Upside Down

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2012
Romance, Science Fiction, Drama, Fantasy

In an alternate universe where twinned worlds have opposite gravities, a young man battles interplanetary prejudice and the laws of physics in his quest to reunite with the long-lost girl of his dreams in this visually stunning romantic adventure that poses the question: what if love was stronger than gravity?

A romance in an upside down world. I enjoyed cinematography and idea in this one. If only this movie would be a little more polished, I’d have given it the…
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Room in Rome

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2010
Drama, Romance

A hotel room in the center of Rome serves as the setting for Alba and Natasha, two young and recently acquainted women, to have a physical adventure that touches their very souls.

*ahem* I chose this movie for the obvious reasons, but it turned out to be more than you could expect. The beginning was kinda boring, the actors didn’t seem up…
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The Adjustment Bureau

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2011
Science Fiction, Thriller, Romance

A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him – and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he’s ever loved.

Interesting, tense non-standard thriller, revolving around philosophical ideas and leaving something to think about.
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Promise Me This

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2007
Romance, Drama, Comedy

An old man named Zivojin Markovic, living in a remote village prays for his grandson Cane to go to the city, sell his cow and bring back a wife. In the city he is supposed to meet up with his grandfather’s stepbrother, but this man is dead. Instead, he meets this man’s two grandsons, two good-natured brothers who are nevertheless small-time criminals and experts in demolition. Cane soon clicks with these men, and also falls […]

Not the best work of Kusturica but might be the most original from what I’ve seen. The movie stays completely on its own, sometimes gets off the track a bit,…
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Black Cat, White Cat

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1998
Comedy, Romance

Matko is a small time hustler, living by the Danube with his 17-year-old son Zare. After a failed business deal he owes money to the much more successful gangster Dadan. Dadan has a sister, Afrodita, that he desperately wants to see get married so they strike a deal: Zare is to marry her.

This one has all the trademarks and is the most polished movie of Kusturica, from what I’ve seen. Now, many wouldn’t agree on “polished”, and it’s understandable. This is an…
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Bitter Moon

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1992
Thriller, Drama, Romance

After hearing stories of her, a passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic’s wife.

A multi-layered complex psychological drama. It might be trying too hard at times, might have been shorter and easier to watch, but the ending… Not only it pays off, it’s…
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The Room

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2003
Drama, Romance

Johnny is a successful banker with great respect for and dedication to the people in his life, especially his future wife Lisa. The happy-go-lucky guy sees his world fall apart when his friends begin to betray him one-by-one.

Hyped as the worst movie ever, this is the best worst movie ever. Not sure if that‘s what Wiseau wanted to create, but the movie definitely stands out in a…
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