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title: Best Movie Recommendations
description: 17 movies that will help you embody the pompous film critic lurking deep inside your psyche.
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*Movie*

*Recommendations*

| ![Image of A Town Called Panic](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjEyODIyMzU1OF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzg3OTQwMw@@._V1._SY209_CR1,0,140,209_.jpg) | **[A Town Called Panic](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1433540/) (2009)**  10/10  Cowboy and Indian's only wish was to come up with a brilliant idea for Mr Horse's birthday, but when their plan ends up in utter disaster, they'll need to travel the world and back to make things right again. (75 mins.) Director: [Stéphane Aubier](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0041334/), [Vincent Patar](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0665262/) Stars: [Stéphane Aubier](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0041334/), [Jeanne Balibar](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0050210/), [Nicolas Buysse](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1328609/), [François De Brigode](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3873825/) Add to Watchlist “ Animated surreal, absurd French comedy ” - Catnamedmittens |
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|  [![Image of Upstream Color](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTQzMzQ4MDAyNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzE0MDk3OA@@._V1._SY209_CR0,0,140,209_.jpg) ](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2084989/) | **[Upstream Color](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2084989/) (2013)**  10/10  A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives. (96 mins.) Director: [Shane Carruth](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1503403/) Stars: [Amy Seimetz](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1541272/), [Frank Mosley](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1797014/), [Shane Carruth](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1503403/), [Andrew Sensenig](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2426419/) Add to Watchlist “ Unparalleled execution of a vision ” - Catnamedmittens   |
|  [![Image of Whisper of the Heart](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNmQ3N2U5NGMtNjU0MS00YTQzLWE1ZDctZDU5M2M5NTNjOGRmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNTAyODkwOQ@@._V1._SY209_CR4,0,140,209_.jpg) ](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113824/) | **[Whisper of the Heart](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113824/) (1995)**  10/10  A love story between a girl who loves reading books, and the boy who has previously checked out all of the library books she chooses. (111 mins.) Director: [Yoshifumi Kondô](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0464911/) Stars: [Youko Honna](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393365/), [Issei Takahashi](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1534063/), [Takashi Tachibana](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0846181/), [Shigeru Muroi](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0614026/) Add to Watchlist “ Always gets me ” - Catnamedmittens   |
|  [![Image of Interstellar](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjIxNTU4MzY4MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMzM4ODI3MjE@._V1._SX140_CR0,0,140,209_.jpg) ](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816692/) | **[Interstellar](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816692/) (2014)**  10/10  A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival. (169 mins.) Director: [Christopher Nolan](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0634240/) Stars: [Matthew McConaughey](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000190/), [Anne Hathaway](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004266/), [Jessica Chastain](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1567113/), [Mackenzie Foy](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3237775/) Add to Watchlist “ Dream ” - Catnamedmittens   |
|  [![Image of Princess Mononoke](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTVlNWM4NTAtNDQxYi00YWU5LWIwM2MtZmVjYWFmODZiODE5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjU0OTQ0OTY@._V1._SY209_CR4,0,140,209_.jpg) ](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119698/) |   **[Princess Mononoke](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119698/) (1997)**  10/10  On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime. (134 mins.) Director: [Hayao Miyazaki](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0594503/) Stars: [Yôji Matsuda](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0559444/), [Yuriko Ishida](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0410942/), [Yûko Tanaka](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0849100/), [Billy Crudup](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001082/) Add to Watchlist “ To see with eyes unclouded by hate ” - Catnamedmittens |
|  [![Image of The Fountain](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTU5OTczMTcxMV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDg3MTEzMw@@._V1._SY209_CR1,0,140,209_.jpg) ](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/) | **[The Fountain](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/) (2006)**  10/10  As a modern-day scientist, Tommy is struggling with mortality, desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife, Izzi. (96 mins.) Director: [Darren Aronofsky](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004716/) Stars: [Hugh Jackman](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0413168/), [Rachel Weisz](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001838/), [Sean Patrick Thomas](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859503/), [Ellen Burstyn](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000995/) Add to Watchlist “ Scope ” - Catnamedmittens   |
|  [![Image of Confessions](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZDEwZGJiN2UtZDg1My00M2RhLTkzZDUtZmYyNjg3Njg3YzI4XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1._SY209_CR3,0,140,209_.jpg) ](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1590089/) | **[Confessions](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1590089/) (2010)**  9/10  A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death. (106 mins.) Director: [Tetsuya Nakashima](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0620363/) Stars: [Takako Matsu](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0559381/), [Yoshino Kimura](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454128/), [Masaki Okada](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2347861/), [Yukito Nishii](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3945747/) Add to Watchlist “ Dark dark dark ” - Catnamedmittens   |
| [![Image of Dev D](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYjU1NjczNzYtYmFjOC00NzkxLTg4YTUtNGYzMTk3NTU0ZDE3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDUzOTQ5MjY@._V1._SY209_CR2,0,140,209_.jpg) ](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1327035/)  | **[Dev D](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1327035/) (2009)**  9/10  After breaking up with his childhood sweetheart, a young man finds solace in drugs. Meanwhile, a teenage girl is caught in the world of prostitution. Will they be destroyed, or will they find redemption? (144 mins.) Director: [Anurag Kashyap](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0440604/) Stars: [Abhay Deol](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1867717/), [Mahie Gill](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2977124/), [Kalki Koechlin](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3202701/), [Dibyendu Bhattacharya](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0080349/) Add to Watchlist “ A blend of many things, if anything, engaging ” - Catnamedmittens   |
|  [![Image of After the Wedding](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjIxODEyOTQ5Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjE3NzI5Mw@@._V1._SY209_CR4,0,140,209_.jpg) ](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457655/) |   **[After the Wedding](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457655/) (2006)**  9/10  A manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret. (120 mins.) Director: [Susanne Bier](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0081540/) Stars: [Mads Mikkelsen](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0586568/), [Sidse Babett Knudsen](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0461746/), [Rolf Lassgård](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0489858/), [Neeral Mulchandani](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2196217/) Add to Watchlist “ Raw ” - Catnamedmittens |
|  [![Image of Pierrot le Fou](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTQ0OTc4MDcxMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjIzMjA0NzE@._V1._SY209_CR7,0,140,209_.jpg) ](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059592/) |   **[Pierrot le Fou](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059592/) (1965)**  9/10  Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run. (110 mins.) Director: [Jean-Luc Godard](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000419/) Stars: [Jean-Paul Belmondo](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000901/), [Anna Karina](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0439344/), [Graziella Galvani](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0303413/), [Aicha Abadir](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007631/) Add to Watchlist “ Ultimate expression of Absurdity and Surrealism ” - Catnamedmittens |
| [![Image of Fantastic Mr. Fox](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTcwODE2NTI3Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjUwOTY5Mg@@._V1._SY209_CR0,0,140,209_.jpg) ](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432283/) | **[Fantastic Mr. Fox](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432283/) (2009)**  9/10  An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation. (87 mins.) Director: [Wes Anderson](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027572/) Stars: [George Clooney](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000123/), [Meryl Streep](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000658/), [Bill Murray](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000195/), [Jason Schwartzman](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005403/) Add to Watchlist “ Boggis Bunce and Bean, one short one fat one lean, 3 horrible crooks so different in looks but nonetheless equally mean ” - Catnamedmittens |
| [![Image of Summer Wars](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTYyOTk3OTQzM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjU4NDYyNA@@._V1._SY209_CR1,0,140,209_.jpg) ](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1474276/) | **[Summer Wars](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1474276/) (2009)**  8/10  A student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday. (114 mins.) Director: [Mamoru Hosoda](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396074/) Stars: [Ryûnosuke Kamiki](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1126340/), [Nanami Sakuraba](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3142576/), [Mitsuki Tanimura](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1932274/), [Takahiro Yokokawa](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3893990/) Add to Watchlist “ Sleek and fantastical ” - Catnamedmittens |
| [![Image of Cloud Atlas](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTczMTgxMjc4NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjM5MTA2OA@@._V1._SY209_CR0,0,140,209_.jpg "Image of Cloud Atlas") ](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371111/) | **[Cloud Atlas](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371111/) (2012)**  8/10  An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution. (172 mins.) Director: [Tom Tykwer](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0878756/), [Lana Wachowski](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905154/) Stars: [Tom Hanks](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000158/), [Halle Berry](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000932/), [Hugh Grant](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000424/), [Hugo Weaving](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915989/) Add to Watchlist “ The scale of it ” - Catnamedmittens |
| [![Image of Sweet Land](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNzIxMzcwNjY3Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTc4MjM3NA@@._V1._SY209_CR0,0,140,209_.jpg "Image of Sweet Land") ](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0428038/) | **[Sweet Land](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0428038/) (2005)**  7/10  In 1920, Inge, a German national, travels from Norway to rural Minnesota for her arranged marriage to Olaf, a Norwegian farmer; bureaucracy and prejudice cause major complications. (110 mins.) Director: [Ali Selim](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0783180/) Stars: [Elizabeth Reaser](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0714147/), [Lois Smith](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809135/), [Patrick Heusinger](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1738176/), [Stephen Pelinski](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1767401/) Add to Watchlist “ Most people I recommend watch this don't really like it ” - Catnamedmittens |
| [![Image of Sound of Noise](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTgxMjk2MzM5MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODUzMTc0Nw@@._V1._SY209_CR0,0,140,209_.jpg "Image of Sound of Noise") ](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278449/) | **[Sound of Noise](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278449/) (2010)**  7/10  A tone-deaf cop works to track down a group of guerilla percussionists whose anarchic public performances are terrorizing the city. (102 mins.) Director: [Ola Simonsson](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0800800/), [Johannes Stjärne Nilsson](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0632312/) Stars: [Sanna Persson](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1133009/), [Magnus Börjeson](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1132005/), [Johannes Björk](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1131943/), [Bengt Braskered](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0632165/) Add to Watchlist “ Quirky ” - Catnamedmittens |
|  [![Image of Kamome Diner](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMGU0MzI0MDEtMTJiNy00ODk3LWE1ZmUtNjVlYThmZGQ1YWZlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyOTAzODAwOQ@@._V1._SY209_CR3,0,140,209_.jpg "Image of Kamome Diner") ](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0483022/) | **[Kamome Diner](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0483022/) (2006)**  8/10  Where are we welcome? On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls... (102 mins.) Director: [Naoko Ogigami](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0644688/) Stars: [Satomi Kobayashi](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0462050/), [Hairi Katagiri](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0441098/), [Masako Motai](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609306/), [Jarkko Niemi](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1375978/) Add to Watchlist “ The odd duckling ” - Catnamedmittens   |
| [![Image of Under the Skin](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTU1MDEwMDg4Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwOTk3NTcxMTE@._V1._SY209_CR0,0,140,209_.jpg "Image of Under the Skin") ](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441395/) | **[Under the Skin](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441395/) (2013)**  8/10  A mysterious young woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. However, events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery. (108 mins.) Director: [Jonathan Glazer](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322242/) Stars: [Scarlett Johansson](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424060/), [Jeremy McWilliams](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4835245/), [Lynsey Taylor Mackay](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5860325/), [Dougie McConnell](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5860326/) Add to Watchlist “ Different ” - Catnamedmittens |

 

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