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What are your "must-watch" movies?

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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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        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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                                    • 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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                                      Speed Racer (2009) by the Wachowskis

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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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                                        Geez everyone's got a list! I got just one movie I watch over and over.

                                        FIGHT CLUB

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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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                                          Modern Times

                                          Psycho

                                          Dark Star

                                          WarGames

                                          Chinatown

                                          1984

                                          Soylent Green

                                          Planet of the Apes

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