Howdy friends,

I watched RRR, from India, over the weekend and loved it. It was on IGN's top-20 action movies list but I wasn't expecting a 3-hour period piece drama, over-the-top stylish action and a freakin Oscar-winning musical performance halfway through. Ridiculous but fantastic. I'll recommend it to anyone. First Indian movie I've seen.

Then I watched Wolf Warrior 2, from China, which is one of the highest grossing Chinese films of all time. It was decent, like a Chinese Rambo 2. Good action though.

I've seen a handful of kung fu movies, Kurosawa films, etc but I generally don't see too many international films in any given year.

What are some of your favorites? Any recommendations?

Cinema Paradiso and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

If you're looking to stick with the action theme, I second Crouching Tiger - fantastic movie.

I'll add Train to Busan ( Korean zombies )

If action isn't a requirement, then I recommend Amelie ( French )

Brotherhood of the Wolf for French action.

Y Tu Mama Tambien
Amores Perros
Roma
Parasite
Train to Busan
Anatomy of a Fall
Let the Right One In

I've not seen it, but I have heard that City of God is pretty great - was nominated for multiple Academy Awards.

If you liked RRR, check out Baahubali!! It's so cheesy and awesome!

Action movies I really enjoy
13 Assassins
The Raid
Hero

The Lives of Others (German)
City of God

Both are two of the best films of the 21st century. The Lives of Others won the Oscar for best foreign film. It is absolutely incredible.

ABATTBQ11 said:

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Kung Fu Hustle

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Who's throwing handles??

All Bollywood movies have a dance scene - even serious military movies.

Here are some of my Bollywood favorites that I've either caught on an airplane or seen in a theater.

Airlift - about the Indian workers stuck in Kuwait after the Iraqi invasion in August 1990. A true story although the lead is a composite character (it was two guys in real life)


Neerja - true story about the Indian PanAm Flight attendant who protected Americans from Pakistani Muslim hijackers


Go Goa Gone - just a fun comedy about young tech bros and a fake Russian zombie hunter


Hotel Mumbai - great movie based on a true story


Subedar Joginder Singh - true story based on one of their highest medal winners in the Sikh Regiment during the war between India and China.

The Vanishing, 1988



La Femme Nikita, 1990

A year or so ago, the wife brought this movie home from the library:

Nil Battey Sannata

It's a Bollywood production about a mom who does everything to ensure a better life for her daughter through academic achievement. Of course the kid rebels, but ultimately mom's efforts work out for the best for the kid. This was a surprisingly emotional movie.

VP at Pierce and Pierce said:

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The Lives of Others (German)
City of God

Both are two of the best films of the 21st century. The Lives of Others won the Oscar for best foreign film. It is absolutely incredible.

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Bingo! We have a winner. One of the absolutely most amazing films EVER!!

I'll add a couple others

Le Diner de Con (French comedy)
Sin Nombre (Mexico/US - not sure if it's truly classified as foreign but it's shot in Honduras and Mexico and in Spanish)

M (German)
The Apu trilogy (India)
Yojimbo (Japan)
The 400 Blows (France)
8 1/2 (Italy)
Brief Encounter (England)
Solaris (USSR)

That's a sampling from a number of countries.

ABATTBQ11 said:

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Kung Fu Hustle

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I neglected to mention… this is my favorite movie of all time.

Trainspotting
28 days later
Dr No
Dracula (1958)
2001: A Space Odyssey
Monty Python and the holy grail
A clockwork orange
Lawrence of Arabia
Much of the Star Wars franchise (I'm sure plenty of people will reeeeeeeeeee over this)
Harry Potter series

I guess you don't realize that where a movie films is irrelevant.

FredMc92 said:

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If you're looking to stick with the action theme, I second Crouching Tiger - fantastic movie.

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Thirded, and if you liked it, follow up with Hero.

Also if you're a fan of those Hitler reaction memes, give Downfall a try.

Downfall (German)
Das Boot (German)
Stalingrad (1992 version Russian)

And Kung Fu Hustle!

Rashomon (my favorite Kurosawa film)
Hidden Fortress
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
The Devil's Backbone

FredMc92 said:

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If you're looking to stick with the action theme, I second Crouching Tiger - fantastic movie.

I'll add Train to Busan ( Korean zombies )

If action isn't a requirement, then I recommend Amelie ( French )

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Amelie was just what I was about to post. That movie cracks me up.

OCEN99 said:

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FredMc92 said:

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If you're looking to stick with the action theme, I second Crouching Tiger - fantastic movie.

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Thirded, and if you liked it, follow up with Hero.

Also if you're a fan of those Hitler reaction memes, give Downfall a try.

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The reaction video when Hitler finds out A&M is going to the SEC is excellent.

Another vote for Crouching Tiger.

For more kung fu, I also enjoy the early Jackie Chan movies like Police Story and Drunken Master.

Jim01 said:

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Pan's Labyrinth is one of my all time favorite movies in any language.

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I completely brain farted on this...that's one of my favorite movies period, can't believe I didn't think of it off hand.

I don't know if it's just the ones I've seen, but has anyone noticed that Korean movies can get pretty twisted?

Oldboy: fantastic but ****ed up
Sympathy for Mr Vengeance: kinda just ****ed up, didn't enjoy this one
Squid Game: TV show but ****ed up
The Man from Nowhere: not too wild but it does involve organ harvesting
Train to Busan: fantastic but ****ed up zombie movie
Parasite: good, gets kind of wild

Can't recall if I've seen others but 6-for-6 is pretty intense! I guess I should have watered it down with some K-pop or something, presumably nobody gets their eyes removed and sold in those.

Chinese film - The Admiral, Roaring Currents. Action film based on a historical event.