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The best 10 films ever made, judged by myself of course

 

Amelie

Audrey Tautou as Amélie Poulain 
Mathieu Kassovitz as Nino Quincampoix 
Rufus as Raphaël Poulain 
Lorella Cravotta as Amandine Poulain 
Serge Merlin as Raymond Dufayel 
Jamel Debbouze as Lucien 
Clotilde Mollet as Gina 
Claire Maurier as Suzanne 
Isabelle Nanty as Georgette 
Dominique Pinon as Joseph 
Artus de Penguern as Hipolito 
Yolande Moreau as Madeleine Wallace 
Urbain Cancelier as Collignon 
Maurice Bénichou as Dominique Bretodeau 
Michel Robin as Mr. Collignon 
Andrée Damant as Mrs. Collignon 
Claude Perron as Eva, Nino's colleague 
Armelle Lesniak as Philomène, air hostess 
Ticky Holgado as Man in photo 
Kevin Fernandes as Bretodeau, as a child 
Flora Guiet as Amélie, 6 years old 
Amaury Babault as Nino, as a child 
André Dussollier as Narrator 

Amélie is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Its original French title is Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain ("The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain"). Written by Jeunet with Guillaume Laurant, the film is a whimsical depiction of contemporary Parisian life, set in Montmartre. It tells the story of a shy waitress, played by Audrey Tautou, who decides to change the lives of those around her for the better, while struggling with her own isolation. The film was an international co-production between companies in France and Germany.

Amélie won best film at the European Film Awards; it won four César Awards (including Best Film and Best Director), two BAFTA Awards (including Best Original Screenplay), and was nominated for five Academy Awards.

 

Serenity

Nathan Fillion as Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds 
Gina Torres as Zoe Washburne (née Alleyne) 
Alan Tudyk as Hoban "Wash" Washburne
Morena Baccarin as Inara Serra
Adam Baldwin as Jayne Cobb
Jewel Staite as Kaywinnit Lee "Kaylee" Frye
Sean Maher as Simon Tam
Summer Glau as River Tam
Ron Glass as Shepherd Derrial Book
Chiwetel Ejiofor as The Operative 
David Krumholtz as Mr. Universe

Serenity is a 2005 space western film written and directed by Joss Whedon. It is a continuation of the cancelled Fox science fiction television series Firefly, taking place after the events of the final episode. Set 510 years in the future, Serenity is the story of the captain and crew of a transport and cargo ship. The captain and first mate are veterans of the Unification War, having fought on the losing side. Their lives of petty crime are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbors a dangerous secret.

The film was released in North America on September 30, 2005 by Universal Pictures. It received generally positive reviews and opened at number two, taking in $10.1 million its first weekend, spending two weeks in the top ten, and totaling a domestic box office gross of $25.5 million and a foreign box office gross of $13.3 million. However, it did not make back its budget until its release on DVD. Serenity won film of the year awards from Film 2005 and FilmFocus. It also won IGN Film's Best Sci-Fi, Best Story and Best Trailer awards and was runner up for the Overall Best Movie. It also won the Nebula Award for Best Script for 2005, the 7th annual 'User Tomato Awards' for best Sci-Fi movie of 2005 at Rotten Tomatoes, the 2006 viewers choice Spacey Award for favorite movie, the 2006 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form and the 2006 Prometheus Special Award.

 

This Is Spinal Tap

Michael McKean as David St. Hubbins 
Christopher Guest as Nigel Tufnel (Tuffy) 
Harry Shearer as Derek Smalls 
Rob Reiner as Marty DiBergi 
Tony Hendra as Ian Faith 
David Kaff as Viv Savage 
R.J. Parnell, (drummer for Atomic Rooster), as Mick Shrimpton 
June Chadwick as Jeanine Pettibone 
Bruno Kirby as limo driver Tommy Pischedda 
Ed Begley, Jr. as John "Stumpy" Pepys 
Danny Kortchmar as Ronnie Pudding 
Fran Drescher as Bobbi Flekman 
Patrick Macnee as Sir Denis Eton-Hogg 
Julie Payne as mime waitress 
Dana Carvey as mime waiter 
Sandy Helberg as Angelo DiMentibelio 
Zane Buzby as Rolling Stone reporter 
Billy Crystal as Morty the Mime 
Paul Benedict as Tucker "Smitty" Brown 
Howard Hesseman as Terry Ladd 
Paul Shortino as Duke Fame 
Lara Cody as Duke Fame's groupie 
Andrew J. Lederer as student promoter 
Russ Kunkel as doomed drummer Eric "Stumpy Joe" Childs 

This Is Spinal Tap is a 1984 mock musical documentary directed by Rob Reiner about the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap. The film satirizes the wild personal behavior and musical pretensions of hard-rock and heavy-metal musical bands, as well as the hagiographic tendencies of rock documentaries of the time.

Reiner and the three main stars are credited as the writers of the film, based on the fact that much of the dialogue was ad libbed by them. Several dozen hours of footage were filmed before Reiner edited it to the released film. A 4½ hour bootleg version of the film exists and has been traded among fans and collectors for years.

The three core members of Spinal Tap—David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls and Nigel Tufnel—are played by the American actors Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, and British American Christopher Guest, respectively. The three actors play their musical instruments and speak with mock English accents throughout the film. Reiner appears as Marty DiBergi, the maker of the documentary. Other actors in the film are Tony Hendra as the group manager Ian Faith and June Chadwick as St. Hubbins' interfering girlfriend Jeanine. Actors Paul Shaffer, Fred Willard, Fran Drescher, Bruno Kirby, Howard Hesseman, Ed Begley, Jr., Patrick Macnee, Anjelica Huston, Vicki Blue, Dana Carvey and Billy Crystal all play supporting roles or make cameo appearances in the film. Scream queen starlets Brinke Stevens and Linnea Quigley appear in cameos as groupies of the band.

 

Stardust

Charlie Cox as Tristan Thorne, the protagonist. 
Claire Danes as Yvaine
Michelle Pfeiffer as Lamia
Robert DeNiro as Captain Shakespeare
Jason Flemyng as Primus
Mark Strong as Septimus
Nathaniel Parker as Dunstan Thorne
Ben Barnes as Young Dunstan Thorne.
Kate Magowan as Una
Sienna Miller as Victoria Forester
Peter O'Toole as the king of Stormhold. 
Joanna Scanlan as Mormo
Sarah Alexander as Empusa
Ricky Gervais as Ferdy the Fence
Rupert Everett as Secundus
Mark Heap as Tertius
Julian Rhind-Tutt as the ghost of Quartus
Adam Buxton as the ghost of Quintus
David Walliams as the ghost of Sextus
Melanie Hill as Ditchwater Sal
David Kelly as the wall guard. 
Mark Williams as the human form of Billy
Henry Cavill as Humphrey
Ian McKellen as the narrator. 
Jake Curran as Bernard

Stardust is a 2007 fantasy film from Paramount Pictures, directed by Matthew Vaughn. The film is based on Neil Gaiman's novel of the same name, illustrated by Charles Vess, originally published by Avon Books, and stars an ensemble cast including Charlie Cox, Ben Barnes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Sienna Miller, Rupert Everett, Ricky Gervais, David Walliams, Nathaniel Parker, Peter O'Toole, David Kelly, Robert De Niro, and Mark Heap. Narration is by Ian McKellen.

In 2008 it won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form.

 

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