What are your "must-watch" movies?

[jakojakojako13@lemmy.world]

Jurassic Park

[adhocfungus@midwest.social]

Gattaca and Children of Men are still my top two. Absolute masterpieces that should be seen by everyone.

[adhocfungus@midwest.social]

Make sure you get the original version of Ghost in the Shell. I recently decided to rewatch and could only find my 2008 remaster DVD, where they replaced some scenes with CGI. It was absolute trash, and my DVD didn't seem to have the unaltered version available.

[gajahmada@awful.systems]

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[stupidbrotherinlaw@lemmy.world]

You're completely incapable of self reflection, eh?

[lunarul@lemmy.world]

Maybe this will help you understand what's going on here https://xkcd.com/566/

[ramenjunkie@midwest.social]

I am not sure if its exactly what you are lookomg for by some random movie recs. Some of these may not be great but are just movies I enjoy for one reason or another.

• True Lies
• Varsity Blues
• Scott Pilgrim vs the World
• Coraline
• Shawshang Redemption
• Jurassic Park
• The Princess Diaries
• Speed Racer
• Das Boot
• Maverick
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Lost in Translation

[lunarul@lemmy.world]

defiantly

I decided not to comment on "complement", but now I think you're doing this on purpose.

[lunarul@lemmy.world]

I saw it when it came out and still remember every scene. I completely forgot episodes 2 and 3 to the point that I thought I never actually saw them. So I watched them and realized, oh yeah, I did see them before. And then forgot them again.

[r0ertel@lemmy.world]

I scrolled way too far to find this.

[lunarul@lemmy.world]

Some of these, despite being great movies, are a very hard watch for someone seeing them for the first time in 2025 if they're not a hard-core movie buff.

[impudentmortal@lemmy.world]

I would respectfully disagree. Spoilers ahead for a 16 year old movie.

I think while the rest of the movie has some fantasy elements and requires some suspension of disbelief, it's ultimately about Carl's personal growth and being able to figuratively and literally let go of his wife's death.

Also, when Ellie died, it was like Carl's social life died with her. By the end of the film, Carl becomes a part of the community instead of angry and isolated. In the at way, it's also about a found family with him becoming a father figure to Russell and taking in Dug.

[a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

I found a few missing!

I personally loved Sunshine. if you are into Scifi; it's not Interstellar, but it's great in it's own right.

Then there are movies that are so bad that they come out on top, the Sharknado series fill that spot for me.

I'm also a big fan of The Machinist, seeing what actors do to their bodies opened my eyes to the dedication they show.

A movie that was so full of suspense for me that I couldn't watch it to the end in one sitting was The Hunt (2012), a Danish film about Mass Hysteria in a small village after someone gets falsely accused of child molestation.

All other movies that I can recommend are already mentioned in the other lists, and I've saved this whole thread for the huge amount of movies I'm still missing.

[maiq@piefed.social]

One of us only tells lies and the other only truths... Truth be told I'm a shit speller for sure and my unmedicated adhd defiantly doesn't play nice with dyslexia nor proofreading. If it is something important like legal docs or code documentation i send that shit off to a family member or friend so they can have a good laugh at my expense before they tell me to fuck off and figure it out on my own.

[p00ptart@lemmy.world]

-Boondock saints

[lunarul@lemmy.world]

my unmedicated adhd defiantly doesn't play nice with dyslexia nor proofreading

You know what, I'm going to say that's the right word in this context.

[vupware@lemmy.zip]

Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite is a masterful film in every aspect. See also:

The Lighthouse
Pulp Fiction

[skarabrae@lemmy.world]

The question was about movies.

[stamets@lemmy.world]

I second Sunshine, it is one of the best movies I've ever seen.

[stamets@lemmy.world]

Guess it depends on what kind of vibe I'm looking for. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is high up on the list. It's funny and it's got that noir detective vibe, but a bit more modernized. Considering the movie was released in the early 2000s, I guess it isn't that modern. Speaking of another movie that isn't that modern, twelve angry men. I don't care how often this thing is posted on lists. It's posted on lists, because it is good. And to follow up something else that is not posted on lists, but is also good. The man from Earth. Do not confuse it with its sequel. The sequel is dog shit. But the man from Earth might be one of the best movies I've ever seen. One set films are probably my favorite movies, because it relies heavily on acting and dialogue, not just visuals and special effects. That being said, I do love visuals and special effects, which is why Star Trek First Contact is also high up on that list. But the last movie I'll reference is also a one set film. The sunset limited. It is a movie directed by Tommy Lee Jones, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson. Tommy Lee Jones's character tries to kill himself by jumping in front of a train called the sunset limited. Samuel Jones saves him and brings him back to his apartment to try and talk him out of suicide. The entire movie takes place in this very, very, very small apartment. And is exceptional considering it is two powerhouses of acting, acting opposite one another with an amazing script