# Give me 5 movies I should see before I die! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 6, 2007, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144 "2007-02-06T23:16:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/41 "2007-02-07T19:29:49Z")
[ol] [li]The Maltese Falcon[/li][li]The Hidden Fortress[/li][li]The Incredibles[/li][li]Duck Soup[/li][li]Pandora’s Box[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/42 "2007-02-07T19:50:20Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] Okay, my five must see before you die: The Shawshank Redemption Bull Durham Office Space Dances With Wolves Brokeback Mountain - as a bonus, if you’re dying, you won’t spend the next four months of your life wondering when you’re going to get over this film. [/QUOTE] I’m with you on that last one. I’d add BBM as a bonus film, and throw in **Master and Commander: The Far side of the World** as well. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/43 "2007-02-07T21:44:56Z")
“The Ring” ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/44 "2007-02-07T21:55:30Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] I’d go with: _Breaker Morant_ - A simply awesome court-martial and military adventure/drama set during the Boer War. It will stick with you for a long, long time. [/QUOTE] :smack: ---
**Author:** ![akira5822](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@akira5822](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akira5822)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/45 "2007-02-07T22:03:53Z")
Blade Runner Trainspotting Boondock Saints Casablanca The Quiet Man ---
**Author:** ![Caridwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@Caridwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caridwen)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/46 "2007-02-07T22:15:42Z")
[QUOTE=athelas] Airplane! Shakespeare in Love Citizen Kane The Red Violin Hero I particularly like the transition from farcical to deep to beautiful. [/QUOTE] **The Red Violin** You just reminded me of a movie that I loved and hadn’t thought about. I think I’ll try to rent it. Thanks for the reminder. ---
**Author:** ![Caridwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@Caridwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caridwen)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/47 "2007-02-07T22:21:22Z")
I’m trying to think of a few good ones that haven’t been mentioned. 1. The Pope of Greenwich Village 2. Best in Show 3. GWTW 4. The Bad Seed (oldie) 5. Stranger on a Train (oldie with Farley Granger) ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/48 "2007-02-08T01:39:17Z")
The Seven Samurai Nosferatu (the 1928 version with Max von Schreck) Tootsie The Maltese Falcon A Night at the Opera Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/49 "2007-02-08T03:50:45Z")
The Best of Jerry Springer, Episodes I, II, III, IV and VI Skip episode V. It’s not up to snuff. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/50 "2007-02-08T05:07:28Z")
I’ve heard only the even-numbered ones are any good. ---
**Author:** ![Revedge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@Revedge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revedge)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/51 "2007-02-08T05:41:48Z")
Repo Man- Surrealistic alien invasion. Interesting philosophical discussions about where we are going to. All That Jazz- If you are dying, you need to watch the best musical about death. Saving Private Ryan- SInce you are dying, might as well amp up the body count. Star Wars- REally high body count when you consider the world of Alderaan being blown to bits by the Death Star and the millions that die when the death star is destroyed. Hamlet- EVERYBODY dies! Only Leartes is left. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/52 "2007-02-08T06:27:57Z")
Not my actual top 5, but not yet mentioned Hud Treasure of the Sierra Madre Secretary Postcards from the Edge Tremors ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/53 "2007-02-08T07:09:30Z")
[QUOTE=Revedge] Repo Man- Surrealistic alien invasion. Interesting philosophical discussions about where we are going to. All That Jazz- If you are dying, you need to watch the best musical about death. Saving Private Ryan- SInce you are dying, might as well amp up the body count. Star Wars- REally high body count when you consider the world of Alderaan being blown to bits by the Death Star and the millions that die when the death star is destroyed. Hamlet- EVERYBODY dies! Only Leartes is left. [/QUOTE] Didn’t he die before Hamlet did? ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/54 "2007-02-08T15:18:59Z")
[QUOTE=vivalostwages] Didn’t he die before Hamlet did? [/QUOTE] Yeah, he dies from the poisoned sword. The only significant characters that survive are Horatio and Fortinbras. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/55 "2007-02-08T15:32:36Z")
**Full Metal Jacket** **ShawshankRedemption** **The Green Mile** **Saving Private Ryan** **LOTR Trilogy** ---
**Author:** ![guppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7feea3/32.png) [@guppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guppy)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/56 "2007-02-08T16:27:48Z")
1. [Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061184/) 2. [Kumonosu jô (Throne of Blood)](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050613/) 3. [Glengarry Glen Ross](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104348/) 4. [Babe](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112431/) 5. [Smultronstället (Wild Strawberries)](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050986/) - This one would be relevant to your impending doom. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/57 "2007-02-08T18:56:39Z")
Casablanca Chinatown Apocolypse Now Young Frankenstein The Wizard of Oz ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/58 "2007-02-08T19:00:08Z")
[QUOTE=Lemur866] [re: “Breaker Morant”]: :smack: [/QUOTE] Another fan, perchance? ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/59 "2007-02-08T20:22:02Z")
A lot of ones I thought of are already mentioned so here’s some different ones. Also I would want to watch funny movies if I were about to die. Clerks 1 & 2 -Randal is one of the greatest and funniest characters ever. “Porch monkey 4 life” What about Bob? -Bill Murray is a genius. Shrek Team America -the funniest first couple scenes of any movie ever. And puppet porn. ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144/60 "2007-02-08T20:58:31Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Another fan, perchance? [/QUOTE] No, I think he was just commenting on your claim that it would be “with you for a long long time” – for an OP that claimed imminent death. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-5-movies-i-should-see-before-i-die/391144.md?page=4)