50 Films to See Before You Die

Top 10 Billed Cast

Richard Teideman
Richard Teideman

Narrator (voice)

David Aaronovitch
David Aaronovitch

Self

Michael Caine
Michael Caine

Self

Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog

Self

Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley

Self

Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson

Self

Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper

Self

Michael Palin
Michael Palin

Self

Ewan McGregor
Ewan McGregor

Self

Eli Roth
Eli Roth

Self

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    Celebrating the relaunch of Film4 as a free-to-air TV channel, Channel4 counts down their list of the fop 50 films to see before you die, as compiled by film critics and personalities.

  • Release Date

    2006-07-22

  • Average

    8.5

  • Rating:

    4.3 starts
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  • Languages:

    English

Recommendations Movies

One Piece Film: Z
75%

One Piece Film: Z(ja)

2012-12-15

Zephyr, now known as Z, rides the seas with only one goal: Destroy all pirates and their dreams at becoming King of Pirates. When Luffy and his crew encounter him at sea, not only are they utterly defeated by the man with an arm made of Seastone, Nami, Robin, and Chopper are turned 10 years younger due to Z's minion Ain. Luffy is so determined to win against him that he does not even notice Z's master plan that could sacrifice thousands of lives.

Avatar
76%

Avatar(en)

2009-12-15

In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
81%

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(en)

2004-03-19

Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

Gone Girl
79%

Gone Girl(en)

2014-10-01

With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

Joker
81%

Joker(en)

2019-10-01

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
74%

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood(en)

2019-07-24

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…

Tenet
72%

Tenet(en)

2020-08-22

Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.

A Quiet Place
74%

A Quiet Place(en)

2018-04-03

A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.

The Martian
77%

The Martian(en)

2015-09-30

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

Inside Out
79%

Inside Out(en)

2015-06-17

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through unfamiliar places to get back home.

Blade Runner
79%

Blade Runner(en)

1982-06-25

In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.

Donnie Darko
78%

Donnie Darko(en)

2001-01-19

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
67%

Mr. & Mrs. Smith(en)

2005-06-07

After five (or six) years of vanilla-wedded bliss, ordinary suburbanites John and Jane Smith are stuck in a huge rut. Unbeknownst to each other, they are both coolly lethal, highly-paid assassins working for rival organisations. When they discover they're each other's next target, their secret lives collide in a spicy, explosive mix of wicked comedy, pent-up passion, nonstop action and high-tech weaponry.

Get Out
76%

Get Out(en)

2017-02-24

Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.

American Psycho
74%

American Psycho(en)

2000-04-13

A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.

Psycho
84%

Psycho(en)

1960-06-22

When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
74%

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum(en)

2019-05-15

Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn.

Spider-Man: No Way Home
79%

Spider-Man: No Way Home(en)

2021-12-15

Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

The Lion King
83%

The Lion King(en)

1994-06-15

Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.

GoodFellas
85%

GoodFellas(en)

1990-09-12

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.