Emma (2020)
Charming retelling of Jane Austen's classic. Worth it for the dresses, the acting is also superb. Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Nighy.
Movies
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A Knight's Tale (2001)
Medieval action comedy film. "Its 14th-century story is intentionally anachronistic, with many modern pop culture references and a soundtrack featuring 1970s music." Starring Heath Ledger, Paul Bettany and Rufus Sewell -- wikipedia.
News of the World (2021)
In 1870, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Tom Hanks), a former Confederate officer who served in the 3rd Texas Infantry, makes a meager living traveling from town to town in Texas and reading newspaper stories to local residents for an admission fee of ten cents -- wikipedia.
The Firm (1993)
American legal thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack, and starring Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, Hal Holbrook, David Strathairn and Gary Busey. The film is based on the 1991 novel of the same name by author John Grisham -- wikipedia.
Netflix
Content and as a company. Also a calibration of Netflix Originals.
Idiocracy (2006)
Luke Wilson, Dax Shepard, Maya Rudolph in a dystopian future.
Flipped (2010)
"Two eighth-graders start to have feelings for each other despite being total opposites." Director: Rob Reiner.
A League of Their Own (1992)
Sports comedy drama film directed by Penny Marshall that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). It stars Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty, Jon Lovitz, ... Rosie O'Donnell, and Bill Pullman -- wikipedia.
Amelie (2001)
Amélie. IMDB's Top Rated Movies #111, Nominated for 5 Oscars.
The Matrix (1999)
Request: Probably one of the most influential films of this century. Reviewers say 'The Matrix' is a groundbreaking film that revolutionized science fiction with innovative visual effects and "bullet-time" sequences -- imbd.
The African Queen (1951)
Humphrey Bogart, Katherine Hepburn. Calibrated in TvF at 395 (awareness).
Quo Vadis (1951 film)
American religious epic historical film set in ancient Rome during the final years of Emperor Nero's reign, based on the 1896 novel of the same title by Polish Nobel Laureate author Henryk Sienkiewicz -- wikipedia.
21 (movie, 2008)
The film is inspired by the story of the MIT Blackjack Team as told in Bringing Down the House, the best-selling 2003 book by Ben Mezrich. The film stars Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Bosworth -- wikipedia.
Silverado (1985)
Stars Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, and Kevin Costner. The supporting cast features Brian Dennehy, Rosanna Arquette, John Cleese, Jeff Goldblum, Lynne Whitfield, and Linda Hunt -- wikipedia.
F1: The Movie (2025)
Request: Epic movie about calling to be sport driver, clear passion and mastery on the road.