Simon Birch
A prayer for Owen Meany
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
She’s not misunderstood, she’s awful!
Cabaret
MC’s a survivor; Sally’s not.
Visually dazzling, oh-the-wonder-of-it-all movies
2001: A Space Odyssey
Humanity gets uplifted by aliens
Star Wars: A New Hope
Amazing, fun, adventurous space opera
Cloud Atlas
Multiple eras, characters are interlinked
Next up:
Dystopian but good movies
The Matrix
Should’ve took the blue pill
Blade Runner
Tell me about your mother
Robocop
“You’re coming with me, creep.”
Next: More dystopian movies worth watching
Children of Men
No more babies? Oh, crap…
Dark City
Strangers, Tuning: so damn good
The Book of Eli
Lonely hero on sun-blasted journey
Next up:
Road movies with a difference
Two-Lane Blacktop
No character is ever named.
The Gumball Rally
Scratch Jaguar, Corvette, Chevy Van …
Convoy
Speeding while avoiding Smokies, Bears …
Next:
Surfs Up! Beach Movies
Where the Boys Are
College women explore their sexuality.
Beach Blanket Bingo
Every 60’s beach movie together.
Soul Surfer
Shark bites surfer’s arm off.
More beach movies
Psycho Beach Party
Amy Adams loses her bottom
From Here to Eternity
A most iconic beach scene
On the Beach
Ironically, not much beachfront action
Next: Blaxploitation movies
Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song
Filmed in just 19 days
Foxy Brown
The meanest chick in town!
Shaft
“And we can dig it…”
Next up:
The most honky films ever made
White Christmas
Sisteres, sisters, lord help 'em!
Oklahoma
There’s a bright golden haze…
High Society
Wotta swell party it’s been!
Films about and featuring Native Americans
Billy Jack
Non-violent man lets fists speak
Thunderheart
FBI investigates ARM, not AIM
Windtalkers
Navaho needs a white savior?
Next: Asian stars in US movies
Tomorrow Never Dies
Michelle Yeoh kicks butt, again
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Fan Bingbing makes herself useful
Rush Hour
Arguably Jackie Chan’s best movie
Next up:
Movies with New Age soundtracks
Koyaanisqatsi
Only audio is Phillip Glass.
Dune (2021)
Didn’t keep awake too much.
Chariots of Fire
Lofty title to reach for.
NEXT: Non-animated films with animated openings
It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
The crowds never stop coming
Catch Me If You Can
Nice retro animation done here
The Pink Panther
And don’t forget Inspector Clousseau!
Next: Animated ending sequences of non-animated films
Grease
Teens* ride convertible into sky.
*OK so the actors who portrayed them were comfortably in their 20s. And the guy who played the bully Kanicki looked every bit of 40 at the time.
Enchanted
Princess returns to 2D finally.
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Shadow puppets while credits roll.
Movies about (or with) teenagers, and the actors are actually themselves teenagers
True Grit
Teen girl hires The Dude.
Eighth Grade
Awkward adolescence with awkward adolescent.
Superbad
McLovin’ actor was really 17!
“Didn’t see that coming!” Movies with a shocking, out-of-left field scene or twist.
Diabolique
Just messing with her head!
Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels
She’s even worse than them!
The Usual Suspects
Kevin Spacey? Very bad man!
Feature films featuring Rowan Atkinson
Four Weddings and a Funeral
“Father, Son and Holy Spigot.”
Johnny English
James Bond meets Mr. Bean
The Lion King
He voiced Mufasa’s friend Zazu.
Road Comedies
National Lampoon’s Vacation
What? Wally World is closed?
Tommy Boy
Fat man in little suit!
Planes Trains & Automobiles
Brrrr! How 'bout those Bears?
Next: More road comedies
It Happened One Night
Socialite, reporter fall in love.
Midnight Run
Bounty hunter, mob accountant bond.
Little Miss Sunshine
Very dysfunctional family goes far.
Next up:
Movies with a prominent countdown scene.
Apollo 13
Going to the moon! Maybe…
Octopussy
Bond, as clown, disarms bomb.
The Peacemaker
Chasing a nuke across Europe
A US state is named in the title.