35 Best Movies That Start With I
Many classics immediately come to mind regarding great movies, from Citizen Kane to The Godfather. However, many hidden gems don’t get the recognition they deserve. In this article, we’ll look at some of the best movies that start with the letter “I.”
From iconic dramas to action-packed adventures, there are plenty of fantastic movies to choose from. Whether you’re in the mood for a thrilling heist movie or a heartwarming family drama, there’s sure to be something on this list that will pique your interest. So without further ado, let’s dive into the world of movies that start with “I” and explore some of the best cinema offers.
I Am Legend (2007)
“My name is Robert Neville. I survived. If there is anyone else, anyone.. know you are not alone!” – is the desperate message of genius scientist Robert Neville. But science could not stop the deadly virus, terrible, cruel, and – made by human hands.
Inexplicably immune, Robert is the only human survivor in what’s left of New York and possibly the world. As the last hope for the human race, he tries with all his might to reverse the effects of the virus using his immune blood, but mutated victims of the scourge ambush him.
I, Robot (2004)
Chicago, 2035. The world has created a well-branched system of robots that are programmed to, like personal guards, help and protect people. But detective Del Spooner (W. Smith) is not sure about the 100% safety of the machines, especially when the news spreads that the distinguished scientist in the field of robotics, Dr. Alfred Lanning (J. Cromwell), has been killed under unexplained circumstances.
Although without concrete proof, Spooner immediately thinks that the robots are to blame for this, which seems impossible because they are programmed to not harm. However, if they could do so, it would have dire, perhaps disastrous, consequences for humanity. Spooner begins investigating the scientist’s death and turns to Susan Calvin (B. Moynahan), an expert in robot psychology, for help. The trail will lead him to the robot Sonny (A. Tudyk), who may be involved in the case.
I, Tonya (2017)
Tonya Harding, a figure skater who climbs high in the US figure skating tournaments, gets into trouble when her ex-husband returns to her life. As preparations for the national pageant heat up, Tonya and her husband decide to take on Tonya’s biggest rival, Nancy Kerrigan, sneakily.
Ice Age (2002)
When glaciers and creatures were besieging the Earth were scrambling to protect themselves from the impending Ice Age, a sloth named Sid, a woolly mammoth named Manny, and a saber-toothed tiger named Diego find themselves becoming unexpected heroes.
These three creatures, who are not natural allies, are compelled to work together to return a human child to its father amidst the hazardous conditions of the forthcoming Ice Age.
Identity (2003)
The action of the film takes place in a motel in the American wasteland, where one rainy evening, a dozen unusual characters meet by chance, among them the most reserved policeman who transports a murderer (Ray Liotta), the driver of a spoiled actress (John Cusack) and a prostitute who wants to retire and breed oranges (Amanda Peet).
A raging storm cuts off the motel’s connection to the outside world, leaving the motley crew with no one to turn to for help after the killer escapes and begins the massacre.
In Bruges (2008)
Harry Walters (R. Fiennes), a London gangster, sends two Irish hitmen, Ken (B. Gleeson) and Ray (C. Farrell), to hide in Bruges, Belgium, after their plan backfires in a London church. Ken is very experienced in his work, otherwise fascinated by the Middle Ages, and has a fatherly attitude towards young Ray.
Ray is bored and can’t wait to get home. However, Ray meets a drug dealer, young Chloë, who hangs around the American film crew. In addition, a meeting and accident with a Canadian tourist, and then with Chloe’s boyfriend, will complicate his initially monotonous stay in a city he doesn’t like.
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger) is the local sheriff and, although discriminatory, a good representative of the law. When Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier), a well-dressed African-American, comes to town, Gillespie arrests him on suspicion of murder. After Tibbs reveals to Gillespie that he is a Philadelphia detective and offers to help investigate the murder, Gillespie reluctantly agrees.
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Experienced Frank Horrigan is an old-fashioned secret agent, a special American secret service member. On the verge of retirement, he is still fighting the demons of his past. Namely, on his first assignment of guarding the president, in 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, which Horrigan himself was never able to forgive. Almost thirty years later, the current US president is campaigning for re-election, and Horrigan begins to be haunted by professional assassin Mitch Leary (John Malkovich), announcing another murder.
Although the rest of the team does not take such threats seriously, it does not occur to Frank to again afford the nightmare of responsibility for losing the president of his country.
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
A patient imprisoned in the most heavily guarded part of the mental hospital, John Trent (S. Neill), begins to tell psychiatrist Dr. Wrenn (D. Warner) how he got there. Before he lost his mind, Trent was a highly successful insurance fraud investigator. After solving the case of a suspicious fire, Trent is given a new assignment: search for the missing, extremely popular writer of horror novels Sutter Cane (J. Prochnow). Cane’s publisher Jackson Harglow (C. Heston), asks Trent to find Cane and the manuscript of his new book.
Readers are crazy about Cane’s novels, which create real hysteria, so just before accepting the job, Trent is nearly killed by a crazed Crane agent. Trent searches for Crane, aided by Harglow’s co-worker and editor of Crane’s prose, Linda Styles (J. Carmen). The search leads to gruesome discoveries…
In the Name of the Father (1993)
In 1974, members of the IRA planted a bomb in a London pub, which killed several people. At that time, the situation in Northern Ireland was particularly tense. The British government also passed an extraordinary law that allowed the police to detain people suspected of terrorism in prison for up to seven days without an arrest warrant.
In those days, a young man named Gerry Conlon (D. Day-Lewis) arrived in London from Belfast in search of work. He was still involved in petty crime in Belfast, where his parents, younger brothers, and sisters lived. However, the whole family wanted nothing to do with politics, especially not with the IRA. In London, after an explosion in a pub, he was arrested by the police with three friends. Under pressure from the public and eager to find the culprits as soon as possible, the policemen interrogate them so harshly and physically torture them that the four innocent accused confess they are terrorists. Because of this, the police arrest Conlon’s entire family and some other people, accusing them of participating in the preparation of the assassination. Gerry will be sentenced to life imprisonment, with the proviso that he must spend at least thirty years in prison, and his father (P. Postlethwaite) will also be sentenced.
In prison, father and son become very close. Five years later, they learn from a jailed IRA member that he told the police that the Conlons had nothing to do with the bombing. Then their case is taken over by the English lawyer Gareth Peirce (E. Thompson), and with her help, Gerry will prove his and his father’s innocence. Nevertheless, even though he is innocent, Gerry will spend fourteen years in prison. He will also write a book about his case, which was made into a movie.
Inception (2010)
Leonardo DiCaprio is Dom Cobb, a man who can manipulate dreams. Thanks to this fantastic ability, Cobb has become extremely sought after by powerful corporations who use his unique skills to outwit the competition and obtain valuable information. However, his latest assignment is unlike anything he’s done before.
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Independence Day (1996)
It was a perfectly normal summer day… until, without warning, a huge shadow darkened the Earth. An unusual atmospheric phenomenon, ominous and hypnotic, spread over our planet. Whether we are alone in the universe has finally been answered. And in just a few minutes, the lives of all beings are changed forever.
Here, aliens in countless spaceships arrive out of nowhere and gather over the world’s largest cities, creating global panic. And it’s justified because the evil visitors level New York, Washington, and Los Angeles with the death ray. A handful of brave Americans, including a “Clinton-like” president, a fighter pilot, and a computer freak called David, try to devise a strategy against the invaders.
On the Fourth of July, their risky plan goes into effect, and several fighter pilots (including the president) launch an attack on the spaceships. However, their success and the world’s fate depend on David trying to disarm the mothership.
With a budget of 71 million dollars and unprecedented special effects, “Independence Day” is a glorious, high-tech homage to the disaster movies of the seventies and the war movies of the forties. Led again by the great Black actor (even though not that great of a man, Will Smith).
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Indiana Jones, a famous adventurer and archaeologist comes into possession of a diary that contains clues and an unnamed map leading to the mysterious Holy Grail. His father, Dr. Henry Jones, sent it to him from Italy. After hearing from private collector Walter Donovan that the search for the Holy Grail has failed with his father’s disappearance, Indiana Jones and museum curator Marcus Brody travel to Italy to find Indy’s father.
After they find Dr. Henry Jones in Nazi territory, the rescue mission turns into a race to find the Holy Grail before the Nazis, who intend to use it to help their superior race rule the world. With the diary as an important key to the puzzle and an untitled map as a guide, Indiana Jones again embarks on an adventure full of suspense and excitement.
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Prominent archaeologist and occult expert Dr. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant, believed to contain the Ten Commandments of God still. Unfortunately, enemy agents also want to find the coffin to rule the world.
Indy and his old love Marion (Karen Allen) are forced to embark on an exciting adventure, from the dark jungles of South America to the bustling markets of Cairo, to be the first to get the coffin and save the world.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
The time of the plot is 1935. The professor, archaeologist, and legendary hero known as Indiana Jones is back in action in his latest adventure. This time he teams up with nightclub singer Wilhelmina “Willie” Scott and a 12-year-old boy named Short Round. They end up in a small, poor Indian village whose villagers believe an evil spirit has taken all their children after a sacred gemstone was stolen.
They also reveal the fear and trepidation that surrounds the trap-filled temple known as the Haunted Temple! The Thuggees are trying to rise again, believing that with the power of all five Sankara stones, they will rule the world! Now everything depends on Indiana, who must stop the Thugees, save the lost children, win the girl, and conquer the Haunted Temple.
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Occupied France. Jews. Nazis. Ruthless bastards. Brad Pitt. All this, and even more, has the new film by director Quentin Tarantino, which will take you on a unique cinematic journey from the first scene. The film takes place during World War II, but it is not a film about World War II.
This is a fast, exciting, and tense story full of excitement, shooting, and violence – everything that is expected from a Tarantino film. However, the film’s subject is something you have never seen before.
Inside Man (2006)
Dalton Russell (Clive Owen) is no ordinary bank robber. He is a perfectionist who will plan the crime to the smallest detail and leave nothing to chance. The gang enters a bank in Manhattan, locks all the doors, and takes the people in the bank hostage. Detective Frazier (Denzel Washington) arrives at the robbery scene as the lead negotiator.
But Dalton is always one step ahead of the law, and Frazier’s efforts to thwart the robbery seem futile. The bank’s president keeps something of special value in the safe, so he calls Madeline White (Jodie Foster), an experienced and respected negotiator, for help.
Inside Out (2015)
As we navigate the tumultuous journey of growing up, there are bound to be bumps in the road, which is true for Riley. When her father secures a new job in San Francisco, Riley is uprooted from her life in the Midwest. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust, and Sadness – who reside in Headquarters, the control center within her mind, where they assist her in navigating daily life.
However, as Riley and her emotions struggle to adapt to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil erupts in Headquarters. While Joy, Riley’s primary and crucial emotion, endeavors to maintain a positive outlook, the emotions clash over the best approach to navigating a new city, home, and school.
Insidious (2010)
A family tries to prevent evil spirits from possessing their child who fell into a coma after a mysterious event in the attic. But there is a lot behind that endless dream; dealing with the paranormal and re-encountering the past, which is the key to getting their son back.
Insomnia (2002)
Experienced police detective Will Dormer (Al Pacino) comes with his partner, detective Eckhart (Marin Donovan), to a small town in Alaska to solve the murder of a teenage girl. He is assisted in the investigation by the local police, especially the young detective Ellie Burr (Hilary Swank), who is fascinated by Dormer’s reputation.
Catching the suspect in the fog, Dormer hits his partner, then decides to cover it up. However, the fugitive calls him and informs him that he saw what happened and offers a settlement – he will not reveal that Dormer killed his partner, and Dormer will give up his pursuit and blame the murdered boy.
Interstellar (2014)
Caring father Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a trained pilot and engineer, has devoted himself to a peaceful life as a farmer on the farm where he lives with his children.
When a group of scientists discovers a hole in the universe that could allow the human species to travel interstellar, they will turn to him to start a journey from which there may be no return. The stakes are as high as the responsibility that Cooper carries on his back.
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
The vampire Lestat (T. Cruise) is immortal, or rather timeless, he does not know his age. For him, the world is endless and infinite. Lestat lives in the river of blood that is necessary for his existence, and when he wants to, he gives his victims eternal life whether they want it or not. Lewis (B. Pitt), a man devastated by losing his wife and daughter, enters Lestat’s life at the end of the 18th century.
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Although Lewis becomes immortal, he will try to stop the heartless Lestat from relentlessly destroying people. Two hundred years later, in San Francisco in the 20th century, Lewis decided to tell his story to a young journalist (C. Slater) – a vampire story of desire, love, sadness, fear, and ecstasy. The journalist wrote a report that became famous under the title “Interview with a vampire.”
Into the Wild (2007)
“Into The Wild,” tells the story of Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch), an Emory University student. Along with excellent grades, Christopher also excels in sports activities. After graduation, McCandless decides to give his savings of 24,000 to charity. When he gets rid of the money in the bank, he destroys all his documents and the money in his wallet.
Christopher decided to escape civilization and spend some time traveling the country to prepare for the ultimate test of endurance, life in Alaska. During his travels, he meets many characters whose lives he influences more than he thought.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Doctor Miles Bennell returns to work in his small town and discovers that several patients suffer from paranoia, claiming that their friends and relatives are not the real ones but imposters. Dr. Bennell doubts this, especially after talking to the “cheaters” because they know everything about their “victims.” However, he also begins to suspect that something unusual is happening and decides to discover the causes of these phenomena…
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
A group of people in San Francisco led by sanitary inspector Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland) discovers that people are being replaced with emotionless clones. When they see the number of clones increasing, they try to convince the authorities that something is wrong….
Invictus (2009)
“Invictus” is the inspiring true story of Nelson Mandela (Freeman), his release from prison after the fall of apartheid, his landslide presidential election, and his attempt to unite his racially divided country through the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Believing he can unite his people through the universal language of sport, Mandella assembles a South African rugby team for the qualifiers led by captain Francois Pienaar (Damon).
Invincible (2006)
Vince Papale (M. Wahlberg), from a working-class suburb of Philadelphia, signs up to be a rugby player for the Philadelphia Eagles. Coach Dick Vermeil (G. Kinnear) takes him to the team because of his incredible speed, even though Papel is already thirty. Many argue against this, but the Eagles are in the ’76 preseason. Lost six games in a row, and this is their only chance to give confidence to coach Vermeil.
Ip Man (2008)
The film focuses on the life and work of Ip Man, who allegedly lived in Foshan during the Second Sino-Japanese War in the 1930s.
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He is one of the wealthiest men in town and gives the impression that he does not need for additional work other than devoting his entire life to the precise practice of the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun…
Ip Man 2 (2010)
The legendary Ip Man goes to Hong Kong under British colonial rule. Desperately trying to propagate his Wing Chun kung fu, he soon faces rivalry from other teachers, including the local martial arts “boss”.
Iron Man (2008)
The great bon vivant and complete playboy Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is also an unsurpassed genius engineer and constructor. While presenting his newest weapon in Afghanistan, he is wounded and arrested, and the terrorists want him to create a dangerous aircraft just for them. However, Stark manages to create a steel suit from the limited material, with which he even prevents the expected death from the shrapnel stuck in his chest after the attack.
With the help of his suit, Stark escapes from the hands of the kidnappers, and upon his return to America, he announces that his company will stop producing weapons. However, he soon learns that his deputy Obadiah Stone (Jeff Bridges), has other plans.
Iron Man 2 (2010)
The plot of the film again revolves around the multi-billionaire Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), who is facing increasing pressure from the government, the public, and the press, who are trying to force him to share his technology with the military, which he does not want to do because he is afraid that the same could fall into the wrong hands.
With the help of the faithful Pepper Potts (Academy Award winner Gwyneth Paltrow) and James “Rhodey” Rhodes (Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle), Tony will forge new alliances and resist powerful, evil forces.
Iron Man 3 (2013)
After the enemy destroys Stark’s personal life, he begins a fateful search for those responsible. At every step of the adventure, his courage will be tested, and when he finds himself against the wall, Stark will have to survive using his innovations and rely on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him.
As he fights for his comeback, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit, or does the suit make the man?
It (2017)
When children start disappearing from the small town of Derry, Maine, young friends will face their worst fears when they attract the attention of the evil clown Pennywise, whose history of violence and murder goes a long way.
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
A road woman in the California wasteland. Ex-convict “Smiler” Grogan’s (J. Durante) speeding car overtakes one vehicle after another. On a sharp bend, Grogan lost control of the car and fell back into the abyss. Drivers and passengers who happened to be near the traffic accident immediately rush to help the unfortunate man, but he is already dying. Finding what little strength he has left for the rest of his life, Grogan reveals an incredible story to the people around him.
Fifteen years ago, he robbed a bank and hid the loot before the police in a park in Santa Rosita under the “double V.” Having only recently been released from prison, he set out to dig up the stolen $350,000. However, he had no luck. Stunned bystanders, including Russell (M. Berle), Melville (S. Caeser), Benjy (B. Hackett), Ding (M. Rooney), and Sylvester (D. Shawn), decide to conceal from the police what they heard, so unable to agree on the distribution of the money, they embarked on a furious search for treasure. The police believe Grogan still revealed where the money is and, led by Captain Culpeper (S. Tracy), began to follow them…
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
As it snows on Christmas Eve, a desperate George Bailey (J. Stewart), pressed by debt and under the influence of alcohol, decides to commit suicide. And Saint Joseph decides to send the angel Clarence (H. Travers) to help George.
George Bailey (R. J. Anderson) was a good-natured and playful kid. While he fantasized about how one day he would travel the whole world, a little girl Mary Hatch (J. Gale), fell in love with him. Instead of going to college and traveling the world, George will stay in Bedford Falls to take over the management of his father’s company. And when Mary Hatch (D. Reed) returns from studies, their relationship will end in marriage, in which they will have four children…
