Best "Last" Movies

[A.J. Hakari]

What are your favorite films that sadly turned out to be the last for their directors?

Two instantly come to mind for me: Stanley Kubrick's EYES WIDE SHUT and Alfred Hitchcock's FAMILY PLOT, both imperfect, but damn good pictures, fitting ends to two long and great careers.

[bob]

Eyes Wide Shut is definitely up there.

I actually think that Family Plot is one of, if not the worst film Hitchcock made, so it's kinda painful for me to think "that's the last thing he ever shot".

[MickeyKnox]

I'd have to go with Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut"

[Ren Hoek]

Agreed. Eyes Wide Shut is imperfect, but very good :)

Kinji Fukasaku's fantastic Battle Royale and Sergio Leone's epic Once Upon a Time in America also come to mind. Two great last films...

[MickeyKnox]

Originally posted by RenHoek


Kinji Fukasaku's fantastic Battle Royale and Sergio Leone's epic Once Upon a Time in America also come to mind. Two great last films...
Agreed! These movies are both fantastic!

[Cyclonus]

Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, director)
Road to Perdition (Conrad L. Hall, cinematographer)
Gladiator (Oliver Reed, actor)
Magnolia (Jason Robards, actor)
Blow (Ted Demme, director)

[Grim H.]

Blow, Ted Demme (Director)

[dh1989]

Originally posted by Grim H.
Blow, Ted Demme (Director)

That is what I was going to say. Blow (9/10) proved Demme was a great director, and I was looking forward to seeing him develop as an artist through his career, but sadly, he passed away before this could happen.

[eraserhead_99]

Originally posted by Cyclonus

Road to Perdition (Conrad L. Hall, cinematographer)


Agreed.

PS- Congrats on 10,000 Adam!

[jenna25]

I also say Blow but Eyes Wide Shut is right up there.:D

[Cyclonus]

Philadelphia (Kenneth Utt, producer)