# What movie should I rent tonight? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 16, 2007, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-rent-tonight/426730 "2007-11-16T18:26:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-rent-tonight/426730/1 "2007-11-16T18:26:31Z")
My husband and I haven’t really been out to the cinema in over 2 years. What have you seen lately that just blew you away. Recommendations from all genres are welcome. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-rent-tonight/426730/2 "2007-11-16T18:30:37Z")
“Ginger Snaps” is a low budget werewolf movie from a few years ago. I’m watching the sequel this weekend. “L.I.E.” is a movie about a young boy and…um…a pedophile. It’s from 2001. It’s sort of indie, but it’s really good. It’s a bit icky in places, but it makes you think. “The Prestige”–it’s about magic, and oh so much more. I adored this picture. A great many plot twists and turns. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-rent-tonight/426730/3 "2007-11-16T18:35:14Z")
I enjoyed _The Departed_ recently. I also really liked the most recent Bond film, _Casino Royale_, particularly the sight of Daniel Craig in speedos. ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-rent-tonight/426730/4 "2007-11-16T18:43:54Z")
I enjoyed [Pan’s Labyrinth](http://imdb.com/title/tt0457430/). ---
**Author:** ![Genghis\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Genghis\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genghis_Bob)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-rent-tonight/426730/5 "2007-11-16T21:59:01Z")
I second \*\*The Prestige \*\* (historical/fantastic), and \*\*Casino Royale \*\* (Bond, of course). Also really enjoyed **The Madness of King George** (historical), and \*\*Gattaca \*\*, a nice, different kind of science fiction story. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-rent-tonight/426730/6 "2007-11-16T22:01:45Z")
**Brokeback Mountain** is sad but really, really good. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-rent-tonight/426730/7 "2007-11-16T22:13:10Z")
**Wilby Wonderful** is a fun little film about how a small town copes with scandal. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-rent-tonight/426730/8 "2007-11-16T22:16:45Z")
The Prestige, Children of Men, Ratatouille ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-rent-tonight/426730/9 "2007-11-16T22:16:50Z")
**Children of Men** is good. ---
**Author:** ![Gregor\_Samsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@Gregor\_Samsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregor_Samsa)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-rent-tonight/426730/10 "2007-11-16T22:19:16Z")
I really liked [Hot Fuzz](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hot_fuzz/), although it is kind of violent in spots. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-rent-tonight/426730/11 "2007-11-16T22:24:14Z")
I also loved _The Prestige_, and \*The Departed \* and \*Children of Men \* were great as well. For comedies, check out the hilarious _Knocked Up_, the funniest movie of this year. For something action-packed, I loved 2005’s _V For Vendetta_. I also liked this summer’s _Live Free or Die Hard_, the fourth _Die Hard_ movie. It was better than it had any right to be. For a big, stupid historical epic war movie (that is cool and exciting regardless), _300_ was everything it set out to be. _Mozart and the Whale_ was a touching love story that never got into that annoyingly saccharine-sweet chick-flick territory. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-rent-tonight/426730/12 "2007-11-17T07:28:39Z")
So don’t leave us in the dark–what’d you go with? **The Prestige** , right? ---
**Author:** ![Genghis\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Genghis\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genghis_Bob)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2007, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-rent-tonight/426730/13 "2007-11-18T02:55:30Z")
After you watch **The Prestige** , I recommend **Zodiac**. Just finished watching it with my wife and daughter. Well acted throughout (Robert Downey Jr. was particularly good); some cringingly laugh-out-loud moments at Jake Gyllenhall’s character in his descent into obsession, at least one leaning-forward suspense scene (wife had to leave the room for that one). We gave it a Netflix 5 rating - not easy to get from us.