Sometimes for surprising reasons as noted below, here are my all-time favorite movies. All of these get better with multiple viewings, and most are available on DVD, Blue-Ray, or best of all, free from your local public library!

Many of the screenplays for these films are also freely available. Search by title at The Internet Movie Script Database. Warning: Directors and producers have considerable discretion. Films may depart from, or sometimes totally ignore, their screenplay. And this is even more true if the final cut is compared to the print story, if there is one, that inspired it in the first place.