Filmmaker Picks
Academy members and industry insiders provide a glimpse into how they think by creating movie lists for film fans. From their all-time favorites to movies that will simply inspire, see the movies that filmmakers recommend most.
Tokyo Story Hero
5 Movies That Inspired “Minari”
Lee Isaac Chung
Writer/Director
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Five Movies That Taught Me How to Build One
Viggo Mortensen
Actor/Director/Writer
Daughters of the Dust
Five Powerful Movies About Loss
Deepa Mehta
Director
Blood and Sand
Movie Performances I Grew up With
Sophia Loren
Actor
Paper Moon
Movies That Had a Profound Impact on My Life
David Fincher
Director
Being There
Five Incredible Performances on My Mind
Andrea Riseborough
Actor
Midnight Cowboy
Our Five Favorite Films on Friendship
Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin
Writers
The Apu Trilogy
Movies That Influenced My Journey as a Filmmaker
Gregory Nava
Director
My Beautiful Laundrette
Five Perfectly Cast Love Stories
Fiona Weir
Casting Director
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