This is my list. Not in a specific order.
I recommend 4, 5, 16, 18 and 20 for anyone interested as you may have not seen them.
Out of those 5, I highly recommend watching (16) Look Who's Back.
1. Mad Max Fury Road The fast pacing, over top stunt work and visuals make for a great repeat watch story.
2. Prometheus Many don't like this movie, but I love it for the "ancient alien theory" aspect of the story and an origin story to aliens.
3. War for the Planet of the Apes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Rise of the Planet of the Apes. All three are done very well. I like the changing human actors from movie to movie; it's a good epic story which tries to do things creatively for a franchise reboot - unlike the new star wars'.
4. Silence Martin Scorsese movie. Very political and philosophical. Very thought provoking.
5. Embrace of the Serpent Black and white cinematography of the Amazon. Very meta, philosophical and spiritual.
6. The Revenant Amazing visuals. Great acting. Intense story and scenes.
7. Minions I love these lil guys. Some of the best cartoon characters. They don't speak a real language but they still are able to convey so much with their gibberish.
8. The Lego Movie Great visuals with a stop-motion feel to them. Very fun story.
9. Chappie An awesome sci-fi movie with Die Antwerd who put on an awesome performance. Lots of philosophical ideas in it too.
10. Cloud Atlas Based on a book. A lot of people didn't like this one, but it's got a wild story. Very esoteric. The interconnected narrative is very cool.
11. Bourne Legacy My favorite of the Bourne movies. It feels fresher as it does not have Matt Damon, and I think the story is more interesting as it reveals a lot more about the project.
12. Sherlock Holmes 1 and 2 I thought this was an excellent take on Sherlock Holmes. Good acting, nice visuals and a fun immersive adventure ride.
13. Tron Legacy Awesome visuals once again. Fun adventure ride. Has a lot of philosophical ideas. A continuation of the original with a great soundtrack.
14. The Expendables Not a really great action movie, but it is rated R and it brings together a lot of our favorite 80's/90's action stars under one roof. Plus points for not having Ronda Rousey in it.
15. The Crazies A remake of a 70s movie. Very tense and a good take on zombies.
16. Looks Who's Back Probably one of the best movies. Based on a book where Hitler time travels to the present. Very thought provoking. Takes the viewer on a roller coaster of feels and thoughts.
17. Warcraft: The Beginning I loved warcraft as a kid. Still waiting for a starcraft movie. This movie was a lot of fun and the visuals were outstanding.
18. The Osiris Child A lower budget sci-fi movie which is still visually strong and has a very interesting story line and delivery.
19. The Adventures of Tin Tin This is a great adventure of a classic character. Very fun and fast paced story telling. Memorable characters and outstanding visuals.
20. The Dead Lands I love movies about tribal cultures. This is a low key film but very immersive. Uses the native language as well.
