My Favorite Movies - by Moses

1.     The Natural – starring Robert Redford, Wilfred Brimley, and Barbara Hershey – Folklore.
2.     Raiders of the Lost Ark – directed by Steven Spielberg – starring Harrison Ford – Action – Archeology - Facing the wrath of the Lord – Archiving.
3.     The Sting - written by David S. Ward – Action/Drama/Comedy – Confidence games.
4.     Once Upon A Time in America – starring Robert DeNiro and James Woods – Mafia – Heroine.  'Noodles' in New York.
5.     After Hours – directed by Martin Scorcese – starring Griffin Dunne, John Heard and Roseanne     Arquette – Black Comedy – Chronological.
6.     A Clockwork Orange – directed by Stanley Kubrick – starring Roddy McDowell – Futuristic Psycho-Thriller - science – Psychiatric treatment being implemented within the Prison system.
7.     Papillion – starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman – Action/Drama – Plaguerism – Security – Escaping – Edited Versions that were never seen in the Theatres.
8.     Mississippi Burning – starring Gene Hackman and William Dafoe – Documentary Drama – White Supremacists. 
9.     Rocky – starring Sylvester Stallone and Carl Weathers – Action/Drama – Opportunity and multiculturalism.
10.   E.T – directed by Steven Spielberg – Space/Technology – Ethiopia – Sephardiim.
11.   Field of Dreams – Written by Ray Kinsetta - starring Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, and Burt Lancaster – Mystic – Passages – Self realization – Thinking of the dead – immortal.
12.   Bull Durham – starring Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins, and Susan Sarandon – Comedy – Tutulage – Manager – Different levels of ability.  Knowing your place.
13.   Clear and Present Danger – written by Tom Clancy – starring Harrison Ford, James Earl Jones and William Dafoe – Military – Lindu Coffee brand – Cocaine – Americanization – War.
14.   The Matrix – written by the Wolcholski brothers - starring Lawrence Fishbourne and Keannu Reeves – Film Noir – Conceptual Philosophy – A controlled environment vs. Zion – Freedom – boundaries that need not be in place. 
15.   The Outsiders – starring Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio, Tom Cruise, C. Thomas Howell, Rob Lowe, Matt Dillon, and Emilio Estevez – Film Noir - Drama - The Greasers vs. the Mods.  
16.   The Godfather Part 2 – directed by Francis Ford Coppolla – starring Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino – Mafia – Heroine.  The decisions made by prominent families within a Mafia in New York City in the Fifties and Sixties.
17.   Star Wars – written and directed by George Lucas – starring Harrison Ford – Space/Action Agnostic – Jedi – Empire – Empires – Fundamentalism – Laser – Technology.
18.   Shawshank Redemption – starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman – Drama - Tradesmen – Slavery – Identity – Profession - Freedom.
19.   Malcolm X – directed by Spike Lee – starring Denzel Washington – Documentary Drama/Theology - 'By Whatever Means'.
20.   ‘2001’ – directed by Stanley Kubrick – Futuristic - Does a computer and a child dream.
21.   Silkwood – starring Meryl Streep – Documentary Drama - Nuclear Energy – Plague – Radiation.
22.   Batman – directed by Tim Burton – starring Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton – Film Noir – Drama - Protagonists – Antagonists – the Super-Ego (restraint).
23.   Good Will Hunting – written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck - starring Robin Williams, Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck – Comedy/Drama - Ingenious – Street smarts – Blue collar – School smarts – White collar.
24.   Forest Gump – starring Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise – Documentation - Perseverance - Innocence.
25.   Moscow on the Hudson – starring Robin Williams – Comedy - Is a Soviet (Russian) legal in New York City in 1985?
26.   The Frisco Kid – starring Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder – Comedy – Two distinct cultures; Judeo/Christian.           
27.   Pulp Fiction – directed by Quentin Tarantino – starring Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, and Bruce Willis – Action/Comedy – Doing what you’ve ‘got to do’ to make a living and using refrain (with Biblical reference)..
28.   Enemy of the State – starring Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, and Lisa Bonet – Conceptual/Action – Monitoring the monitors - Who monitors their monitors?
29.   Animal House – directed by John Landis – starring John Belushi and Tim Matheson – Comedy – Fraternities and the Military.
30.   Cheech and Chong’s Up in Smoke – written by Tommy Chong, starring ‘Cheech’ Marin and Tommy Chong – Comedy – The liberal dope smoking 70’s – Expanding Consciousness.
31.   Fiddler on the Roof – directed by Norman Jewison – Drama/Comedy – Customs changing over time.  The day to day life of an Ashkanazi Jew in Russia during the early 1900's.
32.   Saving Private Ryan – directed by Steven Spielberg – starring Tom Hanks – Drama - Mandating the survival of a Mother’s geneology.
33.   Schindler’s List – directed by Steven Spielberg – starring Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley – Documentary Drama - Industrialists role in fighting Nazi Party regulatory practice.  Standing behind your principles.
34.   Stargate – starring James Spader and Kurt Russell – Conceptual Archeology – Root History – Derivatives.
35.   Die Hard – starring Bruce Willis – Action – Visionary and Terrorism – Crime
36.   ‘Cheech’ and Chong’s Next Movie – directed by Tommy Chong – starring ‘Cheech’ Marin and Tommy Chong – Comedy – Expanding Consciousness.
37.   Stripes – written and directed by Harold Ramis – starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and John Candy – Comedy – Military Training – Authority (Big Toe) – Advancement.
38.   ‘48 Hours’ – directed by Walter Hill, starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte – Action – Using resources to solve a case.
39.   Zodiac – directed by David Fincher, starring Robert Downey Jr. – Psycho-Thriller/Historical – Detective work – Addressing psychotic behavior.
40.   De Vinci Code – directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks – Conceptual Theology.  Sang Real – Royal Bloodline – Vestige (Mary Magdallan.  The Priory Sang – Keepers of the Royal Bloodline – Pagan – Masonic – Opus Dei – Secret division of the Church, the goal being to slaughter the Priory.  Symbolism – Sign of Venus Per Se- Cryptic Codes – Anagrams – 10 digit password – Laser print on key – A. Pope.  Templars of the Priory – Exist today and were given unlimited power for their duty by Pope Pius iv.  Spanish Conquestodors – considered to be High Priests – Robes similar (identical) to KKK Robes.  Gatekeepers of heaven and hell.
41.   The Godfather – directed by Francis Ford Coppolla – starring Marlon Brando, James Caan, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall and Talia Shire – Mafia – the families’ decisions – Heroine Trade - Clout.
42.   Greystroke – Legend of Tarzan – directed by Richard Attenborough - Fictional documentary – The story of Tarzan.
43.   The Waterfront – starring Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger – Drama – How hard does life have to be?
44.   Jerry McGuire – starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Tom Cruise – Comedy/Drama – An agents role towards his client – Honesty.
45.   Meatballs – starring Bill Murray – Comedy – Summer-camps – ‘It just doesn’t matter.’ – pep- speech – guidance.
46.   One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – starring Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito – Sociology – Are psychiatric facilities voluntary or involuntary by nature?
47.   Gandhi – directed by Richard Attenborough – starring Ben Kingsley – Documentary Drama – Theology –Independence.  ‘Take the Muslim mans’ son that you killed and as a Hindu raise him to be a devout Muslim.’
48.   Nightshift – directed by Ron Howard – starring Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, and Shelley Long – Black Comedy – Prostitution, the world’s oldest profession.  Pros – means nothing, tit – tits, tu - two tits, tion – means nothing.
49.   Dead Poet Society – starring Robin Williams – Drama – Carpes Diem – Seize the Day – Des Cartes.  Following your dreams regardless of the consequences.
50.   Death on the Nile – written by Agatha Christie - starring Peter Ustinov – Mystery - Detective work by using deduction through the eyes of Hercule Poirot.
51.   Diner – directed by Barry Levinson – starring Mickey Rourke, Steve Guttenberg, Ellen Barkin, and Kevin Bacon – Comedy/Drama – Relationships. 
52.   Witches of Eastwick – starring Jack Nicholson, Cher, Michelle Pheifer, and Susan Sarandon – Comedy – Demonic possession and polygamy.
53.   Hoosiers – starring Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper – Documentary Drama – Coaching, and fathering.
54.   ‘Bugsy’ – starring Warren Beatty, Annette Benning, and Ben Kingsley – Historical – Mafia.
55.   Lord of the Rings – directed by Peter Jackson – Folklore – Wizardry.
56.   Heaven Can Wait – starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie – Comedy/Drama – the afterlife.  The possibility of reincarnation in the here and now.
57.   Star Wars (The Empire Strikes Back) – written and directed by George Lucas – starring Harrison Ford – Space/Drama  – Good vs. Evil – Empire vs. free spirit – Technology.
58.   Full Metal Jacket – directed by Stanley Kubrick – starring Matthew Modine – Military – Training techniques – Suicide – War.
59.   Midnight Run – starring Robert DeNiro and Charles Grodin – Comedy/Drama – Bounty hunters – Tracking – Choices.  
60.   The Blues Brothers – directed by John Landis – starring Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi – Comedy – The genre of the Blues and fighting those fucking Nazi’s along the way.
61.   Beetlegeuse – directed by Tim Burton – starring Michael Keaton, Wynona Ryder, Alec Baldwyn, and Geena Davis – Comedy/Horror – the afterlife.  Beetlegeuse, Beetlegeuse, Beetlegeuse.
62.   Good Morning Vietnam – directed by Barry Levinson - starring Robin Williams and Forest Whitaker – Historical comedy – Vietnam War.
63.   Slapshot – starring Paul Newman – Comedy – Hockey – Scorer vs. Tough-guy.  The role of the Owner and upper management at the point of moving a Franchise.
64.   Rear Window- directed by Alfred Hitchcock – starring James Stewart – Psycho-Thriller – Solving a crime.
65.   Patch Adams – starring Robin Williams – Comedy/Horror – Education and coming off pharmaceutical treatment.  The idealism that humor can heal a persons’ psyche.
66.   Boyz in the Hood – directed by John Singleton – starring Lawrence Fishbourne and Cuba Gooding Jr. and Angela Bisset – Drama – Combating gang activity – Racism.  Tao-ism.
67.   The Fugitive – starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones – Action – Innocence – Using science to solve a crime. 
68.   Apocolypse Now – directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, and Marlon Brando – Historical Time Period – Fighting a war.
69.   The Jerk – starring Steve Martin, Jackie Mason, and Bernadette Peters – Comedy – multiculturalism – all it takes is an idea.
70.   The Jungle Book - Tarzan
71.   Absence of Malice – starring Paul Newman – Drama – Legal issues – Ethics.
72.   And A River Runs Through It – directed by Robert Redford – starring Brad Pitt (Narrative by Robert Redford) – Drama – Relationships.
73.   Lawrence of Arabia – starring Peter O’Toole – Historical – Sovereignty – Laws of the land.
74.   The Titanic – directed by James Cameron – starring Leonardo DeCaprio – Historical – Social classes.
75.   Sleepless in Seattle – directed by Rob Reiner – starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan – Comedy – Coping with death in the family.
76.   Die Hard 2 – starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, and Jeremy Irons – Action – Crime Mastermind.  Hero – protagonist vs Villain – antagonist
77.   The Fight Club – directed by David Fincher - starring Brad Pitt – Conceptual terrorism – How does a man deal with hate?  What is real and what is a figment of a persons’ imagination?
78.   Tootsie – directed by Barry Levinson – starring Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, and Bill Murray – Comedy – The rights of a feminist.
79.   The Lost Boys – starring Kiefer Sutherland – Film Noir - Conceptual thriller – Vampire’s.
80.   Rocky 2 – starring Sylvester Stallone, Meredith Burgess, and Carl Weathers – Action - Re-match.
81.   Arthur – starring Dudley Moore – Drama/Comedy – Pompous and not caring vs. defined social classes.
82.   Philadelphia – starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington – Social Commentary – The Aids issue in the workplace.  What right’s does the individual have?  Relationships.
83.   Poltergeist – starring Drew Barrymore, and Craig T. Nelson – Sci-fi Horror – Living inside a Television – absolute truth in the confines of an old Indian burial ground
84.   Platoon – written and directed by Oliver Stone – starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and William Dafoe – Action – War stories – the Role of a Unit/Platoon.
85.   Romancing the Stone – starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito – Comedy/Action – A quest and a love story.
86.   The Karate Kid – starring Pat Morita and Ralph Macchia – Action – Mentoring – Martial Arts – Fighting dirty.
87.   Raging Bull – directed by Martin Scorcese – starring Robert DeNiro – Documentary Drama – A boxer who is out of control with his personal life.
88.   Apollo 13 – directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks – Space/Drama documentary – Technology being maximized to its’ fullest.
89.   The Color Purple – starring Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover – Drama – Slavery – The relationship between an African-American man and woman - Slavery.
90.   Angel Heart – starring Mickey Rourke and Lisa Bonet – Film Noir - Thriller – A soul that is owned by the Devil.  ‘Louis Cypher’.
91.   Fatal Attraction – starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close – Thriller – A woman that is demonized and willing to torture to get her way.
92.   Blue Velvet – directed by David Lynch – starring Dennis Hopper – Film Noir -Thriller – Psychotic behavior in a social context.
93.   Johnny Handsome – starring Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, and Forest Whitaker – Crime/Action – The mind of the common criminal and his re-adjustment into society after large-scale plastic facial surgery.
94.   Midnight Express – directed by Alan Parker, starring Randy Quaid and John Hurt.     Action/Documentary – Cultural differences – Crime and punishment – Scapegoating an American due to politics – personal exodus.
95.   Fast Times at Ridgemount High – starring Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold, and Forest Whitaker – Comedy – High School in the U.S.A – 80’s.
96.   Kramer vs. Kramer – starring Dustin Hoffman – Drama – Parents fighting over the custody of a child – relationships.
97.   Risky Business – directed by Jonathon Demme – starring Tom Cruise – Comedic Drama – The average American just before entering Post-Secondary Schooling.
98.   American Beauty – starring Kevin Spacey and Annette Benning – Thriller – Doing what it is you want to do with your life. 
99.   Maximum Overdrive – starring Emilio Estevez – Sci-Fiction – Technology taking over the analog domain.  Analog vs. digital.
100. Eight Men Out – starring John Cusack – Documentary Drama – The infamous ‘Black Sox’ of 1919.
101. Do the Right Thing – directed by Spike Lee – starring Spike Lee, John Tuturro, and featuring Samuel L. Jackson – Drama – Will America ever treat African-Americans as equals?
102. Heartbreak Ridge -  starring Clint Eastwood and  Mario Peebles  - Drama - Army Platoons and their role in shaping the lives of those that serve and grow to be men.  Adaptation and learning from ones' mistakes throughout a persons' life.  The bonding of personnel that are  involved in something special.  Fighting for what is important in life and never giving up ones' dreams.   
103. Chariots of Fire - directed by Richard Attenborough - The story of the sprinters in the 1924 Summer Olympics.  Harold Abrahams, a Jewish kid from London, England, was discriminated against in his homeland and won Gold in that Olympics of '24 held in London, England..
104. Frequency - starring Dennis Quaid - The story of a man who communicates with himself in the future (through a ham radio) to insure his son's safety.
105. The Philadelphia Experiment - A movie about time travel, through the premise of a laboratory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   
106.  This is Spinal Tap - directed by Rob Reiner, starring Michael McKeon.  A movie of a fictitious 'Heavy Metal' rock band called 'Spinal Tap'.  Paradigm jokes of strange occurances within early bands of the 'Heavy Metal' movement.  Thick Britainers within the American realm of the rock and roll dream.