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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Hacksaw Ridge
2016, in 6 top lists Check -
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Mad Max: Fury Road
2015, in 23 top lists Check -
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The Big Short
2015, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Lego Movie
2014, in 5 top lists Check -
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Guardians of the Galaxy
2014, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014, in 17 top lists Check -
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Wreck-It Ralph
2012, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Avengers
2012, in 7 top lists Check -
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Django Unchained
2012, in 12 top lists Check -
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The Dark Knight Rises
2012, in 7 top lists Check -
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Dredd
2012, in 0 top lists Check -
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Drive
2011, in 8 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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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010, in 6 top lists Check -
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How to Train Your Dragon
2010, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Secret of Kells
2009, in 1 top list Check -
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Coraline
2009, in 3 top lists Check -
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009, in 2 top lists Check -
47 new
Observe and Report
2009, in 1 top list Check -
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Black Dynamite
2009, in 1 top list Check -
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Inglourious Basterds
2009, in 17 top lists Check -
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(500) Days of Summer
2009 — a.k.a. 500 Days of Summer, in 3 top lists Check -
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Moon
2009, in 5 top lists Check -
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WALL·E
2008, in 26 top lists Check -
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Iron Man
2008, in 8 top lists Check -
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Tropic Thunder
2008, in 3 top lists Check -
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Burn After Reading
2008, in 1 top list Check -
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Step Brothers
2008, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Dark Knight
2008, in 27 top lists Check -
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Speed Racer
2008, in 4 top lists Check -
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Stardust
2007, in 1 top list Check -
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Hot Rod
2007, in 1 top list Check -
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Hot Fuzz
2007, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Mist
2007, in 2 top lists Check -
63 new
3:10 to Yuma
2007, in 1 top list Check -
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The King of Kong
2007 — a.k.a. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, 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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Children of Men
2006, in 12 top lists Check -
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Gwoemul
2006 — a.k.a. The Host, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Departed
2006, in 20 top lists Check -
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Stranger Than Fiction
2006, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Fountain
2006, in 4 top lists Check -
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El laberinto del fauno
2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check -
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The Prestige
2006, in 15 top lists Check -
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Blood Diamond
2006, in 0 top lists Check -
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Casino Royale
2006, in 7 top lists Check -
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Batman Begins
2005, in 11 top lists Check -
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V for Vendetta
2005, in 10 top lists Check
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