This post contains a list of films that I consider worth watching, all of which fall somewhere between a 7/10 and 9/10 rating. See here for a list of my all-time favourite films.
(T) = trigger warning
(S) = film series
n
- 1917 (2019)
A
- A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- A Dark Song (2016)
- A Ghost Story (2017)
- A Scene at the Sea (1991)
- A Separation (2013)
- The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
- Alien: Paradise (2018; a fan edit of Prometheus & Covenant)
- Aliens (1986)
- Amélie (2001)
- Andrei Rublev (1966)
- Angel’s Egg (1985)
- Aniara (2018)
- Army of Darkness (1992)
- The Ascent (1977)
- Attack the Block (2011)
- Audition (1999)
- The Autopsy (2022)
B
- Battle Royale (2000)
- The Beaches of Agnès (2018)
- Being There (1979)
- Beyond the Black Rainbow (2015)
- The Big Sick (2017)
- Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure & Bogus Journey (1989 & 1991) (S)
- Black Girl (1966)
- Black Swan (2010)
- Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
- The Blair Witch Project (1999)
- Burning (2018)
C
- Call Me by Your Name (2017)
- Carlito’s Way (1993)
- Carrie (1976)
- Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
- Coherence (2013)
- Creep 1 & 2 (2014 & 2017) (S)
- Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
- Cure (1997)
- Cyclo (1995)
D
- Daisies (1966)
- Dawn of the Dead (1978)
- Dazed and Confused (1993)
- Dead Poets Society (1989)
- The Devil’s Backbone (2001)
- The Dirties (2013)
- Dogs Don’t Wear Pants (2019) (T)
- Drive My Car (2021)
E
- Eastern Promises (2007)
- Elle (2016)
- Endless Poetry (2016)
- Enter the Void (2009)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- Event Horizon (1997)
- Evil Dead II (1987)
- The Exorcist (1973)
- Eyes Without a Face (1960)
F
- First Reformed (2017)
- The Fountain (2006)
- Freaks (1932)
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
G
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
- Good Time (2017)
- Good Will Hunting (1997)
H
- The Hand (2004)
- Heathers (1989)
- Heavenly Creatures (1994)
- Hellraiser (1987)
- Hope (2013) (T)
- The Hunt (2012)
I
- I Saw the Devil (2010)
- Interstellar (2014)
J
- James and the Giant Peach (1996)
- Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
- John Wick 1-3 (2014-2019) (S)
- Junk Head (2017)
K
L
- Labyrinth (1986)
- Late Night with the Devil (2023)
- Let the Right One In (2008)
- Little Fish (2020)
- Lost in Translation (2003)
- Loving Vincent (2017)
M
- Manchester by the Sea (2016)
- Mary and Max (2009)
- The Master (2012)
- Midsommar (2019)
- Moon (2009)
- The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
N
- Nightcrawler (2014)
O
- The One I Love (2014)
- Once Were Warriors (1994)
P
- Paddington 2 (2017)
- Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
- Perfect Blue (1997)
- Phantasm (1979)
- Pi (1998)
- Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
- The Piano Teacher (2001)
- Poor Things (2023)
- The Princess Bride (1987)
- Princess Mononoke (1997)
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Q
R
- Ratatouille (2007)
- Raw (2017) (T)
- Roman Holiday (1953)
- Romeo + Juliet (1996)
- Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
S
- Say Anything… (1989)
- The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)
- The Seventh Seal (1957)
- Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
- Shame (2011)
- Shaolin Soccer (2001)
- Shallow Grave (1994)
- The Skin I Live In (2011)
- Sleep Has Her House (2017)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
- Starship Troopers (1997)
- Strictly Ballroom (1992)
- Synecdoche, New York (2008)
T
- Threads (1984)
- Trainspotting (1996)
U
- Under the Skin (2013)
- Ugetsu (1957)
V
- V for Vendetta (2005)
W
- Whale Rider (2002)
- What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
X
Y
- Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
- Yi Yi (2000)
Z