Darren Aronofsky's Top 5 Films
Darren Arronofsky focuses on diverse and heartbreaking stories about the human experience.

Strangers Madara and Gatis try to reach a mutual acquaintance, but encounter various complications when they take the shortest route - through the forest. The journey is not without conflicts, but it also brings the characters closer together. The film is a true story that explores the dynamics of strangers' relationships and the representation of nature as an image, trying to answer the question: do strangers know each other better than the forest?
Darren Arronofsky focuses on diverse and heartbreaking stories about the human experience.
'Playing with Fire' was clearly a film made for a kid or tween-ish audience. Keeping that in mind, I thought 'Playing with Fire' was alright, though it did portray some harmful stereotypes.
At least we got the original cast back, right? Not even that saves it. None of them could bring a sliver of hope to this special. Rather, they bring dread as we witness the light leaving from their eyes.
Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion is a fan-favorite, as are some of the more science fiction angled movies like 28 Days Later or World War Z. I recently watched the 1995 Wolfgang Peterson-directed movie, Outbreak for the first time, which is currently available on Netflix.
This modern update of the beloved classic swaps Cyrano's signature pronounced nose for achondroplasia, for a different vision that still retains the original's essence.
This coming-of-age movie discusses immigration issues in the United States through the eyes of two exchange students in Brazil.