The Top 10 Favorite Films of IMDb Founder Col Needham

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Internet Movie Database is an online database that contains information about cinema and television films, movie stars and TV series from all countries and all periods in the world. It emerged in 1990 when British computer programmer and movie fan Col Needham shared a post on Usenet titled “Those Eyes” featuring actors with beautiful eyes, and it didn't take long for it to become number 1 in its field.

IMDb founder Col Nedhaam said in an interview in 2016 that he watched 10,000 movies. We have compiled his 10 favorite movies for you.

1) Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

In the film about psychoanalysis and sexuality, adapted from the novel by psychoanalyst Arthur Schnitzler, when Doctor Bill Harford (Tom Cruise) learns about his wife's (Nicole Kidman) sexual desires that he had kept secret until that day, a new page opens in his life full of doubt, fear and sexual discoveries. Although the film is 2 hours and 45 minutes long, thanks to the composition masterfully drawn by the director (Stanley Kubrick), it makes the audience question marriage, fidelity, the lives of scientologists and sexuality by telling them in an absorbing way.

2) Bringing Up Baby – Dangerous Baby (1938)

IMDb: 8

David Huxley is a mild-mannered paleoanthologist. But his job has become stressful. A brontosaurus is trying to complete its skeleton, but one bone is missing. On the one hand, he now wants to end his long-term relationship with his girlfriend Alice with marriage. On the other hand, he must impress Elizabeth Random to donate 1 million dollars to the museum. One day, he meets a woman named Susan Vance at a golf lesson he attends. Susan is a free-spirited and lively woman who begins to attract David's attention with her attitude. Meanwhile, Susan's older brother, Mark, sends a leopard from Brazil, which they name Baby. He must give it to his aunt, Elizabeth Random. Susan, who thinks David is a zoologist, is very fond of him and when she hears that he is getting married, she does her best to stop him and things get complicated.

3) Touch Of Evil – Neverending Honeymoon (1958)

IMDb: 8.1

American police inspector Ramon Miguel Vargas and his wife Susan go to a Mexican border town to spend their honeymoon. However, as soon as he arrives in town, a car explodes when a bomb planted underneath it explodes, and Vargas realizes that he cannot stay out of trouble even on his honeymoon. Contacting local security forces to investigate the incident, Vargas finds one of the most dishonest cops in the history of cinema, Hank Quinlan. While investigating the murder, Vargas learns that Quinlan used false evidence and that he was personally involved in this, and decides to catch Quinlan red-handed as a solution. The film, which went down in cinema history with its opening sequence, quickly became a cult and became one of the masterpieces of the film noir genre.

4) Vertigo – Fear of Death (1958)

IMDb: 8.3

Adapted from the novel D'entre les morts, written by French authors Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac in 1954, the film was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starred James Stewart, Kim Novak and Barbara Bel Geddes. In 1989, Vertigo was selected as one of the “culturally, historically and aesthetically significant” films by the Library of Congress and was decided to be preserved in the US National Film Registry.

5) North By Northwest – Secret Society (1959)

IMDb: 8.3

Secret Society is a 1959 American thriller film. The film, whose original title was North by Northwest, was released in cinemas in Turkey on January 13, 1962. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the film starred Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint. In 1995, North by Northwest was selected as one of the “culturally, historically and aesthetically significant” films by the Library of Congress and was decided to be preserved in the US National Film Registry.

6) Double Indemnity (1944)

IMDb: 8.3

Double Indemnity is a movie produced by Billy Wilder that attracts attention with its clever script and successful editing. Drawing the dimensions of humankind's greed for money, the film deals with the difficult situation that insurer Neff finds himself in after he meets Phyllis, a dangerous woman, during a routine car insurance visit. Phyliss, who is planning to kill her husband, tries to include Neff in her plan by offering to split the insurance money she will receive. Although he did not accept at first, the insurer, who was later attracted by the woman's charm and the money, accepts the plan; But every plan is doomed to be exposed to unforeseen disruptions.

7) Aliens – Return of the Alien (1986)

IMDb: 8.4

Lieutenant Ellen Ripley, the only survivor of the Nostromo, is awakened from her deep sleep of half a century and brought to the world. Meanwhile, she learns that the planet where they found the creatures was later colonized and inhabited by people. There has been no news from the colony in question for a while, and Ripley goes with an expert commando team to destroy the creatures and save the survivors. The movie, directed by James Cameron, is one of the most watched science fiction movies.

8) Seven – Seven (1995)

IMDb: 8.6

Seven is a Hollywood thriller, written by Andrew Kevin Walker, about a serial killer who kills those who commit the 7 deadly sins of Christianity with his own brutal methods, and the efforts of two police detectives after him. It is considered one of the cinema classics with its scenes such as a city in constant rain, musty tones, and scenes shot in dark locations. The 1995 film was directed by David Fincher and starred Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman and Gwyneth Paltrow.

9) Inception – The Beginning (2010)

IMDb: 8.8

Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a very talented thief. His specialty is extracting and stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dreaming moment, when the mind is most vulnerable. Cobb's rare prowess has made him a sought-after player in the dangerous new world of corporate espionage. However, it also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he loved. Cobb is offered an opportunity to escape his situation. One last job that could give him his life back; Of course, if he can complete the impossible beginning…

10) Pulp Fiction (1994)

IMDb: 8.9

Pulp Fiction is a 1994 cult film directed by Quentin Tarantino and written with Roger Avary. Pulp Fiction was nominated for an Oscar in 7 categories, including Best Picture, and won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. It is also the winner of the Palme d'Or, the best film award, at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. It ranks 7th in IMDB's list of the best movies of all time with 8.9 points, based on 1.2 million votes.

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