What films are as good as Fargo?

[ScummyMummy]

I want to watch some brilliant films. I am fussy and have a short attention span when it comes to film and I need them to be fantastic and gripping or I give up. Partner works in library and brings home lots of dvds but I probably reject about 8/10. The last brilliant one I saw was Fargo a couple of weeks ago and it made me want to see more really fab films. What would you recommend?

Dangerous Liaisons

Orange County

oh yes All About Eve.

Sublime.

if you liked Fargo, you'll probably like Shallow Grave (with Ewan MacGregor).

Am I the only person who hated Fargo?

SM..my dh is film mad...he would watch pretty much anything!.. but he raves about fargo...i will defo give it another try..

cornsilk...yep..usual suspects..v.good.

Michael Clayton is very good

What a very open request - "fab films"! You'll end up with a list about a million pages long.

If you like Fargo, you need to see Blood Simple.

Have you seen Pulp Fiction? And...
Zodiac
American Beauty?
Benjamin Button
Lord of the Rings

Course, one of my fave films is Armageddon...

And I also like all the MGM musicals. And Jimmy Stewart.

All fab imho. All extremely different from each other though!

Which genre of films do you like?

Saw Taken recently with Liam Neeson - very good.

Not Zodiac..I found that so tiresome!

Love love love Bette Davis DP

I wasn't actually with Liam Neeson - he was in the film!

Gran Turino looked good, Starbear- partner brought it home but had to return it before i saw it (Love 'drunk now too much wine' btw!)

I did like Shallow Grave but thought it had a style over substancey feel, tbh.

Must check out Orange County and Michael Clayton.

trainspotting was a good film..

the three colours trilogy

yes, Shallow Grave

definitely Dangerous Liaisons

Michael Collins (Lliam Neeson)

I like looking at Kristin Scott Thomas (her movies, that is ): Bitter Moon, English Patient

I guess I have mention 4 Weddings and a funeral then.

Meryl Streep is excellent in Doubt. Thought it was very good.
Gone Baby Gone gripping and quite in bits.
Neither anything like Fargo though which is one of my all time faves. I haven't seen Burn after reading which is what I think Starbear meant, looked good though.

Yes, it is open, isn't it, pm?! Am not very good on picking genres, tbh. I don't really tend to like war films or horror or extreme violence but there are always exceptions that prove the rule like The Deer Hunter, 28 days later, Fargo itself.

Haven't seen Benjamin Button- wasn't sure I'd like that from the trailer- is it v sentimental?

Will have to check out Bette Davis. Maybe some Hitchcock as well.

Thanks so much for all the suggestions, everyone.

Burn after reading - has Brad Pitt which can't be bad!(is that what you meant Starbear?!).

Basically any Coen Brothers' film is great.

I also love Desperado and the follow up Once upon a time in Mexico. But then, I have a HUGE thing for Antonio Banderas ....and Jonny Depp is in the second one too - doesn't get much better than that...

French film (has subtitles) called "Tell No One" is fantastic.

I really enjoyed Burn after Reading. Not quite as good as some of their others but very gripping.

Must have a look at Doubt and Bitter Moon as well. And have always meant to catch up with 3 colours trilogy, tdiddy.

lol at you going to the cinema with Liam, cornsilk!

Really liked Trainspotting, both film and book, dp. Re-watched it quite recently, actually and had forgotten just how good it was.

Isn't Meryl Streep always excellent! Can anyone think of a better actress?

I had hopes for Gwyneth Palthrow but Meryl is a hard act to follow.

Where are the Brando, Robert Redford and Paul Newman movies? Are we all so very young?

I love Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. V feelgood.

Dirty Dozen

If you're willing to watch foreign language films then Central Station is great.