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List creator: saintpuhn Created on: July 16, 2006 - 2:02 PM PDT Description: best 15 gc-rented must-see films 4 "high-brow"

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movie title	related list	average rating	MPAA rating	watch	rent	buy
Seven Samurai (Criterion Collection) (1954)
one of the best films of all time
Metropolis (The Complete Restored Edition) (1927)			Not Rated
excellent silent film about two social classes: upper and lower
The Birth of a Nation (1915)			Not Rated
silent film about the civil war and the kkk
Running Out of Time (1999)			Not Rated
hong kong crime drama about elaborate heist of priceless gem
Throne of Blood (Criterion Collection) (1957)			Not Rated
macbeth, japanese-style
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring (2003)
circle of life as told by a buddhist monk and a young grasshopper
The Way Home (2002)
heart-warming movie about about batteries and kentucky chicken
The Hidden Fortress (Criterion Collection) (1958)			Not Rated
interesting film about smuggling gold
Rashomon (Criterion Collection) (1951)
murder mystery with four incompatible stories
Ran (Masterworks Edition) (1985)
king lear, japanese-style
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
male bonding at the peking opera house
Fury (1936)			Not Rated
excellent movie about lynching mobs
JSA: Joint Security Area (2000)			Not Rated
2 nk soldiers are dead, 1 sk soldier is blamed. swiss/korean investigator (played by young-ae lee of dae jang geum) is brought in to find out what actually happened. excellent ending.
Oldboy (2004)
family man is imprisoned for 15 years. he watches tv, trains by shadowboxing, eats fried dumplings and tries to escape shawshank-style until he finds himself on the rooftop of an apartment building. he must now find the answers to the two most important questions: who and why.