My top 10 picks for films to watch while in self-isolation

During this time of uncertainty with CoronaVirus running rampant worldwide. It is best to limit/slow the spread by staying at home, and what better way to spend your time at home than watching a film.

Here are my top 10 picks for movies to watch while self-isolating:

Snowpiercer

Directed by: Bong Joon Ho

Starring: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell and John Hurt

Released: 2013

Survivors of Earth's second Ice Age live out their days on a luxury train that ploughs through snow and ice. The train's poorest residents, who live in the squalid caboose, plan to improve their lot by taking over the engine room.

Streaming service: Netflix

Unbreakable

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan

Starring: Bruce Wills and Samuel L. Jackson

Released: 2000

David, a security guard, survives a fatal train accident, only to be tracked down by a man named Elijah Price, who claims that David is blessed with superhuman abilities.

Streaming Service: HBO

The Ressurection of Jake 'The Snake' Roberts

Directed by: Steve Yu

Starring: DDP, Jake Roberts and Scott Hall

Released: 2015

A fallen professional wrestling superstar battles his past demons in a struggle to reclaim his life and the family that has given up on him.

Currently not available anywhere

Brigsby Bear

Directed by: Dave McCary

Starring: Kyle Mooney, Mark Hamill and Claire Danes

Released: 2017

James Pope grows obsessed with 'Brigsby Bear Adventures', a children's show. After learning that it has ended, he decides to make a movie to finish its storyline with help from his friends and family.

Only available to rent or buy

Edge of Seventeen

Directed by: Kelly Fremon Craig

Starring: Hailee Steinfeld and Woody Harrelson

Released: 2016

Everyone knows that growing up is hard, and life is no easier for high school junior Nadine, who is already at peak awkwardness when her all-star older brother Darian starts dating her best friend Krista. All at once, Nadine feels more alone than ever, until an unexpected friendship with a thoughtful teen gives her a glimmer of hope that things just might not be so terrible after all.

Streaming service: Netflix

You Were Never Really Here

Directed by: Lynne Ramsay

Starring: Joaquin Phoenix

Released: 2018

When a teenage girl goes missing, a jaded, brutal enforcer attempts a rescue mission. He uncovers corruption and abuse of power along his way.

Streaming service: Amazon Prime

Jeff Who Lives At Home

Directed by: Jay and Mark Duplass

Starring: Jason Segal and Ed Helms

Released: 2011

Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his widowed mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny when he spends the day with his unhappily married brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.

Streaming service: Amazon Prime

Swiss Army Man

Directed by: Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano

Released: 2016

A hopeless man stranded on a deserted island befriends a dead body and together they go on a surreal journey to get home.

Streaming service: Netflix

(500) Days of Summer

Directed by: Marc Webb

Starring: Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Released: 2009

Tom revisits the approximate one year he shared with Summer, the girl he thought he could spend the rest of his life with. She, on the other hand, does not believe in relationships or boyfriends.

Only available to buy or rent

The Sun is Also A Star

Directed by: Ry Russo-Young

Starring: Yara Shahidl and Charles Melton

Released: 2019

A hopeless romantic ambivalent about his future in medical school falls for a hard-luck young woman who doesn't believe in love.

Streaming service: HBO