Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio
Cate Blanchett
Alan Alda
Alec Baldwin
Kate Beckinsale
John C. Reilly

This is one of my all time favorite movies. The story is about a 22 year old film maker who is obsessed with whatever he does. Soon his obsession gets converted to madness and strange things happen. I liked the acting of Leonardo, I became his huge fan in this movie. Oh boy, the lines "Get me the blueprints, Get me the blueprints, Get me the blueprints....." was a great one. The movie won 5 academy awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Cate Blanchett, Best Art Direction: Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo, Best Cinematography: Robert Richardson, Best Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker, Best Costume Design: Sandy Powell.

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Cast: Mel Gibson
Patrick McGoohan
Angus Macfadyen
Brendan Gleeson

The movie is about the revolt of Scotland rebels against England in old times. Mel Gibson performed brilliantly and the movie is a treat to watch. The theme song of the movie by Enya is amazing. The movie won 5 academy awards: Best Picture: Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd, Jr., Bruce Davey, Stephen McEveety, Best Director: Mel Gibson, Best Cinematography: John Toll, Best Sound Editing: Lon Bender, Per Hallberg, Best Makeup: Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison  and Lois Burwell.

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Cast: Gene Hackman
Fernando Rey
Roy Scheider
Tony Lo Bianco
Marcel Bozzuffi

The movie is about drug trafficking between France and New York and its a great one. The movie won 5 academy awards: Academy Award for Best Picture - Phillip D'Antoni, Best Director - William Friedkin, Best Actor - Gene Hackman, Best Adapted Screenplay and Film Editing.

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Cast: Dustin Hoffman
Meryl Streep
Justin Henry
Jane Alexander

Kramer is an executive working for a company. He gets fires and simultaneously his wife files a divorce and claim for the custody of the child. He gets a job with less salary. In court he was asked lots of questions. The movie is great one and shows how Kramer fights for his kid. The movie won 5 academy awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, Best Actor in a Leading Role - Dustin Hoffman , Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Meryl Streep.

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Cast: Jack Nicholson
Louise Fletcher
William Redfield
Brad Dourif
Will Sampson
Danny DeVito
Scatman Crothers
Christopher Lloyd

The movie is about a criminal who is transferred to mental institution. During his stay he finds out the doctors and nurses over their are more crazy than the crazy people. The movie is a great one with Jack Nicholson in a brilliant role. The movie won 5 academy awards: Academy Award for Best Picture  — Michael Douglas, Saul Zaentz, Academy Award for Best Director — Milos Forman, Academy Award for Best Actor — Jack Nicholson, Academy Award for Best Actress — Louise Fletcher, Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay - Laurence Hauben, Bo Goldman.

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Cast: Tom Hanks
Edward Burns
Matt Damon
Tom Sizemore

The movie is about a guy Ryan whose 3 brothers are dead in the World War 2 and this guy is also in the war. So the seniors in the army decide to bring the fourth brother back from the war. The story is a great one and a treat to watch. It depicts the situation of World war 2. The movie won 5 academy awards: Best Director: Steven Spielberg, Best Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski, Best Film Editing: Michael Kahn, Academy Award for Best Sound Editing: Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns, Best Sound: Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Ronald Judkins.

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Cast: Shirley MacLaine
Debra Winger
Jack Nicholson
Danny DeVito
John Lithgow

The movie is about a mother and daughter both looking for love. The comedy and drama in the the movie is good. T movie won 5 academy awards: Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Directing – (James L. Brooks), Academy Award for Best Actress – (Shirley MacLaine), Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor – (Jack Nicholson), Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay – (James L. Brooks)

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Cast: Jack Lemmon
Shirley MacLaine
Fred MacMurray
Jack Kruschen

The movie is about a guy who works in an insurance company. His bosses always takes his apartment for their affairs. The movie has nice comedy scenes. The movie won 5 academy awards for: Best Picture — Billy Wilder, Best Director — Billy Wilder, Art Direction — Edward G. Boyle, and Alexandre Trauner, Editing — Daniel Mandell, and Original Screenplay — Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond. There is a Hindi movie based on this one: Life in a metro.

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Cast: David Niven
Mario Moreno "Cantinflas"
Robert Newton
Shirley MacLaine

The movie is about a English man who takes a bet to travel the world in 80 days. He is accompanied by a Spanish servant who helps him during his travels. The movie is good and interesting. It shows a lot of cultures around the world. The movie won 5 academy awards for: Best Picture - Michael Todd, producer, Best Cinematography, Color - Lionel Lindon, Best Film Editing - Gene Ruggiero and Paul Weatherwax, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture - Victor Young, and Best Writing, Best Screenplay, Adapted - John Farrow, S. J. Perelman, and James Poe.

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Cast: Sidney Poitier
Rod Steiger
Lee Grant

The movie is about a African American policeman who gets involved in to a crime scene in Mississippi. The movie depicts the racial situation of that time. It has a good story and pretty interesting to watch. The movie won 5 academy awards: Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Actor - Rod Steiger, Academy Award for Film Editing - Hal Ashby, Academy Award for Sound - Samuel Goldwyn Studios, and Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay - Stirling Silliphant.

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