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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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                                        • 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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