Capital 'M' Movies
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What is a Capital 'M' Movie? A Capital 'M' Movie is many things. It's a movie that has, with few exceptions, all of the following..
1. Fun. Now fun comes in many flavors but in one way or another it's a movie so fun that you could almost start it over as soon as it finishes. And to get that kind of fun it usually means that the film is set within..
2. A unique, fully realized world. One that draws you in and sticks with you. One you can feel exists beyond the confines of this one story. One you find yourself wanting to revisit. And a world can only make you feel that way if it's populated with..
3. Human, three dimensional characters. People written and acted so well that we can genuinely feel for them and their struggle. But if we're going to empathize with that struggle requires..
4. A gripping, well paced story with stakes, stakes that feel real, stakes that grow as the story progressing leading to a satisfying finale. But even the most gripping store can fail to move us if it be told without..
5. Craftsmanship. Solid directing, editing, cinematography, sound design, the works.
Put all that together and you end up with something unforgettable, a movie both of its time and for all time. One you can watch over and over again without losing enjoyment. A movie that's a thrill to show to someone who hasn't seen it and a delight to watch with people who have. A real, Capital 'M' Movie.
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Shot Caller
2017, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hell or High Water
2016, in 4 top lists Check -
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Spring Breakers
2012, in 5 top lists Check -
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Seven Psychopaths
2012, in 0 top lists Check -
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Drive
2011, in 8 top lists Check -
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Serbuan maut
2011 — a.k.a. The Raid: Redemption, in 2 top lists Check -
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Ang-ma-reul bo-at-da
2010 — a.k.a. I Saw the Devil, in 3 top lists Check -
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Four Lions
2010, in 0 top lists Check -
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Observe and Report
2009, in 1 top list Check -
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Burn After Reading
2008, in 1 top list Check -
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The Dark Knight
2008, in 27 top lists Check -
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3:10 to Yuma
2007, in 1 top list Check -
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Zodiac
2007, in 14 top lists Check -
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No Country for Old Men
2007, in 23 top lists Check -
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The Departed
2006, in 20 top lists Check -
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005, in 4 top lists Check -
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A History of Violence
2005, in 11 top lists Check -
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Collateral
2004, in 6 top lists Check -
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004, in 9 top lists Check -
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003, in 18 top lists Check -
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Salinui chueok
2003 — a.k.a. Memories of Murder, in 17 top lists Check -
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Insomnia
2002, in 1 top list Check -
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Catch Me If You Can
2002, in 9 top lists Check -
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Cidade de Deus
2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 22 top lists Check -
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Ocean's Eleven
2001, in 6 top lists Check -
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000, in 6 top lists Check -
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American Psycho
2000, in 12 top lists Check -
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Snatch
2000, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Big Lebowski
1998, in 26 top lists Check -
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Zero Effect
1998, in 1 top list Check -
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L.A. Confidential
1997, in 27 top lists Check -
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Fargo
1996, in 27 top lists Check -
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Pulp Fiction
1994, in 38 top lists Check -
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Léon
1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check -
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The Shawshank Redemption
1994, in 24 top lists Check -
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Falling Down
1993, in 1 top list Check -
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The Silence of the Lambs
1991, in 36 top lists Check -
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Goodfellas
1990, in 31 top lists Check -
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Raising Arizona
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
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RoboCop
1987, in 15 top lists Check -
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The Hidden
1987, in 2 top lists Check -
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Manhunter
1986, in 6 top lists Check -
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Blue Velvet
1986, in 27 top lists Check -
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Clue
1985, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Blues Brothers
1980, in 11 top lists Check -
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Rolling Thunder
1977, in 3 top lists Check -
235 new
Assault on Precinct 13
1976, in 6 top lists Check -
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Paper Moon
1973, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Godfather
1972, in 42 top lists Check -
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Dirty Harry
1971, in 17 top lists Check
Last updated on Feb 9, 2017;