50 Films to See Before You Die
Celebrating the relaunch of Film4 as a free-to-air TV channel, Channel4 counts down their list of the fop 50 films to see before you die, as compiled by film critics and personalities.
Top Cast
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Richard Teideman
Narrator (voice)
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David Aaronovitch
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Michael Caine
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Werner Herzog
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Ben Kingsley
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Samuel L. Jackson
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Dennis Hopper
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Michael Palin
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Ewan McGregor
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Overview
Celebrating the relaunch of Film4 as a free-to-air TV channel, Channel4 counts down their list of the fop 50 films to see before you die, as compiled by film critics and personalities.
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A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
7.7 2000
Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveillance, and Buddhist teachings.
Heart of a Dog
6.5 2015
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
Naqoyqatsi
6.1 2002
A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time.
A Decade Under the Influence
7.9 2003
From the heights of her modeling fame to her tragic death, this documentary reveals Anna Nicole Smith through the eyes of the people closest to her.
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
6.0 2023
A documentary focused on plastic pollution in the world's oceans.
A Plastic Ocean
7.5 2016
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
Directed by John Ford
7.0 1971
A detailing of the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United football players (David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil and Gary Neville). The film covers the period 1992-1999, culminating in Manchester United's European Cup triumph.
The Class of ‘92
7.1 2013
A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.
Spielberg
7.6 2017
Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the cinema's first genius, Charlie Chaplin. Produced, written and directed by renowned film critic Richard Schickel.
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
6.9 2003