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“Just added 20 movies to my ‘650 Better’ list. New entries include Thief (1981), Paprika (2006), and Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962). Full list + why each made it 👇”
Don’t let the modest number fool you. Adding 20 films to a 650-film list is a surgical operation, not a shotgun blast. It requires knowing the original list so intimately that you can feel its pulse—its slow moments, its blind spots, its overrepresented genres.
After spending a week exploring the new 20, one thing is clear: MoviesByRizzo 20 added movies to our 650 movies better is not a marketing tagline. It’s a promise kept. The list feels better. It flows better. It challenges and entertains in new proportions. moviesbyrizzo 20 added movies to our 650 movies better
Whether you are a casual viewer looking for a great Saturday night movie, or a film student building a serious canon, the MoviesByRizzo collection—now 670 strong—is your new gold standard. The 20 new entries are the spark that makes the entire library brighter.
While the first 650 included Kurosawa and Fellini, it underrepresented modern Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian cinema. With A Separation (Iran) and Shoplifters (Japan), and The Handmaiden (Korea), the map of great cinema is now more complete. “Just added 20 movies to my ‘650 Better’ list
In an era when Netflix, Max, and Disney+ bury their own best films under algorithm-chosen thumbnails, the MoviesByRizzo approach is radical: less is more, but more is better when chosen carefully.
By growing from 650 to 670 films, the collection remains human-scale. You could theoretically watch every single film in the MoviesByRizzo canon within two years (at roughly 9 films per week). That’s the point. It’s a diet, not a firehose. It respects your time. Don’t let the modest number fool you
The team at MoviesByRizzo has also hinted that the next update (expected winter 2025) will focus on silent cinema and pre-1960 musicals. Until then, these 20 new arrivals are the definitive upgrade.
Before adding, remind yourself what makes a movie better than average. Examples:
Write down 3–5 rules so the 20 additions feel consistent with the original 650.
Ask yourself: “Which of the original 650 movies felt weak?” Then, find the counterpart in the new 20 that addresses that weakness. If the original was light on noir, the new additions have a film noir that will redefine the genre for you.