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When I'm not coding, you'll find me capturing moments, watching great stories, or lost in a good book.

My Recommendations

A collection of movies, series, anime, and books that have shaped my thinking.

⭐ Curated List
The Green Mile
9.3
Drama

The Green Mile

Frank Darabont

A tale of death row miracles and the power of compassion.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
8.5
Comedy
🚗

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

John Hughes

Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around, you could miss it.

The Breakfast Club
8.8
Drama
🎒

The Breakfast Club

John Hughes

Five strangers with nothing in common, except each other.

Star Wars: A New Hope
9.2
Sci-Fi

Star Wars: A New Hope

George Lucas

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

The Dark Knight
9.5
Action
🦇

The Dark Knight

Christopher Nolan

The definitive superhero film with an iconic villain.

Mad Max: Fury Road
9.3
Action
🔥

Mad Max: Fury Road

George Miller

A non-stop adrenaline rush through a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

Die Hard
9.0
Action
💥

Die Hard

John McTiernan

Yippee-ki-yay! The greatest action movie ever made.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
9.4
Action
🤖

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

James Cameron

I'll be back. The sequel that surpassed the original.

John Wick
8.8
Action
🔫

John Wick

Chad Stahelski

A retired hitman unleashes chaos for his dog. Legendary gun-fu.

The Raid
9.1
Action
👊

The Raid

Gareth Evans

Indonesian martial arts mayhem. Pure, brutal, beautiful action.

Blade Runner
9.2
Sci-Fi
🌧️

Blade Runner

Ridley Scott

A neo-noir masterpiece. All those moments will be lost in time.

Blade Runner 2049
9.0
Sci-Fi
🔮

Blade Runner 2049

Denis Villeneuve

A rare sequel that honors the original. Visually stunning.

Interstellar
9.6
Sci-Fi
🚀

Interstellar

Christopher Nolan

An epic journey through space and time. Love transcends dimensions.

2001: A Space Odyssey
9.5
Sci-Fi
🛸

2001: A Space Odyssey

Stanley Kubrick

The film that defined sci-fi cinema. Open the pod bay doors, HAL.

Arrival
9.1
Sci-Fi
👽

Arrival

Denis Villeneuve

First contact done right. A profound meditation on language and time.

Dune
9.0
Sci-Fi
🏜️

Dune

Denis Villeneuve

The spice must flow. A visionary adaptation of the sci-fi epic.

Ex Machina
8.9
Sci-Fi
🤖

Ex Machina

Alex Garland

A tense, cerebral thriller about artificial intelligence.

Inception
9.5
Mind-Bender
🌀

Inception

Christopher Nolan

A dream within a dream within a dream. Reality is never what it seems.

Shutter Island
8.8
Mind-Bender
🏝️

Shutter Island

Martin Scorsese

Which would be worse - to live as a monster or die as a good man?

Fight Club
9.4
Mind-Bender
🧼

Fight Club

David Fincher

The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club.

The Matrix
9.3
Mind-Bender
💊

The Matrix

The Wachowskis

What is real? How do you define real?

Memento
9.1
Mind-Bender
📸

Memento

Christopher Nolan

Some memories are best forgotten. But what if you can't remember to forget?

Donnie Darko
8.5
Mind-Bender
🐰

Donnie Darko

Richard Kelly

28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, 12 seconds. That is when the world will end.

The Prestige
9.2
Mind-Bender
🎩

The Prestige

Christopher Nolan

Are you watching closely? Every great magic trick has three parts.

Mulholland Drive
8.9
Mind-Bender
🌃

Mulholland Drive

David Lynch

David Lynch's surreal masterpiece. Hollywood's dark underbelly.

Predestination
8.7
Mind-Bender

Predestination

Spierig Brothers

The ultimate time paradox. Will melt your brain.

Primer
8.5
Mind-Bender
📊

Primer

Shane Carruth

The most complex time travel film ever made. Made for $7,000.

Pulp Fiction
9.6
Tarantino
💼

Pulp Fiction

Quentin Tarantino

Non-linear storytelling at its finest. And you will know my name is the Lord.

Kill Bill: Vol. 1
9.0
Tarantino
⚔️

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Quentin Tarantino

A blood-soaked revenge epic. The Bride's journey begins.

Inglourious Basterds
9.2
Tarantino
🔥

Inglourious Basterds

Quentin Tarantino

Nazi-hunting cinema. That's a bingo!

Django Unchained
9.1
Tarantino
🤠

Django Unchained

Quentin Tarantino

A freed slave becomes a bounty hunter. D-J-A-N-G-O. The D is silent.

Reservoir Dogs
9.0
Tarantino
💎

Reservoir Dogs

Quentin Tarantino

Tarantino's explosive debut. Who's Mr. Pink?

Goodfellas
9.7
Scorsese
🔪

Goodfellas

Martin Scorsese

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.

Taxi Driver
9.4
Scorsese
🚕

Taxi Driver

Martin Scorsese

You talkin' to me? De Niro's haunting portrayal of urban alienation.

The Departed
9.3
Scorsese
🐀

The Departed

Martin Scorsese

Cops and robbers, moles and moles. Oscar-winning crime epic.

Raging Bull
9.2
Scorsese
🥊

Raging Bull

Martin Scorsese

The brutal, beautiful story of boxer Jake LaMotta.

The Wolf of Wall Street
9.0
Scorsese
💰

The Wolf of Wall Street

Martin Scorsese

The true story of Jordan Belfort's excess. I'm not leaving!

Se7en
9.5
Fincher
📦

Se7en

David Fincher

Seven deadly sins, seven victims. What's in the box?!

Gone Girl
9.0
Fincher
💔

Gone Girl

David Fincher

Marriage is a battle of wits. A twisted thriller about toxic love.

The Social Network
9.1
Fincher
👤

The Social Network

David Fincher

The Facebook origin story. You don't get to 500 million friends without making enemies.

Zodiac
8.9
Fincher
🔍

Zodiac

David Fincher

The obsessive hunt for a serial killer. True crime masterpiece.

Lawrence of Arabia
9.8
Epic
🏜️

Lawrence of Arabia

David Lean

The greatest epic ever made. Nothing is written.

The Bridge on the River Kwai
9.3
Epic
🌉

The Bridge on the River Kwai

David Lean

Madness! Madness! A war epic about duty and destruction.

Doctor Zhivago
8.9
Epic
❄️

Doctor Zhivago

David Lean

A sweeping romance set against the Russian Revolution.

Kung Fu Hustle
9.2
Stephen Chow
🥋

Kung Fu Hustle

Stephen Chow

Hilarious martial arts madness. The most inventive action-comedy ever.

Shaolin Soccer
8.8
Stephen Chow

Shaolin Soccer

Stephen Chow

What if monks played soccer? Pure comedy gold.

God of Cookery
8.5
Stephen Chow
👨‍🍳

God of Cookery

Stephen Chow

A disgraced chef's path to redemption. Hong Kong comedy classic.

Pather Panchali
9.5
Satyajit Ray
🌾

Pather Panchali

Satyajit Ray

The first of the Apu Trilogy. One of cinema's greatest achievements.

Charulata
9.2
Satyajit Ray
📖

Charulata

Satyajit Ray

Ray considered this his finest work. A lonely wife's awakening.

The Apu Trilogy
9.8
Satyajit Ray
🎬

The Apu Trilogy

Satyajit Ray

Three films that changed world cinema. Essential viewing.

Oldboy
9.6
Korean
🔨

Oldboy

Park Chan-wook

A man imprisoned for 15 years seeks revenge. A masterpiece of Korean cinema.

Parasite
9.5
Korean
🏠

Parasite

Bong Joon-ho

A brilliant social commentary disguised as a thriller. Oscar winner.

The Handmaiden
9.2
Korean
🦋

The Handmaiden

Park Chan-wook

A twisting tale of deception, desire, and liberation.

Train to Busan
8.9
Korean
🚂

Train to Busan

Yeon Sang-ho

The best zombie movie of the decade. Heart-pounding and emotional.

Infernal Affairs
9.3
Hong Kong
👮

Infernal Affairs

Andrew Lau

The film that inspired The Departed. A cat-and-mouse thriller.

In the Mood for Love
9.4
Hong Kong
💔

In the Mood for Love

Wong Kar-wai

A hypnotic romance about two people who should never have met.

Hard Boiled
8.7
Hong Kong
🔫

Hard Boiled

John Woo

John Woo's action masterpiece. The hospital shootout is legendary.

The Silence of the Lambs
9.6
Crime Thriller
🦋

The Silence of the Lambs

Jonathan Demme

A young FBI cadet must confide in an incarcerated cannibalistic killer to catch another serial killer.

Heat
9.4
Crime Thriller
🔥

Heat

Michael Mann

A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.

Prisoners
9.2
Crime Thriller
🔒

Prisoners

Denis Villeneuve

When the police search for two missing girls is too slow, a desperate father takes matters into his own hands.

Sicario
9.0
Crime Thriller
💀

Sicario

Denis Villeneuve

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border.

No Country for Old Men
9.5
Crime Thriller
💰

No Country for Old Men

Coen Brothers

Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and takes a suitcase of cash.

The Usual Suspects
9.3
Crime Thriller
🎭

The Usual Suspects

Bryan Singer

A sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat. Who is Keyser Söze?

L.A. Confidential
9.1
Crime Thriller
🔫

L.A. Confidential

Curtis Hanson

As corruption spreads through 1950s LA, three policemen must each decide whether to accept or reject the corruption that permeates their department.

Mystic River
8.9
Crime Thriller
🌊

Mystic River

Clint Eastwood

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them has a family tragedy.

The Town
8.8
Crime Thriller
🏦

The Town

Ben Affleck

A longtime thief, planning his next job, falls for a bank manager and starts to question his way of life.

Wind River
8.7
Crime Thriller
❄️

Wind River

Taylor Sheridan

A veteran tracker with the Fish and Wildlife Service helps to investigate the murder of a young woman on a remote Native American reservation.

Hell or High Water
8.6
Crime Thriller
🤠

Hell or High Water

David Mackenzie

A divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme to save their family's ranch in West Texas.

A Prophet
9.0
Crime Thriller
🔪

A Prophet

Jacques Audiard

A young Arab man is sent to a French prison, where he learns the brutal ways of survival.

City of God
9.4
Crime Thriller
📷

City of God

Fernando Meirelles

In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
8.8
Crime Thriller
🐉

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

David Fincher

A journalist and a computer hacker investigate a wealthy family to find out what happened to a woman who disappeared 40 years ago.

Nightcrawler
8.9
Crime Thriller
📹

Nightcrawler

Dan Gilroy

A con man becomes a crime journalist in Los Angeles, blurring the line between observer and participant.

Zodiac
9.0
Crime Thriller
🔍

Zodiac

David Fincher

In the late 1960s/early 1970s, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer.

The Chaser
9.1
Crime Thriller
🏃

The Chaser

Na Hong-jin

A disgraced ex-cop-turned-pimp scrambles to find one of his missing girls. A Korean masterpiece.

I Saw the Devil
8.9
Crime Thriller
😈

I Saw the Devil

Kim Jee-woon

A secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases.

Memories of Murder
9.3
Crime Thriller
🌧️

Memories of Murder

Bong Joon-ho

In 1986 Korea, two detectives investigate a series of brutal murders. Based on a true story.

The Secret in Their Eyes
9.1
Crime Thriller
👁️

The Secret in Their Eyes

Juan José Campanella

A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for an unsolved case from 25 years ago.

Den of Thieves
8.5
Crime Thriller
🏛️

Den of Thieves

Christian Gudegast

An elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Department squares off against a crew of ex-military bank robbers.

Collateral
8.8
Crime Thriller
🚕

Collateral

Michael Mann

A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds in LA.

The Bone Collector
8.0
Crime Thriller
🦴

The Bone Collector

Phillip Noyce

A quadriplegic ex-homicide detective and his female partner try to track down a serial killer.

The Fugitive
8.9
Crime Thriller
🏃‍♂️

The Fugitive

Andrew Davis

A doctor wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife escapes from custody to find the real killer.

Uncut Gems
8.6
Crime Thriller
💎

Uncut Gems

Safdie Brothers

A charismatic jeweler makes a high-stakes bet that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime.

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