# I'm ordering movies!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ordering-movies/351153>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 3, 2006, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ordering-movies/351153 "2006-04-03T22:16:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![mrald](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mrald](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrald)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ordering-movies/351153/1 "2006-04-03T22:16:54Z")

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I have a pretty large DVD collection and I want to add some more. Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ordering-movies/351153/2 "2006-04-03T23:53:25Z")

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If I was building a movie library, I’d start with the American Film Institute’s Top 100 list.

What kinds of movies do you like?

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**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ordering-movies/351153/3 "2006-04-04T00:08:19Z")

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> **[List-o-Mania - Chicago Reader](https://chicagoreader.com/film/list-o-mania/)**
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> In response to the American Film Insitute's top-100 lists, Jonathan Rosenbaum issues his own list of the top 100 American movies ever made.

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**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ordering-movies/351153/4 "2006-04-04T00:12:01Z")

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Any particular genre you’re especially want/ want to avoid?

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**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ordering-movies/351153/5 "2006-04-04T06:39:43Z")

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Get _Frankenhooker_, _Der Untergang_, _Tokyo Godfathers_, and _Grizzlyman_.

There, that should cover all the bases. 😃