Movie Love 2020-2021 (Bíóást; RÚV)
by thorarinn93 | created - 30 May 2021 | updated - 30 May 2021 | PublicExhibition series of classical movies, which have in common that have rich influence on contemporary time and zeitgeist. Filmists tell us about their favorite movie, which is shown afterwards.
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1. Platoon (1986)
R | 120 min | Drama, War
Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Keith David
Votes: 439,621 | Gross: $138.53M
Hrafnkell Stefánsson. (October 3rd 2020) Article: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2020/10/03/enginn-i-thessari-mynd-er-hetja. (5:08)
2. Taxi Driver (1976)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama
A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks
Votes: 920,921 | Gross: $28.26M
Ókar Þór Axelsson. (October 10th 2020) Article: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2020/10/10/einn-af-tindum-8-aratugarins-sem-hafdi-ahrif-a-joker. (5:01)
3. Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
PG-13 | 129 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, Julie Harris, John Omirah Miluwi
Votes: 29,199 | Gross: $24.72M
Valdís Eiríksdóttir. (October 17th 2020) Article: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2020/10/17/er-thetta-leikari-eda-alvoru-gorilla. (4:58)
4. St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
R | 110 min | Drama, Romance
A group of friends, just out of college, struggle with adulthood.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Emilio Estevez
Votes: 46,404 | Gross: $37.80M
Margrét Eir Hönnudóttir. (October 24th 2020) Article: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2020/10/24/vinkonurnar-gretu-sig-i-svefn-yfir-rob-lowe. (4:57)
5. Frost/Nixon (2008)
R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Sam Rockwell
Votes: 112,477 | Gross: $18.59M
Karl Pétur Jónsson. (October 31st 2020) Article: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2020/10/31/forsetinn-sem-skildi-eftir-opid-sar-a-thjodarsalinni. (5:00)
6. Mo' Better Blues (1990)
R | 130 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes, Giancarlo Esposito
Votes: 13,665 | Gross: $16.15M
Jóel Pálsson. (November 14th 2020) The article for this movie is not available.
7. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
PG | 105 min | Drama
After his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.
Director: Robert Benton | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Justin Henry
Votes: 154,747 | Gross: $106.26M
María Reyndal. (November 21st 2020) Article: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2020/11/21/eg-gret-og-gret-og-mamma-og-pabbi-lika. (3:30)
8. The Sting (1973)
PG | 129 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.
Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning
Votes: 279,956 | Gross: $159.60M
Hallveig Rúnarsdóttir. (November 28th 2020) Article: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2020/11/28/konurnar-sem-their-eru-skotnir-i-eru-lika-med-hrukkur. (4:43)
9. Vertigo (1958)
PG | 128 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller
A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore
Votes: 427,007 | Gross: $3.20M
Valgerður Guðnadótir. (December 5th 2020) The article for this movie is not available.
10. Pulp Fiction (1994)
R | 154 min | Crime, Drama
The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis
Votes: 2,220,758 | Gross: $107.93M
Ari Eldjárn. (March 6th 2021) Article: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/03/06/pulp-fiction-er-jafnvel-meira-sjokkerandi-nuna. (5:03)
11. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy
A popular high school student, admired by his peers, decides to take a day off from school and goes to extreme lengths to pull it off, to the chagrin of his Dean, who'll do anything to stop him.
Director: John Hughes | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones
Votes: 386,550 | Gross: $70.14M
Páll Ragnar Pálsson. (March 13th 2021) Article: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/03/13/ekki-endilega-typan-sem-madur-myndi-umgangast-mikid. (4:56)
12. Life Is Beautiful (1997)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
Director: Roberto Benigni | Stars: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano
Votes: 743,341 | Gross: $57.60M
Oddný Sen. (March 20th 2021) Article: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/03/20/hlaturinn-og-graturinn-kemur-fra-sama-stad-i-salinni. (5:07)
13. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
PG | 96 min | Comedy
A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
Director: Jared Hess | Stars: Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, Jon Gries, Aaron Ruell
Votes: 237,823 | Gross: $44.54M
Vilhelm Neto. (March 27th 2021) Article: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/03/27/allar-omurlegu-teikningarnar-eftir-leikarann-sjalfan. (4:08)
14. There Will Be Blood (2007)
R | 158 min | Drama
A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciarán Hinds, Martin Stringer
Votes: 641,254 | Gross: $40.22M
Steindór Grétar Jónsson. (April 3rd 2021) Article: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/04/03/edalskithaelamynd-med-dyrbrjaludum-daniel-day-lewis. (5:03)
15. Drive (I) (2011)
R | 100 min | Action, Drama
A mysterious Hollywood action film stuntman gets in trouble with gangsters when he tries to help his neighbor's husband rob a pawn shop while serving as his getaway driver.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks
Votes: 704,625 | Gross: $35.06M
Kamilla Einarsdóttir. (April 10th 2021) Article: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/04/10/ofbeldisfull-bilamynd-sem-faer-proflausa-til-ad-bradna. (4:27)
16. The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
R | 130 min | Biography, Drama
The story of controversial pornography publisher Larry Flynt, and how he became a defender of free speech.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton, Brett Harrelson
Votes: 100,750 | Gross: $20.19M
Frosti Logason. (April 17th 2021) Article: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/04/17/get-imyndad-mer-ad-karlinn-hafi-snuid-ser-i-grofinni. (4:43)
17. Gangs of New York (2002)
R | 167 min | Crime, Drama
In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 473,023 | Gross: $77.81M
Sverrir Norland. (April 24th 2021) Article: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/04/24/skitug-borgin-skakar-senuthjofnum-daniel-day-lewis. (5:05)
18. Spotlight (I) (2015)
R | 129 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Director: Tom McCarthy | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber
Votes: 502,238 | Gross: $45.06M
Þóra Arnórsdóttir. (May 1st 2021) Article: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/05/01/innsyn-i-draumaheim-rannsoknarbladamannsins. (5:02)
19. Fatal Attraction (1987)
R | 119 min | Drama, Thriller
A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
Director: Adrian Lyne | Stars: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer, Ellen Latzen
Votes: 97,121 | Gross: $156.65M
Andrea Björk Andrésdóttir. (May 8th 2021) Article: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/05/08/skilur-vel-ad-myndin-hafi-ekki-farid-vel-i-feminista. (5:13)
20. The Hunger Games (2012)
PG-13 | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.
Director: Gary Ross | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 1,003,855 | Gross: $408.01M
Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir. (May 15th 2021) Article: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/05/15/katniss-er-naesta-ronja-raeningjadottir. (5:17)
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