xterm wroteWhat's nice about Inception is that people still argue about the ending :-)
true...
@ballad ,it depends on your definition of the genre thriller maybe 4 of those are actions but the others are mixed.
Yesterday I watched Inside Man (2006) and I must say, it's really good!
An interesting approach would be to choose a director and start watching all his movies. This will not only allow you to recognize the common elements between them, but also how the director progressed in his craft.

For example, if you were to start with Quentin Tarantino, you would watch (in this order):

• Reservoir Dogs (1992)
• Pulp Fiction (1994)
• Jackie Brown (1997)
• Kill Bill vol 1 and 2 (2003-2004)
• Grindhouse (2007)
• Inglorious Basterds (2009)

You could then move to Scorsese, Hitchcock, Woody Allen, Kubrick, Speilberg, F.F. Coppola, Nolan, or whoever floats your boat.
@samer, If you're interested in QT you should probably add a few more films to your list:
  • True Romance (1993): Written by QT and directed by Tony Scott. One of the oldest scripts QT had written, he sold it to finance production of Reservoir Dogs (before major funding came from Harvey Keitel). A definite must watch.
  • Natural Born Killer (1994): Written by QT and directed by Oliver Stone. Uber-controversial for glorifying serial killers, QT hated the final outcome and felt it had nothing to do with the original script.
  • Four Rooms (1995): Four different segments, four different directors. QT takes care of the last one. Fuckin' amazing. Also, Tim Roth, the bellhop present in all four rooms, is a genius.
  • From Dusk Till Dawn (1996): Probably the first real collaboration between Tarantino and Rodriguez. The movie is very cool. Avoid any kind of spoilers at any costs (including the DVD cover or IMDB page or anything), and you're in for a very WTF surprise. Bonus: Salma Hayek's sexiest movie dance ever. Probably.
  • My best friend's birthday (1987): QT's first feature film, he worked on it for 4 years during his spare time. The movie almost vanished after a major fire in the lab. You won't find any DVD or edition of any kind, but a few years ago, I found some surviving scenes circulating over the P2P network. Definitely worth checking out, you'll understand where a lot of references in future movies come from.
If you want to be completely geeky about QT, he's directed a scene in Rodriguez's Sin City (earning a symbolic $1 for it), a couple of episodes of CSI and an ER episode. He's also produced (and participated) in various movies, of which I've only seen Killing Zoe (1993). Worth checking out, but definitely not a "Tarantino movie".
samer wroteAn interesting approach would be to choose a director and start watching all his movies.
Another approach would be to choose an actor and start watching all his movies.
rahmu wrote@samer, If you're interested in QT you should probably add a few more films to your list:

- True Romance (1993): Written by QT and directed by Tony Scott. One of the oldest scripts QT had written, he sold it to finance production of Reservoir Dogs (before major funding came from Harvey Keitel). A definite must watch.

- Natural Born Killer (1994): Written by QT and directed by Oliver Stone. Uber-controversial for glorifying serial killers, QT hated the final outcome and felt it had nothing to do with the original script.

- Four Rooms (1995): Four different segments, four different directors. QT takes care of the last one. Fuckin' amazing. Also, Tim Roth, the bellhop present in all four rooms, is a genius.

- From Dusk Till Dawn (1996): Probably the first real collaboration between Tarantino and Rodriguez. The movie is very cool. Avoid any kind of spoilers at any costs (including the DVD cover or IMDB page or anything), and you're in for a very WTF surprise. Bonus: Salma Hayek's sexiest movie dance ever. Probably.

- My best friend's birthday (1987): QT's first feature film, he worked on it for 4 years during his spare time. The movie almost vanished after a major fire in the lab. You won't find any DVD or edition of any kind, but a few years ago, I found some surviving scenes circulating over the P2P network. Definitely worth checking out, you'll understand where a lot of references in future movies come from.

If you want to be completely geeky about QT, he's directed a scene in Rodriguez's Sin City (earning a symbolic $1 for it), a couple of episodes of CSI and an ER episode. He's also produced (and participated) in various movies, of which I've only seen Killing Zoe (1993). Worth checking out, but definitely not a "Tarantino movie".
Thanks for the tip rahmu, out of the movies you mentioned, I watched only Natural Born Killers. Tarantino is an amazing director with some of the most awesome movies of all time (Pulp Fiction... nuf said)

Unfortunately, these past years comedy has taken a plunge; movies and actors alike are no longer up to expectations. In the past three years, the only English comedy movies which have struck some comic resonance are:

Death at a Funeral
Tropic Thunder
The King's Speech (I now it's not a comedy, but Geoffrey Rush's comic performance is epic)

And even so they aren't that good. To be fair, I haven't watched Bridesmaids yet, but I'm a bit skeptical about it.

The huge surprise is no one mentioned "Where Do We Go Now?" for Nadine Labaki, a beautiful comic and drama movie.

If you haven't seen these comedy movies, I would highly recommend that you do because they never get old:

Super Troopers (Best shenanigans movie ever...)
Nothing to Lose
My Cousin Vinny (Joe Pesci is epic in this role)
The Man (It tanked on the box office, but I found it to be hilarious)
Snatch
Accepted (The only movie that makes you want to be a s*t-head)

Also a great thriller for Martin Scorsese is "The Departed".
Watch Moon, it's worth the shot.
Watch Al Pacino and De Neiro and you are set for life my friend.

although you could argue both wasted the 21st century,they are the best ever,one is a better actor,the other becomes who he acts.
Devil'sAdvocate wroteDe Neiro
De Niro's mexican copycat :P
WizaRd wroteAnother approach would be to choose an actor and start watching all his movies.
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Guys,
Didnt the movie GI Joe release its second movie yet featuring The Rock ?!
I remember seeing it in the top 10 US box office movies,
But i cant seem to find it in imdb, it says it will be released in 2013 ?!!
if you wanna laugh, just watch "The Dictator"

@ AVOlio

yeah the "GI joe" is not yet released, i quote from IMDb: "Release Date: 29 March 2013 (USA)"
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xterm wroteScrew movies, get "The Big Bang Theory" sitcom and enjoy.
This is getting too much of an addiction. I started watching season 1 last night and I've got a few more episodes to go!

Now I know exactly where geeks get their stereotypical image! Awesome sitcom, thanks for recommending it! :)
Kassem wrote
xterm wroteScrew movies, get "The Big Bang Theory" sitcom and enjoy.
This is getting too much of an addiction. I started watching season 1 last night and I've got a few more episodes to go!

Now I know exactly where geeks get their stereotypical image! Awesome sitcom, thanks for recommending it! :)
i started watching it a couple of weeks ago , and i got to agree with you ,it is hilarious and the actors fits their characters ,
finished season one , and starting with season 2 . :D
... and I've just finished season 1 as well :P

I've got the 6 seasons from my friend. It's still on-going, right?
Kassem wrote... and I've just finished season 1 as well :P

I've got the 6 seasons from my friend. It's still on-going, right?
yes ! season 6 is still going and
"On January 12, 2011, CBS announced that the show had been renewed for an additional three years, extending it through the 2013–2014 season."
But i really hope they don't screw things up with extra seasons .
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Donnie Darko is one of my favourite movies and I would recommend it to you, guys.
You seem like you might like that movie.
Then there's another, much more darker one.
It's called "The Road", based on a book by Cormac McCarthy.
If you can get your hands on both of the movies, watch them! ;-)