Some really good recommendations in here, one of the previous posts of Trainspotting made me think of Shaun of the Dead actually, because both films are very popular in the UK which is where I'm from but may not be well known around the world.
Shaun of the dead (2004)is a Zom-Rom-Com, quite a standard affair really, however it is a great comedy and a must watch imo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIfcaZ4pC-4
The Conversation (1974)
Next, a film directed by the very well acclaimed Francis Ford Coppola, The Conversation.This film came out between the release of The Godfather part I and The Godfather part II, and was overshadowed by them completely (admittedly, they are the better films).
Plot, copied from IMDB - A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that a couple he is spying on will be murdered.
I'm posting a trailer for The Conversation below but I wholeheartedly recommend not watching it, it really is the type of film that you need to just sit down and watch without knowing too much about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwfI5YwvcrI
The Thin Red Line (1998)
This is a film that is based in the Pacific during WWII. Directed by Terrence Malick, the film takes on a much more philosophical take on war, what it is to be alive and why does nature compete to survive rather than live in harmony? It's safe to say that Saving Private Ryan stole this films thunder and to be fair, maybe this film isn't for everyone, but I love it and think it is the best war film that I've seen, even better than Apocalypse Now (an unpopular opinion, no doubt).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKl5_OxKBn8
Brazil (1985)
This one is directed by Terry Gilliam, based in a dystopian future that is spookily similar to ours now, but in a funny observant kind of way. The plot is about a man who is arrested and took away by the police but they get the wrong guy due to an administrative error. Bring in our protagonist, Sam who makes it his business to get this wrong righted while also searching for the woman of his dreams. I can't really explain the full scope of the movie because there's so much going on, but It's a funny film that really worth the watch and I recommend this strongly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKPFC8DA9_8
And finally, Embrace of the Serpent (2016)
Ok so this one has what seems like a dull story. It is based in the Amazonian region across two timelines where one central character, Karamakate helps two western explorers to find a somewhat mythical plant. The film is more about the journey that these characters take together and the culture differences that they have like differences in religious beliefs - really thoroughly recommend this one, but can't explain to you well enough, so beneath is a review by Britains most well respected critic, Mark Kermode, and beneath that, a trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQnwo3vGR_k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOa9pjl37Lo
