Films to Watch At The Mumbai Film Festival

You will find many recommendations to watch at the Mumbai Film Festival this year. They usually contain 2 movies you have actually heard of. You blindly trust the selections and end up liking one, maximum two out of those. Most of them, let's face it are BORING. Time is money and you can't waste it on a movie that puts you to sleep. Here's what we think are actually worth watching.

Inside Llewyn Davis -The Coen brothers are America's cinematic treasure. With masterpieces like Fargo, The Big Lebowski and No Country For Old Men to their credit, one can't be too excited to watch their film on the folk music scene in 60s America.

The Butler -Lee Daniels' The Butler is garnering good reviews and a stellar word of mouth. Oprah is on her way to an Oscar nomination and we think the film could be up for other major awards.

Blue is the Warmest Color -The winner of this year's Cannes Palme d'Or. Need any other reason to watch this film? (Let's not get dirty)

Before Midnight -The third film in the Before series is also hailed to be the best. If Before Sunrise and Before Sunset happen to be one of the most romantic films you've ever seen (which they are), do no miss this film.

The Past -Asghar Farhadi, the director of the smashing arthouse hit A Separation, returns with Berenice Bejo (of The Artist) and Tahar Rahim (of A Prophet).

All Is Lost -A Life of Pi-esque film with Robert Redford. Who wouldn't want to watch that?

The Fifth Estate -This is the WikiLeaks movie you've been hearing about. Go watch it. Also, Benedict Cumberbatch.

Short Term 12 -It's rare to find a film about twentysomethings that don't look like they are made be tensomethings.

The Immigrant -James Gray made We Own the Night and Two Lovers, both incredibly underrated movies. The Immigrant stars Joaquin Phoenix, Marion Cotillard and Jeremy Renner.

Don Jon -Joseph Gordon Levitt's directorial debut where he plays a modern day Don Juan. Enough said.

The Great Beauty -Critics are calling it the modern day version of Fellini's La Dolce Vita. Yes.

A Touch of Sin -Need an action film to whet your appetite? Do it film festival style.

Qissa -While The Lunchbox was making waves at Toronto film festival this year, Anup Singh's Qissa starring Irrfan Khan, won the NETPAC award. Who cares what that is? Not many films are made on the Partition these days. Go watch it!

Faith Connections -Pan Nalin's new documentary. Definitely worth a watch.

Old movies on the big screen- Tired of watching something, not knowing whether it will be good, bad or ugly? Want to watch something that is definitely a great film? Go for the classics!

King of Comedy -An underrated Scorsese film that would be worth watching on the big screen. For that matter, any Scorsese film would be worth watching on the big screen.

Blackmail -Not one of Hitchcock's best but how many Hitchcock films do you get to watch on the big screen these days?

Tokyo Story -Bollywood turned one of the greatest dramas ever made into Baghban. If you haven't seen this masterpiece, this is the time.

All About Eve -Bette Davis' most memorable performance and a winner of 6 Oscars including Best Picture.

Lovers on the Bridge -The festival has a Leos Carax retrospective. If you want to watch just one of his films, make it this one.

Un Chien Andalou -The genius of Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali combine to give us this great short film.

Viridiana -Possibly Luis Bunuel's best work and also his most controversial.