# What is your absolute favorite movie of all time?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** movies
**Created:** [January 12, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627 "2022-01-12T05:25:15Z")
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### Author:  [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/181 "2023-06-15T16:55:10Z")
Lots of favorites, but on reading the thread title the first one I thought of is [Paul](https://youtu.be/N_YrFMAEKKA).
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### Author:  [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/182 "2023-06-15T21:43:43Z")
Godzilla 1954, followed by Rocketship X-M
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### Author:  [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/183 "2023-06-15T23:10:22Z")
Don’t think I’ve seen anyone yet mention my favorite - Snatch.
Re: Nobody’s Fool - I suspect I woulda liked the movie more if I hadn’t already so enjoyed the novel. Richard Russo’s early novels are among my all time faves. It is rare indeed for any movie to live up to a novel I love. Newman is great, but definitely prettier than the Sully I imagined.
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### Author:  [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2023, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/184 "2023-06-15T23:53:11Z")
**Number One Tip-Top Choice**
After Hours
**With some runners-up**
Apocalypse Now
Blade Runner
Dr. Strangelove
The Blues Brothers
This Is Spinal Tap
The Big Lebowski
Lost Highway
Naked Lunch
Shadow of a Doubt
Strangers on a Train
Pulp Fiction
Stop Making Sense
**Some foreign notables**
The Wages of Fear
Last Year at Marienbad
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Alphaville
Persona
Stalker
The Exterminating Angel
Amarcord
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### Author:  [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/185 "2023-06-16T00:15:57Z")
> [@dirtball](#):
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> After Hours
Interesting. This is my second favorite film. I presume that you mean this one:
**After Hours** (1985, U.S., dir. Martin Scorsese)
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### Author:  [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2023, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/186 "2023-06-16T00:19:49Z")
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### Author:  [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/187 "2023-06-16T00:46:28Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#):
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> > [@dirtball](#):
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> > After Hours
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> Interesting. This is my second favorite film. I presume that you mean this one:
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> **After Hours** (1985, U.S., dir. Martin Scorsese)
Yes indeed!
And I’m hoping to get a plaster of paris bagel and cream cheese paperweight for my birthday later this year.
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### Author:  [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/188 "2023-06-16T02:08:41Z")
When thinking of movies that are not in English, it’s _Babette’s Feast._
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### Author:  [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2023, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/189 "2023-06-16T06:19:17Z")
Another favorite of mine is **The Pianist** (2002, directed by Roman Polanski). Tough to watch at times (heavy rather than light entertainment), but the acting, the changes we’re shown gradually and the exhilarating music at the end make this film a particularly satisfying ride.
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### Author:  [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2023, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/190 "2023-06-16T06:41:28Z")
**My Name Is Nobody** (1973), starring Terrence Hill and Henry Fonda, with music by Ennio Morricone.
Nobody is faster than Jack Beauregard, and Nobody respects him more. Damn fun movie.
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### Author:  [@WhyKickAMooCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyKickAMooCow)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2023, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/191 "2023-06-16T09:35:15Z")
nitpick: it’s Zhokhov Island
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### Author:  [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/192 "2023-06-16T12:15:02Z")
What I find most interesting about this thread is, not the number of listed films that I quite enjoyed, but the number of folk whose favorite film is one I saw and was not impressed by. Just a wonderful example of different tastes.
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### Author:  [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/193 "2023-06-16T12:21:22Z")
**Galaxy Quest** - I could perform the entire film, but if it happens to be on tv, I will watch it. Again.
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### Author:  [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/194 "2023-06-16T16:12:44Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> **My Name Is Nobody** (1973)
That one’s been in my top ten for half a century
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2023, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/195 "2023-06-18T04:25:30Z")
> [@Rockthief](#):
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> Shawshank Redemption is a marvel. Read the short story for extra goodness.
I love the movie. Thanks for this recommendation. I just started the novella based on your recommendation. Thank you.
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### Author:  [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2023, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/196 "2023-06-18T06:36:58Z")
(Redundant post due to lapse in memory)
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### Author:  [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/197 "2023-06-18T15:03:03Z")
I watched _Fantasia_ at least seven times.
_Silent Running_ is my favorite SF movie.
_The Prestige_ is at the top of my list
_The Lord of the Rings_ Is my favorite fantasy movie.
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### Author:  [@MrPete67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrPete67)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/198 "2023-06-18T17:00:14Z")
The Car. Unnoticed due to the timing of Star Wars & Jaws. ( I know, it was a little ‘campy’ but that was part of the fun the director wanted)…
But if you are a car guy, and appreciate the incredible talents of the film editor, sound editor & CAMERA DIRECTOR, the cute movie was a work of cinema art!!
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### Author:  [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/199 "2023-06-18T17:43:25Z")
Another favorite: **The Truman Show** (1998, directed by Peter Weir). Among other things I like, I think Laura Linney gave an outstanding performance as Truman’s wife.
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### Author:  [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627/200 "2023-06-18T17:51:36Z")
Great choice. **The Pianist** ’s true-to-life feel was astonishing – from the dialogue and costumes to the street scenes. It really felt like you had been placed in the middle of World War II. (Apparently some of the filming took place in an old Soviet Army barracks in Warsaw.)
My favorite film is the inimitable **Repo Man** (1984).
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