What are your "must-watch" movies?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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-Boondock saints

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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.

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

The Lighthouse
Pulp Fiction

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The question was about movies.

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

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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

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The last unicorn

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I checked that no one has posted these yet:

Dallas Buyers Club
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Prestige

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Lawrence of Arabia

12 Angry Men

To Kill A Mocking Bird

The Thin Man or any of the sequels

Some Like It Hot

The Fifth Element

Grosse Pointe Blank

Life Boat

2001 Space Odyssey

Singing In The Rain

On The Town

Blazing Saddles

Dr. Stangelove

Young Frankenstein

Kubo and the Two Strings

Apocalypse Now

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Joe vs the Volcano
The Princess Bride
Monty Python and the holy grail
Inception
the matrix
UHF
Knives Out
Groundhog Day
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Various Studio Ghibli movies (spirited away, Howl's Moving Castle, etc.)

(I'm definitely forgetting some)

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I didn't realise my thread was meant to be a competition. My apologies.

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I'm glad you had fun watching it and thanks for the update! It's my favorite Mel Brooks movie but can be jarring compared to how PC movies have become. But it is good that you realized all the slurs were coming from characters you're not supposed to like.

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Lost Highway
Session 9
Blade Runner: The Final Cut
Speed Racer
Constantine
Total Recall (1990)
Sin City
Atomic Blonde
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
The Blair Witch Project
Paranormal Activity
Strange Darling
Postal (I know it sucks, but I love it)
Superbad

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UHF is underrated as hell. I really liked Knives Out as well. Groundhog Day is a fucking classic.

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I also watched Naked Gun (I think the one) and it was really funny. I'll save the other Naked Guns for when I'm in the right mood, because they're so over-the-top stupid - but very well done and funny. Maybe I'll watch the anime one soon... I've wanted to get into anime for years but don't know where to start. Maybe this is the one that gets the ball rolling...

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I liked the whole movie, but I'm not downvoting people who have your opinion haha. What a petty reason to downvote someone.

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What are your "must-watch" movies?