1. Léon: The Professional (1994)
A movie about a hired gunman and a girl whose family is killed. The movie can make you feel by the end without resorting to any melodrama.
2. Casablanca (1942)
A classic on lost love, unusual friendship and camaraderie.
3. Inception (2010)
Dream couldn't get more real starring Leonardo DiCaprio
4. The great gatsby (2013)
It's a brilliant take on human relations and behaviour.
You can watch it for Leonardo DiCaprio and Toby Maguire (Yes, You heard it right. You would like the character by the end :P Someting Spiderman lacked)
5. Laws of attraction (2004)
This is a romantic comedy starring Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore as divorce attorneys fighting each other in the court but having a chemistry outside. The film is a good mix of romance, drama and comedy.
6. Monsoon Wedding (2001)
When you have accomplished actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Raaz and Rajat Kapoor with a riveting drama on Indian wedding. You can't really go wrong.
The film raises issues without dragging and has got well written conversations.
Watch it for its take on Indian weddings, social commentary and good cinema.
7. Parker (2013)
Starring Jason Statham.
So you know it is an action flick with style. Nuff said!
8. The art of getting by (2011)
A love story
9.Lincoln (2012)
The movie casts light on the impressive personality of Abraham Lincoln who passed the thirteenth amendment to abolish slavery despite not having the numbers. Being a lawyer he is as cunning and witty. Anecdotes narrated in movie deserve special mention.
10. Wag the dog
Brilliant satire on war and nationalism
11. The Man from Earth
An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he never ages and has walked the earth for 14,000 years.
12. Contact (1997)
A movie based on Carl Sagan's novel with a good plot and acting. A scientist has been searching for extra terrestrial life. I don't want to break the suspense.
13. Remember the Titans (2000)
One of the most inspirational movies - how a football game helps to unite blacks and whites starring Denzel Washington.
14. 16 Blocks (2006)
Bruce Willis as an aging alcoholic cop assigned the task of escorting a witness from police custody to courthouse 16 blocks away.
A good suspense thriller with some moving scenes.
14. Enemy of the state (1998)
Starring Will Smith
Plot : A disk (It was the time of floppies) of a murdered senator passed onto a lawyer. Now the lawyer (Will Smith)is the target.
Watch it for Will Smith Action and pace.
15. A date with Miss Fortune (2015)
A divorced writer falls in love with a superstitious woman. Watch the film for romance. Jeannette Sousa looks very beautiful.
15. The matchbreaker (2016)
A guy looking for a perfect girl becomes a match breaker for parents who don't like the boyfriends of their girls. A light fun romantic clean movie. We do know how hard they are these days.
16. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
A British romantic movie starring Renee Zewelleger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. Bridget is an awkward clumsy girl hitting 30s looking for boyfriend. Enough said. :)
17. Going out in style (2016)
Three old men decide to rob a bank starring Morgan Freeman. Enough said!
Good movie to watch on a relaxed Sunday. :)
18. 13 Hours - Secret Soldiers of Bengazhi
A good authentic war movie you can watch. Not the usual bang boom movie.
19. A Standup Guy (2016)
A good light movie where a person in witness program becomes a comedian. A little touch of pulp fiction in terms of showing simple comedic lives of criminals.
20. Wonder Woman (2017)
A good superhero movie starring Gal Gadot.
21. Chicklit (2016)
A good British movie about 4 people who gather to write a novel like Fifty shades of Grey to gather money for saving their local pub from being converted to tourist hotel.
22. Darkest Hour (2017)
An inspirational movie on Churchill's role in World War 2 showing the opposition faced by him on going to war with Hitler's Germany. Gary Oldman's portrayal as 66 year old Churchill is brilliant.
23. Crossing Point (2016)
A good action movie
24. Limitless (2011)
A good sci-fi action movie starring Bradley cooper
25. The A - Team (2010)
Great action movie starring Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper.
26. Leap Year (2010)
A girl travels to Ireland to propose on a leap year day. A beautiful romantic comedy.
27. Primer (2004)
This is an engineer's dream movie. It is so good that engineers love to try to get their heads around it. Watch it on a Sunday afternoon when you want to actively watch a movie.
28. 13 Going On 30 (2004)
A girl makes a wish on her 13th Birthday and her wish is fulfilled but she is 30 now. Mark Ruffalo as a nice romantic guy.
29. Annihilation (2018)
A biologist goes on a mission to investigate a shimmering area from where no one comes back.
30. Rampage (2018)
Good action movie involving a huge gorilla, a wolf and The Rock.
31. The 15:17 To Paris (2018)
Movie about 3 normal guys who become instruments of peace (No They don't become priests). Clint Eastwood movie. Nuff said.
32. Vantage Point (2008)
Good action movie on a plot to assassinate the POTUS?
33. Beirut (2018)
Jon Hamm (from Mad Men) as a negotiator working for release of his former colleague in Beirut with Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, US involved in the problem. Good action movie.
34. Den of Thieves (2018)
A gang of robbers decide to rob the Fed. A gang (emphasized) of police officers take them on. Good action movie.
35. The Commuter (2018)
Liam Neeson is on a train - a woman approaches him with an offer - Suppose you are asked to point out a person on train and you get reward. Will you do it?
36. A walk to remember (2002)
Beautiful romantic movie starring Mandy Moore.
37. Repli-kate (2002)
This is a comedy movie. A scientist and his friend accidentally create the perfect woman - who loves beer, football and frat parties (Starring beautiful Ali Landry)
38. Johnny English (2003)
Mr. Bean as Agent 007. Need I say more?
39. Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
Agent Johnny English as confident as ever.
40. Murder Mystery (2019)
A good thriller + comedy movie starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer aniston.
Hindi movies
1. Secret Superstar (2017)
List of TV Series
1. Boston Legal
One of the wittiest tv series covering lots of topics centered around a law firm which takes up the craziest of cases starring James Spader and Denny Crane
2. The Blacklist
A TV series about a criminal helping FBI to capture well known criminals. Again James Spader at his best
3. Modern Family
A comedy tv series centred around 3 generations of families. Recommended for fun.
4. The Big Bang Theory
The famous TV series that involves 3 scientists (2 Scientists and 1 engineer, if you go by Sheldon) and a beautiful girl who moved in as next door neighbour
5. House of Cards
TV series starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright in their quest for power and maintaining it by all means necessary.
6. Teen Wolf
This a TV series about a teen who becomes werewolf. The stories are imaginative and some dry humor from a school coach
7. Revenge
A TV series on how beautiful and clever Emily Thorne goes on a revenge spree to make people pay for setting up her father in a terrorist attack. The series is well paced with good acting by Emily Van Camp and Madeleine Stowe as main characters. She is a pleasure to watch.
8. iZombie
A light TV series on a lady who becomes a Zombie. She lunches on brains of dead people, has visions solves crime.
9. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
A funny sitcom involving police officers of 99th precinct of New York City Police Department (NYPD). Jake Peralta is an immature talented detective whose commanding officer is a serious and stern captain Raymond Holt.
10. Person of Interest
A good series involves solving crimes along with sophistication of development of artificial intelligence. You would like Mr. Reese and Harold.
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