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What are your "must-watch" movies?

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

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    • jeffw@lemmy.worldJ [email protected]

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

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

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      • fritzapollo@lemmy.todayF [email protected]

        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

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        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.

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        • fritzapollo@lemmy.todayF [email protected]

          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

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          Brazil
          Wings of Desire
          Blade Runner: Original Theatrical Cut

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

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          • fritzapollo@lemmy.todayF [email protected]

            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

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            Poor things

            Everything Everywhere All At Once

            K-Pop Demon Hunters

            Black Swan

            All I can think of right now.

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            • fritzapollo@lemmy.todayF [email protected]

              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

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

              The Big Lebowski

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                Big Trouble in Little China

                Tank Girl

                The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

                Princess Bride

                Labyrinth

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                Time Bandits

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                • U [email protected]

                  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.

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                  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!

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                  • fritzapollo@lemmy.todayF [email protected]

                    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

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                    • Lawrence of Arabia.
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                    • fritzapollo@lemmy.todayF [email protected]

                      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

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                      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.

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                        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!

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                        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.

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                          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.

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                          That’s the plan! I’m just never alone! Part of the problem is that I want to watch it all in one sitting, which is extra difficult.

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                          • fritzapollo@lemmy.todayF [email protected]

                            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

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                            Ones I haven’t seen mentioned so far:

                            • Rashomon
                            • Dr. Strangelove
                            • Princess Mononoke
                            • Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers
                            • Ran
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                              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

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                              the thirteenth floor

                              back to the future

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                              • fritzapollo@lemmy.todayF [email protected]

                                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

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                                China Town

                                Young Guns 1&2

                                Naked Gun 1,2& 33 1/3

                                Repo Men

                                Everything Terry Gilliam ever made.

                                Ferris Buellers day off

                                Legend

                                Kung Pao Enter the Fist

                                Kung Fu Hustle

                                Tucker & Dale VS Evil

                                Evil Dead 1&2

                                Army of Darkness

                                American Werewolf in London

                                Spaceballs

                                Plains Trains and Automobiles

                                The Jerk

                                Beverly Hills Cop 1&2

                                Lucky Number Sleven

                                Snatch

                                Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

                                Event Horizon

                                Shane

                                Ghost in the Shell - everything

                                Akira

                                Vampire Hinter D

                                Spirited Away

                                The Irishman

                                Reservoir Dogs

                                Pulp Fiction

                                Real Genius

                                Tombstone

                                My Cousin Vinny

                                High Plains Drifter

                                Outlaw Josey Wales

                                Big

                                LA Story

                                Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

                                The Burbs

                                True Romance

                                Pump Up the Volume

                                Heathers

                                Beetlejuice

                                Multiplicity

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                                • fritzapollo@lemmy.todayF [email protected]

                                  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

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                                  In no particular order:

                                  • The Thing
                                  • In The Mouth Of Madness
                                  • Pulp Fiction
                                  • Kill Bill (both volumes)
                                  • The Princess Bride
                                  • Everything Everywhere All at Once
                                  • Thelma and Louise
                                  • Secondhand Lions
                                  • I ❤️ Huckabees
                                  • Amadeus
                                  • The Big Lebowski
                                  • Princess Mononoke
                                  • Spirited Away
                                  • Red Line
                                  • Summer Wars
                                  • Evil Dead 2 *~
                                  • Hellboy: The Crooked Man **
                                  • John Wick 2 ***

                                  *~ not a sequel, but a reimagining, if anyone's curious. No need to have seen the first to enjoy this.

                                  ** also not a sequel. By far the best live action piece to come out of this franchise. The only one worth watching tbh

                                  *** direct sequel. They're all pretty good, but this one is, visually, as nice as the genre gets imo. The choreography and cinematography, both, are simply beautiful.

                                  Edit: Fargo and Akira belong on this list too

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                                    That’s the plan! I’m just never alone! Part of the problem is that I want to watch it all in one sitting, which is extra difficult.

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                                    Ngl, that sounds exhausting to never have time to yourself.

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                                    • fritzapollo@lemmy.todayF [email protected]

                                      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

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                                      The Princess Bride

                                      Shawshank Redemption

                                      Jesus Christ Superstar

                                      Life Is Beautiful

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                                        Poor things

                                        Everything Everywhere All At Once

                                        K-Pop Demon Hunters

                                        Black Swan

                                        All I can think of right now.

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                                        Haven't seen K-pop yet, but everything else on your list are some of my favorites. Gonna have to check this out ig

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                                          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.

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                                          Dave Made a Maze! I forgot about that gem

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