ALL-TIME FAVORITE FILMS, SERIES & BEYOND

THIS LIST IS A COLLECTION OF MY FAVORITE FILMS AND SERIES WHETHER THEY ARE NARRATIVE, DOCUMENTARY, ANIMATION, OR EVEN VIRTUAL REALITY.

THIS IS SORTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY DIRECTOR (OR SHOWRUNNER) FOR THE SAKE OF TIDINESS.

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ALEX GARLAND: EX-MACHINA (2014), ANNIHILATION (2019), DEVS (2020)
alfonso cuaron: CHILDREN OF MEN (2006), gravity (2013)
andrew niccol: gattaca (1997), in time (2011), anon (2018)
ANDREW STANTON: WALL-E (2008), JOHN CARTER (2012)
ARI ASTER: HEREDITARY (2018), MIDSOMMAR (2019)

B

BEN STILLER: TROPIC THUNDER (2008), THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (2013), SEVERANCE (2022)
BENNY SAFDIE & JOSH SAFDIE: GOOD TIME (2017), UNCUT GEMS (2019)
BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI: THE LAST EMPEROR (1987), THE DREAMERS (2003)
BRANDON CRONENBERG: POSSESSOR (2020)
brian de Palma: scarface (1983), the untouchables (1987), mission: impossible (1996), snake eyes (1998)
BO BURNHAM: EIGHTH GRADE (2018)
BONG JOON HO: THE HOST (2006), SNOWPIERCER (2013), PARASITE (2018)
BOOTS RILEY: SORRY TO BOTHER YOU (2018)

C

CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL & ZEEK EARL: PROSPECT (2018)
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN: INSOMNIA (2002), BATMAN BEGINS (2005), THE PRESTIGE (2006), INTERSTELLAR (2014), TENET (2020)

D

DAMIEN CHAZELLE: WHIPLASH (2016), FIRST MAN (2018), BABYLON (2022)
DAN KWAN & DANIEL SCHEINERT: EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022)
DANNY BOYLE: THE BEACH (2000), 28 DAYS LATER (), SUNSHINE (2007), SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (2008)
DARREN ARONOFSKY: REQUIEM FOR A DREAM (2000), THE FOUNTAIN (2006), THE WRESTLER (2008), THE WHALE (2022)
DAVID CRONENBERG: THE FLY (1986), CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (2022)
DAVID FINCHER: SE7EN (1995), THE GAME (1997), FIGHT CLUB (1999), ZODIAC (2005), THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (2008), THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010), MANK (2020)

DAVID LEAN: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962), DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
DAVID LOWERY: A GHOST STORY (2017), THE GREEN KNIGHT (2021)
DENIS VILLENEUVE: PRISONERS (2013), SICARIO (2015), ARRIVAL (2016), BLADE RUNNER 2049, DUNE (2021)
DREW GODDARD: THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (2011), BAD TIMES AT EL ROYALE (2018)
DOUG LIMAN: JUMPER (2008), EDGE OF TOMORROW (2014), AMERICAN MADE (2017), CHAOS WALKING (2021)

E

EDDIE ALCAZAR: PERFECT (2018), THE VANDAL (2021)

F

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA: GODFATHER (1972), GODFATHER: PART II (1974), APOCALYPSE NOW (1979), DRACULA (1992), JACK (1996)
FRANK CAPRA: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)

G

GASPAR NOE: ENTER THE VOID (2009), CLIMAX (2018)
GEORGE MILLER: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (2015), THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING (2022)
GUILLERMO DEL TORO: MIMIC (1997), HELLBOY (2004), PAN’S LABYRINTH (2005), THE SHAPE OF WATER (2017)

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I

J

J.J. ABRAMS: ALIAS (2001), LOST (2004), STAR TREK (2009)
JAMES CAMERON: ALIENS (1986), TERMINATOR 2 (1991), TITANIC (1997), AVATAR (2009), STORY OF SCIENCE FICTION (2018)
JEREMY SAULNIER: GREEN ROOM (2015)
JONATHAN DEMME: THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991), THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (2004)
JONATHAN NOLAN & LISA JOY: WESTWORLD (2016 - 2022), THE PERIPHERAL (2022)
JOSEPH KOSINSKI: TRON: LEGACY (2010), OBLIVION (2013)
justin benson & AARON MOORHEAD: SPRING (2014), THE ENDLESS (2017), SYNCHRONIC (2019), SOMETHING IN THE DIRT (2022)

K

KATHRYN BIGELOW: THE HURT LOCKER (2008)
KOGONADA: AFTER YANG (2022)

L

LAETA KALOGRIDIS: ALTERED CARBON - SEASON 1 (2018)
LEIGH WHANNELL: UPGRADE (2018), THE INVISIBLE MAN (2020)
LOUIS SCHWARTZBERG: FANTASTIC FUNGI (2019)

M

MARK FERGUS: THE EXPANSE (2015 - 2022)
MARTIN SCORCESE: GOODFELLAS (1990), THE DEPARTED (2006), SHUTTER ISLAND (2010), HUGO (2011), THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (2013)
MICHEL GONDRY: ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004)
MIKA WATKINS: ORIGIN (2018)
MORGAN NEVILLE: WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR (2018), ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN (2021)

N

NEILL BLOMKAMP: DISTRICT 9 (2009), ELYSIUM (2013)
NOAH HAWLEY: LEGION (2017 - 2019)

O

OLIVER STONE: PLATOON (1986), NATURAL BORN KILLERS (1994), ALEXANDER (2004), SNOWDEN (2016)

P

PANOS COSMATOS: BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW (2011), MANDY (2018), THE INVITATION (2022)
PAUL W.S. ANDERSON: EVENT HORIZON (1997)
PETE DOCTER: UP (2009), INSIDE OUT (2015), SOUL (2020)
PETER JACKSON: LORD OF THE RINGS 1, 2 & 3 (2001-2003), KING KONG (2005), THE LOVELY BONES (2009), THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD (2018)
PETER RAMSEY: SPIDERVERSE (2018)
PETER WEIR: DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989), THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998)

Q

QUENTIN TARANTINO: RESERVOIR DOGS (1992), PULP FICTION (1994), INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (2008), THE HATEFUL EIGHT (2015), ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (2019)

R

RAMIN BAHRANI: SECOND CHANCE (2022)
RIAN JOHNSON: LOOPER (2012), KNIVES OUT (2019)
RIDLEY SCOTT: ALIEN (1979), BLADE RUNNER (1982), THELMA & LOUISE (1991), GLADIATOR (2000), HANNIBAL (2001), BLACK HAWK DOWN (2001), KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (2005), PROMETHEUS (2012), THE MARTIAN (2015)
ROB REINER: STAND BY ME (1986), THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987), A FEW GOOD MEN (1992), THE BUCKET LIST (2007)
ROBERT EGGERS: THE WITCH (2014), THE LIGHTHOUSE (2019), THE NORTHMAN (2022)
ROBERT ZEMECKIS: BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985), FORREST GUMP (1994), CONTACT (1997), CAST AWAY(2000), FLIGHT (2012)

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sam mendes: american beauty (2001), jarhead (2005), skyfall (2012), 1917 (2019), empire of light (2022)
SPIKE JONZE: HER (2013)
SPIKE LEE: INSIDE MAN (2004)
STANLEY KUBRICK: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968), THE SHINNING (1980), FULL METAL JACKET (1987)
STEVEN SPIELBERG: JAWS (1975), CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977), INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981), E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982), INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984), EMPIRE OF THE SUN (1987), JURASSIC PARK (1993), SCHINDLER’S LIST (1993), SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998), A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (2001), MINORITY REPORT (2002), CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (2002), LINCOLN (2012), READY PLAYER ONE (2016)

Films I love

ALL-TIME FAVORITE FILMS, SERIES & BEYOND

A

ALEX GARLAND: EX-MACHINA (2014), ANNIHILATION (2019), DEVS (2020)

alfonso cuaron: CHILDREN OF MEN (2006), gravity (2013)

andrew niccol: gattaca (1997), in time (2011), anon (2018)

ANDREW STANTON: WALL-E (2008), JOHN CARTER (2012)

ARI ASTER: HEREDITARY (2018), MIDSOMMAR (2019)

B

BEN STILLER: TROPIC THUNDER (2008), THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (2013), SEVERANCE (2022)

BENNY SAFDIE & JOSH SAFDIE: GOOD TIME (2017), UNCUT GEMS (2019)

BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI: THE LAST EMPEROR (1987), THE DREAMERS (2003)

BRANDON CRONENBERG: POSSESSOR (2020)

brian de Palma: scarface (1983), the untouchables (1987), mission: impossible (1996), snake eyes (1998)

BO BURNHAM: EIGHTH GRADE (2018)

BONG JOON HO: THE HOST (2006), SNOWPIERCER (2013), PARASITE (2018)

BOOTS RILEY: SORRY TO BOTHER YOU (2018)

C

CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL & ZEEK EARL: PROSPECT (2018)

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN: INSOMNIA (2002), BATMAN BEGINS (2005), THE PRESTIGE (2006), INTERSTELLAR (2014), TENET (2020)

D

DAMIEN CHAZELLE: WHIPLASH (2016), FIRST MAN (2018), BABYLON (2022)

DAN KWAN & DANIEL SCHEINERT: EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022)

DANNY BOYLE: THE BEACH (2000), 28 DAYS LATER (), SUNSHINE (2007), SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (2008)

DARREN ARONOFSKY: REQUIEM FOR A DREAM (2000), THE FOUNTAIN (2006), THE WRESTLER (2008), THE WHALE (2022)

DAVID CRONENBERG: THE FLY (1986), CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (2022)

DAVID FINCHER: SE7EN (1995), THE GAME (1997), FIGHT CLUB (1999), ZODIAC (2005), THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (2008), THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010), MANK (2020)

DAVID LEAN: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962), DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)

DAVID LOWERY: A GHOST STORY (2017), THE GREEN KNIGHT (2021)

DENIS VILLENEUVE: PRISONERS (2013), SICARIO (2015), ARRIVAL (2016), BLADE RUNNER 2049, DUNE (2021)

DREW GODDARD: THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (2011), BAD TIMES AT EL ROYALE (2018)

DOUG LIMAN: JUMPER (2008), EDGE OF TOMORROW (2014), AMERICAN MADE (2017), CHAOS WALKING (2021)

E

EDDIE ALCAZAR: PERFECT (2018), THE VANDAL (2021)

F

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA: GODFATHER (1972), GODFATHER: PART II (1974), APOCALYPSE NOW (1979), DRACULA (1992), JACK (1996)

FRANK CAPRA: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)

G

GASPAR NOE: ENTER THE VOID (2009), CLIMAX (2018)

GEORGE MILLER: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (2015), THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING (2022)

GUILLERMO DEL TORO: MIMIC (1997), HELLBOY (2004), PAN’S LABYRINTH (2005), THE SHAPE OF WATER (2017)

H

I

J

J.J. ABRAMS: ALIAS (2001), LOST (2004), STAR TREK (2009)

JAMES CAMERON: ALIENS (1986), TERMINATOR 2 (1991), TITANIC (1997), AVATAR (2009), STORY OF SCIENCE FICTION (2018)

JEREMY SAULNIER: GREEN ROOM (2015)

JONATHAN DEMME: THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991), THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (2004)

JONATHAN NOLAN & LISA JOY: WESTWORLD (2016 - 2022), THE PERIPHERAL (2022)

JOSEPH KOSINSKI: TRON: LEGACY (2010), OBLIVION (2013)

justin benson & AARON MOORHEAD: SPRING (2014), THE ENDLESS (2017), SYNCHRONIC (2019), SOMETHING IN THE DIRT (2022)

K

KATHRYN BIGELOW: THE HURT LOCKER (2008)

KOGONADA: AFTER YANG (2022)

L

LAETA KALOGRIDIS: ALTERED CARBON - SEASON 1 (2018)

LEIGH WHANNELL: UPGRADE (2018), THE INVISIBLE MAN (2020)

LOUIS SCHWARTZBERG: FANTASTIC FUNGI (2019)

M

MARK FERGUS: THE EXPANSE (2015 - 2022)

MARTIN SCORCESE: GOODFELLAS (1990), THE DEPARTED (2006), SHUTTER ISLAND (2010), HUGO (2011), THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (2013)

MICHEL GONDRY: ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004)

MIKA WATKINS: ORIGIN (2018)

MORGAN NEVILLE: WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR (2018), ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN (2021)

N

NEILL BLOMKAMP: DISTRICT 9 (2009), ELYSIUM (2013)

NOAH HAWLEY: LEGION (2017 - 2019)

O

OLIVER STONE: PLATOON (1986), NATURAL BORN KILLERS (1994), ALEXANDER (2004), SNOWDEN (2016)

P

PANOS COSMATOS: BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW (2011), MANDY (2018), THE INVITATION (2022)

PAUL W.S. ANDERSON: EVENT HORIZON (1997)

PETE DOCTER: UP (2009), INSIDE OUT (2015), SOUL (2020)

PETER JACKSON: LORD OF THE RINGS 1, 2 & 3 (2001-2003), KING KONG (2005), THE LOVELY BONES (2009), THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD (2018)

PETER RAMSEY: SPIDERVERSE (2018)

PETER WEIR: DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989), THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998)

Q

QUENTIN TARANTINO: RESERVOIR DOGS (1992), PULP FICTION (1994), INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (2008), THE HATEFUL EIGHT (2015), ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (2019)

R

RAMIN BAHRANI: SECOND CHANCE (2022)