Film Tone: Atmospheric

1.

Twilight

2008 American romantic fantasy film directed by Catherine Hardwicke

Overview: Twilight is a 2008 American romantic fantasy film based on Stephenie Meyer's 2005 novel of the same name. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, the film stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. It is the ...

Release date: 17 November 2008

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller

Director: Catherine Hardwicke

Cast: Kristen Stewart, Sarah Clarke, Matt Bushell, Billy Burke, Gil Birmingham, Taylor Lautner

Producer: Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey

Writer: Melissa Rosenberg, Stephenie Meyer

When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be ...

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2000s American films 7,136T

2000s English-language films 10,085T

American vampire films 254T

2.

Titanic

1997 American romantic disaster film directed by James Cameron

Overview: Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. Incorporating both historical and fictionalized aspects, it is based on accounts of ...

Release date: 1 November 1997

Genre: Drama, Romance, Adventure, History

Director: James Cameron

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart

Producer: James Cameron, Pamela Easley

Writer: James Cameron

A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.

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Romantic drama films based on actual events 9T

1990s American films 4,704T

1990s English-language films 6,298T

3.

Eyes Wide Shut

1999 British-American drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick

Overview: Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 erotic mystery psychological drama film directed, produced and co-written by Stanley Kubrick. Based on the 1926 novella Traumnovelle (Dream Story) by Arthur Schnitzler, the movie ...

Release date: 13 July 1999

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Cast: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Madison Eginton, Jackie Sawiris, Sydney Pollack, Leslie Lowe

Producer: Brian Cook, Jan Harlan

Writer: Stanley Kubrick, Frederic Raphael

A Manhattan doctor embarks on a bizarre, night-long odyssey after his wife's admission of unfulfilled longing.

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1990s English-language films 3,889T

American erotic drama films 109T

British erotic thriller films 19T

4.

Inception

2010 film by Christopher Nolan

Overview: Inception is a 2010 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced the film with his wife, Emma Thomas. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief ...

Release date: 8 July 2010

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery, Adventure

Director: Christopher Nolan

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Dileep Rao

Producer: Zakaria Alaoui, John Bernard

Writer: Christopher Nolan

A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O. ...

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2010s English-language films 5,220T

Best Science Fiction Film Saturn Award winners 46T

2010 science fiction action films 18T

5.

Twin Peaks

1990s American drama television series

Overview: Twin Peaks is an American mystery serial drama television series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. It premiered on ABC on April 8, 1990, and originally ran for two seasons until its cancellation in ...

Release date: 8 April 1990

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Romance, Mystery, Horror, Fantasy, Crime

Director: David Lynch, Duwayne Dunham

Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook, Richard Beymer, Lara Flynn Boyle

Producer: Mark Frost, David Lynch

Writer: Mark Frost, David Lynch

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.

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Television series about the Federal Bureau of Investigation 34T

Television series about teenagers 1,026T

Rape in television 63T

6.

Star Trek

American science fiction television series

Overview: Star Trek is an American science-fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship USS Enterprise and its crew. It later acquired the retronym of Star Trek: ...

Release date: 8 September 1966

Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Action

Director: Marc Daniels, Joseph Pevney

Cast: Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, James Doohan, Eddie Paskey

Producer: Gene Roddenberry, Robert H. Justman

Writer: Gene Roddenberry, Gene L. Coon

Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise explore the Galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.

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Space Western television series 29T

Hugo Award-winning television series 13T

Saturn Award-winning television series 84T

7.

Mad Men

American period drama television series

Overview: Mad Men is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. The series ran on the cable network AMC from 2007 to 2015, lasting for seven seasons ...

Release date: 1 July 2007

Director: Phil Abraham, Michael Uppendahl

Cast: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones, Christina Hendricks, Aaron Staton

Producer: Scott Hornbacher, Matthew Weiner

Writer: Matthew Weiner, Jonathan Igla

A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but ...

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Primetime Emmy Award-winning television series 274T

2010s American workplace drama television series 44T

2000s American workplace drama television series 25T

8.

Lost

American television series (2004–2010)

Overview: Lost is an American drama television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004, to May 23, 2010, over six seasons, comprising a total of 121 episodes. The show contains elements of s ...

Release date: 22 September 2004

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Sci-Fi

Director: Jack Bender, Stephen Williams

Cast: Jorge Garcia, Naveen Andrews, Matthew Fox, Josh Holloway, Daniel Dae Kim, Yunjin Kim

Producer: Bryan Burk, Damon Lindelof

Writer: J.J. Abrams, Jeffrey Lieber

The survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island.

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Limbo 38T

Television shows about aviation accidents or incidents 5T

Television series created by Damon Lindelof 3T

9.

Cold Case

US police procedural television series (2003–2010)

Overview: Cold Case is an American police procedural crime drama television series which ran on CBS from September 28, 2003 to May 2, 2010. The series revolved around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department ...

Release date: 28 September 2003

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Alex Zakrzewski, Kevin Bray

Cast: Kathryn Morris, John Finn, Jeremy Ratchford, Thom Barry, Danny Pino, Tracie Thoms

Producer: Jonathan Littman, Meredith Stiehm

Writer: Meredith Stiehm, Veena Sud

The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she's assigned "cold cases" -- older crimes that have ...

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Cold Case 1T

2000s American police procedural television series 49T

2010s American police procedural television series 69T

10.

North and South, Book I

Three American television miniseries

Overview: North and South is the title of three American television miniseries broadcast on the ABC network in 1985, 1986, and 1994. Set before, during, and immediately after the American Civil War, they are based ...

Release date: 3 November 1985

Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War

Director: Richard T. Heffron

Cast: Kirstie Alley, Georg Stanford Brown, David Carradine, Philip Casnoff, Lesley-Anne Down, Genie Francis

Producer: Paul Freeman, Rob Harland

Writer: Douglas Heyes, John Jakes

Two friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build towards the American Civil War.

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Cultural depictions of Frederick Douglass 22T

Cultural depictions of Ulysses S. Grant 51T

Cultural depictions of Robert E. Lee 30T

11.

Urban Cowboy

1980 film by James Bridges

Overview: Urban Cowboy is a 1980 American romantic Western film directed by James Bridges. The plot concerns the love-hate relationship between Buford Uan "Bud" Davis (John Travolta) and Sissy (Debra Winger). The ...

Genre: Drama, Romance, Western

Director: James Bridges

Cast: John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Barry Corbin, Brooke Alderson

Producer: Irving Azoff, C.O. Erickson

Writer: Aaron Latham, James Bridges

Bud is a young man from the country who learns about life and love in a Houston bar.

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1980s English-language films 1,495T

1980 romantic drama films 28T

1980 drama films 252T

12.

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962 film by Robert Mulligan

Overview: To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American drama film directed by Robert Mulligan. The screenplay by Horton Foote is based on Harper Lee's 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. It stars Gregory ...

Release date: 25 December 1962

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director: Robert Mulligan

Cast: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy, Ruth White, Brock Peters

Producer: Harper Lee, Robert Mulligan

Writer: Harper Lee, Horton Foote

Atticus Finch, a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice.

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1960s English-language films 3,136T

White savior films 24T

Films about father–daughter relationships 159T

13.

The Ten Commandments

1956 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille

Overview: The Ten Commandments is a 1956 American epic religious drama film produced, directed, and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille, shot in VistaVision (color by Technicolor), and released by Paramount Pictures. Based ...

Release date: 5 October 1956

Genre: Adventure, Drama

Director: Cecil B. DeMille

Cast: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget

Producer: Cecil B. DeMille, Henry Wilcoxon

Writer: Dorothy Clarke Wilson, J.H. Ingraham

Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people ...

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1950s American films 3,265T

Jewish films 28T

Films based on the Book of Exodus 17T

14.

The Magnificent Seven

1960 film directed by John Sturges

Overview: The Magnificent Seven is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges and starring Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach and Steve McQueen. The supporting cast features Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad ...

Release date: 23 October 1960

Genre: Western, Adventure, Drama, Action

Director: John Sturges

Cast: Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Horst Buchholz, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn

Producer: Walter Mirisch, Lou Morheim

Writer: William Roberts, Akira Kurosawa

Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.

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Films with screenplays by William Roberts (screenwriter) 19T

1960s English-language films 1,311T

Magnificent Seven films 5T

15.

The Last of the Mohicans

1992 film directed by Michael Mann

Overview: The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 American epic historical drama film set in 1757 during the French and Indian War. It was co-written and directed by Michael Mann and was based on James Fenimore Cooper's ...

Release date: 26 August 1992

Genre: Adventure, Romance, War, Action, Drama

Director: Michael Mann

Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means, Eric Schweig, Jodhi May, Steven Waddington

Producer: Ned Dowd, Hunt Lowry

Writer: James Fenimore Cooper, John L. Balderston

Three trappers protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.

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Films with screenplays by Christopher Crowe (screenwriter) 8T

Films with screenplays by Michael Mann 11T

Films set in Albany, New York 7T

16.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1937 Disney film

Overview: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Based on the 1812 German fairy tale by the Brothers ...

Release date: 21 December 1937

Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance

Director: William Cottrell, David Hand

Cast: Roy Atwell, Stuart Buchanan, Adriana Caselotti, Eddie Collins, Pinto Colvig, Marion Darlington

Producer: Walt Disney

Writer: Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.

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Animated films about witchcraft 53T

Animated films about royalty 38T

Animated films based on Snow White 10T

17.

Romeo and Juliet

1968 film by Franco Zeffirelli

Overview: Romeo and Juliet is a 1968 period romantic tragedy film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.Directed and co-written by Franco Zeffirelli, and stars Leonard Whiting as Romeo and Olivia ...

Release date: 4 March 1968

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Franco Zeffirelli

Cast: Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery, Milo O'Shea, Pat Heywood, Robert Stephens

Producer: John Brabourne, Richard B. Goodwin

Writer: William Shakespeare, Franco Brusati

When two young members of feuding families meet, forbidden love ensues.

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1960s English-language films 3,136T

English-language Italian films 707T

1968 drama films 234T

18.

Pride & Prejudice

2005 film by Joe Wright

Overview: Pride & Prejudice is a 2005 romantic drama film directed by Joe Wright, in his feature directorial debut, and based on Jane Austen's 1813 novel of the same name. The film features five sisters from an ...

Release date: 25 July 2005

Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy

Director: Joe Wright

Cast: Keira Knightley, Talulah Riley, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, Carey Mulligan, Donald Sutherland

Producer: Tim Bevan, Liza Chasin

Writer: Deborah Moggach, Jane Austen

Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman ...

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2000s British films 1,497T

2000s French films 1,230T

2000s American films 7,208T

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Pretty Baby

1978 film by Louis Malle

Overview: Pretty Baby is a 1978 American historical drama film directed by Louis Malle, and starring Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, and Susan Sarandon. The screenplay was written by Polly Platt. The plot focuses ...

Release date: 5 April 1978

Genre: Drama, History

Director: Louis Malle

Cast: Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon, Frances Faye, Antonio Fargas, Matthew Anton

Producer: Louis Malle, Polly Platt

Writer: Polly Platt, Louis Malle

A teenage girl lives as a prostitute in New Orleans in 1917.

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1970s English-language films 3,267T

American erotic drama films 107T

1970s historical drama films 109T

20.

Planet of the Apes

2001 science fiction film directed by Tim Burton

Overview: Planet of the Apes is a 2001 American science fiction film directed by Tim Burton and starring Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti, and Estella Warren. The ...