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What are your "must-watch" movies?

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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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            • 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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                              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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