This list is by no means exhaustive. These films have been selected to demonstrate the wide variety of themes, subject matter and genres spanning decades. They all tell classic stories.

On the Waterfront
Classic story of life on the waterfront starring Marlon Brando.

Casablanca

The Philadelphia Story

It Happened One Night

The Maltese Falcon

Vertigo

The Lady Eve

Seven Samurai
One of the best movies ever made by Japanese director Akira Kurasawa.

Pride and Prejudice
A classic romantic comedy with Lawrence Olivier and Greer Garson. So much fun to watch. It is beautifully constructed.

Wuthering Heights
A classic love story.

sex, lies and videotape

Jean de Florette

As Good As It Gets

Dead Man Walking

Life is Beautiful

Nashville
Robert Altman's best film. Brilliantly exposes the folly of the human ego.

The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terrific action films that work on many levels.

Paths of Glory
Text book story telling set in the first world war. The film that first made the world take notice of Stanley Kubrick.

Manhattan

Annie Hall

When Harry Met Sally...

Tootsie

Kramer v's Kramer
Won 5 Academy Awards

8 Mile
A surprisingly good story starring the rapper Eminem. Once of the best and most imaginative "battle" scenes you'll see on film.

Spirited Away
A fantasty story in animation by the great Japanese animator Miyazaki

Sideways

Star Wars

Notting Hill

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Strictly Ballroom

Muriel's Wedding

Mad Max 1 and 2

Babe

American Beauty

About Schmidt

Moonstruck

Groundhog Day

Lost in Translation

Witness

Little Miss Sunshine

The Graduate

Death at a Funeral

Juno

Superbad

TV Series - DVD

The Shield

The Wire

Deadwood

Entourage

Firefly