Science Fiction / Fantasy
| Movie | Director | Where to Watch |
|---|---|---|
| The Man from Earth | Richard Schenkman | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Ex Machina (2014) | Alex Garland | HBO Max via Amazon; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Arrival | Denis Villeneuve | Netflix/Prime; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| The Lobster | Yorgos Lanthimos | Netflix/Prime; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Moon (2009) | Duncan Jones | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | David Fincher | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| The Fountain | Darren Aronofsky | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves | Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley | Netflix/Prime; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| The Butterfly Effect (Director’s Cut) | Eric Bress & J Mackye Gruber | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
Drama / Biographical / Comedy-Drama
| Movie | Director | Where to Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Big Fish | Tim Burton | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Nebraska | Alexander Payne | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Warrior | Gavin O’Connor | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Train Dreams | Malgoska Szumowska | Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| The Edge | Lee Tamahori | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Life Is Beautiful | Roberto Benigni | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Cinderella Man | Ron Howard | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| The Pianist | Roman Polanski | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Quick Change | Howard Franklin & Bill Murray | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Driveways | Andrew Ahn | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| The Closer | Various | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Petulia | Richard Lester | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Bad Timing | Nicolas Roeg | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Naked | Mike Leigh | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Damage | Louis Malle | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| City of Gods | Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| It’s All Gone Pete Tong | Michael Dowse | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
Crime / Thriller
| Movie | Director | Where to Watch |
|---|---|---|
| To Live and Die in LA | William Friedkin | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| The Prestige | Christopher Nolan | Netflix/Prime; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| The Game | David Fincher | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Sneakers | Phil Alden Robinson | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| The Drop | Michaël R. Roskam | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| The Station Agent | Tom McCarthy | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Whiplash | Damien Chazelle | Netflix/Prime; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Arlington Road | Mark Pellington | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Cutter’s Way | Ivan Passer | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Who’ll Stop the Rain | Karel Reisz | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Sunday Bloody Sunday | John Schlesinger | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Point Blank | John Boorman | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| The Guilty | Gustav Möller | Netflix/Prime; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| The Guilty (Danish 2018) | Gustav Möller | Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Glengarry Glen Ross | James Foley | ITVX Premium, Tubi, Pluto TV; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, Apple TV |
| True Romance | Tony Scott | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
Horror / Thriller
| Movie | Director | Where to Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Triangle | Christopher Smith | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Knights of Badassdom | Joe Lynch | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| S.O.B. | Blake Edwards | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| The Cell | Tarsem Singh | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Sorcerer | William Friedkin | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
War / Biographical
| Movie | Director | Where to Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Unbroken | Angelina Jolie | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Glory | Edward Zwick | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| Jeremiah Johnson | Sydney Pollack | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
| At Close Range | James Foley | Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube |
Film Collection
A curated selection of must-watch cinema
Science Fiction / Fantasy
The Man from Earth
Richard Schenkman
AVAILABLE ON
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Ex Machina
Alex Garland
AVAILABLE ON
HBO Max via Amazon; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
HBO Max via Amazon; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Arrival
Denis Villeneuve
AVAILABLE ON
Netflix/Prime; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Netflix/Prime; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
The Lobster
Yorgos Lanthimos
AVAILABLE ON
Netflix/Prime; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Netflix/Prime; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Moon
Duncan Jones
AVAILABLE ON
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
David Fincher
AVAILABLE ON
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
The Fountain
Darren Aronofsky
AVAILABLE ON
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley
AVAILABLE ON
Netflix/Prime; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Netflix/Prime; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
The Butterfly Effect (Director’s Cut)
Eric Bress & J Mackye Gruber
AVAILABLE ON
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Drama / Biographical / Comedy-Drama
Big Fish
Tim Burton
AVAILABLE ON
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Nebraska
Alexander Payne
AVAILABLE ON
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Warrior
Gavin O’Connor
AVAILABLE ON
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Train Dreams
Malgoska Szumowska
AVAILABLE ON
Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
The Edge
Lee Tamahori
AVAILABLE ON
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Life Is Beautiful
Roberto Benigni
AVAILABLE ON
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Cinderella Man
Ron Howard
AVAILABLE ON
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
The Pianist
Roman Polanski
AVAILABLE ON
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Quick Change
Howard Franklin & Bill Murray
AVAILABLE ON
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Driveways
Andrew Ahn
AVAILABLE ON
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
The Closer
Various
AVAILABLE ON
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Petulia
Richard Lester
AVAILABLE ON
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Bad Timing
Nicolas Roeg
AVAILABLE ON
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy Amazon Video, YouTube
Naked
Mike Leigh
AVAILABLE ON
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy
Prime/Netflix; Rent/Buy
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