I've recently looked through The BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century list.Having watched loads of different films I must say, that in my personal opinion, some choices are doubtable and some great and deep movies unfortunately didn't make it to the list.
Due to this I've decided to compile my own Best-Movies list . There can hardly be a hundred but these films deffinetly deserve people's attention as they touch upon hot issues, historical events and figures that have changed humanity forever and eternal values such as love, friendship and family.
I'm sure that these pieces of art will move your hearts!
English movies ONLY! I'm going to compile The Best Russian Movies List later, as these two industries are completely different! Each industry has its unique qualities and they shouldn't be mixed:) And of course I'm not going to rate them as I consider all of them to be perfect!
Selection criteria:
Acting/Actors
Music
Script
Problems quiestioned in the story
Director
Cameraman
Release Year
"Kate's Best English Movies List:
"Amazing Grace" (2006)
A story of the famous 18-19th. century British abolitionist William Wilberforce who was destined to eliminate the slave trade in Britain forever.
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon
Directed by Michael Apted
Music by David Arnold
Cameraman Remi Adefarasin
Written by Steven Knight
Countries the UK, the USA
"Kingdom of Heaven" (2005)
A story of a young French knight named Balian who travels to Jerusalem and faces all the troubles and atrocities of the Crusades.
Starring Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Liam Neeson, Edward Norton, Jeremy Irons
Directed by Ridley Scott
Music by Harry Gregson-Williams
Cameraman John Mathieson
Written by William J. Monahan
Countries the UK, the USA, Germany
"King Arthur" (2004)
The story follows the Roman commander in chief Arthur and his loyal knights who defend ancient Britannia from the Saxons.
Starring Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgård, Stephen Dillane, Ray Winstone, Hugh Dancy, Til Schweiger, Ioan Gruffudd
Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Music by Hans Zimmer
Cameraman Sławomir Idziak
Written by David Franzoni
Countries the UK, the USA, Ireland
"Outlaw King" (2018)
The story features Robert the Bruce, the 14th-century Scottish King who launched a guerilla war against the larger English army.
Starring Chris Pine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Florence Pugh, Billy Howle
Directed by David Mackenzie
Music by Grey Dogs
Cameraman Barry Ackroyd
Written by Bash Doran, David Mackenzie, James MacInnes
Countries the UK, the USA
"The Conspirator" (2010)
The story follows a young lawyer Frederick Aiken who represents Mary Surrat accused of plotting Abraham Lincoln's murder.
Starring James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Kevin Kline, Evan Rachel Wood, Danny Huston, Justin Long, Alexis Bledel, Tom Wilkinson
Directed by Robert Redford
Music by Mark Isham
Cameraman Newton Thomas Sigel
Written by James D. Solomon; Story by James D. Solomon, Gregory Bernstein
Country the USA
"Titanic" (1997)
A story of a renowned shipwreck that took so many lives. And of course a tale of love, bravery and self-sacrifice!
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher
Directed by James Cameron
Music by James Horner
Cameraman Russell Carpenter
Written by James Cameron
Country the USA
"Amadeus" (1984)
A story of a genius having fears of his own but in the mean time composing great music which is considered to be second to none!
Starring F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, Charles Kay
Directed by Miloš Forman
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cameraman Miroslav Ondříček
Written by Peter Shaffer
Country the USA
"Les Miserables" (2012)
A musical film based on Victor Hugo's classic novel.
Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter,
Sacha Baron Cohen
Directed by Tom Hooper
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
Cameraman Danny Cohen
Written by William Nicholson, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer
Country the USA, the UK
"Becoming Jane" (2007)
A story of Jane Austin falling in love with Thomas Lefroy and finding inspiration for her future novels.
Starring Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters, James Cromwell, Maggie Smith
Directed by Julian Jarrold
Music by Adrian Johnston
Cameraman Eigil Bryld
Written by Kevin Hood, Sarah Williams
Country the UK, Ireland
"Finding Neverland" (2004)
The story features James Barrie who is desperate to find inspiration and write an unsual and successful play after his last play fails. Nowadays, this play is known as the "Peter Pan" story.
Starring Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell, Dustin Hoffman
Directed by Marc Forster
Music by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Cameraman Roberto Schaefer
Written by David Magee
Country the UK, the USA
"Viktor Frankenstein" (2015)
The story follows a young scientist Viktor Frankenstein and his friend Igor who want to change the world and improve the human condition. The only thing is that they have no idea where will their unusual experiments lead them.
Starring James McAvoy, Daniel Radcliffe, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Charles Dance
Directed by Paul McGuigan
Music by Craig Armstrong
Cameraman Fabian Wagner
Written by Max Landis
Country the USA
"Southpaw" (2015)
A story of a talented and famous boxer Billy "The Great" Hope, who lost everything by accident and tries to bring his life back.
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Naomie Harris, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Oona Laurence, Rachel McAdams
Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Music by James Horner
Cameraman Mauro Fiore
Written by Kurt Sutter
Country the USA, China
"Avatar" (2009)
The story touches upon such problems as new technologies and their aftermath, invasion of other planets by those in power and relationship between humans and aliens.
Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver
Directed by James Cameron
Music by James Horner
Cameraman Mauro Fiore
Written by James Cameron
Country the USA
"Submergence" (2017)
A love story of James Moore who is a MI 6 agent and Danny Flinders who is a biomathematician. The film touches upon such issues as religion, terrorist attacks, natural resources, ocean exploration and problems hitting Africa.
Starring Alicia Vikander, James McAvoy, Hakeemshady Mohamed, Alexander Siddig, Reda Kateb, Alex Hafner
Directed by Wim Wenders
Music by Fernando Velazquez
Cameraman Benoit Debie
Written by Erin Dignam
Country the USA, France, Spain
"The Impossible" (2012)
Based on a true story the film follows a British family who went on a holiday which turned out to be a disaster and has changed their lives forever.
Starring Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland
Directed by J. A. Bayona
Music by Fernando Velazquez
Cameraman Óscar Faura
Written by María Belón
Country Spain
"Inside I'm Dancing" (2004)
Rory and Michael are two disabled people who are trying to enjoy lfe no matter what and their condition is not an obstacle.
Starring James McAvoy, Steven Robertson, Romola Garai, Brenda Fricker
Directed by Damien O'Donnell
Music by David Julyan
Cameraman Peter Robertson
Written by Jeffrey Caine
Country Ireland, United Kingdom, France
