Best Movies That Were Nominated to BAFTA Awards - Best Film

The Day of the Jackal

Watching The Day of the Jackal feels like watching a film; it’s taut, fast-paced, and flashy, featuring incredible dual performances…

The Mauritanian

Dir. Kevin Macdonald

Given the political nature of the story, it’s not surprising that The Mauritanian takes a somewhat safe and simple approach…

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Dir. Hans Weingartner

A sweet and romantic German movie about two Berliners who meet randomly and go on a road trip to the…

The Mission

Dir. Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss

In this documentary about John Allen Chau — the American Christian missionary reportedly killed when he tried to preach the…

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Dir. Aaron Sorkin

From Aaron Sorkin, the creator of every liberal’s favorite 2000s political drama, The West Wing, The Social Network, and the…

Babette's Feast

Dir. Gabriel Axel

Sisters Martine and Filippa, daughters of a founder of a religious sect, live a simple and quiet life in a…

Mona Lisa

Dir. Neil Jordan

With a driver protagonist, trying to reintegrate with the rougher parts of his home city, forming a connection with a…

Shirley Valentine

Dir. Lewis Gilbert

As an adaptation of the one-character play, it’s a delight to see Pauline Collins as Shirley Valentine rip into the…

Fargo

Taking the violence and offbeat comedy of the original movie and adding constantly expanding narratives on top of it, Noah…

Atlantic City

Dir. Louis Malle

At first glance, Atlantic City is indistinguishable from most other crime films. It’s led by a charming gangster (Burt Lancaster)…

The Brutalist

Dir. Brady Corbet

Just a few minutes in, you can already feel the immensity of The Brutalist. The rousing score stirs you. The…

The Madness of King George

Dir. Nicholas Hytner

At first glance, The Madness of King George seemed like a history lesson about King George III. Like plenty of…

Missing

Dir. Nicholas D. Johnson & Will Merrick

When Big Tech and trolls have all but villainized the internet, it’s hard to forget that good can come out…

Belfast

Dir. Kenneth Branagh

Belfast stars Outlander’s Caitríona Balfe as the mother of a working-class Northern Irish family during The Troubles. Religious tension and…

The Last Picture Show

Dir. Peter Bogdanovich

These days, most coming-of-age films tend to have a comic or hopeful tone to them. It’s hard being a teenager,…

Strictly Ballroom

Dir. Baz Luhrmann & Baz Lurhman

Strictly Ballroom is an energetic, fun and hilarious movie. Baz Lurhman does an incredible job telling the story of a…

Precious

Dir. Lee Daniels

Precious is the devastating story of how teen student Precious (Gabourey Sidibe), a victim of every kind of abuse possible,…

The Motorcycle Diaries

Dir. Walter Salles

Let’s fight! I’m not a fan of “Into the wild” okay okay, calm down… Maybe we can fix this. Maybe…

The Piano

Dir. Jane Campion

Plenty of films celebrate this popular instrument, but rarely have we seen it in a story like The Piano. For…

Hope and Glory

Dir. John Boorman

A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.

Missing

Becca Winstone learns that her son, Michael, disappears while studying abroad, and it’s a race against time when she travels to…

Taxi Driver

Dir. Kang Bo-seung & Lee Dan

A former special forces soldier delivers revenge for victims of injustice while working for a secret organization that fronts as…

Paris, Texas

Dir. Wim Wenders

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull…

Missing

Dir. Costa-Gavras

Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance…

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

Dir. Jim Sheridan

No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy…