A Glean movie guide
The Essential Watchlist
Start with the best.
A handpicked selection of modern masterpieces and timeless classics for any mood.
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The movie list
- 01
Parasite
A razor-sharp social thriller that keeps you guessing until the final frame.
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
- 02
Everything Everywhere All At Once
A wildly imaginative journey through the multiverse centered on a powerful family story.
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
- 03
The Shawshank Redemption
A deeply moving tale of hope and friendship that remains a definitive crowd favorite.
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
- 04
Inception
A visually spectacular heist movie that explores the complex architecture of the human mind.
Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.
- 05
Spirited Away
A breathtaking animated odyssey into a world of spirits, gods, and boundless imagination.
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
- 06
Whiplash
A high-stakes psychological drama about the grueling pursuit of perfection in the world of jazz.
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
- 07
The Grand Budapest Hotel
A meticulously crafted and hilarious caper set within a vibrant, fictional European history.
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.
- 08
Mad Max: Fury Road
A relentless, visually stunning chase across a wasteland that redefined modern action cinema.
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.
- 09
Knives Out
A witty and stylish modern whodunnit that breathes fresh life into the classic mystery genre.
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.
- 10
Paddington 2
A genuinely heartwarming and beautifully made film that is impossible not to love.
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.