text: can anybody recommend a good movie? doesn't matter if it's horror, comedy, drama, action, whatever...just tell me what it's about, too.  thanks! here's a few excellent movies, spread out over a few different genres.  drama: 1.) gangs of new york. including powerhouse performances by leonardo dicaprio, daniel day-lewis and cameron diaz, this is a very poignant and touching film about the gangs that lived in the five points in new york from the mid-1800's up to civil war times, and the rivalries b/n the "natives," a gang comprising of everyone that first lived there, and the "dead rabbits," which is what the people who came from ireland called themselves.  2.) amelie. this is a french movie directed by jean-pierre jeunet (alien resurrection and the city of lost children), and using a very vivid colorful style, this movie is about a young woman who, one day when she discovers a small cigar box left in her house for years, decides to help people out in mysterious, anonymous ways. but when she meets the guy of her dreams, can she find the courage to do for herself what she has done for others?  comedy: young frankenstein. the best film mel brooks ever made, and one of the funniest comedies of all time, this film stars gene wilder (willy wonka and the chocolate factory) as the legendary dr. frankenstein, in this classic parody of the classic frankenstein movies. one of the funniest moments in this movie is when the frankenstein monster visits an old blind hermit, played by gene hackman, who offers to feed the monster, and does things to the monster like pour hot things like soup and coffee in his lap and light his thumb on fire. this movie is not to be missed!  horror: suspiria. not very hard to find, this is an italian movie (dubbed in english) about a young woman who arrives at a dance school and quickly discovers that strange things are going on in the school, including mysterious murders. filmed using very vivid visual colors, the film's haunting music was performed by a group called the goblins.  anime: 1) princess mononoke. this is an amazing movie about a young man called ashitaka, who after one day of saving his hometown from a demon, gets cursed by the demon and has to leave the town and go on a journey to discover a cure for himself before the curse spreads over his whole body and kill him. in the meantime he comes across a war that's being fought b/n people and the gods of the forest, which are giant animals, and only wanting peace, tries to stop it. directed by hayao miyazaki, this beautiful, exciting epic film has a message about preserving life.  2) the irresponsible captain tylor. this is actually a tv series, made in about 1993. the character of the title is a 20yo boy who likes to hit on any pretty female he sees. after seeing an advertisement w/a pretty girl in it, he decides to sign up for the united planet space force and becomes an officer. blessed with incredible luck, he very quickly rises in rank to captain of the starship soyokaze, and has to deal with the raalgon empire, whom the upsf is at war with. not to be missed, one of the funniest aspects of this show is that when everything seems dire for tylor and his crew in a battle with the raalgon, somehow his luck prevails and he surprisingly comes out victorious.  hope that helps!