# Movies you HAVE NEVER seen but everyone else you know has! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 5, 2004, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090 "2004-11-05T00:22:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PaulFitzroy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2acd7d/32.png) [@PaulFitzroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulFitzroy)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/1 "2004-11-05T00:22:07Z")
The Big Lebowski. Half-Baked. Office Space. These three movies are quoted by my friends constantly, and by people of my generation (18 to 21) in general…and I have NEVER seen them. Even though I am a cinephile leaning towards a future career in film and have seen a seemingly unending library of movies, I still haven’t watched those three, and references to them fly right over my head every day. Other movies I haven’t seen that everyone I know has: Clerks, Dead Presidents, and Trainspotting. Incidentally I only saw Pulp Fiction for the first time last winter, and Reservoir Dogs as well (despite having had a poster of Mr. White in my room [that my dad got me] for about 2 years prior.) I’ve never seen From Dusk Till Dawn, and attempted to watch Jackie Brown once but was too high to remember it. I’m sure SOME of you others here have some movies that are like that for you. If there are any, here’s the place to share. ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/2 "2004-11-05T00:31:26Z")
> [@PaulFitzroy](#): > > The Big Lebowski. > > Half-Baked. In addition to not seeing either of these, I have not seen any of the Matrix movies, any of the Lord of the Ring movies, nor have I seen any of the Star Wars movies. ---
**Author:** ![Stainz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/3 "2004-11-05T00:32:41Z")
Titanic Willow Star Wars - Phantom Menace (I think it’s called - the most recent one anyway) Exorcist Halloween Friday the 13th (basically MOST horror movies) All of the Austin Powers movies And until very recently … Spinal Tap … but that’s been rectified! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![emekthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/4 "2004-11-05T00:43:24Z")
Never seen Donnie Darko, Casablanca, Psycho, or American Graffiti. Yes, these are the movies that my friends talk about a lot. ---
**Author:** ![pokey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pokey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pokey)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/5 "2004-11-05T00:45:48Z")
> [@Stainz](#): > > Titanic > > Willow > > Star Wars - Phantom Menace (I think it’s called - the most recent one anyway) > > Exorcist > > Halloween > > Friday the 13th > > (basically MOST horror movies) I haven’t seen those either but I’ve seen Austin Powers and Spinal Tap. I’ve never seen Kill Bill vol 1 or 2, or the 2nd or 3rd Matrix movies. Oh I never saw Jerry McGuire and that seems to be something most people my age saw (I’m 33.) Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/6 "2004-11-05T00:46:38Z")
Oddly, being a geek \*and \* in the SCA, I’ve never seen a Monty Python movie. I know all the lines, tho’. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/7 "2004-11-05T01:00:31Z")
I have yet to see a single _Star Wars_ movie, and I intend to keep my record unblemished. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/8 "2004-11-05T01:05:17Z")
_The Wizard of Oz_. I’ve seen maybe 5 minutes of this movie (in passing). I really don’t want to start doing LSD just for one movie. The movie has exactly zero appeal to me. I _would_ like to try that _Dark Side of the Moon_ synchronization thing, though. ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/9 "2004-11-05T01:05:29Z")
I’ve never seen a “Star Trek” movie. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/10 "2004-11-05T02:19:21Z")
_Pulp Fiction_. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/11 "2004-11-05T02:27:00Z")
_Citizen Kane_. I already know about Rosebud, though. ---
**Author:** ![START](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@START](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/START)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/12 "2004-11-05T02:35:47Z")
Any and all STAR WARS movies ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/13 "2004-11-05T02:39:29Z")
Let’s see…of the ones already mentioned, I have not seen: Any Star Trek movie _The Wizard of Oz Jerry Maguire Kill Bill Vol. 2 Matrix Reloaded Matrix Revolutions Psycho American Graffiti Casablanca Titanic Austin Powers The Big Lebowski Half-Baked Dead Presidents Trainspotting Clerks_ (I started watching it, but it was so terrible I turned it off) Also… _Gone With the Wind The Shawshank Redemption Dumb and Dumber The Godfather_ (any of them) _To Kill A Mockingbird Starship Troopers_ And probably a hundred more that I can’t think of offhand. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/14 "2004-11-05T03:05:31Z")
Caddyshack Farenheit 911 Godfather III ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/15 "2004-11-05T03:53:34Z")
Movies people tell me I _must see_, but I either don’t want to or haven’t gotten around to: Braveheart A Beautiful Mind Matrix 2 & 3 Gone With The Wind Casablanca Kill Bill The Godfather Schindler’s List The Usual Suspects ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/16 "2004-11-05T04:49:40Z")
I have never seen **Flashdance, Dirty Dancing, or Fame**. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/17 "2004-11-05T07:05:25Z")
Psycho Godfather II ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/18 "2004-11-05T07:13:15Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > I have yet to see a single _Star Wars_ movie, and I intend to keep my record unblemished. Oh, you snob! ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/19 "2004-11-05T07:15:17Z")
_Bladerunner_ for me. Plus, _The Passion of Joan of Arc_ (was going to attempt the French but felt that would be unwise). ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090/20 "2004-11-05T07:23:32Z")
**Nightwatch** : Well, nobody really needs to see _Starship Troopers_. 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-have-never-seen-but-everyone-else-you-know-has/273090.md?page=2)