Films
Films I enjoy and recommend, sorted by release year.
- Home Alone (1990). A boy accidentally left behind at Christmas defends his home against two bumbling burglars.
- Friends (1994). Six friends navigate life, love and careers in New York City.
- Titanic (1997). A young couple from different social classes fall in love aboard the ill-fated maiden voyage.
- Air Force One (1997). The President of the United States fights to retake his hijacked plane from terrorists.
- The Game (1997). A wealthy banker receives a mysterious gift that plunges his life into a dangerous and unpredictable game.
- The Sixth Sense (1999). A troubled boy who sees dead people finds help from a child psychologist.
- The Lord of the Rings (2001). A hobbit and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy a powerful ring and save Middle-earth.
- Harry Potter (2001). A young orphan discovers he is a wizard and begins his journey at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
- The Island (2005). Two residents of a utopian facility discover the disturbing truth about their existence.
- Match Point (2005). A former tennis pro marries into a wealthy London family but risks everything for a dangerous affair.
- The Da Vinci Code (2006). A symbologist uncovers a trail of clues hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci.
- The Illusionist (2006). A magician uses his abilities to win back the woman he loves from a corrupt prince.
- The Prestige (2006). Two rival magicians engage in an escalating battle of tricks that turns dangerous and obsessive.
- Angels & Demons (2009). A symbologist races to stop a secret brotherhood from destroying the Vatican with a stolen antimatter weapon.
- Star Trek (2009). A young James Kirk and Spock come together to save the galaxy from a vengeful Romulan.
- Sherlock Holmes (2009). The legendary detective and his partner Watson unravel a plot that could destroy all of England.
- Avatar (2009). A paraplegic marine is sent to an alien moon where he becomes torn between two worlds.
- Law Abiding Citizen (2009). A man takes justice into his own hands after the legal system fails to punish his family's killers.
- The Experiment (2010). A group of men are paid to take part in a simulated prison experiment that spirals out of control.
- Inception (2010). A thief who steals secrets through dream invasion is offered a chance to have his criminal record erased.
- Margin Call (2011). An investment bank discovers its assets are nearly worthless, triggering a desperate overnight scramble to survive.
- The Hunger Games (2012). In a dystopian future, teenagers are forced to fight to the death in a televised annual event.
- Her (2013). A lonely man falls in love with an intelligent operating system that evolves beyond his expectations.
- House of Cards (2013). A ruthless politician and his ambitious wife stop at nothing to conquer Washington.
- The Imitation Game (2014). The story of Alan Turing and his team cracking the Nazi Enigma code during World War II.
- Interstellar (2014). A team of explorers travels through a wormhole in search of a new home for humanity.
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). A new generation takes up the fight against the dark side as old heroes return.
- The Big Short (2015). A group of outsiders predict the 2008 financial crisis and bet against the housing market.
- Ex Machina (2015). A programmer is invited to administer the Turing test to an AI with a human form.
- Get Out (2017). A young Black man visits his white girlfriend's family estate, where things take a sinister turn.
- All the Money in the World (2017). The true story of the kidnapping of a Getty heir and the family's refusal to pay the ransom.
- The Lion King (2019). A young lion prince must overcome betrayal and exile to reclaim his rightful throne.
- The Platform (2019). Prisoners in a vertical facility must ration food that descends floor by floor, exposing humanity's greed.
- Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019). A behind-the-scenes look at the drivers and teams competing in the Formula 1 World Championship.
- Ready or Not (2019). A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her new in-laws force her into a deadly game.
- Oxygen (2021). A woman wakes in a cryogenic pod with no memory and must find a way out before her oxygen runs out.
- Society of the Snow (2023). The true story of a Uruguayan rugby team stranded in the Andes after a plane crash.