100 FAVORITE FILMS

as of January 2014

DON'T LOOK NOW

red • Venice • lipstick-biting

QIVITOQ

icebergs • places I've been to • roughian

UGETSU MONOGATARI

mysterious woman • samurai • fantasy

RASHOMON

doubt • investigation • complex

HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE

good advice • New York City • real

SCHINDLER'S LIST

terror • our past • blood on cheeks

THE MATRIX

choose wisely • cyber culture • religion

DOGVILLE

minimalism • twist • references

KHUDITO PASHAN

Bengal • ghost love story • mystery

ROMEO + JULIET

fairy tale • young Leo • pop fantasy

FORREST GUMP

best history class • Jenny is a b*tch • dreams come true

MOONRISE KINGDOM

what bird are you? • girls' middle grade books • scouts

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

my filmic awakening • wondrous • tsunami of tears

GREASE

kitsch feast • Summer Nights • 50s

HANNA

kick-ass • electric • I want Saoirse's hair

CLUELESS

fashionista • mobile phones • Jane Austen

HANGOVER

hilarious • Roofies • Viva Las Vegas

SHOLAY

curry western • young Amitabh • bromance

LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE

poetry • every frame is a piece of art • works without songs

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Jai Ho! • Rahman is a God • perfect crossover

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

favorite couple • stetson's are cool • devastating

BORAT

rolling on the floor laughing • provocative • I love you, Pamela

RANG DE BASANTI

despite the awful hairdo • Punjabi music • just look at these guys

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

it's yellow! • beautiful chaos • be yourself

CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC

credit card addiction • New York City girl • the good life

CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON

flying • women who kick ass • the beauty

DEV.D

psychedelic • I want to marry Kalki • or Abhay

AMERICAN PSYCHO

the beauty of perfection • intellectual talk • gore

STAR WARS 

(the original trilogy, pick one)

c3pO • Luke is gay • Han is hot

EASY A

the 80s • existentialism • best parents ever

SOMEWHERE

Guitar Hero • perfect boredom is perfect • the lack of subtitles

KAL HO NAA HO

love triangle done well • Baallywood • botox-free Preity and Saif

RATATOUILLE

anyone can cook • Paris, je t'aime • dancing with vegetables

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

Bees do it, birds do it • Hemingway • rain

MARY AND MAX

chocolate sandwiches • the colours • Philip Seymour

ALIEN

role model • the horror • sci-fi for life

 LAURENCE OF ARABIA

epic • cloud-less day eyes • flamboyant

UP

crying in a kids' movie • heart break • the bird 

DIL CHAHTA HAI

please stop remaking this movie • Akshay  • Viva

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

padded shoulders • the mask • creepy

PYAASA

tragic • India is so pretty in black and white • surprising ending

MELANCHOLIA

deep • Alexander Skarsgaard not stealing the attention for once • well-written

BARRY LYNDON

starting point of my Kubrick obsession • unexpected • classical ear worms

A SINGLE MAN

visual feast • lots of attractive gay characters • fashionable

SPRING BREAKERS

neon • Alien • the Everytime scene

DHOBI GHAT

haunting • Indian female director • excellent ensemble

HAROLD AND MAUDE

cult • death and life • coffee-black humor

DRIVING MISS DAISY

simple • anti-Road movie? • refreshing

SINGIN' IN THE RAIN

the film The Artist tried to copy • one big ear worm • old Hollywood

KILL BILL VOL. 1

legendary • bloody • martial arts meet superhero-ism

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

gigantic library • Be Our Guest • magical

THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER

I want to marry any of the leads • 90s! • oh dear, the sadness

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

seductive • Tim Curry • I only watched this because of Perks

THE SHINING

don't listen to Stephen King • Nicholson over Reeve • an old picture on the wall

DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAYENGE

the epitome of the 90s Bollywood romance • Switzerland • young SRK

APOCALYPSE NOW

probably too high in here but whatever • mesmerizing • the smell of napalm in the morning

DIRTY DANCING

jumping over the plot holes • dancing in front of the TV • Swayze, what else?

BUMBAI

the only other good Koirala film • feels newer • Rahman again

SUNRISE

the only silent film I love • German • moody

NO SMOKING

expected nothing from this • John Abraham can act • best-written modern Indian movie

FISH TANK

dark fantasy • I love British slang • astonishing debut

THE DREAMERS

weird but somehow great • French New Wave • La Mère

ANNIE HALL

Woody Allen is quite relatable • intro • Annie's glasses

CASABLANCA

actually romantic • misquoted in Germany • elegant

FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF

gotta love the 80s • Twist and Shout • one day like this makes life worth it

THE BREAKFAST CLUB

the perfect psychological test • age-less • limited time frame

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD

videogames • the power of love • onomatopoetikons

SUNSET BLVD

my favorite film noir • silent film vs. sound film • movies in movies

THE LION KING

hakuna matata • I used to replay Mufasa's death scene • long live the king

BEFORE SUNRISE

Vienna • the music room • one perfect night

TOY STORY 3

a sequel that is better than its prequels • Barbie and Ken • nostalgia

DRIVE

Nightcall • quiet • pink

FINDING NEMO

my most quoted movie of all time • Dory and Marlin • whalish

BLACK SWAN

doppelganger • the only ballet dancer who likes this one • the metamorphosis

ANARI

Raj Kapoor is gold • old Hindi soundtracks • endearing

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

the milk bar • viewing habits • singin' in the rain

BILLY ELLIOT

the reason I dance ballet • pure joy • not every ballet dancer is gay

MATCH POINT

my first Woody Allen • opera music • London is the place for me

ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND

hair colors • sci-fi • my favorite film title in the world

THE GODFATHER (1 OR 2)

mafioso • Sicily • quote bomb

THE LITTLE MERMAID

best of Disney • side kicks • good-looking Prince

LOST IN TRANSLATION

Tokyo at night • Scarlett Johansson's lips • the final words

THE TRUMAN SHOW

double reality • reality tv • religion

MOULIN ROUGE!

pompous • red red red • Paris again

DAS BOOT/ THE BOAT

a film without women that I still like • sympathizing with... certain people • claustrophobia

THE VIRGIN SUICIDES

dreamy • the imprisonment of being a girl • hand-writing

PULP FICTION

one never-ending fountain of quotes • a certain twist contest • told backwards

DEVDAS

glamour • tragedy • the only likable character is a prostitute

TITANIC

Kate Winslet's eyebrows • deserves the hype • despite the many flaws

INTO THE WILD

freedom • humanity • Eddie Vedder

THE TREE OF LIFE

gorgeous • nature • family

ATONEMENT

my favorite kiss scene • myth • perfectly disjointed

STAND BY ME

the essence of childhood • adventure • the mystery of friendship

THE GRADUATE

managed to seduce me at once • best film I watched in school • Simon and Garfunkel

THE LORD OF THE RINGS 

(ANY OF THEM)

one does not simply • Gollum • I really don't mind the walking

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

how the hell was this made • sci-fi masterpiece • terrifying computer

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE

where I fell in love with Hong Kong • a love story with nearly no touch • noodles

THE HARRY POTTER SERIES

second reality • my letter was lost in the mail • the HP generation

FIGHT CLUB

inspiring yet hilarious • in Tyler we trust • human nature

DIL SE..

flawless • raw • no words