# Recomend a movie for me to watch based on a list of some of my favoite films. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 3, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188 "2014-12-03T02:45:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/21 "2014-12-03T17:48:50Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > What’s wrong with well-done Sci-Fi??? I dunno, but the most recent one on his list is from 1968… ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/22 "2014-12-03T17:53:14Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I came in to this thread, noted our mutual love of weird films, said, ‘‘this is a guy who would appreciate my favorite movie of all time,’’ and deliver unto you [I Heart Huckabees](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k-N6ri95Xs). > > The gist: it’s a comedy about existentialism. The protagonist hires a pair of existential detectives (Lily Tomlin and Dustin Hoffman) to solve his life crisis. Phenomenal acting and writing. Really fucking weird movie. Fortunately, I am myself, really fucking weird. Yup. I’ve seen it multiple times! 🙂 > [@Flywheel](#): > > I think you’d enjoy **Birdman**. YES! I would very much like to see this. > [@Sefton](#): > > We have similar tastes in movies, though I didn’t care for _Adaptation_. > > You only asked for one movie, but I have four recommendations: > [Stalag 17](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046359/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) > [The Lives of Others](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) > [Blue Ruin](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2359024/?ref_=nv_sr_1) > [The Best of Times](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090713/?ref_=nv_sr_1) > > You might also like the episode [Steel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86PPGTIWCHs) from The Twilight Zone. Haven’t heard of any of these movies. I will check them out. I’ve seen that Twilight Zone though! > [@sideshowkar](#): > > I’m also one of similar taste. I offer up: > > Winter Kills (1979) > Son of Rambow (2007) > Birdy (1984) > Over the Edge (1979) > The In-Laws (1979) > > …I guess I really like films from 1979. Never heard of these films either. I have a lot to look up on Netflix. > [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > Being John Malkovich > Tapeheads Oh yeah! I’ve seen ‘Malkovich’ numerous times, before ‘Adaptaton’. Never heard of Tapeheads. > [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > [Being John Malkovich](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120601/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1) - the premise is bizarre. This movie raises some interesting questions about identity and art. > > [Brazil](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088846/?ref_=nv_sr_1) - an over-the-top satire about a society that’s dominated by an incompetent bureaucracy. > > [This Is Spinal Tap](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1) - Based on your appreciation of **Best in Show**. This is Christopher Guest’s first mockumentary. > > [No Country for Old Men](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477348/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_9) - a Coen Brothers movie (like Fargo). Very dark. A masterpiece, in my opinion. > > [The Big Lebowski](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_17) - another Coen Brothers movie. This one is close to a straight comedy. > > [District 9](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136608/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1) - first-rate science fiction with a serious theme Never heard of ‘Brazil’, I’ve seen the rest. I liked them all except for ‘No Country for Old Men’. Though I remember being VERY tired at the time I saw it. Of the rest I’ve seen: Joe vs The Volcano The invention of lying Lars And ther Real Girl Napoleon Dynamite Almost Famous Boys Don’t Cry Freaks Casablanca I think that’s is so far. I think I skipped jsgoddess’ suggestion; Haven’t seen ‘Locke’. Sci-Fi: Good, if the movie doesn’t break it’s own ‘rules’. How much emphasis Is put on the ‘Sci’ is important if the movie’s not using it as just a backdrop to tell their ‘Fi’. It’s difficult to explain, and different people have different ‘rules’ in suspending disbelief. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/23 "2014-12-03T18:06:07Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > I dunno, but the most recent one on his list is from 1968… _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_ and _WALL_E\* are both sci-fi. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/24 "2014-12-03T19:59:56Z")
Ooh, if you’ve not seen **Brazil** , definitely check it out. It’s a very twisty movie–messy in the best possible way, and it’s one of the bleakest visions of the future I’ve ever seen, but very funny. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/25 "2014-12-03T21:02:45Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Dark City is great, but I always give the same advice: plug your ears and sing “La la la!” until you see a naked lightbulb swinging on a wire. For some god knows why reason, the movie begins with some dude facing the camera and explaining the movie’s plot in small words. Without that introduction, it’s a wonderful mindtrip of a movie. With it, it’s just infuriating. The 2008 Director’s Cut thankfully dispenses with the opening narration. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/26 "2014-12-03T21:06:46Z")
> [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > Of the rest I’ve seen: > > Joe vs The Volcano > The invention of lying > Lars And ther Real Girl > Napoleon Dynamite > Almost Famous > Boys Don’t Cry > Freaks > Casablanca > > I think that’s is so far. I think I skipped jsgoddess’ suggestion; Haven’t seen ‘Locke’. > > Sci-Fi: Good, if the movie doesn’t break it’s own ‘rules’. How much emphasis Is put on the ‘Sci’ is important if the movie’s not using it as just a backdrop to tell their ‘Fi’. It’s difficult to explain, and different people have different ‘rules’ in suspending disbelief. Don’t pass on ‘Blue Angel’. It’s old, but falls into your quirky mold. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/27 "2014-12-03T21:09:02Z")
We have a very similar taste in movies. I’ll second \*\*Moon \*\*and throw in \*\*Memento \*\*and **Primer**. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/28 "2014-12-03T21:10:58Z")
Since you listed **Fargo** , I will add one of the greatest movies of all time, not coincidentally by the same writers\producer\director. **[Millers Crossing](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100150/)** Wonderful 1930’s atmosphere, great acting (especially from John Turturro and Jon Polito), violent and instantly quotable. > [@](#): > > Tom Reagan is the laconic anti-hero of this amoral tale which is also, paradoxically, a look at morals within the criminal underworld of the 1930s. Two rival gangs vie for control of a city where the police are pawns, and the periodic busts of illicit drinking establishments are no more than a way for one gang to get back at the other. Black humour and shocking violence compete for screen time as we question whether or not Tom, right-hand man of the Irish mob leader, really has a heart. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/29 "2014-12-03T21:32:45Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > The 2008 Director’s Cut thankfully dispenses with the opening narration. Good to know! I want to see it again now. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/30 "2014-12-03T21:39:14Z")
[World’s Greatest Dad](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_Greatest_Dad) [Being There](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_There) [Be Kind Rewind](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_Kind_Rewind) [Idiocracy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiocracy) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/31 "2014-12-04T00:43:09Z")
Just realized no one recommended _ **Blade Runner** _. But you probably have already seen it. And I’ll highly second _ **The Year of Living Dangerously** _. One of my all time favorites. If you liked _ **Best in Show** _, check out _ **A Mighty Wind** _. ---
**Author:** ![Marlonius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Marlonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlonius)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/32 "2014-12-04T03:53:55Z")
Did anybody mention Vanilla Sky yet? If you liked Eternal Sunshine, you might like this too. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/33 "2014-12-04T12:00:11Z")
The OP and I have similar tastes. +1 recommendation for Brazil, Primer and Moon Gummo, if you’re really in the mood for ‘WTF did I just watch!?’ ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/34 "2014-12-04T13:11:33Z")
I don’t think anyone’s mentioned [Twelve Monkeys](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114746/?ref_=nv_sr_1) yet. One of my favourite movies (and I _guarantee_ you’ll like it, too!) ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/35 "2014-12-04T13:58:42Z")
On the off chance you haven’t seen it yet, [Ruby Sparks](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1839492/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) is right in your wheelhouse. It’s directed by the same team that directed Little Miss Sunshine. And I’ll second or third both Memento and Moon. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/36 "2014-12-04T14:08:22Z")
I suspect you might like “Death to Smoochy”. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/37 "2014-12-04T14:42:28Z")
**Pleasantville** Every time I stumble across this movie, I’m reminded how much I like it. It has some scenes that are stunning to look at, but then I also notice how rare it is for a movie to make a case in favor of knowledge and (for lack of a better word) corruption. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/38 "2014-12-04T14:48:36Z")
_ **Stranger Than Fiction** _ - starring Will Ferrell, but like Sandler in _Punch-Drunk Love_, not a typical movie for him. It’s light-hearted, but not an outright comedy; it has a lot of the “subverting conventions of film and storytelling” vibe of the first four films listed in the OP. / ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2014, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/39 "2014-12-06T13:52:05Z")
**Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels** is a good comedy, as are **Quartet** , **Shaun of the Dead** and **Trainspotting**. You may need subtitles with some of the accents, though. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188/40 "2014-12-06T20:33:04Z")
Need to check Netflix for ‘Blue Angel’ because it seems like Chefguy really wants me to see it. Brazil wasn’t on Netflix, nor was ‘Moon’ and I ended up getting it through Fios. It was kickass. 🙂 I saw the trailer for Brazil, it looks mad. Other’s I’ve seen Memento Be Kind Rewind Idiocracy A Mighty Wind This Is Spinaltap Need to see Death to Smoochy’! I only saw it once, but I HATED ‘Pleasantville’. I don’t remember why else I hated it so much, but I believe one of the kids stays in Pleasantville… and she has a mother on the “real world” that’s going to start and wonder where her daughter is. I’ve seen ‘Stranger Than fiction’. It was ok. Saw ‘Lock, Stock’ I should add \*\*Django Unchained \*\*and \*\*Pulp Fiction \*\*to the list. I’ll look up more. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-a-movie-for-me-to-watch-based-on-a-list-of-some-of-my-favoite-films/706188.md?page=3)