back to his rural hometown. During his meditative, wandering visit, Thien wrestles with his own agnosticism in the face of others’ religious beliefs, summons memories of his long-disappeared brother, and reconnects with a former girlfriend who now lives as a nun at a Christian church and school.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

21. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Dec 8, 2000 • Rated PG-13

In 19th century China, a magical sword given by a warrior (Chow Yun-Fat) to his lover (Michelle Yeoh) is stolen and the quest to find it ensues. The search leads to the House of Yu where the story travels in a different direction with the introduction of a mysterious assassin and another love story.

Stop Making Sense

22. Stop Making Sense

Oct 18, 1984 • Rated PG

A concert film of the rock band Talking Heads.

The Apartment

23. The Apartment

Jun 15, 1960 • Rated TV-PG

A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.

Days of Heaven

24. Days of Heaven

Sep 13, 1978 • Rated PG

One of the most critically acclaimed films of all time, Days Of Heaven is a moving story about two men who love the same woman. A fugitive from the slums of Chicago, finds himself pitted against a shy, rich Texan for the love of Abby. Writer/director Malick's film is an extraordinary cinematic achievement of sight and sound. [Paramount Pictures]

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