Written by Rita Jabbour

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Do you ever find yourself spending hours searching for a movie only to end up wasting two hours deciding what to watch? To save you time and effort, here is a compilation of movie suggestions per genre. From timeless ‘80s classics to brilliant new releases, you’re guaranteed to find the right movie for every mood, interest, and taste. Clearly, this is not an exhaustive list as there are hundreds of movies that fit each genre. Rather, this is a compilation of some of my favourite movies I hope to share with other enthusiasts.

To pick a movie, just narrow your choice down to genre first, then select one of the 10 recommended movies per category based on the movie descriptions. If you still can’t decide what to watch, go with the one in boldface, which is my ultimate favourite on the list.

Please note that the movies are listed randomly and not based on any ranking.

COMEDY

Sometimes, you just need a good laugh. Whether you’re already feeling on Cloud 9 or you need cheering up, comedy movies are perfect for you. Here are a few comedy suggestions, but I like to stick by a general rule: If the movie stars Steve Martin, Robin Williams, or Adam Sandler, you can never go wrong with your selection.

Photo: Adam Sandler in Anger Management (2003). Photo by Phillip Caruso, SMPSP - © 2003 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.

Overboard (1987): “A cruel but beautiful heiress mocks and cheats a hired carpenter. When she gets amnesia after an accident, he decides to introduce her to regular life by convincing her that they're husband and wife.”
Grown Ups (2010): “After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.”
All About Steve (2009): “Convinced that a CCN cameraman is her true love, an eccentric crossword puzzler trails him as he travels all over the country, hoping to convince him that they belong together.”
Meet The Parents (2000): “Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare.”
Big Daddy (1999): “A lazy law school graduate adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father.”
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993): “After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife.”
Daddy’s Home (2015): “Brad Whitaker is a radio host trying to get his stepchildren to love him and call him Dad. But his plans turn upside down when their biological father, Dusty Mayron, returns.”
Anger Management (2003): “Dave Buznik is a businessman who is wrongly sentenced to an anger management program, where he meets an aggressive instructor.”
Housesitter (1992): “Con artist Gwen moves into Newton's empty home without his knowledge and begins setting up house, posing as his new wife.”
The Angriest Man In Brooklyn (2014): “A perpetually angry man is informed he has 90 minutes to live and promptly sets out to reconcile with his family and friends in the short time he has left.”

ACTION

While comedic films can increase your oxytocin and serotonin levels, occasionally, you need an adrenaline boost. Look no further than action-packed movies. Here are a few recommendations:

Photo: Elizabeth Banks and Sam Worthington in Man on a Ledge (2012). Photo by Myles Aronowitz - © 2011 Summit Entertainment, LLC.

Mission Impossible- Ghost Protocol (2011): “The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name.”
The Nice Guys (2016): “In 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.”
The Town (2010): “A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold Claire, the assistant manager, hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with Claire.”
The Gray Man (2022): “When the CIA's most skilled operative, whose true identity is known to none, accidentally uncovers dark agency secrets, a psychopathic former colleague puts a bounty on his head, setting off a global manhunt by international assassins.”
Man On A Ledge (2012): “As a police psychologist works to talk down an ex-con who is threatening to jump from a Manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond heist ever committed is in motion.”
Baby Driver (2017): “After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.”
The Italian Job (2003): “After being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally.”
The Transporter (2002): “Frank Martin, who "transports" packages for unknown clients, is asked to move a package that soon begins moving, and complications arise.”
Fast Five (2011): “Dominic Toretto and his crew of street racers plan a massive heist to buy their freedom while in the sights of a powerful Brazilian drug lord and a dangerous federal agent.”
Olympus Has Fallen (2013): “Secret Service agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.”

Photo: Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson in Central Intelligence (2016). Photo by Claire Folger - © 2015 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

ACTION COMEDY

If you can’t decide whether you want a shot of oxytocin or adrenaline, why not get both? Action Comedies offer an excellent balance of satire and conflict that can have you falling off your seat laughing one moment and holding onto it another.

The Family Plan (2023): “A former top assassin living incognito as a suburban dad must take his unsuspecting family on the run when his past catches up to him.”
Ocean’s Eight (2018): “Debbie Ocean gathers an all-female crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City's annual Met Gala.”
Killers (2010): “A vacationing woman meets her ideal man, leading to a swift marriage. Back at home, however, their idyllic life is upset when they discover their neighbours could be assassins who have been contracted to kill the couple.”
The Heat (2013): “An uptight FBI Special Agent is paired with a foul-mouthed Boston cop to take down a ruthless drug lord.”
Central Intelligence (2016): “After he reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.”
Miss Congeniality (2000): “An F.B.I. Agent must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event.”
Ride Along (2014): “Security guard Ben must prove himself to his girlfriend's brother, top police officer James. He rides along James on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta.”
The Man From Toronto (2022): “The world's deadliest assassin and New York's biggest screw-up are mistaken for each other at an Airbnb rental.”
Ghosted (2023): “Cole falls head over heels for enigmatic Sadie, but then makes the shocking discovery that she's a secret agent. Before they can decide on a second date, Cole and Sadie are swept away on an international adventure to save the world.”
This Means War (2012): “C.I.A. operatives wage an epic battle on each other when they discover they are dating the same woman.”

ADVENTURE

Photo: Tom Hanks in Cast Away (2000). Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images - © 2012 Getty Images - Image courtesy gettyimages.com

When your life is becoming a little too monotonous, join a couple of actors as they take on natural disasters, magical characters, the complexities of space and time, and historical battles.

Wild (2014): “A chronicle of one woman's 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent personal tragedy.”
Night At The Museum (2006): “A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.”
Cast Away (2000): “A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.”
Fool’s Gold (2008): “A new clue to the whereabouts of a lost treasure rekindles a married couple's sense of adventure -- and their estranged romance.”
The Adam Project (2022): “After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-travelling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self for a mission to save the future.”
Uncharted (2022): “Street-smart Nathan Drake is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan to recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan, and lost 500 years ago by the House of Moncada.”
National Treasure (2004): “A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries.”
Interstellar (2014): “When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.”
Troy (2004): “An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.”
The Martian (2015): “An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assumes him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive and can survive until a potential rescue.”

MYSTERY

If you’re in the mood for a good mind-boggling story that will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish while throwing some plot twists in there, here are some recommendations:

All Good Things (2010): “David Marks, a real estate scion, is suspected of killing his wife Katie, who disappeared in 1982.”
The Girl On The Train (2016): “A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing person’s investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life.”
Gone Girl (2014): “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.”
Knives Out (2019): “A detective investigates the death of the patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.”
Murder On The Orient Express (2017): “When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.”
Before I Go To Sleep (2014): “A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.”
Premonition (2007): “A depressed woman learns that her husband was killed in a car accident the previous day, then awakens the next morning to find him alive and well at home; then awakens the day after that to find that he's dead.”
Murder Mystery (2019): “A New York cop and his wife go on a European vacation to reinvigorate the spark in their marriage, but end up getting framed and on the run for the death of an elderly billionaire.”
Now You See Me (2013): “An F.B.I. Agent and an Interpol Detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances, and reward their audiences with the money.”
The Bourne Identity (2002): “A man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and suffering from amnesia, before racing to elude assassins and attempting to regain his memory.”

Photo: Natalie Portman in Black Swan (2010). Photo by Black Swan via Facebook.

THRILLER

Whether it’s a mind-bending psychological thriller or an action-packed thriller adventure, thriller films never disappoint. They present many of the characteristics of action and mystery movies with an added bonus of nonstop suspense.

The Tourist (2010): “Revolves around Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path.”
The Prestige (2006): “After a tragic accident, two stage magicians in 1890s London engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.”
The Impossible (2012): “The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.”
Shutter Island (2010): “Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, two US marshals, are sent to an asylum on a remote island in order to investigate the disappearance of a patient, where Teddy uncovers a shocking truth about the place.”
Salt (2010): “A CIA agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy.”
Black Swan (2010): “Nina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.”
The Sixth Sense (1999): “Malcolm Crowe, a child psychologist, starts treating a young boy, Cole, who encounters dead people and convinces him to help them. In turn, Cole helps Malcolm reconcile with his estranged wife.”
Sleeping With The Enemy (1991): “A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.”
Split (2016): “Three girls are kidnapped by a man with a diagnosed 23 distinct personalities. They must try to escape before the apparent emergence of a frightful new 24th.”
Twister (1996): “Bill and Jo Harding, advanced storm chasers on the brink of divorce, must join together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.”

ROMANTIC COMEDY

Photo: Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in 50 First Dates (2004). Photo by Darren Michaels - © 2004 Columbia Pictures, Inc.

Let’s face it. We could all use a romcom every once in a while. There’s just something about the adorable meet-cutes, comedic encounters, and heartfelt dialogue that ropes us in and makes us feel better about ourselves, even if just momentarily.

The Proposal (2009): “A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.”
How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days (2003): “Benjamin Barry is an advertising executive and ladies' man who, to win a big campaign, bets that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days.”
When Harry Met Sally (1989): “Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.”
You’ve Got Mail (1998): “Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet, both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.”
Definitely, Maybe (2008): “A political consultant tries to explain his impending divorce and past relationships to his 11-year-old daughter.”
Just Go With It (2011): “On a weekend trip to Hawaii, a plastic surgeon convinces his loyal assistant to pose as his soon-to-be-divorced wife in order to cover up a careless lie he told to his much-younger girlfriend.”
50 First Dates (2004): “Henry Roth is a man afraid of commitment until he meets the beautiful Lucy. They hit it off and Henry thinks he's finally found the girl of his dreams until discovering she has short-term memory loss and forgets him the next day.”
Monster-In-Law (2005): “The love life of Charlotte is reduced to an endless string of disastrous blind dates, until she meets the perfect man, Kevin. Unfortunately, his merciless mother will do anything to destroy their relationship.”
Sweet Home Alabama (2002): “A young woman who has reinvented herself as a New York City socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband after seven years of separation.”
The Bounty Hunter (2010): “A bounty hunter learns that his next target is his ex-wife, a reporter working on a murder cover-up. Soon after their reunion, the always-at-odds duo find themselves on a run-for-their-lives adventure.”

ROMANTIC DRAMA

When you need a good cry after a breathtaking love story, look no further than romantic dramas:

Photo: Brad Pitt and Claire Forlani in Meet Joe Black (1998). Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images - © 2012 Getty Images.

The Lake House (2006): “A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside house begins to exchange love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.”
The Vow (2012): “A car accident puts Paige in a coma, and when she wakes up with severe memory loss, her husband Leo works to win her heart again.”
P.S. I Love You (2007): “A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.”
Me Before You (2016): “A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man she's taking care of.”
Past Lives (2023): “Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.”
Before Sunrise (1995): “A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.”
The Notebook (2004): “An elderly man reads to a woman with dementia the story of two young lovers whose romance is threatened by the difference in their respective social classes.”
Our Souls At Night (2017): “Fonda and Redford star as Addie Moore and Louis Waters, a widow and widower who've lived next to each other for years. The pair have almost no relationship, but that all changes when Addie tries to make a connection with her neighbor.”
Meet Joe Black (1998): “Death, who takes the form of a young man killed in an accident, asks a media mogul to act as his guide to teach him about life on Earth and, in the process, he falls in love with the mogul's daughter.”
Serendipity (2001): “A couple search for each other years after the night they first met, fell in love, and separated, convinced that one day they'd end up together.

DRAMA

Photo: Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994). Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Sunset Boulevard - Image courtesy gettyimages.com

A good drama will capture your attention from the beginning of the movie, throughout the exhilarating plot and fantastic actor performances, and all the way to the more than likely tragic ending.

The Terminal (2004): “An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.”
Atonement (2007): “Thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.”
Fathers & Daughters (2015): “A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown; 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge her own connections.”
If I Stay (2014): “Life changes in an instant for young Mia Hall after a car accident puts her in a coma. During an out-of-body experience, she must decide whether to wake up and live a life far different than she had imagined. The choice is hers if she can go on.”
Labor Day (2013): “Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.”
American Hustle (2013): “A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild F.B.I. Agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the Mafia.”
Joker (2019): “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.”
Aftersun (2022): “Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't…”
Saving Private Ryan (1998): “Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.”
Forrest Gump (1994): “The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.”

Photo: Joseph Gordon-Levitt in The Walk (2015). Photo by Courtesy of Sony Pictures - © 2015 CTMG, Inc.

BIOGRAPHY

We know that movies can be powerful storytellers, especially when they tell the story of real people. Biographical dramas encompass the details and intricacies of real-life stories and shed light on significant historical events.

Molly’s Game (2017): “The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.”
The Theory Of Everything (2014): “Stephen Hawking gets unprecedented success in the field of physics despite being diagnosed with motor neuron disease at the age of 21. He defeats awful odds as his first wife Jane aids him loyally.”
Sully (2016): “When pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger lands his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew, some consider him a hero while others think he was reckless.”
The Walk (2015): “In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers.”
Oppenheimer (2023): “The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.”
Snowden (2016): “The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.”
Adrift (2018): “A true story of survival, as a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.”
The Pianist (2002): “During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.”
Hidden Figures (2016): “The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.”
Catch Me If You Can (2002): “Barely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.”

SCIENCE FICTION

Photo: Johnny Depp, Morgan Freeman, Rebecca Hall, and Cillian Murphy in Transcendence (2014). Photo by Peter Mountain - © 2013 Alcon Entertainment, LLC.

A genre as vast as space itself, sci-fi covers everything from outer space to technology as movies explore new worlds and old ones:

In Time (2011): “In a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth. Here, Will Salas finds himself accused of murder and on the run with a hostage - a connection that becomes an important part of the way against the system.”
The Butterfly Effect (2004): “Evan Treborn suffers blackouts during significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life by reading his journal.”
The Time Traveler’s Wife (2009): “Henry DeTamble, a librarian, possesses a unique gene that lets him involuntarily travel through time. His wife, Claire Abshire, finds it difficult to cope with it.”
Transcendence (2014): “A scientist's drive for artificial intelligence takes on dangerous implications when his own consciousness is uploaded into one such program.”
The Adjustment Bureau (2011): “The affair between a politician and a contemporary dancer is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart.”
Lucy (2014): “A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.”
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022): “A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.”
Inception (2010): “A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.”
Avatar (2009): “A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.”
The Avengers (2012): “Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.”

FANTASY

Do you ever get sick of our basic world? Would you like to get lost in a fantasy world for two hours and watch as characters battle dragons, harness magic, and search for long-lost treasure on fairytale islands? If so, fantasy movies are just right for you:

Photo: Eva Green in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016). Photo by Jay Maidment - © 2016 - Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

Inkheart (2008): “A teenage girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a storybook's hero.”
Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children (2016): “When Jacob (Asa Butterfield) discovers clues to a mystery that stretches across time, he finds Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. But the danger deepens after he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers.”
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone (2001): “An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.”
Click (2006): “A workaholic architect finds a universal remote that allows him to fast-forward and rewind to different parts of his life. Complications arise when the remote starts to overrule his choices.”
Addams Family Values (1993): “The Addams Family try to rescue their beloved Uncle Fester from his gold-digging new love, a black widow named Debbie.”
Nanny McPhee (2005): “A governess uses magic to rein in the behaviour of seven ne'er-do-well children in her charge.”
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl (2003): “Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.”
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005): “Charlie, a young boy from an impoverished family, and four other kids win a tour of an amazing chocolate factory run by an imaginative chocolatier, Willy Wonka, and his staff of Oompa-Loompas.”
Hook (1991): “When Captain James Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy.”
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013): “A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches.”

Photo: Emily Blunt in A Quiet Place (2018). Photo by Photo Credit: Jonny Cournoyer - © 2018 Paramount Pictures.

HORROR

I can even recommend a couple of movies if you’re a jumpscare and gore lover:

Lights Out (2016): “Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.”
X (2022): “In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.”
A Quiet Place (2018): “A family struggles for survival in a world where most humans have been killed by blind but noise-sensitive creatures. They are forced to communicate in sign language to keep the creatures at bay.”
The Menu (2022): “A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.”
Old (2021): “A vacationing family discovers that the secluded beach where they're relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly, reducing their entire lives into a single day.”
The Invisible Man (2020): “When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.”
Mama (2013): “After a young couple take in their two nieces, they suspect that a supernatural spirit named Mama has latched onto their family.”
Hannibal (2001): “Living in exile, Dr. Hannibal Lecter tries to reconnect with now disgraced F.B.I. Agent Clarice Starling, and finds himself a target for revenge from a powerful victim.”
Nope (2022): “The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.”
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004): “Years before Father Lankester Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. This is the tale of Father Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu and the rediscovery of his faith.”

MUSICAL

When a regularly paced movie won’t cut it, turn to musicals to get a perfect combination of plot, characters, musical performances, extravagant dance sequences, and stunning melodies all rolled into one.

Photo: Catherine Zeta-Jones in Chicago (2002). Photo by David James - © 2002 - Miramax Films.

Mamma Mia (2008): “The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA.”
Chicago (2002): “Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.”
La La Land (2016): “While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.”
Burlesque (2010): “A small-town girl ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer.”
Moulin Rouge (2001): “A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.”
Music and Lyrics (2007): “A washed-up singer is given a couple of days to compose a chart-topping hit for an aspiring teen sensation. Though he's never written a decent lyric in his life, he sparks with an offbeat younger woman with a flair for words.”
The Greatest Showman (2017): “Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.”
Evita (1996): “The hit musical based on the life of Eva Perón (Evita Duarte), a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Domingo Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.”
Dreamgirls (2006): “A trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.”
Walking on Sunshine (2014): “After a whirlwind romance, Maddie prepares to marry handsome Italian Raf. Unbeknownst to Maddie, Raf is sister Taylor's ex and love of her life.”

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