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Books and films.

In general, the impossible must be justified by reference to artistic requirements, or to the higher reality, or to received opinion. With respect to the requirements of art, a probable impossibility is to be preferred to a thing improbable and yet possible. - Aristotle, The Poetics (335 BC) Book I, XXV


 * List of winners and shortlisted authors of the Booker Prize for Fiction
 * List of Nobel laureates in Literature

Classical

 * Plato, The Republic, The Laws
 * Aristotle, The Politics, Ethics
 * Seneca, On the Shortness of Life

Philosophy

 * Sir Thomas More, Utopia (1516)


 * Baruch Spinoza, On the improvement of the understanding


 * John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, Utilitarianism, Second Treatise on Civil Government


 * John Rawls, A Theory of Justice (1971)


 * Richard Nozick, Anarchy, State and Utopia (1974)

Law

 * Peter Cane, Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law (2006)
 * Joseph Raz, The Authority of Law (1979)
 * Ronald Dworkin, Law's Empire (1985)
 * Sidney Webb and Beatrice Webb, Industrial Democracy (1920)

History

 * A. J. P. Taylor, First World War
 * Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Extremes
 * Edward Rutherford, London
 * J. N. Westwood, Endurance and Endeavour: Russian History 1812-2001

Economics

 * Daniel Fusfeld, The Age of the Economist

Sociology

 * Noam Chomsky,
 * Super-size Me


 * Bill Bryson, The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America (1989), Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe (1991), Notes from a Small Island (1995), A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (1998), Notes from a Big Country (UK), Down Under (2000)

Science

 * Christopher Hitchens, God is not great
 * Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
 * Stephen Hawkings, A Brief History of Time

Poetry

 * John Donne, Meditations
 * Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1797)
 * Edgar Allen Poe, The Raven
 * Robert Browning, The Pied Piper of Hammelin, My Last Duchess, Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister

Classical

 * Sophocles, Antigone (442 BC), Oedipus the King (429 BC), Oedipus at Colonus (406 BC)

Pre-Modern

 * Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales (1400) The General Prologue, The Pardoner's Tale, The Miller's Tale


 * William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream (1596), The Merchant of Venice (1598), Julius Caesar (1599), Hamlet (1601), Othello (1603), King Lear (1606), Macbeth (1607)

Modern

 * Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (1797)


 * Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol (1843)


 * Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass (1871)


 * Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn (1884)

20th century

 * Rudyard Kipling, Kim (1901)


 * Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness (1902)


 * Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902), The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (1903), The Tailor of Gloucester (1903), The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (1904), The Tale of Two Bad Mice (1904), The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (1905), The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1906), The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit (1906), The Story of Miss Moppet (1906), The Tale of Tom Kitten (1907), The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (1908), The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or, The Roly-Poly Pudding (1908), The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909), The Tale of Ginger and Pickles (1909), The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse (1910), The Tale of Mr. Tod (1912), The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1930)


 * E. M. Forster, A Room With a View (1908), A Passage to India (1924)


 * Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden (1911)


 * Franz Kafka, Die Verwandlung (1915)


 * Ernest Hemmingway, A Farewell to Arms (1929)


 * Aldous Huxley, A Brave New World (1931)


 * John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men (1937)


 * JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit (1937), The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955)


 * CS Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia (1939-1954)


 * Enid Blyton, The Enchanted Wood (1939), The Magic Faraway Tree (1943), The Folk of the Faraway Tree (1946) and Up the Faraway Tree (1951)

Post war

 * Albert Camus, L'Étranger (1942), L'Homme révolté (1951), Resistance, Rebellion, and Death (1961)


 * George Orwell, Animal Farm (1945), Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949)


 * Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953)


 * Graham Greene, The End of the Affair (1951)


 * J. D. Salinger Catcher in the Rye (1951)


 * Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot (1953)


 * William Golding, Lord of the Flies (1954)


 * Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)


 * Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962)


 * Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach (1961), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964), The Magic Finger (1966), Fantastic Mr Fox (1970), Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1972), Danny, the Champion of the World (1975), The Enormous Crocodile (1978), The Twits (1980), George's Marvellous Medicine (1981), The BFG (1982), The Witches (1983), The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (1985), Matilda (1988) Esio Trot (1990), The Vicar of Nibbleswicke (1991), Revolting Rhymes (1982), Dirty Beasts (1984), Rhyme Stew (1989)


 * Samuel Youd or John Christopher, The Tripods (1967-1988)


 * Barry Hines, A Kestrel for a Knave (1968) film by Ken Loach


 * Esther Hautzig, The Endless Steppe (1968)

Post 1980s

 * Dick King-Smith, The Fox Busters (1978), The Sheep-Pig (1983), The Hodgeheg (1987)


 * Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979-1992)


 * Sheila K. McCullagh, Puddle Lane (1985)


 * Paul Jennings,Unreal! Eight Surprising Stories (1985), Unbelievable! More Surprising Stories (1986), Quirky Tails! More Oddball Stories (1987), Uncanny! Even More Surprising Stories (1988), Unbearable! More Bizarre Stories (1990), The Naked Ghost, Burp! and Blue Jam (1991), Unmentionable! More Amazing Stories (1991), Undone! More Mad Endings (1993), Uncovered! Weird, Weird Stories (1995), Unseen! (1998)


 * James Stevenson, Could Be Worse (1987)


 * Pat Barker, Regeneration (1990), The Eye in the Door (1993), The Ghost Road (1995)


 * William Gibson, Virtual Light (1993)


 * Bernhard Schlink, Der Vorleser (1995)


 * JK Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997)


 * Kate Jennings, Moral Hazard (2002)


 * Kate Grenville, The Secret River (2005)


 * The Wizard of Willoughby Wallow

Series

 * Terminator I, II, III and IV
 * James Bond, Dr No (1962), Casino Royale, Goldeneye, Die Another Day, Tomorrow Never Dies
 * Batman (1989, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2005)
 * The Godfather I, II and III (1972, 1974, 1990)
 * Star Wars I - VI (1977, 1980, 1983, 1999, 2002, 2005)
 * Lord of the Rings (1978, 2001, 2002, 2003)
 * Pirates of the Carribean I-II (2003, 2006)
 * American Pie I, II
 * Shrek I, II, III (2001, 2004, 2007)
 * Austin Powers I, II, III
 * Jason Bourne I, II, III, IV (2002, 2004, 2007, 2010)
 * City Slickers I, II (1991, 1993)
 * Home Alone I, II, III (1990) Macaulay Culkin
 * Alien I, II, III, IV (1979, 1986, 1992, 1997) Sigourny Weaver
 * Jaws I, II (1975, 1978)
 * Indiana Jones (1981, 1984, 1989, 2008)
 * Mission Impossible I, II, II (1996, 2000, 2006)
 * Bad Boys I, II (1995, 2003) Will Smith

Pre-war

 * Modern Times (1936) Charlie Chaplin
 * Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937) book, Brothers Grimm


 * Gone with the Wind (1939) Vivien Leigh 1937 book, Margaret Mitchell
 * The Wizard of Oz (1939) 1900 book L.F. Baum


 * Pinnochio (1940) 1883 book, Carlo Collodi


 * Bambi (1942)


 * Casablanca (1942) Humphrey Bogart


 * It's a Wonderful Life (1946) James Stewart

1950s

 * Cinderella (1950)


 * Some Like it Hot (1959) Marilyn Monroe

1960s

 * Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)


 * To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) Gregory Peck, book based, 1960 Harper Lee


 * Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Peter O'Toole


 * Mary Poppins (1964) book based, P.L. Travers
 * My Fair Lady (1964) book George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion


 * Othello (1965) Laurence Olivier


 * The Graduate (1967) Dustin Hoffman


 * 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)


 * Midnight Cowboy (1969)

1970s

 * Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) David Tomlinson, Angela Lansbury
 * A Clockwork Orange (1971) Stanley Kubrick, book based
 * Macbeth (1971) Roman Polanski
 * Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) Gene Wilder 1964 book, Roald Dahl


 * One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Jack Nicholson


 * Rocky (1976)
 * Taxi Driver (1976)
 * Marathon Man (1976) Dustin Hoffman


 * The Deer Hunter (1978)


 * Apocalypse Now (1979) Martin Sheen, 1902 book Joseph Conrad


 * Mad Max (1979) Mel Gibson

1980s

 * The Shining (1980) Jack Nicholson, Stanley Kubrick
 * The Snowman (1982) 1978 book, Raymond Briggs
 * Tootsie (1982)
 * Conan the Barbarian (1982) Arnold Schwarzenegger
 * Blade Runner (1982) Harrison Ford


 * Scarface (1983)


 * Beverly Hills Cop (1984)


 * Witness (1985) Harrison Ford
 * A Room with a View (1985) Helena Bonham Carter


 * The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
 * Top Gun (1986)
 * Platoon (1986) Oliver Stone
 * Short Circuit (1986, 1988)


 * Good Morning Vietnam (1987)
 * Full Metal Jacket (1987) Stanley Kubrick
 * Predator (1987) Arnold Schwarzenegger
 * The Running Man (1987) Arnold Schwarzenegger
 * Wall Street (1987) Oliver Stone,Michael Douglas


 * Die Hard I (1988)
 * Rain Man (1988)
 * Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
 * A Fish Called Wanda (1988) John Cleese
 * The Naked Gun I, II, III (1988)
 * Working Girl (1988) ? Harrison Ford
 * Twins (1988) Arnold Schwarzenegger


 * Roger and Me (1989) Michael Moore
 * My Left Foot (1989)
 * When Harry Met Sally (1989) Billy Crystal
 * Akira (1988) 1980 book based
 * Dead Poets Society (1989) Robin Williams
 * Born on the Fourth of July (1989) ?
 * Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) Keanu Reeves
 * Tetsuo (1989) ?

Early 1990s

 * Dances with Wolves (1990)
 * Presumed Innocent (1990) book Scott Turow
 * Kindergarten Cop (1990) Arnold Schwarzenegger
 * Pretty Woman (1990)
 * Edward Scissorhands (1990)
 * Total Recall (1990)
 * Awakenings (1990) Robin Williams


 * Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) Alan Rickman
 * Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) Keanu Reeves
 * Hook (1991) Robin Williams
 * Regarding Henry (1991) ? Harrison Ford
 * Doc Hollywood (1991)
 * White Fang (1991)
 * Point Break (1991)
 * Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991)
 * Thelma and Louise (1991)
 * Silence of the Lambs (1991)
 * JFK (1991) Oliver Stone


 * Patriot Games (1992) Harrison Ford
 * Reservoir Dogs (1992) Quentin Tarantino
 * Romper Stomper (1992)
 * Basic Instinct (1992) Michael Douglas
 * A Few Good Men (1992) Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise
 * The Crying Game (1992)
 * Toys (1992) Robin Williams
 * Aladdin (1992) Robin Williams
 * FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) Robin Williams
 * Strictly Ballroom (1992) Baz Luhrmann
 * Basic Instinct (1992) Michael Douglas
 * Toys (1992)
 * El Mariachi, Desperado (1992, 1995) Antonio Banderas


 * What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) Johnny Depp
 * Last Action Hero (1993)
 * Stalingrad (1993)
 * Falling Down (1993) Michael Douglas
 * In the Name of the Father (1993)
 * The Fugitive (1993)
 * Dave (1993) Kevin Kline
 * Mrs Doubtfire (1993)
 * Carlito's Way (1993) Al Pacino
 * Groundhog Day (1993) Bill Murray
 * Philadelphia (1993) Tom Hanks
 * Jurassic Park (1993)
 * Schindler's List (1993)
 * The Piano (1993)
 * Three Colours: Blue, Red, White (1993)
 * Much Ado About Nothing (1993) Kenneth Branagh
 * Falling Down (1993) Michael Douglas
 * The Firm (1993) Gene Hackman


 * The Mask (1994) Jim Carrey
 * Junior (1994) Arnold Schwarzenegger
 * Pulp Fiction (1994) Quentin Tarantino
 * Clear and Present Danger (1994) Harrison Ford, book Philip Noyce
 * The Lion King (1994)
 * Natural Born Killers (1994)
 * Muriel's Wedding (1994)
 * Priscilla: Queen of the Desert (1994)
 * Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
 * The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
 * Clerks (1994)
 * Forrest Gump (1994) Tom Hanks
 * True Lies (1994)
 * Speed I, II (1994, 1997)
 * Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)


 * Wallace and Gromit

Late 1990s

 * Get Shorty (1995) John Travolta 1990 book based, Elmore Leonard
 * Jumanji (1995) Robin Williams, 1981 book based, Chris Van Allsbury
 * Nine Months (1995) Robin Williams
 * Johnny Mnemonic (1995) Keanu Reeves
 * Basketball Diaries Leonardo Di Caprio (1995)
 * Six Degrees of Separation (1995)
 * Sabrina (1995) ? Harrison Ford
 * Othello (1995) Kenneth Branagh
 * Babe (1995)
 * Toy Story I, II (1995)
 * Clueless (1995)
 * Casino (1995) Robert De Niro
 * Heat (1995)
 * Twelve Monkeys (1995)
 * Seven (1995)
 * The Usual Suspects (1995)
 * Braveheart (1995)
 * The American President (1995)
 * Crimson Tide (1995) Gene Hackman
 * Nick of Time (1995) Johnny Depp
 * Waterworld (1995) Kevin Costner
 * Das Versprechen (1995) Margarethe von Trotta


 * The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) 1831 book Victor Hugo
 * Ransom (1996)
 * Jack (1996)
 * The Cable Guy (1996) Jim Carrey
 * Fargo (1996)
 * The English Patient (1996)
 * Scream I, II, III (1996)
 * Eraser (1996) Arnold Schwarzenegger
 * Deconstructing Harry (1996)
 * Trainspotting (1996)
 * Hamlet (1996) Kenneth Branagh
 * Twister (1996) Philip Seymour Hoffman
 * Happy Gilmore (1996)
 * Idiot Box (1996)
 * Romeo + Juliet (1996) Baz Luhrmann
 * Independence Day (1996) Will Smith
 * The Rock (1996) Sean Connery
 * The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) ?
 * The Nutty Professor (1996) Eddie Murphy


 * Knockin' On Heaven's Door (1997) Til Schweiger
 * Das Leben ist eine Baustelle (1997)
 * Starship Troopers (1997) 1959 book
 * Regeneration (1997) book, Pat Barker
 * Face/Off (1997)
 * Con Air (1997)
 * The Postman (1997) ? Kevin Costner
 * LA Confidential (1997) book based
 * Gattaca (1997) Ethan Hawke
 * Air Force One (1997)
 * Good Will Hunting (1997)
 * Donnie Brasco (1997) Johnny Depp, Al Pacino
 * Titanic (1997)
 * Liar Liar (1997) Jim Carrey
 * The Game (1997) Michael Douglas, Sean Penn
 * A Life Less Ordinary (1997) Danny Boyle
 * Event Horizon (1997)
 * The Devil's Advocate (1997) Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves
 * Deep Impact (1998)
 * Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
 * Armageddon (1998)
 * American History X (1998)
 * Happiness (1998) Phillip Seymour Hoffmann
 * Saving Private Ryan (1998)
 * Run Lola, Run (1998)
 * The Thin Red Line (1998) Sean Penn
 * The Big Lebowski (1998) Philip Seymour-Smith
 * Very Bad Things (1998)
 * There's Something About Mary (1998)
 * Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
 * The Truman Show (1998) Jim Carrey
 * Enemy of the State (1998) Gene Hackman
 * Jerry Maguire (1998) Tom Cruise
 * A Perfect Murder (1998) Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow
 * The Negotiator (1998)
 * The Wedding Singer (1998) Adam Sandler
 * The Water Boy (1998)
 * The Mask of Zorro (1998)
 * Rounders (film) (1998) ? Matt Damon, Edward Norton
 * Blade (1998)
 * Gods and Monsters (1998) Ian McKellan
 * What Dreams May Come (1998) ? 1978 book based Richard Matheson
 * 54 (1998) Salma Hayek, Ryan Phillippe
 * Great Expectations (1998) Ethan Hawke
 * Fight Club (1999)
 * Six Days Seven Nights (1998) Harrison Ford
 * Shakespeare in Love (1998)


 * Notting Hill (1999)
 * The Hurricane (1999) ? Denzel Washington
 * End of Days (1999) Arnold Schwarzenegger
 * The Talented Mr Ripley (1999) Matt Damon, Jude Law
 * Rogue Trader (1999) Ewan McGregor
 * Blair Witch Project (1999)
 * Three Kings (1999)
 * American Beauty (1999)
 * Being John Malkovich (1999)
 * Eyes Wide Shut ? (1999)
 * Sixth Sense (1999)
 * The Matrix (1999)
 * Payback (1999)

Early 2000s
Awful, heart twisting tragedy about drug use, ad absurdum. Seeing once is enough.
 * The Beach (2000) Leonardo Di Caprio
 * American Psycho (2000) Christian Bale, book based, 1991, Bret Easton Ellis
 * Snatch (2000)
 * Meet the Parents (2000)
 * Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
 * O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000)
 * Traffic (2000)
 * Amores Perros (2000)
 * Red Dragon (2000) Anthony Hopkins
 * Momento (2000)
 * Gladiator (2000)
 * Chocolat (2000)
 * X-Men (2000) Ian McKellan
 * Chopper (2000) Eric Bana
 * Chicken Run (2000)
 * What Women Want (2000)
 * Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Modern day Pinnochio brought to life through a dystopic world where the love of a boy for his mother is manufactured and sold like a commodity.
 * Enemy at the Gates (2001) Joseph Fiennes, Ed Harris, Jude Law
 * Spirited Away (2001)
 * The Pianist (2001)
 * Amelie (2001)
 * Moulin Rouge (2001)
 * Behind Enemy Lines (2001) Gene Hackman
 * Pearl Harbour (2001)
 * Ocean's Eleven and Twelve (2001, 2004) Brad Pitt
 * A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

Williams is a calm, collected crime novelist and killer who wants the detective, Pacino, to believe that if nobody knows what has happened and the abusive boyfriend of the dead girl is locked away instead, this is as good as justice being done. When Pacino, whose character is "Dormer" dies in the end, he is relieved of his guilt as his deal with Williams will be revealed, and his previous attempts to cover up evidence come to light. It's about the flaws of utilitarianism.
 * Bowling for Columbine (2002) Michael Moore
 * City of God (2002)
 * Collateral Damage (2002) ? Arnold Schwarzenegger
 * Minority Report (2002) Tom Cruise
 * Catch Me If You Can (2002) Tom Hanks
 * Insomnia (2002) Christopher Nolan, Robin Williams, Al Pacino

Slightly nauseous but crowd pleasing tale, shrink wrapping the Britishness of various characters who meet in a big love-filled happy ending at a primary school.
 * Cold Mountain (2003) Jude Law, Nicole Kidman
 * Kill Bill I, II (2003, 2006) Quentin Tarantino
 * Goodbye Lenin (2003)
 * The Incredible Hulk (2003) Eric Bana
 * Ong Bak (2003)
 * Big Fish (2003) Ewan McGregor
 * Love Actually (2003)

Superb historical recreation which goes too far in trying to make a rather small point with extended scenes of messianic torture.
 * Garden State (2004)
 * Collateral (2004) Tom Cruise
 * Troy (2004) Brad Pitt
 * Alexander the Great (2004)
 * Der Untergang (2004)
 * Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) Michael Moore
 * The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
 * Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
 * The Merchant of Venice (2004) Al Pacino
 * Passion of the Christ (2004)

Late 2000s
John Le Carre's story of the murder of a diplomat's wife, leading to the uncovering of corporate drug testing on African people. Recreation of the absurdity of trench life, between the British, French and German lines on the first Christmas of the War.
 * Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) Johnny Depp
 * The Aristocrats (2005)
 * Munich (2005) Steven Spielberg
 * War of the Worlds (2005) Tom Cruise
 * Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) Brad Pitt
 * Elizabeth I, II (2005, 2007) ? Cate Blanchet
 * Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
 * The Constant Gardener (2005) Ralph Fiennes
 * Joyeux Noël (2005)

One of the most creative recreations of the muck-filled life of a 17th century Parisian boy with the gift of smell.
 * Happy Feet (2006)
 * Blood Diamond (2006) Leonardo Di Caprio
 * The Departed (2006) Leonardo Di Caprio
 * Babel (2006) Brad Pitt
 * Borat (2006)
 * You, Me and Dupree (2006) Michael Douglas
 * Firewall (2006)
 * The Devil Wears Prada (2006) Meryl Streep, not such a great film on the inner workings of the fashion industry.
 * The Da Vinci Code (2006)
 * Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) 1985 book, Patrick Süskind

A mysteriously compelling retelling set in the dark and dirty alleys of Victorian London.
 * Ratatouille (2007)
 * Sicko (2007) Michael Moore
 * Lions for Lambs (2007) Tom Cruise
 * Sweeney Todd (2007) Johnny Depp

Slow, but ethically charged film centring on a black mother's wish to have her child schooled without being disturbed, mixed up with a über-bureaucratic mother superior that wishes to sideline her pastoral colleague. The most intelligent thriller ever made, where the Joker is guided by a philosophy of anarchism, his traps employ game theory and the characters evolve with the unmakeable choices.
 * Body of Lies (2008) Leonardo Di Caprio
 * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
 * The Incredible Hulk (2008) ? Edward Norton
 * Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
 * Wall-E (2008)
 * Che (film) Part I (2008)
 * Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
 * Doubt (2008) Philip Seymour Hoffman, Merryl Streep
 * The Dark Knight (2008) Christopher Nolan, Heath Ledger

The quest to watch the world's rarest bird, brings a boy-scout and an elderly man into your heart.
 * The Boat That Rocked (2009) Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy
 * Inglorious Basterds (2009) Quentin Tarantino
 * Brüno (2009)
 * The Invention of Lying (2009) Philip Seymour Hoffman
 * The Hurt Locker (2009)
 * Public Enemies (2009) Johnny Depp
 * Up (2009)


 * How to train a dragon
 * My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Early 2010s
The mind-bendingly imaginative plot takes professional dreamers to implant the idea of love for a father in the thoughts of the heir to an energy empire.
 * Inception (2010) Christopher Nolan, Leonardo Di-Caprio

Ones to watch

 * Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) Meryl Streep
 * Sophie's Choice (1982) Meryl Streep
 * Chariots of Fire (1981) on 1922 Olympics

Put in

 * King Ralph
 * The Flintstones
 * Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
 * Ghostbusters
 * Donny Darko
 * The Artist
 * The Dictator

Not sure

 * The China Syndrome (1979) Jack Lemmon, Jane Fonda
 * The French Connection (1971) Gene Hackman
 * Risky Business (1983) Tom Cruise
 * Cocktail (1988) ?
 * The War of the Roses (1989) Michael Douglas
 * Black Rain (1989) ? Ridley Scott, Michael Douglas


 * The Fisher King (1991) ? Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams
 * Mr. Saturday Night (1992) ? Billy Crystal
 * Unforgiven (1992) ? Gene Hackman
 * Being Human (1993) ? Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams
 * The Quick and the Dead (1995) ? Gene Hackman
 * Interview with the Vampire (1994) ? Tom *[[Magnolia (1999) ? Tom Cruise
 * Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1995) ?
 * She's The One (1996) ?
 * Extreme Measures (1996) ? Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman
 * Brassed Off (1996) ? Ewan McGregor
 * The Birdcage (1996) ? Robin Williams, Gene Hackman
 * Flubber (1997) ? Robin Williams
 * My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) ? Julia Roberts
 * Absolute Power (1997) ? Gene Hackman
 * Fathers' Day (1997) ? Robin Williams, Billy Crystal
 * Patch Adams (1998) ?
 * Meet Joe Black (1998) ? Brad Pitt
 * The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) ? Leonardo Di Caprio
 * Sleepy Hollow (1999) ? Johnny Depp
 * Any Given Sunday (1999) ? Oliver Stone
 * Bicentennial Man (1999) ? Robin Williams, Sam Neill
 * Analyze This (1999) ?


 * Almost Famous (2000) ?
 * Dancer in the Dark (2000) ?
 * The Wonder Boys (2000) ?
 * The Mexican (2001) ? Brad Pitt
 * Black Hawk Down (2001) ? Ridley Scott, Ewan McGregor
 * Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) ? Brad Pitt
 * The Last Samurai (2003) ? Tom Cruise
 * Valkyrie (2008) ? Tom Cruise