Category
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Parasite
2019 film directed by Bong Joon-ho

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)
The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 American biographical dark comedy crime film co-produced and directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Terence Winter, and based on Jordan Belfort's 2007 memoir. It loosely recounts Belfort's career as a stockbroker in New York City and how his firm, Stratton Oakmont, engaged in rampant corruption and fraud on Wall Street, leading to his downfall. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Belfort; Jonah Hill as his business partner and friend Donnie Azoff; Margot Robbie as his second wife, Naomi Lapaglia; Matthew McConaughey as his mentor and former boss Mark Hanna; and Kyle Chandler as FBI special agent Patrick Denham portraying Gregory Coleman. It is DiCaprio's fifth collaboration with Scorsese.

Pretty Woman
1990 film directed by Garry Marshall

American Psycho
2000 film directed by Mary Harron

Get Out
2017 film directed by Jordan Peele

Atonement
2007 film directed by Joe Wright

Meet Joe Black
1998 American film directed by Martin Brest

Knives Out
Knives Out is a 2019 American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson. The film's eleven-actor ensemble cast is led by Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc, a famed private detective who is summoned to investigate the death of a bestselling author. Police think his death is a suicide but Blanc suspects foul play and investigates to ascertain the true cause of it. Johnson produced Knives Out with his longtime collaborator Ram Bergman. Funding came from MRC and tax subsidies from the Massachusetts state government.

The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999 film by Anthony Minghella
Blue Jasmine
2013 film by Woody Allen

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
1972 film by Luis Buñuel

Sholay
Sholay (, ) is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language action-adventure film directed by Ramesh Sippy, produced by his father G. P. Sippy, and written by Salim–Javed. The film follows two criminals, Veeru (Dharmendra) and Jai (Amitabh Bachchan), who are hired by a retired police officer (Sanjeev Kumar) to capture the ruthless bandit Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan). Hema Malini and Jaya Bhaduri also star as Veeru and Jai's love interests, Basanti and Radha, respectively. The soundtrack was composed by R D Burman.

Anna Karenina
2012 film by Joe Wright

Coming to America
1988 film by John Landis

Match Point
2005 film by Woody Allen

Cruel Intentions
1999 film directed by Roger Kumble

Triangle of Sadness
2022 film directed by Ruben Östlund

Marie Antoinette
2006 film directed by Sofia Coppola

Clueless
Clueless is a 1995 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling. It stars Alicia Silverstone and was produced by Scott Rudin and Robert Lawrence. Loosely adapted from Jane Austen's 1815 novel Emma, the film follows a "beautiful, popular, wealthy" high school student who wants to do "good deeds". She befriends a newcomer and decides to give her a makeover while playing matchmaker for her teachers and examining her own life.

The Rules of the Game
1939 film by Jean Renoir

The Purge
2013 film directed by James DeMonaco

Gosford Park
2001 film directed by Robert Altman

Five Easy Pieces
1970 film by Bob Rafelson

Crazy Rich Asians
2018 film directed by Jon M. Chu

Written on the Wind
1956 film directed by Douglas Sirk

Downton Abbey
2019 film directed by Michael Engler

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
1970 film by Vittorio De Sica

Arthur
1981 film directed by Steve Gordon

The Exterminating Angel
1962 film by Luis Buñuel

Mr. Deeds
2002 film by Steven Brill

Sabrina
1995 film by Sydney Pollack

Alice
1990 film by Woody Allen

Beau Is Afraid
2023 film by Ari Aster

Ready or Not (2019 film)
Ready or Not is a 2019 American comedy horror film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and written by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy. It stars Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O'Brien, Elyse Levesque, Nicky Guadagni, Henry Czerny and Andie MacDowell. It follows a young bride who is hunted by her spouse's wealthy family as part of a wedding night ritual to worship the Devil.

The Nanny Diaries
2007 film directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini

Regarding Henry
1991 film by Mike Nichols

Arbitrage
2012 film by Nicholas Jarecki

The Emperor's Club
2002 film directed by Michael Hoffman

Overboard
1987 film by Garry Marshall

All Good Things
2010 film by Andrew Jarecki

Cruel Intentions 2
2000 film prequel of Cruel Intentions directed by Roger Kumble

Material Girls
2006 film by Martha Coolidge

I Am Love
2009 film by Luca Guadagnino

Bonjour Tristesse
1958 American film by Otto Preminger

The Skulls
2000 film directed by Rob Cohen

Down and Out in Beverly Hills
1986 film by Paul Mazursky

The Invitation
2022 film directed by Jessica M. Thompson

Billionaire Boys Club
2018 film directed by James Cox

Dinner at Eight
1933 film by George Cukor

Brideshead Revisited
2008 film by Julian Jarrold

Chori Chori Chupke Chupke
2001 film by Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla

Someone to Watch Over Me
1987 film by Ridley Scott

Happy Birthday to Me
1981 film by J. Lee Thompson

You People
2023 film directed by Kenya Barris

Mrs. Winterbourne
1996 film by Richard Benjamin

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come is a 2026 American comedy horror film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and written by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy. It serves as a sequel to Ready or Not (2019), with Samara Weaving reprising her role as Grace MacCaullay. The film also stars Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, David Cronenberg, and Elijah Wood. Set immediately after the events of Ready or Not, it follows Grace (Weaving) as she must protect her estranged sister (Newton) while being hunted by several elite families in a high-stakes ritual to claim a seat of ultimate power.

The Hour of the Furnaces
1968 film by Fernando Solanas, Octavio Getino

The Riot Club
2014 film

Greedy
1994 film by Jonathan Lynn

Boom!
1968 film by Joseph Losey