Favourite Directors, a list by Zikurat

8.6

/950309/

86

/30099/

85

/17811/

4.5

/3244089/

96

/225/

96

/23081/

96

/41/

8.7

/1391593/

4.0

age 9+

A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

90

IMDb 93

8.8

/2402179/

86

/53257/

84

/29506/

4.2

/3743587/

92

/185/

96

/62759/

95

/27/

4.0

age 17+

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

90

IMDb 90

9.1

/3119452/

88

/87256/

85

/34962/

4.5

/3849185/

94

/341/

94

/173380/

85

/41/

4.0

age 15+

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

87

IMDb 87

8.2

/989584/

80

/33246/

80

/11163/

4.2

/3771862/

93

/513/

91

/6024/

90

/69/

4.0

age 15+

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

87

8.3

/476513/

84

/15468/

83

/8686/

4.4

/1459839/

93

/123/

94

/12006/

78

/31/

8.6

/871132/

4.0

age 12+

Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.

87

8.1

/423823/

82

/16595/

81

/8530/

4.2

/1731055/

94

/63/

94

/7768/

87

/16/

8.2

/745549/

4.0

age 5+

Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.

86

8.4

/707823/

83

/31844/

81

/7380/

4.4

/2928132/

92

/466/

95

/2263/

79

/62/

3.5

age 13+

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

86

8.8

/24825/

83

/1288/

80

/1129/

4.5

/167353/

85

/238/

81

/1050705/

95

/12/

A former assassin—known only as The Bride—wakes up from a coma after her former boss and lover, Bill, shoots her in the head and steals her unborn child during her wedding rehearsal. She soon embarks on a bloody quest for revenge, hunting down her ex-colleagues of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad before confronting Bill himself. Quentin Tarantino’s complete Kill Bill, a combination of Volumes 1 and 2, previously deleted scenes, alternate takes, a full-color remaster of the Crazy 88 fight, a 7-minute anime sequence by Production I.G., and a built-in intermission.

86

8.0

/107401/

78

/2053/

77

/1717/

4.2

/148955/

95

/112/

91

/1578/

86

/32/

4.0

age 13+

A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.

86

8.1

/953475/

80

/29129/

80

/15636/

4.2

/2728073/

92

/313/

87

/5569/

88

/48/

4.0

age 16+

The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.

86

IMDb 82

8.8

/2773250/

86

/84168/

83

/38473/

4.2

/3561441/

87

/363/

91

/41621/

74

/42/

4.0

age 14+

Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.

85

8.4

/1750800/

83

/45542/

82

/23577/

4.4

/3114647/

89

/332/

88

/36639/

69

/36/

4.0

age 17+

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.

85

7.8

/809951/

75

/26453/

73

/12829/

3.9

/2429599/

96

/335/

87

/19738/

95

/42/

4.0

age 15+

In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend.

85

8.3

/243819/

82

/5357/

81

/3107/

4.4

/494346/

91

/124/

92

/1356/

80

/42/

3.5

A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.

85

8.5

/1854353/

84

/52964/

81

/27409/

4.3

/2853703/

87

/295/

92

/16024/

81

/42/

age 18+

With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.

84

7.9

/421400/

76

/10734/

78

/6799/

4.3

/1090053/

84

/264/

87

/10340/

87

/38/

4.0

age 18+

Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.

84

8.0

/195039/

81

/6638/

79

/3918/

4.2

/423613/

89

/19/

90

/72/

86

/7/

8.3

/252801/

age 11+

After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.

84

8.0

/905302/

78

/17278/

77

/11059/

3.9

/618672/

92

/286/

90

/50237/

84

/36/

4.0

age 16+

A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".

84

8.0

/858961/

80

/25078/

78

/14701/

4.1

/1501858/

84

/247/

89

/30858/

83

/41/

4.0

age 18+

The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill.

84

8.4

/1418350/

83

/32045/

81

/15794/

4.2

/1692626/

93

/184/

94

/27540/

83

/34/

3.0

age 17+

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

84

8.6

/1986469/

85

/43194/

83

/22456/

4.4

/3097724/

84

/156/

95

/26052/

65

/22/

3.5

age 17+

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

83

7.9

/299262/

79

/11287/

78

/5887/

4.3

/2420599/

93

/246/

85

/7708/

83

/34/

3.5

age 7+

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.

83

8.2

/1691318/

81

/49554/

77

/22117/

3.8

/1861219/

85

/285/

94

/66667/

70

/41/

4.0

age 13+

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.

83

7.3

/122306/

74

/5766/

74

/2459/

3.9

/1142960/

96

/275/

88

/474/

91

/55/

7.6

/88739/

4.0

age 10+

While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."

83

7.6

/182026/

79

/8548/

78

/4653/

4.1

/1144507/

91

/174/

84

/5249/

86

/29/

7.9

/422931/

4.0

age 5+

When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.

83

8.1

/762932/

80

/17335/

79

/10149/

4.2

/1083952/

90

/98/

93

/16408/

83

/28/

3.0

age 18+

Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.

83

IMDb 68

8.7

/2461153/

86

/90597/

84

/38563/

4.4

/4902103/

73

/375/

87

/14174/

74

/46/

3.5

age 11+

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

82

8.2

/503081/

84

/18647/

83

/10724/

4.3

/2187816/

88

/185/

93

/14660/

82

/40/

8.6

/1005585/

2.5

age 8+

Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.

82

8.2

/1287871/

81

/34261/

79

/18441/

4.2

/2707454/

85

/238/

81

/1050705/

69

/43/

4.0

age 18+

An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.

82

7.8

/380286/

77

/10221/

76

/6173/

4.0

/996490/

93

/270/

86

/6758/

84

/43/

3.5

age 14+

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.

82

8.3

/962887/

81

/18461/

80

/10662/

4.1

/1460947/

80

/182/

93

/28635/

71

/32/

3.5

age 18+

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

82

8.0

/740621/

78

/38756/

76

/14658/

4.1

/1960417/

88

/440/

88

/610/

81

/54/

3.5

age 16+

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.

82

7.8

/796290/

75

/34921/

75

/17198/

3.8

/1698375/

92

/469/

81

/5363/

94

/53/

3.5

age 14+

The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.

82

8.1

/1153518/

80

/38315/

79

/19528/

4.1

/2798111/

88

/377/

87

/8258/

79

/49/

3.5

age 17+

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.

81

7.7

/114271/

77

/5114/

77

/3581/

4.0

/481515/

95

/21/

87

/8412/

83

/11/

7.9

/176374/

age 10+

In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.

81

7.5

/421206/

73

/12270/

70

/7895/

3.5

/432617/

93

/237/

85

/10371/

82

/38/

4.0

age 17+

The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.

81

8.3

/1158493/

82

/25183/

81

/15057/

4.1

/1453815/

90

/83/

94

/25861/

81

/24/

2.5

age 18+

A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.

81

7.7

/660935/

76

/21134/

75

/11234/

4.0

/1691873/

90

/264/

77

/27621/

79

/40/

4.0

age 18+

Over the course of a decade, editors of the San Francisco Chronicle entice themselves in the murders of the Zodiac Killer. However, as time runs its course, interest in the case dwindles in the eyes of the professionals. The Killer stops interacting with the public. However, believing he has the answers, an amateur cartoonist from the initial sightings races against time to prevent what he believes is another murder.

81

7.9

/847888/

78

/65069/

76

/18856/

4.1

/2244913/

94

/441/

83

/6109/

81

/52/

3.0

age 11+

Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.

81

8.0

/1016249/

79

/49506/

77

/14297/

3.9

/3638408/

83

/513/

90

/3233/

74

/68/

3.5

age 13+

Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

81

8.0

/879514/

77

/22140/

76

/15236/

4.2

/2746046/

85

/320/

84

/19890/

79

/42/

3.5

age 17+

A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake".

81

7.8

/530502/

77

/24065/

73

/9569/

3.9

/987602/

89

/325/

88

/3079/

81

/45/

3.5

age 16+

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

81

8.4

/1968090/

81

/53383/

77

/23865/

3.8

/1842611/

87

/376/

90

/33842/

78

/45/

3.0

age 15+

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

80

7.6

/329929/

75

/7967/

74

/4830/

4.1

/893702/

81

/219/

89

/14399/

76

/34/

3.5

age 17+

Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.

80

7.8

/184582/

80

/8517/

78

/4415/

4.1

/1029203/

85

/15/

8.2

/420513/

age 5+

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.

80

7.8

/110860/

78

/4696/

77

/3251/

4.1

/462608/

88

/182/

85

/911/

83

/41/

8.1

/216651/

3.0

age 10+

A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.

80

8.0

/195710/

80

/7371/

79

/4537/

4.1

/512243/

78

/7/

8.2

/330602/

age 8+

A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.

80

7.7

/527348/

76

/27922/

74

/9261/

4.0

/847169/

91

/280/

85

/3628/

82

/48/