Phonofilm Team’s Essential 150

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A curated collection of 150 definitive films and series, handpicked by the Phonofilm team

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1
The Godfather

The Godfather

1972 · 2h 55m · Movie

The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

R
9.1
2
The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

1974 · 3h 22m · Movie

The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.

R
9.1
3
The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

2008 · 2h 32m · Movie

When a menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman, James Gordon and Harvey Dent must work together to put an end to the madness.

PG-13
9.0
4
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1966 · 2h 58m · Movie

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.

R
8.9
5
Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

2011 · 57m · TV Show

Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.

TV-MA
9.2
6
Attack on Titan

Attack on Titan

2013 · 24m · Anime

In a world where humanity shelters behind towering walls from man-eating Titans, a determined teen joins the elite Survey Corps to fight the giants and uncover the secrets of their origin.

TV-MA
8.7
7
Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad

2008 · 49m · TV Show

A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student to secure his family's future.

TV-MA
9.5
8
Cinema Paradiso

Cinema Paradiso

1988 · 2h 54m · Movie

Salvatore, a famous film director, returns to his hometown for the funeral of the local theater's film projectionist, Alfredo. He reminisces about his life as a young boy falling in love with cinema.

PG
8.8
9
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957 · 1h 36m · Movie

The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.

Approved
9.1
10
Fight Club

Fight Club

1999 · 2h 19m · Movie

An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.

R
8.7
11
It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 · 2h 10m · Movie

An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman see the value of his own life.

PG
8.8
12
Seven

Seven

1995 · 2h 7m · Movie

Two detectives try to track down a serial killer who chooses his victims based on the Seven Deadly Sins.

R
8.7
13
Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds

2009 · 2h 33m · Movie

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.

R
8.7
14
Inception

Inception

2010 · 2h 28m · Movie

A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO, but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.

PG-13
8.6
15
Children of Heaven

Children of Heaven

1997 · 1h 29m · Movie

After a boy loses his sister's pair of shoes, he goes on a series of adventures in order to find them. When he can't, he tries a new way to "win" a new pair.

PG
8.3
16
Interstellar

Interstellar

2014 · 2h 49m · Movie

When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.

PG-13
8.9
17
The Prestige

The Prestige

2006 · 2h 10m · Movie

Two friends and fellow magicians become bitter enemies after a sudden tragedy. As they devote themselves to this rivalry, they make sacrifices that bring them fame but, with terrible consequences.

PG-13
8.6
18
Memento

Memento

2000 · 1h 53m · Movie

A former insurance investigator who now suffers from anterograde amnesia uses notes and tattoos to hunt down his wife's murderer.

R
8.4
19
Django Unchained

Django Unchained

2012 · 2h 45m · Movie

With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.

R
8.6
20
Scarface

Scarface

1983 · 2h 50m · Movie

In the 1980s, a determined criminal-minded Cuban immigrant becomes the biggest drug smuggler in Miami, and is eventually undone by his own drug addiction.

R
8.4
21
Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting

1997 · 2h 6m · Movie

A therapist counsels Will Hunting, a janitor with a genius IQ.

R
8.7
22
3 Idiots

3 Idiots

2009 · 2h 50m · Movie

Two friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots".

PG-13
8.4
23
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994 · 2h 34m · Movie

The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

R
8.5
24
Incendies

Incendies

2010 · 2h 11m · Movie

Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.

R
8.8
25
Love, Rosie

Love, Rosie

2014 · 1h 42m · Movie

Rosie and Alex have been best friends since they were 5, so they couldn't possibly be right for each other--or could they? When it comes to love, life and making the right choices, these two are their own worst enemies.

R
7.3
26
La La Land

La La Land

2016 · 2h 8m · Movie

When Sebastian, a pianist, and Mia, an actress, follow their passion and achieve success in their respective fields, they find themselves torn between their love for each other and their careers.

PG-13
8.2
27
GoodFellas

GoodFellas

1990 · 2h 25m · Movie

The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.

R
8.9
28
Whiplash

Whiplash

2014 · 1h 46m · Movie

A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.

R
8.7
29
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010 · 2h 18m · Movie

Two US marshals are sent to a mental institution on an inhospitable island in order to investigate the disappearance of a patient.

R
8.3
30
The Apartment

The Apartment

1960 · 2h 5m · Movie

A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but office politics and his own romantic hopes complicate matters.

Approved
8.6
31
Midnight in Paris

Midnight in Paris

2011 · 1h 34m · Movie

While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.

PG-13
7.5
32
Hugo

Hugo

2011 · 2h 6m · Movie

In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.

PG
7.2
33
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985 · 1h 56m · Movie

Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.

PG
8.4
34
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975 · 2h 13m · Movie

A rebellious convict is sent to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation in 1963 Oregon, and encourages his docile companions to take more control of their lives and defy the tyrannical head nurse.

R
8.7
35
A Separation

A Separation

2011 · 2h 3m · Movie

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.

PG-13
8.5
36
500 Days of Summer

500 Days of Summer

2009 · 1h 35m · Movie

After being dumped by the girl he believes to be his soulmate, hopeless romantic Tom Hansen reflects on their relationship to try and figure out where things went wrong and how he can win her back.

PG-13
7.4