Film Dictionary

There is something very special about this beautiful Japanese film about two friends: a call girl (Reiko Kataoka) and a dominatrix (Sawa Suz...

Zemsta meza jest tematem drugiej czesci trylogii Kieslowskiego, poswieconej trzem idealom Rewolucji Francuskiej.

The last part of Krzysztof Kieslowski's celebrated trilogy about liberty, equality and fraternity. This film, set in Geneva, stars Jea...

Tremendously exciting action movie about a runaway bus.

Very impressive Disney animated feature, loosely based on Shakespeare's "Hamlet". It's about a young lion avenging the dea...

Excellent comedy about a complicated love affair between a British bachelor (Hugh Grant) and an American playgirl (Andie McDowell), who co...

Brilliant comedy of manners about romantic adventures of two young Americans in Barcelona. Director Whit Stillman's screenplay is full...

In a remote Iranian village, devastated by an earthquake, a film crew is making a movie, while their lead actor (a local peasant) wants to...

Surprisingly effective drama starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman as two prison inmates. An excellent film in every respect.

Neighborhood dogs are being killed by a mysterious assassin. An excellent animated film from Germany.

Two legendary heroes, Fong Sai-Yuk and Hung Shi-Kwan, rescue hundreds of Shaolin monks held captive in a dark fortress.

Amusing Woody Allen comedy about a young playwright trying to preserve his artistic integrity.

Wildly anarchistic comedy about three rock musicians invading a radio station and taking hostages.

Campy musical comedy starring Terence Stamp as an aging transsexual travelling across Australia with two drag queens (Guy Pearce and Hugo ...

A beautiful love story, a Chinese "Romeo And Juliet".

Directed by Robert Morin. A crazy farce about bilingualism in Quebec.

A serious horror movie about a publishing executive (Jack Nicholson) biten by a werewolf.

Delicious little film set in a quiet Irish village. It begins like a clever comedy of manners worthy of Jane Austen, but its ending is strai...

Excellent drama about alcoholism, starring Meg Ryan and Andy Garcia. She drinks, checks into a rehab clinic, goes to AA meetings and slowly ...

Terrific action picture directed by James Cameron. One Arnold (Schwarzenegger) takes care of the action department, while another (Tom) exce...

An entertaining, narratively complex action film with great special effects. William Shatner and Patrick Stewart team up to defeat an evil ...

A science-fiction/fantasy/action/adventure film starring Kurt Russell, James Spader and Jaye Davidson.

Superb western/film noir about murder and deceit in contemporary Wild West.

Tense drama starring Rob Morrow as a congressional legal counsel exposing a television scandal.

Rosyjska mafia szmugluje bron do Jugoslawii.

Terrific crime movie from Hong Kong. Fast-paced, incredibly exciting, very violent and cynical (good cops are torturing suspects, corrupt co...

Very peculiar black comedy about a young girl - fat, ugly and desperate to get married. The film is mean-spirited and cynical, but also ve...

Co-director Jackie Chan stars in this martial arts film set in the early 20th century.

An adaptation of Michael Crichton's controversial novel, starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore. The film begins with a case of sexual ...

Low budget comedy about a convenience store clerk having a bad day.

An adaptation of Tom Clancy's bestseller about a US cover operation against drug smugglers in Colombia.

Stylish, very imaginative, constantly surprising film about two Hong Kong cops, each meeting a strange and weird woman.

A son suspects his mother of poisoning his father. Somber, very well directed film, set in a wintery Chinese village.

This daring film offers an "insider" perspective on the activities of Quebec terrorists who abducted and killed a cabinet minist...

Plenty of excellent kung-fu fights in this entertaining actioner starring Jet Li, Chingmy Yau and child star Tze Miu. Directed by Wong Jing...

Oscar-winning documentary about the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC.

Quirky western starring Mel Gibson as a gambler trying to win half a million dollars. Amusing and entertaining.

Jim Carrey is a riot as a timid bank clerk who becomes a crazy cartoon character at night. He's like the Genie from "Aladdin" ...

A Quentin Tarantino-inspired crime film starring Gil Bellows and Renée Zellweger. Writer-director C.M.Talkington swears that he wrote the s...

Self-reflexive, almost brechtian comedy about a shop clerk whose entire life is filmed for a TV channel. Uneven, but often very funny.

Quite reminiscent of "Heavenly Creatures" (1994), not nearly as good, but still a fine film about an intense friendship between tw...

Superlative adaptation of Louise May Alcott's popular novel, starring Winona Ryder as feisty Jo. Superior to all earlier adaptations (ev...

Two corrupt Italian businessmen want to set a shoe factory in post-Communist Albania.

Acclaimed documentary about two inner-city kids trying to use basketball as a ticket out of the ghetto.

The lives of rice farmers in Cambodia, simply told in a beautiful film.

Ed Wood, Jr. became known as Hollywood's worst film director, but he could also be considered as a visionary artist with no talent. His ...

A delicious cinematic feast from Taiwan, a splendid comedy about a relationship between an elderly chef and his three grown-up daughters.

A reclusive hitman befriends a little girl (Natalie Portman). Violent, nihilistic drama directed by Luc Besson.

Boring film about a lonely man meeting some bizarre characters on Christmas Eve.