Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Philadelphia

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The Movie: Philadelphia (1993)

One Sentence Plot Summary: At a time when people did not understand AIDS and carried even more homophobia, Jonathan Demme crafted a relatable movie with two of the best modern actors and a Hall of Fame musician.

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Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

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The Movie: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

One Sentence Plot Summary: Two bank robbers rob a capitalist and have to go on the road because spending money putting the robbers down is more important than money.

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Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: The Philadelphia Story

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The Movie: The Philadelphia Story (1940)

One Sentence Plot Summary: Katherine Hepburn sheds the idea of being box office poison in a star-studded screwball high society comedy.

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Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: The Wizard of Oz

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The Movie: The Wizard of Oz (1939)

One Sentence Plot Summary: A white girl from Kansa goes to a foreign country and gets away with committing double manslaughter in a foreign country with a scarecrow, tin man, lion, and a bunch of little people as accomplices.

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Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: The Martian

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The Movie: The Martian (2015)

One Sentence Plot Summary: Mark Watney sciences his way out of multiple problems as earth hems and haws because of bureaucracy.

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Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Mad Max: Fury Road

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The Movie: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

One Sentence Plot Summary: What starts as another adventure in the Mad Max franchise becomes a stealth story about a new female protagonist and the importance of fighting for your own place and not running away.

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Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: The Incredibles

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The Movie: The Incredibles (2004)

One Sentence Plot Summary: In a version of the Fantastic Four that’s Actually Good, the Parr family negotiates being a family, living in the world, and being superheroes.

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Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Fruitvale Station

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The Movie: Fruitvale Station (2013)

One Sentence Plot Summary: Oscar Grant goes through the last day of his life before being murdered by a police officer on New Year’s Eve 2008-2009

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Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: 25th Hour

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The Movie: 25th Hour (2002)

One Sentence Plot Summary: Monty Brogan celebrates his one last night of freedom before heading to jail and learns who his real friends are.

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