1. Into the wild - Who sets the terms of our life, who decides what should we do where should we go, who decides our destiny it takes great courage to be the man one wants to be, the meaning of happiness is best explained by those who know sorrow.
The submission of Hirsch for his role led him to lose 40 pounds and become like a stick dangling in the woods. In the movie, a scene where an Alaskan man who gave McCandless rubber shoes was actually the person who gave real Chris those shoes.
The brilliance of Sean Penn's direction can be seen in this wonder. Into the wild is more than just a film. It's the thin line between life and death. The movie scored 8.1 on IMDb and 81% on Rotten Tomatoes. You can watch this gem on NETFLIX.
2. Life is beautiful - What is a great story? The one with a happy ending I think not, for me a great story is the one where reality is the central idea. It depends on the narrator how he depicts reality on the canvas.
Life is beautiful is a magnificent piece of work by dir. Roberto Benigni shows a story of a man and how love can do miracles. Guido's movie wife was Robert's real-life wife Nicoletta Braschi. It was for the first time in history that a director won Oscar for best actor for a movie which he had directed himself.
I think it deserved more with the ratings, gaining 8.6 on IMDb and 80% Rotten Tomatoes. This Italian gem is available on Amazon Prime.
3. Anand - 'Life should be big not long' the point is to live this life rather than spending it, Anand is an emotion which lives within ourselves and sooner or later we feel it at some point of life.
We all are aware of what Gulzar's pen can do, and this gem truly depicts it. Gulzar wrote the screenplay, dialogues, and few lyrics for some songs. This was the changing point for our Angry young man AB being his first hit. Anand recently celebrated 50 years of bringing the same joy to anyone who watches it.
No wonder Anand gained an 8.3 on IMDB and 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. the movie is waiting for you at Amazon Prime.
4. 12 years a slave - The human race is always in a war, sometimes with guns and sometimes with minds. love and hate both are dangerous if take place with the wrong person. 12 years a slave is the bitter truth of our history which we need to know to praise the present.
The movie rolls around the timeline of the 1850s and one can feel the aura and horror of that time, we have come through a lot and there is more to come. For me, everyone has the right to choose his life but should also be responsible for the consequences. For someone who is thinking what a waste of life is, he must watch this gem.
The movie has an IMDb rating of 8.1 and received 95% Rotten Tomatoes, and is available on YouTube.
5. The Truman show - Sometimes I think our world is nothing but a science project of some high school kid and he is observing the changes and evolution of human beings like we observe a butterfly's life cycle.
Understanding the beauty of this movie, Carry charged $12 million instead of his regular $20 million, although the production team waited for almost a year for Carry to finish his LIAR LIAR. to this date it's a question where this beauty was shot, it was in Florida.
The Truman show is a story of a man a simple man and how he is so special to a world he is totally unaware of. One of the best pieces of Jim Carry, the movie scored 8.1 on IMDb and 95% with Rotten Tomatoes. the movie awaits you at NETFLIX.
6. Pyaasa - It's really difficult to find an unfeigned person in this world, we live in a sad and bitter world where an act of comfort is rare to find. Pyaasa was an absolute implausible piece of cinema, with every dialogue touching our heart with every poetry we connect more to the sad reality of the world.
It is lesser-known that Late Dilip Kumar was actually the first choice for the role of Vijay but because of his absence on the first day of shoot dir. Guru Dutt himself acted and gave us a performance which totally changed Indian cinema, also Nargis and Madhubala was cast as the lead actresses but changed last minute. Based on the story Kashmakash also written by Dutt Sahab, Pyaasa to date is one of the cult classics.
There is no surprise that it scored 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and 8.4 with IMDb. you can watch this piece of beauty on youtube and on Amazon Prime as well.
7. Dead poet's society - We all are survivors. Every day we go through our day-to-day life and survive the day and in this time of survival little moments of laugh with our friends, a kiss from that special one, the peace while watching a baby sleeping is when life happens.
Tom Shulman wrote the story based on his own story and Keates was inspired by one of Shulman's own teachers Harold. At first, the Studio team decided to turn dead cinema society into a musical named 'The sultans of strut' but dropped it later.
'Dead poets society is a movie that makes us wonder where are we going why we are not stopping and embracing the beauty of life. The Captain scored 8.1 with IMDb and 84% Rotten Tomatoes. Arrange your weekend schedule at Disney Hotstar plus this weekend.
8. Shawshank redemption - I don't believe in god but I do fear him. there is no eternal force that is going to make our lives better there is only one thing that is holding this mankind, hope. Shawshank redemption is a tale of hope and survival which portrays how dubious life can be.
Morgan was so dedicated to the film that the baseball shot which took 9 hours led to put morgan's arm in a sling the next day. very few know that the photo of young red was actually morgan's younger son Alfonso freeman. It was believed that Hank will play andy but because of Hank's commitment to Forrest Gump, he turned down the role.
There is a reason movie is the highest scoring on IMDb with a rating of 9.3 and collecting 91% Rotten Tomatoes. You can watch this on NETFLIX.
9. The thin red line - The greatest power and infirmity of the human race is that we are group animals. Because of our unity, we consider ourselves the superior kind, and it is also why we have encountered so many massacres.
Our favorite Adrien Brody was seen not as much as he's worth it, this was because most of his scene was cut down to lose the stash. Brody was himself unaware of these changes. It's an old saying that 'the thin red line is the gap between sane and the mad, the film depicts how these men mud their minds in order to survive the war.
The thin red line is an ode of emotions that sparks the truth of life. With a 7.6 IMDb and 80% Rotten Tomatoes this movie awaits you at Amazon Prime.
10. Stand by me - You never know when you are going to see a person for the last time, you never know if this a catch you later or the last goodbye. People come and go from our life that's a truth we all learn over time even the closest person to you can become a stranger.
'Stand by me' comes from the same collection of stories as 'Shawshank redemption.' on the verge of getting shut down by Coca-Cola, It's almost a miracle this gem is in front of us. As a fun fact it is believed phoenix lost his virginity during the filming noticed by the crew because of his extra smiling during the shoot. To catch the real reactions the cast didn't saw the dead body before the characters and it was really worth it.
'Stand by me' is a real piece of cinema that takes us to our castle of nostalgia. Scoring an 8.1 on IMDb and 91% Rotten Tomatoes, the movie is available on Amazon Prime.
These movies comprise all genres and emotions, so choose freely which one is going to be your first watch. If you are a cinephile you won't be disappointed. As a bonus part here are some more movies which I consider a must-watch - Hera Pheri, Sparsh, Jane bhi do yaaro, Ijaazat, Coco, Soul, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Eternal sunshine of a spotless mind, Saving private Ryan, Cast away, the bucket list.
I hope you will give them a watch and dive into the beauty of the cinema.
