The Foreigner

(written by David Marconi, based on the novel "The Chinaman" by Stephen Leather)

Highly Recommended!  |  crime, drama, mystery, film, action, thriller, film based on novel, Michael McElhatton, Katie Leung, Jackie Chan

Lovesick

(created by Tom Edge, written by Andy Baker & Ed Macdonald)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, British, drama, romance, comedy, Antonia Thomas, Tom Edge, Andy Baker, Ed Macdonald, Johnny Flynn, Daniel Ings, Joshua McGuire, Hannah Britland

Deadwood

(created by David Milch)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, crime, drama, historical, Timothy Olyphant, Gerald McRaney, John Hawkes, David Milch, Molly Parker, Brad Dourif, Ian McShane, W. Earl Brown, Paula Malcomson, Dayton Callie, Leon Rippy, William Sanderson, Robin Weigert, Sean Bridgers, Jim Beaver, Jeffrey Jones, Kim Dickens, Powers Boothe, Titus Welliver, Peter Jason, Anna Gunn, Ralph Richeson, Keone Young, Garret Dillahunt, Brent Sexton, Pasha D. Lychnikoff, Michael Harney, Ray McKinnon, Josh Eriksson, Franklyn Ajaye, Ricky Jay, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Brian Cox, Sarah Paulson, Zach Grenier, Cleo King, Stephen Tobolowsky, Allan Graf, Richard Gant

River

(written by Abi Morgan)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, British, crime, drama, romance, Stellan Skarsgård, Owen Teale, Abi Morgan, Lesley Manville, Eddie Marsan, Adeel Akhtar, Nicola Walker

Fleabag

(written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, British, drama, comedy, Hugh Skinner, Olivia Colman, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Bill Paterson, Sian Clifford, Ben Aldridge, Hugh Dennis

Legion

(created by Noah Hawley)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, drama, sci-fi, action, thriller, Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza, Bill Irwin, Jean Smart, Jemaine Clement, Mackenzie Gray, David Ferry

Dunkirk

(written by Christopher Nolan)

Highly Recommended!  |  British, drama, film, action, thriller, Tom Hardy, historical, war, Fionn Whitehead, Damien Bonnard, Barry Keoghan, Mark Rylance, Jack Lowden, Aneurin Barnard, Tom Glynn-Carney, James Bloor

Derek

(written by Ricky Gervais)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, British, drama, comedy, Ricky Gervais, Karl Pilkington, Tom Basden, Kerry Godliman

Logan

(written by James Mangold, Scott Frank, & Michael Green, based on the comic book "Old Man Logan" by Mark Millar & Steven McNiven)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, sci-fi, film, action, thriller, Stephen Merchant, Hugh Jackman, film based on comic/graphic novel, James Mangold, Scott Frank, Michael Green, Mark Millar, Steven McNiven, Dafne Keen, Patrick Stewart

Game of Thrones

(created by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, based on the novels by George R.R. Martin)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, drama, fantasy, adventure, Jacob Anderson, Mackenzie Crook, Jim Broadbent, George R.R. Martin, TV series based on novel, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, James Cosmo, Pilou Asbæk, Susan Brown, Joe Dempsie, Michael McElhatton, Owen Teale, Michiel Huisman, Natalie Dormer, Charles Dance, Nathalie Emmanuel, Tim McInnerny, Jason Momoa, Sean Bean, Iwan Rheon, Richard Madden, Kristian Nairn, Hannah Murray, Stephen Dillane, Ian McElhinney, Michelle Fairley, Kristofer Hivju, Carice van Houten, Daniel Portman, Ben Crompton, Julian Glover, Rory McCann, Jerome Flynn, Liam Cunningham, Gwendoline Christie, Aidan Gillen, John Bradley, Alfie Allen, Iain Glen, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maisie Williams, Sophie Turner, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Peter Dinklage

Legend

(written by Brian Helgeland, based on the novel "The Profession of Violence" by John Pearson)

Highly Recommended!  |  British, crime, drama, film, thriller, Tom Hardy, historical, biography, Brian Helgeland, Paul Anderson, film based on novel, John Pearson, Christopher Eccleston, Emily Browning, Sam Hoare, Colin Morgan, Chris Mason

Arrival

(written by Eric Heisserer, based on the short story "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, mystery, sci-fi, film, thriller, Forest Whitaker, Jeremy Renner, Amy Adams, film based on short story, Eric Heisserer, Ted Chiang, Michael Stuhlbarg

Misfits

(created by Howard Overman)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, British, drama, sci-fi, fantasy, comedy, Howard Overman, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Joseph Gilgun, Iwan Rhein, Lauren Socha, Antonia Thomas, Craig Parkinson, Robert Sheehan, Ruth Negga

La La Land

(written by Damien Chazelle)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, romance, film, Damien Chazelle, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, musical

Eastbound & Down

(created by Ben Best, Jody Hill & Danny McBride)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, drama, comedy, sport, Jody Hill, Danny McBride, Ben Best, Steve Little, Katy Mixon, Elizabeth De Razzo

Lion

(written by Luke Davies, based on the memoir "A Long Way Home" by Saroo Brierley)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, film, biography, Sunny Pawar, Abhishek Bharate, Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, film based on memoir, Saroo Brierley, Luke Davies

Vice Principals

(created by Jody Hill & Danny McBride)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, drama, comedy, Walton Goggins, Jody Hill, Danny McBride, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, Shea Whigham, Georgia King

Hidden Figures

(written by Allison Schroeder & Theodore Melfi, based on the novel by Margot Lee Shetterly)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, film, historical, biography, film based on novel, Kevin Costner, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kirsten Dunst, Theodore Melfi, Allison Schroeder, Margot Lee Shetterly

Hackers

(written by Rafael Moreu)

Highly Recommended!  |  crime, drama, film, thriller, comedy, Wendell Pierce, Rafael Moreu, Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Jesse Bradford, Matthew Lillard, Renoly Santiago, Laurence Mason, Fisher Stevens, Lorraine Bracco

Criminal

(written by Douglas Cook & David Weisberg)

Highly Recommended!  |  crime, drama, mystery, sci-fi, film, action, thriller, Ryan Reynolds, Gary Oldman, Douglas Cook, David Weisberg, Kevin Costner, Gal Gadot, Tommy Lee Jones, Michael Pitt

The Phone Call

(written by Mat Kirkby & James Lucas)

Highly Recommended!  |  British, drama, short film, Jim Broadbent, Prunella Scales, Edward Hogg, Sally Hawkins, Mat Kirkby, James Lucas

Ip Man

(written by Edmond Wong and Tai-Li Chan)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, film, action, historical, biography, Chinese, Wilson Yip, Edmond Wong, Tai-Li Chan, Donnie Yen, Siu-Wong Fan, Lynn Hung, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

Cargo

(written by Yolanda Ramke)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, sci-fi, short film, Yolanda Ramke, Andy Rodoreda, Australian

Collateral

(written by Stuart Beattie)

Highly Recommended!  |  crime, drama, film, thriller, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Cruise, Stuart Beattie, Jada Pinkett Smith, Barry Shabaka Henley

Reservoir Dogs

(written & directed by Quentin Tarantino)

Highly Recommended!  |  crime, drama, film, thriller, Quentin Tarantino, Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen

Pulp Fiction

(story by Roger Avary & Quentin Tarantino, written & directed by Quentin Tarantino)

Highly Recommended!  |  crime, drama, film, Christopher Walken, Ving Rhames, Roger Avary, Quentin Tarantino, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Amanda Plummer, Phil LaMarr, Bruce Willis, Eric Stoltz, Steve Buscemi, Maria de Medeiros, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Frank Whaley, Paul Calderon, Bronagh Gallagher, Peter Greene

Saving Mr. Banks

(written by Kelly Marcel & Sue Smith, starring Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson & Paul Giamatti)

for Creatives  |  creative process, artist integrity, art, artists, drama, film, artist in the art, comedy, biography, writing, Tom Hanks, filmmaking, storytelling, Ruth Wilson, Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith, Emma Thompson, Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti

A History of Violence

(written by Josh Olson, based on the graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke)

Highly Recommended!  |  crime, drama, film, thriller, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, David Cronenberg, Josh Olson, John Wagner, Vince Locke, Viggo Mortensen, William Hurt, film based on comic/graphic novel

Happy Valley

(created by Sally Wainwright)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, British, crime, drama, Adam Long, Derek Riddell, Jill Baker, Charlie Murphy, Rhys Connah, Joe Armstrong, George Costigan, James Norton, Shane Zaza, Siobhan Finneran, Sarah Lancashire, Sally Wainwright

Léon

(written & directed by Luc Besson)

Highly Recommended!  |  crime, drama, film, thriller, Luc Besson, Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Thierry Arbogast

Southpaw

(written by Kurt Sutter)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, film, action, Antoine Fuqua, Forest Whitaker, sport, Rachel McAdams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Oona Laurence, Kurt Sutter

The King's Speech

(written by David Seidler)

Highly Recommended!  |  British, drama, film, historical, biography, Adrian Scarborough, Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Tom Hooper, David Seidler

The Theory of Everything

(written by Anthony McCarten, based on the novel by Jane Hawking)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, romance, film, biography, geek, Eddie Redmayne, Anthony McCarten, Jane Hawking, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior, film based on novel

The Street

(created by Jimmy McGovern)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, British, drama, Jimmy McGovern, Timothy Spall, Ger Ryan, Jim Broadbent

A Beautiful Mind

(written by Akiva Goldsman, based on the novel by Sylvia Nasar)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, romance, film, Ron Howard, biography, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Akiva Goldsman, Sylvia Nasar, Russell Crowe, film based on novel

Forrest Gump

(written by Eric Roth, based on the novel by Winston Groom)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, romance, film, comedy, Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field, Robert Zemeckis, Winston Groom, Eric Roth, film based on novel

Good Will Hunting

(written by Matt Damon & Ben Affleck)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, film, Robin Williams, Stellan Skarsgård, Minnie Driver, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon

The Imitation Game

(written by Graham Moore, based on the novel by Andrew Hodges)

Highly Recommended!  |  British, drama, film, thriller, biography, Andrew Hodges, Graham Moore, Matthew Goode, Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, film based on novel

Cracker

(created & written by Jimmy McGovern)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, British, crime, drama, mystery, Jimmy McGovern, Robbie Coltrane, Geraldine Somerville, Barbara Flynn

Prisoners

(written by Aaron Guzikowski, cinematography by Roger Deakins, music by Jóhann Jóhannsson)

Highly Recommended!  |  crime, drama, mystery, film, Roger Deakins, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Denis Villeneuve, Aaron Guzikowski, Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo, Paul Dano

Sicario

(written by Taylor Sheridan, music by Jóhann Jóhannsson, cinematography by Roger Deakins)

Highly Recommended!  |  crime, drama, film, action, Daniel Kaluuya, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, Roger Deakins, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Denis Villeneuve, Taylor Sheridan

The Drop

(written & based on the short story Animal Rescue by Dennis Lehane)

Highly Recommended!  |  crime, drama, mystery, film, Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini, Noomi Rapace, Dennis Lehane, film based on short story

Philomena

(written by Steve Coogan & Jeff Pope)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, film, biography, Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope, Judi Dench

Dallas Buyers Club

(written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, film, biography, Craig Borten, Melisa Wallack, Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner

Captain Phillips

(written by Billy Ray)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, film, thriller, biography, Billy Ray, Tom Hanks

Room

(written & based on the novel by Emma Donoghue)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, film, Emma Donoghue, Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, film based on novel

Extras

(written & directed by and starring Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, British, drama, comedy, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Ashley Jensen

Spotlight

(written by Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, film, historical, biography, Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Michael Keaton

The Danish Girl

(written by Lucinda Coxon)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, romance, film, biography, Lucinda Coxon, Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander

The Big Short

(written by Adam McKay & Charles Randolph)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, film, comedy, biography, Steve Carell, Charles Randolph, Adam McKay, Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale

The Office

(written & directed by Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, British, drama, comedy, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis, Ewen MacIntosh

Moon

(created & directed by Duncan Jones, written by Nathan Parker)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, mystery, sci-fi, film, Kevin Spacey, Matt Berry, Duncan Jones, Nathan Parker, Sam Rockwell, Clint Mansell

The Godfather: Part II

(written by Mario Puzo & Francis Ford Coppola)

Highly Recommended!  |  crime, drama, film, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro

Breaking Bad

(created by Vince Gilligan)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, crime, drama, thriller, Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan, Jonathan Banks

Rocky (I thru V)

(written by and starring Sylvester Stallone)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, film, sport, Sylvester Stallone

The Wire

(created by David Simon)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, Idris Elba, crime, drama, thriller, David Simon, Dominic West, Wendell Pierce, Lance Reddick, Clarke Peters, Andre Royo, Wood Harris, Michael Kenneth Williams, Frankie Faison, Jamie Hector, Isiah Whitlock Jr.

The Godfather

(written by Mario Puzo & Francis Ford Coppola)

Highly Recommended!  |  crime, drama, film, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton

Good Morning, Vietnam!

(starring Robin Williams & Forest Whitaker)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, film, comedy, biography, Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, war

Locke

(written & directed by Steven Knight)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, film, Tom Hardy, Steven Knight

Justified

(written & based on the short story "Fire in the Hole" by Elmore Leonard, adapted by Graham Yost)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, crime, drama, action, Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins, Graham Yost, Elmore Leonard, film based on short story

Peaky Blinders

(created & written by Steven Knight)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, British, crime, drama, Tom Hardy, historical, Cillian Murphy, Steven Knight, Paul Anderson, Helen McCrory, Sophie Rundle, Sam Neill, Annabelle Wallis

Rush

(written by Peter Morgan)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, film, action, Ron Howard, Peter Morgan, Daniel Brühl, Chris Hemsworth, biography

Whiplash

(written & directed by Damien Chazelle)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, film, music

Man on Fire

(written by Brian Helgeland, based on novel by A.J. Quinnell, cinematography by Paul Cameron)

Highly Recommended!  |  crime, drama, film, action, Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Tony Scott, Brian Helgeland, A.J. Quinnell, Paul Cameron, Radha Mitchell, Marc Anthony, Christopher Walken, film based on novel

The Revenant

(written & directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, film, adventure, thriller, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy

Birdman

(written & directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, film, comedy, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts

American Beauty

(written by Alan Ball)

Highly Recommended!  |  drama, film, Kevin Spacey, Alan Ball, Sam Mendes, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher, Chris Cooper

Focus

(written & directed by Glenn Ficarra & John Requa)

Highly Recommended!  |  crime, drama, film, Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Ken Leung, Dominic Fumusa, Brennan Brown, B.D. Wong, Gerald McRaney, Adrian Martinez, John Requa, Glenn Ficarra

Luther

(created by Neil Cross)

Highly Recommended!  |  TV series, Idris Elba, British, crime, drama, mystery, Neil Cross, Ruth Wilson, Michael Smiley, Warren Brown, Dermot Crowley