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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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[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Mystery Train

Baraka

Bad Boy Bubby

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

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

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

-Boondock saints

[–] bmpvy@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'll recommend Letterboxd for this: amazing lists and reviews of movies so you'll always know what to watch next :) I really love tracking the movies I've watched too. It has a free plan btw

(is there a non commercial version of Letterboxd, does anyone know?)

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

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

[–] AAA@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's a lot of movies I really like. But I believe these to be my all time favorites:

Master and Commander

Rogue One

Tron: Legacy

Arrival

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[–] fritobugger2017@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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

[–] alt_xa_23@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
  • 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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[–] Hackworth@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Brain Candy and Strange Days

[–] didnt1able@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago
[–] 1141kizzie@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
  1. Wild tales
  2. Black mirror

Funny, for me there are more items in Must read List than Must watch.

[–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago
  • Grand Budapest hotel.
  • All the movies made by Quintin Tarentino.
  • Lord of the Rings trilogy
  • 2001 a Space Oddesy
  • Dracula dead and loving it.
  • Conspiracy (2001)
  • Star Trek: First Contact
  • the Incredibes
  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • We were soldiers
  • Sweeny Todd
  • Tron Legacy
  • Office Space
  • Jurassic Park
  • Fury (2014)
  • Eurotrip
  • Redline (2009)
  • The 12 Tasks of Asterix
  • Gormenghast (mini series)
  • Conan the Barbarian
  • True Lies
[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I love Ahmir Khan's movies so any of those are great. Didn't really like Dangal Dangal but that's just me

[–] mcbenavides85@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

Godfather 1 & 2

[–] omniman@anarchist.nexus 0 points 1 month ago

Doonie darko American physco
Primer
The Odaysee Interstellar

A guy who becomes a reporter and muder his friend to shoot the shot for money

The mask
Matrix
Robocop The minecraft

Mr robot style hacker movie but every character was made by the guy

A guy who goes in the dream to make a businessman understand something with his friends

A girl who is a physicotic lover for the guy who dies at the end

I forgot but their are more 😃

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