# I need movie recommendations

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-movie-recommendations/494834>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 30, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-movie-recommendations/494834 "2009-04-30T13:09:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-movie-recommendations/494834/21 "2009-05-01T17:32:34Z")

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> [@Sailboat](#):
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> _Rat Race_ is very stupid. It’s so stupid we kept having to run it back to hear the parts we’d drowned out with laughter.

What **Athena** doesn’t know is that it’s one of my all-time favorite funny movies and I plan to base the rest of our friendship on whether or not she agrees.

“A race! We’re in a race!”

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**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:** [May 1, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-movie-recommendations/494834/22 "2009-05-01T18:11:13Z")

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Yes, _Rat Race_ is fun. Jon Lovitz in the Nazi limo is particularly good.

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**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-movie-recommendations/494834/23 "2009-05-02T03:57:58Z")

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Two of my all time favorite period pieces:

\*\*Room With A View

My Brilliant Career\*\*

Two of my favorite all time weird-funny movies:

**Rancho Deluxe**

(You’ll want to see it twice.)

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**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-movie-recommendations/494834/24 "2009-05-02T04:05:19Z")

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Stranger than Fiction

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**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-movie-recommendations/494834/25 "2009-05-02T06:02:09Z")

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> [@Ro0sh](#):
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> Stranger than Fiction

Seconded- loved that movie!!

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