MUST SEE MOVIES: THE BEST AND UNMISSABLE CLASSICS

Saturday night, sofa, blanket, tub of ice cream and film - is there a better combination? Maybe, if we want, we can invite friends or, if there is, our partner. Then yes, the evening would be perfect. However, today we have tons of streaming platforms for movies: Netflix, Prime Video, Sky and many more. Therefore, the fateful doubt often arises as to which film to see. For this reason we have compiled a list of the 15 movies you absolutely must see at least once in your life!

Forrest Gump - 1994

Freely inspired by the "novel of the same name by Winston Groom, Forrest Gump it is one of those films that cannot be missing from the collection of each of us. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, it stands at the crossroads between the drama and comedy genres with an admirable Tom Hanks in the lead role. The film tells the story of Forrest, a boy and a man with a cognitive delay, and filters through his eyes the events and life in the United States from the 1940s to the 1980s. It is full of exciting moments and characters that are inextricably linked: Jenny, the race for North America, the Vietnam War, Lieutenant Dan and friend Bubba.

The film was so successful that it earned six Oscars, including Best Picture.
Today it is available for streaming on Netflix.

Dances with Wolves - 1990

Based on the novel of the same name by Michael Blake and directed by Kevin Costner, Dance with wolves for years now he has fully entered the cult of international cinema. On the border between the western, drama and action genres, the film tells the story of John Dunbar. In 1863, during the American Civil War, the armies of the Unionists and the Confederates experienced an extreme stalemate on the Tennessee border.
Officer John Dunbar, seriously injured and aware of the risk of losing his leg forever, seeks an honorable death on the battlefield. After a series of vicissitudes, he will find himself in contact with the Lakota Sioux, the only ones to show him a bit of humanity and compassion.

This three-hour pearl of cinema has won 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.

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Call me by your name - 2017

Also known by the original title of Call me by your name, this film released a few years ago has already fully entered the list of the great classics to be seen absolutely. Taken from the novel of the same name, the direction of Luca Guadagnino tells a unique and exciting story, that of the love between Elio - Timothée Chalamet -, a seventeen year old resident in Italy, and the American student Oliver - Armie Hammer. In addition to the particular script and the remarkable interpretation of the actors, Call me by your name also received a number of praise for the original score, composed entirely by Sufjan Stevens.

It is available streaming on Netflix.

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Fight Club - 1999

Directed by David Fincher and based on the Chuck Palahniuk novel of the same name, Fight Club was included in 2008 in the List of the 500 best films in history according to Empire. Edward Norton and Brad Pitt take on the role of protagonists in this film that could be defined as a psychological delusion, with a story that lies between dream and reality. In fact, the film offers a critical vision of the condition of modern man, who is continually confronted with alienation, consumerism and indoctrination. In short, if you want to watch a classic with a dark atmosphere and action, but which offers a profound reflection, here is the one. that's right for you: you can find it available in streaming on Prime Video

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Story of a wedding - 2019

Here is a Netflix original that has managed to triumph, gaining acclaim and success from audiences and critics. Directed by Noah Baumbach, the film tells the story of a family, where Charlie, Adam Driver, and Nicole, Scarlett Johansson, separate. He is a theater director who moved to New York for work, while she now lives in Los Angeles to work on television. Together they have a son, but they seem intent on maintaining a peaceful atmosphere despite the separation. All this before Nicole relies on a skilled lawyer, irremediably complicating the situation.

Story of a wedding it is a modern drama where the choices of the protagonists alternate with the preferences of the spectators, who are not always able to stay on their side.

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Pretty Woman - 1990

A bit of lightheartedness and daydreaming takes sometimes e Pretty Woman he is one of the undisputed champions in this kind of thing. The comedy directed by Garry Marshall tells the love story between Julia Roberts, a ringer from Los Angeles, and Richard Gere, a powerful and irrepressible businessman. Theirs is a modern tale that lashes out against conventions and prejudices and which, more than thirty "years after its release, it never ceases to fascinate. A particular note of merit also goes to the soundtrack that takes up the song of 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison, inspiration for the title of the film.

Inception - 2010

Film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, it sees within it an exceptional cast with Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy and Marion Cotillard. Dom Cobb, aka DiCaprio, has a surprising ability: he is able to insert himself in the dreams of others to collect the secrets hidden in the depths of the subconscious. From this assumption, the viewer is overwhelmed by a film that embraces more than one genre, from thriller to science fiction to action, for a compelling and not at all obvious film.

Not surprisingly, Christopher Nolan's work received 8 nominations and 4 statuettes at the Oscars of that year. You can find it streaming on Netflix.

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Pulp Fiction - 1994

Halfway between comedy and thriller, pulp Fiction it is certainly one of the most famous masterpieces of director Quentin Tarantino and hosts an exceptional cast including John Travolta, Uma Thurman and Bruce Willis. unrelated to each other, but which, only at the end, come together perfectly thanks to the skilful direction of Tarantino. pulp Fiction it became a cult thanks also to unforgettable moments, such as the dance scene between John Travolta and Uma Thurman.

It is currently available for streaming and for rent on YouTube.

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The Millionaire - 2008

Director Danny Boyle directs the film that will open the doors of Bollywood cinema to the whole world. The film tells the story of Jamal Malik, played by Dev Patel, a Muslim boy who lives in the poorest neighborhoods of Mumbai. Jamal finds himself participating in the TV show Who wants to Be a Millionaire? and it will be the way in which the whole series of events that have punctuated his life will be retraced. Between love, friendship, prejudices and social inequalities, The Millionaire he has been able to conquer millions of people and has managed to triumph at the Oscars and Golden Globes of 2009, winning almost all the most important awards, including that of Best Picture and Best Director.

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The gladiator - 2000

Directed by Riley Scott, The Gladiator has now become a film between cult and colossal. It tells the story of Massimo Decimo Meridio, played by Russel Crowe, who as commander in charge of a legion of the Roman army finds himself living as a slave as a gladiator. The protagonist will have to fight and accept any challenge imposed on him in the arena in order to regain the his freedom and get justice. A dramatic, engaging and exciting film that knows how to tell bloody scenarios without ever ceasing to fascinate, also thanks to the extraordinary original soundtrack by Hans Zimmer.

The film got 5 Oscar statuettes, including the one like Best Film And Best Actor in a Leading Role. It is available streaming on Netflix.

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The legend of the pianist on the ocean - 1998

Inspired by the novel Twentieth century by Alessandro Baricco, The Legend of the Pianist on the Ocean is one of those films that are often forgotten, but which should be seen at least once in a lifetime. Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, the film tells the story of Danny Boodman T.D. Lemon Novecento, a man born and raised inside a ship without ever having set foot on land. In his world confined between a bow and a stern, Novecento finds its dimension in playing the piano and his existence will have a turning point when meets Max Tooney, a musician who works with him for the transatlantic band.

A David di Donatello award-winning drama with 6 statuettes and a Golden Globe victory for the wonderful soundtrack by Ennio Morricone.

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The Godfather - 1972

Also known by the original title of The Godfather, The Godfather is one of the great classics in the history of cinema, with the admirable direction of Francis Ford Coppola. Belonging to the drama and gangster genre, the protagonists of the film are the members of a family originally from Corleone but living in New York. At the center, the whole series of winnings that surround it: business, relationships with other families and agreements with the police. To interpret the various characters stands a cast of excellence in the world of cinema, with Marlon Brando and Al Pacino. In short, a refined and ruthless masterpiece, a timeless cult of cinema to be absolutely seen.

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Dirty Dancing - 1987

Let's go back to a bit of lightheartedness with a romantic comedy. Dirty Dancing - Forbidden dances is a 1987 film directed by Emile Ardolino and starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Gray. We are in the summer of 1963 when the Houseman family goes on vacation in the Catskill Mountains, to a tourist village. But that year the youngest daughter Francis known as "Baby" meets Johnny, who works as a dance teacher for the guests of the hotel. From there his summer will take a different turn to the sound of rumba and other "forbidden" dances. Among the many unforgettable moments, the famous scene of the "Nobody can put Baby in the corner"and the dance of the two protagonists on the notes of The time of my life.

The film is available for streaming on Prime Video.

The great beauty - 2013

Directed by Paolo Sorrentino, The great beauty is a fairly recent film but which has already established itself among the classics of cinema, also thanks to the victory of the Oscar as Best foreign film. It tells the story of Jep Gambardella, a disenchanted writer played by Toni Servillo. After writing his first successful novel The Human Apparatus, Gambardella is no longer able to compose other texts due to a creative block that has never been overcome. He moves to Rome, where he is engulfed by the hedonistic and lustful vortex of celebrities and exponents of "high society. From the moment he sets foot in the capital his life will never be the same and neither will the perception of it.

The great beauty offers wonderful images of Rome, the Eternal City, transporting however to a reality with a nostalgic and decadent climate. It is available streaming on Netflix.

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Titanic - 1997

Like the genre or not, everyone should see it at least once in their lifetime Titanic. The masterpiece directed by James Cameron sees as protagonists of the cast two very young Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, who are respectively Jack and Rose. He, a poor American who sees winning the transatlantic ticket as his greatest fortune, she, a girl from a decadent noble family with a marriage and a sad future already planned in front of her. Their meeting will forever change the lives of both and will go against everything and everyone to affirm their love, at the expense of inequalities.

Even today, Titanic holds the record for Oscar wins, with 11 awards obtained.