Erin List

aka. Scarfront

These are some of the movies (whether singular films or in serialised form) I’ve seen throughout my life and found to be insightful and/or entertaining, one way or another. Perhaps you too, dear reader, find something meaingful in them that matters to you.

Listed in alphabetical order.

  • 1917, directed by Sam Mendes
  • 🔴 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick
  • Akira (1988), directed by Katsuhiro Ôtomo
  • 👽 Alien (1979), directed by Ridley Scott, written by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett
  • Avengers: Infinity War, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
  • Back to the Future, directed by Robert Zemeckis
  • Beauty and the Beast (1991)
  • 🐝 Bee Movie (2007), directed by Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner
  • 🐱‍👤 Black Panther (2018), directed by Ryan Coogler
  • Blade Runner (1982), directed by Ridley Scott
  • Bo Burnham: Inside (2021), directed by Bo Burnham
  • 🐜 A Bug’s Life (1998)
  • 🦇 The Dark Knight (2008), directed by Christopher Nolan
  • Django Unchained, directed by Quentin Tarantino
  • The Duellists (1977), directed by Ridley Scott
  • Dinosaur (2000)
  • Dunkirk (2017)
  • Encanto
  • Ex Machina (2014), directed by Alex Garland
  • Full Metal Jacket, directed by Stanley Kubrick
  • Get Out, directed by Jordan Peele
  • Ghost in the Shell (1995), directed by Mamoru Oshii
  • Gladiator (2000), directed by Ridley Scott
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, directed by Sergio Leone
  • Green Book, directed by Peter Farrelly
  • 📱 Her (2013), directed by Spike Jonze
  • Hidden Figures, directed by Theodore Melfi
  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, directed by Peter Jackson
  • 🏰 Howl’s Moving Castle, directed by Hayao Miyazaki
  • Idiocracy (2006), directed by Mike Judge
  • Inception (2010), directed by Christopher Nolan
  • Inglourious Basterds (2009), directed by Quentin Tarantino
  • Intouchables, directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano
  • 🤖 The Iron Giant, directed by Brad Bird
  • 🦈 Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg
  • Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg
  • Klaus (2019)
  • Knives Out (2019)
  • KPop Demon Hunters (2025), directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans

It all began with the forging of the great rings

  • Lady Bird
  • The Lord of the Rings (Trilogy, 2001-2003), directed by Peter Jackson
  • 🚗 Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), directed by George Miller
  • Moonlight (2016), directed by Barry Jenkins
  • 🥥 Monty Python and the Holy Grail, directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones
  • My Neighbour Totoro (1988), directed by Hayao Miyazaki
  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), directed by Hayao Miyazaki
  • Nomadland, directed by Chloé Zhao
  • 💣 Oppenheimer, directed by Chrisopher Nolan

Hell, if I had all this money, I’d be nice too

  • Parasite (2019), directed by Bong Joon Ho
  • 💼 Pulp Fiction (1994), directed by Quentin Tarantino
  • 🐀 Ratatouille (2007), directed by Brad Bird
  • 👁 The Social Network (2010), directed by David Fincher
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
  • The Shape of Water (2017), directed by Guillermo del Toro
  • The Mitchells vs. the Machines, directed by Michael Rianda and produced by Sony Pictures Animation
  • Se7en, directed by David Fincher
  • 🐉 Spirited Away (2001), directed by Hayao Miyazaki
  • 🐺 Princess Mononoke (1997), directed by Hayao Miyazaki
  • 💸 Slumdog Millionaire (2008), directed by Danny Boyle
  • The Hurt Locker (2008), directed by Kathryn Bigelow
  • The Theory of Everything (2014), directed by James Marsh
  • The Shawshank Redemption, directed by Frank Darabont
  • 🍎 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, directed by David Hand
  • Spaceballs (1987), directed by Mel Brooks
  • Star Wars (1977), directed and written by George Lucas
  • There Will be Blood (2007), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

To infinity, and beyond!

  • 👨‍🚀 Toy Story (1995), directed by John Lasseter
  • 🦄 The Last Unicorn (1982), directed by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass
  • ⛵ Treasure Planet (2002), directed by Ron Clements and John Musker
  • 🚢 Titanic (1997), directed by James Cameron
  • 🎈 Up (2009), directed by Pete Doctor and Bob Peterson
  • 🎭 V for Vendetta (2005), directed by James McTeigue
  • Die Wannseekonferenz (2022), directed by Matti Geschonneck
  • 🤖 WALL-E (2008), directed by Andrew Stanton
  • 🥁 Whiplash (2014), written and directed by Damien Chazelle

Series

  • Arcane, created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee, and produced by Fortiche
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008), created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko
  • Avatar: The Legend of Korra (2012-2014)
  • Breaking Bad, created by Vince Gilligan
  • Better Call Saul, created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould
  • BoJack Horseman, created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg
  • Band of Brothers
  • Brooklyn 99
  • Chernobyl (2019), created by Craig Mazin
  • Community
  • Cowboy Bebop
  • Dark, created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese
  • Digimon Adventure
  • Dinotopia (miniseries), directed by Marco Brambilla
  • The Expanse
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, created by Hiromu Arakawa
  • Game of Thrones
  • The Good Place
  • Gravity Falls, created by Alex Hirsch
  • K-On!
  • Malcolm in the Middle
  • The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
  • Mindhunter, created by Joe Penhall
  • Narcos, created by Carlo Bernard, Chris Brancato and Doug Miro
  • One Punch Man
  • Over the Garden Wall, created by Katie Krentz and Patrick McHale
  • The Office (2005)
  • Parks and Recreation, created by Michael Schur and Greg Daniels
  • Pose, created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Steven Canals
  • Samurai Champloo, created by Shin’ichirô Watanabe
  • Scrubs
  • Sex Education, created by Laurie Nunn
  • She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, developed by ND Stevenson
  • Steven Universe, created by Rebecca Sugar
  • Taskmaster, starring Greg Davies, Alex Horne and Kerry Godliman
  • The Legend of Vox Machina (2022)
  • Twin Peaks (1990-1991), created by Mark Frost and David Lynch
  • Wickie und die starken Männer
  • The Wire (2002-2008), created by David Simon

Documentaries

Video Essays & Online Video Channels

Comedy & Stand-Up