The German version (Stromberg) is, but I don't like the American one. Incompatible humour, really... I don't remember any funny US series that I actually found funny.
Edit: Thought about it for a bit, Scrubs was funny as hell. So there was at least one.
I must admit that your tastes are on the bro-side of favorites. But I'd be a liar if I said I didn't like The Boondock Saints and Interstellar. The Boondock Saints is a guilty pleasure movie for me though - it has a reputation for being adopted by a particular type of person.
I want to know more about why you would put War of the Worlds in your top 5. I am not hating on you. Purely perplexed because I've never seen anyone mention this movie since it came out. I rewatched it last year, but I don't remember much to write home about.
I was 8 years old when I first saw the film and it scared me so much it left in me a permanent fear of aliens and once I got older I grew to love the film and aliens in general.
Tbh the battle on the hill is enough to make it a great film for me because it involves the ultimate dilemma: which child do you save?
It's a choice no parent should ever have to make and the entire scene in general shows how hopeless it was against the Tripods.
I need to rewatch The Wind Rises. It's been long enough I think since I saw it; and, I became a father. Oh, I need to punish myself and watch Grave of the Fireflies too.
I don't know my top 5 but I absolutely know Jurassic Park is the no.1 for me, and I was starting to get upset nobody was listing it even in the long lists!
The Big Lebowski is a feminist masterpiece where every man is a buffoon and every woman is willing to go as far as cutting off their own toe to get what they want.
A long time ago, there used to be a really, really good film analysis breakdown of this very idea on YouTube. I can't remember the guy, but he locked up all his film analysis behind paywalls years ago. I remember the Big Lebowski one being so well put together, and in the end, it's really hard to argue that the film has anything other than a deeply feminist viewpoint.
No particular order, these are some of my favorites.
Alien and Aliens could be there too.
And a bunch of animates movies like Ghost in the Shell, Akira, A silent voice, Grave for the Fireflies, The Tale of Princes Kaguya, Princess Mononoke, Howls moving Castle.
Also Toy Story 2, Shrek 2, The Prince of Egypt, Fantasia, Klaus, Into the Spiderverse.
It's a toss-up on a couple of those. The Blues Brothers could easily make the list, as could Pulp Fiction, Terminator 2, Alien, Interstellar, and I'm sure there are many others. I will abandon what I'm doing to watch any one of these, if they come on, probably 90% of the time.
Dead Man: A film by Jim Jarmusch starring Johnny Depp and Gary Farmer and an all-star cast. Beautiful acid western about friendship in harsh circumstances. Wonderful original soundtrack by Neil Young.
The Fall: A film by Tarsem. This films story isn't necessarily amazing, but this is a love letter to classic cinema. It has a plot about classic cinema, and it uses all classic techniques to achieve the effects. Tarsem famously went out of their way to ensure there wasn't any CGI in this film. It's one of the most vividly colorful and visually stunning films I have ever seen.
Dreams: A film by Akira Kurosawa. A montage of short films inspired by dreams experienced by filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. In partnership with Lucasfilm. Almost as visually stunning as The Fall but much more cohesive stories for being inspired by dreams. Come for "The Peach Orchard," and stay for "Village of the Watermills."
Brazil: A film by Terry Gilliam starring Jonathan Pryce, Robert DeNiro, Kim Greist and Michael Palin. A treatise on dreams in a totalitarian society. The only cut worth watching is the Directors Cut. The film was famously butchered by the studios to give it a "happy ending" because the original was considered too bleak.
Sneakers: A film by Phil Alden Robinson starring Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, and Ben Kingsley. One of the only films that ever presented a semi-realistic portrayal of hacking. Good plot, good pacing, and arguably prescient considerations.
Sneakers was my favorite movie when I was like 12. Which is a weird age for that and yet. (my other fav was The Hunt for Red October, so I was kind of a weird tween...)
Wow. Another fan of Death to Smoochy out in the wild. That's the response I would give to Brett Goldstein on his podcast for my favorite film that was not beloved by critics. I may go watch it now...
Runners up: Empire Strikes Back, The Matrix, Pulp Fiction, ET, Close Encounters, Alien(s), Ghostbusters, Stand By Me, Full Metal Jacket, A Bronx Tale, Good Will Hunting
I actually sat down a coworker years ago and did this. It was surprisingly easy once I realized something - I'll sit down and watch a lot of movies on TV, but there are a few I refuse to. Too many commercials and edits just make me furious... those are my favorites. Getting down to 10 was hard enough, so top 5 are in no order. Some changed how I thought about things, some just entertained me for years:
The Matrix
Interstellar
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Fight Club
Schindler's List
And because it was so hard, here are a few more that just as easily could be top 5:
Silence of the Lambs, Inception, V for Vendetta, OG Star Wars trilogy, Indiana Jones trilogy, Kung Pow, Blair Witch Project
Edit: Forgot one - Arrival. Probably in top 5, no idea which to demote. Fight Club maybe
Super hard to limit to just 5 but here's the first that came to mind:
Star Wars: A New Hope, The Matrix, Delicatessen, The Science of Sleep, The Fifth Element.
Any of the following could easily go somewhere on the above list :)
Blade Runner, 12 Monkeys, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Brazil, The Hudsucker Proxy, Groundhog Day, Dark City, Inception & Intersteller (if only it didn't have the whole love is a force that transcends dimensions and can be used to communicate across time and space stuff?!)
Leto's performance is genuinely captivating and the storytelling is top-tier. The film strikes a perfect balance between deep emotional resonance and stunning visuals. It's not just a superhero movie, it's a profound exploration of the human condition. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for more than just escapism.
LOTR (it may be 3, but let's just call it a single movie)
Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
Jean de Florette
The Matrix
Top Gun
Honourable mentions: anything Monty Python, Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Alladin, Indiana Jones (up to and including Last Crusade), any Bond film with Sean Connery, Die Hard, Rocky, Rambo: First Blood, The Passion of Christ, Cross and the Switchblade, The Godfather, Blade Runner, Jurassic Park
I like how this quote from Clerks sums up the star wars debate:
"Empire" had the better ending. I mean, Luke gets his hand cut off, finds out Vader's his father, Han gets frozen and taken away by Boba Fett. It ends on such a down note. I mean, that's what life is, a series of down endings. All "Jedi" had was a bunch of Muppets.
The Thing
Tropic Thunder
Doctor Sleep
Top Gun: Maverick
Requiem for a Dream
Very hard to choose a top five. Here were my runner ups:
Cold Pursuit
Ace Ventura (both)
The Devils Rejects
Halloween 2018
The Loved Ones
Train to Busan
Tucker & Dale vs Evil
Zoolander
Top rated because of the story (all), acting (all), music (except for 2), number of awesome quotes (3 and 4) and all in all just being amazing.
Also, since I saw someone mention it, I'd like to add that the worst movie of all time is imho 2001 A Space Odyssey. On IMDb I don't rate movies lower than 2 stars because I have 1 exclusively reserved for 2001 ASO. Watching it has been the most boring experience of my life, which btw is saying a LOT. Punishment in hell probably shifted to eternally watching this movie, with sinners wishing to go back to when they were physically tortured. I cannot stress enough how much I dislike this movie. You can be absolute sure that my top 5 is nothing like that.
2001 is divisive. I love that movie, but I know so many people that find it insufferably slow.
I think it's just too "spacious" for lack of a better term. It only presents the bare minimum in plot and focuses almost entirely on the cinematography. But just think about it in the context of 1968. This was during the height of the space race, and the film explores the core concept: what is the destiny of humanity and where did we come from? It's so fucking massive in scope that the only way to do it justice is to just give the viewer space to digest.
As such it asks a lot from the viewer to fill in the gaps and use the film as more of a meditation than a passive viewing experience.
Back to the Future
Raiders Of the Lost Ark
Star Wars
Alien
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Honorable Mentions:
Any of the LOTR Trilogy, Wrath of Khan, Dune (2021), Interstellar, Arrival, Avatar (2009)
There is so many great ones. These ones come first to my mind:
-The Godfather (yes, the first one)
-Blade Runner
-Blade Runner 2049
-Scarface
-V for Vendetta
Some of these are not fully rewatchable for me. Like, Blade Runner, if i watch it, i just dont feel like watching it again for a few months. But that does not mean its not of my favorites.
-Blade Runner
-Black Dynamite
-STALKER
-Solaris (Russian original)
-The first four Lexx made for tv movies (I Worship his Shadow, Supernova, Eating Pattern, Gigashadow)
In no particular order.
The premise for Interstellar was maddening. Just plant fucking beans and squash with the corn and stop using petrochemicals. Boom, end of movie.
So The Office is in your list of top tv shows
The German version (Stromberg) is, but I don't like the American one. Incompatible humour, really... I don't remember any funny US series that I actually found funny.
Edit: Thought about it for a bit, Scrubs was funny as hell. So there was at least one.
I thought it was a reference to this
I must admit that your tastes are on the bro-side of favorites. But I'd be a liar if I said I didn't like The Boondock Saints and Interstellar. The Boondock Saints is a guilty pleasure movie for me though - it has a reputation for being adopted by a particular type of person.
Oh I forgot about Arrival. That was such an intense slow-burner, I loved every second. Definitely an all-time fave as well.
I'll throw my hat in the ring and give my list in no particular order:
Seven Samurai
Borat
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
War of the Worlds (2005)
The Godfather
This means something
@Euraru
Those are some great choices. I haven't seen Close Encounters yet though. And I loved War of the Worlds.
Close Encounters is amazing and iirc some of the plot points were taken from reality.
Seven Samurai is an amazing movie. It set the groundwork for so much more to follow.
Yeah we could hang
Did we just become best friends?
Just as long as you don’t touch my drums
I want to know more about why you would put War of the Worlds in your top 5. I am not hating on you. Purely perplexed because I've never seen anyone mention this movie since it came out. I rewatched it last year, but I don't remember much to write home about.
I was 8 years old when I first saw the film and it scared me so much it left in me a permanent fear of aliens and once I got older I grew to love the film and aliens in general.
Tbh the battle on the hill is enough to make it a great film for me because it involves the ultimate dilemma: which child do you save?
It's a choice no parent should ever have to make and the entire scene in general shows how hopeless it was against the Tripods.
Blade Runner // Apocalypse Now // Goodbye, Dragon Inn // Guardians of the Galaxy 2 // Any Bourne film
I don't have something like that, but every time this kind of question is asked, City of God (2002) always comes to mind.
Same here. Great movie, great soundtrack.
And Children of Men. That’s my “of” favorites.
I’m a sucker for the Jerk, Strange Brew, and Hot Fuzz for comedies
Oh how could I have forgotten Children of Men. Watched it so many times and I'm still awed.
I'll do "so far" instead of "all time" because all time has not yet elapsed, but I'll shut up and list the current roster:
Honorable mentions go to Casino Royale, Ashes and Diamonds, The Empire Strikes Back, Paprika, and Vanilla Sky.
Taboo 1-5
He’s got it all, yes he does…
I haven't seen Paprika; I'm assuming that's worth a watch?
I need to rewatch The Wind Rises. It's been long enough I think since I saw it; and, I became a father. Oh, I need to punish myself and watch Grave of the Fireflies too.
I don't know my top 5 but I absolutely know Jurassic Park is the no.1 for me, and I was starting to get upset nobody was listing it even in the long lists!
Big Lebowski for 1-5
The Big Lebowski is a feminist masterpiece where every man is a buffoon and every woman is willing to go as far as cutting off their own toe to get what they want.
I never looked at it this way! Really interesting
A long time ago, there used to be a really, really good film analysis breakdown of this very idea on YouTube. I can't remember the guy, but he locked up all his film analysis behind paywalls years ago. I remember the Big Lebowski one being so well put together, and in the end, it's really hard to argue that the film has anything other than a deeply feminist viewpoint.
No particular order, these are some of my favorites.
Alien and Aliens could be there too.
And a bunch of animates movies like Ghost in the Shell, Akira, A silent voice, Grave for the Fireflies, The Tale of Princes Kaguya, Princess Mononoke, Howls moving Castle.
Also Toy Story 2, Shrek 2, The Prince of Egypt, Fantasia, Klaus, Into the Spiderverse.
The Dark Knight
The Shining
LOTR Trilogy (ROTK if I have to pick one)
The Nice Guysswapping for In BrugesGladiator
In Bruges!! I forgot to put that one on my list. Such a good fucking movie.
That movie made me obsessed with Martin McDonagh and permanently cemented my love for Colin Farrell.
Young Frankenstein
The Princess Bride
Blazing Saddles
The Matrix
The Shawshank Redemption
It's a toss-up on a couple of those. The Blues Brothers could easily make the list, as could Pulp Fiction, Terminator 2, Alien, Interstellar, and I'm sure there are many others. I will abandon what I'm doing to watch any one of these, if they come on, probably 90% of the time.
Dead Man: A film by Jim Jarmusch starring Johnny Depp and Gary Farmer and an all-star cast. Beautiful acid western about friendship in harsh circumstances. Wonderful original soundtrack by Neil Young.
The Fall: A film by Tarsem. This films story isn't necessarily amazing, but this is a love letter to classic cinema. It has a plot about classic cinema, and it uses all classic techniques to achieve the effects. Tarsem famously went out of their way to ensure there wasn't any CGI in this film. It's one of the most vividly colorful and visually stunning films I have ever seen.
Dreams: A film by Akira Kurosawa. A montage of short films inspired by dreams experienced by filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. In partnership with Lucasfilm. Almost as visually stunning as The Fall but much more cohesive stories for being inspired by dreams. Come for "The Peach Orchard," and stay for "Village of the Watermills."
Brazil: A film by Terry Gilliam starring Jonathan Pryce, Robert DeNiro, Kim Greist and Michael Palin. A treatise on dreams in a totalitarian society. The only cut worth watching is the Directors Cut. The film was famously butchered by the studios to give it a "happy ending" because the original was considered too bleak.
Sneakers: A film by Phil Alden Robinson starring Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, and Ben Kingsley. One of the only films that ever presented a semi-realistic portrayal of hacking. Good plot, good pacing, and arguably prescient considerations.
The Fall is such an eye feast.
I love Brazil so much. De Niro has such a fantastic role in that film, never fails to make me smile.
And the Kafkaesque/Orwellian tone is just sublime.
Sneakers was my favorite movie when I was like 12. Which is a weird age for that and yet. (my other fav was The Hunt for Red October, so I was kind of a weird tween...)
sshnuke 10.2.2.2 -rootpw="Z10N0101" ... Attempting to exploit SSHv1 CRC32I hadn't thought about Dead Man in a long time, thanks for the reminder!
Sorry...I know that's 6 but I just remembered the last one.
Madeline Kahn was so good in Clue
Sometimes I'll watch it just for her part in that film
Flames... on the side of my head...
I just watched Drop Dead Gorgeous with my 14yo the other day. They were doubtful at first, but in the end, they said it was really funny.
Wow. Another fan of Death to Smoochy out in the wild. That's the response I would give to Brett Goldstein on his podcast for my favorite film that was not beloved by critics. I may go watch it now...
it was only a couple of flipper babies!
Runners up: Empire Strikes Back, The Matrix, Pulp Fiction, ET, Close Encounters, Alien(s), Ghostbusters, Stand By Me, Full Metal Jacket, A Bronx Tale, Good Will Hunting
It's too hard to pick just 5!
Such a hard thing to do.
In no particular order, and this is only my mind right now,
Honorable mentions, and depending on my mood, any of these might sneak into the list:
Finally one with Fifth Element is the list!
I actually sat down a coworker years ago and did this. It was surprisingly easy once I realized something - I'll sit down and watch a lot of movies on TV, but there are a few I refuse to. Too many commercials and edits just make me furious... those are my favorites. Getting down to 10 was hard enough, so top 5 are in no order. Some changed how I thought about things, some just entertained me for years:
The Matrix
Interstellar
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Fight Club
Schindler's List
And because it was so hard, here are a few more that just as easily could be top 5:
Silence of the Lambs, Inception, V for Vendetta, OG Star Wars trilogy, Indiana Jones trilogy, Kung Pow, Blair Witch Project
Edit: Forgot one - Arrival. Probably in top 5, no idea which to demote. Fight Club maybe
Akira
Fight Club
The Matrix
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
But I guess my firsty firstingly forever first is Blade Runner 2049
Mr. Holland’s Opus, Steel Magnolias, The Truman Show, Clueless, Little Miss Sunshine
In no particular order
I guess I just have three.
I love that you have room for the entire LOTR trilogy but you still fought to keep it in one bullet point.
For now, anyway;
Sorcerer; confusingly about 4 men driving volatile dynamite through the jungle, no wizards present
Manhunter; I literally stand up out of my chair during the tiger scene every time
Body Double; Brian de Palma is a weird perv and it's great
Threads; it's the scariest movie ever made
Annihilation; more upsetting bear than The Edge, only slightly less upsetting lighthouse than The Lighthouse
In no particular order:
All but one have Tim Curry, hmm... I never noticed that before.
Clue is a surprisingly great 'chick flick' for anyone to watch. Watching it is like reading a novel like Sense and Sensibility.
My cat is sitting on my lap so you get both of ours combined together
Monty Python and the holy grail
DnD movie
And all three LOTR movies. Extended of course.
Super hard to limit to just 5 but here's the first that came to mind: Star Wars: A New Hope, The Matrix, Delicatessen, The Science of Sleep, The Fifth Element.
Any of the following could easily go somewhere on the above list :) Blade Runner, 12 Monkeys, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Brazil, The Hudsucker Proxy, Groundhog Day, Dark City, Inception & Intersteller (if only it didn't have the whole love is a force that transcends dimensions and can be used to communicate across time and space stuff?!)
No way I can do all time, because my tastes change. However, I guess right now it's:
The top two there never really shift but the other three do all the time.
This is an incredibly difficult question for me, so I have to list my runners up:
I'm probably an idiot for not including The Godfather but it's been a long time since I saw it so I probably need to watch it again.
I don't know The Fabelmans but I like everything else you mentioned so I'm adding it to my watch list. Thanks!
In no particular order: The Mission, Children of Men, Passport to Pimlico, Ben Hur, My Name is Nobody
Interstellar
Inception
About Time
Arrival
The Green Mile
In no particular order: -Contact -The Matrix -Inglourious Basterds -Spirited Away -Moonrise Kingdom
Harold and Maude Silence of the Lambs Thor: Ragnarok Singing in the Rain Unforgiven
Silly to hold us to five but those were the first to come to mind.
The Godfather The Empire Strikes Back Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn Close Encounters of the Third Kind The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Dune (hopefully)
Until then, it might be something like:
Die Hard, First Blood, True Lies, Lethal Weapon and Point Break.
5 of my top 10
Withnail and I
Mad Max Fury Road
Casino Royale
It's A Wonderful Life
Synecdoche, New York
The other 5 are predictably The Matrix, Fight Club, Inception, Blade Runner 2049, and LOTR 😅
Interstellar and both the spiderverse movies
Bladerunner final cut,
Shawshank redemption,
Alien,
Galaxy quest,
The Big Lebowski.
Jurassic Park
The 5th Element
Brazil
Joker
Life of Brian
Leto's performance is genuinely captivating and the storytelling is top-tier. The film strikes a perfect balance between deep emotional resonance and stunning visuals. It's not just a superhero movie, it's a profound exploration of the human condition. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for more than just escapism.
Thats really hard to decide, i guess off the top of my head:
Some more neccessary mentions:
Honourable mentions: anything Monty Python, Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Alladin, Indiana Jones (up to and including Last Crusade), any Bond film with Sean Connery, Die Hard, Rocky, Rambo: First Blood, The Passion of Christ, Cross and the Switchblade, The Godfather, Blade Runner, Jurassic Park
I like how this quote from Clerks sums up the star wars debate:
Not in order:
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
American Psycho
Hot Fuzz
Reservoir Dogs
Snatch
anime movie - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train
Ohh, this is tough. I guessss they're:
Step Brothers
Jurassic Park
Wet Hot American Summer
Pulp Fiction
Evil Dead 2
Honorable mentions:
The Thing Tropic Thunder Doctor Sleep Top Gun: Maverick Requiem for a Dream
Very hard to choose a top five. Here were my runner ups: Cold Pursuit Ace Ventura (both) The Devils Rejects Halloween 2018 The Loved Ones Train to Busan Tucker & Dale vs Evil Zoolander
Bonus: Trancers/Jack Deth movies.
Top rated because of the story (all), acting (all), music (except for 2), number of awesome quotes (3 and 4) and all in all just being amazing.
Also, since I saw someone mention it, I'd like to add that the worst movie of all time is imho 2001 A Space Odyssey. On IMDb I don't rate movies lower than 2 stars because I have 1 exclusively reserved for 2001 ASO. Watching it has been the most boring experience of my life, which btw is saying a LOT. Punishment in hell probably shifted to eternally watching this movie, with sinners wishing to go back to when they were physically tortured. I cannot stress enough how much I dislike this movie. You can be absolute sure that my top 5 is nothing like that.
2001 is divisive. I love that movie, but I know so many people that find it insufferably slow.
I think it's just too "spacious" for lack of a better term. It only presents the bare minimum in plot and focuses almost entirely on the cinematography. But just think about it in the context of 1968. This was during the height of the space race, and the film explores the core concept: what is the destiny of humanity and where did we come from? It's so fucking massive in scope that the only way to do it justice is to just give the viewer space to digest.
As such it asks a lot from the viewer to fill in the gaps and use the film as more of a meditation than a passive viewing experience.
I thought for a solid 5 minutes. Sorry, can't decide on top 5.
Idk if I'd say these are the top 5, but ones that come to mind:
Team America World Police Airplane Fargo Apollo 13 Apollo 13 a second time
In no particular order
Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Hunt for Red October The Abyss Master and Commander
Back to the Future
Raiders Of the Lost Ark
Star Wars
Alien
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Honorable Mentions:
Any of the LOTR Trilogy, Wrath of Khan, Dune (2021), Interstellar, Arrival, Avatar (2009)
Bring It On, Liar Liar, The Hot Chick, House Party 4, and Burn After Reading
American Flyer
Eurovision
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
All Rush Hours
All Jphn Wicks
55 Steps, Escape From L.A., K-Pax, MacGyver Lost Treasure of Atlantis, Short Circuit
Snatch
Inglourious Basterds
Children of Men
There Will Be Blood
Shaun of the Dead
Back to the Future
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Interstellar
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Empire Strikes Back
Honorable Mentions:
Any LOTR, Wrath of Khan, First Contact, Arrival, Dune (2021), Alien, Avatar, Inception, Die Hard
The last one isn't really in the same league, but I have such a soft spot for it and it's an incredible coming-of-age film.
Dark Crystal Pump up the Volume Babette’s Feast Elvira Kika
Rush Valkyrie Are definitely can't really decide on the other 3 right now
I love this old classic: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Vasilievich:_Back_to_the_Future
There is so many great ones. These ones come first to my mind:
-The Godfather (yes, the first one) -Blade Runner -Blade Runner 2049 -Scarface -V for Vendetta
Some of these are not fully rewatchable for me. Like, Blade Runner, if i watch it, i just dont feel like watching it again for a few months. But that does not mean its not of my favorites.
Not an easy question but off the top of my head right now:
Based on the other movies in your list, I'm going to have to give Ink a go.
It's incredibly low budget, but one of my favorite movies of all time. The soundtrack is amazing as well.
In no order:
Arrival
The Fifth Element
Pan's Labyrinth
The Labyrinth
Snow Cake
Runner ups:
The Kids are All Right
Dogma
-Blade Runner -Black Dynamite -STALKER -Solaris (Russian original) -The first four Lexx made for tv movies (I Worship his Shadow, Supernova, Eating Pattern, Gigashadow)
The original Solaris is awsome!
The Solaris book is great too! The Little Apocrypha is such a trip.
Agree, it's actually my favourite book from Lem. (Now this needs some clever pun.)
The Thing
Gattaca
Memento
2001 Space Odyssey
Monty Phyton and the meaning of the life