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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

We're gonna get a lot of the more standard "Perfect movies" so I'm going to stick with some of the ones that may not be "perfect movies" but I found personally always enjoy

  • Ex Machina - Fucks with your mind through the entire movie, and leaves you bewildered at the end

  • Ocean's 11, the Clooney version personally, I watch this regularly and is my favorite heist movie

  • Seeking a friend for the end of the world - Tears, but it's a movie that's worth a watch - but I can never rewatch it.

  • The Whale - just last year, another amazing movie that has to be watched, but you will probably never be able to rewatch it.

  • The Theory of Everything - Personally this movie is what started me out from "Movies are cool action things I go with friends to see" to "Maybe movies can evoke emotions that I didn't know I could fully appreciate", and for those here who have seen me comment on movies before, this is where Felicity Jones became my favorite actress. You forget your watching a movie, and she became Jane Hawking in it, and it's the first movie I legit cried to. It hurt me deep. Eddie Redmayne did a wonderful job, fully embodying Steven as well, to the point that again you forget you are watching a movie.

And one more because what the hell

  • Imitation Game - Bendlydoodle Cuddlefish and Kiera Knightley tell the story of Alan Turing. I say it should be mandatory watching for any computer/IT/programmer nerd out there, and I won't say why it's 100% worth a watch, but it's there.

None of these would I nominate as best movie of all time, I just went through my list of most watched movies and these stuck out

[–] Maven@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago

I saw Oppenheimer in theaters and spent the entire time going: "this is just imitation game but everyone sucks and instead of saving millions of lives and being punished by your government for it... The man kills millions of people and then gets awarded for it..."

I definitely need to rewatch it.

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[–] r_deckard@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Get Crazy (1983). Just a fun piece of silliness with a cameo from Lou Reed.

And Electric Larry

[–] macrocarpa@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

Oh one more. Contagion. Made years and years before covid - pretty spot on tho.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 14 points 4 days ago (3 children)
[–] officermike@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Please sit on my face

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[–] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Rubber. The movie about the tire who woke up and chose violence.

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[–] lemmy_user_838586@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

"It's a wonderful Life". I'm not religious but the message of the movie is very straight forward, and very important. Be a good person, always try to help others, have integrity, and try to make meaningful connections with people. You also don't have to have a long list of accomplishments to have a meaningful life, as long you positively affect others, you've done good.

It's a wonderful life used to be my favorite movie to watch around Christmas time, to remind myself of whats important in life, but now I've added:

The movie "About Time". Slow down. Savor, and enjoy life. Most days I forget about the message of that movie, but I try to remind myself every now and then. It hits especially hard now as my father passed away at 80 last year.

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[–] kia@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 days ago
[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent and the movies talking about Edward Snowden

[–] Walk_blesseD@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 4 days ago

My answer to this question changes a lot, but for now I'm gonna say Heathers

[–] acutfjg@feddit.nl 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Scott pilgrim vs the world

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[–] million@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Evil Dead 2

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Vampire's Kiss. It perfectly encapsulates Nick Cage's superposition

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The Dark Knight

There Will Be Blood

The Prestige

Memento

The Shining

Gangs of New York

Aliens

The Machinist

Full Metal Jacket

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 11 points 4 days ago
[–] exocortex@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 4 days ago

The Pianist

[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Some great ones were already mentioned. I'll add Life Is Beautiful (1997).

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[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

No one's said Network (1976) yet. It's so prescient it's kind of scary.

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't think everyone should watch this. That movie fucked me up as a kid.

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

It's not for kids

[–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)
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