# "Perfect" movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 11, 2011, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808 "2011-12-11T06:13:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/21 "2011-12-11T17:10:48Z")
Lots of good suggestions – I’ll add “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” and “Goodfellas”. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/22 "2011-12-11T17:13:31Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > _True Grit_-the real one, with John Wayne. I refuse to acknowledge the cheap imitation recently made. As good as it was, it had deeply flawed performances from Glenn Campbell and Kim Darby.Hailee Steinfeld schooled everyone in how to play Maddie. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/23 "2011-12-11T17:38:43Z")
Killing Fields Toy Story 1 and 2 Wall-E Shawshank Redemption ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/24 "2011-12-11T17:48:17Z")
The Commitments Angel Heart Plus hearty seconds for Casablanca and Miller’s Crossing. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/25 "2011-12-11T18:10:07Z")
**12 Monkeys** - very tightly plotted, the best time travel movie I’ve seen. Definitely rewards repeat viewing. Bruce Willis and Madeline Stowe give the performances of their careers. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/26 "2011-12-11T18:11:31Z")
The Blues Brothers. Maybe an odd selection, but for what it was supposed to be, it was perfection. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/27 "2011-12-11T18:31:45Z")
For as long as it was I still think _Gone With the Wind_ qualifies. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/28 "2011-12-11T18:35:35Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > For as long as it was I still think _Gone With the Wind_ qualifies. With Leslie Howard as Ashley? Plea-zzzze. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/29 "2011-12-11T18:38:34Z")
The Silence of the Lambs. Goodfellas. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/30 "2011-12-11T18:38:36Z")
A lot of these seem to be favorite movies that are far from “perfect”. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/31 "2011-12-11T18:47:13Z")
_The Man Who Would Be King_ - [Link](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073341/). The Perfect Adventure Move _Support Your Local Sheriff_ - [Link](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065051/http://) _The Sting_ - [Link](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070735/) The Perfect Caper Movie ---
**Author:** ![UFC\_Is\_Sux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/46a35a/32.png) [@UFC\_Is\_Sux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UFC_Is_Sux)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/32 "2011-12-11T18:49:47Z")
\*Airplane Caddyshack Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan\* ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/33 "2011-12-11T18:50:10Z")
Back to the Future ---
**Author:** ![nivlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3bc359/32.png) [@nivlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nivlac)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/34 "2011-12-11T19:01:58Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Casablanca, Maltese Falcon (Bogart version), Citizen Kane, Godfather I, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Shawshank Redemption, Chinatown, Snow White (Disney and Fleischer versions both!), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Unforgiven, Groundhog Day Yeah, _Groundhog Day_! I would also add _It’s a Wonderful Life_ to the list. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/35 "2011-12-11T19:02:13Z")
Last of the Mohicans Doctor Zhivago ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/36 "2011-12-11T19:48:00Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > **12 Monkeys** - very tightly plotted, the best time travel movie I’ve seen. Definitely rewards repeat viewing. Bruce Willis and Madeline Stowe give the performances of their careers. Brad Pitt too. And whooda thunk that Bruce Willis could really _act_? A great film. . ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/37 "2011-12-11T20:02:20Z")
I don’t think I would change a thing about In Bruges. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/38 "2011-12-11T20:08:12Z")
Hugo 3D One of the most enchanting movies I’ve seen in years. It works flawlessly on multiple levels. ---
**Author:** ![Damfino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Damfino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damfino)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/39 "2011-12-11T20:27:17Z")
The Day of The Jackal. Not a wasted scene, suspenseful, and has you rooting for both sides. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808/40 "2011-12-11T20:33:07Z")
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