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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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          • pat_riot@lemmy.todayP [email protected]

            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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              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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                        • 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 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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                                        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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                                        Yah, OP seems to like war movies, so I'd add:

                                        • A Bridge Too Far - a classic, tho kinda old-fashioned moviemaking
                                        • Apocalypse Now - another classic, still seems fresh
                                        • Waterloo - the only good movie about Napoleon
                                        • 1917 - some really amazing camerawork
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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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                                          Amelie

                                          The Fall (mainly if you have a really nice screen and can watch full HD or 4k)

                                          What Dreams May Come

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