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Films I Saw in 2018

In 2016 and 2017, I shared with you a list of all the films I saw throughout those years, so I thought it would be cool to continue the «tradition» and do it again in 2018. This list includes both classic and «modern» films, which make up a total of 127 titles. It is not nearly as many films as I have seen in previous years, but I think it is still a fairly decent amount. As always, films marked with a heart (❤) are my favorites.

  • The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) | Starring Judy Holliday, Paul Douglas and John Williams
  • ❤ The Great Escape (1963) | Starring Steve McQueen and Richard Attenborough
  • The Wheeler Dealers (1963) | Starring James Garner, Lee Remick and Jim Backus
  • ❤ The Americanization of Emily (1964) | Starring James Garner and Julie Andrews
  • ❤ Two For the Road (1967) | Starring Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney
  • Bullitt (1968) | Starring Steve McQueen, Don Gordon and Robert Vaughn
  • Easy Rider (1969) | Starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson
  • ❤ Midnight Cowboy (1969) | Starring Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman and Sylvia Miles
  • The Reivers (1969) | Starring Steve McQueen, Sharon Farrell and Mitch Vogel
  • They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) | Starring Jane Fonda and Michael Sarrazin
  • The Panic in Needle Park (1971) | Starring Al Pacino, Kitty Winn and Alan Vint
  • Deliverance (1972) | Starring John Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox
  • ❤ Papillon (1973) | Starring Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman and Robert Deman
  • Scarecrow (1973) | Starring Gene Hackman, Al Pacino and Eileen Brennan
  • Serpico (1973) | Starring Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe and Biff McGuire
  • The Godfather Part II (1974) | Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall
  • ❤ Dog Day Afternoon (1975) | Starring Al Pacino, John Cazale and Charles Durning
  • ❤ One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) | Starring Jack Nicholson
  • The Fortune (1975) | Starring Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson and Stockard Channing
  • Marathon Man (1976) | Starring Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier and Roy Scheider
  • Bobby Deerfield (1977) | Starring Al Pacino, Marthe Keller and Anny Dupere
  • New York, New York (1977) | Starring Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro and Lionel Stander
  • ❤ Coming Home (1978) | Starring Jane Fonda, Jon Voight and Bruce Dern
  • ❤ Breaking Away (1978) | Starring Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid and Daniel Stern
  • ...And Justice For All (1979) | Starring Al Pacino, Jack Warden and John Forsythe
  • Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) | Starring Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep and Justin Henry
  • Norma Rae (1979) | Starring Sally Field, Ron Liebman, Beau Bridges and Pat Hingle
  • Atlantic City (1980) | Starring Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid and Robert Joy
  • Cruising (1980) | Starring Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen and Don Scardino
  • Diner (1982) | Starring Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke and Paul Reiser
  • Sophie's Choice (1982) | Starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline and Peter MacNicol
  • Victor/Victoria (1982) | Starring Julie Andrews, James Garner and Robert Preston
  • Local Hero (1983) | Starring Peter Riegert, Burt Lancaster and Fulton Mackay
  • Scarface (1983) | Starring Al Pacino, Steven Bauer and Michelle Pfeiffer
  • The Natural (1984) | Starring Robert Redford, Glenn Close and Robert Duvall
  • Fandango (1985) | Starring Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards and Chuck Bush
  • Murphy's Romance (1985) | Starring Sally Field, James Garner and Corey Haim
  • Sea of Love (1989) | Starring Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman and Michael Rooker
  • ❤ Frankie and Johnny (1991) | Starring Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer and Hector Elizondo
  • Carlito's Way (1993) | Starring Al Pacino, Sean Penn and Penelope Ann Miller
  • ❤ Shakespeare in Love (1998) | Starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes
  • ❤ Billy Elliot (2000) | Starring Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Gary Lewis and Jamie Draven
  • Nicholas Nickleby (2002) | Starring Charlie Hunnam, Christopher Plummer and Jamie Bell
  • ❤ A Very Long Engagement [Un long dimanche de fiançailles] (2004)
  • The Machinist (2004) | Starring Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh and John Sharian
  • A Good Year (2005) | Starring Russell Crowe, Albert Finney and Marion Cotillard
  • Kinky Boots (2005) | Starring Joel Edgerton, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Sarah-Jane Potts
  • Bright Star (2009) | Starring Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Paul Schneider and Kerry Fox
  • Animal Kingdom (2010) | Starring Ben Mendelsohn, Guy Pearce and Jacki Weaver
  • Monte Carlo (2011) | Starring Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester and Katie Cassidy
  • ❤ The Flowers of War [金陵十三钗] (2011) | Starring Christian Bale and Ni Ni
  • The Guard (2011) | Starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle and Liam Cunningham
  • ❤ Warrior (2011) | Starring Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Nick Nolte and Jennifer Morrison
  • ❤ Weekend (2011) | Starring Tom Cullen, Chris New and Jonathan Race
  • Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (2012) | Starring Felicity Jones and Luke Treadway
  • Wish You Were Here (2012) | Starring Joel Edgerton, Teresa Palmer and Felicity Price
  • Breathe In (2013) | Starring Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Amy Ryan and Mackenzie Davis
  • Felony (2013) | Starring Tom Wilkinson, Joel Edgerton, Jai Courtney and Melissa George
  • Floating Skyscrapers [Płynące wieżowce] (2013) | Starring Mateusz Banasiuk
  • Fruitvale Station (2013) | Starring Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz and Octavia Spencer
  • Out of the Furnace (2013) | Starring Christian Bale, Casey Affleck and Woody Harrelson
  • Pacific Rim (2013) | Starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi and Charlie Day
  • Remember Sunday (2013) | Starring Zachary Levi, Alexis Bledel and Merritt Wever
  • The Invisible Woman (2013) | Starring Felicity Jones and Ralph Fiennes
  • '71 (2014) | Starring Jack O'Connell, Richard Dormer, Charlie Murphy and Sean Harris
  • A Most Violent Year (2014) | Starring Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain and David Oyelowo
  • ❤ Before We Go (2014) | Starring Chris Evans, Alice Eve and Emma Fitzpatrick
  • Boys [Jongens] (2014) | Starring Gijs Blom, Ko Zandvliet and Jonas Smulders
  • Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) | Starring Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton
  • Inherent Vice (2014) | Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin and Owen Wilson
  • 13 Minutes [Elser] (2015) | Starring Christian Friedel and Katharina Schüttler
  • Ant-Man (2015) | Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas and Corey Stoll
  • April 9th [9. april] (2015) | Starring Pilou Asbæk and Lars Mikkelsen
  • Burnt (2015) | Starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Daniel Brühl and Matthew Rhys
  • ❤ The Age of Adaline (2015) | Starring Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman and Harrison Ford
  • American Pastoral (2016) | Starring Ewan McGregor and Jennifer Connelly
  • Centre of My World [Die Mitte der Welt] (2016) | Starring Louis Hofmann
  • Doctor Strange (2016) | Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Tilda Swinton
  • ❤ From the Land of the Moon [Mal de pierres] (2016) | Starring Marion Cotillard
  • Genius (2016) | Starring Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Dominic West
  • Live by Night (2016) | Starring Ben Affleck, Zoe Saldana and Brendan Gleeson
  • ❤ Me Before You (2016) | Starring Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin and Jenna Coleman
  • Saint George [São Jorge] (2016) | Starring Nuno Lopes and José Raposo
  • ❤ Sing Street (2016) | Starring Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton and Jack Reynor
  • The Choice (2016) | Starring Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer and Tom Wilkinson
  • The Exception (2016) | Starring Jai Courtney, Lily James and Christopher Plummer
  • The Lost City of Z (2016) | Starring Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller and Robert Pattinson
  • The Promise (2016) | Starring Christian Bale, Oscar Isaac and Charlotte Le Bon
  • The Secret Scripture (2016) | Starring Vanessa Redgrave, Rooney Mara and Eric Bana
  • This Beautiful Fantastic (2016) | Starring Jessica Brown Findlay and Andrew Scott
  • X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) | Starring James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender
  • American Made (2017) | Starring Tom Cruise, Sarah Wright and Domhnall Gleeson
  • Bright (2017) | Starring Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace and Lucy Fry
  • Darkest Hour (2017) | Starring Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily James
  • England is Mine (2017) | Starring Jack Lowden and Jessica Brown Findlay
  • Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017) | Starring Annette Bening and Jamie Bell
  • Final Portrait (2017) | Starring Geoffrey Rush, Armie Hammer and Clémence Poésy
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) | Starring Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana
  • ❤ God's Own Country (2017) | Starring Josh O'Connor and Alec Secareanu
  • ❤ Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017) | Starring Domhnall Gleeson and Margot Robbie
  • Hampstead (2017) | Starring Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson and Lesley Manville
  • Hostiles (2017) | Starring Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Rory Cochrane and Wes Studi
  • Journey's End (2017) | Starring Sam Claflin, Asa Butterfield and Paul Bettany
  • Molly's Game (2017) | Starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba and Kevin Costner
  • Murder on the Orient Express (2017) | Starring Kenneth Branagh and Tom Bateman
  • It Comes at Night (2017) | Starring Joel Edgerton, Chistopher Abbott and Carmen Ejogo
  • ❤ Papillon (2017) | Starring Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek and Roland Møller
  • Phantom Thread (2017) | Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville and Vicky Krieps
  • Rock'n Roll (2017) | Starring Guillaume Canet, Marion Cotillard and Philippe Lefebvre
  • Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) | Starring Denzel Washington and Colin Farrell
  • Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) | Starring Tom Holland, Michael Keaton and Jon Favreau
  • Submergence (2017) | Starring James McAvoy, Alicia Vikander and Alexander Siddig
  • T2 Trainspotting (2017) | Starring Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner and Jonny Lee Miller
  • The Florida Project (2017) | Starring Willem Dafoe, Brooklyn Prince and Bria Vinaite
  • The Post (2017) | Starring Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Sarah Paulson and Bob Odenkirk
  • The Shape of Water (2017) | Starring Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer and Richard Jenkins
  • The Square (2017) | Starring Claes Bang, Elizabeth Moss, Dominic West and Terry Notary
  • ❤ Thor: Ragnarok (2017) | Starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston and Cate Blanchett
  • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) | Starring Frances McDormand
  • Tulip Fever (2017) | Starring Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan and Christoph Waltz
  • ❤ A Quiet Place (2018) | Starring John Krazinski, Emily Blunt and Millicent Simmonds
  • ❤ A Star Is Born (2018) | Starring Bradley Cooper, Lady GaGa and Sam Elliott
  • ❤ Avengers: Infinity War (2018) | Starring Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans
  • Black Panther (2018) | Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong'o
  • Calibre (2018) | Starring Jack Lowden, Martin McCann, Tony Curran and Ian Pirie
  • Outlaw King (2018) | Starring Chris Pine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Florence Pugh
  • Red Sparrow (2018) | Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Joel Edgerton


STATISTICS:

1910s: 0 films | 1920s: 0 films | 1930s: 0 films | 1940s: 0 films | 1950s: 1 films | 1960s: 9 films
1970s: 16 films | 1980s: 11 films | 1990s: 3 films | 2000s: 7 films | 2010s: 79 films

Black & White: 2 films | Tinted: 0 films | Colour: 125 films 

Actors I saw the most films with: Al Pacino (11), Joel Edgerton (9), Christian Bale (6), James Garner (5), Steve McQueen (4), Dustin Hoffman (4), Tom Hollander (4), Idris Elba (4), Charlie Hunnam (4), Jamie Bell (3), Guy Pearce (3), Robert Duvall (3), Brendan Gleeson (3), Willem Dafoe (3), Oscar Isaac (3). 

Actresses I saw the most films with: Marion Cotillard (4), Felicity Jones (3), Alicia Vikander (3), Lily James (3), Sienna Miller (3), Zoe Saldana (3).

Comments

  1. Phyl4 January 2019 at 15:23

    I haven't seen almost all of these lol. My faves on this list are The Solid Gold Cadillac and Thor Ragnarok :)Oh, and the Age of Adaline. Obsessed with the costumes in that one!

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