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10 must watch movies of Hollywood and 5 lookout Bollywood movies
· Gone with the wind (1939)
A romantic movie set in the back drop of American civil war where a young lady (Scarlett O’Hara) tries to find true love. Won 8 academy awards.
· Casablanca (1942)
Story of a manipulative woman (Humphrey Bogart), her relationship with a rich man, a romantic movie set in the backdrop of World War II. Won 3 Academy Awards.
· To kill a Mockingbird (1962)
The story is told from the eyes of a 6 yr old tomboy Scout and her 10 yr old brother Jem. A touching story of their widower/attorney father Atticus (Gregory Peck) who stands against racial prejudice and fights for a ‘Niger’ Tom .Won 3 Academy Awards
· Sound of Music (1965)
When Maria (Jules), a failed nun is sent to the house of retired naval/widower officer (Christopher Plummer) as a governess of 7 ‘unruly’ children.
She infuses the much needed love amongst them. Also the 2 adults fall in love bit the trouble is that the captain is engaged and Maria is still a postulant. The movie won 5 Academy Awards.
· Godfather (1972)
Directed by Francis F Coppola. With Marlon Brando, Al Pacino in the lead, this movie re invented the gangster genre in movie making. Picked up 3 Academy Awards.
· A Few Good Men (1992)
Story of how a young lawyer Kaffe (Tom Cruise) fights with all odds and much reputed ‘marine’ Col Jessem (Jack Nicolson) to bring justice to 3 officers out of which one is dead. An intriguing court room drama. Was nominated for 4 Oscars.
· Schindler’s List (1993)
This documentary style movie is realistic, fact based story of how a Nazi officer Oskar Schindler saves thousands of Jews from the nightmarish holocaust. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the movie picked up 7 Oscars.
· Forest Gump (1994)
A ‘stupid’ boy (Tom Hanks) who grows upto be a war veteran, rich, famous. But there is just one thing missing from his life; his childhood sweetheart Jenny. Will he ever get her? Brilliant performance by Tom and beautiful direction by Spielberg. The movie won 6 oscars.
· Heat (1995)
What can one expect when two of the best men in Hollywood come together. Story of two different men from different walks of life. One is a feisty robber Neal MacAnley (Robert de Niro) with a large gang and other is a cop (Al Pacino) giving them a run for their money.
· Departed (2006)
A fast paced, nail biting story of 2 moles. One is a statie inside the underworld (Leonardo di Caprio) and other inside the Police Department (Matt Damon). What happens when their paths collide? Picked up the Oscar for best Movie.
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