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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Being John Malkovich

the story is just so out there and it's excellently acted and directed. chef's kiss

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Withnail and I. Ludicrously quotable.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Favorite good movie: Shawshank Redemption

Favorite bad movie: Hackers

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's a tie between Goodfellas and The Big Lebowski.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Event Horizon. Hereditary/Midsommer may be close seconds.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Event Horizon does just the right amount of showing you the horrific monster style stuff while also leaning almost completely on the "people are the real monsters".

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

One of my favorites that I don't often see mentioned is Upgrade. It's very nearly perfect as a near-future cyberpunk dystopia.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

2001: A Space Odyssey

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Strictly Ballroom

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The movie that is constantly being re-watched, and I guess has become my happy place in the last 10 years, is The Martian

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

If you like that, you should read the book or listen to the audiobook.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Ratatouille.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh brother, where art thou?

Man of constant sorrow. Nuff said

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I love old movies. Here are 15 great ones. Watch these and you will love old movies too! Most are available on internet archive. I could probably add another 85 to this list.

  • Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
  • All About Eve (1950)
  • The Apartment (1960)
  • What Ever Happened to Baby Jane (1962)
  • Sunset Boulevard (1950)
  • Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
  • The Maltese Falcon (1941)
  • Rear Window (1954)
  • Laura (1944)
  • Rope (1948)
  • To Have and Have Not (1944)
  • Key Largo (1948)
  • Lifeboat (1944)
  • The Letter (1940)
  • Now Voyager (1942)

Edit: bonus movie

  • Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My absolute favorite that I rewatch constantly is Supertroopers. If I only had 1 movie to be able to rewatch forever, it would be that one

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Elysium

I re-watch from time to time to check where we're at.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

No one ever mentions this movie but my favorite movie is The Fountain, with Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz.

It's basically a love story set in three timelines, with absolutely amazing music, dark storytelling, and an unbelievably satisfying ending. A lot of it is left up to interpretation but it's not overly complicated. Cemented me as a huge fan of Aronofsky even if he's not always a pop culture favorite.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Literally can't choose ONE. Have to be Babel, Y tΓΊ mamΓ‘ tambien, Roma, and Cars (yes pixar). Even putting those out there, I feel mad not including the petrified forest, taxi driver, or Wall-E

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I was about to start Roma last night but didn’t. I should watch that tonight.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Buckaroo Banzai will forever live near the top of my list...

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Waking Life

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I'll throw this one out there "Dogville"

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