FAV DIRECTOR COLLECTION, a list by William Surya Darma

7.4

/74214/

73

/2269/

74

/1612/

4.1

/254871/

88

/59/

81

/803/

86

/15/

4.0

While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terry stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack jumps into the water and fishes out Sally from the car, but the other passenger is already dead — a governor intending to run for president. As Jack does some investigating of his tapes, and starts a perilous romance with Sally, he enters a tangled web of conspiracy that might leave him dead.

79

7.8

/278689/

77

/5985/

75

/3038/

3.8

/218403/

83

/208/

90

/27741/

72

/39/

3.5

age 15+

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.

78

7.6

/237436/

73

/4336/

73

/4264/

3.6

/161474/

77

/214/

81

/8648/

72

/40/

4.0

age 17+

Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is soon engaged to Tom's sister, Chloe. Despite the professional and financial advantages that this relationship affords him, Chris becomes obsessed with Tom's fiancee, American actress Nola.

78

7.5

/251374/

73

/4965/

71

/2876/

3.8

/132358/

79

/210/

83

/10574/

74

/39/

4.0

age 15+

During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.

77

7.4

/72201/

74

/2008/

73

/1282/

3.7

/70742/

94

/32/

85

/1189/

69

/10/

A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.

77

7.4

/134541/

76

/4219/

71

/1918/

3.8

/81340/

89

/55/

84

/1935/

66

/20/

3.5

age 17+

After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter to the USS Alabama, which may be the only ship able to stop a possible Armageddon. When Ramsey insists that the Alabama must act aggressively, Hunter, fearing they will start rather than stop a disaster, leads a potential mutiny to stop him.

76

7.3

/25512/

75

/883/

75

/723/

4.1

/137341/

82

/68/

84

/890/

67

/9/

Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the Paradise.

74

6.9

/80518/

67

/1575/

66

/1170/

3.7

/100793/

74

/116/

70

/1451/

72

/34/

4.0

Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he couldn't help, yet cannot quit the job on his own.

74

6.8

/100428/

71

/5382/

69

/1876/

3.2

/84525/

88

/270/

89

/779/

73

/45/

3.0

age 13+

A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.

74

7.7

/141432/

76

/3148/

75

/2053/

3.9

/106589/

75

/67/

90

/3542/

62

/22/

2.5

age 14+

Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.

74

7.0

/297245/

70

/10787/

67

/5479/

3.4

/192921/

86

/247/

71

/21839/

78

/36/

3.5

age 14+

Hellboy, his pyrokinetic girlfriend, Liz, and aquatic empath, Abe Sapien, face their biggest battle when an underworld elven prince plans to reclaim Earth for his magical kindred. Tired of living in the shadow of humans, Prince Nuada tries to awaken an ancient force of killing machines, the all-powerful Golden Army, to clear the way for fantasy creatures to roam free. Only Hellboy can stop the dark prince and prevent humanity's annihilation.

73

72

7.1

/11264/

71

/427/

74

/174/

3.8

/52772/

Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stories, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", "The Swan", "The Rat Catcher", and "Poison."

73

7.2

/20969/

72

/763/

71

/674/

3.7

/61896/

88

/17/

76

/211/

63

/6/

A dramatization of the Montreal Massacre of 1989 where several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.

72

7.3

/272632/

75

/9914/

70

/4118/

3.5

/104673/

71

/82/

78

/7375/

67

/22/

3.0

age 16+

When the videotape of the murder of a congressman unknowingly ends up in the hands of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert Clayton Dean, he is framed for the murder. With the help of the mysterious Brill, Dean attempts to throw the NSA off his trail and prove his innocence.

72

6.9

/367879/

71

/14060/

66

/7243/

3.4

/307289/

81

/204/

66

/14725/

72

/37/

3.5

age 14+

In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before they summon a baby demon who is rescued by Allied forces and dubbed "Hellboy". Sixty years later, Hellboy serves the cause of good rather than evil as an agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense, along with Abe Sapien - a merman with psychic powers, and Liz Sherman - a woman with pyrokinesis, protecting America against dark forces.

71

7.1

/18327/

72

/1037/

72

/766/

3.4

/24730/

68

/78/

MAL

7.5

/102877/

age 11+

The film centers on Asuna, a young girl who spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the crystal radio she received from her late father as a memento. One day while walking home she is attacked by a fearsome monster and saved by a mysterious boy named Shun. However, Shun disappears and Asuna embarks on a journey of adventure to the land of Agartha with her teacher Mr. Morisaki to meet a Shun again. Through her journey she comes to know the cruelty and beauty of the world, as well as loss.

71

7.7

/105421/

76

/3265/

80

/3236/

3.8

/372037/

54

/76/

79

/1068/

45

/24/

3.5

age 11+

When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.

NEW

69

7.1

/347524/

71

/11983/

69

/6914/

3.6

/469160/

82

/94/

73

/18876/

68

/24/

2.0

age 14+

The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle finds out, and Shreck tries to kill her, she's transformed into the sexy Catwoman. She teams up with the Penguin and Shreck to destroy Batman, but sparks fly unexpectedly when she confronts the caped crusader.

68

64

6.7

/7941/

64

/213/

62

/184/

3.2

/15984/

79

/39/

75

/92/

66

/18/

A young woman's life spirals into chaos after she is involved in a hit-and-run accident. Then she encounters a mysterious man named Evian who offers her an opportunity for redemption. Narrated by a fish.

67

IMDb 50

6.2

/21289/

67

/1444/

71

/717/

3.2

/115797/

75

/20/

When a 15th-century prince denounces God after the devastating loss of his wife, he inherits an eternal curse: he becomes Dracula. Condemned to wander the centuries, he defies fate and death itself, guided by a single hope — to be reunited with his lost love.

67

66

6.4

/11415/

61

/445/

61

/421/

3.0

/36521/

84

/91/

77

/38/

64

/17/

age 13+

Fanny and Jean have everything of an ideal couple: fulfilled in their professional life, they live in a magnificent apartment in the beautiful districts of Paris and seem to be in love as on the first day. But when Fanny crosses, by chance, Alain, a former high school friend, she is immediately capsized. They see each other again very quickly and get closer and closer.

66

6.5

/6928/

65

/344/

63

/61/

3.1

/30870/

65

/139/

90

/211/

57

/40/

2.5

age 14+

The now estranged bandmates of Spinal Tap are forced to reunite for one final concert, hoping it will solidify their place in the pantheon of rock 'n' roll.

66

6.7

/42308/

66

/674/

64

/721/

3.3

/23967/

66

/99/

57

/453/

69

/32/

3.0

age 13+

A loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.

66

6.3

/24291/

66

/1121/

62

/1443/

3.2

/19038/

88

/25/

54

/340/

age 9+

An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century, focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.

66

6.7

/250336/

69

/11139/

66

/5063/

3.3

/194889/

57

/149/

68

/10427/

52

/28/

3.5

age 18+

Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.

66

6.3

/98555/

71

/10612/

63

/3552/

2.7

/176607/

74

/308/

57

/1336/

66

/48/

3.5

age 7+

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

65

7.0

/166817/

73

/10158/

68

/5238/

3.3

/166392/

70

/194/

67

/1217/

58

/38/

2.0

age 16+

Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does so well that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates.

65

6.6

/84335/

67

/3027/

64

/2767/

3.1

/92014/

71

/255/

56

/539/

64

/37/

3.0

age 13+

The story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant café society that defined the spirit of the age.

64

6.7

/64323/

70

/1924/

67

/1179/

3.3

/29141/

58

/57/

52

/553/

52

/21/

3.5

A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the President.

63

6.7

/27411/

66

/741/

65

/319/

3.4

/40961/

56

/110/

67

/3755/

55

/25/

age 16+

Love blossoms for Lily over double Meaty Boy burgers at mid-day when uber-computer nerd Jarrod comes in and leaves with free extra large fries. After gatecrashing Jarrod's party and proving her skills on the game console, Lily goes down to Jarrod's home town with him so he can settle an old score with a past school bully.

63

6.6

/40966/

68

/956/

65

/831/

3.2

/16529/

58

/40/

49

/282/

64

/26/

3.0

Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly realized is innocent.

63

7.1

/78928/

70

/1692/

70

/1808/

3.2

/39780/

50

/167/

61

/2381/

45

/31/

3.0

age 15+

Whatever Works explores the relationship between a crotchety misanthrope, Boris and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the south, Melody. When Melody's uptight parents arrive in New York to rescue her, they are quickly drawn into wildly unexpected romantic entanglements. Everyone discovers that finding love is just a combination of lucky chance and appreciating the value of "whatever works."

63

6.6

/119378/

67

/5998/

64

/2911/

2.9

/35673/

59

/185/

56

/1008/

59

/34/

3.0

age 17+

Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.

62

6.5

/85113/

64

/620/

63

/99/

3.0

/30753/

46

/24/

74

/70/

age 15+

Four friends from a sleepy little village in Punjab share a common dream: to go to England. Their problem is that they have neither the visa nor the ticket. A soldier alights from a train one day, and their lives change. He gives them a soldier's promise: He will take them to the land of their dreams. What follows is a hilarious and heartwarming tale of a perilous journey through the desert and the sea, but most crucially through the hinterlands of their mind.

62

6.8

/21834/

71

/1835/

78

/1305/

3.3

/50475/

59

/70/

84

/83/

45

/23/

1.0

age 16+

A boy, bruised by life, finds his salvation through the love of his dogs.

62

5.7

/36188/

61

/2452/

59

/1089/

2.8

/52193/

57

/178/

64

/566/

58

/44/

3.5

age 13+

A one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man's young son home from Mexico.

62

6.5

/8388/

69

/468/

64

/163/

3.0

/4319/

55

/84/

54

/114/

54

/19/

3.0

age 15+

The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.

62

6.6

/43377/

68

/935/

63

/609/

3.3

/18740/

50

/38/

65

/1169/

56

/23/

2.5

A visiting city reporter's assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, whom he befriends.

62

6.4

/207800/

68

/20943/

66

/7815/

2.7

/222766/

47

/297/

53

/2607/

51

/45/

4.0

age 11+

In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

61

6.4

/93229/

66

/2332/

63

/1443/

3.1

/66440/

52

/132/

62

/4694/

44

/27/

3.0

age 13+

When her scientist ex-boyfriend discovers a portal to travel through time -- and brings back a 19th-century nobleman named Leopold to prove it -- a skeptical Kate reluctantly takes responsibility for showing Leopold the 21st century. The more time Kate spends with Leopold, the harder she falls for him. But if he doesn't return to his own time, his absence will forever alter history.

61

6.4

/33987/

63

/464/

62

/484/

3.1

/14650/

52

/153/

47

/948/

54

/40/

3.5

age 15+

While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend's husband.

61

6.4

/50394/

66

/1364/

62

/866/

3.0

/17353/

52

/151/

40

/590/

64

/34/

3.5

age 15+

Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.

61

6.8

/288355/

72

/10133/

68

/5571/

3.5

/351236/

37

/138/

76

/20316/

52

/19/

2.0

age 10+

The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland.

60

6.3

/154208/

65

/6422/

58

/5112/

2.5

/96737/

52

/206/

55

/3382/

51

/37/

3.5

age 11+

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend–and gets the chance to become a legend himself.

60

6.1

/104000/

67

/3656/

63

/1627/

3.1

/81916/

37

/67/

60

/2559/

60

/16/

3.0

age 13+

Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hotshot develops a rivalry with a fellow racer that threatens his career when the two smash their cars. But with the help of his doctor, Cole just might overcome his injuries-- and his fear.

NEW

60

6.1

/301726/

61

/8102/

57

/4442/

2.7

/167973/

72

/290/

60

/29718/

72

/40/