Favourite Films list from each country

[CosmoLady]

Favourite science fiction films:

[Laly]

I find it incredible and highly indicative that there are only Anglo-Saxon films in your lists...

[kingmob]

Some films that I like from each country, with excerpts/edits not trailers:

UK:

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Land and Freedom (1995) by Ken Loach:



Trainspotting (1996) by Danny Boyle

France:

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La Haine (1995) by Mathieu Kassovitz.

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Orpheus (1950) by Jean Cocteau.

Italy:

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Suspiria (1977) by Dario Argento.



Medea (1969) by Pazolini.

Germany:

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Nosferatu (1979) by Herzog.




Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum (1974) by Volker Schlöndorff, Margarethe von Trotta.

Japan:

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Tetsuo (1989) by by Shinya Tsukamoto.





Lone wolf and cub (2002) series

[kingmob]

China:

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ZU Warriors From The Magic Mountain 1983.



Time and Tide 2000 by Tsui Hark

Greece:

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Odysseus' Gaze by Aggelopoulos 1995.



Politiki Kouzina (Α Τοuch of Spice) 2003 by Boulmetis.

USA:

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The Magnificent Seven by Sturges.




Clerks (1994) by Smith.

[coolfrenchguy]

Favourite science fiction films:

the children of men is really fucking boring and inception is really brainwanking

i see you are south african , neil blomkamp is south africain with a double SA-canadian passport, did you watch his short sci fi movies?
starting with his early work pre-district 9/Chappie ideas with Oats Studios









from OATS studios
with sigourney weaver


gory/horror scifi








have you seen ZULU a franco-south african movie made by Jérôme Salle

[Creoda]

really? and what about peter jackson and the first Lord of the rings trilogy? all new zealand made

They're alright, found them a bit boring in parts, but that's because I'm not much into fantasy. Another NZ film that I haven't watched fully but seems decent is Sleeping Dogs, which was Sam Neill's breakout movie (and director Roger Donaldson, whose films I like a lot).

about australian movies , i've seen a few very good scifi movies ,made by shane abess

Otherlife is a true australian masterpiece

like UPGRADE another australian sci fi movie

and what about Cleverman, an Australian supernatural show about a kid who experiences superhuman possessions that features an 80% Indigenous cast and is rooted in Aboriginal mythology

canadian sci fi

for just naming a few without forbidden david cronenberg as one of the most known canadian film maker ,with his biggest hit ,the fly
and best canadian made shows like Orphean Black,Dark Matter,Killjoys or Continuum

Thanks for the suggestions, I'm not a sci-fi aficionado so I'd never heard of them.

[Creoda]

Wow what a list,
here are the ones that you mentioned that I have seen AND enjoyed (my favourites that you mentioned are in bold)

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) disturbing
Crocodile Dundee (1986)

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
From Russia With Love (1963)
Zulu (1964)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
The Italian Job (1969)
Get Carter (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971) disturbing
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
The Bounty (1984)
The Living Daylights (1987) OK but lost interest in Timothy Dalton after this
Goldeneye (1995) one of my favourites
The Beach (2000) one of my top 10? surprisingly deep film
Death at a Funeral (2007) hilarious
The King's Speech (2010)
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

The Wizard of Oz (1939) the CIA used this one for mind control experiments supposedly? strange film
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Vertigo (1958)
North by Northwest (1959)
Psycho (1960)
Lolita (1962)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Duel (1971)
The Godfather (1972)
Chinatown (1974) "Forget it Jake, it's Chinatown"
Star Wars (1977)
The Shining (1980)
Blade Runner (1982) disturbing and deep film, love it
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
No Way Out (1987)
Robocop (1987)
Die Hard (1988)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
The Fugitive (1993) very enjoyable
In the Line of Fire (1993)
The Firm (1993)
The Game (1997)
LA Confidential (1997)
Total Recall (1990) very enjoyable
The Lawnmower Man (1992) deep
Ransom (1996)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Insomnia (2002)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Dark Knight (2008)
The French Connection (1971)
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Gorky Park (1983)
Predator (1987) my first and last monster film, frightened me too much
Falling Down (1993) great
12 Monkeys (1995)
Absolute Power (1997)
Castaway (2000)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
The Departed (2006) great police film, very enjoyable
Body of Lies (2008)
The Town (2010)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Chappaquidick (2017)

You forgot:

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Terminator (1984)
Commando (1985)
Home Alone (1990)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Inception (2010)
Tenet (2020)

Dr. No (1962) Sean Connery was the best overall
Goldfinger (1964)
Thunderball (1965)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) not great but very campy, and you did mention On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Live and Let Die (1973) most politically incorrect James Bond ever, will soon be banned in the US?
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) lost interest in Roger Moore after this
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
The World Is Not Enough (1999) just kidding, I only like Pierce Brosnan
Die Another Day (2002) just kidding, this was terrible, was this the end of Pierce Brosnan's career?
Casino Royale (2006) lost interest in Daniel Craig and James Bond after this
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) since you mentioned the other 2

Thanks for your commentary, you have good taste it seems Was going to ask if you like any South African films before coolfrenchguy did. Can't remember if District 9 was secretly 'based' or anti-white.

[Creoda]

I find it incredible and highly indicative that there are only Anglo-Saxon films in your lists...

None of the films in my lists are Anglo-Saxon, they didn't have cinema back then.

[Creoda]

The Most powerful 10 films of all time

10. Citizen Kane
9. Cool Hand Luke
8. All Quiet on the Western Front (original film)
7. 12 Angry Men
6. Rebel Without a Cause
5. Clockwork Orange
4. Night of the Living Dead
3. The Reflecting Skin
2. Barton Fink
1. There Will Be Blood

List checks out.

Citizen Kane - overrated IMO
Cool Hand Luke - can't remember much about it, but haven't seen since I was a teenager
All Quiet - good
12 Angry Men - didn't like it, very Jewish and obnoxious characters
Rebel without a Cause - Didn't like it, painful over-the-top method acting
Clockwork Orange - Good film (made my British list) but not particularly enjoyable, a distortion of the 'human condition' (like 12 Angry Men)
Night of the Living Dead - good concept and memorable, but the 60s social commentary and obnoxious characters ruined it for me
The Reflecting skin - Never seen it
Barton Fink - never seen it
There will be Blood - found it boring (ha) when it came out, but might re-watch as tastes mature

[kingmob]

USA:

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DEATH OF A SALESMAN (1985).




Naked Lunch (1991) by Cronenberg.