The Magic Of Cinema

Just a collection of the best movies of all time, no biggie Movie Master List

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Up (2009)

“Carl, an old widower, goes off on an adventure in his flying house in search of Paradise Falls, his wife’s dream destination.”

Ed Asner x Jordan Nagai x Bob Peterson

Directed by Pete Docter

Screenplay by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson

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Pride And Prejudice (2005)

“Mrs Bennet insists that her daughters find rich husbands and settle down. When a wealthy bachelor starts living near them, Mrs Bennet’s happiness knows no bounds.”

Keira Knightly x Matthew Macfayden

Directed by Joe Wright

Based on the novel by Jane Austen

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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

“With his impeccable vocal abilities, Freddie Mercury and his rock band, Queen, achieve superstardom. However, amidst his skyrocketing success, he grapples with his ego, sexuality and a fatal illness.”

Rami Malek x Ben Hardy x Gwilym Lee x Joseph Mazzello x Lucy Boynton

Directed by Bryan Singer

Screenplay by Anthony McCarten

Based on the lives of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon, and Roger Taylor

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Maleficent (2014)

“Maleficent is a kind-hearted fairy, who is deceived by the love of her life, Stefan. Soon, she places a curse on his daughter, Aurora, in order to exact revenge.”

Angelina Jolie x Elle Fanning

Directed by Robert Stromberg

Based on the story by Charles Perrault

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Raymond and Ray (2022)

“Half-brothers Raymond and Ray reunite when their estranged father dies -- and discover that his final wish was for them to dig his grave. Together, the process who they've become as men, both because of their father and in spite of him.”

Ethan Hawke x Ewan McGregor

Directed by Rodrigo García

Written by Rodrigo García

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The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)

“The Kadam family leaves India for France where they open a restaurant directly across the road from Madame Mallory’s Michelin-starred eatery.”

Manish Dayal x Charlotte Le Bon x Helen Mirren x Om Puri

Directed by Lasse Hallström

Screenplay by Steven Knight

Novel by Richard C. Morais

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La La Land (2016)

“While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.”

Ryan Gosling x Emma Stone

Directed by Damien Chazelle

Written by Damien Chazelle

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Before We Go (2014)

“Two strangers stuck in Manhattan for the night grow into each other’s most trusted confidants when an evening of unexpected adventure forces them to confront their fears and take control of their lives.“

Chris Evans x Alice Eve

Directed by Chris Evans

Screenplay by Ronald Bass, Jen Smolka, Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair

Story by Ronald Bass and Jen Smolka

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Meet Joe Black (1998)

“Death, who takes the form of a young man (Brad Pitt), asks a media mogul (Sir Anthony Hopkins) to act as a guide to teach him about life on Earth, and in the process, he falls in love with his guide’s daughter (Claire Forlani).”

Brad Pitt x Anthony Hopkins x Claire Forlani

Directed by Martin Brest

Screenplay by Ron Osborn,  Jeff Reno, Kevin Wade and Bo Goldman

Inspired by the play by Alberto Casella 

Inspired by the play by Walter Ferris

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Moonstruck (1987)

“Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry.”

Cher x Nicolas Cage Directed by Norman Jewison

Written by John Patrick Shanley

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The Secret Garden (1993)

“A young, recently-orphaned girl is sent to England after living in India all her life. Once there, she begins to explore her new, seemingly-isolated surroundings – and its secrets.”

Kate Maberly x Heydon Prowse x Andrew Knott x Maggie Smith

Directed by Agnieszka Holland

Screenplay by Caroline Thompson

Book by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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Clueless (1995)

“A rich high school student tries to boost a new pupil’s popularity, but reckons without affairs of the heart getting in the way.”

Alicia Silverstone x Paul Rudd x Stacey Dash x Brittany Murphy

Directed by Amy Heckerling 

Written by Amy Heckerling

Loosely based on Emma by Jane Austen

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The Wizard of Oz (1939)

“Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well.“

Judy Garland 

Directed by Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Mervyn LeRoy, Norman Taurog, Richard Thorpe and King Vidor

Screenplay by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf

Adaption by Noel Langley

Book by L. Frank Baum

More credits here

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Cruel Intentions (1999)

“Two vicious step-siblings of an elite Manhattan prep school make a wager: to deflower the new headmaster’s daughter before the start of term.”

Reese Witherspoon x Ryan Phillippe x Sarah Michelle Gellar

Directed by Roger Kumble

Screenplay by Roger Kumble

Based on the novel by Choderlos de Laclos

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The Princess And The Frog (2009)

“A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.”

Anika Noni Rose x Bruno Campos x Keith David x Jennifer Cody

Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker

Screenplay by Ron Clements, John Musker, and Rob Edwards Story by John Musker, Ron Clements, Greg Erb, and Jason Oremland

Inspired by “The Frog And The Princess” by E.D. Baker

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The Scent Of A Woman (1992)

“A prep school student needing money agrees to “babysit” a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated.”

Al Pacino x Chris O’Donnell

Directed by Martin Brest

Screenplay by Bo Goldman

Based on the novel by Giovanni Arpino

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Peter Pan (1953)

“Wendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan.”

Bobby Discroll x Kathryn Beaumont 

Directed by George Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske and Jack Kinney

Story by Ted Sears, Erdman Penner, Bill Peet, Winston Hibler, Joe Rinaldi, Milt Banta, Ralph Wright and William Cottrell

Play by J.M. Barrie