Films containing arrival (and more dramatically, farewell) scenes on train platforms and ship landings. Plus some films that have key scenes on trains. Because: with the advent of air travel, movies have lost one of the
Films in which someone sits down at a piano and plays. I've always envied people who can play piano. When movie characters play, it triggers a mix of admiration and regret in me. Like they have
Shaving scenes in movies make my skin crawl. Here are a few.
Criteria: subjective, emotional, not measurable. This is a list of films that are about "my people" in both major and minor ways. Some of the Jewish elements in a film may be incidental, or even the
Movies with scenes that take place in movie theaters (or drive-ins … or screening rooms).
Films that are nostalgic ... or are about nostalgia. Or both at the same time.
Films released this decade so far (2020-2025) that were shut out … but deserved at least ONE nomination for SOMETHING!
Films that are directly or indirectly related to the Holocaust, the Nazi regime, and resistance to the Nazis -- fictional and documentary. Does not include WWII films that do not touch on the Holocaust.
Unranked list
Theatre captured on film ... and film versions of plays ... and films about theatre or include theatre scenes. (Excludes traditional Hollywood musicals unless they’re about theatre, i.e. backstage dramas)
Films I’ve the perfecto ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating.