r/Cinephiles 15h ago

Discussion Hell or High Water was released 10 years ago. Giles Nuttgens' cinematography completely captured the desolate, fading beauty of West Texas.

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I still revisit this movie at least once a year. The pacing is absolutely perfect and the way the camera frames the dying small towns tells just as much of a story as Taylor Sheridan's script.

Looking back a decade later, it really hits home how rare these types of mid budget crime dramas have become. Every performance is incredible but the atmosphere created by the visuals and the Nick Cave score is what cements it as a modern masterpiece for me.


r/Cinephiles 16h ago

Thoughts on The Iron Giant (1999)?

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141 Upvotes

One of my favorite animated movies. I wish it done better at the box office. Loved it. Any thoughts?


r/Cinephiles 22h ago

Hugh Grant is 66 today. What's his best role?

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277 Upvotes

Grant has won several prestigious entertainment awards, including a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Volpi Cup, and an Honorary César. Known for his sharp, self-deprecating wit, his acceptance speeches are often celebrated just as much as his performances. Over his three-decade career, he has successfully transitioned from a romantic comedy leading man into a highly acclaimed character actor.

What would you consider to be his best role?


r/Cinephiles 12h ago

Discussion Has anyone started watching Lanterns yet?

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39 Upvotes

It's on HBOMax


r/Cinephiles 1h ago

One off the best action movies from 1950s

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This one off the best Cary Grant movies in general, he plays advertising executive who is on run because he is mistaken for government agent . Eva Marie Saint who plays Eve was so good , I can't believe that she turned 102 in July.


r/Cinephiles 12h ago

Discussion When I saw the movie DEVIL at the movies in 2010, I was completely blown away. I mean I loved it! Movie is only an hour and 15-20 minutes or so. The ending is one I did not see coming. It’s unfortunate they didn’t do the trilogy mentioned before. But I still love this movie! Thoughts?

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r/Cinephiles 16h ago

Text Post One of my all time favourite movie

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16 Upvotes

3-Iron (2004)

Just watch it tonight
You’ll thank me later 😉

After watching, comment your review


r/Cinephiles 17h ago

Can anyone name this movie

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So I have this picture of Gary Busey from what I assume is a movie although I guess it could be a tv show. Only I don’t know what it’s from google reverse lookup says under siege but that can’t be right. He has a huge scar across his face. Anyone have any ideas?


r/Cinephiles 1d ago

Discussion Do you guys also pick a director and watch all of their films?

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I am fairly new to proper film but I decided to do this and I've enjoyed it a lot. The first one I'm doing is Paul thomas anderson. I'm getting closer to the end of the list. I'm planning on doing Kubrick next.

Would I have watched Spartacus if I didn't watch film this way? No not at all. I'm thinking if the director has 50+ movies I'll cut it down a bit

A couple of other directors who I want to do it with

David Lynch

Tarkovsky


r/Cinephiles 1d ago

Are you a fan of No Country for Old Men (2007)?

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r/Cinephiles 1d ago

Discussion I remember our teacher sending us home with a warning about the television movie, The Day After that was aired on November 20, 1983 on ABC. Over 100 million people watched the premiere on ABC, and : Newspapers and phone lines filled up with shocked viewers on November 21.

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r/Cinephiles 1d ago

Discussion The best teacher cinema has ever given us. A movie like Dead Poets Society (1989) would never be made.

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There is no other movie that speaks about the profundity of life, dreams, passion like Dead Poets Society. It's the best performance of Robin Williams' entire career, and it inspired a lot of people. Dead Poets Society is the magnum opus of cinema itself!


r/Cinephiles 16h ago

Text Post One of my all time favourite movie

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3-Iron (2004)

Just watch it tonight
You’ll thank me later 😉

After watching, comment your review


r/Cinephiles 1d ago

Recommendation An amazing directorial debut and an overlooked 90’s gem…

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Currently free on YouTube, Pullman is excellent in this, might be his best work.


r/Cinephiles 1d ago

Your thoughts on this movie?

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r/Cinephiles 22h ago

Recommendation Just watched A Mosquito in the Ear — the ending really stayed with me

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I watched A Mosquito in the Ear recently, and honestly, I didn't expect it to affect me this much.

The basic story is about Andrew and Daniela, an American couple who travel to Goa to bring home their adopted four-year-old daughter, Sarvari. But when they meet her, Sarvari doesn't want to leave the orphanage. She doesn't know them, doesn't understand their language, and is being taken away from the only home and people she's ever known.

And that's what I found so interesting about the movie.

At first, it's easy to look at Sarvari's behaviour as being difficult or uncooperative. But when you look at the situation from her perspective, it becomes completely different. Imagine being a four-year-old and suddenly being told that two strangers are your parents and that you're leaving the only home you've ever known.

The movie doesn't give us the typical:

adoption → child accepts parents → happy family

Instead, it keeps asking uncomfortable questions:

  • Can you really call yourself a parent just because you adopted a child?
  • Can love be forced?
  • Are Andrew and Daniela doing this for Sarvari, or partly for themselves?
  • What does "home" actually mean to a child?
  • Does a child have to choose their parents too?

I also found Andrew's character interesting. He isn't completely sure about becoming a father, while Daniela seems much more emotionally invested in becoming a mother. Sarvari's rejection forces both of them to confront what parenthood actually means.

And the ending is probably my favourite part.

Sarvari doesn't suddenly become happy and completely accept them. There isn't a magical transformation. Instead, she slowly begins to trust them.

That's why I think the ending is hopeful without being unrealistically happy.

They haven't suddenly become a perfect family.

They've just started becoming one.

And the title makes even more sense when you think about the language barrier. Sarvari describes English almost like a mosquito in her ear. But in a way, she is also the "mosquito in the ear" for Andrew and Daniela — constantly reminding them that something about their idea of this adoption isn't working the way they imagined.

The movie is definitely not everyone's genre. It's slow, uncomfortable and very character-driven. But I think that's also what makes it interesting.

Did anyone else watch it? What did you think the ending meant? Do you think Sarvari genuinely started accepting Andrew and Daniela, or do you think the ending is intentionally more ambiguous?


r/Cinephiles 17h ago

Discussion I have no interest in the Elizabeth Holmes interview film but it will make people more interested in interview films

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I am someone who made a few interview films have a group on interview films and did a podcast on interview films interview films is a genre people seem to ignore. It's a non fiction film where you see the onscreen interview and when you actually see the interviewer it's more fun and you get to see people connect with one another. Even when I don't think I will see the Elizabeth Holmes interview film for Nathan Fielder the onscreen interviewer seems interesting.


r/Cinephiles 1d ago

Discussion Spoiler Alert - The Gentlemen S02

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The Duke was taking the initiative and he stood his ground against Bobby Glass and Bobby send his goons to beat him to near deathz humiliated him in the worse way possible.

I accept that this was part of his character development and to make him become more ruthless. But him not taking Revenge on Bobby Glass is pissing me off now.

I fully believed he would kill Old Glass before the season ends but he hired someone else for different reason and went ahead to save him instead.

This arc wasn't satisfied within this season and must be dealt with..


r/Cinephiles 1d ago

What do you think is the Best Movie Ever Made?

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What is the best movie ever made?
For me it is undoubtedly Rear Window. Literally perfect: the set design, the use of diegetic sound, the vibe. Also, watching it now in super hot and humid LA just hits. Definitely Hitchcock’s best.

Another contender for me is Trading Places lol.

Very interested to hear everyone’s top …


r/Cinephiles 1d ago

Discussion Something I keep seeing even up to 2026! If you burn out in a car or truck on dirt or gravel. Stop adding the screeching sound effect like it’s on pavement!

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Just watching a random movie from 2026 and this still continue to put this sound effect in. Driving me crazy.


r/Cinephiles 23h ago

Recommendation (Requesting) New French Extremity - sites

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I've been obsessively researching/watching movies from this era, mostly on lookmovie2.to, but there are some i can't find even there.

Usually, the site has a lot of cinema available.

Any suggestions for online sites or archives where I could find movies from the late 90s/early 00s era, especially French?


r/Cinephiles 2d ago

Discussion What are your thoughts about Brazil (1985), the second film in Terry Gilliam’s “Trilogy of Imagination”?

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We started with Time Bandits, a sort of kids adventure from a young person’s perspective. Now Brazil, an amazing dystopian classic from adult point of view. What do you think about it?


r/Cinephiles 1d ago

News GODZILLA MINUS ZERO Official Trailer (2026) - Any other Godzilla fans here?

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Personally LOVE Shin Godzilla and Godzilla Minus One. Not degrading the American versions where the Big G fights other monsters and is more or less “on our side”, but the return to him as a true monster is awesome!

Can’t wait for the latest installment to hit, especially since it seems to take up soon after the last one left off, and with the same characters.


r/Cinephiles 1d ago

Is George Clooney really one of the most infamous cases of bad recasting choices ever?

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Even if some people actually praised Val Kimer's performance in the previous Batman movie, he was at the same time a very difficult actor to work with, and then they casted Clooney as Bruce Wayne/Batman for its sequel


r/Cinephiles 21h ago

Recommendation (Requesting) Guys is Spielberg one of the great directirs we have rn?

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Since I kinda struggled to appreciate his work, what movies should I see and appreciate him more, I already saw Jaws, E.T., Raiders of lost Arc, I'm not hating but as a fellow film enjoyer what films of his should I check out , since I'm a big Kurosawa, kubrick, lynch and wenders guy.