So, I’ve never been much of a cinephile and I want to correct that asap.
Could you suggest some movies that I NEED to watch? no specific genre
Have you seen the Rocky movies?
I haven’t so I downloaded the whole collection and will watch them soon.
Do the same.
Anything by Terry Gilliam
Shawshank Redemption
Frankenstein
the Dark Knight Trilogy
2001 A Space Odyssey
Metropolis (the silent movie, not the anime)
Once Upon a Time in America
The Godfather Movies
The Die Hard movies (at least 1-3)
Children of Men
The Dollars Trilogy
Alien
MASH
Watch everything by:
Quentin Tarantino
The Coen Brothers
Akira Kurosawa
I’ll add:
Ingmar Bergman
Guy Ritchie
Andrei Tarkovsky
watch:
Man on Wire
The Hurt Locker
Make a list of all the famous films you’ve heard of that you never watched.
Start with those.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
The Battle of Algiers
White Chicks
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The Holy Mountain
a bullet for the general
Minority Report and Children of Men are both really good.
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Boondock Saints (not the sequel)
[indent]Midnight in Paris[/SIZE]
“Woody Allen’s latest places starving writer Owen Wilson in Paris with his fiancée, Rachel McAdams. Searching for inspiration for his incomplete novel, Owen begins taking strolls around the city at night where he discovers an unexpected group of people. I wish I could be more specific, but it would ruin the surprise. Know that it is brilliant, witty and full of mystique. 92% on Rotten Tomatoes (RT).”[/indent]
[indent]Garden State[/SIZE]
"This is my absolute favorite film. Garden State is the story of an actor who goes back to his hometown for his mother’s funeral and starts figuring out what he wants in life. It’s chock-full of quirky humor, funny characters and ruminations on life. Not to mention the soundtrack is phenomenal. I recommend Garden State to every person I talk to about movies and have yet to hear a bad review 
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[indent]Snatch[/SIZE]
“Snatch is Brad Pitt’s lesser known Fight Club, except he’s an ever bigger badass in this film (if that’s possible). The plot twists around gangsters, mobsters and Pitt’s gang of Irish misfits and all of the conflict that ensues. Snatch is rather similar to it’s predecessor, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, but provides a fresh spin on the multi-plot, mob-violence theme.”[/indent]
[indent]Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?[/SIZE]
“Three escaped convicts make their way towards their stowed away riches in a spree of comedy & misfortunes. The three stooges-like trio narrowly escape the law, the KKK and their own impudence in their treasure-driven adventure. This one is laugh-out-loud funny all the way though.”[/indent]
[indent]Punch Drunk Love[/SIZE]
“Paul Thomas Anderson directs Adam Sandler in his most serious and impressive role to date. Adam plays a shy & damaged nobody who runs off with a woman and learns about who he is along the way. This dark humored indie-drama is highly underrated. Check it out!”[/indent]
[indent]Boogie Nights[/SIZE]
“Young Mark Wahlberg plays an up-and-coming porn star in the 70′s and 80′s. Much comedy and drama ensues. 92% on RT.”[/indent]
[indent]Mystery Men[/SIZE]
“Laugh your head off watching a ridiculous group of ‘super heroes’ band together to face mastermind, Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush)”[/indent]
[indent]Kung Fu Hustle[/SIZE]
“Kung Fu Hustle puts a crazy spin on the classic kung fu film. An unlikely group of heroes, each with bizarre powers (the woman pictured can scream loud enough to kill people) goes up against an axe gang that threatens to overrun their town. Out-of-this-world fight sequences and strange plot twists make this film unlike any other action flick out there. 90% RT”[/indent]
[indent]Magnolia[/SIZE]
“This movie is a trip to say the least. I couldn’t even begin to describe the plot, so I’ll let IMDB do it for me: “An epic mosaic of several interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning.” Paul Thomas Anderson directs Julianna Moore, Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, John C. Reilly and Philip Hall. The combo is just phenomenal.”[/indent]
[indent]Enter the Void[/SIZE]
“This one starts off with the protagonist taking a hit of DMT (if you don’t know what that is, get ready for the most interesting Google search in recent memory) and the absolutely beautiful visuals that follow. Soon after, the guy is killed in a drug deal gone bad. We spend the rest of the film watching the after-math of his murder from the perspective of his soul, having now floated out of his body. Meanwhile the other characters reflect on consciousness and mortality in light of their sudden exposure to death.”[/indent]
[indent]Cash Back[/SIZE]
“A confused young man decides to take advantage of his insomnia by getting a late night job at the local 24/7 grocery. There he learns that he can somehow stop time with his mind. Oddly this power has little to do with the plot, which centers mostly around his search for meaning and the girl pictured above. If you like independent movies, you have to give this one a chance.”[/indent]
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^O Brother is fantastic. I thought Magnolia was one of the most bizarre movies I’ve ever seen, though.
O brother was pretty good. I really liked the way the it went back and forth between color and greyscale to match the mood.
If you’re not against movies in other languages, I suggest empire of the wolves.