175 min | Crime, Drama | 24 March 1972 (USA)
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: Mario Puzo (screenplay), Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay), 1 more credit »
Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan
Pulp Fiction (1994)
154 min | Crime, Drama | 14 October 1994 (USA)
The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster’s wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Writers: Quentin Tarantino (story), Roger Avary (story)
Stars: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
“Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo” (original title)
161 min | Western | 23 December 1966 (Italy)
A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
Director: Sergio Leone
Writers: Luciano Vincenzoni (story), Sergio Leone (story)
Stars: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 20 June 1980 (USA)
After the rebels have been brutally overpowered by the Empire on their newly established base, Luke Skywalker takes advanced Jedi training with Master Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader as part of his plan to capture Luke.
Director: Irvin Kershner
Writers: Leigh Brackett (screenplay), Lawrence Kasdan (screenplay)
Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
“La vita è bella” (original title)
116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 12 February 1999 (USA)
When an open-minded Jewish librarian and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture
of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
Director: Roberto Benigni
Writers: Vincenzo Cerami (story), Roberto Benigni (story)
Stars: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini
Casablanca (1942)
102 min | Drama, Romance, War | 23 January 1943 (USA)
Set in Casablanca, Morocco during the early days of World War II: An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Writers: Julius J. Epstein (screenplay), Philip G. Epstein (screenplay)
Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid
116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi | 3 July 1985 (USA)
A young man is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his friend, Dr. Emmett Brown, and must make sure his high-school-age parents unite in order to save his own existence.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writers: Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson
You can check out the rest of the list here. If you are wondering where to watch the movies online, Netflix is a great platform.
Don’t forget to do your popcorn shopping before the weekend :)