What are your "must-watch" movies?

[fritzapollo@lemmy.today]

I'm not a huge movie fan, but I want to broaden my horizons a bit. I'll offer my list (that I've rewatched so many times I'm a bit tired of them):

• Young Poisoner's Handbook

• Full Metal Jacket

• Life of Brian

• Holy Grail

• Sunset Boulevard

• Curse of the Golden Flower

• The Nightingale

• Downfall

• Amadeus

• Once Were Warriors

• Dusk to Dawn

[neidu3@sh.itjust.works]

A diverse list of my some films I like, in no particular order:

• Memento.
• The Anchorman.
• LOTR extended editions.
• Terminator 1, 2, and Salvation (Yeah, those are my guilty pleasures. You can skip the 3rd and ignore the ones after Salvation, imho).
• The Usual Suspects.
• Zoolander.
• Inglorious Basterds.
• The Matrix.
• The Abyss (1989).
• Parasite

[darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Casablanca

[tehbamski@lemmy.world]

I'd recommend asking this over at [email protected].

As for my answer:

• The Departed
• Parasite
• Django Unchained
• The Princess Bride
• Arrival
• The Intouchables
• Ben-Hur (1959 version)
• Fargo
• Amadeus
• Little Miss Sunshine
• The Matrix

There are more, but that's a solid selection IMO.

[itsasin@lemmy.world]

-there will be blood

-magnolia

-birdman

[brkdncr@lemmy.world]

Alien, Aliens, Alien 3. Two different movies that are great, then how to make a movie bad.

[nchiwana76@lemmy.world]

Young Frankenstein
Labyrinth
Last Unicorn
Reservoir Dogs
The Crow
Hard Boiled

[bmpvy@feddit.org]

I'll recommend Letterboxd for this: amazing lists and reviews of movies so you'll always know what to watch next
I really love tracking the movies I've watched too. It has a free plan btw

(is there a non commercial version of Letterboxd, does anyone know?)

[pat_riot@lemmy.today]

Big Trouble in Little China

Tank Girl

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Princess Bride

Labyrinth

[jeffw@lemmy.world]

Memento is shockingly left off most lists. Idk why it isn’t remembered as one of the best films of its decade.

[neidu3@sh.itjust.works]

You see, most movie critics have this condition...

[unknown@piefed.social]

Flow - if you like cats and beautiful animation.

Dave Made A Maze - is a fun watch with good writing.

Death Of Stalin - will be funny to you if you like British comedy.

Prospect - interesting scifi with Pedro Pascal (who I mistook for Nathan Fillion till I looked the cast up, lmao)

Triangle - well done time travel fuckery

Arq - more time travel fuckery

Primer - yet more time travel fuckery

Edit: pretty sure the title of the post has changed, or I somehow just didn't notice it fully before? Idk, none of the movies I've listed are 'must watch' they're just fun watches. I don't think any film is really a must watch.

[jordanlund@lemmy.world]

Brazil
Wings of Desire
Blade Runner: Original Theatrical Cut

Others too obvious to mention... see the rest of the thread.

[snoons@lemmy.ca]

Poor things

Everything Everywhere All At Once

K-Pop Demon Hunters

Black Swan

All I can think of right now.

[rhynoplaz@lemmy.world]

Most of mine are already mentioned, but I don't think anyone said:

The Big Lebowski

[maiq@piefed.social]

Time Bandits

[theminions@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Gah, I’ve tried to sit down and watch Flow on like 3 occasions. The lack of dialogue is a dealbreaker for my wife and kids. I got about halfway through it once and really enjoyed it!

[tal@lemmy.today]

• Lawrence of Arabia.

[theminions@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

I’d add Saving Private Ryan to the list.

The opening sequence is just abhorrent and showcases the reality of war far better than any other war movie I have seen.

[unknown@piefed.social]

Watch it alone at some point.

The lack of dialogue was one of the best things about Flow for me, after the cat, so much was 'said' without ever needing words and the acting of all the animals was captivatingly well done.