Good Movies to Watch (S - V)
The Hunger Games
Please bear with my remodeling of my Good Movies to Watch. I am
shuffling movies from being in one hub to several. The set up of the
hubs, which inclues the polls, has created some unforseen challenges
with loading time. I feel the polls are the most important element,
however, as the view of many will give a truer picture of whether a
movie is truly a "good movie to watch." Thus, please take time to vote
if you have already seen any of the listed movies. I will continue to
add to the list on a regular basis.
The movies are listed alphabetically. Enjoy!
The movies are listed alphabetically. Enjoy!
Good Movies to Watch (organized alphabetically) A - D
Good Movies to Watch (organized alphabetically) E - H
Good Movies to Watch (organized alphabetically) I - M
Good Movies to Watch (organized alphabetically) N - R
Good Movies to Watch (organized alphabetically) S - V
Good Movies to Watch (organized alphabetically) W - Z
Sanctum
Sanctum,
a 2011 movie that ia based on a true story and using technology
developed by executive producer James Cameron, this breathtaking
thriller follows the adventures of expert diver Frank McGuire (Richard
Roxburgh), who heads an expedition to map a network of underwater
caverns. When a tropical storm cuts off their exit, the team, including
Frank's teenage son, must use all their resources and strength to avoid
panic and find a route to the surface. Ioan Gruffudd co-stars.
Savage Messiah
Savage
Messiah, a 2002 movie that is set in the late 1980s. Social worker
Paula Jackson investigates a commune run by a messiah-like figure who
calls himself Moses. Jackson discovers some rather disturbing mental and
physical abuses its cult's members by its maniacal leader. Jackson
finds herself desperate to save Moses's followers. Polly Walker, Ms.
Jackson and Luc Picard, Moses well depict these terrifying real-life
events. You will be forever impacted by this movie.
Seven Pounds
Seven
Pounds is a 2008 story about a man who is distraught over his wife's
death. He is convinced that his own actions had something to do with it.
The man played by Will Smith becomes a very depressed IRS agent; thus,
he begins plotting his suicide, vowing to improve the lives of seven
strangers in the process. But a chance meeting with a woman who has a
life-threatening heart defect, played by Rosario Dawson, leads him to
rethink his budding relationship suddenly feels a lot like love.
Seven Pounds
Total Recall
Total
Recall is a 1990 mind bending thriller film that is based on a Philip
K. Dick story. Paul Verhoeven's violent, Oscar-winning sci-fi adventure
follows the life of the construction worker Douglas Quaid, played by
Arnold Schwarzenegger, who realizes that a memory chip was implanted in
his brain during a virtual-reality trip. He also finds that his past has
been invented to conceal a plot of planetary domination. He soon finds
himself off to Mars to find out who he is and who planted the chip.
Sharon Stone is a co-star.
Trapped
Trapped
is a 2002 thriller where a young girl, played by Dakota Fanning, with
asthma is kidnapped and held for ransom. Her captors, played by Courtney
Love and Kevin Bacon tell her parents, played by Stuart Townsend and
Charlize Theron, that they'll deprive the child of her medication unless
they comply with their terms, one of which is not to contact the
police. Pressed for time, the tortured parents must work through the
horrifying ordeal alone.
Trapped
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Unknown
Unknown
is a 2011 movie starring Liam Neeson. This is a true thriller as a man
who regains consciousness after an auto accident discovers that another
man has become him and taken over his life. Even his wife (January
Jones) denies his identity as the real Dr. Martin Harris. Finding
himself with an unexpected ally (Diane Kruger), Harris struggles to
solve the mystery and hang onto his own wits, while also being stalked
by anonymous killers.
