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Frank Ocean’s 100 Favorite Films Includes Movies By Stanley Kubrick, Werner Herzog, Paul Thomas Anderson, More

After countless rumors of release dates, delays, and social media teases, this past weekend, Frank Ocean floored the music world by dropping two albums — Endless and Blonde — along with a massive magazine titled, “Boys Don’t Cry.” He ended the four year drought since 2012’s Channel Orange is a huge way, and in the process, gave his fans no shortage of material to wade through. And among other revelations, it turns out that Frank Ocean is a movie buff.

Granted, this shouldn’t be much of a surprise for anyone who has listened to his lyrics (“I’m feeling like Stanley Kubrick, this is some visionary shit/Been tryna film pleasure with my eyes wide shut but it keeps on moving” he sang on “Novacane” from 2011’s Nostalgia, Ultra), but his passion for film runs deep. In the pages of “Boys Don’t Cry,” Ocean lists his 100 favorite films, even noting the total running time (207.23 hours).

Featuring works from Stanley Kubrick, Werner Herzog, Paul Thomas Anderson, David Lynch, Quentin Tarantino and more, it turns out that in addition to being a great musician, Ocean has some fine taste. Check out the full list below and head to Genius for a further breakdown of how Ocean’s love for movies has made its way into his lyrics. [via One Perfect Shot]

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD

ALIEN

AMERICAN BEAUTY

ANNIE HALL

APOCALYPSE NOW

THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD

ATL

BARRY LYNDON

BASQUIAT

BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN

BICYCLE THEIVES

BLADE RUNNER

BLOOD SIMPLE

BRAZIL

BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA

UN CHIEN ANDALOU

ERASERHEAD

CHUNGKING EXPRESS

CITIZEN KANE

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

THE CONFORMIST

THE DEER HUNTER

DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS

THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE

DJANGO UNCHAINED

DOG DAY AFTERNOON

DR. STRANGELOVE

EASTERN PROMISES

ED WOOD

THE ELEPHANT MAN

FALLEN ANGELS

FARGO

FIGHT CLUB

FITZCARRALDO

THE FRENCH CONNECTION

THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE

FULL METAL JACKET

THE GODFATHER

GODS OF THE PLAGUE

THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY

HAPPY TOGETHER

HARD EIGHT

HOLY MOUNTAIN

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

INAUGURATION OF THE PLEASURE DOME

JACKIE BROWN

THE KING OF COMEDY

L.A. CONFIDENTIAL

LAST LAUGH

M

MALCOLM X

MEAN STREETS

MEMENTO

METROPOLIS

MILLER’S CROSSING

MULHOLLAND DRIVE

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

NOSFERATU

OLDBOY

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST

ON THE WATERFRONT

ORPHEUS

PARIS, TEXAS

THE PASSION OF ANNA

PATHS OF GLORY

PERSONA

PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE

PI

PUCE MOMENT

PULP FICTION

PSYCHO

RAGING BULL

RASHOMON

RESERVOIR DOGS

ROSEMARY’S BABY

RUSHMORE

THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS

THE SACRIFICE

SCORPIO RISING

SEVEN SAMURAI

SCARFACE (1932)

SCARFACE (1983)

SERPICO

THE SEVENTH SEAL

THE SHINING

SOLARIS

SONATINE

SPARTACUS

TAXI DRIVER

THERE WILL BE BLOOD

THRONE OF BLOOD

TRUE ROMANCE

EL TOPO

WILD AT HEART

WILD STRAWBERRIES

WOYZECK

 

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