#I Need Movie Recs

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waxen escarp
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i am new to movies and i need a list of the 10/10 basics to start off with. (ex. jaws, pulp fiction, the godfather, etc.)

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https://letterboxd.com/film/apocalypse-now/

Apocalypse Now (1979)

At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.

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https://letterboxd.com/film/yojimbo/

Yojimbo (1961)

A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a ...

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https://letterboxd.com/film/city-of-god/

City of God (2002)

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.

waxen escarp
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https://letterboxd.com/film/empire-of-the-sun/

Empire of the Sun (1987)

Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthfu...

waxen escarp
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if you eventually want to get started with black and white movies, I would recommend Psycho(1960), 12 Angry Men(1957), Roman Holiday(1953) and It's a Wonderful Life(1946)