# End of year movie recommendations

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**Created:** [December 10, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-year-movie-recommendations/218164 "2003-12-10T16:59:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![kka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@kka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kka)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-year-movie-recommendations/218164/1 "2003-12-10T16:59:02Z")

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There is always such an onslaught of movies released around this time and I never am able to see as many as I’d like to see. What movies can you recommend, or do you _have_ to see while still at the theatres?

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**Author:** ![John\_Mullets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aeb1de/32.png) [@John\_Mullets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mullets)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-year-movie-recommendations/218164/2 "2003-12-10T19:51:59Z")

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Undead (if you’re a yank, coming to cinemas January, I believe)  
City of God

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-year-movie-recommendations/218164/3 "2003-12-10T23:16:03Z")

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I don’t know if I can “recommend” these since I haven’t seen them yet myself, but they are either out now or coming soon and will definitely not miss:

**Big Fish** , the new Tim Burton movie. Burton is one of my favorite directors and I’m really looking forward to this.

**Peter Pan** looks pretty cool!

And, of course, **The Return of the King**.

I’ve been hearing good things about **Bad Santa** , too.

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**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-year-movie-recommendations/218164/4 "2003-12-11T06:11:22Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Tangent \*  
> **Big Fish, the new Tim Burton movie. Burton is one of my favorite directors and I’m really looking forward to this.**

I saw it today in NYC.

If you like Tim Burton movies (especially PeeWee’s Big Adventure and Edward Scissorhands), **Big Fish** is a must-see and absolutely recommended. Visually dazzling, quirky Americana storytelling. Excellent Cinematography (Same guy as _A River Runs Through It_ which I didn’t know when I saw it. The opening shot reminded me of that movie)

I have a quibble with the father-son relationship - perhaps it’s just Billy Crudup’s portrayal. While Albert Finney and Ewan McGregor are great, the women - Jessica Lange, Allison Lohman, Helena Bonham Carter and Marion Cotillard are absolutely superb.