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Here we go. I've seen all these films in theatre and I recommend
Beasts of the Southern Wild (join Hushpuppy in this mystical tale of bayou life beyond the levee. wins at sundance and cannes)
Chico and Rita (great animation style and cuban music. oscar nominated for best animation, in spanish with subtitles)
Moneyball (true story of professional baseball manager assembling a winning team)
Ides of March (behind the scenes drama and scandals of a presidential primary campaign)
Beginners (the new beginnings of finding, falling and being in love. excellent acting.)
The Artist (black and white, silent film. unique way to tell a simple boy-meets-girl story)
Tree of LIfe (dream-like film with innovative visuals, camera movement and editing)
A Separation (award-winning film about the complications of marriage and the Iranian legal system. in farsi with subtitles)
My Week With Marilyn (high-quality British film production with excellent acting from entire cast)
Hugo (an atmospheric movie about the love of film)
Elite Squad - The Enemy Within (fighting the drug trade in the slums of Rio de Janeiro. highest grossing film ever in Brazil. in portuguese with subtitles)
Captain America 3-D (classic story of underdog becoming super-hero. well-done, subtle use of 3-D)
The Help (racial strife in the 1960s south, based on the best selling book)
Martha Marcy May Marlene (psychological drama of young woman trying to leave a cult)
Le Havre (residents of the harbor city conceal an illegal African refugee. in french with subtitles)
The Women on the Sixth Floor (Paris stockbroker befriends the lively Spanish maids who live upstairs. in french with subtitles)
Silent Souls (a most unusual road trip through central russia to preserve an ancient ritual. in russian with subtitles)
Circo (documentary shows the struggles of a small family circus in rural mexico. in spanish with subtitles)
The Guard (quirky, local policeman in small irish village reluctantly takes on big-time drug smugglers)
Super 8 (strong story, set design and special effects)
Mozart's Sister (the other musical prodigy in the mozart family. in french with subtitles)
Point Blank (non-stop action in this fast-paced thriller. in french with subtitles)
Midnight in Paris (Woody Allen's beautifully filmed, french fantasy)
Incendies (intense family drama. Oscar nomination for best foreign film. in french and arabic with subtitles)
Bride Flight (3 women emmigrate to new zealand after work war 2)
The Trip (intelligent comedy road trip across northern england)
The Double Hour (modern film noir. one woman, two men and the money. in italian with subtitles)
Fast Five (Hollywood action from tough guys, beautiful women and fast cars)
13 Assassins (classic, ancient samurai story with extraordinary final battle. in japanese with english subtitles)
Water for Elephants (old-fashioned circus movie - 2 rival men, an attractive woman and the elephant)
Meek's Cutoff (pioneer settlers lost in the american west of 1860s)
The Princess of Montpensier (epic costume drama. in french with subtitles)
Source Code (unique sci-fi premise. good chemistry between 2 lead actors)
Jane Eyre (based on the classic novel. excellent acting)
Queen to Play (lovely small story, beautiful locations, radiant actress. in french with subtitles)
The Desert of Forbidden Art (absorbing documentary of the recovery, restoration and display of banned russian artwork)
Blue Valentine (study of a dissolving marriage with strong, realistic performances)
Black Swan (inside the world of ballet with oscar winning performance by natalie portman)
True Grit (remake of classic western with excellent acting and dialogue)
The Fighter (bio of boxer micky ward. powerful,realistic acting)
Animal Kingdom (strong story of australian criminal family)
Carancho (ambulance-chasing lawyer romances emergency doctor in the noir thriller from argentina. in spanish with subtitles)
The Kids Are All Right (great performances from entire cast, especially Annette Bening)
The Illusionist (amazing animation tells a delightful story of a traveling magician)
Applause (extraordinary performance by lead actress Paprika Steen. in danish with subtitles)
Nothing Personal (isolation, loneliness and love on the Irish coast)
The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest (final film of the trilogy. in swedish with subtitles)
The Town (bank and armored car robberies in Boston. strong action film)
The Social Network (true story about the creation of Facebook)
Let Me In (remake of the swedish vampire film, 'Let The Right One In')
Conviction (based on true story of a wrongful murder conviction. excellent cast and acting)
Leaving (passion, obsessive love and betrayal in the french countryside. in french with subtitles)
The American (methodical, day to day life of a gunmaker for assassins.)
The Girl Who Played With Fire (second film of the trilogy. in swedish with subtitles)
I Am Love (love among the super rich. in italian with subtitles)
Mademoiselle Chambon (beautiful love story. in french with subtitles)
Inception (sweet dreams within a dream within a dream)
Solitary Man (unique story and excellent acting)
Winter's Bone (sundance winner shows the dark side of drugs and hard life in the ozarks of missouri)
Let It Rain (light french comedy. in french with subtitles)
The Father of My Children ( the trials of balancing business and family life. in french with subtitles)
Anton Chekhov's The Duel (a beautiful period piece based on the Chekhov novella)
Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (absorbing murder mystery. in swedish with subtitles)
Exit Through The Gift Shop (unique documentary covers street art)
Ondine (Irish film blends a fairy tale and reality)
Please Give (family trying to do their best in New York City)
Prince Of Persia (big buck, Hollywood action adventure, early summer movie)
The Secret In Their Eyes (from Argentina, Academy Award winer for best foreign film. in spanish with subtitles)
Harry Brown (British urban crime film with Michael Caine still the tough guy at 70+ years old)
Here and There ( parallel stories of a Serbian in New York City and a New Yorker in Serbia. in english and serbian with subtitles)
Holy Rollers (based on true story of haddasic jews smuggling illegal drugs)
City Island (light comedy of a dysfunctional New Jersey family)
Mid August Lunch (a light comedy, italian appetizer with subtitles)
A Prophet (french crime film. winner of 9 cesar awards including best picture. in french and arabic with subtitles)
Greenberg (offbeat relationship comedy)
Alice in Wonderland (wonderous characters and set design)
2010 Academy Award Nominated Animated Shorts (excellent group of films with added 'commendable' animation shorts)
The Girl On The Train (french drama with subtitles)
The White Ribbon (oscar nominated for best foreign film in german with subtitles)
The Yellow Handkerchief (southern road trip to romance with excellent acting)
Ajami (oscar nominated for best foriegn film in arabic and hebrew with subtitles))
Broken Embraces (unique movie within a movie in spanish with subtitles)
Crazy Heart (Oscar for best actor Jeff Bridges. comeback music drama with excellent ensemble acting)
Terribly Happy (film noir in danish with subtiles)
Fish Tank (gritty British hip-hop coming-of-age story. spoken with heavy british accent)
The Young Victoria (British historical costume drama)
The Blind Side (based on true inspirational story)
Avatar (definitely see the 3-D version to immerse yourself in the story)
Sherlock Holmes
Bad Lieutenant
Me And Orson Welles (behind the scenes New York theatre story)
An Education (excellent acting and coming of age story)
Police, Adjective (the basics of police work in romanian with subtitles)
La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (beautiful ballet documentary in french with subtitles)
Up In The Air (commercial hit with George Clooney)
The Last Station ( the last year of Tolstoy's life with great acting)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (unique animation)
The Messenger (the usually unseen effects of the war on the homefront)
Brothers (2 brothers in love with the same woman)
Armored (big monet robbery with a few twists)
Red Cliff (spectacular war epic. most expensive Chinese film ever made. in mandarin with english subtitles)
El Regalo de la Pachamama (story of Andes salt miners in chilean dialect with subtitles)
Michael Jackson's This Is It (behind the scene rehersals for planned London concerts)
New York, I Love You (a dozen short stories about love in the big city)
The Maid (domestic drama from Chile in spanish with subtitles)
Capitalism (revealing documentary on the U.S. economic collapse)
A Serious Man (offbeat comedy from the Coen brothers)
35 Shots of Rum (another side of Paris in french with subtitles)
The September Issue (documentary about Vogue magazine)
In Search of Beethoven
Paris (family drama in french with subtitles)
Big Fan (story of obsessed sports fan)
Up (animation for children and adults)
Coco Before Chanel (fashion biography from France with subtitles)
Still Walking (family drama from Japan with subtitles)
Extract (offbeat comedy)
District 9 (great, original science-fiction story)
Inglorious Basterds
World's Greatest Dad
Flame and Citron (world war 2 resistance fighters from Denmark with subtitles)
Woman in Berlin (world war 2 drama from Germany with subtitles)
Julie and Julia (bring something to eat with you)
Ice Age -Dawn of the Dinosaurs 3-D (animated childrens's film that shows current state-of-the-art 3-D technology)
Funny People (the serious side of comedy)
500 Days of Summer (different approach on the classic romantic comedy)
Lorna's Silence (immigration drama from Belgium with subtitles)
Local Color
Adam
Public Enemies
Whatever Works
Paraiso Travel (immigration drama from Chile with subtitles)
Departures (Oscar winner for best foreign film. in Japanese with subtitles)
The Hangover
Soul Power
Food, Inc
The Hurt Locker
Summer Hours (family drama in French with subtitles)
Seraphine (life of an artist in French with subtitles)
Pressure Cooker
Valentino
State of Play
Lemon Tree (a drama from Palestine with subtitles)
Lymelife
Fados (a music documentary)
Owl and the Sparrow (a light romantic drama from Vietnam)
Management
Every Little Step
Easy Virtue
Tyson
Star Trek
Ballerina (a dancer documentary from Russia with subtitles)
Duplicity
Sleep Dealer (a science fiction story from Mexico in english and spanish with subtitles)
Sugar (a baseball drama from the Dominican Republic in english and spanish with subtitles)
Everlasting Moments (a family epic from Sweden with subtitles)
The Song of Sparows (a very different family comedy from Iran with subtitles)
Fast and Furious
Adventureland
Tokyo Sonata (a family drama from Japan with subtitles)
The Secrets (a religious drama from Israel with subtitles)
The Great Buck Howard
Moscow, Belgium (a romantic comedy from Belgium with subtitles)
Confessios of a Shopaholic
He's Just Not That Into You
Coraline (3D)
Slumdog Millionaire
Two Lovers
Taken
The Wrestler
Gran Torino
Man On Wire (Oscar winner for best documentary)
Let The Right One In (Swedish vampire film with subtitles)
Gomorrah ( a gangster film from Italy with subtitles)
The Reader (Oscar for best actress)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Class (high school classroom drama from France with subtitles)
more to come...
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